07 Sep 08
Originally posted by znshoWould you like some more to study? How about a calendar for the coming of Christ prophesied by Daniel 9:24-27?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5zFclLOstE
Your thoughts, please.
http://www.preceptaustin.org/daniel_924-27.htm
Here are some other prophesies concerning Daniel
http://www.beholdthebeast.com/abomination_of_desolation.htm
If you ask me, Daniel was spot on!! In fact, if you read Revelation you will notice much of it is pulled from the pages of Daniel.
07 Sep 08
Originally posted by jaywillNo there aren't.
Yes there are.
Jesus prophesied about His own execution and subsequent resurrection.
What you're referring to is only hearsay, written down by people long after the life of Jesus, not even eyewitnesses.
This comes to the qeustion if everythign written in the bible is true. It's not.
07 Sep 08
Originally posted by whodeyLet's get onto these later. First, I should like to discuss the Israel 1948 prophecy. I assume you know it is based on Zekiel and Leviticus. At first, I was convinced. Then I noticed something which makes me very suspicious. In my opinion, the people who calculated this Prophecy as being spot-on have conveniently ignored certain other verses.
Would you like some more to study? How about a calendar for the coming of Christ prophesied by Daniel 9:24-27?
http://www.preceptaustin.org/daniel_924-27.htm
Here are some other prophesies concerning Daniel
http://www.beholdthebeast.com/abomination_of_desolation.htm
If you ask me, Daniel was spot on!! In fact, if you read Revelation you will notice much of it is pulled from the pages of Daniel.
07 Sep 08
Originally posted by FabianFnasThis is an excellent statement of my own frustrations with the bible. There is simply no way to verify the truth from fantasy. I'd hesitate in placing my faith in boat riddled with holes, let alone base a life philosophy upon it.
No there aren't.
What you're referring to is only hearsay, written down by people long after the life of Jesus, not even eyewitnesses.
This comes to the qeustion if everythign written in the bible is true. It's not.
07 Sep 08
Originally posted by Hand of HecateI agree with you. But, in order to be fair, have a look at the video first, invetsigate yourself and then make a claim it is fantasy! It si, at first, very convincing. But, there is a flaw (or two!).
This is an excellent statement of my own frustrations with the bible. There is simply no way to verify the truth from fantasy. I'd hesitate in placing my faith in boat riddled with holes, let alone base a life philosophy upon it.
08 Sep 08
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Originally posted by znshoForgetting about the prophecy for a second, isn't it kind of ironic that Israel even exists today? What are the odds? It seems they have overcome extreme odds just to even have a country to call their own once again.
Let's get onto these later. First, I should like to discuss the Israel 1948 prophecy. I assume you know it is based on Zekiel and Leviticus. At first, I was convinced. Then I noticed something which makes me very suspicious. In my opinion, the people who calculated this Prophecy as being spot-on have conveniently ignored certain other verses.
Having said that, if it is proof you are looking for, you will not find it, rather, all you will find are evidences. It is then up to you to determine if these evidences are conclusive enough for you to believe.
08 Sep 08
Oh please.
Show me one prohecy which is still to come true.
No, you can only judge a prophecy once it has come true. So all other prophecies were just wrong.
I predict that that by the middle of this century there will be 5 super powers (India, China, Brazil, the US and Russia) and that US influence in the world will decline from 2015 onwards.
I also predict there will be no large wars in Europe for the next 100 years.
I also predict that a strong man of religion will come forth and with his following will attempt to change the face of Europe and the US as we know it.
He will be executed.
I'm your new prophet. In 2050 you will grovel at my feet (although I'll probably be dead by then).
08 Sep 08
Originally posted by whodeyEverything that exists is highly improbable. That is a basic fact of statistics. If there are multiple possibilitites and only one occurs then that one outcome has a less than one chance of having happened. The more possibilities there are, the more improbable the one outcome is.
Forgetting about the prophecy for a second, isn't it kind of ironic that Israel even exists today? What are the odds? It seems they have overcome extreme odds just to even have a country to call their own once again.
But Israel does not exist by pure chance. There are many reasons for its existence, most of them rather unsavoury.
08 Sep 08
Originally posted by twhiteheadIsrael wouldn't exist without the 'prophecies'. The 'prophecies' gives them them the right to fulfil their prophecies, they think. With war, blood, and terror if neccesary. So these 'prophecies' are just self-fulfilled.
But Israel does not exist by pure chance. There are many reasons for its existence, most of them rather unsavoury.
Like this prophecy: "Om du kan läsa detta, så har har du nån gång lärt dej svenska!" See? A prophecy in one sentence.
08 Sep 08
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Originally posted by znshoHindsight's 20/20.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5zFclLOstE
Your thoughts, please.
Incidentally, the primary function of prophecy is not to predict the future but to provide a poetic analysis of the psychological condition -- usually lousy -- of the group which the prophet serves.
I wonder if there are any prophets in Israel today.