We can celebrate the fact that historicism has been held by a wide variety of Christians from different generations and backgrounds, while its core tenants remain the same over the centuries. Therefore this list of resources makes no distinction of denominations, Millennial subviews, or finer points. At the same time, a separate list of sources to be avoided can be found below of those who hold to problematic or even heretical ideas such as Seventh-Day Adventism, Nontrinitarianism, Anglo/British-Israelism, Christian Identity, and Neo-Confederacy.
historicism.com – A recently renovated website that focuses on premillennial historicism, with lots of great resources. The admin Joe Haynes has been a faithful beacon in the historicist community for 25 years, and has great podcast available on video or audio. He is also the admin of the Historicists Facebook group, where lots of interesting discussions take place.
reformedbooksonline.com – ‘Historicist Commentaries on Revelation.’ A short introduction to historicism with links to many great resources categorized by centuries.
lutheranlibrary.org – ‘Prophecy’ section. Some great resources available for download here.
theomegapath.com – “The central purpose of The Omega Path is to provide you with an understanding of the subject of Bible prophecy from the school of teaching known as ‘historicism’.”
Historicists Facebook group – The aforementioned Facebook group ran by Joe Haynes. This group allows discussion on historicism in general, but focuses on premillennial historicism.
Reformed Historicism Facebook group – This is a larger discussion group, focusing on postmillennial/Reformed historicism specifically.
Moellerhaus Publisher – The website of author Fred P. Miller (1931 – 2018), his historicist book Revelation: A Panorama of the Gospel Age can be read online there, with many other excellent articles and resources as well.
Books/Articles
- Abernethie, Thomas – Abjuration of Popery By A Former Jesuit Turned Reformed Christian In The Church Of Scotland
- Barnes, Albert – Notes on Revelation
- Beza, Theodore – The Pope’s Canons
- Birks, Thomas Rawson – First Elements of Sacred Prophecy
- Birks, Thomas Rawson – Outlines of Unfulfilled Prophecy
- Blakeney, R.P. – Protestant Catechism or Popery Refuted
- Brakel, Wilhelmus à – Commentary on Revelation
- Brightman, Thomas – The Revelation of St. John
- Brown, John (of Haddington) – Absurdity and Perfidy of all Authoritative Toleration of Gross Heresy, Blasphemy, Idolatry, Popery in Britain
- Brown, John – Commentary on Revelation
- Calvin, John – Rise of the Papacy with Proof from Daniel and Paul
- Clarke, Adam – Commentary and Critical Notes – Romans-Revelation
- Clarke, Samuel – on Revelation
- Collins, Oral Edmond – The Final Prophecy of Jesus
- Dabney, Robert L. – Attractions of Popery
- Daniels, Michael – The First Rays of Millennial Morning Light: An Overview of Historicism Classical Post Millennialism–A
- Historic Covenanter view of Eschatology
- Dent, Arthur – The Ruin of Rome
- Diodati, Jean on Revelation
- Doolittle, Thomas – Popery is a Novelty
- Downame, George – A Treatise concerning Antichrist
- Durham, James – Commentary. Referenced here.
- Dutch Annotations on Revelation
- Edwards, Jonathan – Notes on the Apocalypse
- Edwards, Jonathan – The History of Redemption
- Elliot, Rev. E.B. – Horae Apocalypticae; or, A commentary on the Apocalypse, critical and historical; including also an examination of the chief prophecies of Daniel (1852)
- Fairbairn, Patrick – Is Popery the Antichrist?
- Fairbairn, Patrick – The Interpretation of Prophecy
- Fleming, Robert – The Apocalyptical Key, or The Rise and Fall of the Papacy
- Fleming, Robert (the younger) – Postscript on the First Principles of Protestant Apocalyptic Interpretation.
From Reformation to Reformation Ministries – The Revelation of St. John the Divine - Fraser, Alexander – A Key to the Prophecies of the Old & New Testaments
- Geneva Bible – Notations on Revelation (both 1560 and 1599) (1560 Geneva Bible annotations on Revelation were written by John Bale and Heinrich Bullinger; the 1599 Geneva Bible annotations on Revelation were written by Francis Junius)
- George, R.J. – Badge of Popery
- Gill, John – Exposition of the Old and New Testament (Revelation commentary)
- Giles, Jason – Our Past and Future Hope: Reintroducing a Traditional Faith-Building Eschatology
- Goodwin, Thomas – Third volume of his Works.
