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Floyd Williams Tomkins Jr. (New York, February 7, 1850 – Philadelphia, March 24, 1932) was an American Episcopal Priest, and Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia in Rittenhouse Square for 33 years from 1899 to his sudden death in 1932.
The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'. The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon.
Prophetic commentaries in the early church usually interpreted individual passages rather than entire books. The earliest complete commentary on the Book of Revelation was carried out by Victorinus of Pettau, considered to be one of the earliest historicist commentators, around 300 AD. [19] [20].
Dominican John Hentenius (died 1566) and Jesuit Alfonso Salmeron (died 1585) dated the writing of the Book of Revelation to the time of Nero. Jesuit Ludovicus ab Alcasar (died 1613) believed that chapters 5–11 dealt with the church's struggle against the Synagogue, while chapters 12–19 addressed the church's struggle against pagan Rome. [43]
In the letters to the early Christian churches of Smyrna and Philadelphia in Revelation 2:9 and 3:9, Jesus makes reference to a synagogue of Satan (Greek: συναγωγή τοῦ Σατανᾶ, synagoge tou satana), in each case referring to a group persecuting the church "who say they are Jews and are not".
Revelation 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, [1] [2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. [3] This chapter contains the inaugural vision of the lamb on the throne ...
Members of the LDS church regard Smith as a prophet who correctly predicted the rise of their church, [4] They argue that Joseph Smith predicted he would find "three witnesses to the word of God", and later found three men who would corroborate his story of the plates.
Revelation 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. [ 3 ]
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