Lesson 165 - His Servants the Prophets 041323
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Lesson 165: His Servants the Prophets 041323
04/13/2023
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01.) Amos 3:6-8 (The Lord reveals His secrets to the prophets).
02.) Revelation 1:1-3 (The word from God to Jesus to angel to John).
03.) Jeremiah 19:14-15 (Jeremiah prophesies evil upon Jeruslem).
04.) Jeremiah 20:1-2, 7-11 (The word of God a burning fire).
05.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Derision - The use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt.
06.) 2 Chronicles 36:11-21 (The word of the Lord is fulfilled).
07.) Isaiah 55:1-3, 6-11 (The Lord's word will be performed).
08.) Isaiah 46:5-11 (The Lord will bring His word to pass).
09.) Daniel 2:31-45 (Nebuchadnezzar's dream).
10.) Daniel 5:1, 24-28, 30-31 (Babylon given over to the Medes).
11.) Daniel 8:1, 3-8, 20-25 (Medo Persia to Grece to Rome).
12.) Luke 3:1-2 (Tiberius Caesar, Roman emperor).
13.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tiberius
Tiberius, in full Tiberius Caesar Augustus or Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, original name Tiberius Claudius Nero, (born November 16, 42 bce—died March 16, 37 ce, Capreae [Capri], near Naples), second Roman emperor (14–37 ce), the adopted son of Augustus, whose imperial institutions and imperial boundaries he sought to preserve. In his last years he became a tyrannical recluse, inflicting a reign of terror against the major personages of Rome.
14.) BibleStudy.org
https://www.biblestudy.org/prophecy/bible-prophecies-of-empires.html
Neo-Babylonian Empire - 612 B.C.
Persian (Medo-Persian) Empire - 549 B.C.
Alexander the Great's (Greek) Empire - 336 B.C.
Roman Empire - 27 B.C.
15.) Isaiah 13:6-11 (The day of the Lord cometh).
16.) 2 Peter 3:9-10 (The day of the Lord cometh).
17.) Revelation 10:1-7 (His servants the prophets).
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Lesson 127 - The Terror of the Lord 033122
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Lesson 127: The Terror of the Lord 033122
03/31/2022
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Fear God
01.) 2 Corinthians 5:9-11 (terror of the Lord)
02.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Manifest - readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight; easily understood or recognized by the mind; obvious.
03.) Isaiah 45:5-7 (the Lord creates evil).
04.) Amos 3:6 (evil in a city brought by the Lord).
05.) Hebrews 10:26-31 (fearful to fall into the hands of God).
06.) 1 Peter 4:17-18 (righteous scarcely saved).
07.) Psalms 2:1-4, 9-12 (serve the Lord with fear).
08.) Ecclesiastes 3:14 (men should fear before Him).
09.) Psalms 50:16-22 (tear you in pieces).
10.) Luke 12:4-5 (fear Him who has power to kill and cast into hell).
11.) Revelation 14:6-7 (fear God and give glory to Him).
12.) Luke 13:23-28 (weeping and gnashing of teeth).
13.) Psalms 96:4-5 (He is to be feared above all Gods).
14.) Proverbs 2:1-6 (understand the fear of the Lord).
15.) Zephaniah 3:6-8 (thou wilt fear Me).
16.) Joshua 23:14-16 (the Lord shall bring upon you all evil things).
17.) Genesis 38:6-10 (the Lord slew Judah's sons Er and Onan).
18.) Leviticus 10:1-2 (Nadab & Abihu strange fire).
Jesus Christ, God of the Old Testament
19.) 1 Corinthians 10:1-12
20.) John 8:56-59
21.) Exodus 3:13-15
22.) John 5:37 (no one has seen or heard the Father).
23.) John 1:18 (no man hath seen God).
24.) Exodus 24:9-11 (Nadab, Abihu, & 70 elders saw God).
25.) Genesis 1:26-28 (God said "let us" make man / replenish the earth).
26.) Revelation 19:11-16 (His name is called The Word Of God).
27.) John 1:1-4, 10, 14 (the Word was with God and was God).
28.) Isaiah 9:6 (the everlasting Father).
29.) Luke 1:26-33 (Mary shall bear a son & call His name Jesus).
30.) Psalms 110:1-2 (Lord said unto my Lord).
31.) Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (fear God and keep His commandments).
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Lesson 59 - The Wisdom of God 070920
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Lesson 59: The Wisdom of God 070920
EvolutionPOP.com
07/09/2020
01.) Proverbs 1:1-7 (The beginning of wisdom).
02.) Proverbs 4:5-10 (Get wisdom, get understanding).
03.) Ecclesiastes 9:14-18 (Wisdom is better than strength).
04.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Wisdom - Ability to discern inner qualities and relationships; Insight; Good sense; Judgement; Generally accepted belief; Accumulated philosophical or scientific learning; Knowledge.
05.) James 1:1, 5-8 (Ask God for wisdom).
06.) Job 28:12-21, 23, 28 (The fear of the Lord is wisdom).
07.) Deuteronomy 4:1-10 (God's commandments is your wisdom).
08.) Exodus 28:1-3 (God fills the wise hearted with wisdom).
09.) Exodus 31:1-6 (God fills the wise hearted with wisdom).
10.) 1 Kings 3:3-15 (God gives Solomon wisdom and understanding).
11.) 2 Chronicles 1:11-12 (God gives Solomon wisdom and understanding).
12.) Colossians 2:1-10 (God holds all the treasures wisdom and knowledge).)
13.) James 3:13-18 (Earthly wisdom versus wisdom from above).
14.) Psalms 111:10 (The beginning of wisdom).
15.) Psalms 37:27-31 (The righteous speaketh wisdom).
16.) Proverbs 8:1-21 (Wisdom is better than rubies).
17.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Prudence - The ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason; Sagacity or schrewdness in the management of affairs; Skill and good judgement; Caution or circumspection as to danger or risk.
18.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Sagacity - The quality of being sagacious - Of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment; Discerning; Caused by or indicating acute discernment; Keen insense perception.
19.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Discernment - The quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure; An act of perceiving or discerning something.
20.) Ecclesiastes 2:26 (God giveth wisdom).
21.) 1 Corinthians 1:19-31 (The wisdom of God).
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Lesson 54 - With God All Things Are Possible
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Lesson 54: With God All Things Are Possible
05/21/2020
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01.) Matthew 19:16-26 (With God all things are possible).
02.) Numbers 22:1-6, 12, 20-31 (Balaam's ass speaks).
03.) Job 37:14-19 (The wondrous works of God).
04.) Job 38:1-13, 16, 18-21, 24-35 (The Lord answers Job).
05.) Job 40:1-4, 6, 9-12 (Job cannot answer the Lord).
06.) Job 42:1-2 (The Lord can do everything).
07.) Proverbs 16:1-4 (The Lord made all things for himself).
08.) John 1:1-5, 10-14 (All things were made by the Word).
09.) Revelation 4:1-11 (The Lord created all things).
10.) 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (Paul's thorn in the flesh).
11.) Matthew 26:36-47 (Jesus prays not to be killed).
12.) Daniel 3:1-6, 8-9, 12-18 (Shadrach (Hananiah), Meshach (Mishael), Abednego (Azariah) refuse to bow).
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Lesson 43 - Three Days and Three Nights
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Lesson 43: Three Days and Three Nights
03/05/2020
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01.) Deuteronomy 12:32 (Do not add to or take from God's commands).
02.) Revelation 22:16-20 (Do not add to or take from the book).
03.) Catholic.org
https://www.catholic.org/lent/ashwed.php
Ash Wednesday - February 26, 2020 - The first day of Lent
Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer.
Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.
Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Alternatively, the priest may speak the words, "Repent and believe in the Gospel."
Ashes also symbolize grief, in this case, grief that we have sinned and caused division from God.
Writings from the Second-century Church refer to the wearing of ashes as a sign of penance.
Priests administer ashes during Mass and all are invited to accept the ashes as a visible symbol of penance. Even non-Christians and the excommunicated are welcome to receive the ashes. The ashes are made from blessed palm branches, taken from the previous year's Palm Sunday Mass.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption.
03a.) Lent (not in the bible).
03b.) Liturgical calendar (God has His own calendar and Feast Days - Leviticus 23).
03c.) Easter Sunday ("Easter" in the bible is translated "Passover", there is no "Easter Sunday" in the bible).
03d.) Mass (not in the bible).
03e.) Palm Sunday (not in the bible; palm leaves were put in front of Jesus when he was placed on the donkey and it wasn't on a Sunday).
04.) TheHolidaySpot.com
https://www.theholidayspot.com/ash_wednesday/origin.htm
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the onset of the Lent, the 40-day period of fasting and abstinence. It is also known as the 'Day of Ashes'. So called because on that day at church the faithful have their foreheads marked with ashes in the shape of a cross.
The name 'Day of Ashes' comes from "Dies Cinerum" in the Roman Missal and is found in the earliest existing copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary. The concept originated by the Roman Catholics somewhere in the 6th century. Though the exact origin of the day is not clear, the custom of marking the head with ashes on this Day is said to have originated during the papacy of Gregory the Great (590-604).
In the Old Testament ashes were found to have used for two purposes: as a sign of humility and mortality; and as a sign of sorrow and repentance for sin. The Christian connotation for ashes in the liturgy of Ash Wednesday has also been taken from this Old Testament biblical custom.
Receiving ashes on the head as a reminder of mortality and a sign of sorrow for sin was a practice of the Anglo-Saxon church in the 10th century. It was made universal throughout the Western church at the Synod of Benevento in 1091.
Originally the use of ashes to betoken penance was a matter of private devotion. Later it became part of the official rite for reconciling public penitents. In this context, ashes on the penitent served as a motive for fellow Christians to pray for the returning sinner and to feel sympathy for him. Still later, the use of ashes passed into its present rite of beginning the penitential season of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
05.) Leviticus 23:1-3 (the seventh day is the sabbath day).
06.) Leviticus 23:4-5 (the Lord's passover).
07.) Leviticus 23:6-8 (the feast of Unleavened Bread).
08.) John 19:30-42 (Jesus is killed and buried on the preparation day before the high sabbath day).
09.) Matthew 12:38-40 (Jesus three days and three nights buried).
10.) Johah 1:1-4, 7-9, 12, 15-17 (Jonah three days and three nights in the fish).
11.) Matthew 28:1-7 (Jesus risen after three days and three nights).
12.) Passover before sundown Jesus is buried, after 3pm, and rose Saturday before Sunday morning:
Saturday before sundown = 1 day (Weekly sabbath day)
Friday after sundown = 1 night
Friday before sundown = 2 days
Thursday after sundown = 2 nights (Feast of Unleavend Bread night)
Thursday before sundown = 3 days (Feast of Unleavend Bread day)
Wednesday after sundown = 3 nights (Passover evening)
13.) John 12:1-2, 12-16 (Palms five days before Passover = Friday).
14.) Revelation 7:9-10 (A great multitude with palms).
15.) Acts 12:1-5 (Easter during days of Unleavend Bread).
16.) Strong's Bible Dictionary: Easter (G3957) - Pascha / pas'-kah; compare H6453; the Passover.
17.) AllAboutJesusChrist.org
https://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/history-of-easter-faq.htm
History of Easter
According to Christians around the world, Easter is a day set aside to commemorate Jesus' resurrection from the dead. But the history of Easter is more complicated than that. The name of the holiday is derived from the name of an ancient, pagan goddess, Eastre, sometimes spelled Eostre. Eastre was the goddess of spring and worshipped by the Teutonic tribes that the early Christians ministered to.
At this point, the history of Easter becomes a little complicated. The early missionaries, seeking to convert the people of the Teutonic tribes, adopted the celebration of Eastre's festival as their own. Since the festival fell around the same time as the Christian's memorial of Jesus' resurrection, the missionaries simply substituted one holiday for another. This allowed the new converts to continue their tradition, but its meaning and purpose had changed.
The history of Easter continued to be complex as the actual date of the celebration was never fully established. Some linked the memorial to the ancient Hebrew calendar's celebration of Passover. Others linked the date to the spring equinox. Finally, in 325 A.D. Emperor Constantine met with other church leaders and together they decreed that Easter would fall on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. However, the controversy over the holiday's date continues with some the Eastern Orthodox Churches still celebrating it at the end of Passover week.
18.) 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 (Christ our Passover).
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Lesson 42 - Thus Saith the Lord
The Bible Show
02/27/2020
Lesson 42: Thus Saith the Lord
01.) Isaiah 28:9-10 (Precept upon precept).
02.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Precept - A command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action; An order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official.
03.) Exodus 4:21-23 (Israel, the Lord's first born).
04.) Joshua 24:2-14 (Fear and serve the Lord).
05.) Judges 6:1, 7-10 (Israel has disobeyed the Lord).
06.) 1 Samuel 10:17-19 (Saul the Benjamite anoited king).
07.) Exodus 13:21-22 (The Lord in a pillar cloud and fire).
08.) 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 (That Rock was Christ).
09.) Deuteronomy 10:17, 20-22 (God of gods and Lord of lords).
10.) Revelation 19:11-16 (King of Kings and Lord of Lords).
11.) Luke 10:1-3, 16-20 (Jesus beheld Satan fall from heaven).
12.) John 8:56-59 (Before Abraham was, I am).
13.) Exodus 3:13-14 (I Am That I Am).
14.) John 17:4-5 (The glory Jesus had before the world was).
15.) John 1:1-3, 10-12, 14 (The Word was with God and was God).
16.) Matthew 5:17-20 (Jesus came not to destroy the law).
17.) Luke 6:46-49 (Why call me Lord Lord and don't do what I say).
18.) John 4:22-26 (Salvation is of the Jews).
19a.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Messias - Messiah.
19b.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Messiah - The expected king and deliverer of the Jews; Jesus; A professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause.
19c.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Jesus - The Jewish religious teacher whose ife, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation; Also called Christ; In Christian Science the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality.
19d.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Christ - Messiah; Jesus; An ideal type of humanity; In Christian Science the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error.
20.) 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 (The wisdom of the world is foolishness).
21.) Isaiah 29:14 (The wisdom of the wise shall perish).
22.) Luke 10:21 (Wisdom hidden to the wise, revealed to babes).
23.) Matthew 7:21-23 (Everyone won't enter the kingdom).
24.) Luke 13:23-28 (Strive to enter at the strait gate).
25.) Luke 12:4-5 (Fear him who can cast into hell).
26.) Matthew 16:13-17 (Jesus the Christ).
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Lesson 40 - They Shall Make Merchandise of You
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Lesson 40: They Shall Make Merchandise of You
02/13/2020
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01.) 2 Peter 2:1-3 (False prophets make merchandise of you).
02.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Heresy - Adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma; Denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church; An opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma; Disent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice; An opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards.
03.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Dogma - Something held as an established opinion, especially an authoritative tenet (tenet - a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true); A code of such tenets; A point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequae grounds; A doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church.
04.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Pernicious - Highly injurious or destructive; Deadly; Wicked.
05.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Merchandise - The commodities or goods that are bought and sold in business; Wares; The occupation of a merchant; Trade; To buy and sell in business; To promote for or as if for sale; To carry on commerce; Trade.
06.) InfoPlease.com
https://www.infoplease.com/calendar-holidays/major-holidays/valentines-day-history
Valentine's Day History
Pagan festivals, Christian saints, Chaucer's love birds, and the Greeting Card Association of America
by Borgna Brunner
Roman Roots
The history of Valentine's Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. There are some suggestions that the holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. Pope Gelasius I recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day.
Valentines Galore
Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery: according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name. One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb. 14.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. At this stage, the factual ends and the mythic begins. According to one legend, Claudius II had prohibited marriage for young men, claiming that bachelors made better soldiers (although there is no record of the alleged ban). Valentine continued to secretly perform marriage ceremonies but was eventually apprehended by the Romans and put to death. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. Before he was executed, he allegedly sent her a letter signed "from your Valentine." Probably the most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not focused on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (love of God): he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion.
In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its liturgical calendar, removing the feast days of saints whose historical origins were questionable. St. Valentine was one of the casualties.
Chaucer's Love Birds
It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. According to UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine, it was Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine's Day with romance.
In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England's Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the poetic tradition, Chaucer associated the occasion with a feast day. In "The Parliament of Fowls," the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day are linked:
For this was on St. Valentine's Day,
When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.
Tradition of Valentine's Cards
Over the centuries, the holiday evolved, and by the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging handmade cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts eventually spread to the American colonies. The tradition of Valentine's cards did not become widespread in the United States, however, until the 1850s, when Esther A. Howland, a Mount Holyoke graduate and native of Worcester, Mass., began mass-producing them. Today, of course, the holiday has become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are valentines.
07.) TheHolidaySpot.com
https://www.theholidayspot.com/valentine/history_of_valentine.htm
The Origins of valentine's Day
Every year, the fourteenth day of the month of February has millions across the world presenting their loved ones with candy, flowers, chocolates and other lovely gifts. In many countries, restaurants and eateries are seen to be filled with couples who are eager to celebrate their relationship and the joy of their togetherness through delicious cuisines. There hardly seems to be a young man or woman who is not keen to make the most of the day.
The reason behind all of this is a kindly cleric named Valentine who died more than a thousand years ago.
It is not exactly known why the 14th of February is known as Valentine's Day or if the noble Valentine really had any relation to this day. The history of Valentine's Day is impossible to be obtained from any archive and the veil of centuries gone by has made the origin behind this day more difficult to trace. It is only some legends that are our source for the history of Valentine's Day.
The modern St. Valentine's Day celebrations are said to have been derived from both ancient Christian and Roman tradition. As per one legend, the holiday has originated from the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration that used to observed annually on February 15. But the rise of Christianity in Europe saw many pagan holidays being renamed for and dedicated to the early Christian martyrs. Lupercalia was no exception. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius turned Lupercalia into a Christian feast day and set its observance a day earlier, on February 14. He proclaimed February 14 to be the feast day in honor of Saint Valentine, a Roman martyr who lived in the 3rd century. It is this St. Valentine whom the modern Valentine's Day honors.
08.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cupid
Cupid
Roman god
Written By:
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2020 See Article History
Alternative Title: Amor
Cupid, ancient Roman god of love in all its varieties, the counterpart of the Greek god Eros and the equivalent of Amor in Latin poetry. According to myth, Cupid was the son of Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods, and Venus, the goddess of love. He often appeared as a winged infant carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows whose wounds inspired love or passion in his every victim. He was sometimes portrayed wearing armour like that of Mars, the god of war, perhaps to suggest ironic parallels between warfare and romance or to symbolize the invincibility of love.
Although some literature portrayed Cupid as callous and careless, he was generally viewed as beneficent, on account of the happiness he imparted to couples both mortal and immortal. At the worst he was considered mischievous in his matchmaking, this mischief often directed by his mother, Venus.
09.) Deuteronomy 5:1-10 (Thou shalt have no other gods).
10.) Numbers 25:1-9 (Israel worships Baal-peor, false gods).
11.) 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (Be not yoked with unbelievers).
12.) Hosea 13:1-4 (Thou shalt know no god but Me).
13.) Revelation 17:1-2, 18 (The great whore).
14.) Revelation 18:1-8, 11 (Babylon the great whore is destroyed).
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Lesson 37 - Wars and Rumors of Wars 011620
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Lesson 37: Wars and Rumors of Wars 011620
01/16/2020
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01.) Matthew 24:1-2 (Temple totally destroyed).
03.) Matthew 24:3 (Three questions to Jesus).
02.) EyeWitnessToHistory.com
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/jewishtemple.htm
The Romans Destroy the Temple at Jerusalem, 70 AD
(Reference "The Last 2 Million Years"; "Encyclopedia Britannica"; etc.)
In the year 66 AD the Jews of Judea rebelled against their Roman masters. In response, the Emperor Nero dispatched an army under the generalship of Vespasian to restore order. By the year 68, resistance in the northern part of the province had been eradicated and the Romans turned their full attention to the subjugation of Jerusalem. That same year, the Emperor Nero died by his own hand, creating a power vacuum in Rome. In the resultant chaos, Vespasian was declared Emperor and returned to the Imperial City. It fell to his son, Titus, to lead the remaining army in the assault on Jerusalem.
The Roman legions surrounded the city and began to slowly squeeze the life out of the Jewish stronghold. By the year 70, the attackers had breached Jerusalem's outer walls and began a systematic ransacking of the city. The assault culminated in the burning and destruction of the Temple that served as the center of Judaism.
In victory, the Romans slaughtered thousands. Of those sparred from death: thousands more were enslaved and sent to toil in the mines of Egypt, others were dispersed to arenas throughout the Empire to be butchered for the amusement of the public. The Temple's sacred relics were taken to Rome where they were displayed in celebration of the victory.
The rebellion sputtered on for another three years and was finally extinguished in 73 AD with the fall of the various pockets of resistance including the stronghold at Masada.
04.) Matthew 24:3-5 (Christians confess Christ, but deceive).
05.) Matthew 24:6-8 (Wars and rumors of wars).
06.) HistoryGuy.com
https://www.historyguy.com/new_and_recent_conflicts.html
New and Recent Conflicts of the World
-Current “Major” wars and conflicts
-Current “Minor” wars and conflicts
-Recently concluded or suspended wars and conflicts
-Major Acts of Terrorism
Current “Major” wars and conflicts in the world—Major conflicts are defined here as wars and conflicts in which more than a thousand people have died, involve more than one nation (for internal conflicts) or more than two nations (for international conflicts), and/or have the near-term potential to turn into a multi-national regional conflict. Alphabetical listing.
Afghan War (part of America’s world-wide War on Terrorism)--
Al-Aqsa Intifada (Israeli-Palestinian Conflict) (high-risk to become a regional war)--
Algerian Civil War—(1992-Present): After the Islamic Salvation Front won national elections in 1992, the military annulled the elections and the winning party's military wing, The Islamic Salvation Army (AIS), began a bloody rebellion. The AIS surrendered in June 1999, but other groups continue to fight the governme
Basque Separatist Conflict—(1958-Present): The rebel group called Basque Fatherland and Liberty guerrilla group (ETA) has waged an urban guerrilla movement against the Spanish government. The organization's goal is independence for the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. Some operations have taken place in France, causing Paris and Madrid to cooperate. Approximately 800 deaths are attributed to the ETA's campaign.
Burma (Myanmar) Civil War—(1948-Present): In Earth's longest running and perhaps most complex conflict, several different ethnic groups attempted to secede in the years following World War 2. Most of these groups continue the struggle to this day, along with political dissidents who took up arms after a 1988 coup. Some areas of northern Burma have been controlled by Narco-guerrillas harvesting opium, which the government has attempted to halt. Military operations near border areas have brought both rebels and the Burmese government into occasional conflict with neighboring Thailand.
Burundi Civil War—(1994-Present): The Tutsi-dominated government is fighting Hutu rebels. The rebels use neighboring Congo as a base to launch attacks, thereby giving the Burundi government reason to involve itself in the Second Congolese War.
Colombian Civil War—(1964-Present): Marxist Guerrillas began a Cuban-inspired insurgency in the 1960s, which continued at a fairly low level until the 1990s, when the strength of the guerrilla groups increased due to their de facto alliance with narcotics-producing crime cartels. Over the past year (since 2001), the violence of the conflict has increased as the government realized that negotiations with the guerrillas were not leading to a peaceful solution. The United States is providing military and logistical support to the government.
Congo: Second Congolese War (This IS a regional war)—(1998-Present): Peace talks may soon end what has been called “Africa’s World War.” Congolese rebels, backed by Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, seek the overthrow of President Kabila (the father was assassinated and his son then became president), who is supported by rebels from the above three countries, in addition to the armies of Angola, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Estimates put the number of dead in this war at over one million, mostly civilians. Also known as the “Great Lakes War.”
Chechnya (Russia): Second Chechen War--
Gaza War (2008-2009)
--Renewal of the Israeli-Hamas Conflict as Israel responded to Hamas rocket attacks with air and ground attacks beginning on December 27, 2008
No-Fly Zone War (Iraq-Coalition Conflict ( 1992-2003)
Israeli Airstrikes on Syrian Forces in Lebanon—Part of ongoing conflict between Israel and Syria in Lebanon. (high-risk to become a regional war)—
July 1, 2001: Israeli warplanes struck a Syrian Army radar post and anti-aircraft site in Lebanon in retaliation for a Hezbollah attack on the Israel-Lebanon border in an area called the Cheba Farms. Israel believes Syria controls the Hezbollah and struck the Syrians in order to "send a message."
April 15, 2001: Israel dropped six bombs on a Syrian Army radar post in Lebanon in retaliation for a Hezbollah attack on the Israel-Lebanon border. Israel believes Syria controls the Hezbollah. Three Syrian troops died in the attack.
Israeli –Syrian Border Clashes—Part of ongoing conflict between Israel and Syria in Lebanon. (high-risk to become a regional war)—
January 10, 2003: Israeli troops shot and killed one Syrian soldier and captured another in an apparent attempt by the Syrian soldiers to infiltrate across the border into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Approximately one hour after the initial shooting, a Syrian outpost opened fire on Israeli forces. Israel chose not to respond for fear of escalating the violence. Isael later turned over the body of the dead soldier and the prisoner to the United Nations for transfer back to Syria.
July, 1991: Three Syrians, members of a military intellegence unit, infiltrated into Israeli-Occupied territory near Mount Hermon. They fired an anitank weapon at an Israeli military outpost, killing one Israeli soldier.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict-àSee Al-Aqsa Intifada (above)-- (high-risk to become a regional war)—
Gaza Strip Conflict/Gaza War
Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivorie) Civil War—(Sept. 19, 2002-2007): Rebel soldiers (who later called themselves the Patriotic Movement of Ivory Coast (MPCI) launched a coordinated, nation-wide attack on forces loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo. Loyalist forces held onto the capital city of Abidjan, but lost control of the northern cities of Bouake and Korhogo. Initial reports had former military dictator General Robert Guei as the leader of the coup. It was also reported that he perished in the fighting. Ivory Coast has seen ethnic and religious violence since 2000 between northern Muslims (such as Guei) and southern Christians (such as President Gbagbo). The government also claims that rebel reinforcement entered the country from a bordering nation, most likely Burkina Faso to the north. Tensions have increased between the two West African nations partly as a result of the status of millions of migrant Burkina Faso citizens living in Ivory Coast seeking jobs. A cease-fire began on Oct. 17, which held until the last week of November, as government forces launched a new offensive with recently acquired helicopters and what appeared to be a unit of English-speaking mercenaries. Also, a new rebel group appeared, seizing several towns along the western border with Liberia. This group, calling itself the Ivorian Popular Movement for the Greater West, clashed with French peacekeeping forces that were attempting to evacuate Europeans from the area. This Yacouba-based tribal group, which appears to include some Liberians, may be connected to one of the factions involved in the Liberian Civil War. A second western rebel group, called the Movement for Justice and Peace, appears loyal to the late General Guei.
Kashmir Conflict (high-risk to become a regional war)—(1991-Present): Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, and a Kashmiri rebel movement is aided by Pakistan. Intermittent clashes along the border nearly turned into full-scale war in the summer of 1999 and in late 2001.
Intense Clashes Along the LOC-- (Dec. 23, 2001-Continuing): Following the terrorist attack on India's Parliament, tensions between India and Pakistan increased, with machine gun, mortar and artillery fire across their border (Line of Control) in disputed Kashmir.
Terrorist/Rebel Attack on the Indian Parliament in New Delhi—( Dec. 13, 2001): Kashmiri Terrorists attacked the Indian Parliament, attempting to blow it up during a legislative session. Security guard killed the militants before they could enter the Parliament building. 5 terrorists and 7 Indian security officers and 2 Indian bystanders were killed in the attack. This attack triggered a violent confrontation along the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir between the armies of India and Pakistan. India blamed Pakistan for aiding the rebels
Liberian Civil War--
Nepal Civil War—(Feb. 13, 1996- Present): Maoist Guerrillas seek to overthrow the Nepal monarchy though a rural uprising. This conflict has grown in intensity in recent months. Chinese aid to the rebels is alleged.
North Lebanon Conflict (2007)--Fighting between the Lebanese government and a Jihadist Palestinian militia calling itself Fatah al-Islam.
Northern Ireland Conflict—(1969-Present): This is the latest in a very long series of conflicts fought by Britain in Ireland. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom, with a Protestant majority loyal to London. The Irish Catholic minority has sought to break away and join the Irish Republic in the southern part of the island. The IRA and other groups have conducted a largely urban guerrilla campaign since 1969. Protestant para-military groups also wage an underground war against the Catholic population. Peace talks have been under way for some time. Over 2,500 deaths have occurred since1969.
Philippines Conflicts—
Muslim Rebellion in the Southern Philippines--(1969-Present): Muslim rebel groups seek autonomy/independence from the mostly Christian Philippines. One rebel group, the Abu Sayaf Group, is believed linked to Osama bin-Laden’s Al-Qaida. This connection, plus their tactic of kidnapping and beheading Americans, led the United States to send Special Forces to aid the Philippine Army.
New People’s Army Rebellion--(1969-Present): The Communist New People’s Army (along with the rival Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB); is attempting to overthrow the Philippine government and install a Marxist regime.
Rwandan Civil War—(1994-Present): The current Rwandan government is dominated by the Tutsi tribe, which overthrew the old government dominated by the Hutu tribe. Before losing power, the Hutu rulers and their militia massacred over half a million people. The Hutus now conduct a guerrilla war against the Tutsi government from bases in the Congo. Rwanda used the presence of these Hutu guerrillas to take part in both of the recent Congolese Wars.
Sri Lankan Civil War—(1983-Present): Sri Lanka's civil war is due to problems between the Tamil minority and the Sinhalese majority. In the 1980's, India intervened on the government's side, but has since withdrawn its troops. Over 70,000 deaths have resulted from this war. Peace talks have been under way for some time.
Sudanese Civil War—(1983-Present): This is a war based largely on racial, religious and regional differences. The government is dominated by Muslim Arabs, while the south of the country is largely black Christian.
War on Terrorism—Officially beginning Oct. 7, 2001, this American-led crusade against al-Qaida thus far involves: the campaign against al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan, the search by U.S. and Pakistani forces for al-Qaida followers in Pakistan, the deployment of U.S. special forces to aid government forces in the Philippines battle the Abu Sayyaf guerrillas on the southern Philippine island of Bamiyan, the deployment of U.S. special forces to Yemen to train and aid government forces dealing with rural tribes possibly allied with al-Qaida and the deployment of U.S. special forces to the republic of Georgia to train and aid government forces against rebels. Other military, para-military and covert missions are probably ongoing, but not yet public.
