Originally Posted by
elromios
The essence of man, the matter he is constructed with, is constantly moving. This inalienable characteristic of our essence (matter) is foreign to God. God by nature does not move. He does not have to wait to see the future. When Moses asked Him His name, He answered that His name was Yahweh, which means: He Who Is; by this indicating certain aspects of His essence and His nature.
It is because of this peculiar (to us) attribute of His essence that He is able to include in His messages to us (throughout the ages) prophecies regarding our future. Were God to be an alien, from another planet he would be constructed with the same matter as the rest of the universe, and by default he would be unable to foresee the future.
No other religion has prophecies of the future except those dealing with His incarnation. He gave these prophecies to all the nations so that everyone would be able to judge the Truth for himself.
Many misunderstandings are caused by mistranslated texts. The word for Commandment in Greek is “entoli” which includes the meanings of order and instruction. God before His incarnation, and after, He gave us instructions, orders, how to achieve our goal – become gods!
Knowledge is transferable; teaching, computer software, etc
Power is transferable; electrical tools, etc
Immortality is transferable; the resurrection of Christ, blessed water, etc
These three, knowledge, power and immortality are the basic attributes of God. He is willing to transfer them to us but He wants us first to demonstrate that we have chosen, no matter the adversity to be unselfishly good, like Him; even unto our sacrifice if necessary. Heaven would be worse than earth if those who desire to control others and destroy etc etc were given unlimited power, knowledge and immortality.