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Osama Abdallah's reaction to "Muhammad's False Prophecies" [Part 2]
Osama Abdallah's reaction to
Muhammad's False Prophecies
[Part 2]
Sam Shamoun
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Osama continues:
The predictions of a Prophet appearing with a host of "ten thousand saints"
are repeated in the New Testament.
RESPONSE:
As we have already documented, there is no prediction of "ten THOUSAND
saints" in Deuteronomy 33:2. Rather, it refers to God coming with ten THOUSANDS
of his saints, i.e. the myriads of angels that accompanied God in the giving of his
law to Israel.
Osama claims:
In Jude 1:14-15, Jude writes of a then-unfulfilled prophecy by Enoch
[Idris in the Arabic, see Quran, 19:56-57]:
It was also about these that Enoch, in the
seventh generation from
Adam prophesied, saying, "See, the Lord
came with ten thousands
of his saints, to execute judgment on all, and
to convict everyone of
all the deeds of ungodliness that they have
committed
in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh
things which
ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
Bible (The New Revised Standard Version), Jude 1:14-15, emphasis added.
This prophecy of Enoch clearly refers to the Holy Prophet [pbuh] for the following
reasons:
RESPONSE:
As we shall shortly see, this refers to the Lord Jesus' second coming where he
will descend in great power and majesty with his holy angels and saints.
OSAMA:
1. Only the Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] had
ten thousand
saints with him. We have shown elsewhere that
these saints accompanied
the Prophet [pbuh] at the conquest of Makka.
RESPONSE:
Since neither passage speak of ten THOUSAND saints, but rather refers to ten THOUSANDS
or MYRIADS of holy ones, this could not possibly be referring to ten thousand Muslims
soldiers.
OSAMA:
2. The Holy Prophet [pbuh] executed
judgment upon all the
unbelievers at the conquest of Makka and
convinced ungodly Makkans
of their ungodly deeds.
RESPONSE:
Muhammad must not have done a very good job since shortly after his death,
most of the people who converted to Islam turned back. It took Abu Bakr to bring
them back by the sword:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When Allah’s Apostle died and Abu Bakr became the caliph some Arabs renegade
(reverted to disbelief) (Abu Bakr decided to declare war against them), ‘Umar,
said to Abu Bakr, "How can you fight with these people although Allah’s Apostle
said, ‘I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight the people till they say: "None
has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and whoever said it then he will save his life
and property from me except on trespassing the law (rights and conditions for which he
will be punished justly), and his accounts will be with Allah."’" Abu Bakr
said, "By Allah! I will fight those who differentiate between the prayer and the
Zakat as Zakat is the compulsory right to be taken from the property (according to Allah's
orders) By Allah! If they refuse to pay me even a she-kid which they used to pay at the
time of Allah’s Apostle. I would fight with them for withholding it." Then
‘Umar said, "By Allah, it was nothing, but Allah opened Abu Bakr’s chest
towards the decision (to fight) and I came to know that his decision was right."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 483)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When Allah’s Apostle died and Abu Bakr was elected as a Caliph after him, some
of the Arabs reverted to disbelief, ‘Umar said to Abu Bakr, "How dare you
fight the people while Allah’s Apostle said, I have been ordered to fight the people
till they say "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." And whoever says:
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," saves his wealth and his life
from me unless he deserves a legal punishment justly, and his account will be with
Allah!’" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, I will fight him who discriminates
between Zakat and prayers, for Zakat is the compulsory right to be taken from the wealth.
By Allah, if they refuse to give me even a tying rope which they use to give to
Allah’s Apostle, I would fight them for withholding it." ‘Umar said,
"By Allah, It was nothing, except I saw that Allah had opened the chest of Abu Bakr
to the fight, and I came to know for certain that was the truth." (Sahih Al-Bukhari,
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 388)
OSAMA:
3. The Christians kept waiting for the
coming of the Lord
even after Christ had come, for this epistle of
Jude was written long
after Christ and the Christians knew that it
referred to come other
personage who, from the time of the Prophet
Enoch up to the time
of Christ, had not appeared. The prophecy was
therefore clearly for
the Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] and for none else.
"Muhammad In World Scriptures," supra, at p. 24.
