A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 31
31 As the first Messiah brought no new dispensation but came to strengthen and fulfil the law of Moses, so this second Messiah came to strengthen and fulfil the Law of Muhammad (on whom be peace and the blessings of God!) and as the first Messiah came to preach, “Beware, the kingdom of God is nigh, the Lord of the Universe is about to appear, be ye prepared, the Heir to everlasting salvation is coming, make ye ready for him,” so this Messiah is sent to preach unto the world; “The kingdom of God is come, the Lord of the Universe has appeared, the Heir to everlasting salvation has come, enter then among his servants and follow me that I may lead you to his palace and make room for you at his table, for he has entrusted the keys of his palace to me and has appointed me the steward of his household. ” If it be said, How shall we know that his words are true and that God has made him the Messiah and that all that he speaks concerning Islam is the truth, for we have been warned that “Many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many” and again “There shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders: insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. ” ∗ Here indeed is a warning against false prophets and it is said that they shall show great signs and wonders, but is it not also said that “If it were possible they shall deceive the very elect,”? which shows that there are means of knowing the true prophet from the false ones by the help of which the elect shall know the true prophet and shall ∗ Matthew xxiv: 5—24.