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The Red Dragon and Rome.

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Rev 12:3 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.

Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to

the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered,

for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and

Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels

were cast out with him.

The above verses make clear, in even superficial reading, that the Great Red Dragon is Satan. But

there is another relationship that is not as readily apparent. Verse 4 is referring to the birth of Jesus,

and Satan's attempt to kill the infant Jesus. Satan however, did not attempt this act of murder on hisown. He made his attempt through the power of one man on earth. This man is identified:

Mat 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to

Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee

into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young

child to destroy him.

Herod the Great, the King of Judea and Palestine was the agent Satan used in his attempt to kill the

infant Jesus. It is significant to note that Herod received his office from the Roman Empire. In 37

B.C. Herod the Great conquered Jerusalem with the aid of Roman armies and made himself king.

Now notice again in Rev 12:3 that Satan is described as having seven heads, ten horns and seven

crowns. This is important because it is a key to identify Satan and his agents elsewhere in

Revelation:

Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,

having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads

the name of blasphemy.

Rev 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the

feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him hispower, and his seat, and great authority.

Here another agent of Satan can be found. Although nearly identical in description, it is not Satan,

because verse 2 says this beast power gets his power from the dragon - a clear reference to Satan.

As we observed in Matthew, Satan used the power of the ancient Roman Empire to attempt the

murder of Jesus. The dragon and Rome worked with the same mind toward the same goal. So in

Rev 13:2 we can possibly substitute Rome for the word Dragon. Lets explore a little farther.

Note the animals that are mentioned. This is a reference back to Daniel 7. John the Revelator was

looking backwards in sequence at the previous empires, to give us a time hack if you will, to identifythis Sea Beast in the stream of time. The Lion (Babylon) is referred to as the head of Gold in Dan 2,

the Bear (Medo-Persia) which is also the chest of silver in Dan 2, and the Leopard (Greece) the

thighs of brass in Dan 2. Now there is also a fourth beast in Dan 7, to match the legs of iron in Dan

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Dan 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and

terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in

pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the

beasts that were before it; and it had TEN HORNS.

This fourth diverse beast with ten horns correlates to ancient pagan Rome. Ancient pagan Rome,

when it disintegrated, was followed by the divided kingdoms, which is to say a divided Europe (a

condition that exists today), represented by the feet and TEN TOES of clay and iron in Dan 2.

The Winged Dragon and Rome

In 312 A.D. Emperor Constantine was about to enter into battle with his rival emperor Maxentius.

Greatly outnumbered by his opponents army, Constantine on the day before the impending battle

saw a vision in the sky of a cross with the words "In Hoc Signo Crucis Vinces" emblazoned about

it, which means "In This Sign (the Cross) You Shall Conquer". Constantine immediately adopted the

cross as his emblem and had it put on troops and banners. The following day Constantine defeatedMaxentius in the battle of Milvian Bridge. Constantine went on to declare Christianity the state

religion of Rome and was himself later baptized a Christian.

A fresco in the Vatican, (The Sala di Constantino, Palazzi Vaticani, Rome) painted by

RAFFAELLO (1509-10 A.D.) depicts Emperor Constantine's Vision of the Cross.

In the fresco, note what is in the upper right-hand corner (and shown above). There you will see a

winged serpent, or dragon. Raffaello was depicting a pivotal moment in the conversion of Pagan

Rome to Christianity, the dragon he painted being symbolic of ancient Pagan Rome.

Curiously, one of the Popes adopted the

winged serpent or dragon as his symbol

on his heraldic shield. Here is the heraldic

coat of arms of Pope Gregory XIII,

1572-1585 A.D., who is most known for

initiating the calendar reform in use today,

the Gregorian calendar. This is something

you can confirm in the book The Pope

Encyclopediaby Matthew Bunsen,

published by Crown Trade Paperbacks,

1995, ISBN 0-517-88256-6, page 163.
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The coat of arms of Gregory XIII shown here is one of

two that can be found above the doors in the Gallery of

Maps in the Vatican. Revelation 12 clearly tells us that the

dragon is symbolic of Satan, so why did a pope use it as

his symbol?

In 1582, by decree of Gregory XIII (Inter Gravissimas),10 days were dropped from the calendar, and a newsystem of leap years was inaugurated.

From the book

"The New Illustrated Great Controversy"Copyright LLT Productions

Used by Permission

GREGORIUS XIIIPONT(IFEX) OPT(IMUS) MAXIMUS

ANNO RESTITUTO MDLXXXII(Year of Restitution 1582)

The above papal medal of Pope Gregory XIII, designed by L Parm, is dated 1582, marking the

year of the Gregorian calendar reform. On the reverse of the medal is a winged dragon / serpent

encircling a ram's head. As previously mentioned, the dragon is the biblical symbol of Satan (Rev

12:9). The serpent that is chasing or devouring its tail is called Ouroboros, Uroboros, or

Oureboros. The ram's head is also a satanic symbol, and is frequently associated with the Egyptian

deities, such as the god Amon (Amoun, Ammun, Ammon), the king of all gods, who was also

regarded as the sun god, and Khnum, who created mankind on his potter's wheel from the mud of

the Nile.

The intended symbolic meaning, however, is undoubtedly that of Aries the Ram, the first sign of the

Zodiac, which symbolizes the Vernal / Spring Equinox, and Draco / Drako (or Ouroboros) the

serpent depicting a cyclical returning. Pope Gregory XIII had modified the calendar specifically so

that the Vernal Equinox would remain relatively constant, on or about March 21st, which is the

beginning of the Zodiacal year, when the Sun crosses the Equator and enters the astrological sign of

Aries. This had the desired result of returning Easter to the time specified by the Nicene Council

(325 A.D.).
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At left is the tomb of PopeGregory XIIIwhich celebrates theGregorian Calendar reform, and above

is a close up of the guardian dragon

near the base of the monument. At the

top of the monument (but not visible in

the photo at left) is a large heraldic

shield for Gregory XIII, which containsthe winged dragon, a symbol of Satan.

A second pope, Paolo V (1605-

1621) also used a winged dragon on

his heraldic shield along with an eagle.

In the Vatican Gardens there is a

fountain called the Fountain of

Towers, bearing the inscription and

papal shield of Paolo V, in which thecentral figure of the fountain is a

winged dragon centered in water

spouts. Flanking either side of the

fountain are fortress like towers

topped by sculptures of winged

dragons.

Photo by Mario Carrieri

Because it somewhat

resembles an altar,

this fountain has also

been called the

Fountain of the

Sacrament, or in

Italian, Fontana del
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from the emperors. It is not paradoxical to say that in Italy the monarchy has continued to exist

despite the expulsion of the royal House of Savoy, because the monarchical authority of the pontiff

has a charisma and a national power of attraction that no president of the republic has ever been

able to claim.

Source: Why the next pope needs to be Italian,by Roberto Pazzi, The International Herald

Tribune Online, Monday, January 12, 2004, translated by Ann McGarrell from Italian.

One of the most famous forged documents ever was the Donation of Constantine, which it was

claimed, proved that Emperor Constantine had given authority and property to the Pontiff of Rome.

For many centuries the Donation of Constantine was used by the Catholic church to validate it's

claim to authority. OK, you say, but that was a forgery - it was not an authentic transfer of power to

the Papacy. True. There was such a document however, the authenticity of which is not challenged

even to this day. In 533 A.D. Roman Emperor Justiniandeclared in a letter to the Archbishop ofRome "We have exerted Ourselves to unite all the priests of the East and subject them to the See of

Your Holiness", and that "because you are the head of all the Holy Churches, for We shall exertOurselves in every way (as has already been stated), to increase the honor and authority of your

See." (See Justinian Code.) This was the formal transfer of power from the Emperor of PaganRome to the Papacy. It should be noted however, the implementation of this decree did not actually

occur until 538 A.D. when a siege of Rome by the Ostrogoths was broken.

