Dancing with the Devil
Dancing with the Devil!
By Pastor F. M. Riley
August 4, 2014
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or
figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit: but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”
Matthew
7:15-20
“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, My
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her
plagues,”
Revelation
18:4
WARNING!
Some readers will not like this
study! In fact, some will hate it, and
also hate me for writing it! Why? Because when the subject of “separation”
comes up in the ranks of Christianity, there are many today who just don’t want
to hear it, and will not stand up and be counted in the defense of this
Biblical and doctrinal truth. If the
reader is one of those timid souls who has neither the GRACE nor the GUMPTION
to stand for the truth of God’s Word, then I suggest you lay this study aside
right now and read no further, for I have every intention of exposing this
subject to the light of God’s inspired Word and to the light of history. Our readers have been warned! .
My motivation in writing this study is to do my part in exposing “the
falling away” from the Lord and the truth of His Word which is
occurring in these last days, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, and to
encourage true believers to “stand fast” and “occupy” until He comes
for us, Luke 19:13. The long
prophesied “falling away” has arrived, and is happening RIGHT NOW. Those true
believers who have “seeing eyes and hearing ears,” well
know that such is happening, Matthew 13:16. Regardless of whether some in the ranks of
Christianity want to believe it or not, I cannot be silent. I MUST SPEAK OUT!
When the “Falling Away” Began…..
To find the actual beginning of the “falling away” taking place today,
we must go back in human history some 4,357 years. This is the time when Noah and his family
came forth from the Ark after the flood. The eight souls that came forth from
the Ark were well acquainted with the living God, and well understood God’s
hatred for, and righteous judgment of, wickedness and unrighteousness.
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In spite of this, Jewish history records that Cush, the firstborn son of
Ham and grandson of Noah, grew up to be a wicked man, Genesis 10:6. But Cush’s wickedness was as nothing
compared to the wickedness of Cush’s sixth son, Nimrod, 10:7-10.
Once more, following the flood, apostasy [turning away from God] had begun in the human race, and as humanity
increased on the earth after the flood, so apostasy [turning away from God] among mankind also increased throughout the
centuries. Today the “falling away” is fast approaching
the same degree of wickedness and rebellion it was at when the Lord God destroyed
the pre-flood world in the days of Noah, and when He destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah in the days of Lot, Luke 17:26-30.
When Noah and his three sons and their families had
come out of the Ark after the flood, the Lord God explicitly told them to “…Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish [refill] the earth,” Genesis 9:1. In other words, the Lord God
instructed the descendants of Noah’s three sons to spread abroad across the
face of the whole earth, and repopulate the entire earth. This should have been
fairly easy to do, because at that time there was not but one gigantic
continent, Genesis 1:9-10. But spreading abroad across the face of the
whole earth was not what Satan, the adversary of the Lord God, wanted for mankind,
so Satan enticed and deceived wicked Nimrod.
So way back there in human history Nimrod was faced with the choice of
obeying God or “dancing with the Devil.”
Nimrod was not having any “scattering abroad” of
mankind after the flood. Rather, Nimrod wanted to keep all humanity together, desiring
to serve as their ruler and spiritual leader over a “World Order” with a
“one-world religious system,” placing himself as the object of mankind’s
worship. The expression, “Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord,” [Genesis 10:9] literally means that
Nimrod was a hunter of souls,
who exalted himself and his lust for power and majesty “before” and above the
Lord God. Readers should notice that “…tbe beginning of his kingdom was Babel…,”
10:10. In order to keep the people
together in a “World Community,” in direct opposition to the will of God,
Nimrod instigated and led post-flood humanity into cooperating together to
build the Tower of Babel, Genesis 11:1-4. Many believers today have never
seriously studied Bible Chronology, and therefore are not aware that this
entire wicked departure from the Lord occurred within just 101 years
after the flood. How wicked and deceitful is fallen man’s “sin nature.”
When the people after the flood listened to Nimrod, and
chose to disobey the commandments of the Lord to spread abroad over the face of
the whole earth, then the Lord God intervened by confusing their tongues or
languages. This forced them to spread abroad over the whole earth, separating
themselves into different peoples and nations by joining themselves with others
who spoke the same language. Read it for yourself in Genesis 11:1-9.
Thus the Lord God brought to an abrupt end wicked
Nimrod’s first attempt to establish a “World Order” with a “one world religion.” Hello!
Moving
Forward
The next great attempt on the part of fallen mankind to establish a World
Community with a one-world religious system occurred hundreds of years later
when Nebuchadnezzar became the ruler of ancient Babylon as recorded in The
Book of Daniel. However, the Lord God graciously gave to
Nebuchadnezzar a dream of the future of the nations of mankind, Daniel
2, explicitly pointing out that it is the Lord God who “…removeth
kings, and setteth up kings…,” Daniel 2:21. Therefore, it is God who
has the final say in the affairs of mankind.
How slow fallen men are to learn this truth.
In Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, he was shown that there
would be only four great world empires that would rule over the whole
known world in successive order before the last man-made kingdoms would be
destroyed by the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to establish His
own righteous Kingdom upon the earth.
Carefully study Daniel 2:27-45. Compare Revelation 13:1-2.
The
Four World Empires
Each of these four great kingdoms in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream are referred
to as “world empires” because of the one thing they all had in common; they all literally reigned over the entire
known world
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which existed at the time of their
rule. I am well aware that men today
refer to the British Empire, Napoleon
Boneparte’s Empire, Adolph Hitler’s “Nazi Empire,” the Soviet Empire under
Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, etc.
However, these are merely “figures of speech,” and far from reality, for
none of these kingdoms ruled over the whole known world. None of them!
The four world empires shown to Nebuchadnezzar in his dream were in
order:
[1] The Babylonian Empire, which was
succeeded by [2] the Media-Persian Empire, which was succeeded by [3] the
Grecian Empire, which was succeeded by [4] the Roman Empire.
Our readers should carefully notice
in the Book of Daniel that the fourth world empire upon the
earth [the Roman Empire], would
never cease to exist until the Lord God Himself brings it to an end at His
Second Coming. Yes, I am saying, without apology to any reader, that the Roman
Empire is still in existence today, and has been in existence ever since it was
established following the overthrow of the Grecian Empire. Study Daniel
2:40-45 carefully, and pay attention to, and believe, what you are
reading.
The
Fourth World Empire
The fourth world empire seen by Nebuchadnezzar was the Roman
Empire. The Romans [Italians] began to gradually expand their territory, according to
the historians, as far back as 600 B.C.
The expansion of their territory resulted in numerous wars between Rome
and other countries, ultimately resulting in the breakup of the Grecian Empire
which had been established by Alexander the Great. Historians claim that political Rome was
firmly established as the dominant power in Europe and the Middle East by 100
B.C. Prior to the birth of Christ, the
little country of Judea came under bondage to the Roman Empire, and was in such
bondage at the birth of Christ and during the Lord’s personal ministry. It is this fourth world empire, the Roman
Empire, that I want to center the attention of our readers upon in this
study. The inspired Scriptures clearly
teach that the Roman Empire, in some form, would not cease to exist from the
time it was established, until the Lord Himself destroys it at His Second
Coming. I am sure that some readers are
already asking how this could be? Let’s see…..
