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  • Dann rivera on Revelation 17 - 12 years ago
    Revelation 17:8-11 "The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains (hills), on which the woman sitteth. And there were seven kings: five have fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth to perdition."

    The Papal persecution ceased in 1798, when Napoleon Bonapart sent to Rome, exiled Pope Pius VI to Valence in France. At the same time Berthier declared an end the temporal power over much of Europe that the Catholic Church had enjoyed up to that time. It was a humiliating and abrupt end to the long rule that lasted 1260 years.

    On February 11, 1929, the Lateran Accords were signed in Rome at the Lateran Palace by Cardinal Gasparri, representing Pope Pius XI, and Mussolini, representing King Victor Emmanuel.

    Highlights of the 1929 Lateran Treaty between Italy and the Catholic Churh of Rome:

    1. The Italian State recognizd the sovereignty of the Catholic Church, and regarded the Church as an independent member of the International Community. By this agreement the Church obtained an independent state in Rome with an area of about 44 hectares.

    2. The Italian State recognized the Roman Catholic Churh as an official religion, and the Catholic Church recognized the independent kingdom of Italy.

    3. All anti-cleric laws passed by Italian Parliament since 1870 were annulled and made void.

    What the Roman Catholic Church got in 1929 was its independence and sovereignty. The Pope now as not only the supreme head of the Catholic Church universally, but also the indisputable temporal king over the state of Vatican City.

    So who are the seven Kings/Popes?

    1st - Pius XI - Feb. 11, 1929 to Feb. 10, 1939
    2nd - Pius XII - Mar. 2, 1939 to Oct. 9, 1958
    3rd - John XXIII - Oct. 28, 1058 to Jun. 3, 1963
    4th - Paul VI - Jun. 21, 1963 to Aug. 6, 1978
    5th - John Paul I - Aug. 26, 1978 to Sep. 28, 1978
    6th - John Paul II - Aug. 16, 1978 to Apr. 2, 2005
    7th - Benedict XVI - April 19, 2005 to Apr. _, 2013

    "...five have fallen, and one is" - the 6th King/Pope - John Paul II.
    "... the other one has not yet come" - 7th King/Pope - Benedict XVI, "...and when he cometh, he must continue a short space." "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven." It was not coincidental that John was taken to the time of the 6th King/Pope. It is a divine hint by which God is guiding us to focus out attention on this particular King/Pope, as he plays a very important role in the end-time events.

    From this we can conclude that only one more King/Pope will come after Benedict XVI, and he will be the eighth. And this King/Pope, the Devil impersonating John Paul II, will restore the Beast status to the Roman Catholic Church - for during his reign persecution of GOD's people will resume again just as it was in the Middle (Dark) Ages. The beginning of the 3-1/2 days/years - 1260 days of GREAT TRIBULATION.



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