Podcasts about 33ad

NASA and Oxford computer models reportedly have proven, with use of Biblical references, that Jesus died on Friday, April 3, 33AD. Of course there is no way to confirm the literal resurrection story. Regardless, the idea is that we can use modern technology to peer into the past as if we have a looking glass into time. Every Easter there is a general celebration of both nature and the resurrection of the savior Jesus. He is brought back in church services, households, and communities across the Christian and non-christian world alike. We do the same thing with artists, authors, and musicians. A new exhibition in Australia is now featuring a performance of music from a lab-grown brain made from the dead composer Alvin Lucien's blood. This is a step up from using AI to complete Beethoven's unfinished work or using the same to produce new albums of the Beatles. It is also a step up from using holograms and AI to present Elvis or Tupac at concerts. In essence, Lucien's blood was able to provide him everlasting life - immortality. This can also be done with simple voice mirroring. One of the most controversial memes right now involves Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese anime producer, which is watching its iconic hand produced art be reproduced by anyone with an Internet connection, and a picture, in seconds with AI. There is even talk now that lawsuits may start flying out of Japan. But all art, music, etc., when an artist or composer dies, transcends time and becomes the voice of a ghost in the public space and time. The same stands true for the 1972 and 1973 Pioneer missions, which hold the Golden Record. Even the games we played as a kid teleport us back to those states when played as adults. The immortality of human civilization is guaranteed likewise by the endless broadcasts into space of movies, shows, music, speeches, and so on. We already know AI can generate fake audio and video, which could have a potentially devastating strike on any free elections and even grass roots movements, but AI has also been used to create fake images of giants, aliens, and cryptids, which has prompted the Loch Ness Center to draft experts to sort through the images. The central issue here is not so much about the nature of what is real or not in the age of AI, but how history helps us understand the present and future, and how modern technology - the future from the vantage point of the past - can be used to help us understand history. We are haunted by phantoms, besieged by necromancers, and surrounded by the supernatural. How easy is it now to produce God; to change the past by resurrecting and rebranding narratives like UFOs or 9/11. As Orwell wrote "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” This is another interpretation of the idea that the U.S. can “manipulate space and time.”*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, you can subscribe below underneath the show description.-FREE ARCHIVE (w. ads)SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVEX / TWITTER FACEBOOKMAIN WEBSITECashApp: $rdgable EMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings--5328407/support.

There are so many facts that center around the crucifixion that are unknown to many. Today we'll talk about many of those facts and what you discover will be life altering! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1459/29

There is so little that surrounds the death of Jesus that is known, yet the information is readily available. Why is that? There are many reasons and we'll talk about those! We'll also give you a vivid picture of what happened on that day in 33AD!!!Good Friday Service 2025Isaiah 52:13-53:12The Prophecies That Changed The World - Part 3 of 5

The only historical item more sure than the crucifixion of Christ is His resurrection! With that said, there are so many facts that center around the crucifixion that are unknown to many. Today we'll talk about many of those facts and what you discover will be life altering!!! Get ready for a very important video on a very critical subject!

The gap between our expectations and reality can often be difficult to come to terms with. As Jesus enters Jerusalem in 33AD, this proves to be true for the Jewish people. Is Jesus the one who will fulfil their expectations?

In this episode of the Patterns of Evidence podcast Timothy Mahoney interviews Rick Larson, Lawyer and filmmaker responsible for The Star of Bethlehem and The Christ Quake, and Elliot Wallach, President of Edify Films. They discuss the new film, God of Heaven and Earth, which combines Star and Quake into one film with even more exciting evidence that was not included in the two original films.     What was the star that heralded the birth of Christ and what were the signs in the heavens surrounding his death? Is there evidence of an earthquake at the time of Christ's death in 33AD? God of Heaven and Earth investigates these questions and Tim, Rick, and Elliot share details and personal stories surround the production of this Bible affirming-film.     To get your tickets for this powerful film, use the link below:         https://www.godofheavenandearthfilm.com         ➡️ HELP US FUND THE NEXT FILM

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Jesus' crucifixion was not out of the ordinary for its time. 2000 years ago, under Roman occupation, crucifixions were relatively standard for criminals and those who had undermined Roman authority. And so the crucifixion of Jesus was just like any other crucifixion at the time. However, Christians around the world since 33AD would tell you that this wasn't just ‘another death by crucifixion'. The man on the cross that day wasn't just ‘another man who died'. So who is this Jesus? Last friday Rachel Willis led us on a journey together to the cross of Jesus and catch a fresh glimpse of the humanity and humility of this man. If you enjoyed this sermon please consider subscribing. CONNECT WITH US Instagram: www.instagram.com/humeridgechurch Facebook: www.facebook.com/humeridgechurch YouTube: www.youtube.com/humeridgechurch Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? Do you have a praise point, or want to request prayer? We would love for you to get in contact with us so we can follow up with you! Please complete the contact form on our website at https://humeridge.church/contact

Mt 21:1 ¶ Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. Today's message is complimentary to our study on 'What Shall I Do'. And in it we will look at the events of one particular first day of the week in 33AD.The full text of this message and supplementary study questions can be found on our website with the remaining parts of this study.

Our series shifts to a more historical lends, just so we can get a bit of the flavor of the Church as she actually is.  There are some great, heroic stories from these early days!

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Tim is continuing our series in Acts "Jesus IN Us" picking up in the legendary section of chapter 2.  This is the long awaited promise of the coming of the Holy Spirit being fulfilled.  What does the Holy Spirit do when He fills the people of the early church?  What does that mean for us today?  Why do people think the early church was drunk?  Did San Diego State have a Fraternity House in Jerusalem in 33AD?  Explore all this and more with us on Sunday... and bring a friend... it feels good to be invited in when you're lonely.

After 33AD - Leading when not in charge (Part 2)

After 33AD - Inclusivity (Part 1)

Acts 1:4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me...We will continue to look at the events of the day of Pentecost in 33AD and beyond.The full text of this message and supplementary study questions can be found on our website.

