Anti-Messiah Unmasked ~ Part 1

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Copyright Robert Arthur McDuffie 2014

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The following is an in-depth and detailed analysis of Daniel 7, and is the first part of a Scriptural study I would like to share with you and anyone who has an interest in the prophecies concerning the antiMessiah. Let’s begin with the premise of why Elohim (God) gave us prophecy: Yahonan (John) 13:19 ~ “Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [He].”

Yahonan (John) 14:29 ~ “And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.”

Clearly, prophecy is given so we may believe that Yahoshua (Jesus) is the MaShiach (Messiah) who takes away the sins of the world – by His favour through faith! Prophecy is also given so we may believe that the Scriptures (as given by Elohim (God)) is the infallible, inerrant, inspired Word of Elohim and is profitable unto all things in this lifetime and the one to come (2Timothy 3:16)!

Seven different times in the book of the prophet Yeshayahu (Isaiah) it tells us that Elohim (God) declares to us the end from the beginning.

Here is just one example: Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 46:10 ~ “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure!”

Revelation 19:10b says ~ “worship Elohim (God): for the testimony of Yahoshua (Jesus) is the spirit of prophecy.”

Is it fair to say that the distortion of Yahoshua’s testimony is the spirit of false prophecy or the anti-Messiah spirit of this world?

Listen closely to the following… It is the quote from the introduction of the movie, “Brave Heart”: Narrator: “I shall tell you of William Wallace. Historians from England will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes. The king of Scotland had died without a son, and the 3

king of England, a cruel pagan known as Edward the Longshanks, claimed the throne of Scotland for himself. Scotland’s nobles fought him, and fought each other, over the crown. So Longshanks invited them to talks of truce – no weapons, one page only. Among the farmers of that shire was Malcolm Wallace, a commoner with his own lands; he had two sons, John and William.”

Whose version of history has Messianic believers been led to believe?

The version which was passed down to us by the heroes of the faith, those who have been martyred for their faith in Yahoshua ha MaShiach (Jesus the Messiah) or the version passed down to us by those who martyred them for their faith?

Before we begin our study, one final thought. Our enemy (identified clearly in Ephesians 6:12) is more than 6,000 years old, does not sleep, has accumulated and assimilated great volumes of knowledge and with it has been conspiring to destroy mankind, Elohim’s people (the assembly according to His favour) and Elohim’s Word of prophecy, deliverance and salvation all throughout the ages!

The fact that mankind has not been completely destroyed by our enemy, nor has the assembly of His favor succumbed to their devices, is overwhelming sufficient evidence of the goodness of Elohim toward us! Finally, even though our enemy has done everything imaginable to destroy Elohim’s Prophetic Word (the Scriptures), it is still the same today and it is published world-wide more than ever before in human history! This proves yet again that Elohim really does exalt His Word above all else. He loves us so very much.

Mismore (Psalm) 138:2b ~ “for thou hast magnified Thy word above all Thy name.”

Yahonan (John) 3:16 ~ “For Elohim so loved the world.”

The number one job of the anti-Messiah is to destroy the foundations of the true Messianic faith.

Mismore (Psalm) 11:3 asks the question: “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

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SO, WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR FAITH? Ibrim (Hebrews) 5:12 – 6:2 teaches us that there are five foundational doctrines of the body of ha MaShiach! It also teaches that all who do not have these doctrines are spiritual babes, and are not able to discern good from evil! Most of these foundational doctrines have been destroyed in the sense that the assemblies of Yahweh’s favour have forsaken them en mass due to great spiritual confusion and delusion amongst its leadership.

The five foundational doctrines of the body of ha MaShiach are as follows. According to the Scriptures, these are the first oracles of Elohim: 1. The foundation of repentance from dead works and of living faith toward Elohim.

2. The doctrine of baptisms.

3. The doctrine of laying on of hands.

4. The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead.

5. The doctrine of the everlasting judgment.

For your convenience, I have provided the link to the complete study of these foundational five doctrines. http://revelation1910.wordpress.com/?s=foundations+of+the+faith The Scriptures clearly tells us what Elohim has to say about the pastors who purposely forsake the sound and pure doctrine of His Word!

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 56:10 -12 ~ “His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, [they are] greedy dogs [which] can never have enough, and they [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill 5

ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.”

The end result is thus: “they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause Elohim shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.” (2Thessalonians 2:10b-11) By the time we are finished, you will see very clearly that these verses apply more aptly than you know right now – and in the exact context of the usage!

THE PERFECT LIE It is easy to tell when a young child is lying to us, isn’t it? Why? A young child has not yet learned the subtle craft of successfully deceiving another. The trick to making any lie believable is making sure that you mix the falsehood presented with a good deal of truth.

Without the foundation of truth, no lie is believable. Similarly, rat poison is comprised of mostly good, healthy food; and yet it is the ½ % of poison that effectively kills the rats.

Logic dictates that the perfect lie must be the one which everyone accepts as the “gospel” truth. One such lie was widely circulated and accepted at face value all throughout South Africa just a few short years ago. I am speaking of the counterfeit R200 that was widely circulated throughout the country. The counterfeit R200 was so successfully circulated, that the genuine R200 had to eventually be taken out of circulation. Even when the new R200 was introduced into circulation, it was so similar to the old R200 that most people were leery to accept it as currency.

Now, suppose I went to the local shop and I wrote out R200 on a piece of paper and then gave it to the clerk for payment of my purchase.

She would most likely think I was crazy and probably have me kicked out of the store. Why? Obviously, because the lie I was telling her was not believable. Unless my counterfeit R200 looked like Rand and felt like Rand, it would not be accepted as genuine Rand.

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Now suppose I went back to that same shop and I paid with a R300 note that looked like genuine Rand currency and felt like genuine Rand currency. I would most likely experience the same result as I experienced in the first scenario, wouldn’t I? Why? Obviously, because there is no such thing as a R300 note! (Well, at least it is obvious to everyone who frequently uses South African currency.)

Every accepted lie has to be based in reality.

Throughout the remainder of this study, you will soon discover that the whole world has been deceived concerning the fulfillment of major prophecies about the anti-Messiah of Scripture. Just like the counterfeit R200, the lies that the anti-Messiah has put forth throughout the annals of history have looked real and felt genuine; but in the end, they are all deadly rat poison. Who will you listen to and obey, Yahoshua haMaShiach or the anti-haMaShiach? Choose wisely!

A MAJOR SECRET REVEALED First of all, I would like to share with you a secret of all Scripture (Bible) prophecy students. In the Set-Apart Word of Elohim, the book of Daniel helps us to understand the book of Revelation. Likewise, the book of Revelation helps to explain the book of Daniel.

Furthermore, all prophecy is understood by “thus saith the Master Yahweh” and nothing else!

2Kepha (Peter) 1:20-21 ~ “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but set apart men of Elohim spake [as they were] moved by Ruach ha Chodesh (the Set-Apart Spirit).”

Finally, whenever the foundation of prophecy has been laid, it is our Father’s prerogative to expound upon it and explain it further; but He will never contradict the foundations which He has previously laid.

For example: The vision / dream revealed in Daniel chapter 7 is further expounding on and giving detailed explanation of Nebukadnetstsar’s dream, which was revealed in Daniel chapter 2. In 7

addition, Daniel chapters 8-12 are further detailing explanations of what was first revealed in Daniel chapters 2 and 7. Once this principle is understood, it becomes a whole lot clearer what the book of Daniel chapters 7-8 and 11-12 are all about.

The Master Yahweh has given His people a prophetic legend / key that is found all throughout the Scripture. In the same way that a good map has a legend / key for understanding its symbols universally all over the map, the Set-Apart Scriptures also have a legend / key for understanding prophecy’s symbols, universally all over the Scriptures! This is what is meant by the verses in 2Kepha (Peter) 1:20-21.

All of this only goes to prove that Elohim knows everything from the beginning to the end of time. Now let us listen to the prophet speak – as recorded in Daniel 7:2: “Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven strove upon the great sea.”

Now using your imagination, I want you to visualize the events exactly as Daniel saw them. Picture this great sea the prophet was looking at.

The four winds of heaven are blowing upon the waters, causing the waves to beat against one another like a sea frenzied by a hurricane.

Now what does this stand for? No guessing! Remember, we only want the Scriptural answer from the prophecy legend / key. First, let’s take the waters. Remember our secret? In Revelation chapter 17 we find our explanation from the prophetic Word of Elohim: “And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.”

(Revelation 17:15) Elohim made this simple to understand. “Waters” represent peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. How often we have used the expression, “a great sea of faces” when describing a crowd of people.

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The second fact we need to know concerns the wind. In the prophetic Scriptures, the designation of wind has always been used as a symbol of war.

“Thus saith the Master, Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind …. Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.”

(Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 51:1,4) This is the setting. The sea of waters represents the peoples of the earth. The wind blowing upon the waters reveals the people to be in a state of war. From such a condition, we would expect the political climate of the people to change – and this is exactly what happens.

“And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.” (Daniel 7.3) Now, what is a beast according to the prophetic key / legend?

Daniel 7:17 ~ “These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings, [which] shall arise out of the earth.”

Do you see how simple it is to understand prophecy? The Scripture actually explains itself!

THE FIRST BEAST KINGDOM “The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.” (Daniel 7:4) Who is this lion? Elohim supplies information through His prophet.

We read: “The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail. Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of 9

Jordan unto the habitation of the strong.” (Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 50:43, 44) The Babylonian Empire arose in the year 606 B.C. But what about the wings? In the British Museum, you will find a great stone taken from the ancient city of Babylon which portrays a lion with wings!

This was actually the symbol of the old city-empire of Babylon.

In the Scriptures, wings stand for speed and swiftness. (YirmeYahu (Jer.) 48:9 & Revelation 12:14) The first “beast” kingdom of Babylon was first revealed to Daniel as the head of gold in the dream, which king Nebukadnetstsar had been given by Elohim. (Daniel 2:1-38) THE SECOND BEAST KINGDOM “and behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it. And they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.”

(Daniel 7:5) The bear is Elohim’s prophetic caricature of the next conquering world power.

Persia conquered the world in the year 538 B.C. You observed the bear, that it was devouring three ribs in its mouth. Old Babylon was composed of exactly three provinces; namely: Babylon, Lydia, and Egypt. The conquering power of Persia destroyed all three. It is amazing that Elohim gives us such vivid details.

He says that the bear raised himself up on one side. When MedoPersia became strong, the Persians overthrew the Medes. In addition, once Persia overtook the Medes, there were only three successive kings before it was conquered by Greece. From the Bereshith (Genesis) account, we know that the rib is representative of man as it was taken out of Adam; and thus, Eve was created. Adam was also the very first king of the world (Bereshith Genesis) 1:26-28).

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Yahweh used four animal caricatures to represent each of the different kingdoms to Daniel. Even in our modern era, we still use animal caricatures to represent the kingdoms of this world. For example: the bald eagle is internationally recognized to represent the United States of America, the bear represents Russia, the lion represents Great Britain, etc.

This second “beast” kingdom of Medo-Persia was first revealed to Daniel as the chest and arms of silver in the prophetic dream, which king Nebukadnetstsar had been given by Elohim (Daniel 2:32 & 39).

