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Originally Posted by Rekna
According to the bible the test for a prophet is simple. Everything they prophesize must come true. Your list clearly does not meet that standard.
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But who is to say when the prophecy will come true?
I have heard all my life about how the Book of Revelations is talking about the present.... and yet, studying history, it could be used at any period in time. The signs that we point to today, are the same signs someone in any period could point to, perhaps in a differing way, but to them it would still be "the sign".
Nostradamus' teachings and "prophecies" are similar. They are interpretted to say whatever the interpretter wishes them to say and thus can be used in any era.
To me a prophet is one who challenges social norms and tries to teach mankind to truly better itself as a whole and individually. Again, IMHO, Lennon did just that.