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 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.Tunc simile erit regnum caelorum decem virginibus : quae accipientes lampades suas exierunt obviam sponso et sponsae.  2 And five of them were foolish, and five wise.Quinque autem ex eis erant fatuae, et quinque prudentes :  3 But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:sed quinque fatuae, acceptis lampadibus, non sumpserunt oleum secum :  4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps.prudentes vero acceperunt oleum in vasis suis cum lampadibus.  5 And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.Moram autem faciente sponso, dormitaverunt omnes et dormierunt.  6 And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him.Media autem nocte clamor factus est : Ecce sponsus venit, exite obviam ei.  7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.Tunc surrexerunt omnes virgines illae, et ornaverunt lampades suas.  8 And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.Fatuae autem sapientibus dixerunt : Date nobis de oleo vestro, quia lampades nostrae extinguuntur.  9 The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.Responderunt prudentes, dicentes : Ne forte non sufficiat nobis, et vobis, ite potius ad vendentes, et emite vobis.  10 Now whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.Dum autem irent emere, venit sponsus : et quae paratae erant, intraverunt cum eo ad nuptias, et clausa est janua.  11 But at last come also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us.Novissime vero veniunt et reliquae virgines, dicentes : Domine, domine, aperi nobis.  12 But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.At ille respondens, ait : Amen dico vobis, nescio vos.  13 Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.Vigilate itaque, quia nescitis diem, neque horam St Catherine, an illustrious virgin of Alexandria Egypt, was famous for her learning. The Emperor Maximian assembled learned men to bring her to the worship of idols, but they were converted to Christianity. Maximian then ordered her to be beheaded after many cruel torments, A.D. 305.

Professor Lucy Blue speaks to Dr Mohamed Mustapha Abd El-Maguid, from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt.  An expert in ancient ship construction, he has installed a reconstruction of a late Roman-early Byzantine ship in the recently re-opened Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, Egypt.  The pearl of the Mediterranean, Alexandria was the centre of trade and commerce. To illustrate the city's importance in trade during ancient times, Mohamed was asked to use amphora from the museum store dating from the Roman period and place them in a reconstructed section of the cargo hold of a ship. Hear how together with the craftsmen at the shipyard he has beautifully reconstructed a boat based on the Saint Gervais 3 wreck of a similar period found in southern France.  Allowing students to see the ship take shape using the shell-first method of construction with mortise-and-tenon joints, gave them a chance to truly appreciate the craftsmanship and creativity of a Roman ship builder. 

This marks part 4 of a 5-part series where I will read aloud chapters from Manly P. Hall's “The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism, the Key to Esoteric Christianity.” In this episode, we'll be reading chapter three, “Alexandria, The Cradle of Western Mysticism.” What you'll learn: · Why is Alexandria so important? (The history of the city of Alexandria and the impact it had on the development of esoteric mystery schools of the world's major religions)· When was Alexandria burned and why was it burned?· The history and importance of the library of Alexandria· Alexandrian Neoplatonism and how it valued “internal experience” over “external education”· What led up to the destruction of the library of Alexandria and the ancient knowledge that was stored there?· Alexandria's impact on Sufism, Kabbalah, Judaism, Islam and Christianity· The importance of the figure Ptolemy Soter (Savior), the successor of Alexander the Great to the city of Alexandria· The story of Hypatia, ancient Alexandria's great female astrologer and mathematician (and more on ancient Greek astronomy and Cosmology)· The connection between the Egyptian deity Thoth and the Greek god Hermes and how this connection produced the semi-mythological deity of Universal Wisdom “Thoth Hermes Trismegistus”· The connection between ancient hermetic philosophy and the alchemical traditions and practices of the Middle Ages· The conflict between the Romans and Christians (exploring the influence and impact of Constantine and the Council of Nicea in 325 AD)· The Essene community (a sect called the “Therapeutae” and the impact Philo's writings had on the awareness of this sect ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Manly Palmer Hall was a Canadian author, lecturer, astrologer, mystic, and Freemason. Over his 70-year career he gave thousands of lectures and published over 150 volumes of written work. Early in his life, he became drawn to mysticism, esoteric philosophies, and their underlying principles. SELECTED READING: “The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism, the Key to Esoteric Christianity.” (Pages 1-22) FOLLOW AND SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Follow the podcast on Instagram at @nightnightb1tch. To make a one-time or recurring donation to support the continued production of NNB, visit https://ko-fi.com/nightnightbitch. Disclaimer: episodes of Night Night, Bitch are for the purpose of research, study, entertainment, meditation, sleep, and discussion. The views and opinions expressed in each episode belong to the original author(s)/creator(s)/speaker(s) and may not necessarily reflect those of Night Night, Bitch, its host, or its affiliates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Melodics - we dive deep into the dark, melodic, beautiful, and powerful tracks across house & techno with your host Raskal. This week we have a guest mix from Omar Yasser (Alexandria, Egypt)

About 350 years after Jesus, Alexandria Egypt was a hot bed of philosophical and religious activity. The Jews, the Christians, the radical Christians, the Muslims, and the scientists were all going at it trying to discover the truth of human existence. Most of these philosophers and religious followers were men, because…of course. But a few women dotted the intellectual and religious landscape and one of them was Hypatia of Alexandria. She was pretty badass. And her death was pretty awful…because her teachings were deemed a threat, she was brutally murdered. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hypatia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitchstory/support

Hello to you listening in Alexandria, Egypt!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.  Time out of mind my used-to-be-husband left me for Wife Number 4. By and by - inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh - I learned to let go of my suffering. We suffer when we grasp and keep tight hold, instead of coming to a place to let it go. All is impermanent. That awareness doesn't come easily; but it does come. Then we have to live our lives.I remember attending a workshop for us poor divorced souls to learn how to piece together the remnants of our shattered lives. The speaker was a middle-aged divorced woman who repaired broken porcelain collectibles with one of two methods. The first was called a glue-up. Get the bits and glue them back together. It's serviceable enough.The other more time-consuming and expensive method involved painstakingly detailed and careful work: sanding the rough edges of all the bits, carefully piecing each bit together, affixing the bits with a special glue so the joinder line didn't show, and painting the piece to restore it to whole.Her advice to us was while we could get away with our lives being a glue-up, in her experience it was much better to do the painstaking work to live whole again.Story Prompt: When you've taken the time to put in the effort to restore something to wholeness in your life what was the result for you? Write that story!  Practical Tip: The magic of stories is also in the sharing. If you wish share your story with someone or something.   All that matters is you have a story.You're invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on LinkedIn.  Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

Paul lands in the corrupt city of Corinth and begins ministering there.   We are introduced to a couple named Aquila and his wife Priscilla from Italy as well as a man from Alexandria Egypt named Apollos.  

This set was performed by DJ ElKontessa on the 27th October 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Alexandria, Egypt. It forms part of an assembly of works curated by Ali Hussein AlAdawy titled 'When the Archive is Speculative, Fatigue with Visualising the Future may Fade' حينما يأتي الأرشيف كخيال,ربما يتبدد عناء تصور المستقبل. It is the 5th regionally curated project as part of the Archive of Forgetfulness (archiveofforgetfulness.com) funded by the Goethe-Institut.

