Criterion of the Prophet
by Jeremiah
Jeremiah 28:9: "The prophet which prophesieth
of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the
prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him."
The word Islam also signifies Tranquility,
Peace. Peace between the Creator and his creatures. This prophecy of Jeremiah
cannot be applied to Jesus, as he himself stated that he didn't come for
peace (Luke 12:51-53): "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?
I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there will be
five in one house divided, three against two and two against three. The
father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father;
the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the
mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against
her mother in law." See also Matthew 10:34-36.
Until Shiloh Come
This was a message of Jacob to his children
before he died. (Genesis 49:1): "And Jacob called unto his sons, and said,
Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall
you in the last days."
Genesis 49:10: "The sceptre shall not
depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come;
and unto him shall the gathering of the people be."
Shiloh is also the name of a town but
its real meaning is peace, tranquility, rest, i.e., Islam. It could never
refer to a town here. If it referred to a person, it could be a corruption
of Shaluah (Elohim), i.e., Messenger (of Allah).
So the Israelite Prophethood in the lineage
of Isaac would stop as soon as Shiloh comes. This corresponds with
Surah 2:133: "Were you witnesses when death came to Jacob? When he
said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We shall
worship your God [Allah], the God of your fathers Abraham, Ishmael and
Isaac, One God and to Him we surrender [in Islam]."
The shift of Prophethood to another nation
was threatened in Jeremiah 31:36: "If those ordinances depart from before
me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being
a nation before me for ever " Also hinted by Jesus in Matthew 21:43: "Therefore
say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to
a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof."