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The Antichrist
Has Been Revealed!!
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666
equals LATEINOS in Greek!!
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, or the
name of the beast, or the number of his
name.
This calls for wisdom. Let those who have insight calculate the number
of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
(Revelation
13:16-18).
The
New Testament was written in Koine or COMMON Greek—the universal
language of the world during the earthly ministry of Christ.
Greek
died out in Western Europe around 500 A.D. (except in Hibernia), where
Saint Patrick introduced the New Testament
and the Greek language to that nation.
Joshua
so highly favored the Greek language that He calls himself Alpha and
Omega 4 times:
I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord (JOSHUA),
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation
1:18).
The
Greeks, like the Romans, did not have Indian numerals like 1,2,3,4;
so each letter of the Greek alphabet represented a number. Alpha was
1, beta was 2, etc., etc. It is totally useless to try and calculate
the number of the Beast in any other language but Greek:
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Koine
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The
Beast's name is LATEINOS in Greek.
King
Latinus was the father of the Latin race. |
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King Latinus was the founder of the Latin
kingdom.
King
Latinus was the founder of the Latin race
Lateinos
is the oldest and most common interpretation of the number of the Beast.
Lateinos signifies Latin MAN or Latin kingdom, and is also the name
of the king who founded the Latin state, namely King Latinus.
The
oldest writings that survived the last great pagan persecution is that
of Saint Irenaeus who lived from about 120 to 200 A.D.... Saint Irenaeus
is most famous for his prediction that the world would last for 6000
years....Saint Irenaeus was a disciple of Polycarp, who was a disciple
of the Apostle John, who wrote the Book of Revelation:
For
if there are many names found possessing this number, it will be asked
which among them shall the coming man bear. It is not through a want
of names containing the number of that name that I say this, but on
account of the fear of God, and zeal for the truth: for the name Evanthas
contains the required number, but I make no allegation regarding it.
Then also Lateinos has the number six hundred
and sixty-six; and it is a very probable [solution], this being the
name of the last kingdom [of the four seen by Daniel]. For the LATINS
are they who at present bear rule: I will not,
however, make any boast over this [coincidence].Teitan too, the first
syllable being written with the two Greek vowels e and i, among all
the names which are found among us, is rather worthy of credit. For
it has in itself the predicted number, and is composed of six letters,
each syllable containing three letters; and [the word itself] is ancient,
and removed from ordinary use; for among our kings we find none bearing
this name Titan, nor have any of the idols which are worshipped in
public among the Greeks and barbarians this appellation. Among many
persons, too, this name is accounted divine, so that even the sun
is termed Titan by those who do now possess [the rule]. (Saint Irenaeus,
Against
Heresies, Book V, ch. 29).
Saint
Irenaeus mentioned 3 names: Evanthas, Lateinos, and Teitan or Titan.
The meaning of Evanthas is obscure, but Lateinos is the code word for
the Romans:
Virgil
was a Roman poet and very familiar with the history of the Latin race.
He traces the founding of Rome to King Latinus.

Roman poet
Virgil
(70 B.C. -21 B.C. ).
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Roman
poet Publius Vergilius Maro, also known as Virgil, is
very well known in the United States because his Latin
poetry is on the back of the 1 dollar "paper money"
bill.

ANNUIT
COEPTIS: "He has favored our undertaking."
NOVUS
ORDO SECLORUM: "A new order has begun." |
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The Aeneid
book cover.
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According
to Virgil, King Latinus was an historical character and founder of the
Latin race. The Bible says that the number of the Beast is the number
of a MAN.
King
Latinus,
now grown old, had ruled his settled towns
And countryside through years of peace. Tradition
Makes him a son of Faunus by a nymph,
Marica of the Laurentines. The father
Of Faunus had been Picus, who in turn
Claimed you for sire, old Saturn, making you
The founder of the dynasty.
By fate Latinus had no son or male
descendant,
Death having taken one in early youth.