As promised, here is the next instalment in the gospel book you're helping me write. I felt a bit excited and daunted at the same time working on this draft. There's nothing more bracing than writing about the death of Jesus, but I also couldn't escape the feeling of not wanting to muck this up. We're getting to the heart of things; this has to be good!I'm not sure whether it is yet, but I'm sure you'll help me figure that out.Just a quick recap: this chapter is based on Point 4 of the Two Ways to Live outline:Because of his love, God sent his Son into the world: the man Jesus Christ.Jesus always lived under God's rule.But Jesus took our punishment by dying in our place.The first instalment dealt with the opening two statements, under headings of ‘His arrival' and ‘His life'. This second part of the chapter is about ‘his death'.You can read the text below, or listen via the audio player above, or you can also download a PDF of the chapter, which is easier for printing and for referring to specific lines and paragraphs.His deathIf you've never really read one of the Gospels, you might assume that they are mainly about Jesus' teaching and parables and miracles. That it's all good Samaritans and prodigal sons and walking on water.There is certainly quite a bit of that.But as biographies the four Gospels are strangely lopsided. They say very little about Jesus' birth and early life (Mark and John don't mention these subjects at all). They ignore his adolescence and young adulthood entirely. They recount in snapshot fashion the key events of his public ministry that took place over an approximately three year period—his teachings and parables, his healings and mighty works, his clashes with the religious authorities.But then the narrative slows right down. Each of the Gospels spends chapter after chapter recounting in depth the final days of Jesus' life, and in particular the details of his betrayal, trial and humiliating death. It's as if the events of Jesus' arrival and extraordinary life are an extended introduction. The real action of the story is the death of the hero.If this seems strange to you, then join the party. It was also very confusing for Jesus' disciples.Throughout the Gospels, they become increasingly convinced that Jesus is the One—the Messiah-king or ‘Christ' whom God had sent to save his people and rule the world. About half way through Mark's Gospel, Jesus comes straight out and asks his disciples who they think he is.Peter answers with a directness that is typical of him, “You are the Christ” (Mark 8:29).You would think this might be the climax of the story. After seven chapters of following him around and watching everything, and not always covering themselves in glory, the disciples have finally done something right. They have realised who Jesus is, and said so. Bells pealing. Fireworks going off.But no.Jesus responds in an unexpected way. He starts by strictly commanding them not to tell anyone else what they've come to know about him—which seems odd. Doesn't he want people to know that God has sent his Christ into the world?And then he explains to them that he must “suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again” (Mark 8:31).This is even stranger. Jesus not only wants to be an anonymous, under-the-radar sort of Christ, but he insists that the Christ is going to rejected and killed by the key religious leaders of the Jewish people—the very people you would expect to welcome the Christ with fanfare and festivals.Peter is incredulous and takes Jesus aside and starts telling him off. To which Jesus gives the famous reply, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man” (Mark 8:33).I can't help feeling a bit sorry for Peter. He has, after all, just gotten something right for pretty much the first time in the Gospel story so far. He has recognized that Jesus is the long-promised Saviour-King. And understandably, he thinks that everything is on the up and up. All that remains is for Jesus to be anointed King, to defeat all Israel's enemies (like the occupying Romans), to establish a new, glorious kingdom, and for everything generally to be hotsy-totsy.This is what any of us would have expected a glorious Christ-Saviour-King to do. What's the point of waiting centuries for the Messiah to turn up, only for him to say, “Oh and by the way, they're all going to hate me and kill me”? It seems crazy.And from a human point of view it is. This was Jesus' rebuke to Peter: you're thinking along human lines, not along God-type lines. God has a completely different plan for what his Christ will do, and how he will establish his kingdom.That plan unfolds over the following eight chapters of Mark's Gospel. As Jesus heads towards Jerusalem and towards the final week of his life, two things increase in intensity—the angry opposition of the religious authorities, and Jesus' predictions about his impending death.Twice more he takes his disciples aside and tells them that when they get to Jerusalem he is going to be humiliated, tortured and killed. The disciples remain dumbfounded, and continue to make stupid comments.In chapter 10, for example, just after Jesus has again predicted his death, the brothers James and John take him aside and ask him a favour: “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory” (Mark 10:37). When you do become the glorious king, which we're sure is still going to happen somehow, can we be your Deputy King 1 and Deputy King 2? What about it?(A Jewish friend of mine once commented: “Talk about a pair of pushy Jews!”)Jesus gently rebukes James and John by suggesting that they don't really know what they're asking for. There will be two spots available, as it turns out, one on his right and one on his left, when he is crucified a few short days later. Are those the positions they're asking for?But then he explains in the clearest words so far what he has been talking about all this time. His kingship, his Christ-hood, is not the kind of rule or lordship that we specialise in as humans—the kind that we know so well from history and from our current political leaders; the kind that is lordly and arrogant and obsessed with power. It's quite different.“You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:42-45).In the kingdom of Jesus, greatness is servitude. And this is from the king all the way down. For even the king himself, the Christ, the ‘Son of Man' (as Jesus was fond of calling himself), “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”.Jesus is the greatest, and he undertakes the greatest possible service—to give up his life as a payment or price or ransom for many others. The reason for his approaching death was not only going to be the growing hostility of the religious authorities. In some way, it was also going to be a ‘payment'. It was going to be a ransom that set people free.If James and John and the other disciples were good readers of their Bibles—which at the time consisted of what we now call the Old Testament—they would have known exactly what Jesus was talking about.Scattered in plain sight throughout the Old Testament are numerous events, laws and prophecies that foreshadow just such an idea. The Old Testament promised that when God finally fixed everything up, and established a new kingdom through his Messiah-Christ-King, he would need to deal with the fundamental human problem—the problem of humanity's rebellion against him as our Creator and Ruler, with all its consequences.This takes us back to chapters 1-3 of this book, and why they are such essential background for understanding the message of Christianity. The death of Jesus was God's answer to problem of human rebellion against him.Perhaps the most famous Old Testament passage about this is one we've already looked at. Back in chapter 2, we quoted the prophet Isaiah describing our basic rejection of God like this:We all like sheep have gone astray; each of us has turned to his own way … (Isaiah 53:6)But those three dots at the end of that quote indicate that the sentence is not finished. The whole sentence reads:We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.Iniquity is not the most common word these days. I've been known to describe the cost of toll roads in Sydney as ‘iniquitous'. And cheap, low-life, degenerate establishments are sometimes called ‘dens of iniquity'.But the general idea is straightforward enough. It means something grossly wrong or guilty or wicked.God has laid on ‘him' (in this quote) the guilt and wrongdoing of us all.We know all about the guilt and wrongdoing (see chapter 2). And we know that the rightful sentence against us is death (see chapter 3).But who is the ‘him' that all this iniquity is laid upon?In the rest of the extraordinary prophecy of Isaiah, it becomes very plain who it is. It's a prophecy about a ‘servant' who will come to save God's people. Here are some of the verses that lead up to the quote above, and then follow on from it:See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.Just as there were many who were appalled at him — his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness—so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him.…He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.…After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors.For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.In Mark's Gospel, Jesus says that he is a servant, who will be rejected by men and die as a ransom for many, and that after that he will ‘rise' to glory. It could not be plainer that he sees himself fulfilling the words of this ancient promise.God's extraordinary plan was to send his own Son into the world as a servant, to die as a substitute for rebels like us. Jesus died so that our iniquity might be laid on him.The logic of the whole thing is stunning and humbling. It goes like this:* We all rebel against God as our Creator and Ruler. We all deserve his judgement. We all deserve death.* Jesus was a man, but never rebelled against God. He didn't deserve any judgement or any death.* But Jesus did willingly and deliberately die at the hands of rebellious humanity.* Jesus died not for his own rebellion but for ours.* He died to take upon himself the punishment we deserved. He died as a ransom for many.This is what happened when a man named Jesus died by crucifixion on a hill outside Jerusalem in 33AD, and it is no wonder that the day of his death became known as ‘Good Friday'. It's no wonder that the cross became the centre and symbol of Christianity, and that as Christianity grew and shaped Western civilisation, the concept of humble, sacrificial service became a central value of our culture.The death of Jesus on behalf of rebels is the glorious and confounding twist that dominates the Gospel narratives. His death was no accident, and no failure. It was the supreme act of love—God sending his Son to die as our substitute, to die the death that we deserved, so that we could be set free from death and judgement.But what does this ‘freedom' mean? What are the consequences and implications of Jesus' death?To answer this, and to arrive at the final climactic truth of the Christian message, we turn to the even more extraordinary event that comes three days after Jesus' death.PSAs usual, send your comments and feedback to tonyjpayne@me.com, or jot them in the comment section on the website.Once again, a huge thank you to the many of you who've been sending in feedback and ideas as the instalments have rolled out. Apologies that I haven't been able to respond individually to you all (as I normally do with the emails I get)—but there are just too many! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twoways.news/subscribe