Rome’s
Nemesis!
Isn’t it amazing that the political and military powers of Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East, could not overthrow the Roman Empire, and free
themselves from bondage, and from having to pay tribute to Rome? Yet the rulers
of the Roman Empire feared, that through the preaching of the gospel of the
Lord Jesus Christ by the Lord’s little church and band of disciples the entire
Roman Empire would be undermined and collapse.
Glory! How great is our God!
During the personal ministry of Christ Jesus our Lord, the church of the
Lord Jesus Christ was established in the earth in the land of Israel. On the Day of Pentecost as recorded in Acts
2, the Lord’s church was given spiritual power from Heaven,
enabling them to carry the gospel of Christ “to the uttermost part of the
earth,” Acts 1:8. The Greek word
translated as “power” in Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:18, and
other New Testament Scriptures, is the Greek word, “dynamis.” Many Christians
today are not aware that this Greek word is the source of our English word, “dynamite.” Surely every intelligent
reader is aware of the destructive power of dynamite when it explodes. But how many are aware of the destructive,
and the instructive, power of the Word of God when it is
proclaimed in the name and power of the Lord Jesus Christ? Glory to God!
Those early disciples and Christian believers were certainly aware of
such power, and used that power to carry the gospel throughout the whole
Roman Empire [the known world] in
the forty years following the resurrection of Christ, Colossians 1:6; 1:23. Everywhere the disciples went
throughout the Roman Empire, preaching the gospel of Christ, hundreds and even
thousands of the Roman citizens turned to the Lord Jesus Christ in repentance
and faith for salvation, Acts 17:6; 20:21. Hallelujah!
In doing so, these new Christian believers discarded the pagan and
heathen gods of the Roman Empire. Such a
mighty move of God disturbed the Roman rulers to the extent that they began
attempting to hinder this “new religion” [?] in order to keep it from
spreading.
Please dear readers, do not ever refer to true Bible believing
Christianity as a “religion.” It is not!
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Real Bible believing Christianity is a
personal faith which a true believer places in the Lord Jesus Christ, bringing
about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is the pagan and heathen “religions” of
the world who serve their dumb and dead gods.
The God of true Christian believers lives and ministers to His believing
people every day, and no reader of this study should ever forget it!
The rulers of the Roman Empire became so “frightened” by the amazing
spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire that they set out to destroy
it. They first made it a crime against Rome
to convert from the pagan Roman religions to Christianity. This reminds me of
the equally ignorant Muslim and Hindu rulers today who persecute and even
execute those of their own people who convert to Christianity. The rulers of
Rome imprisoned, tortured, burned, crucified, and murdered Christians by the
hundreds, but amazingly, the more the Roman Empire persecuted the Christians,
the faster Christianity grew and multiplied.
Christian history records that there were ten great persecutions
of Christians by the Roman Empire in the first 300 years after the coming of
Christ into the world, and the tenth and final Roman persecution lasted exactly
ten years. This may or may not correlate with the statement of
Christ in Revelation 2:10. At the present time I don’t have Scriptural
proof of such a correlation, therefore I do not teach it as a Biblical or
historical fact.
As the Roman rulers saw it, Christianity was the “nemesis” or “enemy”
that threatened to bring down the whole Roman Empire, Acts 17:6. What were those Roman rulers to do? They were too wicked and spiritually dull
witted to believe the gospel themselves, but they reasoned that they had to do
something to stop the spread of Christianity through the Roman Empire. So what were they to do? They planted a tree!
The
Scriptural Background
Why is it that
even many Christian believers today, when studying the “Book of Daniel” do not
recognize that Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream was given to shed more
spiritual light on his first dream?
By Divine Inspiration Daniel plainly stated that Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams
were for the purpose of making known “to the king Nebuchadnezzar what
shall be in the latter days,” 2:28. Compare
Daniel 2:45, 6:26, 7:26, 8:17, 8:19, 8:23, 10:14, 11:6, 11:27, 11:35, 11:40,
12:4, 12:9, and 12:13. Any serious prophecy student should be
able to understand that these fifteen references to the “end
times,” the “end of days,” the “time of the end,” the “latter
days,” the “end of years,” and the “latter
time” make it obvious that the whole Book of Daniel was not
given for the primary purpose of informing God’s people about the history of
the four ancient Empires, but rather was given for the purpose of
informing God’s people about the course of these world empires through human
history, and especially about how they would all be brought to an end by the
glorious Second Coming of Christ, Daniel 2:44-45. Is this too hard for some readers to see and
understand?
In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar was given his second dream. Study this chapter carefully. In this second dream the Babylonian Empire
under the leadership of Nebuchadnezzar is portrayed as “a tree,” Daniel 4:10-17. This second dream of Nebuchadnezzar
had a near fulfillment in the person of Nebuchadnezzar himself, but also a
future fulfillment in reference to the Kingdom of Babylon. I will prove
this statement as we continue to study. As Daniel interpreted the dream for King
Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel pointed out that the near fulfillment applied to
Nebuchadnezzar himself, 4:19-27, and so it came to pass, 4:28-36. The future fulfillment is clearly
indicated by the fact that “the tree” was cut down and “a
band of iron and brass” was placed about the stump of the tree, 4:14-15. It doesn’t take a lot of intelligence
to understand that the band was placed about the stump of the tree to
preserve it. At the time the tree
was cut down, it was not the intention of the “holy watcher” that the
tree be destroyed, but rather that it be temporarily
removed, to be later restored. That is
what happened to Nebuchadnezzar himself, and that is what the prophecies of the
Bible reveal would happen to the Babylonian Empire. Compare Job
14:7-9.
I also don’t think it takes much intelligence to understand that
Nebuchadnezzar himself was not literally the Babylonian
Empire. He was only one of the rulers
over it. While his immediate kingdom was
preserved to him, and he returned to his right mind to finish out the
“appointed time” the Lord God had assigned for him to rule, yet his experience
only typifies what was to
happen to his Babylonian Kingdom across the course of the centuries. Proof?
Gladly!
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The
Origin & Symbolism of the Tree
In Daniel 4 the Babylonian Empire is portrayed as “a
tree.” It is explicitly stated
that the tree
“…grew, and was strong, and the height
thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all
the earth, 4:11. This
tells us that even heaven itself was taking notice of this great tree, as revealed
by “a
watcher” coming down from heaven, 4:13.
However, while the Middle Eastern nations, Europe,
and even parts of Asia, took notice of the power and majesty of ancient
Babylon, it certainly was not true that at that time ancient
Babylon was seen “by all the earth.” No,
I am not correcting Scripture. The inspired Word does not need to
be corrected. Rather, I am simply pointing out that the exact wording of this
Scripture makes it clear that there was yet to be a future fulfillment of
this passage. This is the only way that “the tree” could ever be seen “to
the end of all the earth.”
