When I was Muslim, this never made sense to me: How Muhammad reportedly received his first revelation.
According to Sahih al-Bukhari, Muhammad was alone in a cave when a being appeared, grabbed him, squeezed him repeatedly, and commanded him to read.
His reaction wasn't confidence.
It was fear.
He ran home terrified, convinced something supernatural had happened to him.
And that's where the story gets interesting.
His wife Khadijah took him to her cousin Waraqah, a Christian familiar with the Scriptures. After hearing the account, Waraqah reportedly identified it with the same source that came to Moses.
Think about that.
The Quran did not exist yet.
The framework being used to interpret Muhammad's experience came from the earlier Scriptures.
Then the revelations continued.
The reports describe intense physical experiences: sweating, trembling, hearing sounds, and periods of distress.
Whether you agree with Islam or not, these details raise important questions about the origin and nature of the experience.
Because when you compare it to the biblical accounts, many prophets receive clear callings rooted in God's prior revelation.
So the question becomes:
How should any claimed revelation be tested? By emotion? By experience? Or by the Scriptures that came before it?
For me, that question changed everything. Because one messenger points back to an empty tomb. The other points to a grave.
That distinction matters.
“Islam is the fastest growing religion.”
Okay.
But growth alone does not prove truth.
Empires grew. Communism grew. Every ideology built on fear, pressure, and control spread at some point in history.
Numbers are not the same thing as revelation.
And as an ex-Muslim, I need people to understand something honestly:
A huge amount of Islam’s growth comes through birth rates, inherited identity, and cultural pressure—not open investigation and free questioning.
I was born into it. I memorized it. I defended it passionately.
Not because I had deeply examined it, but because I was terrified to question it.
In many places around the world, leaving Islam can cost you your family, your reputation, your safety, or even your life.
Truth does not need threats to survive scrutiny.
Truth does not fear questions.
That realization changed everything for me.
Because Jesus did not build His kingdom through force, political expansion, or fear-based submission.
He conquered through sacrifice, resurrection, and truth.
Muhammad built tribes.
Jesus defeated death.
And one risen King changed my life more than inherited tradition ever could.
So no, I do not care how fast Islam is growing.
I care whether it is true.
And that search is what led me to Jesus Christ.
The dominant view among all New Testament scholars is that the New Testament writers really believed what they wrote, that they weren't inventing this.
“Jesus, peace be upon him, was just a prophet.”
I used to say that all the time.
And honestly, it sounded respectful, safe, and reverent.
But here’s what nobody told me:
Calling Jesus “just a prophet” is like calling the sun a flashlight.
Technically, you acknowledged light… but you completely missed what you were looking at.
Because in Islam, “prophet” is the highest honor you can give someone.
But with Jesus, it actually becomes a downgrade.
Prophets say, “Follow God.”
Jesus said, “I am the way.”
Prophets point toward truth.
Jesus claimed to be truth.
And the Jews around Him understood exactly what He was saying, which is why they tried to kill Him for blasphemy.
Because no prophet talks like this:
“Before Abraham was, I AM.”
“I and the Father are one.”
“Your sins are forgiven.”
That is not normal prophetic language.
That is either madness, blasphemy, or divinity.
But it is never “just a prophet.”
So when Muslims say, “We love Jesus,” I always ask:
Do you love who Jesus actually claimed to be… or just the version you were told to accept?
Because once you read the red letters honestly, without fear or filters, you realize something dangerous:
The prophets spoke for God.
Jesus spoke as God.
And that changes everything.
If you’re Muslim, take 90 seconds and think this through with me.
Surah 2:285 says, “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.”
That sounds beautiful. Respectful. Unified.
But the moment you compare the Quran to the Torah, the tension starts showing.
Because the Quran does not simply affirm the prophets. It rewrites major parts of their stories.
And now you have to ask:
Why would Allah need to correct his own messengers?
Take Moses.
In the Torah, Moses is tied to covenant, Passover, blood sacrifice, Yahweh revealing Himself in the burning bush, and God delivering Israel through judgment and redemption.
That is the core of his ministry.
But in the Quran, much of that covenant identity gets stripped away and replaced with generalized moral lessons.
There is no Passover emphasis. No covenant focus. No revelation of Yahweh’s name in the same way.
The theology shifts.
And this matters because Moses did not spend his life giving inspirational speeches.
He pointed toward a holy God requiring obedience, sacrifice, and redemption.
Then it gets stranger.
The Quran ties Saul’s kingship to the return of the Ark of the Covenant.
But biblically, the Ark is deeply connected to Moses, Samuel, and David—not Saul in that way.
So now you have to ask:
Where did that detail come from?
Because if Surah 2:285 says there is “no distinction” between the messengers, why are their messages being altered, redirected, and restructured?
Why are core covenant themes removed?
Why are historical details changed?
At some point, you have to stop repeating slogans and start asking deeper questions.
Because if the prophets truly carried one consistent revelation from God, then the message should become clearer over time—not rewritten.
It’s wild that people still use the line “her own body” like the baby doesn’t exist.
Dude, if it was truly “her own body” she wouldn’t be pregnant in the first place..
Abortion is so unthinkably evil that to support it they have to lie to themselves about the baby they kill.
Islam is the scary religion that the entertainment and media industries have been trying to paint Christianity as.
Christianity is the peaceful religion that the entertainment and media industries have been trying to paint Islam as.
Most Christians don’t know this but the Quran mentions Jesus - a lot.
However, it denies that he was actually crucified and raised again.
Surah 4:157 says, “They did not kill him, nor crucify him. It was only made to appear so.”
Muslims point to this verse and say, “See? Jesus never died.”
But honestly, if you care about truth, this verse should disturb you more than reassure you.
Because now you have to ask:
Why does the Quran, written 600 years later, contradict every first-century historical source we have?
Christian sources.
Jewish sources.
Roman historians like Tacitus.
Josephus.
Early church fathers.
They all affirm the crucifixion of Jesus.
And then the Quran arrives centuries later with no eyewitnesses, no names, no timeline, and simply says, “It only appeared so.”
That’s not historical evidence. That’s a rewrite.
And then the questions get even harder.
If Jesus never died, why does Surah 3:55 say Allah raised him?
Raised him from what?
Why is Jesus the only prophet still alive according to Islamic theology?
Why is he the only one returning to judge the world?
And if Allah made the world believe Jesus was crucified, then wouldn’t that make Allah the author of the very belief system Islam later rejects?
Because the Torah, the prophets, and the Gospel all point to the cross.
So if the crucifixion was fake, then Islam is built on a global deception allowed by God Himself.
Why is that seen as protection instead of contradiction?
This verse was not written to clarify Jesus’ story.
It was written to erase it.
But the irony is this:
The more people try to delete the cross, the more undeniable it becomes.
Because the truth does not disappear when attacked.
And neither does Christ.
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He prayed over a young woman and spoke of portals while sliding his hand down her pants and “moved his hand around” if you know what I mean. She did not consent and he literally pretended to be led by the Holy Spirit as he molested her
He also groomed a mother and daughter into thinking they were going to be great prophetesses. He said that in order to receive their anointing they had to take their tops off, let him suck on their breasts, and they had to touch his genitals. The daughter was a minor.
This is Bob Jones. Your hero.
And when people try to do right by the victims they are met with your response. Sad
Most people don’t realize this but when a Muslim becomes a Christian, it is one of the most traumatizing things a person goes through.
From all angles, emotionally and spiritually, and in some countries, even physically.
Your entire identity collapses overnight. You have to rebuild it from scratch. You have to relearn how to relate to the whole world.
Everything you were taught about God, your purpose, your worth, suddenly feels like it’s under attack.
You’re grieving who you were while trying to figure out who you are now.
That tension only gets harder with age.
That’s why so many Muslims shut down when they hear the Gospel.
It’s not rejection.
It’s self-protection.
And this is where we as believers often miss it.
We try to win arguments instead of winning a person.
But Jesus didn’t say defeat them, He said love them.
If we’re going to reach Muslims, we have to step into that tension with them.
We have to walk with them. Sit with them. Cry with them.
We have to show them that faith is not brute force, it’s family. Not just bloodlines, but a real spiritual family in Christ. When my world was shaking, it wasn’t a debate that changed me.
It was a brother who walked with me, sat with me, invited me in, and showed me the love of Christ consistently until my walls came down.
Then I asked him about his faith.
That’s what it took.
If we can be both loving and bold, we will see real revival continue.
I debate with Muslims all day. Their major claim is “the Bible is corrupted.”
We’re not letting that blanket claim slide anymore. “The Bible is corrupted” is a massive statement. You have to ask: where, when, how, and why?
Let’s break it down:
First, I look at what the Quran says, and then I compare it with objective history before ever putting a Christian lens on it.
And you have to separate what you mean—Torah, Gospel, Hebrew prophets. You can’t just lump it all together.
Now look at the Quran:
Surah 7:157 says Muhammad is found in the Torah and Gospel that existed at his time.
Surah 2:40 says the Quran confirms what is already with you—the Torah is present and affirmed.
Surah 5:43–48 calls the Torah the judgment of Allah and the Gospel guidance and light—and says people are judged by them.
Surah 10:94 tells Muhammad to ask the people of the Book if something is unclear.
Surah 12 says the Quran confirms the previous scriptures.
So the Quran repeatedly affirms the Torah and Gospel as real, present, and authoritative.
Now look at history.
The Dead Sea Scrolls show us manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible from before the time of Jesus—and they match what we read today.
And in Islam, prophets are sinless and carry the same message. There was never a time without a prophet.
So when exactly did the “corruption” happen for the Bible?
It would have to be before Jesus, but the manuscripts prove otherwise.
Which means the Torah available in Muhammad’s time is the same Torah we have today.
That’s not a weak argument. That’s the foundation of removing the authority of the Quran.