About This Message
Pastor Addison walks through the four centuries of prophetic silence between Malachi and the Gospels, tracing Alexander the Great's conquests, the Ptolemaic and Seleucid periods, Antiochus Epiphanes' persecution, the Maccabean revolt and Hanukkah, and the rise of the Hasmonean dynasty. Along the way he explains where the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Herodians, and Zealots came from, and fields questions on Daniel's prophecies and the antichrist to come.
Key Takeaways
- Traces political history from Malachi to Jesus, from Alexander through Rome.
- Explains the origin of the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Zealots.
- Notes Daniel's prophecies matching secular history, such as Alexander's conquest.