In 4:12 the Scripture states, “The leaves thereof were
fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the
fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was
fed of it.” Wow! What a statement! Glory!
This statement was never literally true of ancient Babylon. Yet it is and has been literally true of the “religion”
which came forth out of ancient Babylon.
What do I mean? I’m so glad you
asked.
Notice that the inspired Word explicitly states that “the
leaves thereof were fair.” The
Hebrew word translated as “fair” in this Scripture literally
means, “beautiful; lovely; fair to look
upon.” This exactly describes the
appearance of the beautiful scarlet and white satin and silk robes worn by the
cardinals, bishops, and archbishops, and the Pope himself, and of the flair and
pageantry set forth by the adherents of the “Holy Roman” religion. Their outward appearance is indeed beautiful
in the sight of men, but don’t be deceived by such outward beauty, Proverbs
31:30. Remember that the
inspired Word says that Satan himself is transformed into “an angel of light,” 2
Corinthians 11:14.
The “fruit” of the tree was “much, and in it was meat
for all.” Over the centuries
since this religious “tree” was planted in Rome, it has
become the wealthiest and most financially powerful institution on earth
today. More worldly treasure is owned
and controlled today by the “Holy Roman Catholic Heirarchy” than by the
combined treasuries of the governments of the whole rest of the world. Does
this tell our readers anything about who is financially able to manipulate the
economies of the nations of the world? And
who really is able to finance the wars of this world? Think about it!
Notice that “the beasts of the field had shadow” under this tree. The word translated as “beasts” in this
Scripture is the equivalent of the Greek word in Revelation 6:8. This word can refer to actual wild
animals, yet in the Scriptures it is often used to speak of extremely wicked
and vicious men, especially those wicked men who rule over the nations, Revelation
13:1, 13:11-12, 17:3, 17:7-8, 17:11-12, 17:16-17, 19:19-20, and many
other passages in God’s Word too numerous to list. Take your Concordance or
Lexicon and study this for yourself. It
doesn’t take a great deal of study of history, to see how the Roman Popes have
used their political and religious powers right through the centuries to hide
and protect some of the most vicious and wicked rulers in human history. This is glaringly true of their protection of
Adolph Hitler and his Nazi henchmen during and following the Second World War.
The word “field” in this passage refers to the whole world or earth, as
stated by the Lord Himself in Matthew 13:38. The “beasts” of this present
evil world have literally been hiding under the “shadow” of the “tree”
of the Babylonian religious system for centuries. But this is by no means the full picture…..
The inspired Word also states that “the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs
thereof.”
In the parable of The Sower in Matthew 13:3-9, the Lord
Jesus Himself, in explaining that parable, clearly stated that “the
fowls” who come and steal the Word out of the hearts of men, typify “the wicked,” Matthew 13:4;
13:19. In other words, the
spiritual and demonic forces that presently dwell in “the heavenlies” above
the earth, Ephesians 6:12. These
demonic spirits have been dwelling in “the boughs” or branches of the
Roman religion for centuries. They are
what give “mystical, and on occasion,
supernatural powers” to the leaders and adherents of this false religion. Take heed!
Don’t fail to notice the statement in Daniel 4 that “all
flesh was fed of it.” Any
serious student of Bible prophecy knows that during the coming Tribulation
period, there will come a time when all who
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are living on the earth at that time
will be required 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, or the name of
the beast, or the number of his name,” Revelation 13:16-17. Folks, this amounts to depriving
mankind of whatever food is available to keep them alive, unless they are
willing to receive the “mark.” Until it is too late, many
will not realize that receiving that mark will seal their eternal doom, Revelation
14:9-11. Now can you guess what religious institution upon the earth
today will be placed in charge of administering this world food program for the
anti-christ? It would require an organization which has offices or
representatives in nearly every city, town, and village throughout the whole
world to supervise and administer such a program properly. Now what
organization would that be? I’ll give
you a clue…what religion on earth today actually boasts that they have spread
their religion [their branches or boughs]
into every nation and people on the earth?
Well…??
Babylon’s
Religion
Even many believers today have never seriously studied the religious
system of ancient Babylon, and therefore know next to nothing about it. But they should have studied it! Why?
Because it was the exact same system set up by Nimrod and his wicked wife,
Semaramis, centuries before the time of Nebuchadnezzar, and was preserved in Babel
through all of those centuries. And because it is the direct counterfeit
and enemy of the Lord’s church, opposing true Bible believing Christianity at
every opportunity.
The “god” which was worshipped in ancient Babylon was “Bel”
or “Baal.”
See Isaiah 46:1, Jeremiah 50:2, and 51:44. Any serious Bible
student should recognize this term as the name of an idol “god” [graven image] representing Satan
himself.
Since this religion had been passed down through the centuries all the
way from Nimrod, this should make it plain that Nimrod, after the flood, made a
deliberate choice to follow Satan rather than God. Nimrod and his equally wicked wife,
Semaramis, established and built an entire religion devoted to the worship
of Satan. Nimrod made a deliberate
choice to “dance with the Devil.”
UPDATE…..In the past two weeks,
an insider and whistle blower who has left the Roman religion, has published a
book in which he claims that the Satanic ritual of “the black mass” is regularly and secretly observed in the
Vatican, and in his book he explicitly named some of the most prominent
and important men in the world today, as men who attend these ritualistic “black masses” held secretly at the
Vatican. Any reader who does not know what a “black mass” is, should look up the subject and study it for
yourself. Hello!
As our readers study Daniel 1 through 4, the
chapters primarily dealing with Babylon and Nebuchadnezzar, don’t fail to
notice the emphasis on “Bel,” the “god” of the
Babylonians. After the Israelite
captives were brought to Babylon, Daniel and his companions were given new
Babylonian names, as recorded in Daniel 1:7.
Notice that Daniel was named “Belteshazzar.” This
literally means, “Bel will protect.” The names given to Daniel’s companions
also reflect the names of lesser important “gods” in the Babylonian pagan
religious system. Then there is the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, “Belshazzar,”
who was ruling over Babylon at the time the kingdom was overthrown by
Media-Persia, Daniel 5. This word
literally means “Bel protect the
king.” Isn’t it obvious from reading this chapter in Daniel,
that “Bel” was not able to protect Belshazzar in view
of God’s will being done? Glory!
From these and other Scriptures I could give, it is glaringly obvious
that the entire ancient Kingdom of Babylon was devoted to the worship of “Bel,”
an idol “god” personifying Satan himself. Is the light beginning
to break through to some readers?
Connecting
the Dots…..
