Friday, September 11, 2020

THE BEASTS OF DANIEL AND REVELATION IN PROPHECY

 The Beasts of Daniel and Revelation

How it all fits together


by


Keith Hunt




KNOW THIS FIRST! "...THAT NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY

PRIVATE INTERPRETATION." 2 Peter 1:20.


ALL BIBLICAL SYMBOLS MUST BE INTERPRETED BY THE BIBLE - GOD GAVE

THE SYMBOLS ONLY HE CAN TELL US WHAT THEY MEAN.




THE GREAT IMAGE


Dan. 2:31,38

Head of Gold - Breast of Silver - Belly of Brass - Legs of Iron

v. 38

God tells us what this means - Nebuchadnezzar (v.28) and the

Babylonian empire is the head of gold.

v. 39.

Three more kingdoms to arise who would rule the earth--there have

only been four world ruling powers in history: 1. Babylon 

2. Persia 3. Greece 4. Rome.

v. 41     

The fourth kingdom was divided (two legs) - the Roman empire was

divided between Rome and Constantinople. See your history books.

v. 34     

A STONE was cut out "without hand" (no human power) and smote the

image on its FEET and it was gone forever. 

v. 35     

The stone becomes a mountain and fills the WHOLE EARTH.

STONE - MOUNTAIN - EARTH? Can we put it together? Christ is

referred to as a stone (Mt.21:42,44, Eph.2:20, Acts 4:10, 11).

Mountain - God's house, His kingdom is referred to as a mountain.

(Jn.14:1-3, Isa.2:1-4).

Filling the earth--upon Christ's return God's kingdom will be

established on this earth.

(Mic.4:1-4; Isa.11; Zach.14).

v. 42     

Also gives us the answer to v.34,35.

v. 44     

The stone (Christ) smashes the feet and toes and then the God of

heaven sets up a kingdom.

There are ten toes on a pair of feet - Christ smashes the

TOES - plural - not toe, or last toe or tenth toe. He smashes the

FEET NOT FOOT (v.34). The toes represent kings (v.42 with 44).

In the days of THESE (plural) KINGS (plural), more than one, God

sets up his kingdom.

These kingdoms or kings of ten are all existing at the same

time - they are not (consecutive) one after the other, but

simultaneous, one with, alongside the other.

Christ smashes them--all at the same time.


Does God give us another scripture to prove this? Yes!

Rev.17:12-14

Ten kings unite to fight the LAMB; Christ is referred to as the

Lamb (Jn.1:29), He overcomes them.

Rev.19:11-21

Also describes this same time and event. 

The toes on the feet of Daniel's image are the ten

kings - horns - of John's beast of Revelation 17.


Dan. 7:1-7     DANIEL'S FOUR BEASTS


v. 4 

Like a LION with eagles wings. 

v. 5

Like a BEAR - three ribs in its mouth. 

v. 6 

Like a LEOPARD - with four heads.

v. 7 

Fourth beast - INDESCRIBABLE - very terrible. God interprets for

us.

v. 17     

These beasts are four kings - they represent four kings.

v. 23     

The fourth beast IS the FOURTH KINGDOM upon earth to rule the

earth. King and kingdom then are used interchangeably.

What does history tell us?


There have been ONLY FOUR world ruling empires! BABYLON (625-538

B.C.). A man's heart given it - Nebuchadnezzar was converted to

God (Dan.4:28-37). PERSIA (558-330 B.G.). Three ribs in its mouth

- it came to power by conquering three empires, Media, Lidia,

Babylon.

GREECE (333-330 B.C.). Four heads - the great king of this

empire, Alexander only reigned a few years and died. His empire

was divided into FOUR PARTS by four of his generals.

ROME (46 B.C.-476 A.D.approx.). It truly was strong with iron

teeth - it ruled and conquered and stamped under foot more people

and lands than the other three empires.


Dan. 7:7-8, DANIEL'S FOURTH BEAST TEN HORNS - AND LITTLE HORN


v. 7 

The fourth beast was ROME as we have seen. Notice! IT the fourth

beast had ten horns.

v. 8 

A LITTLE HORN comes up - notice AMONG them (among the ten horns),

yes, ALONGSIDE the ten horns.

v. 9 

The expanse of TIME that the TOTAL HORNS endure

for (the ten horns and little horn) is until the ANCIENT OF DAY

DID SIT (cross ref. this with Rev. 1:13-18; 20:4, Dan.7:13-14;

Ps.90:2; 104:2), Christ sitting on His throne ruling this earth

(Lk.1:31-32; Zech.14:1-9; Rev.3:21; 2:26-27; Dan.7:13-14).

The horns represent kings or kingdoms - see Dan.8:20,21.

Ten kingdoms were to arise OUT OF the fourth beast and another

kingdom ALONGSIDE them - from the rising to fall was to last

until Christ returns to reign as king (see also v.20-22).


There is no history that states Rome was divided into ten pieces

upon its collapse, and the area of the old empire has NOT been

ruled by ten nations from its original fall until now. THESE ten

kingdoms are NOT SIMULTANEOUS BUT CONSECUTIVE. 

God makes it plain in v.8.


Notice! It says three of the FIRST horns. If there is a first -

it is number one- second is number two- third is number three, etc:

If we say the FIRST THREE runners in a race have pulled out, we

mean runners number one, two and three, not runners seven, eight

and nine.

If the FIRST THREE HORNS are plucked up then there is a fourth,

fifth, sixth, etc. IN THAT ORDER.


Does history show us that there were three consecutive powers

that arose to bring down and at that same time continue the Roman

rule?

Yes indeed!


"In 378 THE VISIGOTHS, angered by the oppression of imperial

governors, raised the standard of revolt. They overwhelmed a

Roman army at Adrianople and then marched westward into Italy.

