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2361 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 35 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

5. WRITES TRACT ON ANTICHRIST FROM PRISON CELL

2362 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 35.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the Antichrist), which has been preserved by his disciple Matthias of Janow in the latter’s writings, and which later influenced Huss, according to Neander.Neander …

2363 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 35.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

Antichrist, he supposes, is not still to come, but has come already. He says in his tract on the Antichrist: Where Christ speaks of the ‘abomination’ in the temple …

2364 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 36.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… that Antichrist was already come. One article specifically asserted that “Antichrist was come.” He ex pressed surprise that they should have so long waited …

2365 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 37 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

VI. Janow Makes Complete Break With Rome Over Antichrist

2366 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 38.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… apostate Antichrist, instead of Christ’s vicar.” He declared Antichrist had come long ago, and was even then claiming dominion over the church. This he considered …

2367 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 39 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

VII. Epitome of Janow’s Teachings on Antichrist

2368 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 39 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

1. CALLS FALSE SPOUSE OF CHRIST THE ANTICHRIST

2369 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 39.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… of Antichrist), is included. But it is difficult today to establish exactly which portion of this work is to be ascribed to Milicz and which to Janow. The following …

2370 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 40.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… lot Antichrist, that she so well feigned herself the true spouse of Jesus Christ, or rather, Satan by his arts so tricked her out, that from my early years I was …

2371 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 40 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

2. ANTICHRIST’S REIGN IN CHURCH PRESENT ACTUALITY

2372 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 40.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

In explicit terms Janow identifies Antichrist as the apostate tyrant who has already come, arrogating to himself dominion over the church. This exposure became his avowed object:

2373 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 40.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“The Antichrist has already come. He is neither Jew, pagan, Saracen, nor worldly tyrant, but the man who opposes Christian truth and the Christian life by way …

2374 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 40 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

3. A FUTURE ANTICHRIST IS THE DEVIL’S TRICK

2375 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 40.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

Janow explicitly declares the idea of an Antichrist yet to come is a cunning trick of the archenemy, “when, in truth, he is now present and so has been for a long time,” and as a result directly contravenes Catholic teaching.

2376 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 40.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… , that Antichrists go forth in-endless numbers, and still they are looking forward for some other and future Antichrist.’” Neander, op. cit., vol. 5, p 196

2377 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 41.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

This ingenious production, glowing with the fire of indignation against Antichrist, is thus described by Gillett:

2378 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 41.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… of Antichrist are presented in alphabetical order— ‘Abomination of Desolation,’ ‘Babylon,’ ‘Bear of the Wood,’ etc. The various members of his mystical body are …

2379 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 41.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… of Antichrist is exhibited, are successively considered. Ezekiel’s vision; Gog and Magog; he that sitteth in the temple of God; the locusts of Revelation; the …

2380 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 41.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“But Antichrist is to be destroyed. Christ will destroy him by the breath of his mouth and the brightness of His coming.” Ibid., pp. 35, 36.