Pat Robertson tests God again.
OK, I'll come right out and say it: Pat Robertson is a false prophet.
He predicted last January that terrorist attack on the United States would result in “mass killing” late in 2007.
“I’m not necessarily saying it’s going to be nuclear,” he said during his news-and-talk television show “The 700 Club” on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “The Lord didn’t say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that.”
It was nothing like that! There was no terrorist attack in the United States in 2007! So, did God lie, or did Pat Robertson misunderstand? He says that perhaps Christians prayed against the event and God changed His mind, but I think he's reaching for a convenient explanation for why his prophecy did not come true.
Now he's come out with a new list of predictions, including:
""The Lord said the economy of your nation will recover. The steps taken will lead to a dramatic increase in the power of government. The people will welcome socialism in order to relieve their pain. Nothing will stand in the way of a plan by Obama to restructure the economy in the same fashion as the New Deal in the '30s. America will no longer have the power in the world that it has since World War II.... if I’m hearing Him right, gold will go to about $1,900 an ounce, and oil $300 a barrel," Robertson said.
There's not much here that any application of common sense and a natural reading of the world scene would not come up with. Economies are cyclical; ours will come back as it has before. It's obvious that people are welcoming socialism because they elected Barack Obama. Obama has as much as stated that he's going to do the New Deal again--and he's going to cut the military, which will certainly reduce our power in the world.
Bob Dutko said of his former boss on his radio show, "I'm not comfortable with the idea that every year, at the beginning of the year, God lays out his list for Pat Robertson to tell everybody, 'here's what God says is going to happen.' ... I've never said that God can't do that, and that He can't do that through Pat Roberson. What I am saying is it makes me a little bit leery when supposedly God would be doing this in a way -- let's face it -- very consistent with how Jean Dixon and all the old psychics have always done it. 'Hey, it's a brand new year, and here are the predictions for the new year!' I don't really see Scripturally that being the way God tends to work. 'It's a new year, and so the psychics are all giving their predictions for the year. Here, Pat Robertson, let Me give you the predictions for the year,' and these are from God.' I'm a little leery because it's presented that way. I'm a little nervous and a little skeptical when it's a timely thing --
'Happy New Year, here are the predictions for the new year!'"
"I say with humility, I hope I’ve heard the Lord. I spend time praying and asking him for wisdom and if there’s a mistake, it’s not his fault, it’s mine," Robertson said. Has he followed the advice of 1 John 4:1 - "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world." I think it's possible that Pat Robertson heard from a spirit, but I honestly don't think it was God. There are other creatures in this world that can pick up on things and make logical predictions, too.
You know what, Pat, if you're not totally sure that your prophecy is from God, then don't make the prediction. Here's the reason: If you're wrong, it makes people of faith look like fools.
He predicted last January that terrorist attack on the United States would result in “mass killing” late in 2007.
“I’m not necessarily saying it’s going to be nuclear,” he said during his news-and-talk television show “The 700 Club” on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “The Lord didn’t say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that.”
It was nothing like that! There was no terrorist attack in the United States in 2007! So, did God lie, or did Pat Robertson misunderstand? He says that perhaps Christians prayed against the event and God changed His mind, but I think he's reaching for a convenient explanation for why his prophecy did not come true.
Now he's come out with a new list of predictions, including:
""The Lord said the economy of your nation will recover. The steps taken will lead to a dramatic increase in the power of government. The people will welcome socialism in order to relieve their pain. Nothing will stand in the way of a plan by Obama to restructure the economy in the same fashion as the New Deal in the '30s. America will no longer have the power in the world that it has since World War II.... if I’m hearing Him right, gold will go to about $1,900 an ounce, and oil $300 a barrel," Robertson said.
There's not much here that any application of common sense and a natural reading of the world scene would not come up with. Economies are cyclical; ours will come back as it has before. It's obvious that people are welcoming socialism because they elected Barack Obama. Obama has as much as stated that he's going to do the New Deal again--and he's going to cut the military, which will certainly reduce our power in the world.
Bob Dutko said of his former boss on his radio show, "I'm not comfortable with the idea that every year, at the beginning of the year, God lays out his list for Pat Robertson to tell everybody, 'here's what God says is going to happen.' ... I've never said that God can't do that, and that He can't do that through Pat Roberson. What I am saying is it makes me a little bit leery when supposedly God would be doing this in a way -- let's face it -- very consistent with how Jean Dixon and all the old psychics have always done it. 'Hey, it's a brand new year, and here are the predictions for the new year!' I don't really see Scripturally that being the way God tends to work. 'It's a new year, and so the psychics are all giving their predictions for the year. Here, Pat Robertson, let Me give you the predictions for the year,' and these are from God.' I'm a little leery because it's presented that way. I'm a little nervous and a little skeptical when it's a timely thing --
'Happy New Year, here are the predictions for the new year!'"
"I say with humility, I hope I’ve heard the Lord. I spend time praying and asking him for wisdom and if there’s a mistake, it’s not his fault, it’s mine," Robertson said. Has he followed the advice of 1 John 4:1 - "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world." I think it's possible that Pat Robertson heard from a spirit, but I honestly don't think it was God. There are other creatures in this world that can pick up on things and make logical predictions, too.
You know what, Pat, if you're not totally sure that your prophecy is from God, then don't make the prediction. Here's the reason: If you're wrong, it makes people of faith look like fools.
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