Scofield Never Agreed with Westcott and Hort

Cambridge Platonists

Occultists at Cambridge

Intellectual currents at Cambridge in the 1800s

CAMBRIDGE PLATONISTS, a school of philosophico-religious thinkers which flourished mainly at Cambridge University in the second half of the 17th century, after responding to the Puritans by deciding to depart from the faith and the teachings of Historic Christianity. The founder was Benjamin Whichcote and the chief members were Ralph Cudworth, Richard Cumberland, Joseph Glanvill, Henry More and  John Norris. Other less important members were Nathanael Culverwel (d. circ.1651), Theophilus Gale (1628-1678), John Pordage (1607-1681), George Rust (d. 1670), John Smith (1618-1652) and John Worthington (1618-1671). They represented liberal anti-literal thought at the time and were generally known as Latitudinarians. Their views were due to a reaction against three main tendencies in contemporary English thought:

the sacerdotalism of Laud and his followers, the obscurantist sectaries and, most important of all, the doctrines of Hobbes. They consist chiefly of a reconciliation between reason and religion, resulting in a generally tolerant spirit. They tend always to mysticism and the contemplation of things transcendental. In spite of inaccuracy and the lack of critical capacity in dealing with their authorities both ancient and modern, the Cambridge Platonists exercised a valuable influence on English theology and thought in general. Their chief contributions to

thought were Cudworth’s theory of the "plastic nature" of God, More’s elaborate mysticism, Norris’s appreciation of Malebranche, Glanvill’s conception of scepticism as an aid to Faith,and, in a less degree, the harmony of Faith and Reason elaborated by Culverwel. The one doctrine on which they all combined to lay especial emphasis was the absolute existence of right and wrong quite apart from the theory of divine authority. Their chief authorities were Plato and the Neo-platonists [an ancient term used to describe occultists] (and between whom they made no adequate distinction), and among modern philosophers, Descartes, Malebranche and Boehme. From these sources they attempted to evolve a philosophy of religion, which would not only refute the views of Hobbes, but would also free theology finally from the errors of scholasticism, without plunging it in the newer dangers of unfettered rationalism.

See Tulloch, Rational Theology in England in the 17th Century; Hallam, Literature of Europe (chap. on Philosophy from 1650 to 1700; Hunt, Religious Thought in England; von Stein, Siehen Bicher zur Geschiclate des Platonismus (1862), and works on individual philosophers appended to biographies.

Prayer of Occult Renunciation

Existentialism ( & existentialists) - Flaws of a Secularist Model

No Harm, no foul ? Consequences of Occult Dabbling & Occult/Satanic Practices

Prayer for those involved with the Occult/witchcraft/spiritism

Prayers that count - the prayers that God hears

Prayer Requests - (Your Own...for you, About You)

Westcott & Hort 

Mary: The Queen of Heaven

Questions to ask your pastor - Questions you Should ask a Pastor

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The Real Question is: what are you going to do with the information that was presented above ?

Is the Information True ? Yes

Is the Information Accurate ? Yes.

Do I - before God - have some responsibility to accept and act on the information in this passage from the New Testament ? Should I be making an effort to understand the End Times ?

Do I understand that there are Spiritual Forces that want to prevent me from having GREATER spiritual understanding about God, but that God himself is always in MORE of a hurry than I am, for Me to get to know HIM ?

Do I realize what my personal state of preparation will be, within me, when Islam becomes the Dominant Religion in the United States, as it is already in Europe, and how I will personally be required to defend my Faith, by argument and persuasion, using knowledge of the Bible and of History and of Christianity, and that God will rightly hold me accountable ?

In view of these facts, should I try to set aside more time for the study of the Word of God, and more time for the study of History and the true history of the Christian Church, and to learn about how other Christians in the past, actually learned to have and to gain GREAT and genuine spiritual strength ?

If no one reaches out to help prepare me for the coming challenges, whose job is it STILL for me to be prepared to answer these challenges and questions ?

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE RAPTURE

Prayers that count - the prayers that God hears

The Rapture or "No Rapture" Theory: Myths and Realities