To: the-ironically-named-proverbs2
I have commented in another thread.
I am disappointed in Tim's . . . not sure how to put it . . . candor . . . THOUGH HE IS ABOVE AVERAGE IN CANDOR.
He asserted well before the end of the year--I think the last week of November maybe to the first week or so of Dec--some time in there--that a UFO from God broke the huge meteor up into harmless pieces. That otherwise the meteor would have caused the 9.0+ quake.
He apologized or at least admitted a flaw in not being more open to allowing for prayer to alter what God had planned.
He also asserted that the multiple 7.0 and there abouts plus the 8.3 in Alaska were dissipations of the energy that had been slated for the 9.0+ quake.
In a sense, he covered his tracks, so to speak.
But I found it all lacking in what I expect from a prophet of God--though I realize at least a couple of times, the Old Testament stars blew it, too. I haven't yet tracked those refs down. Hasn't been enough of a priority.
Nevertheless, he did call for lots of prayer as have others about such things. He did originally suggest that God would moderate it at least in moving the epicenter.
I'm not yet ready to pounce on him as a false prophet. I guess I see him as growing and learning at this point. How much of an anointing does he have? I don't know. Does he have a gift of prophecy vs a calling as prophet? I don't know.
I still lean on the FREEPER's knowledge of him who know him. Close range knowledge is better than what we get. They assert he's authentic. I'm still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Am I merely overly charitable than average? I SURE HOPE SO. I like to reap/harvest that.
I STILL STRONGLY BELIEVE that we shall see the day when a prophet says thus and so and it occurs precisely as predicted in manner and event and precisely in timing. In a way, I'm glad we're not there yet. I think A LOT OF HARD, TERRIBLE things will also be the norm at such times.
But I don't see Christians mostly--even Christians preparing themselves--much less their families and homes; hearts and habits for such a day--much less the pagans in our land. That's a lot more sobering to me than Tim's flaws.
I don't need to throw any rocks at Tim though I'm willing to call a spade a spade. At least to some degree, I think he missed it. He--to some degree--admitted that he missed it--and he admitted it well before the end of the year.
I was also disappointed when he didn't produce the length and quality of a document on UFO's that I ASSUMED he intended to produce from what he said. On the key point of distinguishing from good and evil UFO's he wrote maybe a line or two. Instead, he encouraged us to get his book as soon as he could get the funds to publish it.
I have a lot of grace for that--ministry and family duties and all. Still, I felt what he advertised in terms of the coming UFO doc and what he produced were at odds. Perhaps that was mostly due to my expectations. But I think, in part, he copped out. My guess is he got busier or tireder than he planned and reduced the quality and quantity of the UFO doc product. That didn't feel right. And I was at least disappointed.
But that's a relatively small thing. I do need to send him a copy of this, though. Perhaps before I hit the post button to be more kosher [DID THAT].
I wouldn't get all wound up about Tim one way or the other. I knew he was human with human flaws in the beginning. I didn't know whether he'd turn out to be well above average in accuracy or not. But I was more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and wait and see. I mostly still am. I like lots of grace. I want to extend lots of grace. God will deal with Tim whether he's just a prophet in training, maturing or wholesale false.
Sooner or later there will be more than one prophet who will speak humbly and accurately what God wants them to speak AND GOD WILL EMPHATICALLY BACK IT UP PRECISELY. I guess we all would be wise to merely stay tuned. But mostly we would be wise to walk closer and closer to God that WE MIGHT HEAR ACCURATELY WHAT GOD WOULD HAVE US TO DO DAY BY DAY, MOMENT BY MOMENT.
That's probably more of a challenge for most of us than calling the plays on Tim's field accurately or not.
Thanks for your post. I understand your perspective a lot. Blessings in the New Year.
397 posted on
01/05/2003 9:50:21 AM PST by
Quix
To: Quix
Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I agree with much of what you wrote, especially:
"I STILL STRONGLY BELIEVE that we shall see the day when a prophet says thus and so and it occurs precisely as predicted in manner and event and precisely in timing. In a way, I'm glad we're not there yet. I think A LOT OF HARD, TERRIBLE things will also be the norm at such times."
I believe what the Bible says, and do believe that Jesus was not exagerating in Matt. 24:21. I guess what bothers me about these current day prophets is that they discredit the whole idea of prophecy when they are wrong. I've known people close to me that thought they had this "gift" but ended up looking like fools in the end. In the Bible it looks to me like most prophets were very reluctant. These modern day counterparts are always a little too eager for me.
To: Quix
He asserted well before the end of the year--I think the last week of November maybe to the first week or so of Dec--some time in there--that a UFO from God broke the huge meteor up into harmless pieces. That otherwise the meteor would have caused the 9.0+ quake. Run. Quite frankly, run from this guy, he is IMO a charlatan. A meteor of any size would cause something far greater than a 9.0 quake. And whenever a prophet has to rely upon far-out answers to explain the failures of their prophesy, odds are that they are false prophets.
400 posted on
01/06/2003 10:48:15 AM PST by
dirtboy
To: Quix
Here is a map of recent earthquakes in the Central U.S.:

Note that earthquakes happen all the time. So it's easy to say that they might be increasing, because quite frankly most people are unaware of just how common they are.
404 posted on
01/06/2003 11:19:37 AM PST by
dirtboy
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