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The "prophets" listed here include anyone who has predicted or prophesied about the future within visible Christian churches Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox) — even where they were considered Heretical , at the time or later. New Religious Movement s that have their original basis in the Christian church are also included here. It should also be noted that the vast majority of Christians have never believed in these extra-Biblical prophecies. LUTHERAN CHURCH The founder of the the Gospel would be preached to all nations and a wonderful unity would be achieved. The last days would then be close at hand. Nachenmoser offered numerous conjectures about the date; 1635 seemed most likely." (''Prophecy and Gnosis—Apocalypticism in the Wake of the Lutheran Reformation'', Robin Bruce Barnes, p 64) Other date predictions followed but all failed. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH The ( 1401 - 1464 A.D.) was " a cardinal of great learning...At the age of 23 Nicholas became a doctor of law, but when he lost his first lawsuit he left the profession of law for the study of Theology . Possessing a thorough knowledge of the Greek, Latin and Hebrew languages, and a rare degree of eloquence, soon attracted attention... was made a cardinal ( 1449 A.D.)" (''Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature'' by McClintock and Strong, Volume II, p. 611). Cardinal de Cusa later held that the end of the world would come in the year 1700 A.D. Another Catholic scholar, Arnald Of Villanova predicted that the Antichrist would appear in 1378 A.D. (''Visions of The End'', McGinn, p. 147) BAPTIST CHURCH The '', December 19, 1994, p. 67) He was in error. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Thomas Brightman who lived from 1562 to 1607 has been called "one of the fathers of Presbyterianism in England." This well educated and esteemed fellow predicted that "between 1650 and 1695 {Link without Title} would see the conversion of the many Jews and a revival of their nation in Palestine...the destruction of the Papacy...the marriage of the Lamb and his wife." (''A Great Expectation--Eschatological Thought in English Protestantism to 1660'' by Bryan W. Ball and E.J. Brill, page 117). This did not happen. Christopher Love who lived from 1618-1651 was a bright graduate of Oxford and a strong Presbyterian. Love predicted that: (1) Babylon would fall in 1758 (2) God's anger against the wicked would be demonstrated in 1759 and (3) in 1763 there would occur a great earthquake all over the world. (''The Logic of Millennial Thought'' by James West Davidson, page 200). None of this occurred. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH The Assemblies Of God Church has made an indelible impression because of its active, evangelical work. Like other popular groups, this community has a rich history of failed predictions. One definitive study of predictions made within this church was published by an Assemblies of God scholar and pastor, Professor Dwight Wilson. The book was entitled ''Armageddon Now!'' On the jacket of his book is this caveat: "The author cautions his fellow Premillenarians that they will lose their credibility if they continue to see in each political crisis a sure fulfillment of Biblical prophecy--despite their obvious errors concerning earlier crises." During World War I , ''The Weekly Evangel'', an official publication of the Assemblies of God, carried this prediction: "We are not yet in the Armageddon struggle proper, but at its commencement, and it may be, if students of prophecy read the signs aright, that Christ will come before the present war closes, and before Armageddon...The war preliminary to Armageddon, it seems, has commenced." (April 10, 1917 edtion, page 3). Other editions speculated that the end would come no later than 1934 or 1935 (May 13, 1916 pp 6-9 etc). These predictions failed. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH (EPISCOPAL CHURCH) In volume II of ''The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers'', author Leroy Edwin Froom tells us about a prominent (1519-1588), Archbishop of York and Primate of England was born in Lancastershire... Sandys says, 'Now, as we know not the day and time, so let us be assured that this coming of the Lord is near. He is not slack, as we do count slackness. That it is at hand, it may be probably gathered out of the Scriptures in divers places. The signs mentioned by Christ in the Gospel which should be the foreshewers of this terrible day, are almost all fulfilled." (''The Prophetic Faith of our Fathers'', pages 417, 419.) This prediction made over 400 years ago went unfulfilled. CALVARY CHAPEL The founder of the in his widely published book entitled '' The Late Great Planet Earth '' (see page 43). CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Mormon Church like other churches has its share of official predictions that were unfulfilled. Indeed, the founder of this institution, Joseph Smith , made a number of predictions that failed. In 1835, Joseph Smith predicted that within 56 years the world would see its end. Simple math tells us that means by 1890 or 1891 it would all be over. We read: "President Smith then stated...it was the will of God that those who went to Zion, with a determination to lay down their lives, if necessary, should be ordained to the ministry, and go forth to prune the vineyard for the last time, or the coming of the Lord, which was nigh-even fifty-six years should wind up the scene."- See volume 2, page 182 of the History of The Church. Joseph added that a voice told him the following: "' My son, if thou liveth until thou art eighty-five years of age, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man,' I was left to draw my own conclusions concerning this; and I took liberty to conclude that if I did live to that time, He would make his appearance, But I do not say whether He will make his appearance or I shall go where He is... There are those of the rising generation who shall not taste death until Christ comes." See History of the Church, Volume 5, page 336. One writer notes that: "in 1890 there was a widespread belief among church members that Joseph Smith's prediction of 1835, that fifty-six years would 'wind up the scene.' would be fulfilled." (See ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Klaus J. Hansen, page 76). MENNONITE CHURCH Like the Baptists, the Mennonites have a common connection to the Anabaptists. It is said that the first Mennonite congregation was formed in Zurich, Switzerland in 1525. Menno Simons (1496- 1561 ca) a converted Roman Catholic priest gave the movement its name. Similar to others of his time, Menno believed that the return of Christ was imminent. In a letter to his sister-in-law, he wrote: "We daily expect Christ Jesus." Later, in the 19th century, Russian Mennonite leader Claas Epp, Jr. predicted that Christ would return on March 8, 1889. CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH The well known Scottish cleric, Edward Irving , is the founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church and a forerunner of the Pentecostal movement. In 1828 he wrote a work headed ''The Last Days: A Discourse on the Evil Character of These Our Times, Proving Them to be the 'Perilous Times' and the 'Last Days''' on pages 10-22 we find some telling information which includes the following: " I conclude, therefore, that the last days... will begin to run from the time of God's appearing for his ancient people, and gathering them together to the work of destroying all Antichristian nations, of evangelising the world, and of governing it during the Millennium... The times and fulness of the times, so often mentioned in the New Testament, I consider as referring to the great period numbered by times...Now if this reasoning be correct,as there can be little doubt that the one thousand two hundred and sixty days concluded in the year 1792, and the thirty addtional days in the year 1823, we are already entered upon the last days, and the ordinary life of a man will carry many of us to the end of them. 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