When "the" Church Rides the Beast
An Antichrist-Centered Mystery!
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Chapter 11 WORLD’S STRANGEST COALITION “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast” (Revelation 17:12-13). The seven heads of the beast were described in a unique sequence in verse 10, revealing to us life and death issues regarding its kingdom leaders. The number seven is a metaphor that they acted by divine authority.[1] The symbol of the seven hills disclosed to us that the location of this power is Rome – the center of religious apostasy. Now another part of the beast is described. The horns give it undisputed power. This echoes the ten horns of the Daniel 7:7-8, 20-25 beast. Then “one of them that stood by” (7:16) – likely an angel told Daniel: “The ten horns … are ten kings” (Daniel 7:24). John is also told: “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings” (vs 12) We must look elsewhere in Revelation for clues as to who these are. Out of the mouths of the dragon, beast and false prophet come “spirits of devils” which go to the “kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle” (Revelation 16:13-14). The heads were kings of the Vatican kingdom. The horns on the beast are kings of earthly kingdoms – apparently involving the whole earth (cf. 16:13-14, 17:2, 18, 18:3-4, 19:19). We are receiving the story of how Babylon comes to its end (17:1). The above references (16:13-14) precede that “end” (16:19). Satanic powers influence the kings of the whole world. In turn, these ten horns give power and control to or defend that beast when they reside! Ten is symbolic for the sum total of anti-Christian power.[2] But who might these ten world leaders be? What kingdoms do they rule over? It appears that they collectively rule with the beast in a final global coalition. Since the beast is initially the Vatican – this “Roman Kingdom” will rule the world just before Christ’s final parousia.[3] Then it will cooperate with Satan as a final, brief geopolitical power. A vast confederacy is in view. 1. “With whom [the harlot] the kings of the earth have committed fornication” (17:2) 2. The woman reigns over “the kings of the earth” (17:18) 3. “The kings of the earth have committed fornication” with the harlot (18:3). 4. “The kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her” (18:9) 5. “And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army” (19:19). These ten horns represent those kings – clearly anticipated to reign over kingdoms. This world movement is bonded “deliciously” and appears in prophecy to have a singular end-time objective – to war against Christ and His people. This links to the little horn of Daniel 8:10-11 and is soon to be graphically described in 17:14 and later in 19:19! There is an issue that turns the world against Christ and His people. We get amazing clues elsewhere. When Satan makes war against the remnant, John states that they keep the commandments and have the testimony of Jesus (12:17). Then it notes the same for the saints in 14:12 – but, there, they have the “faith of Jesus.” They can’t be moved. No persecution, coercion or even death alters their commitment to God. Then it says something most interesting about these kings: “which have received no kingdom as yet;” (vs 12) That means that this is a prophecy of ten kings/kingdoms to yet emerge future to the king which “is.” That is the setting for this prophecy. At the time of Pope John Paul II those kings and kingdoms were yet to develop or be defined. Then in 13:1 the beast’s horns have crowns. They clearly represent kings with kingdoms. Between 17:12 and 13:1 something changes in the world support of the beast; these ten kings and kingdoms emerge. What happens? What is altered on the world scene? There is a link between the number “ten” and the number of “kings” that give direct support to the Vatican (and its leaders and church). Has the world been divided into ten regions? Are leaders anticipated over a new world order? In 1968 The Club of Rome was begun as a think tank to address the long-range challenges of the world (population, environment, trade, food, economics, etc.). Details of its origins and membership are scant. But it is well funded and has a website (clubofrome.org). In 1972 it commissioned a team of individuals at Case Western Reserve University to address many of these issues and to divide the world into ten regions. This was called “Regionalized and Adaptive Model of the Global World System.” This is the map they devised: See http://www.endtimeissues.com/article/27/newsletters-magazines/articles-archived/daniel-7-part-6-the-final-judgment/appendix-i-new-world-order (second map) The United Nations soon revealed its own ten world divisions based on food growth and distribution.[4] Soon geography books adapted a socio-political model of ten world divisions.[5] Then in 1997 the World Trade Organization did the same.[6] In 2000 UNESCO independently divided the world into similar regions.[7] All these proposed regional areas are similar. The concepts are based on shared resources/wealth and common good. That is part of a deep philosophical tenet of the Roman Catholic Church and is outlined in their Catechism. Footnotes: 1 Brighton, Louis A.; Revelation (Concordia Publishing House, Saint Louis, MO – 1999), p. 450. 2 Thomas, Robert L.; Revelation 8–22 – An Exegetical Commentary (Moody Press, Chicago – 1992), p. 300. 3 Beale, G. K.; The New International Greek Testament Commentary; The Book of Revelation (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan – 1999), p. 878. 4 Ten regions by map: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. General Web site from the UN: http://www.fao.org/index_en.htm Map Index: http;//www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/ Y4473E/y4473e0d.htm Actual Map: http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/ Y4473Ey4473e0d.htm 10 world division map of UN FAO 5 Geography Books Divide the World into Ten Regions: http://w16.239.53.104/search?q=cache: AJUsS-WGsx4QJ:www.elon.edu/facstaff/rdobbs/geo131-syllabus.pdf+%22Ten+Regions%22+World+ map&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 6 WTO 1997 Recommended Ten World Divisions: http://2a6.239.53.104/search?q=cache:VICK2DsCLawJ:www.intereconomics.com/francois/text9610.pdf+%22Ten+regions%22+World+Free+Trade+GATT&hl=en&start=10&ie=UTF-8 7 UNESCO sees the world as divided into ten regions: http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache: AdWC0PIMzNUJ:www.unescobkk.org/ips/infoshare/2-1-200/chapter5.pdf+Unesco+%22ten+regions %22+world+geographic&hl=en&ie+UTF-8
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This book candidly unfolds Revelation 13, 17, and 18, which describe who the apocalyptic antichrist is! In the very heart of John’s end-time prophetic narrative comes stunning imagery of the final three phases of this powerful being and his church. They are the fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecies of the “little horn,” “vile person,” and “king of the north!” With unreserved clarity, John is told that this religious power would be centered in the city of the seven hills with stunning geopolitical ties to the leaders of the world. The clues of when it begins are amazing. It is inaugurated at a time when a woman and a beast—a church and a state—have merged. There is no other conclusion that can be drawn than that this is when the Roman Catholic Church was awarded the Vatican City State in 1929. The papal leaders from that point on, with its final forty-two months of history, are given in vivid detail. In arresting detail, God discloses the horrifying suppressive power this church will soon wield and the world’s gullible worship of its falsehoods. This amazing document mines the very depths of truths God has revealed, as never before, for us today.
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Retired internal medicine specialist and former assistant professor of Loma Linda University, Franklin Fowler has devoted the last twenty-three years to biblical research, with an emphasis on the books of Daniel and Revelation. He has directed over sixty individuals who assisted in much of this work. The overriding objective was to identify messages, directives, and timing issues that directly related to the end of time. In that context, this team concluded that we have moved from subjective understanding of prophecy to objective concerns that have now moved us into the time of those end-time books. Dr. Fowler has authored twenty-four books on apocalyptic prophecy and conducts seminars/workshops to elevate a deeper understanding of those biblical truths. He is director of Prophecy Research Initiative and publishes a free monthly e-newsletter, EndTime Issues. The website is: www.endtimeissues.com.