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Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 5:28 PM
To: Michelle Levine<Michelle.Levine@metro.us>
Subject: Re: Metro Rates<Thomas.Franke@metro.us
These emails were sent to New York Metro newspaper. I wonder what the Mayor is doing to get the city ready for this earth quake? Like the story of Jonah and Nineveh, the king, called for the people to fast and pray and God changed his mind.
Jesus Christ is love!!!!
Normally Jesus give us forty days with a warning, and July third is the high alert date, however, I would like to place an ad on this day just incase the earthquake does not happen because I feel that Jesus is saying high alert at least until 2011 ends for an earth quake here in New York.
The Holy Spirit told me to show you this information.
Who or what is the Antichrist? Is it an Evil alliance; or sinister individual? Some say his appearance is still in the future. Others say he appeared long ago in days of ancient Rome. But prophecies teach this antichrist power will play a crucial role in the final events of earth’s history. Do you know who he is? Are you sure? You need to be, for you can’t understand last-day events until you understand this evil power. Be prepared for one of the most intriguing Study Guides yet!
1. Inc, Amazing Facts. who is the Antichrist? Roseville,CA : Amazing Facts, 2008.
Based on Daniel chapter 7, Cleary and unmistakably indentifies the antichrist. But it is only an introduction. Future lessons will reveal details of some of his activities that will have worldwide impact
. What you discover today may displease or sadden you, but please remember that the prophecy of Daniel chapter 7 comes from Jesus, who loves you, Pray before studying this guide.
IN PROPHECY, GOD USES BEASTS TO SYMBOLIZE NATIONS.
As the chapter begins, Daniel sees four beasts coming up out of the sea. In prophecy, what does a beast represent? What does the sea represent?
"The fourth beast shall be a fourth Kingdom on earth"(Daniel 7:23). "The waters… are people, multitudes, nations, and tongues"(Revelation17:15).
Answer: Beast represents kingdoms or nations. Water represents multitudes of people or large populations.
Scriptures taken from the New King James Version©. Copyright©1982 by Thomas Nelson,Inc. Used by permission, All rights reserved .
(2) . The four beast of Daniel 7 represent the four world kingdoms (verse 17, 18. Babylon, the first kingdom (Daniel 2:38, 39), is represented as a lion in Daniel 7:4 (See also Jeremiah 4:7; 50:17, 43,44 for Babylon pictured as a lion elsewhere.) What do the "four winds" of verse 2 represent?
"The Lord will bring a nation against you… as swift as the eagle flies" (Deuteronomy 28:49). "Thus says the Lord of hosts… a great whirlwind shall be raised up From the farthest parts of the earth. And … the slain of the Lord shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth"(Jeremiah 25:32, 33).
Answer: The wings of eagles represent speed,(see also Jeremiah 4:13; Habakkuk 1:6-9,) Winds represent strife, commotions, and destruction. (See also Revelation 7:1-3
The lion beast of Daniel 7 represents the empire of Babylon.
(3) What kingdom does the bear represent (Daniel 7:5)? What do the ribs in its mouth symbolize?
Answer: Read Daniel 8. Notice that the beast in chapter 8 parallels those in chapter 7. Daniel 8:20
Specifically name Medo-Persia as the kingdom that precedes the rough goat, or Greece, of verse 21. It is the second world kingdom ----the same power as the bear of Daniel 7. The empire was made up of two groups of people. The Medes came up first (represented in Daniel 7:5 by the bear coming up on one side), but the Persians eventually became stronger (represented in Daniel 8:3 by the ram’s second horn which grew “higher,” or taller). The three ribs represent the three principal powers conquered by Medo Persia: Lydia, Babylon, and Egypt. The bear with three ribs in its mouth symbolizes Medo- Persia. Medo Persia conquered: Lydia, Babylon, and Egypt should be clear to you now.
(4)Greece, the third kingdom (Daniel 8:21), is represented by a leopard with four wings and four heads (Daniel 7:6). What do the heads represent? What do four wings represent?
Answer: The four heads represent the four kingdoms into which the empire of Alexander the Great was divided when he died. The four general s who headed these areas were: Cassander, Lysimachus, Ptolemy, and Seleucus. The four wings (instead of the lion two like the lion) represent super-speed, which was true of Alexander’s conquests (Jeremiah 4:11-13).
You should understand the leopard is the beast of Daniel 7 which represents the world Kingdom of Greece.
(5) The Roman Empire, the fourth world kingdom, is represented by a horrible monster with iron teeth and 10 horns (Daniel 7:7). What do the horns represent?
Answer: The 10 horns represent the 10 kings or kingdoms into which pagan Rome was eventually split (Daniel 2:41-44.) Roving barbarian tribes swept in upon the Roman Empire and carved out land niches developed into the countries of modern Western Europe, while three were uprooted and destroyed. The next section will discuss those kingdoms that were rooted up. You should understand the world empire of Rome is symbolized by the monster beast of David chapter 7.
(6) In Daniel 7 prophecy, what happens next?
“I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and mouth speaking pompous words” (Daniel 7:8).
