Revelation : Be Victorius
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Well written book, devoid of unnecessary condemnations of others.  A book to guide us thru' the coming turbulent time and also to give us hope for the future.
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It was very good in giving the lives and times of the Roman domination of the known world at that time.  It was a brutal time and life was at the will of the Caesar.  The conversion of those early people was well described.  I enjoyed it very much and it will help in teaching Sunday School.
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Since the Second Vatican Council, a wave of optimism concerning the salvation of everyone has swept the Catholic Church.  Martin reminds me that this sort of optimism is not the same thing as the Christian virtue of hope.  In the Bible, from Genesis right through to the book of Revelation, including in the New Testament, God's blessings and promise to be the savior of humankind is matched by reminders that God is also a God of justice.  Salvation is offered freely to all, but it is possible to turn one's back on the one offering.  There is an unneeded undertow of negative animus in regard to the optimists in Martin's book, but it is a very salutary reminder that we need to read the biblical and conciliar records carefully.  What Martin points to, in my opinion, is the development of a soteriology that gives us meaningful images of salvation and the price one pays when one rejects God's offer.
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From the winning stable of fine Pre-
terist Preacher Don K. Preston of
the Ardmore, Oklahoma Church of Christ
comes a new volume of prophesy proclaim-
ing the really good news of Jesus com-
plete and once and for all delivered to
the saints life in Christ.

This in-depth exegeis of 1 Thessalonians
4:13, Preston shows that a linguistic,
grammatical, contexual anaylisis of Paul's
text actually falisifies all future expec-
tations of 'a bodily return of Jesus' to
earth and "end of the Christian age".

Dispensationalism is a house of cards that
will destroy ones correct interpretation
of the fulfilled prophesy correct view of
the Bible. This is very occultic, people.
Pls. wake up and read the truely good
news!

Revisionistically Yours,

Rich Salzer,
Historical Review Library,
Moyock, North Carolina, USA
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I never considered the earthquake as God's voice. But it makes a lot of sense.
The seals of Revelation have always fascinated me as they can really be seen in various times of world history.
I think you will like the views presented here. It really makes you think.
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Davidson answers one of my prayers to understand the four beasts of Daniel and the four horsemen of Revelation. Excellent, well-thought out logical presentation due to his engineering mind (p.s. I am an engineer, too!). His use of Greek and Hebrew is excellent to unlock these mysteries. Now I know what to watch for in the future to prepare my family as to "when to flee "! His only flaw seems to be that his source for the anti-Christ was sketchy, but I have other sources for that piece of the puzzle!  from MA Christian Apologetics New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
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If you read Mr. Horn's "Apollyon Rising 2012" you will find that a good 1/3 of "Petrus Romanus"is a re-iteration of it.  This book of over 500 pages contains over 700 references making the case that the Roman Catholic Church will be the seat of the anitchrist, or at least the false prophet, of the Bible.  It is a case well made and clearly documented.  Beware "Rome".
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This graphic version of the book of Revelation brings a new light to the apocalypse of John.  The illustrations reveal the intensity and the extraordinary elements of John's vision. The text is an adaptation of a faithful interpretation from the Greek text and is a verse by verse translation.  I have read Revelation many times, and I have been captivated and intrigued by this version.  I have been reading through it like it is a thrilling novel.  The way the text is drawn out requires readers to pause and meditate on each verse rather than speeding through the book.

The illustrations are well done.  They are imaginative and creative. Some of the figures in drawing reveal the other-worldliness of what the Book of Revelation describes.

This book can be an effective tool to draw readers into the Scripture and show the liveliness of God's Word.  I think the graphic nature just adds one more dimension to reading the Book of Revelation.

I am on my third reading of this book, as I have made it part of my daily readings. It has truly enhanced my reading of Revelation.

For those interested in listening to an excellent teaching of Revelation, I recommend the Asbury Seminary class NT666 taught by Dr. Robert Mulholland found on iTunes and available at no charge in video and audio.
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I really liked this movie because it shows what the believers who received the book of Revelation were going through when the messages and visions of Revelation were given to them. These believers try to maintain their faith in Christ when Emperor Domitian proclaims himself to be God and gives an ultimatum for Christians to worship him or die. The believers in Ephesus send one of their female members to seek out John (played by Richard Harris) at the island of Patmos to receive messages from God and to bring them back to the church. John receives several visions which comfort the believers.  You will see truncated visions from the book of Revelation (the Lamb opening the scroll, the seven seals, the great multitude, the seven trumpet blasts, and the woman fleeing from the dragon), with a little bit of explanation thrown with it.
Don't expect a full-blown picture of the Apocalypse, but for what it is, a historical fictionalized account of what the believers were going through when Revelation is written to them, it is really good.  Richard Harris does a great job of portraying the apostle John.  If you like Richard Harris, you'll also enjoy his portrayal of Abraham in the Bible collection series (which this movie is a part of). It is comforting, thought-provoking, and faithful for the most part to the Bible.
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The author describes the  Good News  of the true Gospel, and it is that whosoever believes in Jesus will be saved. The God of Calvinism is a god who only desires that those he chose before they were born would go to heaven, the rest he created to go to hell. Not the God of the Bible!
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Richard Harris, delivers an excellent performance in this quite well done, dramatization of the book of Revelation. If you have read Revelation and have a genuine relationship with God through Jesus Christ, you will know, understand and appreciate this excellent presentation.
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The book title caught my eye and curiosity got the better of me.

Amazing how extensively non-Christian thinking was consulted.

Alternative voices apart from the Holy Spirit's dominate here.

Unfortunate to see how dissatisfied some are with God's Gospel.

Readers of this will be tested and sifted for loyalty to Christ.

Those who pass the test by faith will draw deeper to Scripture.

Those who fail the test by doubt will draw farther from it.

The pull will be to Wendell Berry, Ken Wilber, Vincent Donovan.

To Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton, M.Scott Peck, Dallas Willard.

To Anne Lamott, Bishop Spong, Louis Evely, Elaine Pagels.

"Satan is of mythical pagan origin;demons are not real beings."

Farewell Moses. Adieu David. Goodbye Isaiah. Ciao Daniel.

Vaya con Dios John Baptizer. See ya Peter. Later Paul. Bye John.

The Lord God Jesus is concerned. There are some pressing
 matters He would like to discuss. Whoever has ears, listen
 up to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches through
His inspired scriptural prophets and apostles.
 Vox populi? Caveat emptor.
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It was amazing to me, how James Carroll, almost certainly unwittingly, documented how the Roman Empire, and its successor, the Roman Catholic Church, are indeed the spiritual heirs of Esau, Jacob's brother, as the Talmud holds.
Time after time, he documents Xian successionism, and how the fact that Jews still exist causes a jealous rage in Esau's spiritual children. This book gives me great hope that true change is indeed coming.
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If you have ever wondered what really happened during the almost three hundred years between the time Jesus died on the cross and 312 CE when Emperor Constantine became a Christian leading to Christianity's becoming the official religion of the Roman Empire, then this is the book for you.  Be forewarned, however, that in seeking knowledge you may find more than you bargained for.

Simplistically speaking, it would be nice to believe that following Jesus' execution, his twelve disciples scattered to the four corners of the Earth, spreading a uniform gospel (the one we know today), meticulously documenting their master's teachings and their own actions.  It would also be nice to believe that we have original copies of the writings of these apostles, that there are few, if any, discrepancies between their various accounts and, further, that the New Testament is a faithful representation of all these happenings.  But, sadly, as this book explains in great detail, nothing could be farther from the truth.

