The Unfolding Of The Ages In The Revelation Of John Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Unfolding of the Ages in the Revelation of John In the following pages the Apostolic authorship of the Book of Revelation is accepted on the ground of its having been proved thoroughly and convincingly by competent scholarship. Such has been the belief of the great majority of Christians in all ages. The first denial of this was made in the second century by the heretical Alogi, and a revival of the early attempt to find another John than the Apostle has not succeeded in changing the general opinion. The writer of the fourth Gospel was inspired by the Holy Spirit to write the Apocalypse, and this fact guarantees the title of the book to a place in the sacred canon. Reference is here made to the different schools of interpretation, not for the purpose of giving any account of apocalyptic commentators, but in order to indicate the reason for adhering to the plan followed in the exposition of the book. The Praeterists, as the term implies, believe that the whole book, or at least nearly everything in it that claims to be prediction, has already been fulfilled. Such a theory is comparatively of recent origin, and was not even thought of by the early Christian Fathers. It is set aside by the writer for the all-sufficient reason that the predictions of the book are in the plainest possible terms connected with the Second Coming of Christ, and must therefore be viewed in their obvious relation to that event. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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Excerpt from The Revelation of John On the other hand, if he be possessed of that special information which should qualify the inter preter for his office, another snare is waiting to trap him as we shall see. Study of Eastern religions and philosophies has revealed to many investigators that the pure, and noble, and uplifting, is not the sole property of Christianity. This discovery has some times resulted in a belittling of Jesus the Christ, whereas he is the chief cornerstone of that Temple of Truth into which many great and dedicated lives have been builded. This being so, let the qualified interpreter refrain from substituting for the name of Jesus Christ that of another, however exalted. If to such an interpreter the book of Revelation seem only a series of chapters taken from the initiatory rites of the Ancient Mysteries, it must be admitted that, for reasons to be explained presently, his ingenuity and special knowledge can make the book conform in a way to his theory, but it should be said that his meanings, however plausible, will be only secondary and, at a time like the present, his giving will be but a stone to those who cry for bread. Reve lation deals with world-happenings, in fact with the renovation of the human race and the earth itself, and not with that merely personal development for which the Mysteries existed, and which is only a type, the little likeness of the large. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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