Further detailed revelation is given to Daniel concerning this 2 nd “beast” kingdom in Daniel chapter 8. v.3 ~ “And I lifted my eyes and looked and saw a ram standing beside the river, and it had two horns, and the two horns were high. And the one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. v.4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, so that no beast could stand before him, and there was no one to deliver from his hand, while he did as he pleased and became great.”

Yahweh then tells Daniel what this additional prophetic information literally represents, v.20 ~ “The ram which you saw, having two horns, are the sovereigns of Media and Persia.”

THE THIRD BEAST KINGDOM “After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl, the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.” (Daniel 7:6) The next universal power in world history was that of Greece, which developed in the year 331 B.C. In Daniel’s vision, this beast had four wings to indicate that it would swiftly conquer the world. In addition, every time you see the words “fowl, fowls of the air, birds, birds of prey”, etc., try to remember that they are always synonymous with ha Satan (the adversary), the fallen host, death and judgment! This is yet 11

another Scriptural, universal key / legend in understanding prophecy!

All of these kingdoms in Daniel’s prophetic dream are under ha Satan’s dominion! (E.g.: Mattithyahu (Matthew) 13:4 & 19; Revelation 19:17-21; Bereshith (Genesis) 40:17-19) (Author’s note: One of my favorite ways to study the Scriptures is to search out a word or phrase and study its usage, in context, throughout the entire body of Scripture. www.blueletterbible.org and www.e-sword.net are two of the web-sites I prefer to use when studying the Scriptures.)

Alexander the Great conquered the world in only twelve years, without the aid of anything like our modern methods of warfare or travel. This was considered a miracle in that day. Now look closely.

This beast had four heads. Elohim never leaves any reason for doubt.

History reveals that Alexander died at the early age of 33. He conquered the world but could not conquer his own temper. He died of fatigue and disease, without leaving any posterity to carry on the kingdom. So his realm was divided among his four generals: Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleucus and Ptolemy; who would continue to rule the world until the fourth beast would arise. Isn’t it amazing how Elohim foretells the future in such vivid detail?

The third “beast” kingdom of Greece was first revealed to Daniel as the belly and thighs of bronze in the dream king Nebukadnetstsar had been given by Elohim. (Daniel 2:32 & 39) Further detailed revelation of this kingdom is also given to Daniel in Daniel chapter 8. v.5 ~ “And I was observing and saw a male goat came from the west, over the surface of all the earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. v.6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him in the rage of his power. v.7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he became embittered against him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns. And there was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he threw him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one to deliver the ram from his hand. v.8 And 12

the male goat became very great. But when he was strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four conspicuous ones came up toward the four winds of the heavens.”

Once again, Yahweh tells Daniel what this additional prophetic information literally represents. v.21 “And the male goat is the sovereign of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first sovereign. v.22 “And that it was broken and four stood up in its place: are four rulerships arising out of that nation, but not in its power.”

This detailed prophecy is confirmed again to Daniel in chapter 11: v.3 “And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. v.4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.”

THE FOURTH BEAST KINGDOM “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.” (Daniel 7:7) This fourth beast represents old pagan Rome which began its reign in the year 168 B.C. It was a dreadful power as Elohim described it – having great iron teeth. The historian, Edward Gibbon, in writing of its history describes the Roman enemies as broken by the iron monarchy of Rome.

This fourth “beast” kingdom of Rome was first revealed to Daniel as the two legs of iron in the dream, which king Nebukadnetstsar had been given by Elohim. (Daniel 2:33 & 40) 13

We have now come to the time of the Cross in history. Pagan Rome was ruling the world when Yahoshua was born, and it was under pagan rule that He was so cruelly tortured and crucified in 30 A.D. At this time, world affairs had reached their lowest ebb; and men were about to be swallowed up in pagan philosophy. They were dying without a hope for the future – but Yahoshua came to deliver men and women and to show them the way of life. How wonderful Elohim is! He never fails us!

Almost all of Christendom is in universal agreement that the rise and fall of the world dominating empires of Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome is the fulfillment of the first four beasts of Daniel 7. With hindsight being the 20/20 vision that it is, we can see more comprehensively and accurately that a beast in prophecy is a worlddominating empire in direct succession of the previous worlddominating empire(s) of history.

Amid all of these scenes of war and strife, Elohim provides us with images of assurance and hope. v.9 “I was looking until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days was seated. His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like clean wool, His throne was flames of fire, its wheels burning fire. v.10 “A stream of fire was flowing and coming forth from His presence, and a thousand thousands served Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him, the Judge was seated, and the books were opened. v.11 “I was looking. Then, because of the sound of the great words which the horn was speaking, I was looking until the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning fire, v.12 and the rest of the beasts had their rule taken away. But a lengthening of life was given to them, for a season and a time. v.13“I was looking in the night visions and saw One like the Son of Enosh, coming with the clouds of the heavens! And He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. (Footnote: 1Son of Enosh – This Aramaic term is similar to the Hebrew ‘Ben Adam’, but not the exact equivalent of it. However, this Aramaic term indicates the same One!) v.14“And to Him was given rulership and preciousness and a reign, that all peoples, nations, and languages 14

should serve Him. His rule is an everlasting rule which shall not pass away, and His reign that which shall not be destroyed.”

What can we say to this great assurance, except Hallelu-Yah?!

From this point forward in our study, there is one of two possibilities concerning the rest of the prophecies foretold in Daniel 7 from our historical perspective today. Either Elohim revealed Yisrael centric world history (as it pertained to His plan of redemption for Yisrael) to Daniel, as it would soon unfold in perfect continuity right up until the return of Yahoshua when He comes to rule and reign for 1000 years.

Or, He left a gap of approximately 1600 years between the fall of Rome and the rise of the anti-haMaShiach (the anti-Messiah) empire right before Yahoshua haMaShiach’s return. Like it or not, these are our only two options.

DECIPHERING THE LITTLE HORN PROPHECY Just what is a horn in prophecy? From Daniel 7:24 we find our answer: “And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.”

Now do you understand? A horn in prophecy is always a king or a temporal ruler.

Let’s review: A beast in prophecy = a succeeding world dominating empire. (Daniel 7:17) A beast’s head in prophecy = a king. (Daniel 8:22) A horn in prophecy = a king / temporal ruler. (Daniel 7:24) All of “Christendom” is in unanimous agreement that the little horn power of Daniel 7 is in fact the anti-Messiah of the Scriptures. The only disagreement is over their many varying opinions of who exactly the anti-Messiah is or will be.

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THE LITTLE HORN’S KINGDOM The following are at least ten identifying clues of who this last ruler prophetically known as the little horn is / will be.

1.) The little horn would eventually arise out of the Roman Empire. (v.7, 24) 2.) Ten regional kings would rise up and rule a divided Rome. (v.7, 24) 3.) An altogether different kind of ruler would rise to power. (v.24) 4.) Three of the ten kings would fall, and the little horn would subsequently rise to power. (v.8, 24) 5.) He would dress more stoutly (proudly) than all the rest of the world leaders (v.20) 6.) He would blaspheme Elohim. (v.25) 7.) He would make war with and overcome the saints of Elohim. (v.21, 25) 8.) He would think to change the times. (v.25) 9.) He would think to change the law. (v.25) 10.) He would rule for 1,260 prophetic days; i.e., 42 months, three and a half years; or a time, a times and a half of time. (v.25) There are at least 10 major prophetic clues which Elohim gave us so we could know when these prophecies were fulfilled, so we might believe the Word of Elohim; that Elohim may be greatly esteemed and the assembly of His favour may be edified and encouraged in our most set-apart faith.

Following the science of probability, the odds that all of these prophetic clues could be fulfilled in any one seat of governmental authority in their exact sequence must be at least a billion to a billion 16

to one! If written out, the odds would look like this: 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 To illustrate the impossibility of this happening by random chance or coincidence – if you were physically able to, to fill up the entire state of Texas in the United States of America (or the entire nation of South Africa or France) two feet high (61 centimeters) with silver coins.

Now, randomly drop a single silver coin (which has been previously dipped in red paint, into the pile) while flying over the state by airplane. Next, we’ll use earth-moving equipment to mix up all of the coins. Finally, we’ll fly you by helicopter anywhere in the state / country that you want to be dropped off and then while you’re blindfolded, you have to pull out the one red-painted silver coin on the first attempt. Obviously, this would be an impossible feat!

(I learned the science of probability from Peter W. Stoner’s famed book, Science Speaks, Scientific Proof of the Accuracy of Prophecy and the Bible – http://www.sciencespeaks.net.)

I would like to submit to you that all of these prophecies concerning the little horn of Daniel 7 have been undeniably fulfilled in irrefutable argument; and that the assembly (“church”) of Yahweh’s favour has either been spiritually blinded to this reality or they are just willingly ignorant of it! (I.e., Greek speak for “dumb on purpose” (2Kepha (Peter) 3:5)!

“I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.” (Daniel 7:8) DEFINING THE ANTI-MESSIAH Anti-Messiah can mean “against the Messiah” or “in place of the Messiah”; attacking the Messiah’s character, specifically with regard to love expressed in obedience to the commandments. (Strong’s G500 & G473)

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Do the Scriptures give us any clues in order to specifically identify the anti-Messiah of prophecy?

Clues #1 & 2 1) The geo-political power called the little horn would eventually arise out of the Roman Empire.

2) Ten regional kings would rise up and rule a divided Rome.

Daniel 7:24a ~ “And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise.”

There were exactly ten kingdoms out of Rome’s decline.

Geographically, they are pretty much the same today as they were in the 5th century AD. Seven out of the original ten nations are still in existence geographically. They are: Germany, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Switzerland.

By the year 476 A.D., the Roman Empire had been broken up into exactly ten kingdoms. The historian Machiavelli, without the slightest reference to this prophecy, gives the following list of the nations which occupied the territory of the Western Empire at the time of the fall of Romulus Augustus (476 A.D.) – the last emperor of Rome: the Lombards, the Franks, the Burgundians, the Ostrogoths, the Visigoths, the Vandals, the Heruli, the Suevi, the Huns, and the Saxons – ten in all. This is just as Elohim declared. What a marvelous fulfillment of prophecy!

Clues #3 & 4 3) An altogether different kind of ruler would rise to power.

4) Three of the ten kings would be subdued and conquered. “and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.” (Daniel 7:24)

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A different kind of ruler rose up an army and conquered three of these ten kingdoms. History reveals that, through the Bishop of Rome, three of the ten kingdoms were destroyed – which were as follows: (1) The Heruli in A.D. 493; (2) the Vandals in A.D. 534; and (3) the Ostrogoths in A.D. 538.

What does the Roman Church say concerning the fulfillment of this prophecy?

On page 166 from The Question Box by Conway, we read that the Roman Catholic Church admits destroying three powers in securing her temporal sovereign. I quote: “The distance from Constantinople, the interrupted communications with the Exarch of Ravenna, the constant fighting against the Goths, the Huns and the Lombards, the putting down of rebellions against the Emperor in Rome itself, all tended to turn the Pope willingly or unwillingly, into a temporal sovereign (Hodgkin, Italy, v., 355)”.

This ruler was diverse, because he was a spiritual ruler first and then he became a temporal ruler also. He was the pre-eminent bishop of Rome, and he is known to us today as Pope Gregory the 1st. This is exactly what the prophet foretold would happen. The Roman bishop was formally given his political seat of authority in 538 A.D., by the Roman Emperor Justinian.

Clue #5 He would dress more stoutly (proudly) than all the rest of the world’s rulers.

Daniel 7:20b “whose look [was] more stout than his fellows.”

This phrase loosely means, “He dresses for success!” The Pope’s dress is substantially greater and more impressive than all the other leaders of the world, by every outward appearance. The Pope has always maintained a “more stout” look throughout the annals of history. In addition, every single outfit the Pope wears has a specific meaning and 19

purpose from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot. Each outfit has a specific time and place that it must be worn to, also.

The following web-site is a good place to start, if you would like to further investigate this very important point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_regalia_and_insignia Clue #6 He would blaspheme Elohim.

Daniel 7:25a ~ “And he shall speak [great] words against the most High,” The Papacy has always maintained that when the pope speaks, it is the very Word of Elohim! (The doctrine of infallibility has been confirmed by every pope that has ascended to the throne of the Vatican – including the present pope, Francis.) The pope’s title has always been Vicarius Filii Dei, which is translated the “Vicar of Messiah” or “in place of the Son of Elohim”. The Papacy has always maintained (as haMaShiach is seated in the heavenlies) the pope sits as haMaShiach over the earth. By their doctrine of the trinity, the logical deduction is as follows: because the pope is haMaShiach and haMaShiach is Elohim, the pope by default must be Elohim! He accepts worship as Elohim, he forgives sins as Elohim and when he speaks, he speaks as Elohim!

Could anyone possibly speak more boastfully or blasphemously against Elohim?

The Scripture defines blasphemy as: A. A man claiming to be Elohim (Yahonan (John) 10:33).

B. A man claiming the ability to forgive sin (Luke 5:21).

C. A man receiving worship as Elohim (Revelation 19:10 & 22:8).

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First let us examine points A and C, in light of the very words of the Roman Church.

“All names which in the Scriptures are applied to Christ, by virtue of which it is established that he is over the church, all the same names are applied to the Pope.” – R.F. Bellarmine, On the Authority of Councils, vol. II, book 2, chap. 17, p. 266 (ed. 1619).

“The Pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God.” – P.F.L. Ferraris, Ecclesiastical Dictionary, art. On the Pope.

“For thou art the shepherd, thou are the physician, thou art the director, thou art the husbandman, finally thou art another God on earth.” – Labbe and Cossart’s History of the Councils, Vol. XIV, col.

109.

For the title, “Lord God the Pope”, see a gloss on the Extravagantes of Pope John XXII, title 14, chapter 4, Declaramus.

In an Antwerp edition of the Extravagantes, the words “Dominum Deum Nostrum Papam” (Our Lord God the Pope”) occur in column 153. In a Paris edition, they occur in column 140. “Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven, and earth, and purgatory.” – Prompta Bibliotheca”, Feraris, Vol. VI, pg. 26, article “Papa.”

In a passage which is included in the Roman Catholic Canon Law, Pope Innocent III declares that the Roman pontiff is “the vicegerent upon earth, not of a mere man, but of very God”; and in a gloss on the passage, it is explained that this is because he is the vicegerent of Christ, Who is “very God and very man.” See Decretales Domini Gregorii Papae IX (Decretales of the Lord Pope Gregory IX), liberi, de translatione Episcoporum (on the transference of Bishops) title 7, chapter 3; Corpus Juris Canonice (2nd Leipzig ed., 1881), col. 99; (Paris, 1612), tom. 2, Decretales, col. 205.

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Among the twenty-seven propositions known as the Dictates of Hildebrand (under the name of Pope Gregory VII) occur the following: ” 2. That the Roman pontiff alone is justly styled universal. ” 6. That no person . . . may live under the same roof with one excommunicated by the Pope. ” 9. That all princes should kiss his feet only.

“19. That he can be judged by no one.

“22. That the Roman Church never erred, nor will it, according to the scripture, ever err.

“27. That he can absolve subjects from their allegiance to unrighteous rulers.

Now let us closely examine point B. Again we ask, what does the Roman Church say? “…you will find but one created being who can forgive the sinner, who can free him from the chains of hell,…the Roman Catholic priest…the priest not only declares that the sinner is forgiven but he really forgives him…So great is the power of the priest that the judgments of Heaven itself are subject to his decision.” – The Catholic Priest, p.78-79 Clearly, the Papacy has always blasphemed Elohim (God), according to every Scriptural definition of blasphemy. Thus, they have marvelously fulfilled the prophetic Word of Elohim.

Clue #7 He would make war with and overcome the saints of Elohim.

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Daniel 7:25b ~ “and shall wear out the saints of the most High” What does the Roman Church have to say concerning the fulfillment of this prophecy?

“The church may by divine right confiscate the property of heretics, imprison their person, and condemn them to the flames. In our age, the right to inflict the severest penalties, even death, belongs to the church. There is no graver offense than heresy, therefore it must be rooted out.” Public Eccliastical, Vol. 2, p.142 Throughout history, the Papacy has led countless inquisitions and holy wars against the peoples of the world. They have especially sought out the assemblies of Yahweh’s favour to persecute, torture and kill them! It is estimated that 500 million people were killed throughout the dark ages for the crime of not bowing to the popes and acknowledge the church of works as the only means of divine favour with Elohim.

“Under these bloody maxims, those persecutions were carried on, from the eleventh and twelfth centuries almost to the present day, (written in 1845), which stand out on the page of history. After the signal of open martyrdom had been given in the canons of Orleans, these followed the extirpation of the Albigenses under the form of a crusade, the establishment of the Inquisition, the cruel attempts to extinguish the Waldenses, the martyrdoms of the Lollards, the cruel wars to exterminate the Bohemians, the burning of Huss and Jerome, and multitudes of other confessors . . . the extinction by fire and sword of the Reformation in Spain and Italy, by fraud and open persecution in Poland, and the massacre of Bartholomew, . . . besides the slow and secret murders of the holy tribunal of the Inquisition.” T.R. Birks, M.A. The First Two Visions of Daniel (London: 1845) pgs. 258, 259.

“The number of the victims of the Inquisition in Spain, is given in ‘The History of the Inquisition in Spain,’ by Llorente, (formerly secretary of the Inquisition), pgs. 206-208. This authority acknowledged that many millions suffered persecution in Spain alone, of whom tens of thousands died in the flames. Millions more were slain for their faith throughout Europe.” Printed in Bible Readings 23

For the Home (Washington: Review & Herald Pub. Assoc., 1942), p.

221.

“The church has persecuted. Only a tyro in church history will deny that . . . one hundred and fifty years after Constantine, the Donatists were persecuted and sometimes put to death . . . . Protestants were persecuted in France and Spain with the full approval of the church authorities . . . . When she thinks it good to use physical force, she will use it.” ~ The Western Watchmen (Roman Catholic) of St. Louis.

Here are a couple of factual accounts, as recorded in Smokescreens, by Jack Chick.

“On August 22, 1572, the bloody St. Bartholomew massacre began.

This was to be one fatal blow to destroy the Protestant movement in France. The king of France had cleverly arranged a marriage between his sister and Admiral Coligny, the chief Protestant leader. There was a great feast with much celebrating. After four days of feasting, the soldiers were given a signal. At twelve o’clock midnight, all the houses of the Protestants in the city were forced open at once. The admiral was killed, his body thrown out of a window into the street where his head was cut off and sent to the pope. They also cut off his arms and privates and dragged him through the streets for three days until they finally hung his body by the heels outside the city.

They also slaughtered many other well-known Protestants. In the first three days, over ten thousand were killed. The bodies were thrown into the river and blood ran through the streets into the river until it appeared like a stream of blood. So furious was their hellish rage that they even slew their own followers if they suspected that they were not very strong in their belief in the pope. From Paris, the destruction spread to all parts of the country. Over eight thousand more people were killed. Very few Protestants escaped the fury of their persecutors.

A similar massacre occurred in Ireland in 1641, the conspirators picked October 23, the feast of Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order. They planned a general uprising for the whole country.

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while the plan was being made, extra acts of kindness were shown to the Protestants. Early in the morning the conspirators were armed and every Protestant they could find was immediately murdered.

They showed no mercy. From children to the aged, they were killed.

Even invalids were not spared. They were caught by complete surprise. They had lived in peace and safety for years and now found no place to run. They were massacred by neighbors, friends, and even relatives. Death often was the least they had to fear. Women were tied to posts, stripped to the waist, their breasts cut off with shears and left to bleed to death. Others who were pregnant were tied to tree branches, their unborn babies cut out and fed to the dogs while the husbands were forced to watch.”

What you’ve just read is fully documented and historically factual. It is found in Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. I want you to notice that both of these murderous assaults by the Vatican against the Messianic believers in France and in Ireland followed a similar pattern. Before the attacks, there was a time of healing when the Roman Catholics became friendly and warm, and in both cases the Messianic believers were so relieved that they let their guard down and assumed the Vatican had changed. This was their fatal mistake and it cost them their lives. I pray to Elohim that you will not forget what you’ve just read.” ~ End Quote “That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind will be questioned by no Protestant who has a competent knowledge of history.” – W. E. H. Lecky, History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, (reprint: New York: Braziller, 1955), Vol. 2, pp. 40-45.

Clue #8 He would think to change the times.

Daniel 7:25c ~ “and think to change times”.

“The times” is the Hebrew word mo’ed (SH4150), I.e, “The Feasts of Yahweh” from Way yiqra (Leviticus) 23.

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Strong’s H4150 ~ From H3259; properly an appointment, that is, a fixed time or season; specifically a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand): – appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn (-ity), synagogue, (set) time (appointed).

The Papacy throughout the millennia has thought to change the times.

Q. How do men everywhere keep the time(s)?

A. By the calendar!

The calendar in use throughout most of the world today, is the Pope Gregory calendar! It is properly called “The Gregorian Calendar”.

The Gregorian calendar is the most widely recognized calendar in the world today. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII (after whom it was named) on 24 February 1582 by papal bull Intergravissimas.

From the time of the fall of man, our Heavenly Father has commenced His prophetic calendar of redemption. The Jubilee Calendar! Now, if the pope has a calendar and our Heavenly Father has a calendar, whose calendar do you suppose all of Heaven is going to go by?

In addition, they have by their own word and power exchanged every prophetic feast of Yahweh, as found in Way yiqra (Leviticus) 23, for the pagan feasts of the ancient world – including those originating in Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome – thus fulfilling the prophecy spoken of in Daniel 7:12. “and the rest of the beasts had their rule taken away. But a lengthening of life was given to them, for a season and a time.”

Hear the Word of Yahweh!

