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Re:Prophetic Perfect Tense by voisin on Thursday September 28, 2023 @09:08AM (#37689105)
How can you tell these examples aren’t simply referring to events that have passed? It doesn’t seem clear to me that these are referring to future events as if they had already passed.
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Re:Prophetic Perfect Tense by mejutoco on Thursday September 28, 2023 @10:31AM (#37690120)
Following the given example, you know it is 1800 and the Twin towers do not even exist. So context makes clear that it did not happen.
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Re:Prophetic Perfect Tense by carlosjobim on Thursday September 28, 2023 @11:19AM (#37690851)
Because they are prophets, giving a prophecy, ie seeing into the future and retelling it.
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Re:Prophetic Perfect Tense by nerdponx on Thursday September 28, 2023 @11:24AM (#37690945)
The given examples are lacking context.

"I prayed this morning and received a vision. The Twin Towers have fallen, and America has gone to war in the Middle East."

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Re:Prophetic Perfect Tense by weatherlight on Thursday September 28, 2023 @01:44PM (#37693052)
had gone
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Re:Prophetic Perfect Tense by roywiggins on Thursday September 28, 2023 @12:56PM (#37692405)
The speaker has a ceremonial robe, hat, and is declaiming with a mystical expression on their face. Substitute as culturally appropriate.
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