Answer: The “little horn” power appears next. We must identify it carefully because God takes more space describing it than the other four kingdoms combined. Why? God spent more time explaining this because the biblical characteristics identify it as the antichrist of prophecy and history. There must be no mistake in making this identification. You should understand the little horn of Daniel 7:8 represent antichrist.
(7) Are there clear points of identification?
Answer: Yes, God’s Word gives us nine characteristics of antichrist in Daniel 7 so we can be certain of his identity. And even though some may find these truths painful, we must be honest enough to accept them as His revealed will. Now let’s discover what these nine points are:
(A) The “little horn” or kingdom “came up among them” --- the 10 horns which were the kingdom of Western Europe (Daniel 7:8). So it would be a little kingdom somewhere in Western Europe.
(B) It would have a man at its head who could speak for it (Daniel 7:8).
(C) It would pluck up or uproot three kingdoms (Daniel 7:8).
(D) It would be “diverse” or different from the other 10 kingdoms (Daniel 7:24).
(E) It would make war with and “wear out” or persecute the saints (Daniel 7:21, 25).
(F) It would emerge from the pagan Roman Empire---the forth world kingdom (Daniel 7:7, 8).
(G) God’s people (the saints) would” be given into the hands “for “a time and times and the dividing of time” (Daniel 7:25).
(H) It would” speak great words against” or blaspheme God (Daniel 7:25). In Revelation 13:5, the Bible says the same power speaks “great things and blasphemies.”
(I) It would “think to change times and laws.” Daniel 7:25
Don’t forget--- all these identification points come directly from the Bible. They are not some human opinion or speculation. Historians could tell you quickly what power is being described. These points can fit only one power---the papacy. Next, but in order to be certain, let us carefully examine all nine points, one by one. There must be no room left for doubt.
(8) Does the papacy fit these points?
Answer: yes, it fits every point perfectly. See items A through I below.
(A) It “came up among” the 10 kingdoms of Western Europe.
The geographical location of the papal power was in Rome, Italy---the very heart of the territory of Western Europe.
(B) It would have a man at its head who speaks for it.
The papacy meets this identifying mark because it does have one man at the head (the pope) who speaks for it.
(C)Three kingdoms were plucked up to make way for the rise of the papacy. The emperors of Western Europe were largely Catholic and supported the papacy in its growth and authority. Three Arian kingdoms, however, did not support the papacy--- The Vandals, Heruli, and Ostrogoths. So the Catholic emperors decided they must be subdued or destroyed. Here is how Dr. Mervyn Maxwell, a theologian and historian, described the results in volume 1; page 129, of his book God cares: “The Catholic emperor Zeno (474-491) arranged a treaty with Ostrogoths in 487 which resulted in the eradication of the kingdom of the Arian Heruls in 493. And the Catholic emperor Justinian (527-565) exterminated the Arian Vandals in 534 and significantly broke the power of the Arian Ostrogoths in 538. Thus were Daniel’s three horns---the Heruls, the Vandals, and the Ostrogoths—‘pluked up by the roots.’ “It is not difficult to recognize that the papacy fits this point.
(D)It would be “diverse” or different from the other kingdoms.
The papacy clearly fits this description, also. It came on the scene as a religious power and was totally different from the secular nature of the other 10 kingdoms.
(E) It would make war with and persecute the saints. That the church did persecute is a well- known fact. The papacy clearly admits doing so. Much support evidence exists. Even conservative historians claim the church probably destroyed at least 50 million people over matters of religious conviction. We will quote here from two sources:
(1)” That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind, will be questioned by no Protestant who has a competent knowledge of history.”
(2) In the History of the Inquisition of Spain, D. Ivan Antonio Llorente provides these figures from the Spanish Inquisition alone: 31,912 persons were condemned and perished in the flames.
241,450 persons were condemned to severe penalties.
Before we go on with the facts about the Catholic Church, let’s understand these words of concern: Lest some should think that we are attacking fellow Christians by identifying this little-horn power, please keep in mind that the prophecy is aimed at a system and not individuals. There are sincere, devout Christians in all churches, including the Catholic faith. Daniel chapter 7 is simply a message of judgment and correction upon a large religious institution which compromised with paganism, like so many other churches that arose after her.
Prophecy Reveals Faults of All Faiths:
Other prophecies point out the faults of Protestant and Jewish faiths. God has true people in all religions. His true people (no matter what their faith) will always humbly accept the correction of the Lord and will not shut their ears and heart against Him by self-defensiveness. We should be very thankful that God’s Word speaks with impartial honesty on every subject.
(F) It would emerge from the fourth kingdom of iron---the pagan roman Empire. WE are quoting two authorities on this point:
(1) “The mighty Catholic Church was little more than the Roman Empire baptized…The very capital of the old Roman Empire became the capital of the Christian empire. The office of Pontifex Maximus was continued in that of the pope.”
(2)” Whatever Roman elements the barbarians and Arians left… {came} under the protection of the Bishop of Rome, who was the chief person there after the emperor’s disappearance. The Roman church in this way privately pushed itself into the place of the Roman World-Empire, of which it is the actual continuation.” So, once again, the point fits the papacy.
