Lectures on the Apocalypse; critical, expository, and practical Hulsean lects., 1848

Christopher Wordsworth (bp. of Lincoln.)

Hooker., 1852 - 396 Seiten

Inhalt

• Argument from the Apostolic Benediction 19: 19
• Judgment of the Universal Church on the Genuineness and: 26
• On the relation of the Apocalypse to the Canon of Scripture: 32
• Symbols in Chap IV 3840: 40
• Application of the Exposition of these Symbols 4648: 46
• Subject proposed: 51
• Relation of Scripture to the Church 5559: 55
• Conclusion: 61
• Fitness of the First Day of the Week for the manifestation: 64
• Spurious Books of Revelation: 65
• Doctrine of the Sacraments: 74
• Argument from them: 83
• LECTURE IV: 86
• The Twentieth Chapter: 94
• Order of the Epistles: 100
• The Second Seal: 104
• Language of the Apocalypse concerning itself: 106
• The Fourth Seal: 114
• The Seventh Seal: 123
• Use of Repetition in Prophecy: 130
• The Third Trumpet: 138
• The term Gentile: 143
• The number Four: 144
• Parallelism between the Vision of the Two Witnesses and that: 150
• Warning to men and nations that disregard or despise Scripture: 157
• The roaring of the Lion: 163
• Inference from this: 164
• Introduction 62: 169
• Facility and Beauty of the Transitions in the Apocalypse 172: 172
• The dead body of the Two Witnesses meaning of this expression: 178
• Parallelism between the History of Scripture and the Church: 185
• Why like a Rod and that a Rod of Iron: 190
• Her flight into the Wilderness: 191
• The Number: 199
• The colour White in the Apocalypse and its opposites: 204
• The Earth helping the WomanConstantine: 205
• Use of Catchwords connecting the Apocalypse with other parts: 211
• Buying and sellingspiritual commerce 213 216 270 272 379: 219
• LECTURE VIII: 228
• How was the Apocalypse received by the Bishops and Churches: 230
• Appeal to St John and to the Holy Spirit: 235
• Preliminary explanations: 238
• Reference to England 258260: 258
• Do these Prophecies concern the Church of Rome?: 265
• Argument of Bossuethis appeal to the Fathers: 269
• Divided into Two parts: 276
• Especially with reference to the Jews: 287
• Papias: 291
• Tertullian: 293
• Modern Expositions: 296
• LECTURE X: 301
• If Babylon is to be interpreted spiritually Euphrates the river: 307
• Novelty of Bossuets interpretation: 308
• Appeal to some who allege that the main conflict of our: 314
• Melito: 315
• Duties of Clergy and People with respect to the Apocalypse: 316
• Babylon the great City of the Apocalypse is called the Harlot: 325
• Evidence of St John himself: 326
• Proofs that this Harlot or faithless Church is the Church of Rome: 332
• Other Proofs: 341
• First public appearance of the Pope in the eyes of the Church: 349
• Observations on the Prophecy of Zechariah: 356
• Eusebius: 357
• LECTURE XI: 363
• General Exposition of the character of these Spiritual Plagues 369372: 369
• What is meant by the East: 376
• The Fifth Vial: 377
• How foretold by St Paul: 389
• The word: 396
• Design of the Twentieth Chapter of the Apocalypse 404406: 404
• Specially to the Young: 416
• Peculiar uses of the Apocalypse: 423

Beliebte Passagen

Seite 345 - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand,) 16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains...

Seite 401 - And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

Seite 46 - And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Seite 159 - And I saw another mighty Angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...

Seite 71 - And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

Seite 66 - Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs...

Seite 364 - And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell : and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Seite 66 - For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "A bone of him shall not be broken." And again another Scripture saith, "They shall look on him whom they pierced.

Seite 407 - Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth. and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Seite 31 - And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: Lectures on the Apocalypse; critical, expository, and practical Hulsean lects., 1848
• Autor/in: Christopher Wordsworth (bp. of Lincoln.)
• Ausgabe: 3
• Verlag: Hooker., 1852
• Original von: Oxford University
• Digitalisiert: 7. Nov. 2006
• Länge: 396 Seiten