Paul the pharisee, Mohammed, & Joseph Smith have quite a lot in common. They all claimed to have experienced heavenly visions or received messages from “God”. These unique individuals were all credited with being involved in writing or generating what is viewed as “sacred” or “inspired” texts for their respective religions. They were also all credited with creating or heavily influencing their own respective new religions. 

 

Although Christianity purports to follow the teachings of “Jesus Christ”, it is in reality much more  focused in practice on the letters of Paul the pharisee, as has already been documented. Mohammed & Joseph Smith are also credited with giving birth to the religions of Islam & Mormonism, respectively. 

 

Paul the pharisee, Mohammed, & Joseph Smith all have something else in common as well. They are all false prophets according to the Hebrew Scriptures!!! It is well beyond the scope of this essay to go into the all the details of the Koran &/or the Book of Mormon in order to try to highlight all the inherent contradictions between those texts & the WORD of YHWH as found in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Gospels, & the Book of Revelation. 

 

Instead, the purpose of this essay is to point out a couple of simple reasons why everyone can know with absolute certainty that the Koran, the Book of Mormon, & the letters of Paul the pharisee are all false teachings coming from false prophets, according to the Hebrew Scriptures. 

 

The Hebrew Scriptures predate the religions of Christianity, Islam, & Mormonism by thousands of years. Christianity, Islam, & Mormonism all acknowledge central characters from the Hebrew Scriptures as being important & notable individuals in their faiths as well.  Individuals like Adam & Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Job, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, the rest of the Hebrew Prophets, & YAHUSHA our Saviour are all acknowledged in different ways by the religions of Christianity, Islam, & Mormonism. Subsequently it follows that the Hebrew Scriptures are the foundational & authoritative text from which Paul's New Testament letters, the Koran, & the Book of Mormon are derived & contrived. 

 

For someone who wants to faithfully serve YHWH our Creator, are the Hebrew Scriptures, Gospels, & Book of Revelation more than sufficient? Or are additional & significantly different “sacred texts” required like the letters of Paul the pharisee, the Koran, and/or the Book of Mormon? 

 

If someone accepts the Koran as being a sacred text, why not accept the Book of Mormon as well? Does one really have to study the Koran in its original 8th or 9th century AD Arabic, or the Bhagavad Gita in its original Sanskrit? Should someone who wants to be faithful to our Creator really have to engage in idolatrous religious traditions & rituals as found in Christianity, Islam, &/or Mormonism?

 

Given that we have a Creator, our Creator is identified in the Hebrew Scriptures as YHWH. Coincidentally(?), our Creator’s Name is glaringly absent from the letters of Paul the pharisee & the Koran. One could study the letters of Paul the pharisee & the Koran for an entire lifetime, & never learn the Name of our Creator! That is definitely problematic since our Creator has said that His people should know His Name! 

 

Isaiah 52:6

Therefore My people shall know My Name…

 

Our Creator's Name is present in the Book of Mormon, perhaps less than five times or so. In contrast, our Creator’s Name is found in the Hebrew Scriptures or Tanakh over 6,500 times! 

 

This in itself illustrates that the Hebrew Scriptures or Tanakh contains the WORD of YHWH. Similarly, the Gospels & the Book of Revelation also contain the WORD of YHWH, since everything that YAHUSHA our Saviour said is the WORD of YHWH. 

 

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John 12:49-50

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent Me, He gave Me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that His commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto Me, so I speak.

 

 

Paul’s letters, the Koran, & the Book of Mormon contain the words of false prophets, not the WORD of YHWH. Consequently, Paul’s letters, the Koran, & the Book of Mormon could never be correctly considered as authoritative texts or revelations from our Creator!

 

Apologists for the religion of Islam may argue that “Allah” is an Arabic form of “El” or “Eloah/Eloha”, which are titles used in the Hebrew Scriptures to refer to YHWH our Creator. However,“El/Eloha/Elohim” are just titles meaning “God(s), ruler(s), judge(s), or mighty one(s)”. According to the Hebrew Scriptures, our Creator tells us that His Name is YHWH! Our Creator's Name is glaringly absent from the Koran, indicating that the Koran is clearly not the WORD of YHWH.

 

Furthermore, our Creator specifically & emphatically identifies Himself as the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, & Ya’acob or Israel! This passage is found in the book of Exodus…

 

Exodus 3:13-15

And Moses said unto Elohim, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The Elohim of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is His name? what shall I say unto them? 

 

And Elohim said unto Moses, I AM that I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 

 

And Elohim said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, YHWH Elohim of your fathers, Elohim of Abraham, Elohim of Isaac, and Elohim of Ya’acob, hath sent me unto you: this is My Name for ever, and this is My memorial unto all generations.

 

Furthermore, Deuteronomy 18:15 indicates that YHWH’s prophets after Moses, would be like Moses. Specifically, they would be from the children of Israel(or Ya’acob). YHWH said twice in Deuteronomy 18:15 & 18:18 that in the future, the Prophets would be from the children of Israel. Although Balaam was able to hear from YHWH & was not of the children of Israel, yet since YHWH’s declaration of Deuteronomy 18, all the true prophets of YHWH have been from the children of Israel. 

 

 

Deuteronomy 18:15

YHWH thy Elohim will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

 

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

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It is widely acknowledged that Mohammed was a descendant of Ishmael, not a descendant of Isaac & Ya’acob/Israel. Similarly, Joseph Smith was also most likely not a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, & Ya’acob. Consequently, according to the WORD of YHWH, it is fairly impossible that Mohammed & Joseph Smith could ever be true prophets of our Creator, YHWH!

 

Furthermore, YHWH gave us His Sabbaths to be a sign between Him & those who seek to serve Him that He is our Creator, & we are His people!

