Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
In a recent speech cloaked in appeals to religious unity and peace, a man claiming to be “Abdullah, a messenger from the 12th Imam,” delivers a message that is not only steeped in historical revisionism and theological error but is also rooted in deception, false prophecy, and direct assault against the foundations of biblical Christianity.
1. The Spirit of Antichrist: Denying the Son to Exalt a False Prophet
This speaker affirms Jesus as a prophet and even claims to “confirm faith in Jesus and his book,” yet he explicitly denies Jesus’ divinity, His atoning death, and His unique role as the final and sufficient revelation of God. Instead, he elevates Muhammad and a so-called 12th Imam above Christ, aligning precisely with the apostolic warning in 1 John 2:22:
“Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.”
This man’s repeated denial of Jesus’ divine Sonship and sufficiency—arguing that more prophets were needed after Him—makes clear that his message is not merely another faith tradition but a direct denial of the gospel.
2. Twisting the Words of Jesus: A Misuse of Scripture
The speaker attempts to use Jesus’ rebukes of the Pharisees (e.g., Matthew 23) as a blanket condemnation of all religious teachers—across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. But this is a gross distortion. Jesus rebuked hypocrisy and self-righteousness, not the godly leadership of His apostles or the continuity of divine revelation through them.
His manipulation of Matthew 23:34—where Jesus says He will send “prophets and sages and teachers”—is used to claim Muhammad was one such prophet. But in context, Jesus refers to the first-century Christian missionaries sent out after His resurrection, not future prophets founding alternate religions.
3. Rejection of the Cross: A Denial of the Heart of the Gospel
The speaker mocks the Christian belief that Jesus died for our sins, calling it insufficient and questioning its necessity. But the apostle Paul, whom the speaker falsely accuses of inventing Christianity, clearly explains:
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…” (1 Corinthians 15:3)
To deny the substitutionary atonement is to nullify the very core of salvation, which both the apostles and early church were willing to die defending. This man’s message is not a continuation of Christ’s teaching—it is a rejection of it.
4. A False Gospel: Elevating Muhammad and a New “Messenger”
The speaker claims:
“Jesus did send another prophet—his name was Muhammad… And I am a messenger from [the 12th Imam] at this time.”
This is precisely what Galatians 1:8 warns against:
“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.”
Muhammad, by denying the crucifixion, Sonship, and resurrection of Jesus, preached a gospel that contradicts the apostles’ message—and so does this self-proclaimed envoy of the 12th Imam.
5. Vilifying the Apostle Paul: A Strategy of Deception
Another tactic employed is attacking the apostle Paul, accusing him of inventing Christianity, never meeting Jesus, and corrupting the message. These are recycled arguments from modern Islamic apologetics and fringe critics. However, Paul’s apostleship was affirmed by Peter (2 Peter 3:15-16), James (Acts 15), and the risen Christ Himself (Acts 9).
Paul’s gospel was not a contradiction of Christ’s message but its faithful continuation to the Gentiles. To reject Paul is to reject half the New Testament and the very structure of early Christian mission.
6. The “12th Imam” Doctrine: A Shia Apocalyptic Myth
The claim that the so-called 12th Imam is the current divinely appointed ruler, and that this speaker is his forerunner or representative, is drawn from Twelver Shia eschatology—a sectarian belief never taught by Jesus, the apostles, or the early church. This imam has no biblical authority, and the claim that obedience to him is necessary for salvation is a false gospel.
The idea that Islam’s true leadership is preserved through an occulted line of imams is not only absent from the Qur’an, but entirely alien to both biblical and mainstream Islamic tradition.
7. Religious Anarchy Disguised as Unity
While this man claims to desire peace, religious freedom, and an end to Jizya (taxation of non-Muslims), his message is fundamentally divisive and deceptive. He slanders all institutional religion as satanic, encourages rebellion against religious leadership, and seeks to undermine confidence in the Bible and the apostles.
His approach mirrors the deception warned of by Jesus and the apostles:
“For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.” (Matthew 24:5)
“Such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:13)
Conclusion: A Counterfeit Unity and a False Christ
The man in this transcript offers a counterfeit gospel, a false Jesus, and a fabricated line of succession designed to lead people away from the truth. He uses Christian language to dismantle the Christian faith, a classic strategy of deception.
Christians must heed Paul’s urgent warning:
“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Colossians 2:8)
Let us stand firm in the true gospel: Christ crucified, risen, and returning—not to endorse a new prophet, but to judge the world in righteousness.
Sauce from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDvupkRXjKM