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Titles of Jesus: Archon of the Kings of the Earth
Jesus is described in numerous ways in the book of Revelation. One of the titles mentioned in the salutation of John and Jesus’ letter to the seven churches is “The Archon of the Kings of the Earth” (Greek: “ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς”), which the King James Version translates as “the prince of the…
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When and Why Did Popes Start Changing Their Names?
One Roman Catholic correspondent criticized my list of popes that denied the immaculate conception (link to list and discussion) on the basis that some of the statements were made by the popes before they took office. He actually went so far as to claim: Men who become Pope change their names precisely to show that…