Is that all you can do? Bang on about bible prophesies?
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Kinda. They came true. So, it is PROOF!!!!
Where are your prophecies that came true. Oh wait, that's right, you don't have ANY.
Why don't you ask, "where are my trading predictions"?
I don't have any, I don't do predictions other than at times very short term because I've noted a likely trend change.
I don't expect gospel truth trading predictions either, just a calculated guess.
Sleight of hand snake oil tricks.
Kinda. They came true. So, it is PROOF!!!!
Where are your prophecies that came true. Oh wait, that's right, you don't have ANY.
What about Nostradamus and his Quatrains? So many claim that many of his prophecies came true. How does he square up with the Torah?
This article discusses Nostradamus from a Biblical perspective (bold added for emphasis):
https://www.gotquestions.org/Nostradamus-prophet.html
"If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him" (Deuteronomy 18:22). The Bible also says in Deuteronomy 13:1-3 that even if what a prophet says comes true, if he does not lead others to worship the one true God, then he is still a false prophet based upon that alone.
Nostradamus was certainly not a prophet by the first definition. But it is asserted by some that he was a prophet who foretold future events. But did he? Prophecies, in order to be verified, must be specific and detailed enough to be undeniably true. For example, in the Bible, a Messianic prophecy about Jesus the Messiah being nailed by His hands and feet is found in Psalm 22:16, where it prophetically states that "they have pierced my hands and my feet." That was written at a time when crucifixion was not a method of execution in Israel. But that is exactly how Jesus died. There are specific details that are clear and correlate to the fulfillment. There are hundreds and hundreds of such detailed prophecies about Jesus’ first advent, all of which came true.
But Nostradamus did not have this kind of detail in his prophecies. For example, this prophecy of Nostradamus is believed by some to foretell the 9/11 attacks:
"In the year of the new century and nine months, From the sky will come a great King of Terror. The sky will burn at forty-five degrees. Fire approaches the great new city."
The problems with this “prophecy” are numerous. First, statements in different writings from Nostradamus had to be compiled to create this four-statement section. Second, who is the King of Terror coming from the sky, and how does that relate to the airplanes that flew into the buildings? Third, how does the sky burning at forty-five degrees relate to the burning of buildings? Finally, in no way can New York City be described as a “new city” in 2001. It is, in fact, one of the oldest cities in the country.
The extreme vagueness of the prediction, coupled with the application to things that aren’t clearly being spoken of, is called "retroactive clairvoyance." This is when something written beforehand needs to be changed and the modern event squeezed into a very vague and unspecific statement. Nostradamus' prophecies all fit into this category.
But Nostradamus did not have this kind of detail in his prophecies. For example, this prophecy of Nostradamus is believed by some to foretell the 9/11 attacks:
"In the year of the new century and nine months, From the sky will come a great King of Terror. The sky will burn at forty-five degrees. Fire approaches the great new city."
The problems with this “prophecy” are numerous. First, statements in different writings from Nostradamus had to be compiled to create this four-statement section. Second, who is the King of Terror coming from the sky, and how does that relate to the airplanes that flew into the buildings? Third, how does the sky burning at forty-five degrees relate to the burning of buildings? Finally, in no way can New York City be described as a “new city” in 2001. It is, in fact, one of the oldest cities in the country.
The extreme vagueness of the prediction, coupled with the application to things that aren’t clearly being spoken of, is called "retroactive clairvoyance." This is when something written beforehand needs to be changed and the modern event squeezed into a very vague and unspecific statement. Nostradamus' prophecies all fit into this category.
Year of the century and 9 months. So 9/11/2000. He was off by one year. Big deal.
The king of terror was Osama, who came from the sky through airplanes.
The latitude of NYC is ~40.7 degrees north. So he missed that by "this much"
Um, New York City? New City? new city?
Just like all the prophecies from the Old Testament. They fit the narrative with nothing specific.
Why don't you ever post the failed prophecies from the Bible?
Well, I do believe that Satan can do miracles through people and can somewhat foretell the future, though not because of omniscience, more because he has some power, as God grants it to him, to make what his prophets say come true.
One thing we haven't discussed much on hear is the occult and the supernatural. I believe many of those things do happen, but they are caused by Satan, not God, and I do my best to stay far, far away from them.
So, if somehow Nostradamus was correct in his prediction, it would not mean that he was a prophet from God.
https://www.gotquestions.org/Nostradamus-prophet.html
The Bible also says in Deuteronomy 13:1-3 that even if what a prophet says comes true, if he does not lead others to worship the one true God, then he is still a false prophet based upon that alone.
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