We're discussing prophets ability to see around corners, which means to warn people about future events. We have an example from Sheri Dew where a prophet supposedly had the foresight to warn people about rising interest rates for their home mortgages.
It's pretty clear that when it comes to more important matters, like say a global pandemic or a catastrophic earthquake, God works under a different modus operandi.
One explanation might be that God does not have the ability to forecast the activity of plate tectonics. I think this might be a uniquely Mormon doctrine, because in every other Christian religion God is the ultimate cause of everything in the Universe. Only within Mormonism's polytheism, where our God is a limited exalted human, and one of many Gods, does that make sense.
We're discussing prophets ability to see around corners, which means to warn people about future events. We have an example from Sheri Dew where a prophet supposedly had the foresight to warn people about rising interest rates for their home mortgages.
The inspiration Sheri Dew received, it should be kept in mind, was for/to her as an individual. And again I would propose that revelation that comes to individuals may be handled differently by God than the revelation that may be and/or is given through prophets.
We're discussing prophets ability to see around corners, which means to warn people about future events. We have an example from Sheri Dew where a prophet supposedly had the foresight to warn people about rising interest rates for their home mortgages.
The inspiration Sheri Dew received, it should be kept in mind, was for/to her as an individual. And again I would propose that revelation that comes to individuals may be handled differently by God than the revelation that may be and/or is given through prophets.
Regards,
MG
I don't think that's the message she was conveying:
all because I had followed a prophet’s counsel ten years earlier. Prophets help us see around corners
She wasn't talking about personal revelation, her talk was about prophets seeing around corners. The prophet saw around the corner and she followed.
It's pretty clear that when it comes to more important matters, like say a global pandemic or a catastrophic earthquake, God works under a different modus operandi.
Importance takes on a different gradation of meanings when we are thinking about different things. Mortgage rates and the impact that this would have on Sheri’s future decisions and opportunities were very important to her at the time.
Widespread destruction and death is unfortunate and sad. The question would be does God have a different modus operandi in these MANY instances than he does when working with individuals?
I think He may.
Plate tectonics are an inbuilt system to the operations of the earth and life upon it. Is God to reveal every time the natural world is going to do what it does as a part of its natural operations?
By the way, I would HIGHLY recommend listening to Sheri Dew’s talk. It’s actuall one of the best talks I’ve ever listened to anywhere anytime.
