In Search Of Trustworthy Predictions

Soon after the Macedonian King who came to be known as Alexander the Great ascended the throne in 336B.C.E., he visited the oracle of Delphi, in central Greece. His ambitious plans for the future were nothing less than to conquer much of the world at that time. But he desired divine assurance that his tremendous undertaking would succeed. According to legend, on the way he happened to visit Delphi, it was not permissible to consult the oracle. Not wanting to leave without an answer, Alexander insisted,forcing the priestess to give a prediction. She cried out in frustration: "Oh, child, you are invincible!" The young kind took that as a favorable omen - one promising a victorious military campaign.

However, Alexander would have been much better informed about the outcome of his campaign if he had examined prophecies found in the Bible book of Daniel. With remarkable accuracy, they foretold his speedy conquests,. Tradition has ti that Alexander eventually got an opportunity to see what Daniel had recorded about him. According to the Jewish historian Josephus, when the Macedonian king entered Jerusalem, he was shown Daniel's prophecy -presumably chapter 8 of that book (Daniel 8:5-8, 20 ,21)Reportedly, because of this, the city was spared by Alexander's destructive armies.

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