The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2

The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Volume 2

Picture 1: THE DRAGON’S PURSUIT OF THE SYMBOLIC WOMAN
Symbolic Portrayal of the Persecution of the Church in Centuries Past, With Portrayal, Below, of Literal Flight of Persecuted Christians to Mountain Fastnesses, Pursued by Soldiers of the Inquisition (See Chapter 4. pages 103 ff.)
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The
PROPHETIC FAITH OF OUR FATHERS

The Historical Development of Prophetic Interpretation
by LEROY EDWIN FROOM

VOLUME II
Pre-Reformation and Reformation Restoration, and Second Departure

REVIEW AND HERALD
WASHINGTON, D.C.

TO ALL Students of Bible Prophecy, That the Last Act in the Prophetic Drama of the Ages May Be
Seen in Inseparable Relation to the Scenes Witnessed and Recognized by Our Spiritual
Forefathers in Centuries Past, This Volume Is Sincerely Dedicated.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.

[CD-ROM Editor’s Note: The original “Table of Contents” is located on pages 5-6]

1. Introduction to Volume II	9
2. CHAPTER ONE: Revival of Interpretation in Italy and Bohemia	17
3. CHAPTER TWO: Wyclif Expands Exposition of Little Horn	44
4. CHAPTER THREE: Lollard Positions Molded by Prophetic Interpretation	66
5. CHAPTER FOUR: Collective Extermination of Antichrist Opposers	102
6. CHAPTER FIVE: Cusa Applies Prophetic Time Measurement to 2300 Days	124
7. CHAPTER SIX: Death for Applying “Babylon” to Papacy	142
8. CHAPTER SEVEN: Columbus Impelled by Prophecies to Open New World	159
9. CHAPTER EIGHT: Jewish Expositors Stress Rome and Year-Day Principle	184
10. CHAPTER NINE: Persecution Accentuates Medieval Jewish Exposition	203
11. CHAPTER TEN: Climax of Jewish Interpretation in Centuries Sixteen and Seventeen	220
12. CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Reformation Born of a Twofold Discovery	241
13. CHAPTER TWELVE: Luther Sets Pattern for Reformation Interpretation	266
14. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Luther’s Co-Reformers Stress Prophetic Interpretation	283
15. CHAPTER FOURTEEN:Gradual Clarification of Hazy Points Continues	307
16. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Swiss Reformers Parallel German Interpretations	333
17. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: English Martyrs Nerved for Stake by Prophecies	350
18. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Emphasis Centered on Papacy as Prophesied Antichrist	373
19. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Anglican Leaders Continue the Prophetic Emphasis	395
20. CHAPTER NINETEEN: Calvin Clear Only Regarding Antichrist	426
21. CHAPTER TWENTY: Knox and Napier Notable Scottish Expositors	443
22. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Rome’s Counterattacks on Protestant Interpretation	464
23. CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: Jesuits Introduce Futurist Counterinterpretation	484
24. CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: Seventeenth Century Begins With Battle	506
25. CHAPTER TWEENTY FOUR: King James I Turns Prophetic Expositor	533
26. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Similar Expositions in Various Protestant Groups	559
27. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Approaching End of Papal Period Predated	580
28. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: German Expositors Parallel British Positions	598
29. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: French Huguenots Hold Prophetic Banner High	623
30. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Eighteenth Century Marked by Contrasting Developments	640
31. CHAPTER THIRTY: Advances in Exposition; Lisbon Earthquake Noted	670
32. CHAPTER THIRTY ONE: Pietism’s Advances Counterbalanced by Rationalism’s Inroads	696
33. CHAPTER THIRTY TWO: Predictions of French Revolution and Papal Overthrow	723
34. CHAPTER THIRTY THREE: French Revolution Leads to Papal Wound	731
35. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: The Deadly Wound Ends the 1260 Years	749
36. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: End of Period Recognized and Proclaimed	765
37. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Summing Up the Evidence of Volume II	783
Acknowledgments	797
Appendices	801
Bibliography	809