Revelation


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The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.




The Life and Character of St. John the Evangelist


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... and he was to teach them all things, and to guide them unto all truth, and to bring to their remembrance with power and effect all which Jesus had said to them in " the days of his flesh." Thus each error and each sin of the apostles, faithfully recorded in God's Word, is not without its lesson for the church. Each should teach us to think and to speak humbly of man, and to think and to speak adoringly of God, who alone can preserve the most excellent of men from such errors and such sins, and enable them to live in "holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of their life." Each should remind us of Him, even the Holy Ghost, who alone can fill such "earthen vessels" with the treasures of Divine grace. Each should teach us to mark the necessity as well as the glory of the Spirit's work, so that in all which was wise and enlightened and good and powerful and laudable in Christ's chosen witnesses, not man but God may be glorified. The application of all this to St. John, at the present point of his history, needs no single word. . 10.--John, as one of the two sons of Zebedee, making his ambitious claim for preferment in Christ's kingdom. Matt. xx. 17--28. Mark x. 32--46. The next event in the sacred history, directing attention to St. John, is that narrated by St. Matthew and St. Mark, concerning the claim or petition for preferment in Christ's kingdom, made conjointly by the "mother of Zebedee's children," and those children themselves. Robinson, the American traveller, whose authority is extremely valuable on all geographical matters, places the scene of this request in Perea. At all events we know that Jesus was now on the way to Jerusalem, in preparation for his public entry into the city, and for keeping his last passover...




The Life and Character of St. John, the Evangelist and Apostle


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Discover the inspiring and transformative life of St. John the Evangelist and Apostle with this insightful and powerful biography. Drawing on both Scripture and tradition, Krummacher and Ferguson offer a rich and nuanced portrait of one of the most important figures in Christian history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.










The Life and Character of St. John, the Evangelist and Apostle (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Life and Character of St. John, the Evangelist and Apostle Church of Rome. Their minds, however, being in a state of great activity, both in science and politics, they, when led to investigate the claims of Christianity, were unable to admit them in the only form in which it was presented to the great majority of the nation, and, by one bold measure, they declared the whole to be a fiction, and rejected Revelation altogether. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Apostle John


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W. H. Griffith Thomas (1861-1924) was an Anglican clergyman, scholar, and writer. This classic is organized as follows: Part I. The Life of the Apostle I. First Days II. First Experiences III. Life Work IV. Special Service V. Perils VI. A Great Lesson VII. Deepening Impressions VIII. Great Mysteries IX. Great Revelations X. After Pentecost XI. Dark Days XII. Review Part II. The Gospel I. The Purpose and Plan II. The Divine Revelation III. The Great Conflict (Chaps. 7-12) IV. The Revelation of the Master (Chaps. 13-17) V. The Twofold Issue (Chaps. 18-21) VI. Special Topics VII. Outline Studies VIII. Outline Studies (2) Part III. The Three Epistles I. The First Epistle II. The Second Epistle III. The Third Epistle IV. Review Part IV. The Revelation I. Introduction II. Analysis III. Methods of Interpretation IV. Some Problems V. Some General Suggestions







Mary's Voice in the Gospel According to John


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A New Light on John’s Gospel The Gospel according to John has always been recognized as different from the “synoptic” accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. But what explains the difference? In this new translation and verse-byverse commentary, Michael Pakaluk suggests an answer and unlocks a twothousand-year-old mystery. Mary’s Voice in the Gospel according to John reveals the subtle but powerful influence of the Mother of Jesus on the fourth Gospel. In his dying words, Jesus committed his Mother to the care of John, the beloved disciple, who “from that hour . . . took her into his own home.” Pakaluk draws out the implications of that detail, which have been overlooked for centuries. In Mary’s remaining years on earth, what would she and John have talked about? Surely no subject was as close to their hearts as the words and deeds of Jesus. Mary’s unique perspective and intimate knowledge of her Son must have shaped the account of Jesus’ life that John would eventually compose. With the same scholarship, imagination, and fidelity that he applied to Mark’s Gospel in The Memoirs of St. Peter, Pakaluk brings out the voice of Mary in John’s, from the famous prologue about the Incarnation of the Word to the Evangelist’s closing avowal of the reliability of his account. This remarkably fresh translation and commentary will deepen your understanding of the most sublime book of the New Testament.