Posted By: Rick H
Reformers' interpretations of AntiChrist - 05/02/16 01:56 PM
The Protestant churches today and even our own church is backing away from identifying the AntiChrist power, and yet the Reformers and even those before them saw clearly who the AntiChrist was. What is happening to us and the Protestant churches, are we going blind and forgetful of the truth we once saw clearly.
Here is a list I came across of Pre-Reformation and Reformers Interpretations:
Date Name Reference Interpretation
c. 1310
Dante Alighieri
Rev. 17 Harlot=Roman Church
c. 1331
Michael of Cesena
Rev. 17 Harlot/Antichrist=Roman Church, Pope
c. 1345
Johannes de Rupescissa
Antichrist
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Harlot=Pope/Roman church
c. 1350
Francesco Petrarch
Rev. 17 Harlot=Papal Court
c. 1367
John Milicz
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Man of Sin=Papacy
c. 1379
John Wycliffe
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot=Pope/Papacy
c. 1388
Matthias of Janow
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Hierarchy/Papacy
c. 1390
John Purvey
Antichrist
Rev. 13 666
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
c. 1393
Walter Brute
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin=Papacy/Bishop of Rome/Papacy
c. 1412
John Huss
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
c. 1497
Girolamo Savonarola
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
Reformation Era Interpretations:
1522
Martin Luther
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1543
Philipp Melanchthon
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1545
Andreas Osiander
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1554
Nicolaus von Amsdorf
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1558
Johann Funck
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1560
Virgil Solis
Antichrist
Little Horn
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1570
Georg Nigrinus
Antichrist= Pope
1572
David Chytraeus
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin= Papacy
1530
Johann Oecolampadius
Antichrist
Little Horn=Papacy
1557
Heinrich Bullinger
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1550
William Tyndale
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1545
George Joys
Antichrist
Little Horn=Papacy
1554
Nicholas Ridley
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast=Papacy
1553
Hugh Latimer
Antichrist=Papacy
1582
Thomas Cranmer
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1550
John Bale
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast=Papacy
1562
John Jewel
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast=Papacy
1587
John Foxe
Antichrist
Man of Sin=Bishop of Rome
1563
Anglican Formulas
Antichrist=Papacy
1547
John Knox
Antichrist
Little Horn=Church of Rome/Papacy
1593
John Napier
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 13 1st Beast
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast =Pope/Papacy/Latin Empire
1614
Thomas Brightman
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
1618
David Pareus
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Beast=Pope/Papacy
Sir Isaac Newton
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
John Wesley
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy also Antichrist
And they ask the question, "In view of the foregoing Reformation interpretations identifying Papacy as the Antichrist and Man of Sin, why do so many Evangelical Protestants today believe the Man of Sin and Antichrist are future individuals?"
Are we failing in our duty to warm the churches of the Reformation, as we see them drift back to Papal Power, the AntiChrist.
Here is a list I came across of Pre-Reformation and Reformers Interpretations:
Date Name Reference Interpretation
c. 1310
Dante Alighieri
Rev. 17 Harlot=Roman Church
c. 1331
Michael of Cesena
Rev. 17 Harlot/Antichrist=Roman Church, Pope
c. 1345
Johannes de Rupescissa
Antichrist
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Harlot=Pope/Roman church
c. 1350
Francesco Petrarch
Rev. 17 Harlot=Papal Court
c. 1367
John Milicz
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Man of Sin=Papacy
c. 1379
John Wycliffe
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot=Pope/Papacy
c. 1388
Matthias of Janow
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Hierarchy/Papacy
c. 1390
John Purvey
Antichrist
Rev. 13 666
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
c. 1393
Walter Brute
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin=Papacy/Bishop of Rome/Papacy
c. 1412
John Huss
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
c. 1497
Girolamo Savonarola
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
Reformation Era Interpretations:
1522
Martin Luther
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1543
Philipp Melanchthon
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1545
Andreas Osiander
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1554
Nicolaus von Amsdorf
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1558
Johann Funck
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1560
Virgil Solis
Antichrist
Little Horn
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1570
Georg Nigrinus
Antichrist= Pope
1572
David Chytraeus
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin= Papacy
1530
Johann Oecolampadius
Antichrist
Little Horn=Papacy
1557
Heinrich Bullinger
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1550
William Tyndale
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1545
George Joys
Antichrist
Little Horn=Papacy
1554
Nicholas Ridley
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast=Papacy
1553
Hugh Latimer
Antichrist=Papacy
1582
Thomas Cranmer
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
1550
John Bale
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast=Papacy
1562
John Jewel
Antichrist
Abomination of Desolation
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast=Papacy
1587
John Foxe
Antichrist
Man of Sin=Bishop of Rome
1563
Anglican Formulas
Antichrist=Papacy
1547
John Knox
Antichrist
Little Horn=Church of Rome/Papacy
1593
John Napier
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 13 1st Beast
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Beast =Pope/Papacy/Latin Empire
1614
Thomas Brightman
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Pope/Papacy
1618
David Pareus
Antichrist
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Beast=Pope/Papacy
Sir Isaac Newton
Antichrist
Little Horn
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy
John Wesley
Man of Sin
Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon=Papacy also Antichrist
And they ask the question, "In view of the foregoing Reformation interpretations identifying Papacy as the Antichrist and Man of Sin, why do so many Evangelical Protestants today believe the Man of Sin and Antichrist are future individuals?"
Are we failing in our duty to warm the churches of the Reformation, as we see them drift back to Papal Power, the AntiChrist.