BEHOLD, THE ONE WORLD RELIGION APPROACHES

“And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries… And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” Dan.11:21,32

     How I wish the despicable nature of things did not exist and that the church was true to GOD and His Word, that our trust not be betrayed by our religious leaders. But the prophecies of GOD and His Christ must reign in our hearts: that the church will forever betray its great calling just as the Jews of old.

     For those who are unaware, we stand on the precipice of the three-fold apostasy that is uniting the world in sin, thereby paving the way to Earth’s final battle: Armageddon. Sinful man’s determination to complete the tower of Babel will not be dissuaded. GOD prevented it then. But He will not prevent it today. We see this encroaching union in the recent meeting when pope Francis sent the Anglican bishop Tony Palmer to meet with charismatic ministers at a conference headed up by the multimillionaire preacher, Kenneth Copeland. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK_ChnMVqR8)

     After bishop Palmer’s appeal, pope Francis spoke via satellite to the group. After which, the preacher, Kenneth Copeland began to pray in the Unbiblical and pagan display of tongues. The church is blind to the reality that every major religion of the world speaks in tongues: Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Voodoo, etc. and the spirit seen in them all is identical, including today’s Christianity. Testimonies from those who the LORD delivered from the occult verify this fact. And yet, the charismatic churches all refuse Paul’s guidelines that adhered to Christ’s simple promise that the gift of tongues is simply to share the Gospel to every nation, tongue and people, nothing more (Mk.16;17).

     Thus the prophecy is being fulfilled: “And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon [Satan], and out of the mouth of the beast [the papacy], and out of the mouth of the false prophet [charismatic evangelicals]. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” Revelation 16:13,14.

     The Apostle John’s choice to describe the unclean spirits as “frogs” is simply due to the manner of how the frog catches his prey. It is with the tongue. And some of them have quite a reach! And the words, “come out of the mouth” simply refers to the words they speak that they might ensnare the hearts of the hearers. In seeing how the Christian world does not discern what has taken place throughout church history, and is taking place today shows the illiteracy of the church and the betrayal of the shepherds to their trust, whom the LORD has entrusted His flocks for their eternal safety.

     The ignorance of the church to its danger is pathetic beyond words. This danger was addressed in the wisdom of Solomon when he said, “there is no remembrance of former things.” Eccl.1:11. As the American government has forgotten the virtuous intent of our nation’s founders and renounced the righteousness in our Constitutional liberties by blurring liberty with the license to sin, so the church has renounced the unanimous conclusions of every scholar of the Reformation: that papal Rome is the “beast” of Dan.7 and Rev.13, and that the pope of Rome is the Great Antichrist of Scripture: “that man of sin…the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” (II Thess.2:3,4). To this day, the pope blasphemes in his claiming the attributes of deity (Jn.10:33). He is the great Antichrist of Bible prophecy! For he denies the authority of Christ and His Word and has substituted himself in His place.

     This study is not to doubt anyone’s sincerity in what they believe. All have been given a measure of faith (Rom.12:3). And each is free to place it where they will. But an invaluable lesson is drawn from Jesus when He said, “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” Matt.24:37. The government leaders, priests, and the common man were all sincere in what they believed. Nevertheless, the message of our father Noah was as clear then as it is today: Repent from every known sin. For one hundred and twenty years they heard this message from Noah (Gen.6:3). Yes, the Antediluvians were sincere in what they believed. And they all drowned—except our father Noah with his family. And so it is today. GOD has given the papal priesthood nearly 1700 years to repent from their sins against GOD’S Holy Law. And the Protestant churches nearly 500 years to divorce from the sins of Rome. And yet, even with the Word of GOD at their fingertips, both systems are as belligerent against the call to repent as were the Antediluvians of Noah’s day.

     But it doesn’t have to be this way. “But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father?” Matt.21:28-31. GOD is calling those who initially said no, but who sense the love in His voice and the severity of the danger that is approaching; and with contrition, humility and thanksgiving they’ve set their feet on the heavenward journey, that they might be with Jesus.

     The great stumbling block Satan has placed in the church is through corrupting the lessons of “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” (Rev.1:1). There are three competing views: the historicist, the preterist, and the futurist interpretations of the book. The preterist interprets prophecies of the Bible as events which have already happened. The futurist places all the prophecies in the future (this is what rules the church today). But the historicist, which was the foundation of the Reformation, views the prophecies in Revelation as covering the entire history of the church, which also includes Rome. They base this on Daniel 2 and 7 which lists the last four kingdoms to reign until Christ comes. And the fourth and last kingdom is Rome. Therefore, the book of Revelation centers on Rome.

     Among the great parallels between the books of Daniel and Revelation is the lesson that when GOD gives a prophecy He doesn’t just leave it alone. He returns to it and provides additional details to not only establish our understanding but to build and fortify our knowledge of the prophecy. And of the four reigning kingdoms to the close of time He approaches the same prophecy from different perspectives: First was a statue of a man having four metals representing each of the kingdoms (Dan.2). Next He gives a description of them being voracious beasts, while adding increased detail (Dan.7). [GOD even called Greece by name over 100 years before Alexander the Great (Dan.10:20)]. Then finally, the LORD reviews in Daniel 11 the chronological details of the notable events in last two beasts, Greece and Rome. In this method GOD is teaching us to compare the events of history with the fulfillment of His prophecies, thus, establishing the chronology in Bible prophecy as well as fortifying our faith in His Word and His salvation.

     We are to apply this same method (the historicist method) to the book of Revelation. First, we have “the seven churches” representing the seven eras of the ecclesiastical history of the church from Christ’s day to our day (Rev.chs.2,3). Then comes the “seven seals” (beginning with the four horsemen of the apocalypse) representing the seven eras of the church in its association with the world (Rev.6,8:1-5). This is then followed by the seven trumpets, which is the seven eras of military history in the rise of Islam and its bloodthirsty character (Rev.8:6-ch.9). This prophetic history was verified long ago via the great scholar, Josiah Litch from the mid nineteenth century. He predicted to the very day the fall of the Ottoman empire in 1840. This was published around the world, but has long been forgotten in our generation.

(Why do you think GOD keeps coming back to the number seven?)

     From chapters 10 through 22 the LORD gives chronological review of the two women of Revelation: one righteous and the other unrighteous. And again, each time the prophecies are given, greater details are provided that the faith of the saints might be unshakable as we enter the final phase of Earth’s sinful history. And this is where we find ourselves today: on the brink of the climax between Christ and Satan. GOD must allow each of these prophetic ladies to come to their fullness of character that all can see the contrast between those who impose tyrannical principles to force people into sin, and thus, their eternal ruin; and those who wouldn’t force the will of anyone to serve GOD.

     GOD has promised a precious blessing to those who seek His will: “A good understanding have all they that do his commandments.” Ps.111:10. The converse of this is also true: ‘A poor understanding have all they that refuse his commandments.’ Christ’s words encourage us in this: “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God.” Jn.7:17. Today’s Christianity is so trapped in the traditions of sin: “Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.” Eph.4:18. And it is this system that will rule until it is too late for them to repent, as Jesus warned of Noah’s day, how they “knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matt.24:39.