The time finally
came when King Nebuchadnezzar died. His
son, Nabodinus then became ruler over Babylon. But, to a fault Nabodinus loved
war and fighting and conquering other nations. He was bored with merely
ruling over Babylon. So in the third
year of his reign, Nabodinus made his son, Belshazzar, co-regent with him over
Babylon. This set Nabodinus free to go
off to make war, while
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still technically being the King of
Babylon. This is why the inspired Scriptures state that Belshazzar was reigning
over Babylon at the time the armies of Cyrus the Mede invaded Babylon, and it
is also why Belshazzar offered to make Daniel the third ruler in the
kingdom of Babylon, Daniel 5:16.
What some are not aware of, is that Cyrus was a
believer in the God of Israel, Isaiah 45:1-3. As such, Cyrus literally hated the
pagan Babylonian religion. When the army of Cyrus invaded Babylon, Cyrus issued
an order to his soldiers that every “priest” of the wicked Babylonian religion
was to be immediately executed without mercy.
However, word of Cyrus’s order to execute the priests of Babylon spread
quickly after Cyrus army had entered the city, and some of those Babylonian priests
fled out into the night, fleeing for their very lives. Figuratively speaking, as the “tree” was being cut down,
“seed” or “fruit” from the “tree” was being scattered.
Now at that very time in history the city of Pergamos in ancient Phrygia
[modern Turkey] was what is referred
to today as a “city-state.” In other words the city itself was a kingdom. In
ancient times a strong, wealthy man might build a city, and then make himself
king over all the people who chose to dwell in his city, and over all the
surrounding territory that he was able to bring under his control. That was the situation with ancient Pergamos
at the time Cyrus conquered Babylon.
Several
of the priests of Babylon fled through the night, escaping from Babylon, and
then traveling to the ancient city of Pergamos, where the king of Pergamos
welcomed them into his city and gave them sanctuary. The king of Pergamos then allowed them to set
up their wicked Babylonian religious system in the city of Pergamos, where it
remained for several hundred years.
This is exactly why the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, in 96 A.D, in
dictating His letter to John in Revelation 2:12-17 [Revelation 1:18-19], explicitly stated
to the church at Pergamos, “I know thy works, and where thou
dwellest, even where Satan’s seat [thronos…throne] is:….,” Revelation
2:13. This makes it glaringly obvious
that in 96 A.D., when the Lord gave the Revelation vision to John, the city
of Pergamos was the world headquarters of the ancient Babylonian
religious system, which had been set in place in Babel by Nimrod after the
flood, Genesis 10:8-10.
So now our readers know how “the tree” which was chopped down in
Babylon sprouted again in the city of Pergamos.
Some “seed” or “fruit” from that tree found its way to Pergamos, was
planted or transplanted there, and once again “the tree” began to grow
in Pergamos. But why in Pergamos? If our
readers will look up the meaning of the word translated as “Pergamos” in their
own Concordance or Lexicon, the word literally means “marriage.” Keep this
meaning in mind as we continue to study, as this is by no means the end of the
story…..
In 133 B.C. one of those Babylonian priests by the name of Attalus III
had become the king of Pergamos, making him a “priest-king.” His position perfectly counterfeited the type of Christ who will also fill
the role of being a “priest-king” during
His coming Millennial Kingdom. Shortly
before Attalus died, he willed his city-kingdom of Pergamos to the expanding
Roman Empire. So upon his death Pergamos passed into the possession of
Rome. The Roman rulers did not
immediately do anything with Pergamos.
But in approximately 156 A.D. one of the Roman Emperors made a trip back
to the eastern half of the Roman Empire. During his trip he visited the city of
Pergamos, There he was highly impressed at the slavish, unquestionable,
devotion and obedience which the adherents of the Babylonian religious system
paid to their priests. That Roman
Emperor reasoned that if the Babylonian religious system was established in
Rome, and made the official “state” religion of the Roman Empire, it would
solve many of the political problems associated with ruling the Empire.. So
when the Emperor returned to Rome, he took several of those Babylonian priests
[more seeds from the tree] with him
back to Rome, and encouraged them to “set up shop” in the seven hilled city
of Rome, Revelation 17:9; 17:18. And they did! Isn’t God’s Word wonderfully revealing when
it is seriously studied?
Now our readers know how, when the “tree” was cut down in Babylon,
“seed” from the Babylonian “tree” was transplanted from Babylon to the city of
Pergamos, and then later from Pergamos on to Rome. And in Rome the “tree” sprouted and grew
yet again, exactly as prophesied in Daniel 4.
The Planting
of the Tree
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Now let’s move forward to 313 A.D., shortly after Constantine had become
Emperor over the Roman Empire. Constantine was well aware that for 300 years
there had been nothing but conflict between the Roman Empire and the “new
Christian religion.” In spite of 300 years of bitter persecution by the Roman
Empire, Christianity had not been wiped out, but had steadily increased. Constantine
was a wicked and shrewd politician. He apparently
reasoned, “If we can’t defeat this religion,
let’s join it and control it from within.”
And that is exactly what Constantine decided to do!
Many religious historians today speak of Constantine as a great “father
of the church.” Sic! Ignorance gone to
seed! The best thing that can truthfully
be said about Constantine is that he was a wicked, corrupt, conniving, shrewd,
politician. While publicly “professing”
to believe in Christ, he stedfastly refused to even be baptized until the night
before he died, and then he did so just in case the “Christians” might
be right about baptism being necessary for salvation [and that is faith?]. There
were many “professing” Christians by that time that were teaching the “damnable
heresy” [2 Peter 2:1-2] of
“baptismal regeneration,” and
Constantine didn’t want to take a chance on missing heaven. So he submitted to
baptism the very last night before he knew he was going to die. So much for Constantine being a great
“Christian believer.” Sic!
When Constantine ascended to the
throne of the Roman Empire, he shortly began proclaiming to all the citizens of
Rome that he had been given a vision by God [?] of a Christian type
cross in the sky, accompanied by the latin words, “By this sign conquer.” Constantine
took his supposed vision to mean that he should embrace and assist in the
furtherance of the Christian “religion,” rather than continuing to persecute Christianity.
Therefore in 313 A.D., Constantine convened a Church Council, demanding
that every Christian preacher and pastor throughout the Roman Empire come to
the council he assembled. At that
council he set up the heirarchy system of bishops and archbishops and lesser
officials who were given ecclesiastical authority and power over certain areas
of the Roman Empire. The “priests” [preachers and pastors] in those areas of
the Empire were then to be in submission to the authority of the bishop and
archbishop who had been given authority over that particular area, and all were
to be in submission to the infallible “Holy Father” in Rome. Sic! Constantine
also declared himself to be the official “Papa” or “Holy Father” of the “Holy
Roman Catholic [universal] Church,”
bringing church and state together as one entity.
I am not making any of this up! The details of this whole sordid affair
are preserved for those who seriously want to study the matter, in The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius
Pamphilus. This history is still in
print and can be obtained at any good Christian bookstore, or online at
Amazon.com. There are also other good books which give revealing insight into
the Roman Babylonian religious system preserved today in the so-called “Holy
Roman Catholic Church.” I would
recommend that serious students of God’s Word secure and read, The Two Babylons, written by Alexander
Hislop, and Fifty Years in the Church of
Rome by Charles Chiniquy. Also Foxe’s Book of Martyrs by John Foxe.
