St. John Henry Newman - The Patristical Idea of Antichrist | Pt. 3: The City of Antichrist

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"What a wonderful rule of God's providence is herein displayed which occurs daily!—the Church sanctities, yet suffers with, the world—sharing its sufferings, yet lightening them."</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this third of four lectures on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Patristical Idea of Antichrist</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Newman closely examines the role which the Roman Empire—and, perhaps, even the city of Rome itself—will play in the coming of Antichrist.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As with the first two lectures on the <em>Times</em> and <em>Religion</em> of Antichrist, what’s refreshing about Newman’s analysis in this lecture is the seriousness with which he takes the Old and New Testament prophecies about the Antichrist. Through a careful consideration of which aspects of prophecy have been fulfilled and which unfulfilled, Newman demonstrates how these prophecies do more than simply arouse our curiosity in a future event, but in fact edify us in the present.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This one episode can be listened to on its own. However, if you do wish to go back and listen to the previous episodes, remember that only the most recent 15 audiobook episodes are publicly available at any given time. To unlock full access to our complete audiobook archive, simply login to your Catholic Culture account, or register for free at catholicculture.org/getaudio</span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><em>The City of Antichrist</em> Full text: <a href= "https://www.newmanreader.org/works/arguments/antichrist/lecture3.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.newmanreader.org/works/arguments/antichrist/lecture3.html</a></p> <p><em>Pt. 2, The Religion of Antichrist on Catholic Culture Audiobooks: <a href= "https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-john-henry-newman-patristical-idea-antichrist-pt-2-religion-antichrist/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.cat