A single daughter held that house's hopes,
A girl now ripe for marriage, for a man. (The
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Wars
and a man I sing—an exile driven on by Fate,
he was the first to flee the coast of Troy,
destined to reach Lavinian shores and Italian soil,
yet many blows he took on land and sea from the gods above—
thanks to cruel Juno's relentless rage—and many losses
he bore in battle too,
before he could found a city,
bring his gods to Latium,
source of the Latin race,
the Alban lords and the high walls of Rome. (The Aeneid
Book I). |
Vatican
City State is the ONLY country in the world where Latin is still the
official language....Latin is a dead language in the rest of Italy
and was replaced by Italian over 600 years ago.
Antichrist
to be revealed first before the Second Coming of Christ!
In
one of the greatest and PLAINEST of the great prophecies of the Bible,
St. Paul predicted that 2 things must happen FIRST before the 2nd Coming
of Christ and the end of the world:
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A
falling away or apostasy from Apostolic Christianity. |
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The
Antichrist or Man of Sin to be revealed. |
Now
we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and by our gathering together unto him,
That ye be not soon shaken
in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by
letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Let no
man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed,
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. Remember
ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
And
now ye know what withholdeth (restrains) that he might be revealed
in his time. For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth
will let (restrain), until he be taken out of the way. And
then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume
with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness
of his coming.
(II Thessalonians 2:1-12).
One
of the main characteristics of this falling away or apostasy was the
prohibition of marriage:
Now
the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines
of devils;
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a
hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding
to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with
thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. (I Timothy
4:1-3).
Up
to Vatican Council II in 1962, meat was forbidden on Fridays.
The
Emperors at Rome were hindering the coming of Antichrist!!
St.
Paul referred obscurely to something mysterious that was hindering
or restraining evil and holding back the revelation of the Man of
Sin.
The
removal of the capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine in 330 A.D.,
greatly facilitated the coming of Antichrist. That "Eternal Rome"
would allow a rival capital city to exist is truly remarkable.
The
Emperors were persecuting Christians, but their presence in Rome hindered
the rise of the Papacy. Christians prayed for the Emperors, and the
stability of the Empire, but they never dreamed of creating another
rival capital.
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Emperor
Constantine's removal of the capital from "Eternal
Rome"—the imperial city—left the bishop
of Rome free to vault into the seat of the Caesars.
This
was the removal of the let or hindrance to the coming
of Antichrist. |
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Constantinople
became the new capital of the Roman Empire. |
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After
the removal of the capital, the Greeks continued to call themselves
ROMANS (Gk. Romaioi), while the people
in the western part of the Empire became known as LATINS.
When
the bishop of Rome assumed the purple, he also assumed the title PONTIFEX
MAXIMUS, which was the official title of the Caesars as head of the
pagan Roman religion.
Pagan
Rome persecuting the saints was no mystery to St. John, but here a
professing "Christian" bishop, as head of the pagan Roman
religion, was a MYSTERY and a WONDER indeed:
And
I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the
blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with
great admiration. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou
marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast
that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. (Revelation
17: 6-7).
This
great prophecy . . . and its fulfillment . . . is so CLEAR that
even a BLIND man could see it!
An
edict of Roman Emperor Theodosius linked Saint Peter with Rome!!
Emperor
Theodosius, with the help of bishop Ambrose of Milan, laid the groundwork
for the 2 main Latin Church heresies:
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The
Primacy of St. Peter. |
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The
civil power or government is subservient to the Latin Popes
and their clergy. |
St.
Paul mentioned that the Mystery of Iniquity linking St. Peter with
Rome was working even during his lifetime....However, this heresy
was sub rosa or covert and did not manifest until the
predicted time—after the removal of the capital to
Constantinople.
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Emperor
Theodosius I (347-395).
Emperor from 378 to 392. |
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Emperor
Theodosius I was a roughneck Roman soldier from Spain.
Pope
Damasus I (the first Pope to be called Pontifex Maximus)
was also from Spain. |
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Pope
Damasus I (305-384).
Pope from 366 to 384. |
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In 380,
Theodosius issued an edict that everybody in the Empire MUST
believe that Pope Damasus was the successor of St. Peter.
