Kingdom of the Beast: The Enemy Within

Both are viewed as wicked and apostate. The woman is viewed in the vision as in the zenith of her prosperity, proud, seductive, and murderous. She is on the highest pinnacle of pride and power just previous to her downfall. The Beast is viewed as about to enter on the third phase of its history — coming out of the abyss. This most awful feature is to be added to its human rise and history — Satan brings it out of the prison-house of demons, out of the darkness and wickedness of that domain where his authority reigns supreme.

The angel turns from the woman to the Beast when the vision is explained. John would cease to wonder at the appalling picture. The kingdoms which composed it of course remain, but the empire as such no longer exists. Modern Europe, with its many conflicting interests, jealousies, and separate kingdoms, is the result of the complete break-up of the once undivided empire of the Caesars. The western part of the empire, which fell last, is by far the guiltiest, as being the scene of Christian light and grace.

These two phases of the empire are simple matters of history, but the remaining features are prophetic, and are only written in the pages of the Sacred Volume. God lifts the veil, and we see, after the lapse of many centuries, the empire once more filling the gaze of men — an astonishment to an apostate Christendom. The Seer beholds it in vision on the eve of its revival.

Heaven opens and gives forth the Church — the bride of the Lamb. Rome came into existence B. It passed through many trials, weathered many political storms, till it reached the zenith of its glory in the time of Christ. Its connection with Christ and Judah is the great crisis in the history of the empire. The Beast in its representative crucified the Lord after thrice declaring His innocence. Subsequently the blood of the people was shed in such multitudes that millions were involved in the most awful slaughter recorded in history, while the miserable remnants were either sold in such numbers that the slave markets were glutted with the human merchandise, and purchasers could not be found, or dispersed throughout the world.

God remembers these deeds. The hour of vengeance has arrived. The Beast is consigned to the lake of fire. Final destruction overtakes the once mighty empire of the Caesars. When the empire reappears in its last and satanic form it will be an object of universal wonder, save to the redeemed. What a state of things we have arrived at! Satan brings out of the darkness of the pit a power which he fashions and controls, outwardly like the empire, yet diabolically featured. Men then will wonder and worship both Satan and his human instruments Rev.

The elect had their names written in the book of life from the foundation of the world. This book is the same as that of Revelation We read of another book of life in Revelation 3: But in our chapter the book, or register of life, is that of reality , hence no name can be blotted out. All within the wide domain of Christendom shall be carried away in wonder at the reappearance of this marvellous phenomena — all save the elect.

To such the true character of the Beast will be apparent. And there are seven kings: And the Beast that was, and is not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into destruction. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have not yet received a kingdom, but receive authority as kings one hour with the Beast.

These have one mind, and give their power and authority to the Beast. Surely in all that concerns the future sobriety of thought is needful.

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In the domain of prophecy human learning is nigh useless. Human wisdom which would deduce facts and principles from the past or present is of no avail here. The future is alone unfolded in the Holy Scriptures. The gravest mistakes in the interpretation of the prophecies have been made, not by the ignorant multitude, but by learned men. We are absolutely dependent on the teaching of the Holy Scriptures for any knowledge we possess of coming events. God alone can unfold the future Isa. To the further explanation of the vision the wise are now directed. The two prominent features of the Beast which carried the woman are its seven heads and ten horns vv.

The heads are first named. Prophecy can alone be understood by the spiritually wise. It is where the papacy has been located and has flourished, more or less, for years. The papacy is now slowly recovering from the wounds inflicted upon it; first in the sixteenth century, and then in our own times stripped of its temporal power. Its vitality is wonderful. Its energies are now concentrated in winning back to its fold the nations of Europe.

The conversion of England is a dazzling project, and an event to be expected within a measurable time — so thinks and says the papacy. That the peoples of modern enlightened Europe will ultimately be gathered under the sway of the woman seems an evident truth from our chapter, if a sad and sorrowful one. The mighty work of the Reformation in its general and outward results is disappearing, while the acceptance of Romish principles and practices is steadily gaining ground.

The persistent and insidious advance of popery in every department of life — political, social, and religious — is an alarming factor in the present situation. Protestantism as a whole is supremely indifferent. The higher critics with their infidel and destructive criticism have undermined faith in the Holy Scriptures; while the efforts of true Christians to stem the torrent of popish error are paralysed owing, in the first place, to the multiplicity of sects, in which combined action is rendered impossible, and, further, because of the growing indifference to what is of God.

It was one familiar in the social intercourse of the people, as also in its literature. Roman historians and poets seemed proud in so designating their city. The local reference to Rome in verse 9 is undoubted. But a further and additional explanation is offered. The seven heads on the Beast represent seven successive forms of government from the rise of the fourth universal empire on through its history till its end.

