thirdwitness,
I only presented that possibility as a means for you to save face. Since a depopulation of Egypt never occured according to ANY historical record (including the Bible's historical record) I was offerring the possibility it was yet to be fulfilled. After all, Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre was also specifically referencing Nebuchadrezzar and yet, according to you, Alexander "fulfilled it" a few centuries after Nebuchadrezzar died.
To say that a complete depopulation of Egypt under the reign of ancient King Nebuchadrezzar would have been a "noteworthy occurrence" is a considerable understatement. In fact, for this to have occurred during Nebuchadrezzar's reign would have made this his second greatest achievement. Yet, Daniel doesn't even mention it although he would have been in exile during its occurrence. Neither does anyone else mention it, in Egypt, or Babylon, or the Bible.
More oddly still, this was supposedly prophecied by a Jew and even the Jews don't claim that this happened. I also find it odd that other Bible writers reference Jeremiah, Daniel and Isaiah, but not Ezekiel. Whatever the case, if Ezekiel's prophecy was literally intended, it failed. There was NEVER a dispersion of Egypt among the nations. Such large numbers of refugees would have been reported by many nations, there are no such reports even in casual reference.
There is no evidence, not just in Egypt's records but anywhere (even the Bible), that the prophecy of Ezekiel against Egypt was ever fulfilled. Does God expect blind faith, or logic? The word translated "power of reason" in Romans 12:1, 2 is the Greek word logiken, which is from logikos, which means logic. I use logic freely, I won't be made to feel shame for it, and I won't apologize for it. I reject blind faith as simple-minded, lazy worship, and such it is.
Faith is not belief absent proof. Faith is belief in things unseen based on evidence of things experienced and seen.
Interestingly, I cannot find any place where the Watchtower Society published any distinct timing for the historical desolation of Egypt, they only allude to the factuality based on the existence of the prophecy. Much the same as you. They only summarize what Ezekiel said would happen, they never comment on a specific ancient fulfillment. Care to comment on that absence of organizational backing for your assumptive hypothesis?
When they do expound fully on the meaning of Ezekiel's prophecy against Egypt, they state that Satan stands for Egypt. Which would, once again, put Jehovah as the typical Nebuchadnezzar. Care to comment on why your interpetation differs from their interpretation so sharply? Care to comment on why you derided my suggestion that what the Watchtower Society teaches may actually be the reality, since you were actually deriding their teachings and not my suggestion?
AuldSoul