Dan 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and

terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in

pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the

beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

Rome is described in Dan 7:7 as diverse, or different from previous powers. This is because, as we

have seen, the ancient Pagan Roman empire GAVE political power and religious authority to it's

successor, the Roman Catholic Church.

Note that each of the beasts in Daniel can be described as UNIVERSAL powers that dominated

the world at the time. Ancient Rome also was a universal power, yet in time, the Roman empire

faded. It's clear successor is the UNIVERSAL (Catholic) CHURCH - again another universal

power. Rome was the diverse fourth power because it evolved from a Pagan Political power, into a

Christian religious AND political power, though still dominated by Pagan beliefs.

The "Little Horn" Power

Dan 7:8 I considered the (10) horns, and, behold, there came up among them another

little horn, ...

Pope Pius IX gave this remarkable testimony:

"It is, therefore, by a particular decree of Divine Providence that, at the fall of the

Roman Empire and its partition into separate kingdoms, the Roman Pontiff, whom

Christ made the head and center of his entire Church, acquired civil power." PiusIX, Apostolic Letter Cum Catholica Ecclesia, March 26, 1860.

Source:Papal Teachings: The Church, selected and arranged by the Benedictine Monks of

Solesmes, translated by Mother E. O'Gorman, R.S.C.J., Manhattanville College of the Sacred
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Heart, St. Paul Editions, Boston, 1980, 1962 by Daughters of St. Paul, Library of Congress

catalog card number 62-12454, par. #225, page 160.

Divine Providence indeed! Daniel had prophesied it! The phrase "little horn" indicates a "little

kingdom". This is one of the distinguishing characteristics of this entity, its small size geographically.

The Vatican, the headquarters for the Catholic Church located in Rome, is today thesmallest

independent country in the world, covering only about 108 acres in size. The papal monarchy

came up among the divided kingdoms (the 10 horns), after the fall of the Rome Empire, and has had

influence greatly disproportionate to its geographical size.

Dan 7:8 ... before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: ...

Who were these three kingdoms that were uprooted? The Heruli (some prefer the Visigoths), the

Vandals, and finally the Ostrogoths. Each of them were Arian (denying the divinity of Jesus Christ),

considered heretics by the Roman Catholic Church.

Dan 7:8 ... and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth

speaking great things.

Dan 7:25 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 (of the most High):and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

Note what I added in parenthesis above. The Little Horn (The Papacy) thinks to be able to change

times and laws, and in context it is speaking about the times and laws of God. The little horn power

thinks to change these two specific things. Note the following description of the true church:

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war withthe remnant of her seed, which [1] keep the commandments of God, and [2] have the

testimony of Jesus Christ.

Rev 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 Jesus:

worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

1. Tampering with God's Unchangeable Law:

So has the Papacy, the Roman Catholic Church, claimed that the Law of of God, the TenCommandments can be changed? Indeed they do. They think they have done it by changing the

Sabbath day of rest to Sunday!

The Seal of God and The Mark of the BeastSunday is NOT the biblical Sabbath day.The Seal of God in the Old and New Covenants .Rome's Challenge ... Why do Protestants keep Sunday?

2. Changing the Times of God:

Acts 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord,

wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

Acts 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons,

which the Father hath put in his own power.
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The "times" of the most high are appointed times in the future, which is to say events which are

prophesied to occur. One of these times is specifically mentioned in Daniel 7:25 - "and they shall be

given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time." That refers to 3-1/2 times, or

1260 days which in prophetic time means 1260 years. See:

Time and Times and the Dividing of Time.The Catholic Origins of Futurism and PreterismThe 1260 YearsThe Deadly Wound of Revelation 13:3Lateran Concordat of 1929 - Papal Wound Healed!

This "little horn" in Daniel is the Roman Catholic church (the Papacy), that changed the day of rest,

tampered with the Ten Commandments and persecuted the saints for 1260 years.

Wearing Out the Saints

GREGORIUS XIII - PONT. MAX. AN. I

UGONOTTORUM STRAGES (HUGUENOTS SLAUGHTERED) - 1572

Pope Gregory XIII, with the dragon of Satan as his heraldic symbol, was also the pope who upon

hearing of the wholesale slaughter of Protestant French Huguenots, known as St. Bartholomew's

massacre, had a medal struck to celebrate the bloody event. The reverse side of the medal, shown

above, depicts an angel with a cross and sword murdering the Huguenot heretics.

To his credit, while in Paris to celebrate the 12th World Youth Day on Saturday, August 23rd,

1997, the eve of the anniversary of the massacre, Pope John Paul II made a brief apology for the

acts of French Catholics 425 years before, by admitting that "Christians did things which the Gospel

condemns."

Note the fate of this little horn beast in Daniel:

Dan 7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake:

I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burningflame.

This is also a reference to:
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Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought

miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the

beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of

fire burning with brimstone.

Continuing to follow the trail of seven heads and ten horns in the Bible leads us also to a beast inRev 17, the same beast destroyed in Rev 19:20 as we have just seen.

Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman

sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and

ten horns.

Rev 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with

gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of

abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE

GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THEEARTH.

Rev 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the

blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

Note the contrast of this woman with the woman found in Rev 12. In scripture a woman commonly

represents a church (Jer 6:2, Isa 54:5-6, Hos 2:19-20, John 3:29, 2 Cor 11:2, Rev 19:7-8). The

symbolic woman of Rev 12 represents the righteous church of believers that brought forth Jesus and

is described in admirable terms. Compare that with the symbolic woman described here in Rev 17,

the apostate church. Note that this church is described as the Mother of Harlots. There is only ONE

Christian church that is self-described as the Mother church - the Roman Catholic Church - and herProtestant daughters are called harlots.

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At the base of the columns on either side of the central entrance door of St. John Lateran, the

Cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, the pope, the inscription reads:

SACROS(ANCTA) LATERAN(ENSIS) ECCLES(IA)OMNIUM URBIS ET ORBIS

ECCLESIARUM MATERET CAPUT.

It translates to "Sacred Lateran Church, Universally for the City and the World, Supreme Mother of

Churches", or Holy Lateran Church, Mother and Head of all Churches in the City and the World,

a fulfillment of Revelation 17:5.


GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE

EARTH.

Rev 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over

the kings of the earth.

Here we are told that the woman of Rev 17, the apostate church, is the same entity as the great city

of Babylon that reigns over the kings of the earth, found in Rev 18. There is only one church that

history shows to have made the claim of authority over the kings of the earth. That church is theRoman Catholic Church, and Babylon is the code word for the city of Rome-

1 Pet 5:13 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and

so doth Marcus my son.
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This verse is widely recognized as meaning Rome, not Babylon. Roman Catholics have even

acknowledged this association:

"Babylon," from which Peter addresses his first Epistle, is understood by learned

annotators, Protestant and Catholic, to refer to Rome - the word Babylon being

symbolic of the corruption then prevailing in the city of the Caesars.

Source:Faith of Our Fathers, by James Cardinal Gibbons, 111th printing, Published by

TAN Books and Publishers, INC.,P.O. Box 424, Rockford, Illinois 61105, Copyright 1980,page 87.

Here is wisdom

There are two verses in Revelation that have a striking relationship, both calling for wisdom:

Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the

beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Rev 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven

mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

This is a clear linkage of the number 666 with the woman that sits on seven mountains. A woman is

common symbology in the Bible for a church. Look in any encyclopedia and you will discover that

Rome is the city of seven hills or mountains. It is very interesting to note that Vatican City and St.

Peter's Basilica of the Catholic Church were built upon what was called in Latin vaticanus monsor

vaticanus collis, which when translated means "hill of prophecy":

vatis / vatic = prophecy, anus = of

mons / collis = hill or mountain.

Rev 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over

the kings of the earth.

Pope Pius the 12th - 1958 Pope John the 23rd - 1959

CITT DEL VATICANO - CITY OF PROPHECY
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Pope Paul the 6th - 1963

Above are three 100 Lire coins minted by Vatican City, or the "City of Prophecy". (Click on a coin

for a closer look.) Vatican City is unwittingly declaring itself to be that woman of Revelation 17, the

church that claims to rule over the kings of the earth, because the Catholic Church is portrayed on

the coins as a woman (FIDES = FAITH) with a cup in her hand (a golden cup of the Mass with

sunburst Eucharist host) as described in Rev 17:4:

Rev 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with

gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of

abominations and filthiness of her fornication:


GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE

EARTH.

Rev 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the

blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

The cup the woman holds represents false doctrine; fornication or adulteration of the truth.

LEO XII P.(ontifex) M.(aximus) ANNO II

SEDET SVPERVNIVERSVM

Above is a bronze papal medal (Mazio #585) of Pope Leo XII, minted to commemorate the

second year of his reign, the jubilee year of 1825. Again the Roman Catholic Church is portrayed as

a woman seated on the globe with a cup in her hand. The inscription on the reverse reads SEDET

SUPER UNIVERSUM, declaring that her seat of authority is universal, i.e., over the entire globe.
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Below are illustrations of two more coins (gold - 2 Zecchini) minted during the reign of Leo XII,

which depict FIDES (the Catholic Faith) as a woman on the reverse side, also holding the golden

cup of the Mass.

2 Zecchini, 22mm diam., 6.9g, .998 gold, Fr. 253, KM 1089

Pope Leo XII - 1825 (Anno III)

Populis Expiatis

Pope Leo XII - 1828 (Anno V)

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A gold Scudo minted during the reign of Pope Clement XI in 1718

(Anno XVIII) with a cup holding Fides on the reverse. (Berman 2363, KM 771)

Papal medal of Pius VIII from 1829 with a cup holding Fides between cherubs with tiara and keys.

The woman of Rev 17, holding a golden cup, is described in verse 6 as being drunk with the blood

of martyrs of Jesus. There is only one Christian church responsible for the death of thousands and

thousands of fellow Christians during prolonged periods of persecution - the Roman Catholic

Church. This happened in what is called the Dark Ages of European history. Christians were burned

at the stake for possessing a Bible, speaking verses in the common tongue rather than Latin, or

contradicting the policies of the Papacy. Uncounted thousands were slaughtered during this

persecution. Note the following:

(Rev 13:15) ... And cause that as many as would not worship the image of thebeast should be put to death.

Christ does not do so, neither his Prophets or Apostles teach so, neither have the

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think that the worship of Christ is to be stained with blood; for the true God doth not

desire any forced, but voluntary service. Wherefore by his mark especially will he

make it evident to all that have any understanding, that indeed he is the Antichrist; that

indeed he is not Christ, but, according to his name, opposite and contrary to Christ.

He is Christ that sheds his own blood, he is Antichrist that sheds the blood of others. -

- Rupertus, Abbot of Tuits, in his12th century commentary on Revelation, Apoc. lib.

3. cap. 13.

Source: Pierre Allix,Ecclesiastical History of Ancient Churches of the Piedmont, published in

Oxford at the Clarendon Press in 1821, reprinted in USA in 1989 by Church History Research &

Archives, P.O. Box 38, Dayton Ohio, 45449, p. 230

The woman of Revelation 17 also rides a beast,

and in Bible prophecy a beast is symbolic of a

political power or country. So the woman / church

of Revelation 17 rides on the political power of the

state. The Vatican is not only a city, but since the

Lateran Treaty of 1929 signed with Mussolini it isagain also a country, with diplomatic relations with

nearly every other nation on earth, and the Pope is

the head of state. On the left is the Vatican state

flag.

She also bears the name of Mystery. Mystery is the term used by the Roman Catholic Church to

refer to the Mass, specifically the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the body and blood

of Christ. It is a key part of Catholic dogma. These are the words of the priest in Latin or English

(emphasis is mine):

HIC EST ENIM CALIX SANGUINIS MEI, NOVI ET AETERNI TESTAMENTI:

MYSTERIUM FIDEI, QUI PRO VOBIS ET PRO MULTIS EFFUNDETUR INREMISSIONEM PECCATORUM.

