We now have the benefit of Historic records at our fingertips today. History is behind us! We have PROOF the prophecies were fulfilled in the exact years as well as the exact manner the Bible said they would be. As Christians, we now need to take the advantage of these historic records. We need to USE history books to prove these facts so as to share with those that do not believe. It will bless them. It will open eyes. It will fill God's church. It will make Heaven that much better to have them there when Heaven starts.
Before
investigating the prophetic symbols that describe the characteristics
of Antichrist, we need to understand that the Word of God tell us
how to define symbols in prophecy. 2
Peter 1:20 says that, "...no prophecy of the scripture is of
any private interpretation." According to the Word,
Christians are told not to give our own opinion of what a prophetic
symbol means. We must allow the Word of God to define it's own symbols.
Our private interpretations are useless. Truth is, there are 404 verses in
the book of Revelation. Were you aware that out of those
404 verses, 278 of them carry the bulk of the prophetic message
of that book? Did you know that all 278 of those verses can be
found almost word for word in all the other books of the Bible? In other words,
THE BIBLE DEFINES ITSELF PERFECTLY! Don't let anyone give you their "opinion" or
"interpretation." Let the Word define the Word! That's an easy way
to expose false teachers. Just hear what they say, and then open
a Bible and see if what they say matches up with what the Lord says
regarding a certain symbol.
So... what does the Word of God have to say about all those symbols that define certain desires, characteristics, and plans of Antichrist? And does History confirm the prophecy authentic?
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTICHRIST... |
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Exterminates 3 nations |
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Rome will concede to it |
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Political & religious in one |
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Will reside on 7 hills |
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Rules for 1260 years |
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Will receive mortal wound |
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Mortal wound will heal |
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Was.. is not... yet is |
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Will blaspheme |
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Will expect worship |
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Dark Sentences |
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Says Jesus had not flesh |
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Craftiness and deceit |
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Preaches another Jesus |
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666 |
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Will hate the Bible |
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Will kill Christians |
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All wonder after him |
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Will embrace Babylon |
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Will join with all kings |
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Will mock Jesus |
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Antichrist hates women |
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Forces Remnant to hide |
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Will be a mother church |
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Try's changing times & law |
Antichrist will destroy three complete nations out of the original ten of
fallen Rome.
Daniel identifies immediately that the horns in this vision actually refer to kings. For further confirmation, later in Daniel 8:20 we see the two horns on the ram Daniel sees in vision are in fact the two kings of Media and Persia. When Pagan Rome fell in 476AD it resulted in the formation of TEN SEPARATE KINGDOMS. Three of these ten kingdoms rejected the idea of a "universal / Catholic faith" that was both religious as well as political so as to better control the people of the fallen nation of Rome. They were annihilated for protesting against such an evil entity. 1. Heruli nation was annihilated in 493AD. 2. Vandals in 534AD. 3. Ostrogoths in 538AD were the final of the three kings that would be subdued just as Daniel prophesied. With the fall of the Ostrogoths in the year 538AD the political entity we today refer to as the "Roman Catholic institution," began it's official reign as the last part of this fourth beast mentioned in the prophecy of Daniel.
THE TEN HORNS that came to be after Rome fell:
Historic records reveal...
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"The three divisions which were plucked up where the Heruli in 493 the vandals and 534 and the Ostrogoths in 538. Justinian, the emperor, who we see was at Constantinople, working through the general Belisarius, was the power that overthrough the three kingdoms represented by the three horns, and the reason for their overthrow with their adherence to Arianism in opposition to the orthodox Catholic faith." - the book of Daniel, page 109 "Vigilius...ascended the papal chair (538 A.D.) under the military protection of Belisarius." History of the Christian Church, Vol. 3, p. 327 Catholic emperors of the eastern empire found ways to help the pope by eliminating three of the Arian tribes. (These "Arian type" nations would not agree with the popes plans) The Catholic emperor Zeno (474-491) arranged a treaty with the Ostrogoths in 487 which resulted in the eradication of the kingdom of the Arian Heruls in 492. And the catholic emperor Justinian (527-565) exterminated the Arian Vandals in 534 and signifcally broke the power of the Arian Ostrogoths in 538. Thus were Daniels three horns - The Heruls, the Vandals, and the Ostrogoths - "plucked up by the roots." -C. Mervyn Maxwell, God Cares Vol. 1, p. 129 |
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Antichrist is to receive it's "seat" and authority from Rome.