One of the greatest cities of antiquity, Alexandria Egypt, was founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It housed an amazing library, and was known for its learning. The Septuagint was supposed to have been penned there. Athanasius, so influential in theological history, was a deacon there. God bless! Thanks for listening! Please listen to the playlist, subscribe and share. Join us on Youtube and Facebook under New Life of Albany. Remember to please pray for the ministry!

Episode starts at [19:42]- Support us on Patreon and receive exclusive podcasts, videocasts, merch, and MORE! http://www.patreon.com/supernaturaloccurrencestudiespodcast - Towns and cities are defined by more than population and how many square miles they possess. Towns and cities are proudly defined by their age and their ability to stay alive and active throughout decades and centuries. Towns and cities are characters in the grand stories of people's lives. There is melancholy when disaster hits. Joy when a building is erected or a playground is dedicated. Remorse when violence breaks out. It is difficult to imagine that colorful metropolises like Sydney, Paris, New York, or Chicago will one day be forgotten by time. To their citizens, these cities feel like they will always be around. But, if we are using time as an indicator, that means these great cities will one day be gone. Do you think the people of ancient Babylon or Troy or Carthage thought that their beloved city was going to last forever? Of course, they did. Whether it’s through the changing of kingdoms, or wars, or a cloud of ash, like in Pompeii, cities and towns have a lifespan; an undeterminable lifespan. It is guaranteed that at some point in the distant future, people will be baffled by the giant HOLLYWOOD sign sitting atop the hills overlooking what was once Los Angeles, California. In this podcast episode, we’re going to explore towns and cities that either time, or humanity, has forgotten. Since a big component of the supernatural centers around what we don’t know, it isn’t much of a leap to discover, or rediscover, some of these lost characters, which are steeped in what’s weird about our world and drenched in the strange customs of mankind. We have chosen to talk primarily about locations that have been photographed, locations that can be researched, and locations whose whereabouts experts agree upon. So, sit back, relax, and travel the world with us as we rediscover mysterious lost and sunken cities.- Lost City of Petra – Jordan: https://tinyurl.com/x8xss2sd- Lost City of Leptis Magna – Libya: https://tinyurl.com/2e8r7d69- Lost City of Göbekli Tepe – Turkey: https://tinyurl.com/eat9y5ek- Lost City of Calakmul – Mexico: https://tinyurl.com/ebxa685u- Lost City of Caral – Peru: https://tinyurl.com/e8475znf- Lost City of Sanchi – India: https://tinyurl.com/xzuydj4- Lost City of Memphis – Egypt: https://tinyurl.com/wx4vhwjd- Lost City of Sukhothai – Thailand: https://tinyurl.com/5xredzw3 - Lost City of Persepolis – Iran: https://tinyurl.com/2j9d64wy- Lost City of Pompeii – Italy: https://tinyurl.com/cknafd8m- Sunken City of Helike – Greece: https://tinyurl.com/6dhv674 - Lost City of Herculaneum – Italy: https://tinyurl.com/3cmsshca- Sunken City of Port Royal – Jamaica: https://tinyurl.com/zwsn63mw- Sunken City of Alexandria – Egypt: https://tinyurl.com/8t6vxuur- Sunken City of Shi Chang – China: https://tinyurl.com/jm24n6j- Lost City of Carthage – Tunisia: https://tinyurl.com/38ctcfbx - Lost City of Derinkuyu – Turkey: https://tinyurl.com/45vhczec- Lost City of Machu Picchu – Peru: https://tinyurl.com/u8en7e8k- Lost City of Lagunita – Mexico: https://tinyurl.com/4mkc5x37- Lost City of Mesa Verde – Colorado: https://tinyurl.com/2j4mm3ez- Sunken City of Dwarka – India: https://tinyurl.com/yxmza7v7- Lost City of Ciudad Perdida – Columbia: https://tinyurl.com/8hmwx7wz- Sunken City of Yonaguni-Jima – Japan: https://tinyurl.com/myrnhp7u- Lost City of Troy – Turkey: https://tinyurl.com/ye5pycyf- Outtakes after the show!- Email the show! 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In this episode i have talked about the History of Simulation from the Begining to future. It all started in the year 257 to 212 BC with a scholar from Alexandria Egypt. How did Archimedes of Syracuse derive an accurate approximation of pi (π) [Answer] Thanks for tuning in. For More Insight into the History, Engineering Concepts & Fundamentals; Follow us: Instagram & Facebook

Papadopoulos graduated from the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) of the Amsterdam School of the Arts, The Netherlands in 2003 and from the Dramatic School of the National Theatre of Greece in 1999. Christos is a founding member of the dance company Leon and the Wolf. His personal projects include: OPUS (Aerowaves Twenty18, Porta Theatre 2016, Théâtre de la Ville-Danse Elargie 2016, Jonkoping, Sweden 2017) Elvedon (Aerowaves Twenty16, Porta Theatre, ARC For Dance Festival, Athens 2015), Counter Reset (Melkweg Amsterdam 2003). In collaboration with choreographer Vaso Giannakopoulou, he conceived and developed the performance Digono / Panorama Dance Festival, Athens, Alexandria Egypt 2005, Istanbul Turkey and Arnhem Holland 2006. As a performer Christos has participated in dance projects by Dimitris Papaioannou, Alexandra Waierstall – Noema Dance Company, Kirstin Kuyl Anderson – WEGO dance company, Robert Stain, Fotis Nikolaou company X-it, Natassa Zouka, Marousso Karaleka, Saskia van de heur, Martin van de Drift, Mariella Nestora and Ria Higler. He has also worked extensively as a choreographer and movement director for theatrical productions. Christos was a member of the choreography team responsible for the opening ceremony of the European Games in Baku 2015 and opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Athens 2004. Since 2013 he collaborates with Odeion Athinon Theatre Academy as an instructor of choreography, composition and improvisation. He has also taught workshops on technique, composition and improvisation in Athens, Chania, Thessaloniki, Copenhagen.

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From: Apocryphile1970 Additional information. From: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/what-is-the-wisdom-of-solomon.html What Is the Wisdom of Solomon? The Wisdom of Solomon, also known as the Book of Wisdom, is a Jewish text, composed in Greek, created in Alexandria (Egypt). Commonly dated to the late first century BC, the primary subject of the work is "Wisdom" itself, relating to two main views. Meaning and Significance of the Text According to Wikipedia, the Wisdom of Solomon, also known as the Book of Wisdom, is a Jewish text, composed in Greek, created in Alexandria (Egypt). Commonly dated to the late first century BC, the primary subject of the work is "Wisdom" itself, relating to two main views. In its relation to man, Wisdom is the achievement of knowledge of the righteous as a gift from God showing itself in action. In close relation to God, Wisdom is with God from all eternity. It is one of the seven wisdom books included within the Septuagint, along with Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), Job, and Sirach, and is inserted in the literature of Deuterocanonical books by the Roman Catholic Church and the of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Most Protestants view the Wisdom of Solomon as part of the Apocrypha. Outline of the Wisdom of Solomon: 1. Book of Eschatology -Appeal to justice -Speech of the sinful; variations of the wicked and the just -Appeal to wisdom 2. Book of Wisdom -Solomon's speech regarding wisdom, wealth, power and prayer 3. Book of History -Introduction, followed by diptychs of plagues -Digression on God's power and mercy -Digression on false worship and further plagues -Recapitulation and concluding doxology Wisdom of Solomon: Author and Theme The text is directed to the leaders of the earth, inspiring them to love righteousness and pursue wisdom. It states the sinful think that all is chance and that they should just enjoy each day, but they are misled. In the second section, the author describes his quest for wisdom. According to GotQuestions.org, the Wisdom of Solomon was considered to have been composed by King Solomon, although his name is found nowhere in the text. However, the early church renounced Solomon as the author as an old document known as the Muratorian Canon notes the Wisdom of Solomon as composed by “the friends of Solomon in his honor.” Although Solomon penned much on the matter of wisdom in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, he never glorified it to be a component of the Godhead, a viewpoint found in The Wisdom of Solomon. The Wisdom of Solomon mentions Wisdom in terms the Bible uses for the Messiah, stating, “She [wisdom] is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness” (Wisdom of Solomon 7:26) ~~~~~~~ If this blessed you, please share it! Contact @ BeGoodBroadcast@gmail.com Twitter @ https://twitter.com/WinInHim --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/begoodbroadcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/begoodbroadcast/support

