With all that’s going on in the world today I’m reminded of a paper Kirk wrote for a college class comparing Mohammed with Joe Smith. I highly suggest reading it when you can!
For now here’s a side-by-side comparison of the two wanna-be-prophets.
Do their stories sound biblical to you? They both rejected the God of the Bible and mentioned Jesus as a good person. While that sounds somewhat good, my neighbor’s a good person but he’s not God and that isn’t how he’s getting into heaven! The similarities are uncanny and quite frankly; downright scary!
| Joseph Smith | Mohammed | |
| Visions | √ | √ |
| Rejected Trinity | √ | √ |
| Angel of Light
Appeared to him |
√ | √ |
| Polygamist | √ | √ |
| Rewrite of
God’s Word |
√ | √ |
| ‘Inspired’ of God | √ | √ |
| Claimed to be
Uneducated |
√ | √ |
| Polytheist | √ | √ |
| Persecuted for
Following God |
√ | √ |
| Retro-active
Revelations |
√ | √ |
| Only True
Prophet |
√ | √ |
| Splinter Groups | √ | √ |
| Advocated Violence | √ | √ |
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