July 17

1203:  The Knights of the Fourth Crusade capture
Constantinople forcing the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus to flee from
his capital into exile.  Unlike other
Crusades, the focus of the Fourth Crusade was the Byzantine Empire a…

Lee University Chapel with Preston Williams II I January 17, 2023

July 17

1203:  The Knights of the Fourth Crusade capture
Constantinople forcing the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus to flee from
his capital into exile.  Unlike other
Crusades, the focus of the Fourth Crusade was the Byzantine Empire a…

It was on this day in the year 19 B.C. that a dedication ceremony was held to initiate the expansion of the Temple under the auspices of Herod the Great. The historian Josephus recorded that: “In the fifteenth year of his reign, Herod rebuilt the Temple, and encompassed a piece of land about it with […]

WHY THE RAPTURE IN 1 THESSALONIANS 4:15-17 IS NOT PRETRIBULATIONAL Paul’s message to the saints in Thessalonica on the advent of Christ is in two parts: First and Second Thessalonians. In Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, he mentions those “who are still ALIVE, who are LEFT until the coming of the Lord” who “will […]