Why do people think the prophets were predicting hundreds of years in the future?

Question

The purpose of the prophets was to "prophecise to the current king. They made predictions on when was a good time to go to war or make political decisions and general near future predictions, really no different than jesus "prophecising" the end times that would come before his apostles all passed.

They however, could have cared less what was to happen hundreds of years in the future. The prophets were there for the monarchy only, that is why once the monarchy ended so did the prophets. If there is no monarchy there is no reason the be prophecising. None of the prophecies that people attribute to jesus, have anything to do with jesus.

nblmint-sure it says that, in the badly translated Greek version, the original Hebrew says young girl not virgin. No this had nothing to do with jesus.

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Sorry Isaiah, did you actually have something to add? Something to refute?

Answer 1

So true. The line that Christians get 'Immanuel' and the virgin birth from is clearly specific to that time. The young woman is already pregnant and the prophecy is that the siege the kingdom is under at that time will end before the child is grown up.

Books like Daniel fit the historical circumstances of the times that they were written. If you know much history, it's obvious that they're about events that have happened, not a distant future.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

the purpose was to reveal the truth of God. that truth could be past present, near or far future. prophecy gives hope.
and you think isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel." has nothing to do with Jesus? is it just some random words? who is it about?

Answer 4

Prophets only provided the information, which already existed, in a manner suitable during that time.

Life and universe r (Kalpit) imagined and its events generally predetermined.

Answer 5

They were not aluve all though those years. Just somebody got the idea from them, like a dongens & dragons epi.

Answer 6

Neptunes ... (4 above) Try: Judaeo-Christian eschatology.

Answer 7

If you leave the end date for your 'prophecies' deliberately vague, then you can never really be proven wrong.
That way, if something absurd and unpredictable DOES happen, they can say, "See, I TOLD you so!"

Answer 8

It's ridiculous to think anyone back then thought to themselves "Ya know 2000 years from now this is gonna be important." Completely ridiculous.

Answer 9

See "Siener" on YouTube and you will find your real answer there he was a Boer prophet

Answer 10

since history repeats itself, people just take the bible out of context.