Ugandan Civil War (1980-2017)
http://war-memorial.net/Uganda-Civil-War--3.182
Years: 1980-2017
Battle deaths: 120,322 [1]
Non-state conflict, battle-deaths: 98 [3]
One-sided violence: 8,627 [2]
Nation(s) involved and/or conflict territory [note]
Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan
07.) Matthew 24:7-8 (Famines, pestilences, and earthquakes).
08.) Famines
OurWorldInData.org
https://ourworldindata.org/famines
A famine is an acute episode of extreme hunger that results in excess mortality due to starvation or hunger-induced diseases.
Pestilences
CDC.gov
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/outbreaks/index.html
WHO.int
World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/en/
Earthquakes
EarthquakeTrack.com
https://earthquaketrack.com/recent
There have been: (M1.5 or greater) as of 9am CT on 01/16/2020
124 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
1,213 earthquakes in the past 7 days
5,473 earthquakes in the past 30 days
60,328 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The biggest earthquakes:
today: 5.5 in North Of Ascension Island
this week: 5.9 in Maria Antonia, Guanica, Puerto Rico
this month: 6.4 in Tallaboa, Penuelas, Puerto Rico
this year: 8.0 in Lagunas, Loreto, Peru
09.) Matthew 24:9-12 (Saints killed and iniquity abounds).
10.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Iniquity - The quality of being unfair or evil; Something that is unfair or evil; Gross injustice; Wickedness; A wicked act or thing; Sin.
11.) Matthew 24:13-28 (Abomination of desolation brings tribulation).
12.) Daniel 8:1-27 (The little horn waxes great).
13.) Revelation 9:13-19 (Army of Two hundred thousand thousand).
14.) Revelation 16:12-16 (Armageddon).
15.) Matthew 24:29-31 (The Lord comes after the tribulation).
16.) Zechariah 14:1-9 (The Lord shall be king over entire earth).
17.) Matthew 24:32-51 (Watch for these signs).
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Fear God
01.) 2 Corinthians 5:9-11 (terror of the Lord)
02.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Manifest - readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight; easily understood or recognized by the mind; obvious.
03.) Isaiah 45:5-7 (the Lord creates evil).
04.) Amos 3:6 (evil in a city brought by the Lord).
05.) Hebrews 10:26-31 (fearful to fall into the hands of God).
06.) 1 Peter 4:17-18 (righteous scarcely saved).
07.) Psalms 2:1-4, 9-12 (serve the Lord with fear).
08.) Ecclesiastes 3:14 (men should fear before Him).
09.) Psalms 50:16-22 (tear you in pieces).
10.) Luke 12:4-5 (fear Him who has power to kill and cast into hell).
11.) Revelation 14:6-7 (fear God and give glory to Him).
12.) Luke 13:23-28 (weeping and gnashing of teeth).
13.) Psalms 96:4-5 (He is to be feared above all Gods).
14.) Proverbs 2:1-6 (understand the fear of the Lord).
15.) Zephaniah 3:6-8 (thou wilt fear Me).
16.) Joshua 23:14-16 (the Lord shall bring upon you all evil things).
17.) Genesis 38:6-10 (the Lord slew Judah's sons Er and Onan).
18.) Leviticus 10:1-2 (Nadab & Abihu strange fire).
Jesus Christ, God of the Old Testament
19.) 1 Corinthians 10:1-12
20.) John 8:56-59
21.) Exodus 3:13-15
22.) John 5:37 (no one has seen or heard the Father).
23.) John 1:18 (no man hath seen God).
24.) Exodus 24:9-11 (Nadab, Abihu, & 70 elders saw God).
25.) Genesis 1:26-28 (God said "let us" make man / replenish the earth).
26.) Revelation 19:11-16 (His name is called The Word Of God).
27.) John 1:1-4, 10, 14 (the Word was with God and was God).
28.) Isaiah 9:6 (the everlasting Father).
29.) Luke 1:26-33 (Mary shall bear a son & call His name Jesus).
30.) Psalms 110:1-2 (Lord said unto my Lord).
31.) Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (fear God and keep His commandments).
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04/28/2022
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Sin
1 John 3:4
1 John 5:2-3
10 Commandments
01.) Deuteronomy 5:1-10 (The first and second commandments).
02.) 1 Kings 11:1-9 (Solomon goes after other gods).
03.) Deuteronomy 5:11 (The third commandment).
04.) Proverbs 30:7-9 (Stealing is taking the Lord's name in vain).
05.) Mark 7:5-9 (Worshipping the Lord in vain).
06.) Deueronomy 5:12-15 (The fourth commandment).
07.) Nehemiah 13:15-18 (Israelites profane the sabbath).
08.) Mark 1:21-24 (Jesus taught on the sabbath).
09.) Acts 13:13-15 (Apostles keep the sabbath).
10.) Isaiah 58:13-14 (Call he sabbath a delight).
11.) Deuteronomy 5:16 (The fifth commandment)
12.) Matthew 15:4-6 (Made commandment of God of none effect).
13.) Ephesians 6:1-3 (The first commandment with promise).
14.) Deuteronomy 5:17-18 (The sixth and seventh commandments).
15.) 2 Samuel 11:2-5, 14-17 (David commits adultery and murder).
16.) Deuteronomy 5:19 (The eighth commandment).
17.) Joshua 7:11-12, 18, 20-21, 24-25 (Achan steals and is stoned).
18.) Deuteronomy 5:20 (The ninth commandment).
19.) 1 Kings 21:1-3, 7-14, 17-19, 23 (Naboth refuses to sell his vineyard to Ahab); 2 Chronicles 18 - Ahab is killed; 2 Kings 9 - Jezebel is eaten by dogs.
20.) Deuteronomy 5:21 (The tenth commandment).
21.) Joshua 7:21 (Achan covets).
22.) Romans 7:7 (Lust is coveting).
23.) Deuteronomy 5:22 (The ten commandments on two tables of stone).
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01.) Genesis 1:1-5 (God divides light from night - 1st day).
02.) Genesis 1:6-8 (God creates the firmament - 2nd day).
03.) Genesis 1:14-19 (God creates lights in the firmament - 3rd day).
04.) Space.com
https://www.space.com/25126-big-bang-theory.html
The Big Bang Theory is the leading explanation about how the universe began. At its simplest, it says the universe as we know it started with a small singularity, then inflated over the next 13.8 billion years to the cosmos that we know today.
Because current instruments don't allow astronomers to peer back at the universe's birth, much of what we understand about the Big Bang Theory comes from mathematical formulas and models. Astronomers can, however, see the "echo" of the expansion through a phenomenon known as the cosmic microwave background.
While the majority of the astronomical community accepts the theory, there are some theorists who have alternative explanations besides the Big Bang — such as eternal inflation or an oscillating universe.
05.)Space.com
https://www.space.com/24781-big-bang-theory-alternatives-infographic.html
Big Bang Theory Alternatives
06.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Theory - A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena; A belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action; An ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances - often used in the phrase "in theory"; A hpothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation; An unproved assumption; Conjecure; A body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject; The general or abstract principoes of a body of fact, a science, or an art; Abstract thought; Speculation; The analysis of a set of facts in their relatio to one another.
07.) Jeremiah 31:35 (The sun for day, the moon & stars for night).
08.) Deuteronomy 17:2-5 (Don't worship the host of heaven).
09.) Go-Astronomy.com
https://www.go-astronomy.com/constellations.htm
The 88 Constellations of the Night Sky
A constellation is a grouping of stars that represents one of the 88 divisions of the celestial sphere as defined by the International Astronomical Union. Many constellations are derived from old traditional asterisms, which are star patterns within a constellation. An example: the Big Dipper is an asterism inside of the Ursa Major constellation.
Seasons listed are for mid-northern latitudes. For southern latitudes, flip the season listed. For example, if a constellation is listed as best viewed in the summer, in the southern hemisphere the constellation would be best viewed in the winter and would be upside-down. Circumpolar constellations are visible year-round in their hemisphere.
Constellations shown bolded are the Zodiac constellations.
Constellation (A-Z) - Meaning - Best Viewed
Andromeda - Cepheus' Daughter - Fall
Aquarius - Water Bearer - Fall
Aries - Ram - Winter
Boötes - Herdsman - Summer
Cancer - Crab - Spring
Capricornus - Goat - Fall
Cassiopeia - Mother of Andromeda - Fall
Centaurus - Centaur - Spring
Gemini - Twins - Winter
Hercules - Hercules - Summer
Hydra - Water Monster - Spring
Hydrus - Water Snake - Winter
Leo - Lion - Spring
Leo Minor - Lesser Lion - Spring
Libra - Balance - Summer
Orion - Hunter - Winter
Pegasus - Winged Horse - Fall
Perseus - Hero - Winter
Phoenix - Phoenix - Fall
Pictor - Painter's Easel - Winter
Pisces - Fishes - Fall
Piscis Austrinus - Southern Fish - Fall
Sagittarius - Archer - Summer
Scorpius - Scorpion - Summer
Taurus - Bull - Winter
Telescopium - Telescope - Summer
Ursa Major - Great Bear - Spring
Ursa Minor - Little Bear - Summer
10.) Job 9:2-10 (God made Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades).
11.) Space.com
https://www.space.com/22842-arcturus.html
Arcturus: Facts About the Bright Red Giant Star
Arcturus is a red giant star in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth's sky and the brightest star in the constellation Boötes (the herdsman). Arcturus is also among the brightest stars that can be seen from Earth. Astronomers say Arcturus will end up as a white dwarf at the end of its life.
The light of Arcturus is so bright that the star was used to help open the Chicago World's Fair in 1933.
12.) Space.com
https://www.space.com/16659-constellation-orion.html
Orion Constellation: Facts About the Hunter
While the Orion constellation is named after the hunter in Greek mythology, it is anything but stealthy. Orion, which is located on the celestial equator, is one of the most prominent and recognizable constellations in the sky and can be seen throughout the world.
There are several versions of the myth of Orion, but one of the more common iterations is that Orion proclaimed himself to be the greatest hunter in the world, much to the dismay of Hera, the wife of Zeus. She had a scorpion kill him, and Zeus put Orion into the sky as consolation. In another version, Orion is blinded for raping Merope, a granddaughter of the god Dionysus. He has to travel East to seek the sun's rays to recover his sight.
