You're clearly incapable of being a gentleman and discussing differences of opinion.
You're write, if I want to discuss opinions, I'll talk about the weather.
You think you are the voice of God,
What you've been reading is called Scripture of God, which proceeds from the mouth of God.
What I've been doing is showing the simple since of what is written, that any child can understand.
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. (Neh 8)
That's what Ezra does. He does not read what is written shall come to pass, says it won't come to pass, and then offers his best educated opinion about something else.
and all others have mere "opinions."
You're the one claiming it's your opinion.
Your problem is, you think your opinion is somehow more than 'mere' opinion.
What utter self-deception
True. I've never met anyone boasting about how they only give opinion, and then get offended when someone says it's only opinion.
It truly is remarkable, First you reject the prophecy as even being prophecy, and so you reject what is written as not truly coming to pass, and then you go on to say how you offer your own opinion instead of what is written.
And then you get upset, when someone says it's only your own personal opinion. Is that not remarkable?
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
You fulfill this Scripture, by exalting your opinion over Scripture itself, and you are offended when others don't agree your thoughts are above what is actually written in Scripture.
That is truly remarkable indeed.
True. When people offer opinion only, without regard to what is written, and even do away with what God says shall come to pass, That is called exalting one's opinion about Scripture of God.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
All you need do, is stop teaching your own opinion, and only teach the plain meaning of what is written.
But that can't possibly be done, until you at least cease attacking what God says shall come to pass, as foolishness. You don't even need to believe it, but your antagonism against it, prevents you from even allowing yourself to teach what is actually said by God.
As I said before, just try reading the prophecy as written
objectively, without your personal issues and angst about it
, and only teach what shall come to pass by what is said shall come to pass,
whether you believe it or not. Only then you can at least
objectively teach what the Author is saying shall come to pass, rather than your own self-confessed opinionated version.
Do it as a classroom assignment, where the teaching want someone to tell her what the Author is saying. If you begin rejecting what he is saying and offering your own opinion instead, you get an F. You see, this is your problem, You think the teacher wants to hear what you think, and she only wants to hear what the author thinks, by what he is saying in the book.
I.e. have as much respect for the Bible, as you would any other book, and give the Author of the Bible enough credit to know what he is saying in simple words, even if you don't agree. The author of the book is what people are interested in, not our own opinions, that sometimes must reject what the author believes. If we ant people learn what we are thinking about such things, then we can write our own book, and then if anyone cares enough, they will want to hear people talk about what we believe.
You would be greatly offended, if you wrote an book, and then others began to reject some things in your book, and insert their own opinions instead, and then have the gall to say, that is really what you meant.
It's called being
a man of the book, no matter what book it is.
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
And so, place yourself in God's shoes, when reading His book. The only way you can possibly mater it, and only teach what He is saying, is by first teaching exactly what He is saying, whether you believe it or not.
The greatest insult to any author, is not just not agreeing, but is rewriting what he says to fit your own opinion, and then have the audacity to tell him and others, that is what he must have really meant.
You are accusing that author of writing with confusion, and doesn't really know his own mind and what he is trying to say. And you';ve come along to blessedly straighten him with your own opinions.
The only thing you've mastered about Bible prophecy, is how to correct it with your own opinion, when you don't agree with it.
Now look, honestly, if you would suspend antagonism against the prophecy, and only teach what is written in it, then you would at least allow others to decide for themselves, whether they believe it or not. At this time you are only trying to get others to agree with your alternative opinion. And you do so under the audacity of saying,
that is what God really meant.
You can even put in a side note, that though this is what the prophecy is saying, you don't agree with it personally.
You would at least be honest with yourself and others, and stop getting so offended when others object to teaching your opinion only.
I want to read sound teaching of the Bible, that either adds to the truth for me, or corrects any errors of my own.
I'm not interesting in reading the opinions of men, that 'explore' their own thoughts about prophecy of God, that has nothing to do with the prophecy written in the Bible itself, other than to change it into something else.
If you want that sort of thing, then start a new thread:
"Let's Share Opinions", or some such. Believe me, sir, I will not be intruding into it, nor coming anywhere near it. You can have free reign to share with others all the opinions you can possibly think of.
Once again, I'm only taking this long, because I see an intelligence and sincerity in you, that simply errs when it comes to teaching certain prophecy of Scripture, because you think your intellectual opinions, instead of Scripture, are important. I truly would like to see you use your intelligence to stick with Scripture only, and see what you have.
If you begin telling me what this prophecy is plainly saying, in it's own words, then I would certain want to hear it. But so long as anyone tells me,
no that shall not come to pass, and here is what I think is really happening.
I'm not interested.