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PROPHECY 

Two Jewish men recently tried to climb the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism’s holiest site, because they believed a water stain on the wall signaled the coming of the Messiah. The stain was discovered by worshippers who came to pray at the base of the Western Wall, also known as the “Wailing Wall.” 

Some ultra-Orthodox Jews believe the water stain is a sign the wall is crying, which means the Messiah is on His way. The Wall is the retaining wall of the compound of the Temple Mount, which marks of the site of two ancient Biblical temples. (The Western wall is a remnant of the Second Temple, destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.) 

The chief Rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovich, says the men who tried to climb the wall were escorted away by police. Rabbi Rabinovich says he is investigating the stain, in case it is the result of a leak of some kind. He says he and the Israel Antiquities Authority are watching to see if the 10 by 40 centimeter mark continues to grow or disappears. 

—www.ananova.com, July 3, 2002. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell 

The stain on the Western Wall may or may not be important in a prophetic scheme of things. When Jesus Christ, the Messiah, walked the earth, he foretold many things to come, and promised to return to claim His followers. The site we know as the Wailing Wall reminds us of the truth of Jesus’ words spoken 40 years before the Second Temple was destroyed. 

Matthew 24:1-2 NIV “Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. ‘Do you see all these things?’, he asked. ‘I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; everyone will be thrown down.’”
 
 

PROPHESY 

I ran across a website the other day that collected prophesies of various prophets that the end of the world would occur before the end of 2001. Obviously, the prophets were wrong. One prediction set the date for January 31, 2001 and was based on a scroll purported to have been found in Noah's ark. 

Another prediction said the Great Tribulations would start April 7, 2001 and culminate on April 8, 2008. Another prophet said Jesus would return to earth on July 7, 2001, another one said the rapture would definitely take place in 2001, probably on Nov. 21. Nov. 21 was a popular date, because another prophet said that an asteroid would destroy Los Angeles on that date and that the Antichrist, who would go by the name, King David, would appear sometime during 2001. Still another prophet predicted that Armageddon would start on December 12, 2001 because China & Iraq would join together to attack Israel. 

—http://www.religioustolerance.org/end_wrl11.htm Illustration by Jim L. Wilson 

Matthew 24:36 NASB "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone."
 
 

PROPHECY 

I ran across a website the other day that collected prognostications of various prophets that the end of the world would occur before the end of 2006. Below are excerpts from their compilations: 

James Kingsley predicted a major "Earthquake Storm" near Los Angeles, CA. It was to start shortly after midnight of JAN 25, last for 2 hours, and be centered in Redondo Beach. The individual quakes range in magnitude from 7.1 to 7.9, and will be called "The Big One". 

Eric Julien of the Exopolitics Institute predicted that a remnant from a comet would hit the Atlantic Ocean and generate massive tsunami almost 200 meters (650 feet) in height on MAY 25th: He predicted that there will be tens of millions of deaths. 

Glenn Beck, anchor for CNN Headline News, predicted on AUG 09 that Armageddon would begin on AUG 22: "... is the day that Israel might be wiped off the map, leading to all-out Armageddon.... [It] could be the day that Agnostics get down on one knee and start to pray, 'Sweet Jesus, are you coming today'? " 

The Lord's Witness and the True Bible Code predicted that a nuclear bomb will hit the UN plaza in Manhattan on the Sabbath, sometime between sundown on SEP 08 and sundown on SEP 09. 

The House of Yahweh issued a news release stating that nuclear war was to begin on SEP 12. The war would start around the Euphrates River. 

Dr. Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda predicted that Jesus Christ's second coming would happen in Puerto Rico on DEC 17. 

—http://www.religioustolerance.org/end_wrl1.htm Illustration by Jim L. Wilson 

Well, the clock has struck 2007, and none of these predictions came true. 

Matthew 24:36 NASB "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." 

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PROPHECY 

Hundreds of Jews from a group of thousands in India claiming to be part of one of the ten "lost tribes" of Israel has been granted permission to immigrate, fulfilling what many members of the group consider to be a dream of returning to their homeland. 

