What is the official Non-Catholic Christian teaching regarding End Times Prophecy According to the Book of Revelation?

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What is the official Non-Catholic Christian teaching regarding End Times Prophecy According to the Book of Revelation?

I know there are a diverse individual interpretation about End Times Prophecies. I like to know what your local Church teaches on this subject and why do you think Christian Unity is a bad thing since it promotes a One World Religion.

I mention the One World Religion because a lot of Evangelical Christian whom I debated in Youtube fear that the Pope promotes a one world religion by mixing all religions under Papal authority. Many Evangelical Christians fear the Pope Benedict XVI’s third Encylical “CARITAS IN VERITATE” they claimed it established a New Financial Order…

One youtuber commented,

**hopey2540 (4 days ago) No its all the biblical prophecies that are are coming true The pope supporting the evil One World Order or One world Governance ??? **

It is odd that none of the commentors read the Encyclical so they are basing this out of pure ignorance. They look at the title “New Financial Order.”
 
Your title and first sentence cannot be answered. You are talking divergent groups. It makes as much sense as asking the the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic official view of the papacy…

However this sentence CAN be answered:D
I like to know what your local Church teaches on this subject
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We do not have an offiicial position on the Book of Revelation. I am curious if Catholicism has an official position on Revelation now that you bring it up…

Here is a link though. Ya made me look 😃
upperroom.com/askjulian/default.asp?act=answer&itemid=55613
 
BrianH said:
Your title and first sentence cannot be answered. You are talking divergent groups. It makes as much sense as asking the the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic official view of the papacy…

However this sentence CAN be answered:D

We do not have an offiicial position on the Book of Revelation. I am curious if Catholicism has an official position on Revelation now that you bring it up…

Here is a link though. Ya made me look 😃
upperroom.com/askjulian/default.asp?act=answer&itemid=55613
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I like to see your belief on End Times in your own words.

A lot Catholic theologian and scholars say that the Book of Revelation is the Mass itself… or that it parallel’s it. That isn’t the official.
 
Mannyfit75 said:
What is the official Non-Catholic Christian teaching regarding End Times Prophecy According to the Book of Revelation?

I know there are a diverse individual interpretation about End Times Prophecies. I like to know what your local Church teaches on this subject and why do you think Christian Unity is a bad thing since it promotes a One World Religion.

I mention the One World Religion because a lot of Evangelical Christian whom I debated in Youtube fear that the Pope promotes a one world religion by mixing all religions under Papal authority. Many Evangelical Christians fear the Pope Benedict XVI’s third Encylical “CARITAS IN VERITATE” they claimed it established a New Financial Order…

One youtuber commented,

**hopey2540 (4 days ago) No its all the biblical prophecies that are are coming true The pope supporting the evil One World Order or One world Governance ??? **

It is odd that none of the commentors read the Encyclical so they are basing this out of pure ignorance. They look at the title “New Financial Order.”
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There is no official non-catholic teaching. There is, however, Lutheran teaching; Lutherans are Amillennialist, based on the teaching of scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.

The notion that there can be a one world religion is laughable. We can’t even get Christians to agree and reconcile. The idea of a new world financial order seems just as unlikely.

Jon
 
My church doesn’t have an official position. My pastor is premillennial; I’m amillennial.
 
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I’m serious.
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There isn’t one official position for non-Catholic Christians. I think most of the people on this board are amill. I would like to discuss some other perspectives on this, however.
 
This question reveals one of the biggest problems for Protestants (of which I R one). As others have said, there’s no authority for theology, even within a denomination, even within one congregation. Often boils down to who can sling the Scripture and argumentation the best.

But we’re free to read the Bible and come to our own conclusions, and don’t have to buy into beliefs that are obvious malarkey from our own perspectives. We don’t have to worry as much about a church hierarchy that runs off the rails theologically. Even if my church decided to ordain unrepentant murderers, I wouldn’t have to accept that as right.

Blessing? Curse?
 
=gepnav;5454282]This question reveals one of the biggest problems for Protestants (of which I R one). As others have said, there’s no authority for theology, even within a denomination, even within one congregation. Often boils down to who can sling the Scripture and argumentation the best.
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To be a confessional Lutheran, one must accept the Lutheran Confessions, particularly the Augsburg Confession and Small Catechism. And while there are differences of opinion between synods on some issues (women’s ordination, innerrancy of scripture, etc), it isn’t a scripture-slinging contest.

Jon
 
JonNC said:
To be a confessional Lutheran, one must accept the Lutheran Confessions, particularly the Augsburg Confession and Small Catechism. And while there are differences of opinion between synods on some issues (women’s ordination, innerrancy of scripture, etc), it isn’t a scripture-slinging contest.

Jon
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Jon, I think you misunderstand my point. We Presbyterians have confessions too, and we’re supposed to be guided by them, but, in fact, not even my minister believes some of the most basic elements of our confessions. When theology is discussed at all, it boils down to individuals expounding on and arguing their own interpretations of Scripture… slinging, indeed! The guidance of detailed confessions goes by the wayside in the everyday practice of most modern Protestant churches. How could it not when you invite all to read and interpret the Bible? The differences of opinion you cite only scratch the surface.

The difference from Catholics is huge. Catholics can read the Bible, but anything given an interpretation by the Magisterium is not to be questioned in the normal course of worship, teaching, and practice, especially not by the laity.
 
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Which ones?
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Some non-denoms, others who do not accept creeds. Perhaps I should have said some non-Lutherans instead of quite a few, as that left the false impression there are many. Anyway, my point to Manny was that, in terms of usage, The Nicene Creed is not a “non-Lutheran” document, which followed up on Peterj’s point about the wording of the OP.

Maybe a better title might have been, “What is your faith Tradition’s teaching on end-times?”

Jon
 
JonNC said:
Some non-denoms, others who do not accept creeds. Perhaps I should have said some non-Lutherans instead of quite a few, as that left the false impression there are many. Anyway, my point to Manny was that, in terms of usage, The Nicene Creed is not a “non-Lutheran” document, which followed up on Peterj’s point about the wording of the OP.

Maybe a better title might have been, “What is your faith Tradition’s teaching on end-times?”

Jon
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Even many groups that don’t accept creeds per se will agree with the truths in the Nicene Creed.
 
Paul3144 said:
Even many groups that don’t accept creeds per se will agree with the truths in the Nicene Creed.
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That’s true. Some just reject any post-apostolic writings for official use, if I can use that term. solo-scripturist

Which brings up a question. Does what the creed says in any way exclude it’s use by those who are pre-mill, post-mill, dispensationalist, etc.? Just curious.

Jon
 
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