THE POPE OF ROME

THE POPE OF ROME, (is he the antichrist or the false prophet?)

                 In saying that all roads lead to Rome, I mean to say that all of these churches that are falling away from the faith are, whether they know it yet or not, falling for the global religion that will is being led by Pope Francis. As we know, apostate Protestants in America will be the first in line to rejoin the Papacy in its global religion and when they do, they will persecute true Christians. We see these events coming together at a rapid pace. Randy challenged me on my position that the pope is the False Prophet, so let’s look at it. I recognize the pope's potential to rule the whole world and I also know that the Vatican is much more powerful than most people can comprehend. In other words, they literally rule the world behind the scenes even now. They (the Vatican) rule over the kings of the earth and even America and NATO jump when the Pope gives orders. People don't realize this, nor do they realize that the Pope is calling the shots from behind the scene that will put him in control of Jerusalem as well.

                Throughout most of the past 1600 years there have been secular kings that have been subservient to the pope. The pope could literally say who could be king of a country and without his blessing that secular king would be dethroned. There have been times when the Vatican controlled politics absolutely and then there have been times such as our modern times when the Pope seemed to be more of an advisor. We have to ask ourselves why modern presidents whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or Hindu all seek an audience with the pope. They certainly aren’t asking to be baptized into the church. So what is this power that the Pope has?

                Well, for one thing, as Randy mentioned, he holds both religious and secular powers, (church and state powers.) Still, the Vatican is a very small state. Why should the great nations of the world pay homage to the pope?

                One of the key factors is that, He is one of the great moving forces in the global agenda and the Beast powers know that they can’t really gain control of the world unless they can gain control of religion. So, in a sense the Pope is using the kings of the earth to get what he wants, and in another sense, the kings of the earth are using the pope to achieve the global control they want.

                According to Revelation 17, the kings of the earth, (once the Pope has achieved global religious unity) will tire of the religious aspect of globalization altogether and they will turn and destroy the Vatican and even Rome itself. In the end they really want unadulterated paganism and not this Christian/pagan mix. See Rev. 17:16-18. I think history demonstrates that it has always been a “Christian woman, a harlot riding a secular Beast. So as Rev. 17:16 says: “The ten horns (10 secular kings that will rule over 10 regions of the earth in the last days) these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked and will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire.”

                Because of this long history of secular kings being ridden on by the Vatican, (The Woman that rides the Beast) I naturally see Pope Francis as bringing the religious aspect of globalization into global control while other secular powers known as the Beast system will control the political and financial aspects of global control. But even secular control will have religious connotations to it simply because people will be forced to adhere to the global religion as a part of global control. Even the control of our buying and selling has religious overtones and will be used to force all faith groups to either comply with global demands or be killed. So religion is one of three ways they will gain control of the whole world.      (Religion, Politics and finance)

                I know that Adventists see the Sabbath as being the kingpin of earth’s final issues, but I think it is bigger than that. Born again Christians that are faithful to Yeshua and to His Word, are just as likely to be killed for their faith as are Sabbath keepers. We see this overseas in our day where thousands have been slaughtered or beheaded simply because they would not deny Jesus Christ. Faithfulness to God and His Word will be the key issue. However, faithfulness also means obedience and of course the Remnant people of God are identified as those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.  (Rev. 12:17) So the Sabbath could become an issue where global religion is concerned. Sunday keepers need to be aware of this as well, because if it becomes an issue, they too may have to decide to break with the Sunday tradition in order to be faithful.

                As for the Pope being the antichrist, Steven Denoon of Israeli News Live is a Messianic Jew living in Israel that absolutely believes that the Pope is the antichrist. Steven sees what is going on in Israel and he sees the powers behind the scenes. The stage is being set for the tribulation in a big way.

                I too believe that he could become the antichrist, but I am not ready to say that He absolutely is the antichrist because it is the false prophet, (the second beast of Revelation 13 that causes the people of the world to wonder after the Beast, however I must admit that the first beast is being fulfilled in part by Pope Francis as well.

                In the past we saw the two beasts of Revelation 13 as being Rome and the United States and since beasts usually represent nations this is possible, but there are personalities at the heads of these nations and I think that the Idea of Rome has morphed into a greater Global entity  (The New World Order, or whatever they happen to be calling it today) that will control the money, the politics and the religions of the world in the last days… and just as is historically true, I see the Vatican as the woman, who rides the beast of the global state and the Pope will play the role of the second beast of Revelation 13: 11-18, while the antichrist will rule the secular aspects of the global government.

                One thing is certain. We need to keep our eyes on the Pope. He certainly has the power and the money to rule the world. He has the control of the world banks and he has most of the kings of the world in his pocket and he is about to work a deal that will put him in charge of Jerusalem as well. And if he has control of the world’s religions, he certainly has the power to enact a Sunday law if he wants to as well.

                I believe that the deal he is brokering right now, will involve the dividing of the land of Israel in trade for authority to build the third temple for the Jews. It will be the offer they can’t refuse. David Ben Gurien, and Shimon Perez have been two Israelis that have handed Israel over to the Vatican through the years and secret deals were made that may soon bear fruit. The antichrist will only need to confirm a covenant with the many. He will not need to write the covenant for it has already been signed.

