A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, the DivineJames M. Usher, 1849 - 388 pages |
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... Christians , he ob- serves , rejected it as the work of the heretic Cerinthus , who ac- knowledged no happiness except in carnal pleasures ; 1 but for himself , he durst not renounce it , since it was generally held in veneration . Its ...
... Christians , he ob- serves , rejected it as the work of the heretic Cerinthus , who ac- knowledged no happiness except in carnal pleasures ; 1 but for himself , he durst not renounce it , since it was generally held in veneration . Its ...
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... Christians previously to the year 200. " 1 From the above it will be perceived that the weight of the his- torical ... Christian fathers , without supposing that it is a divine book , and that it was written by the apostle John . In ...
... Christians previously to the year 200. " 1 From the above it will be perceived that the weight of the his- torical ... Christian fathers , without supposing that it is a divine book , and that it was written by the apostle John . In ...
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... Christians in like circumstances ? This might be shown at length , if necessary , by a comparison of particular ... Christian , well versed in the Scriptures of the Old Testament , and especially their tropes and metaphors ; he claimed ...
... Christians in like circumstances ? This might be shown at length , if necessary , by a comparison of particular ... Christian , well versed in the Scriptures of the Old Testament , and especially their tropes and metaphors ; he claimed ...
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... Christians , because he adds that such had " a form of godliness , but denied the power thereof , " and exhorts the faithful to turn away from them . Why , then , should it be denied , that the churches of Asia had not been visited with ...
... Christians , because he adds that such had " a form of godliness , but denied the power thereof , " and exhorts the faithful to turn away from them . Why , then , should it be denied , that the churches of Asia had not been visited with ...
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... Christians is represented by our Lord as one of the signs that denoted the approaching destruction of Jerusalem . This was a thing so continually occurring , from the beginning of our Lord's ministry until all the apostles were dead ...
... Christians is represented by our Lord as one of the signs that denoted the approaching destruction of Jerusalem . This was a thing so continually occurring , from the beginning of our Lord's ministry until all the apostles were dead ...
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Page 212 - And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Page 151 - And white robes were given unto every one of them ; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Page 367 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone ; in whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : in whom ye also are builded together, for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Page 324 - And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Page 136 - And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people : and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Page 168 - And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters...
Page 221 - He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity : he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Page 172 - And he opened the bottomless pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth ; and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Page 376 - Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Page 92 - Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all nations for ^my name's sake.