Who is this dragon in prophecy? According to Revelation 12:9 it is Satan. And as we know, Satan never stands before man in his true form. He is not allowed this option. (1 Corinthians 10:13 explains why) So he must possess men to do his will. At this time the dragon was attacking the Christian faith, it was Rome it chose to administer it's hatred. This is not something anyone needs convincing of. It is an open fact of historic record. Fact is, even the Gospel portrays this definition of the true identity of the dragon at this time as well...
Rome most assuredly allowed the dragon's will to be enacted back then just as it does today. Rome is all the dragon can hope to become. Pagan Rome is his masterpiece. Looking at the Pope's of today, as well as times past, one can see absolute Roman rule runs through the veins of this hierarchy. The clothing, the architecture, the laws, the belief structure, the art, the lifestyles, the pharmacudical religiosity, the political savvy, the global reach. All of it proves this prophecy fulfilled in Roman Catholicism. In fact, Pope Pius IX couldn't have been more accurate when he said...
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Pope Pius IX, in his "Discorsi" (I., p. 253), said: "The Caesar who now addresses you, and to whom alone are obedience and fidelity due." |
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This has to be the only thing I like about the leaders of Roman Catholicism. They are so blinded by their hatred of the truth (2 Thessalonians 2:10,11) that they actually make statements they have no idea allows the Remnant Christians a way to expose them in such an exacting manner. They truly have no clue when they expose themselves as Antichrist by admitting to doing those things prophecy proclaims Antichrist will do. For that, I am forever appreciative. For I have seen MANY come out of Rome by merely showing them a prophecy, and then showing them a statement made by their very own leaders!
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Speaking of the time, about 500 A.D., when the Roman Empire was crumbling to pieces:] "No, the [Catholic] Church will not descend into the tomb. It will survive the Empire . . . At length a second empire will arise, and of this empire the Pope will be the master--more then this, he will be the master of Europe. He will dictate his orders to kings who will obey them"--Andrea Lagarde, The Latin Church in the Middle Ages, 1915, p. vi. |
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This statement penned in 1915 was boldly accurate of the desires of evil men. For the author stated, "he will be the master of Europe.." And today, this is an open and obvious fact! Soon this empire of Rome will spread all throughout the world.
Need anymore proof? The Pope declares
himself CAESAR and then declares obedience and fidelity are due him and him
alone? This is Caesar's heart incarnate! For the Caesar's of Rome truly believed
they were god's on earth! And today, this is the case with the popes
of Rome. I will prove that in graphic detail later. Another blunt fact is,
Emperor Justinian
gave the keys of Rome to the Pope when he decreed that a Pope should rule over all the
Christian churches of the earth in A.D. 538, as well as the people of the world.
Daniel's vision, and Revelation's woman on a beast was born that
day.
WHO IS THIS VIGILIUS? WAS
HE EVEN A CHRISTIAN?
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As the ten kingdoms of Rome were falling apart, there was an emperor Justinian who was worried about his crumbling empire. He has a General Bellsarius under his thumb who he devises a plan with during the wars that resulted in the unrest of Rome's fall. They decided that if they can get into the city of Rome they will banish the bishop of Rome so as to allow for a takeover that would allow the new system of "ROMAN Catholicism" to be set up. They needed this system because they felt they had no more political power to control the people. So they devised a plan that would give them Religious as well as political strength. One fateful day while Bellsarius is fighting, the bishop of Rome proclaims that he will not allow any fighting within his city. This Bishop loves his people and proceeds to close the gates and refuses to have anything to do with the war just outside the city. The fighting on this day is particularly strenuous however. The Goths had pushed back Bellsarius and his fighters all the way to the walls of what was left of the city of Rome. It looked hopeless, it looked as if Bellsarius was going to be wiped out completely. So, Bellsarius scurried off a note to his superior Justinian, saying, "save us!" Justinian's wife is a Christian who happens to be a friend of the bishop of Rome. Justinian pleads with his wife to ask the bishop of Rome to open the gates of the city so that Bellsarius and his men can enter inside so as not to be wiped out by the Goth's. Out of respect for her bishop, Salverius of Rome opens the gates of the city to allow Bellsarius and his army into the city to spare their lives. Justinian and Bellsarius however had already agreed that once inside the city they would banish the bishop of Rome. So once inside they did indeed follow through on their plans. They banished the bishop and put their own man Vigilius who was not a Christian on the seat of bishop and proclaimed him Pope that very day. And there you have it, just as this prophecy of Revelation 13:4 predicted. In the year 538 AD the official beginning of the Roman Catholic church and state conglomeration prophetically began. -(Generalized Information taken from Hope Beyond 2000 Video series "Rise of the little horn of Daniel 7 -Kenneth Cox) (Disclaimer: This is "early" Kenneth Cox material. This ministry does not condone some of the recent material coming from the ministry of Kenneth Cox. In 538AD, the year when the Ostrogoths
collapsed, it was out of the smoking ruins of the western Roman Empire and
after the overthrow of the three Arian kingdoms that the pope of Rome emerged
as the most important single individual in the West, the head of a closely
organized church with a carefully defined creed and with vast potential for
political influence. Dozens of writers have pointed out that the real survivor
of the ancient Roman Empire was the Church of Rome. -E.G. McKenzie,
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Antichrist is both a political and religious power.
