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ANTI:
- to stand in place of
- a subtle imposter
- wolf in sheep's clothing
- not a violent opposer
- a gentle confuser
The Roman Catholic church committed
ADULTERY in her relationship with the HUSBANDMAN Christ Jesus. She became ANTIChrist
when she stepped against Him.
The Roman Catholic church has always
'claimed' to be walking "with" Christ. Just as Judas "kissed"
Christ, so has Rome "kissed" His Truth. They "softly and gently"
send their wolves forward wearing the clothing of a little lamb so as to gentle
draw the masses away from Christ. They betray Christ as soft as the kiss of
JUDAS!
Arnulf Bishop of Orleans (Roman Catholic)
"deplored the roman popes as "monsters of guilt" and declared in a council called by the King of France in 991ad that the pontiff, clad in purple and gold, was, "Antichrist, sitting in the temple of God, and showing himself as God" -Phillip Schaff, History of the Christian church, 8 vols., reprint of the 3d (1910)ed. (Grand Rapids Mich.: Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing Co., n.d.)
Eberhard II, archbishop of Salzburg (Roman Catholic)
"stated at a synod of bishops held at Regensburg in 1240 (some scholars say 1241) that the people of his day were "accustomed" to calling the pope antichrist." -LeRoy Edwin Froom, The Prophetic Faith of our Fathers, 4 vols. (Wash DC: Review and Herald publishing assc, 1950-1954)
John Wycliffe
"When the western church was divided for about 40 years between two rival popes, one in Rome and the other in Avigon, France, each pope called the other pope antichrist - and John Wycliffe is reputed to have regarded them as both being right: "two halves of Antichrist, making up the perfect Man of Sin between them." -Ibid
Martin Luther (Lutheran)
"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." (Aug. 18, 1520) Taken from The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Vol. 2., pg. 121 by Froom. (In response to a papal bull [official decree]): "I despise and attack it, as impious, false... It is Christ Himself who is condemned therein... I rejoice in having to bear such ills for the best of causes. Already I feel greater liberty in my heart; for at last I know that the pope is antichrist, and that his throne is that of Satan himself." --D'Aubigné, b.6, ch. 9.
Cotton Mather (Congregational Theologian)
"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." Taken from The Fall of Babylon by Cotton Mather in Froom's book, The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Vol. 3, pg. 113.
John Wesley (Methodist)
Speaking of the Papacy he said, "He is in an emphatical sense, the Man of Sin, as he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled the Son of Perdition, as he has caused the death of numberless multitudes, both of his opposers and followers... He it is...that exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped...claiming the highest power, and highest honour...claiming the prerogatives which belong to God alone." Taken from Antichrist and His Ten Kingdoms by John Wesley, pg. 110.
Ellen G. White: Seven Day Adventists
"This compromise between paganism and Christianity resulted in the development of "the man of sin" foretold in prophecy as opposing and exalting himself above God. That gigantic system of false religion is a masterpiece of Satan's power--a monument of his efforts to seat himself upon the throne to rule the earth according to his will.
Thomas Cranmer (Anglican)
"Whereof it followeth Rome to be the seat of antichrist, and the pope to be very antichrist himself. I could prove the same by many other scriptures, old writers, and strong reasons." (Referring to prophecies in Revelation and Daniel.) Taken from Works by Cranmer, Vol. 1, pp. 6-7.
Roger Williams (First Baptist Pastor in America)
He spoke of the Pope as "the pretended Vicar of Christ on earth, who sits as God over the Temple of God, exalting himself not only above all that is called God, but over the souls and consciences of all his vassals, yea over the Spirit of Christ, over the Holy Spirit, yea, and God himself...speaking against the God of heaven, thinking to change times and laws; but he is the son of perdition (II Thess. 2)." Taken from The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers by Froom, Vol. 3, pg. 52.
1689 London Baptist
Confession
Chapter 26: Of
the
Church. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of the church,
in whom, by the appointment of the Father, all power for the calling,
institution, order or government of the church, is invested in a supreme and
sovereign manner; neither can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof, but
is that antichrist, that man of sin, and son of perdition, that exalteth himself
in the church against Christ, and all that is called God; whom the Lord shall
destroy with the brightness of his coming. ( Colossians 1:18; Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 4:11, 12;
2 Thessalonians 2:2-9 )
John Knox (Scotch Presbyterian)
Knox wrote to abolish "that tyranny which the pope himself has for so many ages exercised over the church" and that the pope should be recognized as "the very antichrist, and son of perdition, of whom Paul speaks." Taken from The Zurich Letters, pg. 199 by John Knox.
John Calvin (Presbyterian)
"Some persons think us too severe and censorious when we call the Roman pontiff Antichrist. But those who are of this opinion do not consider that they bring the same charge of presumption against Paul himself, after whom we speak and whose language we adopt... I shall briefly show that (Paul's words in II Thess. 2) are not capable of any other interpretation than that which applies them to the Papacy." Taken from Institutes by John Calvin.
Presbyterian
Church (Year 2000)
The following Resolution was unanimously passed by
the South Atlantic Presbytery of the Bible Presbyterian Church meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 25, 2000.
The Resolution is as follows-
THE THREAT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Whereas: The mass media has captivated the world with the activities of Pope John Paul II during his visit to the Holy Land in March 2000; and
Whereas: The Vatican and the Lutheran World Federation have signed, in October, 1999 a joint declaration of accord on the doctrine of justification (only the synods of Wisconsin and Missouri dissented); and
Whereas: In the middle of February, 200, PLO chairman Yasser Arafat met with Pope John Paul II at the vatican to sign an agreement regarding the future of Jerusalem that warned Israel against any unilateral decision affecting Jerusalem; and
Whereas: Bob Jones University has been unjustly slandered for anti-catholic bias by Senators McCain, Torricelli, Hollings and the liberal mass media; and
Whereas: The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress has just appointed a Roman Catholic priest as its chaplain for the first time, March 23, 2000; and
Whereas: Pope John Paul II has declared the year 2000 a "Great Jubilee Year" for Roman Catholics that establishes the restoration of indulgences, THE VERY ISSUE THAT PROMPTED MARTIN LUTHER TO DRAFT THE 95 THESES IN OCTOBER OF 1517: papal spokesman Timothy Shugrue states, "The indulgence is one of the spiritual privleges extended during Jubilee. It is a way of applying the merits of the good deeds of the saints and the Virgin Mary and CHrist Himself to the rest of us.";
Therefore: The South Atlantic Presbytery of the Bible Presbyterian Church, at its spring meeting in the Bible Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, N.C., March 25, 2000, resolves and warns the Roman Catholic Church, Mystery, Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and abominations of the earth (Rev 17:5) constitutes the greatest threat to fundamental Christianity in the 21st century! The Roman Catholic Church has long since forsaken the Bible alone, Grace alone, faith alone, and Christ alone. There should be no confraternity with this apostate church in ministerial associations, community easter sunrise services, Thanksgiving services, mass evangelism or common social endeavors. We admonish devout believers to lovingly and firmly win Roman Catholics to Christ and urge new converts to obey
Rev. 18:4, "And I heard a another voice from heaven, saying, come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sin, and that ye recieve not her plagues."
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Before the Reformation, this is
what most Preachers taught regarding Antichrist
Date |
Name |
Reference |
Interpretation |
c.
1310 |
Dante
Alighieri |
Rev. 17
Harlot |
Roman
Church |
c. 1331 |
Michael of Cesena |
Rev. 17 Harlot Antichrist |
Roman Church Pope |
c. 1345 |
Johannes de Rupescissa |
Antichrist Rev. 17 Babylon
Rev. 17 Harlot |
Pope Roman
church Roman
church |
c. 1350 |
Francesco Petrarch |
Rev. 17 Harlot |
Papal Court |
c. 1367 |
John Milicz |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Man of Sin |
Papacy Papacy Papacy |
c. 1379 |
John Wycliffe |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 17 Harlot |
Pope Papacy Popes Papacy Papacy |
c. 1388 |
Matthias of Janow |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Hierarchy Fallen Church Present
Church Papacy Hierarchy Popes |
c. 1389 |
R. Wimbledon |
Abomination of Desolation |
Papacy |
c. 1390 |
John Purvey |
Antichrist Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 13
666 Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Pope Papacy Hierarchy Pope Papacy Papacy |
c. 1393 |
Walter Brute |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Little
Horn Man of Sin |
Papacy Bishop of
Rome Rome Papacy |
c. 1412 |
John Huss |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Pope Papacy Rome Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
c. 1497 |
Girolamo Savonarola |
Antichrist Man of
Sin Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Pope Papacy Papacy Papacy |
During the Reformation...
Date |
Name |
Reference |
Interpretation |
1522 |
Martin Luther |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 2nd
Beast Rev. 17 Harlot
Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1543 |
Philipp Melanchthon |
Antichrist Man of
Sin Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1545 |
Andreas Osiander |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papal
Traditions Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1554 |
Nicolaus von Amsdorf |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papal
Traditions Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1558 |
Johann Funck |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1560 |
Virgil Solis |
Antichrist Little
Horn Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1570 |
Georg Nigrinus |
Antichrist Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd Peast |
Pope,
Turk Papacy Pagan
Rome Papal Rome |
1572 |
David Chytraeus |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd Peast |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Roman
Empire Papacy |
1530 |
Johann Oecolampadius |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1557 |
Heinrich Bullinger |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Pagan
Rome Papal
Rome Roman
Church Papacy |
1550 |
William Tyndale |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1545 |
George Joys |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1554 |
Nicholas Ridley |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17
Babylon Rev. 17 Beast |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1553 |
Hugh Latimer |
Antichrist |
Papacy |
1582 |
Thomas Cranmer |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1550 |
John Bale |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17
Babylon Rev. 17 Beast |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Prelates Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1562 |
John Jewel |
Antichrist Abomination
of Desolation Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17
Babylon Rev. 17 Beast |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Rome |
1587 |
John Foxe |
Antichrist Man of
Sin |
Bishop of
Rome Bishop of Rome |
1563 |
Anglican Formulas |
Antichrist |
Papacy |
1547 |
John Knox |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Church of
Rome Papacy |
1593 |
John Napier |
Antichrist Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17
Babylon Rev. 17 Beast |
Pope Papacy Latin
Empire Papacy Papacy Papacy Latin
Empire |
1614 |
Thomas Brightman |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Pope Papacy Papacy Early
Papacy Later
Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1618 |
David Pareus |
Antichrist Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Beast |
Pope &
Turk Papacy Papacy Papacy Empire |
After the Reformation...
