Omniscience, foreknowledge is the problem. There is THE future, the events that will happen and have been seen by god. Then there are all those other "possible" futures, the events that would have happened if we had made different choices, etc. An omniscient god sees both. BUT, there is THE ACTUAL future that god sees ahead of time due to his omniscient foreknowledge. That future cannot be changed. If it could, it wouldn't have been the future, only one of those possible futures. The real future cannot be changed. You have no choice in what you do, even if it seems like you do. Bottom line, if your god is omniscient and has foreknowledge, your future is set and there is no changing it, even though it appears like you have a choice. There is no such thing as choice with an omniscient god. Yes, I watch the show and like it alot. I think about this stuff too much. : -)

Flash Forward is an interesting show and is well written and produced. The idea of the future as if it were already set in stone is generally the foundation of such "time travel" type shows, which to me as a non-Calvinist (and non-Arminian) is quite problematic in light of how often the word "if" is found in the Scriptures as a statement from God to his people, placing a crucial choice before his people concerning their potential future. It will be interesting to see how the series develops the idea of whether or not the future is alterable in any way.

This article sparked my interest a bit. I've wanted to watch the show but had not the time. I just got caught up with all the past episodes (abc.com). I thought it was interesting. One, it got me thinking about the role of prophecy (forthtelling aspect) in Scriptures. God bringing to past what He said proving to us the truth of who He is. Two, I thought what if God was to reveal all the specific details of what would happen to me tomorrow. I know exactly what I would do. Just like Rebecca, I would manipulate to bring to fulfillment what I want and evade the bad part. Thank God that we embrace what He has revealed in Scriptures and can just trust His sovereign hand of providence in our lives.

Jim Sparks, that is actually one of the most interesting aspects of the show. There are some people who saw nothing during the black out. Some of them have found out for certain from the flash forwards' of others that they were dead. One guy who was in the process of committing suicide saw himself alive. How each of these individuals deal with what they saw has been fascinating. And yes, they do not shy away from the consequences of the black out. We see burning buildings, falling planes, etc. One of the main characters is a surgeon in a hospital, and her hospital is completely overwhelmed with patients who were injured during the blackout. I love that the show is opening questions like these and has managed so far to not give any answers.

Sounds like a fascinating story! I read a science fiction story by the same name (perhaps it's the same one referred to in the article) written by a Canadian writer, which had the same basic premise, but a very different scenario, in which everyone had a glimpse 20 years into the future. Personally, I believe the Bible teaches both predestination and free will. I believe both are intertwined with each other; what their exact relationship is to each other is a mystery, and will always remain so. But I still believe it's worth the effort to examine this question. However, I live in China, so I'll have to wait before I can watch this series...