Hong Xiuquan, established the heterodox Christian sect which was named the "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace" ( Chinese: 太平天國; Chinese: 太平天国). Paul said, "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you . Matthew's main purpose in writing his Gospel (the "good news") is to prove to his Jewish readers that Jesus is their Messiah.

These individuals are both known as the ‘Lord of the Age’ ( sahib al-’asr) or the ‘Lord of the Time’ ( sahib al-zaman). The Manifestations of God are not seen as incarnations of God, and are also not seen as ordinary mortals. Under David's rule the Lord caused the nation to prosper, to defeat its enemies, and to realize the fulfillment of His promises.

Usually considered by Muslims to be a prophet; he is not mentioned in the Qur'an, nor in Sunni Muslim hadith, but he is a prophet according to Shia Muslim hadith.

In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The verse mentioning the "Scriptures" is in Quran 87:18-19 where they are referred to, alongside the Scrolls of Moses, to have been "Books of Earlier Revelation". The author himself states his main purpose clearly in 20:31: "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.But the last book of the Old Testament, the Book of Malachi, speaks of a messenger that Christian commentators interpret as a reference to the future prophet John the Baptist (Yahya). The designation of " Victorian prophet" has been used in reference to cultural critics of the era, such as Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin. Cessationists believe that these gifts were given only in New Testament times and that they ceased after the last apostle died.

Claims of prophethood have existed in many cultures and religions throughout history, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, ancient Greek religion, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Hinduism, and many others. The book lays a foundational theology in which God reveals his name, his attributes, his redemption, his law and how he is to be worshiped.There is an emphasis on charity, prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, with the most emphasis given to the strict belief and worship of a singular God.

natiq) who are the Prophets and the Imams in their respective times, are the highest hierarch ( hadd). This also revels that his revelation comes from God alone and he is the preserver of the Straight Path as well as the inspired messages and lives of other prophets, making the Quran cohesive with the monotheistic reality in the Abrahamic traditions. It presents an account of the remnant of true faith and piety in the period of the judges through the fall and restoration of Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth (an ancestor of King David and Jesus). The Zahirite ("literalist") school argued that Mary as well as Sara the mother of Isaac, and Asiya, the mother of Moses are not considered as prophets.

Some doubt whether there is Quranic basis for ʿiṣmah, [22] but the notion became "mainstream Sunni doctrine" by the ninth century CE.