In this episode, Laleh Hancock presents Rosalia Arteaga, the first Ecuadorian woman becoming President and Vice-President of the Republic of Ecuador. She was also Vice-minister of Culture and Minister of Education. Join us for this inspired adventure about Rosalia, and… what can you choose now? About our Guest: Rosalía Arteaga is the first Ecuadorian woman becoming President and Vice-President of the Republic of Ecuador. She was also Vice-minister of Culture and Minister of Education. Currently, Dr. Arteaga is CEO of FIDAL Foundation and President of the Advisory Council of CoFuturo Foundation. She is a member of the following institutions: The World Academy of Art and Sciences The Board of Trustees of the Library of Alexandria (Egypt). Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of European Doctors High Commissioner Panamazonia Manaos – Brazil Senior Executive Education Advisor of the China U.S. Business Association. The Board of the Universities of Otavalo and SEK The Advisory Board of International Relations at the University of Miami. The Atlantis Group. Women Political Leaders World Sustainable Development Forum UNIDAS Dr. Arteaga is Honorary Professor of Fujian University, University of Tarapoto and Catholic University of Cuenca, and Doctor Honoris Causa from California International University. Dr. Arteaga is a writer, gives conferences, promotes education and environment care, and collaborates with some national and international media. Her books include essays, poetic prose, poetry, tales and children and young literature. Her poems have been part of various anthologies in Ecuador and other countries. Find all the episodes on Global Wellness For All Podcast Website Will you help us spread the seeds of wellness? Follow us: Facebook Instagram Youtube Pinterest Spotify Telegram Official Website

Sometimes the smallest keys lead to a great adventure. So always keep your eyes peeled for great adventures, they call all start with just one small little mismatched piece, just like for our dear egyptologist. Tune in to find out his story and the mystery that it engulfs. DISCLAIMER: THESE ENTRIES ARE NOT REAL AND ARE CREATED BY US TO PUT FORTH THE STORY. IF IN ANYWAY WE DISRESPECT YOUR CULTURE, OCCUPATION OR FEELINGS WE APOLOGISE FOR IT. ANY RESEMBLANCE IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-wilderness-live/message

Viviana Croccolo, who now lives in Melbourne, was born in Alexandria (Egypt) on June 28, 1933. In 1936 the Croccolo family left Egypt and moved to Italy, where they lived first in Naples and then in Trieste. The family then moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, for three years and then returned to Italy, first to Livorno and then Palermo. - Viviana Croccolo, oggi residente a Melbourne, è nata ad Alessandria d'Egitto il 28 giugno del 1933. Nel 1936 la famiglia Croccolo ha lasciato l'Egitto e si è trasferita in Italia, dove ha vissuto prima a Napoli e poi a Trieste. In seguito la famiglia per tre anni si è trasferita in Svizzera, a Losanna, per poi rientrare in Italia, prima a Livorno e poi a Palermo.

Fuller written summary to this episode, click here. 1. In this podcast we consider how to best understand what or who John meant in by the word “word” in the phrase: “In the beginning was the W/word”. The Greek word for “word” is logos. We will often refer to the word, “word” using this Greek term, logos. 2. As with the phrase “in the beginning” the meaning of logos, “word” in John’s prologue is best understood and defined first and foremost by other uses of the same word in John’s Gospel. We shouldn’t ignore or dismiss how the author himself uses logos and go looking for its meaning in other extra-biblical literature. Logos and in its various forms occur nearly 40 times in the Gospel of John, and in the vast majority of occurrences logos means: a word, a verbal expression, a statement, a teaching, a saying, something spoken. 3. Jesus is the Logos in John’s Prologue because through and in Jesus, God is speaking. Jesus said more than once “And the word (logos) that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me”. John 1:18 states that no one has seen God, but the unique son who is in the bosom of the Father has explained Him”. Likewise, the author of Hebrews says that in these last days God has spoken by a son”, and Revelation 19:13 says the name by which Jesus is called is “the Word of God”. 4. Rivers places a bit of a different emphasis on how Jesus is the logos, stating that in the Gospel of John, logos is primarily the verbal utterance or teaching of Jesus, that is, things that Jesus said during his public ministry, and that it is difficult to separate the verbal utterance from the speaker Jesus. 5. We address the question: “If Jesus is the Logos of John’s Prologue, why isn’t he called the Logos again in John’s Gospel outside of the Prologue? 6. We analyze how both deity of Christ theologians and One God believers who see John’s prologue as commentary on the Genesis creation have gone outside the Gospel of John to define what John’s logos means. Rivers outlines the steps that One God believers (so-called Biblical Unitarians) have taken in an attempt to make logos of John’s Gospel synonymous with personified wisdom of Proverbs 8 and other extra-biblical literature. It’s a fairly twisted path that Biblical Unitarians of this persuasion have had to take. 9. The same kind of thing happened with “deity of Christ” interpretations of John 1:1, but from a different direction. “Deity of Christ” interpretations of logos in John 1 adapted into Christianity non-biblical, Greek philosophical ideas of what or who logos was. To some Greek philosophers the logos was some kind of a secondary or intermediary divine being. 2nd century Gentile church fathers, influenced heavily by Greek philosophy, jumped on these Hellenistic concepts of logos, and imposed these ideas on to their interpretation of John 1 by stating that the logos was a pre-existent divine figure who then “took on flesh” as Jesus. 11. The adaptions of the Greek logos ideas into Christianity in the centuries following Jesus did not originate in Jerusalem. The prophets say, “For out of Zion shall go the teaching, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Rather, these church fathers’ ideas about the logos originated and developed in places like Athens Greece, Alexandria Egypt, and Cappadocia and Constantinople in modern Turkey. 12. Contrary to claims that John’s definition of logos can be informed by Hellenized conceptions of the word, John have used logos as a polemic, that is, as a direct attack or contrast to Greek ideas.

“As any conceptual artist you feel like you are a reflection of the people around you. It’s not like you do what people want. It’s more like you try to just feel, what is the concerns or what is the highlights of your society. And how to connect people. And how to connect with people. And that’s what I love making through art.” Rehab El Sadek is a conceptual artist who’s work often has the aesthetic of objects discovered in the course of an archeological dig. And even though the work may have been just created, the mystery of it’s provenance and age allow the viewers imagination to expand and explore all of the rich and intriguing possibilities. Rehab’s work gets inspiration from all of the different places that she travels and from the people that she meets and what she can discover and learn from them. Her work evolves through time as she converses with those who view her exhibitions. There in those dialogues she finds the next steps of growth and reaction. Her newest exhibition, Transient, explores how we can better learn to understand each other and what it is to belong and where you call home. What a delightfully sincere and thoughtful conversation this is. Please enjoy and be sure to check out Rehab’s work online and in person if possible. https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/41335247-836c-4f4a-8a8b-aeca55f3227a/7wKj2ZeL.jpg The Memory Palace exhibtion at Big Medium, June 2019 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/41335247-836c-4f4a-8a8b-aeca55f3227a/92mEf3m4.jpg The Memory Palace exhibtion at Big Medium, June 2019 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/41335247-836c-4f4a-8a8b-aeca55f3227a/UQ3GUjQ6.jpg The Memory Palace exhibtion at Big Medium, June 2019 Statement & Bio courtesy of Rehab's website Statement I value the opportunities art provides me to connect with people on an emotional and intellectual level. Meditation on interior space, immersion into unique overlooked outdoor places, and examination of alarming social and political trends taking place in the world inform the artistic inquiries of my practice. Bio Austin-based/Egyptian-born Rehab El Sadek is a conceptual artist whose career has spanned over 25 years. Meditation on space and immersion into overlooked places inform the artistic inquiries of her practice. She has initiated workshops and creative social practice interventions on issues ranging from women’s rights in Sinai to the challenges facing disadvantaged children in Nairobi. El Sadek has participated in group and solo shows at Lumen Travo Gallery (Amsterdam), Borusan Art Gallery (Istanbul), Ashkal Alwan (Beirut), the L.A. Freewaves Festival at MOCA Geffen Contemporary (Los Angeles), La Photographie Africaine (Bamako), and The Women's Museum (Dallas). In 1999, she was chosen by Jannis Kounellis for his Pavilion at Biennale Dei Giovanni Artisti (Rome). In 2009, she was part of “Rebelle: Art and Feminism 1969 - 2009” at Museum voor Moderne Kunst (Arnhem). Her awards and residences include the UNESCO-supported Artists’ Bursaries at Gasworks Artists Studios (London) and the Thami Mnyele Residency Award (Amsterdam). She is also the recipient of an Installation Prize at the Sharjah Biennale (Emirates). In 2017, El Sadek was named the City of Austin’s first Artist-in-Residence, exploring environmental and social issues embedded in the city’s Watershed Protection Department. Her current, deeply personal work draws inspiration from ancient and classical architecture, modern architectural theory and explores broad themes of immigration, belonging, communication, and language. El Sadek holds a degree in art from the University of Alexandria (Egypt). Current and upcomming https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/41335247-836c-4f4a-8a8b-aeca55f3227a/zN6ZhjrD.jpg Thin City, 2019, Mixed media on paper, 28 x 37in Rehab El Sadek: Transient Prizer Arts & Letters 2023 E Cesar Chavez St (512) 575-3559 Through January 4th, 2020 With Transient, artist Rehab El Sadek continues her exploration into issues related to immigration, belonging, communication and language. Utilizing sound installation, photography and the written word, El Sadek meditates on residential spaces and our relationship to them and to each other. https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/41335247-836c-4f4a-8a8b-aeca55f3227a/16iCJKCe.jpeg Transient at Prizer Arts & Letters Some of the subjects we discuss: Artist statement Inspiration Positive change Support for the arts Fathers influence Archeology Human culture Aged objects Feedback from viewer Life as a child Always by the window Art school/painting Beautiful time of life Working in fashion 1st Cairo exhibition Book sculptures Traveling from Egypt London-Empty Shapes Moving to the US Self preservation Being an immigrant Moving to Austin Artist in residence Watershed protection The Memory Palace Architectural projections Building the pyramid Transient exhibition Different voices Community involvement Making connections Prizer/EAST This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. 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On this mini episode, you will learn about the struggles and successes of the last queen of ancient Egypt, Cleopatra. You will learn about Cleopatra’s role as a female leader in ancient times, her hidden talents, and her determination to succeed. She's So Cool: PatreonIncludes online community, monthly book club, weekly journal prompts, voice memos on the show, and She's So Cool Unscripted interview-based episodes.If you like what you hear, please consider telling friends and family about the show! You can also support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a rating and review! Thank you!Visit: Website // Store // Instagram // TwitterListen: Apple Podcasts // Google Play Music // Spotify // Stitcher // TuneInEmail: shessocoolpod@gmail.comCover Art by Gabrielle Bourgeois: Instagram // WebsiteMusic by Broke For Free: Instagram

In our Defender Series, we are comparing the text which came from Alexandria Egypt and Antioch. Listen here- or subscribe on any Podcast App by searching "Pastor Paul Zander." www.heritageyork.com

#210 of our podcast series by @naderyanni! ➪ https://www.facebook.com/Dj.naderyanni ➪ https://www.instagram.com/naderyanni Nader was born and grow up in Alexandria-Egypt with great passion for music and modeling. His love to music started in an early age back in 2010, He began with progressive, He played DJ in several clubs and beach clubs in Egypt. If you wish to entertain yourself while sitting along the beach or enjoy swimming, then Nader is the best man to be followed! In 2017 was the first sharing work for Nader as a producer with a label. His talent is great in playing techno, tech and deep house, he believes that Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it! ———————————————

"THE DEEP CONTROL" presents a series of podcasts ! Nader Yanni (Alexandria ,Egypt) Bio: Nader was born and grow up in Alexandria-Egypt with great passion for music and modeling. His love to music started in an early age back in 2010, He began with progressive, He played DJ in several clubs and beach clubs in Egypt. If you wish to entertain yourself while sitting along the beach or enjoy swimming, then Nader is the best man to be followed! In 2017 was the first sharing work for Nader as a producer with a label. His talent is great in playing techno, tech and deep house, he believes that Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it! Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/naderyanni Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NaderYannii Follow us Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/the_deep_control Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheDeepControlpodcast Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/thedeepcontrol Hearthis: hearthis.at/deep-control Download for free on The Artist Union

