Friday, February 7, 2020

Today in History - February 7

1102 - Empresss Matilda, Holy Roman Empress and claimant to the English throne, is born (died in 1167) (Source)

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1812 - Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic, is born (died in 1870) (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Charles Dickens, a Christmas Carol, and His Evangelical Sister, by Dr. Ian Brown

1900 - Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith 

Recommended video:

Dr. Peter Hammond: Understanding the Present Crisis in South Africa



1940 - The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres (Source)

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Here is another related podcast by Pastor Swanson:


Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is this:

Should Christians Watch Movies? by Dr. David P. Murray

[Note: The text for Dr. Murray's sermon is Revelation 18:4 (Audio):

"And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, my people, that ye be not partaker of her sins, and that ye share not in her plagues."

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1979 - Joseph Mengele, German SS officer and physician, dies (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Persecution and Martyrdom of Christians by Muslims and Communists, by Dr. Peter Hammond [Text: 2 Corinthians 11:23-28; Revelation 6:9 & 10]

Here is an excerpt from this message by Dr. Hammond:

"...they are in the very presence of God. And they are praying, 'How Long, O Lord, holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?' Throughout the world there are many people praying for peace. But what's noticeable is that the martyrs in heaven are praying for justice."

Tortured for Christ: Richard Wurmbrand's Amazing Testimony



Note: You can also get this movie, and a group study guide based on this movie, by going to  torturedforchrist.com

1942 - Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to organize the "final solution", the extermination of Europe's Jews (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Holocaust of Hell, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: I Thessalonians 1:7-9 (Audio)]
Darwinism Led to the Holocaust, by Dr. Alan Cairns
How Obama Made $20 Million Since Arriving in Washington - forbes.com


1986 -  Twenty-eight years of one-family rule ends in Haiti, when president Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Haiti - Answering the Question, by Rev. Colin Mercer
Does God Hate Haiti, by Dr. Ian Brown [2010]

1997 - NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

How I Found Christ?

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