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  1. Protestant

    Revelation 11:8 The Great City

    Revelation 11:8 - The Great City - Part 20 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified (Rev. 11:8). Spiritual Nature of ‘The Great City’ By emphasizing the character of the great city in...
  2. Protestant

    Revelation 11:8 The Great City

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 19 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified (Rev. 11:8). Controversy Over Identity of ‘The Great City’ By utilizing a wonderfully convenient internet...
  3. Protestant

    Revelation 11:8 The Great City

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 18 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which...
  4. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 17 Jan Hus, Czech Reformer, burned alive, AD 1415 Among his core beliefs were many identical to that of John Wickliffe: · PREACHED THE POPE IS ANTICHRIST WHO WEARS THE CLOAK OF GODLINESS TO HIDE HIS BEASTLINESS · THE ROMAN HIERARCHY IS THE...
  5. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 16 William of St. Amour Denounces the Mendicant Friars, AD 1256 [N.B. How often we have heard Roman Catholic apologists claim their Church is unified while the Protestants have numerous sectarian denominations. Major schisms in the Roman Church...
  6. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Let’s follow Robocop’s logic using inductive reasoning. Premise: “Most people in the time/place while Jesus was here did NOT know what meteors are.” The premise assumes ‘most people’ of that time were ignorant of events occurring in the heavens, including meteor showers. If that be the case...
  7. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    David Kent has offered an excellent example of synecdoche: The 7 Churches = the positives, negatives and promises attributed to all churches from John’s day until the return of Christ. Some further examples whereby a part of the whole (one person) represents the whole: “Say to the daughter of...
  8. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. This is but one of numerous examples where the singular is used to represent the many.....'man' = mankind consisting of male and female.
  9. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 15 John Wickliffe’s Rebuke of the Mendicant Friars [N.B. The following excerpts are translated by this present writer and may be found here. As one of the innumerable witnesses for Christ to the truth, John Wickliffe’s sword was two-edged. He and his...
  10. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Recently, a zealot posted a reply to another’s remark which concluded with the haughty epitaph, “And that’s THAT!” In other words, his authoritative opinion is not to be brought into question nor examined more closely because the brilliance of his argument is undeniable and irrefutable. I am...
  11. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 14 SELECTED BELIEFS HELD BY JOHN WYCLIFFE OFFICIALLY CONDEMNED BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH [N.B. The following is compiled from Dr. Gordon Leff, Heresies in the Latter Middle Ages, 1967, Manchester Univ. Press.] 1. That the material substance of bread...
  12. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 13 A Short Synopsis of Persecutions & Massacres of French ‘Gospellers’ in the 16th Century 1523-24 [N.B. The following excerpt is taken from British Barrister, Henry Bower’s 1894 publication, The Fourteen of Meaux. Bower used both original and...
  13. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 12 Acts of the National Synod held by the Reformed Churches of France at Gap, October, 1603 (Source) [N.B. These Churches updated their original 1559 Confession to include, among other things, a more exact declaration of Antichrist, including the reasons...
  14. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Robocop said: “Daniel mentioned "a prince", not plural princes……… But Titus was not THE prince, the man of sin, the beast.” Daniel 9:26 does not say “the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and Temple.” Rather, it says “the people of the prince that shall come” ……they shall destroy...
  15. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Your exiguous knowledge and debating skills stupefy. How onerous it must be to so delicately balance self-effacing humility with that of august exaltation. Please list, with authoritative citations, all the Protestant martyrs, pastors and theologians who cut open skulls to relieve headaches...
  16. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 11 [N.B. I thought it necessary to add more witnesses to the catalogue since there is a dispute on this board as to who is telling the truth.] THE TESTIMONY OF THE REFORMATION CREEDS UNANIMOUS: THE POPE IS THE MAN OF SIN, ANTICHRIST THE SECOND HELVETIC...
  17. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses - Part 10 Testimony of Protestant Bishop Nicholas Ridley Burned for Heresy, October 16, 1555 · IDENTIFIED THE POPE AS ANTICHRIST · IDENTIFIED THE HOLY SEE AS SEAT OF SATAN · IDENTIFIED CHURCH OF ROME AS THE WHORE BABYLON · UNDERSTOOD...
  18. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    Sadly the average Christian will not take the time to delve into Elliott's masterpiece on the Apocalypse. The four volumes of his 5th edition are now available on Amazon Kindle. Personally, I prefer hands on reading which is why I have photocopied 2 editions, including the 5th. Guinness is...
  19. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    You have denied Rev. 17 describes the city of Rome and no other. As stated previously, the premier Jesuit apologists, including Cardinal Bellarmine, all agreed Rome was that city, Mystery Babylon. Thus, you place yourself in higher esteem than those whose reputations as the most brilliant minds...
  20. Protestant

    The Significance of 144,000

    David Kent has an excellent understanding of the prophetic teachings in the Revelation….one of the few I have encountered over the years. Below is a photo of a coin in the British Museum’s ancient coin collection dated AD 71. Please note Rome is depicted as a woman, Roma, seated on 7 hills. To...
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