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Antiochus Epiphanes

“And [the officials of Antiochus] rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, and set them on fire. And wheresoever was found with any a book of the covenant, and if any consented to the law, the king’s sentence delivered him to death” (The Apocrypha, 1 Maccabees 1:56-57).

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Antiochus Epiphanes

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  1. “And [the officials of Antiochus] rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, and set them on fire. And wheresoever was found with any a book of the covenant, and if any consented to the law, the king’s sentence delivered him to death” (The Apocrypha, 1 Maccabees 1:56-57). Antiochus Epiphanes

  2. “[A]ll assemblies of Christians were forbidden and churches were ordered to be torn down. Four different edicts were issued, each excelling the preceding in intensity. One edict ordered the burning of every copy of the Bible—the first instance in [Christian] history when the Scriptures were made an object of attack.” Diocletian

  3. Jefferson’s Bible

  4. 1. Biology Does Not Guarantee Belief Hezekiah “He did right in the sight of the Lord” 2 Kings 18:3

  5. 1. Biology Does Not Guarantee Belief Manasseh “He did evil in the sight of the Lord” 2 Kings 21:2, 9

  6. 1. Biology Does Not Guarantee Belief Amon “He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done” 2 Kings 21:20

  7. 1. Biology Does Not Guarantee Belief Josiah “He did right in the sight of the Lord” 2 Kings 22:2

  8. 1. Biology Does Not Guarantee Belief Jehoiakim “He did evil in the sight of the Lord” 2 Kings 23:37

  9. 1. Biology Does Not Guarantee Belief Ezekiel 18:20

  10. 2. The Bible Impacts People Differently 1st Reading Jer. 36:1-13 2nd Reading Jer. 36:14-19 3rd Reading Jer. 36:20-27

  11. 3. God’s Word Will Never Waver Jeremiah 36:28 Matthew 24:35 Psalm 119:89 1 Peter 1:24, 25

  12. 3. God’s Word Will Never Waver “…the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.” John 12:48

  13. 4. Silence is Assumed Agreement “Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.” Jeremiah 36:24

  14. 4. Silence is Assumed Agreement “…those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.” – Romans 1:32

  15. 1. Biology Does Not Guarantee Belief 2. The Bible Impacts People Differently 3. God’s Word Will Never Waver 4. Silence is Assumed Agreement

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