There is a line of thought that Russia, albeit, the russians of the former USSR are the scythians of legend. If we take all the passages regarding MAgog and Gog in some instances, we can make certain discoveries by being as PRECISE as we can with the scriptures.Hesiod, ''the father of Greek didactic poetry,'' identified Magog with the Scythians and southern Russia in the 7th century B.C. (Hesiods writings precede the Book of Ezekiel.)Herodotus of Harlicarnassus, known as the ''Father of History,'' wrote extensively about the descendants of Magog by their Greek name, the Scythians, in the 5th century B.C. Flavius Josephus records that Magogians were called ''Scythians'' by the Greeks. Philo, in the 1st century, identifies Magog with southern Russia. To achieve the...
How Nikola Tesla showed me a new Biblical perspective In 2011, I started reading my bible diligently again. In all honesty, it wasn't for any particular “spiritual” reason. I was following up a piece of information while I was researching Nikola Tesla and all the myths surrounding the man. More specifically, I was reading Nikola Tesla's autobiography titled “My Inventions”. In Chapter 5, Tesla states that he was concentrating on forming some big new idea when his thoughts went back to his mother: “ My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible; therefore I devoted the next few months to the study of this work....At this time I made a further careful study of the...
Before you read this, take a minute and ask yourself, “What does the word “BLESS” mean?”
Perhaps you are imagining some magical conjuring of God’s spirit to a person’s life, or some amazing event, or…. Well, you probably can’t put your finger on it. Neither could I.
