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Anti-Messiah Unmasked – Part 2 Greetings and Shalom to all my family and friends in the name of our Master and Savior Yahoshua ha MaShiach (Jesus the Messiah). The following is a verse by verse prophecy study in Revelation 13. Stop! If you have not read the prophecy study on Daniel 7, “AntiMessiah Unmasked”, please do so before you continue this study. http://revelation1910.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/daniel-7-antimessiah-unmasked/ Revelation 13 is a prophetic mirror of Daniel 7 first of all and then a continuation of it second! In other words you cannot understand Revelation 13 apart from Daniel 7. Now, let’s get started. Revelation 13:1 ~ “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw 1. (a beast) rise up dominating out of 2. (the sea), having seven 3. (heads) and ten 4. (horns), and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” Remember from our previous study: 1. whenever we see a beast in prophecy, it is a world-dominating empire. (Daniel 7:17) 2. The sea in prophecy is always the peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (Revelation 17:1 & 15) 3. Heads in prophecy are kings. (Revelation 17:9-10) 4. Horns are also kings. (Daniel 7:24) This beast is a composite beast as we will soon see in verse two! When we look at Revelation 12:3, we see an almost identical description of Revelation 13:1! “And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Later on in the same chapter, we find out the true identity of this great red dragon. 2
Verse 9 reads, “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world!” The reason the beast of Revelation 13:1 so closely resembles the great red dragon identified as the Devil is because the kingdoms of this world currently belong to and serve him. He is the mighty one of this world. 2Corinthians 4:4~“In whom the elohim of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Messiah, who is the image of Elohim, should shine unto them.” Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against power, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].” Matthew 4:8-9 “Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the esteem of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” There are seven world dominating empires in history found in “The Scriptures” and prophecy. In ascending order, they are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome and the Roman Papacy. More importantly, there are a total of seven heads in the prophecy of Daniel 7. The Lion has one head; the Bear has one head; the Leopard has four heads and the Great and Terrible Beast has one head; equaling seven heads total. “And the beast which I saw was like unto 1. (a leopard), and his feet were as [the feet] of 2. (a bear), and his mouth as the mouth of 3. (a lion): and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.” Revelation 13:2 Remember the identity of the leopard beast in Daniel 7? That’s right – it was the empire of 1. (Greece). The bear was the empire of 2. (Persia). The lion was the empire of 3. (Babylon). Why do you suppose the order of these empires is reversed from the record of Daniel 7? Do you remember what the prophecy recorded in Daniel 7:12 says? 3
“As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.” Even though the empires of Greece, Persia, and Babylon have longsince vanished into the pages of history, the influences of their pagan rule and worship are still very much extant today! Notice the mouth of this composite beast. It is Babylon! In the last days, the whole world would be thinking like Babylon and speaking like Babylon and devouring like Babylon in their government, religion and commerce systems! There is nothing new under the sun! The more things change, the more they stay the same! If there is anything we learn from history, it is that we do not learn anything from history! So, just what exactly are the identifying clues of this final composite Babylonian world empire? “And I saw ”… 1) ֱ“one of his heads as it were wounded to death; 2) and his deadly wound was healed: 3) and all the world wondered after the beast. 4) And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: 5) and they worshipped the beast, 6) saying, Who is like unto the beast? 7) who is able to make war with him? 8) And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; 9) and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 10) And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against Elohim, 4
11) to blaspheme His name, 12) and His tabernacle, 13) and them that dwell in Heaven. 14) And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, 15) and to overcome them: 16) and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear. 17) He that leadeth into captivity to captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.” Revelation 13:3-10 As we continue on in this study, we will soon discover together that each and every one of the 17 identifying “beast” clues identified in verses 3-10 plus the additional three clues found in verses 17-18 are all fulfilled in the seat of the papal authority of the “Holy Roman Empire” and none other! The odds are absolutely astronomically impossible and belong to a numerical value that does not even have a proper name that any one seat of government authority could fulfill all 20 prophetic clues found in Revelation 13 – and yet every single one of them have been irrefutably fulfilled in the papal empire! Futhermore, carefully consider the following from our previous study in Daniel 7: 1) The “little horn” has the “eyes of man.” Daniel 7:8. The “beast” has “the number of a man.” Rev 13:18 2) The “little horn” “made war with the saints, and prevailed against them”; & “wears out the saints of the Most High”. (Daniel 7:21 & 25) The “beast” also “makes war with the saints”. “And… over comes them”. (Rev 13:7)
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3) The “little horn” speaks “great words against the Most High”. (Daniel 7:25) The “beast” also “Opened his mouth in blasphemy against Elohim”. (Rev 13:6) 4) The “little horn” comes up among the ten horns (10 divisions of Rome). (Daniel 7:8) The “beast” also receives its power, seat, and great authority from Rome (after the ten divisions were formed). (Rev 13:2) 5) Both are a religious power. (Rev 13:8; Dan 7:24) 6) Both were to rule for 1260 years. (Rev 13:5; Dan 7:25) 7) Both would think to change Elohim’s law. (Rev 13:5, 16 & 17; Dan 7:25) Can there be any doubt to the discerning mind that “the beast” empire of Revelation 13 and the “little horn” of Daniel 7 are one and the same? Clue #1 This world-dominating empire would seem to be dead by all appearances! Clue #2 This world-dominating empire would become just as powerful (if not more so) as it was previously. Clue #9 This world domination would seemingly come to an end by all appearances after 1,260 years of reign. Clue #17 This world-dominating empire’s ruler would be taken captive and slain by the sword. We’ve covered clues #1, 9, & 17 and their fulfillment in 1798 A.D. in our previous study on Daniel 7. Now let’s take a closer look at the remaining clues. Clue #2 “and his deadly wound was healed:” Rev 13:3a
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We will soon see that the Papacy rules the world yet again on the four fronts of a) military force, b) media, c) religion and d) finance. Even though the Pope has not ruled over any city, state or country with temporal authority since 1798, his global supremacy through subtility is without rival in the modern era. As time went on and the world was engulfed in the First World War, Protestantism suffered greatly. Throughout Europe there were signs of its deterioration. A new spirit of liberalism arose, making possible the rise of such men as Mussolini and Hitler. From the very beginning of the dictatorship of Mussolini, both the “church” and the state determined to settle the Roman question. On February 11th, 1929, a concordat was signed restoring the place of the Papacy; thus healing the deadly wound. The Church of Rome declared the Roman question was finally settled. “The Treaty ends with the Pope’s recognition of the legitimacy of the dynasty of Savoy, and his solemn declaration that he is fully satisfied with the independence guaranteed him for the carrying out of his spiritual primacy. The Roman question is finally settled.” – The Question Box, pg. 167 The Italian government recognized Vatican City as an independent state. Once again, the Pope was king. On March 9th, 1929, he said, “The peoples of the entire world are with us.” The San Francisco Chronicle published an account of the pact-signing on the front page of its newspaper. It actually read like this: “Mussolini and Gaspari Sign Historic Pact… Heal Wound of Many Years”. That is fantastic! The Bible prophesied that its wound would be healed and the newspapers confirmed it in the exact same words. Listen to Current History magazine of August 1929 to a letter written by the Pope himself. In it you will note that he declared himself to be the head of the papal organization. “That the Holy See is the supreme organ of the Catholic Church throughout the world and that, therefore, the Holy See is the legitimate representative of the organization of the Church in Italy cannot be said, excepting in the sense in which it is said that the head is the supreme organ of the human body.” Page 84 8. 7
