Truth Provided Newsletter 8-28-2002

Rome Demands, Worship the Pope!

Greetings everyone in these last days of Earth's history. In this Truth Provided Newsletter I hope to share evidence that the Pope not only desires worship of mankind, he demands it just as the Caesar's of Rome did! All too often in the media we hear the Pope referred to as the "Holy Father" by both the Roman Catholic hierarchy as well as the media itself. Anyone with a competent knowledge of Bible Truth is aware that the term "Holy Father" is a title given by the Son of God Himself for His Father in Heaven.

• John 17:11, "And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are."

In this passage, Jesus is calling His Father in Heaven, HOLY FATHER. Yet everywhere you look, Catholic Bishops, Cardinals, Priests, Nuns, Catholic people, the media, and even Fundamental Evangelical Christians and their flock call the pope Holy Father instead!

I sincerely pray that most of you reading understand the prophetic significance of this term 'holy father' that is directed towards a man. A man prophecy so amply defines as the man of sin. I also pray you realize Satan's sole objective is to be worshiped as God so as to conquer His Throne as the Prophet Isaiah revealed to us in chapter fourteen of his book. But how is worship defined in the Word of the God we as Christians choose to worship?

• Exodus 34:14, "For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:"

Most of us know what it means to worship the Lord, as this is an ingrained feature of the Christian. However, the wicked are mostly unaware of worship, what it entails, nor do they understand "acts of worship." If they knew what it meant they would not worship the things they do. A generalized definition of the word 'worship' would entail not only an agreement with ones god or idol, whatever that god or idol may be, it can also be associated with the overwhelming love of that person's god or idol. Everything from hobbies to sexual addiction, to love of money, and even food can become a god that becomes a receptacle of worship. And to touch on each and everyone of these aspects of worship would cause for one huge Newsletter that would not address that which I feel can be bluntly expressed with simple TRUTH as you will soon see.  Instead, I would like to address what is referred to in the Word as an ACT OF WORSHIP. This way we can see "openly" what entails "worship" according to Scripture. And then we can see openly if the Pope is not only desirous of this worship, but demanding it as well.

So... how does the Strong's Concordance define the word "worship" in the above passage? 

• WORSHIP:
  Strong's # 07812 shachah {shaw-khaw'}
   a primitive root; TWOT - 2360; v
   
  AV - worship 99, bow 31, bow down 18, obeisance 9, reverence 5, fall down 3, themselves 2, stoop 1, crouch 1, misc 3; 172

 1) to bow down
    1a) (Qal) to bow down
    1b) (Hiphil) to depress (fig)
    1c) (Hithpael)
        1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
             1c1a) before superior in homage
             1c1b) before God in worship
             1c1c) before false gods
             1c1d) before angel

The main "act" of worship as it is defined here is to "bow down" or "prostrate oneself" in "homage" to a superior or God or false gods or even an angel. The Word of God shows us ALL these acts of worship throughout. We see men bowing to idols, false gods, angels, superior's and yes even to God Himself in Scripture. One of my favorite areas to illustrate this has to be in the book of Daniel. I like using Daniel because it actually applies to today's world as we will all SOON see. (See the "Mark of the beast" for today's 'present Truth" on this...)

Daniel 3:4-6, "Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."

Nebuchadnezzar commanded WORSHIP of the golden idol he had set up before the people. And what was his chosen act of worship? To BOW DOWN before the image! And it is confirmed by the Almighty Creator that to bow down was an act of worship here. You can see this verified by the way He saved the lives of Shadrach, Mesach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace in Chapter 3:24-26. These three friends of Daniel chose NOT to bow down, or prostrate themselves, or fall down before the image. Therefore they were thrown into the fiery furnace to die.

My question is this... If bowing down was "no big deal" like so many people today declare, then WHY I ask would these three young friends of Daniel choose a very painful death over simply laying prostrate before the golden image king Nebuchadnezzar set up? They could have just bowed down like all the others, and "faked it," so they wouldn't have to burn. Fact is, the majority of the people bowing before the huge statue were doing so because they feared the fire. They were NOT worshipping the statue in their hearts, were they? Yet... the Almighty Creator saw it as an ACT OF WORSHIP regardless as to "why" they did it. Actions most certainly speak louder than words. Again, if it is no big deal to bow down before statues, then why did Jesus Christ go to such miraculous lengths and actually appear IN THE FIRE with them to save them from certain death for obeying His Commandments? The person who trivializes this Biblical fact is truly one who desires NOT to obey the Lord.