FilibusterFreestyle.com takes a look at all of the crazy things that have happened in the real world, in the past 16-17 months since "Westworld" season 1 finished and now. Below are the notes on the subjects we cover with "Westworld Expert" Andrew Patterson Westworld Season 2 Preview - premiers on April 22nd on HBO Westworld’s first season ended on Dec 4, 2016 - we’re going to look at the craziest things that have happened since then. 188 listens in Athens, GA this week, Alexandria Egypt #2, Ashburn, VA #3 Australia as a nation third place UK, Brazil, Portugal, Ireland, Singapore & Poland listened as well. Ashley Howard, new HC at LaSalle University! Patrick Reed wins the Masters Clearly Trump being elected 2 weeks prior to the end of season one, and everything associated with Trump since that time could take up spots 1-200 on this list — but let’s try and keep this as trump free as possible The women’s march in Washington, which in some ways can be viewed as significant factor in the #MeToo movement The Patriots have won a super bowl in Dramatic Fashion and Lost a Super Bow in Dramatic fashion - to the Eagles who’d never won one before We had the Oscars’ best picture of 2017 mix-up with Moonlight belatedly winning after Warren Beatty and Faye Dunnaway messed up the announcement and said the wrong film first United Airlines went viral for dragging a passenger off of a plane — somehow making every other airline look much better by comparison We had a congressman - Steve Scalise - shot at a baseball practice for a congressional baseball game White Nationalism at Charlottesville ripped open longtime wounds and shined a spotlight on how emboldened racists and racist nationalism have become Hurricane’s wreaked Havoc on Houston and in Florida but most notably destroying a modern day way of life in Puerto Rico - a way of life “electricity and fresh water” that is still not fully back on the island for its citizens Floyd mayweather and Conor McGregor finally have a boxing match / 8 months later Conor gets arrested for crashing a ufc pay per view and assaulting fellow fighters and attacking a bus The Las Vegas concert shooting - nuff said Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and scores of others in Hollywood, business, etc - were all torn to bits by the #MeToo movement Roy Moore almost wins a senate seat in Alabama despite overwhelming evidence they he is essentially a serial child molester There was a total solar eclipse Facebook is massively involved in the election tampering by Russia in 2016 The aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas School Shooting - winter 2018 — has been pretty significant The Mueller investigation seems to be just getting started Loyola Chicago went to the final four

To whom is the Apostle Paul saying that we must give an account- Some would have the God of Deuteronomy 32-35 as the God to whom they must give an account.-----Vengeance is Mine, and recompense- their foot shall slip in due time- for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things to come hasten upon them.-----People whose understanding of the God of the Old Testament is limited to Deuteronomy 32-35 are trapped in the Islamic understanding of God. This was the understanding of the Jews headquartered in Alexandria Egypt from the time of the Babylonian captivity. These Jews headquartered in Alexandria Egypt became known as the Kabbalah Jews who were in league with the Nazi Germans. These Kabbalah Jews had as their singular focus the destruction of the followers of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob around the World.----But let-s consider how close to the New Testament understanding of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is God of Nehemiah 9-17, Jonah 4-2, and Nahum 1-3. In each instance the God of the Old Testament is -A God ready to pardon, a God who is Gracious and merciful, a God who is Slow to anger, a God who is abundant in loving - kindness, and a God who did not forsake His people.-----Jonah 4-2 adds that the God of the Old Testament is also -a God who relents from doing harm.-----Psalm 145-8 adds that the God of the Old Testament is also -a God who is great in Mercy.-----Colossians 4-1 is leading us to acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ to be the Lord of Glory, the King of Glory, and our Master.----We see this first of all in Isaiah 6-1-3.

Alessandra Marchi examines the italian political press in Alexandria (Egypt), mainly at the beginning of the XX century. The Alexandrian cosmopolitanism can be studied through the prism of the Italian community and its representation in the national press circulating in Egypt, to illustrate some crucial interconnections between the press, literature, and political ideas, emerging from the work of some Italian-Alexandrian writers like Enrico Pea, Giuseppe Ungaretti, or Enrico Insabato and Leda Rafanelli. The aim of this paper is to show how the study of the Italian press of Egypt is fundamental to investigate the history of the relations between the two sides of the Mediterranean.

Origen was one of the very early Christian theologians. He lived in Alexandria Egypt, and wrote prolifically about theology, doctrine, and philosophy. Many of his ideas about the soul, fate of humanity, creation and Trinity were revolutionary and fundamental to the church. He was opposed in the 5th century by the church due the nature of some of his ideas yet he wrote from an early stream of Christian thinking in the 2nd century. Dr. Ronald Heine is a scholar on Origen and his writings. This is a gripping show for those who are interested in the ancient church and the development of doctrine

John 2:1-11 Samy Shehata is the Canon of the Anglican Cathedral in Alexandria Egypt and also the Dean/President of the Anglican Theological Seminary in Alexandria. A winsome, intelligent Egyptian, he is abreast of all the tensions in the Middle East.

Marita Bergman explains the rituals Swedes enjoy to accompany the long days marking the start of summer. Also, tour guide Colin Clement describes what drew him to make Alexandria, Egypt his home. He'll tell us what remains visible from the city's prominent role in the ancient world, and how it contrasts with Cairo today as Egypt's "second city." For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