RESPONSE:
The author is deceiving his readers with his false claim that Christians were waiting
for another Lord to come after Christ. Let us look at the context of Jude to see who the
Lord actually is:
"Jude, A SERVANT OF JESUS CHRIST and a brother of James,
to those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and
kept by Jesus Christ:" Jude 1:1
Jude says he is a servant/slave of Jesus Christ and that Christ keeps believers secure.
"For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly
slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into
a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ OUR ONLY SOVEREIGN AND LORD.
Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered
his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe."
Jude 1:4-5
Interestingly, not only is Jesus our only Lord but the context implies that the Lord
that delivered Israel is actually Jesus. This can be seen from the fact that early MSS
of Jude read "Jesus" in place of Lord in verse 5. Furthermore, elsewhere in
the NT we are specifically told that Christ was present with Israel during the Exodus:
"For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers
were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized
into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank
the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them,
and that rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their
bodies were scattered over the desert." 1 Corinthians 10:1-5
"By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of
Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake
of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking
ahead to his reward." Hebrews 11:24-26
Continuing further in Jude:
"Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: ‘See, the Lord
is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to
convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of
all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.’ These men are grumblers
and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and
flatter others for their own advantage. But, dear friends, remember what the apostles
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST foretold ... But you, dear friends, build yourselves up
in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in
God’s love AS YOU WAIT FOR THE MERCY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST to bring you to
eternal life." Jude 1:14-17, 20-21
According to this section the Lord that is coming will judge everyone. Two verses later
Jude refers to the Lord Jesus and then in verse 21 Jude mentions the mercy of the Lord
Jesus Christ that brings eternal life to all believers. Verses 20-21 also mention the work
of the blessed and holy Trinity in the life of the believers. Jude then concludes:
"To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his
glorious presence without fault and with great joy - to the only God our Savior be glory,
majesty, power and authority, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD, before all ages, now
and forevermore! Amen." Jude 1:24-25
This epistle is thoroughly orthodox in nature, and clearly establishes that the Lord
who is coming with his holy ones is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. We will provide
additional evidence below to support this.
OSAMA:
Because of the clarity of this prophecy, many of the English translations of the Bible
purposely obscure it, by omitting the number reference to "ten thousand" or by
claiming that the prophet announced was accompanied by "angels" rather than
"saints" or "holy ones." See New Living Testament, Todays English
Version, Douay, and New American Standard.
However, the King James and New Revised Standard Version translate the passage in
Jude 1:14 as referring to "ten thousands of his saints" (King James) or
"ten thousands of his holy ones" (New Revised Standard).
An examination of the original Greek supports the latter interpretation:
The word translated "ten thousand" is murias, which in Greek usually means
"ten thousand," though it may also mean "an innumerable multitude"
or :innumerable hosts." Strongs Concordance, No. 3461.
RESPONSE:
As is his habit, Osama consistently mistranslates the Holy Bible and in so doing,
obscures the true meaning of the text. He claims that murias means ten thousand,
whereas the word used in Jude is muriasin and is plural. This literally means
ten THOUSANDS, MYRIADS or INNUMERABLE HOSTS.
Note the following translations:
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men:
"See, the Lord is coming with THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS of his holy ones" NIV
It was of these people, moreover, that Enoch in the seventh [generation] from Adam
prophesied when he said, Behold, the Lord comes with His MYRIADS of holy ones (ten
THOUSANDS of His saints) Amplified Bible
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord
cometh with ten THOUSANDS of his saints, KJV
Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying,
"Behold, the Lord comes with ten THOUSANDS of His saints," NKJV
And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord
came with ten THOUSANDS of his holy ones, ASV
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord
cometh with ten THOUSANDS of his saints, Webster’s Bible
The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came
with tens of THOUSANDS of his saints, The Bible in Basic English
It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam,
prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with MANY THOUSANDS of His holy
ones," NASB
Enoch, the seventh descendant from Adam, said about these people: "Look, the Lord
is coming with MANY THOUSANDS of his holy angels to" NCV
Enoch was the seventh in Adam's family line. He spoke words from God to these men also.
