The Roman Catholic New World Order

Pope Francis: Preaching Marx over Christ

Islam has been in the news frequently over the past 50 years, and many folks believe that the world's destined to be governed by a caliphate.

Certainly, that seems plausible considering the demographics. Europe is quickly becoming Eurabia with millions of Muslims flooding into that continent from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Add to that equation the declining population of native Europeans, and it seems inevitable that Islam will eventually take over Europe.

However, biblical prophecy makes no mention of Islam during the last days directly preceding the return of Jesus Christ. Though it seems improbable, Islam is destined to go away and for good.

But how will that happen? If Islam is going to disappear from the world, then how's it going to disappear? And who's going to make it disappear?

Though the Bible never reveals how Islam is going to vanish, we can examine prophecy to find the answer. First of all, biblical prophecy predicts that a great counterfeit spiritual revival is going to sweep across the world culminating with the appearance of the dreaded Antichrist. 

Let the apostle Paul explain: "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." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10) 

Jesus Christ said this: "At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you ahead of time." (Matthew 24:23-25)

Secondly, prophecy warns us that when the Antichrist appears and begins performing incredible miracles, the world will bow down to him: "All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s (Christ's) book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world." (Revelation 13:8)

The Bible seems to be describing a counterfeit Christian revival that will be ignited by demonic miracles and lead to the Antichrist. Furthermore, the apostle John, who recorded the Revelation in the late 1st century A.D. while in exile from Rome on the island of Patmos, described a world government that will be partnered with a global religion. And the religion that John described sounds very much like the Roman Catholic Church. 

When John recorded the Revelation, the Catholic Church didn't exist and wouldn't appear for another 250 years. And yet John revealed the headquarters of the global religion, (Rome) and he described the colors of the clothing worn by the clergy (purple and scarlet) that are the colors worn by the Roman Catholic priesthood. Is that a coincidence? If it is, it's an amazing one indeed.

But isn't the Catholic Church a has-been? Hasn't she become a proverbial white elephant over the past century? Doesn't she seem destined for extinction? Then how can she make a comeback? How? Remember the explosion of supernatural events the Bible predicts are going to happen. 

And remember that the Virgin Mary (not to be confused with Christ's true mother Miriam) who is highly exalted in the Catholic Church is also recognized by Islam, Hinduism and millions of Protestants. She's recognized by nearly half of the world's seven billion residents. And she holds the key to the coming revival. Also remember the metaphorical woman that John described in his vision (Revelation 17) concerning the global religion. That woman sounds like Mary.

Not ironically, Pope Francis has become one of the leading spokesmen for a New World Order. He's a Marxist who's been calling for a one world government and a massive redistribution of wealth. And not coincidentally, that's part of the global warming-climate change agenda that the Pope has also been promoting.

In his recent encyclical Laudato Si, the Pope reasoned that the world's salvation depends upon a global government: To manage the global economy; to revive economies hit by the crisis; to avoid any deterioration of the present crisis and the greater imbalances that would result; to bring about integral and timely disarmament, food security and peace; to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration: for all this, there is urgent need of a true world political authority.

That's a euphemism for a one world government. And the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church is calling for it. If that isn't a fulfillment of biblical prophecy concerning the last days, then what is?

The World After Islam

Remains of a destroyed mosque: A portent of the future

Though Islam's causing a lot of serious trouble across the planet, biblical prophecy reveals that another religion is going to dominate the world in the days directly preceding the return of Jesus Christ.

In fact, there are few prophetic scriptures in the Bible that even hint of Islam. One of them was this caveat that Christ issued shortly before He was crucified: "...in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God." (John 16:2) Many Muslims believe they are offering a service to Allah by murdering infidels, of which Jews and Christians are considered among the worst. 

In the Old Testament, we find God's declaration of judgment upon the many nations that persecuted Israel and claimed that land for their own. 

For example, here are God's own words spoken to the prophet Ezekiel in the 6th century B.C.: "In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.’ Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I speak in my jealous wrath because you have suffered the scorn of the nations. Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I swear with uplifted hand that the nations around you will also suffer scorn." (Ezekiel 36:5-7)

Ancient Edom is now Jordan, a nation that was created as Transjordan in 1922 by the League of Nations and later became known as Jordan in 1946. After the United Nations declared Israel a sovereign nation in 1948, Jordan was designated as a homeland for Arabs, Egyptians, Turks, Persians, Bedouins, Assyrians etc. who didn't want to live in the Jewish nation. 

