I wonder what it feels like to be so sure that you know what God's intends. Pat Robertson knows . . . he says so himself. His latest proclamation (see below for his track record) has to do with the Middle East peace process. He warns that, if the U. S. pressures Israel to accept a compromise that involves divided ownership of Jerusalem, God will punish the U. S. with natural disasters.
“[I]f the United States pressures Israel to try to give up half of Jerusalem, God himself is going to come against this nation. Watch it. . . . You're asking for the wrath of Almighty God to fall on this nation. And when it falls, it won't be fun."Of course, natural disasters happen all the time. So it's a pretty safe prediction to make. Just wait a while, and one is sure to come along, and you can claim that's it.
But Pat Robertson isn't really concerned with the validity of his wild predictions. He's just trying to keep up his audience on his tv show. Maybe he really believes it, but that doesn't make it true.
I well remember some years back when he predicted that the fires raging across central Florida were God's wrath at the city of Orlando for flying banners proclaiming Gay Day at Disneyworld. He said Orlando would burn. Instead, when the fires were just 50 miles outside the city, they turned and went another way. The city was spared.
Instead, later that same year, a hurricane struck Virginia Beach, where Robertson has his headquarters. But we heard nothing about God's punishment for Robertson's lies about Him.
There must be some really gullible people who watch Robertson's PTL network. He can just say anything he wants, just make stuff up. And claim he knows God's intent.
Must be wonderful, in a deluded sort of way. What freedom !!! Freedom from logic, freedom from evidence, freedom from responsibility. Wow !!!
Ralph
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