These books set forth names, dates, and places which can easily be verified in
history. Each of these books can be purchased from Chick Publications, or from
any good Christian bookstore. The little
booklet, The Trail of Blood, written
by J. M. Carroll, is also a “must” for those who truly want historical insight
into this subject.
What Constantine and his followers were too spiritually dull-witted to
understand was that the preachers and pastors who came to his council, were
those who were willing to compromise on God’s Word with the unbelieving lost
world, 2 Corinthians 11:12-15.
These compromising preachers and pastors were willing to “dance with the Devil” and became a part
of Constantine’s hierarchy.
On the other hand, there were many preachers and pastors who absolutely
refused to attend Constantine’s council, and never had any part in. Over the next 1,000 years, the Heirarchy
established by Constantine bitterly persecuted and callously murdered millions
of Bible believing Christians who refused to depart from the truth of God’s
Word and give up their living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.. Historians look
back on this period of time today and refer to it as “the Dark Ages.” This is
what happens when people go to “Dancing
with the Devil.”
During the “Dark
Ages,” true Bible believing Christians who refused to identify themselves with,
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and submit to, the Roman “church” were
raped, robbed, had their homes looted and burned, and their fortunes stolen,
were tortured, burned at the stake, hung, crucified, and callously murdered by
the followers of the Roman religion. It is conservatively estimated by
Christian historians that a minimum of 50 million true Bible believing
Christians perished at the hand of the Roman Babylonian whore during the “Dark
Ages.” Read Revelation 17:1-6. All of
this bitter, bloody, persecution of true believers, including names, dates, and
places where these things occurred, are recorded in the history books I have
recommended to our readers in this study. Buy the books and read the record for
yourself. This is what happens when men adopt vain “religion,” rather than
truly repenting of their sin and receiving
the Lord Jesus Christ as their own personal Savior.
The
Marriage
What Constantine
and his followers were too spiritually dull witted to comprehend, was that
wicked old “Jezebel,” the high priestess of the ancient Babylonian whore
religious system, having previously been brought to Rome, was just waiting for the
opportunity to “join the church,” and put on the robes of “Christianity,”
making herself appear to be a “Christian” organization. And this is exactly
what she did at Constantine’s Council. So Satan used Constantine to make a
“marriage” between the ancient Babylonian religious system and “Christianity.”
Read again Matthew 7:15.
If this sounds to our readers like some theory which I have invented, it isn’t! Turn and carefully study the Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven given by the
Lord Jesus Christ Himself in Matthew 13. Notice especially
parable No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. These
three parables correlate exactly with the truths that I have thus far set
before our readers.
Parable No. 2 is the parable
of The Wheat and the Tares. The Lord explicitly says in this parable
that He sowed “good seed” in His field, 13:24.
“But while men slept, His enemy came, and sowed tares among the
wheat, and went his way,” 13:25. When
the “good
seed” sown by the Lord, and the seed of the “tares” sown by Satan
first sprouted, they appeared to be identical, but when they reached mature
growth it could easily be seen that they were different. Why? Because the wheat
turns a golden color when it matures; the color of glory and
righteousness. But as the tares mature
they turn black; the color of sin and darkness, and wickedness carried
out in secrecy. Now what is the favored
color of the Roman Babylonian religious system right to this day? Do not all of their “priests” dress
themselves in black? You know they
do! The Lord Jesus explicitly said, “Wherefore
by their fruits ye shall know them,” Matthew 7:20.
Parable
No. 3 is the parable of The Mustard
Seed. In this parable the Lord
explained how “a man” took a “mustard seed” and sowed it in “his
field.” As the mustard seed
grew, it became “a tree” and “the birds of the air come and lodge in the
branches thereof,” Matthew 13:31-32. Now
isn’t this interesting? The Lord Jesus
Himself clearly stated that “a man” took the mustard seed
and sowed it in “his field.” The
man was Constantine, and the Roman Empire was “his field.” Christ Jesus
also set forth almost exactly the same description of this mustard plant which
had grown into “a tree” as the description given in Daniel 4. By the way, notice that the Lord
clearly stated that the mustard seed “is the least of all seeds,” 13:32. If our readers have never seen a
seed from the mustard herb plant grown in the Middle East, it is indeed so
small that it appears more like a dot from the point of a pen, than it does a
seed. Yet the Lord also said that it
grows into “the greatest among herbs.” However, that mustard plant in the
Middle East does not ordinarily grow into “a tree.” It is then obvious that Christ was
speaking of a monstrosity; a mustard plant that for whatever reason grew far
larger than a normal mustard plant and spread out great branches large enough
for “the
birds of the air” to lodge in the branches. In other words, the demonic
powers of the heavenlies would come and take up residence in the branches of
this corrupt “tree.” This perfectly
harmonizes with the description given of the “tree” in Daniel
4 which typified the
establishment of the Babylonian Roman religion.
Hello!
Oh, one more thing about the Middle Eastern mustard plant. I am told that a mature mustard plant
STINKS. It is odious! Think about how this “tree” smells in the
nostrils of the Lord God of Heaven.
Parable No. 4 is the parable
of The Hidden Leaven. In this parable the Lord said that “a
woman”
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took “leaven” and hid it
in “three
measures of meal” and the result was that the whole kingdom was
ultimately leavened. Leaven is what we
today refer to as “yeast.” The yeast or “leaven” spreads through the dough
and causes it to rise. But in the
Scriptures “leaven” is given a negative meaning, being looked upon as
typifying sin, wickedness, false doctrine, false teaching, and false teachers.
Paul was inspired of God to urge the Lord’s church at Corinth to “Purge
out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.
For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us,” 1 Corinthians 5:7-8.
The woman in this parable was obviously a wicked
woman, for she “hid” the “leaven” in “three measures of meal.” In other words, she did not wish to
be seen publicly doing what she was doing, so she quietly and secretly
slipped the “leaven” into the three measures of meal. This parable perfectly describes “Jezebel,”
the “religious” old Babylonian whore, slipping her “false doctrines and teachings” into the ranks of Christianity in
313 A.D, the third century of this present Christian Era.
Folks we are clearly warned in the Scriptures that “a little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump,” 1 Corinthians 5:6. Now
look around you today and compare the teachings and doctrines of modern
Christianity with what our Christian forefathers in the faith stood for and
against back across the centuries, even as little as 50 years ago. Is the “leaven” planted in the ranks of
Christianity in 313 A.D. still working?
Answer the question honestly!
Some “professing Christians” even today are “Dancing with the Devil.”
