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There are claims - and you hear them every so often - that archeology has disproved this story or that in the bible, and claims from this or that scholar of particularly late dating of different bible books.How do we as evangelical pastors react/respond/answer those claims?Hans Kristensen is senior pastor of Marsfield Community Church in Sydney and is studying ancient archaeology.He suggests that there are 10 major archaelogical finds that help us to increase our confidence in the Old Testament:There's evidence of a big population jump in Caanan at exactly the time that the bible said that Yahweh was giving Israel the land, called the ‘Hill Country Explosion.'The Egyptian Pharaoh Merneptah boasts of raiding the land of Caanan, saying it was occupied by Israel.In the city of Hazor, archaeologists have found religious idols destroyed and other items intact, just as expected from Joshua 11-12The recently discovered altar at Mount Ebal is likely Joshua's altar (Joshua 8)In the Tel Dan inscription we now have archeological evidence for King David's existence.There's consistent architectural town planning in the cities built around the time of David and Solomon - pointing towards planning and control under one ruler (eg a King).There are similarities between what we know of the temple of Solomon and a similar temple built at Ain Dara, about 30 kilometres from Beirut, showing Solomon's temple fits into the religious and architectural landscape of the time.The discovery of six massive chambered gates at Hazor, Meggido and Gezer and other architectural discoveries at those sites corresponds with 1Kings 9:15.A ninth century battle account from King Moab of Mersha mirrors the one in 2 Kings 3.The Biblical chronology of the listed kings matches almost exactly with archeological evidence.Reach Australia National ConferenceReach Australia's National Conference is happening from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year's theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches. Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

Programa dedicado al octavo arte, el comic y sus puntos de unión con el metal. Oswaldo Martín, Jhonny B. Priest y Andrés Rockbear mandril se encargarán en esta primera parte de traer algunas de esas conexiones. A la vez tendremos a Alberto Monreal del cual extraemos algunos audios del programa Testigos del crepúsculo donde nos habla de su experiencia con la obra de H.R. Giger. Un REA para disfrutar en viñetas. Editado `por Kikemaiden. -Lou Reed: I Wanna Be Black -Megadeth: Holy wars -Cage: Spirit of veangeance -Celtic Frost: Dawn of Meggido. -Joe Satriani: Ice 9. -Meat Loaf: All Revved Up With No Place To Go -Zarpa: Llega El Castigador.

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This week we talk Koei Tecmo's reasoning for investing in AAA, Dragon Quest III mod drama, Media Vision shutting down Meggido 72, and Square Enix's use of AI in game development. Opening Music from Shining Blade Media Vision Shutting Down Megiddo 72 Square Enix AI Usage During SaGa: Emerald Beyond Square Enix AI Bot Hisui-chan Noda Game Maker 4Gamer Recommended Booth Strategies Koei Tecmo Expands from 2500 to 5000 Employees, Commits to AAA Koei Tecmo Highest Sales Thanks to Mobile 2023 Game Revenue Newzoo Dragon Quest III Remake Mod Backlash

The battle of Megiddo is one of the most important battles you've (probably) never heard of. When an army led by Pharaoh Thutmosis III clashed with a coalition of enemy forces 35 centuries ago, Egypt's status as a regional superpower was on the line. Luckily for the Egyptians – as Nicky Nielsen tells Spencer Mizen - Thutmosis had a few surprises up his sleeve… The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1)Venezuela Elections In Dispute: Elections last week on July 28th in Venezuela are being disputed. Socialist Pres. Maduro is claiming he won for a third time, and is entitled to another six year term. But the opposition leader, Mr. Edmundo Gonzales, a retired diplomat, claims he won by more than 70% of the vote. What's going on?2)Netanyahu's Government Assassinated Ismail Hayani---Will This Force Iran to Retaliate? Ismail Haniyeh , Hamas' chief peace talks negotiator was assassinated by Israel while in Tehran attending the new President of Iran's inauguration ceremony. Did this strike put a nail in the coffin for any Gaza Peace Agreement?. Will Iran launch another direct rocket attack on Israel in retaliation? And did Bibi provoke Iran's upcoming attack? If so, should the US defend Israel against Iran?3)Netanyahu Proposing A New "Abraham Alliance"?: Inspired by the unity of pro Israel allies in rebutting Iran's counter-strike on Israel in April---after Israel forces attacked Iran's Embassy in Syria and killed to Hezbollah generals meeting there----Israel's PM is now proposing a more permanent NATO-like 'alliance' to opposed the anti Israel 'Iran Axis'. What do you think of this idea?4)A Report Card?: B'tselem, an Israeli human rights group, just issued an 118 page report in Aug 2024 on Israeli detention 'prisons' for 10,000 'detained Palestinians',-- including at Ofer, Sde Teiman, (near Beersheba) and Meggido prisons. It's titled "Welcome to Hell". What did it conclude?

Nicky Nielsen traces the progress of a brutal 15th-century BC battle that saw supercharged the rise of Egypt's greatest warrior pharaoh Recovering the stories of ancient battles that happened thousands of years ago can be very difficult. But as one of the first battles to have been recorded in relatively reliable detail, the brutal battle of Megiddo, fought in 15th century BC, stands out in the historical record. In this Long Read written by Nicky Nielsen, we tell the story of a battle that supercharged the rise of Egypt's greatest warrior pharaoh. HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles from BBC History Magazine, direct to your ears. Today's feature originally appeared in the April 2024 issue, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jesus interrupts with a WARNING that applies to our day-in-and-day-out lives. I now choose to come like a thief. Blessed is the one who is now staying awake and is now keeping his clothes, so that he may not now walk about naked, and they may see his shame. He now comes through the Word, people, angels preaching the eternal gospel, the marvel of creation, the work of the Spirit, dreams in the night, specific wounding He inflicts on a person (aka, the fire), and in many ways that we do not even know, He now chooses to come and take away all that stands in the way of His possessing our being. He wants us ready, clothed in His righteousness. If we are not ready for Him, we will be ashamed. A secret message about Har-magedon (Armageddon), literally Mount Megiddo, which refers to Jerusalem – the gathering place for the demonic armies. They will not gather on a flat field 60 miles north of Jerusalem in the valley of Meggido, it will be at the Mount of Gathering/Gashing. The armies of the nations will come and surround Jerusalem. Download Transcripts

APTTMH. Join me at Project Megiddo- Christ warned Hebrew Israelites of endtimes persecution https://meetu.ps/e/MSd5S/13NY0D/i

On this Independence Day Gerad Hall offers a devotional teaching from his recent tours of Israel! Let's learn together how Josiah at Meggido teaches us a valuable lesson and warning about obeying God today! Even as we celebrate the freedom we have in Christ, Gerad points us to the choice we have before us today to walk in obedience and the consequences that can come when we rely on our past successes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Słowem Kusz w Biblii określano kraj leżący na południe od Egiptu i ludzi w nim zamieszkujących. Dzisiaj w tym miejscu jest kraj o nazwie Etiopia, tak więc niektóre tłumaczenia Biblii zamiast “Kusz” podają właśnie słowo “Etiopia”. Musimy jednak pamiętać, że ludy się przemieszczały i fakt, że Kuszyci albo Etiopczycy przez większość czasu mieszkali na południe od Egiptu nie znaczy, że zawsze tam byli.Wg Biblii Noe miał trzech synów: Sema, Chama i Jafeta. My dzisiaj zajmiemy się Chamem i jego synem Kuszem. Warto zwrócić uwagę, że ludy zamieszkujące kraje biblijne nazywa się semitami, a niechęć do Żydów to antysemityzm. My jednak zajmiemy się Chamem, który prawdopodobnie był najmłodszy. W Rodzaju 10:6 czytamy: “Synami Chama są: Kusz, Misraim, Put i Kanaan”. Ponownie, nas będzie interesował “Kusz”, ale wspomnijmy, że słowem Misraim określono Egipcjan. Jego potomkami mieli też być Filistyni. Kanaan i jego potomkowie oczywiście zamieszkali w Kanaanie. Z kolei Put to prawdopodobnie Libijczycy. Zajmijmy się teraz kolorem skóry.W Księdze Jeremiasza 13:23 czytamy: “Czy Murzyn może odmienić swoją skórę a pantera swoje pręgi?” To oczywiście pytanie retoryczne. Ja cytuję to z Biblii Warszawskiej. W innych przekładach można w tym miejscu przeczytać “Czy Etiopczyk może zmienić swoją skórę” lub “Czy Kuszyta może zmienić skórę”. W oryginale hebrajskim występuje słowo “Kusz”, które niektórzy tłumaczą na “Murzyn”, niektórzy na “Etiopczyk”. Ten i inne wersety zdają się wskazywać, że z czterech synów Chama dwóch miało czarną skórę. Kusz mieszkał na południe od Egiptu i jest nazywany Etiopią, a Put na wschód od Egiptu i jest nazywany Libią. Ale dlaczego Cham miał dwóch czarnoskórych synów?Samo imię “Cham” prawdopodobnie znaczy “śniady” lub “opalony”. Wygląda więc na to, że śniady Cham miał dwóch ciemniejszych i dwóch jaśniejszych synów. Wg Biblii mieli od niego pochodzić czarni Kuszyci i Putyci oraz śniadzi Egipcjanie, których w Biblii określa się czasem słowem “Misraim”. Podsumowując: Cham miał czterech synów: Kusza, Misraima, Puta i Kanaana. Kanaan miał zamieszkać w Kanaanie czyli późniejszej Ziemi Obiecanej. Misraim wg Biblii zamieszkał w Egipcie. Kusz na południe od Egiptu, a Put na wschód od Egiptu. Czy jednak Kusz zawsze mieszkał na południe od Egiptu czyli bliżej źródeł Nilu?W Księdze Rodzaju, rozdziale 10, który już cytowałem wymieniając czterech synów Chama podano imiona sześciu synów Kusza. Jednym z nich był Nimrod. Czytamy o nim w Rodzaju 10:8: “A Kusz zrodził Nimroda, który był pierwszym mocarzem na ziemi”. Biblia opisuje, że założył on pierwsze królestwo na ziemi. Znajdowało się ono w Babilonie. Jeżeli więc Kusz rzeczywiście był czarnoskóry, to jego syn Nimrod prawdopodobnie też. Innymi słowy, wg Biblii, pierwsze królestwo miało czarnego króla Nimroda. Prawdopodobnie to jego należy łączyć z budową wieży Babel. Biblia opisuje wszystkich ludzi mieszkających razem w Babilonie. Później stamtąd mieli się rozejść po całym świecie. Czy mamy źródła pozabiblijne potwierdzające, że Kuszyci rządzili kiedyś w Babilonie? W sumeryjskiej liście królów czytamy: “potem, jak potop wszystko wyrównał, królestwo (...) powstało w Kisz”. Wielu historyków łączy imię “Kusz” z miastem “Kisz”. Zgadza się też okres. Wg Biblii Kusz miał się narodzić po potopie. Babilońska lista wymienia królestwo powstałe po potopie w Kisz. Np. amerykański historyk, archeolog i biblista prof. William F. Albright napisał, że jest dość prawdopodobne, że Kisz to Kusz, a za jego pierwszego króla uważano właśnie Nimroda. Tak więc pierwsze królestwo Kuszytów, potomków Kusza miało istnieć w Babilonie. Stamtąd udali się w miejsce, z którym ich dzisiaj kojarzymy czyli tereny dzisiejszej Etiopii, na południe od Egiptu. Ale czy od razu tam dotarli?Biblia wspomina o Kuszytach zamieszkujących na Półwyspie Arabskim. Mieli oni być sąsiadami Midianitów. Warto przypomnieć bunt Miriam i Aarona przeciwko Mojżeszowi. W Liczb 12:1 czytamy: “Wtedy Miriam i Aaron zaczęli wypowiadać się przeciw Mojżeszowi z powodu żony, Kuszytki, którą pojął, gdyż pojął za żonę Kuszytkę”. Mojżesz pojął za żonę córkę midianickiego kapłana Jetry. Tak więc jego żona była Midianitką. Dlaczego została tutaj nazwana Kuszytką. Być może była mulatką. Być może jej ojciec wziął sobie za żonę Kuszytkę. Pasowałoby to do tego, że Kuszyci mieszkali jakiś czas na Półwyspie Arabskim obok Midianitów i w tym czasie się z nimi mieszali.Później Kuszyci czyli Etiopczycy zamieszkali na południe od Egiptu. Życie toczyło się tam wzdłuż rzeki Nil. Obserwując mapę warto ją obrócić do góry nogami. Egipcjanie dzielili swój kraj na Dolny i Górny Egipt. Na naszych mapach Dolny Egipt jest u góry, a Górny na dole. Na Nilu jest 6 katarakt. Górny Egipt jest przy pierwszej katarakcie. Idąc dalej w górę rzeki, czyli na naszych mapał w dół mamy kolejne katarakty i państwo określano jako Kusz. Mówię o starożytnych mapach, bo współczesna Etiopia jest dużo niżej. Historia egipska wspomina o tym, że Kusz był około 500 lat pod panowaniem egipskim. W tamtym okresie w Kusz panował wicekról, którego Egipcjanie nazywali: “synem królewskim Kusz”.Po śmierci Salomona, gdy w Judzie panował jego syn Rechoboam z Egiptu wyruszył faraon Sziszak. Był wtedy rok 993 p.n.e., a Sziszak zdobył Jerozolimę. W 2 Kronik 12:3 mamy opis armii egipskiej: “Z tysiącem i dwustu wozami wojennymi i z sześćdziesięciu tysiącami jezdnych, a lud zbrojny, który przyszedł z nim z Egiptu, Libijczycy, Sukkijczycy i Kuszyci, był niezliczony”. Egipcjan wspierali między innymi Kuszyci, którzy byli wtedy podbici przez Egipcjan. Później jednak dochodzi do zamiany, na Judę najeżdżają sami Kuszyci. Jak do tego doszło?W 2 Kronik 14:8 (w innych przekładach 14:9) czytamy: “Przeciwko nim wyruszył Zerach, Kuszyta, z wojskiem liczącym milion żołnierzy i trzysta wozów wojennych i dotarł aż do Mareszy”. Było to około roku 967 p.n.e. czyli 26 lat po tym jak Sziszak zdobył Jerozolimę. Jak to się stało, że Kuszyci, którzy byli na południe od Egiptu zaatakowali Judę, która była na północ od Egiptu? Jedyna droga prowadziła przez Egipt. Czy historia świecka potwierdza to, że Kuszyci podbili Egipt?Historia świecka mówi o tym, że Kuszyci podbili Egipt w VIII wieku p.n.e. W Egipcie panowała wtedy 25 dynastia. Faraonami byli Kuszyci, którzy jednak posługiwali się językiem egipskim. Jednak ten Kuszyta Zerach ze swą milionową armią miał najechać Judę już w 967 roku p.n.e. Było to jakiś wiek wcześniej. Być może było to preludium przed właściwym podbojem Egiptu. Nie można też wykluczyć, że Kuszyci przepłynęli na Półwysep Arabski i stamtąd udali się do walki z Izraelitami. My jednak skupmy się teraz na 25 dynastii panującej w Egipcie.Około roku 732 p.n.e. na Judę najechali Asyryjczycy. Oblegali oni twierdze w Izraelu np. Lachisz. Izraelici często w takiej sytuacji prosili o pomoc Egipcjan. Wydaje się, że tak samo było i tym razem. W 2 Królewskiej 19:9 czytamy: “Na wiadomość o Tyrchace, królu etiopskim, która brzmiała: Oto wyruszył, aby walczyć z tobą. Ponownie więc wysłał posłów do Hiskiasza”. Król Judy Hiskiasz był zamknięty w Jerozolimie. Asyryjczycy byli niedaleko pod Lachisz. Wtedy wyruszyli Egipcjanie, a konkretnie Tirhaka, król etiopski. Był to właśnie król Etiopii w okresie, gdy Etiopczycy podbili Egipt. Był to okres czarnej, 25 dynastii w Egipcie.Z tego okresu pochodzi sztuka przedstawiająca czarnych faraonów. Posągi faraonów przedstawiają postacie z szerokimi wargami tak typowymi dla ludzi o czarnym kolorze skóry. 25 kuszycka dynastia w Egipcie panowała jakieś 60 lat. Właśnie Asyryjczycy podbili wtedy Egipt i zakończyli panowanie Kuszytów. Asyria zniszczyła Teby, które wtedy nazywano No-Amon. Prorocy biblijni z tego okresu krytykowali królów judzkich, którzy zamiast na Bogu polegali na armii egipskiej. Spodziewali się pomocy od Kuszytów rządzących wtedy w Egipcie. Ale ci zostali pokonani przez Asyrię.Później Kusz wrócił do swojej pozycji podległej Egiptowi. W roku 625 p.n.e. na pomoc Asyrii ruszyły wojska egipskie. Niestety dla Asyrii na drodze tym wojskom stanęli Żydzi. Doszło do bitwy pod Meggido, którą Egipcjanie wygrali. Wrócili stamtąd i zdobyli Jerozolimę. Niestety dla Asyrii oznaczało to, że Egipcjanie nie zdążyli na wojnę z Babilonem. Wojska egipskie przybyły tam później i walczyły z Babilonem pod Karkemisz. W Jeremiasza rozdziale 46:2 czytamy o tym, że faraon Neho został pokonany pod Karkemisz, a w wersecie 9 znajdujemy informację, że wśród jego wojsk byli wojownicy z Kusz oraz Put. Przypominam, że Kusz to Etiopia, a Put to Libia.Egipt przegrał bitwę pod Karkemisz z Babilonem, który podbił Judę, a potem także Egipt. Nie dotarł chyba jednak aż do Kusz czyli Etiopii. Później jednak Babilon został podbity przez Persów, którzy podbili więcej terenów. O jednym z perskich królów czytamy w Estery 1:1: “I stało się za dni Achaszwerosza - a Achaszwerosz panował od Indii aż do Etiopii nad stu dwudziestu siedmiu prowincjami”. Achaszwerosz to prawdopodobnie Kserkses, który napadł na Grecję. Pod Termopilami Spartanie walczyli z kolejnymi oddziałami wysyłanymi przez króla Persji. Były tam także siły z Egiptu oraz Etiopii. Tak więc tych 300 Spartan walczyło także z czarnoskórymi wojownikami należącymi do imperium perskiego.W czasach opisanych w Nowym Testamencie na świecie panowało imperium rzymskie. Podbiło ono Egipt. Rzymianom jednak nie udało się wtedy podbić Etiopii. Tak więc Egipt płacił podatki Rzymowi, a Etiopia nie.Synami Chama są: Kusz, Misraim, Put i Kanaan.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Mojzeszowa/10/6Czy Murzyn może odmienić swoją skórę a pantera swoje pręgi? A czy wy, przywykli do złego, możecie dobrze czynić?http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/Ksiega-Jeremiasza/13/23A Kusz zrodził Nimroda, który był pierwszym mocarzem na ziemi.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Mojzeszowa/10/8