Of course, for political reasons, many of those people later began identifying as Palestinians and claimed that Israel stole their land. Though that land had been known as Palestine for over 1,800 years, it was given that name by Roman Emperor Hadrian in 130 A.D. when he voided Israel as a nation after his army crushed the Bar Kochba rebellion that sought to win Israel's independence from Rome.

Thus, Palestine was created by the ancient Roman Empire. Modern "Palestine" was the creation of arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat, himself an Egyptian, and the Soviet Union that wanted to evict the Jewish nation from the Middle East because it was politically tethered to the United States. Arafat wanted to destroy Israel because as a Muslim, he considered the Jewish nation to be an abomination in the midst of Islamic countries.

However, Islam rather than Israel has no future in the world. What will spell the end of Islam? Terror attacks such as the recent one in Paris that killed over 100 people, and the bombing of a Russian jetliner over Egypt on October 31 that killed 224 people. 

The world is finally going to realize that either Islam goes, or the rest of the free world will go. Though political leaders such as Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron steadfastly refuse to acknowledge that Islam is a violent religion that encourages terrorism, leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping know otherwise. And they don't want Islam.

And as nations such as China, Russia, India and South Korea continue to grow and strengthen, they'll begin to use force to drive Islam out of their countries and the eastern world. Islam will then settle in the west until the rising eastern powers take control of the west and eradicate Islam.

What will be the global religion after Islam? It will be a counterfeit form of Christianity that will eventually lead to the dreaded Antichrist. And just how will it spread across the world? Through the supernatural. The apostle Paul revealed this: "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." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

Christ warned: "For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you ahead of time." (Matthew 24:24-25)

Where will this global religion be centered? It will be located in Rome. (Revelation 17:9) But how can we be sure of that? The apostle John, who recorded the Revelation in about 90 A.D. was given an allegorical vision of a garishly dressed harlot that sat atop a scarlet beast with seven heads and 10 horns. The beast represents the coming global government that will feature 10 regions ruled by seven kings who'll answer to a supreme world ruler, the Antichrist. 

And the mysterious woman who rides the beast? John described her location as a city surrounded by seven hills. Only two cities fit that description; Rio de Janeiro that's located in Brazil and Rome that's located in Italy. The Vatican is located in Rome and is the world 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.

Is that a coincidence? No, that's prophetic. And that's the global religion that's coming. It will feature a partnership of government and religion with the Antichrist as its leader. If you thought Islam was bad, then you'd better hope you're not around when this government-religion assumes power.

The Battle for Jerusalem

The Dome of the Rock

Why does it seem like the nation of Israel and the city of Jerusalem are always in the news lately? Israel is a small nation that possesses few natural resources. And Jerusalem is certainly an old city with a lot of history. But there are a lot of old cities throughout the world that possess a significant amount of history.

Why then should Israel matter? Certainly, three major religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) have historical roots in that city. In fact, Judaism claims that Jerusalem belongs to the Jews and no one else while Islam claims that city belongs to the Muslims and to no one else. 

And the Christians? The Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church claim that Jerusalem belongs to them while Protestants and Evangelicals claim that Jerusalem belongs to both Jews and Christians.

Why do the Catholic and Orthodox churches claim that Jerusalem belongs to them and not to the Jews? Because they embrace Replacement Theology that teaches that God rejected the Jews after they corporately rejected Jesus Christ as their Messiah 2,000 years ago: Replacement theology (also known as supersessionism) essentially teaches that the church has replaced Israel in God’s plan. Adherents of replacement theology believe the Jews are no longer God’s chosen people, and God does not have specific future plans for the nation of Israel. All the different views of the relationship between the church and Israel can be divided into two camps: either the church is a continuation of Israel (replacement/covenant theology), or the church is completely different and distinct from Israel (dispensationalism/premillennialism).

