Ends of times prophecy that I can't shake

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OK that was a bit of fun.

But seriously, let's say this guy knew something about the future. That's interesting, for sure. But we have no possible way of knowing how he got that information. Until such time that we can investigate this in any way (which may well be never), it's of no practical use or concern. Maybe he was lucky. Maybe he had some technology now lost to us. Maybe a one-time anomaly occured and he magically gained information. There's no possible way to know. Inserting "God told him" is the argument from ignorance, even after pretending this prophecy holds water.

Also, the OP seems to be setting up a false dichotomy where either we admit this is some magic prophecy (which I suspect is what he wants), or else we're denying the state of the world as he is describing it. This excludes the third option, that the world is indeed how he describes it, but that it has nothing to do with the prophecy. We're not belittling the world's problems by refusing to accept retrofitting known facts to ancients texts.

I mean, look at the amount of detail the OP has generated, apparently all from the prophecy. Words and ideas so unbelievably far removed from the actual text. It shows a desire to make the connection at all costs.

Why, I can only guess. Maybe so as to feel that he wasn't totally conned by the religion? I don't mean to be insulting, OP. I'm trying to analyse everything as objectively as I can, to try and help you. If I'm not helping, then I'll keep my analysis to myself.