The Whore of Babylon

For many years, the general consensus has been that the Roman Catholic Church is in a steep decline from which she will never recover.

Certainly, membership statistics bear that out. Although the Catholic Church still retains about one billion members globally, she has lost millions of members over the past 50 years.

Some of that loss has resulted from the numerous pedophile scandals that the church has often attempted to cover up. But much of that loss has been due to the Catholic Church's growing irrelevance in an increasing secular world.

However, that's about to change. Biblical prophecy clearly reveals that "religion" will play a major role in the last days on earth preceding the return of Jesus Christ. But how? Through the explosion of supernatural events that the world has never witnessed before in history.

Miracles have the ability to recruit even the greatest skeptics who don't believe in the supernatural. And miracles provide the greatest tool of deception for a dark spiritual realm that is at war with God and wants to destroy his human creation.

Not all miracles are good miracles. Jesus Christ Himself warned that a powerful wave of demonic deception is going to sweep across the world in the end times that will recruit billions of folks into a false Christianity that will destroy them eternally. Here's Christ's caveat: "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time." (Matthew 24:24-25)

The elect that Christ referred to are true Christians rather than cultural ones. What Christ's warning clearly means is that the supernatural events that are going to manifest will be so potent that even many true bible-believing Christians may succumb to them.

The apostle Paul revealed that these counterfeit miracles will begin appearing shortly before the appearance of the dreaded Antichrist. Paul wrote: "The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing." (2Thessalonians 2:9-10)

How is the Catholic Church related to these events? Biblical prophecy reveals that the Catholic Church will not only be the catalyst for this counterfeit revival, she will eventually become partners with the end time world government.

In his famous vision he received from God in about 90 A.D. while he was in exile from Rome on the desolate island of Patmos, the apostle John saw a garishly dressed woman that sat high stop a scarlet beast. (Revelation 17) The beast featured seven heads and 10 horns, which is symbolic for the coming world government that will feature 10 nation groups that will be ruled by seven kings. (Daniel 7:7, Daniel 7:24, Revelation 13:1, Revelation 17:3)

Who is this mysterious woman that John described as a harlot? She represents this coming global religion. But how can she be identified as the Roman Catholic Church? By John's description of her and her location in the world.

John described her dress as "purple and scarlet...glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls." (Revelation 17:4) Purple and scarlet represent the colors of the Roman Catholic priesthood. Furthermore, John described her earthly location as a city that is surrounded by seven hills.

There are only two cities in the world that are surrounded by seven hills; Rio de Janeiro that is located in Brazil and Rome that is located in Italy. The Vatican is located in Rome and is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. When John recorded the Revelation, the Catholic Church didn't exist and wouldn't come into existence for another 250 years.

And furthermore, John wrote this: "I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus." (Revelation 17:6)

What was John referring to? John referred to the millions of true Christians throughout history that have been martyred by the Catholic Church for refusing to join her. That history includes the wholesale slaughter of the Waldenses and the Albigenses as well as the slaughter of many Jews who refused to convert to Roman Catholicism.

But before the miracles commence, the Catholic Church needs to spread a new ecumenical message to the world by offering a false olive branch of peace. That ecumenical movement, which actually began with Vatican II (1962-1965) aims to bring all the religions of the world together under the Catholic Church in preparation for the coming one-world religion.

Pope Francis has not only offered an olive branch to Islam by praising that religion, he has offered similar praise to other world religions in defiance of what the Bible teaches that reveals faith in Jesus Christ as the only path to heaven and eternal life. (John 14:6)

The pope has also revealed the Catholic Church's Marxist intentions by praising socialism and demonizing capitalism. Calling capitalism "the new tyranny", here's what Francis recently said: "In this context, some people continue to defend trick-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system. Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting." Pope Francis criticizes unchecked capitalism - Orlando Sentinel

Why is that statement so significant? Because socialism is the lifeblood of every totalitarian government. And the coming world government will be a very totalitarian state. So totalitarian that it will control everything from business to economics to personal property.

The Catholic Church has historically been a model for the coming world government. She denies her priesthood independence by refusing them their own personal property and the freedom to marry. That's total economic and social control. And that's what Francis advocates when he promotes Marxism over capitalism. He wants a massive, central world government to control everything in the same way that the Catholic Church controls its human and economic property.

And so, Pope Francis has become just the ecumenical religious leader that the Catholic Church needs for a global revival in preparation for the coming counterfeit supernatural revival.

Not only has the pope extended olive branches to the secular and religious world, he has put his stamp of approval on homosexuality that was historically condemned for centuries by the Catholic Church. When the highest ranking leader of the Catholic Church now praises homosexuality, then we are getting close to the end. And the end will begin when the miracles begin.

And those miracles will mostly likely feature manifestations of the Virgin Mary (not to be confused with Christ's true mother Miriam) that have been increasing throughout the world over the past 100 years. Queen of the World

Why does Mary hold the key to a counterfeit global religious revival? Because she's not only revered by one billion Roman Catholics and several million Orthodox Christians, she's also revered by two billion Muslims as Fatima.

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Mary is revered by nearly half of the world's population. It stands to reason that the appearance of Marian apparitions across the world have the potential to promote the greatest counterfeit religious revival in the history of the world.

And when you consider the war, strife and economic upheaval going on throughout the world right now, that religious revival is just around the corner. And so is the dreaded Whore of Babylon