The Chosen One in the dead sea scrolls
If you are interested in religion, then these fragments from the Dead Sea scrolls should stir your curiosity. They are amongst the few scrolls available to the English language reader, which speak about an important prophet, described as ‘The Chosen One’ or ‘The Elect One’.
So, Who is this Chosen One mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls? Could it be Jesus or Noah?
The fragments are designated: 4Qelect=4Q534 and 4QarNC=4Q535-6. They were translated and published in English by Xeravits and Geza G, paraphrased by Nick Flangian.
I have asked myself the questions above and I know of only one person in history that fits the description, almost perfectly: prophet Muhammad, pbuh, the messenger of Islam.
I have marked as bold important phrases that have striking similarities to what we know about the prophet, peace and blessings are upon him.
I invite my readers to read the fragments carefully, and try to come with their own answers about the identity of the prophet.
In this post, I will only reproduce the paraphrased scrolls, and leave their discussion for the next post.
4Qelect=4Q534:
col-1:
[...] of his hand, two [...] a mark. His | hair will be red and he will have moles on [...] | and small marks in his thighs. [And after t]wo years, he will know one thing from another. | While he is young, he will be like …[...like] someone who knows nothing, until he 5knows the three Books [...] | Then he will gain wisdom and learn understanding [...] visions will come to him while he is on his knees. | And with his father and ancestors [...] life and old age. He will have wisdom and discretion | and he will know the secrets of man. His wisdom will reach out to everyone and he will know the secrets of all living things. | All of their plans against him will fail, and his rule over all things will be great. 10[...] his plans will succeed because he is the one picked by God. His birth and the breath of his spirit [...] and his plans will last forever. [...]col2:
1[...] which [...] fell in ancient times. The sons of the pit [...] | [...] evil. The spot [...] | [...] | [...] in order to go [...] [...] flesh [...] | [...] | and his breathing out [...] | forever [...] | 10 | [...] | and the cities [...] | and they will destroy [...] | The waters will stop [...] they will destroy [...] from the heights. They will all come [...] [...] | [...] and they will all be destroyed. His work will be like that of the Watcher. | Instead of his voice [...] he will establish his foundation on him. His sin and his error | [...] the Holy One and the Watchers [...] to say | they will speak against him [...].
The second fragment is even more interseting:
4Q536:
frag 1 Col 1
[...] you will be [...] | [...] he will make you think of the holy angels [...] | [...] the lights will be revealed to him | [...] all of his teachings [...] the wisdom of humanity, and every wise man | [...] in the region he will be great | [...] humanity will be troubled | [...] he will share God’s secrets | [...] he will understand God’s mysteries [...]
frag 1 Col 2
8 he made [...] | that you are afraid of [...] 10 he will strengthen its concealment at the end of your powers. His possessions [...] | and he will not die in the days of evil. And his words will contain great wisdom. I will praise you [...] | is sentenced to death. Who will write the words of God in a book that will not decay? And my sayings [...] |You will come to me and in the time of evil he will know you forever. A man who [...] your servants, [...] sons [...]
original paraphrase by Nick Flangian
Read from this series: The Chosen One (2), The Chosen One (3), The Chosen One (4)
I will stick with the Isaiah scroll. You know the prophet Jesus quoted on hell. That prophet is proven by
history to never lie.
12 for 12 – isaiah666.com
formerthings
January 10, 2008 at 1:28 am
the prophet Muhammad is a match.. but I’d say the ‘Chosen One’ is not just one being but instead shows up in different places throughout time… ‘reborn’ if you will… until the final battle which has yet to come
Jesus is NOT this being they are very different… the ‘Chosen One’ is meant to destroy the “evil” & 7sins & is not associated with “God” as a son or follower but helps him all the same
the part: ‘and he will not die in the days of evil.’
does not necessarily mean the “body” of this being but instead the being itself as a body is truly just a physical shell
’someone who knows nothing, until he 5knows the three Books’, ‘..he will know the secrets of man.’, & ‘he will know the secrets of all living things.’ to me seem to reference the same thing… also the “three books” are likely “books” that contain secrets of life itself & have been lost to mankind over the passage of time
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don’t take things exactly as they are written else you’ll miss many things..
BAnderson
July 5, 2009 at 10:07 pm
The prophet muhammad was not the chosen and was more so known as the false prophet to known of the true chosen you visit my website, the god allah was a female and muhaammad message should have been as the message thats is in the gosple of mary. the Allah you know of is known as allat the sumerian goddess also known as ishtar and allatu. Her name is corissa c. shelby and on her 30th birthday on easter sunday april 13th 2036 she will be known
CORY SHELBY
November 6, 2009 at 12:45 am