The death of an individual ruler would not be so spoken of. The four beasts of Daniel 7 are said to be four kings v. Thus the term kings must not be confined in its application to royal personages. The context in each case must determine. The previous forms of authority had ceased. The first emperor, Julius, absorbed the power covered by the old names under which Rome had been governed, and commenced the long and imperial line which became extinct in the year A.

It is the rise of the fallen empire under new conditions as presented in chapter When the Beast next comes upon the scene it will be characterised by the completeness of administrative authority of a blasphemous kind, and will be formed of ten kingdoms, each having its separate monarch, yet all in subordination to the great Gentile chief who will control the empire and hold all with a firm grasp. The brief continuance of this special form of government is plainly stated.

For the three years and a half preceding the Advent of the Lord in power and glory the Beast is dominated and controlled by Satan. He had revived it out of the abyss. The Beast in its last and worst state comes out of the abyss, as distinct from its rise at the first Dan. We have the human reappearance of the empire in Revelation 13, and its hellish revival in Revelation Probably the form of power under the seventh head will be continued, and in some other respects the last holder of Gentile power will tread in the steps of his predecessor.

Thus he will be of the seven, yet an eighth as a distinctive person. We may here remark that the Beast and its personal ruler are so vitally connected that the two are spoken of in interchangeable terms; thus the Beast perishes and is thrown, in the person of its last great chief, into the lake of fire. The last sovereign ruler stamps his own character upon the empire. They can be regarded separately as in Daniel 7, or identical as in our chapter. This is accomplished at the commencement of the millennial reign, and is graphically described in Revelation The two great chiefs, heads respectively of the secular and religious powers, are consigned alive to the lake of fire; their subordinates and armies everlastingly perish.

The first five heads fell in succession. Then the sixth came to a violent end; the seventh is merged in the eighth, which suffers a judgment more awful than history records. This head is identified with the Beast itself, and hence if it is destroyed the Beast must go into utter ruin compare with Dan. These horns refer to royal persons. The ten horns therefore represent as many distinct royal personages or their kingdoms. Another has tersely said: They do not exist as separate kingdoms or nationalities. There are ten, but they are coexistent with the reign of the Beast.

It disappeared in A. The revived empire will consist of ten kingdoms with their respective chiefs. The duration of the reign of these kings is measured by the reign of the Beast. But not only are these kingdoms in existence during the time that the Beast plays his terrible role , but they are subordinate to him.

Willingly they place themselves in absolute subjection to the Beast. When the empire was broken up, separate kingdoms were constituted — historical fact — but our prophecy demands the existence of the Beast and the ten kingdoms, the latter subservient to the former. The conflict itself is fully described in Revelation The angel here simply notes the fact, passing over many intervening events. The war has not been actually entered upon, but it is anticipated. Its issue is in no wise doubtful. All power in Heaven and on earth is His Matt.

How touching the blessed association of the Lamb with the mighty King — tenderness and power combined Rev. There will be other companies of saved persons in Heaven besides the Church Heb. The whole body of heavenly saints accompany their Lord through the opened Heaven, and down to crush the confederated opposition to the rights of the Lamb. For this universal gathering of heavenly saints see Jude 14; Zechariah Angels have their part in the war in Heaven Rev.

Saints alone form the conquering army of the Lamb. These epithets, called, chosen, and faithful can only strictly apply to saints. The harlot sits upon or beside many waters v. The peoples and nations, organised and unformed, specially outside the limits of the existing Roman world, are ensnared and captivated by the allurements of the harlot. She sits enthroned in greatness, and richly adorned with the glories of the world, but without the affections of her deluded followers.

There is display, but no reality; no heart for Christ, whose bride she impiously professes to be. Her own exaltation, and that to the spiritual ruin of the deluded millions who received her favours and court her smile, is her sole aim. Her supreme regard is for gold Rev. The four divisions of the human family are employed to set forth the far-reaching influence of the woman Rev. For God has given to their hearts to do His mind, and to act with one mind, and to give their kingdom to the Beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

The ten kingdoms combine with the Beast in hatred to the whore. It is evident that the Beast and confederate kings exist after the destruction of Babylon, as they, i. The secular power is reserved for destruction at the hands of the Lord in Person and at His Coming in power Rev. And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come. Daniel 11 gives the continuous historical narrative of events of the kingdoms of Medo-Persia, Greece and Antiochus Epiphanes, and then Rome.

They defiled the sanctuary and caused the daily sacrifice to be taken away for 2, days Daniel 8: His persecution of the Jews began in B.

