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First seal

144,000

Two witnesses

Woman of Ch. 12

Babylon

Millennium

Barclay

Militarism and conquest

Church

Elijah and Moses

OT and NT people of God

Rome

?

Barton et al Conquest Church Elijah and Moses or the church Faithful Israel Rome or any state system hostile to God Premill
Beale Satanic force A remnant from the visible church Whole community of faith the faithful community (OT and NT) Prevailing economi-religious system in alliance with the state Amillennial (church age)

Beasley-Murrey

Conquest

Sons of Israel

Church

Zion

Babylon, Rome

Premillennial

Isbon T. Beckwith Conquest Whole church of God Elijah and Moses Ideal church of God OT & NT Rome Premillennial
Eugene M. Boring, Parthians Church End-time Church Israel/Church Rome Amillennial
Ian Boxall False Christ's Church Church Heavenly counterpart of the community of the faithful Latest incarnation of the oppressive and idolatrous city (Rome is an example)  
Louis A. Brighton Military, tyrannical dominance Church militant Churches prophetic witness to Jesus Christ Israel and the church False church Amillennial

FF Bruce

Invasion from eastern frontier of Roman Empire

Total sum of the true followers of Christ

The church in its royal and priestly functions

True Israel from which Messiah was born

Rome

Premillennial but could be in heaven

Butler conquest complete covenant people of God church and bible OT and NT church Rome Amillennial

Caird

Invasion

Whole body of martyrs

Church: royal and priestly function

Messianic community - Church

Rome

?

Chilton Christ Ideal Israel OT witnesses culminating in John the Baptist the Church in the form of OT Israel Jerusalem Postmillennial
Kendell H. Easley Military conquest End-time Christians Church prophetic God's people civilization apart from God promillennialism (sic) reward of the martyrs
Fiorenza Parthians who defeated Rome Christians alive at the "Day of the Lord" Christian prophets and witnesses Israel-Zion, messianic community Babylon/Rome Amillennial?

Hailey

Victorious Christ conquering with the gospel

Total number of redeemed on the earth, spiritual Israel

Holy Spirit and apostles or the saints

Spiritual remnant of God's faithful, collective spiritual body of God's people

Pagan Rome represents the world of lust, seductive, enticing, appealing to the desires of the flesh and mind

Period from Constantine until shortly before the Lord returns

Hendricksen

Christ

Church

Church

Church

World

Amillennial

Horton

Conquest

Believing Jews sealed for service

Two Spirit filled leaders

Faithful Israel

Entire world system

Premillennial, dispensational

Hughes

Conquest

Complete company of the redeemed

Churches witness

Church

Ungodly civilisation of the world in its fallenness

Amillennial

Alan Johnson

Antichrist and the forces of evil

Church

Those in the church called to give a prophetic witness

Jews and Gentiles - the Church

Total culture of the world apart from God, Rome being only one example

Premillennial

Dennis Johnson Conquest Church Church in its witness OT Israel Rome and idolatry that worships economic properity and cultural achievement Amill
Craig S. Keener Parthians All true believers in Jesus church righteous Israel Rome Premillennial
Simon J Kistemaker gospel Church Church Covenant community of both OT and NT anti-christian world Amillennial
Koester Parthians Christ's followers Community of faithful Christians People of God adversaries of God Amillennial
Krodel antichrist or Parthians church militant Spirit empowered christian community true Israel and the faithful church Rome Premillennial

Ladd

Gospel

Church

Two eschatological prophets

Church

Babylon symbol of human civilisationorganized in opposition to God

Premillennial although not a literal thousand years

LaHaye

Antichrist and his kingdom, little horn

Literal 144,000 Jews

Moses and Elijah

Nation of Israel

Religious harlot of Babylonian idolatry

Premillennial, dispensational

Lenski

Word of God

Church militant

The true church shall witness and prophecy the gospel in its public ministry

OT and NT church

Antichristian empire, antichristian seductiveness

Amillennial

Martyn Lloyd-Jones Jesus Christ saints of OT and NT law & gospel Israel seductive power of the world and sin Amillennial
John F. MacArthur Ch 1-11 False peace literal 144,000 descendands of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Moses and Elijah - - dispensational
Michaels antichrist messianic or distinctly Christian list church in its prophetic ministry Jerusalem? Rome Premillennial

Morris

Warlike conqueror

Church

Witnessing church (Smyrna and Philadelphia)

Israel and then the church

Civilised man apart from God

Amillennial

Mounce

Military conquest in general

Faithful believers about to enter a period of testing

Witnessing church

Faithful Israel/The church

Rome

Earthly reign of martyrs

Myself Conquest The Church (could include Israel) The Church Israel and the church Rome and the world system Amillennial

Newell

Christ and the heavenly host

Elect Israelites

Two prophets

Israel

Romanism

Premillennial, dispensational

Newport

Gospel

Church: Jews and Gentiles

Those in the church called to bear prophetic witness/martyr in the last days

Covenant community giving birth to Christ - the Church

Archetype of all entreched worldly resistance to God. Total culture of the world apart from God

Historical premillennial

Grant R. Osborne

Lust for conquest

Church

Elijah & Moses

Israel & the Church

Rome and empire of the beast

Premillennial

POSB antichrist Jewish believers two men Israel False religion, politics Premillennial, dispensational
Stephen S Smalley lust for power Church on earth Witnessing church True Israel and the Church Worldly, idolatrous, oppressive powers Amillennial

Strauss

Antichrist

144,000 Israelites

Elijah and Enoch

Israel

Apostate church, all religious faiths

Premillennial, dispensational

Sweet

Antichrist

Church

Church

Faithful Israel and the church

Contrasted with the woman of 12 and the New Jerusalem, based on Babylon

Premill

H B Swete

Triumphant militarism

Church

Church in her function of witness bearing

Church of the OT and the Christian society

Rome

Amillennial

Thomas

Counterfeit Christ

A group of Israel specially charged with witnessing for Christ during the darkest hour

Moses and Elijah

National Israel

False religion

Premillennial, dispensational

Wall Military strife Remnant of martyrs Churches ongoing witness the faithful people of God (OT and NT) wealth and power Premillennial

Walvoord

Antichrist ie beast out of the sea of Ch 13

Godly remnant of Israel during great trib

Two prophets

Jewish, nation of Israel

Ecclesiastical and political entity. Papal Rome

Premillennial, dispensational

Witherington Parthians Total number of believers Whole church or two of the seven churches People of God Rome Premillennial

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