A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com
539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar)[1]
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- The Handwriting on the Wall, by Dr. Toby B. Holt [Text: Danial 5; Danial 5:1]
- Cyrus Stirred Up, by James I. Gracie [Text: Ezra 1:1]
- Jehovah's Command to Cyrus, by Rev. Jonathan Langerak [Text: Ezra 1:1-4]
- How Western Cultural Leaders Turn Pagan - Miley Cyrus' Story, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
1492 – Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically on San Salvador Island. (Julian calendar)[6]
Recommended reading: Sympathy for the Devil: Columbus Day and Why it Matters - townhall.comExcerpt from this article: "This hatred for Columbus and the misunderstanding of what it is he did is nothing new. In fact, the earliest criticisms of Columbus were made about a century ago by the old Democratic party institution, the Ku Klux Klan."
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Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- America's Sins Against the Indians, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
- The Truth About Cortez and Columbus (The Systematic Destruction of America), by Pastor Kent Black
- Why Americans Don't Like the Pilgrims Anymore - Thankful for the Pilgrims, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
1692 – The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Province of Massachusetts Bay Governor William Phips.
Recommended sermons and podcasts:- The New Age Movement, by Rev. Colin Mercer
- How Does a Christian Evaluate Witchcraft, Fantasy, Yoga, and Science? by Pastor Kevin Swanson [Text: I Samuel 28 (2012)
- Principalities and Haunted Houses, by Pastor Mike Hoggard
- Satan's Temptation of Eve, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk [Text: Genesis 2:15-3:6
- Halloween - What's Behind the Mask? by Jim Schneider [Crosstalk America]
- Satan Considering the Saints, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
- Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul den Butter
- A Christian Response to the Salem Witch Trials, by Rev. Matthew Trewhella [Text: Acts 19:11-19]
1870 – Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- The Christian Character of Robert E. Lee, by John Weaver
- Robert E. Lee Versus Adolf Hitler - The Difference Between the Godly and the Wicked, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
1875 – Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (d. 1947)
Recommended sermons and podcasts: Aleister Crowley - The Beast, by Pastor Mike Hoggard
1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- Should You Say the Pledge of Allegiance? by Pastor Keven Swanson
- The Pledge - History and Problems, #1, by John Weaver
- The Pledge - History and Problems, #2, by John Weaver
1960 – Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion.
Recommended reading: 95 Years Ago, The USSR Was Formed. Let's Look at the Numbers - dailycaller.com
Excerpt from this article: "According to “The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression,” a text considered the standard recollection of the USSR’s atrocities, 20 million perished as a result of Stalin’s targeted killings, forced labor, famine, and collectivization. These numbers were confirmed by a major Soviet newspaper in 1989...An estimate cited by the libertarian magazine Reason puts the total number of people killed because of communism from 1900 to 2000 at a staggering 94 million — making it by far the bloodiest ideology in recent history."
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For further study...
- I Feel Like Communism is Better - Millennial Worldviews (Podcast), by Pastor Kevin Swanson
- Cuba, Castro, and Communism (Podcast), by Dr. Peter Hammond
1970 – Kirk Cameron, American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist[42]
Recommended sermons and podcasts: Is Public Education Public Enemy #1? Kirk Cameron Verses Public Schools, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Kirk Cameron Speaks Out, Urges Kids to Embrace Humility Over Pride, by Adam McManus
1984 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army fail to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. The bomb kills five people and wounds at least 31 others.[16]
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- The Woman on the $20 Bill: Margaret Thatcher or Margaret Sangar? by Pastor Kevin Swanson
- A Tribute to Baroness Margaret Thatcher, by Peter Hammond
1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, dies five days after he was beaten outside of Laramie.
Recommended sermons and podcasts: Global Warming and Matthew Shepard: Extravagant Lies That Fool Billions, by Pastor Kevin Swanson [2013]
2010 – The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church.[19][20][21]
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- Why Persecution is Coming to the church in America, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
- The ELCA Lutheran Church Dies - Old, Birth Imploded, Transgendered and Dead, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