Nebuchadnezzar was simply being directed by Satan to seek worship of mankind because THAT is the sole objective of the fallen angel once named Lucifer. He requires mankind to "set his stage" for him so that when he arrives as "Jesus Christ" in our day, mankind will be primed and ready to bow to absolutely anything the man of sin, he controls, suggests.

For as long as my memory can take me back I have seen pictures and heard stories of how ANYONE seeking an audience with the Pope MUST bow before him and kiss his ring. Many do it in private so as to "secretly" agree with him for obvious reasons. However, some must do it PUBLICLY so as to condition the people under their command that this Pope is a man worthy of worship. In other words, the President of the United States will hardly be photographed kissing the Pope's ring, or bowing before him because it is common knowledge that the United States is already considered a nation in agreement 100% with Rome. However, nations that play the rebellious tribe towards Rome, must kiss his ring in public so as to soften their peoples to Rome's agenda. When the people see their leaders bowing before this man, many of them will follow suit!

So... before seeking worship. The Pope must first claim he is worthy of worship. Is there evidence of this? Does the Pope declare himself a god on earth worthy of worship?

Read the following please...

"The pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man (...) he is as it were God on earth, sole sovereign of the faithful of Christ, chief of kings, having plenitude of power." -Lucius Ferraris, «Prompta Bibliotheca», 1763, Volume VI, 'Papa II', pp.25-29

  "The supreme teacher in the Church is the Roman Pontiff. Union of minds, therefore, requires (...) complete submission and obedience of will to the Church and to the Roman Pontiff, as to God Himself." -Leo VIII, «On the Chief Duties of Christians as Citizens», Encyclical letter, 1890
 
"God separates those whom the Roman Pontiff, who exercises the functions, not of mere man, but of the true God (...) dissolves, not by human but rather by divine authority." -Decretals of Gregory IX», Book 1, Chapter 7.3
 
"Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions (infernorum)." -Lucius Ferraris, «Prompta Bibliotheca», 1763, Volume VI, 'Papa II', p.26)

"Innocent III has written: "Indeed, it is not top much to say that in view of the sublimity of their offices the priests are so many gods." -The dignity of the priesthood by Liguori p, 36

"The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, he is Jesus Christ himself, hidden under the veil of flesh." Catholic National July 1895.

"We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty" ...Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter of June 20, 1894,

If you need further proof regarding this fact, I have many many more quotes from the pope regarding his desire to be WORSHIPPED AS A GOD ON EARTH on this page, just (By the way, I have finally been able to re-structure that page so you can find certain quotes by topic now)

According to the Pope, yes, he does ask for worship. I ask... is it confirmed? Are there people performing ACTS OF WORSHIP towards the pope in public so as to move the masses? A picture IS worth a thousand words is it not?!

 Here we see Yassir Arafat, the leader of over a BILLION Muslims kissing the pope's ring. This is actually an act of worship. Notice how Arafat's head is bowed to kiss the ring of the pope? When Muslims who are definitely NOT Christians, see this, they will assume by their leader's actions that all is well with Rome and its political as well as religious agenda. You will notice however, the Pope is actually "helping" Arafat by raising his hand to be kissed. This way the "bow" is lessened placing the two on "level ground" so to speak. Why? Do the math! Over 1 Billion Catholics. Over 1 Billion Muslims. They need each other. Period!

The "bowing" is better illustrated when you look at what appears to be prince Charles kissing the pope's ring. The pope could have easily lifted his arm to prevent Charles from bowing as he did for Arafat. But the BOW is a necessity in WORSHIP! And the government of Great Britain is one historically known to speak out against the Vatican. Their "Schism" caused much turmoil many years back, and still has a bit of a problem today. Bowing now illustrates once again that "all is well" with Great Britain and Rome. That is the main reason Pope John Paul refuses to raise up his hand to be kissed by Prince Charles. It's an open and obvious statement. Prince Charles MUST bow. The people of Great Britain need to see it! So... he bows! (I am not 100% positive this is in fact Prince Charles by the way. Irregardless, the man IS bowing.)

Kissing in itself is also an act of worship, and or love as many are already aware. That is why in the Catholic church we see certain acts involving kissing, are required on certain holy days.

