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No-one says he did. What are present are comments that seemingly originate with records in the gospels, to which Paul (as a slim possibility) may have alluded.
It was shown that
"If you believe such skills exist" doesn't apply - it was demonstrated that prophecy would not have been required, and by your own admission, co-incidental "fulfilment" of words spoken is entirely possible.
Most rational people do not have experience that would lead them to believe that prophecy is real; nor, incidentally, would who have the experience believe that it is a skill.
WRT the fall of Jerusalem and the sacking of the temple, no Biblical author made any reference to the event as having occurred. If we are to adopt the same attitude that you have toward Paul's knowledge of the gospels, we would be saying that the authors, at the time of writing, knew nothing of any fall of Jerusalem. After all, when an author does not mention something so momentous (according to your posted belief), it means the author did not know about it. Of course, your posted belief is too outlandish to be taken seriously.
There is no uncertainty. Paul makes no reference to those texts.
If you believe such skills exist.
Most rational people do not. Coincidence and fluke events are another matter.
Of course post eventum any prophecy can be alleged to have taken place.
Most rational people do not. Coincidence and fluke events are another matter.
Of course post eventum any prophecy can be alleged to have taken place.
1/ Jesus did not speak of the events in detail,
2/ the gospel authors never termed Jesus' comments prophecy,
3/ Not one of the Biblical authors referred to the fall of Jerusalem, nor to it being a fulfilment of prophecy, 4/ anyone believing that the Jewish authorities had rejected a messiah would also be very likely to believe that, as a consequence of that rejection, Jerusalem would fall in a way similar to that of its fall at the end of the first temple period.
2/ the gospel authors never termed Jesus' comments prophecy,
3/ Not one of the Biblical authors referred to the fall of Jerusalem, nor to it being a fulfilment of prophecy, 4/ anyone believing that the Jewish authorities had rejected a messiah would also be very likely to believe that, as a consequence of that rejection, Jerusalem would fall in a way similar to that of its fall at the end of the first temple period.
"If you believe such skills exist" doesn't apply - it was demonstrated that prophecy would not have been required, and by your own admission, co-incidental "fulfilment" of words spoken is entirely possible.
Most rational people do not have experience that would lead them to believe that prophecy is real; nor, incidentally, would who have the experience believe that it is a skill.
WRT the fall of Jerusalem and the sacking of the temple, no Biblical author made any reference to the event as having occurred. If we are to adopt the same attitude that you have toward Paul's knowledge of the gospels, we would be saying that the authors, at the time of writing, knew nothing of any fall of Jerusalem. After all, when an author does not mention something so momentous (according to your posted belief), it means the author did not know about it. Of course, your posted belief is too outlandish to be taken seriously.
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