Alexander Alexander the Great was one of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent work.

Alexander the Great was one of the history's most ruthless military leaders.

But did you know that his life and story were foretold?

Well, welcome to Through the Bible.

I'm Steve Schwetz, and I'm glad that you're here as Dr. J. Vernon McGee unpacks this remarkable prophecy from Zachariah

and shows us how the truth of God's word cuts through the confusion of history, politics, and even

modern language. Before we dive into Alexander's story, Dr. McGee has something to say about how

easily we twist the truth and how clearly God sees through it all. Let's listen.

And God judges according to truth, and that's exactly what most of us do not want him to do.

We want him to pass by or excuse. And there's all kinds today of words that are being changed

around in our language so that reality isn't reality today. It's covered over with what is called euphemisms. And that's what

Orwell talked about. Let me give you an illustration of that. Let's say a man's running for mayor.

At one time in his life, he was a doorman at a hotel. Then he ran an elevator. He was an elevator

boy. But listen to him referred to his early career, and you won't hear those words.

He says he was an access controller.

And he also said he was a vertical transportation specialist.

May I say to you, one realities changed to another, another. He was a dormant and an elevator boy,

but now it means something else. And you find they refer today to a negative financial adjustment,

and they talk about a temporary fiscal shortfall. You know what that means? That means they're bankrupt.

And then today, you hear the automobile dealer, he's selling your secondhand car. But it's not a

secondhand car. It's a pre-owned car. And then you go in to buy something from the butcher shop

and you want some sliced cheese,

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