Seeker:
<<You need to study the area of coincidence more to see just how <<often such patterns randomly occur all the time. Humans find <<amazing patterns in everything. Doesn't necessarily prove a thing, <<and it IS coincidence.
I am quite familiar with probability. Let's look at the probabilities .
1. Final power on earth described as being partly strong and partly
weak. (Dan 2) Part iron and part clay. Iron which was the
principle metal of weapons would symbolize military strength. Clay
is suggestive of the human element. Russia still has its iron fist
(nuclear weapons) but has not managed its nationalities problem.
Russia never became a melting pot.
Total similarities = 2
2. Last king on earth described as being 1. stern-faced 2. master
of deception 3. Source of his power -not his own.
Putin has been described frequently as having a stern face.
References are made to the ambiguity of his policies. He praises
the press at the same time he closes down television stations and
persecutes reporters. He was unknown politically and came to power
through appointment and Yeltsins strategic resignation.
Total similarities = 3
3. The final struggle comes down to two entities. One is North of
the other. The northern king finally is victorious over the
southern king. The southern king engages in provocative actions to
which the northern king responds with a great show of force
destroying the southern king.
Total similarities = 3
4. Revelation describes the two entities involved in the final
battle for earthly control. One is called Babylon the Great which
is the richest government on earth (USA) Babylon the Great
exercises hegemony over all other governments primarily by means of
it's alliances with ruling elites. The other entity is described
as the last head of a succession of world powers. This last head
appears to be slaughtered but it revives. Upon its resurrection
there is something lamblike about it but it eventually reverts to
its dragon like nature. The USSR/Russia is the only empire in
modern days which has gone through such a transformation. It died
in 1991. There is no USSR occupying any geographical space. The
seventh head of the beast is described in Johns day as not having
arrived but that it would have a short life. The USSR has had the
shortest life of any of the heads of the beasts. From 1917 to 1991
for a total of 74 years. There are 10 horns/kings that are
associated with and emerge from the seventh head. Depending on
whether Belarus merges with Russia the CIS consists of 11 (Beast
plus 10 horns). Russia is very interested in organizing these
kings into an answer to NATO.
Total similarities = 6 (minimum)
There are a total of 14 very good matches. These matches deal with
events that are significant ie. Geographical relationships,
comparative wealth, political maneuvering, duration of existence,
extent of influence, nature of last king. None of these things are
obscure points.
Is it possible to figure the odds of these 14 things to coincide.
Is it possible to make some kind of probable estimate of these
coincidences.
All of these things involve a minimum of two possibilities. They
either happen or they don't happen. So at the very least the
probability of each single event by itself is 50% If you think the
probability is higher or lower it would mean you have some unusual
insight into the causes of these events. It is safest to assume
that no one could do anything more than flip a coin to predict
these events. The probability of predicting a coin toss 14 times
in a row is 0.00012 Even if you knock out 4 of the coincidences
for some reason you still are confronted with trying to pick 10
coin tosses in a row which has a probability of .002
GOOD LUCK? JUST THE MIND SEEING PATTERNS? MERE COINCIDENCE? I
don't believe this is mere coincidence. It is for this reason that
I believe the rest of Daniel & Revelation will happen.
No we're not talking logic. But we are talking induction.
Induction works quite well in science. In fact I prefer the word
"induction" to the word "faith".