Thus, Replacement Theology plays a very important role in the future of Jerusalem and the events leading up to the appearance of the Antichrist, Armageddon and the return of Jesus Christ. But how? Because the Catholic and Orthodox churches believe that in order for Christ to return and set up His earthly kingdom, He must have a temple to return to. Therefore, the Catholic Church must control Jerusalem in order for that temple to be built.

Obviously, that can't happen as long as Islam's third holiest site, the Dome of the Rock, occupies the Temple Mount in Jerusalem where the Jewish Temple existed until 70 A.D. when the Romans destroyed that building during their invasion of Jerusalem.

But that still doesn't solve the mystery as to why Jerusalem has become one of the focal points of world affairs in the last days. Why is Jerusalem so important to the world? It's the epicenter between good and evil being fought in the spiritual realm. The apostle Paul explained it best: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (Ephesians 6:12)

The battle for Jerusalem has become the battle being fought between God and Satan for eternity. That city was given by God to the Jews and to no one else. It's known as the city of David where God's presence on earth dwelled in two ancient temples that existed on the Temple Mount. 

And Jerusalem is the city where Jesus Christ will rule the world when He returns. And according to the prophetic events revealed in the Bible concerning the last days, Christ's return is getting near. That's why the nation of Israel and the city of Jerusalem have become so visible since Israel was reestablished as a world nation once again in 1948 after it had been voided by Roman Emperor Hadrian in 130 A.D.

Satan desperately wants to prevent Jesus Christ's return because that spells his doom. Therefore, he's tried to destroy the Jewish people and the nation of Israel since the ancient times. Having failed to exterminate the Jews through the Holocaust, he's encouraged Israel's hostile Islamic neighbors to annihilate the Jewish nation since 1948.

Today's so-called two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians is his latest attempt to destroy Israel. There can be no two-state solution. As long as Islam exists, the Muslim world will attempt to destroy Israel because the Koran teaches that the Imam Mahdi (Islamic messiah) cannot appear and establish his global caliphate until Israel is gone and all the Jews have been eliminated from the world.

However, Islam will be going away while Israel will continue to exist. How can we be sure of that? Because Israel will be allowed to rebuild her coveted Temple on the Temple Mount. But how is that going to happen? And who will have the authority to make that happen? The Antichrist will be the man who will make that happen after he rids the world of Islam. But how? By force.

Israel will never be able to rebuild her Temple as long as Islam exists. Therefore, Islam has to go away. But how do we know that the Antichrist will authorize the rebuilding of Israel's third temple? The prophet Daniel, who lived about 2,600 years ago, gave us a clue: "He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." (Daniel 9:27)

What is this covenant? It will be a treaty that this diabolical world ruler will sign with Israel. The Antichrist will promise to protect the Jewish nation from her enemies and allow her to rebuild her coveted temple in exchange for her sovereignty. What is this 'seven'? That will be the time-period of the treaty. Israel will be offered protection and a new temple if she agrees to give up her sovereignty to this world ruler for seven years.

And what is this "abomination that causes desolation"? When the temple reopens, the daily sacrifices spelled out in the Mosaic Law will be reinstituted. However, in the middle of the seven-year treaty, the Antichrist will cancel the sacrifices and will defile the Temple with his presence. The apostle Paul explained: "He (Antichrist) will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God." (2 Thessalonians 2:4)

The Antichrist will be an elaborate counterfeit of Jesus Christ. And he will come through the Roman Catholic Church via Russia. For that to happen, the Catholic and Orthodox churches must reunite after their 1,000-year separation. Realize that the Orthodox Church came from the Catholic Church. And realize that the Catholic Church believes that Jerusalem belongs to her and not to the Jews. Therefore, it's imperative that the coming world ruler drives Islam out of the world so he can have Israel build him his temple.

Greek-Melchite Archbishop Cyrille Bustros said it best concerning the Orthodox Church's position that the Jews no longer have any right to claim Jerusalem as their capital city: "We Christians cannot speak of the promised land as an exclusive right for a privileged Jewish people. This promise was nullified by Christ." 

The Catholic and Orthodox churches believe that while the old Jerusalem belonged to the Jews, the "new" Jerusalem belongs to them and they must take control of that city in order for "Christ" to return.