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“Speak unto the children of Yisrael, and say unto them, [Concerning] the feasts of Yahweh, which ye shall proclaim [to be] set-apart convocations, [even] these [are] my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is] the Sabbath of rest, a set-apart convocation; ye shall do no work [therein]: it [is] the Sabbath of Yahweh in all your dwellings.” (Way yiqra (Leviticus) 23:2-3) What does the Roman Church have to say concerning the fulfillment of this prophecy?

“The pope has power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ.” – Decretal de Translat, Episcop. Cap Q. Which feast is the first feast (mo-ed) of Yahweh, according to Way yiqra (Leviticus) 23?

A. The set-apart feast of the weekly, seventh-day Sabbath of Yahweh!

What does the Roman Church say concerning this set-apart feast day?

“The Catholic Church for over one thousand years before the existence of a Protestant, by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday.” – Catholic Mirror, Sept. 23, 1893.

You will notice in the above quotes that the Church declares that it was not Elohim Who changed the day from the Sabbath to Sunday; but that they (the Papists) were the ones who made this change.

The Sabbath was officially changed by the Papacy at the Council of Laodicea on March 7, 364 A.D. That was 43 years after Constantine declared Sunday the day for Messianic believers to honor as a rest day.

In the year 321 A.D. Constantine, yielding to the suggestion of the Roman Church leaders, passed the first Sunday law! Here it is, straight out of the record: 27

“Let all the judges and town people, and the occupation of all trades rest on the venerable day of the sun” ~ Edict of March 7, 321 A.D. Corpus Juris Civilis Cod., lib. 3, tit. 12, Lex. 3.

“Question: – Have you any other way of proving that the church has power to institute festivals of precept?”

“Answer: – Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her,-she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday the seventh day, a change for which there is no Scriptural authority.” – Rev. Stephen Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism, p. 174.

“This quotation emphasizes the fact that since the world accepts Sunday as a day of worship, this acknowledges her supremacy. “I have repeatedly offered $1,000 to anyone who can prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to keep Sunday holy. There is no such law in the Bible. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. The Bible says, ‘Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. ‘The Catholic Church says, ‘No; by my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day, and command you to keep holy the first day of the week.’ and lo!

The entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church.” – Priest Enright, C.S.S.R., Kansas City, Missouri.

There is no question concerning the changing of the Sabbath (from the seventh day of the week) to Sunday (the first day of the week) by the Papacy. You can readily see that there is nothing to be found in the Scripture about changing the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. The Papacy is correct in stating that they changed the day.

“In reply to a letter of October 28, 1895, to Cardinal Gibbons, asking if the church claimed the change of the Sabbath as her mark, the following was received: ‘Of course the Catholic church claims that the change was her act …. And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters.’ – C.F. Thomas, Chancellor.”

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“The authority of the church could not be bound to the authority of the Scriptures, because the church had changed… the Sabbath to Sunday, not by command of Christ, but by its own authority”.

(Cannon and Tradition pg. 263) “The Church,… after changing the day of rest from the Jewish Sabbath, or Seventh day of the week, to the first, made the third commandment refer to Sunday as the day to be kept holy as the Lord’s day.” (Catholic Encyclopedia Volume 4 pg. 153) Universal acceptance of Sunday as a premiere day of worship is a definite mark of authority of the Roman Catholic Church. We will soon see, while it is not the “Mark of the Beast”, it is most certainly a “Mark of the Beast”. Of this, there is absolutely no question; either in the Word of Elohim or in the pages of history. Are protestant churches aware of these facts? Do they agree that there is no Scriptural authority for honoring Sunday as a set-apart day of the week?

Let us now turn to the various Protestant churches and hear from them.

Presbyterian: “The Christian Sabbath (Sunday) is not in the Scripture, and was not by the primitive church called the Sabbath.”

Dwight’s Theology, vol. 4, p. 401.

Congregational: “There is no command in The Scripture requiring us to observe the first day of the week as the Sabbath.” Fowler, Mode and Subjects of Baptism.

Lutheran: “The observance of the Lord’s day (Sunday) is founded not on any command of God, but on the authority of the church.”Augsburg Confession of Faith, quoted in Cox’s Sabbath Manual, p.

287.

Episcopalian: “The festival of Sunday, like all other festivals, was always only a human ordinance, and it was far from the intentions of the apostles to establish a divine command in this respect, far from them and from the early apostolic church, to transfer the laws of the 29

Sabbath to Sunday.” – Neander, The History of the Christian Religion and Church, p. 186, translated by Henry John Rose, B.D. (Philadelphia: James M. Campbell & Co., 1843).

Methodist: “it is true there is no positive command for infant baptism …. Nor is there any for keeping holy the first day of the week.” – Rev. Amos Binney, Theological Compend, pp. 180, 181, 1902 ed.

Baptist: Dr. Edward T. Hiscox, author of The Baptist Manual before a group of ministers, made this candid admission: “There was and is a commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day, but that Sabbath day was not Sunday. It will be said, however, and with some show of triumph, that the Sabbath was transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week, with all its duties, privileges, and sanctions.

Earnestly desiring information on this subject, which I have studied for many years, I ask, Where can the record of such a transaction be found? Not in the New Testament, absolutely not. There is no Scriptural evidence of the change of the Sabbath institution from the seventh to the first day of the week. “Of course,” he continues, “I quite well know that Sunday did come into use in early Christian history as a religious day, as we learn from the Christian fathers and other sources. But what a pity that it comes branded with the mark of Paganism, and christened with the name of the sun god, when adopted and sanctioned by the papal apostasy, and bequeathed as a sacred legacy to Protestantism!” – From a paper read before a New York Ministers’ Conference, held Nov. 13, 1893.

Furthermore, it is an absolutely honest statement that if there had never been a Papal power in the history of the church, we would have never had any of the modern holiday traditions which have all been derived and contrived from paganism and rebranded “Christian”. By the word of the papacy alone, all of “Christendom” celebrates Christmas, New Year’s, Easter and many, many more festivals originating in pagan worship. This is an irrefutable fact which can easily be verified by a plethora of sources.

The feasts of Yahweh were given to us to prophetically reveal the unfolding of His most esteemed plan of salvation and deliverance!

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mankind. The pagan substitutes / counterfeits speak only of that which has already been fulfilled and do not point not to that which is still yet to come.

For example: The first feast found in Way yiqra (Leviticus) 23 is the Sabbath of Yahweh.

Doctrinally, this feast speaks prophetically of the rest that everyone finds when they come into the saving knowledge of Yahoshua haMaShiach.

At the revelation level, this feast speaks of the rest that all of creation groans for which will be fulfilled at Yahoshua’s 2nd coming (Ibrim (Hebrews) chapters 3&4 and Romans 8:19-23). Sunday has zero prophetic significance, as it does not pertains to the fulfillment of any certain future event in Yahweh’s plan of redemption as revealed in His Set-apart feasts.

It is true that it was on the first day of the week when Yahoshua ascended to Heaven; and it was also on the first day of the week when Ruach haChodesh (the Set-apart Spirit) was given and the assembly of Yahweh’s favor was re-born. However, most Messianic believers are shocked to discover that these two specific first days of the week were already being observed as set-apart feasts of Yahweh for more than 1,000 years before Yahoshua rose and gave us His indwelling Spirit. The commandment to keep them set-apart is found in Way yiqra (Leviticus) 23:11-16.

The first day of the week agrees with the Hebrew number 8, which is the number of Yahoshua haMaShiach and means “all things are made new” or “new beginnings”. Because of the fulfillment of these two setapart feast days we can: A.) go directly to our Father in prayer, in Yahoshua’s Name.

B.) be baptized by and also filled with Ruach ha Chodesh (the Setapart Spirit) when we trust in Elohim’s plan for our salvation alone

by His favor through faith!

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The first annual feast of Yahweh is Pesach (the Passover). This feast speaks of Yahoshua the Pesach (Passover) Lamb of Elohim that takes away the sin of the world (Yahonan (John) 1:29).

On that very day, (the preparation day, Tuesday eve. / Wednesday, Aviv 14, 30 A.D.), in accordance with the Torah of Mosheh (the Law of Moses) and according to the Talmud, the High Priest slaughtered the unblemished Pesach lamb on behalf of all the people of Yisrael, at approximately 12:00 p.m. Yahrushalayim (Jerusalem) time. This is the exact same time the Scripture records supernatural darkness fell upon the land, signifying Yahweh’s rejection of the high priest’s Pesach offering (Shemoth (Exodus) 12:6, MattithYahu (Matthew) 27:45).

Thus, Yahoshua was nailed to the cross at 9 a.m., at the exact same time when the daily morning sacrifice was offered in the temple.

(Shemoth (Exodus) 29:39, Mark 15:25) The land was consumed by supernatural darkness, at the exact same time the annual Paschal lamb was offered for the nation of Yisrael by the high priest and the Messiah cried out, “It is finished!” at the exact same time as the daily evening sacrifice (MattithYahu (Matthew) 27:45, 46 & Yahonan (John) 19:30). The Talmud records that on the day of the Passover (to the very minute, at the same time that the daily evening sacrifice was slain inside the temple) the high priest of Yisrael declared with a loud voice, “It is finished!” This was to signify that all the Paschal lambs had been slaughtered and the sacrifices for that day were completed. This is exactly what our high priest Yahoshua declared with a loud voice, and then he died. (Mark 15:3337; MattithYahu (Matt.) 27:46 50) This fulfilled the prophetic significance of the Passover Feast; the very first of the annual set-apart feasts that Yahoshua has / will fulfill at the appointed time. (Yahonan (John) 1:29; 36, 1Kepha (Peter) 1:19) This was the first of 8 appointments (total) that are understood from the annual Set-Apart days, commonly known as the feasts of Yahweh.

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The 2nd annual appointment is the feast of Yahweh, commonly called “the Feast of Unleavened Bread”. We know from the Scriptures it was on the eve of this feast that Yahoshua was buried in a rich man’s tomb. Unleavened bread is pierced through multiple times and then striped with seasoning and then is placed in a clay / stone oven for a short period of time (no more than 18 minutes). Yahoshua is our matzo (unleavened bread) of sincerity and truth. Leaven is sometimes used in the Scripture as a representative of sin, and of course Yahoshua never, ever sinned. (1Corinthians 5:8; Ibrim (Hebrews) 4:15) Thus, the second prophetic appointment was also fulfilled!

Yahoshua also fulfilled the feast of the First Fruits and the feast of Shavuot (Pentecost), respectively; at the exact appointed time (Yahrushalayim (Jerusalem) time).

Yahoshua’s fulfillment of these additional two feasts is covered extensively in the Scripture Study, “The Passover Feast, the Whore and the Beast”: http://revelation1910.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/the-passover-feastthe-whore-and-the-beast/ Isn’t it reasonable to conclude that if our Master Yahoshua fulfilled the first four feasts of Yahweh at the exact split-second Yahrushalayim (Jerusalem) time the first time He came, then He would also fulfill the next four feasts of Yahweh at the exact splitsecond Yahrushalayim time the second time He comes?

The assemblies of Elohim, by and large, do not even know what these feasts (mo-ed) are. They have bought the lie that these feasts are Jewish feasts, and that they have nothing to do with the assemblies according to His favour. They are not the feasts of the Yahudim (erroneously called the “Jews” in slang). They are the feasts of Yahweh! These feasts all have future prophetic significance (Colossians 2:17, Ibrim (Hebrews) 10:1); and most of the “church” is completely ignorant as to what is going to be fulfilled at our Master’s return. Wouldn’t it be wise for us to know what these feasts are all about and to understand their prophetic significance?

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Again we must ask, if Elohim has a calendar and the pope has his own calendar, whose calendar do you think Elohim is going to go by? If Elohim has a day set-apart to meet with Him each week and the pope has set-apart his own day each week, whose day do you think Heaven is going to honour? If Yahoshua still has appointments to keep on His annual set-apart days, and the pope has also established appointments to keep on his established, annual holidays, whose days do you think Elohim is going to keep set-apart and regard?

Clue #9 He would think to change the law.

Daniel 7:25d ~ “and think to change laws.”

Men change man-made laws every day. However, only the Papacy has thought to change the laws of Elohim.

At the risk of sounding redundant, we ask the Roman Church to once again tell us in their own words, what exactly do they say concerning the fulfillment of this prophecy?

“The Pope is of so great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine laws. The Pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man but of God, and he acts as vicegerent of God upon earth with most ample power of binding and losing his sheep.”-P.F.L. Ferraris, Ecclesiastical Dictionary, art. On the Pope.

“The pope’s will stands for reason. He can dispense above the law, and of wrong make right by correcting and changing laws.” – Pope Nicholas, Dis. 96.

Isn’t it extraordinary that in every single instance, the Roman Church has admitted to fulfilling each and every prophecy concerning the little horn, based on their very own writings?

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The Roman Catholic Church has taught for years that the law was done away with at the cross of Jesus Christ. The proof text for this claim is Colossians 2:14.

“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross;” For more than 1,000 years, the word definition for “the handwriting” was lost, buried and unknown. Only in recent history has the definition been rediscovered through archeological findings. The word is only used once in all of the “New Testament” Scriptures.

Strong’s 5498, Cheirographon – a note of hand or writing in which one acknowledges that money has either been deposited with him or lent to him by another, to be returned at the appointed time.

So, the cheirographon is the original note of indebtedness that is individually owed and obligated by the debtor! According to this verse, it was the debt that I personally owed to Heaven for all of my sin(s) against Elohim, which was nailed to the cross of Calvary!

This corrected understanding is 100% in agreement with the whole counsel of the Scriptures!

Question: Which law(s) was / were done away with at the cross? Was it…

1.) The Ten Words of the Covenant (commonly called the Ten Commandments)?

2.) The Ceremonial Laws?

3.) The Civil Laws?

4.) The Health or Food and Hygienic Laws?

Let’s examine each one individually & separately.

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1.) The Ten Words of the Covenant (i.e., The Ten Commandments) – You may search high and low and you will not find a single instance where any denominational or organizational structure of the assemblies of His favor by faith that will testify the Ten Commandments have been done away with or “nailed to the cross”.

2.) The Ceremonial Laws – Yahoshua did not come to do away with the priestly ceremonial and sacrificial laws of the Tabernacle and the Dwelling Place as found in the books of Bereshith (Genesis), Shemoth (Exodus), Way yiqra (Leviticus), Bemidbar (Numbers) and Debarim (Deuteronomy). Yahoshua ha MaShiach came to fulfill the Torah (law) (Mattithyahu (Matthew) 5:17)! Yahoshua fulfilled all the provisions of the ceremonial law in and through His death, burial, resurrection and ascension back to Heaven. For further understanding of this wondrous Truth, I refer you to the excellent resource, The Secrets of Golgotha, by Earnest L. Martin 3.) The Civil Laws – The civil laws found in the books of the Torah from Bereshith (Genesis) to Debarim (Deuteronomy) pertain to the governing of damages, reparations, restitution; and restoration between family, neighbors and community. I do not think that anyone in their right mind would argue that Yahoshua died so we may live our lives without governing civility in our communities. Every civilization throughout the world has laws that govern damages, reparations, restitution and restoration. This is just common sense.

Question: Does anyone believe that Yahoshua came to die on the cross in order to do away with civil law?

4.) The Food and Hygienic Laws – The dietary provisions were given to the people of Elohim in Way yiqra (Leviticus) 11, as a reminder of the dietary provisions already sanctioned by Elohim in Bereshith (Genesis) 6-9. Elohim commanded His people Yisrael to only eat clean foods and not to eat unclean foods. All of “Christendom” has traditionally taught that ever since Brit ha Dashah (erroneously called the New Testament) assemblies were established in the book of Acts, we are free to eat whatever we please. This doctrine comes primarily from the perverse interpretation of Acts 10. For more than 1,000 years, the church has taught this figurative literal teaching by 36

prophetic vision / revelation to the apostle Kepha (Peter) was / is also meant to be understood as a plain literal teaching.

There is not one other instance in all of the Scriptures where the “church� claims a figurative = a literal interpretation of a prophetic vision / dream / revelation and a literal = a literal interpretation!

(E.g.: a literal lion with wings (Dan 7:4), a literal four-headed leopard with four wings (Dan 7:6), etc.)

In the 21st century, we finally have the micro science technologies to know what is healthy to eat and what is not. In addition, we now have multiple, controlled, scientific, 20-year studies of groups of people eating differing diets; including vegetarian diet, traditional western diet (where you can eat anything at all that is labeled and marketed as a food); and finally, the Scripturally-defined diet. For the inquiring, open mind it is absolutely undisputed and irrefutable that the Scripturally-defined diet (as given by Elohim), is the superior diet in this sin-cursed, sin-filled and fallen world. It is the only diet without any naturally occurring long-term side effects.

Question: Why did Elohim give His people the dietary provisions of the Torah?

Answer: Because of His favour!

His benevolent, Fatherly heart loves us and wants the very best for His children. He knew everything pertaining to dietary health sciences over 3,000 years ago at Mt. Sinai; and over 4,000 years ago after the world-wide flood – which our modern sciences are just now beginning to discover. Our Heavenly Father always knew which meats were the most beneficial for our bodies and which ones were poisonous.

Does it make any sense at all to the intellectual mind that Yahoshua came to suffer and die so we could put unclean meat in our bodies which is completely adverse to our health and well-being? Is that love? Is that the nature of a benevolent Heavenly Father toward His children?

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Without any fear of contradiction, I can say unequivocally that the reason so many in the “church” today consume every deadly, toxic, poisonous and unclean thing in their diet is because of the direct and indirect influence of “thus saith the pope(s)” over the last 1500 + years of history – and not “thus saith the Master Yahoshua ha MaShiach” of the Scriptures!

All of the first century wittings (Brit ha Dashah or New Testament) were written by Torah pursuant men who feared Elohim and believed in Yahoshua as ha MaShiach (the Messiah). To their minds, anything labeled unclean by the authority of the Scriptures would have never been considered food. Rav Shaul (the apostle Paul) reiterated this with all clarity when he wrote to his son Timothy.

“Because every creature of Elohim is good, and none is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is set apart by the Word of Elohim and prayer.” (1Timothy 4:4-5) Q: Where, in the full counsel of the writ of the Set-Apart Scriptures, is meat set apart for man’s consumption?

A: In Yahweh’s Torah! Bereshith (Genesis) 6-9 and Way yiqra (Leviticus) 11.

Most believers never stop to consider that Noah knew what animals were for meat and which animals were not for meat, because of how many of each that he brought with him on the ark. Yahweh told him to only bring two of each of the unclean animals (a male and a female) and fourteen of each of the clean ones (seven pairs of males and females) (Bereshith (Genesis) 7:2). If Noah or his family had eaten a pig, a dog or a cat when they came down off the ark – there would be no pigs, dogs or cats in the world today! It takes two to tango the last time I checked!

If you will take the time to read the context of 1Timothy 4:4-5, you will readily see the apostle was refuting the devilish doctrines of Gnostic vegetarianism. He most definitely was not making a Halacha (righteous / just) ruling that any and all meat was now considered acceptable for dietary consumption.

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A very good rule of thumb for studying and understanding Brit ha Dashah (erroneously called the New Testament) is, “There is nothing new, only True!” If you disagree with this statement, then please let me know in specific communication and I will be glad to further explore this topic with you.

If you will carefully study all of the hygienic commandments found in the Creator’s Torah, then you will soon discover that all modern scientific findings and sound hygienic principle(s) apply to each one of these ancient provisions as well. Yahweh gave us all of the Torah for good hygiene out of His Fatherly heart to protect us from harmful microbiological bacteria, viruses and germs; and to provide for us abiding good health through safe and sanitary health practices.

Once again, sound health sciences are finally catching up with the Scriptures.

If Yahoshua came to pay the debt I owe for my sin and not to do away with the law, then how come much of the Torah has been done away with by most of the assemblies of Elohim?

If you will turn to any catechism published by the Church of Rome, you will soon discover that the Ten Words of the Covenant (i.e. the Ten Commandments) have been changed. The second commandment has been completely removed. This is the commandment which states, “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image”. But you will also quickly note that they still have a total of Ten Commandments. This was accomplished by dividing the last commandment, and then making two different commandments out of it. Again, we see that the predictions of Elohim are fulfilled in the little horn of Daniel 7. This is true of the Lutheran Catechism also, which was passed down directly from the Papacy!

Now why in the world would the Papacy want to do away with the second commandment?

I appreciate the candid admission of Cardinal Newman in his book, Development of Christian Doctrine, in which he notes the origin of the doctrines of the Catholic Church by saying: 39

”Confiding then in the power of Christianity to resist the infection of evil, and to transmute the very instruments and appendages of demon-worship to an evangelical use …. the rulers of the Church … were prepared … to adopt, or imitate, or sanction the existing rites and customs of the populace, as well as the philosophy of the educated class.”

We are told … by Eusebius, that Constantine, in order to recommend the new religion to the heathen, transferred into it the outward ornaments to which they had been accustomed in their own. … The use of temples, and these dedicated to particular saints, and ornamented on occasions with branches of trees; incense, lamps and candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holy days and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields; sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure (shaving of the head), the ring in marriage, turning to the East, images at a later date, perhaps the ecclesiastical chant … are all of pagan origin, and sanctified by their adoption into the Church.” – Pages 371-373.

Time and time again, I have met a variety of pagans in their different guises of witchcraft, wicca, sorcery, etc. I have personally asked a good many of them if it was their belief that “Christendom” had adopted pagan beliefs, traditions and holidays to make it easier for the pagan world to make the conversion to the Christian religion.

Invariably, they enthusiastically agree that this is what they believe to be true.

Next, I would ask them if they had ever considered that just maybe the Messianic faith was the true faith of the living Elohim of heaven and earth. Therefore, ha Satan and the demons of hell used the Roman emperors to try to destroy all the assemblies of faith by issuing an edict of death to all followers of Yahoshua ha MaShiach. Ten different edicts were issued during the first 300 years of the history of the renewed covenant assemblies. Each edict made it a crime to be a follower of Yahoshua ha MaShiach, punishable by death upon the testimony of two witnesses.

Ha Satan and his host soon found out that they could not destroy the assemblies of Yahweh’s favour by direct assault; and it was also the 40

case that the more the assemblies were persecuted, the more they multiplied like rabbits! They had to try another approach to destroy Elohim’s called-out ones. In a stroke of genius, they gave a demonic vision to Constantine – who, through the course of time, successfully married paganism and the Messianic belief more than any other “church father” before him.

Constantine made his pagan brand of “Messianic faith” the official religion of Rome, and gave Messianic believers everywhere a muchdesired reprieve from persecution unto death. Thus, paganism came in like a flood, and greatly diluted the true faith and power of the assemblies of the Elohim of heaven and earth, fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel 12:7: “And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, and he held up his right hand and his left hand to the heavens, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. And when they have ended scattering the power of the set-apart people, then all these shall be completed.”

Next, I would ask the pagan if they ever considered this as a possibility for the real reason “Christians” are so pagan in their beliefs, traditions and holiday celebrations. Of course, the answer is always, “No!” I then assure them that this is because they are pagan.

The Scripture teaches us that the pagan mind cannot know the truth!

1Corinthian 2:14 ~ “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of Elohim: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.”

Consider the following quote from a very well-known authority on the Wiccan (pagan) religion: “As we grew up we questioned the religious beliefs of our parents and eventually many of us found our way back to the old gods and the old religion. Some of the most wonderful traditions practiced by our parents and grandparents are purely Pagan in origin. So go ahead and celebrate the customs of your childhood. Send Valentines, dye Eostre’s (Easter) eggs, bring a fir tree into your house and decorate it 41

with ornaments that came down in the family, and know that in your Pagan heart that what you do is a traditional way of honoring the Old Pagan gods. And when someone says to you, “I thought you were a Pagan. Why do you have a Christmas tree in your house?” You can look them straight in the face and say, “Because it’s a Pagan tradition – WHY DO YOU?” – Ancient Ways: Reclaiming Pagan Traditions (pg 220) By Pauline Campanelli As amazing as all of this is to consider, it is even more amazing to consider a far more important law of Elohim which the Papacy has always sought to change. Throughout the ages, they have tried to abolish the true law of salvation by faith through the favour of Elohim alone and replace it with their own law of salvation by the religious works of the Roman Catholic Church. The Papacy has always affirmed that there is no means of salvation except through the Roman Catholic Church!

Finally, as a failsafe that the pope’s authority would stand above all else, it was necessary for the Papacy to outlaw the very book which exposes every lie of the popes. Thus, war was declared on the Scriptures by the papal authorities all throughout their reign – even up until the modern era.

Once more, we will hear from the Roman Church in its own words: In the Council of Toulouse, the church leaders ruled: “We prohibit laymen possessing copies of the Old and New Testament . . . We forbid them most severely to have the above books in the popular vernacular.” “The lords of the districts shall carefully seek out the heretics in dwellings, hovels, and forests, and even their underground retreats shall be entirely wiped out.” Concil Tolosanum, Pope Gregory IX, Anno. Chr. 1229.

The church Council of Tarragona ruled that: “No one may possess the books of the Old and New Testaments in the Romance language, and if anyone possesses them he must turn them over to the local bishop within eight days after the promulgation of this decree, so that they may be burned.” D. Lortsch, Histoire de la Bible en France, 1910, p.14 42

After the Bible societies were formed, they were classed with Communism in an amazing decree: On December 8, l866, Pope Pius IX, in his encyclical Quanta Cura issued the following statement: “Socialism, Communism, clandestine societies, Bible societies . . . pests of this sort must be destroyed by all means.”

Clue #10 He would rule for a time, a times and a half of time.

I.e., 1260 prophetic days, 42 months – or three and a half years.

Daniel 7:25e ~ “and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”

In Daniel 12:7 & Revelation 12:14, this time period is revealed as a “time, times, and half a time.”

This equals a total of 3 ½ times. From Daniel 4 we learn that a “time” equals one literal year. In that chapter you’ll find that King Nebuchadnezzar lost his mind as Daniel predicted, and crawled around in the field for “seven times.” He was in that condition for 7 literal years. So, 3 ½ times would equal 3 ½ years. A prophetic month in Scriptural reckoning contains 30 days. Thus, a year contains 360 days. This is the established formula for understanding all of these prophetic time periods (3 ½ years equals 1260 days).

Seven verses in the Scriptures mention this 1260 day time period and they are all speaking of the same power which persecutes Elohim’s people. These texts are as follows: Revelation 11:2, 11:3, 12:6, 12:14, 13:5 and Daniel 7:25 & 12:7.

The key that unlocks these time prophecies is the principle given in Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 4:6 and Bemidbar (Numbers) 14:34. These two verses reveal to us that one day in prophecy equals one literal year of affliction of the people of Elohim. For this reason, all time prophecies must be first broken down into days. Using this prophecy “key”, the 43

period of time that covers the fulfillment of these prophecies works out perfectly and becomes easy to understand.

Revelation 11:3 and 12:6 plainly gives the time as 1260 days (that the beast would persecute Elohim’s people). Using the day for a year principle found in Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 4:6 and Bemidbar (Numbers) 14:34, we see that this power would rule for 1260 years before receiving the “deadly wound”. When we take a look at the “beast” power, we see that this is exactly what has happened. For Elohim to repeat this time period seven different times, shows the grave importance which He places upon it.

Revelation 11:2 and 13:5 describes this power as reigning for 42 months (42 months with 30 days to each month would equal 1260 days).

Daniel 7:25 and 12:7; and Revelation 12:14 describe the beast as reigning 3 ½ “times”, or years (3 ½ prophetic years would also equal 1260 days).

Revelation 11:3 and 12:6 describes this persecuting power as reigning 1260 days.

All seven texts describe this power as reigning 1260 prophetic days (which would equal 1260 literal years) according to the day for year principle of interpreting prophecy.

You will recall that the Papacy arose to temporal rule in 538 A.D. The Word of Elohim declares that the little horn would rule for exactly 1260 years. At this time, it would receive a deadly wound (Revelation 13:3). As students of the Scriptures, we would expect something devastating to happen to the Papacy in this year according to the prophecy.

This is most easy to discover. Many volumes have been written about it. For on February 10, 1798 (the exact year predicted by Elohim), the Papacy received a mighty blow. Berthier, Napoleon’s French general, entered Rome and took the pope prisoner and he died in exile.

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The Papacy went from being the very seat of power before which all of the kings of the world bowed down; to having no power or authority whatsoever – almost overnight. The Papacy has not had any temporal rulership over any city, state or country (outside of the Vatican itself) since 1798 A.D.!

“In 1798 he (Berthier) … made his entrance into Rome, abolished the papal government and established a secular one.” ~ The Encyclopedia Americana, 1941 Edition This witness is duplicated by equally significant historical events concerning the Papacy, which transpired in 590 A.D. and 1850 A.D. If you are interested in reading a detailed account about this second witness, I have provided the link for your convenience: http://www.ccg.org/English/s/p122.html I believe that Elohim did this because these prophecies are so central to understanding so much of the prophetic Word of Elohim. He made sure there would be two witnesses to this all-important time frame so that we would be sure not to miss it. He knew ha Satan would do everything in his power to steal this prophetic fulfillment from the people of Elohim!

Did the fathers of the Protestant Reformation know of these prophetic fulfillments in the office of the papacy? Did they recognize the papal authority of the Vatican as the anti-Messiah? Let us hear them, in their own words: Martin Luther (1483-1546) ~Lutheran~ “We here are of the conviction that the Papacy is the seat of the true and real Antichrist… personally, I declare that I owe the Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist.”(1520) ~ The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Froom John Calvin (1509-1564) ~Presbyterian~ “Some persons think us too severe and sensious when we call the Roman pontiff Antichrist… I shall briefly show that Paul’s words (2Thes 2) are not capable of any other interpretation than that which applies them to the Papacy.” – Institutes 45

John Knox (1505-1572) ~Presbyterian~ “…[the Pope] should be recognized as the very Antichrist, and the son of perdition, of whom Paul speaks.” – The Zurich Letters Cotton Mather (1663-1728) ~Congregationalist~”The oracles of God foretold the rising of an Antichrist in the Christian Church; and in the Pope of Rome, all the characteristics of that Antichrist are so marvelously answered, that if any who read the Scriptures do not see it, there is a marvelous blindness upon them.” – The Fall of Babylon Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) ~Anglican~ “Whereof it followeth Rome to be the seat of antichrist, and the pope to be very antichrist himself. I could prove the same by many other scriptures, old writers, and strong reason.” – Works John Wesley (1703-1791) ~Methodist~ “He [the Pope] is in an emphatical sense, the Man of Sin… and he is, too, properly styled as the Son of Perdition… He it is that exalteth himself above all that is called God… claiming the perogatives which belong to God alone.” – Antichrist and His Ten Kingdoms Roger Williams (1603-1683) ~1st Baptist Pastor in America~ “[The Pope is] the pretended Vicar of Christ on earth, who sits as God over the Temple of God, exalting himself… over the Spirit of Christ, over the Holy Spirit, yea and God himself… thinking to change times and laws: but he is the son of perdition.” – The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Froom So why don’t the assemblies of Yahweh’s favour today believe and proclaim the fulfillment of these prophecies concerning the antiMessiah? I believe this question is best answered by the article, “Left Behind By The Jesuits”, by Pastor Steve Wohlberg. I highly recommend it to you! http://www.lmn.org/magazine/170/Jesuits.html In conclusion to our study, I would like for us to examine the remaining, specific anti-Messiah prophecies revealed throughout the 46

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1Yahonan (John) 2:18 ~ “Little children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard that the anti-messiah is coming, even now many antimessiahs have come. This is how we know that it is the last hour. v.19 They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have stayed with us – but in order that it might be made manifest that none of them were of us. v.20 And you have an anointing from the Set-apart One, and you know all. v.21 I did not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no falsehood is of the truth. v.22 Who is the liar, except the one denying that ‫ עשוהי‬is the Messiah? This is the anti-messiah, the one denying the Father and the Son. v.23 No one denying the Son has the Father. The one confessing the Son has the Father as well. v.24 As for you, let that stay in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning stays in you, you also shall stay in the Son and in the Father.”

From this passage of Scripture, we learn several important truths: 1) The apostle Yahonan recognized that a certain specific antiMessiah was still yet to come sometime in the near future. (v.18) This was written hundreds of years before the first pontiff of Roman Catholicism would appear. Of course, “church” tradition teaches the Papal line of succession goes all the way back to Peter (Shimon Kepha). It is very interesting to note and perhaps embarrassing to Roman Catholics, that when Rav Shaul closes his letter to the assemblies at Rome he greets many of the saints by name; however, he does not greet Kepha (Peter) at all. Could it be that Kepha (Peter) was never in Rome?

2) There were / are many anti-Messiahs in this world. (v.18) Yahonan is speaking of anyone who is operating in the spirit of “antiMessiah” in this present world. By definition, this would be anyone who opposes Yahoshua the Messiah and His ministry directly; or anyone who tries to substitute Yahoshua and / or His teaching with a 47

counterfeit; i.e., another Yahoshua, with an altogether different doctrine! I.e., Torah-less-ness!

