Is Correct Understanding of Prophecy, Neccessary ?

Silver Surfer

The Bible says: 2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.

The dread results of a misunderstanding of Bible Prophecy....led the religious leaders, of Christ's day....to reject HIM, as their Savior.

The dread results of millions of people being drown in Noah's time, in the GREAT Flood....resulted from a rejection of God's Prophecy.

The saving of thousands of people in the City of Nineveh....was the results of believing God's Prophecy.

Christians, being saved during the destruction of Jersalem in 70 AD, was the result of people, believing God's prophecies.

The understanding....the correct understanding of God's prophecies, results in the destruction, or salvation of people.

45degreeN · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

One doesn't need to know and understand prophecy to gain salvation. One needs to know the gospel message to gain salvation and prophecy is just an add on, a good one but still an add on.

Silver Surfer · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:44 am Post subject:

james · Bear Cub Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 633

I have to agree with you SS for in Matt 16:1-4 (the key being verse 3) ..."O ye hypocrites ,you can discern the face of the sky ; but can you not discern the signs of the times" and also Matt 25:1-13 the parable of the ten virgins we are told " Watch therefore for you know niether the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh." I see all over in scripture we are to be aware of the times we are living in and only through Bible prophecies can we rightly discern what time we are living in.

Silver Surfer · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

45degreeN · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:52 am Post subject:

The Magi knew prophecy and therefore knew who was being born and went a great distance to be witness of it.

There were two people Anna and Simeon who were allowed to live extra long so they would see Christ after his birth they obviously knew prophecy well enough.

But even those who would become the disciples probably didn't know the prophecies well either, they were just inspired to follow. The multitudes who joined with the disciples after Pentecost, who heard the preaching of the apostles and believed, they might not even know the prophecies well either yet they were saved. So which is more important?

Silver Surfer · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:58 am Post subject:

Christopher_John · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

Silver Surfer · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Christopher.

It is most interesting that very few people who claim to be Christians, can prove by Bible prophecy that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, and Savior of mankind.

That prophecy is found in the 70 week prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27.

45degreeN · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:13 am Post subject:

The largest population of Jews in the ancient world outside of Jerusalem was in Babylon and IMHO those Magi were Jewish. The had the largest Yeshiva and the best known one at that, clear up until Jesus' time.