In episode 28, I will talk about the false Jewish Messiah, antichrist, Donald Trump, and rebuilding the third temple in modern Israel. This is not the first time in church history where rebuilding the temple was attempted. In the 4th century, Julian the Apostate, the nephew of Constantine, tried to rebuild the third temple and exterminate Christianity.

In this podcast, I will show that there is nothing new under the sun. The exact same trials we face today were already faced by the church in the 4th century. Julian the Apostate sought to persecute the church through public displays of paganism, marginalizing Christianity, heavy taxation, corrupting the public education system, and resurrecting Judaism.

So, we’ll look at the all-encompassing “non-bloody” persecution that the church faced in the 4th century, we’ll see how God himself intervened in his providence, and then we will make a practical application for Christians today. We’ll see that we should not despair at the great trials which we are facing, but neither should we presume upon the grace of God.

This isn’t merely a lesson about church history. This is ultimately a powerful exhortation to humble ourselves before God, to trust in God with fear and trembling, and to pour ourselves out before him in earnest prayer and supplication, knowing that if we are faithful, God will most assuredly hear and answer our prayers…but if we are not, judgement awaits.