Does First Maccabees Deny Being Inspired?

This claim is based off of three verses from 1 Maccabees.

1. They stored the stones in a suitable place on the temple mount, until the coming of a prophet who could determine what to do with them. (1 Macc. 4:46)
2. There was great tribulation in Israel, the like of which had not been since the time prophets ceased to appear among them. (1 Macc. 9:27)
3. . . . and that the Jewish people and their priests had decided the following: Simon shall be their leader and high priest forever until a trustworthy prophet arises. (1 Macc. 14:41)

The argument is essentially that the author of the Book of Maccabees explicitly states there were no prophets in Israel and thus without prophets there can be no Scripture.

The problem with this argument is that the Book of Maccabees is talking about events that occurred in the past. The author is saying that at the time the events took place there were no prophets, the author does not state that at the time of his writing that there are no prophets. The fact that the passages in question seem to indicate that the people were actually expecting a prophet to arise would not rule out that at the time of writing there were prophets in Israel.