And it the passage is allegorical, don't tell me that it is literal and wrong. Cuz that just don't cut it.
2006-10-31 15:32:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There aren't any. Some of the things they claim are mere coincidence (if you throw a stick enough times you're bound to hit something).
The majority of the things most commonly referred to as fulfilled fall into one of three catagories:
1-Hearsay. Claiming Jesus fulfilled Hebrew prophecy, without any evidence of his existence, contemporary to his day, for example.
2-Written after the fact. The bible was written well after Christ supposedly walked the earth. Its rather easy to write about an event after it happened, and make it support what you want. The repeated translation of the bible supports this as well.
3-Vague writing. Like Nostradamus, some of the events foretold are written in such a vague language, that by stretching one's imagination after certain events, you can make the event fit the wording.
2006-10-31 15:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Bill K Atheist Goodfella 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
What passages are we referring to? Are these passages literal or not? If they're not literal, how can you take any part of the Bible literally? And if you can't take the Bible literally, what can you base your beliefs on?
I got a little carried away. Quote me the passages and your examples of why they're true.
2006-10-31 23:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by robtheman 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Being non believers alot of us would not have read and studied the bible to actually have an awnser to this question. there are exceptions though dont get me rong. THink of this as an example....have you read the koran (spellng may be rong) and if so....why do you not believe in bla bla bla..it just doesnt make sense that a non believer would read and study something they dont believe in.
2006-10-31 23:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by jennyve25 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yeah the Messiah has not come yet because he did not fulfill the Biblical prophecies
if you want an exact prophecy how about this
Isaiah 2:4
He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/jewsandjesus.htm#1
2006-10-31 23:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I haven't heard trumpets from the sky yet, or many of the various other things that are mentioned in the text. Nor have I seen any of the plagues or disasters mentioned either.
2006-10-31 23:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't believe in the bible because I have my own beliefs that don't relate to the bible. Also, "prophetic" words can easily be twisted to suite almost any situation. I don't care if it gave the exact second Hitler was born, I won't believe in it because I don't believe in your god or your bible.
2006-10-31 23:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by spirenteh 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You name a bunch of somewhat vague things and see if they don't come true in a few thousand years.
2006-10-31 23:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by Rageling 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I can show you 204 prophecies in the bible that are false:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/proph/long.html
Maybe you weren't expecting that...lol
2006-10-31 23:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by atheists h 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Can you name one that HAS come true?
And I want specifics, not something that is that vague it could cover many things
2006-10-31 23:33:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Non-believers of what? Everyone is a non-believer of something.
2006-10-31 23:33:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