Old Document Review 'Compendium on Holy Scripture'

This ancient document was written by Peter Auriol (d.1322) in 1319, he was a member of the Franciscan order and lectured in Bologna and Toulouse.  Auriol believed that the seven seals represented the span of events from Christ through to Judgement Day.  Specifically he looked at the tribulations of the early church and Identified the tribulations with the seven seals leading up to about 363A.D.

Auriol believed that the angel mentioned in the sixth seal is actually Constantine, and the events below symbolized the seals;

1st seal > The spread of the gospel after Jesus (33-53A.D.)

2nd seal > Persecution of the early church (54-68A.D.)

3rd seal > The destruction of Jerusalem (69-80A.D.)

4th seal > A second persecution (81-96A.D.)

5th seal > The seven consecutive persecutions (98-275A.D.)

6th seal > The tenth persecution (275-305A.D.)

7th seal > Tranquility & peace (305-363A.D.)

Prophet Haggai (est590-520BC)

Prophet Name:

Haggai, means ‘festal’ or 'my holiday', he is said to have been buried in the Tomb of the Prophets on the upper slope of Mount Olives in Jerusalem.

Mission/Message:

Haggai’s mission was to clearly explain the consequences of disobedience. Furthermore, he talks about the promise that a Messiah will come. His mission was to help convince the returned exiles to re-build the temple.

Documentation:

Haggai’s message was given in two parts during the year 520, it is hinted that he witnessed the destruction of Solomon’s Temple which would make him to be aged in his seventies. Other than the book of Haggai, he is also possibly mentioned in the Book of Esther as being a eunuch.

Best known for:

-The re-building of the temple, along with the help of Zechariah, another prophet

Attributes of his personality:

He was in his seventies when he delivered his messages. He uses questions and repetitions to highlight aspects of his prophecies, which shows natural talent to be a teacher.

Supernatural Aspects:

It says that the ‘word of God came to him’ or ‘through’ him.

Examples of prophecies:

-The prediction of the coming Messiah

-The judgement at Christ’s second coming

End Times Prophecies:

In Chapter two of the book it mentions the shaking of heavens, the earth, sea, land and all nations. This is a reference to the second coming of Christ.