Johnny Skeptic

If President Bush was able to predict anything that he wanted to predict, and he wanted to convince Americans that he could predict the future, how long would it take him to convince at least 90% of Americans that he could predict the future?

If Micah had predicted that the messiah would rule a heavenly kindgom instead of an earthly kingdom like Micah misled the Jews to believe, and had predicted that the messiah would heal people, and that the messiah would be crucified, buried, and rise from the dead in three days, and that Pontius Pilate would become the Roman governor of Palestine, and that Herod would become the King of Judea, would there have been just as many disputes over who Jesus was?

Why does God predict the future?

arnoldo

Sir, I think your misunderstand christian theology. I already given you an answer that for believers prophecy gives one great faith to endure all kinds of difficult trials and tribulations. For example the Jews when they were scattered by the Romans into all the nations knew that just as Nebby took their ancestors into captivity at the appointed time Cyrus helped them return to their homeland exactly as Jeremiah stated. In fact Daniel even refers to the prophecy of Jeremiah to understand that the Jews were not destined to stay in Babylon. Thus after the Romans destroyed Israel in 70 AD, the Jews did not lose their faith and assimilate into the nations they were scattered into for over 1,878 years. To the unbeliever prophecy is just nonsense. Also please note that according to Christian theology, or mythology if you prefer, that during the Millenium there will be the physical presence of Yeshua and King David ruling Israel and all the nations. At the end of the millenium people will still rebel and seek to destroy Israel once again. Maybe they will be arguing that "might doesn't make right?"

Johnny Skeptic

Obviously not. Old Testament Jews were believers, and most of them have already rejected Jesus. If the God of the Bible exists, that could easily have been prevented. If Micah had predicted that the messiah would rule a heavenly kingdom instead of an earthly kingdom like Micah misled the Jews to believe, and had predicted that the messiah would heal people, and that the messiah would be crucified, buried, and rise from the dead in three days, and that Pontius Pilate would become the Roman governor of Palestine, and that Herod would become the King of Judea, are you going to tell us that not one single extra Jew would have accepted Jesus? If so, good luck trying to convince the undecided crowd with a ridiculous claim like that.

mountainman

Hey JS,

You speak of "The Bible" alot.
Which bible are you referring to?
The mutilated bible or the full set?

Best wishes,


Pete Brown

Johnny Skeptic

Whatever the full set originally was, it ain't what we got now.

mountainman

The Mutilated Bible:

If its good enough for King Edward VII to have a non-mutilated bible then I figure it should be good enough for everyone to have a complete set --- in one book --- of all the christian related literature, including all the non canonical acts and gospels, etc.

Best wishes,


Pete Brown

Johnny Skeptic

Obviously not. Old Testament Jews were believers, and most of them have already rejected Jesus. If the God of the Bible exists, that could easily have been prevented. If Micah had predicted that the messiah would rule a heavenly kingdom instead of an earthly kingdom like Micah misled the Jews to believe, and had predicted that the messiah would heal people, and that the messiah would be crucified, buried, and rise from the dead in three days, and that Pontius Pilate would become the Roman governor of Palestine, and that Herod would become the King of Judea, are you going to tell us that not one single extra Jew would have accepted Jesus? If so, good luck trying to convince the undecided crowd with a ridiculous claim like that.