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Pastor Wayne Edwards of Heritage Baptist Church, Perry, Georgia, USA continues his series of sermons on surviving persecution. These sermons are most relevant to these dangerous times. The service begins at 22 minutes. Be certain to read the News Notes pertaining to current news and prophecy. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley PASTOR WAYNE EDWARDS WRITES: September 22, 2024 Dear Heritage Family and Friends, Last week, the Christian community witnessed a mighty miracle of God. In 2006, Christian pastor David Lin was found guilty of contract fraud by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His crime was raising funds for a Christian church in…

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This monkey finds this interview to be profoundly impactful and easy to understand. Thanks again to Creation Ministries for making such material available. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley

The Five Sons of Mattathias were named: The exploits of Judas, Jonathan and Simon are well-known, but one of the bravest of The Sons of Mattathias was Eleazar. After the death of Antiochus IV, his son, Antiochus V, became the ruler of The Seleucid Empire. He was determined to subdue the revolt led by Mattathias and Judas, who assumed the command upon the death of his father. Antiochus assembled a force of 100,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry, and 32 elephants trained for war. The huge animals were distributed among the infantry units. A thousand men, protected by chain armour and bronze…

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From The Maccabean Revolt to The Founding of The Hasmoneans to King Herod. “And They That Understand Among The People Shall Instruct Many. Yet They Shall Fall By The Sword, And [They Shall Fall] By Flame, And [They Shall Fall ] By Captivity, And [They Shall Fall] By Spoil, Many Days. Now When They Shall Fall, They Shall Be Holpen With A Little Help; But Many Shall Cleave To Them With Flatteries. And Some Of Them Of Understanding Shall Fall: Even To THE TIME OF THE END; Because It Is Yet For A TIME APPOINTED.” Daniel 11: 33,34 & 35…

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“But The People That Do Know Their GOD shall be strong, And Do Exploits.“ Although this verse applies to the inspiring individuals who stood against the forces of Hellenism, it ultimately was fulfilled in the family of Mattathias who called the people forth to holy war against the Seleucids: I. Mattathias 167 – 166 B.C.E. He was an aged priest living at Modein. He defied the order to sacrifice in homage to Antiochus IV. II. Judas ‘Maccabeus‘ the third son of Mattathias who led revolt from 166 B.C.E. – 160 B.C.E. and won victories over the Seleucid troops at: He…

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And such as do wickedly against The Covenant, Shall He[Antiochus IV(175 B.C.E. – 164 B.C.E.)] corrupt with Flatteries; But The People That Know Their GOD shall be Strong, And Do Exploits. (Daniel 11:32) One of the ways in which Antiochus IV endeavoured to corrupt the Jewish Nation was when Jason, the brother of the godly high priest, Onias, after having persuaded Antiochus IV to make him high priest in his brother’s place, established a stadium where young men could train. The finest young men were tempted to adopt the Greek custom of participating in athletic events. (Hellenism exalts the body…

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“And Arms [ Forces] shall stand of His [Antiochus IV(175 B.C.E. – 164 B.C.E)] Part; And They shall pollute [defile] The Sanctuary of Strength; And shall take away The Daily Sacrifice, And They shall place The Abomination That Maketh desolate.” (Daniel 11:30) Exodus 29:38 – 42 Now This is That Which Thou Shalt Offer Upon The Altar: Two Lambs of The first Year Day by Day Continually. The One Lamb Thou Shalt Offer In The Morning; And The Other Lamb Thou Shalt Offer At Even. And With The One Lamb A Tenth Deal Of Flour Mingled With The Fourth Part…

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Antiochus IV (175 B.C.E. -164 B.C.E.), despised The Holy Covenant. This was The Covenant which GOD made with Abram, The Son of Terah, who was descended from Shem, The Son of Noah, with whom GOD made a universal Covenant that HE would never again destroy the earth with A Universal Flood. This Universal Covenant was accompanied with a sign – the beautiful sign of The Rainbow. This Universal Covenant was made with Noah and His Sons, Japheth, Ham, and Shem, and their descendants. In The Book of Genesis, Chapter Ten, The Seventy Nations fathered by: Japheth, Ham, and Shem, are…

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