The Maccabean uprisings delivered the Jews in the reign of Antiochus, and faithfully served their people as rulers and priests for years. Roman King Herod exalted himself above all gods leaders. To protect his kingdom, he decreed for the slaughter of the babes of Bethlehem, in an attempt to kill baby Jesus. The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid dynasty founded by Seleucus I Nicator following the division of the empire created by Alexander the Great.

For a detailed Daniel 11 prophecy fulfillment study click here. The fourth kingdom is Rome, which will endure until Christ returns to destroy it. The two legs foretold that the kingdom would be divided, which occurred in AD when Emperor Diocletian split it into the Eastern and Western empires, the two legs. Military leader Constantine then defeated both leaders and became Emperor over the entire kingdom.

Then after civil war, it split again in AD, this time permanently. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. The Roman empire could not be compared to any beast, because it was so terrible in stamping out other people groups and shedding much blood. Iron represents that it was stronger than the previous kingdoms.

The iron teeth point back to the iron legs of the Roman Empire of Daniel 2. It was different that the other beast because it not only attacked people in other countries, but it warred against the followers of Christ, as Satan empowered the Roman Empire and he used it to try to wipe out the Church of Christ. During 10 persecution periods from A. It was different because the Roman Emperors also served as Pontifex Maximus , meaning they were not only the political leader, but they were the head priest, the spiritual leader.

After the last Roman Emperor was removed in A. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings. They subdued and destroyed three of the ten kingdoms, the Heruli, the Ostrogoths and the Vandals. Pope Pius IX gave this remarkable testimony, which when examined in conjunction with Daniel chapter 7, precisely identifies the little horn, the man of sin, the Antichrist power:.

Therefore, she must possess liberty such that she cannot be subject to any civil power in the execution of her sacred ministry. To act with freedom, as it is just she should, she has always needed the assistance which was suitable to the conditions and the necessities of the age. 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.

Certainly, it was by a most wise design of God Himself that in the midst of so great a multitude and variety of temporal princes, the Sovereign Pontiff enjoyed political liberty, which is so necessary for him to exercise his spiritual power, his authority, and his jurisdiction over the whole world.

Paul, Library of Congress catalog card number , par. The church has a single man the Pope acting and speaking for the whole body, fulfilling Daniel 7: Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God. Los Angeles Times , December 12, Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time. The Catholic Church persecuted the saints, killing over 50 million. Historians estimate that during the Dark Ages and the Inquisition, the Roman Catholic Church killed over 50 million people whom they deemed as heretics, most of which were Christians who dared to own a Bible which the Church forbid or proclaimed the Gospel of Christ..

The Popes of Rome were rising in power in the 4th -5th century, and through Emperor Constantine and others, they decreed the following changes, which oppose the Word of God. They changed the calendar to be based on the Sun, not the sun and moon as God ordained in the Bible. They banned believers from observing the true Sabbath, and changed it to Sunday, the day of the conquering Sun. They then divided the 10th Commandment into two parts, so there is 10 total. Satan was creating a new Christian sect, the Roman Catholic Church , which would pervert all of the commands of Elohim.

The Popes of Rome reigned for 1, years, from — A. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. Each of the Apostles traveled to other countries, sharing the Gospel. During the Protestant Reformation, the resurgent Church cast down the strongholds of the enemy, and millions were saved out of the Roman Catholic Church. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.

This is clearly telling us that the Roman kingdom would be in power until the Lord returns. Those things are controlled by Rome. The stone is the Church of Christ , which was established by our Lord at His first coming, which occurred while the Roman Empire was in power. GENEVA And this kingdom, which is not only referred to the person of Christ, but also to the whole body of his Church, and to every member of it, will be eternal: The enemy does not want you to realize these truths, for when you do his schemes will be exposed and he will be defeated.

In another study you will see that in A. But in A. Then you need to understand the fulfillment of Daniel and Revelation, so that you are not deceived by the enemy. Here is the explanation of the other chapters of Daniel, which have already been fulfilled, so they are not future. Daniel 9 describes 70 consecutive week years in which the Jews were released from Babylon, to prepare for their promised Messiah.

During the next 62 weeks years there was relative silence from God from prophets, as they prepared for the coming Messiah, who would appear after the 69 weeks. Then after the 70th week, the New Covenant was offered to the Gentiles too. It is not about an end-times Israeli peace agreement, nor a 7-year tribulation period featuring a one-man Antichrist. Daniel 12 describes the desolation of the Jewish people, at the hands of the Romans from A. Some Jews accepted Jesus as their Messiah, and they were saved. But the great majority rejected Him and delivered Him up to be crucified.