Joel Bainerman of RedMoonrising.com writes: The Roman Catholic Church wants Israel to lose sovereign control over the Old City of Jerusalem so that the promises to the literal descendants of Abraham will be applied to the "New Jerusalem." If Israel controls Jerusalem it is evidence that Rome's claims are not legitimate and that the literal interpretation of Scriptures is correct. There is no place for the restoration of the nation of Israel in its theology. How can the Vatican claim to be "the New Jerusalem" and "rightful heir to the Kingdom of God" if the Jews control Jerusalem? How is the Catholic Church going to convince the world that its version of theology is correct?

How do we know that the Catholic Church will play an important role in a world government, the rise of the Antichrist and the prophetic third temple in Jerusalem? From an allegorical vision that the apostle John received from God while in exile from Rome on the desolate island of Patmos in about 90 A.D. John "saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries." (Revelation 17:3-4)

Who is this mysterious woman? She represents the global religion that will be partnered with a global government that was depicted in John's vision as the scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns. What's the identity of this religion? The woman represents the Roman Catholic Church.

But how can we be sure of that? John revealed the world headquarters of this religion; it's a city that's surrounded by seven hills. (Revelation 17:9) What city is that? There are only two cities in the world that are surrounded by seven hills; Rio de Janeiro that's located in Brazil and Rome that's located in Italy. The Vatican is located in Rome and is the world headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.

Furthermore, John saw this title written on the woman's forehead: Mystery Babylon The Great, The Mother of Prostitutes And of The Abominations of The Earth. (Revelation 17:5) And furthermore, John described the colors of the woman's dress as purple and scarlet. (Revelation 17:4) 

Purple and scarlet are the colors worn by the Roman Catholic priesthood. And Mystery Babylon is an historical moniker that the Catholic Church has used to describe herself. When John recorded the Revelation, the Catholic Church didn't exist and wouldn't come into existence for another 250 years. Was John's vision merely a coincidence? That's extremely unlikely.

And so, Israel isn't going away and the Jewish nation is going to build her Third Temple under the authority of the dreaded Antichrist. But when? When the Antichrist becomes the ruler of a world government.

Vatican II spelled out the Catholic Church's ambition to unite all the world's religions under Rome and to take possession of Jerusalem: In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship to non-Christian religions. In her task of promoting unity and love among men, indeed among nations, she considers above all in this declaration what men have in common and what draws them to fellowship. One is the community of all peoples, one their origin, for God made the whole human race to live over the face of the earth. One also is their final goal, God. His providence, His manifestations of goodness, His saving design extend to all men, until that time when the elect will be united in the Holy City, the city ablaze with the glory of God, where the nations will walk in His light. (Declaration On The Relation of The Church to Non-Christian Religions, Nostra Aetate, October 28, 1965)

The "Holy City" that Vatican II mentioned is Jerusalem, not Rome. When the world is united as one under a world government, the Antichrist will move his throne to Jerusalem (Daniel 11:45) where he will declare himself God to the world in the new Temple. How close are we to seeing this happen? We are getting very close.

The Devil's Temple

Biblical prophecy reveals that a third Jewish Temple is going to be built in Jerusalem. That seems impossible when you consider that the whole world literally has turned against Israel these days.

Israel's days seem numbered and many people who despise the Jewish nation hope those days are few. But Israel's not going anywhere. The Jewish nation is going to survive and rebuild her coveted Temple that vanished nearly 2,000 years ago.

But how's that going to happen? Currently, Islam's Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque occupy the Temple Mount that the Jewish Temple once occupied until it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. The Al Aqsa Mosque is Islam's third holiest site, and if Israel tried to remove that structure, a violent war would break out in Jerusalem that would likely involve many nations.

And so, Islam's Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque will be removed by none other than the Antichrist when he assumes control of a world government. Before he authorizes the new Temple, he will have cleared Islam out of the Middle East and beyond.

How? By force. He will outlaw Islam and all other religions, and he will require everyone to swear allegiance to him and his government. The apostle John wrote: "He also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name." (Revelation 13:16-17)

Those who refuse to worship the Antichrist will be killed if they're caught. Those who are fortunate to elude capture will have to survive on their own instincts because they won't have the Antichrist's dreaded mark. But Islam will certainly no longer exist.