If you read the book of Isaiah, you likely will get to a few sections where the writer refers to a person not HISTORICALLY, but in a future PROPHETICALLY.  He wrote this stuff down in 740BC that was to come true in 33AD.  Today we see a real guy, making a real inquiry of Phillip who the Lord sent to answer his questions.  He is reading Isaiah and in in one of the sections that points forward to the "Suffering Servant". Any diligent reader of Isaiah 53 should be asking his question:  "Who is this about?"Gotta love the Old Testament.  In many ways, God reveals Himself more clearly there than anywhere.  Here we see it play out in real time.  God WANTS to be understood.  He has gone to great trouble to be understood.  He planned out His revelation and unfolded it for thousands of years.  I pray you too are STUCK on the Old Testament.  I pray you too ask: WHO IS THIS ABOUT.?Then subscribe on Spotify. or Bewithme.us@gmail.com or bewithme.us

Stephen gets CANCELLED in 33AD. They STOP THEIR EARS.  They stick their fingers in their ears and loudly say, "Nanny nanny poo poo, I'm not listening, I'M NOT LISTENING!" The marketplace of ideas is closed for the season.  They actively, actionably, overtly STOP listening.  Must have been weird.  Isn't Stephen supposed to be a bearer of the GOOD NEWS?  Yup.  But first, he is the bearer of the bad news.  This is the offense of the Gospel.  The offense of Jesus.  The offense of the Holy Spirit.  The offense of those that represent Them before mankind. They want to CANCEL the OFFENSE that made the cross necessary: their own culpability.No surprise here.  This is an old message of rebellion.  What particularly got 'em was, "You are just like your fathers."  They did the same thing.  Yesterday's big reveal was YOU ARE JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER DARTH VADER.Others in Acts have responded to this offense in a better way: cut to the heart; receive and be baptized; awe came upon them; hear and believe; repent, etc.  THEY cancelled the CANCEL CULTURE of 33 ad.  We can too.  This podcast is a daily dose.  Join me tomorrow as "I gather my podcast listeners around me and teach them how to DIE" (DL Moody)