Very soon
after becoming Emperor, Theodosius issued a decree that everybody
in the Empire MUST believe that Pope Damasus was the successor
of St. Peter:
On
January 19, 379, the emperor Gratian raised Theodosius to the
rank of emperor and gave him charge of the eastern half of the
empire. Theodosius was a general from Spain and a convinced
partisan of Nicene orthodoxy. He did not wait long to show his
colors. On February 28, 380, Theodosius issued an edict saying
that anyone who did not follow the faith of Pope Damasus of
Rome and Peter of Alexandria was a heretic. (The Church
of the Ancient Councils, p. 104).
Here is
a copy of that edict :
It is
our desire that all the various nations which are subject
to our Clemency and Moderation, should continue in the profession
of that religion which was delivered to the Romans by the
divine Apostle Peter, as it hath been preserved by faithful
tradition; and which is now professed by the Pontiff Damasus
and by Peter, Bishop of Alexandria, a man of apostolic holiness.
According to the apostolic teaching and the doctrine of the
Gospel, let us believe the one deity of the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit, in equal majesty and in a holy Trinity.
We
authorize the followers of this law to assume the title of
Catholic Christians; but as for the others, since, in our
judgement, they are foolish madmen, we decree that they shall
be branded with the ignominious name of heretics, and shall
not presume to give to their conventicles the name of churches.
They will suffer in the first place the chastisement of the
divine condemnation, and in the second the punishment which
our authority, in accordance with the will of Heaven, shall
decide to inflict. (Theodosian
Code, Book XVI, The Catholic Faith).
In
381, Theodosius presided over the Council of Constantinople. The
150 bishops in attendance refused to acknowledge his Peter in Rome
edict and ruled that Old Rome had precedence only because it was
the imperial city:
As
for the bishop of Constantinople, let him have the prerogatives
of honor after the bishop of Rome, seeing that this city is the
new Rome. (Council of Constantinople).
What
could a roughneck Roman soldier like Theodosius possibly know about
the Bible and theology?....The ONLY thing that Pope Damasus had
in common with Saint Peter was that Saint Peter—as the Apostle
to the Circumcision (Jews)—definitely wore a BEARD.This
persecuting edict was a harbinger of the dreaded Spanish
Inquisition.
In
388, Theodosius invaded Italy to get rid of a rival Emperor named
Magnus Maximus .After defeating his rival, Theodosius ruled the
Empire from Milan, and it was there that he met his spiritual adviser:
Ambrose, bishop of Milan:
It was now
that Theodosius made the acquaintance of bishop Ambrose of Milan;
and thus began a complex, turbulent, but also deeply personal
relationship between the two men, that was to have profoundly
important consequences. During the brief war, Ambrose had been
in no danger, for the ultra-pious Catholic Maximus would hardly
have harmed the bishop of his capital, but the fact that he did
not flee enhanced his prestige. Indeed, he himself considered
his moral authority to be second to none. He saw himself as answerable
only to God, and thus his duty was to dictate to the conscience—hence
the religious policy—of the emperor, by whatever means served
this high end. (Theodosius, The Empire at Bay, p. 64).
Ambrose, bishop
of Milan, was a powerful and influential teacher of the Latin Church.
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Ambrose,
bishop of Milan (337- 397). Bishop of Milan from 374
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Ambrose,
bishop of Milan, was a powerful and influential teacher
of the Latin Church.
in
390, Theodosius gave the order for a horrible massacre
in the city of Salonica.
Ambrose
threatened him with excommunication, and as a result,
he had to do penance and
grovel at the feet of the bishop. |
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Emperor
Theodosius doing obeisance before bishop Ambrose. |
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In
the year 390, a star charioteer was arrested for the crime of homosexual
rape. This took him out of the race, and as a result, the people
rioted and many were killed. Theodosius's answer was to send in
his soldiers, and about 7,000 people were massacred:
Not
surprisingly the immediate reaction of Theodosius was of volcanic
anger; but this time, unlike Antioch, in his choler he threw aside
any inquiry or trial, and immediately sent secret orders to the
new Gothic garrison at Salonica for a terrible, salutary bloodletting
of the rebellious rabble. Accordingly, on
a certain day when the people once again thronged excitedly into
the hippodrome for the races, at a signal the gates were barred.
Without pity, deaf to the screams and entreaties of the people (or
even enflamed by them) the troops proceeded for several hours to
butcher the spectators indiscriminately. According to Theoderet
7,000 people of both sexes and all ages were slaughtered.
Whatever the numbers, no Roman city had experienced anything like
this in living memory: it was something only brutal conquerors did
to captured enemy cities, and it put the emperor's Gothic troops
in exactly that light. The moral shock throughout the empire was,
if anything, accentuated by the general reputation Theodosius had
for mercy and humanity.(Theodosius, The Empire at Bay,
p. 68).
Ambrose
threatened him with excommunication . . . and guilt ridden . . .
he did obeisance at the feet of the bishop:
Ambrose
had a shrewd psychological knowledge of Theodosius, and his performance
was subtle and masterly, unlike his earlier bludgeon tactics from
the pulpit. Theodosius was tormented not just by moral guilt, but
by a very real fear of eternal damnation. Thus
it was that an astonished people beheld an extraordinary spectacle
as the Ever-Victorious, Sacred Eternal Augustus, Lord of the World
put aside his gorgeous imperial regalia, and for several months
wept and groaned as a humble, prostrate penitent in the cathedral
of Milan. It was all the more extraordinary in its stark,
public contrast between the despotic and universal power of the
emperor, and the grovelling abasement of that same power before
the priests. (Theodosius, The Empire at Bay, p. 69).
Under
instructions from Ambrose, Theodosius closed the pagan Olympic Games
and the Altar of Victory was removed from the Senate at Rome.
There
were many firsts with Theodosius: He was the first to issue a Peter
in Rome edict; the first to be threatened with excommunication,
and the first to perform public penance before a member of the Latin
clergy. Emperor
Theodosius II codified the Roman laws
Emperor
Theodosius II codified all the Roman laws going back to the time
of Emperor Constantine.
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Emperor
Theodosius II (401- 450).
Emperor from 408-450. |
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In
438, Emperor Theodosius II codified all the Roman laws
from the time of Constantine.
The
persecuting edict of Theodosius I was included in his
Theodosian
Code, Book XVI.
This
was during the reign of Pope Sixtus III.
At
that time, the only thing Popes had in common with St.
Peter was the fact that St. Peter—like every
good Jew—wore a beard. |
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Pope
Sixtus III.
Pope from 432 to 440. |
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According
to the Book of Revelation, Antichrist's supremacy was to last for
1260 years.
Antichrist's
supremacy was to last 1260 years!!
Saint John mentions
a mysterious period of 1260 days when the Antichrist would make war
with the saints and overcome them:
And it was
given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and
power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. (Revelation
13:7). And
I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand
two hundred and threescore (1260) days, clothed in sackcloth. (Revelation
11:3).
All the Reformers
applied this period to the time of Papal supremacy, using
the day equals a year principle found throughout the Holy Bible:
And
your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your
whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. After the
number of the days in which you searched the land, even forty days,
each day for a year, shall ye bear your
iniquities, even forty years. (Numbers 14:33-34).
The
famous prophecy of the 70 Weeks (490 years) from Cyrus to Christ are
determined by this same day equals a year principle:
Seventy
weeks (490 years) are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy
city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and
to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness,
and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
(Daniel 9:24).
The Papacy was
a gradual development....It began with the change of cities from
Rome to Constantinople, and it became a temporal power with the
overthrow of the Vandals and Ostrogoths by general Belisarius, and
the Lombards by Charlemagne.
Many of the
commentators on the Book of Revelation mentioned 2 great time periods
in the Rise and Fall of Papal Rome:
The
2 great prophetic time periods were:
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533 |
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606 |
1260 |
1866 |
The
publication of Justinian's Corpus Juris or Body of Civil Law was
seen my many as a milestone in the rise of the Papacy.
The
1st period began at the time of Emperor Justinian in 533
Many commentators
on the Book of Revelation began the 1260 years at the time of the
Emperor Justinian, and ended it at the epochal time of the French
Revolution.
