The accuracy of biblical prophecy is amazing. Take a look for yourself at all the prophecies that were fulfilled. How could it be by chance? http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/
“I am the way, the truth and the life: no one can come to the Father but by me.” (John 14:6)
The prophecies I saw on your website seemed pretty vague, and could apply to a plethora of generic situations/scenarios. Could you direct me to some specific prophecies that you find particularly convincing?
LilShieste
Too late for the edit: I’m highly disappointed. I was expecting a list only of hits and no record of misses, but some of these “hits” are just things that are expected to occur. I mean, out of the 12 prophecies by Jesus they’ve put up, 9 of them they admit haven’t actually happened yet. If the big guy only gets a 1/4 hit rating when his biggest supporters get to pick, I hate to think what happens to the other guys.
I don’t expect this guest to return but if he/she is really interested in pursuing this, I’d like to see some specific examples of alleged fulfilled prophecies (not a link, I’m not interested in arguing with a webpage) and I’ll be happy to rip them to shreds. Set 'em up. I’ll knock them down.
I love the Bible. It’s the best work of fiction ever written.
It’s also gone through many revisions & translations over the years, and was “borrowed” from many different sources. The Genesis flood, for example, was taken straight out of the Epic of Gilgamesh.
As for the New Testament, Jesus said some nice hippy-dippy things, can’t argue with that. But Paul comes across as a racist, homophobic misogynist. Too bad most Xtians quote “the word of Paul” far more often than they quote “the word of Christ.”
Come to think, the Bible also condones slavery, incest, child abuse, pagan rituals and genocide. Can’t say I’m big on those parts.
Revelation, however, is fuckin’ awesome. 666 ALL THE WAY!!!
The coincidence makes me giddy!
Anyway, if accuracy of prediction was the criterion, then any science or math textbook outperforms the bible by a huge margin. Everything in it can be verified. Hallelujah!
You know, I wish just once one of these little episodes would get sufficiently serious to actually discuss the Bible, and not BS claims or, contrariwise, the theory that because it contains fable and myth, it must therefore be of no value (except perhaps as a doorstop).
You gotta come back. I have questions.
Your cite takes credit for this as an accurate and fulfilled prophecy regarding Israel:
Deuteronomy 29:23
The whole land will be a burning waste of salt and sulfur–nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in fierce anger.
Is this a whoosh? Been to Israel lately? If that prophecy counts as correct what would count as wrong? This sort of prediction amazes you?
Ok, the Book of Micah was written around 700 BC and Micah 5:2 says But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Then about 700 years later, Jesus was born in Bethlehem
Also, Genesis 28 :14 says God will bless the world through Jacob’s seed. It is interesting to note that the Jews are only 1% of the population of the world yet they hold 23% of Nobel Prize awards. Jewish Nobel Prize Winners
Also, the Bible predicted that Jerusalem and the Temple would be destroyed, the Jews would be exiled, Israel would become a wasteland, the Jews would be scattered, persecuted, preserved, return to their homeland, reside with their enemies and that Israel would one day be restored (1948). http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/accuracy.htm
Psalms 22:16 speaks of someone whose hands and feet are pierced
This does not prove anything about Jesus. There is a quote in the Bible when Jesus was on the cross and it states Jesus garments were being fought over so that prophecy would be fullfilled.Same with" they have pierced my hands and feet they have numbered all my bones" This could well be that they did all they could to make it look like Prophecy would be fullfilled as the Gospel of Judus suggests.
Since Jesus is quoted as saying that that generation would not pass away until all things had been accomplished,if the stars were to fall etc. for the end of the world than there would be no meek to inherit the earth as the earth itself would be destroyed. The church then decided that Jesus didn’t mean that generation.
Cite on Paul’s racism (the homophobia & misogyny are matters of opinion, but you have no basis to charge him with racism)?
Also, cite on the Bible condoning pagan rituals and incest since the Mosaic Law was written (the condoning of sibling mating from Adam to Abraham is debatable)?
Jesus never predicted the end of the earth; he predicted the end of the aion/age (badly translated in the KJV as “world”). The Old Covenant Priestly-Sacrificial-Temple Age ended in 70 A.D., right on time. Jesus did indeed mean THAT generation.