@ sir82
Your brief summary is right on the point. It's like condemning every person accused of murder to the electric chair, even though some might be innocent.
Unbelievable WT Oct 15/2010 2nd study article
by bobld 21 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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ziddina
Ahhh......
Let's look at this account logically....
What PROBABLY happened, was this: King David ordered a census. Around that time, or shortly after, a plague struck Israel - anthrax, cholera, diptheria, I'd have to go back and read the account to see what the symptoms were....
Of course, AFTER the plague struck, a "prophet" or two began claiming to have "warned" King David that "god" was against the census - that is, if "King David" ever actually existed... IN much the same way that people remember AFTER the fact, that they had a "premonition" that "something BAD was going to happen" before ol' Uncle Albert died, 9/11 happened, or whatever disaster you would wish to name...
The feelings they had AFTER the incident are transferred - in memory - to a time BEFORE the incident, and Voila'!!! Instant prophecy - with fulfillment, even....
Zid