I recall as a young Catholic having to stand in line to kiss a CROSS of wood held by a priest in the front of the church with all the people in the congregation on a certain day each year. I also recall kissing a "newly blessed statue" as part of it's "arrival" to the church. I was also told to "genuflect" before it the day it was "blessed." (To genuflect is to go down on ONE KNEE and make the sign of Baal (cross) on your body) I happened to be walking out of the church the day the pastor was "blessing" a statue. He had a crowd already gathered to join him in the blasphemy of blessing the idol. As I walked out, he stopped to ask me if I would join in because I was "active" in the church and needed to be "an example." I agreed, and did as he suggested. We prayed with him... we genuflected before the statue individually... and we kissed it.
 Here we see a woman doing the act of worship. But she's NOT bowing. Why? Notice the wheelchair? 

Here we see the statue of St Peter, the so called first Pope of the Roman Catholic church. This statue by the way was first called "JUPITER" in the Pagan temples of Rome, it was later moved to the Vatican and renamed "St. Peter."

If you look closely you will see how the right foot is extended forward on the pedestal so that WORSHIPERS can come forward to BOW DOWN and KISS the foot.

In fact, so many people have kissed this foot that the finished has worn off of it completely! The golden bronze has been revealed underneath, and the features of the toe have been almost completely rubbed away from the soft kisses of the worshipping Catholics.

Seeing how Peter is "supposed" to be the first Pope of the Roman Catholic church, it is obvious the church not only condones WORSHIP OF THE POPE, it encourages it! Seriously!  Think about this simple reality for a moment. If the Pope was against papal worship, as the Bible so amply is, he would have banished the kissing of this statue's foot hundreds of years ago! You would think that after the first BILLION or two people kissed this statue, the Pope would have gotten wind of this obviously blasphemous act. Instead, they allowed it with their blessings! So much so that the foot on this statue is worn down considerably by the gentle kisses of BILLIONS upon BILLIONS! Do you realize how many kisses from the extremely soft lips of mankind it would take to wear the BRONZE down on this foot? It truly boggles the mind! I can't even imagine how many kisses it would take! Try to picture yourself in a time machine watching all this. Fast forward through the days, years, decades, and centuries and try to count how many people have bowed down and kissed that hunk of metal the Catholic church declares is holy. Watch how ever so slowly each 1000 kisses may causes a microscopic layer of that bronze to wipe away! WOW!

Revelation 13:3 is oh so bluntly accurate when it states, "... all the world wondered after the beast."

Still.. some may be a bit skeptic. Some may say that "bowing down" is a generalized definition and not worthy of consideration. These of course would have to be practicing Catholics because in their Catechism books, it is realized that the Second Commandment has been completely REMOVED from their churches doctrinal books. The reason this commandment is not found in the teachings of this church is because it states plainly, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.""-Exodus 20:4-6

When you have a church that ignores and even OMITS God's Law, you will have a people that are ignorant of it as well. So these people would ignore the "bowing down" as a trivial matter, and possibly embrace the "laying prostrate" as a more accurate description of an act of worship. With that in mind, see the following pics...

 This pic had the following caption...

"Inside Sty. Peter's Basilica candidates
for priesthood from 22 countries lie prostrate
in humility before the high altar as they take
their vows during an ordination Mass celebrated
by Pope John Paul II." -National Geographic
pages 720-722 foldout.

 Who sits in that "high altar" you ask?

 That's right! THE POPE!

The pic on the right even zooms in on the Pope sitting there as the priests lay prostrate before him in worship. After "laying prostrate" before his "high altar" the newly ordained priests parade one by one to have the Pope "bless" them before entering into priesthood as you can see in the pic on the right. And still, the majority of them are homosexual men, and a large number of them seek the flesh of young boys to fulfill their animal passions. And because of certain "omissions" regarding the TRUTH in God's Word, they see no danger in this lifestyle either. Pray for them! Pray especially for the little ones they seek to destroy!  

Here we see a Cardinal kneeling before the pope as he sits on a throne to kiss his ring. This is not only done before all who look upon. This is also broadcast across the Globe for all eyes to see.  

And strangely enough. EVEN BEFORE HE IS DEAD we see the Roman Catholic church has already created a statue for the present day pope, John Paul II. This way, the faithful Catholic can worship him even in death immediately upon his arrival to the grave.

Has this desire to be worshipped now escalated beyond the leaders of government as well as church leaders? Has the Pope decided it is time now to demand worship from those simple Catholics sitting in his pews day after day? Notice the following article...

