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originally posted by: SRS82
a reply to: spy66
The dragon mentioned here is the Roman Empire:
In verse 2, the beast is compared to the lion, leopard and bear because those animals are kingdoms like the beast. The dragon is Rome. Those animals are the same of the book of Daniel and it is interesting to note that Daniel didn’t know how to call the 4th animal, it was different from the other kingdoms, the dragon gave its power to the beast, in other words, Imperial Rome gave its power to religious Rome: the papacy
originally posted by: SRS82
Francis:
Christians must pray and work to make the Church “a welcoming home, a mother for all peoples and the source of rebirth for our world.”
www.catholicnewsagency.com...
“The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet,
and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls.
She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.
The name written on her forehead was a mystery: babylon the great the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.
Mother: Roman Catholic Church. Daughters: All christian churches based on temples of stone.
Cover of “Ghost BC” band. The name of the singer is Pope Emeritus, note that the band was formed in 2008, five years before Benedict XVI resigned:
Francis and the “mother of all peoples”
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: SRS82
Similarly, I would have expected Francis to treat the Koran with respect, but kissing it? In my mind, that was reverential. An act of worship. Why do that unless you are Muslim or believe? It's either false which is wrong, or he is false to what he professes as a Pope which is wrong.
originally posted by: OpinionatedB
a reply to: Dianec
Here is where I think that we have to listen to our internal compass, trust our feelings and intuitions about certain people or things etc. If our intuition is telling us something is off, or wrong... then we must as spiritually minded people follow that feeling, and keep our distance from the things we feel off about... and question ourselves if others are being off about something that might seem harmless, as many will be deceived, so we cannot even rule our own self out of the "able to be deceived" category.
originally posted by: Dianec
a reply to: Cinrad
Yes I am a Christian. I think that's why my intuition (or that nudge God gives perhaps) drew my attention to the Pope in this way. I agree with OpinionatedB in that regard. My attention is never on the Pope. No interest or desire to keep tabs on him but for some reason he kept popping up. And each time I read a headline or article it made me feel that something was off. You're right - it is very difficult to distinguish between my own voice and that of God. I don't know if I will ever get that down. I've tried though. That makes it difficult to know if my hunch is right or not. I've heard no one will know for certain until 3.5 years in. I can't remember why but that sticks with me. I suppose when the time comes He will make sure we know.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: