Prophecy Fails of 2020
Is it just me, or was 2020 the biggest embarrassment for public prophecies in recent history? Akin, perhaps, to Hal Lindsay's epic fail in predicting Christ would return in 1988. If you don't know, I'm writing this as someone who believes that the gift of prophecy is still in operation today. I believe that because the New Testament makes it clear that we should "pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy" (1 Cor 14:1). The exegetical attempts I have seen from Cessationists to argue that spiritual gifts have been discontinued are, well, about as embarrassing as all the failed prophecies I have seen lately. So the Bible is clear on spiritual gifts, and I have experienced prophecy's power firsthand. One time a prophetic speaker I had never heard of before called me out of a crowd and said that God had planned a trip to Israel for me that would be significant. I actually started laughing out loud midway through his words becaus