prediction and prophecy.

[weareunity]

Hello all. Thinking that it would be interesting to explore and share thoughts concerning what differences there may be between prediction and prophecy.
My apologies if such discussion has already happened on these pages. If so, I would be pleased to be directed to it. Thanks. petex

[weareunity]

Suggestion. That predictions are the result of conscious reasoning relating present or past conditions or events to possible future conditions or events. petex

[DalesRealMeditation]

Got any specific examples weareunity?

[weareunity]

Hello DalesRealMeditation. I am sorry, I have not been checking for replies to this thread. I should keep some sort of record of what and where I have posted--not that the number is overwhelming, but that the recollection is sometimes overwhelmed.
To your question. Initially simply hoping to formulate with others some sort of consensus regarding how we today describe "prediction" and "prophecy",--and then see where that takes us?
Thanks for replying.
petex

[shivatar]

A prediction is typically in the immediate future. Prophecy is typically in the very distant future.

It's essentially wordplay. A prediction can be a prophecy. A prophecy is a prediction. Etc. etc.

Here is what google says.

A prophecy is a prediction or an utterance from a prophet inspired by his god. It entered English before 1200 with two spellings: prophecie and prophesie. ... To prophesy is to predict something or to utter something inspired by one's god.

[mihael_11]

And than you have vision, that is 100% exactly how it will happened.

[Raziel]

Out of interest does anyone know of a prophecy that actually came true?

Not self fulfilling ones but actual this will happen .. wow it did type prophecy?

[iamthat]

In addition to the question raised above:

Does anyone know of a prophecy that actually came true?

I would add another one:

Regarding some of the major unexpected events of the past twenty years (eg 9/11, the 2004 tsunami), were any of these actually predicted beforehand?

Maybe in addition to prediction and prophecy we should also add premonition.

I suspect that most of us in our lives have experienced a premonition that something is about to happen, and sure enough it does. These are usually minor things to do with our everyday lives.

Predictions and prophecies are perhaps on a larger scale or a longer time period. Regarding such predictions, we are always told that nothing is certain. If humanity changes or if circumstances change, then the predicted event may not happen. Or it may not follow the predicted timeline, because linear time on the physical plane is different to time on the other planes. I've given up reading about them because none of them actually happen. And yet the people making these predictions always sound so convincing!

Peace.

[weareunity]

Thinking that a prophecy believed will alter unfolding history regardless of whether that prophecy is ever fulfilled. It seems likely that those believing in a prophecy will behave/react in some measure differently to the manner in which they would have otherwise behaved/reacted had that prophecy not been made. petex