As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, the focus this week is...Kings! Hear about Kingly Prophecies from the Old Testament, the kingly mission of baptized Christians, and this listener-submitted question: First, Christ was born under the earthly reign of Augustus, who was the first emperor of a newly created Roman Empire. The previous structure, the Roman Republic, stood for 500 years, ending about 40 BC, when Julius Caesar was killed. So Christ came to the earth during the reign of the first emperor of the new Roman Empire, which lasted another 500 years. Second, as we know, Jesus' public life, death, and resurrection, the most important years of His life, occurred between 30-33AD. During these years, if my history is correct, Tiberius was emperor of Rome. In one of the chapters of the constant political & power struggles in Ancient Rome, Tiberius was in fear of being killed and fled to the Island of Capri, exiling himself there in 27AD. He died on Capri in 37AD, never to return to Rome. So during Christ's life on earth, the ruler of the worlds most powerful empire was in self-exile, hiding in fear of his life on an island. I'm curious if there is any significance to either of these. Of course, the Roman Empire was only of this world, so it's certainly apples & oranges as we think about Christ & the heavenly kingdom. However, Rome was the dominant power on earth at the time of Christ's earthly life. I've been through the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church, and I don't recall anything that the Church teaches in regards to this, but I was curious if there have been any theologians who have noticed & commented on this…or if you could possibly share your thoughts. Thanks, Bishop, for all you do for our diocese.

In addition to the solar eclipses I mentioned in the podcast, a couple more that I'd like to make note of are one on July 12, 567, also the year that John Wesley's research showed was the beginning of the great apostasy. Perhaps the most significant was in 33AD, a long, 4 minute 6-second total solar eclipse that happened to mark Christ's death. Revelation 12:1-3 D&C 29:14 Umbrella Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:3

Covering the Apostolic period (from about 33AD to 100AD), looking at persecution and martrydom in the lives of men and women such as Ignatius and Polycarp. 

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I've broken down the timeline before I am sure, but God created the Heavens and the earth in 6 days. For God 1 day is a 1,000 years. Prophetically God allowed for us this world for 6,000 years. The 7th day God rested and the 7th day is the 1,000th years that would remain left or the 1,000 year Reign with Christ as described in Revelations. Many Scholars believe Jesus died either 28D or 33AD. No matter the exact date or time, These are the Last Days. Whether Christ comes in 2028 or 2033 or somewhere after or between “These are the Last Days.” It truly doesn't take a rocket scientist, to decipher the days that we are living in, to feel the spiritual forces of darkness at work all around us. These Are the Last Days. Full Video can be seen on my Exclusive Channel at https://leodunson.vhx.tv/videos/these-are-the-last-days --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoisrael/support

The folks of Jerusalem are confused in 33AD why the authorities let Jesus teach in the TEMPLE, in JERUSALEM. It WAS the most important place on earth. We have the (only and) Most Important God. That is why they built a temple THERE. In that exact place. It is a very important place on our planet. Before they built a temple there, one could argue it was the most important place on the earth. The Temple did not make the place important, it was important BEFORE then. The Temple just RECOGNIZED the place that was already important. Geography informs interpretation.That is why our Jerusalem-ites were confused: They want to kill him. That was apparently common knowledge by then. But somehow the authorities are also allowing Jesus to SPEAK OPENLY, and worse: SPEAK OPENLY IN THE T-E-M-P-L-E. Where the Hand of the Lord was stayed 1000 years ago. (David and the avenging angel of the Census 2 Samuel 24). Where the Hand of the Lord was stayed 2000 years ago when a Ram was provided for the non-sacrifice of Isaac. The Temple was a VERY important place because it rests ON a very important place. Today, if you go to Jerusalem, there is no more temple. But THE PLACE IS AS IMPORTANT as ever. Nothing has changed. Listen and share in their confusion as to why the authorities let Jesus speak in the MOST IMPORTANT PLACE on EARTH.

