By Jerry Fite In 168 B.C., conflict over the Grecian influence in the lives of the Jewish people came to a head. In December of that year Antiochus IV (Epiphanes), the Grecian ruler in Syria, plundered the Temple in Jerusalem; sacrilegiously offered swine upon the altar that he had built over God’s altar; and commanded …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 44 2000
The Temple
By Daniel H. King, Sr. Throughout the history of Israel, the temple represented the place where Heaven and earth came together for the purpose of sacred worship. Like the ark before it, the temple was intended to be a symbol of God’s presence in the midst of his people (Exod. 25:21-22). Its location was, therefore, …
The Historical-Political Background of the New Testament
By Russell H. Dunaway Jr. Beginning in 606 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon launched the first of three successive attacks upon the city of Jerusalem and the people of Judah. During the second attack (597 B.C.) Ezekiel, Daniel, and about 10,000 other inhabitants of Jerusalem were carried into captivity. During the third attack (587-586 B.C.) Jerusalem …
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Heaven-Centered Thinking
By Bruce James Oh how we need more heaven-centered minds! Many have forgotten that this world is not our home and that we’re just passing through. Carnal-mindedness is rampaging across our land and it has even filtered into the Lord’s body. So many are so wrapped up in the cares and affairs of this life …