What is even more astounding is the fact that the Papacy uses the very same word as is found in “The Scripture” in referring to this incident as the wound. Again we quote from the Pope’s letter. “We say that our hopes have been disappointed because the long negotiations, although they had not always been easy, had opened our soul to the brightest hopes, and what of all things we least expected were expressions that are heretical, worse than heretical, regarding the very essence of Christianity and of Catholicism. Efforts have been made to heal the wound.” – Full text of the pope’s letter in Current History, August 1929, pg. 847. Isn’t this tremendous? God says, “and the deadly wound was healed.” The Pope wrote, “Efforts have been made to heal the wound.” Most of the following testimony in sub-points a,b,c and d came directly from Jack T. Chick as published in SMOKESCREENS. -faith attempt to italicize, make bold and underline all my remarks in this section of the study. a) Papal Rule By Military Force. The Jesuits had secretly prepared World War II; and For clarity, I have made a good Hitler’s war machine was built and financed by the Vatican to conquer the world – for Roman Catholicism, Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco were to be the defenders of the faith. They were set up to win and conquer the world and set up a millennium for the Pope. Behind the scenes, the Jesuits controlled the Gestapo. All this is fully documented in The Secret History of The Jesuits published by Chick publications. Read what the press of the Spanish dictator, Franco, published following Hitler’s death. It said, “Adolf Hitler, son of the Catholic Church, died while defending Christianity.” It goes on to say, “Over his mortal remains stands his victorious moral figure. With the palm of the martyr, God gives Hitler the laurels of Victory.” Hitler himself stated, “I learned much from the Order of the Jesuits. Until now, there has never been anything more grandiose, on the earth, than the hierarchical organization of the Catholic church. I transferred much of this organization into my own party.” 8
Walter Schellenberg, former chief of Nazi counter-espionage made this statement: “The S.S. organization had been constituted by Himmler according to the principles of the Jesuit Order. Their regulations and the Spiritual exercises prescribed by Ignatius of Loyola were the model Himmler tried to copy exactly. Himmler’s title as supreme chief of the S.S. was to be the equivalent of the Jesuits’ “General” and the whole structure was a close imitation of the Catholic Church’s hierarchical order.” Franz von Papen, another powerful Nazi, who was instrumental in setting up the concordat between Germany and the Vatican had this to say: “The Third Reich is the first world power which not only acknowledges but also puts into practice the high principles of the papacy.” If you are not aware of what a concordat is, a concordat is an agreement between the Vatican and a government. As far as the Vatican is concerned, that government which signed the concordat has now become a part of the government of God; and the Vatican fully intends to stabilize that government, give it divine protection and give it international protection. ADOLPH HITLER SAID: “I am personally convinced of the great power and deep significance of Christianity, and I won’t allow any other religion to be promoted. That is why I have turned away from Ludendorff and that is why I reject that book by Rosenberg. It was written by a Protestant. It is not a Party book. It was not written by him as a Party man. The Protestants can be left to argue with him… As a Catholic, I never feel comfortable in the Evangelical Church or its structures. That is why I have great difficulty if I try to regulate affairs of the Protestant churches. The evangelical people or the Protestants will in any case reject me. But you can be sure: I will protect the rights and freedoms of the churches and not let them be touched, so that you need have no fears about the future of the Church.” Hitler was also ready to discuss with the Bishop his views on the Jewish question: “As for the Jews, I am just carrying on with the same policy which the Catholic Church has adopted for fifteen hundred years, when it has regarded the Jews as dangerous and 9
pushed them into ghettos etc., because it knew what the Jews were like. I don’t put race above religion, but I do see the danger in the representatives of this race for Church and State, and perhaps I am doing Christianity a great service.” The Nazi Persecution of the Churches, by J.S. Conway, pgs. 25, 26 & 162. The three big defenders of the Roman Catholic faith were Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco. All three had concordats with the Vatican. When the Nazi war machine swept through the Balkans on the way to attack Russia, Yugoslavia had become a Nazi-occupied country. The Pope despised the Russian Orthodox members. They were called Serbians and they were marked for death in Yugoslavia. They were given one choice: to convert to Catholicism or die. Why were they killed? Why did the Pope have such a vendetta against the Russian Orthodox? As we said in our Crusaders book, the Communist Party was created by the Vatican to destroy one of her greatest enemies, the Russian Orthodox Church. The communists had double-crossed the Pope and refused to destroy the Russian Orthodox Church members and at last, Pope Pius XII had created a machine to do what the communists had failed to do – butcher every Orthodox Church member and their clergy. This was accomplished by the Roman Catholic priests changing their robes for the uniforms of the dreaded Ustachi killer squads that led the most barbaric, brutal raids upon those people and practiced satanic torture never before known in this century. We are not talking 800 years ago. We are talking 1940. “The beast” of Revelation showed his fangs, tore his enemies to shreds and cleverly covered up his crimes. All this is documented in many books, including CATHOLIC TERROR TODAY, by Avro Manhattan – the book the following quotes were taken from: “The non-Catholic population of Catholic Croatia (that’s Yugoslavia) was given two basic alternatives: conversion or death. Their church buildings were closed, parish documents destroyed, ecclesiastical buildings burned down, Orthodox worshippers very often were arrested inside their own churches, and kept there or in local halls while awaiting their fate: forced conversion, concentration camps or 10
execution. Their survival, more often than not, depended upon the whim of the Ustachi Commandants and of the Catholic Padres (priests) accompanying them.” “Mass murders were supplemented by the massacre of individuals, mostly in rural districts. The Ustachi very often used the most primitive weapons, such as forks, spades, hammers and saws, to torture their victims prior to their execution. They broke their legs, pulled off their skin and beards, blinded them by cutting their eyes with knives and even tearing them from their sockets.” This information is documented by pictures and by the sworn testimony of survivors. “They did not spare women or children. To quote only one instance: “In the villages between Vlasenica and Kladani, the Nazi occupational troops discovered children who had been impaled upon stakes by the Ustachi, their little members distorted with pain.” Catholic priests advocated the killing of children. A Catholic priest named Juric said, “Today it is no longer a sin to kill a child of seven, should such a child be opposed to our movement of the Ustachi.” “The worst atrocities, strange as it may seem, were carried out by members of the intelligentsia. The case of Peter Brzica is undoubtedly one of the most incredible in this category. Peter Brzica had attended the Franciscan College at Siroki, Brijeg, in Herzegovina, was a law student and a member of the Catholic organization of Crusaders. In the concentration camp of Jasenovac, on the night of August 29, 1942, orders were issued for executions. Bets were made as to who could liquidate the largest number of inmates. Peter Brzica cut the throats of 1,360 prisoners with a special sharp butcher’s knife. Having been proclaimed the prize-winner of the competition, he was elected King of the Cut-throats. A gold watch, a silver service and a roasted suckling pig and wine were his rewards.” The atrocities of the Ustachi far surpassed mere physical torture. Their victims were tormented emotionally as well. An example of the 11
unprecedented brutality is recorded by the sworn testimony of several witnesses regarding the following incident: At Nevesinje, the Ustachi arrested one whole Serbian family consisting of father, mother, and four children. The mother and children were separated from the father. For seven days, they were tortured by starvation and thirst. Then they brought the mother and children a good-sized roast and plenty of water to drink. These unfortunates were so hungry that they ate the entire roast. After they finished, the Ustachi told them that they had eaten the flesh of their father! This happened in our generation. This is just one example of the unleashed rage of the Vatican. I once read that, “Rome when in minority is as gentle as a lamb, when in equality is as clever as a fox, and when in the majority is as fierce as a tiger.� I believe that this is an accurate description. We should be amazed if we could see the great parade of ambassadors that yearly visit the Holy See, streaming in from countries all over the world. One of the greatest of all marvels is that France, who was so bitter against the Roman Catholic power and who actually brought about the deadly wound, has now reversed itself. Even England, who for four hundred years had been staunchly Protestant in nature, now has its ambassador at the Holy See. One by one, nations are bowing to the whore and the beast – and this is affecting our lives today. b) Papal Rule By Media. When World War II ended, the Vatican had egg all over its face. Pope Pius XII, after building the Nazi war machine, saw Hitler losing his battle against Russia; and he immediately jumped to the other side as he saw the handwriting on the wall. General Eisenhower saved his neck. Pope Pius XII should have stood before the judges in Nuremburg. His war crimes were worthy of death. But the Vatican was pulling every string it could, and Pope Pius XII came out smelling like a rose. Too many people knew that the Vatican was responsible for WWII, so it was time for a face lift. It was time to start up smokescreens. 12
The Vatican II Council came into existence and they put on a new spin job. He wiped his mouth with his blood-soaked hands and said, “I’ve changed. Now I like the Protestants. I’m not going to call them heretics any more, but separated brethren.” He told the Protestants to forget the past. It was now time to push the love gospel. A time of healing. There were so many books in the gospel book stores exposing the corruptions of the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church that the Vatican had to create a common enemy for both Roman Catholics and Protestants to unite against. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen launched the anti-communist attack; and behold (like mushrooms), we saw anticommunists ministries popping up, exposing the monster in Moscow. The Jesuits were busy on many fronts. The John Birch Society blossomed (aided by the Jesuits) because it served their purpose to have the attention of the Protestants shifted from the Vatican to Communism. At this time, Senator McCarthy was riding high. Publishers stopped publishing books exposing the beast and turned their attention to Communism. Some Christian publishers were bought out; others didn’t want to take a stand because it would raise eyebrows. So the Vatican was succeeding in their goals. Their boys, planted in Protestant denominations, frowned on anti-Catholic sermons and discouraged them across the nation. We were locked into a cold war with Russia. Hollywood, influenced by a powerful Catholic lobby, furnished us with films like “Song of Bernadette” and “Going My Way,” and a number of exciting films glorifying the Catholic faith. Take a moment and consider the number of pictures that are developed for the screen and television that portray a Roman Catholic priest like “Boys Town”, “Bell’s of St. Mary’s” and most recently “Ladder 49”. Some of my favorite movies are very pro-Roman Catholicism like “The Sound of Music”, the “Rocky” movies and “Rudy”. In addition, we find that the Roman Catholic press is among the greatest in the world, touching every major newspaper and providing enormous amounts of news slanted to its doctrines. 13
On the other hand, they pushed movies like “Elmer Gantry” showing crooked Protestant evangelists. Do you remember “Dragnet” on television? The Christian was always pictured with a big Bible, smiling after he had strangled Grandma up in the attic. And always, the priests were the good guys. Just like in the popular television series called “M.A.S.H.”. You see, we are hit psychologically on many fronts. Do I dare talk about Christian television? Let us take a look at what has happened to our Christian television networks. We had Jim Bakker on PTL; you have 700 club with billionare Pat Robertson; and the biggie on the West Coast is Paul and Jan Crouch with their TBN, which was founded by Roman Catholic financing. They all have something in common. They all have nuns and priests or other proRoman Catholicism guests on their programs. I have watched Paul and Jan, and sometimes I feel so heavy-hearted. I watch all these nuns and priests coming on. Once I heard Paul and Jan saying, “Oh, I don’t understand the mass, but it’s very interesting.” Yahweh has warned us as Believers to have nothing to do with the works of darkness. They had a priest they were sponsoring on their network program. His name is Manning. He wistfully looks at the Protestants and begs for funds to sponsor Catholic missionaries. Christians are depriving their own pastors and their own churches by sending their money in to TBN for this priest. Those dear little old grandmothers send him love offerings, and it is only making the Vatican wealthier. There’s a lot to give account for. When a Catholic plot is discovered or exposed, Rome calls upon the specialists to solve the problem. These are men who are called truth distorters. They spearhead attacks to counter those who are trying to warn others. In WWII, when the Vatican was massacring the Greek Orthodox Church members in Yugoslavia, survivors tried to reach the United States to tell of the murders with documented evidence. Once the information started coming in about what was happening in Yugoslavia, the master truth distorters moved against it, calling it 14
anti-Catholic propaganda and bigotry! They minimized the atrocities to confuse the public. Such a man was Louis Adamic. His job was to convince the American people that the reports of the horrible massacres in Yugoslavia were not true. Adamic and the Catholic Lobby working with him convinced President Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor that these massacres – the worst crimes of WWII – were only propaganda. Adamic persuaded Mrs. Roosevelt that these reports were false. When she discovered they were true, it was too late. Almost one million people had already met a ghastly death. c) Papal Rule By Religion. Bible Faith and Roman Catholicism are doctrinally as far apart as the east is from the west. One is based on the Bible and the other on the traditions of men. So how can we walk together without compromise? It’s impossible… Many Protestants and Charismatic Catholics claim that the Holy Spirit is drawing them together. But, is it the Holy Spirit of Elohim? Or could it be a different Spirit? Are Charismatic Catholics leaving the whore of Revelation? Or are they being used to pull Protestants into Rome? Some Charismatic Catholics claim that by being baptized by the Holy Spirit, they have a deeper relationship with Mary; they can recite the rosary in tongues, and so on. None of this is in the Bible. They are the inventions of men. In II Corinthians 11:2-4, it says: “For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For is he that cometh preacheth another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.” Paul is warning them here against following anyone preaching another gospel. 15
