(June 21, 2015 at 11:03 am)Rhythm Wrote: Indeed I am, the subject of yet another of the many stunning failures of prophecy contained within the "word of god". I don't know that I'd call him a "biblical" god...but he certainly must have thought highly of himself when he assumed the title Epiphanes, eh? The almighty never -did- get around to miraculously destroying the man, in any case. He got sick and died while blissfully looting Persian temples before Yahweh could swing the axe, and the Messianic Kingdom never came to pass.
Maccabees were not considered inspired of god. The writers never wrote under that pretense and the jewy jews never considered it the word of god. I think that bible prophecy could be considered as to why there is an interruption to why god stopped backing jewish kings but that'll be a better discussion when we go hunting for sharks