This truth is clearly pointed out by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself in
His letters to the churches at Pergamos and Thyatira, Revelation 2:12-29. There is nothing “Christian”
about the Roman Babylonian whore religion, nor has there ever been, regardless
of their claims to the contrary. Their
religious organization is the very embodiment of every pagan and heathen
religious teaching and practice on the face of the whole earth. PERIOD!
It is well known that many of the statues and images of so-called “Christians”
in the Vatican and other places in Rome today, are in reality statues of the
old Roman “gods” who were simply given Christian names and titles after
the supposed conversion of Constantine.
Sic!
I have no desire to deliberately offend any reader, but I must stand for
the truth of God’s Word and Christian history.
The so-called ”Holy Roman Catholic Church” is not now, nor has it ever
been “holy,” “a church,” or even “Christian” in the true Biblical sense.
Rather, it is a religious hierarchy, a counterfeit “church,” established
for no other purpose than to oppose the true church of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and to deceive and enslave the multitudes of humanity by bringing the whole of
humanity under the pagan and heathen religious practices of the whole lost,
unbelieving, world. Every heathen or
pagan religion, every cult, sect, or deviate religion on earth can be traced
right back to the “mother of harlots and abominations of the earth,” Revelation 17:5. Hello!
Do I hate Catholicism? Yes I do!
Do I hate Catholics? Absolutely
not! My heart goes out to the millions
of Catholic people all over the earth who have been deceived by the old Roman
whore religion. While I totally reject their “religion,” I have nothing but
love and compassion for their souls. I
thank God for the GRACE OF GOD and the love of God that has enabled me over the
years to lead a number of these deceived Catholic people to a saving knowledge
of Christ Jesus, motivating them to leave the Roman Babylonian whore religious
system. Sadly, today even most
“professing Christians” don’t pay a lick of attention to the words of the Lord
Jesus Christ Himself in Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening
wolves.” In the exact same
context, “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them,” 7:20. What
better way to deceive people than by pretending and proclaiming to be a devout
“Christian” religion? Think about it!
Today millions of people all over the world look at
the Pope and the Catholic priests as “holy men of God.” Sic! However,
the Pope himself just a few weeks ago publicly admitted that as many as half of
the Catholic priests around the world may be pedophiles, preying on
little children entrusted into their care.
And these are “holy men of God?” And
the “Holy Roman Catholic Church” tolerates this situation, and basically does nothing
about it? Pardon me while I barf!
Folks, there is not a single doctrinal truth set forth in God’s Word,
not one, that old “Jezebel” has not corrupted in one way or another, Revelation
2:20-21. Whether some like this
or not, in this study I
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have set forth the truth, and the wise
will diligently consider what I have set before our readers! But if any reader is angry at me for shining
the light of history and the Bible on wicked old “Jezebel,” let’s move
from “angry” to “furious.” I’m not
through yet…..
Subsequent
History
Many of our readers have or are familiar with Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. It
is one of the best historical accounts still available today, of events which
occurred in the ranks of Christianity during “the Dark Ages,” and events
leading up to the Protestant Reformation, and even some events following
the Protestant Reformation. It can be ordered
from Chick Publications, the producers of the little Chick tracts.
History records that when the political power of the visible Roman
Empire was broken, and the Roman Empire ceased to exist as an actual government
in the fourth century of this present Christian Era, the “Papa” [Pope] of the Roman Babylonian “religion”
then assumed both the
political and spiritual powers of the Roman Empire, and through the Papal
Heirarchy the Roman Empire kept right on functioning, and is still
functioning today. The prophecies set
forth in Daniel 2:40-44 and 7:19-26 will be perfectly fulfilled
to the letter, whether some choose to believe it or not.
Constantine’s Roman Babylonian “church,” through the power of the state,
exercised power over the churches with an iron fist from the time it was
brought into existence until the invention of the printing press in the
1400,s. There were many churches and pastors, especially among the Baptists,
who were never identified with the Roman Babylonian whore religion, either
before or during the “Dark Ages.” Oh yes there were! The Lord Jesus Himself said so! Read Revelation 2:24 and 3:4 and
believe what you read. But those churches and pastors were forced to flee to
the mountains, caves, valleys, and catacombs in order to preach the gospel and
conduct spiritual services for their followers.
The Lord’s letter to the church at Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29 deals
with the churches during the “Dark Ages,” and explicitly refers to “Jezebel”
who was the ancient persecutor of God’s people, 1 Kings 16 – 21.
The
Protestant Reformation
The first major publishing job turned out on Gutenberg’s new printing
press was the Gutenberg Bible. The
printing press made the whole Bible available to the public in an inexpensive
form. For the first time in human history every family and even individuals
could now own a copy of the Bible for themselves. Glory to God!
The result was that thousands of
people who had never read the Word of God for themselves in the past, now were
able to read it.. This literally produced
a spiritual “revolution” and uprising against the corrupt Babylonian
priesthood. The people who seriously began studying the Scriptures began to
understand what “freedom in Christ” really meant. Among them was Martin Luther, who diligently
studied and absorbed the Biblical doctrine of God’s grace in Christ. Luther then wrote and nailed his “99 Thesis”
to the door of the Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and the
Protestant Reformation was born. The
reformation swept through the entire ranks of Christianity, breaking the power
of the Roman Babylonian religion everywhere it went. Millions of people were
blessed with hearing the uncorrupted gospel of Christ for the first
time, and millions were saved by the grace of God. I am not a Protestant,
yet I do thank God for bringing the Protestant Reformation to pass. The Lord’s
letter to the church at Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6 deals with the
Protestant Reformation. Please notice
that there were strong warnings given by the Lord Jesus to the
Protestant churches in this letter, 3:1-3.
Most Protestant churches today are totally ignoring those
warnings! They do so to their own peril.
Some of the Protestants obviously hadn’t really learned much, for many
of them turned against anyone and everyone who didn’t see “eye to eye” with
them on the Scriptures and persecuted them, just like wicked old “Jezebel”
had persecuted those who stood for the truth during the “Dark Ages.” Yet
with the passing of time, it became evident that the power of the Roman church
was broken and Protestanism was here to stay [?], and all the churches gradually
began to treat one another with some
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degree of mutual respect. This allowed the churches to get back to the
business the Lord had assigned to His church; that of witnessing “to the
uttermost part of the earth” about His saving grace, Acts
1:8.
The greatest period of evangelism in the history of
New Testament Christianity, since the Apostolic period, followed the Protestant
Reformation, occurring during the 18th, 19th, and 20th
centuries when missionaries were sent into nations all over the earth to preach
and teach the gospel of Christ. Millions
were saved, and the “good seed” of the gospel was planted in the hearts and minds
of countless people who had never previously heard it. This missionary zeal is reflected in the
Lord’s letter to the church at Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-13.
The
Lord’s Promises
Don’t fail to notice that the Lord Jesus made two distinct
promises to His church and to His people in these letters to the
churches…..