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Study Notes Ed Underwood Daniel: The Key That Unlocks God’s Plan for the Ages! The Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes! (Daniel 4:25) The seventeen Books of Prophecy record the messages of the writing prophets (those whose messages are preserved in writing) God raised up to speak for him following the ministries of the prophets Elijah and Elisha. The failings of the Divided Kingdom Era prompted God to speak to Israel in the north and Judah in the south. They continued to speak to God’s people for over 400 years, including the exile to Babylonia and the return to the Promise Land. (1 Kings 12-Esther) The prophets spoke for God to His people concerning the enforcement of terms of their covenant relationship with God. Each spoke to a specific generation of Israel or Judah to enforce the conditional covenant (Mosaic) in the context of the unconditional covenants flowing from the Abrahamic Covenant. Their message can be summed up in these sentences: You are mine! (Unconditional covenants, Romans 11:29). Walk with me and I will bless you. Walk away from me and I will call you back to myself through loving discipline. (Conditional covenant, Romans 9-11). Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in three stages. First, in 605 BC he overcame Jehoiakim and carried off key hostages including Daniel and his friends. Second, in 597 BC the rebellion of Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin brought further punishment, and the Babylonians carried off ten thousand hostages including Jehoiachin and Ezekiel. Third, in 586 BC Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city after a long siege. Ezekiel and Daniel were about the same age and Jeremiah was about twenty years older. This means that Daniel was just a teenager when he arrived in Babylon. By any worldly measure in Daniel’s time, it seemed the God of Israel was either powerless against her enemies or had abandoned her. The gods of Assyria and Babylon had seemingly triumphed over the God of Israel and Judah, the Temple was razed, and the Jews were living as discontented captives in a land far from home. God calls Daniel, a teenage captive forced into service to the King of Babylon to speak His messages into this dark hour. “The collapse and fall of both Israel and Judah notwithstanding, the book of Daniel makes crystal clear that the Lord God remains absolutely sovereign over human affairs. This is apparent in the present [situation in Babylon], despite political and religious conditions that might suggest otherwise, and in the future [the times of the Gentiles], then there would be no doubt in anyone’s mind.” (Eugene H. Merrill, “A Theology of Ezekiel and Daniel,” in A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament, p. 388. The powerful miracles on behalf of the civil disobedience of Daniel and his friends (chapters 1-6) demonstrate God’s sovereign care of His people during the worst of times. The prophecies (chapters 7-12) demonstrate God’s sovereign rule over the Gentile nations and Israel. The writings of Daniel provide the key to the interpretation of all biblical prophecy. They also give believers an example of how to live for God in an ungodly culture: Daniel, the “Revelation of the Old Testament,” encourages God’s people to trust in Him during times when they feel powerless. I. THE CHARACTER OF DANIEL, (1): The prophet’s background and preparation open the book. Daniel is deported along with other promising youths and placed in an intensive training program in Nebuchadnezzar’s court. Their names and diets are changed so that they will lose their Jewish identification, but Daniel’s resolve to remain faithful to the Lord is rewarded. He and his friends are granted wisdom and knowledge. Daniel: How to live for God in an ungodly culture: Walk faithfully, wait patiently, and watch hopefully! II.THE PROPHETIC PLAN FOR THE GENTILES, (2-7): Only Daniel can interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s disturbing dream of the great statue (2). God illuminates the dream for Daniel. The God of Israel will sovereignly raise and destroy four gentile empires. The Messiah’s Kingdom will end the “Times of the Gentiles.” Because of his position in the dream, Nebuchadnezzar erects a golden image and demands that all bow to it (3). Daniel’s friends are thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down only to give God another chance to demonstrate His sovereignty and power. The vision of the tree (4) warns Nebuchadnezzar to acknowledge the supremacy of God and he is humbled until he does. The feast of Belshazzar marks the end of the Babylonian kingdom (5) as Belshazzar too is judged for arrogant defiance of God. During the reign of Darius, a plot against Daniel backfires when God delivers him in the den of lions (6). Daniel’s courageous faith is rewarded, and Darius learns a lesson about the might of the God of Israel. The vision of the four beasts ends the section on the “Times of the Gentiles” by supplementing the four-part statue of chapter 2 (7). Four gentile powers—the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks and the Romans will rule until, once again, “...the saints of the Most High shall receive the Kingdom and possess the Kingdom forever” (7:18). III. THE PROPHETIC PLAN FOR ISRAEL, (8-12): The focus of chapter 8 narrows to a vision of the ram and goat that shows Israel under the Medo-Persian and Grecian empires. Alexander the Great is the big horn (8:21) and Antiochus Epiphanes is the little horn (8:23). Daniel prays for his people and is given the revelation of the Seventy Weeks, including Messiah’s atoning death (9). This gives the chronology of God’s perfect plan for the redemption and deliverance of His people. Next is a great vision that gives amazing details of Israel’s future history (10-11). Chapter 11 chronicles the coming kings of Persia and Greece, the wars between the Ptolemies of Egypt and the Seleucids of Syria, and the persecution led by Antiochus. God’s people will be saved out of tribulation and resurrected (12). DANIEL AND YOU: Daniel teaches us how to live for our God when the world seems out of His control: Walk faithfully! Daniel simply lived an uncompromising life for God in a totally compromised culture. He was not a political activist, but he was civilly disobedient. The character of this man was formed in his childhood. His parents and his community had prepared his heart for God’s call. Wait patiently! Daniel’s life was a long story in the same direction. He patiently trusted in his God during both good and bad times, knowing that his God was bigger than his circumstances. C. Watch hopefully! Daniel shows the practical importance of prophecy in our everyday lives. Knowing our God is going to win and that He is the God of history encourages our faith. Messiah: Christ is the Great Stone who will crush the kingdoms of this world (2:34-35, 44). The vision of the sixty-nine weeks (9:25-26) pinpoints the coming of Messiah. The decree (9:25) took place on March 4, 444 BC (Nehemiah 2:1-8). The sixty-nine weeks of seven years equals 483 years, or 173,880 days (using the 360-day prophetic year). This leads to March 29, 33AD, the date of the Triumphal Entry.

