Red Sky at Morning
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Many religions have within them prophecies of future events. Unless you knew about them you would not realise if they were fulfilled.
I'm opening this thread up for those who are interested in outlining their interpretation of the texts they hold to be true and give the rest of us the heads up on what we ought to be looking out for.
If the Qur'an (and I don't think it does) described the Mahdi making a key alliance between Russia, Korea and Yemen, and that were to happen, how would the rest of us know that the Qur'an had prophecied that, or which Surah it was from?
Let's not argue within our faiths either - this is about a wide angle focus so let's wait and see on this question. E.g. some Christians might be expecting the Rapture one day. Others reject the idea. Let's try instead to describe what both possibilities look like then sit back and wait, rather than argue over who has the right interpretation.
Let's not get too stuck on one particular prophecy 'coming off' either (in an 'I told you don't sense) - even Mother Shipman and Nostradamus have had that happen with some of theirs. The test for divine inspiration will be that in the end ALL will come to pass. Instead, let's take the chance to respectfully inform one another of potential prophetic horizons.
We live in interesting times!
I'm opening this thread up for those who are interested in outlining their interpretation of the texts they hold to be true and give the rest of us the heads up on what we ought to be looking out for.
If the Qur'an (and I don't think it does) described the Mahdi making a key alliance between Russia, Korea and Yemen, and that were to happen, how would the rest of us know that the Qur'an had prophecied that, or which Surah it was from?
Let's not argue within our faiths either - this is about a wide angle focus so let's wait and see on this question. E.g. some Christians might be expecting the Rapture one day. Others reject the idea. Let's try instead to describe what both possibilities look like then sit back and wait, rather than argue over who has the right interpretation.
Let's not get too stuck on one particular prophecy 'coming off' either (in an 'I told you don't sense) - even Mother Shipman and Nostradamus have had that happen with some of theirs. The test for divine inspiration will be that in the end ALL will come to pass. Instead, let's take the chance to respectfully inform one another of potential prophetic horizons.
We live in interesting times!
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