Edward Bishop Elliott (24 July 1793, in

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– 30 June 1875) was an English clergyman, preacher and premillennarian writer. Elliott graduated from

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in 1816, and he was given the

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in 1824 then later was made

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. In 1849, he became incumbent of St Mark's Church, Kemptown,

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. Elliott was

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premillennial Premillennialism, in Christian eschatology, is the belief that Jesus will physically return to the Earth (the Second Coming) before the Millennium, heralding a literal thousand-year messianic age of peace. Premillennialism is based upon a liter ...

and an ardent supporter of missions. Thoroughly equipped as a scholar, he spent a lifetime in the study of

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. Edward's most notable work is the

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study, ''

Horae Apocalypticae ''Horae Apocalypticae'' is an eschatological study written by Edward Bishop Elliott. The book is, as its long-title sets out, "A commentary on the apocalypse, critical and historical; including also an examination of the chief prophecies of Dani ...

'' (Hours of the

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), which

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referred to as the standard work for commentary on the book of Revelation and the Apocalypse. Elliott held to the historicist view of eschatology that the book of Revelation covers history from the time of the apostle John up to the second advent of Christ.

Personal life

His siblings included the

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Henry Venn Elliott Henry Venn Elliott (1792–1865) was an English Anglicanism#Anglican divines, divine. Early years Elliott was born 17 January 1792, the son of Charles Elliott of Grove House, Clapham, and his second wife, Eling, daughter of Henry Venn (Clapham S ...

, and the

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Charlotte Elliott Charlotte Elliott (18 March 1789 – 22 September 1871) was an English evangelical Anglican poet, hymn writer, and editor. She is best known by two hymns, Just As I Am (hymn), "Just As I Am" and "Thy will be done". Elliott edited ''Christian R ...

; their maternal grandfather was Henry Venn of

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; and their uncle was

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, Rector of

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. Elliott's father-in-law was Sir Richard Steele, 3rd Baronet (1775–1850). His daughter was the hymnist, Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Edward Bishop 1793 births 1875 deaths 19th century in London 19th-century English Anglican priests 19th-century English non-fiction writers 19th-century English theologians 19th-century Anglican theologians English theologians English sermon writers People from Paddington Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge