Muhammad in the Bible — Page 33
33 not the case, his disciples would not have deserted him and fled. Says Matthew (26:56): Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. Does a mighty one meet with such a fate? The fourth name is everlasting Father, and this also does not apply to Jesus. For, as we have shown already, he foretold another who would come after him. The fifth name is Prince of Peace and even this cannot apply to Jesus. He never became king, so he never could bring peace to the world. Instead, he remained oppressed by the Jews and was ultimately put on the Cross by them. The prophecy lays down as a sign, “Of the increase of his government and peace, there shall be no end”. Jesus never attained to any government and, therefore, never could witness its increase. Another sign is, “Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even for ever,” and even this does not apply to Jesus. These signs apply to the Holy Prophet of Islam. It was he who had to shoulder the responsibilities of State and who, quite against his will, found himself a king. It is an irony of fate that Jesus, who never became king, constantly dreamed of being one (Matthew, 21:4, 5 and 27:11 Luke, 23:1-3). The Holy Prophet was king; yet he hated being one, and constantly warned his followers against imitating the ways of Kaiser and Chosroes. One name of the Promised One is Wonderful. Jesus admits that the bearer of this name was to come after him. We have this admission in the parable of the vineyard (Matthew, 21:33-44). The parable is: A householder planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen. He then sent his servants to collect the fruit, but the husbandmen beat or killed or stoned the servants one by one. He sent more servants, but they also were maltreated like the others. He then sent his son, but the husbandmen killed the son. Having said so much, Jesus asked: When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? (21:40). And those who heard answered: