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Archaea · 03-04-2009, 11:52 PM

As we read the Tanakh, we see bright declarations of calamity predicted and apparently correctly foretold. Perhaps this is the result of scribal synthesis rather the actually telling which allowed the "prophetic" warnings, i.e., the concepts affecting Deutero and Trito Isaiah.

Today, our leaders go out of their way to disavow any predictive declarations, the most coming to mind were the words of GBH, "I am not prediciting ..."

Why the change in "prophetic" language?

Is it simply a change in proximity to the actual events as opposed to a favorable revisionistic approach of the United Kingdom era scribes as opposed to the cautious, corporate approach of modern organizations?

WJCougar · 03-05-2009, 05:17 PM

It seems the prophets and leaders of the church are all about warning the members of the church about the evils of the world, but not saying "or else" I just see in my own ward that people get offended way too easily when they are told they are doing something wrong. Maybe the prophet's approach these days is to only preach to those that are ready and understand the consequences rather than warning a bunch of people who really can't handle the truth.

03-04-2009, 11:52 PM	#1
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	What perspective the prophets? As we read the Tanakh, we see bright declarations of calamity predicted and apparently correctly foretold. Perhaps this is the result of scribal synthesis rather the actually telling which allowed the "prophetic" warnings, i.e., the concepts affecting Deutero and Trito Isaiah. Today, our leaders go out of their way to disavow any predictive declarations, the most coming to mind were the words of GBH, "I am not prediciting ..." Why the change in "prophetic" language? Is it simply a change in proximity to the actual events as opposed to a favorable revisionistic approach of the United Kingdom era scribes as opposed to the cautious, corporate approach of modern organizations? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

03-05-2009, 05:17 PM	#2
WJCougar Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 41	Maybe because people are not ready. It seems the prophets and leaders of the church are all about warning the members of the church about the evils of the world, but not saying "or else" I just see in my own ward that people get offended way too easily when they are told they are doing something wrong. Maybe the prophet's approach these days is to only preach to those that are ready and understand the consequences rather than warning a bunch of people who really can't handle the truth.