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL

TESTAMENT, THE MYSTERY OF FAITH, WHICH FOR YOU AND FORMANY SHALL BE SHED UNTO THE REMISSION OF SINS.

She is described in Revelation 17:3 as full of names of blasphemy. How does the Bible defineblasphemy? Here is one biblical definition:

Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins

be forgiven thee.

Mark 2:6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their

hearts,

Mark 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God

only?

Only God has the power to forgive you your sins. Yet the Roman Catholic Church claims thispower for it's priests. In addition, for hundreds of years the Roman Catholic Church sold what it

called indulgences. By contributing to the church, your sins could be forgiven. Indeed the Vatican

itself was built by funds raised in this manner. Indulgences continue today in the form of penance.

They claim there are works you can do that bear either partial remittance of sins or plenary (full)


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remittance of sins. So, with the blessing of the church, you can forgive your own sins by your own

actions. As Mark 2:3-5 shows, these are examples of the blasphemy described in Rev 17:3.

Conclusions Evident with Additional Facts:

The Roman Catholic Church (Papal Rome) is the beast from the sea of Rev 13, the woman

of Rev 17 and the Babylon of Rev 18.

The Papacy is the Antichrist of Rev 13, whose number is 666, and he is the little horn of

Daniel 7 and 8. His mark of authority is Sunday worship (the mark of the beast).

The Protestant churches derived from the Catholic Church are considered harlots. This is

because they still adhere to much of the Catholic inspired false doctrine (like the dead go

immediately to heaven or hell) and bear it's mark of authority (Sunday worship). It can be

shown that U.S. based Protestantism is in fact the False Prophet of Revelation, as well as the

image to the beast, the beast being Catholicism.

The power behind the Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church is none other than Satan. He

first attempted to use Rome to kill the infant Jesus. He also used the Roman empire to try to

exterminate the early Christians. This just forced Christianity underground, even in a literal

sense, yet it still flourished. So Satan changed tactics and infiltrated the church through Pagan

practices and began to persecute those who clung to true doctrine, by using the church itself

as the exterminator. This era of papal power began in 538 A.D. and ended in 1798 a period

of 1260 years. This is the period referred to as 1260 days, 42 months, and 3 1/2 times in the

Bible.

In all this, is there any good news? Yes, most definitely.

Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my

people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Rev 18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her

iniquities.

It is clear that God has people that are now in Babylon. Everyone still has an opportunity to escape

the wrath of God as manifested in the final 7 plagues. But in order to do so, you have to know who

and what spiritual Babylon is. You must know the Antichrist and what the mark of the beast is andwhat the seal of God is. You have to be able to discriminate between true and false doctrine. You

do all of this with the Bible. While Roman Catholicism is specifically evident as Babylon in scripture,

it is actual broader than that. Spiritual Babylon is really a kind of corrupted religion, not just one

denomination. Are you in Babylon? There is still time to get out of spiritual Babylon if you are in it -

but it may not last much longer. Can you afford to wait? Would you bet your life (eternal) on it?

Sunday is NOT the biblical Sabbath day

Did the Apostles Keep Sunday To Honor The Resurrection?

Offering Strange Fire Before The LordThe Seal of God in the Old and New CovenantsThe Abomination of Desolation

The Scriptures on Judgment
http://biblelight.net/judgment.htmhttp://biblelight.net/abomination-of-desolation.htmhttp://biblelight.net/covenant-seal.htmhttp://biblelight.net/strange-fire.htmhttp://biblelight.net/firstday.htmhttp://biblelight.net/notsun.htm


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Time, Times, and Half a Time?

The Catholic Origins of Futurism and PreterismWhat Does The Word VATICAN Mean?

The Battle of Armageddon.

http://biblelight.net
http://www.biblelight.net/http://www.biblelight.net/http://biblelight.net/index_two.htmhttp://biblelight.net/vatican.htmhttp://biblelight.net/antichrist.htmhttp://biblelight.net/times.htm

the red dragon and rome

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