With prophecies the commentator is often a more important man than the prophet.
Showing posts with label Prophecy Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prophecy Quotes. Show all posts
There is no question but that ...
There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another religion, were to come back today, he would find it virtually impossible to convince anyone of his credentials despite the fact that the vast evangelical machine on American television is predicated on His imminent return among us sinners.
There exists a species of tran...
There exists a species of transcendental ventriloquism by means of which men can be made to believe that something said on earth comes from Heaven.
The prophet who fails to prese...
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does he picture us caught in a tremendous man-made or God-made trap from which there is no escape, but we must also listen to him day in, day out, describe how the trap is inexorably closing. To such prophecies the human race, as presently bred and educated and situated, is incapable of listening. So some dance and some immolate themselves as human torches; some take drugs and some artists spill their creativity in sets of randomly placed dots on a white ground.
The are and practice of sellin...
The are and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.
The are and practice of sellin...
The are and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.
Prophecy today is hardly the r...
Prophecy today is hardly the romantic business that it used to be. The old tools of the trade, like the sword, the hair shirt, and the long fast in the wilderness, have given way to more contemporary, mundane instruments of doom --the book, the picket and the petition, the sit-in at City Hall.
A prophet is not without honou...
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
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