For those who identify the office of the papacy as the Antichrist and "man of sin" (and identify Rome in Revelation), what place do you see the Patriarch of Constantinople as having in your view? Where does he and "Orthodoxy" fit into everything? How did the Puritans view Eastern Orthodoxy in general or even possibly in scripture? (My question is directed to both historicists or simply to those who hold to the view of the papacy as the Antichrist)
From my study of Eastern Orthodoxy vs Roman Catholicism, I've learned of the big differences even rooted in the difference in Greek vs Latin and the different cultures back in the day. Eastern Orthodoxy is still very wrong, but it's still a much different system from Roman Catholicism. So this is a very curious question I've had since this is a very prominent group under the name of "Christian" other than just Roman Catholicism. (As Protestants coming from the "Catholic" church in the Reformation, we tend to only think of us VS the "Catholics")
OR if you don't see them as having any place in your view, why did they "drop off the map" from your view or "drop out" of attention/focus in Scripture (regarding the historicist view)?
From my study of Eastern Orthodoxy vs Roman Catholicism, I've learned of the big differences even rooted in the difference in Greek vs Latin and the different cultures back in the day. Eastern Orthodoxy is still very wrong, but it's still a much different system from Roman Catholicism. So this is a very curious question I've had since this is a very prominent group under the name of "Christian" other than just Roman Catholicism. (As Protestants coming from the "Catholic" church in the Reformation, we tend to only think of us VS the "Catholics")
OR if you don't see them as having any place in your view, why did they "drop off the map" from your view or "drop out" of attention/focus in Scripture (regarding the historicist view)?
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