The Jesus Factor – 05/12/2013

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“Unto everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under Heaven….”

Speakers:

• Scott Stevens

Subject:

• Axis of evil.
• Turkish reaction to chemical weapons.
• Puilo.
• Jewish culture.

Opening Commentary:

• Happy Mothers Day.
• Believing Mothers estranged from unbelieving children.
• Pray for brotherly love.

Israel Update and World News
“All relevant history revolves around Israel as a nation or as a people”

• Chemical weapons in Syria
• Obama’s “red line”
• Secretary Of Defense John Kerry’s comments and concerns
• North Korea, Iran, Russia, China Axis of Evil

Rome in Jesus’ Time:

• The Temple and other forms of Worship
• Socrates and Plato, root of Roman Philosophy
• Roman Philosophy influenced the Hellenized  Jews
• Socratic method and origin of logic
• Jews influenced by philosophy may not rightly divide Gods Word
• Sadducees and Pharisees main partys
• Sadducees more influential in politics  Pharisees in religion
• Josephus Flavius first hand Jewish Historian
• Philo and his position on the Sanhedrin and relationship to Rome
•  Caesar (Caligula) erects a statue not unlike the statue of Nebuchadnezzar
• Flaccus authorizes Jewish slaughter and mockery of Jews
• Philo represents Alexandrian Jews before Caesar
• TJF theme: Scripture and history agree: All worldly governments are anti-Christ