I. A Tale of Two Conquerors: Alexander and Christ Remarkable things from the book of Daniel, we've seen the sovereignty of God, we've seen his knowledge of the end from the beginning, the meticulous and careful way in which he's laid that out in the book of Daniel. And we come now to Daniel 8 and one of the most remarkable prophecies in the book in terms of how it lines up with popular secular knowledge of history. We come to an account of Alexander the Great. In the year 323 BC, the life of a 33-year-old man, the most successful, the most powerful, the most talented, the most visionary leader of the world had ever seen, and some people think has ever seen ended in a bout of drunkenness, in the city of Babylon. The very same place where Belshazzar's life, 200 years before, had ended in a fit of drunkenness. Alexander the Great, died because he drank too much. Move ahead three centuries or more. 30 AD, city of Jerusalem, the life of a 33-year-old man ends on a cross and whereas Alexander's death ended his reign over his earthly kingdom, Jesus death on the cross began his reign and the advance of a kingdom, which will never end. Today as we look in Daniel 8, we look at a tale of two conquerors, and one anti-Christ. We look at the tale of Alexander the Great and his successor after 200 or so years, Antiochus, an anti-Christ figure and then we look at Jesus Christ, the greatest conqueror the world has ever seen, and we're going to compare their methods and their achievements, and we're going to see the eternal kingdom of God again. The thing that's remarkable about Daniel Chapter 8 is how specific it is about the coming of a man that most people know. And I'm going to give you today a tool right in your hands that you can take into your work places and with other people in this truth questioning age that we live in and say, there is a supernatural evidence of the truth of the Bible right here in Daniel 8. Have you ever heard of Alexander the Great, well, 200 years before he was born, his kingdom and his death and the division of his kingdom was all laid out in prophetic perspective by the Prophet Daniel. Remarkable thing that I came across in my research for this sermon, about the year 330 Alexander the Great had not yet completed his conquest of the Persian empire. He was in the middle of it. He was seeking to conquer Gaza and he took a side tour up to the city of Jerusalem. The account of this is in Josephus, a first century historian, Jewish historian and he went to Jerusalem and there the high priest came out and met him in their robes, and he was so impressed with their appearance because he had had a vision. Alexander had had a vision, a dream (so the account goes) before he had ever left Macedonia, that he would come to a city in which people dressed in certain robes would come out and show him a prophecy. He had a dream, and that had encouraged him and exhorted him to begin his conquest of Asia. And now these men were coming out in these robes and it was the Jewish priest and the high priest in particular. And he brought out a copy of the Book of Daniel and he showed Alexander in Chapter 8, what we're going to study today, what was written in there about him. Alexander believed these kind of oracles. He was always going to this or that or the other oracle for predictions or prophecies about him. But here is one that have been written 200 years before he had been born and according to that prophecy he would conquer the Persian empire. I think that the high priest stopped reading too soon because it also gave a clear warning of his death at the height of his power and perhaps the high priest should have taken a moment to warn him, to make himself right with the God of heaven before he died. All of us today are facing our own mortality, and no matter how much we achieve in this world, no matter how great we are as Alexander was great in the world side, we need a savior, and we need to enter the kingdom, that we've been learning about in the Book of Daniel, namely the kingdom of Jesus Christ. God’s Purposes: Vision & Interpretation Now as we come to Daniel 8, you have to wonder why did God spell out something like this? Why is this important to God? I think, first of all, that we understand God knows the end from the beginning. He knows the future in detail and He delights to reveal some of it to us. Now, we don't know it all but we know enough to see that God holds the future in his hand. And secondly, why does he reveal it in this way? If you look and read through Daniel 8, you'll see the confusion in Daniel's mind. Daniel, one of the wisest man that ever lived. He could not understand it unless God sent Gabriel or some way to explain it and so it is also with the wisdom that comes from God. God knows all things. We know nothing unless God is pleased to reveal it to us. And so we come to Daniel 8 and what I like to do is take it in parts so that we don't get overwhelmed by what's in here. Let's look at verses 1-8 and see the vision described and then we'll interpret it. Beginning at verse 1. "In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, had a vision after the one that had already appeared to me and in my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. In the vision, I was beside the Ulai canal. I looked up and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal and the horns were long, one of the horns was longer than the other, but grew up later. I watched the ram as he charged toward the west, and the north, and the south. No animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. He came to towards the two horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at him in great rage. I saw him attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him. The goat knocked him to the ground and trampled on him, and none could rescue the ram from his power. The goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn, was broken off and in its place, four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven." II. The Vision Described and Interpreted Context: Time, Place, Circumstances (vs. 1-2) The context, the time, place and circumstances of Daniel's vision are given in verse 1-2, it's the third year of Belshazzar's reign. Remember, Belshazzar is the one that had had the writing on the wall. The one I described to you earlier, the one who was the final ruler of the Babylonian Empire. The one who drank a toast to the gods of wood and iron and stone from the vessels taken from the temple of the Lord, this Belshazzar. The time was probably 553 BC, about 200 years before Alexander the Great and he said that this vision came after the previous vision. Well, what vision was that? It's the vision, we just discussed over the last two weeks in Daniel chapter 7, the vision of the four beast that came up out of the disturbed and turbulent sea. And we saw that these were four great world empires; the Babylonian Empire, the Medo-Persian Empire, the Greek Empire and then the Roman Empire. We also saw the vision of one like a son of man coming on the clouds of heaven to bring in a kingdom that will never end. And we saw that this was Jesus Christ, the Son of Man whose kingdom will never end. The place of the vision is given as the citadel of Susa. Now, this is visionary language, and so we're really not sure if he was physically in Susa or just traveled there in the Spirit as Ezekiel from time to time, would travel in the Spirit or as the Apostle John would travel in the Spirit to see visions, of heaven, but he may have been physically there because he was a high-ranking official in the Babylonian Empire, and Susa was an important city. It was the capital of the Elamites, the ancient capital of the Elamites about 250 miles east of Babylon. It would later become the capital of the Persian empire, it was the home of Nehemiah, for example, and of Queen Esther wife of King Xerxes. And as he was standing there, he was by the Ulai canal. It says this was a wide artificial canal connecting the Choaspes and the Coprates river. This is a physical place and that's where he was in his vision, so in the vision he's kind of tied to an actual city and a little detail of the city, a small canal and that's where he has his vision and what does he see in the vision? The Ram with Two Horns (vs. 3-4, 20) Well, he sees a ram with two horns. In verse 3 and 4, "I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns standing beside the canal and the horns were long, and one of the horns was longer than the other, but grew up later." Well, this must be the Medo-Persian Empire, and we know it because it says so down in verse 20, look down at verse 20, the two horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation, but will not have the same power. So we get Gabriel, the angel coming and telling us literally what this means. So we don't have any doubt at all. This is the Medo-Persian empire. And one horn is longer than the other because the Persian power was greater than that of the Medes, very specific, and then suddenly the conquests, are described in verse 4, of the Medo-Persians, "I watched the ram as he charged toward the west and the north and the south, no animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from his power, he did as he pleased," it says, "And became great." So the Medo-Persian empire was the greatest empire that the world had seen, up to that time. It spread from northern Ethiopia, all the way to the Black Sea. It spread from the Asian or the Aegean Sea near Greece, all the way as far as the Indus River almost to India and China. It was an incredible empire, it traveled westward, northward, southward and it was totally dominant. Nobody could stand against its power. It says of the kings of Medo-Persia that they did as they pleased, or he, the goat, did as he pleased and became great. This is the ultimate desire, isn't it of human beings in vaunting themselves against God. We want to do as we please and we want to become great. We want to be worshipped like gods. That was the original temptation in the Garden of Eden. And so we see its fulfillment in these human empires, these tyrannical reigns, these kings who want to do as they please and conquer and dominate; the essence of human rebellion, against God. The Goat with One Horn (vs. 5-8, 21-22) Well, as he's watching all of a sudden comes this goat. Now, you think in a contest between a goat and a ram, the goat has no chance. The ram is bigger, it's more imposing, it's