On the Day: The Gospel of ZechariahWe are in the home stretch in Zechariah. Chapter 12 begins the final section. And as I read, listen for the phrase “On that day.” You'll hear it multiple times. Really, it's what ties these final three chapters together.For Zechariah's audience, it was a promise of a future day of salvation. For them, it was all in the future. For us, though, we're living 2500 years later. Part of the future promise has already been fulfilled. Salvation has come. But part of the promise is still in the future. And it's really important for us to distinguish the difference. What has been fulfilled already versus what is yet to be fulfilled. As we work through these final chapter, that will be part of our goal.So, listen for the phrase “on that day.” As you hear it, listen for what it's connected to.Turn in your Bibles to Zechariah 12. In the pew Bible, you'll find that on page 950. This is God's inspired Word. It's sufficient and authoritative and he's given to us. Please stand as I read.Reading of Zechariah 12-13:1.PrayerIntroductionA few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Jerusalem. I was in the area for work and had some free time. A friend was with me and we weren't on a holy lands tour, so we could just wander around.And so, we walked from the old city to the Mount of Olives. It's only a quarter of a mile walk east from the city walls. You walk down to the Kidron valley and then up to the Mount of Olives. In Jesus' day, the mountain had many trees. A lot of olive trees. There are still some here and there. There's an area they call the Garden of Gethsemane with some very old olive trees.But most of the trees are gone. Can you guess what they are replaced with? Graves. Tombs. All the way up the side of the Mount of Olives. One grave after another. Some are large, but most are the size of a coffin. Many of the tombs are stacked one on top of another. And it goes on and on. There are approximately 70 to 150 thousands graves on the Mount of Olives. We walked in and out of them. From most of the cemetery, you can see the temple mount area, where the temple used to be, and actually you can see much of the city of Jerusalem.Why all those tombs? Why would someone want to be buried there? Why spend a lot of money for such a burial?Well, if your theology of the future is connected to the physical city of Jerusalem, then yes, you would want to be there. If you are Jewish, it's where the messiah will finally come. It's where the earthly kingdom will be restored. It will be the center of the world again. If you are a Christian with a similar perspective on Jerusalem, you would want to be there when Jesus returned. You'd be first in line for the resurrection. One person said there's a “special holiness” there… you would be “one-up” on everyone else when the resurrection happens – “first in line” as this person said.An important question is this: when the Old Testament talks about Jerusalem in the future, to what is it referring? Is it referring to the city found in the central part of Israel, that's still there today? It is referring to a future city in heaven, one with literal streets of gold? Or is it referring not to a physical place on earth or in heaven, but instead referring to a people? God's people on earth or in heaven?Well, part of the answer is found in our text today. There are 12 direct references to Jerusalem.Just take the first part of chapter 12.In verse 2 it says, God is “going to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples.” That means Jerusalem will cause all the people opposed to her to stagger… falter.Or take verse 3. “On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves.”Over and over in multiple verses, Jerusalem will be victorious. The city will be reinhabited – verse 6. Salvation will come – verse 7. God will protect Jerusalem – verse 8. The enemy peoples will be destroyed – verse 9.And it's all tied up with that phrase “on that day.” Now, when we hear that phrase, it's natural for us to think it refers to a single day. But in actuality, that phrase is used all throughout the prophets in the Old Testament. Rather than a single day, it's broader. It refers to something in the future that will begin on a single day, but includes the time period that the day ushers in. It's like we sometimes say, “a new day has dawned or has come.” And we mean that something has radically changed for us. In fact, the phrase “on that day” often refers to some kind of salvation. Or deliverance. We see that here. Salvation from enemies. Peace and protection. “On that day… declared the Lord.” In other words, “I am going to do something for you like I've never done before”Now, just like we've seen in other prophecies, part of this prophecy gets fulfilled in the near term. 30 or so years after Zechariah writes this second half of his book, Nehemiah comes on the scene. And he leads the effort to reconstruct Jerusalem's wall. It's a great day, just like when the temple rebuild was complete. But it's still a shadow of the great salvation promise of these verses.Most Jewish people today still see Zechariah 12 as a future promise about a future city. They would say, Jerusalem will be fully restored and more glorious than it ever was. They believe there will come a day when a Mosque will no longer be on the temple mount. Instead, a new temple will be built. They believe a Messiah will finally come who will be king over this new Jerusalem and will establish Judah's reign.In fact, many Christians today also believe that Zechariah 12 refers to the physical city of Jerusalem. They similarly believe that the day will come when Jerusalem will be the center of Christianity. Some would even connect it to Jesus' return. They consider that when Jesus comes back, he will reign in Jerusalem. Some believe the temple sacrifices will even be restarted.For either group, they want to be there. Right in the middle action. Buried next to the city where it will all take place.But is that what these verses teach us? When we read that word “Jerusalem” in connection with the future promise, does that refer to a physical city of Jerusalem on earth? Will she be a staggering to the surrounding people? Will the people in the city be like king David again? Verse 8. Like God with the angel of the Lord going before them?They're legitimate questions. How we interpret the passage impacts how we see Jerusalem, the city, and how we apply this chapter to ourselves and the church.And I want to argue that these references to Jerusalem do not, in fact, ultimately refer to a physical city of Jerusalem. Rather I want to argue that they broadly refer to the church. To God's people. One main reason is that these references to Jerusalem are connected to the phrase “on that day.” Jerusalem is connected to a future salvation, verse 7, which will be inaugurated by a future event that will usher in a period of God's grace, verse 10.To be sure, I am not saying that any or every reference to Jerusalem in the Old Testament or in the book of Zechariah refers to the future church. No, I am specifically referring to references that connect Jerusalem with salvation and God's people in the future.So, why do I say that? What is my case that Jerusalem here refers to the universal church?Well, it revolves around this: Zechariah 12:1 - 13:1 portrays the saving work of Christ on the cross, the result of Jesus' sacrifice, and what faith in Jesus means. In other words, these verses give us a picture of salvation accomplished and salvation applied… It's a picture of the Gospel. This chapter is like one of the Gospel accounts. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John… and Zechariah!Let's look at these verses from two perspectives.• First, redemption accomplished - how these verses point to Christ and his atoning work on the cross. How he accomplished salvation.