In the 19th century, a man by the name of Joseph Smith saw a vision. An angel appeared to him and gave him instructions to start a new religion because all the previous religions were corrupted.
He received revelation for a new book, Book of Mormon, to replace all previous revelations.
Joseph Smith declared himself to be the last prophet in the line of Moses and Elijah.
Today, the religion he started, Mormonism, is the fastest growing religion in America with close to 16,000,000 followers (2014) and expected to rise to 250,000,000 by 2080.
But wait a minute….
Muslims all over the world will laugh at Joseph Smith and his so-called religion!
Why?
Because Islam came earlier and already made all these claims. Joseph Smith is just an impostor and a liar.
According to Muslim beliefs, Muhammad is the seal and the last prophet. The Quran is the final revelation for all man since the earlier revelations were corrupt and Islam is the true religion. And just because Mormonism is the fastest growing religion in America, does not mean that it is true. Joseph Smith is just an impostor and a liar.
But wait a minute….
Using a parable Jesus said that he was the last.
“LAST OF ALL, he (God) sent his son (Jesus) to them.” Matthew 21:37
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God the Father set his seal on Jesus. (John 6:27)
John the Baptist closed the prophethood as according to Torah. (Matthew 11:13)
John the Baptist was sent to prepare the way for the coming of God. (Malachi 3:1, Mark 1:12)
Jesus came to bring the good news of a new era for man through the Kingdom of God. (John 5:39-40, 10:10)
But is there anyone to come after Jesus? Someone asked Him this very question.
“And said to him (Jesus), “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” (Matthew 11:3)
Jesus gives the answer by offering evidence of what He was doing and speaking, confirming that there was no other prophet coming after Him.
What about the Muslims claim that the Bible is corrupt? What about the claim by Joseph Smith that Quran and earlier books were corrupt? Well, Muslims argue that Quran is not corrupt because it says so. No one can change the words of Allah (6:115)
Well, the Bible says that the message revealed in it is forever. Isaiah 40:8 The Word of our God endures forever.
And Jesus Himself said, “My words will never pass away.” (Mark 13:31)
Does the Bible claim that Christianity is the true religion?
In Matthew 13:24-29 & 36-43: Jesus tells us a parable and explains that The People of The Kingdom (true Christians) have been sowed like good seeds into the world by Him .
AFTER THAT, satan comes and sows bad seeds that grow like weeds among the good seeds. The bad seeds are the people of other religions like Mormonism, and like weeds, they can grow very fast! 🙂
But at the end of the age….when Jesus comes back…..the “weeds” will be plucked out and thrown into fire!
“The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear. (Matthew 13:41-43)
So what does the Bible say about religions, prophets, books that come after Christianity?
“Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse! (Galatians 1:7-9)
Jesus answered, “I am The Way and The Truth and The Life. NO ONE comes to the FATHER except through ME. (John 14:6)
I m not a religious or holy man but I did say my prayers everyday hoping that God give blessing…yes..I got some blessing from my prayers…I m a sinners man..then in 2015 November Sunday morning, I was alone at home feeling unwell…laid on floor in empty room without curtain whre can see through facing up sky..I saw mother mary appeared in d form of clouds which latter turned into jesus christ image– ( he look stern and his eyes look straight to my eyes )I felt so scared..moment seeing ths I recalled all my wrongdoing..hoping ths is only an imagination so I turned my head off pretending not to see tht image..few second I tried look him again…oh my God…he was still looked straight ( stern ) to my eyes. Feeling so scared..in my heart was all my wrongdoing..I can’t stand looking at him bcos I knew I m sinners…I woke up and pretended doing house work which I can’t focus…in my mind was full of sin…m willing to share my incident regardless what kind of people r u. God jesus christ is exist and work in mystery.