Date |
Name |
Reference |
Interpretation |
1600 |
James I of England |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1603 |
George Downham |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st Beast |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1604 |
George Pacard |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Rome Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1607 |
Hugh Broughton |
Little Horn |
Antiochus |
1612 |
Andress Holwig |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast |
Papacy is also
Antichrist Papacy |
1618 |
Matthias Hoe |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy is
Antichrist Imperial
Rome Papal
Rome Papacy |
1618 |
Daniel Cramer |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Pagan
Rome Papal
Rome Papacy |
1631 |
Joseph Mede |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Civil
Rome Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1643 |
Johannes Gerhard |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Civil
Rome Papal
Rome Papacy Papacy |
1654 |
Thomas Goodwin |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast |
Papacy Papacy Protestant
Image |
1655 |
John Tillinghast |
Antichrist Little
Horn Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17 Harlot |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1664 |
Henry More |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1670 |
William Sherwin |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1681 |
Johann H. Alsted |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Harlot |
Papacy is Antichrist, Little
Horn Imperial
Rome Papal
Rome Papacy |
1684 |
Thomas Beverley |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1685 |
Jacques Phillipot |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy also
Antichrist Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1687 |
Pierre Jurieu |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Eccl.
Emp. Papacy |
1689 |
Drue Cressener |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Hierarchy Papacy |
1699 |
"Mysteries ... Finished" |
Antichrist |
Papacy |
1700 |
William Lowth |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1701 |
Johannes Cocceius |
Antichrist Little
Horn Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Hierarchy Papacy |
1701 |
Robert Fleming, Jr. |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1702 |
Georg her. Giblehr |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1703 |
Daniel Whitby |
Man of Sin Rev.
17 Babylon |
Roman Church is
Antichrist Papacy |
1706 |
William Whiston |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1712 |
Heinrich Horch |
Antichrist Little
Horn Rev. 13 1st Beast |
Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1720 |
Charles Daubux |
Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Civil
Rome Eccl
Rome Papacy Papacy |
1727 |
Sir Isaac Newton |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy W.
Rome Greek
Empire Papacy Latin
Kingdom |
1729 |
Th. Crinsox de Bionens |
Antichrist Little
Horn Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Roman
Empire Popes Papacy |
1735 |
Thomas Pyle |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 17
Babylon |
Papacy also Little
Horn Papacy Papacy |
1740 |
Johann Aal. Bengel |
Antichrist Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Jesuitism Papacy Papacy |
1743 |
Berienberg Bible |
Antichrist |
Papacy |
1745 |
John Willison |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1754 |
Thomas Newton |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy W.
Rome Papacy
Papacy Roman
Clergy Papacy |
1758 |
John Gill |
Little Horn Man
of Sin Rev. 13 1st Beast |
Papacy
Papacy also
AntichristPapacy |
1764 |
John Wesley |
Man of Sin Rev.
13 1st Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy also
Antichrist Papacy East
Empire Papal
Rome Papacy |
1768 |
Johann Ph. Petri |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd Peast |
Papacy Turks Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1787 |
R. M. |
Antichrist |
Papacy |
1787 |
Hans Wood |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy East
Empire Papacy Papacy |
1793 |
James Becheno |
Antichrist Little
Horn Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Louis
XIV Papacy |
1794 |
Joseph Priestly |
Little Horn Man
of Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1795 |
George Bell |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1796 |
Christian G. Thube |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1797 |
David Simpson |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
1798 |
Edward King |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1798 |
Joseph Galloway |
Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 13 2nd
Peast Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy France Papacy |
1798 |
Richard Valpy |
Antichrist Little
Horn Man of
Sin Rev. 13 1st
Beast Rev. 17
Harlot Rev. 17 Babylon |
Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy Papacy |
1800 |
Jean G. de la Flechers |
Antichrist Little
Horn |
Papacy Papacy |
According to the Roman
Catholic church, ALL of these men are mis-interpreting prophecy?
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