*Depending on which calendar is used, dates could be 4 BC and 29 AD according to some calendars.
With that, let us begin.ĬHART SHOWING CHRONOLOGY OF BC ACTIVITIES LEADING TO JESUSĦ12 – NINEVEH destroyed by Medes and Babyloniansĥ67 – JERUSALEM destroyed by Nebuchadnezzarĥ59 – CYRUS inherits kingdom of Anshan beginning of Persian Empireĥ39 – BABYLON falls to Cyrus end of Neo-Babylonian Empireĥ30-522 – CAMBYSES succeeds Cyrus conquest of Egyptĥ22-486 – DARIUS I ruler of Persian Empireĥ15 – SECOND TEMPLE completed by Jews in JerusalemĤ86-465 – XERXES I attempts the conquest of Greece time of EstherĤ80 – GREEK naval victory at Salamis Xerxes fleesĤ64-424 – ARTAXERXES I rules Persia age of Nehemiahģ34-323 – SELEUCUS conquers Babylon beginning of the Seleucid dynastyĢ23-187 – ANTIOCHUS III THE GREAT, Seleucid ruler of Syriaġ98 – ANTIOCHUS III defeats Egypt, gains control of Palestineġ75-163 – ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES rules Syria Judaism is proscribedġ67 – MATTATHIAS and his sons rebel against Antiochus beginning of Maccabees revoltġ60-142 – JONATHAN is high priest – self-appointedġ42-135 – SIMON is high priest Hasmonaean family dynastyġ34-104 – JOHN HYRCANUS expands holdings of Independent Jewish Stateħ5-67 – SALOME ALEXANDRA rules Hyrcanus II high priestĦ6-63 – DYNASTIC BATTLE: Aristobulus II and Hyrcanus IIĦ3 – POMPEY invades Palestine Roman rule beginsĦ3-40 – HYRCANUS II rules, subject to Rome Antipater exercises increasing power.Ĥ0-37 – PARTHIANS conquer Jerusalem establish Aristobulus II as high priest and kingģ7-4 – HEROD THE GREAT, son of Antipater, rules as king subject to Rome. The Minor Prophets will supply us reasons to believe, as they build our confidence in Jesus. However, faith without belief will often end searching for the winds of Doctrine.
Great faith recognizes the concept of Authority as it reaches beyond the natural to touch heaven. Puny faith is faith limited to the natural realm, but it is still enough to accomplish many things.
Without the Gospel we lack the preparation to receive Grace, without the Minor Prophets we lack the preparation to receive the Gospel. The Gospel delivered God’s Mercy directly to the person, but Grace became the Gift granted on Pentecost to bring us the Spirit, thus the Gospel is the welcome mat to Grace. The Minor Prophets are the welcome mat to the Gospel, they end one area, as another begins. They will dot the i’s and cross the t’s bringing us the Wisdom to understand what the Major Prophets The twelve Minor Prophets are not twelve men who work in a mine (miners), rather they are those who had short timed ministries however, their importance is great. Why I've prayed to see the nation that I loved disintegrateĪnd the song of course closes with the powerful (and powerfully presented, mad vocal rhythm in conjunction with the riff)metaphor "smite the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered."īut if anyone knows of a not-so-simple, less face value interpretation, id be very interested.Bringing Tongues Of Fire From The Sparks Of Faith The most obvious referance to the fact that this song is rooted in reality and about the government and revolution is the line: "ask me why I hate The vigil is the wait for the fall of the governement, the revolution: "this vigil burns The biblical diction is reminiscent of the unquestioning loyalty to god in the bible. The "father" refered to is the head of society, the governement, the "thy will be done" is a satirical comment on the unquestioning loyalty to this "father". Perhaps based upon the heavily political messages of ashes of the wake (i'm aware this is on as the palaces burn, but its the same band the two are close releases), I interperate this song to be likewise political disent.
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