Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mmh@cs.qmw.ac.uk (Matthew Huntbach) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Iraq - Prophecy fulfilled? Message-ID: Date: 26 Sep 90 06:58:45 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computer Science Dept, QMW, University of London, UK. Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article gross@dg-rtp.dg.com (Gene Gross) writes: >Interesting reading. If in fact this prophecy is to have a modern >fulfillment, then it is possible that this is the start of some major >movements in the history of mankind that could lead to the fulfillment >of history and the coming of our great hope. > >We are told to watch the signs of the times, and this is certainly >prudent. We are also specifically warned against trying to predict times and places. This sort of thing runs into the danger of worshipping the book and forgetting its message. Seeing parallels with current events and scriptural events is one thing, but claiming that current events are specific fulfillments of prophecy is generally dangerous nonsense. The notion of "multiple fulfillment" was presumably invented to cover up the embarrassment of those who have been too quick to claim fulfillment of prophecy. Every age seems to have those who think the run of the mill disasters and wars of the time are fulfillment of prophecy. Matthew Huntbach