Saturday, August 24, 2019

This Weekend in History - August 24 & 25

August 24

455 - The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, begin to plunder Rome. Pope Leo I requests Gaiseric not destroy the ancient city or murder its citizens. he agrees and the gates of Rome are opened. However, the Vandals loot a great amount of treasure (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Germanic Invasions and the Papacy, by Aaron Wright
Church History - The Barbarians, by Matt Powell

1200 - King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angouleme in Angouleme Cathedral (Source)

1215 - Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Magna Carta, Blackstone, Mayflower Compact, Part 1, by Mark Liddle
Magna Carta, Blackstone, Mayflower Compact, Part 2, by Mark Liddle

1349 - Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Captured ISIS Laptop Contains Bubonic Plague, WMD Information, by Pastor Sean E. Harris
The Plague of Our Own Heart, by Rev. Ian Macleod [Text: 1 Kings 8:38-40]

1981 - Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison murdering John Lennon (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Michael Jackson - Are the Beatles Bigger Than Jesus Now? by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2012)
The Beatles, by Robert W. Reed (2009) ["There's much more to the Beatles other than 'I want to hold your hand'"]


August 25

1835 - The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcats:

A Look to the Heavens...The Moon, by Jim Schneider
Moon Madness, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014 [Text: Ecclesiastes 7:29] [Note: This sermon was preached in 1969, right after the Apollo moon landing]

Recommended reading:

Supermassive Black Hole 'Wakes Up', Starts Flashing '75 Times Brighter Than Ever Before' - zerohedge.com

Excerpt from this article:

"It was dormant for more than 20 years, exhibiting very little fluctuation in light. then one day, it woke up, baffling astronomers around the world. A supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way called Sagittarius A has just started flashing 75 times brighter than it has ever been seen before."
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The Bible says:


"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament sheweth his handiwork." - Psalm 19 (Audio)

The Gospel Written in the Sky, by Rev. Ian Brown [Text: Psalm 19:1]
The Revelation of Scripture, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Psalm 19:1]
Recommended reading:

Visualizing the Extreme Temperatures of the Universe - From Coldest to Hottest - zerohedge.com
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Recommended video:
How Great is Our God - Louie Giglio


How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)