And then in John 16:13 it says: “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak.” Now, YHWH the Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth. How can He lead someone deeper into error? That’s impossible! That’s a different spirit, and it is not from Elohim. Satan is the master deceiver and this is his clever religious game to pull Protestants under the control of the whore. Has Rome changed? When the whore of Revelation dumps the mass, the veneration (or worship) of Mary, when they throw away their rosaries and repent from claiming that Mary was free from original sin just like Jesus, when they admit they cooked up the idea of purgatory; and when the priests of Rome concede to the priesthood of all believers; when the whore of Revelation does all that, then I will believe she is changing. People say she is changing; but she is only changing her tactics. How does a harlot (or whore) seduce her victims? The book of Proverbs tells us in chapter 7, verses 6 through 10: “I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, Passing through the street near her corner ; and he went the way to her house, In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.” Then, verses 22 and 24 through 27: “With here much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter. Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she both cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.” The Bible says the mother of harlots will seduce the kings and nations with her cunning; that the nations have been made drunk – which 16
means they are confused, disoriented, unstable, and can be easily deceived and conquered by her. Today, the whore has beguiled and flattered our Christian leaders into believing that she is part of the true body of Christ, and is simply a backslidden or apostate church. I was shocked at being accused of dividing the brethren. They referred to the scripture which says, “Mark those which cause divisions among you and avoid them.” But, why did they leave out the middle of the verse? Is there something wrong with it? Why don’t they quote the whole thing? It says, “Now I beseech you, mark those which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them.” This verse is found at the end of Romans, the great book on salvation by faith in Messiah alone. It is a warning against cults. A cult is anything that takes away from the sufficiency of Messiah’s sacrifice on Calvary. I’m causing a division all right, but not between brethren. We need to be specific about the different kinds of division. We must not create division between our brethren in Messiah – those who hold to the true gospel that we are saved by faith and faith alone. But the Bible says we must separate from those teaching false doctrine – another gospel. It’s a division between the saved and the lost. Y’shua said in Matthew 10:34 ~ “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth, I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. He that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it, and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.” Y’shua is talking here about separation. We must take a stand for the gospel no matter the cost. 17
I’d like to quote a dear brother in Messiah. I think this will help to put things in proper perspective. He said, “Because we live at a time when terms like love and unity are so appealing, it is quite difficult to argue that these words have been taken out of context and do not mean what we think they mean. Love without truth is whoredom. To compromise is to reject the gospel, and without the gospel there is no hope. In a choice between unity and truth, unity must yield to truth, for it is far better to be divided by truth than to be united in error.” In His Word, Elohim says that Truth is all-important, that we should depart from those who hold not the truth. Elohim said that we should examine everything carefully; and hold fast to that which is good, and reject that which is evil. Dare we set aside what Elohim says? Some say we are standing on the brink of the end of the Protestant era and we will see the birth of the superchurch. That superchurch has always been here. As YHWH’s people, we are to oppose her and tell the Roman Catholics to come out of her in obedience to Messiah. (It is interesting to note that Robert Schuller personally went to the Vatican to have his plans for the Crystal Cathedral in Anaheim, California blessed by the pope. Today, almost all of the superchurch leaders of the west give full credit to Robert Schuller for teaching them how to grow their mega-churches, too. Rick Warren was among those first in line to do so.) The Bible tells us in Ephesians 5:11 ~ “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Reprove means to express disapproval of, to rebuke, and to expose it for what it is. Messiah tells us in the Book of Revelation, chapter 18, verses 6 and 7 concerning the mother of harlots to: “Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup, which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she both glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her….” 18
That’s the only place in scripture we are told to fight back. It is our responsibility. She has betrayed the Catholic people. She is destroying Protestantism. And by YHWH’s grace, we will rip the self-righteous robes off that whore and expose her filthy running sores, her lies, crimes, the blood that is on her hands and her murderous intentions against Elohim’s people. When we expose her and the Catholic people see what she has done and the world sees, they’re going to flee from her and turn to Messiah. What kind of warfare are Believers to be in? It’s a spiritual war! We’re not to pick up weapons and go after the Catholic people. You must understand what’s involved here. We are locked into a spiritual warfare over the souls of men. The Bible says ~ “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (Ephesians 6:12) The Bible explains it in Ephesians 6. If we follow this through and arm ourselves and fight the spiritual warfare, then we’ll be victorious. But Messiah has to go before us. We are in a spiritual warfare. Be on the offensive. Never give in. Satan hates prayer. Take authority over occult powers in the name of our Elohim. Assault the gates of hell, and he will fall back. Satan can only harm us if YHWH gives him the authority; so he bluffs, lies and threatens. Regardless of his technique to confuse, if the Messiah is lifted up, Satan is damaged. And when we’ve done all, we must have the guts to stand. We cannot stand on our own… it’s only through the grace and power of YHWH. Always send the Master before you into battle. Am I wrong in exposing “the whore” and “the beast”? NO! I’m being obedient to the Word of Elohim. Our position might not be the popular one, but we are not out to please men. In Galations 1:10 it says: 19
“For do I now persuade men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be a servant of Christ.” The Vatican always looks and plans way into the future, from 25, to 50, to 100 years in advance. After WWII, the Vatican had to pick and back an American champion who would be a friend, a man they would help put on a pedestal, who would be loved by everybody. Yah forbid that he should ever be a Martin Luther! This champion would woo and win the hearts of the American people; (a biggie) a champion they would support. He could be used as the pied piper who would pull all the evangelicals into the arms of the pope. They wanted a man who would be a good speaker, a man with charisma who could pack stadiums; a man who would preach a gospel message (but on the soft side); one who would never attack the Vatican. And so when they found him, William Randolph Hearst, a good Roman Catholic publisher, used his newspaper chain to push Billy Graham to fame. For 30 years Billy Graham, a 33rd degree Free Mason, spoke to multitudes and became greatly loved, respected, and imitated. When he preached, he was honored and men praised him. Yet when Y’shua haMashiach and his apostles preached, they killed them. I often read the scripture: “Whosoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” James 4:4 The newspapers never really blasted Billy Graham. Magazines said he was one of the world’s most loved men. Somehow, I kept getting a “tilt” sign flashing in my mind. I’ve loved Billy, prayed for him and supported him. But I sensed something was wrong. Billy Graham began his ministry as a fundamentalist; and as time passed, he changed his position. Listen to this: In the Catholic Herald of June 3, 1966, Billy Graham is quoted as being a friend of the Jesuits in the United States. Here’s another one: Dr. Billy Graham received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the Roman Catholic College, Belmont Abbey, in 1967. Billy noted the significance 20
of the occasion by saying that this is “a time when Catholics and Protestants could meet together and greet each other as brothers, whereas 10 years ago, they could not.” In April, 1972, Billy Graham received the International Franciscan Award in Minneapolis, given by the Franciscan Friars for true ecumenism. Before I quote what Billy Graham said about Francis of Assisi, first let me say this about St. Francis. He believed he was saved by works – by helping the poor. This way, he believed he was saving his soul. St. Francis was canonized, which means he was made a saint by the Roman Catholic Institution because of his strong position of the doctrine of works. Beloved, we know that this is unscriptural. Did you know that St. Francis of Assisi blessed and baptized animals and gave them Christian names? Now, what did Billy Graham say about this strange fellow? He said, “While I am not worthy to touch the shoe laces of St. Francis, yet this same Christ that called Francis in the 13th century also called me to be one of His servants in the 20th century.” When Billy Graham appeared on the Phil Donahue Show of October 11, 1979 in discussing Pope John Paul II’s visit to the United States of America, Billy Graham said, “I think the American people are looking for a leader, a moral and spiritual leader that believes something. And he (meaning the pope) does. He didn’t mince words on a single subject. As a matter of fact, his subject in Boston was really an evangelistic address in which he asked the people to come to Christ, to give their lives to Christ. I said, “Thank God I’ve got somebody to quote now with some real authority.” How tragic! A man who once used the Bible as his authority is now putting the pope up on a pedestal and looking to him. In the beginning, Billy Graham was greatly used of YHWH, but I believe Billy gave in to tremendous pressures and compromised. And he is now walking hand-in-hand with the whore of Revelation 17 and the beast of Revelation 13. A few years ago, five pastors from Mexico came to see me asking for help. They told me I must talk to Billy Graham. I told them that was 21
impossible, I was just a little tract publisher. Then they told me Billy Graham had destroyed their churches. They said he held a crusade, and told all those who had received Messiah to go back to their original churches and win those people to Messiah. The pastors told me their people followed Billy’s instruction and all went back to the Roman Catholic system. Twelve years of work destroyed in one night. Dr. Rivera, (allegedly, an ex-Jesuit priest), told me he knew Billy was being used by the Vatican in 1950 when the word came to all the Jesuits in Central and South America telling them to fill stadiums with Roman Catholics whenever Billy Graham spoke. Millions were spent to promote Billy Graham as the world’s greatest evangelist. It’s a deadly game. And now that his work is over, he’s no longer needed. I believe the Vatican set Billy up when he went to Russia. Believers in Messiah go to our Master for guidance and to the scriptures; and pray that the Holy Spirit will lead us in all truth. But Billy admitted that he sought advice from Vatican officials about his trip to Russia. They told him to go quietly and not criticize the communists’ practices. And when he followed their instructions, the suffering brothers and sisters rotting in Russia’s prisons who got 5 to 10 years for passing out a single gospel tract were crushed when Billy announced to the world that there was religious freedom in Russia. Yes, beloved, (as much as I love him and hate to say it) I believe Billy Graham was cleverly used as a smokescreen and as a pied piper for the whore of Revelation. Today, the Pope is recognized around the world as the coming leader of the New World Order. There are nations today that are wholly dominated by the papal power: Finally, in his documentary, “Is The Pope Catholic?”, Tex Mars provides absolute video evidence of Pope John Paul the Second actually meeting and worshipping with world religious leaders of every pagan and abominal cult imaginable. Now, does the pope call on them to repent of their demonic and false beliefs and worship? Does he call on them to turn with all their hearts to the one true and living Elohim as revealed in the “Set-apart Scriptures”? 22
No, not at all!! Instead, in false humility, he presides over them as their self proclaimed leader and assures them they are all worshipping the same deity! I personally believe the pope to be telling the absolute truth in this matter. They are all worshipping their father, Satan! Please do not take my word for it. Look it up on YOUTUBE and watch it for yourself. d) Papal Rule By Finance. The following is taken from the “THE VATICAN BILLIONS” by Avro Manhattan, “The Vatican has large investments with the Rothschilds of Britain, France, and America, with the Hambros Bank, with the Credit Suisse in London and Zurich. In the United States it has large investments with the Morgan Bank, the Chase-Manhattan Bank, The First National Bank of New York, the Bankers Trust Company, and others. The Vatican has billions of shares in the most powerful international corporations such as Gulf Oil, Shell, General Motors, Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, International Business Machines, T.W.A., etc. At a conservative estimate, these amount to more than 500 million dollars in the U.S.A. alone. “In a statement published in connection with the bond prospectus, the Boston archdiocese listed its assets at Six Hundred and Thirty-five Million ($635,891,004), which is 9.9 times its liabilities. This leaves a net worth of Five Hundred and Seventy-one million dollars ($571,704,953). It is not difficult to discover the truly astonishing wealth of the church, once we add the riches of the twenty-eight archdioceses and 122 dioceses of the U.S.A., some of which are even wealthier than that of Boston. “Some idea of the real estate and other forms of wealth controlled by the Catholic Church may be gathered by the remark of a member of the New York Catholic Conference, namely ‘that his church probably ranks second only to the United States Government in total annual purchase.’ Another statement, made by a nationally syndicated Catholic priest, perhaps is even more telling. ‘The Catholic Church,’ he said ‘must be the biggest corporation in the United States. We have a branch office in every neighborhood. Our assets and real estate holdings must exceed those of Standard Oil, At&t, and U.S. Steel 23
combined. And our roster of dues-paying members must be second only to the tax rolls of the United States Government.’ “The Catholic Church, once all her assets have been put together, is the most formidable banker / stockbroker in the world. The Vatican, independently of each successive pope, has been increasingly orientated towards the U.S. The Wall Street Journal said that the Vatican’s financial deals in the U.S. alone were so big that very often it sold or bought gold in lots of a million or more dollars at one time.” “The Vatican’s treasure of solid gold has been estimated by the United Nations World Magazine to amount to several billion dollars. A large bulk of this is stored in gold ingots with the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, while banks in England and Switzerland hold the rest. But this is just a small portion of the wealth the Vatican, which in the U.S. alone, is greater than that of the five wealthiest giant corporations of the country. When to that is added all the real estate, property, stocks and shares abroad, then the staggering accumulation of the wealth of the Catholic Church becomes so formidable as to defy any rational assessment.” “The Catholic Church is the biggest financial power, wealth accumulator and property owner in existence. She is a greater possessor of material riches than any other single institution, corporation, bank, giant trust, government or state of the whole globe. The pope, as the visible ruler of this immense amassment of wealth, is consequently the richest individual of the twentieth century.” “No one can realistically assess how much he is worth in terms of billions or trillions of dollars” – (Thus ends the witness of Jack T. Chick) Now let us look carefully at clues 3, 4 & 5. 3.) “and all the world wondered after the beast.” Rev 13:3b The Greek word for wondered is Thaumazō. Pronounced – thau-mä’zō. It means marvel, wonder, have in admiration, admire. Doesn’t this accurately describe the world in relation to the pope whoever he may be? The entire world holds the pope in admiration and the very highest of human esteem. 24
4.) “And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast:” (Rev 13:4a) 5.) “and they worshipped the beast.” (Rev 13:4b) The Greek word for worshipped is proskyneō. It means: 1) to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence; 2) among the Orientals, esp. the Persians, to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence; 3) in the NT by kneeling or prostration to do homage (to one) or make obeisance, whether in order to express respect or to make supplication; a) used of homage shown to men and beings of superior rank. Very clearly, this word “worshipped” is not describing a ritualistic or liturgical worship experience. As a matter of fact, it is very closely akin to the way a dog worships his master and licks his hand. The dog does this out of habit, mindlessly. It does not even consider what it is doing. It just does it! In the exact same way, most of Christendom celebrates many of its core holidays, core traditions and core beliefs without any conscious consideration that they are pagan (Satanic) in origin. Furthermore, they do not know that many of their holidays, traditions and beliefs are by the authority of “thus saith the pope(s) alone” (the antiMessiah of The Scripture) and not the authority of the Master Yahoshua ha MaShiach. (This subject of the paganization of Christianity was covered in depth in our study on Daniel 7.) Clue 6.) “saying, Who is like unto the beast?” (The papal empire.) ~ Rev 13:4c It is quite obvious that in the entire world and its history, not one person is regarded in the same category as the Vatican papacy. No one is ever compared to the pope! The Vatican (The Beast) empire alone is unlike any other personhood or empire in the history of the world. Clue 7.) “who is able to make war with him?” ~ Rev 13:4d 25
The papal empire has never had to maintain an army of its own. The pope has always used the armies of those who pledge their allegiance to him to accomplish his devices. Obviously, no one can make war with a king who doesn’t have his own army. Clue 8.) “There was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;” ~ Rev 13:5a Clue 9.) “and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.” ~ Rev 13:5b Clue 10.) “And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against Elohim,” Rev 13:6a Clue 11.) “to blaspheme His name,” ~ Rev 13:6b These were all covered in depth in our study on Daniel 7. Therefore, I will not revisit them at this time. Clue 12.) “Blaspheme… his tabernacle” ~ Rev 13:6c Who is Elohim’s tabernacle and temple in the New Testament? Acts 15:16, 1Corinthians 3:16 & 17, 6:19, 2Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 2:21. That is correct… it is His assemblies! The assembly of His favor by faith! (Titus 3:5-8) The body of Messiah! (1Corinthians 12:27) The commonwealth of Israel! (Ephesians 2:12) This insight proves invaluable when reading and studying 2Thessalonians 2:4. “Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called Elohim, or that is worshipped; so that he as Elohim sitteth in the temple of Elohim, shewing himself that he is Elohim.” What does the pope say of all those who believe in Yahoshua ha MaShiach (by faith), apart from the Roman Catholic Church? He says (as he has always said) that we are anathema (Accursed)! The following is taken from the Council of Trent, which was reaffirmed as recently as Vatican Council II (1962-1965):
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“If anyone says that men are justified either by the sole imputation of the justice of Christ or by the sole remission of sins, to the exclusion of the grace and the charity which is poured forth in their hearts by the Holy Ghost, and remains in them, or also that the grace by which we are justified is only the good will of God, let him be anathema! If anyone says that justifying faith is nothing else than confidence in divine mercy, which remits sins for Christ’s sake, or that it is this confidence alone that justifies us, let him be anathema! If anyone says that in order to obtain the remission of sins it is necessary for every man to believe with certainty and without any hesitation arising from his own weakness and indisposition that his sins are forgiven him, let him be anathema! If anyone says that man is absolved from his sins and justified because he firmly believes that he is absolved and justified, or that no one is truly justified except him who believes himself justified, and that by this faith alone absolution and justification are effected, let him be anathema!” Clue 13.) “Blaspheme… those who dwell in heaven.” ~ Rev 13:6d How does the papal empire blaspheme those who dwell in heaven? It is universally known that the papacy has venerated mere men and women with the designation of “saint”. They have elevated these ordinary people of like passions to objects of glory, worship and prayers. This teaching is blasphemous and completely unscriptural. First, “The Scriptures” teach us that all of those who belong to the body of Messiah are called saints. (Romans 1:7, 1Corinthians 1:2) Second, we are commanded to worship Elohim and no other! Revelation 19:10 “And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Yahoshua: worship Elohim!” Revelation 22:8-9 “I fell down to worship before the feet of the Heavenly messenger which shewed me these things. Then saith he 27
unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship Elohim!” Clue 14.) “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints,” ~ Rev 13:7a Clue 15.) “and to overcome them:” ~ Rev 13:7b Clue 16.) “and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear.” ~ Rev 13:7c- 9 All of these clues were previously covered in detail in the Daniel 7 study. The last question left unanswered is in detail is from verse 8. It reads: “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” First, I would like to point out that this verse does not say the elect will not worship the beast. It simply says all those “whose names are not written in the book of life” will definitely worship him. Remember what worship means here. This is not speaking of ritualistic and / or liturgical ceremonial experiences. I humbly submit to you that according to the Scriptural definition of worship, most of the assemblies (by His favor through faith) worship the pope. Yahoshua ha MaShiach is not the supreme voice of authority in most of His assemblies; but rather the Vatican and ha Satan himself, vicariously and in gross ignorance. When “The Scriptures” speak of “the book of life”, it is always in reference to people being blotted out of it; never to names being added to it. (Shemoth (Exodus) 32:32-33, Mizmore (Psalm) 69:28 and Revelation 3:5) This seems to imply that until the day of judgment 28
everyone’s name is still found recorded in it.(Revelation 20:10-15) According to righteous judgment at that time each name will be blotted out that Messiah deems unworthy. This concludes our study of the first 10 verses of Revelation 13. Now, we will continue on our journey verse by verse through the rest of the chapter. v.11 “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.” Do you remember from our previous study what a beast in prophecy is? That is correct… it is a world-dominating empire succeeding the one before it. Now, we will carefully consider each of the clues laid before us in scripture to see if we can figure out together which world empire this is. Clue #1) This empire would be coming into existence on the world stage in or around 1798, the year the papal empire fell as a temporal power by the sword of Napoleon. Clue #2) This beast empire would be: “coming up out of the earth.” ~ Rev 13:11a All of the beast empires that came before this one originated out of the sea. Do you remember what the sea stands for in prophecy? Correct… It is the population of the world. (Revelation 17:1 & 15) Now, “The Scriptures” does not speak specifically to what the earth stands for in prophecy. However, it does proclaim of itself that it is the doubleedged sword! So, if the sea is the masses of people, what must the earth or dry ground stand for? Correct… the earth would be a prophetic expression of very few people or even no people at all. Clue #3) This beast would have: “two horns.” ~ Rev 13b 29
