he was always willing to stand up for what he believed in, and he never hesitated in speaking out.
what do you all think?
2007-11-23 12:00:08 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i think his influence would have been much greater had he lived...
2007-11-23 12:07:49 · update #1
hmm...i said kind of a prophet, and not all prophets were christian...
2007-11-23 12:12:20 · update #2
this is one of the definitions of the word prophet...
A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression.
i think that's about right.
2007-11-26 23:37:49 · update #3
Well John Lennon I guess would have refused to be called a prophet because this would make him religious and he was an Atheist and didn't believe in religions. I guess he was a wise peaceful man indeed.
2007-11-24 09:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if I'd call him a prophet, but I think he was an amazing individual.
Perhaps you use a different definition of prophet than I do, but I always thought prophets were supposed to be able to predict the future.
2007-11-26 10:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was smart, talented, and honest. But a prophet? No. He was just a guy. In fact all the Beatles got extremely tired of people cornering them asking if their lyrics meant so-and so, or "what did you really mean." They were really just songwriters and performers, and although extraordinary, they were not prophets.
2007-11-23 12:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Petrushka's Ghost 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not sure. His message was not doctrine but he gave people a feel good feeling. Not unlike Joel Olsteen who preaches prosperity and packs a congregation of some 22,000 people each week... I think Lennon was an amazing guy - he never pretened to be a Pastor or whatever. His music was unifying and he put up with Yoko Ono.
2007-11-23 12:08:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-24 23:29:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with PatTexas. What do you think he was prophesizing? I'd really be interested to hear! We were discussing modern-day prophets in my Hebrew Scripture class last week. Other than Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, the only potentials we could come up with were Martin Luther King, Jr. and Billy Graham. What do y'all think about the latter two?
Please give us more details on what you believe Lennon was prophesizing so we can discuss it and give you a better answer.
2007-11-23 12:06:40 · answer #6 · answered by Mountain Girl 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He said a lot more memorable and worthwhile words about peace and love than some of those in the Bible. "Imagine" is one of the finest messages about brotherhood that I know of. He wasn't a prophet, just a dreamer.
2007-11-23 12:27:15 · answer #7 · answered by Boris Bumpley 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, not a prophet, just a very good pop songwriter and singer.
He said a lot of things while amassing a 300 million dollar fortune.
2007-11-23 12:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Despite what he, Yoko Ono, and his less than intelligent fans thought, he was no prophet. He was a drunken and drug addicted hippie. Besides, he was an atheist. Whoever heard of an atheist prophet? lol! How stupid.
What little he did believe in he stood up for. But that's nothing special. Ordinary people do it everyday. Mostly, he just believed in money and fame, though.
2007-11-23 12:31:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
John Lennon didn't believe in God...how can he be a prophet?
2007-11-23 12:08:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