I was a 700 Club member for a number of years in the 80s.....and I recently read Pat Robertson's newest book....I Walked With The Living God....(someone should have talked him out of this title phraseology....but that would probably be like trying to talk Trump out of using Twitter.) His ministry has been at times wonderfully effective as the gospel went out.....and at other times not so wonderful as his personal teachings went out. God gave him great abilities and blessed his efforts....in the beginning....but Pat....as do many if not most of these men....went beyond God....and took matters into their own hands.....and saw themselves as more than they are.....and that's what he did today in the detailed 'prophesy' that he gave on his show.
Most of it was just typical biblical prophesy....'speculation'....that came out of his own mind....from his own study....nothing wrong with that....but oddly along with it he came out and said that Trump is most certainly going to win this election. Concerning most of the 'prophesy' he said...."I hope I got the word (right)"....which is a typical 'get out of jail' card in case he is wrong....but with the election result.....he says he indeed got that right...."no question!" Now....if Trump loses Pat will do what all these prophets do....as he will find a way to mitigate the situation through damage control. But if Trump wins reelection....which God may indeed have happen....Pat then will use that as evidence that God speaks to him.....for that is what they all do when a 'prophesy' comes about.....which has to happen some of the time.
Pat Robertson has studied a lot....for a long time....he's smart....and honestly sought God....and his opinion would be valuable for what it is....but what he did today....which he has done often over the decades....essentially nullifies his learned political opinion.....and continues the gnostic tendecies that we see all over the American charismatic church....which has seeped extensively into evangelicalism itself....which culminated in giving us a candidate and then president totally unfit for the office....now running for reelection againat another man totally unfit for the office....but instead of being aghast and turning to Christ for what we have brought upon ourselves....we stay with Trump....a false prophet in his own right.