He said, `Listen! The Lord came with MANY THOUSANDS of his angels. World English
It was Enoch, the seventh direct descendant from Adam, who long ago prophesied this
about them: "The Lord will come with MANY THOUSANDS of his holy angels TEV
Furthermore, Enoch, from the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about them. He
said, "The Lord has come with COUNTLESS THOUSANDS of his holy angels."
GOD’S WORD
Now of these Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord
cometh with THOUSANDS of his saints: DOUAY-RHEIMS
Now Enoch, who lived seven generations after Adam, prophesied about these people. He
said, "Look, the Lord is coming with THOUSANDS of his holy ones. NLV
It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied, saying,
"Behold, the Lord came with his holy MYRIADS, RSV
It was also about these that Enoch, who belonged to the seventh generation from Adam,
prophesied, saying, "The Lord has come, attended by MYRIADS of His people, to execute
judgement upon all, Wesley’s New Testament
And prophesy also to these did the seventh from Adam -- Enoch -- saying, `Lo, the Lord
did come in His saintly MYRIADS, YLT
And Enoch, [the] seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, [the]
Lord has come amidst his holy MYRIADS, DARBY
The only translation that translates it in the singular is the Third Millennium Bible:
"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying,
‘Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of His saints.’"
This is obviously incorrect in light of it being plural. Osama is seemingly aware of
his mistranslation and tries to cover up by admitting that murias can also mean
"an innumerable number" or "innumerable hosts". This demonstrates
Osama's deliberate and deceptive misquoting of the Holy Bible to suit his purposes.
Furthermore, notice how the word is used in Hebrews 12:22:
"But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the
living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands (muriasin) of
angels in joyful assembly," NIV
"But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God,
the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels," NKJV
"But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels," NASB
The word is used elsewhere in reference to angels:
"Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon
thousands (muriades muriadon), and ten thousand times ten thousand. They
encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders." Revelation 5:11
OSAMA:
The word mistranslated in Todays English Version as "angels" is hagios which
means in Greek "most holy thing" or "saint," not "angel."
Strongs Concordance, No. 40.
RESPONSE:
We have already shown that the word hagios can refer to angels. We now present
the evidence demonstrating that the Lord that is coming with his myriads is the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Our first evidence comes from the OT itself. The prophet Zechariah states that
God himself is going to descend on the Mount of Olives with his saints:
"A day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided among you.
I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be
captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into
exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. Then the LORD will
go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. On that day HIS
FEET WILL STAND ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be
split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving
north and half moving south. You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend
to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of
Judah. THEN THE LORD MY GOD WILL COME, AND ALL THE HOLY ONES WITH HIM."
Zechariah 14:1-5
Amazingly, the NT indicates that the God who is to descend on the Mount of Olives is
none other than the God-man, the incarnate Deity, our Lord Jesus Christ himself:
"After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid
him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when
suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they
said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been
taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go
into heaven.’ Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called THE MOUNT OF
OLIVES, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city." Acts 1:9-12
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, AND ALL THE ANGELS WITH HIM, he will
sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and
he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the
goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left." Matthew 25:31-33
"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation,
the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the
holy angels." Mark 8:38
"At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and
glory. And he will send HIS ANGELS and gather HIS ELECT from the four winds,
from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens." Mark 13:26-27
"But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him,
‘Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?’ ‘I am,’ said Jesus.
‘And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and
coming on the clouds of heaven.’" Mark 14:61-62
"If anyone does not love the Lord - a curse be on him. Come, O Lord!
