The Apocalypse of St. John
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Excerpt from The Apocalypse of St. John: A Commentary on the Greek Version Traces of this feeling will be noticed in the Roman theme of the Apocalypse, in which Nero appears as the great protagonist of paganism. The Roman theme is a dramatised version of the history of Cæsar worship and the punishment it brought upon Rome and the Cæsars, symbolically rendered. It ends with the fall of Rome about the beginning of the sixth century. Then follows a prediction of a thousand years of peace for the Church. After which we are told the Devil must be loosed for a little time. The predictions of Revelation have been marvellously fulfilled as history shows us. The Chosen People were given prophets to warn them of the future. It is natural to suppose that the people chosen to replace them would be given a like advantage. No one can study this Revelation without seeing that the mantle of prophecy has fallen on S. John. He is our Christian prophet, and this Book contains his predictions, meant for the guidance of the Chief Bishops of the Church, down to the end of time. The last two Popes have been moved to ordain a special searching of the Holy Scriptures. Leo XIII. wrote: "Let Catholics cultivate the science of criticism, as most useful for the right understanding of Holy Scripture. They have our strenuous approval. Nor do we disapprove if the Catholic interpreter, when expedient, avails himself of the work of non-Catholics... There are a few things concerning which Holy Church has yet made no certain and definite statement. In regard to these it is lawful to each Catholic scholar to hold and to defend his own opinion" (Brief Vigilante, 30th October, 1902). The Apocalypse is precisely one of those parts of Holy Scripture about which the Church has as yet made no certain and definite statement. As will be noticed later, our present Holy Father, Pope Pius X., writing to Mgr. Le Camus, Bishop of La Rochelle, encourages the pursuit of Scriptural exegesis in similar terms. (See p. 83.) This brings me to the question of the "Imprimatur" of the Diocese of Westminster, placed on this Book. Some reviewers of my previous works, which also bore this imprimatur, concluded that my books set forth "the Roman view" of the Apocalypse officially. But there is no Roman view. The "Imprimatur" means that the book has been read by a censor deputatus, who has given it a nihil obstat, that is a certificate that it is free from heresy. The imprimatur conveys no official approval of the book whatever. My very sincere thanks are due to the Rev. Francis J. Sheehan, Blackheath, for his kindness in helping me to correct the proofs of this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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