Henry Archer

Henry Archer (died c. 1642), also known as John Archer, was a Fifth Monarchist. His book The Personall Reigne of Christ Upon Earth was popular in the 1650s.

Ministry Archer lectured in London before being suspended by Archbishop Laud. In 1631 he was presented to All Saints' Church, Hertford by the Feoffees for Impropriations but had fled the country by 1637. He served as pastor of the English church at Arnhem until his death. Archer made a number of predictions. He argued that the conversion of the Jews would take place in either 1650 or 1656. He obtained this date by interpreting the 1260 days in Revelation 12:6 as years, and counting from 406, which is when he thought "the Bishop of Rome began to usurp Papall power, and about that time some of the 10. Kingdomes in Europe began to arise." – this date being calculated by taking the 1335 days of Daniel 12:12 as years, and counting from the end of Julian the Apostate's reign.