prophecy

Did Muhammad Predict Oil? Nah.

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Dust storm in Saudi Arabia

Some Muslim apologists like to say Muhammad predicted oil when he supposedly said, “The earth will vomit its treasures.” Here’s the actual hadith (Sahih Muslim 1013): “The earth will vomit long pieces of its liver like columns of gold and silver. The murderer will say, ‘It was for this that I killed,’ the thief will say, ‘It was for this that my hands were cut off,’ and they’ll leave it, taking nothing from it.” That’s not about oil. It literally mentions gold and silver, and ends with everyone walking away from the treasure. The point isn’t discovery of treasure, it’s about judgment. It’s a picture of people realizing how worthless greed was when the end … Read more

Joseph Smith’s Failed Prophecy About David Patten

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In Doctrine and Covenants 114:1, dated April 17, 1838, Joseph Smith records the following revelation from God: “Verily thus saith the Lord, it is wisdom in my servant David W. Patten, that he settle up all his business as soon as he possibly can, and make a disposition of his merchandise, that he may perform a mission unto me next spring, in company with others, even twelve including himself.” Notice that this verse is structured as a divine command issued in the spring of 1838, instructing Patten to prepare for a mission with the quorum of the Twelve Apostles in spring 1839. But the prophecy failed. On October 25, 1838, just six months after this … Read more

6 ancient cities, 6 deadly accurate prophecies that prove the inspiration of the Bible

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Most of you have probably seen the movie Groundhog Day. In the movie, weatherman Phil Connors (played by Bill Murray) gets stuck in a time loop where he repeatedly relives the same day — Groundhog Day. Over the course of this weird experience, he falls in love with his producer Rita (played by Andie MacDowell). In trying to level with Rita about this phenomena, he has to demonstrate to her that he’s inexplicably reliving the same day over and over again. So how does Phil prove such an extraordinary claim? Through some uncanny foresight. Phil reveals personal particulars about the locals in the coffee shop. He then tells her about multiple, minute details about what’s … Read more

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