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gonzoooooo88
11/9/2009 11:03 PM
All people need to do is read a GREAT BEAUTIFUL BOOK called the BIBLE.Believe it or not it explains all the things going on in the world. But it also say that no one absolutely no one knows when the world is going to end.And believe it or not but our Lord & savior JESUS CHRIST doesn't know either.Only one who does know is our GREAT & AWESOME FATHER GOD is the only one who knows.
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Chuck Anziulewicz
11/3/2009 4:41 PM
I'll probably see "2012" only because I'm a sucker for spectacular special effects, but I know I'll hate myself afterwards. That people take all this Mayan calendar mumbo-jumbo seriously is downright embarrassing.
Why? Because there is no such thing as prophecy. Of course, there is such a thing as what we call "self-fulfilling prophecy" ... that is, a prediction that is so broadly-phrased that, given enough time, SOMETHING will occur that will fit the bill. Someone solemnly says, "One day a man will come who will lead our people out of bondage!" And given enough time, some guy may eventually come along who matches that description well enough. This is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
And of course it's those rare prophecies that DO fulfill themselves that are remembered and celebrated for ages afterwards ... whereas the majority of prophecies that are NOT fulfilled are subsequently, conveniently FORGOTTEN.
But prophecy in a supernatural sense? No such thing.
Why? Because there is no such thing as prophecy. Of course, there is such a thing as what we call "self-fulfilling prophecy" ... that is, a prediction that is so broadly-phrased that, given enough time, SOMETHING will occur that will fit the bill. Someone solemnly says, "One day a man will come who will lead our people out of bondage!" And given enough time, some guy may eventually come along who matches that description well enough. This is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
And of course it's those rare prophecies that DO fulfill themselves that are remembered and celebrated for ages afterwards ... whereas the majority of prophecies that are NOT fulfilled are subsequently, conveniently FORGOTTEN.
But prophecy in a supernatural sense? No such thing.