• Second, redemption applied - how that salvation is applied to people. To us. How we come to believe in and receive that salvation.And once you see those two aspects of the Gospel in these verses, I think you'll decide not to spend $30,000 for a grave plot on the Mount of Olives. Redemption AccomplishedOk, redemption accomplished - the act of God in securing salvation.The first thing to note is how Zechariah 12 begins. It's just like the Gospel of John. In John, he writes, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” That's referring to Christ as God. And then it says, “All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.” So, all of the heavens and the earth were made by God, through Christ in his role in the Trinity. Then John says, “in him was life, and the life was the light of men.” That's a testament to the work of God in the life of all mankind, of each of us and all people. John is teaching that all creation and especially the creation of human life has happened through Christ.Again, that's the beginning of John's Gospel. But look at verse 1 of Zechariah 12. It's very similar. “The Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him.” It's not directly referencing the Messiah, but it parallels John's Gospel account which points to Christ's involvement in creation.Now, you may be thinking, “Wait a second! That's a stretch. After all, there are a lot of Old Testament verses that talk about God in general as the creator, without reference to Christ.”Let me try to answer that objection. Jump down to verse 10. Remember, this is the Lord speaking through Zechariah. He get's personal here. He says, “And I,” again, this is the Lord, “I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy…” We're going to come back to that part later. The Lord continues, “so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced.” The Lord is connecting this whole oracle to himself, and he identifies himself as the one who was pierced.We read John chapter 19 earlier in the service. You already know, then, that verse 10 is fulfilled by Jesus who is the Messiah, the Christ. John 19 quotes this Zechariah verse. So, Christ the Lord is the one, truly God, involved in creation and in accomplishing redemption.That word “pierced” used here and in John 19 means an implement piercing the skin of a person. The nails pierced Jesus' hand and feet on the cross. The solder's spear pierced Jesus' side.But what did that accomplish? Meaning the piercing - the death of the Lord himself. What purpose did the Lord's death on the cross serve? That's a critical question.And it's answered in the first verse of Zechariah 13. Look there. It begins, “On that day” which is connected back to verse 10, the day of piercing… “On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.” A cleansing from sin. It does not use the word blood here, but the reference to fountain implies blood. A fountain of blood. The Old Testament sacrifices connect blood with cleansing. The fountain of Jesus' blood, flowing from his pierced hands and feet and side, cleanses us from sin. It's referring to Christ's death, which accomplished forgiveness from our sin - making us pure and holy.You see, God has done it. He accomplished salvation. Zechariah's audience looked forward to that day. But it's a day, which we look back on. The day when the fountain of blood once and for all cleansed us from our sin.Redemption accomplished.Redemption AppliedBut that's only half of what these verses promise. The other half is how God applies that salvation in hearts and minds. In other words, how do you receive salvation?Well, first, that salvation needs to go forth… needs to be proclaimed. Look how it's worded in verse 7. “The Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first.” It's a salvation that's given by God and it's a salvation that would first go to the “tents of Judah.” That refers to the people living in Judah or Judea, as it's know in the New Testament. And when the Gospel came, where did it first go to? It first went to the people of Jerusalem and Judah. Verse 10 alludes to the Holy Spirit being poured out on the people in Jerusalem. It says, I will “pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy.” The people who lived in Judah would be the first ones to hear of Jesus and receive his Spirit, this promise. But then, that salvation with God's Spirit would go to the ends of the earth.How is that salvation applied to people? God will give us his Spirit and cause us to cry out to him for mercy. This is an Ezekiel 36 kind of work. We also read that earlier. God will put his Spirit in us, his Holy Spirit, and give us a new heart. And with that new heart he will cause us by faith to call out to him for forgiveness.And look at what happens at the end of chapter 12. The people are weeping. They are mourning. Which people? The people and families listed take us back to the united kingdom, to united Israel. David, Nathan, Levi, the Shimeites, which goes back even further. It indicates fulness of God's restored people. And notice their mourning and weeping is repeated over and over. Why? Why are they so overwhelmed? It's because they pierced him. Middle of 10. “when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him…” They were complicit in the death of Jesus, the Lord, and they would realized it.These verses are full of references to other parts of the Bible… Old Testament and New Testament, some of which we've already considered. We don't have time to work through all of them, but I do want to consider verse 11. It says, “On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.”Kids, what if you were anointed king or queen at the age of 8? Like, in charge of a whole country. That would be both interesting and a little scary. I guess that would mean you'd be in charge of your parents. “Hey mom, please go clean my room” or “Dad, it's your night to do the dishes.” You'd have a lot of things in your control.Well, Josiah was anointed king of Judah at age 8. And he was an amazing young king - spiritually mature, well beyond his years. In the first few years of his reign, he had all the places of false worship destroyed. He directed people to worship God and not false things. He was humble but firm about the people's need to return to God. Kids, you are never too young to pursue spiritual maturity and take a stand for God's truth and grace.Ok, well, sad story. When King Josiah was 39 years old, he travelled with Judah's army to the plain of Meggido. A plain is a flat area. It's northwest of Jerusalem with a mountain range on one side. It was a common place for battles. And Judah came up against Egypt's army and they fought. Well, King Josiah was disguised so he wouldn't be a target. But a stray arrow from far away pierced him. He was in a chariot at the time in the Hadad-rimmon part of the plain. Verse 11 is referencing what happened.Josiah didn't die immediately, but they took him back to Jerusalem where he did die. The king's death overwhelmed the people. They had loved Josiah and all his spiritual reforms. They greatly mourned and wept at his death.Verse 11 is saying that the lamenting for the death of the pierced one would be as great as the lamenting for the death of King Josiah.The prophecy is that there will be mourning for the death of Jesus. But it's more than just that Jesus died. They realized that they killed the Lord… they were mourning because they had rejected the Savior.Beloved, we are complicit. We are Israel here, the people. The New Testament reveals how the true descendants of Abraham are descendants not by flesh, but by faith (Galatians 3:7). Or take Romans 9, the promises to Israel are fulfilled in spiritual Israel, those who believe in Christ by faith.It's speaking about the church. We pierced him. No, we weren't there at Jesus' death, but because of our sin, Christ died. Our sin is a rejection of God and Jesus - it's against his Word and commands. And the mourning here in these verses is a mourning for our sin. It's godly sorrow. You see, these verses are about repentance. Being grieved about our sin and turning from it. Repentance is a necessary part of receiving the Gospel.As you can see, these verses also reveal how redemption is applied. The Gospel goes forth (verse 7), people are given God's Spirit (verse 10), they believe in the pierced one, Jesus (also verse 10), which involves sorrow for their sin and a heart desire to turn from it (the last 5 verses).ConclusionRedemption accomplished and redemption applied. The work of Christ to achieve salvation and the way that salvation is received.This is ultimately not a prophecy about a future Jerusalem! No, this prophecy has been fulfilled in the finished work of Christ on the cross, and it is being fulfilled in how that redemption continues to be applied to each believer in Christ.And when you see that, this whole chapter gets unlocked. The references here to Jerusalem and the house of David, and Israel, are references to the church. It refers to us today. Certainly, Jerusalem was used by God in many ways… I'm not taking away form that… but if we look to the physical city of Jerusalem as part of God future plans, then we miss out on the promises here for the church today.All the promises found in verses 2-9 are promises for the church.• The promise in verses 2-5 of protection from enemies is a promise for the church. The gates of hell will not prevail against her. The church will stand forever.• Verse 6 promises that Jerusalem will be inhabited. That is fulfilled in the church. She will be full of people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.• The verse 8 promise that the Davidic kingdom will be restored is fulfilled in Jesus. He is reigning, as the resurrected king, in David's line and will reign forever. • Verse 9 - in the end, all the enemies of faith will be destroyed. That is a promise for the true church.In closing, 1 - you don't need to be buried in Jerusalem. 2 – God has accomplished salvation in Christ, which he promised he would do; 3 – God is at work calling a people to himself, through his Spirit, by faith, into the new Jerusalem, the church. 4 – God will protect his church, his people, forever.