In 410 under Alaric they captured and plundered Rome, later

moving on into southern Gaul." Western Civilization p.261 "In 455

ROME WAS SACKED BY THE VANDALS ... other Germanic nations also

made their way into Italy, and before the end of the fifth

century the Roman empire in the west had passed completely under

the domination of the Barbarians." Western Civilization p.261

"But in 493 ITALY WAS CONQUERED BY THE OSTROGOTHS under

Theodoric....until nearly the end of his reign of thirty-three

years, Theodoric gave Italy a more enlightened rule than the

country had known under many of the caesars...not until 552 was

the power of the Ostrogoths finally broken." Western Civilization

p.263.


The Lombards then held most of the peninsula under the rule of

semi-independent dukes until the late 8th century. Western

Civilization p.263.


Rome it would seem had finally been wounded to death. THREE HORNS

(kingdoms) had come and gone by 552 A.D. There are still SEVEN

HORNS left, and they must extend over a period of time that ENDS

when Christ returns.


The LITTLE HORN - WHO IS IT?


Here is what Daniel tells us about it:


1. It comes up AMONG or ALONGSIDE the other ten horns. It is in

existence at the same time as all the other horns, v.8.

2. It plucks up the first three horns- indicating that it does

not come to great power and influence until AFTER 552 A. (After

the Visigoths, Vandals and Ostrogoths had fallen.), v. 8.

3. It is likened to a MAN who speaks great things - indicating

that it has a man as a spokesman for itself, v. 8.

4. It continues until Christ returns, v. 9.

5. It comes out of the fourth beast (Rome), v. 7,8. So it is part

of and exists in the geographic area of the original Roman

Empire. It is Roman.

6. It makes war with or against the saints of God, v. 21,25.

7. It speaks against the most high (God) - it is blasphemous,

   v.25.

8. It changes - it thinks "to change the times (of sacred feasts 

and holy days) and the law..." Amplified Bible.

9. It continues in power and might for one specific length of    

time, 1,260 years. (cross ref. v.25 with Rev.12:6,14 and Ezek.

   4:3-5), v.25.

10. It is a horn - so it is a government - kingdom type empire,   


v. 8

What in all history from Rome till now and beyond (for it must

exist at Christ's return) could answer to all of those ten

points. It must be something so large and powerful as to

be unmistakable in the history books. There HAS BEEN and IS only

ONE such power - THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH!!!


1. The Catholic Church itself and the Pope claims direct descent

from Peter (the apostle of Christ). It was therefore in existence

alongside the horns of v.8. It was already in existence before

the Visigoths, Vandals and Ostrogoths took power of Rome. See a

History of Christianity book.

2. The Catholic Church did not come to GREAT power and influence

until AFTER 552 A.D. after the first three horns had fallen.

3. It has a man - namely the Pope as its spokesman- he is the

voice of the Church - he claims to be God's representative on

earth- he claims infallibility at times.

4. The Catholic Church is still with us today with no sign of

dying out.

5. It is called Roman - its capital is Rome - the same city that

was the capital of the old pagan empire - it is living in the

same geographical location of the original Roman empire.

6. What Church or power has directly ordered or sanctioned other

people to death for being followers of Christ MORE THAN the

Catholic Church. See your history books.

7. The Priests are called "FATHER" Christ said nobody was to be

called in religious titles FATHER. It is God's name ONLY, 

(Mt.23:9.). Doing so is speaking against the most high.

8. The Roman Church has done MORE than anyone to CHANGE the

seasons - it introduced CHRISTMAS, EASTER, ALL SOULS DAY

(HALLOWEEN), THE NEW YEAR, the present calendar we use, and many

other saints days - all derived from PAGANISM not God.


It changed the LAW of God - namely the fourth point of the law -

it changed it from the SEVENTH to the FIRST DAY.

See a book called "Christian Feasts and Customs" by Francis

Weiser at your library - it will open your eyes as to the

paganism in our Christianity.

9. From 554 A.D. to 1814 A.D. the Catholic Church had its biggest

"field day" as they say today. It ruled with great power, might

and prestige. From the fall of the Ostrogoths to the fall of the

Napoleon empire was 1,260 years.

10. The Roman Catholic Church is a government - it has offices,

ambassadors, representatives in all nations- it is not only

ecclesiastical in power it is also political in power-ruling and

guiding and influencing many a nation on this earth. The Roman

Catholic Church has been in EXISTENCE and ALONGSIDE the rise 

and fall of each of these consecutive ten horns of the fourth beast

of Daniel 7.


The REMAINING SEVEN HORNS of Daniel chapter 7 tie in directly

with the first beast of Revelation chapters 13 and 17. The LITTLE

HORN of Daniel chapter 7 ties in directly with the second beast

of Revelation chapter 13.


FIRST BEAST OF REVELATION 13


v. 1 

A beast rises out of the sea- Daniel sees his beasts rise out of

the sea (Dan.7:3.) These two chapters (Rev.13 and Dan.7) are

IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED.

v.2. 

John sees one beast - like a leopard, bear and lion - the SAME

ANIMALS that Daniel saw in chap.7:3-6. Again this is too similar

not to be connected. One beast comprising the strongest part of

each of Daniel's beasts.

The dragon - Rev.12:3,9 - is Satan - this Beast is Satan's tool.

This one beast has seven heads and ten horns, (v. 1).

v. 3 

We will come back to this later.

v. 4 This beast is a great war machine - the greatest war power

ever known.

