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76461 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 230.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… men more ancient than all those who are esteemed philosophers, both righteous and beloved by God, who spoke by the Divine Spirit, and foretold events which …

76462 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 279.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… not more certain than that of Gaul. Toward the close of the second century, we find a school of theology in operation in Alexandria. Clement of Alexandria (c …

76463 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 288.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… be more terrible than all the kingdoms that were before it.” 2 Esdras 12:11-14.

76464 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 289.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… are more than an ancient literary curiosity. They are part of that body of pseudepigraphal writings which flourished in the early part of the Christian …

76465 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 295.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… out more prominently in those early times than all others in the same category, was that of Antichrist. In the writings of the acknowledged church fathers …

76466 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 302.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… did more than color their interpretation of the Scriptural millennium.

76467 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 306.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… in more spiritual and less material terms than others. Among the premillennialists, says Schaff, are counted many “who simply believe in a golden age of Christianity …

76468 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 310.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… who, more than any other, first set in motion these forces that ultimately set aside the second advent hope and expectancy, which hope lead been held rather …

76469 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 315.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… Christ more than Origen,” who introduced “a complicated scheme of fanciful interpretation” that for many ages “much obscured the light of Scripture.” He made …

76470 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 315.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… sense than literal, i.e., a “more literal”), determined the whole pattern of Origen’s exegesis.” Johann Heinrich Kurtz, Church History, vol. 1, p. 155.

76471 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 320.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… , are more apparent in later times than in his unscientific age. Some of his earlier extremes were later modified. But, clinging to such basic fallacies in his …

76472 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 330.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… for more than a thousand years, his argument springs forth again to plague the Reformation positions on prophecy. It is likewise interesting to note that …

76473 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 337.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… them more remarkable for content than for literary style. Jerome, Lives of Illustrious Men, chap. 74, in NPNF, 2nd series, vol. 3, p. 377; see also Schaff, History, vol …

76474 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 337.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… rather than successive. He comments only on the more difficult passages.” (Ibid., p. 862.)

76475 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 338.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… for more than a thousand years—and not as yet more than begun—or the glorious revival of truth and reformation from error destined to follow at its close. To …

76476 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 351 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… accommodated more than 3,200 persons at one time they were built under Diocletian and Maximian, according to legend, by 40,000 Christian slaves under the …

76477 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 353.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… Cicero.” More than a hundred editions appeared, as well as many translations. An Epitome, later prepared by Lactantius himself, on request, summarizes the larger …

76478 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 354.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… , rather than its hatred, becomes the church’s peril. Multitudes flock into the church because it is now fashionable, and the church, long habituated to persecution …

76479 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 357.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… been more diffuse on the subject of the millennial kingdom than Lactantius, or more particular in describing the times and events preceding and following …

76480 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 363.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… dishonoured more than the sons of men; and again, as the Saviour and Redeemer of Israel, while plotted against by them, and led as a sheep to the slaughter, delivered …