I’ll never forget the first time I stood on the Mount of Olives and looked out over the old city of Jerusalem, and I wondered why on earth someone would ever fight over the place. I wonder if so much blood has ever been shed over any comparable piece of real estate. Because it has gone on for so long, and so often. It was on that same hill where Jesus spoke further about what Jerusalem could expect.And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.Matthew 24:3–8 KJ2000I marvel over that, because so many people think that these are signs of the end. But Jesus said, the end is not yet. Nevertheless, I expect you have heard of something called Armageddon. It is a word that has entered our language. It means the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil, or the battle taking place at Armageddon. I have been there and stood on the hill of Meggido and looked out across the valley. The place called Armageddon. And, Just like with Jerusalem, I wondered, Why here? What for? There are no natural resources to fight over. Not even a strategic location. So I looked in the Bible to see what I could find. Let’s begin in Revelation, chapter 16…

W poprzednim odcinku zakończyliśmy historię Jerozolimy na królu Dawidzie. Biblia pierwszy raz wtedy wspomina o czymś, co być może zbudował tam Dawid. Niektórzy tłumacze używają słowa “nasyp”, inni pozostawiają słowo nieprzetłumaczone i np. w Biblii Warszawskiej w 2 Samuela 5:9 czytamy: “Zamieszkał tedy Dawid w twierdzy i nazwał ją Miastem Dawida. Obudował ją też Dawid wokoło, począwszy od Millo ku środkowi”. Ten “nasyp” czy to “Millo” być może było twierdzą albo wieżą. To samo słowo występuje także w Sędziów, rozdziale 9 i mowa tam o domu Millo. Tak więc była to chyba wieża broniąca Jerozolimy. Niestety Jerozolima została od tamtego czasu zburzona kilkakrotnie i trudno dzisiaj powiedziedzieć co to było. Bardzo podobnie jest z innymi budowlami, o których będziemy dzisiaj mówić.W poprzednim odcinku mówiłem też o dwóch źródłach, które leżały poza murami Miasta Dawidowego, czyli twierdzy, która znajdowała się na górze Syjon. Oba źródła leżały poza murami. Jedno się nazywało En-Rogel, a drugie Gichon. To drugie było bliżej i przebito tunel, którym można było pobierać z niego wodę także podczas oblężenia. Tym właśnie tunelem prawdopodobnie przedostał się Joab. Gdy Dawid był już stary jego syn Adoniasz zgromadził wszystkich przy pierwszym źródle. Tymczasem Dawid kazał obwołać królem Salomona przy źródle Gichon. Źródła musiały być stosunkowo blisko, bo w 1 Królewskiej 1:41 czytamy: “Usłyszał o tym Adoniasz i wszyscy zaproszeni, którzy byli u niego, a właśnie kończyli ucztę. Gdy jednak Joab usłyszał głos rogu, rzekł: Co znaczy ta wrzawa w mieście?”.Salomon zbudował wiele rzeczy, które niestety znamy tylko z opisu. Po pierwsze na górze Moria zbudował świątynię. W 1 Królewskiej 7:8 czytamy o niektórych z tych budowli: “Dom zaś jego, w którym mieszkał, w drugim podwórzu z tyłu tej sali, był zbudowany tak samo. Dla córki faraona, którą Salomon pojął za żonę, też kazał zbudować taki sam dom, jak ta sala”. Salomon więc nie mieszkał w najstarszej części miasta, którą dalej nazywano Miastem Dawidowym. On wybudował wiele domów, w tym jeden dla córki faraona, która była jego żoną. Biblia mówi, że miał w związku z tym małżeństwem wyrzuty sumienia. Uważał, że córka faraona, nie może mieszkać w Mieście Dawidowym, bo przebywała tam arka. Dostała więc swój własny dom. Wszystkie te nowe budowle znajdowały się chyba na zboczu góry Moria, gdzie na szczycie znalazła się świątynią. Tak więc w czasach Salomona Jerozolima objęła swoim zasięgiem oba wzgórza: Syjon i Morię.Tradycja żydowska przypisuje Salomonowi wybudowanie akweduktów doprowadzających wodę. Niestety żadne inne źródła nie potwierdzają tego. Dość często ludzie kojarzyli współczesne sobie budowle ze starożytnymi postaciami. W naszej historii Bolesław Chrobry miał Szczerbcem uderzyć w Złotą Bramę. Niestety za jego życia ona jeszcze nie istniała. Być może podobnie było w Jerozolimie. Akwedukty zbudowali prawdopodobnie Hasmoneusze czy Herod Wielki. Ostatni akwedukt był postawiony prawdopodobnie przez Piłata. Niestety nie ma tutaj nic pewnego.Za życia Salomona panował pokój. Przypominam, że nazwa Jerozolima prawdopodobnie znaczy “Miasto podwójnego pokoju”, mówiłem o tym w poprzednim odcinku. Samo imię “Salomon” także pochodzi od słowa pokój. Niestety po jego śmierci wszystko się zmieniło. Żydzi podzielili się na dwa królestwa. Jerozolima stała się stolicą tego dwu plemiennego. Wtedy Jerozolimę najechał też faraon Sziszak. Król Rechoboam się poddał, a Egipcjanie złupili Jerozolimę. Być może zabrali wtedy arkę. Mówiłem już o tym trochę przy okazji odcinka 1 o Jeroboamie, który był królem tego dziesięcio plemiennego królestwa. Sziszak był pierwszym, który zdobył stolicę Judy, ale niestety nie ostatni.Jerozolimę rozbudowywali kolejni królowie Judy. Dobudowywali oni mury, a Ezechiasz zbudował kanał wodny. Niestety zdobyta była wielokrotnie. Pierwszy raz jak już powiedziałem zdobył ją faraon Sziszak za rządów Rechoboama. Drugi raz Arabowie i Filistyni za rządów Jehorama. Trzeci raz Syryjczycy za rządów Jehoasza. Czwarty raz Izraelici (czyli te 10 plemion z północy) za rządów Amacjasza. Później Jerozolimę umocnili królowie Uzjasz, Jotam i Ezechiasz. Ten pierwszy miał postawić maszyny oblężnicze, a ten ostatni zbudować kanał wodny doprowadzający wodę, to bardzo przydało się podczas oblężenia asyryjskiego.Za rządów Ezechiasza Judę najechał król Asyrii Sanheryb. Oblegał Jerozolimę, ale nie udało mu się jej zdobyć. Ten najazd potwierdza relacja asyryjska, która mówi: “Jego samego [czyli króla Ezechiasza] zamknąłem, jak ptaka w klatce, w jego siedzibie, Jerozolimie. Jego miasta, które złupiłem”. Król Sanheryb chwali się zdobyciem miast judzkich i zamknięciem Ezechiasza w Jerozolimie jak ptaka w klatce. Potwierdza to więc fakt oblężenia oraz to, że Jerozolima nie została zdobyta. Syn Ezechiasza to Manasses. Był on sojusznikiem Asyrii. Biblia wspomina, że został on w pewnym momencie uwięziony w łańcuchach w Babilonie. Później został zwolniony. Nic jednak nie świadczy o tym, że Asyryjczycy oblegali wtedy Jerozolimę albo, że ją zdobyli. Później jednak była zdobyta kilkakrotnie.Gdy król Jozjasz zginął pod Meggido podczas bitwy z Egipcjanami. Faraon Necho zawrócił wtedy i zdobył Jerozolimę. Później pod Jerozolimę podeszli Babilończycy. Żydzi uznali babilońską zwierzchność, ale potem się zbuntowali i Babilończycy zdobyli miasto, króla uprowadzili do niewoli. Jako króla w Jerozolimie ustanowili Sedekiasza. Mówiłem o tym w odcinku 18 poświęconym prorokowi Ezechielowi, bo on żył właśnie w tamtych czasach. Ten ostatni król Sedekiasz także się zbuntował. Babilończycy wrócili i tym razem nie tylko zdobyli Jerozolimę, ale także ją zniszczyli. Jerozolima była w gruzach przez 70 lat. Niektórzy historycy twierdzą, że było to tylko 50 lat.W ten sposób omówiliśmy wszystkie zdobycia Jerozolimy, o których mówi Biblia. Na początku mieszkali tam Jebusyci. Ich miasto zdobyli i zniszczyli Judejczycy, ale Jebusyci wrócili i je odbudowali. Później zdobył je Dawid używając przejścia przez kanał wodny. Za Salomona panował pokój. Na drugim wzgórzu zbudowano wtedy świątynię. Potem jednak Jerozolima była oblegana wielokrotnie. Choć asyryjskie oblężenie odparto to jednak zdobyto ją około 7, 8 razy. Ostatecznie Jerozolimę zrównał z ziemią król Babilonu Nabuchodonozor.Na koniec kilka słów o zabudowie. Na górze Syjon było miasto Dawidowe, czyli najstarsza część Jerozolimy. Później na szczycie sąsiedniej góry Moria Salomon zbudował świątynię. Na zboczu tej drugiej góry zbudował też swój pałac, pałac dla swojej żony, córki faraona i wiele innych budynków. Kolejni władcy dobudowywali mury. Np. Manases zbudował swój mur, a Ezechiasz jest znany z budowy kanału wodnego. W czasach Ezechiasza czytamy też o prorokini Chuldzie, która mieszkała jak czytamy w 2 Królewskiej 22:14 w “drugiej dzielnicy”. W niektórych Bibliach oddano to jako “nową dzielnicę”. Była to prawdopodobnie część miasta na północ od świątyni.Ważnym miejscem były też różne doliny otaczające Jerozolimę. Warto może tylko wspomnieć o Dolinie Syna Chinnoma. W 2 Kronik 28:3 czytamy o królu Achazie: “On to składał ofiary z kadzidła w Dolinie Syna Chinnoma, a nawet własnego syna oddał na spalenie w ogniu, jak to było ohydnym zwyczajem narodów, które Pan wytępił przed synami izraelskimi”. W tej dolinie składano ofiary z ludzi i robili to królowie Achaz i Manasses. Później Jozjasz kazał to miejsce zniszczyć i zrobił tam śmietnisko. Będę o tym jeszcze mówił następnej części, bo Jezus nawiązywał do tego miejsca wielokrotnie. Dokładnych opisów Jerozolimy i jej dzielnic nie będę robił bo do tego lepiej nadają się mapy niż słowo mówione. Na sam koniec parę słów o górze Syjon. W ten sposób nazywano górę, na której była najstarsza część Jerozolimy czyli tz. Miasto Dawidowe. Tam przyniesiono arkę Bożą. Później jednak arkę przeniesiono na północną górę Moria. Salomon na górze Moria zbudował świątynię. Wtedy całą Jerozolimę zaczęto nazywać Syjon. Później ta nazwa przyjęła się na oznaczenie góry ze świątynią. Ją zaczęto nazywać Syjon, choć ta góra miała nazwę Moria. Tak więc górą Syjon nazywano najpierw górę z Miastem Dawida, potem tak nazywano górę gdzie była świątynia. To jednak nie wszystko. Dzisiaj górą Syjon nazywa się górę na zachód od Miasta Dawidowego. Jest więc małe zamieszanie. Gdy ktoś mówi góra Syjon to może mieć na myśli trzy różne góry, albo wręcz całą Jerozolimę czyli wszystkie góry na raz.Zamieszkał tedy Dawid w twierdzy i nazwał ją Miastem Dawida. Obudował ją też Dawid wokoło, począwszy od Millo ku środkowi.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Samuela/5/9Usłyszał o tym Adoniasz i wszyscy zaproszeni, którzy byli u niego, a właśnie kończyli ucztę. Gdy jednak Joab usłyszał głos rogu, rzekł: Co znaczy ta wrzawa w mieście?http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Krolewska/1/41Dom zaś jego, w którym mieszkał, w drugim podwórzu z tyłu tej sali, był zbudowany tak samo. Dla córki faraona, którą Salomon pojął za żonę, też kazał zbudować taki sam dom, jak ta sala.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Krolewska/7/8I ci, wyruszywszy przeciwko Judzie, wtargnęli do niej i zagarnęli całe mienie, jakie znajdowało się w pałacu królewskim, uprowadzili też jego synów i żony, a został przy nim tylko najmłodszy z jego synów, Jehoachaz.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Kronik/21/17Po upływie roku wyruszyło przeciwko niemu wojsko aramejskie, które przybywszy do Judy i do Jeruzalemu, wytraciło spośród ludu wszystkich ich przywódców, całą zaś zdobycz posłali do króla Damaszku.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Kronik/24/23Amasjasza zaś, króla judzkiego, syna Joasza, wnuka Jehoachaza, wziął do niewoli Joasz, król izraelski, w Bet-Szemesz, po czym sprowadził go do Jeruzalemu, gdzie zrobił wyłom na czterysta łokci w murze jeruzalemskim od Bramy Efraimskiej aż do Bramy Narożnejhttp://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Kronik/25/23