July 1, 2000 (David W. Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, 1701 Harns Rd., Oak Harbor, WA 98277, dcloud@wayoflife.org) -- Pope John Paul II, in a 1996 "Apostolic Exhortation," encouraged Catholics to reverence the papacy as the "sweet Christ on earth." Following is an excerpt --

"In founders and foundresses [of the consecrated orders of nuns and priests, etc.] we see a constant and lively sense of the Church, which they manifest by their full participation in all aspects of the Church's life, and in THEIR READY OBEDIENCE TO THE BISHOPS AND ESPECIALLY TO THE ROMAN PONTIFF. Against this background of love towards Holy Church, 'the pillar and bulwark of the truth' (1 Tim 3:15), we readily understand the devotion of Saint Francis of Assisi for 'THE LORD POPE', the daughterly outspokenness of Saint Catherine of Siena towards the one whom she called 'SWEET CHRIST ON EARTH', the apostolic obedience and the sentire cum Ecclesia of Saint Ignatius Loyola, and the joyful profession of faith made by Saint Teresa of Avila: 'I am a daughter of the Church'. We can also understand the deep desire of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus: 'In the heart of the Church, my mother, I will be love'. These testimonies are representative of the full ecclesial communion which the Saints, founders and foundresses, have shared in diverse and often difficult times and circumstances. THEY ARE EXAMPLES WHICH CONSECRATED PERSONS NEED CONSTANTLY TO RECALL if they are to resist the particularly strong centrifugal and disruptive forces at work today. A DISTINCTIVE ASPECT OF ECCLESIAL COMMUNION IS ALLEGIANCE OF MIND AND HEART TO THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE BISHOPS, an allegiance which must be lived honestly and clearly testified to before the People of God by all consecrated persons, especially those involved in theological research, teaching, publishing, catechesis and the use of the means of social communication. BECAUSE CONSECRATED PERSONS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE CHURCH, THEIR ATTITUDE IN THIS REGARD IS OF IMMENSE IMPORTANCE FOR THE WHOLE PEOPLE OF GOD" (Pope John Paul II, "Apostolic Exhortation on the Consecrated Life and Its Mission in the Church and in the World," to the bishops and clergy, religious orders and congregations, societies of apostolic life, secular institutes, and all the faithful, given in Rome, at Saint Peter's, March 25, 1996)

What we see here is an open and obvious prophetic fact that the Lord God Almighty is one that accurately describes all that is Antichrist to the minutest detail. It is written in Revelation 13:1 that the organization of Antichrist will be that of a blasphemous nature. One that will actually think to "take the place of God" on Earth. One that will seek the WORSHIP OF MANKIND! And in our lifetime we see this man of sin not only seeking global worship, we also see that he is preparing to receive this worship just as Nebuchadnezzar sought. BY FORCE if need be!

And just like Nebuchadnezzar desired to force men to break a commandment of God. Which COMMANDMENT do you suppose the modern day "Caesars of Rome" will try to force mankind to break in these last days?
 

COMMANDMENT # 4!

Pope Pius IX, in his "Discorsi" (I., p. 253), said:  "The Caesar who now addresses you, and to whom alone are obedience and fidelity due."

"Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change (Saturday Sabbath to Sunday) was her act... And the act is a MARK of her ecclesiastical authority in religious things." H.F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons.

"Sunday is our MARK of authority. . .the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact" Catholic Record of London, Ontario Sept 1,1923.

"Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever  did, happened in the first century. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed  from Saturday to Sunday. "The day of the Lord" was chosen, not from any  direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church's sense of its own power .... People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole  authority, should logically become Seventh-day Adventists, and keep Saturday  holy." (Saint Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995.)

Protestants do not realize that by observing Sunday, they accept the authority of the spokesperson of the Church, the Pope. -Our Sunday Visitor», 5 February 1950.)

Council, Moscow, 1503 : "The accused (Sabbath-keepers) were summoned; they openly acknowledged the new faith, and defended the same. The most prominent of them,...were condemned to death, and burned publicly in cages, at Moscow, Dec 17.1503- H. Sternberfi, Geschichte der Juden

 "The inquisitors...(declare) that the sign of a Vaudois (Waldeneses of France, Sabbathkeepers) deemed worthy of death, was that he followed Christ and sought to obey the commandments of God" - History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages, H.C. Lea, Vol 1.

Will the people of this church and the world embrace the popes commands as if he were god on earth? Will Rome be able to brainwash them enough to make them display him as their god? Will they be brainwashed enough to display overwhelming emotions when standing in his presence? Notice the pics below.

