July 3 – 1570 = Aonio Paleario hanged and burned Revelation 19:1 “After this I heard what seemed to be a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven crying out, ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power be to the Lord our God!’.” On this day... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 2 – 1619 = Ratification of Canons of Dort by Estates General. Romans 13:4 “for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
July 1 – 1663 = Birth of John Henry Heidegger Ephesians 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood. But against the rulers and against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 30 – 1555 = martyrdom of John Bradford John 21:16 “And Jesus said to him a second time. ‘Simon son of John, Do you love me’? And He said to Him, ‘Yes Lord you know that I love you’. He said to him, ‘Tend my sheep’.” John Bradford was a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 29 – 1635 = Richard Sibbes preaches final sermon John 14:2 “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?” Richard Sibbes is one of the best known of all the Puritans and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 28 – 1667 – Electress Louisa Henrietta of Brandenburg dies. Job 13:15 “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.” Electress Louisa Henrietta of Brandenburg, author of many hymns such as Jesus My Redeemer Lives, died on June 28, 1667. ... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 27 – 1638 = Cyril Lucaris is murdered by Janisaries, strangled by a rope. Hebrews 11:37 “They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goat, destitute, afflicted,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 26 – 1559 = Casper Olevianus applied to be a teacher in the city of Treves. Matthew 13:57, “And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and in his own household’.” Casper... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 25 – 1530 = Augsburg Confession presented by Melanchthon to Charles V John 12:42 “Nevertheless many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 24 – 1519 = Birth of Theodore Beza in Vezelay France. 2 Kings 2:9 “When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you’. And Elisha said, ‘Please let there be a double portion of your spirit... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