In prophecy, a woman is defined as a church...
We also understand the Church of Jesus Christ is considered to be the "Bride of Christ" because of many areas of Scriptures that describe her as such. It is also commonly understood that prophecy defines a beast to be a nation.
Even in today's world, nations are described as beasts? The USA is seen as an eagle. Russia is likened unto a bear, and China even carries the image of a dragon.
Many years ago Daniel was given a great vision about all the nations of the earth till the end of time. In this vision he saw the last beast to be "diverse from all the others." (Daniel 7:19) But how diverse would it be? According to Revelation 17:3 as we have already seen, this beast will have a woman riding it. Since prophecy defines a woman as a church, and a beast as a nation. Is there such an entity described in history? Is there a church and state mixed together as one some place today? Yes there is. Only one place on earth has ever done this. The Vatican of the Roman Catholic church has been established upon this type of union, and is now finalizing plans to use this prophecied church & state structure to obtain global rule in the place of pagan Rome.
Antichrist will have his church & state sit on 7 hills
Now before I define these seven heads I would like to remind you that I am not giving my "private interpretation" of this prophetic symbol. The Word of God states we are never to do this. (See 2Peter 1:20) According to Revelation, that beast the woman is sitting on, that we already defined as the Vatican church & state conglomerate, will have seven heads. But how does prophecy define those seven heads? Look just a few verses lower to find out. The Angel that is showing John this vision actually tells him point blank what those heads actually mean.
Looking into the STRONG'S CONCORDANCE, how is that word "mountains" defined?
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STRONG'S # 3735 Mountain: AV - mountain 41, mount 21, hill 3; 65 |
So the word "mountain" can also be translated out as a hill. Is there a church and state sitting on seven hills somewhere on this world?
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"It is within the city of Rome, called The City on Seven Hills, that the entire area of Vatican State Proper is now confined" The Catholic Encyclopedia, p. 529. ~"Geography.about.com" website answers the query... "What are the seven hills of Rome?" Rome is known to be built upon seven hills. Rome was said to have been founded when Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars, ended up at the foot of the hill Palatine and founded the city. The other six hills are Capitoline (the seat of government), Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine. ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA "...group of hills on or about which the ancient city of Rome was built. The original city of Romulus was built upon Palatine Hill (#1) (Latin: Mons Palatinus). The other hills are the Capitoline,(#2) Quirinal, (#3) Viminal,(#4) Esquiline,(#5) Caelian,(#6) and Aventine (#7) (known respectively in Latin as the Mons Capitolinus, Mons Quirinalis, Mons Viminalis, Mons Esquilinus, Mons Caelius, and Mons Aventinus)." -http://www.britannica.com/seo/s/seven-hills-of-rome/ |
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Understand first that Daniel 7:23 tells us this Beast will be "diverse from all kingdoms." How diverse you ask? As we define the prophetic symbols we understand this woman that is sitting on the beast is actually a church and a NATION combined. It is what Daniel said. There will be a kingdom that will arise that will be TOTALLY DIFFERENT than any other kingdom that ever existed on Earth. The Vatican fits this perfectly! Never was there a nation that was both a nation and a church that the same time! NEVER! And even if there was, did it have SEVEN HILLS to sit on as we see Rome Italy has being doing since its inception? Do a search online for "SEVEN HILLS' and you will see numerous pages with maps of the city of ROME!