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you." 1 Corinthians 16:22-23
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there,
the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under
his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious
body." Philippians 3:20-21
"May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence
of our God and Father WHEN OUR LORD JESUS COMES WITH ALL HIS
HOLY ONES." 1 Thessalonians 3:13
"This is a plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you will be
considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. For after all
it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief
to you who are afflicted and to us as well when THE LORD JESUS will be revealed from
heaven with His MIGHTY ANGELS in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do
not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of OUR LORD JESUS. These will
pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of THE LORD and from
the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His SAINTS on that day,
and to be marveled at among all who have believed for our testimony to you was
believed." 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 NASB
"while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God
and Savior, Jesus Christ," Titus 2:13
"I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is
called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing
fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but
he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine
linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down
the nations. ‘He will rule them with an iron scepter.’ He treads the winepress
of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name
written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." Revelation 19:11-16
That this is Jesus can be seen from his title, the Word of God (cf. John 1:1-2, 14)
and from the following verse:
"They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome
them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings - and with him will be his
called, chosen and faithful followers." Revelation 17:14
Furthermore, it is the consistent teaching of the NT that the Lord Jesus will judge the
world:
"Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,
that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father, who sent him. And he has given him authority to judge
because he is the Son of Man." John 5:22-23, 27
"You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of
peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. You know what has happened
throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached-how God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing
good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. We
are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They
killed him by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him from the dead on the third day and
caused him to be seen. He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had
already chosen-by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded
us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as
judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who
believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.’" Acts 10:36-43
"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people
everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by
the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from
the dead." Acts 17:30-31
"But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up
wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous judgment will be
revealed. God ‘will give to each person according to what he has done’ ...
This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus
Christ, as my gospel declares." Romans 2:5-6, 16
"Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord
Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be
blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 1:7-8
"Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes.
He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts.
At that time each will receive his praise from God." 1 Corinthians 4:5
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one
may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad."
2 Corinthians 5:10
"for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you
turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from
heaven, whom he raised from the dead-Jesus, who rescues us from the coming
wrath." 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
"In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the
dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:"
2 Timothy 4:1
"For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come
for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the
faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all
who have longed for his appearing." 2 Timothy 4:6-8
"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the
Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.
I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that
you are now doing more than you did at first ... I will strike her children dead. Then all the
churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each
of you according to your deeds." Revelation 2:18-19, 23
"‘Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to
everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and
the Last, the Beginning and the End ... I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you
this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright
Morning Star’ ... He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming
soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's
people. Amen." Revelation 22:12-13, 16, 20-21
The preceding factors thoroughly refute any attempt of viewing Jude 1:14-15 as a
prophecy of Muhammad.
OSAMA:
Once we get past the deliberate mistranslations of Deuteronomy 33:2 and Jude 1:14-15,
we find that these prophecies not only refer unequivocally to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh),
but that they are corroborative of the much-discussed prophecy in Song of Songs, 5:10-16.
RESPONSE:
We have conclusively demonstrated that neither passage refers to Muhammad. Osama
now seeks to wrench Song of Songs out of its context in the hopes of legitimizing the claims
of his false prophet in the minds of his readers.
OSAMA:
According to the well-researched work of Mohd Elfi Nieshaem Juferi and Maulana Abdul
Haq Vidyarthi, the original Hebrew version of Song of Songs 5:16, if correctly translated,
predicts the coming of Muhammad (pbuh) by name:
His mouth is most: yea, he is MUHAMMAD. This is
my
(paternal) UNCLE, and this is my COMRADE, O
daughters
of Jerusalem.
"Muhammad [pbuh] In the Bible," supra, http://members.xoox.com_XMCM/lordxarkun/Islam/songs5_10-16.html,
emphasis in original; see also "Muhammad In World Scriptures," supra, at pp.
100-111.
RESPONSE:
Instead of dealing with the deliberate mistranslation and deceptive misquoting of the
passage in question, we will defer the discussion to a future time when the debate between
Shibi Zaman and Andy Bannister will be posted on line for all to read. Shibli is the source from
which Osama and MENJ have taken their fallacious misinterpretation. Andy Bannister
was able to sufficiently expose Shibli's gross ignorance of biblical Hebrew as well
as his abuse and misuse of scholarly sources.
Osama concludes:
Significantly, in Song of Songs 5:10, this same prophet - expressly identified in the
Hebrew as "Muhammad," is described as being "the chiefest among ten
thousands" (ibid., emphasis added) (King James Version).
This reference to the "ten thousands" indicates that the Prophet referred to
must be the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)!
RESPONSE:
Let us break down Osama's erroneous assumptions:
Osama assumes that Muhammad is a prophet.
Osama assumes that the Holy Bible predicts Muhammad.
Osama assumes that the reference to ten thousands of saints refers to Muhammad
and his army.
