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It is central to the roots of apocalyptic belief; the origins of the Book of Revelation lie in the
Jews' wars, defeats and despair.
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Why can they be described as 'apocalyptic preachers?'
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On the eve of the new millennium, why is this city ground zero
for apocalyptic fervor?
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In nearly every age, it has excited a belief that
the end is imminent. Why does this mysterious last book of the bible lend
itself to so many, often contradictory, interpretations, and what does it
reveal?
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This book of the Jewish bible,written about 164 BC, is
viewed as the first real apocalypse.
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How this figure in medieval Europe became central to
the apocalyptic vision.
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This 12th century Italian monk claimed to have unlocked
the secret of the Book of Revelation as the key to understanding the whole of
the Bible.
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An examination of their apocalyptic dimensions and how they
launched a thousand years of anti-semitism.
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He claimed that the pope was the Antichrist, and
interpreted the Book of Revelation as revealing the Church of Rome was
secretly serving Satan.
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His visions of how the world will end resonated through
16th century Germany to modern day apocalyptic believers.
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A summary of how these two ideologies share a
similar apocalyptic vision and rhetoric.
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His writings and letters indicate that he saw himself on an apocalyptic mission.
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In settling America, they were driven by prophecy. They
saw their theocratic colony as a model of the New Jerusalem as prophesied by
John in the Book of Revelation.
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It was fought as much with apocalyptic rhetoric
as it was with bayonets and bullets.
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William Miller's apocalyptic message endures
today in the 7th Day Adventist Church; and John Darby's ideas, including the
Rapture and the Tribulation, have come to dominate prophecy belief in our
time.
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Examining the significance of Hal Lindsey, the
Left Behind series of novels, and the reach of the apocalyptic message
in the late 20th century.
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A summary of their general characteristics and an analysis
of David Koresh and his apocalyptic vision.
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What makes its visions so pervasively attractive?
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What is going to happen after the 2000 threshold is crossed?
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Some of the 20th century events which are read by prophecy believers as irrefutable signs that the Second Coming is imminent.
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How it has influenced Western thought and why it is wrong to view prophecy belief as just a characteristic of fringe groups.
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