Antichrist is to rule the world for 1260 years.
Revelation 13:5 speaks of this time as forty two months. These forty two months of Rev 13:5 and the "time, and times and dividing a time" of Daniel 7:25 equal the exact same thing. 42 months actually equates to 3½ years. Looking closely, one can see this, A "time (one year) and times (+ two years) and the dividing of time, (+ half a year ) That's a "time" + "times" + "dividing of a time", which equals 3½ years, or forty two months. (12+24 + 6 = 42 months) Revelation 12:6 confirms this calculation when it says that the church of Jesus would hide in the wilderness for exactly 1260 days. 42 months, or 3½ years equals 1260 days.
Still, some will say that 42 months does NOT equal 1260 days because all our months do not equal 30 days each. The fact here is, prophecy speaks of Biblical months. To understand the forty and two months, or the time, and times and diving a time, that the beast will reign, we must first find the method of time the Bible declares for prophecy. Looking in Genesis 7:11, we find the Bible says the rains of Noah started on the 17 day of the 2nd month, remember that date. In Genesis 8:3,4 we find the water receded at the end of exactly 150 days. Then it says the ark rested on the 17th day of the 7th month. That's exactly 5 months to the very day. If we divide the 150 days, by the 5 months, we will get 30 days per month. So 42 months multiplied by 30 equals 1260. And again, when you look in Revelation 12:6, it confirms the calculation to be valid. It actually says the children of God will be hiding in the wilderness for exactly 1260 days! However, we are not done. A day in prophecy actually equals a year. God says in Ezekiel 4:6 "I have appointed thee each day for a year..." and in Numbers 14:34 it says, "...After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, " So, according to Ezekiel 4:6, and Number 14:34, that's 1260 years that Papal Rome would reign, and during this reign it will kill many Christians.
And yes, some will say that this is just my opinion, or interpretation. They will say that the only way this "day for a year" idea can be valid is if history proves it out. So... does it? Well first we need to find out when the Roman Catholic church became a "woman on a beast" and capable of ruling in both the political as well as religious realm. Why? This is when she has her full power according to Revelation
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"Vigilius...ascended the papal chair (538 A.D.) under the military
protection of Belisarius." History of the Christian Church, Vol. 3, p.
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Historical records reveal the papacy began its reign in 538 AD upon Emperor Justinian's decree, and under the military protection of Belisarius. And the Bible says the beast will rule for EXACTLY 1260 years before receiving a mortal wound. Now it's just a matter of simple mathematics. It is also a grand method by which to see the Lord glorified. If the prophecy is correct, 1260 years after 538 AD the Beast must receive a mortal wound. Did this happen? can the prophecy be that accurate?
If you add 1260 years to the beginning year the Roman Catholic church had "absolute" power as a church and state in 538 AD, you will arrive in the exact year 1798 AD. So, according to the prophecy we are told the first reign of the Beast will last until the year 1798 . So, did it end in 1798, and how?
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"In 1798 General Berthier made his entrance into Rome, abolished the papal government, and established a secular one." -Encyclopedia Britannica 1941 edition |
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That's Exactly 42 prophetic months, or 1260 years, or a time, and times, and dividing a time after the Papacy began its powerful reign that the Pope "shall go into captivity" by the military! This not only confirms the "day for a year" issue, it also glorifies the Lord like no other prophecy can. It's that accurate!
One more thing must be brought up here to further validate the "day for
a year" issue in prophecy. Looking at the 2300 day prophecy of Daniel 8:14
one must realize that after studying up all the factors of the prophecy and
the events that happen within those 2300 "days", it is highly impossible
to have occurred over such a short time. This
is what the general rule of thought is today that the day for a year issue is
a lie, and it WAS 2300 literal DAYS and not years. So is this true? Was it only
days and not years?
To quickly touch on this I will only mention in passing what the student of prophecy is already aware of. During this prophetic period of 2300 days we see three global governments coming to power, one at a time. The two horned ram (Medo-Persia), the he goat (Greece) and the little horn (papal Rome) must defeat ALL their global enemies and then sit in power as a world wide ruler individually during this 2300 prophetic days. If the 2300 prophetic days are actually 24 hour literal days as some theologians suggest, then all these global entities must do all that they did on a global scale within 6 YEARS AND 3.8 MONTHS! Think about that for a moment. Medo-Persia must become a nation. Defeat all their global enemies, and then sit as a world wide power over all peoples nations and tongues. Then Alexander the Great must run rampant across the globe for Greece, and he too must defeat all their enemies. Then they too must sit as global rulers for a time. Then the Roman power (after Pagan Rome falls of course) which is now ruled by Papal Rome must defeat all its enemies, and it too must then take the seat as the undisputed global governing power for a time. And all of this happens in less then six and a half years? Even an Atheist opening a history book will tell you that simply didn't happen. But if you look at it over the course of 2300 YEARS, as the prophecy perfectly predicts, then yes, it fits perfectly in time and proves the prophecy sure!
By the way, this prophecy also confirms the next prophecy. Revelation 13:3 declares that this beast will receive a mortal wound and the end of its reign of terror. And in 1798 this truly happened RIGHT ON TIME!
After the 1260 years, the beast will be mortally wounded.
The prophecy is telling us that the beast would be destroyed with the sword (sword = military in this instance) at the end of its reign of exactly 1260 years of killing Christians. We just learned by the previous prophecy that this did in fact occur. But to further illustrate the fact that the prophecy also said the beast must go into captivity and die there, we find that history does tell us that the pope was removed from the Vatican, was placed in exile, and then died.
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Pope dies: August 1799: |
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Again, this happened Exactly 42
prophetic months, or 1260 years, or a time, and time, and
dividing a time after the Papacy began its powerful reign as a "woman
on a beast" that the Pope did finally "...go into captivity" by the military
of that day, and later did in fact die because of the actions brought
forth by the "sword" or military strength of Napoleon.
Antichrist receives "deadly wound" that later heals.
As we just saw, the "deadly wound" was given to the Papacy by Napoleon in 1798. The Vatican still continued as a church however. But she was completely stripped of her civil and political power just as the prophecy declared. Then, suddenly in 1929, we see the Italian government recognizing Vatican City once again as an independent state. This political move once again made the Pope a religio-political power! Just as prophecy said, the mortal wound that was administered in 1798 by Napoleon was supposed to be healed. Notice how the newspapers of that day actually used prophetic language without realizing it..
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Pope Becomes Ruler Of A State Again Rome, June 7.--From 11 o'
clock this morning there was another sovereign independent State in the world.
At that time Premier Mussolini, as Italian Foreign Minister representing King
Victor Emmanuel--the first Italian Premier ever to cross the threshold of the
Vatican--exchanged with Cardinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State,
representing Pope Pius XI, ratifications of the treaties signed at the Lateran
Palace on Feb. 11. By that simple act the sovereign independent State of
Vatican City came into existence. -New York Times July 7, 1929 |
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FACT: Many know that the devil always seeks to mock or counterfeit the Truth in the Word of God relating to Christ and His ministry. For example.. the virgin birth was counterfeited by the birth of Tammuz the son of Nimrod on December 25. Have you ever noticed this though? Jesus walked the earth exactly 3.5 years before being killed. He then resurrected just as prophecy declared He would. The Antichrist walked about killing people for exactly 3.5 prophetic years, or 1260 days, which is actually 1260 years in reality. His "main man" the Pope is then "killed" by Napoleon when he dies in exile and the Vatican is no longer in power. But the Antichrist also resurrected in 1929! This prophetic jurisprudence is no mistake. Plus, it now leads to my favorite prophecy of all when exposing Rome and it's true Satanic fruit.
The beast is one that "was", "is not" and "yet is"
The Beast that was: The Roman church began in 538ad and continued until Napoleon sent in General Berthier in 1798ad
...and is not: From 1798ad until the signing of the Lateran treaty in 1929 the Roman Church/state was non-existent.
...yet is: From 1929 to present the Roman Church has been a church & state.
This prophecy is so blunt, and to the point there is no need of explaining it if in fact the one studying these facts has already investigated the three previous prophecies that defined each state of this beast's existence throughout history.
Antichrist is to be a blasphemous power
BLASPHEMY BIBLICALLY DEFINED..
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"The Pope is not only the
representative of Jesus Christ, he is Jesus Christ himself, hidden under the
veil of flesh." Catholic National July 1895. The Bull Unam Sanctam... Issued by POPE BONIFACE VIII reads as follows: "The Roman Pontiff judges all men, but is judged by no one. We declare, assert, define and pronounce: to be subject to the Roman Pontiff is to every human creature necessary for salvation that which was spoken of Christ 'thou has subdued all things under his feet' may well seem verified in me... I have the authority of the King of Kings. I am all in all and above all, so that God himself and I, the vicar of God, have but one consistory, and I am able to do all that God can do." "The Saviour Himself is the door of the sheepfold: 'I am the door of the sheep.' Into this fold of Jesus Christ, no man may enter unless he be led by the Sovereign Pontiff; and only if they be united to him can men be saved, for the Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Christ and His personal representative on earth." (Pope John XXIII in his homily to the Bishops and faithful assisting at his coronation on November 4, 1958). |
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Of course these are but a few quick quotes of the popes proving they believe they are God on earth. I have dozens more on my "words of a beast" page. What amazes me is, if some small cult leader was to proclaim himself God on earth, the authorities would snatch him up in a heartbeat. Yet the popes of Rome can proclaim this lie for almost 2000 years and no one seems to mind.
By the way, claiming to be God on earth is only one biblical definition of blasphemy. Another is claiming to have the power to "forgive men sins." Mark 2:7, states, "Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?" Is it possible the Roman Catholic Vatican does this as well? Can prophecy be that accurate and exposing of this evil entity? Yes it can! The "confessional" of the Roman Catholic Church is indeed yet another identifiable feature exposing the Vatican as Antichrist's dwelling. They openly declare a MAN dressed as a priest has the power to FORGIVE SINS of men!
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"This judicial authority will even include the power to forgive sin." [The Catholic Encyclopaedia Vol 12, -article "Pope" pg 265] "And God himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of his priest and either not to pardon or to pardon, according as they refuse to give absolution, provided the penitent is capable of it." -Liguori, «Duties and Dignities of the Priest», p.27 |
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Antichrist is to be able to influence entire world to worship him
To worship is to be in agreement with that which you worship. Are not all Christians in agreement that the Lord Jesus is correct in His Truth? Strong's Concordance defines the word worship in this way...
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Strongs # 4345 Worship AV - worship 60; 60
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Worship can be done by simple agreement, however, it can also be done by an open act. In Daniel 3 we see that as fact when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow before the statue King Nebuchadneezar set up before the people. The entire nation bowed of course, but those three students of Daniel bluntly refused. Were they fanatics as some would call them today? Or was God about to define that act as an open act of worship regardless of what the person felt in his heart?
For example, do you honestly believe ALL those people worshipped that idol the king set up that day merely because he asked them to? Could it be the majority of them were bowing out of fear and not worship? Truth is, the king stated plainly in Daniel 3:6 that, "...whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace." Common sense affords us the reality that it was FEAR that caused them to bow. Yet, Daniel's three students still refused? Could it be just the simple act of worship is enough to commit the sin? Indeed it is! For this is confirmed when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into that furnace of fire! It was so hot that the men that threw them were engulfed in flames and killed by doing so. However, Jesus Christ Himself appeared in the flames to prevent harm to those three young men. This confirmed the Lord was pleased with their refusal to merely bow. He rewarded their refusal to break commandment number two with an open sign that no thinking person could deny. It was so graphic in fact that King Nebuchadneezar himself was moved to believe. When he saw those three young men walking in the flame without any ill effects, and at the same time looking upon his own muscle bound guards lying dead at the entrance of that furnace, he knew something amazing happened that day! He realized that merely bowing before that statue he set up was sin! Daniel records this king's reaction rather well...
Did you notice, even the king agreed that bowing before his golden statue was an act of worship? He said with his own mouth that God had sent His Angel to protect those three young men "that they might not serve, nor worship any god, except their own God." So... How does Roman Catholicism fulfil this prophecy? Are Catholics taught to worship the pope? Is the entire world taught to do this as well? In John chapter 17 we read this...
