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Herod Antipas and King Aretas IV go to war


Ancient City Of Petra And Treasury Entrance With Many Layers On Left And Right S

Let's not forget about King Aretas IV of Petra, Nabatea. Remember he helped Varus destroy the Galilee after Jesus returned from Egypt with his family. After the beheading of John the Baptist, Herod Antipas incured the wrath of Aretas from divorcing his wife who was the daughter of King Aretas. He married his brother's wife. John the Baptist condemned Herod Antipas and was excecuted. This had a profound effect on Jesus and he stayed out of Tiberius and remained in Herod Phillip's territory for most of his gospel ministry. Herod Antipas fought Aretas and his brother Phillip's army and lost. He fell out of favor with Emperor Caligula and was banished to France. It seems the rise and fall of the Herods were connected to eclipse events. Aretas was the King when Paul was being lowered from the walls of Damascus. Rome responded to the defeat of Antipas with General Vitellius but did not engage the Nabateans due to the death of Tiberius.


 

2000 years ago the cross was a Roman symbol of death and terror. Jesus Christ transformed this symbol into a universal sign of God's love, hope and resurrection. Solar eclipse events are recorded in Roman mythology during the conception of Romulus and Remus by the war god Mars and during the foundation of the city of Rome. The solar eclipse to the Romans was a sign from their gods that war was upon the Earth. The solar eclipse symbol of the star/pellet within the crescent on Roman coins and legionary standards was also a sign of their god's approval of Roman domination over conquered lands. Fifteen hundred years later, the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" Icon was presented to the New World as an inverted Roman Legionary Standard. Jesus Christ changed these symbols of Roman domination and slavery into an everlasting sign of God's love and compassion. 

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