Instead, we find that there were many diverse opinions as to who Jesus was, what he believed and what he stood for.  There was even disagreement as to whether he was even a man.  Perhaps, as some believed, he was an illusion.  Did he, as some thought, believe that he was the Son of God and that the end of the world was near at hand?  Some, the Ebionites, accepted Jesus as the Messiah but believed that there was only one God and that in order to be right with God you had to be Jewish, be circumcised, eat kosher food, rest on the Sabbath, and keep Jewish law.  Others, like the Marcionites believed that there were two gods, the God of the old testament and Jesus Christ, the God of the new testament, and that it was wrong to keep the laws of the old testament because it's God was a lesser wrathful God.  Then there were the Gnostics, who accepted Jesus as the Christ, but believed that only the enlightened (themselves) would be saved and that the rest of the flock simply didn't understand and were lost.  There were many variations of these beliefs and other beliefs quite bizarre.  But this shouldn't be too surprising for these great and minor thinkers, some forgers and charlatans, were trying to work out the mysteries of the universe on a new theological basis.

The debates and arguments continued for almost three hundred years until those whom the author terms the "proto-orthodox" faction finally managed to purge the writings of, and essentially eliminate, all the other factions eventually leading, by a very tenuous path, to Christianity's accepted, "orthodox," New Testament and the Christian church as we know it today.

Needless to say, this book may be a test of one's faith and, as such, may not be for everyone.  The good news, to me at least, is that the controversy among men following Jesus Christ's life and death confirm, almost beyond any doubt, that the historical Jesus did live, that something glorious did happen as a result of his life and death, and that He was more than simply a brilliant, well intentioned, but still mere human.  The founding fathers may have gotten it wrong, but, as the author observes, the world would be a far different place if the Christian orthodoxy had turned out any other way.
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This is a great book that can be read as a study of the book of Revelation or as a devotional series teaching in detail about the coming end times. The verse by verse notes are very helpful in understanding this book and relates the book of Revelation to the beginning book of the Bible, Genesis.
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Arrived on time!  Good book if you believe the book of Revelation, and I do!
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"There is nothing greater, reader, than to recognize that God has been manifested as substance, and that His divine nature has been truly communicated to mankind. It is in Christ alone that we shall fully apprehend the manifestation of God Himself through the Word" (Preamble to Restoration of Christianity).

Read this book to understand the idea that Michael Servetus was willing to die for, his idea of God. His theology was unlike any that came before it, one which he thought would be the basis for a Restored Christianity. But he was misunderstood, misrepresented, and brutally murdered because of his ideas.

His ideas are still misunderstood and misrepresented today. That is why the publishing of this book in English is so important. Servetus doesn't fit in almost anywhere (except with Swedenborg). He says the idea of three distinct persons in God tears God apart and leaves only a void, but he also affirms the divinity of Christ, unlike modern Unitarians. It seems so simple to defend the idea that God is One, and that He manifested Himself in the human form of Jesus Christ, but somehow many people think this idea is absurd.

What were the Protestants and Catholic leaders all so afraid of that they felt the need to snuff out this flame of theological reason. I believe they were afraid that Servetus' ideas were indeed what they claimed to be: a basis for the overthrow of the Christian tyrants' doctrine, and the basis for a New Christianity.

Expect to see how Servetus defends his doctrine with the scriptures, and enjoy his wrath against the abuse of Christ's message.

"May the Lord destroy all the tyrants of the Church. Amen"

More quotes from the book:

  "In Christ there is not some portion of God, but the whole totality of God, the whole fulfillment of the Word and the spirit" (Restoration of Christianity, 105).

  "God has revealed Himself to us, making Himself outwardly visible through the Word, yet internally perceptible through the spirit. Though He remains a great mystery in either case, He is yet such that humanity may see God Himself and possess Him. God was previously not visible, but now we shall see Him with His face unveiled, and, so long as we open the gate and step upon the road, we shall gaze upon Him as He shines in ourselves. It is time that we open that gate and this path of light . . ." (Preamble to Restoration of Christianity).

  "For the heavenly Word made flesh on earth expressed the substance of flesh so that the flesh itself is said to be from heaven: because that flesh in itself actually has the divine substance from heaven" (Restoration of Christianity, 104).