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Tahirkheli16270: While searching for some facts I came across these verses in Bible. I would refer to New International Version and King James
Version.

NIV: Deuteronomy (18-15): The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers, you must listen to him.

KJV: Deuteronomy (18-15): The Lord they God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of they brethern, like unto me, unto him
ye shall hearken.

The question is: who is Moses refering to here, which prophet is he promising to his people?

Now read few more verses:

NIV: Acts (3-22): For Moses said, The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to
everything he tells you.

KJV: Acta (3-22): For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethern, like unto me; him
shall ye hearin all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

If a Christian reads these verses he won't hesitate to say that Moses is promising/prophisising about Jesus Christ. (If anyone feels I am wrong, I
would like to be corrected because I do not claim that it has been overwhelmingly proved or anything, its my own research). After reading the
same verses a Muslim could arguably claim that Moses is refering to Mohammad. I would like all to share there thoughts on this issue.


RKC: You may want to check out John 1:19-23. Based on these verses, there were three prophecies. Elijah(p), The Messiah, and The Prophet.
These priests were not expecting two men to come, but three. In the Gospels, we are told Elijah(p) has already come. If you believe Jesus(p) is
the Messiah, then that prophecy is fullfilled. I don't see how Christians can claim "The Prophet" is the Messiah after reading this series of
questions to John(p). So, for me, when the Gospels were written "The Prophet" prophecy was unfullfilled and it makes perfect logic for
Jesus(p) to prophecize of the coming of this "Prophet" (Comforter).

John 1
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."
22 They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
23 He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."