[1] In 2:24, in the letter to the church at Thyatira, the Lord
explicitly told His churches and people who had just come out of the
terrible persecution of the Dark Ages, “I will put upon you none other
burden.” I take this to mean
that true Bible believing and teaching churches, and true people of the Lord, saved
during this present dispensation, will never be required to go
through and endure anything again like they went through during the Dark
Ages. That totally rules out the Lord’s
churches and people from going through any part of the Tribulation period. Hello!
[2] The Lord then explicitly
confirmed the meaning of His promise by making yet another promise to His
church and people in Revelation 3:10, “Because thou hast kept the
word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation [peirasmos…tribulation],
which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the
earth.” Right here the Lord
Jesus explicitly promised His church and people that He would keep us from
the Tribulation period. How? By resurrecting and rapturing His church and
people to glory BEFORE the Tribulation period begins, 1
Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9; 4:13-18. Folks,
I am not responsible for the “willing ignorance” of some today
who scoff at the Pre-tribulation Rapture.
Anyone who takes a position on the rapture, other than the
Pre-tribulation Rapture is knowingly making the Lord Jesus out to be
A LIAR! I literally rejoice that
I will never have to face my Savior and Lord with the burden of such a sin upon
my conscience. I believe the Lord’s
promises! Do you?
The
Future of Jezebel
I believe all of the Lord’s promises! This includes the promises the Lord Jesus
made to “Jezebel,” the high priestess of the ancient Babylonian
religion. So what promises did the Lord
make to this old Roman Babylonian whore?
Let’s see…..
In the Lord’s letter to the church at Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29, specifically
speaking to and about “Jezebel,” the Lord explicitly
stated, “Behold, [1] I
will cast her into a bed, and [2] them
that commit adultery with her into great tribulation [Greek text: tribulation; the great one],
except they repent of their deeds,” 2:22.
Folks, speaking with “tongue in cheek,” as someone
in the past has said, “I am as old as the hills.” This is not a boast, but neither is it a
complaint. I well remember when Pope
John XXIII [Pope John the 23rd]
issued his Papal Bull [they sure named
that right] calling for the “Ecumenical movement.” And this movement has
been going on ever since that time. This
was nothing less than an invitation to all of Protestantism [and others] to come back “home” and get
in bed with “Mama Jezebel.” What did the Lord say about casting her into a bed?
In the next Scripture, 2:23, the Lord Jesus further
promised, [3] “And I will kill her children with death; and [4] all
the churches shall know that I am He which searcheth the reins and hearts: and [5] I
will give unto every one of you according to your works.”
Whether some want to believe it or not, all of these
so-called “Christian” denominations which came forth from the Roman
Babylonian whore religion, [children
of Jezebel] according to the Lord Jesus Himself, are going to be judged and
die by the Lord’s decree. Why?
Because “a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit,” Matthew 7:17. The multiplicity of so-called
“Christian” denominations in the world
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today, most of whose origins can be
traced right back to the Roman Babylonian harlot, have not furthered the
cause of Christ, but rather have spread “religious” confusion throughout the
world. “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints,”
1 Corinthians 14:33.
Identifying
the Lord’s Churches
Folks, during His personal ministry, the Lord Jesus Christ chose those
Apostles which should lay the foundation for His church [Ephesians 2:19-22], and the Lord Himself
entrusted to them “the faith” He expected them to teach and preach and pass on to
others, Jude 1:3.. Then on the
Day of Pentecost, as recorded in Acts 2, the Lord endued His
church with “power from on high,” enabling them to carry His “faith”
into all the world. The Lord
Jesus does have a church [a local,
visible, body of baptized believers] in this world, and the Lord’s church
was teaching and preaching and keeping “the faith” for three
hundred years before the corrupt counterfeit church of Constantine was
even established. The Lord’s church is
still in the world today, and is still teaching and preaching and keeping
“the
faith” that was entrusted to it by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and
by the Lord’s Apostles, Acts 2:42.
So what one “denomination” among the many is the Lord’s church
today?
The Lord’s church or churches cannot be identified by the name
hanging over the door, but rather by the doctrines they teach and preach,
and their practices in living out those doctrines before men. Any religious group today who believes
themselves to be one of the Lord’s churches, yet who refuses to hold fast to
the literal truths of the Apostolic doctrines and teachings of God’s Word [“the faith”] is not one of the
Lord’s churches, no matter how much they claim to be. Folks, all that the Lord Himself requires of
true believers to be in His church is to receive His Word at face value
for what it actually and literally says, and then depending on His Grace, live
and work out “the faith” in our lives, Ephesians 2:8-10; Philippians 2:12-16. Is this just too much for the Lord to
require of those who “claim” to be in His church and thereby in His Bride? Notice that in Philippians 2:15 the
inspired Apostle is asking the believers in the Church at Philippi to be “blameless
and harmless.” Isn’t this
exactly what the inspired Word says that the Lord Himself is going to do in
regards to His church in Ephesians 5:26-27? Every honest reader knows it is!
However, even a true believer must yield themselves to the Lord God and
seek daily to be led by His Word and His Spirit in order for this to be
accomplished. Do our readers really want
to be a part of the Lord’s church and thereby “the bride of Christ” when the
Lord comes, or will some readers be satisfied with just being “a
guest” at the wedding? It is your choice! You have the choice of truly living a
sacrificial life for the Lord Jesus, or of catering to the flesh and “dancing with the Devil.” Which one do you, as a believer, really want?
Dancing with the Devil!
In this study I have made it quite clear to those readers who want to
believe the truth, that the so-called “Holy Roman Catholic Church” is not now,
nor has it ever been a true church of the Lord Jesus Christ, but rather is a counterfeit
church disguised behind a “Christian” façade. Those readers, and others, who are foolish
enough to be deceived by it, are “dancing
with the Devil.”
But amazingly,
here in “the end times,” a great boost has now been given to the ecu-maniac-al movement by some
whom the Pope presumed to be “great charismatic leaders.” A few weeks ago the present Pope in Rome
wrote a letter to Kenneth Copeland, who for whatever reason, the Pope appeared
to believe that Mr. Copeland is the major “leader” in the Charismatic movement
today. The Pope urged Mr. Copeland to
use his influence to encourage the Charismatic and Pentecostal churches to seek
fellowship again with “Mother Rome,” in order for all Christianity to
become “one” as the Lord prayed in John 17:6-24. I am sorry to have to report that Mr.
Copeland, at a huge gathering the following week read the Pope’s letter to that
gathering and rejoiced that “the holy Father” had a loving desire [Sic!] for his erring sheep to come back
home to the holy Mother church. Barf!
Then Mr. Copeland got busy arranging for a group of charismatic,
Pentecostal, church leaders to make a trip to Rome to seek reconciliation with
the “Holy Father.” And the trip was
made! Kenneth Copeland, James Robison,
and other supposed “leaders” of the charismatic and Pentecostal churches,
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and of Protestantism, flew to Rome and
met with the “Holy Father,” receiving his blessings for having done so! Uh-oh!
Whom the Pope blesses, the Lord God curses. Look out!
