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Question:

Ezekiel 26;14 says that Tyre will never be rebuilt but it is there to this
day and HAS been rebuilt. Can you explain this?

Answer:

Yes, but not on the original site. The original site is still basically a
bare rock, even today. It has been excavated. The rock Tyre stood on
lies just off the coast. The causeway which led to the city which
Alexander used to destroy it is now gone. There is a city called Tyre,
but it is not at the site which was destroyed by Alexander. There is an
older book out there which is pretty thorough in the Tyre prophecies. It
is Evidence That Demands a Verdict (Josh McDowell). I do not necessarily
recommend that book in general, but it is good on the Tyre prophecy.

John Oakes, PhD

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