Jesus and His Apostles Prophesied About Islam
One of the key arguments the Qur’an presents to Jews and Christians is that Muhammad and his message are foretold in their scriptures. Muslims often go to great lengths to find prophetic references to Muhammad in the Bible. But if we allow the Bible to speak for itself, a very different picture emerges. Rather than predicting the coming of Muhammad as a true prophet, the Bible warns us in unmistakable terms about someone just like him.
In this article, I will show that Muhammad perfectly fulfills the biblical descriptions of a false prophet. Let’s examine the words of Jesus and His apostles.
1. Jesus Warned About Religious Killers
Jesus said:
“... the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.”
(John 16:2)
Now compare this to what Muhammad taught:
“Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture — [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.”
(Surah 9:29)
And again:
“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed...* (Surah 9:111)
The Arabic word qatala used here means "to fight to kill." Islam formalizes killing as a sacred act of worship, promised with reward in Paradise.
According to Open Doors, 31 of the top 50 countries where Christians are most persecuted are governed by Islamic regimes, and Islam is the dominant religion in 33. This is not a coincidence. It is a fulfillment of Jesus' warning: those who kill believers thinking they serve God.
2. Jesus Gave Us a Test: The Fruit Test
Jesus warned:
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits... A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit... Therefore by their fruits you will know them." (Matthew 7:15–20)
Muhammad’s fruits are not hard to identify:
Murder of critics (e.g., poets and dissenters)
Child marriage
Sex slavery
Polygamy and concubinage
Wife-beating (Qur'an 4:34)
Blasphemy laws punishable by death
Are these the fruits of a true prophet of God? Or do they match the profile of a ravenous wolf?
3. The Torah Gives a Litmus Test for True Prophecy
"...when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken..." (Deuteronomy 18:21–22)
Muhammad made false prophecies:
"Anas b. Malik reported that a person asked Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him): When would the Last Hour come? Thereupon Allah’s Messenger looked at a young boy and said: If this boy lives, he would not grow very old till the Last Hour would come to you." (Sahih Muslim Book 54 Hadith 172)
That child has been dead for over 1,300 years. The Last Hour did not come.
Muhammad also reportedly said:
"O ‘Aisha! I still feel the pain caused by the food I ate at Khaybar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta is being cut from that poison." (Sahih Bukhari Book 64 Hadith 450)
Compare this with the Qur'an:
"If he had made up about Us some [false] sayings, We would have seized him by the right hand; then We would have cut from him the aorta." (Surah 69:44–47)
If we take the Qur’an seriously, Muhammad died in the exact way a false prophet would be judged. His own testimony seals it.
4. The Apostles Warned About False Teachers
Peter wrote:
"But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them..." (2 Peter 2:1)
What heresy is more destructive than denying the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ? Muhammad taught that Jesus did not die on the cross (Surah 4:157), undermining the very foundation of the gospel. This is a direct denial of the Lord who bought us.
5. Paul’s Test: Another Gospel, Another Jesus
Paul wrote:
"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel... let him be accursed." (Galatians 1:8–9)
And:
"For if he who comes preaches another Jesus... you may well put up with it!" (2 Corinthians 11:4)
Muhammad preached another Jesus:
Not crucified
Not divine
Not the Son of God
Just a Muslim prophet who will return to destroy crosses and enforce Shariah (Sahih Bukhari, Book 55 Hadith 657)
Paul continues:
"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers... For Satan himself transforms into an angel of light." (2 Corinthians 11:13–15)
Muhammad claimed to receive revelations from an angel who choked him and terrified him. By biblical standards, this entity was not Gabriel but a deceiving spirit.
Conclusion: Muhammad Fits the Bible's Description of a False Prophet
Muslims often twist scripture to find Muhammad in it, but the clearest and most consistent category Muhammad fits is the biblical profile of a false prophet:
He brought a new gospel
He denied Christ’s redemptive death
He bore bad fruit
He made false predictions
He received revelation from a terrifying spirit posing as an angel
If the Bible is your standard, you cannot affirm Muhammad as a prophet of God. You must recognize him as a false prophet, just as Jesus, Moses, Peter, and Paul warned would come.
The question is: will you trust the warnings of Scripture, or the claims of a man who meets all the criteria of deception?
