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The Two Witnesses as Apostles of the Lord

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  by Damien F. Mackey     “ In his speech ( Wars 4.3.10 ), Ananus said that he would lead the people in an all-or-nothing attack against the Zealots, and that he would not spare his own body in that effort. In that battle, Ananus and his followers actually gained the upper hand against the Zealots, forcing them into the inner temple and gaining control of the rest of the city ( Wars 4.3.12 )” .   Adam Maarschalk     Adam Maarschalk has wonderfully laid the foundations for us to resolve the intriguing matter of the two witnesses of Revelation 11.   I based my recent article:   Situating those Two Witnesses of Revelation 11   (3) Situating those Two Witnesses of Revelation 11   on Adam’s work, beginning with: “ Adam Maarschalk , who has written, from a preterist point of view, some compelling articles on the Book of the Apocalypse, has gone a long way towards identifying the Two Witnesses: The Two Wit...
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A Sassanian conquest of Jerusalem during the lifetime of Mohammed?

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  by   Damien F. Mackey     “In the aftermath of the fall of Jerusalem to the Sasanian–Jewish alliance, the city initially descended into chaos and disorder, although reconstruction began soon. On Khosrow’s orders, the Sasanian army located the  True Cross , which  Christians  believe was used to  crucify Jesus  in 30 or 33, and moved it to  Ctesiphon ” .   Wikipedia   A whole bunch of characters who seem to have biblical origins, and who appear in the ridiculously un-historical story of the supposed Byzantine emperor, Heraclius, re-emerge in the account of the so-called Sassanian assault upon Jerusalem (614 AD). Some of these characters I introduced early in my recent article:   The historical basis for that wonderful, nutty Heraclius   (1) The historical basis for that wonderful, nutty Heraclius   as follows:   His historical basis   Given that the presumed cont...
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