Ancient Babylon was one of the strongest city-states in Mesopotamia. By about 700 or 600 B.C.E., it was perhaps the most influential city-state in the region. It was conquered, though, by various groups such as the Persians. The Babylonians, however, produced innovations that elevated ...
The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the LORD, the God of Israel.English Standard VersionNow when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the LORD, the God of Israel,...
10They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in whitestood beside them.11“Men of Galilee,”they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who h...
Opposition to the Rebuilding - When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,
But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.” / “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that ...
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the conversion of the Jews, and in the bringing in the fulness of the Gentiles, both which are called "mysteries", ( Romans 11:25 Romans 11:26 ) ( Ephesians 3:4-6 ) ; and now as the antichristian church is called "mystery", "Babylon", ( Revelation 17:5 ) ; and "the mystery ...
Taken fromJohn Gill's Exposition of the Bible Acts 16:6 In-Context 4As they went thorow ye cities they delyvered the the decrees for to kepe ordeyned of the Apostles and elders which were at Ierusalem. 5And so were the congregacions stablisshed in the fayth and encreased in noumbre...
But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel...
He proclaimed that the second temple would be desolated, which caused His disciples to ask about the sign of these things (the judgment of the Jews and the desolation of the temple) which were about to happen. When they sat down on the Mount of Olives, which overlooks the city and temple...