Notice Dan.7:7 the fourth beast- dreadful and terrible - strong

exceedingly - iron teeth - devoured much. Dan.7:23- it devoured

the whole earth.

v. 5,6    

This beast of Rev.13 also speaks great things and blasphemies

(comp. to Dan 7:8,25). In Daniel chapter 7 the fourth beast

speaks great things and words against God AFTER three horns were

plucked up - when only seven horns remained. This beast of John

also continues for 42 months- 1,260 days or years (God's month

only has 30 days or 360 days a year) (see Dan.7:25). AFTER three

horns were destroyed, Dan. 7:24,25.

v. 7 

John's beast makes war with the saints - so does Daniel's. Dan

7:19-25. The similarities between John's beast (first one, and

Daniel's fourth beast) is striking.


It should be plain.


The beast that John sees coming up out of the sea IS the fourth

beast that Daniel sees coming out of the sea.

The Roman Empire swallowed up the empires of Babylon, Persia and

Greece - many of the pagan practices and customs or Rome can be

traced right back to Babylon, the first world empire.

John's beast is that of the Roman Empire mixed with the most

powerful aspects of the other three previous empires.

Daniel's fourth beast continues for 1,260 years after the first,

three horns are gone- when SEVEN HORNS were left.

John's beast continues 42 months or 1,260 years (a day for a year

Ezek.4:4) with seven heads and another ten horns.

Put it together:


Daniel's LAST SEVEN HORNS of the ROMAN EMPIRE are the SEVEN HEADS

of John's beast.


v. 3 

ONE HEAD WOUNDED TO DEATH - the original head of Rome was finally

put to death (so it seemed to the world) in 476 A.D. (as the

history books give the date, which is only approximately) with

the fall of the third horn - the Ostrogoths, IT WAS HEALED - Rome

was resurrected, by Justinian in 554 A.D. and continued for 1,260

years (42 months) until 1814 A.D., the end of Napoleon's reign.

v.1  

John's beast has ten horns (kingdoms) ten crowns (kings) -

compare this to Daniel 2:34,41-44. The iron part of Daniel's

image was the ROMAN EMPIRE - the ten toes are TOGETHER when

Christ destroys them at His return. Compare this with

Rev.17:12-14 - ten kings (kingdoms - crowns - horns) fight Christ

at return.

The ten horns or crowns of John's first beast of Rev.13 are the

ten nations, kings of Rev.17:12 and the ten toes of Daniel's

image.

John's beast of Rev.13 is the CIVIL part of the RESURRECTED ROMAN

EMPIRE AFTER 554 A.D. It is the last seven horns of Daniel's

fourth beast of Dan.7 and the FINAL ten kingdoms to join forces

to fight Christ upon His return.


Remember, John is MAINLY seeing the CIVIL-MILITARY power of the

continuing Roman empire in this first beast.

Notice v.4, who can make WAR with HIM- the Church of Rome never

went to war directly - the Church did not have an army of

soldiers- THIS BEAST DOES.

v. 7 

The beast - the civil military power was the one to DO the

KILLING of true Christians- not the Church - it only sanctioned

it.

v. 8 

Worship the beast - yes, many of the civil military rulers of

Rome were worshipped as gods by the people - the whole empire WAS 

and WILL BE looked upon by the people as DIVINE- God's instrument 

in dealing with mankind.


JOHN'S SECOND BEAST OF REVELATION 13


v. 11     

Two horns (a two fold government - Dan. 8:20-22). It LOOKS LIKE a

lamb (chap.14:1; Jn.1:29; Zech.14:3,4).

It looks like Christ, a representative of Christ, but it speaks

the things of a DRAGON (Rev.12:3,9). It is really a tool of Satan

the Devil.

v. 12     

This beast causes all to worship the first beast - the Roman

Empire and its rulers were worshipped as gods. 

v. 13     

This beast does GREAT WONDERS - Christ said in Mt.24:24 that JUST

BEFORE His coming "...false Christ's and FALSE PROPHETS..." would

arise "...and shew great signs and WONDERS..." Notice the similar

language used.

This beast can make fire come down from heaven - he can PERFORM

MIRACLES.

Notice Rev.16:13, three unclean spirits go out of the DRAGON

(Satan chap.12:3,9), the BEAST (we'll see this later) and the

FALSE PROPHET; v.14 these spirits are demons - working MIRACLES.

In 2 Thes.2:3-9, Paul describes an INDIVIDUAL - a single person

called "...THAT MAN of sin...so that HE as God (claiming he IS or

he is GOD'S REPRESENTATIVE) sitteth in the temple of God..." v. 9

this individual comes "...after the working of Satan with all

POWER and SIGNS and lying WONDERS."


John sees what Paul saw, in I Jn. 2:18. He tells us there must

come ONE supreme ANTI-CHRIST in the last days, before the return

of Christ.

So we have Christ's statement in Mt.24:24 of MANY false prophets

doing SIGNS and WONDERS narrowed down to ONE supreme individual -

the man of sin as Paul calls him in 2.Thes.2 - the ANTI-CHRIST as

John calls him in I Jn. 2:18 - and a FALSE PROPHET as John calls

him in Rev.16:13,14.

v.14     

Let's let God nail it down for us - let's let the Bible interpret

itself.

Notice! This beast deceives people "...by the means of those

MIRACLES which he had power to do IN THE SIGHT OF THE BAST..."

Now, compare this with Rev.19:20, "and the beast was taken and

with him the FALSE PROPHET that wrought MIRACLE BEFORE HIM..."

And it goes on to say this false prophet DECEIVED people by those

MIRAGES - deceived those who received the MARK OF THE BEAST and

them who WORSHIPPED HIS IMAGE. The BEAST of Rev.13:11 also says

to those whom he deceives that they should make an IMAGE to the

beast and WORSHIP IT or be killed (v.14,15) AND he causes all to

receive a MARK OF THE BEAST (v.16,17).

