Preaching in the Last Days The Theme of "Two Witnesses" in the 16th and 17th Centuries

ISBN-10: 0195073746

ISBN-13: 9780195073744

Edition: 1993

Authors: Rodney L. Petersen

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Among the enigmatic prophecies of the Book of Revelation is a passage (11.3-13) concerning `two witnesses' who will appear in the dark days of the church to preach or prophesy with powers like those of the prophets of ancient Israel. In this book Rodney Petersen presents an exhaustive examination of the treatment of this passage by interpreters from medieval times to the Protestant Reformation.Petersen demonstrates that speculation on the identity and theological meaning of the two witnesss has abounded since the days of the early church. They have been linked to a time of culminating evil, the final proclamation of hope, and the end of history associated with divine judgement. Such…

Book details

List price: $215.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/24/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.57" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



List of Illustrations



Adventual Prophets


Introduction to an Idea


Exegesis of the Text


Revivified Prophets


Symbolic Representation



Witnesses Through History


Doorkeepers to the Future


Disclosing Deception


Orders for Church Renewal


Members of Christ's Body


Heralds of the Second Advent



The Dawn of Reformation Preaching


Power to Prophesy


The Spirit of Elijah


The Sword of Gideon


Prophets of a Last Chance



Identification or Representation


Messianic Troubles


Elijah and the Apostolic Messengers


Luther the Prophet


The Eternal Gospel



Bullinger and the Testimony of the Church


Bullinger's Preachers


The Prophet and the Promise


A Veiled History


Adventual Witnesses and the Growth of Evil



Rebuilding the Temple


The Company of Prophets


The Place of Prophecy


A Visionary Mission


A Perpetual Reformation



Self-Conscious Witnesses: John Foxe and the Martyrs


John Foxe's Martyrs


The Drama of History


Tangible Goodness


The Trope Becomes the Letter



Forerunners of the Kingdom


From Prophets to Rulers


The Triumph of the Saints


The Mourning Prophets


Locating the Restored Temple


Political Spirituality



Witnesses in the Wilderness


Faithful Church or Faithful Remnant?


Heralds of the Seventh Trumpet


Preachers of Glory in Days of Adversity


Looking for the Witnesses--Finding the Kingdom


Epilogue


Abbreviations


Selected Bibliography


Name and Subject Index


Scripture Index