And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” (3: 2-4)Īpart from the above-unsettled dispute so far, in the following paragraphs we deal with other prophecies in the Book of Isaiah, those being, the prophecies related to Prophet Muhammad ( SAWS ) First Prophecy In the Gospel of Luke it is written: “the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. The latter group did not believe Isa (AS) when he told them that Elijah was Yahya (AS) (John the Baptist). Those Jews who believed in Isa (AS) based their belief on the fact that Isaiah prophesied his coming in his Book while those who rejected him based their rejection on the fact that Elijah, a sign for such an advent, had not appeared. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.” (Isaiah 7:14-15) 4 The Book of Isaiah 2, except for some minor narrations of events, is a collection of prophecies that are interpreted by Jews and Christians as being related to the advent of Isa (AS ) 3 (Jesus), especially with the following prophecy: “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.