Jesus is in the Garden praying just before Judas arrives with the mob to take Him away to be crucified. In this prayer, Jesus actually calls His Father in Heaven HOLY FATHER! Every catholic on earth, every priest, every cardinal, every bishop, and every nun is taught to call the pope holy father. Even the media calls him this blasphemous name. Every newspaper, magazine, TV news anchorman, and radio announcer uses that title for the pope. Plus, every dignitary, president, or head of state must kiss the hand of the pope either in private, or before the cameras to make a statement. We have all seen the many pictures of people kissing the pope's ring.
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From the common man, to mainstream political entities, they must all kiss this man's hand! This is an open act of worship the pope is receiving with complete agreement. Often the pope won't even raise his hand for the person to kiss it. They literally have to bow before him to kiss his hand dangling at his side as we see the British dignitary doing in that photo. It used to be not so many days past that it was the pope foot you must kiss as is shown in this etching...

Truth is, many Catholics to this day are taught this is an acceptable act of worship towards the pope. In St' Peter's Basillica is a statue that is called "Peter." Truth is, the statue was originally called Jupiter, but when the Vatican mixed Paganism with Christianity, they renamed a lot of the Pagan gods, giving them Christian names. Notice the foot of this statue. It is extended out so as to make it easier for the passers by to bow before so as to kiss it. Notice also the foot is worn down so smooth that even the features of the toes are all but completely erased! This is a bronze statue! Can you imagine how many millions and millions of kisses it would take from the soft lips of Catholics the world over to wear the metal away from this statue? This is amazing! Please, pray for these devout people. They have such a misdirected zeal. If they would direct their worship towards the true God of all creation, imagine how wonderful that would be!

The other definition of worship would be to lie prostrate before a statue, or a person. Does the pope even accept this type of extreme reverence? Below, please take a look at the group of priests that are seeking the pope's approval to be ordained as Roman Catholic priests.


It's amazing to me that the Vatican would allow such pictures to be made public. One of the pictures is a recent picture of pope John Paul accepting worship from what appears to be at least 80 young priests to be. And the next is probably the same amount of another pope many years ago.
This prophecy is most assuredly fulfilled by the popes of Rome. Nowhere on earth do you see such a man as this that is not only accepted, but is openly worshiped before the eyes of the Universe.
Antichrist must be able to understand "dark sentences" of hell
It has been said time and time again that the Vatican has always been the only place on earth that hell can be glorified or put in a light that is acceptable to man. Mixing Paganism with Christianity proves this rather easily. Where else on earth can you see open satanic rituals being performed, yet at the same time be called Christianity? The Vatican has single handedly been able to make Christians the world over accept graphic Neo Pagan rituals as 100% acceptable. But this is not the main issue by which this prophecy is fulfilled. These dark sentences, or dark speech is something only found in two places on Earth. The Roman Catholic Vatican, and the Satanic church. These two entities agree on many things. Both have priests and operate in a hierarchy. Both have these priests wear black robes. Both chant. Both the Vatican and the Satanic church use crucifixes. An empty cross is bad enough, seeing how it is a symbol of death, but the Vatican, like Satan's church use a cross with a dead Jesus upon it. Both the Vatican and the Satanic church invert, or turn their crosses upside down. We all know of the Satanic upside down cross by merely looking at a few album covers os such rock bands as Slayer, Metallica, Black Sabbath, or Marilyn Manson. But were you aware the Pope displays the inverted cross as well?
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The pope sits on the altar in Korazim, Israel. The backdrop depicts a Christ drenched with Pagan symbolism as well as an open book with a Latin title, that translated reads, "Love your enemies, I will come soon." Truth is, the Biblical choice as children of God should be to proclaim, "REPENT! FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND!" To preach "Love your enemies" ALONE with the prophetic statement "I will come again soon" is to preach we must concentrate on our relationships with each other OVER AND ABOVE our relationship with the Lord! And as we all know, this is the main agenda of Rome at this time. They need to generate a Global group hug so as to fill the "One World Church" that the Pope becomes the leader of on June 26, 2000.
