Summary of what you’ll find on this page
- Verses concerning the Anti-Christ, the False Prophet and the Beast
- One way you will know who the anti-Christ is –
- The Vatican is starting to focus on Latin America, Africa and Asia – Daniel 8:9-12 tells us the antichrist’s organization will become great toward the south, east and toward the pleasant land (Israel)
- One World Religion – one world religion organized at the end of the world…
What’s wrong with “Christian Unity” – There is NO other way to heaven without accepting Christ’s gift of salvation.
Holy See and Christian Unity – Recently the Vatican has rallied for “Christian Unity” in all faiths including Islam.
False Doctrine of the Catholic church – The Catholic church is instituting the “Age of Mary”
Key beliefs of the Roman Catholic church –
Interesting- Vatican Plan of Salvation – The Vatican website does not give you the plan of salvation as stated in the Bible.
Deception – Do not fall for this deception.
Give your life to Christ now.
Verses concerning the Antichrist, False Prophet and the Beast:
There are many scriptures in the Bible that talk about the antichrist, false prophet and the beast. These three entities are the main characters during the tribulation. Their main purpose is to take your focus off Christ and His offer of eternal life, and put your focus ANYWHERE else.
There will be a large deception during the tribulation.
One way you will know who the anti-Christ is:
There are verses in the Bible that talk about the global organization that will rule the world during the tribulation. This global organization, called a BEAST in the Bible, will include a religious section and a government section. The leader of this BEAST global organization is called the “antichrist” in the Bible. His right hand man is called the “false prophet”.
When scripture mentions the BEAST it includes the complete religious and governmental organization’s along with the ideology that they represents. Describing the “beast” in the Bible is similar to describing “Washington” in that “Washington” represents the ideology that the United States represents and the values that it treasures.
Sometimes it is difficult to determine which scripture relates to the antichrist and which scripture relates to the false prophet. At times a particular verse could represent either the antichrist or the false prophet.
The verses are difficult to determine because both the antichrist and the false prophet work so closely together during the tribulation.
Also, I think the antichrist has a significant event happen to him midway through the tribulation. I think the antichrist will develop a serious illness, or be assassinated or may die. I’m leaning toward an assassination. At the time of the antichrist’s demise, the false prophet takes over running “the beast organization”.
Daniel 7:8
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 7:8 is possibly talking about the beast organization and the antichrist leader
“another little horn” – the beast organization
“eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things” – the antichrist
Daniel 7:8 talks about horns. I think these horns represent the UN Security Council.
I think the “little horn” that comes up among the other horns may represent the Vatican, the smallest country in the world.
Three horns are then plucked up by the roots. These three horns, or members of the UN Security Council may represent three members with veto power. Possibly France, UK and the United States.
The description of the “eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things” may represent the pope, the leader of the Catholic Church.
Currently (3/8/2008) I think the antichrist will be the current pope, Pope Benedict and the false prophet will be Cardinal Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State.
Daniel 7:20 is also possibly talking about the beast organization and the antichrist leader
“the other which came up” – the beast organization – the Vatican
“eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things” – the antichrist pope
Daniel 7:20 also talks about the horns and the three that fell. It sounds like the Vatican uproots three of the permanent Security Council members. Daniel 7:20 also talks about the antichrist that “had eyes and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
The “very great things” spoken by the antichrist pope represents all the inaccuracies the pope and the Catholic Church speak about the Bible.
Daniel 7:20
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Daniel 7:24-25 is talking about the antichrist.
Daniel 7:25 tells us that the antichrist will only be effective for three and a half years. Look in Daniel 25 where is says “they shall be given into his hands until a time and times and the dividing of time.”
The word “time” represents a year. The word “times” represents two years. The “dividing of time” represents a half year. If you add this up you will come up with 3 and a half years. The tribulation lasts for 7 years. Somewhere midway through the tribulation, something will happen to the antichrist that will allow the false prophet to take over.
Daniel 7:24-25
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
The Vatican is starting to focus on Latin America, Africa and Asia, countries globally located south and east.
Daniel 8:9-10 tells us that the antichrist’s organization, called the little horn, will become great toward the south, east and toward the pleasant land (Israel).
Daniel 8:9
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
The little horn becomes great and very strong and is able to cast down even some of the host of heaven to the ground. This is an indicator that the verses are talking about the antichrist and his evil organization. The antichrist’s organization, called the beast in the Bible, is ruled by Satan and will cause some angels to fall away from God.
10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
See below news articles on this recent development:
“The latest Vatican statistics confirm that the church’s population and ministerial workforce are continuing to shift to developing countries, especially those in Africa and Asia.” CNS Story Feb-12-2007
10/17/2007 Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — Pope Benedict XVI named 18 new cardinals who will be eligible to elect his successor, the Vatican said in a statement on its Web site. Two-thirds of the nominees are from western Europe or the U.S., where Catholicism has been losing ground, with six from Latin America, Africa and Asia, where the faith is growing.
Zenit News – (the very bottom of the article talks about the Church in a new era, focusing on Latin America, Africa and Asia)
This next couple of verses tell us that an individual that takes away the daily sacrifice.
I think this may be talking about the false prophet. The daily sacrifice is suppose to be taken away midway through the tribulation according to Daniel 9:27. The person who takes away the daily sacrifice is the same person in Daniel 9:27 and in Daniel 8:11-12.
Daniel 9:27 …and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,…
Daniel 8:11-12
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down. 12And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
I think Daniel 8:23-25 may be talking about the antichrist.
This king of fierce countenance and understanding dark sentences stands up right after the rapture. We are told in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 that the “man of sin” will be revealed right before “that day” the tribulation will come. This will be right after the rapture.
Daniel 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Daniel 9:26-27 is a little confusing. It could be talking about the antichrist or the false prophet.
I’m leaning toward the false prophet because I think the false prophet is the one who takes away the daily sacrifice midway through the tribulation. I think the antichrist will be wounded in some way midway through the tribulation and therefore not able to take away the sacrifice. I think his “right hand man” will do this in his behalf.
Daniel 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
The “abomination of desolation” will be some kind of image of the beast.
We are told in Matthew that the abomination of desolation will “stand in the holy place”. Somehow either the antichrist or an image of the beast will be placed or will “stand” somewhere in the holy place which will be the third temple to be built sometime in the future.
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Revelation 13:14
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.
Revelation 13:15
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.
Revelation 14:9-10
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
The below verses may be about the antichrist, or the false prophet. Remember, it may be that the antichrist will die mid way through the tribulation and the false prophet will take over.
Daniel 11:21
And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
Daniel 11:24
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
Daniel 11:36
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Daniel 11:37
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Daniel 11:38
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Daniel 11:39
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
One World Religion
A lot of people talk about a one world religion that will be organized at the end of the world.
Here are some verses that talk about this one world religion.
Currently (3/8/2008) I think the antichrist will be the current pope, Pope Benedict and the false prophet will be Cardinal Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State.
Here is a statement from Cardinal Bertone in March 2008.
“The peaceful coexistence of various religions is the rock upon which civilization depends, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said…”
Revelation 17:5
5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
What is SO wrong about Christian Unity and a one world religion?
The Bible tells us there is only one way to heaven and that is through the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. There is no other way. We should love people but NOT be tolerant of any other views on how to get to heaven. All other views will lead you to HELL.
There is NO other way to heaven without accepting Christ’s gift of salvation.
Holy See and Christian Unity
Since the Bible talks about a one world religion during the end times, we need to take a look at what is going on in the world today that would seem like the religions were combining into one.
Recently the Vatican has rallied for “Christian Unity” in all faiths including Islam.
The one common bond that many of these false religions will have is the Old Testament and the mother of Christ, Mary.
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all believe in the Old Testament. The pope may claim Christian Unity by strengthening the relationship of the Jews, Christians and the Muslims using the Old Testament.
Everyone will take comfort in the pope and his leadership at a time when the world is falling apart. The pope will say that the people who are claiming that the rapture has taken place are incorrect because he is still on earth and of course he would have been taken to heaven along with the “Christians”.
The Vatican, also called the Holy See, already has a relationship with the United Nations. At the time of this writing, the relationship is not a very powerful one.
The saved in Christ will be gone with the rapture so the remaining people will be of faiths that did not profess Jesus as Lord.
