Post by Rodney Farber on Jul 30, 2018 16:22:11 GMT
To which notable people has God spoken directly?
Whenever there is a large gathering of people in my city, Bob Whetstone (a.k.a. Jesus Bob, age 70+) is there trying to spread his message of "Saved by Jesus or lost to Hell". He'll be at major sporting events, rock concerts, parades, etc. He looks like an unemployed, homeless hick with his torn sweatshirt, and mimeographed flyers. I asked him once why he did this and he said that God told him to do it. Either (A) God actually talked to him, (B) He is delusional, or (C) he is a charlatan trying to get others to follow him. In his case, I think it is (B). Google his name and click on “images”.
Then there is Jimmy Swaggart who was caught with a prostitute for the 2nd time in 1992. When asked about this little tryst, Jimmy said (and I quote), "The Lord told me it's flat none of your business.". Now in Jimmy’s case, I think it is (C) and people just love to give him money.
Jesse Duplantis claims to have had a conversation with God about Jesse’s jet aircraft in this youtube video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdH2DGSXjss
If God has spoken to these people, why doesn’t God speak to me? Are they better than I? Why does God choose to speak to a select few? And if there really is a God, why doesn’t God tell them how to cure cancer, or warn them about an earthquake before it happens? I’ll bet they babble about, “The Lord works in mysterious ways”
So I’m starting to compile a list of notable people that claim that the Lord has spoken to them directly. They don’t have to be alive today, but they have to have claimed that God spoke to them directly.
Whenever there is a large gathering of people in my city, Bob Whetstone (a.k.a. Jesus Bob, age 70+) is there trying to spread his message of "Saved by Jesus or lost to Hell". He'll be at major sporting events, rock concerts, parades, etc. He looks like an unemployed, homeless hick with his torn sweatshirt, and mimeographed flyers. I asked him once why he did this and he said that God told him to do it. Either (A) God actually talked to him, (B) He is delusional, or (C) he is a charlatan trying to get others to follow him. In his case, I think it is (B). Google his name and click on “images”.
Then there is Jimmy Swaggart who was caught with a prostitute for the 2nd time in 1992. When asked about this little tryst, Jimmy said (and I quote), "The Lord told me it's flat none of your business.". Now in Jimmy’s case, I think it is (C) and people just love to give him money.
Jesse Duplantis claims to have had a conversation with God about Jesse’s jet aircraft in this youtube video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdH2DGSXjss
If God has spoken to these people, why doesn’t God speak to me? Are they better than I? Why does God choose to speak to a select few? And if there really is a God, why doesn’t God tell them how to cure cancer, or warn them about an earthquake before it happens? I’ll bet they babble about, “The Lord works in mysterious ways”
So I’m starting to compile a list of notable people that claim that the Lord has spoken to them directly. They don’t have to be alive today, but they have to have claimed that God spoke to them directly.