(G) God’s people (the saints) would “be given into his hand” a time and half a time” (Daniel 7:25).
Several things need clarification in connection with this point:
1. A time is a year, ( times) is two years, and the dividing of times is a half year. The Amplified Bible translates it: “Three and one-half years.”
2. This same time period is mentioned seven times (Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14; 13:5) in the books of Daniel and Revelation: three times as a time, times, and half a time; twice as 42 months; and twice as 1,260 days. Based on the 30- day calendar used by the Jews, these time periods are all the same amount of time: 31/2 years=42 months=1,260 days.
3. One prophetic day equals one literal year (Ezekiel 4:6; Number 14:34).
4. Thus, the little horn (antichrist) was to have power over the saints for 1,260 prophetic days or 1,260 literal years.
5. The rule of the papacy began in A.D 538, when the last of the three opposing Arian kingdoms was uprooted. Its rule continued until 1798 when Napoleon’s general, Berthier, took the pope captive with hopes of destroying both Pope Pius VI and the political, secular power of the papacy. This period of time is an exact fulfillment of the 1,260-year prophecy. The blow was a deadly wound for the papacy, but that wound began to heal and continues to healing today. Prophetic time: Time= 1year, Times=2years, 1/2 Time=1/2 year.
6. This same period of persecution is mentioned in Matthew 24:21 as the worst period of persecution God’s people will ever experience. Verse 22 tells us it was so devastating that not one soul would have survived if God had not shortened it. But God did shorten it. The persecution ended long before the pope was taken captive in 1798. It is plain to see that this point, likewise, fits the papacy.
(H) It would speak “pompous {great} words” of blasphemy “against the most High {God}.”
(1) Claiming to forgive sins (Luke 5:21).
(2) Claiming to be God (John 10:33).
Does this point fit the papacy? Yes let’s first look at the evidence for it claiming to forgive sins: “Does the Priest truly forgive sins, or does he only declare that they are remitted? The Priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of the power given to him by Christ.” The papacy further undermines Jesus by setting up a system of confession to an earthly priest, thus by passing Jesus, our High Priest (Hebrew 3:1; 8:1, 2) and only Mediator (1Timothy 2:5). Next consider the evidence for it claiming to be God:” We {the popes} hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” Here is another: “The pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ, Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh.” It’s obvious this point, likewise, fits the papacy.
(I) It would “intend to change times and law.” The reference is to changing God’s law. Of course, no one can really change it, but has the papacy attempted to do so? The answer is yes. In its catechisms, the papacy has omitted the second commandment against veneration of images and has shortened the fourth commandment from 94 words to eight and divided the tenth commandment into two commandments. (Check this for yourself. Compare the Ten Commandments in any Catholic catechism with God’s list of the commandments in Exodus 20:3-17.) There is no doubt that the little horn power of Daniel chapter 7(the antichrist) is the papacy. No other organization could possible fit these nine points. And incidentally, this is no new teaching. Every Reformer, without exception, spoke of the papacy as antichrist.
Other reference: W.E H. Lecky, History of the Rise and influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, Volume 2, p.40
Alexander Clarence Flick, The Rise of the Medieval Church, pp 148,149.
Adolf Harnack, What is Christianity? New York: Putnam, second edition, revised, 1901), pp 269,270.
The Bible said this organization which is the assembly of Antichrist and ran by evil power; will attempt to change God’s Law, and if God said it, I am not going to argue.
Amazing facts is not talking about an individual, or does this means people who attend Catholic Church are evil. There is every kind of evil that has been happening in all churches (some ) throughout history. The main thing that stands out with this church is a man who says he’s God forgiving you of your sins. My Holy Bible Cleary states that only Jesus who died on the cross by the mercy of Father God forgives our sins.
(9) Wasn’t Daniel told to seal up his book until” the time of the end” (Daniel 12:4)? When will Daniel prophecies be opened to our understanding?
Answer: In Daniel 12:4 the prophet was told to seal parts of the book till “the time of end.” In verse 6 an angelic voice asked, “How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be? Verse 7 says, “it shall be for a time, times, and half a time.” The angel assured Daniel that the section of the book dealing with end-time prophecies would be opened after the end of 1260- year period of papal control which was, as we learned earlier in this Study Guide, 1798. So the time of the end began in the year 1798. Obviously, the book of Daniel contains crucial message from heaven for us today. We absolutely must understand it.
(10) Many Christians today have been tragically misinformed regarding the antichrist. To believe an untruth about the antichrist could easily cause a person to be deceived and lost. What should a person do when new Bible teachings are encountered?
“These were more fair- minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so” (acts 17:11).
(Revelation 13:3), thinking they are following Christ. Only the very elect will be safe (Matthew 24:23, 24). They will be safe because they test every spiritual teaching and leader by scripture (Isaiah 8:20). Religious deception is everywhere today. We cannot be too careful.
1. Inc, Amazing Facts. who is the Antichrist? Roseville,CA : Amazing Facts, 2008.