Muslims, Jews, Catholics, and various other false “Christian” faiths will remain in the world.
After the rapture the antichrist-pope will be in a position that already has the respect and confidence of many people in the world.
He will be able to raise money to fund the UN in its days of financial difficulty.
He will have the answer to the world’s religious unrest and political chaos.
He has a link to a sophisticated media, radio and television service in order to get the message across to the world that peace is a reality for all people.
His predecessor, Pope John Paul II has already broke ground on establishing mutual accord with other religions including the Jews and Muslims and has expressed admission of guilt and made apology for sins committed in the past against religious groups and communities.
Just recently Jews have visited the Vatican to thank the pope for his work to reconcile the two faiths of Judaism and Catholicism. The road has been paved for him to set up a religious and political domination that he will say will bring peace and religious freedom to everyone on earth.
More Information:
Website on restoring mutual respect and understanding between Christians and Jews
Pope John Paul’s visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Nostra Aetate – the Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council.
Daniel 9:27 tells us the antichrist will confirm a covenant with many for seven years. I think the Vatican, Holy See will establish a covenant with many religions possibly even allowing the Jews to bring back their animal sacrifices. This covenant signing will begin the seven year tribulation.
Dan. 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Remember Cardinal Bertone’s objective is to bring about a peaceful coexistence of religions.:
Here is a statement from Cardinal Bertone in March 2008.
“The peaceful coexistence of various religions is the rock upon which civilization depends, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said…”
My opinion is the antichrist and his kingdom starts at the smallest country in the world, the Vatican City (Holy See). The Vatican city is 0.2 square miles, the Vatican has a population of 770 none of whom are permanent residents.
The tiny country which surrounds St. Peter’s Basilica is the spiritual center for the world’s Roman Catholics (over 1 billion strong). Also known as the Holy See, Vatican City is surrounded by Rome, Italy.
False Doctrine of the Catholic church
January 2007
The Catholic church is instituting the “Age of Mary”. A time when Mary is considered to have a contribution in the redemption for all by Christ’s death on the cross. This goes against the Biblical teaching of Christ:
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Mary: Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate
We are all privileged to be living during the climax of the universally designated “Age of Mary”.
The papal definition of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Coredemptrix, Mediatrix of all graces and Advocate of the people of God. When the Church invokes Mary under the title, “Coredemptrix”, she means that Mary uniquely participated in the redemption of the human family by Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Saviour.
And at the foot of the cross of our Savior (Jn.19:26), Mary’s intense sufferings, united with those of her Son, as Pope John Paul II tells us, were, “also a contribution to the Redemption of us all” (Salvifici Doloris, n.25). Because of this intimate sharing in the redemption accomplished by the Lord, the Mother of the Redeemer is uniquely and rightly referred to by Pope John Paul II and the Church as the “Coredemptrix.”
Mary is our Advocate for people of God, in that she takes the petitions of her earthly children, especially in times of difficulties, and brings them through her maternal intercession before her Son and our Lord Jesus.
Key beliefs of the Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholics (RC) believe that they are part of the universal church, or body of believers in Christ.
That the RC church is a direct descendant of the church founded by Jesus and the apostles.
The servants of the church should be celibate and chaste and only men can be priests.
The central act of worship is the Eucharist or Holy Communion.
Only priests can perform the Eucharist or Holy Communion.
The church should be an example to all other people and do God’s work.
There are seven sacraments or holy acts these are the Eucharist, Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Penance (confession of sins), Ordination, Anointing of the sick.
Interesting- Vatican Plan of Salvation
The Vatican website does not give you the plan of salvation as stated in the Bible. They never tell you how to come to the saving grace of Jesus. You can go to the Vatican website and see for yourself.
If you are interested in what the Vatican says on how to be saved you can go to the site below.:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c1.htm#II
Deception
Everyone will begin to believe that the antichrist-pope, the false prophet and their organization will be the way to go to heaven and the way to bring peace to the world.
But this will be a deception. You can make the choice on what to believe. You and only you can make that choice.
People will begin to accept the antichrist-pope as the savior everyone is waiting for.
Do not fall for this deception. Give your life to Christ now.
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