The stories are not impossible to you because you don't want to accept scientific facts. And yes, you were quoting Carl Sagan out of context and twisting his words to make it seem as if he believed in creationism, when in actuality he was refuting the argument for it.
Sagan's argument was not that it cannot have been designed, but it was not consistent with a great designer if it was, which in turn appears to defend his stance on his person al belief that it was not.
And the stories are not impossible because they can happen. You believe that africanus is our ancestor, and not all scientists agree with you. But you still believe it. Cuz you choose too. Period. Just as I choose to believe the bible.
You are being selective here. You are basing the truth of the prophecy on "many nations" and "a place to spread fishnets". But you are ignoring the part where it says Nebuchadnezzar destroys and conquers Tyre:
Your walls will tremble at the noise of the war horses, wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city whose walls have been broken through. The hoofs of his horses will trample all your streets; he will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars will fall to the ground. They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise;
He tried for 13 years but was never able to do so and essentially made a compromise peace agreement. I'm not misinterpreting the bible here nor am I misunderstanding history.
from Wikipedia:
It was often attacked by Egypt, besieged by Shalmaneser V, who was assisted by the Phoenicians of the mainland, for five years, and by Nebuchadnezzar (586?573 BC) for thirteen years, without success, although a compromise peace was made in which Tyre paid tribute to the Babylonians. It later fell under the power of the Persians.
No, in fact
you are being selective,
I am observing the whole prophecy. You are ignoring the many nations part, even though this post that I am quoting is showing you just how true that came to be! Your post supports the bible prophecy! Plus, the fac t that Jehovah said many nations before he even named Babylon, indicates that Babylon would just be the begining of the end for Tyre as it was once known.
I will try and say it again for emphasis. If Nebuchadnezzar had in fact destroyed Tyre totally , that means Mainland and island city, meaning there was two parts of it, then no other nation could have pummeled it as the prophecy states would happen.
EFFECTIVELY KILLING THE PROPHECY.
By the way,
you are ignoring the intricate details of the prophecy being fulfilled totally to try and convince yourself you have it right. Like Alex the great scraping up the dust of the mainland to get to the island city (as spoken of in ezekiel 26:4) . Like the whole army of the Tyrians being defeated at sea, fulfilling the words at zechariah 9:4 which plainly states
Look! Jehovah himself will dispossess her, and into the sea he will certainly strike down her military force; and in the fire she herself will be devoured.
That is exactly what happened! Alexanders army defeated the whole tyrian army at sea, and then his men set the island on fire for those inhabitants who resisted.
What is your take for these parts? It was written after?
A place never to be rebuilt and a place to spread fishnets. This is just false.
from Wikipedia:
Today it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon [4] and houses one of the nation's major ports known locally in French as So?r. Tyre is a popular destination for tourists.
It is quite a bit more than just a place in rubble to spread fishnets. And again, I've stated this before, it is hardly a profound prophecy predicting Tyre will be a place for fishing. It's on the Mediterranean Sea!! Wow! What a prophecy!! LOL.
Things the prophecy said would happen.
Many nations will pummel it. Check. ezk 26:3-5
Nebuchadnezzar would destroy the mainland. Check. ezk 26:7
The scraps from the dust of the destroyed mainland used. Check ezk 26:4
Military force defeated at sea, island city torched by fire. Check zech 9:4
Becoming a dry yard for dragnets. Check
The bible seems to have accurately foretold all of these things, and you scoff?
Notice the bible said it would never be rebuilt. It did not say never inhab ited, or used. It said rebuilt. It's kinda like our Knicks. When the Knicks become a
REAL team, a team we ca n root for like say, the 99 team vs the spurs, we'll say, they have been
REBUILT. In the meantime, the Garden is still here, the Knicks are still a team in the NBA, even a team that people root for. Just n ot a good team, or a team with prestige as it has been a time or two in the past.
That is the case of Tyre. It was once a world leading, not city leading.. WORLD LEADING SEA POWER. They did more than just fish, they traded Gold and Ophir and many other things in their prime as a people. They had a voice in world affairs. They went from that, to being a sea port.
That is like the Knicks going from 60-22 and a finals appearance to the first pick in the draft.
If Tyre ever becomes a leading sea power in the world, and trades with world powers on a large scale, and can fend of world powers,
then one can say it has been rebuilt. Til then, it's just like the state of the Knicks.. they're around, but nobody notices.