1215 - Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King john of Englad - part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Charta (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Magna Carta, Blackstone, Mayflower Compact, Part 1, by Mark Liddle
Magna Carta, Blackstone, Mayflower Compact, Part 2, by Mark Liddle
1494 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain (Source)
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1640 - King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament (Source)
1654 - Cromwell's Act of Grace, aimed at reconciliation with the Scots, proclaimed in Edinburgh (Source)
Oliver Cromwell: Saint, Soldier, Statesmen, by Dr. Alan Cairns (Text: Hebrews 8)
Oliver Cromwell, by Dr. Peter Hammond
Oliver Cromwell and His Russet-Coated Heroes, by Bill Potter
The Life and Labors of Oliver Cromwell, by Rev. Colin Mercer
Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England, by Rev. Ian Goligher (Text: 1 Samuel 18:12)
1821 - Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean (Source)
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1877 - American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his bands of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
America's Sins Against the Indians, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Christian Nations - Least Racist Nations - Reparations for Previous Sins, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Recommended reading:
1925 - Scopes Trial: Serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The DNA Molecule - A Really Intelligent Design - Pastor Kevin Swanson interviews Dr. Steven Meyer
Recommended sermons:
Six Days & the Eisegesis Problem, by Ken Ham
The Apparent Age of the Time Dilated Universe, by Dr. Ron Sameo
Inherently Wind: A Hollywood History of the Scopes Trial, by Dr. David Menton [Text: Genesis]
1980 - Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six day siege (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Is Nimrod Really the Reason for the Season? by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Nimrod and Babel Today, by James Hamilton, The Street Preacher [Text: Genesis 11:4]
Is Nimrod Really the Reason for the Season? by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Nimrod and Babel Today, by James Hamilton, The Street Preacher [Text: Genesis 11:4]
I got the following great poem from Jason Cooley's message: 5 Facts About Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas and strange as it seams
I wasn’t indulging in covetous dreams
But while reading my Bible I searched for a clue
Why Christians take part in this holiday too
I plainly could see that it carried his name
But the spirit behind it just wasn’t the same
The song spoke of wise men, of virgin and child,
Of shepherds of God and all men reconciled
But nothing was said of the blood of the cross
Of repentance and faith and counting the cost.
They sang of the babe, his miraculous birth
But not of the day when he shall judge the whole earth.
My Bible said nothing of Santa and toys
Of frosty the snowman and small drummer boys
A reference to Rudolph not once did I see
But it seems that Jeremiah did once mention the tree
I sat and I pondered this curious matter
When out on the roof there arose such a clatter
That I knew in a moment he soon would be here
So I prayed in the spirit and said without fear
He slipped down the chimney Quick
as a flash
And stepped from the
fireplace all covered with ash
There stood St. Nick with
his bag and his beard
He looked at the Bible I held
and he sneered
Another fanatical Christian I
see
No stockings no holly no
pictures of me
I asked him if Jesus was God
in the flesh
He said that was something he
couldn’t confess
He said I am Santa I have
come from afar
I stood in the truth, “The
Devil you are!”
That suit and that beard
doesn’t fool me one bit
Your jolly deception is
straight from the pit!
Beneath all you’re ho ho ho
Lucifer lurks
With your all seeing eyes
and your gospel of works
Like a thief in the night you
impersonate Christ
Returning to judge the
naughty and nice
So call Christmas pagan he
said, that’s OK
'Cause that’s what my sons at
the Watchtower say.
You’ll look like a pagan or
like a deceiver
But none will suspect you of
being a believer
I said, I don’t care what your
servants will say,
My loyalty lies with the Ancient
of Days.
No matter how many abuses are hurled
My Bible says “Be not
conformed to this world.”
You have no power and no
part of me,
So I stand on God’s Word and
command you to flee.
He squealed like a pig that
was stuck with a knife
He ran to the chimney and
climbed for his life.
And I heard him exclaim as
he drove out of sight
Merry X-Mas to all and to
all a dark night!
