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The first scripture reference of importance in determining who the beasts and the harlot are is the actual interpretation the angel gives John further down in the Book of Revelation. From the interpretation the angel is giving, we can then backtrack to the other visions in previous chapters. In the interpretation we have a literal clue as to the identity of the harlot. Here the angel states,
Here is the literal clue given by the angel,
Whoever the harlot is, it is literally located in an area with seven mountains. Do we know of any cities in the world having seven mountains? Yes, Rome. The mountains, or "hills" are,
Now that we've matched the literal clue given by the angel to the Vatican, lets go on and describe each of the aspects of the harlot and how they pertain to the Vatican,
The first thing to note is the harlot will be judged. Later in scripture we see how the harlot is judged. Has the Vatican been judged yet? No, it is clearly still standing. This scripture also indicates that the harlot sits upon many waters. Waters in scripture indicates many kinds of people,
Does the Vatican influence many kinds of people in the world? Yes. According to some research I've gathered, there is estimated to be 1.2 billion roman catholics in the world,
Only God knows the exact number, but there is no doubt that the Vatican sits on "many waters", or rather, influences many kinds of people in the world. The influence in America itself is also great, here are some "catholic" related statistics in 2014,
Only the God knows the exact number. Next, the scripture says the kings of the earth have committed harlotry with her. Is the Vatican associated with world leaders? Yes. Here are some world leaders that have been recently photographed with pope Francis,
Next, the harlot is said to cause the inhabitants of the earth to be intoxicated with the wine of her harlotry. What made this entity a harlot in the first place? The fact that it is a "false church". Therefore it stands to reason that the "wine of her harlotry" indicates something in relation to her being a "false church", that also causes people to be spiritually "drunk". What could this wine possibly be? Her doctrine. Her false teachings. Her doctrine and teachings causes the inhabitants of the world to be drunk. What happens when someone is drunk? They can't walk straight, they can't see clearly, or they become confused, and often times, depending on how drunk they are, they black out and have no idea whats going on. Here is a list of some false doctrines and teachings taught by the Vatican in accordance with their Catechism of the Catholic Church (also available on Vatican webite, I'm not making this up),
Going then, disciple all the nations! immersing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. (Matthew 28:19 [ABP])
Yet it contradicts these other scriptures that all things are to be done in the name of Jesus Christ alone,
What about the names of blasphemy, "being full of names of blasphemy"? It may be speculative as to who bears the names of blasphemy, is it the harlot or is it the scarlet beast? Or is it both? The translation makes it difficult to know by just reading it, so lets try to figure it out and define what "blasphemy" means according to Merriam Webster,
Catholic Answers Vatican a Country reference
Lets go further, the Vatican is also indicated as wearing scarlet, which indicates sins. Are there known sins the people of the Vatican have committed? Yes, it has been involved in various sexually immorality scandals as a church, among many other sins. It is an unholy church. Here is an exhaustive reference of catholic church scandals according to Wikipedia,
Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Cases reference
Obviously only God knows all the sins they have committed and how accurate this reference is. It is also said that the harlot is gilded with "gold". What does gold represent? Wealth. Is the Vatican wealthy? It is extremely wealthy. Here is a reference that indicates how wealthy it could be,
Lets go further, she is also said to have "precious stone and pearls". What does this represent? It represents its relics, its treasures, its expensive art, its sculptures, and its expensive architecture built by famous Italian artists and architects. Anybody that ever goes to the Vatican is astounded. Here are some to name a view,
One abomination is idolatry. The catholic church is known for all of its statues and images of saints and the virgin Mary in everything that pertains to them; mosaics and statues of Jesus in all their churches, iconography of saints with halos in their books, and even in crosses and jewelry that catholic people wear. It is an extremely idolatrous church. Catholic people are known to bow to these statues, and pray to these images as well. Here are some examples,
Going further, the harlot is said to be holding a golden cup that is full of these abominations as a false church. So what does holding a cup indicate? She is proud. Why is she proud? Because she is rich, hence why she holds a golden cup, remember, gold indicates wealth. So, she is proud because she is rich, and in her immense wealth and power she justifies her abominations. Lets go on further,
Taking it further, she is said to be the mother of the abominations of the earth as well, so this indicates that the churches she birthed as a mother also commit the same abominations she does. Which abominations? Idolatry, greed and love of money. And do they? Oh yes.
Look at the extravagant "Christian megachurches" and their pastors living luxurious lives. Look at the Christian music industry and their artists living decadent or luxurious lives. Look at the Christian TV channels and their televangelists with their huge churches that rake in millions of dollars. Look at "Christian movies" and the big earnings they rake in. It is appalling. Here are some specific examples,
Going further, why does the scripture call her the harlot of Babylon? The Catholic Church is also based on pagan religion originating from Babylonian religion. Throughout its churches and even at the Vatican itself, there is much pagan symbology, here are some examples,
So in noticing that the Vatican is intoxicated with the blood of the saints, its not just that the Vatican is guilty of the martyrdom of the saints, but that she is now drunk with all the blood of the saints. Why is this of special significance? Because the killing of the saints was done by her when the Vatican acted as the first beast of sea in Revelation, but now it is not the first beast anymore, it has morphed into the harlot of Babylon, who is now drunk with the blood of the saints. So, the first beast of the sea killed the saints, and now the harlot is drunk with their blood. What we see the Vatican today as, is the Vatican as the harlot, not as the governmental power that it once was as the first beast killing the saints. It has now become the harlot, a false church, that is now fully intoxicated with all the blood of the saints that it killed before as the first beast. When did she become the the harlot of Babylon? With the Lateran Treaty of 1929 when it was instituted back into existence by Benito Mussolini,
Lateran Treaty Wikipedia reference
Another major thing to note is that the harlot now rides a separate beast beneath her, and this separate beast also comes from the first beast of the sea as it has the same seven heads and ten horns. Therefore, it stands to conclude that although the Vatican was once the first beast, it has now separated out and morphed into just a false church, and and now a separate entity grows beneath her that she also rides. More on this later.
The next thing to note is that John marveled, with great wonder, when he saw her. How many people don't marvel when they go to the Vatican to behold all its art, St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and all its treasures. Much of the world marvels after the Vatican and the Vatican attracts much tourism.
The first rule of emperors was Julius Caesar and his rule began in 49 BC well before the time the revelation to John, although there are some historians that consider Augustus as the first emperor. This is of no importance to us regardless who was actually first emperor (God knows the truth of the matter). Why is it of no importance? Because the heads of the beast aren't referring to Roman emperors in spite of what many believe. Here is a list of the first few emperors, and the line of emperors goes down to even more than 30 from these down to Constantine (God knows all the exact dates and emperors),
What does the angel say further? That the world will marvel that it was, disappeared, but then comes back. Why will the world marvel? Because the old form of the roman republic which was thought to have been "great" will once again come back and exist as the form of government of this beast before its final destruction. How else do we know that the world marvels after this type of government? Look at the american form of government, fashioned after the old roman republic, its nearly a copy of it, so therefore if Americans copied it then it surely means Americans marveled after it. And not just America, but even most governments in the world are now republics, even the Chinese and Russians have their own forms of republics. Therefore it stands to reason if this form of government comes back within the first beast, that surely the world would marvel that this "great" form of government has come back as a revived modern Roman republic.
The second thing that makes a kingdom a kingdom of god is the law given by God. The law was given to the children of Israel, no one else. They were chosen. So therefore, it stands to reason that any nation not chosen and upholding their own laws are already creating their own laws outside of the law of God (the Torah). The law of God reveals all that is sin. But in the letter of the law given to the chosen children of Israel, it foreshadows a spiritual law that would exist, that was to be a "kingdom of the heaven", and given to another and even greater chosen people. Who are these new chosen people? It is the people that fulfill the law spiritually now through Jesus Christ. This is in fact the new chosen kingdom of God, which is now spiritual. So now we have here, a new kind of law, that is spiritual, given by Jesus Christ. And since this new chosen kingdom has now been brought down spiritually, it stands to reason that any kingdom outside of this chosen kingdom is not a kingdom of God. And what does Jesus Christ teach and want his people to do in this new kingdom?
