The Continuing Church of God is pleased to suggest this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel:
Nepos: Millennialist, Literalist, Apostolic Successor
Nepos of Arsinoe Egypt was a third century bishop/overseer who wrote something called the ‘Refutation of the Allegorizers’ (also known as the ‘Book of Nepos’). He stood against the allegorical approach to scripture that people such Clement, Origen, and Dionysius of Alexandria promoted. Nepos taught the thousand year reign that the Apostle John was inspired to write about in the Book of Revelation. He was a well respected Christian leader who had laying on of hands succession from the apostles. Nepos was succeeded by Macarius of Edessa. Nepos contended for the faith once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3).
Here is a link to our video: Nepos: Millennialist, Literalist, Apostolic Successor.
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Lucian of Antioch He was an early church leader that ran a school promoting scripture over allegory and tradition. He also held a binitarian view of the Godhead. He was martyred in 312 A.D. Here is a link to a related sermon video: Lucian of Antioch: Scripture vs. Allegorists.
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