49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Church History: The Intertestamental Period, by Andrew Webb
Intertestamental Period 1: Medeo-Persia and Greece Under Alexander, by Pastor David McManus [Text: Daniel 2;7;8]
Intertestamental Period 2: Alexander's Empire Divided, Israel Abused, by Pastor David McManus [Text: Daniel 8;11]
Intertestamental Period 3: The Maccabean Revolt and the Rise of the Hasmoneans, by Pastor David McManus [Text: Daniel 11]
Intertestamental Period 4: Early Roman Rule and Herod The Great, by Pastor David McManus [Text: Daniel 7:7]
Intertestamental Period 5: Herods and Emperors and Rebellions, Oh My! by Pastor David McManus
1776 - American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Faith, Common Sense, and Science, by Francis Lee Nigel
1870 - John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil (Source)
Note: The following quotation from the late David Rockefeller (1915-1917) has been disputed by some:
“We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years......It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supernational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries.” - ― David Rockefeller
1920 - The Treaty of Versailles take effect, officially ending World War I (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Versailles - The Poisonous Spirit of Vengeance, by Dr. Peter Hammond
The following quote is from Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War, by Patrick Buchanan:
"Churchill was exhilarated. Six months later, after the first battle of Ypres, with tens of thousands of British soldiers in their graves, he would say to Violet Asquith: 'I think a curse should rest on me - because I am so happy. I know this war is smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment and yet - I cannot help it - I enjoy every second.'"
Here is some good advice from Dr. Peter Hammond:
Recommended podcast:
Honoring Veterans in 2021, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
Recommended reading:
What Veteran's Day Really Means - lewrockwell.com
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