In
Christian eschatology, Historicism is a school of interpretation which treats the eschatological prophecies of
Daniel and
Revelation as finding literal earthly fulfillment through the history of the church age, and especially in relation to the
Protestant-
Catholic conflicts of the
Reformation. A common feature of Historicist interpretations, which makes them very controversial, is the identification of the
Antichrist (1 and 2 John), the
Beast (Revelation 13), the
Man of sin or Man of
Lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2) and the
Whore of Babylon (Revelation 17) with the
Roman Catholic Church, the
Papal system and each successive
Pope himself (a common position held by Protestants in the Reformation, which is not prevalent today). However, it must be noted that such an identification is not unique to Historicism, has not been held by all Historicists, and has been and is currently, held by some Futurists. The
day-year principle is unique to historicism.
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