The Subject of Prophecy is somewhat mysterious and strange!
How can one tell the future? In Scripture many things seem to come to pass in the pages of time yet other things said to come to pass in future are not so easy to detect and one wonders if these ‘prophecies’ are ‘genuine’ or just made to fit a number of vague scenarios likely to happen regardless of outcome! For example a prophecy might go like this: The King will go to war and a mighty empire will be destroyed! (He goes to war and a mighty empire, (his own) is destroyed in the process- His enemy, now becomes the ruling empire – OR He goes to war and ‘His’ army destroys the enemy, a mighty empire)
Please peruse the following questions regarding this complex subject; and check to see the most obvious Truth God wants to get across to us!
- WHAT IS THE REASON GOD USES PROPHECY?
- WHY IS IT SOMETIMES SO COMPLICATED?
- WHY SYMBOLS?
- HOW ARE THESE SYMBOLS INTERPRETED?
- HOW HARD IS IT TO WORK OUT DATES IN PROPHECY?
- WHAT ARE PROPHECIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO JESUS’ TIME?
- WHAT ABOUT PROPHECIES TO DO WITH THE LAST DAYS AND OUR TIME NOW?
- HOW DO WE KNOW THEY ARE FOR OUR TIME? (CLUES)
- WHAT ARE WE TO LOOK FORWARD TO? DOOM AND GLOOM? OR HOPEFUL AND BRIGHT?
- WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE END OR GOAL OF THE MOST PROFOUND PROPHECIES IN THE SCRIPTURES?
Next week, I will have the answers to some of these Profound Questions!
Gary