more powerful and it's got these strong horns. And along comes this goat with just one horn. Look at it again in verses 5-8. "As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. He came toward the two horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at him in great rage. I saw him attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him. The goat knocked him to the ground and trampled on him, and none could rescue the ram from his power. So Daniel is pondering this ram with the two horns, he's intensely interested, the Hebrew is very strong, he was very interested in this vision of the ram, he's mystified by it and not sure what it is. And then all of a sudden comes this goat and it's moving fast. I mean, it's flying, it's almost like a missile, it's a goat missile. Can you imagine a goat missile? And it's coming fast from the west. Versus 5 and also 21 describes him with a single prominent horn coming up from between its eyes and the origin of the goat, it says it's from the west. Well, it just so happens that Macedonia is from the west, it's coming from Greece. The Persians were never able to settle the Greeks down, there was an ongoing struggle between the two, and they never quieted them down and there was a great deal of bad blood between the Greeks and the Persians, a lot of history there. And so from the west came this goat and it's moving fast, it says it's crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. Remember in Chapter 7, what represented the Greek Empire. It was a leopard with four wings, speed, agility, that was the picture. It moved fast and it conquered fast. There's an enraged charge of the goat in verse 6-7, and a complete conquest by the goat in verse 7, and then at the height of his power, that prominent horn is cut off and the kingdom is divided into four, four equal parts, a four-fold division of the kingdom. This is the vision. III. Detailed Fulfillment #1: Alexander the Great Now, what is the fulfillment? Well, you don't read the fulfillment in scripture, you have to go to secular history, classical history to understand what happened and there is no shortage of accounts of the life of Alexander the Great. You see, Alexander was intensely interested in his legacy. He was intensely interested in history. He knew who he was or at least who he thought he was. And so it came about, his father Philip II of Macedonia had organized a coalition of Macedonian troops and they began to conquer Greece. His first conquest was over a small mining town, right near his area. This is Phillip now, his father, changed the name of that town to Philippi and we have the book Philippians from Alexander the Great's Father Philip, that was the first conquest, but at the height of his power, he was assassinated and his young son, Alexander, a mere 19 years old, took over Greece at that point. So in effect he was the first king of a united Greece because the conquest wasn't completed yet and Alexander took over. Rise to Power Now, Alexander had been born July or August perhaps 356 BC. After Alexander's life, there are lots of myths that grew up about him, about supernatural birth and other things like that but he was just a man, human being, his father was obviously wealthy and powerful and had him tutored with the best tutor available who happened to be Aristotle. So Aristotle tutored Alexander. Aristotle, one of the most famous philosophers of ancient Greece, and he tutored him in the ways of Greek culture and he became, in effect, a disciple or an apostle of Greek culture and everywhere Alexander went, he spread the Greek language and Greek culture. He had a vision of the supremacy of Hellenism of Greece and he got that from Aristotle. When he was eight years old, his father bought him a mighty war horse, a charger, a steed named Bucephalus. Nobody could even get near the horse. It was a very proud and powerful horse. Alexander was just eight years old, and he watched for a while, and he said, "Father, I'd like to try to ride him," and his father just stared at him and he said, "You're going to get hurt." He said, "I want to do it." And so, he got down there and he took the horse and turned it toward the sun and it kind of blinded it, right in the sun, and then while it was blinded and somewhat confused, he jumped up, he jumped up on his back and he conquered that horse just like that. Bucephalus rode with him everywhere he went. He became his horse and as he conquered, he went everywhere he went and his father Phillip said to him after that you'll have to find another kingdom. Macedonia, won't be big enough for you. So from the very start of his life, he was kind of groomed with visions of grandeur and conquest. Vengeance on the Persians The time came for him to invade Asia. I don't know if it was because of that vision I had mentioned earlier, where he had a dream of somebody saying, "You will conquer," but off he went. His armies crossed the Dardanelles, and they spread over into Asia Minor. Alexander the Great, went to Troy, ancient Troy, the enemy of the Greeks and he went there and he took the shield of Achilles that ancient Greek hero and he carried that with him everywhere he went, he had delusions of grandeur, always thinking of himself in this way and everywhere he went, he wanted eternal glory. That's what his biographer said, he was seeking eternal glory. In lightning fashion, he went down, he conquered down the coast down into Egypt, went back up and defeated Darius the King of the Persians in two key battles; Issus and Gaugamela, two battles. And within three years, the whole world lay at his feet. Three years. Lightning conquest. Lightning Warfare, Lightning Conquest He continued to march for another 10 years, went all the way to the Indus River. His army marched with him for 20,000 miles in 10 years. Think about that 20,000 miles in 10 years. Average of 2,000 miles a year, that's a full army marching with all their equipment, incredible speed. And everywhere he went, he had victories. He never lost a battle, never a single battle. Finally, his men said, "Enough is enough. What we're going to go on into the Himalayas? We're going to go, going to continue going east?" They wanted to stop, they wanted to go home, enough was enough, and he sat down and wept because there was no where else for him to conquer. Incredible speed of assault, three years Persia destroyed, 10 years the known world, conquered. Some days he pushed his army to march 36 miles in a single day. Zeus-Ammon: the Symbol of the Horn While he was in Egypt, he was crowned Zeus Amun, the son of Zeus. On the cover of your bulletin, there's a coin there, a picture of Alexander the Great and coming out of the side of his head is a horn. This is an ancient coin from Alexandria, Egypt, the city that he established. It's still the finest port in Egypt. It's named after himself. And by the way, everywhere he went he planted cities which he named Alexandria. There are 30 Alexandrias that he started but Alexandria Egypt is the most famous of them all and there he was crowned Zeus Amun and he was declared to be a God, the son of Zeus. Do you see the horn coming out? It looks a little bit like the hair. You have to look at it a while but you see it curving around, it represents his power. It's remarkably like the vision that Daniel had had 200 years before hand. World Domination And so, he conquered from Yugoslavia to the Himalayas, 3200 miles about the distance from LA to New York and he organized an efficient Empire, and he had future dreams to build a thousand warships and conquer North Africa beyond Italy, all the way to Gibraltar; to build a road supply along Southern Mediterranean coast for all of his ships. He had a vision of a harmony of all of Asia and Europe, an intermingling of all peoples and languages and tribes. He wrote about this often. A vision of one world and one culture under the Greeks, and he would be its eternal king because he believed himself to be a God. And then he came to Babylon. Came to Babylon. No where else for him to conquer just to organize his empire that would be the seat of his power. Self-Destruction Verse 8, "The goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off." Well, this is how it happened. They were having a feast and somebody brought to him. So it goes, the story goes, the Hercules bowl, a huge bowl and no one had ever been able to drink a whole Hercules bowl of wine, and so he was challenged and he never backed down from a challenge, that's what his pride was, his ego and so he drank it to the bottom in order it to be filled again and always filled the second time, and he drank it to the bottom and died several days later from alcohol poisoning. He conquered the world, but he couldn't concur himself. Kingdom divided The height of his power is cut off now, he left no heir and so his foremost powerful generals divided the kingdom among themselves. Cassander ruled in Macedonia and Greece. Ptolemy in Egypt, Selecus in Babylonia and Lysimachus in Thrace in Asia Minor. This is a clear fulfillment of prophecy maybe the clearest detail of this entire vision, the fact that his kingdom was divided into four parts, the goat became very great verse 8, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off and in its place, four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven. Verse 22, The four horns that replaced the one that broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power, clear fulfillment of prophecy. Impact Now, what is the significance of Alexander the Great to us as Christians? Well, he's unified the world under Hellenism and therefore all of you who have studied the Bible know that the New Testament is written in what language? In Greek and why is that? Because Alexander conquered Palestine. And so many Jews were Greek speakers and the New Testament was written in Greek. Above Jesus' head when He was crucified, there was written, this is Jesus, the King of the Jews, in what languages? In latin because that was the power language of the time. In Hebrew, Aramaic because that was a religious language, and then in Greek, because that was the language of commerce and culture, and why because of Alexander the Great. But he did not leave an empire that endured for ever rather he died and his empire was divided and was never that powerful again. IV. The Vision Extended: The “Little Horn” (vs. 9-12, 23-26) The Description and Rise of the “Little Horn” (vs. 9-12, 23-36) Now, in verses 9-12, we