Why will the Antichrist want to protect Israel and allow that nation to rebuild her temple? Because at some point, he will enter that building with a specific purpose. The apostle Paul wrote: "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." (2 Thessalonians 2:4)

This man's purpose for the Temple is to establish a place where the world will be required to worship him. But Israel would never cede her sovereignty to him under such circumstances.

Therefore, in exchange for Israel's sovereignty, he will offer to protect the Jewish nation from her enemies (Daniel 9:27) and allow Israel to rebuild her Temple and resume its daily sacrifices as specified by the Mosaic Law. But he will later cancel those sacrifices and set himself up as God in the new Temple.

That seems almost too incredible to be believable. And those who are ignorant of the spiritual war that's been going on between God and Satan since the beginning of time certainly don't understand what this is all about. Satan wants to be God. He wants to be worshiped as God, a fact that the prophet Isaiah revealed nearly 2,800 years ago. (Isaiah 14:9-20)

Satan doesn't want to be worshiped as Allah, Krishna, Baal or Molech. He wants to be worshiped as Jesus Christ. And he wants to fool human beings into believing that his man the Antichrist is the genuine Christ when he appears. And tragically, millions of biblically illiterate people will fall for this counterfeit when he arrives.

Remember that this counterfeit won't be your run-of-the-mill false messiah. He'll be backed by satanic power. 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." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

This counterfeit will come from the Roman Catholic Church. (Revelation 17) The Catholic Church believes that Jerusalem belongs to her alone and to no one else. She also believes that she must build Christ a new temple so he can return and establish his earthly kingdom. Therefore, it's imperative to Rome that she acquire Jerusalem and build Christ's temple in preparation for his return.

In the final part, who Rome's "Christ" really is and what's going to happen when he defiles Israel's new temple.

The Dreaded Reunion

Pope Francis with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople

How could a reunion of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox churches possibly be relevant to end-time prophecy, Israel and the coming third Temple?

How? This is how: If the dreaded Antichrist is going to be both a religious and political figure who will come from Russia, then he will have to be a Roman Catholic. 

That seems impossible considering that Russia's official church is the Orthodox Church. The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church have been separated since 1054 A.D. Why did they separate? Because the eastern church wanted to be under the authority of the Bishop of Constantinople rather than the Pope. And so, they separated. Since then, the Catholic Church has been virtually invisible in Russia.

But what does that have to do with Israel and the prophetic third Temple that must be built before the return of Jesus Christ? It has to do with this: The Roman Catholic Church considers herself to be God's chosen people, having replaced the Jewish people 2,000 years ago when the Jews corporately rejected Christ as their Messiah and had Him crucified. Since the Eastern Orthodox Church came from the Catholic Church, it has many things in common with Rome, including the belief that God replaced Israel with the church when the Jews rejected Christ.

Therefore, both the Catholic and Orthodox churches believe that Jerusalem belongs to them rather than to the Jews or Muslims. And both churches believe that Jesus Christ cannot return and establish His kingdom on earth until the "church" claims Jerusalem for itself and builds a new temple for Christ to dwell in.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin is an Orthodox Christian, he understands just how important Jerusalem is to his church. Therefore, he will not allow Israel to be destroyed and Jerusalem to be taken over by the Muslims.

That's one of the reasons why he wants to rebuild the Russian Empire into a global empire. He wants to drive Islam out of the eastern world and eventually out of the world completely. And he wants Russia to be the head of a new global Christian empire, not unlike the Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages. Will this happen? Yes, it will. But it could take many years.

In the mean time, the Catholic and Orthodox churches must reunite. Is that going to happen? Yes, and both churches have been working on that reunification for several years.

Last year, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met in Istanbul to discuss the reunification. Here's what Francis said: I want to assure each one of you here that, to reach the desired goal of full unity, the Catholic church does not intend to impose any conditions except that of the shared profession of faith. The one thing that the Catholic church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, 'the church which presides in charity,' is communion with the Orthodox churches.

Bartholomew called the process "irreversible." Here's what he said: We no longer have the luxury of isolated action. The modern persecutors of Christians do not ask which church their victims belong to. The unity that concerns us is regrettably already occurring in certain regions of the world through the blood of martyrdom.

