In the previous post, I argued that this prophecy simply fails at face value. Ezekiel predicted that Tyre would be completely destroyed and never rebuilt, yet that didn't happen. Tyre experienced a long history of both prosperity and calamity, and today, it's the 4th largest city in Lebanon. In this post, we'll examine that history… Continue reading An Examination of Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Tyre: Part 2
Category: Christianity
An Examination of Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Tyre: Part 1
In the last few weeks, I've had to delve back into a subject that I haven't spent much time researching since my initial deconversion. Ezekiel's prophecy of Tyre, which can be found in Ezekiel 26-28, was a major piece of evidence for me in showing that the Bible was not as accurate as I had… Continue reading An Examination of Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Tyre: Part 1
Some Thoughts on Occam’s Razor
There's been a really interesting discussion over on Howie's blog for the past few weeks. It was really at this comment that Howie started me thinking along the lines that led to this post. He said:I personally think there have been plausible naturalistic explanations for how belief in creator gods developed in human minds. While… Continue reading Some Thoughts on Occam’s Razor
Cities Without Walls
There's a passage in Ezekiel that some Christians view as a prophecy that has been fulfilled by modern Israel: and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ -- Ezek… Continue reading Cities Without Walls
Letter to Kathy Part 2
You know Kathy, we've been fairly blunt with you today. Flippant, too. And it's tough when people talk to/about you that way. I'm sorry for that. If we could cut through all the rhetoric for a second, I'd like to commiserate with you. A little over 4 years ago, I was a very dedicated Christian.… Continue reading Letter to Kathy Part 2
Uber-Gospel: The Resurrection
It's well known that the gospels accounts of the resurrection differ in some details. When I was a Christian, I remember teaching a high school Bible class once that was going through the life of Christ. During this study, we were studying each account side-by-side, and when it came to the resurrection, I really wasn't… Continue reading Uber-Gospel: The Resurrection
Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Israel’s Restoration
I was recently told that an excellent example of prophecy fulfillment in the Bible is the prophecy that the nation of Israel would be restored, as recorded in Ezekiel 4. If true, that would be a huge boost to the Bible's credibility, so let's dig in and see how it fares. In Ezek 4:4-6, God… Continue reading Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Israel’s Restoration
Bloody Well Right
If God is love, how do we explain the Old Testament passages where he commands the Israelites to eradicate entire groups of people, even the children (Josh 9:24; Num 31; 1 Sam 15)? Sometimes people say it was to punish these people for their evil practices, like child sacrifice. Well, child sacrifice is certainly a… Continue reading Bloody Well Right
Letter to Kathy (the Bible Has Problems)
Dear Kathy, Since you graciously agreed (in our recent conversation) to let me present you with some examples of the Bible's problems, I decided to do it in this way so it would have its own comment thread. As I've said, when I was a Christian, one strike against the Bible was not enough to… Continue reading Letter to Kathy (the Bible Has Problems)
Does the Bible Contain True Prophecies?
When I was a Christian, one of the biggest reasons I had for believing the Bible was that it contained actual prophecy -- or so I thought. I mean, if a book gave specific, detailed prophecies that no one could have guessed, and then they came true, wouldn't that be good reason for believing that… Continue reading Does the Bible Contain True Prophecies?
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