Volume 28, No.4, Nov. 2017
“Here I Stand”
The Reformation and its Aftermath In Germany, Wittenberg’s nobility still took Medieval pride in their collection of relics from the saints. Fittingly, these were set off in gold and silver artwork and — to maintain the mystery — viewing was permitted only during the great feast day of “All Saints.” A small admission fee permitted the faithful to view “a fragment of Noah’s ark, [...]
The Papal Millennium
THE MILLENNIUM IN JEWISH BELIEF On Pentecost Sunday the apostle Peter spoke of the Times of Restitution, as a season of blessing and refreshment (Acts 3:19-21). For his Jewish audience he was presenting a familiar belief that held the 6,000 years from creation would be followed by a special 1,000 year Sabbath “day.” This belief goes back to before the destruction of the second [...]