Notice the INVERTED CROSS of the Satanic Church that is VERY apparent on the THRONE of the Beast power itself in these pictures! WHY an inverted cross in the Holy Land you ask? It is a Satanic show of FORCE unto the Kingdom of Heaven! Is not the Beast himself proclaiming his "so called" victory with such an open and blunt sign as an inverted cross in the land that Jesus Himself walked 2000 years ago? This is actually typical for the devil. For I am sure that this same Satanic boldness was mustered the very day Rome placed the sign "Jesus King of the Jews" above the head of our Saviour on the cross to mock Him! As we all know, that too was a "so called" victory for Satan with the help of ROME. And as well also know, Satan was rudely awakened three days later when our Lord and Saviour was Miraculously awakened from that tomb.
Just like back then, the Devil is setting himself and ALL who follow him, up for a deadly fall. For as surely as Jesus Christ arose from the tomb to prove Satan's so called victory a LIE, Matthew 24:30 tells us that soon, "...shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
But just how bad is it in the Vatican? The prophecy states they will understand dark sentences. So ... do they?
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Satanism discovered in Vatican Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999
4:49 AM News of Animal Sacrifice in the Catholic Mass Human Life
International reported yesterday that some South African's are calling for
ancestor worship and animal sacrifices to be included in the liturgy of the
Mass. According to Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Bloemfontein, plans to include
African pagan rites during the Mass is in response to the Vatican's invitation
to "inculturate" Catholic rites. Hearing that
both priests and lay people were making such plans, an outraged Father Richard
Welch, President of Human Life International, steamed, "In the letter to
the Hebrews, Saint Paul discussed the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross with the
following words: 'For it is impossible that with the blood of oxen and goats
sin should be taken away…Sacrifice and oblation thou would not…Behold, I
come…He takes away the first, that he may establish that which follows…we
are sanctified by the oblation of the body of Jesus Christ once.'
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By the way... Did you notice in the previous article that Archbishop Milingo chose the Fatima 2000 international Congress to make known what was happening inside the walls of Rome? He knew that a global audience would be the result if he waited until then to uncover what he witnessed. Honestly, I'm surprised this man wasn't murdered for exposing the Vatican so boldly.
Antichrist declares Jesus has not come in the flesh
The Word is plain here. If a church proclaims that Jesus Christ did NOT come in the flesh, then that church is of Antichrist. Many Catholics to this day fight me on this tooth and nail. They proclaim their church DOES say that Jesus came in the flesh. But does this church really say Jesus came in the flesh? Notice an actual excerpt from the Roman Catholic Catechism book.
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491. "Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, 'full of grace' through God,[Lk 1:28 .] was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of JESUS Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of ORIGINAL SIN.[Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus (1854): DS 2803 You can also verify this in the online version of the Catechism book... The Catechism of the Catholic church http://www.ziplink.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/kerygma/a.pl |
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Besides the fact they lie about Mary and her state of salvation, to declare that Jesus Christ came to this world in a flesh OTHER THAN the flesh the catholic church teaches we bear, is to preach that Jesus did NOT come in the flesh! They say He came in a flesh "not stained" with the stain we supposedly bear! To say Jesus did NOT have in His flesh what "we" have in ours, is to say He did NOT come in our flesh. Therefore, He can not possibly be the same Jesus John spoke of in 1John 4:3 The Roman Catholic Jesus is NOT the Jesus of the Bible. The Jesus of Rome cheated and prevented His flesh from being stained with what Rome calls "original sin." But what is the definition of original sin according to Rome?
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According to Roman Dogma, Original Sin is a sin we ALL inherit from Adam. Problem with that is the Bible proves it to be a bold faced lie. For it is written...
The Word of God plainly states there is no such thing as "Original Sin." What we are born with is the SINFUL NATURE. We choose to sin when we come to the age of accountability. Jesus was also born with the sinful nature. Difference was, He chose NOT to sin.
Antichrist is to use craftiness and deceit in a major way.
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STRONGS# 04820 Craft AV - deceit 20, deceitful 8, deceitfully 3, false 2, guile 2, feigned 1, craft 1, subtilty 1, treachery 1; 39 1) deceit, treachery |
The pope's of Rome have all along used craftiness and deceit to gain the upper hand. For example, the "New World Order" is now something that can be well verified first in Rome. Do an online search and notice all the articles online that pertain to this topic that were first "suggested" by Rome and then "agreed to" by major Governments. My February 1, 2004 Truth Provided Radio broadcast is all about this fact. Rome's major prophetic desire is in fact the "