Submitted by Terence Blackett
“And there came one of the [7] angels which had the [7] vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great Whore that sitteth upon many waters… the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornications… (Rev. 17:1, 4).
In an age of rationality (where hardly anything remain sacred), it is easy to see why conditions mirror the Era of Babel where man’s quantum efforts to build a world of their own choosing has resulted in CONFUSION, apathy and everyone a “god” on to himself. Hence the notions of no Absolute Truth; the spurious tale that says “all roads lead to Home” and the bewitching parody of lies which denies the existence of SATAN* and the prevalence of real diabolical EVIL.
“We may disguise poison by mingling it with wholesome food, but we do not change its nature. On the contrary it is rendered more dangerous, as it’s more likely to be taken unawares. It is one of Satan’s devices to combine with falsehood just enough truth to give it plausibility.”
Modern backslidden, apostate Christianity completely mirrors the pagan idolatry of the past. New age theology, modern-day spiritualism and a myriad of hybrid false doctrines have rushed into the modern church with the seismic force of a Tsunami making the common sacred, the unclean acceptable and lukewarm formalism religiously correct. Contemporary spiritualism now imitates nominal Christianity with relentless power to deceive and ensnare. According to the postmodern order of all things “religious”, “Satan himself has been converted” transformed in character to an angel of light working devilish miracles, ultimately causing even fire to come down from heaven with incredible signs and wonders. Deception is rife and has become an acceptable norm while God has been uprooted to be supplanted by the doctrines of men.
The blurring of the lines of “distinction between professed Christians and the ungodly is now hardly distinguishable”. The Church resembles the world; “church members love what the world loves and are ready to join them and Satan is ready to unite them into one body and thus strengthen his cause by sweeping all into the ranks of spiritualism” and a false sense of religious fervour – creating his long cherished ideal of global worship and the usurped sovereignty of planet earth.
So who is this “bloody” woman according to prophecy?
John in Revelation 17:6 was shown – “And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her I wondered with great astonishment.”
This woman did not originate with the Roman church (as many still believe) but rather she produced the church. Therefore, we must trace her existence beyond the beginning of the Papacy. Revelation 18:24 throws light on the subject: “And in her was found the blood of the prophets, and of the saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.” The Holy Scriptures declare that she is guilty of the blood of the martyrs in all ages. Therefore, the woman is drunk with the blood of Abel, and thus the blood of “ALL” the martyrs are found in her: proving that Cain was her first client by presenting a counterfeit sacrifice and by slaying his brother.
Revelation 17:5 says: “And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.” The woman riding this beast system is the MOTHER*.The [7] heads on the beast are the symbols of her daughters (harlots). Catholicism is her first daughter in this symbol, and as Protestantism sprang from Catholicism in the multiplicity of sects, are her daughters also. Thus the number of “heads” and “full of names” include all the offshoots from Protestantism and Catholicism.
Edward Gibbon, in “The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire” in Vol. 2, p. 273/4 says: “By the edicts of toleration, he [Constantine], removed the temporal disadvantages which had hitherto retarded the process of Christianity; and its active and numerous ministers received a free permission, a liberal encouragement, to recommend the salutary truths of revelation by every argument which could affect the reason or piety of mankind. The exact balance of the two religions [Christian & Pagan] continued but a moment… The cities which signalized a forward zeal by the voluntary destruction of their temples [the Pagan’s] were distinguished by multiple privileges, and rewarded with popular donatives… The salvation of the common people was purchased at an easy rate, if it be true that, in one year, 12,000 men were baptized in Rome, besides a proportionate number of women and children, and that a white garment, with 20 pieces of gold, had been promised by the Emperor to every convert… This was a law of Constantine, which gave freedom to all the slaves who should embrace Christianity.”
Thus Rome paganised the church and where persecution failed – donatives and privileges accomplished! As the pagans rushed to join the church, the current of apostasy turned against the Christians and instead of the church Christianizing the world, the world paganised the church. So what Satanic power failed to do by persecution, was accomplished through retreat and a reversal of the scheme by undermining the apostolic foundation by donatives and various inducements to the pagans in favour of the Christians.
Sadly, if the churches of this present time were led by the Holy Spirit, there would be no confusion amongst the various Christian sects. As it would be impossible for all to be right while no two believe alike, it is warrantable to say that those who are “drinking the wine from the cup of her fornication”, are NOT few, for Inspiration says: ‘And the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication’.