Joe and Laurie look at the ancient prophecies and visions of the End Times to decipher a possible meaning for humanity about it's destiny of reuniting with our alien ancestors.*CORRECTION NOTE*   We regret inadvertently failing to mention that Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins are the authors of the Left Behind series and not Hal Lindsey.  It is with our sincere apologies for making this error, and we thus set the record straight.  https://theologyimpact.com/will-there-be-a-global-rapture-event-viewpoints-explained/ https://defendinginerrancy.com/bible-difficulties/ people.math.harvand.edu/~elkies/mp666.htmlThe Late Great Planet Earth, H. Lindsey, (1970), ZondervanLeft Behind, T. LaHaye & J.B. Jenkins, (1995), Tyndale House PublishersBiblical Archeology Review, “Back to Meggido, I. Finkelstein & D. Ussishkin, (January/February 1994) The Consummation of History, G. Weber, (1978), Baker House End-Time Visions: The Road to Armageddon?  R. Abanes, (1998), Four Walls Eight Windows The End of Days, Z. Sitchin, (2007), Harper Collins Publishers Let Us Descend: The Biblical First Contact, Pages 157 to 162. L. Oldford, (2017), Page Publishing, New York, NY Follow us on Facebook

Meggido burns. The screams of desperate city folk are drowned out by the howls of savage ghouls and undead monsters. Our brave heroes make a desperate effort to escape the city walls alive, but with danger so close, nothing is certain.   Written, directed, and produced by Good Noise Radio Ben Tissell- Dallen, Quinn, Thane Blackthrone, Reginald (Tower Guard), Corin Tosscobble, Squire, Old Bill Hillary Langdon- Jericho Evermoor, Demon #1, Frightened Tiefling #1 Shirley Bardone- Lady Tribella Stansworthy, Jenny (Tower Guard), Ghoul Captain #1, Sound Design and QA Josh Knapp- Adam Alex Nutter- Gor Ironhead, Nefarious, Thug #1   Original Intro "Land of Shadow" by Shirley Bardone   Like what we are doing and want to support us? Consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/goodnoiseradio

Darkness has arrived outside of the city of Meggido. Thane Blackthrone and his army of ghouls approach the city walls, waiting for the moment to strike. Unaware of the fate that has befallen Quinn, Dallen meets a new friend while Gor and Jericho recount past mistakes. Written, directed, and produced by Good Noise Radio Ben Tissell- Dallen, Quinn, Torrance Brushbeater, Thane Blackthrone, Dinkel Hillary Langdon- Jericho Evermoor Shirley Bardone- Ghoul Captain #1, Barmaid #1, QA and sound design Alex Nutter- Gor Ironhead, Thug #1   Like what we are doing and want to support us? Consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/goodnoiseradio

With the Old Mud behind them, our heroes set out to warn the city of Meggido about Lord Blackthrone and his terrible horde. Little do they realize, the dark lord's reach is much further than any of them thought.  Written, Directed, and Produced by Good Noise Radio Ben Tissell - Dallen, Quinn, Lord Quinsley Longchamps, Lord Thane Blackthrone, Squire, Pidge the Shellkin, and Dinkel Hilary Langdon - Jericho Evermoor, Female Servant #1, Tavern Girl #1 Josh Knapp - Adam Shirley Bardone - Lady Tribella Stansworthy Alex Nutter - Gor Ironhead   Want to support what we do? Consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/goodnoiseradio

There’s something downright mysterious about DOWN II.  Something about the vibe of the album sounds like it was recorded and produced by Roger Bain in some haunted, abandoned church in an alternate dimension during the early 1970’s and then teleported back to 2002 for a boost in production value and loudness thanks to the generous spell of a wizard who loves Metal. But that’s not what happened. No, there was something else that amplified and enhancified the mystique presented on DOWN’s sophomore effort DOWN II:  A Bustle In Your Hedgerow.  Something more organic, more natural, and even more mystical and powerful than interdimensional teleportation and wizards: The swamplands of Louisiana, home to NODFERATU’S LAIR! JOIN US (in an alternate dimension.  Yeah, you’re gonna need a LOT of relaxers…) as we dive into the 2nd DOWN album and marvel at their uncanny ability to create the most delicious Skynyrd Fried Sabbath Crunch Casserole (with Riff Gravy) platter you’ve EVER experienced in your life. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episodeMetal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts - Spotify or your favorite Podcast appListen on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, Google Play or wherever you get your Podcasts.Follow us on the Socials:Facebook - Instagram - TwitterEmail: metalnerdery@gmail.com Show Notes:(00:00) – A spring release with an autumn vibe:   DOWN II:  A Bustle In Your Hedgerow (#paradise & #gold) / #blackalbumreference / BUY OUR SHIT:  www.metalnerdery.com/merch / Check out our shit:  world.wide.web.metalnerdery.com / Come find us on the socials / #stretchmarks / Production credits / The producer’s role and the artist’s role / #relaxers in abundance (most probably, yes!) #itsDOWN (06:21) – DOWN II:  The “flow” and feel of this one vs NOLA / What were YOU into in 2002?/#riffcasseroll (with an extra crispy DOWN crust) / #broadstroke / Jamming with some dudes and getting hammered…for 28 days! #goodtimes #redcirclemagic  (13:48) – The personnel of DOWN / The “Roxy” and a shameless #blackalbumreference / The Tracks:  Lysergik Funeral Procession (#alberthofmann) and the sound of a modernized Black Sabbath / There’s Something On My Side (it’s called Stoner Skynyrd gravy to go with your Southern Fried Sabbath) / www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for a little “something extra” to tickle your brain / #relaxers (21:54) – The Man that Follows Hell (is probably out of relaxers) / Stained Glass Cross (Southern Fried Sabbath with a side of Hammond organ #70sVibe / Ghosts Along The Mississippi (#readthoselyrics) DOWN (Now with a full ½ of Pantera) / Learn From This Mistake #nightnighttime (29:16) – The Beautifully Depressed #iwillsaythis / Where I’m going (check out the Interview with Phil Anselmo at Loyola University in NOLA for context #justsayno #dontdenythepowerof ) #rollanotherbowl with Ron and head on DOWN to the Doobinterlude (and HAIL to Jimmy Bower!  Master of VIBE!) (35:53) – New Orleans is a Dying Whore (#crunchyballriffs now with extra #balls) / ***THE POWER OF THE RIFF COMPELLS ME!!!*** The Seed #rollanotherbowl / The “style” of a left turn in Canahhdahh / #cancerboogers / Lies, I don’t know what they say but… (#idiot #welldeserved) DOWN II is definitely a “relaxer” album / Did DOWN Time Travel back to the 70’s to record DOWN II? / Flambeaux’s jamming with St. Aug (#ridiculous consumption of multiple #relaxers) and theories as to the song’s title / Dog Tired (46:11) – Landing on the Mountains of Meggido (***check out also En Minor, which is tangentionally related***) #metalnerderyASMR and Careless Whispering and that Black Dog / Coming to the Main Stage, it’s Tympani!! / What’s in the future realm for DOWN? / #butbutbut / DOWN IV:  Parts 3&4? / ***MERRY CHRIST MASS*** #dontdenythepowerof #Christmas #krampus and French Satan #nuts #neverforget 

The Battle of Megiddo was the climactic battle of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War, with Germans and Ottomans on one side, and British and French forces on the other (with Arab nationalists led by T.E. Lawrence). The actions immediately after it were a disaster for the Ottomans. They now had permanently lost control over their Middle Eastern possessions. Historian Edward Erickson writes “The battle…ranks with Ludendorff's Black Days of the German Army in the effect that it had on the consciousness of the Turkish General Staff. It was now apparent to all but the most diehard nationalists that the Turks were finished in the war. In spite of the great victories in Armenia and in Azerbaijan, Turkey was now in an indefensible condition, which could not be remedied with the resources on hand. It was also apparent that the disintegration of the Bulgarian Army at Salonika and the dissolution of the Austro–Hungarian Army spelled disaster and defeat for the Central Powers. From now until the Armistice, the focus of the Turkish strategy would be to retain as much Ottoman territory as possible.”

The Battle of Megiddo was the climactic battle of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War, with Germans and Ottomans on one side, and British and French forces on the other (with Arab nationalists led by T.E. Lawrence). The actions immediately after it were a disaster for the Ottomans. They now had permanently lost control over their Middle Eastern possessions. Historian Edward Erickson writes “The battle…ranks with Ludendorff's Black Days of the German Army in the effect that it had on the consciousness of the Turkish General Staff. It was now apparent to all but the most diehard nationalists that the Turks were finished in the war. In spite of the great victories in Armenia and in Azerbaijan, Turkey was now in an indefensible condition, which could not be remedied with the resources on hand. It was also apparent that the disintegration of the Bulgarian Army at Salonika and the dissolution of the Austro–Hungarian Army spelled disaster and defeat for the Central Powers. From now until the Armistice, the focus of the Turkish strategy would be to retain as much Ottoman territory as possible.”

