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Reason 7: Astrological 'snake oil' — rare celestial events exploited as prophetic signs

End of the World Predictions and Why They're Wrong 00:48:26 – 00:49:59

Seventh reason people fall for false predictions.

End-times predictors frequently invoke unusual astronomical alignments (Jupiter, Venus, Neptune, Orion's Belt, etc.) as signs. Mike's response: rare astronomical events happen constantly — 'something will happen in the sky next month that hasn't happened in thousands of years.' Example: the 'blood moons' of 2014-2015 — presented as signs because they fell on Jewish feasts. But the Jewish feasts are set by a lunar calendar, so blood moons (full lunar eclipses) will always fall near feast days. The 'sign' is an artifact of calendar correlation, not a supernatural event. Bible does mention 'signs in the heavens' but uses generic language; that generic language should not be pinned to specific celestial alignments.
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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 @ 00:48:26

2018-04-18

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