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Fulfilled Prophecy

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Message 83 of 303 (374921)
01-06-2007 12:52 PM 		Reply to: Message 78 by anglagard
01-06-2007 2:47 AM

Scriptural Interpretations
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...the idea that the phrase "every eye shall see him" (Rev. 1:7) refers to the return of Christ being seen worldwide on television.
Of course, whenever we read into scripture what is not plainly seen, we change it. "Every eye shall see him" would have to mean that everyone in the world was watching television at the same time, would it not?
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01-07-2007 11:14 AM 		Reply to: Message 88 by ringo
01-06-2007 1:56 PM

Fulfilled Prophecy
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
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Specific dates ruin the integrity of the prophecy by creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Ringo writes:
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But any prophecy can be "self-fulfilling" in the sense that believers can fake it just to "prove" that prophecy works. For example, Jesus could have deliberately ridden a donkey into Jerusalem "so that the prophecy would be fulfilled".
And that brings us to the consideration of the motives and intents of the heart. At the risk of "quote-mining" I would like to bring another scripture or two into the discussion.
NIV writes:
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Matt 16:3-4
4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away.
Why is it that people look for proof? What is it that we want the proof for?
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Obviously, not many believe that Jesus would deliberately attempt to mislead and/or confirm His own legend by deliberately riding a donkey into Jerusalem only to confirm prophecy.
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