 

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Exodus 20:8-11

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it kadosh/separate. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of YHWH thy Elohim: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 

 

For in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore YHWH blessed the Sabbath day, and separated it.

 

 

 

Exodus 31:12-17

And YHWH spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am YHWH that doth separate you. 

 

Ye shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is kadosh unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, kadosh to YHWH: whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

 

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel for ever: 

 

for in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested, and was refreshed.

 

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If an individual is not keeping YHWH's Sabbaths, then that individual is not serving YHWH our Creator. If an organized religion is not keeping YHWH's Sabbaths, that religion is following or worshipping someone other than YHWH our Creator, since YHWH our Creator specified that the Sabbath would be a sign between Him & His people. 

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In addition, the WORD of YHWH very clearly specifies that we are not allowed to add to or take away from YHWH's Torah or Commandments. 

 

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Deuteronomy 4:2

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of YHWH your Elohim which I command you.

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Deuteronomy 12:32

What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

 

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If Mohammed truly was a prophet of YHWH our Creator, then all the adherents of Islam should be keeping the Sabbaths & Commandments of YHWH. Unfortunately, the religion of Islam advocates disregarding & disobeying the Commandments of YHWH as well as the keeping of religious rituals & traditions(fasting during the month of Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca, prayer towards the kaaba, circling the kaaba seven times, etc.) which YHWH our Creator never mentioned in either His Torah or in the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures. Consequently according to the Hebrew Scriptures, Mohammed is a false prophet, the Koran is an idolatrous text, & devotees to the religion of Islam are trapped in a false religion. 

 

Similarly, if Joseph Smith were a true prophet of YHWH our Creator, then all Mormons should be keeping the Sabbaths & Commandments of YHWH. Unfortunately, the religion of Mormonism in practice advocates disregarding/disobeying the Commandments of YHWH as well as the keeping of religious rituals & traditions (christmas; easter; posthumous baptism, endowment, & sealing rituals, etc.) which YHWH our Creator never mentioned in either His Torah or in the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures. Consequently according to the Hebrew Scriptures, Joseph Smith is a false prophet, the Book of Mormon is an idolatrous text, & devotees to the religion of Mormonism are trapped in a false religion.

 

Paul the pharisee is a little different from his fellow false prophets & colleagues, Mohammed & Joseph Smith. Paul the pharisee was from the tribe of Benjamin, so Paul the pharisee actually was a physical descendant of Abraham, Isaac, & Ya’acob. Nevertheless, Paul the pharisee was still clearly a false prophet. 

 

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In Deuteronomy 13:1-5, YHWH our Creator identifies a false prophet as anyone who 

 

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    a. tries to cause people to worship someone or something other than YHWH,

 

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    b. tries to cause people to disregard or disobey the Commandments or Torah of YHWH

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Paul the pharisee was definitely guilty of trying to cause people to disregard or disobey the Commandments or Torah of YHWH, which makes Paul the pharisee a false prophet according to the WORD of YHWH as found in Deuteronomy 13:5. This is evidenced by the fact that the religion of Christianity, which follows the teachings of Paul, fails to keep YHWH’s Sabbaths, our Creator's dietary instructions of Leviticus 11, etc. The only real justification for this blatant disregard for the Commandments & Torah of YHWH our Creator comes from the letters of Paul the pharisee. 

 

Thus the religion of Christianity in practice disregards & disobeys the Torah & Commandments of YHWH our Creator in order to keep idolatrous religious traditions & rituals(christmas, easter, church on sunday, etc.) which YHWH our Creator never mentioned favorably in His Torah or in the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures, Gospels, or Book of Revelations. Consequently according to the Hebrew Scriptures, Paul (or Saul) the pharisee is a false prophet, the letters of Paul the pharisee are the false teachings of a false prophet, & devotees to the religion of Christianity are trapped in a false religion.

 

It has been documented that YAHUSHA the Messiah is essentially YHWH our Creator in the flesh.  YAHUSHA taught that we should keep the Commandments of YHWH, otherwise He would reject us when He returns… Given the WORD of YHWH as found in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Gospels, & the Book of Revelation, it should be exceedingly clear to anyone & everyone that after the advent of YAHUSHA our Messiah there is not now, nor has there ever been, nor could there ever possibly be any need for false prophets like Paul the pharisee, Mohammed, or Joseph Smith who deceive people into disobeying the Torah & Commandments of YHWH our Creator. 

 

 

Matthew 7:21-23

Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the Will of My Father which is in Heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity/lawlessness/anomia.

 

John14:6-9

YAHUSHA saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. If ye had known Me, ye should have known My Father also: and from henceforth ye know Him, and have seen Him. Philip saith unto Him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. YAHUSHA saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip? he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father…

 

 

Anyone who elevates the teachings or writings of false prophets like Paul the pharisee, Mohammed, or Joseph Smith above the WORD of YHWH &/or above the WORD of YAHUSHA the Messiah as found in the Hebrew Scriptures, Prophets, Gospels, & Book of Revelation is making a grievous, & most likely fatal error!! Unfortunately, this is exactly what the false religions of Christianity, Islam, & Mormonism constantly teach through their false traditions & corporate idolatrous religious practices. 

 

The solution for any human beings trapped in these false religions is to study & be obedient to the WORD of YHWH as found in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Gospels, & the Book of Revelation in order to reject & renounce the false religions of Christianity, Islam, & Mormonism into which we have been variously born, trapped, or otherwise deceived into. 

 

We all need to repent of our false religious traditions & rituals. We need to return in submission & obedience to the authority of YHWH our Creator & YAHUSHA our Messiah by keeping the Sabbaths & Commandments of YHWH our Creator as well as the teachings & testimony of YAHUSHA our Saviour, our Redeemer, & our only Hope! 

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