a witness 

A Commentary on the Apocalypse – 

A dog that didn’t bark.  Victorinus didn’t mention the churches.  He does mention the seven churches that Paul wrote to.  So why not mention the seven churches that John wrote to?  It is possible that his version of the Apocalypse didn’t have the seven churches.  We need to look at Eusebius to see if he has the same problem.    

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a history and commentary 

A Record of What Wasn’t –

A problem with Eusebius and Victorinus.  They don’t seem to be aware of the seven churches of the Apocalypse.  Eusebius mentions six of the seven churches but never associates them with the Apocalypse.  Victorinus mentions the seven churches that Paul wrote to but not the seven churches of the Apocalypse.  Was there a version of the Apocalypse that did not have the seven churches?  

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a recapitulation 

A Vision Repeated – 

A problem with interpretation.  There is an unfounded assumption that the chapters of the Apocalypse are in chronological order which makes it impossible to understand.  Each vision does not necessarily depend on the previous or following chapter.  This was understood by Victorinus in the third century.  It is called Recapitulation.  

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