Remember? A horn in prophecy is a king or a ruler. This worlddominating empire would have two ruling authorities governing it. Clue #4) This beast at inception would be: “like a lamb.” ~ Rev 13b So far, every beast (World Empire) we have studied in prophecy has been ferocious and represented as a predatory animal. Beginning with Daniel 7, Babylon was the winged lion, Persia the bear with a man’s ribs in his teeth, Greece was the four winged leopard, Rome the great and terrible beast; and finally the Roman Papacy as the composite of all of these in Revelation 13:1. This new empire would be gentle and docile at its inception. Moreover, who does the lamb represent in prophecy? That is correct… Yahoshua ha MaShiach is the lamb in prophecy! (John 1:29 & 36, Acts 8:32, 1st Peter 1:19 and Revelation 5:6.) This new empire would be so identified with Yahoshua ha MaShiach that it would even be called by His name. Now think about this carefully. Can you think of any nation that would become a world dominating empire that was conceived around 1798 as a “Christian” nation with but very few people in it? Did you say, the United States of America? That would absolutely be the correct and final answer. Furthermore, the United States of America does not have two kings ruling over her; however, she does have two very gentle and good rulers from inception (the lambs horns). We call them the executive branch and the legislative branch. Some could also rightfully speculate Republicanism and Protestantism or vice versa. A correct understanding of the history of the world; and especially the period of time called “the dark ages” will quickly bear witness that government and government-sponsored religion have almost always been heavily intertwined and inseparable. The idea of “liberty of conscience” to know and serve Elohim as your own conscience 30
dictates was not only novel to the United States, but it was also a key factor to her overwhelming success and prosperity! It is very interesting to note that it was right around this same time that the very same Napoleon who deposed the papacy as a temporal ruler over Europe was also the very first world leader to acknowledge the sovereignty of the United States of America. In addition, it is also an interesting observation that it was at this same time the Congress of the United States of America adopted the Pope Gregory “Gregorian” calendar over the Julian one. Thus everything is established by the testimony of two witnesses! 2Corinthians 13:1b – “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” Clue #5) “and he spake as a dragon” ~ Rev13:11c Very soon after this new nation formed, it would soon begin to lie, deceive and practice every manner of duplicity: John 8:44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. Clue #6) “And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” ~ Rev 13:12 The papal power dominated the world during the middle ages in the areas of government, finance and religion. In much the same way, the United States of America has dominated the world scene in all three areas for much of the 20th century and beyond. Clue #7) “And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,” ~ Rev 13:12a No other country in the history of the world has ever called down fire from heaven! Never!!! Only the United States of America! On August 6, 1945, the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb over 31
the Japanese city of Hiroshama. Three days later, another atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki. This is the first and only time in human history that any nation has literally called down fire out of heaven. The official records report that these bombs detonated over 1,000 feet in the air directly above the cities they immediately consumed with nuclear fire! This is exactly what the prophet Yahonan (John) saw revealed almost 2,000 years ago! Clue #8) “And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.” ~ Rev 13:14 Just like the scripture prophesied, the United States of America has been deceiving the whole world through its nuclear military armament ever since the end of World War Two. By the mid-1970’s, the almighty US Dollar had become virtually worthless. As the premier Super-Power of the world… through the OPEC agreements, the United States guaranteed the mid-eastern oil-producing nations full US military protection in exchange for their selling their oil for the US Dollar only. By this deceptive arrangement, all the oil-dependent nations of the world were coerced to artificially support the value of the US Dollar. This is the primary reason the USA had to invade Iraq the first time. In the early 1990’s, Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait. Both Iraq and Kuwait were both OPEC nations. All of the remaining participating OPEC nations were looking to the United States to see if she would defend Kuwait. If the United States did not defend Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion, all bets would have been off and OPEC would have been dead! The artificial sustaining of the dollar would have ended overnight and the United States’ economy (along with much of the world’s) would have sustained incalculable losses; and total economic chaos would have most likely ensued. 32
However, because the United States of America did go to Iraq and because they did spank Saddam soundly (as though he were nothing more than a spoiled child), all the OPEC nations continued to have full faith and confidence in our OPEC agreements. Saddam went home fully humbled and with the complete understanding that he was not to invade any neighboring OPEC nations ever again or he would be made to suffer the severest of consequences. So, how exactly did the United States deceive the entire world by their nuclear armament technology??? Well, you see, the US Dollar is a debt-based fiat currency that is 100% beholding and controlled by the privately-owned Federal Reserve Bank. The Federal Reserve is about as Federal as Federal Express – that is why it is listed in the business section of the phone book and not in the government section. The Federal Reserve is just an American store front for the Bank of England. More and more, this is becoming common knowledge by the masses. If you have not seen the Money Masters documentary on the history of currency, coin, credit and circulation; then by all means, take the time to watch it for free on the internet: http://projectcamelot.info/free-documentaries/the-money-masters/ In addition, the same people have recently produced the highlyacclaimed and award-winning Secret of OZ (http://www.secretofoz.com/). Watch it for free via the link provided directly below: http://projectcamelot.info/free-documentaries/secrets-of-oz/ What most people fail to understand and fully comprehend is that all modern Centralized, Fractional, Reserve, Banking originated with the house of Rothschild Jesuit agents more than 250 years ago! Believe it or not, the Vatican is the primary force behind all privately-owned, centralized, fractional reserve banking in the world today! Because of OPEC, all the nations in the world have been duped into believing that the secret of the American Dollar’s prosperity was our debt-based Federal Reserve Banking system. The absolute harsh 33
reality is that The United States has been in bankruptcy, indebted and impoverished since the mid 1800’s when privately-held centralized banks invaded the United States and took over the people’s money supply. Perception is absolute reality for the masses of the people. Americans have only lived under the great illusion and delusion of prosperity for all these years. Debt is not an asset! Today, there are over 160 nations that have followed the United States into the deceitful, enslaving web of privately–held, centralized, reserve fractional banking! In addition, World Trade Organization membership was a condition of their acceptance into the world of P.H.C.R.F.B! In other words, they exchanged their state sovereignty for a ruling oligarchy aristocracy made up of the international banking cabal. Now, maybe you better understand how the USA has deceived the world through her power to call down fire out of heaven. Besides all of this, the USA has been the primary driving force in bringing the Vatican back into prominence as both a world power and a religious power – especially since the end of WWII. On January 10th, 1984, the USA established full diplomatic relations with the Vatican. In 1994, Time magazine named Pope John Paul the Second as their Man of the Year. On July 11th, 2000, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 416 to 1 in favor of the Vatican’s presence in the United Nations. In addition, the Vatican enjoys full diplomatic relations with 172 countries and has representation on at least 9 international governing bodies including the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Part of the mystery of Babylon is solved in understanding that Revelation 13:1-10 is the governing / political Mystery Babylon; Revelation 17 is the religious Mystery Babylon; and Revelation 18 is the economic / financial Mystery Babylon. Ancient Babylon was a pagan, triune empire of government, religion and economic power. Truly, there is nothing new under the Sun. 34