have another vision, a vision of a little horn. "Out of one of those four horns the four kingdom that was divided, came another horn, which started small, but grew in power to the south and the east, and toward the beautiful land. It grew until it reached the host of the heavens and it threw down some of the starry host to the earth and trampled on them. It set itself up to be as great as the prince of the host. It took away the daily sacrifice from him and the place of his sanctuary was brought low, because of rebellion the host of the saints from the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did and truth was thrown to the ground." This rise of the little horn parallels that we've already seen in Daniel 7, the description and rise of the little horn also seen in verses 23-26. In the latter part of the rein, it says in verse 23, "when rebels have become completely wicked, a stern faced king, a master of intrigue will arise. He will become very strong but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people. He will cause deceit to prosper and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the prince of princes. Yet, he will be destroyed but not by human power. The War on the Saints and the Desecration of the Temple So there is a horn to grow up, out of this, one of these four Greek sub-empires, this little horn and who is this little horn? Well, it is Antiochus IV called The Ephiphanes. He lived in the 2nd century BC, he was not a mighty conqueror. Rather, he was a usurper, a master politician. He had the ability to work intrigue and to gain positions of power, and influence for himself. In the year 175 BC, he secured the high priesthood from the Jews and he pressured the Jews to show loyalty to Greek culture and to idolatry. Many Jews were persecuted, and put to death. Antiochus then was guilty of blasphemy, he ascended himself up to be an incarnation of Zeus, just as Alexander before him acclaimed to be, and not only that, he went into the holy of holies, into the temple itself, he cut off all animal sacrifices, all the sacrifices of God for 2300, it says mornings and evenings. Now, some people think this was 1150 full days, 1150 mornings, 1150 evenings. I think that fits better with history. We know that the Jews were commanded to offer morning and evening sacrifices and Antiochus cut those off. God had no sacrifices because of Antiochus. Rather Antiochus wanted to be worshiped. He set himself up as an incarnation of Zeus. He had an idol put in the holy of holies and even worse, he had pigs taken into the sanctuary and sacrificed, and pigs blood anointed all over the altar and in the holy of holies. Can there be a greater defilement of the temple than that? Antiochus totally usurping power, setting himself up to be worshiped and then desecrating the temple. This was a direct assault on God Himself, and the scripture says very plainly that he also will be cut off but not by human hands. Now we're going to learn more about Antiochus in Chapter 11 in Daniel 11. The Hanukkah Story: The Reconsecration of the Temple But basically what happened was he was on a trip and God struck him dead with a disease. He was dead within a week, suddenly he died. God will not forget this kind of open rebellion, and in 164 BC, just three years after he had desecrated the temple, Judas Maccabeus, (this is written in the apocryphal I Maccabeus) reconquered Jerusalem, took over the temple, had it cleansed ceremonially from all the pigs blood, and the idolatry. Re-established worship to God and they found in one part of the temple, a little vial of oil that had not been desecrated, a little bottle of oil that they could use for the burning for the light within the Holy of Holies, just enough for one day. But yet, so the story goes that, miraculously burned for eight days. And so, our Jewish neighbors celebrate Hannukah every year. Eight candles for eight days, the eight days that the temple that that oil burned miraculously after the temple had been cleansed. Specific fulfillment. V. The “Little Horns” of Daniel 8 & 7: Type and Fulfillment Now, as you look at Daniel 8 and Chapter 7, who are these little horns? Well, you have to compare them. There are some similarities. Both of them arise out of Gentile kingdoms coming from one of these beasts. There is a similar career a conquest of rivals, war against the saints, blasphemy against God, desire to be worshipped in God's temple and its demise not done by human hands, but there's some significant differences too, aren't there? This one arises out of the third beast, doesn't it? The Daniel Chapter 8 horn arises out of Greece, but the Daniel Chapter 7 horn arises out of the fourth beast. And so, what is the relationship between the two? I think it's a relationship between pattern and fulfillment. Things were acted out in history, in the 2nd century BC that we will see again at the second coming of Christ. Things were acted out by Antiochus IV fourth called epiphanies which means manifestation of God that's what he claimed to be, acted out in a small scale just in a little part of the world, that it's going to happen again at the second coming of Christ with the true anti-Christ. Type and fulfillment. It says in 1 John 2:8, "Dear children. This is the last hour. And as you have heard that the anti-Christ is coming, many anti-Christ, have now come." And so this pattern is set and it would be replayed again, just one generation after Jesus Christ when the temple that Jesus visited was destroyed and he called it the abomination of desolation. We'll learn about that in Daniel 9. But the Romans came in that fourth beast, and they destroyed and desecrated the temple, and it has never been rebuilt. Some scholars believe that the temple will be rebuilt. II Thessalonians 2 says, The anti-Christ, the man of sin will sit in God's temple and make himself out to be God in God's temple, II Thessalonians 2. And so we have a pattern, a kind of an acting out in history by Antiochus of something that's going to happen, yet in the future. VI. Application Now, as we look at this, Daniel 8, all these details, you think, "What does this have to do with me? What does this have to do with my life?" Well, first of all, I think we have to understand it relates to God's ability to know in detail the future. Does it matter to you what happens to you in the future? Does it make a difference? Would it make any difference to you to know whether you're going to heaven or hell? Would that make a difference to you? I think it would make a difference to me. I don't think it's possible to live until you're ready to die. And we know that death is coming for all of us. It came to Alexander the Great and it's coming to us. Are you ready for that? But God has given us specific promises, whoever trusts in Jesus Christ will have eternal life, and no one can take that life from us, and so God has declared the future before it has even happened. Further more, it says that some day he will return in glory to set up his kingdom. Are you waiting for that? How can you pray the Lord's prayer, "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done," without believing in a God who knows the future. And say, it absolutely will happen, and so we can pray in the Lord's Prayer, "Thy kingdom come." And know it will certainly happen, because God has shown his track record, his specific performance in the past. I think we also need to realize that history matters. Only a handful of you are really that interested in Alexander the Great. Some of you would watch a documentary about him in UNC-TV or something like that. Others couldn't be bothered. But I think the fact of the matter is, that God cares intensely about history, he cares a lot. This is Christianity, the only religion that's woven together through historical events. Do you realize that it? It makes a difference whether Adam and Eve ever lived. It makes a difference whether there was someone named Abraham, who was called out and promises were made to him. It makes a difference whether the Jews ever lived in Egypt and were slaves, and then led out by Moses. It makes a difference. It makes a difference whether there ever was a Joshua, conquered the promised land, whether there was or was not a king David makes a difference. It makes a difference, whether there was a Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem of a virgin, lived for 30, some odd years, ministered, died on the cross, rose from the dead. It makes a difference. History matters because if Jesus has not been raised from the dead, we're still in our sins. History makes a difference but your personal history makes a difference too. Remember, last week we talked about in Daniel 7, the court was seated and the books were open or what's in the books? Your history, every word you've ever spoken, everything you've ever done, it's all written down. God is a meticulous and careful historian, he cares about history and so we need a savior. Because we could look at that. Daniel said very clearly that the Alexander the Great came and was cut off in the height of his power. He needed a savior, and so do you. Jesus Christ said, "What would it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. What would a man give in exchange for his soul?" Has there ever been a man who came so close to conquering the whole world as Alexander the Great and yet he could not conquer himself. But Jesus Christ came to give eternal life to all those who claimed him. I want to finish by giving a comparison. VII. The contrast between King Jesus and King Alexander: Alexander crushed His enemies, leaving them shattered and poverty-stricken Jesus saved His enemies, leaving them eternally blessed and wealthy Alexander boasted and exalted Himself Jesus was meek and lowly of heart and laid His majestic glory down in order to save us Alexander claimed to be the son of Zeus Jesus was the Son of God Alexander wept that there were no more peoples to conquer Jesus wept when Jerusalem would not believe in Him Alexander died in his early thirties in a drunken feast of pride and dissipation Jesus died in his early thirties on the cross as an atoning sacrifice for sins Alexander’s body rotted in a grave Jesus’ body rose from the dead on the third day Alexander’s soul was eternally judged for his sins Jesus is Alexander’s judge Alexander built a world-wide empire... all that remains is the reputation Christ is still building His world-wide empire... it will last eternally