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« on: October 15, 2004, 06:44:14 PM » |
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Have any of you fallen prey to a bunch of religious sensationalists whose prophetic pronouncements are about as weird as a ghost from Mars. These religious sensationalists are all over the Internet, TV, and radio spewing out their prophetic puke.
I have found most of these “doomsday prophets” to be counterfeit. Hal Lindsey and Grant Jeffrey are a case at hand. As you recall, a few years ago they sensationalized the Y2K scenario. Tens of thousands of gullible believers fell head-long into their soul stirring and thrilling rhetoric and purchased their tapes and books. These two “prophets” capitalized upon the occasion and “collected” hundreds of thousands of dollars from suckered believers.
During the period leading up to Y2K, their speaking engagements were numerous, and untold thousands paid out cash to warm pews while Hal Lindsey and Grant Jeffrey tickled their ears with the “drama of the ages,”only to discover at 12:05 a.m. on January 1, 2000 that none of their “prophecies”materialized. What a disappointment that must have been for those tens of thousands of duped believers who had been brainwashed by two “celebrated prophets.”
When a brother steps into God’s role by either predicting or prophesying future events that are in His hands only, he has, in my opinion, involved himself in affairs that belong only to Deity. He dare not do that! Lindsey and many others have “played around” with God’s timetable for decades and have gotten rich by fleecing God’s sheep. This is why I’m inclined to make a distinction between those brothers who are sincerely wrong in some of their interpretations of scripture and those who play around with God’s timetable. Many of the “Rapture” enthusiasts fall into the same pigeonhole, not all of them, of course, but some of them.
I must add that it was one of Hal Lindseys, books that was a major part in me becoming a believer.
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Brother Love
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2004, 04:27:13 AM » |
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Come on I thought someone would say something.REPEATHave any of you fallen prey to a bunch of religious sensationalists whose prophetic pronouncements are about as weird as a ghost from Mars. These religious sensationalists are all over the Internet, TV, and radio spewing out their prophetic puke.
I have found most of these “doomsday prophets” to be counterfeit. Hal Lindsey and Grant Jeffrey are a case at hand. As you recall, a few years ago they sensationalized the Y2K scenario. Tens of thousands of gullible believers fell head-long into their soul stirring and thrilling rhetoric and purchased their tapes and books. These two “prophets” capitalized upon the occasion and “collected” hundreds of thousands of dollars from suckered believers.
During the period leading up to Y2K, their speaking engagements were numerous, and untold thousands paid out cash to warm pews while Hal Lindsey and Grant Jeffrey tickled their ears with the “drama of the ages,”only to discover at 12:05 a.m. on January 1, 2000 that none of their “prophecies”materialized. What a disappointment that must have been for those tens of thousands of duped believers who had been brainwashed by two “celebrated prophets.”
When a brother steps into God’s role by either predicting or prophesying future events that are in His hands only, he has, in my opinion, involved himself in affairs that belong only to Deity. He dare not do that! Lindsey and many others have “played around” with God’s timetable for decades and have gotten rich by fleecing God’s sheep. This is why I’m inclined to make a distinction between those brothers who are sincerely wrong in some of their interpretations of scripture and those who play around with God’s timetable. Many of the “Rapture” enthusiasts fall into the same pigeonhole, not all of them, of course, but some of them.
I must add that it was one of Hal Lindseys, books that was a major part in me becoming a believer.
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Brother Love
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2004, 06:12:28 AM » |
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Alnilam
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2004, 11:15:27 AM » |
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Soldier4Christ
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2004, 12:18:08 PM » |
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Yup, all the time. I am dealing with 2 of them on another forum right now.
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Joh 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
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The_8th_Person
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2004, 09:50:34 PM » |
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Yes I have dwelt on the end times before. Also somewhat believed the people who "know all about it". I just try not to dwell on it I shall keep watch for signs of the end but I will not let it consume me.
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Brother Love
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2004, 04:17:19 AM » |
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Yes I have dwelt on the end times before. Also somewhat believed the people who "know all about it". I just try not to dwell on it I shall keep watch for signs of the end but I will not let it consume me.
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artputey
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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2004, 09:31:40 AM » |
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Yes, I have come across them and try to avoid them at all costs. I alwas cross the road when i see a church.
Badumdum chhh
That was a joke! Don't hurt me
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I've got no hands to tie behind my back
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Marv
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« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2004, 11:48:31 AM » |
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Brotherlove,
What you are talking about is exactly where I believe the neocons are.
There whole plan for the US revolves around this prophetic image of the US as the benevolent dictator of the world.
Marv
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MalkyEL
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« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2004, 06:34:04 PM » |
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artputey wrote: Yes, I have come across them and try to avoid them at all costs. I alwas cross the road when i see a church. Badumdum chhh That was a joke! Don't hurt me Nana: ROFL . . .  [whispers to art: ditto  ] |
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Be mindful of the prisoners, as having been bound with them; of those ill-treated, as also being in the body yourselves. Hebrews 13:3
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« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2004, 07:12:02 PM » |
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I think that if there was anything in the religious community that would point to "ship wrecked faith", it is the vast number of "prophets" that have proliferated in all venues. Unforunately, I was caught up into it also. I believed at one time if someone said they "have a Word from God", it was accurate, inspired, and infalliable. Thankfully since God sent someone in to rescue me from that hypocracy - aka shark tank  - I have seen full blown examples of complete and total departure from the Truth of God's Word. I think Paul referred to that as seducing spirits. Another thing I wonder about is the flavor of the month prophecies from all sectors - each professing to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit with total contridiction to each other. A sign of the times??? Shalom, Nana |
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Be mindful of the prisoners, as having been bound with them; of those ill-treated, as also being in the body yourselves. Hebrews 13:3
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Brother Love
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« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2004, 08:57:45 PM » |
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I think that if there was anything in the religious community that would point to "ship wrecked faith", it is the vast number of "prophets" that have proliferated in all venues. Unforunately, I was caught up into it also. I believed at one time if someone said they "have a Word from God", it was accurate, inspired, and infalliable. Thankfully since God sent someone in to rescue me from that hypocracy - aka shark tank - I have seen full blown examples of complete and total departure from the Truth of God's Word. I think Paul referred to that as seducing spirits. Another thing I wonder about is the flavor of the month prophecies from all sectors - each professing to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit with total contridiction to each other. A sign of the times??? Shalom, Nana  |
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