To believe a magical God is divining information to humans?
A LOT. That is an extraordinary, magical claim that requires extraordinary evidence.
No, you have not come close. Nor will you, because it is magical nonsense.
If you don't need God to divine information, then humans must be able to tell the future. Regale me...
The events you mention are mentioned in the book of Zechariah, which paint a picture
The picture it paints is the return of Christ, and where. And it goes on to tell us that when Christ's feet touch down on the Mt. of Olives it will create a massive earthquake:
Zechariah 14:4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.
It need not say Mt. of Olives in Rev. because Zechariah already laid out the location. If these things took place in the first century then you should be able to answer all of these questions in depth:
Can you name some other mountain that Christ may have returned to that split in half in the 1st century? Because the 2-mile stretch of the Mt. of Olives is still intact, the same as it was before the 1st. Century til now.
Zechariah goes on to tell us what happens next:
Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him
How many came with Him? Can you name a few? And then Christ goes out and fights for Jerusalem? The biggest battle this earth has ever seen, and no one in the 1st. Century thought this was newsworthy enough to document?
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle.
Any historical evidence that this battle already took place? 13 out of 14 times Jerusalem has been involved in war, the invaders were successful. No mention by anybody of Jesus fighting in any of them.
After the battle, Christ sets up shop for good in Jerusalem. Why can't I find Him there? Why is He awol?
What terrible weapons in the 1st century had the capacity to destroy all life on this planet? Because that is when and why Christ returns to prevent that very thing.
What first century battle did Christ win, and where did it take place? And who are those the Bible says will fight at the battle of good and evil at Armageddon? < A 1st. Century event? < If that's correct, then evil won the battle, because Satan is still going to and fro.
Folks, If we want to understand the Bible we just need to read what it says, and NOT turn every sentence into a metaphor, an allegory, a symbol, an allusion, imagery, and all the rest of the literary devices. If Jesus used a symbol, He clarified it for the disciples.
If the Bible says an earthquake will happen when Christ touches down, it means an earthquake will happen when Christ touches down. Look for that, not some metaphor for what it might mean...