The Assyrian Empire exiled the group when the northern kingdom of Israel was conquered over 2700 years ago, in 722 BC. They have been living in the Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, and continue to preserve ancient Jewish customs and rituals. 

The group known as Bnei Menashe, believe they are descendants of Manasseh, one of the Biblical patriarch Joseph's two sons, and a grandson of Jacob. Six rabbis visited the group and tested their knowledge of Judaism and officially converted 216 people. Once they were considered legally Jewish, the tribe can apply for Israeli citizenship under the country's "Law of Return" which guarantees sanctuary to Jews from anywhere in the world. 

Michael Freund, chairman of the organization leading the charge for the tribe's return said the tribe's homecoming after 2700 years is a miracle of "biblical proportions." Freund added, "It is the literal fulfillment of the vision of our prophets that our people will return to Israel from the four corners of the earth. It is a timely and welcome example of just what Israel and its wondrous rebirth is truly all about." 

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52317. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell. 

Isaiah 11:12 (GW) "He will raise a banner for the nations (to gather around). He will gather the outcasts of Israel and bring together the scattered people of Judah from the four corners of the earth."

Sometimes men predict what the future holds, when Jesus tells us what he is going to do, we can trust Him. 

John 14:1-3 (GW) “Don't be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me.   (2) My Father's house has many rooms. If that were not true, would I have told you that I'm going to prepare a place for you?   (3) If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again. Then I will bring you into my presence so that you will be where I am. 

For 20 years, from 1985 until 2005, Philip Tetlock, a University of California psychologist, kept track of the accuracy of hundreds of so-called experts on world affairs. He reported his findings in a book, Expert Political Judgment: How good is it? How can we know? (Princeton University Press His ultimate answer was “Not too good.”

When the results were in, "the vast majority of experts 'performed worse than random chance,' with an accuracy rate below 50 percent." 

-- The Week, November 12, 2010 p. 16 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

God set high standards for his prophets. 65% or even 95% was not good enough. Being closer to accurate than any other prophet was not sufficient. To be a prophet of God took 100% accuracy, 100% of the time. 

Deuteronomy 18:22 (NIV) If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him. 

The day before Super Bowl XLVI, many New York residents were wondering, what the New York Giants knew that no one else did. For a short time on Saturday, February 4th, 2012, the New York Giants site contained the message that the Giant were the Super Bowl Champions. Ads on the page offered shoppers the opportunity to get official Championship, and add the team’s image to their Face book and Twitter pages. 

Officials with the NFL said it is common practice for teams to prepare web graphics in advance, so they can go right up win the team wins a conference or world championship. They speculated someone with the Giant’s organization was looking for the back door, and accidentally posted the trial page in the wrong place. The premature page was taken down quickly. After the outcome of Sunday’s game, several people wondered if the NFL or teams knew something in advance. The NFL played down the speculation in their official statement. They said, “It is common practice for both teams to create web pages in advance of the conference championship games and Super Bowl. In this case, the hidden URL for the page was inadvertently available for a brief period of time while it was being positioned on the NFL server for possible post tomorrow night.” 

--Giants get ahead of themselves with “Super Bowl Champions” homepage…on Saturday, http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/giants-ahead-themselves-super-bowl-champions-home-page-030550983.html, February 4, 2012, Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell. 

James 4:13-15 (HCSB) Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” (14) You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are ?like? smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes. (15) Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

Laser experts are reporting that they have succeeded in building a camera that can see around corners. “Eventually there’s no reason why this shouldn’t be on your iPhone someday,” according to Andreas Velten of the Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Soon you will be able to look at the screen of your smart phone as you walk down the street and be aware of any possible dangers ahead, just around the corner. Muggers will not be able to surprise you from a dark alley; your phone has alerted you to their presence. It will ruin the game of hide and seek, but that is a small price to pay for safety. 

--USA Today, March 21, 2012 p. 3A Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

Life will never be totally risk free and we will not be able to predict what tomorrow is like. James warns us about the fragility of life. 