                However, this has been delayed simply because the Muslims didn’t like the deal. Perhaps this is why Jared Kirshner is over their right now, brokering a secret pact with the many (The surrounding nations, a peace deal that will give them eastern Jerusalem along with the West Bank. To add to that, the global powers fully intend to make the temple a house of prayer for the nations and not a Jewish Temple per se. Too late the Jews will learn that it was never really built for them when the antichrist or the False prophet takes over and turns it into a pagan temple and claiming to be its pagan god.

                I see my role as a watchman, not as dealing with all of the details of these treaties and such, but to make people aware of the times we live in. Friends, we are at the very door of the tribulation. It could begin on Rosh Hashanah, or it could happen 3 ½ years from now since the antichrist is only given 3 ½ years 1260 days to rule and reign… or it could begin 7 years from now at the next Shemitah cycle.

                We can’t know these things precisely, but we can know the season and nearly everything is perfectly lined up right now if God doesn’t delay it. The only big problem is the churches are asleep and unaware because most of them have stopped studying prophecy. This includes Adventists. Except for the occasional prophecy seminar, it is church as usual and you can hardly find anyone to talk about the amazing position the world is in right now. We ARE witnessing the great falling away mentioned in 2 Thess. 2:3,4 right now  and if the Pope isn’t the antichrist, then we can expect another secular person  moving up through the ranks right now, making his connections and lining up the ten kings that will serve under him. Either way we are very close and I am certainly not offended by people like Randy that challenge me. I certainly don’t want to mislead anyone, but I do like Bible texts wherever possible to serve as proof of a differing opinion.

                Ellen White was a powerful prophetic voice in the 1800s and early 1900s, but she herself said that there was much yet to learn and that many sealed prophecies would be unsealed beyond her time. She left a door of discover open for those who came after her   and there were some very big pieces missing from her writings where the Jews are concerned. She had no idea that they would come back into their own land, or that God had a continued plan for them. (See Romans 11)She did however say that we would do well to study the Feasts of Israel, especially the Fall Feasts.

                So I attend a Messianic congregation where they are Spirit filled, Sabbath keeping, Feast day observing Remnant people who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus and obedience is not legalism, by the way. If you are doing it by the power of the indwelling Spirit of God and not by the letter of the law then you are following Jesus’ example. Such obedience is actually the way to freedom.

                I commend those Adventists that are currently seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit, who are being obedient to God and who are studying and watching God’s prophetic events. Many Adventists are falling away from the faith. some believe in evolution, some teach higher criticism and that many Bible stories are fairytales. Some have embraced New Age or progressive spirituality, some have become ecumenical and many have just gone out altogether. No doubt some are following the Rick Warren model as well.

                Please people, get into your Bibles, pray for the Holy Spirit, be faithful… and even if you have found problems with some of the doctrines, don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Jesus is coming soon. It’s time to get ready. You need the baptism of the Holy Spirit to breathe life into your tired bones.

                John the Baptist said right from the very beginning that Jesus would baptize us with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Don’t be afraid of it. Ask and you shall receive. And as Romans 8:14 says, “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.” Stop saying that the baptism of the Holy Spirit and tongues is of the devil. That is very dangerous ground. If there is a counterfeit, then there is a real gift of tongues… and it isn’t in most cases a known language, because if it was then you would not need an interpreter. Study 1 Cor. 14 carefully for yourself… don’t let traditions overrun the Word of God. We need all of the help we can get in these last days and all the more so as we come into a season of persecution.

                It is true that some tongue speaking people are going astray today, but that doesn’t make it a false gift. What it means is that we need a balance of Spirit and Truth. So when people abandon the core principles of the Gospel and ignore the deeper things of the bible including Bible prophecy, the devil will slip into their lives to the point where they are operating under a different spirit. This is a part of the great deception when Satan begins to act like Christ in our churches and He will deceive many because they had not a love of the truth. Legalism is equally deceptive because by it people think they can live the Christian life without the Holy Spirit who is the very presence of Jesus Christ in their lives and nothing can be any further from the truth than that.

                I believe the Holy Spirit is helping me to understand things I never knew before, but I also know that I still have a lot to learn. I love you all and respect you as my friends. I am not trying to push my point of view on anyone; I just want us to wake up and to come alive, to allow the Holy Spirit to birth in us a passion for the truth and for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Time is very, very short.

                So, is the pope the antichrist or the false prophet? I think the global religion that the Pope is now forming is the religious harlot that will ride a secular Luciferian Beast and when the Pope has served their purposes, they will discard him and bring the world under Luciferian control. We see these Luciferian elites building their pagan empire right now in the form of the New World Order. And they have already stated that they will have no tolerance for either true Christians or believing Jews. In a sense it is the Holy Spirit in us that is preventing them from gaining total control right now. 

                These elites are foaming at the mouth right now because the prayers of God’s people put speed bump (Donald Trump) into their well laid plans. Hillary would have taken us right into it, but God gave us just a little more time to repent. You can just see them seething in rage and their followers rioting in the streets. They were so close…and not it has been delayed again. They are furious.

                Have you ever seen an election like this last one? Friends, we are right in the middle of this plunge into the tribulation. Get ready, Get ready. Get ready.