The false prophet of Rev.19:20 is destroyed at Christ's return -

see v.11-20.

Paul's MAN OF SIN is also destroyed by Christ at His coming - 2

Thes,2:8.

Oh! Can we see! The beast of Rev.13:11, IS the FALSE PROPHET of

Rev.16:13,14 and Rev.19:20.

He is the SUPREME FALSE PROPHET of Christ's statement in 

Mt.24:24.

He is the MAN OF SIN in 2 Thes.2.

He is the ANTI-CHRIST of John in I Jn.2:18.


What about the IMAGE and TWO HORNS. We must answer these now.

IMAGE- the Greek is "ikone" (a likeness, i.e. literally, statute,

profile, or figuratively, representation, resemblance. Strong's

Con.). Christ was the image of God (2 Cor.4:4), the same Greek

word is used.

This second beast says to the world there should be an IMAGE, a

LIKENESS, a RESEMBLANCE made to the beast which was wounded 

by a sword and yet lived, that is to the first beast of Rev.13 - see

v. 3.

The first beast is the CIVIL MILITARY ROMAN EMPIRE after 554 A.D.

and up to the return of Christ.

The image must also have existed from 554 A.D.

To create a LIKENESS it must come from the original.

What in history comes from- has its origin in - is patterned

after the ROMAN EMPIRE - and is LARGE enough to engulf the world.

And to make, force people to worship it or be killed (v.15)?

Why, only the Church that comes from the SAME CITY as the old

empire - that calls itself by the SAME NAME - the Church that is

UNIVERSAL - that RULED with the civil military power over the

same geographical area - the Church that during the Middle Ages

FORCED people to be killed if they did not worship its way.

That Church - that likeness of the civil power beast - is the

ROMAN CATHOLIC (universal - that's what Catholic means)

CHURCH.


THE TWO HORNS - TWOFOLD GOVERNMENT


Many do not realize that the Roman Catholic Church has a twofold

Governmental system.

It is both ECCLESIASTICAL and CIVIL.

The Roman Church has a religious order from its Pope, Cardinals,

Bishops down to its Priests - it has a Church government. But it

also has a civil political organization - the Vatican city is a

state unto itself. The Church of Rome partakes with the

governments of this world. Christ said His followers would come

out of this world (Jn.17:14,16; Rom.12:2). It has offices and

embassies in countries around the world, much like civil nations

of this world have. Its form of Church organization comes from

the civil Roman empire, (see The Two Babylon by Hislop and

Babylon Mystery Religion by Woodrow).


It is more than significant that on certain occasions the Pope

wears a TWO HORNED MITRE.     

The following is from the book Babylon Mystery Religion, p. 87.


"The mitre is seen in the accompanying sketch of Pope Paul 

(I have not included any pictures in this study)as he delivered

his sermon on "peace" during his historic visit to the United

States in 1965. (The photo on page 92 also shows the Pope wearing

a highly decorated mitre of the same shape.)

As the noted writer Hislop puts it concerning the Papal mitre:   

"...the two horned mitre, which the Pope wears when he sits on

the high altar at Rome and receives the adoration of the

Cardinals is the very mitre worn by Dagon, the fish-god, of the

Philistines and Babylonians."


                              ..............


TO BE CONTINUED



1. Small or great people, rich or poor people, free or bond

(slaves, servants).

This MARK knows no class distinction - it is upon kings or

slaves.


2. This MARK is received either in the HAND - what you do

physically or in the FOREHEAD - what you believe mentally.


3. (v.17) This MARK effects being able to BUY or SELL - it

effects your job, or livelihood.


4. This MARK belongs to the FIRST BEAST but is forced upon people

by the SECOND BEAST.


The FIRST BEAST is the civil military ROMAN EMPIRE. The SECOND

BLAST is the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH with its head spokesman and

finally its greatest miracle working false prophet of all time.

What in history has the CATHOLIC CHURCH acquired from PAGAN ROME

to give and force people to accept - people of all walks of life

- that effect what they do physically (the hand) or what

they believe mentally (the forehead) - something that could very

well effect buying or selling. This MARK would be so worldwide

and so obvious to tell those who had it, and those who refused to

have it.

There is only ONE answer - SUNDAY observance - the first day of

the week as opposed to the seventh day. The keeping of Sunday as

the Sabbath of God has NO Biblical foundation whatever. The first

day of the week was observed by pagan Rome in B.C. times. The

Catholic Church adopted it from Rome and enforced it on the world

at the Council of Nicea in 321 A.D. See your history books.


Prophesying about the emergence of the CATHOLIC church, Daniel

was inspired to write,"And he shall speak words against the Most

High and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and THINK to

CHANGE the TIMES (of sacred feasts and holy days)and the LAW..."

(Dan.11:25, Amplified Bible).


The law of the SABBATH(4th point of the 10 commandments)was

CHANGED by the sanction of the Catholic church from SATURDAY to

SUNDAY.

The sacred feasts of God(as given in Lev.23) were CHANGED to

different dates and days or supplanted with other festivals of

PAGAN origin i.e. Easter in place of PASSOVER - ChristMass in

place of the FEAST OF TABERNACLES.

In a larger sense ALL of these false PAGAN days and festivals

constitute the MARK of the Roman empire, which the IMAGE of the

BEAST has caused ALL but the very elect of God to receive either

in their MIND (forehead) - what they mentally receive and honor

as truth AND/OR in their HAND - what they physically DO.

Those Who REFUSE to follow the 7th day Sabbath and festivals of

God have RECEIVED the MARK of the BEAST. He is a part of the

Pagan Roman empire - and unless REPENTANCE is forthcoming, will

suffer the WRATH of God (Rev.14:9,10).


