AC has many names. Man of sin, son of perdition, the lawless one, vile person, little horn, King of Babylon, Assyrian, and including Tyre. In Ezekiel 28, God has this to say to Tyrus. Ezekiel 28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. Tyre disguises himself being God, and tries to take over God's position on earth. Sounds familiar? We find the same person in 2 Thessalonians 2:4. Consider why God calls AC Tyre, we can find the answer in Ezekiel 27. In this chapter we find Tyre trafficking with all nations. After Gog/Magog, AC shall make Tyre as his commerce center after he revives Roman Empire by combining the two legs together. While Babylon shall be his religious headquarter, Tyre shall be the commerce / trading center of this newly revived Roman Empire. And God changes AC name to King of Tyre. But my focus is Isaiah 23:15-17. Isaiah 23:15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. The key words are " that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years". This has puzzled many bible students for many years because this event is not supported by any historical and biblical evidence. And Isaiah 23 is still waiting for it's fulfillment. I believe God is speaking of Tyre's age here. Tyre shall be forgotten by God for seventy years speaks of the time he is born to the time he reaches 70 years old. During this period Tyre seems alright before God. But when Tyre reaches 70 years old, God foretold that he shall sing as a harlot. "after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot." Tyre shall undergo a dramatic change when he reaches 70 years old, The change has nothing to do with his appearance, but rather his religious belief. God uses virgin for a faithful person. God uses harlot to describe an unfaithful person. Having said this, AC shall reach 70 years old by the time he steps into world scene. He shall also sing as an harlot with his heart turning against God and Jesus. But God has this to say against Tyre. Isaiah 23:16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. 18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. A note here. "after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.". "After the end of seventy years" may point to Tyre reaching 71 years old when he begins to sing as an harlot. For the fullness of seventy years come to pass, Tyre needs to reach his 71 birthday before it makes sense. Tyre is also known as the birth place of Europa. Which is pictured in EU graphics as a lady riding on a beast on the 2 Euro coin and in front of the EU headquarters in Brussels. TxThom, that is very interesting. http://thirdwitness.com/607_BCE/www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/607/tyre.html I think this is some relevant information. Tyre was very proud and the king of Tyre is mentioned as having a satanic spirit in Ezekiel 28. But Tyre really was forgotten from the world scene and ceased to be an economic center for about 70 years. It is only after Israel's return from Babylon that Tyre is mentioned as supplying cedar timbers from Lebanon to be used in the 2nd temple. The whole story of Europa (Europe) and Zeus is interesting. Zeus transformed himself into a Beast (a bull) so that he could seduce Europa into riding on his back. Very much like what is depicted in Revelation for the time of the end.