Today all across America, Churches of all Denominations are celebrating Pentecost Sunday. Our Fervent prayer at Spiritual Awareness is that God will grant us another Day of Pentecost, liken as to the Day of Pentecost in the upper room in 33AD according to the book of Acts 2:1-4.

This week we watch Assassin 33AD, a movie about time traveling jihadists that go back to kill Jesus before the Passion.  It a crazy ride, and we have a blast talking about it.  We are @droppingsunday on all the socials.  www.droppingsunday.com https://twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1265287427628978181?s=21https://youtu.be/v1QUfGN5OE0

Christ's resurrection affected different people differently.

NUMBERS 22-23:In Numbers 21, the Lord gave victory to the Israelites over the Amorites, and then over King Sihon. And because of Israel’s grumbling, the Lord sent poisonous snakes among them. When the people cried out to Moses, the Lord told him to make a snake and set it up on a pole. This is an unannounced picture of Christ. PSALM 39:This is a prayer for relief by David when he felt he was under the discipline of the Lord. ACTS 1:We follow up Luke's first report to Theophilus with his second to the same man. (Or perhaps Luke meant this account to be for any 'lover of God'.) The book covers the story of what happened after Jesus’ death in 33AD to Paul’s two-year house arrest that ended in 62AD. Since only a few of the apostles are told about in this book, rather than ‘Acts of the Apostles’, others have suggested the name ‘Acts of the Holy Spirit’. Constable quotes William Neil, who starts out quoting Streeter: “Streeter suggested that an alternative title for the book of Acts might be ‘The Road to Rome’, for this is indeed the significance of Luke’s work. Whatever minor motifs Luke had in mind— such as the establishment of Christianity in men’s minds as a constructive and not destructive element in the social order, his main concern was to show that, in God’s plan for the renewal of the life of mankind, Jerusalem, the heart of old Israel, was the goal of Stage I [i.e., the Book of Luke], while Rome, the center of the world, was the goal of Stage II [i.e., the Book of Acts].” And here is a more pointed quote from Rosner: “. . . Luke in Acts is not merely concerned to draw a link between the time of Jesus and the time of the early church, as is commonly noticed, but also between the time of Israel and the time of Jesus and His church. Acts insists that the God who was at work in the history of his ancient people, Israel, bringing them salvation, is the same God who is at work in the church.”