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Emperor
Justinian (483-565).
Emperor from 527 to 565. |
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In
533, the Justinian Code was published which comprised
a compilation of all the laws of the Roman Empire going
back to the time of Emperor Hadrian.
This
was during the reign of Pope John II.
This
date was the official beginning of the 1260 years of
Papal supremacy. |
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Pope
John II.
Pope from 533 to 535. |
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The
Papacy was a gradual development....Constantine did not
insist that everybody believe the myth of St. Peter at
Rome . . . but Theodosius and Justinian did!!
Before
Theodosius and Justinian, all Christians were called CATHOLIC or
UNIVERSAL. Theodosius and Justinian restricted the term to those
who followed this new Mystery of Iniquity or Saint Peter in Rome
religion.
The
Justinian Code was a compilation of all the laws of the Roman Empire
going back to the time of Emperor Hadrian (117-138). They included the
enactments of Emperors Theodosius I and Theodosius II: We
desire that all peoples subject to Our benign Empire shall live under
the same religion that the Divine Peter, the Apostle, gave to the Romans,
and which the said religion declares was introduced by himself, and
which it is well known that the Pontiff Damascus, and Peter, Bishop
of Alexandria, a man of apostolic sanctity, embraced; that is to say,
in accordance with the rules of apostolic discipline and the evangelical
doctrine, we should believe that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit constitute
a single Deity, endowed with equal majesty, and united in the Holy Trinity.
(1) We order all those who follow this law to
assume the name of Catholic Christians, and considering others as demented
and insane, We order that they shall bear the infamy of heresy;
and when the Divine vengeance which they merit has been appeased, they
shall afterwards be punished in accordance with Our resentment, which
we have acquired from the judgment of Heaven.
(Justinian Code, Book I).
The
first period of Papal supremacy in Western Europe ended at the time
of the French Revolution.
The
1st period ended at the era of the French Revolution
The
era of the French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1799. In
1797, French general Berthier marched on Rome and forced Pope Pius VI
to renounce his claim to temporal power and abdicate.
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General
Berthier (1753 -1815). |
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In
1797, French general Berthier marched on Rome and entered
it unopposed on February 10, 1798.
The
general proclaimed a Roman Republic, and demanded that the
Pope renounce his temporal power.
This
was the beginning of the downfall of Papal supremacy.
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Pope
Pius VI. (1717 - 1799).
Pope from 1776 to 1799. |
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On
August 29, 1799, Pope Pius VI died as a prisoner of the French in the
city of Valence.
The
2nd period began at the time of Emperor Phocas in 606
The
next starting time for the 1260 years was 606 when Emperor Phocas declared
the Pope, Universal Bishop.
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Coin
of Emperor Phocas .
Reigned from 602 to 610. |
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The
next big date for the beginning of the 1260 years fell during
the reign of Emperor Phocas.
In
606, the Emperor issued a decree that "the See of Blessed
Peter the Apostle should be the head of all the Churches",
and that the title of "Universal Bishop" belonged
exclusively to Pope Boniface and his successors. |
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Pope
Boniface III.
Pope from 606 to 607. |
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Here
is a quote about Emperor Phocas from the "Catholic" Encyclopedia:
After
his elevation to the See of Rome, Boniface obtained a decree from Phocas,
against Cyriacus, Bishop of Constantinople, by which it was ordained,
that "the See of Blessed Peter the Apostle should be the head of
all the Churches", and that the title of "Universal Bishop"
belonged exclusively to the Bishop of Rome — an acknowledgment
somewhat similar to that made by Justinian eighty years before (Novell.,
131, c. ii, tit. xiv). At Rome Boniface held a council, attended by
seventy-two bishops and all the Roman clergy, wherein he enacted a decree
forbidding anyone under pain of excommunication, during the lifetime
of a pope or of a bishop, to treat of or to discuss the appointment
of his successor, and setting forth that no steps were to be taken to
provide for a successor until three days after the burial of the deceased.
("Catholic" Encyclopedia article, Pope Boniface III).
Because
Constantinople was now New Rome, the patriarch of Constantinople saw
himself as having as much right to be styled Universal Bishop
as the Bishop of Rome....This immediately sowed the seeds of conflict
between East and West.
The
2nd period ended in 1866
Austria
and the Papal States were the main obstacles to Italian unity....In
1866, Austria was defeated by Prussia during the Austro-Prussian War,
and this led to the liberation of Rome only 4 years later.
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German
Emperor William I (1797-1888).
Reigned from 1861 to 1888. |
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The
Battle of Königgrätz, also known as the Battle
of Sadowa, took place in July 1866 between Austria and Prussia.
The
Prussians used many innovations learned during the U.S.
Civil War to achieve an astonishing victory.
France
saw Prussia as an upstart, and this led to the Franco-Prussian
War 4 years later. |
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Emperor
Franz Joseph (1830-1916).
Emperor from 1848 to 1916. |
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Just
like the Franco-Prussian War, nobody expected the Prussians
to achieve such an astonishing victory:
War
followed swiftly, with Bismarck repudiating the authority of the German
Confederation on 14 June and Prussian troops crossing the borders of
the smaller German states two days later. Though Napoleon III envisaged
a long war which France would finally settle by armed mediation, military
experts in Paris and London as well as Vienna expected an Austrian victory
before the autumn. (Palmer, Twilight of the Habsburgs, p. 143).
Most
of the commentators on the Book of Revelation expected the end of the
Papacy in 1866; to be off by just 4 years is miraculous indeed.
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General
Raffaele Cadorna
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On
September 20, 1870, Italian general Raffaele Cadorna led
the Italian army into Rome.
Pope
Pius IX was the last Pope-king of the city of Rome.
Most
of the commentaries on the Book of Revelation predicted
the downfall of the Papacy in the year 1866. |
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Pope
Pius IX (1792-1878).
Pope from 1846 to 1878. |
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Most
of the great scholars who studied Bible prophecy predicted the fall
of the temporal power in 1866. One of the most prolific writers on Bible
prophecy was Edward B. Elliott (1793-1875) who wrote a 4 volume commentary
on the Book of Revelation entitled Horae Apocalypticae (Hours
with the Apocalypse). His book was first published in 1844 and went
through 5 editions. It was the standard work on Bible prophecy for much
of the 19th century. Elliott predicted the end of the Papacy in 1866:
In
the arrangement of the great calendar of prophecy, and the adjustment
of our own position on it, whether nearer to the final end or less near,
it is evident that the chronological predictions (I mean those
which involve chronological periods) must needs demand our most particular
attention. First and foremost in importance is the memorable prophecy
of the 1260 years of the Beast or Antichrist, six times repeated in
the Apocalyptic vision, under one or other variety of formula, and three
in Daniel. This measures the Beast's reign , in recognized supremacy
over the Roman Empire, during its last divided and apostatized state;
or rather the reign of the Beast's last Head, Antichrist. And we have
seen that, with the reflected light of that grand illustrative event
of our latter day, the French Revolution, the primarily and
imperfect commencement, and primary and imperfect end, of the period
may be deemed to have been fixed, on strong probable evidence, to about
the years A.D. 533 and 1793 respectively, at just 1260 years' interval:
the one the epoch of Justinian's decree and code, which was a virtual
imperial recognition of the Pope's supremacy, in his then assumed character
of Christ's Vicar, or Antichrist; the other that of the French revolutionary
outbreak, and new legal code, which gave to the Pope's antichristian
supremacy and power a deadly blow throughout Western Christendom. At
the same time that the full and complete commencement appeared on strong
and peculiar historic evidence (specially that of the then risen ten
diademed Romano-Gothic Papal horns) to have about
synchronized with the epoch of Phocas' decree A.D. 606; and the corresponding
epoch of end with the year 1866. We also saw more lately that
in the last of his prophecies Daniel appended to what seemed to be the
same period of the 1260 years yet a further addition of 30 and 45, or
conjointly of 75 years, as if still to intervene before the times of
blessedness. And hence the very important question
whether these additional years are to be measured from the epoch of
primary imperfect ending about A.D. 1793; or from that of full and perfect
ending in 1866. (Horae Apocalypticae, volume 4, p. 237).
