Various People To Know Flashcards
Who was Belshazzar?
Babylonian king who saw the handwriting on the wall
Who were Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego?
Daniel’s friends who would not bow to Nebuchadnezzar’s image and were delivered by God in the fiery furnace
Who was Cyrus the Great?
Persian king who conquered Babylon & signed the First return decree (predicted by name 170 years in advance)
Who was Darius the Mede?
King of Babylon who was tricked into signing the decree that resulted in Daniel being thrown into the lion’s den
Who was Ptolemy?
One of Alexander’s 4 generals, took Egypt, the Southern part of the kingdom
Who was Seleucus?
One of Alexander’s 4 generals, took Syria, the Eastern section
Who was Antiochus IV Epiphanes?
Type of Antichrist, the historical little horn, defiled the Temple
Who was Mattathias?
A Jewish priest of the House of Hasman who refused to worship Jupiter and who slew the king’s representative
Who was Judas the Maccabee?
Led the Jewish revolt in refusing to worship Jupiter
What does Hanukkah celebrate?
The Jewish cleansing and rededication of the Temple and the miracle of the temple candelabra burning eight days on one day’s supply of oil
Who is Michael?
Israel’s guardian angel who will help deliver Israel through the Tribulation
Who was Darius the Great?
King who allowed the Temple work to continue
Who was Xerxes I?
King also known as Ahasuerus, who made Esther his queen
Who was Artaxerxes?
King who allowed the Second & Third Returns and issued the decree to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls, stepson of Esther
Who was Joshua/Jeshua?
The Spiritual leader (& High Priest) of the First Return
Who was Mordecai?
Esther’s older cousin, who raised her as his own daughter
Who was Haman?
Jew hating prime minister who plotted to exterminate the Jews
Who was Vashti?
Persian queen deposed for refusing to display herself and was replaced by Esther
Who were Sanballat, Tobiah & Geshem?
The enemies of Nehemiah’s rebuilding project
What is the feast of Purim?
A memorial to commemorate the salvation of the Jews from the evil plot to exterminate them
What city was the capital of the Phoenician empire?
Tyre
What happened to Tyre? The capital city of the great Phonecian Empire. Tyre was the greatest sea power in the world and the center of the Mediterranean world
Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great over a 250 year period exactly as prophesied by Ezekiel