When this reunion takes place, the Catholic Church will regain her standing in Russia. The Antichrist will be a Roman Catholic who'll attract the world's attention when he begins performing incredible miracles in Russia. He will be looked upon as a savior who will rescue the planet from the forces of darkness and evil.

The apostle Paul explained: "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." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

For centuries, many biblical scholars were convinced that the dreaded Antichrist will come from the Catholic Church. Martin Luther, a former Catholic Monk who became the father of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, knew just how vile and corrupt his former church was. Concerning the papacy, he said this: We here are of the conviction that the papacy is the seat of the true and real Antichrist. Personally I declare that I owe the Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist.

And Cotton Mather (1663-1728), a Puritan minister and Congregational Theologian said this: The oracles of God foretold the rising of an Antichrist in the Christian Church: and in the Pope of Rome, all the characteristics of that Antichrist are so marvelously answered that if any who read the Scriptures do not see it, there is a marvelous blindness upon them. 

But how will this man convince Israel to cede her sovereignty to him? And how will he manage to remove the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem so the new Jewish Temple can be built? In Part IV, the new temple and Armageddon.

World Government and the Catholic Church

Pope Francis and Climate Change

For those who believe what the Bible predicts concerning the prophetic events on earth directly preceding the return of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis's recent encyclical on Climate Change fits in perfectly with end time prophecy.

However, for those who dismiss the Bible as a book of myths, the Pope's speech wasn't significant. It was just another appeal to the world to join together to clean up the environment before it's too late. Too late for what? Too late to reverse the alleged damage done to the earth's ecosphere by human beings.

What's wrong with the Pope's message concerning Climate Change? What's wrong with it? Climate Change simply isn't happening. That's what's wrong with it.

And since the Vatican is all about religion and not about science, the Pope has obviously been recruited to spread the bovine manure about Climate Change. Why? Because the Roman Catholic Church has about 1.2 billion members. That represents one-seventh of the earth's population. And no matter how much criticism the Catholic Church receives concerning her position on moral issues such as abortion, birth control and same-sex marriage, the Pope usually manages to stay above the criticism.

And he's popular with many non-Catholics, as well. That's why he makes an excellent spokesman for the Climate Change canard. But who recruited him? The global elites who belong to organizations and groups such as the United Nations, Bilderbergers, Club of Rome, Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, Ford Foundation, the G7 and the G20. They're seeking a one-world government and they need a major crisis to accomplish that, even if that crisis has to be manufactured. 

Doesn't that sound like a conspiracy theory? Only to those who haven't been paying attention. Here's what globalist and billionaire financier David Rockefeller said about 50 years ago: We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the new world order. endoftimesprophecyreport.com 

Rockefeller, who's a member of the ultra-secretive Bilderbergers, has long advocated for an end to the sovereignty of individual nations and the establishment of a one-world government. And he realizes that in order to accomplish that, the world needs some impending catastrophe--real or imagined--that will encourage the world's 193 nations to exchange their sovereignty for the security of a world government.

Francis isn't the first pope to serve globalists. Shortly before his death in 2005, Pope John Paul II said this: One world government is inevitable...we will live under the first one world government that has ever existed in the society of nations...a government with absolute authority to decide the basic issues of survival. 

In his encyclical, titled: Laudato Si, Francis said this: If the current trend continues in this century, we could witness climate change unlike anything seen before and the unprecedented destruction of ecosystems, with serious consequences for all of us. independent.co.uk

And then the Pope pulled back the curtains just a bit to reveal why he's become a spokesman for this phony crisis: The warming caused by enormous consumption of some rich countries has repercussions in the poorest places on earth, especially in Africa, where the increase in temperature, combined with drought, has had disastrous effects on the performance of crops. 

The real message of the Pope's climate encyclical is Marxism. How does the material consumption of wealthy countries contribute to droughts? It doesn't. Droughts have been occurring since the beginning of time, and they're caused by any number of reasons such as jet stream patterns, ocean temperatures, deforestation, forest fires, volcanoes etc. But they aren't caused by Global Warming-Climate Change because that's not happening. Rather, the Pope is using hysteria to convince the world to join together and form a new world order.

