The only prophecy that slightly intrigues me is the "Prophecy of Tyre". But due to my lack of knowledge regarding any history of Alexander and the dating of the biblical texts themselves, I can't decide which arguement regarding it's validity is more solid. So I thought I'd ask you guys for more information.

The Atheistic arguement claims that the prophecy failed because it was not Nezzie(Nebuchadnezzar) who captured Tyre, but Alexander. We know according to history that it was indeed Alexander. However, the Christian arguement makes play on the words "They" and "He", and it does make some sense.

The Christian outlook on the situation was that the words "He" and "They" are key. Using their arguement, the prophecy states that Nezzie would attack Tyre, but "many nations" (They) would be the ones to fullfill the prophecies. So, Alexander destroying Tyre in turn fullfilled the prophecy in their eyes.

In my opinion, the "He" and "They" thing makes sense, however what does not... is the way the passages speak of what Nezzie will do, then right in the next sentence states something that "They" will do. Which to me sounds as if "They" would be Nezzie's army. Here's a bit more information:

Atheistic Arguement
http://theskepticalreview.com/tsrmag/992tyre.html

Christian Arguement
http://www.tektonics.org/uz/zeketyre.html


The bible also speaks of Tyre never being rebuilt or inhabited again, but according to the first source, it is actually rebuilt, and did indeed have some inhabitants untill recently. I've also noticed that in Ez. 26:19, God speaks of the city being put underwater, yet it's not. Although it could be a figurative way of saying he'd destroy Tyre. Though in most other verses, he simply states that it will be destroyed in seemingly non-figurative ways.

I guess the most important thing to figure out is if the word "They" really is referring to the "many nations" everytime it is brought up.