As a result, the city and temple were destroyed, and 1. Daniel never asked about the end times, he only inquired about what would happen to his people, the Jews, after they were released from captivity in Babylon. All of the visions were about the great kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome, as they related to the Jewish people. The fulfillment of the visions in Daniel ended in 70 A.

Here are some quotes from our Christian forefathers about the fulfillment of the Roman beast: John was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. But those who are of this opinion do not consider that they bring the same charge of presumption against Paul himself, after whom we speak. Review and Herald, John Jewel was bishop of Salisbury and one of the great intellectuals of the English Reformation.

The Beast Kingdoms Of Daniel 2 And Daniel 7

It was divided into ten, or into sundry kingdoms; as I shewed you, and as we see this day. The little horn is antichrist. The empire shall be divided and weakened: Such a one there hath been, and yet is. He blasphemeth God, murdereth the saints, hath changed times and laws, the laws of God and the laws of nature.

Heinrich Bullinger was the chief pastor of the Zurich Cathedral in Notice his clear and forthright comment on the identity of the Antichrist:. But when the apostolic prophecy in Second Thessalonians 2 is more carefully examined, it seems that this prophecy of Daniel and that prophecy of the apostle belong more rightly to the kingdom of the Roman pope, which kingdom has arisen from small beginnings and has increased to an immense size. Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and also a faithful expositor of Bible prophecy.

By its eyes it was a Seer; and by its mouth speaking great things and changing times and laws, it was a Prophet as well as a King. With his mouth he gives laws to kings and nations as an Oracle; and pretends to Infallibility, and that his dictates are binding to the whole world; which is to be a Prophet in the highest degree. Daniel 11 Prophecy Fulfilled http: Could you answer me this: How could Babylon rise out of the earth when it rose a long time before, not to mention that the Medes would sack it in another 11 years give or take? We have to keep in mind that the original text was written in Hebrew and it has been translated into English which is less expressive.

So though the first beast was already in existence, the angel described it to Daniel so that he was clear about who it was, the Babylonian Empire. He says, therefore, Four kingdoms arose, and by the name kingdom he means monarchy; for we know that the Persians had many kings until Alexander transferred to himself the empire of the East.

Although Cyrus had seven or eight successors, yet the Persian empire continued through them all. And as we saw before, although whatever Alexander had acquired by his arms was divided among his four successors, yet it still remained the Macedonian kingdom. They unfold earlier and later portions of the same great story. The kingdom of Babylon was strong, courageous and fierce as a lion; and they used the lion as a symbol.

Like a bear, their army was huge, up to 1. Alexander the Great and his Grecian army were smaller, so they were able to move swiftly like a leopard and were agile in their battles. Pagan Rome collapsed internally, and then army after army attacked it, resulting in the Roman Emperor being removed in A. The Popes of the Roman Catholic Church rose to power and caused three of the civil kingdoms the Heruli, Ostrogoths and Vandals to be plucked out.

During the reign of the Roman Empire, Jesus setup His kingdom, which expanded quickly, even though Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe it out. The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation declare that Rome is the last beast. It has changed forms over the years, but it is the kingdom that was in power during Jesus ministry, and it is the kingdom that will be destroyed by Jesus when He returns.

Satan reigned in the pagan Roman Empire, where he was worshiped through all of their false Gods. He used them to try to destroy the Early Church of Christ, killing millions. Satan countered by empowering the Roman Catholic Church to rise up in its place. He used them to burn Bibles and to kill over 50 million followers of Christ.

Satan countered by empowering the Jesuits to take control of the Catholic Church. Our Lord will cause the Harlot Church to be burned and desolated, and He will destroy the scarlet beast of the Jesuits. The proof that the kingdoms described in Daniel 2 and 7 are the same, is evident. The order is the same, for the kingdoms in the first vision, as all admit, are successive; and in the other there are no less than seven or eight clauses which denote succession in time. There is the same gradation, for the noblest metal and the noblest animal take the lead in each series.

The first kingdom was Babylon, which was in power from B. God used Babylon to destroy the temple and city of Jerusalem, and take the House of Judah captive for 70 years, because of their abominations of worshiping other gods. The book of Daniel was written while they were in Babylon, in captivity. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all— you are this head of gold.

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The kingdom of Babylon was strong, courageous and fierce as a lion. This lion was found along the processional way from Ishtar Gate into the city of Babylon. The once-fierce beast lost its strength, and became more mild and tractable.

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Their lion-like courage was reduced to being faint and cowardly like other men. Daniel 5 spoke of the vision which told the Babylonian king that his kingdom was at an end, and would be given to the Medes and Persians. Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians… That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.

