Prophet Pat's Latest

Pat the "prophet" Robertson is at it again. For 2008, he's predicting a recession and major upheaval in the financial markets. He's also predicting increasing violence and chaos around the world. He even claims God told him who the next president will be (but he's not telling...so there!).

What I find interesting about this modern day prophet is one of his recently failed prophecies: Robertson acknowledged Wednesday that his prophecy of a nuclear terror attack in 2007 failed to unfold. He also cited information from God when he predicted on a year go that major U.S. cities would be hit by "very serious terrorist attacks" causing "possibly millions" of deaths.

No surprise here. The catastrophe never occurred.

Robertson's response: "All I can think is that somehow the people of God prayed and God in his mercy spared us. So did I miss it? Possibly. Or, on the other hand, did God avert it? Possibly. But whatever, it didn't happen, so I think we can all rejoice."

Let me get this straight. God told him it was going to happen. And it doesn't. Is God a liar? 'Just kidding Pat, I was only pullin' your leg. No nuke attack in '07. Maybe next year.'

However, instead in 2008, we are going to get higher gas prices (duh!), a recession, and violence in the world. The last one is really funny. How more broad can you get? I too can read the newspapers and make predictions. Maybe I’ll just pull out my Magic 8 Ball or chicken bones. These are tools that I use regularly in my current job.

Or maybe, I’ll settle on the sufficiency of Scripture. If God has revealed himself in Christ, why do we need Pat Robertson? After all, Pat’s not even that good of a prophet.

Ezekiel 22:28 (English Standard Version) And her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' when the LORD has not spoken.