Even
the Pope was alarmed at the beginning of 1866, because the Horae
Apocalypticae was a bestseller throughout Europe:
I
had the honour of an audience with the Pope this morning and of offering
His Holiness my best wishes for the New Year. The
Sovereign Pontiff, who received me with the utmost kindness and benevolence
said he needed good wishes if it were true, as people said, that the
year 1866 was to be fraught with danger for the Papacy, but he
placed his trust in God and did not fear the evil forebodings of men.
Meanwhile the Romans were very gay and there were more balls, concerts
and operas than ever, which was not the case in the other capitals of
Europe where everyone felt the insecurity of all things produced by
the revolutionary tendency of the age. (The Roman Question,
p. 320).
The
only major geopolitical event of 1866 was the defeat of Austria by Prussia
at the Battle of Sadowa. When the year passed without event at the Vatican,
they relaxed and thought the worst was over.
Anti
means substitute or surrogate
The
word anti as used in the Greek New Testament means substitute
or surrogate. In modern parlance it means IDENTITY THEFT.
Of
course, someone who steals another person's identity and pretends to
be that person is obviously an enemy of that person.
In
Strong's Concordance, anti means substitute, in room of, or
instead of:
473.
anti, an-tee'; a prim. particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of
(rarely in addition to):--for, in the room of. Often used in composition
to denote contrast, requital, *substitution*, correspondence, etc.But
when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room
(Greek, anti) of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into
the parts of Galilee. (Matthew 2:22).
An
example of how anti is used this way can be found in the words type
and antitype, which are used with respect to Bible prophecy. The "type"
is the pattern or symbol, and the antitype is the fulfillment. The Jewish
Passover was a "type" and the crucifixion of Jesus is the
"antitype" or fulfillment of the example of the type. You
substitute the antitype into the symbolism of the type to arrive at
the complete meaning:
Many
times in the history of the Papacy there have been ANTIPOPES....These
ANTIPOPES were not atheists who sought to abolish the Papacy, but men
who were rivals of the then reigning Popes, and claimed that they
were the legitimate Pontiffs.
ALL
the Popes claim to be God Almighty on earth!!
In
the Roman Canon Law, ALL of the Popes are DOGMATICALLY DECLARED to be
God Almighty upon the earth....Obviously, when you are God Almighty,
your word is LAW, and you are the final judge in all matter spiritual
and temporal.
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Pope
Leo XIII (1810 -1903).
Pope from 1878 to 1903. |
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Pope
Leo XIII was an expert in Latin Canon Law.
He
was Pope #102 in Malachy's List of 112 Popes.
His
coat of arms contained a comet. |
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In
Malachy's Prophecies, Leo XIII was called Lumen in Coelo—A
Light in the Heavens!! |
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Here
is a quote from this expert on the official teachings of the
Vatican and Latin Canon Law:
But
since We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty,
who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of
the truth, and now that Our advanced age and the bitterness of anxious
cares urge Us on towards the end common to every mortal, We feel drawn
to follow the example of Our Redeemer and Master, Jesus Christ, who,
when about to return to heaven, implored of God, His Father, in earnest
prayer, that His disciples and followers should be of one mind and
of one heart. (Great
Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII, p. 304).
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"God
Almighty" carried in a sedan chair from the Sistine
Chapel. |
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All
the Popes claim to be God Almighty upon the earth!!
Pope
Leo said:
"But
since We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty." |
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Antichrist
carried in a procession. |
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All
the Caesars from the time of Emperor Caligula claimed to be divine or
gods on earth.
The
Pope's Law is called Codex Juris Canonici
Obviously
when you are God Almighty upon the earth, you can lay down the LAW to
mere earthlings or humans....You can even make SLAVES of them if you
are a malevolent DEITY.
The
Popes try to rule their earthly kingdom through their legal
system known as the Code of Canon Law or in Latin: Codex
Juris Canonici. Most of it is still locked up in medieval Latin,
and for the eyes of the hierarchy only.
