Is Obama a prophet?

In John 11:51 we read that Caiaphas, as leader of the Jewish nation, prophesied that Jesus would die for His people. (As an act of full disclosure, let me inform you that I recently preached on the subject of prophesy, so that whole idea is still very much in my mind.) Of course, we also have the Biblical understanding that God appoints our leaders, so we know for certain that it is always useful to listen closely to what they say and do, even if we disagree with it.

On May 26th of 2010, Obama visited a solar manufacturing plant in Fremont California. In his subsequent press release, he said,

"The true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra...
Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot.  But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations.  This new factory is the result of those loans. 

Since the project broke ground last fall, more than 3,000 construction workers have been employed building this plant.  Across the country, workers -- (applause) -- across the country, workers in 22 states are manufacturing the supplies for this project.  Workers in a dozen states are building the advanced manufacturing equipment that will power this new facility.  When it’s completed in a few months, Solyndra expects to hire a thousand workers to manufacture solar panels and sell them across America and around the world.  (Applause.) 

Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity.  And over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as many as eight coal-fired power plants. 

That’s not all.  You’re also proving something more.  Every day that you build this expanded facility, as you fill orders for solar panels to ship around the world, you’re demonstrating that the promise of clean energy isn’t just an article of faith -- not anymore.  It’s not some abstract possibility for science fiction movies or a distant future -- 10 years down the road or 20 years down the road.  It’s happening right now.  The future is here...."

So, effectively Obama saw the future, and he determined it was at least in part this factory. So the Federal government gave the company 530 Million dollars to rush this plant into production, and in May last year Obama was able to say that in just a few months the American future would be pretty much started. So, it's a number of months later and how's that future coming along?

On Aug 31st this year Solyndra filed for bankruptcy. Every cent of that 530 Million will be lost. Now either Obama wasn't speaking prophetically when he claimed "the future is here"' or he knew the ironic truth already. After all, the warning signs that Solyndra was actually close to bankruptcy were already there, and the economics of building a plant to produce 3$/watt panels in a world full of 1$/watt panels isn't rocket science. But if you admit that you and I can know these things by reading the news, you have to make a choice - either "they" (government) are a while lot smarter than anybody and everybody around "them" and "we" are all in the dark, or "they" are really just a bunch of "us" who are ignoring the obvious.

Either way you take it, I think sometimes even modern day leaders speak prophetically. And that we should listen to!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-economy-0

http://www.uncoverage.net/2011/01/time-to-investigate-obamas-solyndra-solar-green-fraud-in-california/

http://www.investingdaily.com/id/18981/obama-and-solar-energy-solyndra-bankruptcy-is-a-527-million-loss.html