by Fr. Jonathan H. Cholcher “It was granted to [the beast] to make war with the saints and to overcome them.  And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.  All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” (Revelation 13:7-8) The Book of Revelation describes the spiritual condition of the world between Christ’s Ascension into heaven and His coming again in glory on the Last Day.  The spiritual condition of the world, … [Read more...]