4/16/2024 0 Comments Chuck missler the face of marsThe problem with over-allegorizing people in Genesis 1-11 is that one has now real basis for when the mythological people end and the historical people begin (the book of Chronicles and Luke’s genealogy makes no such distinction). Maybe Adam and Eve are true people, but there were other people living at the time too (for instance, Leviticus condemns incest as wicked, but if Adam and Eve are the sole original pair that means God brought about humanity through incest… Which has an inkling of inconsistent morals). Perhaps the flood miraculously took place, but it didn’t incase the whole planet. Perhaps it’s also true that their are generation skips between the patriarchs (as can be clearly seen in Matthew’s Genealogy). Like one might suggest that the people in Genesis 5 were real flesh-n-blood people, but that their ages were exaggerated (possibly following a tradition of their neighbors that make their ancestors have really long lifespans). She reads the early chapters of Genesis as actual history, but filtered through the lens of the Ancient Hebrews who are writing it. I believe Carol Hill from ASA (american Scientific Affiliation) wrote a great article about interpreting the Bible, which she calls “The Worldview Approach”. While Chuck Missler, most certainly wouldn’t claim that he’s inspired by God, the logical conclusion would be that he is… Because Paul and Jesus make no mention of this phenomenal “prophecy hidden in the genealogy”. Michael Heiser gave the following point: "There is no New Testament passage, anywhere, that would used this Genesis 5 interpretation as giving a prophecy for the Messiah. However, I’ve recently become skeptical of it. I’ve watched this same video several months ago and was blown away. In short, it looks cool but worth the same skepticism you would bring to a person predicting the end times based on a similar approach to scripture. I randomly picked Methuselah and you can also translate that name as “Man with a Javelin.” Of course, this doesn’t fit very neatly with the preacher’s message.Ĭ) Finally, and I’ve referenced this elsewhere so I apologize for the repetition, but is ‘bringing comfort’ the point of Jesus life and death? At the moment I’d say that I wasn’t so sure. But he doesn’t, which begs the question what was its purpose then? Okay, so perhaps there were other passages that Jesus didn’t point to which perhaps obviously do point to Him, which brings me to my 2nd point.ī) Translation is REALLY tricky. As He is establishing his kingdom and getting everything in order, this would be a pretty easy prophecy to point out. However, I doubt it.Ī) Jesus is never recorded as having pointed to this passage. I can’t speak with much authority about this particular topic and perhaps this is a cool little thing that God hid in the text. I’ve learned to very carefully approach any video that ends with ‘SHOCKING,’ ‘AMAZED,’ ‘REVEALED,’ etc.
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