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2821 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 422.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… of Antichrist was even at hand; and that the same John was the forerunner of Antichrist, and Antichrist should shortly be revealed, and ‘an army of Priests’ should …
2822 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 422.10 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
“The city with seven hills is still the see of Antichrist; described by S. John at such time as those seven hills were most of all inhabited, and garnished with sumptuous buildings.” Ibid., pp. 372, 373.
2823 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 423.6 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… father. Antichrist is not yet slayne. For thys
2824 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 424 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
2. HOMILIES CALL POPE ANTICHRIST, CHURCH BABYLON
2825 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 424.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… called Antichrist and the successor of the Scribes and Pharisees, than Christ’s vicar or St. Peter’s successor.” “An Exhortation Concerning Good Order and …
2826 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 425.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… of Antichrist, He shall worship god whom his fathers knew not with golde, silver, and with precious stone, and other things of pleasure.” “An Homily Against Peril …
2827 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 425.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
The “idolatrious Church” is the unbeautiful but outwardly adorned woman of Revelation 17 and 18, and the decking of images is a token of Antichrist’s kingdom. Ibid., pp. 272, 274.
2828 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 426 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Calvin Clear Only Regarding Antichrist
2829 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 433 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
III. Calvin Clear on Antichrist but Uncertain on Other Prophecies
2830 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 436.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… as Antichrist, Calvin was the least satisfactory of all the Protestant leaders regarding the prophecies in general. He still followed Augustine in many …
2831 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 436 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
2. IDENTIFICATION OF ANTICHRIST GIVEN EMPEROR
2832 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 436.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… of antichrist of which Paul speaks is, that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” Calvin, Tracts Relating to the Reformation …
2833 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 436.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… is Antichrist—I deny him to be the successor of Peter, who is doing his utmost to demolish every edifice that Peter built—and I deny him to be the head of the Church …
2834 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 437 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
3. CITES PAUL AND DANIEL ON ANTICHRIST
2835 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 437.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
Calvin’s identification of the Papacy as the prophesied Antichrist is explicit. In his classic Institutes there are at least four sharp applications. Here are two:
2836 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 437.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… that Antichrist would sit in the temple of God. The head of that cursed and abominable kingdom, in the Western Church, we affirm to be the Pope. When his seat is …
2837 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 437 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
4. ANTICHRIST LURKS IN THE CHURCH UNDER A MASK
2838 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 437.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
Explaining that he is only using Bible phraseology when he calls the Roman pontiff “Antichrist,” Calvin says:
2839 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 437.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… pontiff Antichrist. But those who are of this opinion do not consider that they bring the same charge of presumption against Paul himself, after whom we speak …
2840 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 439.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the Antichrist of Scripture.