Listen to the many stern warnings of the Pharisee Shaul, (Acts 23:6) to the assemblies of favour.

Galatians 1:6-9 ~ “I marvel that you are so readily turning away from Him who called you in the favour of Messiah, to a different ‘Good News,’ v.7 which is not another, only there are some who are troubling you and wishing to pervert the Good News of Messiah. v.8 However, even if we, or a messenger out of Heaven, bring a ‘Good News’ to you beside what we announced to you, let him be accursed. v.9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if anyone brings a ‘Good News’ to you beside what you have received, let him be accursed.”

2Corinthians 11:3-4 & 13-15 ~ “But I am afraid, lest, as the serpent deceived Hawwah (Eve) by his trickery, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Messiah. v.4 For, indeed, if he who is coming proclaims another ‫עשוהי‬, whom we have not proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different Good News which you have not accepted, you put up with it well enough!” v.13 “For such are false emissaries, deceptive workers, masquerading as emissaries of Messiah. v.14 And no wonder! For Satan himself masquerades as a messenger of light! v.15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works!”

Acts 20:28-31 ~ “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Set-apart Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of Elohim which He has purchased with His own blood. v.29 “For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves shall come in among you, not sparing the flock. v.30 “Also from among yourselves men shall arise, speaking distorted teachings, to draw away the taught ones after themselves. v.31 “Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease to warn each one with tears.”

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From the full counsel of the Scriptures, we see an alarming picture developing. If we have believed in another Yahoshua and if we have preached another Yahoshua, we are also operating in the spirit of anti-Messiah. As you have read through this study, if you have found yourself agreeing with the doctrines, beliefs and holy days of the Papacy, and disagreeing with the authority of the Scriptures of Yahweh; then you, too, are deceived by the spirit of anti-Messiah; and if you do not repent you are also one of many anti-Messiahs, according to the Scriptures.

3) From 1Yahonan 2:19 and Acts 20:30, we see that the anti-Messiah spirit has always been present and operating in the assemblies of favour through faith.

Historically, the most grievous and dangerous wolves have not come from outside the assemblies of Elohim, but from within. If we say we believe in Yahoshua, but we are not willing to submit to Him in obedience according to His Word (the Scriptures) and we tell others to do the same, then we need to seriously examine ourselves in the light and mirror of the Scriptures. v.13 ~ “For such are false emissaries, deceptive workers, masquerading as emissaries of Messiah. v.14 And no wonder! For Satan himself masquerades as a messenger of light! v.15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works!”

1Corinthians 11:27-28 ~ “So that whoever should eat this bread or drink this cup of the Master unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Master. v.28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.”

4) Those who are not willing to walk in obedience to Yahweh according to His Word as revealed in the Scriptures, do not truly belong to Messiah Yahoshua. (v.19) 5) The Set-Apart Spirit is the true teacher of the assembly of Yahweh. (v.20) 49

6) Any teaching contrary to the Scriptures cannot be from the SetApart Spirit of Yahweh, because He will only teach us the Truth. (v.

21) 7) The anti-Messiah is a liar and will deny Yahoshua ha MaShiach and His doctrine. (v.22-24) Those of discerning spirit will readily see that the pope(s) throughout history have denied Yahoshua and His teaching, and have substituted Him with another Saviour and a different doctrine. The Pope has become the head of the Roman Catholic Church and he alone is the final authority of the faithful adherents of Roman Catholicism. Sadly, he has also become the final authority for most of “Christendom” – regardless of their persuasion or denomination.

1Yahonan (John) 4:3 ~ “and every spirit that does not confess that eht si siht dnA .miholE fo ton si hself eht ni emoc sah haisseM ‫יהושע‬ spirit of the anti-messiah which you heard is coming, and now is already in the world.”

Within every pagan belief system throughout the world, there have always been two very different beliefs taught and practiced by their adherents. The first belief system is the exoteric beliefs, which are taught to the ignorant masses. The second belief system is the esoteric beliefs, which are taught only to the elite initiates of the inner circles of power. They are merely using the exoteric beliefs to manipulate their followers to do whatsoever they please.

The highest levels of Roman Catholicism practice the esoteric belief of Gnostic mysticism. They do not believe that Yahoshua actually came in the flesh, but rather appeared to have come in the flesh. This is the spirit of anti-Messiah according to the Scriptures! This warning is repeated by Yahonan in 2Yahonan v 7.

“Because many who are leading astray went out into the world who do not confess ‫ עשוהי‬Messiah as coming in the flesh. This one is he who is leading astray and the anti-messiah.”

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The last Scriptures we will closely examine concerning the antiMessiah come from 2Thessalonians 2: v.3 “Let no one deceive you in any way, because the falling away is to come first, and the man of lawlessness is to be revealed, the son of destruction (Footnote: 1Some texts read sin instead of lawlessness.) v.4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called Elohim or that is worshipped, so that he sits as Elohim in the Dwelling Place of Elohim, showing himself that he is Elohim. v.5 Do you not remember that I told you this while I was still with you? v.6 And now you know what restrains, for him to be revealed in his time. v.7 For the secret of lawlessness is already at work – only until he who now restrains comes out of the midst. v.8 And then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Master shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth and bring to naught with the manifestation of His coming. v.9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, v.10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness in those perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order for them to be saved. v.11 And for this reason Elohim sends them a working of delusion, for them to believe the falsehood, v.12 in order that all should be judged who did not believe the truth, but have delighted in the unrighteousness.”

From Rav Shaul’s letter we receive several more stern warnings. We will consider each one in the order that it is revealed.

1) Yahoshua will not return for His bride until the great falling away (the apostasy of torahlessness) happens and the anti-Messiah is revealed. (v.3) Today we are witnesses to the fact that the greater majority of “Christendom” for the last 1500 years has believed in a works-based religious system of justification – properly called Roman Catholicism.

In 2012, over 1 billion people identify themselves as Roman Catholics while only 500 million (estimated) identify themselves as Christian (non-Catholics). Obviously, the Roman Pontiff (‘the anti-Messiah’) has been revealed to the world for more than 1,500 years.

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2) The anti-Messiah is identified as “the lawless one” or “the man of sin”. (v.3) 1Yahonan (John) 3:4 ~ “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”

We have seen throughout the great majority of this study that the Roman Pontiff has consistently throughout history thought to abolish the Torah (the law of Elohim). In addition, he has tried to destroy the Scriptures by legislation and decree – by keeping them from the common man and by perverting their intended meaning with every foul (fowl) doctrine of hell.

3) The anti-Messiah is also called “the son of destruction” or “perdition”. (v.3) There is only one other person in all of the Scripture who is also called “the son of destruction”: that person is Yahudah (Judas), who betrayed Yahoshua to the priestly authorities to be crucified.

Yahonan (John) 17:12 ~ “When I was with them in the world, I was guarding them in Your Name which You have given Me, and I watched over them, and not one of them perished except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be filled.”

I believe this is another huge clue as to who the anti-Messiah would be.

A) Yahudah was considered to be a trusted follower of Yahoshua; however, ultimately he betrayed Him (MattithYahu (Matthew) 10:2-4, 26:14-16).

B) He was one of the Levitical priests (MattithYahu (Matthew) 27:35).

C) He was the one who was trusted with all the collections of the saints (Yahonan (John) 13:29).

D) He was a thief (Yahonan (John) 12:6)!

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E) He thought the kingdom of Heaven could only be advanced by force (Yahonan (Jhn) 18:2-3).

F) All of his grand delusions led him to despair and ultimately to his death (Matt 27:5).

In the light of everything we have previously covered in this study, it is very easy to see how Yahudah is an ante-type of the anti-Messiah who was to come.

4) The anti-Messiah opposes Elohim. (v.4) Is that not what the Pope has done all throughout history? He opposes the true doctrine of our Messiah and His Father (as recorded in the Scripture) and then replaces it with the canon of the Roman Church.

5) The anti-Messiah exalts Himself above Elohim. (v.4) Is this not what the Pope has done, by exalting his word above the Writ of Scripture? Contrast this attitude with Yahweh’s character, as described in Mizmore (Psalm) 138:2b: “for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”

6) The anti-Messiah exalts Himself above all that is worshipped as elohim. (v.4) By syncretism, the Pope incorporated almost every element of “Sun” worship throughout the ages and then he demanded all allegiance be to him and not to any other elohim.

7) The anti-Messiah sits in the dwelling place (the temple), showing that he is Elohim. (v.4) In the first century A.D., the dwelling place of Elohim moved from the physical structure in Yahrushalayim into the hearts of men. The body of the Messiah is now the dwelling place of Elohim.

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1Corinthians 3:16 ~ “Do you not know that you are a Dwelling Place of Elohim and that the Spirit of Elohim dwells in you?” (Footnote: See 1Cor 6:19, 2Cor 6:16) For over 1,000 years the Pope was the head of the “church” in the place of Elohim Yahweh Yahoshua. I personally do not believe there will be any dwelling place (temple) built in Yahrushalayim before Yahoshua’s return. I believe this a modern-day ruse to deceive the assemblies of Yahweh Elohim’s favor that the anti-Messiah Scriptures (which have already been fulfilled) cannot be fulfilled until the literal physical dwelling place is built.

This modern interpretation of Scripture comes directly from the Jesuit priesthood through Protestant Freemasonry. Please refer to the previously-linked study, “LEFT BEHIND BY THE JESUITS” for more detailed information on this, most important subject. I promise you that you will be blown away by this article! It is well-worth your time.

One of the reasons this interpretation has become widely-accepted is because of Yahoshua’s prophetic words, as recorded in the gospels of MattithYahu (Matthew) and Mark.

Matt 24:15-20 ~ “So when you see the ‘abomination that lays waste, spoken of by Dani’ĕl the prophet, set up in the set-apart place” – he who reads, let him understand – v.16 “then let those who are in Yahudah flee to the mountains. v17 “Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take whatever out of his house. v.18 “And let him who is in the field not turn back to get his garments. v.19 “And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing children in those days! v.20 “And pray that your flight does not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.” (Footnote: See Mark 13:14-18) Most who read these passages of prophecy do not know their history; and thus, do not understand the context of the words spoken by Yahoshua and their fulfillment. Antiochus Epiphanies was an antetype of the anti-Messiah, whose reign of destruction was foretold in Daniel 8. He, too, was described as a little horn so that Yahweh’s 54

people would be able to make the connection between this wicked Greek king as a foreshadowing of the coming, wicked Roman Pontiff.

Daniel 8:9-14 ~ ‘And from one of them came a little horn which became exceedingly great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the Splendid Land. v.10 And it became great, up to the host of the heavens. And it caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and trampled them down. v.11 It even exalted itself as high as the Prince of the host. And it took that which is continual away from Him, and threw down the foundation of His set-apart place. v.12 And because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose that which is continual. And it threw the truth down to the ground, and it acted and prospered. v.13 Then I heard a certain set-apart one speaking. And another set-apart one said to that certain one who was speaking, “Till when is the vision, concerning that which is continual, and the transgression that lays waste, to make both the set-apart place and the host to be trampled under foot1?” v.14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred days, then that which is set-apart shall be made right.”

