José Rizal & Philippine Independence Influenced by the French and American revolutions, Filipinos began demanding not only local priests, but self-rule …
Episode 17
The Legacies of Domingo de Salazar & José Burgos
The Legacies of Domingo de Salazar & José Burgos Domingo de Salazar was appointed the first bishop of Manila in 1581. Though he was new to the Philippine …
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Christian History of the Philippines
Christian History of the Philippines The Christian history of the Philippines began in 1521 when Ferdinand Magellan landed on the island of Cebu just before …
Philadelphia
Philadelphia (“brotherly love/friendship,” modern Aleşehir) of Lydia, the sixth city addressed in the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation, is the city about …
Sardis
Sardis (modern day Sart), south and slightly east of Thyatira, was a very ancient city, becoming the capital of the Lydian Kingdom in the 7th century BC but …
Thyatira
Thyatira, an inland and former border city in Asia Minor, was originally established by the Lydians, then conquered and settled by the Seleucids, integrated …
Pergamum
Pergamum was an inland city located in western Asia Minor, first mentioned by Xenophon in his time with the Ten Thousand mercenaries in the service in of Cyrus …
Ancient Smyrna
Smyrna, an ancient city now surrounded by the modern city of Izmir, was originally established around 1000 BC by Aeolian Greek settlers in “Old Smyrna” …
The Spread of the Gospel in the Empire
Following the ministry of Jesus and the giving of the Great Commission, Christianity began to spread rapidly throughout the Roman Empire. At first, only those …
The Ascension of Jesus
After the Great Commission on a mountain in Galilee, the disciples proceeded back to the Jerusalem area where Jesus led them to the village of Bethany on the …
