Prophecy Soon to be Fulfilled 13. It is clear the two-horned beast is the USA. But what is the relationship between the USA and the image of the beast? Although the USA was founded on principles opposed to the papacy, today we observe how the USA and the Vatican are working more closely together to make their influence more prominent. The Bible tells us that one day, in the not too distant future, the USA will legislate a law requiring its citizens, and then the world, to worship the first beast, the papacy. And he [USA] exerciseth all the power of the first beast [papacy] before him, and causeth the earth [first USA, then globally] and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast [honoring papacys Sunday], whose deadly wound [1798] was healed [1929] .saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast [duplicating the papacy when she used civil power to enforce religious dogma], which had the wound by a sword, and did live Rev. 13:12, 14. image of the beast - sunday blue lawSoon the USA will renounce its religious freedom to enforce Sunday observance (the mark of the beast). This means Protestant churches will control the government to accomplish their agenda. When this happens, the USA will have made an image to the Roman Catholic Church, uniting ekklesia with state. Then USA will speak as a dragon and exercise all the power of the first beast Rev. 13:11, 12 ; she will have the same spirit of intolerance and persecution that was manifested by the first beast, the papacy. Therefore, as religious freedom is lost, persecution of the dissenting minorities will be inevitable, and there will be a repetition of the Middle Ages religious intolerance: And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast [Sunday laws enacted] ...and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast [by honoring Yahuwahs true seventh-day Sabbath which is not Saturday, and can be found only in His calendar] should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark [those who honor the true Sabbath will be forbidden to buy and sell], or the name of the beast. Rev. 13:15-17 Some will receive the mark in their forehead because they chose to believe a lie 2 Thessalonians 2:11. Others, though convinced that Sunday is not the true Sabbath, will submit to preserve their livelihood thus receiving the mark in their right hand (a symbol of work.) (For more on this most important topic, refer to The Image of the Beast eCourse.) 14. For this to be true, there should be evidence that the papacy is currently pursuing Sunday exaltation in the USA, and that the Protestants of the USA (historic enemies of Rome), have changed their attitude, and are expressing readiness to collaborate in enacting Sunday laws. Is there such evidence? Today most Protestants are favorable towards the papacy, and this has emboldened the papacy to seek aggressively the legislation of Sunday observance: All Americans would do well to petition the President and the Congress to make a Federal law - an amendment to the Constitution if need be - to re-establish the (false) Sabbath as a national Day of Rest. CATHOLIC TWIN CIRCLE, August 25, 1985, Article Sacking Sunday In this matter, my predecessor Pope Leo XIII ... spoke of Sunday rest as a workers right whichthe State must guarantee. Pope John Paul II-DIES DOMINI, May 31, 1998 Therefore...Christians will naturally strive to ensure that civil legislation respects their duty to keep Sunday holy. In any case, they are obliged in conscience to arrange their Sunday rest in a way which allows them to take part in the Eucharist, refraining from work and activities which are incompatible with the sanctification of the Lords Day... Pope John Paul II, DIES DOMINI, May 31, 1998 ... Christians [everywhere] should seek recognition of Sundays and the Churchs holy days as legal holidays. Catechism of the Catholic Church, popular and definitive edition, 2000, par 2188 Most of the Protestants leaders in the USA are ready to bury the hatchet with the Catholics: Heads of American Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches who were meeting with Pope John Paul II on Friday hailed their first broadly representative discussion as a landmark on the road to greater unity...The Rev. Donald Jones, a United Methodist and chairman of the University of South Carolina religious studies department, termed it, the most important ecumenical meeting of the century. The Rev. Paul A. Crow Jr., of Indianapolis, ecumenical officer of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), called it a new day in ecumenism opening a future in which God is drawing us together. The Montgomery Advertiser, Sept. 12, 1987 billy grahamBilly Graham: Ive found that my beliefs are essentially the same as those of orthodox Roman Catholics. McCalls, January 1978. He, also, called Pope John Paul II: The greatest religious leader of the modern world. The Saturday Evening Post, January-February 1980 paul crouch Paul Crouch: Im eradicating the word Protestant even out of my vocabulary...Im not protesting anything... [its] time for Catholics and non-Catholics to come together as one in the Spirit and one in the Lord. Praise the Lord program, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Oct 17, 1989 robert schuller Robert Schuller: Its time for Protestants to go to the shepherd [the pope] and say, What do we have to do to come home? Los Angeles Herald Examiner, September 19, 1987, Religion page david wells David Wells: If Catholicism is to become more Catholic in the future, which is what I expect under the present pope, then theological differences will become sharper, but our alliances with Catholics against the secular culture can become deeper. I, for one, am ready for the trade-off. Eternity Magazine, Sept. 1987 J. L. Packer: Protestant and Catholic charismatic teaching on the Christian life is to all intents and purposes identical. Is this not significant for the Christian future? J. I. Packer, Christianity Today, June 22, 1992 Neal C. Wilson: Although it is true that there was a period in the life of the Seventh-day Adventist Church when the denomination took a distinctly anti-Roman Catholic viewpoint...that attitude...has now been consigned to the historical trash heap so far as the Seventh-day Adventist Church is concerned. Neal C. Wilson, former president of the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference, 1974 >index
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