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Which other countries have EVER provided troops to fight alongside Israelis? NONE, not even the US; and in 1948, the Jews didn't even have the benefit of top-of-the-line US military equipment either.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by OldCorp
Due to God's promise that they would never be uprooted again, and His supernatural protection, the tiny IDF kicked the invading Arab armies collective ASS.
God didn't help them but other countries did..
Self fulfilling prophecy is easy...
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by OldCorp
Israel declared independence in 1948. Today, Israel is among the world's most prosperous countries. In 1999, for example, Israel's per capita Gross Domestic Product was twice as prosperous than the neighboring countries.
And yet they STILL take aid money from the US...
That sounds like the old definition of a jew...
Originally posted by OldCorp
Prophecy is an extremely misunderstood field of study; but the FULFILLMENT of it - as we watch - is a cornerstone of MY belief system. The specificity of prophecy from nearly 3,000 years ago, predicting the rebirth of Israel TO THE YEAR, convinces me that there IS a plan in place and it IS being followed.
I found it to be stereotypical, and borderline racist in nature and felt really offended by it, even though I am not Jewish.
You should really re-think what you said, and if you have any moral compass at all, an apology to those who are of Jewish delineation would be encouraged.
Originally posted by OldCorp
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by OldCorp
Well, you would be incorrect. Here is a web page with a whole bunch of prophecies that, as Messiah, Christ fulfilled - from being born in Bethlehem, to the fact that he was descended from King David through both his mother Mary and his earthly "father" Joseph, entitling him to the throne of Israel. www.konig.org...
And yet the jews don't recognize jesus..
So where are you preaching from??
I'm not preaching at all, I'm simply pointing out the statistical improbability of Israel's survival without Divine intervention. I wish I could find the link now, but someone figured out the exact (or close) odds of a dispossessed people maintaining their cohesion through various tragedies and difficulties, and you are more likely to win the Powerball. No other group in history has survived being so thoroughly conquered. The Medes, Persians, Aztecs, Olmecs, Clovis, the Caananites, Amalekites, Philistines: all powerful civilizations on the dustheap of history, but the Jews keep rollin' on.
Wouldn't you at least admit that it is extremely unlikely?
For me, prophecy is a powerful tool, proving that the Bible is Divinely inspired. It's not just these 10 prophecies concerning Israel, but ALL of them, taken in toto, that have convinced me. I think there are something like 900 prophecies in the Bible that have come true, NONE have NOT happened as described except those prophecies concerning the return of Christ (which has obviously not yet occurred.)
Originally posted by OldCorp
Originally posted by DavinciThales
reply to post by OldCorp
What would happen if the president of the United States were Agnostic instead of Christian?
I don't know brother. You'd think that having a Muslim in the White House might kinda derail the plans too, but so far BHO is doing just what God wants him to.
Originally posted by OldCorp
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by OldCorp
Due to God's promise that they would never be uprooted again, and His supernatural protection, the tiny IDF kicked the invading Arab armies collective ASS.
God didn't help them but other countries did..
Self fulfilling prophecy is easy...
Which other countries have EVER provided troops to fight alongside Israelis? NONE, not even the US; and in 1948, the Jews didn't even have the benefit of top-of-the-line US military equipment either.
The "Self-fulfilling prophecy" argument is a WEAK one at best. Logically, Israel shoud have ceased to exist in 70 AD when the Romans sacked Jerusalem and scattered the Jews to the four corners of the Earth. Actually, they should have ceased to exist when the Babylonians did the same thing in the 6th century BC. I have faith in what the Bible says, but that faith is guided by reason, logic, and probability. The odds against the Jews surviving as a cohesive group for 3,000 years without a place to call their own are astronomical, as well as being unprecedented and unrivaled. For them to accurately follow a timeline set in stone - to create a nation in the very year it was predicted to occur - only adds to the improbability of the scenario without Divine assistance and revelation to the Prophets.
Originally posted by The GUT
I figure--on a conspiracy-minded website--that there has to be folk like me: A former scoffer of anything related to Christianity.
But I was shocked to find that the evidence continued to mount and that the Greatest Conspiracy To Ever Be Sold--Satan's that is--is an actuality...but at a weak point in the game, at it's most transparent, and those who would give the Bible another think will start to find that what the Word claims about itself is true :
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (Heb. 4:12)
The Holy Bible is an exact fit. It's the Grand Unifying Theory of All Time. From NWO to UFOS to Climate Change to Man's Inhumanity to Man and So Much More. It's all in there. It's hypothesis fits like no other and proves itself time & time & time again.
It's prophecy adds real-world weight. It's so far beyond any of that 'self-fulfilling prophecy' hoo-ha that somebody here is attempting to fertilize with. Don't believe that; check it out for yourself.
For those who haven't read it, do so and be prepared to have your mind blown when you realize the Word is supernaturally alive somehow: Living & Active. Sharper than any two-edged sword. Word to your Mother.
For those who have read it; why not just give it another think--like I did--with the hypothesis that it does explain our world--and ourselves--like no other book extant. Everything fits. The explanations for it all lay therein. Even for the conspiracies that brought most of us here in the first place.
I scoff no more…but I do stand in awe of this amazing & preternatural Word: The Holy Bible. But don't take my word for it…Dig In!
OP: Well-done, Well-stated.