THE NUMBER 666


(v. 17), The beast - this is the first beast - CIVIL MILITARY

ROMAN EMPIRE - has not only a MARK that brands people as

belonging to it, but also a NUMBER that identifies who this beast

is.

(v. 18), This number is also the number of a MAN - one SPECIFIC

individual.


The number of this MAN must also be the NAME of the BEAST. NOTE:

This number is NOT the number of a TITLE or OFFICE or RELIGIOUS

ORDER. It is the NUMBER of a MAN - a man that identifies the

beast - a man that gives his name to the beast, as it is also the

number of the beast's name.

If the beast (first beast of Rev.13) is the resurrected ROMAN

EMPIRE - can we find in history a man who gave his NAME to the

empire. Oh, indeed we can!


The founder of ROME and the ROMAN EMPIRE was a man - ROMULUS -

this is what the history books say on him:


Quote:


ROMULUS AND REMUS in Roman mythology, were twin brothers who

founded the city of Rome. The Romans considered Romulus their

first king.

According to tradition, Romulus and Remus were born in the

ancient Italian city of Alba Longa. King Numitor ruled Alba Longa

until Arnulius, his younger brother, deposed him. Amulius killed

Numitor's sons and forced Rhea Silvia, Numitor's daughter, to

become a Vestal Virgin. Vestal Virgins were priestesses who by

law had to remain virgins. Amulius hoped that Rhea Silvia's being

a Vestal Virgin would prevent her from bearing children who might

threaten his rule. But the god Mars seduced Rhea Silvia, and she

gave birth to Romulus and Remus. Amulius had Rhea Silvia executed

and ordered the babies placed in a basket and thrown into the

Tiber River.

After floating downstream, the twins were washed ashore. A female

wolf found the infants and nursed them. Romulus, Remus, and the

wolf became popular subjects for Roman artists. Several ancient

statues show the babies with their animal protector.

A shepherd named Faustulus discovered Romulus and Remus.

Faustulus and his wife raised the boys as their own children.

After the twins became young men, they learned their true

identity. They overthrew Amulius, killed him, and restored

Numitor to the throne.

Soon, Romulus and Remus set out to found their own city. However

the brothers quarrelled over the site where the city should be

built, so to settle the argument, they agreed that the one who

saw the largest number of vultures in flight should choose the

site. Romulus claimed he saw 12 vultures, which he declared was a

sign from the gods that his location was the proper one. Remus,

who saw only six vultures, thought his brother had cheated. After

Romulus began to build a wall around his chosen site, Remus

leaped over the ditch that was to hold the foundation of the

wall. As he did so, he mocked Romulus. For this act of

disloyalty, Remus was killed, either by Romulus himself or by one

of Romulus' followers. Romulus then became the sole ruler of the

city, which he named Rome, for himself.

Rome prospered, but only men lived there. To provide wives for

his subjects, Romulus had women kidnapped from the neighboring

Sabine tribe (see Sabine). Romulus was a wise and popular ruler

and a fine military leader. He expanded Rome until it became the

most powerful city in its region.

After reigning for 38 years, Romulus disappeared mysteriously

during a storm. According to a later Roman myth, he became the

god Quirinus. 

C. Scott Littleto

See also Mythology (Roman Mythology); QUIRINUS 


End Quote


The city of Rome was named after ROMULUS - the empire was named

after the capital city ROME - if you were part of that empire you

were a man of Rome - a ROMAN - a ROMULUS MAN. 


We are told to COUNT - add up - the man - it will come to 666.


The New Testament was written in Greek - the Greek for

          L is worth  30 

          A  "   "     1

          T  "   "   300 

          E  "   "     5      

          I  "   "    10 

          N  "   "    50 

          0  "   "    70 

          S  "   "   200 


A total of 666!!


LATEINOS in Greek means "Latin Man" - a man of Italy - a man of

Rome - a Roman - a Romulus man.


ROMULUS in HEBREW (which the Old Testament was written in) is

Romiith - this also totals 666.


There is no question - what John sees as the FIRST BEAST of

Revelation 13 is the RESURRECTED CIVIL ROMAN EMPIRE after 554 

A.D. - it is Daniel's fourth beast of Dan.7 after the first three

horns have gone.

The ten horns of John's beast of chapter 13 are the ten toes of

Daniel's image of Dan.2 and the ten kings of Rev.17 that will

fight Christ on His return.


The SECOND BEAST of John in Rev.13 is the LITTLE HORN of Daniel 7

- the PAPACY - the Roman Catholic Church - the IMAGE, the

spiritual image of the civil Roman empire - the Church that

caused people to be killed, that made war with the saints of God

if they did not worship it - the Church that has a man as its

eyes and mouth - a man that blasphemes the name of God, calling

himself "father". The Church - the beast that will finally bring

forth the greatest false prophet of all - the man of sin - the

antiChrist - the miracle worker - that Christ shall consume with

the spirit of His mouth upon returning to this earth.


The Catholic Church is the little horn that "thought" to CHANGE

THE LAW of God (Dan.7). It is the beast that caused the world to

receive a MARK - a mark derived from pagan Rome - SUNDAY

OBSERVANCE - it changed the FOURTH POINT of God's law, from the

SEVENTH DAY of the week to the FIRST DAY of the week. It CHANGED

the SACRED FEASTS and HOLY DAYS of God (as given in Lev.23) and

borrowed from PAGAN ROME the feasts of Easter, Christmas, Lent,

New Years, All Saints Day, Valentines Day, etc.


