Learned Something New

The bookstudy last night brought out a point about the fall of Spain's Armada to the British fleet due to inclimate weather. Isn't it interesting how something so uncontrolled and unpredictable as weather can make or break a battle which then in turn will change the course of history and the entire face of the world? A little known (or just not previously known by me) piece of local history was brought out to highlight the point that weather can mean victory or defeat.

In 1776, British General William Howe led a superior army and fleet against General George Washington's scarce 20,000 troops during what is known as the Battle of Long Island-also known , and will be referred to, as the Battle of Brooklyn for I am living in Brooklyn and this is my blog... General Washington was on the Brooklyn side of the East River and British troops were on Manhattan Island harboring intelligence that would enable the British army to ambush General Washington.

Washington and John Glover then devised a plan to remove their troops from Brooklyn by transporting them by boat under the cloak of night to the island of Manhattan as the British army made their way to Brooklyn. However being that this was August the dark would last only a few hours and Glover and his men had to work stealthly and quickly transferring the men by small boat loads. But to the benefit of Washington's troops, as the sky began to lighten at dawn, a dense fog rolled in and veiled the final boat carrying Washington and his rearguards to Manhattan. When the British checked on the American breastworks, they were empty and Washington's military was long gone and making their escape through Manhattan.

Now imagine if things hadn't turned out that way, if that fog hadn't rolled in. British armies would've been able to overtake Washington and his brigade and who knows if British would've then regained their 13 American colonies.Would the United States have ever become a dominant power observant to world affairs and dictating policy? Well who's to say...it's just interesting that once again a thing like fog turned the course of history.

Another little point: Why, in Revelation 11:3, are there "two witnesses", and not 3 or 10 or 12?
The answer lies in the cross reference. Very intriguing point and ties in nicely with some of the other scriptures we discussed in Revelation. Isn't Revelation facinating?!