“It has nothing to do with Luther.”
Well actually, it does. Luther was the first to associate the Pope with “the antichrist.” His teaching became so popular, that the Roman Catholic Church began losing membership. A Jesuit by the name of Francesco Ribera was commissioned to come up with an eschatology that would effectively counter Luther’s. He invented “Futurism”, and that became the basis for Darby’s dispensationalism, which was made popular by Schofield.
But the truth is both Luther and Ribera were wrong. Revelation isn’t about the Pope and it isn’t about the future as we know it.
Oh?
Just WHO 'knows' the future?
>> “But the truth is both Luther and Ribera were wrong. Revelation isn’t about the Pope and it isn’t about the future as we know it.” <<
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You belong to a strange cult!
The Revelation is Yeshua’s 5th gospel.
It is literal in its general respects, using figurative language only to better set the scene for its prophecies.
It told the past, and it tells the immediate future in vivid detail to those that have the Holy Spirit.
The foolish term “futurism” in no way describes Darby’s beliefs. Darby was simply confused as to the extent to which Yehova would protect his elect. Take away the pre-trib rapture, and place it back where scripture has it, at the last trump of Yom Teruah, and Darby ceases to matter.
Luther doesn’t matter due to the anti-semitism that he acquired toward the end of his life; his earlier beliefs were closer to reality.
You need to get out of the cult and find Yeshua, the real one, not the Greek Jesus.