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Date Posted: 10:30:43 11/15/01 Thu
Author: cezoram
Subject: Re: Properties
In reply to: ron 's message, "Re: Properties" on 01:41:38 11/13/01 Tue

>>
>>Ron,
>>
>>I doubt if Grant will ever want to be called a
>>prophet. But I don't think he would mind making a
>>profit.
>>
>>Cezoram
>>
>
> This month's Herald has a picture of him doing his
>little "flying here and there" thing. Don't you wish
>you could just fly in a private plane and go here,
>yon, and there on a whim? In fact, I found it a bit
>insulting, but I guess it's the advance of technology
>to be able to attend multiple events in a short length
>of time. I would be more interested in seeing written
>materials about what he did and said at the events.
> I suppose it would be to his advantage to move away
>from the title Prophet, but he has set the stage for
>being able to reclaim that title after his prophecies
>come to pass. And if they don't, well, then remember
>he never claimed to be a prophet. The people are
>already glorifying him, so I'll just have to wait and
>see.
> ron

Ron,

If any of Grant's so-called prophecies come true, they will come true because they are self-fulfilling prophecies. It would be similiar to certain men in the LDS church during the 1800s, who prophesied that the lands would be dotted with temples. Then, since that time, the LDS church has been gradually building temples, so that the prophesies of these earlier men are coming true.

I can see why Grant would be hesitant about taking upon him the title of Prophet. He does not prophesy. Instead, he speaks something in motion. He declares what his vision is, and he, along with the people that support him, works toward the goal that he has made. This is not prophecy.

He may be a visionary, but his visions are not from God. He envisions what he wants, rather than what God wants. This is why the church is being led astray.

Cezoram

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