. The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day . - and honor into it. Such is briefly the contents of the Revelation of St. 172 THE HISTORY OF THE The Woman of the Revelation of St. John. (By Albrecht Durer. EARLY CHRISTIANITY. 173 John the Divine, which is a very important book, as itembodies the views of the early Jew-Christians concern-ing Gods plan in the history of the world, and thepowers of evil play in it a most important part. The main prophecy of the Jewish Christian anthorof the revelation remained unfulfilled. B
. The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day . - and honor into it. Such is briefly the contents of the Revelation of St. 172 THE HISTORY OF THE The Woman of the Revelation of St. John. (By Albrecht Durer. EARLY CHRISTIANITY. 173 John the Divine, which is a very important book, as itembodies the views of the early Jew-Christians concern-ing Gods plan in the history of the world, and thepowers of evil play in it a most important part. The main prophecy of the Jewish Christian anthorof the revelation remained unfulfilled. By a strange ironyof fate Judaic Christianity disappeared from the face ofthe earth, while Rome became the centre of the GentileChristianity, in which capacity she rose almost to moreglorious power than pagan Rome ever possessed throughher political superiority. Christianity was thoroughlyRomanised and remained under the sway of Rome untilthe Reformation split the Church in twain and openednew possibilities for a progressive development of Chris-tianity, no longer subject to the dictates of a conclave ofItalian cardinals and a Roman pope. The Descent Into Hell. The belief in Satan and Hell for
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