edward bishop elliott horae apocalypticae

The ten thousand references it contains to ancient and modern works bearing on the subject elucidated greatly enhance its value. Like Gibbon's 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,' to which it frequently refers, it stands alone in its sphere, as a monumental work of surpassing value. For thereby I trusted that we might see God's mind on the question all engaged in that controversy being alike agreed as to the fact of its being expressed in this prophecy, rightly understood: and whether indeed in His view Popery was that monstrous evil, and the Reformation a deliverance to our Church and nation as mighty and blessed, as we had been taught from early youth to regard them.Įlliott's Commentary was practically the work of the lifetime of one of the most learned and laborious expositors of modern times. When I first began to give attention to the subject some twenty years ago, it was the increasing prevalence among Christian men in our country of the Futurist system of Apocalyptic interpretation - a system which involved the abandonment of the opinion held by all the chief fathers and doctors of our Church respecting the Roman Popes and Popedom as the great intended antichristian power of Scripture-prophecy, - that suggested to me the desirableness and indeed the necessity, of a more thoroughly careful investigation of the whole subject than had been made previously. In his preface to the fifth edition Elliott says:

The 'Horae Apocalypticae' of Elliott, which may well be considered as the most important and valuable commentary of the Apocalypse which has ever been written, was also called into existence by Futurist attacks on the Protestant interpretation of prophecy (and the same would apply in our day, but even more so, as the classic Protestant system of interpretation for the book of Revelation is still being undermined by the Jesuit inspired Futurist system, but also, increasingly by the other Jesuit inspired system: Preterism! -ed.). Elliott also deals with Moses Stuart's Preterism.Ĭoncerning Elliott's Horae Apocalypticae H. The Papacy is also shown to be the apocalyptic antichrist, which was a standard position among the Reformers. were prophesied in the Apocalypse, a world chronology according to the Hebrew Scriptures (which would make the Earth 6127 years old), patristic views of prophecy, the beast and his mark (666) revealed, and much more. Included in Horae Apocalypticae you will also find a very useful historical survey of who held which positions concerning eschatology, much history on the Roman empire (and its interaction with Christianity), how the Reformation, Islam, etc. 47).Īll the major Reformers and all the major Reformation creeds and confessions adopted the historicist position - and it is this position that Elliott so skillfully defends. In view of the significance of the Protestant apocalyptic interpretation of history which prophetically pinpointed step by step the events covering the whole Christian era from the beginning to the end, it seems justifiable to suggest a fourth aspect, namely the praeteristic (Preterist-ed.) and futuristic interpretations launched by Catholic expositors as a counterattack (p. The Counter Reformation is generally considered to have three aspects: the Jesuits, the Inquisition, and the Council of Trent.

Norskov Olsen ') by citing Olsen when he writes, That this is no small issue is clear, as Kevin Reed exhibits (in his book review titled 'The Ecclesiology of John Foxe: A book review by Kevin Reed of John Foxe and the Elizabethan Church by V.

Elliott also demonstrates the impossibility of the futurist system, which, like preterism, was also concocted (as a system) by the Jesuits to counteract the classic Reformation eschatology called historicism. It will be especially valuable in our day as it absolutely destroys the Jesuit inspired preterist system by conclusively proving a late date for the writing of the book of Revelation. This four volume set is respected by many as a scholarly work on eschatology. With Appendices: Containing, Besides Other matters, A Sketch of the History of Apocalyptic Interpretation, Critical Reviews of the Chief Apocalyptic Counter-Schemes, and Indices.' The title continues: 'Illustrated by an Apocalyptic Chart, and Engravings from Medals and Other Extant Monuments of Antiquity.

Edward bishop elliott horae apocalypticae