Rev.17 WOMAN SITTING UPON A BEAST


v. 1 

Great whore - a woman prostitute sitting on MANY WATERS - people,

multitudes, nations, v. 15. She rules, guides MANY nations and

tongues.


v. 2 

Kings have been part of her lewdness and the earth has been made

drunk - can't see straight, can't direct its path straight.


v. 3 

A WOMAN - chapter 12.1-5, tells us a woman in prophecy represents

a CHURCH - the Church of God brought forth Jesus who is to rule

all nations when He returns, but is now on God's right hand in

heaven. See v.5-17 of chap. 12. This Church - woman, is a fallen

woman, a prostitute. She sits on a beast that - is red and:

     1. blasphemes

     2. has seven heads 

     3. and ten horns

Compare this to Rev.12:3 (Satan - red and seven heads and ten

horns) and Rev.13:1-5 - the beast of John has:

     1. seven heads

     2. ten horns

     3. the dragon (Satan chap.12:3,9) controls 

     4: it blasphemes

The first beast of Rev.13 is the civil military power of the

resurrected Roman empire.

The beast that John sees here - the beast the woman or Church

rides and controls is the SAME BEAST - the Roman empire.


v. 4-6    

Is a description of this woman - this Church.

     1. Very rich and wealthy - serving abominations. 

     2. She is full of mystery derived from ancient Babylon - she

is the foremost proponent of great Babylon mysteries.

     3. She is a mother - other Churches came out of her.

     4. This Church is responsible for the killing of true

followers of God.


The second beast of Rev.13 also is responsible for killing anyone

who would not worship it.

This WOMAN and the SECOND BEAST of Rev.13 are the one and same -

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.


1. There is no Church wealthier than the Roman Church.

2. Many of her doctrines and practices can not only be traced

back to Rome but can be found to ORIGINATE in Babylon - the first

world ruling empire (See The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop).

3. Which Church has been responsible for the martyrdom of

thousands of individuals who refused to worship its way?

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (see your history books).


The woman rode the entire beast with ALL of its seven heads and

ten horns.


What are these seven heads and ten horns? We shall see.


SEVEN HEADS AND TEN HORNS


v. 9 

Seven heads are seven mountains.

A mountain represents KINGDOM (comp. Mic.4:1; Dan.2:34-35). See

also v.10. Kings with Dan.2:37-39. The woman sits on all seven of

these kingdoms. Are these kingdoms simultaneous or consecutive? 

v.10 

The answer is given - FIVE have gone - ONE is, (the time that

John sees this vision is when the sixth kingdom is in existence)

and ONE more is yet to come.


These kingdoms are consecutive.


Can we find in history at least five, possibly six kingdoms or

empires that arose OUT OF the old Roman empire - in the same

geographical area - and controlled or sanctioned by a woman - a

Church? Yes, indeed:


A history book titled "Western Civilization" by Edward McNall

Burns, gives us six and SIX ONLY (so far in our history) civil

church empires.


I will quote from the aforementioned book.


                              ...............


TO BE CONTINUED


QUOTE


.....As a matter of fact, it was Charlemagne's constant

intervention in religious affairs which led to the climax of his

whole career - his coronation as Roman Emperor by Pope Leo 3. Leo

had been in trouble for some time. Accused of being a tyrant and

a rake, he so aroused the indignation of the people of Rome that

in 799 they gave him a severe beating and forced him to flee from

the city, Struggling over the mountains to Germany, he implored

the aid of Charlemagne. The great king sent him back to Italy and

was instrumental in restoring him to the papal throne. On

christmas day, 800, as Charles knelt in prayer in St.Peter's

church the grateful Pope placed a crown on his head while the

assembled multitude hailed him as, "Augustus, crowned of God,

Great and pacific Emperor of the Romans"....The Carolingian

empire thus established was not conceived as the beginning of a

new state, but as a REVIVAL of the empire of the Caesars. the

grandeur of Rome was now held to be REBORN.....


THE EMPIRE OF OTTO THE GREAT


.....When the eastern branch of the Carolingian dynasty died out

in 911, the Germans returned to their ancient practice of

electing a king. Their first choice was Conrad of Franconia. He,

in turn, was succeeded by Henry 1, the founder of the Saxon

dynasty. The more famous member of this dynasty was henry's son,

Otto the Great who became king in 936. From the beginning of his

reign Otto apparently entertained ambitions of becoming something

more than a mere king in Germany. He had himself crowned at

Aachen, probably to convey the idea that he was rightful

successor of Charlemagne. Soon afterwards he intervened in

Italian affairs and assumed the title of King of the Lombards.

From this it was only a step to becoming involved with the

Papacy. In 961 Otto responded to an appeal from Pope John 7 for

protection against his enemies, and in January of the following

year he was rewarded by being crowned Roman Emperor. Although the

empire of Otto the Great was confined to Germany and Italy, there

was doubtless the belief in the mind of its founder that it would

eventually be enlarged, perhaps to embrace all of Latin

Christendom....


THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF 

FREDERICK BARBAROSSA AND 

FREDERICK 2


IN the twelfth century the crown of Otto the Great came into

possession of the Hohenstaufen family, whose most distinguished

representatives were Frederick Barbarossa and Frederick 2. Both

of these rulers were outspoken in asserting their claims to

imperial dignity. Frederick Barbarossa called the empire of

Germany and Italy the Holy Roman Empire on the theory that it was

a universal empire established directly by God and co-ordinate in

rank with the church.Frederick 2, who was king of Sicily and

southern Italy as well as Holy Roman Empire, was much more

interested in his southern kingdom than he was in Germany.

Nevertheless, he believed just as firmly as did his grandfather

Barbarossa in a universal empire as the highest secular power in

western Europe.....


THE CROWN OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

PASSES TO THE HAPSBURGS


Frederick 2 was no more successful than any of his predecessors

in increasing the power of the Holy Roman Empire. His great

mistake was his failure to enlist the support of the middle class

in the cities as the Capetian monarchs in France had done.