Up until the mid 1800’s, all Protestant Bibles also had a copy of the Apocrypha in between the “Old Testament” and “New Testament” Scriptures. Everyone knew these books were not Scripture; however, they kept them because they were deemed to have great historical value. The books of Maccabees are the historical record of the time period when Antiochus Epiphanies reigned in terror over the Yahudim. He reigned approximately 200 years before Yahoshua spoke the words found in MattithYahu (Matthew) 24.

I believe these books were removed from the Protestant’s Bibles intentionally, in order to keep the end-time saints from discovering the fulfillment of the prophecies of Daniel 8; and thus prohibit their understanding of the ante-type fulfillment in the Roman Papacy.

The talmidim (disciples) would have been very aware of what happened during this time period, and many of the Yahudim that 1

See Daniel 11:31

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lived in 30 A.D. sincerely believed that Antiochus was the fulfillment of the little horn (anti-Messiah) prophecy of Daniel 7. It does not take too much imagination to understand why this was the case. When you compare the ante-type of Antiochus and the fulfillment of the prophecies concerning the Papacy, the parallels are striking.

Prayerfully consider: King Antiochus forbade all the Yahudim (Jews) to worship the one true Yahweh Elohim. He drove out the Aaronic priesthood from the Temple. He set up an image of Zeus in the temple and then he sacrificed a pig on the altar of Yahweh.

In addition, he forbade the Yahudim from practicing circumcision and he forced them to eat pork. All who would not comply with this new religious system were put to death.

Finally, he made up his own anti – ten commandments: 1) You shall not worship Yahweh Elohim.

2) You shall bow down before graven images to worship them.

3) You shall bring the name of Yahweh to Elohim to naught.

4) You shall not keep the Set-Apart Sabbath.

5) You shall not honor your father and mother.

6) You shall murder.

7) You shall commit adultery.

8) You shall steal.

9) You shall bear false witness against your neighbor.

10) You shall covet your neighbor’s possessions and your neighbor’s spouse.

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This was truly the darkest hour in the history of Yahudah, up until that time. The temple was left desolate for 1,150 days. This was the 2,300 evenings and mornings when the temple sacrifice for sin was not performed unto Yahweh (Shemoth (Exodus) 29:39).

Nowhere in the ancient manuscripts does it read 2,300 days in Daniel chapter 8. It always reads, “evenings and mornings”. This Hebraic idiom is very significant to correctly understand this prophecy; because in context, it is speaking of the desolation of the dwelling place – i.e., the temple at Yahrushalayim.

From the time Antiochus desecrated the dwelling place and the altar until the time the Maccabees rededicated the dwelling place was exactly 1,150 days – just as it was foretold to Daniel. 1,150 days times two sin sacrifices a day = 2,300! I.e., the 2,300 evenings and mornings.

The Roman Vatican is very well aware that Antiochus is the fulfillment of the prophesied little horn of Daniel 8. That is the reason why you will discover that in the notes of many of the modern English translations of the Catholic Bible, the little horn of Daniel 7 and the little horn of Daniel 8 are both identified as Antiochus Epiphanies. I wonder why?

Without the least bit of imagination, anyone can easily see why the Papacy is the perfect ante-type of the little horn prophecies fulfilled in Antiochus – especially when it is considered in the light of the entire body of this study.

When we prayerfully consider the words of Yahoshua, as spoken in Mattithyahu 24, in the light of the rest of the Scriptures and history, we will soon see there are multiple correct understandings to this prophecy. Yahoshua was very specific when He spoke of “the abomination that lies waste”. He said it would come in the days of the Roman siege of Yahrushalayim (Luke 21:20-23).

In 62 / 63 A.D., the half-brother of Yahoshua, Ya’acob (erroneously called James) the Just was martyred. Around this same time, the city of Yahrushalayim was besieged by the Roman armies. The Roman government had decided they had had enough of the Yahudim revolts 57

led by different Yahudite Zealots, who each fancied himself as the Messiah of Yisrael. Almost unbelievably, the Roman army left Yahudah; and they were basically given a three and a half year reprieve. Rome would return in 70 A.D. and finish the job! However, based on the prophetic word of Yahoshua, the Messianic believers seized hold of the opportunity (afforded them by the reprieve) to flee for their lives and never return.

Luke 21:20 ~ “And when you see Yahrushalayim surrounded by armies, then know that its laying waste is near. v.21 “Then let those in Yahudah flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of her go out, and let not those who are in the fields enter her.”

From just before the time Yahoshua walked the earth, the high priest of the dwelling place (temple) was appointed by the Roman government. From around 62 / 63 A.D. the entirety of the dwelling place was under complete Roman control. Yahweh can only be worshipped in Spirit and in Truth (Yahonan (John) 4:23). Multiple Yahudim records tell us that the Spirit of Yahweh left the dwelling place in 30 A.D.; and from that time forward, the service of the dwelling place became more and more corrupted until its ultimate destruction in 70 A.D. The phrase “the abomination that lays waste” is a Hebrew idiom – indicating anything at all that would prevent us from worshipping Yahweh Elohim of Yisrael in Spirit and in Truth. The only function of the dwelling place (temple) is to worship Yahweh in Spirit and in Truth. If we are not fulfilling our function as His dwelling place, then what He has called an abomination has made all our worship to Him as refuse (heaps of garbage). Every abomination had filled the temple at Yahrushalayim by the time it was destroyed; and thus, the worship had become refuse, and very shortly afterward the dwelling place would also become refuse (wasted).

It is very interesting to note that the statue of St. Peter in the Vatican is openly admitted to be an ancient statue of Zeus – the very same Zeus whose image Antiochus Epiphanies set up to be worshipped in the dwelling place of Yahweh. The Roman Pontiff is the very one who is responsible for bringing every abominable practice, belief and holy 58

day into the Messianic faith. Thus, he has laid waste the true worship of Yahweh Elohim and he has simultaneously laid waste Yahweh’s people who would desire to continue to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.

8) The anti-Messiah shows he himself is Elohim. (v.4) In this study, I have already documented extensively how one of the ways that the Pope blasphemes Elohim is by claiming he is in fact Elohim. The Pope also claims that when he speaks, he speaks as Elohim; that only he can forgive sins as Elohim; and he is to be worshipped as Elohim.

9) The anti-Messiah would not be revealed until what restrains is taken out of the way. (v.6 & 7) The earliest Messianic believers understood that until the Roman government was taken out of the way, the anti-Messiah would not be revealed. This not only makes perfect, logical sense – it is also exactly what was revealed to Daniel over 500 years previously. It was not until Western Rome was divided into 10 separate kingdoms when the little horn could rise up and uproot three of the other horns (i.e., three kings). (Daniel 7:7-8) 10) The anti-Messiah will do the work of the devil. (v.9) The work of the devil is to deceive people in following after any other belief, tradition and holy days except the belief, tradition and setapart days of the one true Yahweh Elohim of Yisrael. We have seen demonstrated time and time again, in both this study and the second part of this study (Revelation 13 ~ anti – ha MaShiach Unmasked Part 2) how the Pope has led all of “Christendom” astray all over the world and straight into apostate worship.

11) The anti-Messiah will come with all power. (v.9) Earlier in this study, it was demonstrated how the pope(s) throughout history have always regarded murderous force as a necessary means to root out all Messianic believers who would worship Elohim in 59

Spirit and in Truth. Without any conscience, countless millions were brutally slaughtered by the authority of the Papacy for their crime of refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the Roman Pontiff and the Roman church.

12) The anti-Messiah will come with all signs. (v.9) The word for sign here is se meion. It is G4592 in the Strong’s. This is the Greek equivalent to the Hebrew words ot (H266) and mo-ed (H4150). Ot is also translated into English as mark. It is used four different times in the Torah to proclaim ‘the mark of Elohim’ which is found in the forehead and hand of His people. I have written extensively about the mark of Yahweh’s favour in the blog, “The Mark of Elohim”. Here is the link for those who are interested. http://revelation1910.wordpress.com/?s=the+eternal+mark+of+Yahw eh The anti-Messiah also has a mark that is found in the forehead or hand of all the people who follow after him. Once Yahweh’s people are absolutely certain concerning His mark, the anti-Messiah’s mark becomes readily obvious.

Mo-ed is the Hebrew word translated as feasts in the English language. Remember??? In an earlier section of this study, we witnessed how the little horn would think to change the times (mo-ed) of Yahweh. It has been marvelously demonstrated by the historical records, that the pope(s) all throughout time immemorial have abolished every single feast of Yahweh proclaimed in Way yiqra (Leviticus) 23 and the Torah. In exchange, they have substituted their own pagan feasts, white-washed and rebranded “Christian” holy-days (i.e., holidays).

13) The anti-Messiah will come with all wonders of falsehood. (v.9) The lying wonders that accompany the Roman Pontiff and his church are truly without number. It is astonishing how many miraculous phenomenons are claimed by the Vatican. Most of these wonders are truly non-sensical. Crying statues, stigmata wounds that refuse to 60

heal, apparitions of saints in obscure places; visions, dreams and all manner of mysticism – most of which cannot be verified by the honest skeptic. Yet the true believers make their annual pilgrimages by the tens of millions to witness these wonders – and then proclaim their validity to all who will listen.

Because the great masses all over the world refuse to receive the love of the Truth (i.e., the testimony of Yahoshua and Yahweh’s Torah), they cannot be saved. Once you reject the Truth, what else is left (Yahonan (John) 6:68)? Yahweh Elohim will send great delusion into your life, so that you will continue to love the lies of the anti-Messiah and conversely hate His Instructions; i.e., His Torah! All will be judged in righteousness because they delighted in unrighteousness.

This is the plain witness of the Scriptures.

From the full counsel of the Scriptures, it is plainly and easily seen that all of the anti-Messiah prophecies are so marvelously fulfilled in the Pontiff of Rome; that one truly has to be given over to strong delusion by Elohim (Debarim / Deuteronomy 13) to not be able to see it.

A WORD OF COMFORT As a fellow believer in the Messiah, I realize how very upsetting it is to suddenly discover that you have been lied to concerning just about everything you believed to be true by the very people whom you trusted to tell you the truth. Chances are pretty good that the people who lied to you did so unintentionally due to their learned ignorance.

Men are just the pawns in this truly devilish / demonic conspiracy. If you are going to be angry at anyone, be angry with the true enemy of your soul, the Devil (Ephesians 6:12).

I want to encourage you to focus your anger and get even with the enemy who had been deceiving you all along. You can do this most effectively by distributing this teaching to everyone you know – starting with your pastor.

Another effective resource is an on-line video presentation entitled, “Truth or Tradition”, by pastor Jim Staley.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNuIz63zBjM If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me anytime. Part 2 of this study is posted on my blog site. Revelation 13 picks up exactly where Daniel 7 left off. http://revelation1910.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/anti-christunmasked-part-2/ Blessings and Shalom-Mizpah!

Robert A. McDuffie (Galatians 6:14 & 2:20) robert@hrtiministry.co.za, www.hrtiministry.co.za US DOMESTIC VOICEMAIL ~ (941) 227-5433

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