{"id":476,"date":"2012-06-23T20:02:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T00:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=476"},"modified":"2012-06-23T20:02:22","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T00:02:22","slug":"a-prophecy-for-tomorrow-june-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2012\/06\/a-prophecy-for-tomorrow-june-24.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prophecy for Tomorrow, June 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A local mega-church pastor has announced on his website that tomorrow, his preaching text will be Isaiah 43. He encourages people to read it ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s good.<\/p>\n<p>What isn&#8217;t good is the basis of my &#8220;prophecy&#8221; for tomorrow. I predict that said pastor will lift the text from Isaiah 43\u2014which is about the Jewish people, Israel\u2014and make it fit a Church context. This is done all the time, especially in evangelical churches. I contend that it is one of the most harmful aspects of the Church today, because listeners can&#8217;t get the proper context and meaning of a given passage.<\/p>\n<p>This is a more subtle form of Replacement Theology (&#8220;The Church has replaced Israel&#8221;), and while I do not believe the pastor I&#8217;ve mentioned practices Replacement Theology per se, he is still promoting a faulty teaching. He won&#8217;t mind, though, because his church&#8217;s members will be happy to hear a good dose of God&#8217;s good promises to&#8230;them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2012\/06\/megachurch.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2012\/06\/megachurch.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"megachurch\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-477\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A local mega-church pastor has announced on his website that tomorrow, his preaching text will be Isaiah 43. He encourages people to read it ahead of time. That&#8217;s good. What isn&#8217;t good is the basis of my &#8220;prophecy&#8221; for tomorrow. 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