CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM In this episode, we cover an incredible event that took place in AD 363: an apostate Roman Emperor who was trying to revive paganism attempted to rebuild the "Third Temple" in Jerusalem. Why? So he could disprove Christ's divinity, and seduce the Jews into eventually becoming pagans. His plot was eerily similar to how most Church Fathers say Antichrist will behave toward Christians and Jews in the end times. But divine intervention stopped him. Fire, explosions from the ground, storms, the sign of the cross in the sky and on the garments of the workers: these and other signs reported by multiple ancient accounts (both pagan and Christian) caused such great fear among the pagans and Jews involved in the project that it was abandoned. Many converted to the Catholic Faith as a result. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 08:26 - Roadmap 09:14 - Divine Intervention? Or Natural Explanation? 13:09 - Emperor Julian the Apostate (Pagan) 18:06 - Ammianus Marcellinus (Pagan) 19:57 - St. Ephrem the Syrian (Christian) 24:08 - St. Gregory Nazianzus (Christian) 33:33 - St. Ambrose of Milan (Christian) 34:45 - St. Jerome (Christian) 37:09 - Rufinus of Aquileia (Christian) 41:21 - St. Cyril of Jerusalem on Antichrist and the Temple (Christian) 44:33 - St. John Chrysostom (Christian) 55:06 - Philostorgius (Christian) 59:18 - Socrates of Constantinople (Christian) 1:03:46 - Theodoret of Cyrus (Christian) 1:07:27 - Sozomen (Christian) 1:13:55 - St. Isidore of Seville (Christian) 1:17:15 - Conclusion This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
