Following the instruction to verify the revelation with those who read the Scripture before him in Surah 10:94, this verse provides the "Closing Warning."
It establishes the high stakes of this verification process: rejecting the "signs" that confirm the Truth leads to spiritual and ultimate failure.
Surah 10:95:
And never be of those who deny the signs of Allah and [thus] be among the losers.
Verse 10:94 and 10:95 are inseparable. If 10:94 commands the Prophet to seek verification from the Bible-readers, then the "signs" (Ayat) in 10:95 must include the very testimony those Bible-readers provide.
If a person rejects the testimony of the "previous Scripture" that Allah just pointed to as the cure for doubt, they are effectively "denying the signs of Allah."
If the Bible-readers point to the Divinity of Christ as a "sign" of their truth, and the Quranic messenger rejects that specific sign, verse 95 labels that rejection as the path of the "losers."
If the "signs" in the previous Scripture were already corrupted or tampered with by the 7th century, the warning in 10:95 would be nonsensical.
Why would Allah warn someone against "denying signs" if those signs were already a mix of truth and lies? To be a "loser" for denying a sign, the sign must be undeniably and accurately from God.
This verse reinforces the reliability of the 7th-century Bible. It is the "True Sign" that must not be denied.
The warning is addressed to the "Prophet" himself ("Never be..."). If the "Prophet of Islam" is warned against being among the "losers" by denying the signs found in the previous books, it places the Bible in a position of ultimate evidentiary authority.
The Bible is not just a secondary reference; it is the "Sign" that prevents a messenger from becoming a "loser."
Surah 10:95 closes the loop on the, 10:94 argument. If 10:94 is the "Instruction to Consult," 10:95 is the "Penalty for Rejection."
By threatening the "loser" status for those who deny the signs, the Quran effectively anchors its own validity to the unchanging and denial-proof nature of the biblical signs it claims to confirm.
How does the warning against being a "loser" in this verse compare to the "ultimate success" promised to those who find the Prophet in their own scriptures in Surah 7:157?