A Famous Clue
that often goes unnoticed. What the early fathers of the Church wrote has been extensively studied but what has been overlooked is what the early fathers overlooked. A good example of this is Eusebius who was obsessed with martyrs didn’t mention Antipas in Chuch History. Martyrs from Pergamus are not missing, Carpus and Papylus, and a woman named Agathonice are mentioned as martyrs in Pergamus but not Antipas. Who has tried to explain this?
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A Strange Beginning
in the Apocalypse. Why is John mentioned three times? Has anyone addressed this in a reasonable way? Could they actually be three different people all named John? Victorinus and Eusebius gives us reason to believe that. Victorinus in his commentary doesn’t mention Antipas or the seven churches. He does mention the seven churches Paul wrote to. Eusebius doesn’t mention Antipas. He does mention six of the seven churches but doesn’t associate them with the Apocalypse. Both may be looking at the first version written by John the Baptist.
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A Missing Martyr
in the Church History by Eusebius. Martyrs from Pergamus are not missing. Carpus and Papylus, and a woman named Agathonice are mentioned as martyrs in Pergamus but not Antipas. Victorinus doesn’t mention Antipas or the seven churches. Eusebius mentions six of the seven churches but never associates them with the Apocalypse. There is a reasonable explanation for this. Their copy did not have them. The first version written by John the Baptist.
A Strange Introduction
that doesn’t get enough attention. Combine this with John being told to “prophesy again” after eating the little book. Is there a record of him prophesying again? Yes but the record of John prophesying the first time is missing except for a few clues. The dog that didn’t bark. Eusebius and Victorinus did not mention Antipas or the seven churches. Were they looking at the first Apocalypse written by John the Baptist?
A Commentary
on the Apocalypse from the 3rd century that does not include Antipas or the seven churches. Since Eusebius and Victorinus both have the same problem, they must have been looking at a copy of the Apocalypse that did not include them. John the Baptist knows the Lamb, a word found 27 times in the Apocalypse but he did not know Antipas or the seven churches. Just the seven spirits mentioned by Victorinus.
Watch for more pieces that fit. Blessed is the one who looks.
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A Glaring Omission
in the History of the Church by Eusebius that has not been addressed by people who should know. Eusebius doesn’t mention Antipas in his Church History but the word ‘martyr’ can be found 355 times. He does mention Carpus and Papylus, two martyrs of Pergamus but he does not mention Antipas. He mentions six of the seven churches but never associates them with the Apocalypse.
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A Revelation
that will allow you to play along at home. You won’t have to search old books at old libraries. You can search online like I do now. Some of my sources:
Tertullian 240 AD (does know churches and Antipas but not Patmos)
Victorinus 304 AD (does not know churches or Antipas but knows Patmos)
Eusebius 340 AD (does not know churches, or Antipas but knows Patmos)
Somebody made it available for all to see. Go ahead and check it out.
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A Reasonable Explanation
for Eusebius and Victorinus not knowing about Antipas and the seven churches of the Apocalypse. They were looking at the first version of the Apocalypse written by John the Baptist. Seriously.
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A Valuable Source
for writings of the Church Fathers. It includes Victorinus whose commentary does not include Antipas and the seven churches of the Apocalypse. Since Eusebius has the same problem, this needs to be addressed but so far hasn’t been.
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A Historian
is also online and can be searched. What he didn’t know is most interesting. Like Antipas and the seven churches of the Apocalypse. Stuff like that can’t be known just by reading his book and should be addressed. So far it hasn’t been.
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