Doing Just That

For the believer, the burden has always been on him, while the critic was never at risk. Open-ended prophecies are a way that the critic can put his money where his mouth is. All that it takes is a little effort on man's part to discredit God. This is the ultimate in Biblical "put up, or shut up." At this point the critic will either verbally dismiss everything, or if the critic is willing to stand behind their claims, will take on God... and the results will be worth noting.

So without further adieu, let's read Ezekiel, chapter 26, verses 4 to 14 and let's look at the first test we can put God to.

EZE 26:4-14

    4  'And they will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her
        towers; and I will scrape her debris from her and make her
        a bare rock.
    5  'She will be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst
        of the sea, for I have spoken,' declares the Lord God, 'and
        she will become a spoil for the nations.
    6  'Also her daughters who are on the mainland will be slain by
        the sword, and they will know I am the Lord.'"
    7   For thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I will bring upon Tyre
        from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings,
        with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a great army.
    8  "He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword;
        and he will make siege walls against you, cast up a mound
        against you, and raise up a large shield against you.
    9  "And the blow of his battering rams he will direct against
        your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.
   10  "Because of the multitude of his horses, the dust raised by
        them will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of
        cavalry and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as
        men enter a city that is breached.
   11  "With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets.
        He will slay your people with the sword; and your strong pillars
        will come down to the ground.
   12  "Also they will make a spoil of your riches and a prey of your
        merchandise, break down your stones and your timbers and your
        debris into the water.
   13  "So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the sound of your
        harps will be heard no more.
   14  "And I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the
        spreading of nets.  You will be built no more, for I the Lord
        have spoken," declares the Lord God.

Here the Lord says He's going to do this, and do that. That's exposure.