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John Shepard

April 8, 2002

Caius

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The purpose of this article is to show the end-time viewpoint in the writing of Caius who wrote around 296 A.D.

Caius was pope for twelve years, four months, and seven days, from 17 December, 283, to 22 April, 296. Nothing whatever is known of his life. He lived in the time of peace before the last great persecution.

It is unclear what his view was.

Caius

Fragments of Caius

I -- From a Dialogue or Disputation Against Proclus

But Cerinthus, too, through revelations written, as he would have us believe, by a great apostle, brings before us marvellous things, which he pretends were shown him by angels; alleging that after the resurrection the kingdom of Christ is to be on earth, and that the flesh dwelling in Jerusalem is again to be subject to desires and pleasures. And being an enemy to the Scriptures of God, wishing to deceive men, he says that there is to be a space of a thousand years for marriage festivals.

An earthly 1,000 kingdom after the resurrection
Marriage would be practiced
Caius seems to be against the view of Cerinthus but it is not clear whether he was (1) amillennial or (2) premillennial (but not of the crass materialistic variety).

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