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Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

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Eusebius admits that Papias was a disciple <strong>of</strong><br />

John the Evangelist, and that he taught that, “after<br />

the resurrection <strong>of</strong> the dead, the kingdom <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />

shall be established corporeally on this earth.”[54]<br />

And Jerome quotes Papias[55] as saying, that “he<br />

had the apostles for his authors, and that he<br />

considered what Andrew, what Peter said, what<br />

Philip, what Thomas said, and other disciples <strong>of</strong><br />

the Lord.” Irenaeus taught that at the resurrection<br />

<strong>of</strong> the just the meek should inherit the earth; and<br />

that then would be fulfilled the promise which God<br />

made to Abraham.<br />

Justyn Martyr, who was born A. D. 89, seven<br />

years before the Revelations were written, says that<br />

he and many others are <strong>of</strong> this mind, “that Christ<br />

shall reign personally on earth,” and that “all who<br />

were accounted orthodox so believed.” He also<br />

says, “A certain man among us, whose name is<br />

John, being one <strong>of</strong> the twelve apostles <strong>of</strong> Christ, in<br />

that Revelation which was shown to him,<br />

prophesied that those who believe in our Christ<br />

shall fulfill a thousand years at Jerusalem.”<br />

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