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Testing the Prophets

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
The Bible establishes the standard for discerning the claims of a prophet. It's quite simple. He or she must be 100% accurate (Deut. 18:20-22). No mistakes. No adjustments. No ex post facto explanations as to why a prophecy did not come to pass as specified. In fact, the Bible bases its authority on its own claim of unquestioned prophetic integrity. With nearly two thousand predictions on everything from the birth of a promised redeemer to the destruction of particular nations, it only takes one failed prediction to call the others into question. God has set the highest standard possible. You will never hear modern-day "prophets" make the claim that all their prophecies came to pass as written. They and their reading public are satisfied with a better than average percentage of accuracy.

Posted by Editor at May 28, 2008 08:46 AM