While the name Orion is steeped in Greek mythology, many cultures have been influenced by the story of this constellation. Orion has also associated with an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty nameed Unas. In Hungary, Orion is known as (magic) Archer (Íjász), or Scyther (Kaszás). Scandinavians refer to Orion's Belt as Frigg's Distaff.
13.) Space.com
https://www.space.com/pleiades.html
Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster
The Pleiades are a group of more than 800 stars located about 410 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Most skywatchers are familiar with the assembly, which looks something like a smaller, hazier version of the Big Dipper in the night sky.
Also known as the "Seven Sisters" and Messier 45, the object derives its English name from Greek legend. The Pleiades are the seven daughters of the Titan god Atlas and the ocean nymph Pleione. During an ancient war, Atlas rebelled against Zeus, the king of the gods, who sentenced his foe to forever hold up the heavens on his shoulders. The sisters were so sad that Zeus allowed them a place in the sky in order to be close to their father.
14.) Joel 2:1-2, 10-11 (The sun, moon, and stars go dark).
15.) Revelation 6:1, 12-14, 17 (The sun turns black, the moon to blood, and the stars fall).
16.) Isaiah 34:1-4 (The heavens roll together like a scroll).
17.) Revelation 21:1-2, 9-11, 23 (New Jerusalem).
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Lesson 38: The Kingdom of Heaven 012320
01/23/2020
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01.) Matthew 3:1-3 (John the kingdom of heaven is at hand).
02.) Matthew 4:12, 17 (Jesus the kingdom of heaven is at hand).
03.) Daniel 2:1-38 (Babylon is the head of gold).
04.) Ancient.eu
https://www.ancient.eu/Nebuchadnezzar_II/
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605/604-562 BCE) was the greatest King of ancient Babylon during the period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626-539 BCE), succeeding its founder, his father, Nabopolassar (r. 626-605 BCE). Nabopolassar had defeated the Assyrians with the help of the Medes and liberated Babylonia from Assyrian rule. He then continued his conquest of the region and so provided for his son a stable base and ample wealth on which to build; an opportunity for greatness which Nebuchadnezzar took full advantage of in the same way that Alexander the Great (r.336-323 BCE) would later capitalize on the treasury and standing army left him by his father Philip II of Macedon (r.359-336 BCE).
05.) Daniel 2:39 (Second and third kingdoms after Babylon).
06.) Everything.Explained.Today
https://everything.explained.today/Darius_the_Mede/
Darius the Mede Explained
Darius the Mede is mentioned in the Book of Daniel as king of Babylon between Belshazzar and Cyrus the Great, but he is not known to history, and no additional king can be placed between the known figures of Belshazzar and Cyrus. Most scholars view him as a literary fiction, but some have tried to harmonise the Book of Daniel with history by identifying him with various known figures, notably Cyrus or Gobryas, the general who was first to enter Babylon when it fell to the Persians in 539 BCE.
Historical and Literary Background
The Medes and the Fall of Babylon
The Medes came to prominence in 612 BCE when they joined with the Babylonians in overthrowing Assyria. Little is known about them, but they were possibly a significant power in the Middle East for several decades thereafter. The fall of their empire is recorded in a Babylonian inscription from around 553 BCE (a second report puts the event in 550 BCE) reporting that the Median king has been conquered by "Cyrus, king of Anshan," in south-western Iran: this is the first appearance of Cyrus in the historical record, and the beginning of the rapid rise of the Persians.
After extending his empire from the Mediterranean to Central Asia, Cyrus turned his attention to Babylonia. The most important ancient sources for his conquest of Babylon are the Nabonidus Chronicle (Nabonidus was the last Babylonian king, and Belshazzar, who is described as king of Babylon in the Book of Daniel, was his son and crown prince), the Cyrus Cylinder, and the Verse Account of Nabonidus - which, despite its name, was commissioned by Cyrus.
Cyrus' Babylonian campaign began in 539 BCE, although there were presumably previous tensions. On October 10th Cyrus won a battle at Opis, opening the way to Babylon, and on October 12th "Ugbaru, governor of the district of Gutium, and the army of Cyrus entered Babylon without a battle" (Babylonian Chronicle). Ugbaru is presumably the same person as the Gorbyras mentioned by the Greek historian Xenophon, a Babylonian provincial governor who switched to the Persian side. Cyrus made his entrance into the city a few days later; Nabonidus was captured and his life spared, but nothing is known of the fate of Belshazzar.
07.) Daniel 5:1-31 (Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin).
08.) Britannca.com
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-the-Great
Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia
Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia, (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]), king of Macedonia (336–323 BCE), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms.
09.) History.com
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/alexander-the-great
Many conquered lands retained the Greek influence Alexander introduced, and several cities he founded remain important cultural centers even today. The period of history from his death to 31 B.C., when his empire folded, would come to be known as the Hellenistic period, from “Hellazein,” which means, “to speak Greek or identify with the Greeks.” Alexander the Great is revered as one of the most powerful and influential leaders the ancient world ever produced.
10.) Daniel 2:40-43 (The fourth kingdom).
11.) WDL.org
https://www.wdl.org/en/item/11739/
Kingdoms of the Successors of Alexander: After the Battle of Ipsus, B.C. 301
Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) died suddenly at the age of 32, leaving no apparent heir or appointed successor. Some 40 years of internecine conflict followed his death, as leading generals and members of Alexander’s family vied to control different parts of the vast empire he had built. The Battle of Ipsus, fought in Phrygia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) in 301 BC between rival successors, resulted in the empire’s irrevocable dissolution.
Four main kingdoms that emerged after the battle. The kingdom of Cassander (circa 358–297 BC), consisted of Macedonia, most of Greece, and parts of Thrace. The kingdom of Lysimachus (circa 361–281 BC), included Lydia, Ionia, Phrygia, and other parts of present-day Turkey. The kingdom of Seleucus (died 281 BC; later the Seleucid Empire), comprised present-day Iran, Iraq, Syria, and parts of Central Asia. The kingdom of Ptolemy I (died 283 BC) included Egypt and neighboring regions.
12.) Greece.MrDonn.org
https://greece.mrdonn.org/fall.html
The Decline and Fall of Ancient Greece
The time period called Ancient Greece is considered by some historians to begin with the Greek Dark Ages around 1100 BC (the Dorians) and end when Rome conquered Greece in 146 BC.
13.) Daniel 2:44-45 (God shall set up a kingdom).
14.) Psalms 132:13-14 (The Lord will dwell in Zion).
15.) Zechariah 14:1-4, 9-11 (The Lord will be king of the earth).
16.) Matthew 5:5 (Meek shall inherit the earth).
17.) Psalms 37:11 (Meek shall inherit the earth).
18.) Isaiah 2:1-5 (The law goes forth out of Zion).
19.) Ezekiel 43:1-9 (The place of Jesus's throne).
20.) Matthew 6:9-13 (Thy kingdom come).
21.) Revelation 21:1-3 (The tabernacle of God is with men).
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Lesson 41: The Israelites 022020
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Lesson 41: The Israelites 022020
02/20/2020
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01.) Romans 9:1-5 (Israelites according to the flesh).
02.) 2 Corinthians 11:21-23, 31 (Israelites are Hebrews).
03.) Genesis 14:1-4, 11-14 (First time Hebrew is used, Abram).
04.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebrew
Hebrew (people)
Hebrew, any member of an ancient northern Semitic people that were the ancestors of the Jews. Biblical scholars use the term Hebrews to designate the descendants of the patriarchs of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)—i.e., Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (also called Israel [Genesis 33:28])—from that period until their conquest of Canaan (Palestine) in the late 2nd millennium BCE. Thenceforth these people are referred to as Israelites until their return from the Babylonian Exile in the late 6th century bce, from which time on they became known as Jews.
In the Bible the patriarch Abraham is referred to a single time as the ivri, which is the singular form of the Hebrew-language word for Hebrew (plural ivrim, or ibrim). But the term Hebrew almost always occurs in the Hebrew Bible as a name given to the Israelites by other peoples, rather than one used by themselves. For that matter, the origins of the term Hebrew itself are uncertain. It could be derived from the word eber, or ever, a Hebrew word meaning the “other side” and conceivably referring again to Abraham, who crossed into the land of Canaan from the “other side” of the Euphrates or Jordan River. The name Hebrew could also be related to the seminomadic Habiru people, who are recorded in Egyptian inscriptions of the 13th and 12th centuries bce as having settled in Egypt.
05.) Dictionary.com
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/semite
Semite [sem-ahyt or, esp. British, see-mahyt] - A member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs; A Jew; A member of any of the peoples descended from Shem, the eldest son of Noah.
06.) Genesis 10:21-25 (Shem, the brother of Japheth the elder).
07.) Genesis 11:10-28 (Eber, great-great-great-great-grandfather).
08.) Genesis 16:1-2, 15-16 (Hagar bares Abram's son Ishmael).
09.) Genesis 21:1-3 (Sarah bares Abraham's son Isaac).
10.) Genesis 25:21-26 (Rebekah bares Isaac's sons Esau and Jacob).
11.) Genesis 32:24-30 (Jacob's name is changed to Israel).
12.) 1 Chronicles 1:34 (Abraham's sons are Esau and Israel).
13.) Exodus 1:1-7 (The children of Israel).
14.) Matthew 1:1-2, 15-16 (Jesus Christ, an Israelite).
15.) Romans 3:1-2 (Oracles of God committed to Israel).
16.) Amos 3:1-8 (The Lord only knows Israel).
17.) Exodus 19:4-6 (Israel, a kingdom of priests).
18.) Deuteronomy 14:1-3 ( Israel, a holy people unto the Lord).
19.) 1 Peter 2:9-10 (Israel, the people of God).
20.) Jeremiah 31:10-12 (The Lord with gather Israel).
21.) Luke 18:34-35 (Jesus will gather Israel).
22.) James 1:1 (Israel has been scattered).
23.) Ezekiel 37:21-25 (Israelites gathered to their own land).
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Lesson 23: The Day of Atonement 100319
10/03/2019
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01.) Leviticus 23:1-2, 27-32 (Day of Atonement).
02.) Webster Dictionary: Atonement - reparation for an offense of injury; the reconciliation of God and humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ; (Christian Science) the exemplifying of human oneness with God.
03.) Strong's Bible Concordance: Atonement - (H3725) kippur (kip-poor; (H3722) kaphar/kaw-far; a primiive root; to cover; figuratively to expiate (do something to show you're sorry) or to placate (cause to feel less angry) or cancel; appease; cleanse; disannul; forgive; be merciful; pacify; pardon; to purge away; put off; reconcile.
04.) Isaiah 58:1-8 (Afflict soul means to fast).
05.) Exodus 30:1-10 (Aaron makes atonement once a year).
06.) Romans 5:1-11 (Man is reconciled by death and resurrection of Christ).
07.) Leviticus 16:1 (Lord speaks unto Moses after death of Nadab and Abihu).
08.) Leviticus 10:1-10 (Nadab and Abihu offer strange fire).
09.) Leviticus 16:1-3, 5-22, 29-34 (Sin goat and scapegoat).
10.) Webster Dictionary: Scapegoat - a person who is unfairly blamed for something that others have done; a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony of Yom Kippur; one that bears the blame for others.
11.) Exodus 26:33-34 (Vail separates holy place from most holy place).
12.) Leviticus 4:1-7 (Sprinkle blood before the vail for sin offering (animal sacrifice)).
13.) Hebrews 9:1-7 (Veil separates holy place from most holy place).
14.) Mark 15:37-38 (Veil rent in twain).
15.) Hebrews 10:12-21 (Jesus, one sacrifice for sins).
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Lesson 51: Parable of the Sower 043020
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Lesson 51: Parable of the Sower 043020
04/30/2020
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JD Hudson YouTube Channel
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01.) Matthew 13:10-16 (Why speakest thou in parables).
02.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Parable - A usually short fictitous story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious priciple; Something, such as a news story or a series of real events, likened to parable in providing an instructive example or lesson.
03.) Matthew 13:1-9 (Sowers seeds fall on four types of ground).
04.) Matthew 13:18-19 (1st - Seed by the wayside).
05.) Mark 6:11 (Those who don't receive the word).
06.) Acts 13:14-16, 43-52 (Shake Antioch's dust off your feet).
07.) Matthew 13:20-21 (2nd - Seed into stony places).
08.) 1 Samuel 15:1-3, 7-11, 20-24 (Saul feared the people).
09.) Matthew 13:22 (3rd - Seed among the thorns).
10.) Hebrews 11:24-25 (Moses chose affliction over pleasure).
11.) Psalms 49:1-2, 6-7 (The rich cannot ransom God).
12.) Revelation 3:14-18 (You're rich, but you're poor).
13.) Matthew 13:23 (4th - Seed on good ground).
14.) Acts 9:1-22 (Paul repents).
15.) 2 Kings 22:1-6, 8-11 (Josiah finds the book of the law).
16.) 2 Kings 23:1-8, 10-15, 19-21, 24-25 (Josiah turns to the Lord).
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Lesson 44: One Lord One Faith One Baptism 031220
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Lesson 44: One Lord One Faith One Baptism 031220
03/12/2020
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01.) Ephesians 4:1-6 (One Lord, one faith, one baptism).
02.) Isaiah 9:6-7 (The everlasting Father).
03.) Psalms 110:1 (The Lord said unto my Lord).
04.) John 4:21-26 (Salvation is of the Jews).
05.) Acts 24:10-15 (Paul judged by Felix the govenor).
06.) WorldAtlas.com
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/largest-religions-in-the-world.html
Largest Religions in the World
1. Christianity (2.3 billion followers)
Christianity began over two thousand years ago, and is a faith based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. From its humble beginnings as a tiny sub-group evolved from Judaism, Christianity has grown to become the most popular religion in the world, with followers to be found all across the globe. Christians believe in the existence of one God who sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to save humanity from their iniquity and Hell. Followers believe that Christ’s sacrifice on the cross (Crucifixion), his death, and his resurrection were all carried out in service towards granting eternal life and forgiveness to all of those who accept Christ as their personal savior. Even in our modern society, Christianity plays an important and powerful role, not only in terms of religious rituals, but also on a much wider scale. In some degree, it even does so in terms of shaping social and political policies of Christian-dominant nations.
2. Islam (1.8 billion followers)
Islam began in Mecca in the Seventh Century. Followers of religion believe there is only god (Allah) whose words were written down and took form in the holy book of the Quar’an, which still serves as the central spiritual text in the faith. One of the historical figures central to understanding the Muslim tradition is the Prophet Muhammad, who lived from 570 to 632 CE. Followers of Islam believe that this man was God’s ultimate prophet. Islamic religious law not only lays out the Five Pillars of Islam, but also imposes rules and regulations on almost every aspect of a follower’s life. There are two major factions of Muslims, namely Sunni (the largest globally including ~80% of all Muslims) and Shia (~15% of all Muslims), among with Ibadi, Ahmadi, and many other, much smaller, denominations. Currently, Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet in absolute terms of followers worldwide.
3. Hinduism (1.1 billion followers)
The majority of Hindus reside in such Southern Asian countries as India, Nepal, and Indonesia. In the nation of India alone, an estimated 80% of the population identify themselves as being Hindus. Although not a lot is known about the founding of Hinduism, the faith is widely thought to have developed over a span of some 4,000 years. Due to its status as an ancient belief system, Hinduism is deeply entrenched within Indian society. In recent years, many of the practices of Hinduism have become increasingly popular in the West as well. Examples of this include the participation in yoga, as well as interests in information pertaining to the body’s chakra system (energy points located throughout the human body which can be used for healing and improving health, both spiritually and physically).
4. Buddhism (500 million followers)
Buddhism was founded in Ancient India about 2,500 years ago, and is based on the teachings of Buddha, alternatively known as Gautama Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama, born in . The religion includes two main branches, Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. In the country of Tibet, followers subscribe to a form of Buddhism known as Vajrayana, while Zen Buddhism is more commonly practiced in Japan. The main tenets of the Buddhist belief system include nonviolence, as well as moral purity and ethical behavior. Meditation, karma, and nonviolence all play major roles in Buddhists' daily lives. Without a doubt, the most recognized figure in the Buddhist world is Tenzin Gyatso, who is best known as the 14th, and current, Dalai Lama. This former monk is not only Tibet’s current (and exiled) spiritual leader, but also an outspoken peace activist.
5. Shintoism (104 million followers)
Shintoism is based in Japan and its beginnings are thought to date back to the Eighth Century. Followers of the faith believe in the existence of many gods, and the word Shinto itself translates into the “way of the gods.” It’s been estimated that 80% of Japanese citizens subscribe to Shintoism, with that country alone serving as a home to over 80 thousand Shinto shrines. One unique feature of the faith is that believers are not required to publicly declare their allegiance to the religion. The concepts of impurity and purification play major roles in Shintoism and its rites, which are known as Harae. These are performed on a regular basis with an aim to purify believers of sin, guilt, disease, and even bad luck.
6. Sikhism (25 million followers)
In terms of world religions, Sikhism is a relatively new faith. It began in India, and is based on the teachings of Guru Nanak and his Ten Successors. Historically, Sikhs have played major roles in regional politics, and and were a significant influence during the Partition of India in 1947. Central to the Sikh faith are the core tenets of sewa and simran, which relate to community service and the remembrance of God, respectively. Although the majority of Sikh believers continue to reside in northern India, over the years a great many followers have moved to a number of diverse foreign countries of the world, including Canada, the United States, South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom, among others
7. Judaism (14 million followers)
Judaism has a long and storied history, and one which can trace its beginnings all the way back to around the Eighth Century BC. This monotheistic religion originated in the Middle, East and is made up of three main branches. Namely, these are Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reform Judaism (ranked from most to least conservatively traditional). Although each of these are rooted in a common belief system, they differ on elements related to scriptural interpretation and specific practices. The synagogues, each presided over by a rabbi, serve as the centers for Jewish worship and religious services. These are also used as a form of community centers. Therein, followers have the opportunities to gather together on a regular basis in order to socialize, celebrate, study the Torah, and learn about the Mitzvot (commandments of the faith).
8. Daoism (12 million followers)
Daoism originated in China about two thousand years ago. Also referred to as Taoism, this religion is associated with a belief in the occult and the metaphysical. The majority of Daoist followers live in such Asian countries as China, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. A man named Laozi is considered to have been the first philosopher of the religion, and it is he who was thought to have written the Daodejing, a text central to the faith. In terms of political issues, Daoists are generally regarded as being somewhat libertarians, with a preference for governments which shy away from political interference and the imposition of regulations and economic restrictions. Diet plays an important role in Daoist philosophy, especially as in regards to one’s all around physical and psychological well being. In keeping with this belief system, practices such as fasting and Veganism (abstaining from animal products) are encouraged.
9. Muism/Sinism/Shingyo (10 million followers)
Muism (which is also known as Sinism, Shingyo, or Korean shamanism) is a religion closely tied to traditional Korean culture and history. The faith can trace its roots all the way back to prehistory. In recent years, Muism has experienced a resurgence within South Korea. Even within the totalitarian regime of North Korea, it has been estimated that some 16 % of the population continue to subscribe to the Muism belief system. Among the key components of the religion include the existence of ghosts, spirits, and gods, and these are believed to inhabit the spirit world. The spiritual leaders in Muism, known as "Mudangs", are typically females whose function is to serve as intermediaries between the gods and human beings.
10. Cao Dai (4.4 million followers)
Cao Dai was a belief system that originated in Vietnam in 1926, and is regarded as a distinctly nationalist Vietnamese religion. The faith was founded by Ngo Van Chieu, a former administrator who believed that he had received a message from the deity revered as the "Supreme Being" during an extraordinary experience he had at a seance. Cao Dai draws elements from other major world religions, including Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Taoism. The religion’s full name translates to “The Great Faith for the Third Universal Redemption”. Devotees believe in the existence of one Supreme Being, regardless of whatever label or name (ie. God or Allah) other religions have chosen to impose on this central deity. Practitioners of Cao Dai place a great deal of stress on universal concepts, such as justice, love, peace, and tolerance.
