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A Verse by Verse Study of Revelation Chapter 13
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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, “Anti-
Messiah Unmasked”, please do so before you continue this study.
http://revelation1910.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/daniel-7-anti-
messiah-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.
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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?
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“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 long-
since 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,
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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.
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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.”
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 anti-
communists 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.
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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 pro-
Roman 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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….”
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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:
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“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
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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
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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”?
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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
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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.
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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 anti-
Messiah 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
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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
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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
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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 double-
edged 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
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Remember? A horn in prophecy is a king or a ruler. This world-
dominating 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
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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
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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.
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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 highly-
acclaimed 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
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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.
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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
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“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-of-
kingdom-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 Anti-
Messiah 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
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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
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Blessings and Shalom!
Robert Arthur McDuffie – Galatians 6:14, Mismore (Psalm) 119:18