Biblical Church History

Biblical Church History

Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan

PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER THUS FAR

WHO IS THIS WOMEN? Rev 17:5 And upon

her forehead

was a name written,

MYSTERY, BABYLON

THE GREAT, THE

MOTHER OF HARLOTS

AND ABOMINATI

ONS OF THE EARTH.

1.The women is a “religious system”

(Rev 2:20-24) Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that

woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my

servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she

repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he

which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your

works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine,

and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other

burden.

1.The women is a “religious system”

2.The women is a “city”

(Rev 17:18) And the woman which

thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth

over the kings of the earth.

POSSIBLE

Cities

1. Jerusalem2. Babylon (Iraq)3. Rome 4. Mecca 5. Salt Lake city6. London 7. Tokyo 8. ?

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The Knights of Columbus

acknowledge that Rev. 17 “Mystery Babylon” is Rome just it is referring to Pagan Rome

WHICH ROME ?

(Rev 17:6) 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.

(Rev 18:24) And in her was found

the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

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John was there when

pagan ROME crucified Jesus.

John was there when pagan ROME martyred Saints under people like Nero

John was there on the Island of Patmos because of Pagan ROME

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More Christians have died

in the City of ROME than any other place

From the years of 1,000- 1,700 AD over 2 million Bible Believers were martyred by the Command of Papal ROME

Connecting the women with Today

Rome referred to as Babylon (18:21)

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In his book, Catholicism and Fundamentalism, Catholic apologist Karl Keating writes: "Babylon is a code word for Rome. It is used that way six times in the last book of the Bible [so he acknowledges that the woman in Rev 17 is Rome!] Sibylling Oracles (5, 159Q, the Apocalypse of Baruch (ii, 1), and Esdras (3:1). Eusebius Pamphilius, writing about 303, noted that ...Peter ...referred to [Rome] figuratively as Babylon [in 1 Pe 5:13]." The Bible often addresses a person or city under another name. For example, Jerusalem is called "Sodom and Egypt" (Rev 11:8) and Satan is addressed as the king of Babylon in Isaiah 14 and as the prince of Tyrus in Ezekiel 28.

A city on 7 hills (Rev 17:9)

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Babylon was not built on

seven hills, nor does it meet any of the other identifying criteria. Rome, however, was and has universally been known as the city of seven hills. The Catholic Encyclopedia states: "It is within the city of Rome, called the city of seven hills, that the entire area of Vatican State proper is now confined."

Above is a an ancient Roman coin (a Sestertius) in the collection of the British

Museum, minted at Tarraco in 71 A.D. during the reign of Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), declaring

him to be the Pontifex Maximus (a title assumed by the papacy), which depicts the city of Rome as both the goddess Dea-Roma seated on 7 hills, and a she-wolf suckling Romulus and

Remus (just above the R in ROMA).

A city of purple and scarlet

(Rev 17:4)

Here you see the Pope wearing scarlet and an

Archbishop wearing reddish-purple.

Pope Benedict in scarlet

On the12th of March 2000, during the Papal Apology Mass, the pope and other

members of the Roman Catholic priesthood wore various shades of

violet/purple because it also occurred during the Catholic festival of Lent,

when the color of purple is traditionally worn.

Priests of the Catholic Church regularly wear red vestments on Good Friday, Palm Sunday, Pentecost,

Birthday Feasts of the Apostles and Evangelists, and the Feasts of Martyrs. Purple vestments are worn on Advent, Lent, and at Funerals, although other colors are optional

on some of those days. Other approved colors are white, green, black and rose and gold. A distinctive

shade of bright orange-red designated officially by the

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES:

Cappa Magna – A cloak with a long train and hooded shoulder cape… (it) was purple wool for Bishops; for Cardinals, it was scarlet watered silk…

Cassock – The close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by the catholic clergy was official garb…The color for bishops and other prelacies is purple, for cardinals Scarlet

THE MISSING COLOR

(Exo 28:3-4) And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise

hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they

may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may

minister unto me in the priest's office. And these are the

garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a

mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may

minister unto me in the priest's office.

(Exo 28:5-8) And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. And they

shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and

fine twined linen, with cunning work. It shall have the two shoulderpieces

thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined

together. And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and

purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

(Exo 28:31) And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod

all of blue.(Exo 39:1-2) And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for

Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses. And he

made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and

fine twined linen.

BIBLICAL MEANING OF THE COLOR BLUE

THE THRONE OF GOD

THE WORD OF GOD

The sapphire stone was blue which represents the throne of God in the Bible (Exo 24:10, Ezk 1:26 & 10:1)

(Exo 24:10-12) And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the

body of heaven in his clearness…. And the LORD

said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of

stone, and a law, and commandments which I have

written; that thou mayest teach them.

(Eze 1:26) And above the firmament that was over their

heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon

it.(Eze 10:1) Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims

there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the

appearance of the likeness of a throne.

The sapphire stone was blue which represents the throne of God in the Bible (Exo 24:10, Ezk 1:26 & 10:1)

It is understood that the tablets of the Ten Commandments were cut from the clear blue sapphire seen on mount Sinai (Exo 24:10&12) This seen because of Numbers 15:38-39.

(Exo 24:10-12) And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the

body of heaven in his clearness…. And the LORD

said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of

stone, and a law, and commandments which I have

written; that thou mayest teach them.

(Num 15:38-39) Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them

that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations,

and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and

remember all the commandments of the LORD,

and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own

eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:

A city of decked with gold and precious stone and pearls

(Rev 17:4)

The most respected of the ecclesiastical symbols, the tiara, or

triregno, is also a symbol of the pope's authority over the Church.

No one knows for certain when the tiara originated, and it has

undergone many changes since it first appeared at the Papal Court.

The tiara comprises three separate crowns, or diadems. The bottom

crown appeared in the ninth century as ornamentation at the

base of the mitre.    When pontiffs assumed the

temporal role of sovereign princes, they further adorned the base

decorations with the jeweled crown of the princes of the time. The

second crown was added by Pope Boniface VIII in A.D. 1298 to

represent his spiritual dominion. By A.D. 1315, the triregno appears in

the documentation of the Papal Treasury.

The fabulous treasure of Lourdes (France) whose existence was kept secret by the catholic Church for 120 years, has

been unveiled… Rumours have been circulating for decades about a priceless collection of gold chalices,

diamond-studded crucifixes, silver and precious stones..After an indiscreet remark by their press

spokesman this week, church authorities agreed to reveal part of the collection…(some) floor to ceiling casca were opened to reveal 59 solid gold chalices alongside rings,

crucifixes, statues and heavy gold broaches, many encrusted with precious stones. Almost hidden by the

other treasures is the “Crown” of Notre Dame de Lourdes, made by a Paris goldsmith in 1876 and studded with

diamonds. Church authorities say they cannot put a value on the collection. “I have no idea” says Father Pierre-Marie Charriez..”It is of inestimable value” Across the road is a

building housing hundreds of (antique) ecclesiastical garments, robes, miters, and sashes-many in heavy gold

thread…The European, April 9-12, 1992

A city or woman with a golden cup (chalice in her hand

(Rev 17:4)

Five hundred diamonds encrust this golden chalice, a gift of Sultan Abdul Medji for Pope Pius IX’s election, and

first used by Pius IX on December 8th, 1854, at the Mass proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary

This is the reverse side of a papal medal minted by Pius XI in 1929 to commemorate the Lateran Treaty, which restored Papal sovereignty and made Vatican City an independent state. The sunburst wafer of the

Eucharist appears in the sky above the Lateran and St. Peter's basilicas, over the cup of the Mass

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES:

“The Golden Chalice is the most

important of the sacred vessels”

In 1825 Pope Leo XII, made a medal with his image on one side, and on

the other side, a woman with a cup… with the inscription “Sedet Super Universum” Which is Latin for “the whole world is her seat”

(C.f. Rev17.1 and 15)

A city or woman the kings of the earth have committed fornication

(Rev 17:2)

(Rev 17:2) With whom the kings of the earth have committed

fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with

the wine of her fornication.(Rev 18:3) For all nations have

drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of

the earth have committed fornication with her, and the

merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her

delicacies.

