Part 3, Pastoral Guidance On Prophecies of the 2013 Calamitous Events in the Philippines

Photo of the event where alleged "prophecies" were uttered

NOTE: The content of this blog series come from the Facebook posts written by Rev. Dr. Doy Castillo, PhD for the members of his church. I am republishing them here for guidance of a wider readership. Used here with permission from Rev. Castillo.

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How should you, the members of this church, view the prophecies of Prophets Sadhu Sun­dar Sel­varaj and Vin­cent Selk­vaku­mar? Did they, in fact, prophesy accurately the calamitous events that have taken place in our country? Please Read, analyze and post your questions.

Review: In the test of the accuracy of the message, we noticed that:
1. The prophecy failed to use correct technical label. It speaks of “typhoons and hurricanes” coming to crush our land. The word hurricane is not used in the Philippines.

2. The prophecy failed to use correct geographical information. It speaks of Compostela as below the strait in the place called Mindanao. Compostela is in Mindanao not below it.

3. The prophecy failed in the matter of time and period. It speaks of a typhoon appointed to hit Tagum. The prophecy was publicly announced in April of 2013 but the typhoon hit Tagum in December of 2012.

4. The prophecy failed in its identification of the place hardest hit by a typhoon. It speaks of Tagum as being shaken in its foundation and many people will die. Tagum was not shaken in its foundation. There was no scattering of people from Tagum. In fact, Tagum provided haven for people from other places who were victimized by Typhoon Pablo.

CONTINUATION: TEST OF ACCURACY OF THE MESSAGE

The prophecy indicated that Samar and Leyte will suffer because of God’s anger. Here are the exact words:

God’s anger will come upon the islands of SAMAR and LEYTE. A huge typhoon is planned to come over there. There will be disasters through flood.

The prophecy was made in April of 2013. Typhoon Yolanda devastated Samar and Leyte in November of 2013. It looks like the prophecy finally hit mark. Did it?

First Observation:

A. The typhoon that devastated Leyte and Samar was an expression of God’s anger. This is the claim of the prophecy.

B. If the Typhoon was really an expression of God’s anger and if God’s anger was directed at Leyte and Samar, why did God’s anger also devastated places that have not been identified in the prophecy , such as: northern Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan and Antique? Was it a case of an uncontrolled typhoon doing beyond what it was supposed to do or a case of mistaken prophecy?

C. If the killer typhoon was an expression of God’s wrath, was God also angry at Leyte in 1897 when a typhoon hit the same area and where more than 6000 were killed? Was God also angry in 1912 when another killer typhoon hit the same area and 15000 lost their lives? Is the third time that God is angry at Leyte or is this is a case of place being in the path of powerful typhoons? Does God harbor historical anger at Leyte?

Second Observation: 

God is always sure of His facts that is why He is Omniscient. The prophecy indicated that God may sometimes not know everything. Here are the exact words in the prophecy:

There is a smell of waters in many places in your land. Many people will be drowned. Maybe you have faced many times such dangers, but these coming dangers will be great in the eyes of the world.

Why would the Omniscient God say the following: 

Maybe you have faced many times such dangers…”. The prophecy seems to say that God is not Omniscient, the very opposite of the truth in the Bible. The Prophecy contradicts the nature of God. This is no longer geographic inaccuracy, labeling inaccuracy, this is no longer inaccuracy of details but is an inaccuracy of the most dangerous kind: inaccuracy about who God really is and what God really is like. 

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