Romanism and the Reformation From the Standpoint of Prophecy [microform]

by Henry Grattan Guinness (Creator)

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Genres: Theology

428 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Henry Grattan Guinness D.D. (11 August 1835 – 21 June 1910) was an Irish Protestant Christian preacher, evangelist and author. He was the great evangelist of the Evangelical awakening and preached during the Ulster Revival of 1859 which drew thousands to hear him. He was responsible for training and sending hundreds of "faith missionaries" all over the world.

Reviews

[Benjamin Glaser]

H. Grattan Guinness presents a basic case for the biblical teaching of Historicism. It is good introduction to the application of the Historicist understanding, especially in its practical outworking, of the prophetic/apocalyptic teachings of Ezekiel, Daniel, etc. While it does not have a deep exegetical defense, which Guinness openly admits is not the purpose of the book and points to works that do have that as their raison d'etre, his arguments are straight-forward and in my estimation convincing.

Now certainly while nearly all the Reformers, Puritans, and early American theologians (like Jonathan Edwards) held to a Historicist reading (which has nothing to do with a particular millennial position) it is not fashionable in our day to agree with Guinness's conclusions and his work will be dismissed mostly on these grounds. I find that to be unfortunate, but it is what it is.

[Widmer]

Worth the time and small investment

I much prefer HG Gratton’s broader worker “how history reveals prophecy” but this brings the energy of the reformation into the picture and is a quicker read. Highly recommend! We must Dare to be a Daniel and stand firm in the truth, that Jesus marvelously fulfilled the prophecy of Daniels 70 week’s and that there is not antichrist who will appear in the “third physical temple” — the temple is you and I, by the grace of God, and the papacy has blasphemed that seat for 1500 years. It’s not rocket science, but history helps us see clearly now.

[Chris]

Henry Grattan Guinness was an Irish Protestant Christian preacher, evangelist and author. The back of this edition has this quote:
"The Reformation of the sixteenth century which gave birth to Protestantism, was based on Scripture. It gave back to the world the Bible. It taught the Scriptures; it exposed the errors and corruptions of Rome by the use of the sword of the Spirit...We have suffered prophetic antipapal truth to be too much forgotten. This generation is dangerously...indifferent to truth and error on points on which Scripture is tremendously decided and absolutely clear.

[This book} will, it is hoped, open many minds to perceive that the Bible gives no uncertain sound as to Romanism, and that those who will be guided by its teachings must shun an apostasy against which the sorest judgments are denounced."

The book is divided into eight sections and Concluding Remarks.
1.The Daniel Foreview Of Romanism
2. The Daniel Foreview Of Romanism (Second Part)
3. Paul's Foreview Of Romanism
4. John's Foreview Of Romanism
5.Interpretation And Use Of These Prophesies in Pre-Reformation Times
6.Interpretation And Use Of These Prophecies In Reformation Times
7.Interpretation And Use Of Theses Prophecies in Post-Reformation Times
8. Double Foreview Of The Reformation
Concluding Remarks On The Practical Bearing Of The Subject

[CL]

Powerful and sobering. Exactly what we need in these last days of earth’s history. God’s prophecies are quickly full filling right before our very eyes.

[David Gyles]

Just another honest attempt exposing the blindness of trust societies empower religious authority (broad path) so people will carry on worldly ambitions and feel they have answered the bell for personal faith by leaving it to others to secure it by confession to the established authority even thou they have no divine verification of having it to begin with.

[Michael]

Has to be the best book on prophecy ever written at least within the last 150 years or so, and well worth reading again