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My thanks to everyone who responded. After reading five books on the subject, I realized just how divergent the interpretations are in Revelation from a Catholic perspective. The most coherent interpretation I read is a partial preterist perspective that places much of Revelation in the past (AD...

Interesting. Just found this on freebiblestudyguides.org: The False Prophet is most often associated with the Antichrist. But it is the Beast who will lead the armies of the earth to make war against Christ (Revelation 19:19). Since both men will be enemies of Christ—both will demand to be...

I've read different interpretations online. Sometimes the Antichrist is the first beast of Revelation and, according to others, he is the second beast (the False Prophet). Is that open to interpretation in Catholicism? Thanks Norm

Thank you for the link. Interesting article.

That video was very helpful. Thank you. I'll check out the books.

I bought a study guide recently to help me understand Revelation, but it turns out it only gives the Futurist interpretation, which is only one of four many points of view (Futurist, Preterist (partial or full), Idealist, and Historicist). Can anyone tell me what the Catholic interpretation is...

I bought a study guide recently to help me understand Revelation, but it turns out it only gives the Futurist interpretation, which is only one of four many points of view (Futurist, Preterist (partial or full), Idealist, and Historicist). Can anyone tell me what the Catholic interpretation is...

Great summary. Thank you.

I've seen in several threads in this forum people refer to Pope Francis as the Antipope, so I thought I would create this thread. How can he be the Antipope if he was elected by the cardinals who prayed to God for guidance? That would mean that the leaders of the Catholic Church were all...

Who am I to judge?

I tend to think of it as Christ's power flowing to me through the crucifix. I don't think of the crucifix as the source of that power, though. Different?

I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels this, but seeing (and touching!) a crucifix brings me closer to God. Isn't that idolatry?

I'm wondering how to respond to people who question the reality of the Christian God because of atrocities God commits or advocates in the Bible. I have no good answer and wonder myself if these elements of the Bible are simply made up by victors in battle to justify their atrocities. Thanks!

Thank you, 1watchman. I found the Liberty University KJV Study Bible 2nd Ed. (ebook). It's loaded with hyperlinks to additional information about the people, geography, verses, and Jesus's words appear in red.

Hi, I'm a huge fan of the KJV Bible and am looking for help understanding it better than I can on my own. For example, I'd like to know how scholars interpret the verses, since the content is from a society, culture, and language 2000+ years old. I've been reading reviews of various study...

I came to the personal conclusion that the Bible was inspired by God, but that flawed humans wrote it, their thinking clouded by the period in which they lived. I don't accept it as the inerrant word of God. Selling your kids? Killing disobedient children? Keeping slaves? Killing those who are...

More than just people. As of 1999, there were documented cases of homosexual behaviour in 500 species of creatures, ranging from intestinal worms to primates. God made them gay, and He made humans gay, unless they're all possessed by Satan, which I don't believe. We're pretty much surrounded...

Nice to read another post from you, 1watchman. You have very thoughtful views, and I find them enlightening. The following thoughts came to mind as I read your post. If God wanted there to be only one interpretation of the Bible, wouldn't He have given mankind Holy Scripture that didn't result...

I found this after dedicating less than 30 seconds of my life to this topic: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/10-anti-gay-myths-debunked

What is your "scientific" source for that?