"e" <0@john@14-6.info> wrote
Here are some examples. Ezekiel 26, which was written in 587 B.C.,
predicted the destruction of Tyre, a city made up of two parts: a mainland
port city, and an island city half a mile off shore. Ezekiel prophesied
that
Nebuchadnezzar would destroy the city, many nations would fight against
her, the debris of the city would be thrown into the ocean, the city would
never be found again, and fishermen would come there to lay their nets.
In 573 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the mainland city of Tyre. Many of
the refugees of the city sailed to the island, and the island city of Tyre
remained a powerful city. In 333 B.C., however, Alexander the Great laid
siege to Tyre. Using the rubble of mainland Tyre, he built a causeway to
the
island city of Tyre. He then captured and completely destroyed the city.
Tyre rose to prominance again during the Roman Empire:
http://www.lebanon.com/tourism/tyre.htm
Tyre and the whole of ancient Syria fell under Roman rule in 64 B.C..
Nonetheless, for some time Tyre continued to mint its own silver coins.
The Romans built great important monuments in the city, including an
aqueduct,
a triumphal arch and the largest hippodrome in antiquity.
They built the largest hippodrome there, so Tyre was not only "found again,"
but was a center of considerable activity.
Today, Tyre is a small fishing town where fishing boats come to rest and
fisherman spread their nets. The great ancient city of Tyre to this day
lies
buried in ruins exactly as prophesied. If we were to calculate the odds of
this
event happening by chance, the figures would be astronomical. No, it was
not by coincidence.
Not quite true.
Tyre is currently the 4th largest city in Lebanon http://tyros.leb.net/tyre/
and were it not for being so close to Israel, it would probably get much
larger. Nevertheless, it's got 117,000 people in it, which is far from
being "buried in ruins" and "never found again."
I can't beleive you actually posted this drivel . . . what's wrong with you?
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