Going further, what else makes a republic evil? We've already identified that there is one law, the law given by Moses, and that there is then the spiritual law it foreshadows, but it is based on this law that foreshadows it. Anything outside of this is not of God and pertains to this world. A republic is based on the creation of laws based on the majority rule. If the majority of the people want one thing, then those are the laws that are passed. It is driven by popular vote. This is also why it is evil. It is not based on the law of God (the Torah), nor is it based on the spiritual law of God either as taught by Jesus Christ. It is its own separate thing, regardless of how many laws may seem to pattern after the law of God. It is still its own thing, because it is driven by popular vote, whatever the people want and who the people put in power. It is already wicked by its very nature.
Lets jump a scripture, since we already identified the harlot being in the midst of 7 mountains,
Going further in scripture,
Current European countries reference
When looking at the link above, the map of the countries that have joined looks very similar to the boundaries of the old Roman Empire.
The prophecy states that these ten horns that give their power to the beast will hate the harlot. The scripture says, they will cause her to be desolate, cause her to be naked, shall devour her flesh, and shall incinerate her with fire. There are a couple things that can be indicated with this. The first, that she will be made naked, meaning her shame will be uncovered. This could indicate that something concerning the Vatican will be exposed in "making her naked and exposing her shame". Then the scripture indicates that they will devour her flesh. This could indicate that she will be ransacked and relics and treasures taken away. And lastly that it will be burned with fire. This indicates that the Vatican will be utterly destroyed. So who is said to destroy the Vatican? The nations that give their authority to the Euro beast, that is, "the ten horns will hate the harlot".
Going further, the scripture identifies the woman as the "great city", having kingship over the kings of the earth. Notice the word "kingship" here. It's not necessarily conveying direct rulership over the kings of the earth, but rather, a "leadership" that influences that kings of the earth, which is what we see now concerning the Vatican.
What is conveyed in the harlot riding this beast? That the Vatican is a major advocate in the formation of this Euro beast. The Vatican advocates for it and influences the birthing of this newly united European kingdom. So although she was once the first beast of the sea, she has now morphed into a separate entity that now rides and influences the formation of the European nation beast beneath her.
Now that we've identified the harlot and the beast she rides, let jump back a few chapters in Revelation back to the beast of the sea,
It was after these events, that the "little horn" would come which would bring forth the "papacy", or otherwise known as the antichrist, and here we have one scripture indicating the anticipation of this "antichrist" that the early church was waiting for,
The angel interprets this part of the vision to Daniel as,
Where do these ten kings come from? From the breakup of the fourth beast of Daniel, which is the Roman Empire. The "little horn", then humbles three of the ten kings. Did this happen in history? Yes. Do we know which of the ten exactly? Not for certain. It is difficult to tell because we don't even know for certain into which ten kingdoms the roman empire broke into, as there are many different accounts of history, so if we don't really know which the ten are exactly, then it is also difficult to tell which 3 this little horn subdued, but we have two dates that coincide with the "time and times and half a time" in relation to the time that the "little horn" is appointed to persecute the saints. The "time and times and half a time" can also be translated as "a time, plus double time, plus a half a time", which equates to 3 1/2 years, which is 42 prophetic months, or 1,260 prophetic days, or 1,260 prophetic years. The dates concerning this appointed time are 538 A.D. - 1798 A.D.,
Justinian issued his Justinian Code decree which made the Pope the legal "Head of all the Holy Churches." This decree fully established the papacy's power over all of Christianity in Western Europe. Justinians decree went into effect in 538 A.D..
From this time of 538 A.D., and adding the 1,260 years we arrive at the 1798 A.D., to the time of the French Revolution where the papal government was overthrown and abolished by Napoleon. The pope was taken prisoner and then later died in exile.
This 1,260 year prophecy in Daniel concerning the "little horn" corresponds with the 42 month prophecy of the beast of the sea in Revelation,
When has a nation been able to do this? Even look at its military power with the use of airplanes that can drop bombs upon nations.
When has there even been a nation that can do these things? Its power is so great that it causes the world to be in awe at it. Hence why the world follows after it and nations want to be like America and adopt its form of government and wicked way of life, because of its incredible power, so the world is deceived by its power.
Obviously, only God knows the exact number of countries, but the United States is without a doubt fulfilling prophecy as a country causing the world to setup images of the beast, meaning democratic (republic) forms of governments all over the world, which is what the first beast originally was. It does so by force, and even if not forced, many nations have adopted this form of government on their own to reflect the greatness of the first beast of the sea and even the beast of the earth.
So what does the "imprint" on their foreheads or upon their right hand convey? It conveys thoughts (forehead) or actions (right hand). Meaning that whatever this spiritual imprint is, people's thoughts or actions circle around the thing concerning the imprint, and that in people giving all their thoughts or actions concerning the imprint, they are in fact coming under the ownership of the beast that gave it. So what does the scripture also say concerning the imprint? That this imprint is a way to buy or sell, so therefore one must conclude that it is related to commerce. Is it the only way to buy or sell? No, the scripture is affirming there are two other ways to buy or sell, and that without any of these three you cannot buy or sell, and that of the three ways to buy or sell, this one is the one bearing the penalty of the judgment of fire. So what is the imprint of the beast?
The imprint of the beast is the social security financial system and it's usury based financial system. This imprint, of all three types of ways to buy or sell, bears the judgment of the fire of gehenna, as it is said,
Another example of usury is health insurance. Certain premiums are paid into it monthly, and at a later time, in the event of certain stipulated sicknesses, it pays out different amounts of money. It can also be said to be a form of gamble because it is based on money and chance. The only commercial trade that is actually acceptable to God is the giving of an entire amount of money for an entire good or service to be bought. Some examples are, $1 dollar is paid for a pencil in exchange for an entire pencil. The full purchase value of a house is paid in exchange for an entire house. The full purchase value of a car is paid in exchange for an entire car. The wage of a hired laborer is paid in exchange for a set agreed amount of time for labor. A rent payment is paid in exchange for a set agreed amount of time to live on a property. These are all examples of acceptable commercial trade before God. There is no money on money gain and all things are purchased in their full value in exchange for the whole thing being purchased. Another form of usury include automobile insurance programs, where payments are made to it, and at a future time, in the event of an accident, it pays out a different amount of money which is stipulated in the agreement the insured agrees to. There are many forms of financial instruments in America that are based on usury, in fact, the whole financial system in America is based on the wickedness of the sins of interest and usury. There is also a Proverb concerning unequal trade related to usury,
It is important to understand that these things are still evil and these laws concerning money didn't just vanish with the coming of Jesus, just as the other laws concerning sexual immorality and other various laws that are weightier things of the law also still apply. There are many who think that it now became just to charge interest and engage in usury, as these are old and irrelevant laws that do not apply to "modern society" anymore. This is a grave lie that causes man to sin with their use of money because of ignorance on this matter.
Why do all of these complex financial systems exist? Because of the greed and the love of money men have. The imprint of the beast is already here. Is having a social security number assigned to you then evil? No, as long as you do not pay into the program, nor receive any benefits from it, and do not incur any debts that are usually associated with the social security number issued (or any debts period), nor engage in any usurious financial instrument such as life insurance programs, regular insurance programs, health insurance programs, automobile insurance programs, annuities, bonds, mutual funds, stock market trading, retirement programs, real estate investing and trading using loans, and many other forms of usury. Also, you can voluntarily opt out contributions to the social security system based on religious belief, as it is a voluntary program that the government attempts to force on people. Now, the social security number is also used for taxing purposes, which all people ought to pay their taxes to the government, as even Jesus said, "render to Caesar what is Caesar's". Is it difficult for Americans to buy things like houses and cars without incurring a debt? Yes. And that's why Americans enslave themselves with debt and come under the ownership of their creditors and ultimately the "beast of the earth", to be able to buy things and live "comfortable" or even "decadent" lives. So in fact, their very thoughts and actions center around this very imprint of usury and debt, to be able to buy or sell using it. The prophecy also states, "And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bondmen, that there should be given to them an imprint", do we not see that in America already? At birth, everyone is assigned a social security number so that when they become of age they can start paying into the system. America is fulfilling prophecy. Yet let me reiterate something here, for anyone being in fear of having a social security number, having the number is not in itself what is evil, it is the use of the number to pay into the social security system and receive benefits from it, and incur debts as well. The assignment of the number itself means nothing in itself.
Let's move on further, on what is the second way to buy or sell in this nation, which is called the "name of the beast",
The name of the beast is paper money.
Why paper money? Paper money has no true value in itself, as it is just paper, so the government gives it value depending on the kind of paper used. Before paper money existed, which is something that America brought into popularity to the world, all transactions were made with the use of gold currency or things that had value. So when people now transact with the use of paper money, they are in fact transacting in the name of the United States and in its promise that the paper they are using to buy or sell has value. The paper money bears the name of the United States and its seal. Is trading with paper money then evil? No, but it is a distinctive feature of the "beast of the earth" that helps us identify it even further and makes it truly distinct amongst all nations that have existed before it. Lets go on further to the third way of buying or selling,
The number of the beast is banks and its system of numbers.
All transactions are made with the use of mere numbers, that is made possible through the use of America's technology. There is not even an exchange of paper money. Even the very cards that are issued out by banks have numbers, and even those numbers can be used to buy or sell without the use of the magnetic card. It is a system of numbers, and through this system, can people buy or sell. Hence why it is said that men will be able to buy or sell with the number of the beast as well. Is trading with this system evil? No, as long as interest is not incurred with any deposits made into a bank account and you only spend the money that you have deposited. This is just a third form of buying and selling that also makes this beast very unique among any that has ever existed in the past,
Why is this form of payment also said to be 666?
Finally concluding this matter, the sum of the history and prophecies in Daniel, and in Revelation pertaining to the beasts and the harlot, can be summarized with the following,
Here is the literal clue given by the angel,
Whoever the harlot is, it is literally located in an area with seven mountains. Do we know of any cities in the world having seven mountains? Yes, Rome. The mountains, or "hills" are,
- Aventine Hill (Latin, Aventinus; Italian, Aventino)
- Caelian Hill (Caelius, Celio)
- Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus, Campidoglio)
- Esquiline Hill (Esquilinus, Esquilino)
- Palatine Hill (Palatinus, Palatino)
- Quirinal Hill (Quirinalis, Quirinale)
- Viminal Hill (Viminalis, Viminale)
Now that we've matched the literal clue given by the angel to the Vatican, lets go on and describe each of the aspects of the harlot and how they pertain to the Vatican,
The first thing to note is the harlot will be judged. Later in scripture we see how the harlot is judged. Has the Vatican been judged yet? No, it is clearly still standing. This scripture also indicates that the harlot sits upon many waters. Waters in scripture indicates many kinds of people,
Does the Vatican influence many kinds of people in the world? Yes. According to some research I've gathered, there is estimated to be 1.2 billion roman catholics in the world,
Only God knows the exact number, but there is no doubt that the Vatican sits on "many waters", or rather, influences many kinds of people in the world. The influence in America itself is also great, here are some "catholic" related statistics in 2014,
Only the God knows the exact number. Next, the scripture says the kings of the earth have committed harlotry with her. Is the Vatican associated with world leaders? Yes. Here are some world leaders that have been recently photographed with pope Francis,
And there are more. God knows who they all are. Is there any other "harlot", or "false church", that exhibits this kind of world influence? No. The Vatican is without a doubt associated with the leaders of the world.
Next, the harlot is said to cause the inhabitants of the earth to be intoxicated with the wine of her harlotry. What made this entity a harlot in the first place? The fact that it is a "false church". Therefore it stands to reason that the "wine of her harlotry" indicates something in relation to her being a "false church", that also causes people to be spiritually "drunk". What could this wine possibly be? Her doctrine. Her false teachings. Her doctrine and teachings causes the inhabitants of the world to be drunk. What happens when someone is drunk? They can't walk straight, they can't see clearly, or they become confused, and often times, depending on how drunk they are, they black out and have no idea whats going on. Here is a list of some false doctrines and teachings taught by the Vatican in accordance with their Catechism of the Catholic Church (also available on Vatican webite, I'm not making this up),
And countless other false doctrines that have spiritually intoxicated the people of the world. Her doctrine causes people to be confused about the truth, so it causes them to err in their ways and continue their sinful lifestyles. So great is their deceitfulness that they have even tampered with scripture to push a terrible doctrine that causes confusion even concerning even God himself. The two scriptures that have been tampered with are Matthew 28:19 and also 1 John 5:7 (which is not present in any Greek manuscript). The Matthew 28:19 tampered scripture states,
Going then, disciple all the nations! immersing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. (Matthew 28:19 [ABP])
Yet it contradicts these other scriptures that all things are to be done in the name of Jesus Christ alone,
Why does it contradict those scriptures? Because it was added by deceitful men, likely from the catholic church itself, trying to push their doctrine of the trinity. Why is it of such importance to do things in the name of Jesus Christ alone? Because that's what we were commanded to do by him, therefore anything other than this is rooted in disobedience and any baptism performed in the name of the trinity is a false baptism. There are two evidences concerning the tampering of the Matthew 28:19 scripture. The first evidence is a weaker evidence and it is a discovered manuscript of Matthew by Shem Tov in the Hebrew Language, which dates around the 1300s, which reads the verse as,
The second is a very strong evidence in that Eusebius, a very early church father. in Book III of his History, Chapter 5, Section 2, which is about the Jewish persecution of early Christians, we read:
Again, in his Oration in Praise of Emperor Constantine, Chapter 16, Section 8, we read:
The deception of the Catholic Church runs so deep, that it has even permeated into those that separated themselves from it, and call themselves "Protestants". Most of the Protestants still hold many of the beliefs that were taught by the catholic church. Teachings of a hell as a place people go to right after they die, the teaching of an endless torment in hell, teachings of people going to heaven right after death, teachings of the trinity, teachings confusing the separate identities of the Father and of Jesus Christ, teachings saying Jesus Christ never began, teachings confusing the role of the holy spirit, teachings of the soul being immortal, teachings false interpreting the rich man and lazarus parable, teaching to perform baptisms in the name of the trinity, teachings of prayer to the saints, teachings of the virgin mary as queen of heaven, teachings of purgatory, teachings confusing predestination, and many more false doctrines. The catholic church has literally intoxicated the entire world with the wine of its false doctrine. Lets read further,
She rides a "scarlet beast", or a "red" beast, or also a "crimson" beast, that has seven heads and ten horns. This is the same beast that that rises out of the sea a few chapters earlier, however, this version of the beast comes later in time. But why is this beast now said to be "scarlet", which before wasn't mentioned before? Lets see what the color does "scarlet", or "red", or also "crimson" indicates in scripture,
It indicates sins. But why indicate sins now? Because the sins in this version have the beast have reached their fullness. This is the later and final version of the beast that exists while the harlot also exists and rides this beast as a separate entity. And this version of the beast is the one that goes unto destruction by the great fire, so the color scarlet indicates that the fullness of the sins is finally reached with this final version of the beast before it is finally destroyed in Gehenna itself.
What about the names of blasphemy, "being full of names of blasphemy"? It may be speculative as to who bears the names of blasphemy, is it the harlot or is it the scarlet beast? Or is it both? The translation makes it difficult to know by just reading it, so lets try to figure it out and define what "blasphemy" means according to Merriam Webster,
Does the Vatican claim itself to be the only authority on earth that can lead to salvation? Yes. This is one example of a blasphemy. A blasphemy is not just a statement made against God, but it is also a false thing said against God. It is a great false teaching concerning something related to God. So by indicating that this entity blasphemes against God, it is already indicating it to be a religious entity that speaks false things concerning God. And does the Vatican fit this very description? Absolutely. Therefore it stands to conclude that the source of blasphemies come from the harlot, or the Vatican, which is the great false church. I will explain the seven heads and ten horns of this beast later on. Lets go further on the vision of the harlot,
The first thing to note is she is wearing "purple". Purple is the color of royalty or rulership in scripture,
Does the Vatican exhibit this attribute of "royalty" or "rulership"? Yes, the Vatican is considered its own country with its own currency.
