Rev. 17 1.The women is a “religious system” 2.The women is a “city”

The Tribulation

Unveiling the Great Whore

Rev. 17

1.The women is a “religious system”

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.

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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)

A city on 7 hills (Rev 17:9)

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

MISSING COLOR

THE THRONE OF GOD

THE WORD OF GOD

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)

Total income 422.098 billion

(increased by 64 billion from previous fiscal year)

Expenses 188 billion Total profit 234.098 billon

http://www.zenit.org/article-1900?l=english

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 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”