Without this it was impossible to break through the wall of papal

opposition. After Frederick died in 1250 the Popes proceeded to

annihilate the remaining members of the Hohenstaufen line. In

1273 Rudolf of Hapsburg was elected to the imperial throne, but

the Holy Roman Empire over which he and his descendants ruled was

seldom very powerful. When finally abolished in 1806 by Napoleon,

it was little more than a political fiction.....


NAPOLEON CROWNED. THE ESTABLISHMENT

OF THE EMPIRE


Though Napoleon was now an absolute monarch in nearly everything

but name, he still was not satisfied. In 1802 he obtained the

consent of the people to extend his term of office as First

Consul from ten years to life. All that then remained was to make

his position hereditary. In 1804 by another plebiscite he won

permission to convert the Consulate into an empire. Soon

afterwards in the midst of impressive ceremonies in the cathedral

of Notre Dame, he placed a crown upon his own head and assumed

the title of Napoleon 1.....He brought Pope Pius & all the way

from Rome to officiate at his coronation, though he was careful

to produce the impression that His Holiness was acting as the

mere agent of God and not as an international sovereign who could

create and depose the emperor.....Napoleon's work as a statesman

included many other changes in the political system of France.

For one thing, he restored the union between the Catholic church

and the state. In 1801 he signed a Concordat with the Pope, which

provided that bishops should be nominated by the First Consul and

that the salaries of the clergy should be paid by the government.

Even if the Catholic church did not regain the legal monopoly it

had enjoyed under the Old Regime, since other religions were also

to be tolerated, it was nevertheless placed in a position of

decided advantage and was thereby able to increase its power in

succeeding years. Not until 1905, when the Concordat of 1801 was

finally broken, was Catholicism again reduced to equality with

other faiths....


THE FASCIST REVOLUTION IN ITALY

MUSSOLINI'S CONTRADICTORY

IDEAS


Probably it is safe to say that Mussolini was never a radical by

sincere and reasoned conviction but was simply following the

inclinations of a rebellious nature. No man with a define

philosophy could have reversed himself so often.....


(1) TOTALITARIANISM. 

          The state incorporates every interest and every loyalty

of its members. There must be "nothing above the state, nothing

outside the state, nothing against the sate."....


(2) NATIONALISM

          The nation is the highest form of society ever evolved

by the human race....Internationalism is therefore a gross

perversion of human progress. The nation must be made strong and

great, through self-sufficiency, a powerful army, and a rapidly

increasing birth rate.


(3) IDEALISM

          The philosophy of Fascism was an idealist philosophy in

the sense that it renounced the materialistic interpretation of

history. The nation, according to Mussolini could become anything

it willed to become.....


(4) ROMANISM

          Reason can never be an adequate instrument for the

solution of great national problems. Intellect needs to be

supplemented by mystic faith, by self-sacrifice, and by worship

of heroism and strength....


(5) AUTHORITARIANISM

          The sovereignty of the state is absolute. The citizen

has no rights but simply duties. What the nation needs, is not

liberty, but work, order, prosperity.....


(6) MILITARISM

          Strife is the origin of all things. Nations which do

not expand eventually wither and die. War exalts and ennobles man

and regenerates sluggish and decadent peoples.


No unprejudiced person would deny that the Fascist regime in

Italy had a few achievements to its credit, 1940, when Italy

entered World War 2, the government had reduced illiteracy,

effected what appeared to be a satisfactory settlement of the old

quarrel with the papacy, obliterated the Mafia, or Black Hand

organizations, in Sicily.....


THE NAZI TRIUMPH IN GERMANY


Germany succumbed to fascism much later than Italy, mainly for

the reason that forces of nationalism and militarism were

temporarily discredited as a result of defeat in World War 1....


By a treaty with Pius 11 in 1929 the Fascist government abrogated

the 1871 Law of Papal Guaranties and recognized the complete

independence of the Vatican City. The agreement also provided

that Roman Catholicism should be the official religion of the

state, that religious instruction should be given in the schools,

and that the laws of the church should be ENFORCED by the

government.....


1935. In the fall of that year Benito Mussolini sent an army to

invade ETHIOPIA. The Ethiopian king appealed to the Council of

the League of Nations, which was fortunately in session. With

promptness unusual under the circumstances, the Council branded

Italy as an aggressor and decided to apply economic sanctions

against her....further efforts to curb Italy were quietly

abandoned. In May, 1936, Mussolini completed his conquest of the

Lion of Judah and proclaimed the establishment of the Italian

Empire. With Mussolini so successful in flouting the regime of

international law and order, it could be expected that Hitler

would take a turn at winning victories by bold defiance. He began

by tearing up the disarmament provisions of the Treaty of

Versailles. In 1935 he publicly announced the revival of

conscription and the return to universal military training. By

threatening the creation of a huge air force he hoodwinked the

British into signing a naval agreement permitting Germany to

build was vessels up to 35 per cent of the strength of Britain's

navy. by the end of 1936 he had a conscript army of over 800,000

men and 108 naval vessels already built or under construction....


END QUOTES


You will have noticed that in May, 1936, Mussolini completed his

conquest of the Lion Of Judah and proclaimed the establishment of

the ITALIAN EMPIRE. You will have noticed part of his beliefs

were that he had ROMANTICISM as a must for his empire, Intellect

needs to be supplemented by "mystic faith< by self-sacrifice, and

by worship of heroism." IN patching things up with the Papacy

there was a treaty signed with Pope Pius 11, recognizing the

complete independence of the Vatican city, and provided that

Roman Catholicism should be the OFFICIAL RELIGION OF 

THE STATE, that religious instruction should be given in the schools, 

and the LAWS OF THE CHURCH should be ENFORCED by the GOVERNMENT!