Catholic Answers Vatican a Country reference
Lets go further, the Vatican is also indicated as wearing scarlet, which indicates sins. Are there known sins the people of the Vatican have committed? Yes, it has been involved in various sexually immorality scandals as a church, among many other sins. It is an unholy church. Here is an exhaustive reference of catholic church scandals according to Wikipedia,
Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Cases reference
Obviously only God knows all the sins they have committed and how accurate this reference is. It is also said that the harlot is gilded with "gold". What does gold represent? Wealth. Is the Vatican wealthy? It is extremely wealthy. Here is a reference that indicates how wealthy it could be,
Obviously only God knows exactly how wealthy the Vatican is, but there is no doubt that it is extremely wealthy.
Lets go further, she is also said to have "precious stone and pearls". What does this represent? It represents its relics, its treasures, its expensive art, its sculptures, and its expensive architecture built by famous Italian artists and architects. Anybody that ever goes to the Vatican is astounded. Here are some to name a view,
- Sistine Chapel and its ceiling painted by Michelangelo
- St. Peter's Basilica
- The Vatican Museum and all its treasures and relics
One abomination is idolatry. The catholic church is known for all of its statues and images of saints and the virgin Mary in everything that pertains to them; mosaics and statues of Jesus in all their churches, iconography of saints with halos in their books, and even in crosses and jewelry that catholic people wear. It is an extremely idolatrous church. Catholic people are known to bow to these statues, and pray to these images as well. Here are some examples,
- "saints of the catholic church" Google image search reference
- "saints statues of the catholic church" Google image search reference
- "virgin mary catholic church" Google image search reference
Another abomination is greed and the love of money.
Is the Vatican guilty of this abomination as well? Yes. Look how rich it has made itself and how elevated it is. God didn't bring down the Vatican from heaven and neither did Jesus Christ command any of his people to build such ostentatious and extravagant structures. They built these things on their own wicked desire for wealth and power.
Going further, the harlot is said to be holding a golden cup that is full of these abominations as a false church. So what does holding a cup indicate? She is proud. Why is she proud? Because she is rich, hence why she holds a golden cup, remember, gold indicates wealth. So, she is proud because she is rich, and in her immense wealth and power she justifies her abominations. Lets go on further,
This scripture indicates that she is also a mother. A mother of who? A mother of other harlots. So what does this mean exactly? That she has birthed other false churches as well. How many of these harlots are there? Too many to even count, but here are some just to throw names out there,
These are just some of the catholic churches. Lets look at some of the Protestant churches and denonimations that broke away from the catholic church, but have still adopted many of its beliefs,
The list goes on and on, there are hundreds, if not thousands. Only God knows the exact number of churches birthed by this mother church of falsehood. Any church that already claims a denomination is already beginning to err, as even Paul said,
Yet its not to say that there aren't true men of God that have the correct doctrine and are filled with the Holy Spirit that may have come from any of these churches listed, but this list goes to show how deeply it has influenced all the churches in the world.
Taking it further, she is said to be the mother of the abominations of the earth as well, so this indicates that the churches she birthed as a mother also commit the same abominations she does. Which abominations? Idolatry, greed and love of money. And do they? Oh yes.
Look at the extravagant "Christian megachurches" and their pastors living luxurious lives. Look at the Christian music industry and their artists living decadent or luxurious lives. Look at the Christian TV channels and their televangelists with their huge churches that rake in millions of dollars. Look at "Christian movies" and the big earnings they rake in. It is appalling. Here are some specific examples,
- Creflo Dollar, wanting a $70 million jet
- Joyce Meyer's, $10 million dollar corporate jet
- Christian artists peddling music to God, and how much they make
Peddling means to make something a business. What did Jesus do when he saw men doing commerce in the temple? He overturned tables in anger,
Its not to say being rich is evil, but there is a clear distinction from already being rich when coming to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, and from trying to pursue wealth afterwards, especially when getting rich peddling the word of God. What does Paul say concerning those who are already rich coming to the faith?
Here is what he says concerning the ones wanting to be rich,
And what did the early church do when presented with the gospel? They sold their possessions, and stuck to the bare necessities of life, and some even kept the money from selling their possessions,
The deception of the harlot of Babylon runs so deep that its deception still exists even in the churches of America and most of the world that broke away from her. And in many of the churches in America, just as the harlot made herself herself rich, so do many of the protestant churches do the same. And also, just as the harlot has intoxicated the entire world with false doctrine, so do the other harlots she birthed do the same.
Going further, why does the scripture call her the harlot of Babylon? The Catholic Church is also based on pagan religion originating from Babylonian religion. Throughout its churches and even at the Vatican itself, there is much pagan symbology, here are some examples,
Other pagan symbols includes thing like the pinecone on the Pope's staff, the maltese cross on the pope's robes, "halos" around the heads of saints and Jesus in paintings, and many other pagan symbols originating from Babylon and even Egyptian religions. This is no coincidence, the catholic church has indeed fulfilled scripture concerning this. Also, the Vatican itself is not Babylon, but rather, Rome is Babylon spiritually. The Vatican is simply the harlot of Babylon. The Book of Revelation uses spiritual names for other cities, even Jerusalem, who is called Sodom and Egypt spiritually,
Lets go further,
The first thing to note here is that she is intoxicated with the blood of the saints. Was the Vatican involved in the martyrdom of the saints before? Yes. It is a known history of the catholic church. Look at the Inquisition, and the witch trials, and the known tortures they implemented. It was one of the darkest times in known history.
So in noticing that the Vatican is intoxicated with the blood of the saints, its not just that the Vatican is guilty of the martyrdom of the saints, but that she is now drunk with all the blood of the saints. Why is this of special significance? Because the killing of the saints was done by her when the Vatican acted as the first beast of sea in Revelation, but now it is not the first beast anymore, it has morphed into the harlot of Babylon, who is now drunk with the blood of the saints. So, the first beast of the sea killed the saints, and now the harlot is drunk with their blood. What we see the Vatican today as, is the Vatican as the harlot, not as the governmental power that it once was as the first beast killing the saints. It has now become the harlot, a false church, that is now fully intoxicated with all the blood of the saints that it killed before as the first beast. When did she become the the harlot of Babylon? With the Lateran Treaty of 1929 when it was instituted back into existence by Benito Mussolini,
Lateran Treaty Wikipedia reference
Another major thing to note is that the harlot now rides a separate beast beneath her, and this separate beast also comes from the first beast of the sea as it has the same seven heads and ten horns. Therefore, it stands to conclude that although the Vatican was once the first beast, it has now separated out and morphed into just a false church, and and now a separate entity grows beneath her that she also rides. More on this later.
The next thing to note is that John marveled, with great wonder, when he saw her. How many people don't marvel when they go to the Vatican to behold all its art, St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and all its treasures. Much of the world marvels after the Vatican and the Vatican attracts much tourism.
The first thing to note about this passage is this, "the beast which you saw was, and is not, and is about to ascend from out of the abyss". This scripture is saying, this "beast" was, then it disappeared, then it came back again. And that when it does come back, it goes away into destruction. What destruction? The destruction of the lake of fire. So this is indeed the final form of the first beast now morphed with a harlot riding it. So what was the beast in the current time of John? It was an empire ruled by emperors. What was it before that? It was a republic form of government that lasted around 450 years. So it stands to reason that if the thing that it was, would indeed come back as a republic as it formerly was.
Of course, God knows the exact dates, but without a doubt this is the form of government it was.
The first rule of emperors was Julius Caesar and his rule began in 49 BC well before the time the revelation to John, although there are some historians that consider Augustus as the first emperor. This is of no importance to us regardless who was actually first emperor (God knows the truth of the matter). Why is it of no importance? Because the heads of the beast aren't referring to Roman emperors in spite of what many believe. Here is a list of the first few emperors, and the line of emperors goes down to even more than 30 from these down to Constantine (God knows all the exact dates and emperors),
Here are historical references, God knows the exact truth of the matter and exact dates,
- Roman emperors Wikipedia reference
- Livius list of Roman emperors reference
- Julius Caesar Wikipedia reference
What does the angel say further? That the world will marvel that it was, disappeared, but then comes back. Why will the world marvel? Because the old form of the roman republic which was thought to have been "great" will once again come back and exist as the form of government of this beast before its final destruction. How else do we know that the world marvels after this type of government? Look at the american form of government, fashioned after the old roman republic, its nearly a copy of it, so therefore if Americans copied it then it surely means Americans marveled after it. And not just America, but even most governments in the world are now republics, even the Chinese and Russians have their own forms of republics. Therefore it stands to reason if this form of government comes back within the first beast, that surely the world would marvel that this "great" form of government has come back as a revived modern Roman republic.
Going further, you might ask then, is the United States therefore the beast? No. More on this later and its role in this entire prophecy. Some might also ask, well why is a republic evil? There are two things that make any nation, a nation of god. The first thing is God's choice. The choice is obvious and apparent. Who were the first people chosen by god? The children of Israel,
God himself chose them and delivered from out of the slavery to the Egyptians, with visible mighty judgments and great power.
The second thing that makes a kingdom a kingdom of god is the law given by God. The law was given to the children of Israel, no one else. They were chosen. So therefore, it stands to reason that any nation not chosen and upholding their own laws are already creating their own laws outside of the law of God (the Torah). The law of God reveals all that is sin. But in the letter of the law given to the chosen children of Israel, it foreshadows a spiritual law that would exist, that was to be a "kingdom of the heaven", and given to another and even greater chosen people. Who are these new chosen people? It is the people that fulfill the law spiritually now through Jesus Christ. This is in fact the new chosen kingdom of God, which is now spiritual. So now we have here, a new kind of law, that is spiritual, given by Jesus Christ. And since this new chosen kingdom has now been brought down spiritually, it stands to reason that any kingdom outside of this chosen kingdom is not a kingdom of God. And what does Jesus Christ teach and want his people to do in this new kingdom?
Why sell everything? Because the abundance of possessions and pursuit of wealth pertains to the way of the world and the kingdoms in the world, not the way of the kingdom of the heaven that is now spiritually on the earth. Aside from Jesus Christ teaching people to sell their possessions, what else did he teach?
These two actions make up two very important core actions that those in the kingdom of the heaven do, they rid themselves all possessions and bring themselves down to just the bare humble necessities of life, and do the work of discipling nations and bearing fruit. Why discipling and bearing fruit? Because it is in the discipling and in the bearing of the fruit that you store for yourself a wealth that is instead given by God and not by your own hand in this world. And he also says,
So those who pursue wealth and the abundance of possessions will be made last, and those who humble themselves and make themselves to live simple lives with bare necessities will be made first in the time to come.
Jesus Christ also said,
Mammon in this scripture is referring to money. It is also said,
And Jesus also said,
We also have this proverb,
Whoever pursues wealth is proud, but whoever is getting rid of his excess possessions humbles himself. Humbling yourself is a literal thing, not just a figurative state of mind as many false teachers claim, in that they are humble in their minds while enriching themselves. What does the scripture then say about those who humble themselves by selling their possessions? God then shows favor. What does God do while you are still in your excess? He resists. Why do you think the early church sold all their possessions? So that they could then be in favor with God, if they had kept their abundance of possessions God would have continued resisting them,
The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil,
So therefore, it stands to reason, if after the bringing forth of the kingdom of the heaven by Jesus Christ, you later on have people setting up governmental powers in complete opposition of the teachings of Jesus Christ about humility and discipling... Do you suppose that any of these kingdoms are in any way "righteous"? Even regardless of how much such government claims to be "christian" or of "God"? No.
Going further, what else makes a republic evil? We've already identified that there is one law, the law given by Moses, and that there is then the spiritual law it foreshadows, but it is based on this law that foreshadows it. Anything outside of this is not of God and pertains to this world. A republic is based on the creation of laws based on the majority rule. If the majority of the people want one thing, then those are the laws that are passed. It is driven by popular vote. This is also why it is evil. It is not based on the law of God (the Torah), nor is it based on the spiritual law of God either as taught by Jesus Christ. It is its own separate thing, regardless of how many laws may seem to pattern after the law of God. It is still its own thing, because it is driven by popular vote, whatever the people want and who the people put in power. It is already wicked by its very nature.
Lets jump a scripture, since we already identified the harlot being in the midst of 7 mountains,
Who are these seven kings, five have fallen, and one is currently in power, and one is yet for only a little while? Well, the angel tells us one of them is already in power. Who was in power at the time? The Roman Empire. Why do we presume that the current head refers to the empire itself and not a current king in power? Because in the previous verses we already determined that the Roman empire had many emperors, so it is not referring to specific kings, but rather, larger groups of empires or kingdoms. If indeed this scripture were referring to 5 previous emperors in Rome, then that would've had to place the vision of John at somewhere between October 13, 54 AD June 9, 68 AD (13 years, 7 months and 27 days) when the sixth emperor was ruling, Nero, presuming of course that he was indeed the sixth. But then if we look at how many emperors existed after Nero and his successor Galba (who would have been the 7th, again, presuming that he was indeed the 7th), then the interpretation of "literal kings" as emperors wouldn't make sense. Why would it stop at Galba? The empire was not destroyed with Galba nor even Otho after him, nor even the one after him. And even though Jerusalem was indeed destroyed around this timeline, it still does not prove that the heads are referring to Roman emperors. Going further, were there 5 greater entities that existed before the Roman Empire? Yes. You have to look at the kingdoms that existed according to scripture in relation to the children of Israel. So who are these 7 heads, 5 of which have fallen?
- 1st Head - fallen, The Ancient Egyptians (First nation the children of Israel were enslaved under for 430 years).
- 2nd Head - fallen, The Assyrians (The children of Israel were taken captive twice by them in a span of 20 years).
- 3rd Head - fallen, The Babylonians (The tribe of Judah was take captive by them for 70 years), also the first beast of Daniel.
- 4th Head - fallen, The Persians. Also the second beast of Daniel.
- 5th Head - fallen, The Ancient Greeks. Also the third beast of Daniel.
- 6th Head, The Romans (it was the current ruling head at the time of the vision of Revelation to John), also the fourth beast of Daniel.
- 7th Head, The Ottomans (Came after the Roman Empire and was said to have controlled Israel around 400 years).
So there is an eighth head after the seven,
- 8th Head, The final head, comes out of the seven, and will be a republic since it is said to "come back" again, and this one goes unto final destruction.
Here are some countries waiting to join the Euro, which are countries on a waiting list to give their authority to the Euro beast,
- Albania, Applied for full membership: April 2009
- Croatia, Applied for full membership: February 2003
- Iceland, Applied for full membership: July 2009
- Mace, Applied for full membership: March 2004
Going further in scripture,
If this European republic is the final head of the beast, and it is itself the beast, then it stands to conclude that this European republic we are seeing now will be the very republic that will exist at the coming of Jesus Christ. Going further in scripture,
So we've identified the seven heads of the beast, but who are the ten horns? It is the breakup of the Roman Empire into ten kings after its collapse, but in this vision, it pertains to the modern day "democratic" nations in Europe that correspond to the breakup of the original ten kings that are giving their authority to the Euro beast. Aside from knowing that this vision pertains to a later version of the beast, we can also affirm that these ten horns refer to "republic" or "democratic" modern nations because the original ten horns of the beast had diadems, indicating monarchies, whereas these horns in this vision do not, indicating non-monarchies,
Who exactly are these ten kings? We don't exactly, as there are many different historical accounts. And in this obscurity of history, it is also difficult to determine if indeed by 10 horns with diadems it is referring to ten literal kings or ten groups of monarchy kingdoms. But here are 3 accounts of different groups that could've been the ten,
Or we also have this possible account,
Or we also have this account,
God knows the truth of the matter. Regardless of who exactly the ten horns are, the prophecy states that whatever modern day nations correspond to them, that they give their authority to the Euro beast. Is this happening already? Yes. Spain, Britain, France, Italy, and Germany have already joined the Euro and are known to descend from these these ten horns. There are many other modern day nations that have joined as well. The list of countries can be found here,
Current European countries reference
When looking at the link above, the map of the countries that have joined looks very similar to the boundaries of the old Roman Empire.
The prophecy states that these ten horns that give their power to the beast will hate the harlot. The scripture says, they will cause her to be desolate, cause her to be naked, shall devour her flesh, and shall incinerate her with fire. There are a couple things that can be indicated with this. The first, that she will be made naked, meaning her shame will be uncovered. This could indicate that something concerning the Vatican will be exposed in "making her naked and exposing her shame". Then the scripture indicates that they will devour her flesh. This could indicate that she will be ransacked and relics and treasures taken away. And lastly that it will be burned with fire. This indicates that the Vatican will be utterly destroyed. So who is said to destroy the Vatican? The nations that give their authority to the Euro beast, that is, "the ten horns will hate the harlot".
Going further, the scripture identifies the woman as the "great city", having kingship over the kings of the earth. Notice the word "kingship" here. It's not necessarily conveying direct rulership over the kings of the earth, but rather, a "leadership" that influences that kings of the earth, which is what we see now concerning the Vatican.
What is conveyed in the harlot riding this beast? That the Vatican is a major advocate in the formation of this Euro beast. The Vatican advocates for it and influences the birthing of this newly united European kingdom. So although she was once the first beast of the sea, she has now morphed into a separate entity that now rides and influences the formation of the European nation beast beneath her.
Now that we've identified the harlot and the beast she rides, let jump back a few chapters in Revelation back to the beast of the sea,
The first thing to note is that this beast is almost the same beast that the harlot rides a few chapters later, but this particular vision of the beast pertains to rule of the papacy before it morphs into the harlot of Babylon that rides the beast that brings forth the 8th head, which is now what we see as the Euro, that has the same kind of republic government as the original old Roman empire. This beast is said to rise from the sea, indicating many kinds of peoples and nations. Did the Roman empire grow from within many kinds of people? Yes. We've already identified the 7 heads as the Ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, and the Ottomans. Who are the ten horns with diadems? They are the 10 broken up kingdoms or kings of the Roman Empire, which we've also identified as ten possible kings or ten monarchy kingdoms. These ten are also the ten horns of the Book of Daniel,
Its important to bring up the book of Daniel now because it further describes this beast at the time of its breakup into ten kings, and then the "little horn" that comes from then breakup of the ten. The "little horn" is mentioned as,
This horn "having the eyes of a man" and "speaking great things" is in fact the papacy, which was in fact the "antichrist" the church then was waiting for that was going to persecute the saints. But even before this "antichrist" came into existence, Daniel predicted the messiah would first come, then the "antichrist" later would come as the "little horn",
In the King James Version of the bible, these verses are translated this way (helps give some clarity),
This is the 70 weeks prophecy of Daniel, which is a 490 year prediction based on a prophetic day represents a literal year, so (70 prophetic weeks = 490 prophetic days = 490 literal years). The 490 years commences from the delivery of the word to rebuild Jerusalem, "from the delivery of the word to respond and to build Jerusalem" to the time of Jesus Christ "anointed one leading" to finish off transgression, bring an end to sin, make reconciliation for iniquity, bring in eternal righteousness, seal up vision and prophecy, and anoint the most holy, being Jesus Christ. Its in the midst of the 70th week, that Jesus Christ causes sacrifices to cease and at the end of the 70th week confirms the covenant and completes the 70 weeks prophecy (490 years). There is no secret 7 year future "tribulation", the 70 weeks are consecutive years, they don't just stop at 69 weeks, then resume at the 70th week over 2,000 years later as many believe creating the false teaching of a 7 year tribulation. This prophecy is fullfilled and the judgment of the destruction and desolation of Jerusalem and the temple came after the fulfillment of this 70 weeks prophecy.
It was after these events, that the "little horn" would come which would bring forth the "papacy", or otherwise known as the antichrist, and here we have one scripture indicating the anticipation of this "antichrist" that the early church was waiting for,
Here Paul is indicating that before the second coming of Jesus Christ, the "son of destruction" will appear first, and that the "defection", or falling away will come first, then the antichrist, or the papacy comes forth. Here we have some other scriptures pertaining to his coming "apostasy" and "falling away",
These were warnings of this "falling away" that was to come. And here were more mentions of it,
Notice how this last scripture is saying that there was "one constraining" the antichrist from coming. What was constraining it from coming? The Roman empire. It was once this constraint was removed, that the "little horn" would then come forth as the "antichrist". Does this little horn still exist today? Yes, in Revelation it existed as the beast of the sea, and now today we see it as the harlot of Babylon, but its appointed time of persecuting the saints has ended, and this little horn will continue to exist until its destruction by the modern day European nations right before the second coming of the Lord. This will be a sign that the end of the eon draws very near to the second coming.
The angel interprets this part of the vision to Daniel as,
Where do these ten kings come from? From the breakup of the fourth beast of Daniel, which is the Roman Empire. The "little horn", then humbles three of the ten kings. Did this happen in history? Yes. Do we know which of the ten exactly? Not for certain. It is difficult to tell because we don't even know for certain into which ten kingdoms the roman empire broke into, as there are many different accounts of history, so if we don't really know which the ten are exactly, then it is also difficult to tell which 3 this little horn subdued, but we have two dates that coincide with the "time and times and half a time" in relation to the time that the "little horn" is appointed to persecute the saints. The "time and times and half a time" can also be translated as "a time, plus double time, plus a half a time", which equates to 3 1/2 years, which is 42 prophetic months, or 1,260 prophetic days, or 1,260 prophetic years. The dates concerning this appointed time are 538 A.D. - 1798 A.D.,
Justinian issued his Justinian Code decree which made the Pope the legal "Head of all the Holy Churches." This decree fully established the papacy's power over all of Christianity in Western Europe. Justinians decree went into effect in 538 A.D..
From this time of 538 A.D., and adding the 1,260 years we arrive at the 1798 A.D., to the time of the French Revolution where the papal government was overthrown and abolished by Napoleon. The pope was taken prisoner and then later died in exile.
This 1,260 year prophecy in Daniel concerning the "little horn" corresponds with the 42 month prophecy of the beast of the sea in Revelation,
So therefore, taking all these things into account, it stands to conclude that the "little horn" in Daniel is in fact also the beast of the sea in Revelation. So lets backtrack where we last left off in the passage in Revelation concerning the rise of the beast of the sea,
The first thing to note in this scripture is that this beast has the characteristics of a leopard, a bear, and a lion. When looking back in scripture, do we see any kingdoms resembling these things? Yes. These are the first three kingdoms in Daniel's four nations prediction.
This first one was Babylon (lion). Then we have,
This second one was the Medo-Persians (bear). Then we have,
The third was the Greeks (leopard), then what came next? The Romans, so it stands to conclude that this beast of the sea is itself the fourth beast of Daniel as well.
Since the beast of the sea pertains to the "little horn", it therefore stands to reason that the healing of a head would also pertain to it as well, so therefore it would pertain to the sixth head since the "little horn" acted when the sixth head was in existence. And do we have any indication of a "healing" of the the "little horn" of the papacy? Absolutely. When it was re-established by Benito Mussolini in the Lateran Treaty of 1929 as the church. So in this date, not only did the Vatican become the harlot of Babylon, but it also paved the way for the separate 8th head of the beast that the harlot then rides, which can also be said to be the healing of one of its heads because the 8th head reflects what the 6th head was.
