Why won’t the stupid world just END already?
People have been predicting the second coming of Christ for about 2,000 years now. Even Jesus himself said, “Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done” (Mark 13:30 – KJV) when talking about the end of the world. He also said, “Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power” (Mark 9:1 – JKV). Furthermore, when God is talking in Revelation 3:11 He says, “Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown” (KJV).
It should hardly be surprising that prophesies started to pour in shortly after the crucifixion. Throughout the past couple of decades it seems about twice a year we have some story in the news about an impending end of the world prediction. I started to look around for some of these and stumbled on a website that lists more than 200 such predictions and is by no means comprehensive.
There is just one problem with this. Jehovah told us very clearly that prior to the “last days” of the earth all the prophets would be taken from the earth.
Zechariah 13:2 (ISV) "At that time," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "I will eliminate the names of the idols from the land, and they will not be remembered anymore. I will also force both prophet and demon to leave the land.
Then Jehovah said anyone who prophesies that the “end is near” should be killed by his/her parents!
Zechariah 13:3 (ISV) - It will also come about that if any man would dare to prophesy, then his father and his mother who bore him will respond to him, 'You will not live, because you are speaking lies in the name of the LORD.' Then his father and mother who bore him will stab him for prophesying. NOTE: this is referring to the “last days” after God pulls out all the prophets.
Furthermore, Jehovah also promised to personally punish all false prophets, not just those that predict the end.
Jeremiah 29: 20-21 (NLT) - Therefore, listen to this message from the LORD, all you captives there in Babylon. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says about your prophets--Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah--who are telling you lies in my name: "I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar for execution before your eyes.
Jeremiah 29:30-32 (NLT) - Then the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah: "Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, 'This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies, I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"
Wait, false prophets and their families are punished? Holy crap! Didn’t we start by listing a few false prophesies made by Jesus Christ himself? Does this mean God should be punishing himself, or was it ok for Jesus to prophesy falsely because he was “sent” by his father?
I’m confused.
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