Some readers refuse to believe this?
History is on my side! The Popes
through the centuries have given their “blessings” to many in the past. In more
recent times, the Popes gave their blessings to Lenin, to Stalin, to Hitler, to
Mussolini, to Peron of Argentina, and to many other “rich and famous” men of the
world. Where are those men now, and what happened to their kingdoms? Hello!
Here is where this study gets really sticky! I am sure some readers will despise me for
pointing out the truths of history and God’s Word which I have set forth in
this study. But I have to say that rather than the Pope’s recent overture being
a movement of God to reconcile all of Christianity as one united body of
Christ, it is rather a Satanic deception aimed at destroying the truth of God’s
Word from the earth among men and replacing it with the teachings, doctrines, and
practices of “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOT AND ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH,” Revelation 17:5.
By the way, how many of our readers are aware that
this present Pope is a “Jesuit?” How
many have ever bothered to research and look up the depraved, bloody, oath of
allegiance that even a practicing Catholic must
take in order to join the ranks of the Jesuits? That’s what I thought!
Folks, rather than a great end-time revival in these “last
days,” the great “falling away” from the faith was
just given a tremendous boost by these latest developments, 2
Thessalonians 2:3-4. These
imagined “evangelical leaders” who are believed by many to be the leaders of
the whole charismatic and Pentecostal Movement, were yet not deep enough into
God’s Word, nor spiritually mature enough themselves to recognize the Pope’s
overture to them as the deceptive farce that it is! They not only are willing to return to “Mother
Jezebel” themselves, but they want all of “professing Christianty” to join with
them in returning to Rome. This tells me that these boasted “evangelical leaders,”
will also be willing, when the time comes, to submit themselves to the “Holy
Father” in Rome as the leader of the whole Christian world. Sic!
I again point out that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself plainly stated that
“them
that commit adultery with her” will be cast into “tribulation,
the great one,” Revelation 2:22. I
don’t care how “brilliant” some of these “evangelical leaders” think themselves
to be, no man has ever outsmarted the Lord Jesus Christ! Hello!
The only way to avoid the consequences of this, according to the
Lord Jesus Himself, is to “repent” of such wickedness, but
they had better hurry. The very fact
that these so-called “evangelical leaders” are presently courting the favor of
the old Roman whore religion is evidence of the “falling away” and the
shortness of time.
A
Question….?
Folks, the Lord
Jesus is going to return real SOON, and resurrect and rapture all true New
Covenant believers to glory, whether some want to believe it or not. After years of being blasted by those who do
not want to believe in the Pre-tribulation Rapture, my faith is still
intact and my “blessed hope” has never shone more brightly than it is shining
today.
It is just plain logic and common sense, that after the rapture has
occurred and the Tribulation does begin on the earth, many lost unbelievers who
will be left behind on earth at the rapture, will finally sort out the whole
picture in their minds, and come to the realization that the rapture really did
occur, exactly as true believers had warned them it would, and exactly as God’s
inspired Word predicts. Then many of
those left behind will fervently begin to seek the Lord as their own Savior,
finally believing the Bible and literally devouring its pages in their every
spare minute. Thousands or even millions
will turn to the Lord for salvation. Glory to God! But it will too late
for them to escape the Tribulation period, and the wrath of the old
Babylonian whore.
Now carefully study Revelation 6:9-11. This fifth “seal” is opened in the
first half of the Tribulation, sometime after the beginning of the
Tribulation. Now my question…..?
Who are the souls “under the altar” that “were
slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they held”? Remember
when this question is asked, humanity on earth will already be in the
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first half of the Tribulation. So who
are these souls? They are not the raptured believers, for the raptured
believers are already in Heaven with the Lord in their glorified bodies, Revelation
5:8-10. So they have to be
people who will be left behind on earth when the rapture occurs. But why have
they been slain and their souls are under the altar of God in Heaven? For three reasons!
[1] Wicked old “Jezebel” will cast off all pretense
of being a “Christian” organization during the Tribulation, and rather will
revert back to the worship of “Bel” [Satan], and attempt to force Satanic worship on every living human
being on the earth, Revelation 9:20-21; 12:3-9; 12:17; 13:4-8.
[2] Because that is where the souls of believers go when their lives
have been sacrificed for Christ upon the earth, their martyrdom being signified
by their souls being beneath the altar in Heaven.
[3] Because, contrary to the opinions of some who study God’s Word
rather shallowly, there is absolutely no place for Bible believing Christianity
on the earth during the reign of the anti-christ over the New World Order. No place! No toleration for Bible believing
Christianity! None!
The anti-christ and his mistress, “Jezebel,” the Roman-Babylonian
whore [Revelation 17:1-6], will set
out with a vengeance to remove every trace of Bible believing Christianity from
off the face of the whole earth during the Tribulation. This will include confiscating, burning and
destroying every Bible they find, and putting to death every person with whom
they find a Bible. Every person who seeks to turn to the Lord God of Israel
after the beginning of the Tribulation will be slaughtered by the anti-christ
and his mistress, the old Babylonian whore religion. Dear readers, can’t you
see what is going to unfold after the start of the Tribulation among those left
on the earth? Yes, I am unashamedly weeping
as I write out what I see and know to be the truth. The Lord God has
graciously given me a deep burden for the souls of others.
Does this give our readers any insight into who
Copeland, Robison, and others are dealing with today? Whether they have enough spiritual
discernment to know it or not, when men start cuddling up to the “Holy Roman
Catholic Church,” both history and the inspired Word reveal that they are only
Dancing with the Devil!
What
Should True Believers Do…??
We should do
what God’s Word explicitly and repeatedly commands; “come out from among them, and be
ye separate, saith the Lord.” Carefully study 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, Isaiah
48:20, 52:11, Jeremiah 50:8; 51:6; 51:45, Revelation 18:4-5.
Conclusion
My readers have the message the Lord impressed upon my heart to write,
whether some wanted to hear it or not. Isaiah
58:1 and Ezekiel 33:8-9 are still in the Bible! When so-called “evangelical Christians” began
courting the favor of the Roman Pope, Christianity is in deep trouble, and
someone has to sound a warning. I
personally refuse to be silent and “dance
with the Devil.”
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believer or Bible believing Christian ministry to reproduce this study
to share with others, or to quote from
it in context as written.
I take this opportunity to thank my precious Lord Jesus Christ for
allowing me the privilege of teaching and preaching His wonderful Word over
these past 60 years. I thank the Lord
God for touching the hearts and minds of His people who have helped to support
this literature and Internet ministry
these past few years. Thank you so much
dear brothers and sisters in Christ for caring and being willing to share your
blessings with this old preacher. I would like to meet every reader in glory,
and I truly hope that no reader disappoints me.
Please address all comments, questions, and correspondence to: Pastor
F. M. Riley, Last Call Gospel Ministry, 184 County Road 108, Harrisburg,
Missouri 65256, or I can be contacted by email at:
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