The Catholic Church's increasing incursion into global affairs in recent decades isn't an anomaly. It's the fulfillment of biblical prophecy concerning the end times. In about 90 A.D., the apostle John received a vision from God that he recorded into the Bible's final book known as the Revelation. In his vision John saw an ugly, scarlet beast "coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name." (Revelation 13:1)

John also saw "a woman sitting on (the) scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns." (Revelation 17:3) John described her: "The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries." (Revelation 17:4)

What is this beast that John saw? It represents the coming world government that will consist of 10 nation groups (horns) ruled by seven powerful kings (heads). Who is the woman who sits atop the beast? She represents a global religion that will partner with this world government.

Furthermore, John was told that the woman represents a city that's surrounded by seven hills. (Revelation 17:9) What city could that be? Only two cities are surrounded by seven hills; Rio de Janeiro that's located in Brazil and Rome that's located in Italy. The Vatican is located in Rome and is the headquarters of the Catholic Church. And furthermore, the color of the woman's clothing--purple and scarlet--are the colors worn by the Catholic priesthood.

When John recorded the Revelation, the Catholic Church didn't exist and wouldn't come into existence until the 4th century. Is the Catholic Church's increasing role in global affairs such as Climate Change a coincidence? Hardly. It's the fulfillment of prophecy.

And so, when the Pope speaks, you should pay attention. But not to him. Rather, pay attention to what the Bible says concerning the last days on earth preceding Christ's return. For indeed, we're living in prophetic times.  

The Catholic Church and the Apocalypse

Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

In the late 1st century A.D., the apostle John received an incredible vision from God that he recorded into what became known as the Apocalypse or the Book of Revelation. John's vision revealed the end times on earth concerning the rise of a one-world government and a powerful ruler who will be known as the Antichrist who will lead this government.

But that's not all John witnessed. He saw something else that was extremely unusual; a garishly dressed prostitute that sat high atop a huge red beast that possessed seven heads and 10 horns. (Revelation 17) John was familiar with the beast--it's symbolic for the future world government that will feature 10 nation groups headed by seven powerful kings who will be under the authority of the Antichrist.

But what about this mysterious woman? Who is she? John wrote this: "Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries." (Revelation 17:3-4)

Furthermore, John saw this message stamped on the woman's forehead: Mystery Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Prostitutes And Of The Abominations Of The Earth. (Revelation 17:5) And then, John wrote this: "I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus." (Revelation 17:6)

Who is this metaphorical woman? She represents a powerful religion that will be partnered with the global government. But what religion is this? John received an additional clue: The woman resides in a city that's surrounded by seven hills. (Revelation 17:9)

Only two cities fit that description: Rio de Janeiro that's located in Brazil and Rome that's located in Italy. The Vatican is located in Rome and is the world headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. When John recorded the Revelation in about 90 A.D., the Catholic Church didn't exist and wouldn't come into existence for another 250 years.

But that's not all. The colors of the harlot's dress--purple and scarlet--are the colors worn by the Roman Catholic priesthood. And Mystery Babylon? That's a moniker that the Catholic Church has used for centuries to describe herself. And the golden cup that she held in her hand resembles the golden chalice used in the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist.

Whose blood is this woman drunk with? The blood of Christian martyrs. For centuries, the Catholic Church persecuted many non-Catholic Christians who refused to join the church and serve the Roman papacy. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church slaughtered tens-of-thousands of Albigensians and Waldensians for refusing to join the church.

How does all of this fit in the end times? Isn't the Catholic Church in decline? Hasn't she lost millions of members over the past 100 years? Indeed, she has. But she's going to recover. But how? Through an explosion of counterfeit miracles that will spread across the world and will eventually usher in the Antichrist.

When will this happen? We don't know. But we do know this; when the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox churches reunite after their 1,000 year separation, then the end will be near. Last fall (November 2014), Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met in Istanbul to discuss this inevitable reunion. Afterward, they indicated that the two churches are getting closer to reuniting.

And when that happens? The apostle Paul prophesied this: "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." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

What's so significant about this reunification? It will open a prophetic door to the Antichrist. But how? He will come from Russia where the Orthodox Church holds great power. http://www.prophecyreviewonline.org/apps/articles/default.asp

And so, keep your eyes on the Catholic Church. She's going to play an important role in the rise of a world government, and in the Antichrist as well.