NUMBERS 22-23:In Numbers 21, the Lord gave victory to the Israelites over the Amorites, and then over King Sihon. And because of Israel’s grumbling, the Lord sent poisonous snakes among them. When the people cried out to Moses, the Lord told him to make a snake and set it up on a pole. This is an unannounced picture of Christ. PSALM 39:This is a prayer for relief by David when he felt he was under the discipline of the Lord. ACTS 1:We follow up Luke's first report to Theophilus with his second to the same man. (Or perhaps Luke meant this account to be for any 'lover of God'.) The book covers the story of what happened after Jesus’ death in 33AD to Paul’s two-year house arrest that ended in 62AD. Since only a few of the apostles are told about in this book, rather than ‘Acts of the Apostles’, others have suggested the name ‘Acts of the Holy Spirit’. Constable quotes William Neil, who starts out quoting Streeter: “Streeter suggested that an alternative title for the book of Acts might be ‘The Road to Rome’, for this is indeed the significance of Luke’s work. Whatever minor motifs Luke had in mind— such as the establishment of Christianity in men’s minds as a constructive and not destructive element in the social order, his main concern was to show that, in God’s plan for the renewal of the life of mankind, Jerusalem, the heart of old Israel, was the goal of Stage I [i.e., the Book of Luke], while Rome, the centre of the world, was the goal of Stage II [i.e., the Book of Acts].” And here is a more pointed quote from Rosner: “. . . Luke in Acts is not merely concerned to draw a link between the time of Jesus and the time of the early church, as is commonly noticed, but also between the time of Israel and the time of Jesus and His church. Acts insists that the God who was at work in the history of his ancient people, Israel, bringing them salvation, is the same God who is at work in the church.” GNT Translation note:Num. 23:8 [But] How can I curse what God has not cursed,Or speak of doom when the Lord has not?  

A new phrase in modern times is called binge watching. A new television series comes out and we watch all the episodes from beginning to end, sometimes in one sitting or perhaps two or three. It makes me think of how worthy some of the books of the Bible would be to binge watch. Certainly, Genesis with its great stories like Noah's ark, Joseph in the well or the intrigue between Jacob and Esau. A book filled with subplots, hero's and villains. Certainly, The book of Acts is the same. In Acts, we have jail cells collapsing. A missionary braving dangers,  and wanders for close to twenty years to spread the good news about Christ. We have the Holy Spirit teaching people to talk in tongues. And a story of the first Christian Martyr. Hollywood could easily make this book into a series. I know I would  binge watch it in one sitting. Some have asked me why does Acts exist or what is its purpose. Simply, it is the bridge between the Gospels and the great Christian Epistles in the New Testament. It is also the history of the early church and its development from 33AD to 60AD. A support system to moving from the Gospels to the letters written by Paul and other great early Christian writers. Without it we would have to rely on circumstantial evidence to get the whole story. 

Aired on January 8, 2020, Bill English talks with Carmen on Mornings with Carmen on Faith Radio about what we can learn from the economic collapse of 33AD in Rome. […]

This morning Pastor Mark reminds us that in the garden tomb the disciples found not grave clothes, but a folded napkin. In Hebrew culture, a folded napkin meant the master was going to return to the table at a feast, and so we see a powerful image of Jesus reminding us, even way back in 33AD, that He is coming back!

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As Jesus's disciples marvel at the grand stones and works of wonder — especially the Temple itself with heavy gold plates that reflected the morning sun and 40 foot tall monolithic marble pillars — He reframes the sights with a godly perspective. In less than one generation, Israel will experience a foretaste of the Day of the Lord with desolation wrought by Rome. And sure enough, all that Jesus predicted in 33AD and all that Luke wrote in 64AD came to pass with uncanny accuracy in 70AD.

Having entered Jerusalem, Jesus took time to reveal to His disciples what was to come in the days ahead. Some of the events He spoke of are yet future in our day.

Does God really care which Church you attend? Does it really matter which "flavor" of spirituality you practice? Isn't it all just about journeying toward God? These are tough questions to answer sometimes...especially when friends, co-workers and even family stray from the faith tradition they (and you) were raised. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss whether or not Jesus founded one Church, whether or not that Church still exists, and, most importantly, whether or not God wants you in it.