Some predictions are just wrong. Like this one for example, which is laughably wrong:
To listen to, and then act on the predictions of someone who is always or even sometimes wrong is foolish. You wouldn’t bank your life on a prediction that you had little or no confidence it would come true. I hope noone heard Sylvia’s prediction and bought property in the US…
Some predictions however, prove not to be wrong. In these cases it would be unwise not to pay attention.
Three times in the gospel of Mark Jesus predicts his death- Mark 8:31-33, Mark 9:30-32 and Mark 10:32-34. These aren’t just “I’m going to die” predictions – we could all do that. Each prediction included specific detail about how his death would take place. He would suffer – people would mock him, spit on him. He would be handed over to, and rejected by the Chief Priest and Elders of the law. Jesus is clear on the ‘how’ of his death. What stands out most is that in each prediction, Jesus says that “after three days he will rise again”. He predicts that his death won’t be the end – he will return.
As we keep on reading the gospel we see that everything that Jesus said would happen did happen – he even rose again three days after his death. Find me anyone else who can predict that and then carry it out!
If what Jesus predicted didn’t eventuate, ignoring him is the only reasonable response. Anyone can make massive claims about the future. Yet when we read what he predicted and see it all unfold, detail for detail before us, ignoring him is no longer an option.
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