John Wesley denounces the papacy as the Antichrist, accusing

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Speaking of the papacy, John Wesley wrote, “He is in an emphatic sense, the Man of Sin, as he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled the Son of Perdition, as he has caused the death of numberless multitudes, both of his opposers and followers…He it is…that exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped…claiming the highest power, and highest honor…claiming the prerogatives which belong to God alone.

— John Wesley

John Wesley, Antichrist and His Ten Kingdoms, 110, n.p., n.d.

The point

John Wesley denounces the papacy as the Antichrist, accusing it of exalting itself above God.

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2 Thessalonians 2:3-4Daniel 7:25

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AdultsYouth

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Sobering · Convicting

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under a minute · 89 words

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Sin Reformation Rebellion Pride Prophecy Papacy Antichrist

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