Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius was a theologian and the spiritual advisor to Constantine I. He helped shape some of the emperor’s theology and even tutored his son Crispus.[1] The father may have been given the name Lactantius because of the milky softness of his skin. He was a master of rhetoric, achieving far greater fame […]
The Premillennialism of Methodius
January 17, 2015 by 2 Comments
Methodius or Eubulius lived from 260-312 A.D. and served as bishop of both Olympus and Patara in Lycia. Jerome records that he was transferred to the See of Tyre in Phoenicia. He suffered martyrdom at Chalcis in Greece or possibly in Syria. Methodius is best known as a critic of Origen and his allegorical method […]
The Premillennialism of Justin Martyr
December 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Perhaps the most overtly premillennial ante-Nicene Church father was Justin Martyr. He was a Gentile born around 114 and was martyred in 165 A.D. He was a follower of Plato until he became a disciple of Jesus. Justin identified the Gospel as the only true philosophy and became an evangelist, proclaiming that truth.[1] It would […]
The Premillennialism of Barnabas
December 1, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Epistle of Barnabas was written around 100 A.D. and is attributed to one Barnabas. Tradition identifies the writer as an Alexandrian Jew living during the time of Trajan and Hadrian. His name may have actually been Barnabas, though it is just as likely that the epistle was named after an apostle to give it […]
The Premillennialism of Irenaeus
November 19, 2014 by 2 Comments
Irenaeus lived from A.D. 120 to 202, and he served as the bishop of the church in what is now Lyon France. He was a pupil of the bishop of Smyrna and martyr Polycarp[1], himself a student of the apostle John. Irenaeus being only one teacher removed from the disciple whom Jesus loved (e.g. John […]
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