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Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. 1st Corinthians 16:13-14
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” — NIV, Student Bible by Zondervan https://a.co/iI01Pf9
The Bible defines “blasphemy” as a man claiming to forgive sins (Luke 5:21) and claiming to be God (John 10:33). The papacy boldly claims the power to forgive sins. Notice the following section from a Catholic catechism: “Does the Priest truly forgive the 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 also claims that the pope is equal to God. Pope Leo XIII said, “We [the popes] hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” Here is another startling statement about the pope: “Thou art another God on earth.” SOURCES Joseph Deharbe, S.J., A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion (New York: Schwartz, Kirwin & Fauss, 1924), p. 279. Christopher Marcellus, Oration in the Fifth Lateran Council, Session IV (1512), manuscript SC, Vol. 32, col. 761 (Latin). Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter “The Reunion of Christendom,” dated June 20, 1894, trans. in The Great Encyclical letters of Pope Leo XIII (New York: Benziger, 1903), p. 304. 📄.pdf
In Bible prophecy, a beast represents a government, kingdom, or political power. God uses beasts to symbolize nations, just as we do today—an eagle (United States of America), a bear (Russia), etc. In the Bible, “beast” is not necessarily a disrespectful term. It does not suggest beastly characteristics. The beast that has the mark is pictured in Revelation 13:1–10, 15–18. “The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭13‬:‭15‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬
According to the prophecy, how does America transform and mutate over time? Revelation 13:11 He had two horns like a __________ and spoke like a _______________. NOTE: In prophecy, a lamb represents Jesus and a horn represents power. The two great horns represent the Protestant principles upon which America was founded— civil and religious liberty. The Founding Fathers fled Europe to escape religious and political persecution. They came to establish a government without a king and religion without a pope. Speaking as a dragon means that the United States, under the influence of Satan, will abandon its original principles of freedom by passing laws that force people to worship contrary to conscience. Violators will face economic sanctions (Revelation 13:16, 17) and ultimately death (v. 15). 📄.pdf