Sunday, November 8, 2020

Today in History - November 9

1688 - Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter (Source)

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The following quote is from Spurgeon's Sermon Notes

"We are like William of Orange, with a few followers and an empty purse, making war against the master of half the world, with the mines of Peru for a treasury. But like William, too, when questioned concerning our resources, we can reply, 'Before we took up this cause we entered into a close alliance with the King of Kings.'" 

1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte leads the coup of 18 Brumaire ending the Directory government, and becoming First Consul of the Successor Consulate Government (Source)

Recommended Sermons and Podcasts:

The French Revolution, by Dr. Peter Hammond

The following is a quote taken from Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left:

"...both the Wilson and the FDR administrations were descendants - albeit distant ones - of the first fascist movement: the French Revolution...It produced the first modern dictators, Robespierre and Napoleon, and worked on the premise that the nation had to be ruled by an enlightened avant-garde who would serve as the organic, authentic voice of the 'general will.'...Robespierre summed up the totalitarian logic of the Revolution: 'There are only two parties in France: the people and its enemies. We must exterminate those miserable villains who are eternally conspiring against the right of man...[W]e must exterminate our enemies.'"

How I Found Christ?

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