Every
facet of human life . . . from the cradle to the grave . . . is covered
in their Code, and it is a separate legal system to the legal systems
of most countries of the world.
In
every country in the world where the Latin hierarchy is established,
there are 2 legal systems, one claiming superiority and jurisdiction
over the other. According to the authoritative Elements of Ecclesiastical
Law, written by a Latin canonist, with an Imprimatur from
the Latin bishop of Newark, the Pope alone is the source of all of this
Canon Law.
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THE SOURCES OF CANON LAW—DE FONTIBUS JURIS CANONICI.
ART.
I.
How
many Sources of Canon Law are there?
7.
A source or fountain is that from which
something takes its origin. By sources of canon law we
mean, therefore, the legislative authority of the Church; ecclesiastical
laws are said to spring from their proper source when they are
enacted or promulgated by those who are vested with the law-making
power in the Church. In a broad sense, however, canonists, designate
as sources of ecclesiastical jurisprudence all instruments that
contain the law itself.
8.
There are eight sources of canon law, in the strict sense of the
term—that is, as forming the common and not the
particular law of the Church. These sources are: 1, S. Scripture
; 2, divine tradition; 3, laws made by the Apostles; 4, teachings
of the Fathers; 5, decrees of sovereign Pontiffs; 6, Ecumenical
councils; 7, Roman Congregations of cardinals ; and 8, custom.
9.
To these, some add "civil laws,"
which, however, derive all their force, so far as they are applicable
to ecclesiastical matters, solely from the authority of the Church.
In fact, in her judicature, the Church disdains not to adopt,
at times, the mode of proceedings which is peculiar to civil courts.
10.
All these sources may ultimately be reduced to one—the authority
of the sovereign Pontiff. For S. Scripture and divine tradition
are not, properly speaking, sources of canon law, save when their
prescriptions are promulgated by the Holy See. Again, the laws
established by the Apostles and the teachings of the Fathers could
not become binding on all the faithful or be accounted
as common laws of the Church, except by the consent and
authority of Peter and his successors. In like manner, councils
are not ecumenical unless confirmed by the Pope. The Roman Congregations
but exercise powers conferred upon them by the Pope. Neither can
custom obtain the force of universal law without the tacit sanction
of the Apostolic See. Hence, all the above
may appropriately be resolved into one namely, the authority of
the Popes. (Smith, Elements of Ecclesiastical Law,
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There
you have it, an absolute DICTATORSHIP ruling the world in the name of
Christ. Rome's Canon Law is DIAMETRICALLY opposed to the U.S. Constitution
and the laws of most countries of the world.
Every
facet of the U.S. Constitution is condemned by the Canon Law!!
Everything
we take for granted under the U.S. Constitution is CONDEMNED by the
Latin Canon Law....Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of
the press, trial by jury, innocent until proven guilty etc., etc. are
anathema to the Pope and his Canon Law.
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The
U.S. Constitution is law in this country. |
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The
Latin Canon Law is based on the Corpus Juris or
Body of Civil Law of Emperor Justinian.
In
every country in the world where the Latin hierarchy
is established, there are 2 legal systems, one claiming
superiority and jurisdiction over the other. |
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The
Codex Juris Canonici claims precedence over the
U.S. Constitution!! |
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JEHOVAH
is a LAWGIVER!!
JEHOVAH—the
real God of the universe—does not use a substitute or share His
throne with anybody:
I
am JEHOVAH: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another,
neither my praise to graven images.
(Isaiah 42:8).
When
JEHOVAH led His people out of Egyptian bondage, the first thing he gave
them was a LEGAL SYSTEM:
And
what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous
as all this LAW, which I set before you this day?
(Deuteronomy 4:8).
JEHOVAH
did NOT give his LAW to the Israelites in some obscure or DEAD LANGUAGE
like Latin and command Moses to keep it a secret from all but
a select few:
And
thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very PLAINLY.
(Deuteronomy
27:8).
Since God Almighty
is a Lawgiver, it is no marvel that His imitators or substitutes should
endeavor to lay down their law to the entire world!!
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