December 31 – 1621= Bethlen Gabor renounces royal title in exchange for liberty for Protestants Revelation 19:16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. Bethlen Gabor, also known as Gabriel Bethlen, was a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 30 – 1878 = Sheboygan Classis establishes a day school for Winnebago Indians by missionary Jacob Hauser John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 29 – 1876 = Philip P Bliss, hymnwriter dies in train crash. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Philip P. Bliss was a talented... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 28 – 1618 “Certainty of Grace” delivered by Scultetus at Synod of Dort Galatians 1:9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. The Synod... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 27 – 1706 = Second meeting of the Presbytery of Philadelphia John 4:35 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 26 – 1647 = Scots visit Charles I in prison and promise to raise an army for him if he allows Presbyterianism in Scotland. Psalm 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Scotland had been... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 25 – 1619 = 1555 = Bertrand de Bias trods Mass wafer under his foot Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 24 – 1818 = 1st Performance of Silent Night Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” Josepf Mohr, a priest in the Austrian village of Obendorf composed the words to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 23 – 1528 = the people of Basel marched to council from Carpenter Guild Hall to demand reformation. Catholics barred their way with lances and maces, but they got through. Luke 1:33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 22 – 1620 = Julian the Little Hernandez burned at stake for distributing bibles in Seville CHI and God’s Bible in Spanish pg.36-7 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
