The Rise of World Religions

By: Douglas S. Winnail

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God guides the course of history to accomplish His purposes. “He makes nations great, and destroys them” (Job 12:23). It was amidst the sudden end of the Bronze Age about 1200bc—one of the most cataclysmic turning points in history—that God arranged the emergence of the nation of Israel as a light to the ancient pagan world. However, the Israelites forgot God, ignored His laws and followed other gods (Jeremiah 5:19; 9:13). As a result, between 722–586bc, the  ten northern tribes were carried into captivity by Assyria and the two southern tribes by Babylon—and their “light” went out. Yet, it was no coincidence that the demise of these chosen people occurred during another major turning point in history, one which involved the rise of world religions.

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