So I remember last week all the datefags out posting March 12th economic collapse.
Where are the failures? Is it tomorrow, next week, month, year?
Seems awfully quiet lol.
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The world is a stage and we have all whored ourselves at times to survive.
yes, Deltas are good proof for those still without faith ... of but a mustard seed.
Imagine a prophet being right but a whole group suffers for thousands of years for not believing:
And thou Bethlehem Ephrathah art little to be among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me, that shall be the ruler in Israel: whose goings forth have been from the beginning and from everlasting. -- Micah 5:2 1599 Geneva Bible
I guess the part I'm hung up on with what you seem to b saying is the "imagine a prophet being right" bit... I'm railing against people who are wrong over and over with their predictions but string their audience along and then when they finally land something out of sheer volume of predictions lined up to events anybody could track (again, astrological events, dates which are known occult numerologies, etc) (and even then it's a "loose" correlation, never solid proof) they whip up their audience into a frenzy to "comfirm" their status as an insider or a prophet based on that ONE semi-proof and DISREGARDING alllllllll the other failed ones.
It also says in the scriptures if a prophet prophecies something and it fails to pass they are to be deemed a false prophet and not listened to anymore (actually I believe it says to execute them but that doesn't apply now that we're in the NT)
I could be mis-stating this, been a while since I read it
By the quality of their fruits judge them.
Micha 5 :2 predicted a ruler of Israel from Bethlehem.......but their leaders did not believe and led most of the flock astray.
Each of us must find our own narrow path lest we be led astray. Because:
Neither shall men say, Lo here, or lo there: for behold, the kingdom of God is within you. --Luke 17:21
Learning to trust ourselves to recognize the truth and the patience to wait for the evidence/reality is the way
This is critical. Agreed, with a caviat: if someone is not born again, this can lead to ruin. Think of the occult who think "the universe" is God, or the planet earth is a diety, they get into all sorts of spiritual trouble and then wonder why "everyone in my life is a gaslighting narcissist" (when it's actually them!)
Hubris abounds with those types and I see a TON of cross-over with them and the types I'm talking about in this thread.
That being said I'm confused why you mentioned the Micah verse, what the point is there. The prophecy came to pass correct? The people believed or didn't (a mixture, a remnant as per usual)
edit- also to be clear I'm not saying these people are a lost cause nor that the failing predictions can't somehow be used for good (for we know that all things work together for good to those who...) but I am saying me personally, I hold them in very light esteem and encourage others to do so aswell
When did the whole "Ruler in Israel" happen ?
Why you ask? It is a counter point to only "1/100" right , in that right but only 1/1000 or now even less than that believe is the validity of the prophesy. I believe a large % where worshipping the golden calf as well.
Are bad examples and effective teaching tool ?