Regarding Patterns, Prophecy, and the Testimony of the Bible
We do not die a merely symbolic death. We die a bodily death. Therefore, we do not merely want to live according to the symbolic meaning of the resurrection of Jesus. We also want to know if God will raise us back to life after we die.
A pattern which does not manifest more than once in reality is not a real pattern.
Deep patterns manifest regularly across domains.
Some instances of a pattern will exemplify that pattern more clearly than others.
Between the beginning and the end of history, every real pattern must manifest most clearly in one instance.
Every person witnesses the regular occurrence of deep patterns, and
The ultimate instance of each pattern must manifest before, during, or after the life of every living person.
Therefore,
It should not surprise us to learn that a pattern with which we are familiar manifested in its ultimate form in the past (or that this instance was documented for posterity, or that this documentation has been carefully preserved), and
It should not be difficult for us to believe that a pattern with which we are familiar will manifest in its ultimate form in the future (or that wise men have correctly predicted instances which manifested after their lifetimes or will manifest after ours).
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