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The Kingdom of Judah faces critical decisions as Egypt and Babylon vie for control of Mesopotamia. Sources for series: Armstrong, Herbert The United States and Britain in Prophecy Beaulieu, Paul, A History of Babylon. Borschel-Dan, Amanda, “Groundbreaking study: Ancient tin ingots found in Israel were mined in England,” Times of Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-study-ancient-tin-ingots-found-in-israel-were-mined-in-england/ “Bisset's Argument of Baldred Against the Fictions of the King of England.” http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rowerowe/genealogy/baldred1.htm Carew, Mairead, Tara and the Ark of the Covenant Cunliffe, Barry and Koch, John, Exploring Celtic Origins Durant, Will, Our Oriental Heritage, The Story of Civilization, vol. 1 Eames, Christopher, “Famous Ancient Battles Not Mentioned in the Bible—Or Are They?” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/703-famous-ancient-battles-not-mentioned-in-the-bible-or-are-they Eames, Christopher, “How Sennacherib's Assyrians Poured Their Way Into Hezekiah's Lachish,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/4-how-sennacheribs-assyrians-poured-their-way-into-hezekiahs-lachish Eames, Christopher, “King Baalis: First Evidence of a Biblical Ammonite Ruler,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/385-king-baalis-first-evidence-of-a-biblical-ammonite-ruler Eames, Christopher, “King Manasseh's Nose Hooks in the Bible and Archaeology,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/386-king-manassehs-nose-hooks-in-the-bible-and-archaeology Ellis, Peter, The Celtic Empire “Evidence of King Solomon Found—in Spain! An Interview With Sean Kingsley,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/348-evidence-of-king-solomon-found-in-spain-an-interview-with-sean-kingsley Geoffrey of Monmouth The History of the Kings of Britain. https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/geoffrey_thompson.pdf Gerald, Flurry, The New Throne of David. Gerald, Flurry, Isaiah's End-Time Vision Gerald, Flurry, “Jeremiah's Faith Crisis,” The Key of David. Gerald, Flurry, The Former Prophets. Gerald, Flurry, “How the Seals of Isaiah and Hezekiah Speak,” The Key of David. Gerald, Flurry, Lamentations: The Point of No Return Glover, Frederick, England, the Remnant of Judah and the Israel of Ephraim Herodotus, Histories John of Fordun's Chronicle of the Scottish Nation, edited by W. F. Skene Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews. Keating, Geoffrey History of Ireland https://www.exclassics.com/ceitinn/foras.pdf Kingsley, Sean, “Seeking Solomon: United Monarchy on the High Seas.” Wreckwatch Magazine, Spring 2021 issue. “Lachish Relief,” The British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1856-0909-14_7 MacManus, Seumus The Story of the Irish Race Mark, Joshua, “Assyrian Warfare” World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Assyrian_Warfare/ Milner, W.M.H., The Royal House of Britain and Enduring Dynasty Nagtegaal, Brent, “Did Israel Source Tin From Britain?” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/393-did-israel-source-tin-from-britain Nennius, History of the Britons. https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/nennius_giles.pdf Newman, Conor, Tara: An Archaeological Survey Oates, Joan, Babylon O'Clery, Michael; O'Clery, Cucogry; O'Mulconr, Ferfeasa, The Annals of Ireland O' Conner, Roger, Chronicles of Eri, vol 1. https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn6/7852/78526210.6.pdf O' Conner, Roger, Chronicles of Eri, vol 2. https://books.google.dm/books?id=_yAvAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false O'Flaherty, Roderic, Ogygia O' Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees. https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/Stem.php#anchor7 Rawlinson, George, The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World. Skene, William, Celtic Scotland–A History of Ancient Alban Starr, Chester. A History of the Ancient World Stokvis, A.M.H.J., Manuel d'Histoire, de Genaologie et de Chronologie de tous les etats du globe. https://fmg.ac/resources/scanned-sources/scanned-books/category/28-stokvis “Tablets of Jewish Exiles,” Biblical Archaeological Society. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/exhibits-events/tablets-of-jewish-exiles/ The Albanic Duan. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rowerowe/genealogy/baldred1.htm The Chronicles of the Picts and Scots, edited by Skene, William https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chronicles_of_the_Picts_Chronicles_of_th/XVkJAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 The Pictish Chronicle. https://ancestorium.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I070448&tree=1 Totten, Charles, The Renewal of History, How Empire Was Rebuilt and Replanted Stager, Lawrence, “Song of Deborah,” Biblical Archaeology Review (15:1), Jan/Feb 1989. http://cojs.org/the-song-of-deborah/ Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered. Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/631-seals-of-isaiah-and-king-hezekiah-discovered Yadin, Yigael, “And Dan, Why Did He Remain in Ships?” Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org.uk/pdf/ajba/01-1_009.pdf

Hezekiah's actions set a countdown for the kingdom of Judah as Babylon rises in Mesopotamia. Sources for the series: Armstrong, Herbert The United States and Britain in Prophecy Beaulieu, Paul, A History of Babylon. Borschel-Dan, Amanda, “Groundbreaking study: Ancient tin ingots found in Israel were mined in England,” Times of Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-study-ancient-tin-ingots-found-in-israel-were-mined-in-england/ “Bisset's Argument of Baldred Against the Fictions of the King of England.” http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rowerowe/genealogy/baldred1.htm Carew, Mairead, Tara and the Ark of the Covenant Cunliffe, Barry and Koch, John, Exploring Celtic Origins Durant, Will, Our Oriental Heritage, The Story of Civilization, vol. 1 Eames, Christopher, “Famous Ancient Battles Not Mentioned in the Bible—Or Are They?” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/703-famous-ancient-battles-not-mentioned-in-the-bible-or-are-they Eames, Christopher, “How Sennacherib's Assyrians Poured Their Way Into Hezekiah's Lachish,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/4-how-sennacheribs-assyrians-poured-their-way-into-hezekiahs-lachish Eames, Christopher, “King Baalis: First Evidence of a Biblical Ammonite Ruler,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/385-king-baalis-first-evidence-of-a-biblical-ammonite-ruler Eames, Christopher, “King Manasseh's Nose Hooks in the Bible and Archaeology,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/386-king-manassehs-nose-hooks-in-the-bible-and-archaeology Ellis, Peter, The Celtic Empire “Evidence of King Solomon Found—in Spain! An Interview With Sean Kingsley,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/348-evidence-of-king-solomon-found-in-spain-an-interview-with-sean-kingsley Geoffrey of Monmouth The History of the Kings of Britain. https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/geoffrey_thompson.pdf Gerald, Flurry, The New Throne of David. Gerald, Flurry, Isaiah's End-Time Vision Gerald, Flurry, “Jeremiah's Faith Crisis,” The Key of David. Gerald, Flurry, The Former Prophets. Gerald, Flurry, “How the Seals of Isaiah and Hezekiah Speak,” The Key of David. Gerald, Flurry, Lamentations: The Point of No Return Glover, Frederick, England, the Remnant of Judah and the Israel of Ephraim Herodotus, Histories John of Fordun's Chronicle of the Scottish Nation, edited by W. F. Skene Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews. Keating, Geoffrey History of Ireland https://www.exclassics.com/ceitinn/foras.pdf Kingsley, Sean, “Seeking Solomon: United Monarchy on the High Seas.” Wreckwatch Magazine, Spring 2021 issue. “Lachish Relief,” The British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1856-0909-14_7 MacManus, Seumus The Story of the Irish Race Mark, Joshua, “Assyrian Warfare” World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Assyrian_Warfare/ Milner, W.M.H., The Royal House of Britain and Enduring Dynasty Nagtegaal, Brent, “Did Israel Source Tin From Britain?” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/393-did-israel-source-tin-from-britain Nennius, History of the Britons. https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/nennius_giles.pdf Newman, Conor, Tara: An Archaeological Survey Oates, Joan, Babylon O'Clery, Michael; O'Clery, Cucogry; O'Mulconr, Ferfeasa, The Annals of Ireland O' Conner, Roger, Chronicles of Eri, vol 1. https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn6/7852/78526210.6.pdf O' Conner, Roger, Chronicles of Eri, vol 2. https://books.google.dm/books?id=_yAvAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false O'Flaherty, Roderic, Ogygia O' Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees. https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/Stem.php#anchor7 Rawlinson, George, The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World. Skene, William, Celtic Scotland–A History of Ancient Alban Starr, Chester. A History of the Ancient World Stokvis, A.M.H.J., Manuel d'Histoire, de Genaologie et de Chronologie de tous les etats du globe. https://fmg.ac/resources/scanned-sources/scanned-books/category/28-stokvis “Tablets of Jewish Exiles,” Biblical Archaeological Society. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/exhibits-events/tablets-of-jewish-exiles/ The Albanic Duan. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rowerowe/genealogy/baldred1.htm The Chronicles of the Picts and Scots, edited by Skene, William https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chronicles_of_the_Picts_Chronicles_of_th/XVkJAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 The Pictish Chronicle. https://ancestorium.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I070448&tree=1 Totten, Charles, The Renewal of History, How Empire Was Rebuilt and Replanted Stager, Lawrence, “Song of Deborah,” Biblical Archaeology Review (15:1), Jan/Feb 1989. http://cojs.org/the-song-of-deborah/ Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered. Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/631-seals-of-isaiah-and-king-hezekiah-discovered Yadin, Yigael, “And Dan, Why Did He Remain in Ships?” Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org.uk/pdf/ajba/01-1_009.pdf

The kingdom of Judah faces off the West's superpower of the time—Assyria. Sources for the series: Armstrong, Herbert The United States and Britain in Prophecy Beaulieu, Paul, A History of Babylon. Borschel-Dan, Amanda, “Groundbreaking study: Ancient tin ingots found in Israel were mined in England,” Times of Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-study-ancient-tin-ingots-found-in-israel-were-mined-in-england/ “Bisset's Argument of Baldred Against the Fictions of the King of England.” http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rowerowe/genealogy/baldred1.htm Carew, Mairead, Tara and the Ark of the Covenant Cunliffe, Barry and Koch, John, Exploring Celtic Origins Durant, Will, Our Oriental Heritage, The Story of Civilization, vol. 1 Eames, Christopher, “Famous Ancient Battles Not Mentioned in the Bible—Or Are They?” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/703-famous-ancient-battles-not-mentioned-in-the-bible-or-are-they Eames, Christopher, “How Sennacherib's Assyrians Poured Their Way Into Hezekiah's Lachish,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/4-how-sennacheribs-assyrians-poured-their-way-into-hezekiahs-lachish Eames, Christopher, “King Baalis: First Evidence of a Biblical Ammonite Ruler,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/385-king-baalis-first-evidence-of-a-biblical-ammonite-ruler Eames, Christopher, “King Manasseh's Nose Hooks in the Bible and Archaeology,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/386-king-manassehs-nose-hooks-in-the-bible-and-archaeology Ellis, Peter, The Celtic Empire “Evidence of King Solomon Found—in Spain! An Interview With Sean Kingsley,” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/348-evidence-of-king-solomon-found-in-spain-an-interview-with-sean-kingsley Geoffrey of Monmouth The History of the Kings of Britain. https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/geoffrey_thompson.pdf Gerald, Flurry, The New Throne of David. Gerald, Flurry, Isaiah's End-Time Vision Gerald, Flurry, “Jeremiah's Faith Crisis,” The Key of David. Gerald, Flurry, The Former Prophets. Gerald, Flurry, “How the Seals of Isaiah and Hezekiah Speak,” The Key of David. Gerald, Flurry, Lamentations: The Point of No Return Glover, Frederick, England, the Remnant of Judah and the Israel of Ephraim Herodotus, Histories John of Fordun's Chronicle of the Scottish Nation, edited by W. F. Skene Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews. Keating, Geoffrey History of Ireland https://www.exclassics.com/ceitinn/foras.pdf Kingsley, Sean, “Seeking Solomon: United Monarchy on the High Seas.” Wreckwatch Magazine, Spring 2021 issue. “Lachish Relief,” The British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1856-0909-14_7 MacManus, Seumus The Story of the Irish Race Mark, Joshua, “Assyrian Warfare” World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Assyrian_Warfare/ Milner, W.M.H., The Royal House of Britain and Enduring Dynasty Nagtegaal, Brent, “Did Israel Source Tin From Britain?” Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/393-did-israel-source-tin-from-britain Nennius, History of the Britons. https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/nennius_giles.pdf Newman, Conor, Tara: An Archaeological Survey Oates, Joan, Babylon O'Clery, Michael; O'Clery, Cucogry; O'Mulconr, Ferfeasa, The Annals of Ireland O' Conner, Roger, Chronicles of Eri, vol 1. https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn6/7852/78526210.6.pdf O' Conner, Roger, Chronicles of Eri, vol 2. https://books.google.dm/books?id=_yAvAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false O'Flaherty, Roderic, Ogygia O' Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees. https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/Stem.php#anchor7 Rawlinson, George, The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World. Skene, William, Celtic Scotland–A History of Ancient Alban Starr, Chester. A History of the Ancient World Stokvis, A.M.H.J., Manuel d'Histoire, de Genaologie et de Chronologie de tous les etats du globe. https://fmg.ac/resources/scanned-sources/scanned-books/category/28-stokvis “Tablets of Jewish Exiles,” Biblical Archaeological Society. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/exhibits-events/tablets-of-jewish-exiles/ The Albanic Duan. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rowerowe/genealogy/baldred1.htm The Chronicles of the Picts and Scots, edited by Skene, William https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chronicles_of_the_Picts_Chronicles_of_th/XVkJAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 The Pictish Chronicle. https://ancestorium.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I070448&tree=1 Totten, Charles, The Renewal of History, How Empire Was Rebuilt and Replanted Stager, Lawrence, “Song of Deborah,” Biblical Archaeology Review (15:1), Jan/Feb 1989. http://cojs.org/the-song-of-deborah/ Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered. Armstrong Institute. https://armstronginstitute.org/631-seals-of-isaiah-and-king-hezekiah-discovered Yadin, Yigael, “And Dan, Why Did He Remain in Ships?” Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org.uk/pdf/ajba/01-1_009.pdf

Mattathias stands up for God’s law, provoking Antiochus. How can the Maccabees triumph against overwhelming odds? Articles on Dead Sea Scrolls and Canonization of Bible: Leap, Dennis. “Understanding Daniel the Prophet.” Watch Jerusalem. 2017. https://watchjerusalem.co.il/213-understanding-daniel-the-prophet. Leap, Dennis. “How God Preserved the Bible.” The Philadelphia Trumpet. 2005. https://www.thetrumpet.com/1709-how-god-preserved-the-bible. Sources: Flurry, Stephen. History and Prophecy of the Middle East. Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. Flurry, Gerald. Daniel Unlocks Revelation. Philadelphia Church of God. 2019. Flurry, Gerald. Daniel—Unsealed at Last! Philadelphia Church of God. 2016. Armstrong, Herbert W. Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast? Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. Bevan, Edwyn. The House of Seleucus: Vol. II. Edward Arnold. 1902. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181878/mode/2up. Durant, Will. The Story of Civilization: The Live of Greece. Simon and Schuster. 1950. Hasel, Gerhard. “New Light on the Book of Daniel From the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Bible and Spade. Associates for Biblical Research. 1992. https://biblearchaeology.org/research/divided-kingdom/3193-new-light-on-the-book-of-daniel-from-the-dead-sea-scrolls?. Leap, Dennis “Understanding Daniel the Prophet.” Watch Jerusalem. 2017. https://watchjerusalem.co.il/213-understanding-daniel-the-prophet Leap, Dennis. “How God Preserved the Bible.” The Philadelphia Trumpet. 2005. https://www.thetrumpet.com/1709-how-god-preserved-the-bible Overman, Christian. Assumptions That Affect Our Lives: How Worldviews Determine Values That Influence Behavior and Shape Culture. Ablaze Publishing. 2012. Paton. William. The Histories. By Polybius. Harvard University Press. 1927. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html. Roberts, Canon, The History of Rome. By Titus Livius (Livy). J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. 1905. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0026. Shanks, Hershel. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Random House. 1998. Whiston, William. The New Complete Works of Josephus. By Flavius Josephus. Kregel Publications. 1999. 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees

A mad king takes the throne and Jerusalem's autonomy is threatened. The Jews seek assimilation, but get desolation. Articles on Dead Sea Scrolls and Canonization of Bible: Leap, Dennis “Understanding Daniel the Prophet.” Watch Jerusalem. 2017. https://watchjerusalem.co.il/213-understanding-daniel-the-prophet. Leap, Dennis. “How God Preserved the Bible.” The Philadelphia Trumpet. 2005. https://www.thetrumpet.com/1709-how-god-preserved-the-bible. Sources: Flurry, Stephen. History and Prophecy of the Middle East. Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. Flurry, Gerald. Daniel Unlocks Revelation. Philadelphia Church of God. 2019. Flurry, Gerald. Daniel—Unsealed at Last! Philadelphia Church of God. 2016. Armstrong, Herbert W. Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast? Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. Bevan, Edwyn. The House of Seleucus: Vol. II. Edward Arnold. 1902. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181878/mode/2up. Durant, Will. The Story of Civilization: The Live of Greece. Simon and Schuster. 1950. Hasel, Gerhard. “New Light on the Book of Daniel From the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Bible and Spade. Associates for Biblical Research. 1992. https://biblearchaeology.org/research/divided-kingdom/3193-new-light-on-the-book-of-daniel-from-the-dead-sea-scrolls?. Leap, Dennis “Understanding Daniel the Prophet.” Watch Jerusalem. 2017. https://watchjerusalem.co.il/213-understanding-daniel-the-prophet Leap, Dennis. “How God Preserved the Bible.” The Philadelphia Trumpet. 2005. https://www.thetrumpet.com/1709-how-god-preserved-the-bible Overman, Christian. Assumptions That Affect Our Lives: How Worldviews Determine Values That Influence Behavior and Shape Culture. Ablaze Publishing. 2012. Paton. William. The Histories. By Polybius. Harvard University Press. 1927. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html. Roberts, Canon, The History of Rome. By Titus Livius (Livy). J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. 1905. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0026. Shanks, Hershel. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Random House. 1998. Whiston, William. The New Complete Works of Josephus. By Flavius Josephus. Kregel Publications. 1999. 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees

A new empire brings new challenges to the Jews. Will they keep the light of God's way burning bright? Articles on Dead Sea Scrolls and Canonization of Bible: Leap, Dennis “Understanding Daniel the Prophet.” Watch Jerusalem. 2017. https://watchjerusalem.co.il/213-understanding-daniel-the-prophet. Leap, Dennis. “How God Preserved the Bible.” The Philadelphia Trumpet. 2005. https://www.thetrumpet.com/1709-how-god-preserved-the-bible. Sources: Flurry, Stephen. History and Prophecy of the Middle East. Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. Flurry, Gerald. Daniel Unlocks Revelation. Philadelphia Church of God. 2019. Flurry, Gerald. Daniel—Unsealed at Last! Philadelphia Church of God. 2016. Armstrong, Herbert W. Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast? Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. Bevan, Edwyn. The House of Seleucus: Vol. II. Edward Arnold. 1902. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181878/mode/2up. Durant, Will. The Story of Civilization: The Live of Greece. Simon and Schuster. 1950. Hasel, Gerhard. “New Light on the Book of Daniel From the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Bible and Spade. Associates for Biblical Research. 1992. https://biblearchaeology.org/research/divided-kingdom/3193-new-light-on-the-book-of-daniel-from-the-dead-sea-scrolls?. Leap, Dennis “Understanding Daniel the Prophet.” Watch Jerusalem. 2017. https://watchjerusalem.co.il/213-understanding-daniel-the-prophet Leap, Dennis. “How God Preserved the Bible.” The Philadelphia Trumpet. 2005. https://www.thetrumpet.com/1709-how-god-preserved-the-bible Overman, Christian. Assumptions That Affect Our Lives: How Worldviews Determine Values That Influence Behavior and Shape Culture. Ablaze Publishing. 2012. Paton. William. The Histories. By Polybius. Harvard University Press. 1927. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html. Roberts, Canon, The History of Rome. By Titus Livius (Livy). J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. 1905. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0026. Shanks, Hershel. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Random House. 1998. Whiston, William. The New Complete Works of Josephus. By Flavius Josephus. Kregel Publications. 1999. 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees

The revived Roman Empire gets an emperor. Uniting Europe with Catholic support, Charlemagne brings order to Europe. But was it worth the cost? Flurry, Gerald. The True History of the True Church of God. Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/2345) Flurry, Gerald. Germany and the Holy Roman Empire. Philadelphia Church of God. 2009. (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/22) Flurry, Gerald. “The Holy Roman Empire Goes Public--Big Time.” The Philadelphia Trumpet. Philadelphia Church of God. October, 2018. (https://www.thetrumpet.com/17669-the-holy-roman-empire-goes-public-big-time) Macdonald, Brad. The Holy Roman Empire in Prophecy. Philadelphia Church of God. 2017. (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/2384) Armstrong, Herbert W. Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast? Philadelphia Church of God. 2015. (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/387) Gregory of Tours: The History of the Franks, Translated by Lewis Thorpe. Penguin Classics 1974. James, Edward. The Franks. Basil Blackwell. 1988. Bachrach, Bernard. Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2001. Riche, Pierre. Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1978. Rosamond McKitterick. The Carolingians and the Written Word. Cambridge University Press. 1995. Rosamond McKitterick. Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity. Cambridge University Press. 2008. Einhard and Notker the Stammerer: Two LIves of Charlemagne. Translated by David Ganz. Penguin Classics. 2008. Johnson, Paul. A History of Christianity. Touchstone, Simon & Schuster. 1995. Barbero, Alessandro. Charlemagne: Father of a Continent. University of California Press. 2000. Holland, Tom. Millennium: The End of the World an the Forging of Christendom. Little Brown. 2008. Noble, Thomas. The Republic of St. Peter: the Birth of the Papal State 680 - 825. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1984. Durant, Will. The Story of Civilization: Caesar and Christ. Simon and Schuster. 1950. Durant, Will. The Story of Civilization: The Age of Faith. Simon and Schuster. 1950.

Desperate for allies and beset by enemies, the Pope looks to the north for a defender. The Franks are his only option, but will they play the part? Source mentioned at the end of the episode: The United States and Britain in Prophecy (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/44)

Constantine is the new sole emperor of the Roman Empire and uses the Catholic Church to bring unity to his realm. Unknowingly, he supports the institution that will keep the legacy and heritage of the Roman Empire living long after the empire falls. Sources mentioned at the end of the episode: The True History of God’s True Church (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/2345) Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast? (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/387) Germany and the Holy Roman Empire (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/22) The Holy Roman Empire in Prophecy (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/2384)

Emperor Diocletian's reorganization of the Roman Empire leads to a violent and bitter struggle for control of the Empire. Who will win in this battle arena of emperors? The True History of God’s True Church (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/2345) Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast? (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/387) Germany and the Holy Roman Empire (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/22) The Holy Roman Empire in Prophecy (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/2384)

European Union leaders are calling for a new Charlemagne to unify Europe. But is Charlemagne a worthy hero? Source mentioned at end: The True History of God’s True Church by Gerald Flurry (https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/2345)