It is a further mystery that even though this empire hasn’t been in world power for more than 2,500 years, the tentacles and tenants of this empire are still very much alive today in and through the Vatican empire. Religious Mystery Babylon began with the deifying and worship of Nimrod / Tammuz and Semiramis more than 3,000 years ago. In Egypt, this worship carried on under the names Horus / Osiris and Isis. Ishtar and Bacchus in Assyria, Isi and Iswara in India, Cybele and Deoius in Asia, Aphrodite and Eros in Greece and Venus and Cupid in Rome. Today, whenever / wherever you see the child / mother venerated and celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church, you better believe it is not baby Yahoshua and His mother Mariam! This is a very clever deception and Popish ploy! Every pagan belief, tradition, holiday and art form is white-washed by the rebranding of each and every device and contrivance with Christianity. This is the greatest Mystery Babylon of all! Clue #9) “that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.” ~ Rev 13:14b Most of the people would never / could never see the mirror image that the United States has become (and is even now becoming), fully reflecting the government/religious/economic beast empire called the Vatican. I believe the day is soon at hand when legislation or an executive order will be passed to absolutely solidify America’s allegiance to the Roman Vatican. Clue #10) “And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” ~ Rev 13:15 When the day finally comes that the laws of the land of the United States fully reunite the power of the “church” and the State, there will be a great persecution of everyone who does not submit to it. Finally, Revelation 13:16-18 is all about what is commonly referred to as the 35
“Mark of the Beast”. My in-depth teaching on these three verses is found in the Bible study I recently published called “The Mark of Elohim”. http://robertarthurmcduffie.blogspot.com/2010/04/eternal-mark-ofkingdom-of-yahweh-god.html For most people who are studying these teachings published by the author on Daniel 7, Revelation 13 and The Mark of Elohim, it probably seems pretty strange and foreign at first. Essentially, there are three schools of eschatology (end times views and theories) taught in the “church” today: They are called Preterism, Futurism and Historicism. The Historicist view is the only view of the three that was held by the Protestant Christian Church, by grace through faith. It is this view of prophecy that has been presented by the author. The traditional Preterist and Futurist views were both introduced by Roman Catholic Jesuits Robert Bellarmine and Francisco Ribera at “The Council of Trent”. The Preterist view casts the spotlight of AntiMessiah prophecy fulfillment on Caesar Nero. The Futurist view casts the spotlight of Anti-Messiah prophecy fulfillment on a person yet to be revealed. Either way, through the successful introduction of both of these views into the assemblies of Yahweh’s favor, most of Christendom has completely forgotten their historical roots and views on prophecy! For further understanding on this most vital point, please check out the excellent research paper, “Left Behind By The Jesuits”, by Pastor Steve Wohlberg: http://www.lmn.org/magazine/170/Jesuits.html Once Daniel 7, Revelation 13, 17 and 18 are properly understood, it becomes very clear what Revelation chapters 11 &12 are talking about also.
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Naturally, many questions arise from those who have believed differently concerning the scriptures of Daniel 7 & Revelation 13. I will like to take a moment and answer a couple of these in closing: Question: If the papacy is the anti-Messiah of “The Scripture”, how come there are so many popes throughout history… I thought the anti-Messiah was a single person? Answer: The prophecies of the kingdoms of Daniel 7 concern themselves with the seat of authority of each king, not any individual king per se’. If there is any one anti-Messiah that is still yet to appear, you better believe that he will come out of the Vatican kingdom. Question: I thought anti-Messiah would be an Edomite or an Assyrian? Answer: Roman Catholicism came out of Rome. The same Romans that destroyed Yahrushalayim and Yahudea originated out of Edom and Assyria! This is an undisputed historical fact! In addition, it is very interesting to note that the Muslim religion also originates out of Roman Catholicism! This is a little known, yet very well-documented fact! Mohammed was a devoted Roman Catholic first before he became the father of the Mohammedan religious systems throughout the world. The god of Islam is the god of Roman Catholicism first. He is “the god of forces” – Daniel 11:38. I highly recommend Walter Veith’s DVD teaching, “The Islamic Connection”, for in-depth further insight into this mystery. In addition, I recommend reading “The Prophet” by Jack Chick and Alberto Rivera. This resource is also available free of charge on-line. http://www.chick.com/reading/comics/0117/theprophetindex.asp It is a well-known and established fact that everything in the TaNaKh (Old Testament) is meant to be a type / shadow representation of something revealed in Brit ha Dashah (the New Testament). For example: Yahoshua is the seed of Abraham by which the whole world would be blessed. Bereshith (Genesis) 22:18 Abraham’s son Yitshaq 37
was the literal “promised” seed of Abraham that represented the spiritual seed, Yahoshua. (Galatians 3:16, Hebrews 2:16) All those who put their faith in Yahoshua become the “good” seed of Abraham! (Galatians 3:29, 4:28) All “Scripture” is a two-edged sword! In the exact same way, Esau, the king of Assyria, the king of Babylon, the king of Tyre and others are types and shadows of the “anti-Messiah”. The papacy is the “spiritual” seed that embodies all of these men. If you were to draw a side by side thematic comparison all throughout “The Scripture”, you would be amazed to find that the Vatican legacy is the exact same as all of these godless, pagan men of the TaNaKh (OT). In the exact same way the church is the seed of Abraham by faith, the seed of Esau is also by faith! This should be basic and obvious to every believer. The good seed and the bad seed theme run all throughout “The Scriptures”. The evidence is overwhelming! The seed is not by race, ,but by Elohim’s favor alone! In the same way, “anti-Messiah” is spiritually the son of Edom; the children of “anti-Messiah” are spiritually born of this same spirit – the spirit of Ha Satan. I often wondered why the Yahudim (Jewish) establishment and the Roman Catholic establishment (the sons of Esau) have had and have such close relations and dealings on the world political, financial and religious scene throughout the last twenty centuries. Now I know! The establishment of both of these parties agreed to a covenant of death to kill Yahoshua Ha MaShiach on a cross almost 2,000 years ago. This covenant of death is still extant in the spirit all over the world today! This is why even till this present day, both the average Yahudite (Jew) and / or Roman Catholic cannot receive Yahoshua as their Master and Savior by His favor through faith alone. This is also why the average Yahudite and / or Roman Catholic reject the assembly of the commonwealth of Yisrael by favor through faith (Ephesians 2:12-22), even until this present day! If you have any additional questions please feel free to e-mail me at 7rapturesrobert@gmail.com 38
Blessings and Shalom! Robert Arthur McDuffie – Galatians 6:14, Mismore (Psalm) 119:18
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