The False Prophet

As christians, your whole reason for believing in this ridiculous bull-shit is due to the
single belief that jesus will somehow, someday return to earth and punish all of those
evil heathens, while giving you eternal life. Let’s just assume there will be no second
coming or maybe he will return, but there just won't be any life after death... If you
didn't have the promise of eternal bliss in heaven and you didn't have the promise of
jesus' reign on earth, would you cease to be christians? I'm sure many would not stop
being christians simply because of how profitable it is, my (former) pastor lives in a
really nice lake-side home and his whole family is set (financially) for life because he
made more money working 3 hours, one day a week, than my parents made in a 50
hour work week. You know it's true! With the exception of those who use religion for
control or financial purposes, most everyone would lose their belief in the divinity of
christ if he were proven to be a false prophet. Remember, you can stop believing in
jesus as “the son of god” and still agree with his teachings, which I must say are not
all that bad. Anyway, here is the argument:

jesus mentions several times that he will return very quickly, not after 2000 years, but
within his disciples' lifetimes! (or within this once generation’s lifetimes):

• [Mt.16:28] Verily I say unto you, There is some standing here, which
shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his
kingdom.
• [Mt.23:36] Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this
generation.
• [Mt.24:34] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all
these things are fulfilled.
• [Mt.26:63-64] But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered
and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou
hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of
heaven.
(not only does jesus tell the priest that he shall see his kingdom, but
jesus doesn't even claim to be the son of god, he just says "thou hast
said")

This next one is the same scene, but from Mark:

• [Mk.14:62] And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man
sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
• [Mk.9:1] And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be
some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they
have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
• [Mk.13:30] Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass,
till all these things are done.
• [Lk.9:27] But I tell you of a truth, there is some standing here, which
shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
• [Jn.21:22] Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what
is that to thee? follow thou me. (implied that the return would occur
during his life or how else could he tarry until then)
• [1 Th.4:17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so
shall we ever be with the Lord.
• [Heb.1:2] Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son (these "last
days," well, the last days must equal over 2000 years then, right?
wouldn't it make more sense to say last centuries or millennium?)
• [Heb.10:37] For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come,
and will not tarry. (this says the return should be relatively quick)
• [1 Jn.2:18] Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that
antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we
know that it is the last time. (that's right the antichrist[s] are already on
earth back 1900 years ago! They are sure slow to take action!)
• [1 Jn.4:3] And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come
in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof
ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the
world. (the antichrist was there when this was written)
• [rev.3:11, 22:7, 12, 20] all say that jesus (1900 years ago) will come
"quickly!" (whoa, slow down christ, you're going a bit too fast for me!)

There is a lovely quote that is quite comical to anyone that has any
understanding of chemistry. It essentially says "when pigs fly," or
"when hell freezes over." It tries to convey a sense of impossibility to
the situation. But this passage says:

• [Acts.2:20] "The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon into
blood, before the great and notable day of the lord come:"

So not only will the sun burn-out (which wont happen for a few billion
years), but the chemical composition of the moon will drastically
change to the point that it's nothing more than a giant blood clot in the
vacuum of space! How likely is this... not very? And creationists must
think that moons turning into blood is more probable than a few
complex molecules being formed... hmmm.

Oh and death just might be final, so no heaven for you and no hell for
me!:

• [Job 7:9] "As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he that
goeth down to the grave shall come up no more."
• [Ps.6:5] "For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave
who shall give thee thanks?"
• [Ec.9:5] "The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a
reward."
• [Ec.9:10] "For there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor
wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."
• [Is.26:14] "The are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased they
shall not rise."
• [Is.38:18] "For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate
thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth."

Plus god is so nice, he probably won't punish sinners for eternity in

hell!:

• [Micah.7:18] "Who is god like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity and
passeth by transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth
not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy."

If you still think that jesus was the real son of god, then listen to his
very words that can be used against himself. In [Mat.24:24] jesus says
there will be "false Christs" that will "show great signs and wonders."
Well, Jesus himself according to Acts 2:22 fits this description.

• [Acts.2:22] "Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a

man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs,
which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also
know:"

He also denies he is the son of god in:

• [Mt.26:63-64] "But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered
and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou
hast said:" (thou hast said is not an answer to the question; it's like a
sarcastic, "well if you say so!")

Was jesus even prophesized in the old testament?:

• [Is.7:14] Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a
virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name
Immanuel.
• The New Testament: [Mt.1:20] But while he thought on these things,
behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying,
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for
that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
• [1:21] And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name
JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• [1:22] Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
• [1:23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
God with us.

But his name was not Emmanuel, it was jesus and he is NEVER called
emmanuel in any new testament verse! The correct translation of
[Is.7:14] is not "virgin," but simply "young woman," no sexual purity
was required (but this is irrelevant unless you think that jesus gained
 sin if born of a non-virgin...). So was the angel right in telling them to
name him jesus or was the prophecy not fulfilled?

So jesus has managed to give probable cause for the disbelief in him as "the son of
god" and to top it off the bible contradicts your whole belief system about the second
coming! But what did you expect from an ancient book of fairy-tales, you mustn't
have expected to read “the truth” Did You?