07.) 888c.com
http://www.888c.com/WorldChristianDenominations.htm
Major World Christian Denominations,
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
Total Christians Worldwide (summary) 2,265.0 100.0% 26.0% 8.1% 170
Catholic 1,200.0 53.0% 13.6% 4.2% 47.111
Catholic Church 1,147.0 50.6% 13.6% 4.2% 45.030
Roman Catholic Church 1,125.5 49.7% 13.6% 4.2% 44.186
Eastern Catholic Churches 21.5 0.95% 13.6% 4.2% 0.844
Breakaway Catholic Churches 28.0 1.24% 13.6% 4.2% 1.099
other Catholic 25.0 1.10% 13.6% 4.2% 0.981
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
Protestant 670.0 29.6% 53.7% 16.7% 103.888
Historical Protestant 350.0 15.5% 30.5% 9.5% 30.840
Baptist 105.0 4.64% 58.3% 18.1% 17.667
Southern Baptist Convention 16.3 0.72% 62.3% 19.4% 2.931
National Baptist Convention 12.5 0.55% 58.3% 18.2% 2.104
other Baptist (3.0 - 0.6) 16.7 0.74% 73.9% 23.0% 3.563
other Baptist (under 0.6) 59.5 2.63% 52.8% 16.4% 9.069
Lutheran 87.0 3.84% 14.9% 4.6% 3.742
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
Methodist 75.0 3.31% 13.0% 4.0% 2.814
United Methodist Church 12.0 0.53% 13.0% 4.0% 0.450
Church of the Nazarene 1.8 0.08% 44.4% 13.8% 0.231
Free Methodist Church 0.7 0.03% 44.4% 13.8% 0.090
other Methodist 60.5 2.67% 11.7% 3.6% 2.043
Reformed Churches 75.0 3.31% 22.8% 7.1% 4.939
Mainstream Calvinism 20.8 0.92% 23.1% 7.2% 1.387
Presbyterian 24.0 1.06% 22.0% 6.8% 1.524
Congregational 2.6 0.11% 25.0% 7.8% 0.188
United Church of Christ 1.2 0.05% 21.1% 6.6% 0.073
other Congregational 1.4 0.06% 28.4% 8.8% 0.115
other Reformed 27.6 1.22% 23.1% 7.2% 1.840
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
Anabaptism 5.0 0.22% 69.2% 21.5% 0.999
Brethren 1.5 0.07% 69.2% 21.5% 0.300
Mennonites 1.5 0.07% 69.2% 21.5% 0.300
Plymouth Brethren 1.0 0.04% 69.2% 21.5% 0.200
Moravians 0.6 0.03% 69.2% 21.5% 0.120
Amish 0.2 0.01% 69.2% 21.5% 0.040
Hutterites 0.2 0.01% 69.2% 21.5% 0.040
Quakers 0.4 0.02% 69.2% 21.5% 0.080
Waldensians 0.05 0.00% 69.2% 21.5% 0.010
other Historical Protestant 2.55 0.11% 80.0% 24.9% 0.589
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
Modern Protestant 320.0 14.1% 79.1% 24.6% 73.048
Pentecostal 130.0 5.74% 88.9% 27.7% 33.354
Assemblies of God 60.0 2.65% 88.9% 27.7% 15.398
New Apostolic Church 11.0 0.49% 88.9% 27.7% 2.823
International Circle of Faith 11.0 0.49% 88.9% 27.7% 2.823
The Pentecostal Mission 10.0 0.44% 88.9% 27.7% 2.566
Church of God (Cleveland) 9.0 0.40% 93.8% 29.2% 2.437
Foursquare Gospel 8.0 0.35% 88.9% 27.7% 2.053
Church of God in Christ 5.5 0.24% 88.9% 27.7% 1.411
Apostolic Church 6.0 0.26% 88.9% 27.7% 1.540
other Pentecostal 9.5 0.42% 84.0% 26.2% 2.304
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
Non-denominational, Evangelical 80.0 3.53% 68.1% 21.2% 15.720
Calvary Chapel 25.0 1.10% 69.2% 21.5% 4.994
Born Again Movement 20.0 0.88% 69.2% 21.5% 3.995
Assoc. of Vineyard Churches 15.0 0.66% 69.2% 21.5% 2.996
New Life Fellowship 10.0 0.44% 69.2% 21.5% 1.998
Messianic Jews 1.0 0.04% 95.0% 29.6% 0.274
other Non-denominational 9.0 0.40% 56.3% 17.5% 1.463
African initiated churches 40.0 1.77% 80.0% 24.9% 9.237
Seventh-day Adventist 17.0 0.75% 63.6% 19.8% 3.121
Restoration Movement 7.0 0.31% 49.1% 15.3% 0.992
Churches of Christ 5.0 0.22% 49.1% 15.3% 0.709
other Restoration Movement 2.0 0.09% 49.1% 15.3% 0.283
other Modern Protestant 46.0 2.03% 80.0% 24.9% 10.623
other Protestant 0.0 0.00% 80.0% 24.9% 0.000
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
Eastern Orthodoxy 210.0 9.27% 13.6% 4.2% 8.244
Oriental Orthodoxy 75.0 3.31% 13.6% 4.2% 2.944
Anglican / Episcopalian 82.0 3.62% 16.7% 5.2% 3.953
Nontrinitarian 27.0 1.19% 44.7% 13.9% 3.482
Latter Day Saints (Mormons) 14.0 0.62% 56.7% 17.7% 2.291
Jehovah's Witnesses 7.1 0.31% 23.1% 7.2% 0.473
Church of Christ, Scientist 0.4 0.02% 42.1% 13.1% 0.049
other Nontrinitarian 5.5 0.24% 42.1% 13.1% 0.668
Nestorian 1.0 0.04% 42.1% 13.1% 0.122
Total Christians Worldwide (summary) 2,265.0 100.0% 25.96% 8.08% 169.743
Major World Christian Denominations # Million
Members
Claimed Percent
of Total % Born
Again
Claimed Est % in
Christ's
Congre. # Millions
in Christ's
Congrega.
08.) ChurchFinder.com
https://www.churchfinder.com/christian-denominations
List of Christian Denominations with Profiles
Baptist
Methodist
Presbyterian
Orthodox
Episcopal
Catholic
Lutheran
Reformed
Spirit-Filled
Christian
09.) 2 John 2:5-11 (Antichrists).
10.) 1 John 2:15-18, 22-25 (Antichrists).
11.) 2 Corinthians 11:1-4 (Another Jesus).
12.) Acts 7:37-39 (The church in the wilderness).
13.) Psalms 2:1-12 (Serve the Lord with fear).
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Lesson 49: Not By Faith Only 041620
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Lesson 49: Not By Faith Only 041620
04/16/2020
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01.) James 2:14-24 (Not by faith only).
02.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Faith - Allegiance to duty or a person; Loyalty; Fidelity to one's promises; Sincerity of intentions; Belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion; Firm belief in something for which there is no proof; Complete trust; Something that is believed especially with strong conviction; Without question.
03.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Belief - A state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing; Something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion; Something believed; Conviction of the truth of soe satement or the reality of soe being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence.
04.) 1 Thessalonians 5:14-24 (Prove all things).
05.) Romans 3:22 (Faith and belief are the same).
06.) 1 John 3:4 (Sin is the transgression of the law).
07.) Romans 6:1-2 (Stop sinning by keeping the law).
08.) Galatians 2:16-18 (Justified by grace).
09.) Jeremiah 17:9-10 (The heart is deceitful).
10.) Exodus 25:10-15 (The ark of the covenant).
11.) Deuteronomy 10:8 (The Levites bear the ark).
12.) 2 Samuel 6:1-10 (Uzzah slain for touching the ark).
13.) James 1:21-25 (Be a doer of the word).
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Lesson 56: Into Egypt Again With Ships 061820
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Lesson 56: Into Egypt Again With Ships 061820
06/18/2020
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01.) Leviticus 22:1-2, 31-33 (Out of the land of Egypt).
02.) Leviticus 25:38 (The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt).
03.) Numbers 15:41 (The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt).
04.) Jeremiah 34:13-14 (Out of the house of bondmen).
05.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Bondmen - Slave; Serf; Chattel; Thrall.
06.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Serf - A member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner.
07.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Chattel - An item of tangible movable or immovable property except real estate and things (such as buildings) connected with real property; Slave; Bondman.
08.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Thrall - A state of servitude or submission; A state of complete absorption; A servant, slave; Bondman; Serf; A person in moral or mental servitude.
08.) Acts 7:2, 6, 8-10, 14-15, 17-23, 29-30, 33-34 (Israelites enter and exit Egypt).
09.) Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 15, 20, 25-26, 29, 32, 37, 45-46, 48, 53, 59, 64, 66, 68 (Get the blessings, or get the curses).
10.) 1 John 3:4 (What is sin?).
11.) Judges 10:10 (We have sinned).
12.) Psalms 106:6-7 (We have sinned).
13.) Daniel 9:4-6, 8, 10-14 (The Lord brought evil upon Israel).
14.) Isaiah 42:18-19 (Israel, the Lord's blind, deaf servant).
15.) Psalms 135:4 (The Lord's peculiar people).
16.) Exodus 19:5-6 (A kingdom of priests).
17.) 1 Peter 2:9 (An holy nation).
18.) Isaiah 42:18-25 (The Lord gave Israel for a spoil).
19.) Joel 3:1-3 (A boy for a harlot, a girl for wine).
20.) PerfectMan.org
https://www.perfectman.org/judah-in-africa.html
The Atlantic slave trade, or transatlantic slave trade, took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16th to the 19th century. The vast majority of slaves transported to the New World according to written history were NOT NATIVE AFRICANS from the Central, Western, and Eastern parts of the continent. In fact, these people have been historically proven to be descendants of EARLY HEBREWS WHO MIGRATED FROM ARABIA, EGYPT, ISRAEL, AND ETHIOPIA into West Africa. These people were attacked and sold by NATIVE AFRICAN TRIBES and Muslims to European slave traders, who then transported them to North, South, and Central America {(INCLUDING THE ISLANDS (jdh)}. To further prove this statement, I (the author of PerfectMan.org) have obtained written records from Arab and Muslim writers, and also medieval African maps written in the 17th century by the conquering Europeans. The maps show geographical locations of Hebrew cities and Kingdoms that were later taken into Slavery. One of the medieval African Maps is called Negroland, displays Negroland and adjacent countries, including UPPER GUINEA. It also shows principal European Settlements and Distinguishings by Eman Bowen, 1747 West Africa.
21.) Revelation 2:8-9, 11 (The synagogue of Satan are not Jews).
22.) Revelation 3:7-13 (Synagogue of Satan lies).
23.) Romans 3:1-4 (Oracles of God committed to the Jews).
23.) John 4:22 (Salvation is of the Jews).