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GRAVEDIGGER VS MEGGIDO ON TOXIC SICKNESS / SEPTEMBER / 2020 by TOXIC SICKNESS OFFICIAL

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J.Meggido, spoken word artist and poet talks about his experience with stage fright and his transition to a performer delivering powerful lines that are like knock-out jabs and upper cuts.   He talks about his recent album "The Battle of Meggido," a collection of work which addresses issue such as mental health, feminism, self-love, self-esteem, romance, politics, racial justice and society.

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On this day, we remember the Battle at Meggido in 1486 BC and Mary Brant, who died in 1796. The reading is "Hosanna to Christ" by Isaac Watts. — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at CHA@1517.org. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! Please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following Podcast portals and apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. This show was produced by Christopher Gillespie, a Lutheran pastor (stjohnrandomlake.org), coffee roaster (gillespie.coffee), and media producer (gillespie.media). We’re a part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today.

21 września1918 - bitwa pod Meggido1931 - Funt szterling został wycofany z systemu waluty złotej1937 - Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotem

It is almost impossible to watch or read the news today without hearing about the escalating tension among the nations of our world & impending global conflict. Just this past Friday, the headline on a major U. K. news site read, “Is there going to be a World War 3 & who would win? From Syria tensions between USA & Russia to the North Korea nuclear threat, what are the chances?” Now, it is not just the British news agencies that are posting such headlines, this concern of another world war is surfacing in countries on every continent. I believe this universal feeling of a future doomsday is spreading because the world can easily see how international tensions & sophisticated weaponry are revealing just how fast the stability of the global community could disintegrate in one act of a nation, resulting in a calamitous conflict such as this world has never witnessed. So, where is human civilization headed? How will the world end? Is there going to be a final world war that ends this age? Well, the Bible is not silent about the future of our world & the events leading to the end of the age.

Mack Maloney who grew up in the Dorchester section of Boston and was taught to read and write by the nuns at St. Ann’s School. His father was a veteran of World War II and he used to read military books all the time. As a child, Mack started reading them too, along with a lot of science fiction. He received a BS in journalism and a graduate degree in filmmaking from Emerson College. He was a sports reporter for two years after college before joining corporate America as a publicist for General Electric Company. Mack started writing books in 1984, and have been doing it full time since 1987, penning over 30 books. During the course of researching his novels Mack discovered numerous places all over the world similar to the top secret Area 51 in Nevada. He shared what he’s uncovered about UFOs, and their relationship to these secret bases. Aided in the writing of his book, Beyond Area 51, by an employee of a U.S. intelligence agency he referred to as “Spook,” Maloney learned that there may be as many as two dozen bases all around the world. Historically, one of the first secret bases was in the ancient Israeli city of Meggido, where a fortress was constructed on a mountain to hide their military force, he detailed. Nowadays, secret bases are generally built underground in order to remain out of view of satellites, he noted. There’s a vast underground base in Russia in the Yamantau Mountain built in the 1990s, probably as a place where top government officials would go in the case of a nuclear event, he said. In the United States, Area 51 functions mostly as a place for the Air Force to secretly test new reconnaissance aircraft like the U2, Maloney asserted, adding that he believes Bob Lazar may have been a government disinformation agent, creating an ET story to distract or divert attention away from the real technology at the Nevada base. In another case of disinformation, he concluded that Paul Bennewitz’s tale about aliens and UFOs inside an underground base in Dulce, NM had been fed to him by government agents to throw him off track, after he’d stumbled onto some of their secret experiments. Maloney recounted some of the strange aerial sightings seen in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, as well as the alleged 1974 incident in which President Nixon took Jackie Gleason to view the remains of an alien crew and flying saucer under military guard at a hangar in the Homestead AFB in Florida. He also reviewed WWII era UFO sightings like the foo fighters, and the ‘Battle of Los Angeles.’ One of the intriguing things that Maloney’s friend “Spook” told him was that for really secret technology like a recovered UFO, it would probably be “hidden in plain sight” rather than placed in an underground base. For more, check out this short video clip in which Maloney talks about his series of novels in which ‘Mad Max’ meets WWIII. He’s also a skilled musician, and host of his own radio show “MACK MALONEY’S MILITARY X FILES” which airs every Wednesdays at 7:30pm to 9pm est. You can also follow him on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/mack.maloney.96 Links: http://mackmaloney.wordpress.com/ http://www.mackmaloney.com/

Mack Maloney who grew up in the Dorchester section of Boston and was taught to read and write by the nuns at St. Ann’s School. His father was a veteran of World War II and he used to read military books all the time. As a child, Mack started reading them too, along with a lot of science fiction. He received a BS in journalism and a graduate degree in filmmaking from Emerson College. He was a sports reporter for two years after college before joining corporate America as a publicist for General Electric Company. Mack started writing books in 1984, and have been doing it full time since 1987, penning over 30 books. During the course of researching his novels Mack discovered numerous places all over the world similar to the top secret Area 51 in Nevada. He shared what he’s uncovered about UFOs, and their relationship to these secret bases. Aided in the writing of his book, Beyond Area 51, by an employee of a U.S. intelligence agency he referred to as “Spook,” Maloney learned that there may be as many as two dozen bases all around the world. Historically, one of the first secret bases was in the ancient Israeli city of Meggido, where a fortress was constructed on a mountain to hide their military force, he detailed. Nowadays, secret bases are generally built underground in order to remain out of view of satellites, he noted. There’s a vast underground base in Russia in the Yamantau Mountain built in the 1990s, probably as a place where top government officials would go in the case of a nuclear event, he said. In the United States, Area 51 functions mostly as a place for the Air Force to secretly test new reconnaissance aircraft like the U2, Maloney asserted, adding that he believes Bob Lazar may have been a government disinformation agent, creating an ET story to distract or divert attention away from the real technology at the Nevada base. In another case of disinformation, he concluded that Paul Bennewitz’s tale about aliens and UFOs inside an underground base in Dulce, NM had been fed to him by government agents to throw him off track, after he’d stumbled onto some of their secret experiments. Maloney recounted some of the strange aerial sightings seen in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, as well as the alleged 1974 incident in which President Nixon took Jackie Gleason to view the remains of an alien crew and flying saucer under military guard at a hangar in the Homestead AFB in Florida. He also reviewed WWII era UFO sightings like the foo fighters, and the ‘Battle of Los Angeles.’ One of the intriguing things that Maloney’s friend “Spook” told him was that for really secret technology like a recovered UFO, it would probably be “hidden in plain sight” rather than placed in an underground base. For more, check out this short video clip in which Maloney talks about his series of novels in which ‘Mad Max’ meets WWIII. He’s also a skilled musician, and host of his own radio show “MACK MALONEY’S MILITARY X FILES” which airs every Wednesdays at 7:30pm to 9pm est. You can also follow him on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/mack.maloney.96 Links: http://mackmaloney.wordpress.com/ http://www.mackmaloney.com/

Investigative reporter Lisa Haven is my special guest for this episode. We discuss Jade Helm 15 and the possible endgame behind these government exercises. She has also uncovered a government document entitled Project Meggido, which specifically labels Christians as an extremist terrorist threat. Will project Meggido have any impact on Jade Helm 15? Join me as we discuss these important issues.  Show Notes: Lisa's Website: Lisa Haven News Vine Of Life News Lisa Haven's YouTube Page Lisa's Report On Jade Helm 15 Lisa's Report On Project Megiddo Lisa's Report on Christian Persecution Military Warned ‘Evangelicals’ No. 1 Threat! CBN Report: Janet Reno Calls Christians Cultists on 60 Minutes U.S. City Spies On Churches, Demands Licenses