And Darius the Mede received the kingdom. The second kingdom was Medo-Persia, which was in power from B. Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar that after the kingdom of Babylon would come a lesser kingdom. History shows that indeed Cyrus, leader of Persia, set the Jews free from Babylonian captivity, and empowered them to rebuild the city of Jerusalem and the temple. Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: They destroyed many kingdoms and their hunger could not be satisfied. The Medes first arose raised on one side and sent to Cyrus the Persian to come and assist him against Babylon. The Persian army was stronger too. Babylon, Lydia, and Egypt 3 ribs were oppressed by the Medes and Persians, as the ribs of any creature are ground in the mouth of a bear. The message was true, but the appointed time was long; and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.

And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: The bronze waist represents the kingdom of Greece, as Alexander the Great defeated the kingdom of Medo-Persia. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. Alexander the Great and his Grecian army moved swiftly like a leopard, as they were agile in their battles. They gained dominion over the known world of his day in only 10 years, by the time he was His army was small compared to those that they faced, which make them agile like a leopard.

And their weapons and strategies made them very effective. Daniel 8 gives the vision of the Ram and the he-goat, which represent Persia being destroyed and succeeded by the army of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king. The mighty world-conquering king who overthrew the power of Persia was Alexander the Great of Macedon the large horn , and the fourfold division of his kingdom Cassander, Lysimachus, Selucus and Ptolemy in the prophecy answers to the course of history.

He was called a little horn , because he was much less than Alexander the Great, who was called a notable horn. And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come.

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Daniel 11 gives the continuous historical narrative of events of the kingdoms of Medo-Persia, Greece and Antiochus Epiphanes, and then Rome. They defiled the sanctuary and caused the daily sacrifice to be taken away for 2, days Daniel 8: His persecution of the Jews began in B. The Maccabean uprisings delivered the Jews in the reign of Antiochus, and faithfully served their people as rulers and priests for years. Roman King Herod exalted himself above all gods leaders.

The Beast Kingdoms Of Daniel 2 And Daniel 7

To protect his kingdom, he decreed for the slaughter of the babes of Bethlehem, in an attempt to kill baby Jesus. The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid dynasty founded by Seleucus I Nicator following the division of the empire created by Alexander the Great. For a detailed Daniel 11 prophecy fulfillment study click here.

The fourth kingdom is Rome, which will endure until Christ returns to destroy it. The two legs foretold that the kingdom would be divided, which occurred in AD when Emperor Diocletian split it into the Eastern and Western empires, the two legs. Military leader Constantine then defeated both leaders and became Emperor over the entire kingdom. Then after civil war, it split again in AD, this time permanently. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet.

It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. The Roman empire could not be compared to any beast, because it was so terrible in stamping out other people groups and shedding much blood. Iron represents that it was stronger than the previous kingdoms. The iron teeth point back to the iron legs of the Roman Empire of Daniel 2. It was different that the other beast because it not only attacked people in other countries, but it warred against the followers of Christ, as Satan empowered the Roman Empire and he used it to try to wipe out the Church of Christ.

During 10 persecution periods from A. It was different because the Roman Emperors also served as Pontifex Maximus , meaning they were not only the political leader, but they were the head priest, the spiritual leader. After the last Roman Emperor was removed in A. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings. They subdued and destroyed three of the ten kingdoms, the Heruli, the Ostrogoths and the Vandals.

Pope Pius IX gave this remarkable testimony, which when examined in conjunction with Daniel chapter 7, precisely identifies the little horn, the man of sin, the Antichrist power:. Therefore, she must possess liberty such that she cannot be subject to any civil power in the execution of her sacred ministry. To act with freedom, as it is just she should, she has always needed the assistance which was suitable to the conditions and the necessities of the age.

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. Certainly, it was by a most wise design of God Himself that in the midst of so great a multitude and variety of temporal princes, the Sovereign Pontiff enjoyed political liberty, which is so necessary for him to exercise his spiritual power, his authority, and his jurisdiction over the whole world.

Paul, Library of Congress catalog card number , par. The church has a single man the Pope acting and speaking for the whole body, fulfilling Daniel 7: Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God. Los Angeles Times , December 12, Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.

The Catholic Church persecuted the saints, killing over 50 million. Historians estimate that during the Dark Ages and the Inquisition, the Roman Catholic Church killed over 50 million people whom they deemed as heretics, most of which were Christians who dared to own a Bible which the Church forbid or proclaimed the Gospel of Christ.. The Popes of Rome were rising in power in the 4th -5th century, and through Emperor Constantine and others, they decreed the following changes, which oppose the Word of God.