Modern day prophets exist, or they think they exist. In my lifetime we have had a repetitive claim by some guru about when Jesus would return or the world would end. So far they have been wrong, as far as I know. Of course the rapture may have already taken place and I am still here, but I doubt it. They tend to start with the deck stacked against them. They feel that they need to give dates. Those dates are destined to be wrong. Jesus said even He did not know the date. I am not sure how these spiritual geniuses think they can figure it out.
Biblical prophets were not handicapped by that. Generally speaking they didn’t get specific. Often they don’t even get general. Trying to tie them to any known event is a real challenge. Take the Abomination of Desolation referred to by Jesus in Matthew 24:15. As of now that prophecy has been fufilled at least twice and we are still not to the one that eschatology buffs will accept. Ezekiel gives the dimensions of a temple that is interpreted to be in the last days. The big problem is there is no mention of it in Revelation.
If you know anyone who is a prophet or believes they can interpret the prophets have a bit of mercy on them. They are either uniquely blessed or out of touch with reality. I won’t tell you which I think it is.
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Friday, March 14, 2025
Opus 2025-153: Prophets or Not
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