Reference.) BlackHistoryInTheBible.com
http://www.blackhistoryinthebible.com/announcements/first-time-visitors-click-here-sneak-preview/
Bible Christian Sabbath Day Church Websites:
TheHouseOfJacob.org (for The House of Jacob)
TheIsraelOfGod.com (for The Israel of God)
ThyKingdomCome7.com (for Israel, the Church of Jesus)
IsraelsChurch.org (for Israel's Church of the Living God)
COIChicago.com (for The Church of Israel)
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Lesson 47: Greedy Dogs 040220
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Lesson 47: Greedy Dogs 040220
04/02/2020
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01.) Isaiah 56:9-12 (Greedy dogs).
02.) CommonDreams.org
https://commondreams.org/search/site/greed
Greed
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Dick Kovacevich, former CEO of Wells Fargo bank, thinks most Americans should return to work in April, urging that we “gradually bring those people back and see what happens”.
Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, whose net worth is $1.1bn, recommends “those with a lower risk of the diseases return to work” within a “very few weeks”.
Tom Galisano, founder of Paychex, whose net worth is $2.8bn, believes “the damages of keeping the economy closed could be worse than losing a few more people … You’re picking the better of two evils.”
Donald Trump is concerned that a prolonged lockdown might harm his chances of reelection. “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem,” he said last week. On Sunday he backed off his Easter back-to-work deadline, saying social distancing guidelines would remain in place until the end of April.
But senior public health officials including Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, think this may be too soon.
America already leads the world in coronavirus cases. Dr Fauci believes we haven’t yet felt the worst of the pandemic.
Here’s what is unseemly. The “economy” that the bankers and billionaires are eager to restart had been growing rapidly before the pandemic. But most of its gains had gone into corporate profits, as shown by the meteoric rise of the stock market until a few weeks ago.
The bankers and billionaires now urging Americans get back to work own a huge share of that stock market. The richest 1 percent of the population owns roughly half of the value of all shares of stock. (The richest 10 percent own more than 80%.)
So, when they recommend Americans get back to work for the sake of the “economy,” they’re really urging that other people risk their lives for the sake of restoring the bankers’ and billionaires’ stock portfolios.
03.) Psalm 73:1-12, 17-19 [bands = figuratively a pain (Prosperity of the wicked)].
04.) Luke 18:17-30 (Hard for rich to enter Kingdom of God).
05.) 1 Timothy 6:6-12 (The love of money).
06.) Proverbs 28:22 (Don't hasten to be rich).
07.) Joshua 6:1-5, 16-25 (Keep from the accursed thing).
08.) Joshua 7:1-7, 10-13, 16-26 (Achor takes the accursed thing).
09.) 2 Kings 5:1-5, 9-10, 14-16, 19-27 (Gehazi becomes a leper).
09.) Mark 14:1-9 (Ye have the poor always).
10.) Leviticus 19:9-10 (Leave glean for the poor).
11.) Matthew 25:31-34, 41-46 (Sheep and goats are separated).
12.) James 2:1-9 (Respect of persons).
13.) Psalms 37:1-2, 7-11, 14-16, 35-36 (The wicked passes away).
14.) Proverbs 29:2 (Righteous or wicked in authority).
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Lesson 121: Filthy Lucre 021722
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Lesson 121: Filthy Lucre 021722
02/17/2022
JD Hudson YouTube Channel
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01.) 1 Peter 5:1-4 (Feed the flock willingly, not for filthy lucre).
02.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Lucre - Monetary gain; Profit; Money.
03.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Filthy - Covered with, containing, or characterized by filth; Underhand; Vile; Obscene; Very; Exceedingly.
04.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Filth - Foul or putrid matter; Loathsome dirt or refuse; Moral corruption or defilement; Something that tends to corrupt or defile.
05.) Titus 1:4-11 (Find elders not give to filthy lucre).
06.) Leviticus 21:1-8 (Rules for the priests).
07.) Isaiah 55:1-4 (No money is needed to hear the word).
08.) Isaiah 30:1, 8-14 (Speak unto us smooth things).
09.) 1 Timothy 3:1-13 (A bishop must not be greedy for filthy lucre).
10.) Isaiah 56:9-12 (The watchman are all greedy dogs).
11.) Revelation 22:13-16 (Without the kingsom are dogs).
12.) 1 Samuel 8:1-3 (Samuel's sons judge for lucre).
13.) 1 Timothy 6:1-12 (Gain is not Godlieness).
14.) Matthew 10:1, 5-10 (Freely ye have received, freely give).
15.) 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10 (Don't work, then don't eat).
16.) Mark 10:23-30 (Difficult for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God).
17.) Luke 6:20-26 (Woe unot to you that are rich).
18.) 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (Don't trust in uncertain riches).
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Lesson 55: Death and Resurrection 061120
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Lesson 55: Death and Resurrection 061120
EvolutionPOP.com
06/11/2020
01.) Genesis 2:16-17 (Thou shalt surely die).
02.) Genesis 3:1-19 (Dust thou art, dust shalt thou return).
03.) Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 (The dust returns to the earth).
04.) Genesis 2:7 (Breath of life).
05.) Job 27:3-6 (Spirit of God in nostrils).
06.) Job 34:1-2, 10-11, 14-15 (Spirit and breath).
07.) Isaiah 42:5, 8 (Spirit and breath).
08.) 1 Peter 1:24 (All flesh is as grass).
09.) Isaiah 40:6-8 (The grass withereth and fadeth away).
09.) Ecclesiastes 9:1-6, 10 (The dead know not anything).
10.) John 7:33-36 (Where I am ye cannot come).
11.) John 1:18 (No man hath seen God at any time).
12.) John 5:37 (Ye have never heard the Father's voice).
13.) 1 Corinthians 15:12-23 (Men most miserable).
14.) Hebrews 11:39-40 (Not receive the promise without us).
15.) Job 14:12-15 (Wait in the grave until change comes).
16.) John 6:38-40, 44, 54 (Raised at the last day / Eternal life).
17.) 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 (All changed at the last trump).
18.) Luke 23:39-43 (Today shalt thou be with me in paradise).
19.) Matthew 12:38-40 (Three days and three nights).
20.) Matthew 16:21 (Rise the third day).
21.) Mark 10:34 (He shall rise again the third day).
22.) Acts 10:36-41 (Jesus was raised the third day).
23.) John 20:1-3, 11-12, 16-17 (Touch me not).
24.) 2 Corinthians 5:5-9, 10 (Absent from the body, present with the Lord).
25.) Revelation 20:1-15 (The first resurrection, then the judgement).
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Lesson 46: Children of the Israelites 032623
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Lesson 46: Children of the Israelites 032623
03/26/2020
01.) 1 Corinthians 10:1-14 Ensamples for our admonition).
02.) Judges 8:30-35 (Gideon has 70 sons).
03.) Judges 9:1-23 (Abimelech kills 70 of his brothers).
04.) Genesis 38:1-7 (The Lord kills Er).
05.) Leviticus 10:1-11 (The Lord kills Nadab and Abihu).
06.) Judges 9:23-49 (Abimelech burns the Shechem tower).
07.) Judges 9:50-57 (Abimelech is killed).
08.) 1 Samuel 1:1, 3 (The sons of Eli the priest).
09.) 1 Samuel 2:12-17, 22-25 (The sons of Eli do wickedly).
10.) 1 Samuel 3:11-14 (The Lord judges Eli's house).
11.) 1 Samuel 4:1, 10-18 (Eli and his sons die).
12.) Proverbs 22:6, 15 (Train your children).
13.) Proverbs 23:13-14 (Use the belt).
14.) Proverbs 29:15 (Again, use that belt).
15.) Deuteronomy 5:16 (Honor thy father and mother).
16.) Colossians 3:20-21 (Children obey your parents).
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Lesson 36 : Cast Not Your Pearls to Swine 010920
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Lesson 36 - Cast Not Your Pearls to Swine 010920
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01/09/2020
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01.) Matthew 7:6 (Cast not your pearls to swine).
02.) Proverbs 9:7-8 (Reprove not a scorner).
03.) Merriam Webster Dictionary: Reprove - To criticize or correct usually in a gentle way; To scold or correct; To express diapproval of, censure; To express rebuke or reproof.
04.) Acts 6:8-15 (False witnesses set up against Stephen).
05.) Acts 7:1-3, 51-60 (Stephen reproves scorners).
06.) Proverbs 15:12 (A scorner hates reproof).
07.) Amos 5:10 (He that rebukes is abhorred).
08.) Jeremiah 19:1-9, 16 (Jeremiah reproves Judah and Jerusalem).
09.) Jeremiah 20:1-2, 7-10 (Jeremiah put in the stocks).
10.) Proverbs 15:31-33 (The wise hear reproof and get understanding).
11.) Proverbs 13:18 (Those who regard reproof shall be honored).
12.) Nehemiah 5:1-13 (Israelite nobls and rulers hear reproof).
13.) Proverbs 15:10 (Those who hate reproof shall die).
14.) 1 Kings 21:20-29 (The dogs shall eat Jezebel).
15.) 2 Kings 9:1-10, 30-37 (Jezebel eaten by dogs).
16.) Revelation 2:18-23, 29 (Everyone awarded according to their works).
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Lesson 53: Jesus Whom Paul Preacheth 051420
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Lesson 53: Jesus Whom Paul Preacheth 051420
05/14/2020
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JD Hudson YouTube Channel
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01.) Acts 19:11-17 (Jesus whom Paul preacheth).
02.) Proverbs 16:25 (There is a way that seemeth right).
03.) Matthew 7:21-23 (All who say Lord Lord won't get in).
04.) Luke 6:46-49 (Why call me Lord and don't do what I say).
05.) Romans 10:1-3, 13-16 (Hear and obey, then call).
06.) Isaiah 53:1-6 (Who hath believed our report).
07.) Hosea 4:1-2, 6 (Lack of knowledge).
08.) Proverbs 4:1-7 (Keep my commandments and live).
09.) 2 John 1:5-11 (Love is keeping the commandments).
10.) 1 Timothy 4:12-16 (Take heed unto the doctrine).
11.) Acts 8:5-25 (Simon heart is not right).
12.) Jeremiah 17:9-10 (The heart is deceitful).
13.) Romans 2:13 (Doers of the law are justified).
14.) James 1:22-27 (Be a doer of the word).
15.) Genesis 4:1-7 (God rejects Cain's offering).
16.) Proverbs 12:15 (The way of a fool).
17.) Ephesians 6:10-18 (Put on the whole armour of God).
18.) 1 John 2:1-6 (We know Him if we keep His commandments).
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