more than 250 yrs before his birth?
--How he conquered the world (Daniel 8:4)
-- His death at the height of his power (Daniel 8:8)
-- How the Greek Empire was split into 4 parts (Daniel 8:8)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=daniel%208
2007-12-17 04:57:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I was unaware the Bible even mentioned Alexander the Great. Thanks for the info!
2007-12-17 05:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yup. It's common knowledge amongst Christians. But before any Jehovah's Witnesses jump in here to claim they declared it first, let me say I have an old book here, printed in the early 1800s, shortly after the French Revolution, by one Uriah Smith - a Seventh Day Adventist - who used the name 'Jehovah' for God long before the JWs sought exclusive rights over it. He wrote 700 pages (in small type) expounding Daniel and Revelation prophecies (in order to prove that 'Sunday-keeping is the mark of the beast'). Alexander the Great is much mentioned in relation to Daniel.
There are striking similarities (and differences) between Smith's interpretations and those of the JW first President, Russell. Even the illustrations in Smith's book are not unlike the JW illustrations for those two prophecies! The point is, some truth is always sprinkled in amongst error with pseudo-Christian groups. Let the reader beware!
2007-12-17 05:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Annsan_In_Him 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Which Bible are you referring to? The problem is the Jewish Bible, the Catholic Bible, the Protestant Bible, and the New World Translation Bible, are significantly different from each other.Plus there are over 50 other different versions of the Bible in English alone, each claiming to be the one true Bible of the Word of God.
2016-05-24 08:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know this is what initially saved Jerusalem from Alexander's conquest? Alexander had a dream of a procession on his way to conquer Jerusalem. This very procession met him on his way. It was a group of rabbis from Jerusalem that showed the prophesies to Alexander. He was so flummoxed, that he spared Jerusalem on that day.
Hey Pirate AM™ & Love Exists. I dare you to find anyone else that conquered Tyre by using the stones of the old, previously conquered city (and who conquered it initially) to create a causeway to the impenetrable island city. Go ahead, I'll wait for your answer. It shouldn't take long. You said it was easy, right? Or perhaps saying the Bible is wrong with no proof to back it up is easier?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Tyre
http://amazingdiscoveries.org/tyre-and-the-bible.html
2007-12-17 05:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
You're silly. You do realize that the Bible is a work of fiction, not unlike The Chronicles of Narnia, The Matrix, and Star Wars, right? Please tell me you don't actually believe that stuff, it'll rot your brain.
p.s. You can also use the bible to accurately predict your own death. At some point, you will indeed die, as the bible says you will. Divine, isn't it?
2007-12-17 05:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is easy to read the bible and apply it's "prophecy" to any prior know historical event, however real proof would have been a good warning about 9/11 before it happened or any other event before it happens.
2007-12-17 05:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Most bible prophecies are so broad that they can apply to a number of things. So they are not prophecies at all.
2007-12-17 05:04:24 · answer #7 · answered by Love Exists? 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes and did you also know that Xerxes was also prophesied about too.
2007-12-17 05:05:27 · answer #8 · answered by nathanjonramirez 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