The Early Church Fathers On Prophecy
From the time of the Apostles to the Council of Nicea in 325 AD.
Explains the day of the Lord as the millenial sabbath, where the day signifies a thousand years.
We should proclaim the second coming of Christ looking to the future resurrection as the first fruits.
Wathfulness, Beware of false prophets. The deceiver will come, many shall turn away from the truth. The Lord will come.
The Church at the end-time. Some Christians will escape the great tribulation, others to be purified through the tribulation.
The Church is in the last time but God 's grace is long-suffering. Therefore the Church must be patient.
The Church will first stand before the judgement seat of Christ, then reign with Christ.
The second advent will come and then Christ will reign on earth from Jerusalem for 1,000 years and fulfill the remaining prophecies.
Papias heard from the disciples of the Apostles. He relates the 1,000 year reign of Christ after the resurrection of the dead.
The ten kingdoms of the beast, rise of Antichrist, the great tribulation, mark of the beast, second advent, millennial reign of Christ.
Book of Daniel. Teaching about the future Temple in Jerusalem, the Antichrist, and coming of the true Christ.
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The appointed coming of the Antichrist, his origin and nature of his rule. His involvement with the future third temple in Jerusalem.
Concerning the Antichrist, his 3 1/2 year reign, follwed by his destruction when the true Christ returns in flaming fire.
*From the 4th century, thus not considered an early church father but still important post-nicene church father on prophecy.
One of our most important resources for understanding end time prophecy is to know what the early church understood concerning the end times and the second coming of Jesus Christ. These early church fathers of whom some were living while the Apostles were still alive and other church fathers shortly thereafter, are indispensible to knowing the Apostles teaching. This section is designed as reference guide to help the end time prophecy student see what was taught by the early church concerning end time prophecy. We included all the portions concerning end times only from the early fathers. However, it is recommended that the writings be read in their entirety and can be done so here: Early Christian Writings
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