- Guinness, H. Grattan – Romanism and the Reformation from the Standpoint of Prophecy
- Hanganu, Eduard C – Antiochus IV and Daniel’s Little Horn Reexamined
- Harper, Joe – Lost Eschatology: Our Protestant Heritage Recovered: An Introduction to Historicist Postmillennialism
- Hengstenberg, E.W. on Revelation
- Henry, Matthew – Popery, A Spiritual Tyranny
- Henry, Matthew – Commentary on Revelation (written by William Tong)
- Hibbard, Freeborn Garretson – Eschatology; or, The doctrine of the last things, according to the chronology and symbolism of the Apocalypse
- Johnston, Bryce – A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John
- Knox, John – Admonition to Flee Idolatry, Romanism and all False Worship
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – Antichrist in Scripture (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – Biblical Predictions not Preterist but Historicist (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – Calvin on Islam (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – Daniel’s Eschatology (pdf). Download the accompanying prophetic chart (pdf).
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – Islam in the Bible (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – John’s Historicistic Epistles (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – John’s Revelation Unveiled (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – Luther on Islam and the Papacy (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – The Anti-Preterist Historicism of John Calvin and the Westminster Standards (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – The Man of Sin in 2nd Thessalonians (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – The Olivet Discourse and the Destruction of Jerusalem in Prophecy (pdf)
- Lee, Rev. Dr. Francis Nigel – The Sixth Point of Calvinism: Eschato-ethics (pdf)
- Manton, Thomas – Sermons on 2 Thessalonians 2 on the Growth and Fall of Antichrist
- Marlorat, Augustin on Revelation
- Mason, Archibald – Three Discourses on the Millennium
- Mather, Cotton on Revelation
- Mayer, John – An Antidote Against Popery
- McLeod, Alexander – Lectures on the Principal Prophecies of Revelation
- Mede, Joseph – A Key to the Apocalypse
- Miller, Fred P. – Revelation: A Panorama of the Gospel Age
- Ness, Christopher – Protestant Antidote against the Poison of Popery
- Newton, Thomas – Dissertations on the Prophecies
- Newton, Sir Isaac – Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John
- Pareus, David on Revelation
- Petto, Sam – The Revelation Unveiled
- Plumer, William – Earnest Hours
- Pond, Enoch – Essay on The Apocalypse: When Written, and By Whom.
- Pond, Enoch – Review of Moses Stuart’s Praeterism.
- Poole, Matthew – Latin Synopsis (English Annotations on Revelation written by John Collinges)
- Puffendorff, Samuel – The History of Popedom
- Puritan Downloads resources on “The Papacy is the Antichrist”
- Rutherford, Samuel – A Survey of the Spiritual Antichrist
- Scott, Thomas on Revelation
- Simpson, David – A Key to the Prophecies
- Steele, David – Commentary on Revelation
- Steele, David – Notes on the Apocalypse.
- Steele, David – pamphlet on The Two Witnesses. Their Cause, Number, Character, Furniture and Special Work.
- Turretin, Francis. 7th Disputation-Whether it can be proven the Pope of Rome is the Antichrist (listed under Ch. 25.6)
- Webster, Daniel – The Church of Rome at the Bar of History
- Westminster – Annotations on Revelation
- Whitby, Daniel – The Fallibility of the Roman Church
- Whitaker, William – Disputations on Holy Scripture
- Whitaker, William – The Roman Pontiff is that Antichrist whose Presence Scripture Prophesied
- Wilkinson, Henry – The Pope of Rome is Antichrist
- Windburn, Rand – The Abomination of Desolation: Past, Present, or Future?
- Wright, Chad – “The Pope is the Very Antichrist” A Necessary Conviction of the 21st Century Christian
- Wylie, J.A. – The Papacy is the Antichrist: A Demonstration (pdf)
- Wylie, J.A. – The Seventh Vial
Video/Audio
Joe Haynes
Reformation 500’s 2017 Winter Conference Lectures on the Papacy as Antichrist
Rev. David Silversides – The Identity of Antichrist, Who is the Man of Sin?
W.J. Mencarow’s sermons on the book of Revelation
Richard Bennett sermons
Steven Dilday sermons – Revelation series, Revelation commentary
Greg Price sermons – Revelation, Daniel
Ian Paisley – One World Church, One World Religion
Robert McCurley – Papal Antichrist,
Authors/Sites to avoid
There are some authors associated with what they would call ‘historicism’, which is usually bundled with problematic or even heretical ideas such as Seventh-Day Adventism, Nontrinitarianism, Anglo/British-Israelism, Christian Identity, and Neo-Confederacy:
Ellen G. White
Le Roy Edwin Froom
Robert Caringola
Charles Jennings
Roger Rusk
Truth In History, truthinhistory.org
David Nikao Wilcoxson, revelationtimelinedecoded.com
Puritans.net