MUSSOLINI had resurrected the 6TH HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE.

          

FIVE THAT WERE


1. Charlemagne 814 A.D.

2. Otto the Great 962 A.D. 

3. Frederick 1180 A.D.

4. Rudolf of Hapsburg 1273 A.D. 

5. Napoleon 1804 A.D.


The ONE that is - Mussolini 1929 (John sees this AS IF he was

living at the time of this sixth kingdom).


The ONE that is yet to be.


This is interpreted FOR US in v.12-14. The ten horns are the

seventh mountain. Ten kingdoms will arise in the SAME

geographical area of Europe as the other resurrected Holy

(Church) Roman Empires were.


They will UNITE as one nation giving their power into the hands

of ONE specific great civil military leader - called the beast

(see chap.19:20; 16:13-14; Dan.7:11).

This beast leader will have the help of a great false prophet

(chap.19:20; 16:13-14). THEY and the armies of these ten united

nations will fight Christ at His return.


This SEVENTH HOLY Roman Empire is NOW being formed in Europe. It

is now known as the "EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET". It was only

economical - it is NOW political, the FIRST EVER European

government was elected in June 1979. It has many MORE than ten

nations within it at present and more wanting to join. But by the

time Jesus is to return, it will be ONLY 10 NATIONS that will

unite under the beast man and false prophet to fight Christ as He

comes to earth. It will become also a religious empire - ruled by

the Catholic Church and its Pope - the antiChrist, man of sin,

the false prophet. It will be the most powerful military

"religious" empire of all time. The RC church has at present (in

2003, as I put this up on my Website) over 1 BILLION MEMBERS

worldwide and ever increasing, that is ONE in every SIX person on

earth are Roman Catholic by religious faith! 


This last revived, resurrected HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE will cause the

LAST martyrdom of saints, that we read about in Revelation

chapter 12.


Rev.18 - BABYLON


There was a LITERAL empire called BABYLON. There was a LITERAL

city called BABYLON. Shall we understand the Babylon of Rev.18 to

refer to a LITERAL city and a LITERAL empire? Let's compare

scripture with scripture.


v. 2 

BABYLON IS FALLEN IS FALLEN - is fallen ONCE (the original city)

is fallen (again to fall) TWICE. The fall of Babylon for the second time 

CANNOT be the ORIGINAL city because it was never to be inhabited 

or built again (Isa.13:20), as it once was.


HABITATION OF DEVILS ... FOUL SPIRIT... CAGE OF ... UNCLEAN ...

BIRD.

Compare this with Isa.13:21. The language is similar for that of

original Babylon. But here is added "habitation of demons and

foul spirits." Now notice Rev.20:1-3. Satan is bound at some

location for a 1,000 years. Yes, he and his foul spirits will be

bound at this second modern Babylon which is yet to be destroyed

and become as the first Babylon.


v. 3 

Compare with Rev.17:2. The language is unmistakably similar - we

have seen that the woman in Rev.17 is the great false Church, the

Catholic Church. Notice Rev.14:8 Babylon is called a great city -

all nations have been made drunk (spiritually) by her. The same

type of description. Rev.17:5 calls this Church mystery Babylon -

its practices must have a mysterious connection with the original

Babylon.


v. 5,6

Compare with Rev.16:18,19. A literal earthquake, thunder and

lightnings, literal cities of nations fall - the GREAT city -

great Babylon - must also be literal.


v. 16     

We go over to this verse for a moment - compare it with Rev.

17:4. This great city and the woman of Rev.17 are the same.


v. 8-19   

The kings - the merchants - the shipmasters, sailors that trade

by sea - shall stand AFAR OFF and shall see the SMOKE of her

BURNING. Now, if this Babylon is the "whole earth" how are many

kings, and merchants going to STAND AFAR OFF and bewail her

destruction - for everyone on the earth would be IN the down

fall, in the destruction?

If this Babylon is a "spiritual sin" how are some going to stand

afar off and SEE the SMOKE of her BURNING?


v. 23     

This Babylon is responsible for DECEIVING the whole earth. Here

then is a power that is number one in God's eyes as a deceiver of

nations.

If something is responsible for deceiving something else, then

the deceiver is a TANGIBLE as the one BEING DECEIVED.


v. 49.

Notice! This Babylon is responsible for the death of saints - now

compare this with Rev.13:15 - the second beast of John causes

death on people who would not worship its way. The "little horn"

of Daniel 7:21,25 and 8:9-12 also makes war with the saints and

kills them.

What in history has been the greatest caster of truth to the

ground (Dan.8:12), the killer of true worshippers of God (Dan.

7:21,25), the speaker and magnifier against God (Dan.7:25; 8:11),

the prosperous and rich (Dan.8:12), the power that has preached

about the bridegroom and the bride (Rev.18:23)?


Only the civil religious Holy Roman Empire: The coming Babylon of

Revelation will be the LAST resurrection of the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

now forming in Europe - it will be the second Babylon of history.

And just as the original empire had a capital city (Babylon) so

too will the modern empire - the seat of all its sorceries -

the LITERAL city of Rome.


As you watch the developments in Europe, you are seeing the VERY PROPHECIES of the Eternal God COMING TO PASS, right before your eyes. 


I cannot tell you HOW LONG it will take for this LAST HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE TO FORM AND TO FULFIL THE PROPHECIES OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION AND DANIEL - BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT **WILL** COME TO PASS AS GOD HAS WRITTEN, AND THEN JESUS WILL RETURN AND ESTABLISH THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH  FOR A GLORIOUS 1,000 YEARS (please study by study called  "Armageddon and the Age to Come").


                              ...............


Written 1979




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