TORONTO, July 23 (UPI) -- His Holiness Pope John Paul II tries to soothe 16 year old Anthony Ramuscak, who is overcome by emotion on meeting the Pope, soon after the Pontiff's arrival for World Youth Day activities in Toronto, Canada on July 23, 2002.

Look at the faces of these young people! SHAME ON THEIR PARENTS! They have taught them to worship a mere man! A Man prophecy defines as the man of sin!

Pray for them often! PLEASE!

 By the way.. as I was surfing online for a pic of the foot of "St Peter's" statue to show how literally billions have worn away the finish on the foot of the statue when they BOWED BEFORE IT to kiss the foot. I ran across this statue of "St peter" for sale on a Catholic website.

Notice the UPSIDE DOWN CROSS of the Satanist at the bottom half of the statue? Now before I get flooded with emails from the Catholics that are receiving this Newsletter thanks to some of you that evangelize them with these facts. I KNOW Peter was hung upside down on the cross. But the cross itself was NOT upside down. Only the body of Peter was inverted. So, please... do not email me on this. I have NUMEROUS other pictures of inverted crosses used by the Vatican. I also have numerous pics of the inverted crosses used by the Satanist.

Ever notice this?

The Satanic church has priests that wear black clothing and hooded robes as well as special robes for "holy days." They chant while walking upon symbol enriched floor tiles. They use colored candelas. They use incense and ritualistic incantations. They perform sacrifices. They pray in Latin. They have a hierarchal structure to their church. A large majority of their leaders are gay. They have gatherings that are called a "mass." They acknowledge certain "holidays" of the year directly adopted from Paganism. They seek high offices in the political arena to further their agenda. And their leaders seek worship of man. They are literally setting up the arrival of Satan as the leader of all mankind.

The Catholic church has priests that wear black clothing and hooded robes as well as special robes for "holy days." They chant while walking upon symbol enriched floor tiles. They use colored candelas. They use incense and ritualistic incantations. They perform sacrifices. They pray in Latin. They have a hierarchal structure to their church. A large majority of their leaders are gay. They have gatherings that are called a "mass." They acknowledge certain "holidays" of the year directly adopted from Paganism. They seek high offices in the political arena to further their agenda. And their leaders seek worship of man. They are literally setting up the arrival of Satan as the leader of all mankind.

 And BOTH seek to destroy Christianity. 

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I took a look at it Mr. Nicholas and it was a real show and man that midi file almost knocked the speakers off the desk. Send me a copy of that midi file if you get a chance. The only complaint I could have about the while thing was it slid by faster than I could read it but I think I was enjoying the music too much… ho ho.

Good job Nicholas. Where you getting all the energy?

Jesus bless you Brother.

Shalom

Trusting the Lord's Grace and Faithfulness,
Richard

R.H.

Hello Nicholas.  I was directed to your Flash presentation regarding the evils of the Catholic Church as presented under the topics of the Antichrist and the Whore of Babylon.  What I appreciated the most was the photographic connection you folks were able to provide which give excellent examples of the pagan past of mankind as intertwined into the practices of the Roman Catholic Church in its' attempt to present the christian faith to people throughout the centuries.  Thus, showing the wicked deception inherent within the Roman Catholic faith.  Your slide shows are remarkable.  Do you folks plan on adding more info to these slideshows if more info becomes available?  Would you do other slideshows of other faiths which deceptively attempt to present themselves to be christian?   Personally, I finally gave up any practice of Christmas a year ago.  I had had some understanding that its' images and practices were of pagan origin and did not have any evident or substantial scriptural foundation.

However, what caught my attention particularly about Christmas and the primary reason which further helped me to forsake that celebrated day altogether was the fact that the word itself is actually a shortened word which means, Christs' Mass.  Therefore, in reality, Christmas has absolutely nothing to do with the birth of Christ but rather His death.  In addition to this, the Mass itself is a horrible wickedness because it is a practice which recrucifies Christ thus putting Him to an open and public shame ( Hebrews 6:6 ).  Celebrating Christmas then is not even a true celebration of the Son of God but rather a deception and lie and thus denies the truth of Jesus' words when He spoke of the true worshippers of God in that they must worship God in spirit and in truth ( John 4:19-24 ).  There is more to this but I believe you get the gist of what I am writing .

I am presently beginning to peruse the rest of your website and am looking forward to the information you folks at Remnant of God are sharing.  God bless you as you folks sound the alarm to awake many christians out of deadly slumber.

R.H.

Thanks and The Lord bless you!
Susan

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