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Eric
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Hi, guys —
I'm a 44 year old man with a family who lives in the States.
I have been Catholic for quite some time thanks to many
Protestants who seem to really enjoy making slanderous
claims against the Catholic Church. Thanks to Fr.
Corapi's inspiring speeches, I have been studying the
Catechism and Bible in much more detail. Every time I
hear a new complaint against the Catholic Church,
I look it up to see what I can find.
I have found your web site and the answers contained within
your knowledge
base very helpful in defending the faith.
I have recently run into a Protestant who claims that
Revelation 17 is talking about the Catholic Church. While
I do not share his beliefs, I have not been very successful
in finding much more information about the interpretation
of this chapter.
- Can you provide your readers and myself with more insight
into this book and specifically this chapter?
Thanks!
Eric
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Is Revelation 17 talking about the Church and how does She interpret this book and chapter? }
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Mike
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Hi, Eric —
Thanks for the question.
Our colleagues over at Catholic Answers have a lot
of good resources that I believe will help you.
Below are some web pages from their site I think
will help.
From their magazine: This Rock:
If my colleagues have anything to add I'm sure
they will reply.
Mike
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John
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Hi, Eric —
I would also recommend Scott Hahn's tape series
on Revelation. His exegesis is a bit different, than
Catholic Answers
The End: The Book of Revelation
by Scott Hahn
Scott Hahn. "The End". For many Catholics today,
interpreting the Book of Revelation presents an
almost insurmountable challenge. The dizzying array
of exotic symbols and apocalyptic warnings can
make St. John's glorious vision seem very confusing. |
Heaven's Mass: What John Really Saw in
the Book of Revelation
by Scott Hahn
Scott Hahn. Of all things Catholic,
there is nothing so familiar as the Mass and nothing
so strange as the Bible's Book of Revelation. In
this four-tape series, Dr. Scott Hahn proposes
that the Book of Revelation is the key to understanding
the Mass. |
It's important to understand that The Whore
of Babylon doesn't have to be only one thing.
Revelation recapitulates Salvation History. The Whore
of Babylon, could be Rome (the Empire) and
it could
also be Jerusalem who had turned their back on Jesus
and was being replaced by the
New Jerusalem, which is the Church.
Depending on when Revelation was written, it could
be a prophecy regarding Jerusalem (if it was written
before 70 A.D.), that's Hahn's contention; other's
think it's the Roman Empire, and still others believe
it's some future power.
The Church doesn't have a dogmatic exegesis (something
the faithful have to believe) on this issue.
John
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Eric
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Thank you all for this information.
This is wonderful resource material for me to
understand the book of Revelation in more detail.
Eric
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