Yet Osama has been unable to provide any sound exegetical evidence to support his
assumptions. The evidence clearly shows that neither Deuteronomy 33:2 nor Jude 1:14-15
refer to Muhammad or his army.
Furthermore, Osama has not read the text carefully. Unlike Deuteronomy 33:2 where we
find the plural ribboth, Song of Solomon 5:10 uses the singular rebabah. The context is
also completely different:
Lover
I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice.
I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk.
Friends
Eat, O friends, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers.
Beloved
I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My lover is knocking: "Open to me, my sister,
my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness
of the night." I have taken off my robe - must I put it on again? I have washed my feet -
must I soil them again? My lover thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began
to pound for him. I arose to open for my lover, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers
with flowing myrrh, on the handles of the lock. I opened for my lover, but my lover had
left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him.
I called him but he did not answer. The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the
city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen of the walls!
O daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you-if you find my lover, what will you tell him? Tell
him I am faint with love.
Friends
How is your beloved better than others, most beautiful of women? How is your beloved
better than others, that you charge us so?
Beloved
My lover is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. His head is purest gold;
his hair is wavy and black as a raven. His eyes are like doves by the water streams,
washed in milk, mounted like jewels. His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh. His arms are rods of gold set with
chrysolite. His body is like polished ivory decorated with sapphires. His legs are pillars
of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.
His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my lover, this my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem. Song of Solomon 5:1-16
Interestingly, verbal parallels exist between Revelation 3:20 with the LXX version
of Song of Solomon 5:2. G.K. Beale in his The New International Greek Testament
Commentary- The Book of Revelation, noted:
... Christ now invites the readers to renew the fellowship they have been claiming to
enjoy but in reality have nearly lost. The first part of the invitation is cast in metaphorical
form, probably in dependence on Cant. 5:2:
Cant. 5:2
"the voice of my beloved, he knocks on the door. Open to me, my beloved"
(phone adelphidou mou, krouei epi thuran. Anoixon moi, adelphe mou).
Rev. 3:20
"I stand at the door and knock; if anyone should hear my voice and open the
door, I will come in to him." (esteka epi ten thuran kai krouo ean tis akouse tes
phones mou kai anoixe ten thuran).
This is an invitation not for the readers to be converted but to renew themselves in
a relationship with Christ that has already begun, is apparent from v. 19. Of course it is
always possible that some in the readership professed to know Christ, but really never
had; for them the call would be to make their profession genuine. The allusions to
Cant. 5:2 points to a focus on renewal of a relationship since there the husband knocks
on the door of the bedchamber to encourage his wife to continue to express her love to
him and let him enter, but she at first hesitates to do so. By analogy, Christ, the husband,
is doing the same thing with regard to his bride, the church. Similarly, some Jewish
commentators understood ‘open to me’ in Cant. 5:2 as a call for Israel's
repentance within the purported context of a covenant relationship with God (Midr.
Rab. Exod. 33:3; Midr. Rab. Cant. 5:2 &2, Pesikta de Rab Kahana 24:12;
Pesikta Rabbati 15:6). (Beale, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. & Paternoster Press,
1999, p. 308; bold italic ours)
Allegorizing the Song as a picture of God and Israel or of Christ and the Church makes
sense, but applying it Muhammad doesn't. Since Israel and the Church are pictured as
the spiritual brides of God and Christ respectively, one can see how the Song's depiction
of the intense love between Solomon and his bride prefigures the love of God and Christ
for their people. Yet, unless Osama wants to claim that Muslims are the spiritual bride of
Muhammad, or worse yet, the bride of Allah, applying these verses to Muhammad makes
absolutely no sense on either the literal or allegorical level.
It therefore becomes evident that Song of Solomon has absolutely no connection
whatsoever to either Deuteronomy 33:2 or Jude 1:14-15, nor to Muhammad. This only
highlights Osama's desperate attempts to find some type of evidence vindicating his
false prophet's false prophecies.
Finally, mention needs to be made of Osama's hypocrisy. In his other writings,
Osama attacks the Song of Solomon as pornography:
Comparing the sister's breasts to the size of
the towers: Let us look at the following verses: "We
have a young sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister for the
day she is spoken for? (Song of Songs 8:8)" and later about the sister.....