Overwhelming proof of Christian lies and deception

Christiansburg VA

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Read this inaccuracy filled explanation claiming Ezekiel predicted the exact year that Israel would become a country again in 1948. https://ltfmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ezekiels-prophecy-of-1948.pdf A couple of very obvious errors. 1. "The starting point is 536 B.C." according to the the made up prediction. But "Ezekiel received his prophetic call in the fifth year of the first deportation to Babylonia (592 BC) and was active until about 570 BC." https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Book-of-Ezekiel Since numbers get lower in B.C. as time moves forward, 536 B.C. would have been after Ezekiel wrote everything he wrote and well after his death. 2. The scattering of Israel occurred in 587 B.C. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/gospel-library/manual/32506/32506_000_057_09-history.pdf Even if you arbitrarily deduct 70 years for unclear reasons, the starting point is actually 657 B.C. as numbers go higher going back in time in B.C. 3. The "scholar" says that God set a term of 430 years as a punishment but apparently gave them a "time served credit" of 70 years so the first phase was 360 years. Then the scholar says God says the punishment would be 7 fold if the Israelites didn't repent and multiples 360x7. However, 360 is not the term. It would be 430x6 if you include the original 430 years as part of the 7 fold or 7x430 if you don't. 360x7=2520. 430x6=2580. Close but doesn't work for 1948 to be the year. What this all really demonstrates is just how far Christians are willing to go to lie and be deceptive about the Bible. IMO, the Bible needs no embellishment or lies and bad math to support it. It's a historical document from a specific point of view similar to the works of Josephus. Saying a God or higher authority wrote a religious text wasn't all that uncommon in the time. The real author's claim that God wrote it just meant people couldn't question any of it which made things much easier for the real author since he didn't have to defend any of it. Did God really speak through prophets directly? Possible I suppose but then Nostradamus should be a religious source as well. Joseph Smith claimed to find golden tablets written by God in "reformed Egyptian" and wrote the Book of Mormon based on what was written. Seems like God would write in Hebrew and there are a lot of holes in his story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_plates Still, why wasn't his claim of God giving him information directly accepted without question the way earlier works were? Not saying the Bible isn't true or even is a waste of time. Saying the Christian faith is full of charlatans, liars, and embellishers. Watch Creflo Dollar, Joel Osteen, or any TV minister as they tell you that Jesus was talking out his ass when he said to store up your treasures in heaven. Jesus wants you to be rich NOW and the way to get rich is always to "cast your bread upon the water" which means hand your wallet over to them. I have visited a church of every denomination at different times. I think the majority are well meaning but I saw very little evidence that any of the members were much more than a social organization who thought going to heaven was based on having a good attendance record and giving money. Laughable. Going to church is the equivalent of a Get Out Of Jail Free card in Monopoly to most people. They will make excuse after excuse for themselves and other church members while condemning non-church goers for the same sins. It's a way to feel good about yourself without doing any of the heavy lifting Jesus said would need to be done as a follower. And going out and "spreading the word" when they haven't learned it themselves is just laziness and counter productive. If you want to "spread the word" take a few years to really study it and get opinions from a variety of sources. I am certainly not claiming expertise on anything other than the large number of wolves in sheep's clothing infesting the Christian church.