I've been wondering about prophetic-type visions for a while now. What is it about modern visions, or visions not in the canon of the Bible, that would make Christians take them seriously or not?
The US seems to be a particular hot bed of such prophecies, from Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons to the evangelical tent preachers who kept predicting the end of the world.
Recently I came across a vision that George Washington had and there seems to be a segment of Christians that take it seriously right down to interpretations ranging from an invasion of US soil by the Chinese to this.
I have always believed that the prophetic age closed with the book of Revelations. We were always taught that new prophecy is blasphemy, according to Revelations 22:18-19:
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
What do you think about this and if you accept prophecies outside the Bible, where do you draw the line?
Layla
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