James 4:14 (ESV) yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 
 

There are numerous warnings in the Bible about false prophets who make bold proclamations that later prove not to be true. Over the years, many people have made predictions about the Internet which plays such a big role in modern life. Not all of these predictions were correct; in fact, some of them were way off the mark. In March 1989, a British scientist published a paper proposing what he called an “information management system” which would improve the sharing of information between researchers around the world. The proposal paved the way for the World Wide Web we know today. The odd things is that the scientist’s supervisor read the paper, and wrote “Vague, but exciting” on the cover. That supervisor could not have been more wrong. Other wrong predictions included Bill Gates’ proclamation in 2004 that spam would be eliminated within two years, Newsweek’s prediction that websites would never replace newspapers made in 1995, and two other 1995 predictions that the internet would never be able to handle very much traffic and that the web would spell the end of spying and control of information. The same year, Newsweek also predicted that no one would ever buy anything over the Internet due to a lack of salespeople. Even though, each of the predictions was made in good faith, all of them proved that no one really knows what the future holds.—Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.

5 predictions for the Web that were WAY off, By James O’Toole
http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/11/technology/web-predictions/index.html?hpt=hp_t5, Accessed March 11, 2014.

Matthew 7:15 (HCSB) “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves. 
 

PROPHECY

“We’re in a race against time, with population growth outstripping our ability to feed ourselves: If present trends continue, expect at least 100 million people—per year—to starve to death within the next two decades. Within 15 years, the levels of nitrogen buildup in the atmosphere will filter out half the sunlight presently reaching Earth. Decaying organic pollutants will suck up the oxygen in America’s rivers, killing freshwater fish. . . . Millions of city dwellers can expect to die in smog disasters. If present trends continue, in the next quarter-century average temperatures will plunge to about twice what it takes to put us into an ‘ice age.’”

These prophecies were the headlines in the 1970’s. None of the doomsday prophecies happened but that has not stopped today’s seers from prophesying more end-time scenarios. Perhaps we should quit listening to the prophets who speak in the name of the settled science. –Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Janie B. Cheaney, Doomsday Report, World, April 30, 2016 p. 14.

Deuteronomy 18:20 (HCSB) ^“But the prophet who dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods—that prophet must die.’”

PROPHECY

Developers in Texas announced plans for a $300 million luxury resort community. This is going to be a five-star resort with DEFCON 1 preparedness. It will be marketed to doomsday preppers with underground condos connected by tunnels.

These condominiums may protect occupants in case of nuclear war. When Jesus appears to wrap up the heavens and earth, DEFCON 1 won’t be much help. The best solution is to get right with the Lord, today. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

The Week, November 25, 2016 p. 6

2 Peter 3:10–13 (HCSB) “But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed. ¹¹ Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness ¹² as you wait for and earnestly desire the coming of the day of God. The heavens will be on fire and be dissolved because of it, and the elements will melt with the heat. ¹³ But based on His promise, we wait for the new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell.”

FALSE PROPHECY

Another TV evangelist seems to delight in making foolish and rash statements. Evangelist Rich Joyner predicted recently that Christian prophets will soon be able to write news stories a week in advance. To his own viewers he promised, “You don’t need to watch the Super Bowl, I’m going to tell you what’s going to happen.”

Scripture is plain, only sorrow awaits prophets whose only prophetic source is their own imagination. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

The week, May 26, 2017 p 8

Ezekiel 13:3 (CSB) “This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.”

PROPHECY

Another biblical “scholar” has made a mockery of biblical prophecy. He first claimed publically that the world would end on September 23, 2017. Later he amended his date until the middle of October. David Meade said, “I don’t believe you’ll be disappointed.”

Where have we heard this before? How many of these so-called prophets will we have to endure? Jesus says, “no one knows.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

The Week, October 6, 2017, p. 6

Matthew 24:36 (CSB)

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.

PROPHESY

David Meade predicted that the rapture would occur on April 23, 2018 because “the sun and moon will be in Virgo, as will Jupiter, which represents the Messiah,” which he saw as a fulfillment of Revelation 12:1–2. —Jim L. Wilson

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/04/11/biblical-prophecy-claims-rapture-is-coming-april-23-numerologist-says.html

Matthew 24:36 (CSB)

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.