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David Mead profile: author of 'Planet X: The 2017 Arrival,' predicted the end in 2017 and again for April 23, 2018

End of the World Predictions and Why They're Wrong 00:04:36 – 00:05:36

Mike has read Mead's Kindle book and identifies him as a conspiracy theorist who anchors predictions in the authority of Scripture.

Mead's tactic: 'The Bible is God's Word, so if the Bible is true, my prediction is true' — even when he is several inferential steps away from the actual text. His prior failed 2017 prediction does not deter a new 2018 prediction.
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@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture, it is self-evident, internally consistent, and no...

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture,
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@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Except you are not judging his false teaching or false prophecy but the *manner and authenticity* of his recanting that specific teaching. It wasn’t done in a convincing way to you, so you claim he lied. Whethe...

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Except you are not judging his false teaching or false prophecy but the *manner and authenticity* of his recanting that specific teaching. It wasn’t done in a c
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@psalm119164 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam This is not about encouraging false teaching or false prophecy! After all, that is precisely what Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop. A godly woman teaching true doctrine to women to groups including men is...

@psalm119164 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam This is not about encouraging false teaching or false prophecy! After all, that is precisely what Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop. A godly woman teaching

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End of the World Predictions and Why They're Wrong @ 00:04:36

2018-04-18

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