Anglo-American Protestantism has long apostatized losing the virtue of the light for which Christ sought to shine upon them based on the early reformation pioneers and the stand which they made for Him. These churches are still in moral and spiritual darkness and refuse to discern the signs of the times. Yet in all these churches Christ has very FAITHFUL* followers who will heed the call of the “ANGEL” of Rev. 18: 1 to “come out of Babylon [CONFUSION]…”
And although Satan has been converted into a modern-day angel of religious light and zealousness popularized through her false religious and civic institutions, her hallowed seminaries of learning worldwide and her vast cathedrals of magnificent splendour. Nevertheless, we are warned that “through this mammoth system of deception the prince of evil achieves his purpose of bringing dishonour to God and wretchedness to man. And as we see how he succeeds in disguising himself and accomplishing his work through the leaders of the church, we may better understand why he has so great antipathy for the Bible.”
Gibbons further argues that: “Under his [Athanasius’] reign, Christianity obtained an easy and lasting victory; and as soon as the smile of royal patronage was withdrawn, the genius of Paganism, which had been fondly raised and cherished by the arts of Julian, sunk irrevocably in the dust” (Ibid., p.521).
Gibbons explains that: “A special commission was granted to Cynegius, the Praetorian Prefect of the East, and afterwards to Counts Jovius & Gaudentius, two officers of distinguished rank in the West; by which they were directed to shut the temples, to seize or destroy the instruments of idolatry, to abolish the privileges of the priests, and to confiscate the property for the benefit of the Emperor, of the church, or the army… Many of those temples were the most splendid and beautiful monuments of Grecian architecture; and the Emperor himself was interested not to deface the splendour of his own cities, or to diminish the value of his own possessions… In Syria, the divine and excellent Marcellus, as he is styled by Theodoret, a bishop animated with apostolic fervour, resolved to level with the ground the stately temples… But when a sentence of destruction against the idols of Alexandria was pronounced, the Christians set up a shout of joy and exultation whilst the unfortunate Pagans, whose fury had given way to consternation, retired with hasty silent steps… Theophilus proceeded to demolish the temple of Serapis,… and to content himself with reducing the edifice itself to a heap of rubbish, a part of which was soon afterward cleared away, to make room for a church, created in honor of the Christian martyrs” (Ibid., Vol. 3, p. 140-6).
And so the Pagans joined the church through force on one hand and bribery on another instead of conviction of sin and thereby Christianity gave way to idolatry. Gibbons would finally say that: “Both religions had been alternately disgraced by the seeming acquisition of worthless proselytes, of those votaries of the reigning purple, who could pass, without a reason, without a blush, from the Church to the temple, and from the altars of Jupiter to the sacred table of the Christians” (Ibid., Vol. 2, p.522).
Today, one only has to look at the religious ritualism in England and the ongoing defections to the Catholic Church (Tony Blair – Jesuit incognito) as prominent men close their eyes to the real character of Rome and the impending dangers to be apprehended from her eventual supremacy. The warnings come hard and fast to resist the advances of this most dangerous foe to our civil and religious liberty. America being the sole agency through which this church hopes to further “change times and laws” through a desecration of the U.S Constitution (an affront to liberty) and the institution of a new global religio-political order or as some infer THE NEW WORLD ORDER.
“Many Protestants [Evangelical Christians] suppose that the Catholic Church is unattractive and that its worship is a dull, meaningless round of ceremony. Here they mistake! While Rome is based on deception, it is not a coarse and clumsy imposture. The liturgy of the Catholic Church is a most impressive ceremonial service. Its gorgeous display and solemn rites fascinate the senses of the people and silence the voice of reason and conscience. The eye is charmed. Magnificent church buildings, imposing processions, golden altars with golden chalices, bejewelled shrines, choice paintings, and exquisite sculpture appeal to the love of beauty. The ear is also captivated. The music is unsurpassed. The rich notes of the deep toned organ, blended with the melody of many voices as it swells through the lofty domes and pillared aisles of her grand cathedrals, cannot fail to impress the mind with awe and reverence. However this outward splendour, pomp and ceremony that only mocks the longings of the sin-sick soul, is an evidence of inward corruption.”
We are surely living at the end of time when all that was prophesied through Daniel & Revelation will come to pass. As decades have come and gone, let us not become slack believing that the promise of the prophesied things will not ultimately come to pass – for they will all occur in quick succession. Jesus reminds us that – if the owner of the house knew when the thief would have burgled his property he would have put in the necessary safeguards – sadly, he entered at a time and at a moment when no one was aware… In like manner will the Son of God consummate all things in a moment we think not.
Thank God John was shown clearly that every man-made system hatched under the deceptive powers of the Dragon will be destroyed and God will ransom a “TRUE” Church without spot or blemish from amongst those who proved faithful even unto death.
It’s time to be ready!!!
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