Islam (Pro) vs. Christianity (Con)

Let's just get right to the topic. To keep things fair I will concede the last post. There are many religions, teaching from many different scriptures. Despite all being written down by a man, all claim to be the true words of God. So, how do we know which words are really God"s? Fortunately, the Bible directly deals with this question. Deuteronomy 18:21 asks " 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? The answer comes in the following verse, Deuteronomy 18:22 - 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. This is what separates Judeo-Christian beliefs from other religions - fulfilled prophecy. The validity of scripture can be judged by how accurately it predicts the future. No other religion can offer Holy Scripture that can accurately predict the future. The Bible contains many amazing prophecies, such as the Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah. Jewish scripture tells us" 1. When the Messiah will live " Daniel 9:24-27 (2000 years ago) 2. Where the Messiah must be born " Micah 5:2 (Bethlehem) 3. That the Messiah must be born of a virgin " Isaiah 7:14 4. Where the Messiah will preach " Isaiah 9:1-2 (Galilee) 5. That the Messiah must die " Daniel 9:26 (And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:) Isaiah 53:8 (for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.) 6. Why the Messiah must suffer and die " Isaiah 53:3-6 (But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.) (And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.) 7. How the Messiah will suffer and die " Psalms 22:1-18 (All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.) (they pierced my hands and my feet.) (They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture) King David wrote that Psalm, no one ever pierced his hands and feet or gambled for his clothes. 8. The Messiah would be a stumbling block to the Jews " Isaiah 8:14-15 (And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel) 9. That the Jews would reject their Messiah " Psalms 118:22, (The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.) Isaiah 53:3 (He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.) 10. That one day the Jews will look upon the savior they have pierced and mourn " Zechariah 12:10 (and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.) 11. The Messiah will be a light to the Gentiles " Isaiah 42:1-6 (I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.) Isaiah 11:10 (And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.) The prophecy in the book of Daniel regarding the date Jesus (the Messiah) is to appear - is so accurate, that the Rabbis have pronounced a curse on anyone who tries to calculate the appointed time of the Messiah"s coming. Quote - Similarly, one should not try to determine the appointed time for Mashiach's coming. Our Sages declared: 'May the spirits of those who attempt to determine the time of Mashiach's coming expire!' Rather, one should await and believe in the general conception of the matter as explained. http://www.chabad.org... In addition to these, there are hundreds more prophecies in Jewish Scripture that Jesus directly fulfilled. https://jewsforjesus.org... Incredibly, the Jews still refuse accept what Jewish Scripture teaches. And this, to me, is the fulfillment of one of the Bible"s most amazing prophecies. Isaiah 6:9-10 teaches the Jews will see, but will not see. The Jews will hear, but will not hear. Despite every event that is happening today being written down thousands of years ago, the Jews simply refuse to acknowledge the truth written in Jewish Scripture. This very day we can witness the prophecies God has made concerning the Jews being fulfilled and yet, as prophesied, the Jews remain in complete denial of scripture they study every day. In summary, God selected the Jews as his chosen people. But the Jews turned away from God"s teaching. In doing this, the Jews brought all manner of bad things upon themselves. Since the Jews refused to respect Him, God said he will turn to the Gentiles. Not because God was washing his hands of the Jews but rather, to draw the Jews back to himself through jealousy of the Gentiles. There is coming a time when God will make a new covenant with the Jews. There are thousands more fulfilled prophecies in Judeo-Christian Scripture. Here are some - http://www.biblestudytools.com... But how does Islam fare in the test God has required of his true word? Complete failure. Surprisingly according to the Qur'an itself, Muhammad is not a prophet for he has no prophecies to speak of (fulfilled or unfulfilled). Unlike Christians using the Bible, Muslims must to refer to works about Muhammad outside the Qur'an like the Hadiths. The Hadiths were written 2 centuries(200 yrs) after Muhammad died in 632 AD. But the prophecies speak for themselves. http://biblicalfoundations.weebly.com... In truth, there could be no better proof of this fact than to look at a pro-Islam website trying to "defend" prophecy in the Qur'an - it's laughable. https://www.islamreligion.com... The very first claim is - The Protection of the Quran from Corruption The Quran makes a claim no other religious text makes, that God Himself will keep its text safe from alteration. There are so many errors and contradictions in the Qur'an that an official policy called "Abrogation" had to be developed to deal with them. If the "prophet" says one thing in Chapter 1 and then the exact opposite in Chapter 2, you believe Chapter 2. And then there are the verses Muhammed wrote while possessed. This site covers that pretty well. http://radicaltruth.net... Then there is the Appearance of the Antichrist and the End of the World problem. Muhammad allegedly claimed that the Antichrist (called the Dajjal) was to appear shortly after the Muslim conquest of Constantinople. The following traditions are taken from the Sunan Abu Dawud: Book 37, Number 4281: Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The flourishing state of Jerusalem will be when Yathrib is in ruins, the ruined state of Yathrib will be when the great war comes, the outbreak of the great war will be at the conquest of Constantinople and the conquest of Constantinople when the Dajjal (Antichrist) comes forth. He (the Prophet) struck his thigh or his shoulder with his hand and said: This is as true as you are here or as you are sitting (meaning Mu'adh ibn Jabal). Book 37, Number 4282: Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The greatest war, the conquest of Constantinople and the coming forth of the Dajjal (Antichrist) will take place within a period of seven months. Book 37, Number 4283: Narrated Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The time between the great war and the conquest of the city (Constantinople) will be six years, and the Dajjal (Antichrist) will come forth in the seventh. Accordingly, Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 636 AD. Constantinople was taken over by Muslims in May 1453 AD. Yet the prophecy regarding Yathrib (Medina) being in ruins and Antichrist's advent to take place seven months after the conquest of Constantinople did not materialize. Based on the preceding traditions Antichrist was to appear in November 1453 Currently the "flourishing state of Jerusalem" is in existence but Mecca has yet to be in ruins. Accordingly, Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 636 AD. Constantinople was taken over by Muslims in May 1453 AD. According to Muhammad the AntiChrist should have shown up by November 1453 or if by Abdullah by May 1460. To date there has been no AntiChrist. As we can see, Islam completely fails the prophecy test. But that doesn't mean they don't have excuses and attacks based on the failure to read properly. Here is an example, If you specifically ask me a question about the FUTURE. Such as, In the FUTURE, what will cars be like? And I respond, IN THE FUTURE, a car will achieve 1000 miles per gallon and will cost 100 dollars. THIS car is amazing! What time period am I talking about when I say, "THIS car is amazing!" - Am I talking about NOW or the FUTURE? Obviously, only an idiot would believe that I was referring to the current time period when I was SPECIFICALLY ASKED, "What is going to happen IN THE FUTURE?" Christianity teaches that you should treat others the way you would like to be treated. Islam teaches that you should murder anyone who will not convert to Islam. The true God of both religions could not be more clearly revealed.