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Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

David Mead's methodology: mixing Bible with geopolitics, science, numerology, ancient languages, and Bible codes to make predictions hard to track

Mike describes the general methodology of end-of-world predictors, using Mead as the prime example. The complexity of the mixture is itself part of the rhetorical strategy.

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Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

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

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

false prophecy David Mead Planet X: The 2017 Arrival
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

David Mead's first Scripture abuse: Isaiah 24:1 and the 'polar shift' interpretation

Mike walks through Mead's Kindle book 'Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?' verse by verse. Isaiah 24:1 is the opening Scripture Mead uses.

Isaiah 24:1 David Mead Isaiah 24:1 Will Planet X Signal the Rapture
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

David Mead's second Scripture abuse: Revelation 6:12-17 (Sixth Seal) as 'absolute proof' of Planet X/Nibiru

Mead explicitly claims that Revelation 6 is 'absolute proof of the existence of Planet X.' Mike reads Mead's direct quote and then the passage itself.

Revelation 6:12-17 hermeneutics false prophecy David Mead
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Mike's rebuttal to Mead's Revelation 6 interpretation: 'stars' in ancient cosmology means any light above us; 'sky as a scroll' has multiple possible readings

Mike unpacks what the text actually says and the interpretive range available.

Revelation 6:12-17 hermeneutics David Mead Planet X