This is the feeling conveyed by the people of the earth in relation the the papacy when it existed in its governmental power and terrible oppression.
This beast of the sea that started with the Roman republic, then morphed into an empire ruled by emperors, which then morphed into the papacy, which brought forth the fulfillment of the 42 month prophecy (1,260 literal years) of the persecution and killing of the saints under the papacy. How else do we know that this beast relates to the papacy? It also "blasphemes", as we mentioned concerning the other vision with the harlot riding the beast. So aside from it being a governmental power, as a "beast", it was also a religious power that "blasphemed" and spoke concerning things about God.
Through its 1,260 year rule it was given power to kill the saints of Jesus Christ. Its entire influence spanned the entire earth, which is why it is also said, "and was given to him authority over every tribe, and language, and nation".
Whoever followed after the papacy is one who worshiped the beast and the dragon it comes forth from.
This scripture was a prediction of two things. The first being the taking into captivity. At the end of the papal rule in the french revolution, the pope was taken into captivity. The second prediction is saying, "whoever kills by the sword, by the sword he must die". Has this happened yet? No. This prediction coincides with the final destruction of the Vatican at the hands of nations that give their authority to the final beast and has yet to be fulfilled. Lets move on,
Here we have a second nation ascending. It is said to rise out of the earth instead of the sea. So if the sea indicates densely populated area, the rising from the earth must indicate the opposite, a low populated area. Have we seen this anywhere in the world? Yes. The United States of America. It rose in what was called the "new world", in a land not highly populated. It was on July 4, 1776 A.D. that it declared itself an independent United States of America, around 22 years prior to the abolishment of the papacy. It actually came forth from the nations of the first beast of the sea into the "new world". What did it rise as? It rose as a republic, which reflects what the original first beast was. What are these two horns? They represent the seat of the presidency and of congress. Why not the supreme court? The supreme court is not a ruling power, as in it does not command an army nor does it legislate laws. Instead, it merely decides on cases brought to it, and interprets the highest laws of the country to make decisions on those cases. There is much debate that exists concerning the authority of the supreme court, and it has grown in power over its time in existence, but that was not the original intent in the framing of the constitution. In fact, the supreme court is only mentioned in two sentences in the constitution,
What else is said about this beast? That it is "likened to a lamb". What are some characteristics of a lamb? They symbolize "innocence", and they were also used to describe believers in Jesus Christ as his flock, so it also conveys a sense of "godliness". Does the United States convey these things? Absolutely. Most esteem the United States as a "righteous nation", a "nation of God", a "nation that is the light of the world", "a nation that gives freedom to man". These are all sayings that are very common among people describing the United States. Yet the scripture also states that is speaks as a dragon. How does the United States speak as a dragon? It speaks as a nation of great power and military might. So it is both a nation that is "seemingly righteous", yet it is also a nation that acts as a military power over the entire world. Lets read on,
Does the United States convey the same influence and power as the papacy of the first beast? Absolutely. The United States is a world power that influences all tribes, nations, and languages just as the first beast, which is why it is said that it has the same authority of the first beast of the sea. It also says that it causes all the ones dwelling on the earth to "worship" the first beast, "who was cured of the wound". How does it do this? By causing the whole world to adopt its same form of government, its way of life, and even its seemingly "righteous" values. Lets move on,
This is another clue as to how powerful this beast is, that it causes fire to rain down from heaven. Do we see this as a literal fact in the United States? Yes. Look at Nagaski and Heroshima.
When has a nation been able to do this? Even look at its military power with the use of airplanes that can drop bombs upon nations.
When has there even been a nation that can do these things? Its power is so great that it causes the world to be in awe at it. Hence why the world follows after it and nations want to be like America and adopt its form of government and wicked way of life, because of its incredible power, so the world is deceived by its power.
So in its incredible power, it misleads the entire world, and it tells the world to make an image of the beast whose wound was healed. What is an image? An image is something lesser that reflects something larger. So if a beast is a nation, what would an image of a nation be? It would be a lesser nation that reflects the larger nation, so if we have an "image of the beast", that means a lesser nation that reflects the first beast of the sea... and what did we say the first beast of the sea originally was? A republic. So therefore, it stands to reason that an image of the healed beast (republic) is a lesser nation that becomes a republic as well. Do we see that in the world? Absolutely. America has pushed democracy (republic form of government) upon the nations of the earth. The United States has either been involved in wars directly overthrowing governments and setting up democracies, or it has covertly ARMED peoples to help overthrow governments, has creating puppet democracies, and has furthered its interests in many different ways throughout the entire world. This is what is indicated in the "causes the people of the earth to setup an image of the beast". Here is a list of some countries where the United states overthrew, or attempted to overthrow (an * indicated a successful overthrow),
USA overthrowing other nations reference
Obviously, only God knows the exact number of countries, but the United States is without a doubt fulfilling prophecy as a country causing the world to setup images of the beast, meaning democratic (republic) forms of governments all over the world, which is what the first beast originally was. It does so by force, and even if not forced, many nations have adopted this form of government on their own to reflect the greatness of the first beast of the sea and even the beast of the earth.
This verse indicates that the "images" of the beast have autonomy in themselves, which is what we see happening in the world. These nations are not necessarily controlled directly as it would be in an empire, hence why the scripture refers to them as "images of the beast that are given breath to speak on their own". We also see evidences that in countries where the United States has setup democracies, there are oppositions and wars and resistance, such as wee see the middle east. So the scripture with, "any that does not worship the image of the beast is killed" is fulfilled. Lets continue,
This scripture is indicating that within this beast nation, you need either one of three things to buy or sell, you need,
- The imprint of the beast, commonly known as the "mark of the beast", which is received on the forehead or right hand
- Or the name of the beast
- Or the number of his name
This scripture is talking about the 144,000. The sealing on their foreheads is conveying a spiritual meaning, not that they would literally be walking on the Earth with the title "belongs to God" on their foreheads. So therefore it stands to reason that the imprint, otherwise known as the "mark", is spiritual as well.
So what does the "imprint" on their foreheads or upon their right hand convey? It conveys thoughts (forehead) or actions (right hand). Meaning that whatever this spiritual imprint is, people's thoughts or actions circle around the thing concerning the imprint, and that in people giving all their thoughts or actions concerning the imprint, they are in fact coming under the ownership of the beast that gave it. So what does the scripture also say concerning the imprint? That this imprint is a way to buy or sell, so therefore one must conclude that it is related to commerce. Is it the only way to buy or sell? No, the scripture is affirming there are two other ways to buy or sell, and that without any of these three you cannot buy or sell, and that of the three ways to buy or sell, this one is the one bearing the penalty of the judgment of fire. So what is the imprint of the beast?
The imprint of the beast is the social security financial system and it's usury based financial system. This imprint, of all three types of ways to buy or sell, bears the judgment of the fire of gehenna, as it is said,
But why is the imprint this particular system? There are several great evils concerning this financial system that most are unaware of. The first being the benefit of financial gain upon death in relation to the social security program. People pay into it and then at a later time, money is paid to beneficiaries when the person dies. This is a form of usury. The death benefit isn't the only evil thing concerning it, but also the retirement benefits that are paid to the person at a later time. This is also another form of usury. The modern day definition of usury equates it to "high interest", but it is in fact more than that. Even Islamic religion has their own definition of usury which has similar laws to the Law of Moses concerning money,
Usury is any form of financial agreement where there is an unequal payout from money on money, where there is usually a gain, and the payout is usually made by waiting, but even if there is a loss as is the case with certain risky investments, it is still a usurious financial instrument because money is taken on money. Usury can be said to be a play on money, time, or chance to get money. Anyone paying into this system and receiving financial benefits from it is committing the sin of usury. The sin of interest and usury is such a grave sin that it was even punishable by death according to the scriptures,
Interest is defined as giving money and charging money for the money given, whereas usury is receiving money from money given.
