first century history

We continue looking at the crucial events leading up to the outbreak of the Jewish revolt against Rome in late AD 66. We mention some of the major characters who played a significant role as the rebellion was beginning to take shape, and how the situation there in Judea at this time just before the war started was getting worse every day. There were signs in the heavens and on earth at this very time of Passover and Pentecost in AD 66. This is when the angelic armies were seen in the sky above Judea, as well as when the priests in the temple heard the incredible voices of a multitude in the unseen realm saying that they were leaving that place and going to another location within the unseen realm. Could this have been the resurrection of the dead out of Hades and their reception into heaven? This is another one of those podcasts you will want to listen to over and over again. If you wish to have the free PDF written lesson outline for this podcast, simply email us to request it (preterist1@preterist.org). Be sure to mention the date of this podcast when you email us.Support the show

If you are interested in considering some possible fulfillments of the Abomination of Desolation and the Man of Lawlessness, this podcast is for you. We look at how Gessius Florus, the Roman procurator over Judea in AD 66, attempted to rob the temple of all of its imageless coinage and force the Jews to bring in coins with Nero's deified image on them. This would have been an abomination of the temple, and easily explains why the Zealots and Priests revolted. One of the key players in that rebellion was Eleazar, the Captain of the Temple Guard, and son of the powerful High Priest Ananias b. Nedebaeus. Eleazar blew the shofar and rallied the citizens to block Florus' access to the temple. Eleazar then took control of the temple and did many other lawless things which suggest that he might have been the Man of Lawlessness. This is one podcast you will want to listen to over and over again. If you wish to have the PDF written lesson outline for this podcast, simply email us to request it (preterist1@preterist.org). Be sure to mention the date of this podcast when you email us.Support the show

Why is it that for a whole generation after AD 70 we hear nothing from, nor anything about the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation? What happened to those churches? If you wish to have the PDF lesson outline that is available for this podcast, simply email Ed to request it (preterist1@preterist.org). Be sure to mention the date of the podcast for which you would like to receive the PDF.Support the show

In book three of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, he tells the story of the two grandsons of Jude (the brother of Jesus) who were arrested and brought before the Roman court to investigate their aspirations to the Davidic throne in Jerusalem. There are some historical problems associated with this story, which we explore and try to resolve here. There is a PDF lesson outline available for this podcast. Send an email to preterist1@preterist.org and request it by its date.Support the show