Hundreds of world leaders attended the funeral, reported to be the largest such gathering in world history, including 4 kings, 5 queens, 70 presidents and prime ministers, and 14 leaders of other religions. Over 4 million pilgrims arrived in Rome, a city with 3 million residents. The funeral likely had the world's largest TV audience for any event, exceeding 2 billion viewers.  

THE POPE WITH AMERICAN LEADERS

THE POPE WITH WORLD LEADERS

A city or woman that sits on many waters

(Rev 17:1)

(Rev 17:1) And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven

vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that

sitteth upon many waters:(Rev 17:15) And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and

nations, and tongues.

Top 10 Nations with Most Catholics

Nation Percent Number ofbaptized Catholics

• Brazil 86.50% 134,818,000 • Mexico 95.30 % 86,305,000 • USA 26.00 % 61,000,000 • Philippines 83.60% 58,735,000 • Italy 97.20% 55,599,000 • France 82.10 % 47,773,000 • Spain 94.20 % 36,956,000 • Poland 95.40% 36,835,000 • Colombia 91.90% 32,260,000 • Argentina 90.70% 31,546,000 • Germany 34.80% 28,403,000

THE CONTENT OF THE CUP

(Rev 17:4) And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden

cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her

fornication:(Rev 17:6) 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.

Wealth gained by confiscating property during the Inquisitions and the martyr of Bible Believers (Heretics)

From the leading 19th century Catholic professor of church history, Dollinger…

The view of the church had been..(that) every departure from the teaching of the Church…must be punished with death and the most

cruel of deaths, by fire…Both the initiation and carrying out of this…must be ascribed to the

Popes alone…who compelled bishops and priests to condemn heretics to torture,

confiscation of their goods, imprisonment, and death, and to enforce the execution of this

sentence on the civil authorities, under pain of excommunication.

J.H. Ignaz von Dollinger, The Pope and the Council (London, 1869) 190-193

From an excerpt of a letter written by Pope Martin V, to the king of Poland in 1429…

Know that the interest of the Holy See, and those of your crown, make it duty to exterminate the Hussites. Remember that these impious person

dare proclaim principles of equality; they maintain that all Christians are brethern and that God has not given to privileged men the right of ruling the

nations; they hold that Christ came on earth to abolish slavery; they call the people to liberty, that is to the annihilation of kings and priest…Turn your

forces against Bohemia, burn massacre, make deserts everywhere, for nothing could be more

agreeable to God, or more useful to the cause of kings, than the extermination of the Hussites.

R.W. Thompson, The Papacy and the Civil Powers (Harpers & Brothers. NY 1876)553

From an excerpt of a letter written by Pope Martin V, to the king of Poland in 1429…

Know that the interest of the Holy See, and those of your crown, make it duty to exterminate the Hussites. Remember that these impious person

dare proclaim principles of equality; they maintain that all Christians are brethern and that God has not given to privileged men the right of ruling the

nations; they hold that Christ came on earth to abolish slavery; they call the people to liberty, that is to the annihilation of kings and priest…Turn your

forces against Bohemia, burn massacre, make deserts everywhere, for nothing could be more

agreeable to God, or more useful to the cause of kings, than the extermination of the Hussites.

R.W. Thompson, The Papacy and the Civil Powers (Harpers & Brothers. NY 1876)553

Controlling salvation

“In this Sheepfold of Jesus Christ, no one can enter if not under the guidance of the Supreme Pontiff,

and men can be certain to achieve salvation only if they are united to him, since the Roman pontiff is the Vicar of Christ and represents His person on earth”

Pope John XXIII ,1958The World of the Vatican, Robert Neville 1962,

pg 119

“As the Catholic Creed of Saint Athanasius says: ‘Whosoever wishes to be saved before all

good works , must hold unto the Catholic Faith, for unless a

person keeps the faith, whole and entire he will undoubtedly be

lost forever” The Fatima Crusader 1991, pg 61

“There is no such thing as absolute certainty of salvation

during this life” Knights of Columbus ,This is the Catholic Church 1970,

pg 13

“If you pray the rosary every Day, if you always wear the scapular of Our Lady of

Mt. Carmel, She is bound to save you from Hell, because she is bound by her

promises.” “God’s most Holy mother will crush the

Serpent's head” The Fatima Crusader 1991, pg 26-39

“If you can separate

people from their history,

you can convince them of

anything”