Another example of usury is health insurance. Certain premiums are paid into it monthly, and at a later time, in the event of certain stipulated sicknesses, it pays out different amounts of money. It can also be said to be a form of gamble because it is based on money and chance. The only commercial trade that is actually acceptable to God is the giving of an entire amount of money for an entire good or service to be bought. Some examples are, $1 dollar is paid for a pencil in exchange for an entire pencil. The full purchase value of a house is paid in exchange for an entire house. The full purchase value of a car is paid in exchange for an entire car. The wage of a hired laborer is paid in exchange for a set agreed amount of time for labor. A rent payment is paid in exchange for a set agreed amount of time to live on a property. These are all examples of acceptable commercial trade before God. There is no money on money gain and all things are purchased in their full value in exchange for the whole thing being purchased. Another form of usury include automobile insurance programs, where payments are made to it, and at a future time, in the event of an accident, it pays out a different amount of money which is stipulated in the agreement the insured agrees to. There are many forms of financial instruments in America that are based on usury, in fact, the whole financial system in America is based on the wickedness of the sins of interest and usury. There is also a Proverb concerning unequal trade related to usury,
The other great evil related to social security, but has formed outside the social security program itself, are debts where interest is charged, and are associated with the social security number. Americans are scored based on their ability and history to pay interest based debts so that they are able to incur more interest based debts. So now debts of interest have risen in association with the social security number issued by the government, where people can then buy or sell using debt. What interest based debts can be used to buy or sell? Mortgages to buy homes, auto loans to buy cars, credit cards to buy things, and so many varying kinds of financial instruments that are based on debt with interest. These debts of interest are not only evil to the one charging interest, but to the one taking on these debts, in fact, any form of debt, as we are commanded by Paul to not get into any debts,
So anyone not only paying into the social security program, but also incurring debts is guilty of bearing the imprint of the beast.
It is important to understand that these things are still evil and these laws concerning money didn't just vanish with the coming of Jesus, just as the other laws concerning sexual immorality and other various laws that are weightier things of the law also still apply. There are many who think that it now became just to charge interest and engage in usury, as these are old and irrelevant laws that do not apply to "modern society" anymore. This is a grave lie that causes man to sin with their use of money because of ignorance on this matter.
Why do all of these complex financial systems exist? Because of the greed and the love of money men have. The imprint of the beast is already here. Is having a social security number assigned to you then evil? No, as long as you do not pay into the program, nor receive any benefits from it, and do not incur any debts that are usually associated with the social security number issued (or any debts period), nor engage in any usurious financial instrument such as life insurance programs, regular insurance programs, health insurance programs, automobile insurance programs, annuities, bonds, mutual funds, stock market trading, retirement programs, real estate investing and trading using loans, and many other forms of usury. Also, you can voluntarily opt out contributions to the social security system based on religious belief, as it is a voluntary program that the government attempts to force on people. Now, the social security number is also used for taxing purposes, which all people ought to pay their taxes to the government, as even Jesus said, "render to Caesar what is Caesar's". Is it difficult for Americans to buy things like houses and cars without incurring a debt? Yes. And that's why Americans enslave themselves with debt and come under the ownership of their creditors and ultimately the "beast of the earth", to be able to buy things and live "comfortable" or even "decadent" lives. So in fact, their very thoughts and actions center around this very imprint of usury and debt, to be able to buy or sell using it. The prophecy also states, "And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bondmen, that there should be given to them an imprint", do we not see that in America already? At birth, everyone is assigned a social security number so that when they become of age they can start paying into the system. America is fulfilling prophecy. Yet let me reiterate something here, for anyone being in fear of having a social security number, having the number is not in itself what is evil, it is the use of the number to pay into the social security system and receive benefits from it, and incur debts as well. The assignment of the number itself means nothing in itself.
Let's move on further, on what is the second way to buy or sell in this nation, which is called the "name of the beast",
The name of the beast is paper money.
Why paper money? Paper money has no true value in itself, as it is just paper, so the government gives it value depending on the kind of paper used. Before paper money existed, which is something that America brought into popularity to the world, all transactions were made with the use of gold currency or things that had value. So when people now transact with the use of paper money, they are in fact transacting in the name of the United States and in its promise that the paper they are using to buy or sell has value. The paper money bears the name of the United States and its seal. Is trading with paper money then evil? No, but it is a distinctive feature of the "beast of the earth" that helps us identify it even further and makes it truly distinct amongst all nations that have existed before it. Lets go on further to the third way of buying or selling,
The number of the beast is banks and its system of numbers.
All transactions are made with the use of mere numbers, that is made possible through the use of America's technology. There is not even an exchange of paper money. Even the very cards that are issued out by banks have numbers, and even those numbers can be used to buy or sell without the use of the magnetic card. It is a system of numbers, and through this system, can people buy or sell. Hence why it is said that men will be able to buy or sell with the number of the beast as well. Is trading with this system evil? No, as long as interest is not incurred with any deposits made into a bank account and you only spend the money that you have deposited. This is just a third form of buying and selling that also makes this beast very unique among any that has ever existed in the past,
Why is this form of payment also said to be 666?
666 is a spiritual number, not a literal number naming an entity secretly coded in the number. Most of the things in the Book of Revelation pertain to old testament derived symbols that gives us clues that pertain to the actual literal thing represented in the symbol. Such as the color purple, based on interpretation and usage in the old testament, we can affirm anything having the color purple will indicate "royalty" or "governmental power" of some sort. So does 666 pertain to anyone specifically in the old testament, as it says "for it is a number of a man"? Yes, it pertains to the man Solomon. Because of the greatness of Solomon, the Queen of Sheba gave him gold in the measure of 666, and also the merchants, and all the kings of the other side of the Jordan gave to Solomon.
So here we see the same kind of relationship of giving goods of value to someone, spiritually conveying what one does with a bank in giving, or rather, depositing money into it, to then be able to buy or sell through it.
Finally concluding this matter, the sum of the history and prophecies in Daniel, and in Revelation pertaining to the beasts and the harlot, can be summarized with the following,
- First came the Egpytians (1st head),
- then came the the Assyrians (2nd head),
- then came the Baylonians (3rd head),
- then camme the Medo-Persians (4th head),
- then came the Greeks (5th head),
- then came the Romans (6th head) AS a republic first, which broke into ten kings (10 horns with diadems) AFTER it had become an empire ruled by Emperors, around this time came Jesus Christ, fulfilling the 70 weeks prophecy in Daniel from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem to his first coming 490 years later, at the end of the 70th week he is the one that was cut off, brought forth eternal righteousness, ended sacrifices, and confirmed a covenant with many, shortly after this was the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple which was predicted by Daniel shortly after the 70th week,
- which then led to the coming forth of an eleventh "little horn" that subdued three of the previous kings, then "little horn" then became known as the "papacy", or the "antichrist", and the "beast of the sea", the papacy fulfilled the "time, and times, and half a time", 3 and a 1/2 years (Daniel), or "42 month" (Revelation) prophecy which is equivalent to 1,260 literal years of persecution and killing of the saints,
- during the reign of the papacy came forth the Ottomans (7th head),
- around the end of the 1,260 prophecy of the papacy came forth the beast of the earth (United States),
- shortly after the formation of the United States the papacy was abolished by the french revolution and the pope was taken captive,
- then came the the re-establishment of the Vatican (more of a political church than a governmental power) in 1929 with the Lateran Treaty given by Benito Mussolini which brought forth the harlot of babylon,
- then the scattered 10 horns without diadems (which are now democratic nations in Europe) began giving their authority to the formation of the European Union beast (8th and final head),
- which the Vatican rides (as it is also a major advocate of this union),
- while this is happening the United States is expanding and promoting democracy all around the world as the "beast of the earth", or the "false prophet", which is also supported and closely allied with the Euro beast,
- these two beasts continue to grow, America and the Euro, and spread their interests, form of government, culture, and financial way of life all over the world,
- while we have yet to see the fulfillment of the destruction of the Vatican by Euro nations that descend from the 10 horns,
- which then paves way to the coming of Jesus Christ some time after.
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