Huntard writes:
And might I enquire as to how you know there is a non-materialistic explanation for these materialistic phenomena? And how do you know it is indeed your god that is the source for that?
Hi Huntard. To fully answer your question would require a book, especially the personal experience aspect. I'll try to concisely cite a few of the corroborating evidences that have brought me to empirically know that Jehovah, god of the Bible exists and that the Biblical record of expanations for materialistic obversations is reliable. I say
concisely because it would lead off topic in order to fully cover or debate them.
1. Exodus evidence cited.
2. Complexity of things like DNA, etc.
3. Fulfilled Prophecy pertaing to Israel's restoration at a time when the surrounding nations call for their demise and claim their land.
4. Prophecy of nations which bless/help Israel which Jehovah has promised to, intern, bless. Prophecies of cursings of nations which curse Israel which God will punish.
5. The End time fulfillment of Ezekiel, Zechariah and others that the nations will be drawn into the Middle East to war and which will eventually invade Israel, calling for them to give up their land etc.
6. Jehovah's promise via the prophets to preserve Israel and fight for them against their enemies up until the nations actually invade and occupy (Armageddon) when they will then fight each other for the prize and Jesus comes to destroy the armies assembled at the the Kedron Valley (Valley of Jehosaphat) just outside Israel.
7. Prophecies of other corroborating phenomena to happen in the
last days which we observe in our day, never before to have been observed on Earth, as follows.
8. Emerging cashless global monetary system requiring marks and numbers to buy and sell. This phomena is emerging and imo, the never before hyper inflationary trend via global non-backed printing of paper money globally which will likely result in the mark and number global monetary system which some are already calling for. See Revelation 13.
9. The emergence of a global empire encompassing every nation, tribe and tongue of the planet, i.e. the
New World Order which the Bush's Obama and other world leaders have called for.
10 Prophecies of the 1st advent of Jesus including the crucifixion events the birth, etc written before the fact.
11. Fulfillment of Jesus's prophecy in the Luke 21 Olivet Discourse when he prophesied the destruction which was to happen in Jerusalem and that it would be occupied by Gentiles until the Gentile occupation would end. This was fulfilled in the 1967 Six Day War when the Jews marched into the old walled city and began their occupation.
12. The prophecies concerning climate change and the rapid occurances of destruction relative to the climate etc.
13 Prophecies of the ability of all nations becoming able to observe and event in on location on earth simultaneously, i.e. modern media tech. Revelation 13 alludes to a speaking image which would be worshipped by all nations tribes and tongues. TV tech fits the bill, as emerging Islamic domination will continue the rapid advancement into world domination via violence. The penalty of refusal to worship the image will be punishable by death, as per Shariah Islamic law. Many who refuse will be beheaded as per Revelation 20 and Islamic tradition.
14. The prophecy of great tribulation and suffering of Christians, known as severe tribulation in the end time. This is ongoing in Muslim and Communist totalitarian nations.
15. Phenomenal increase in knowledge and travel as per Daniel 12, pertaining the the end times.
16. Increasing global cloudiness since the 1950s coincides with the Biblical prophecies that Jesus will come with clouds and the sun & moon will be partially darkened. Perhaps I can find the time to do a thread on my hypothesis as to how the global pre-flood canopy likely will relatively suddenly be restored to the planet, effecting climatic paradise on the planet for the prophesied millenial kingdom.
17. Falling
stars Had a Biblical prophet envisioned a satelite at night he would describe it as a star. Jesus and prophets allude to falling stars before the return of messiah. We know actual stars many times greater than earth could not fall to earth. But now we have all of the man made lights up in the sky, capable of falling which will likely happen when messiah takes control. As well, if a terrorist gets the right tech to shut the grid down etc that could be the explanation.
18. Isaiah 3 prophesies that in the latter days that "children will oppress you and women will rule over you." Need I say more on this as the trend is going and as discipline of children wanes? In some nations, desperate hungry orphans resort to crime and in places like Iran, youth thug militia help the government keep the sheeples in line. Now our
lustrous president envisions a civilian army as big as our military to
help out in his ambitions to
change America The Nazi's had their oppressive youth movement, etc.
20 Personal experience. I have personally had one empirically sudden healing by anointing of oil and prayer of the elders. I have stated other manifestations at EvC in the past. I'll cite one for example. I quit my first good job working on a geophysical crew in the mountains in Wyoming, a job I loved. We did not have to work Sundays, my church day then but the work picked up and it became necessary for me to work Sundays if I stayed. I opted to quit because I regarded church attendance as priority. I joined the Air Force in 1954 when the Air Force gave aptitude tests to determine the training. I was ordered to train for and become a jet mechanic, a critical field which required weekend duty. Being a critical field it was against AF regs to change duty. However while at Bob Jones University where I attended 3 semesters I took advanced typing, being the only male in the class as I wanted to learn to type well. To make it short, after jet training at Amarillo AFB I was sent to Griffiss AFB in NY state. Providence (non-materialistic explanation) had it that the hanger office needed a clerk to type up stuff etc. The first week there, I was called into the office and asked if I would like a five day a week job in the office. Of course I was elated. In short, I was at Griffiss for the whole four year term, first in the hanger office and then in the Squadron office as finance clerk. At Rome where the base was there is Delta Lake Bible Camp where I was able to get lots of inspiration, hear great preachers and meet local folks who treated me well, having me out to dinners and allowing use of their boat and cabin which they owned on Delta Lake.
If this were a lone phenomena of such magnitude, it would not it wouldn't necessarily be regarded as imperical evidence but it is just one example of scores of remarkable answers to prayer, etc.
Here's how it works with Jehovah.
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with ... And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
And this:
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
And this:
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.
My apologies for the length of this message, but hopefully this will suffice as an answer to yours and other inquiries as to why I adamantly hold to the Biblical record as reliable for non-materialistic explanations of material observations.
Having said the above, much of what I have observed I cannot convey so as to convince anyone else. Perhaps it will motivate some agnostic or athiest to
hunt for truth by considering all of the avenues for explanations as per your signature.
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