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Pope Francis providing key leadership for the

New World Order’s ‘False Prophet’

 The Plan for the Roman Pontiff in the New Order.  Will he be the False Prophet?

“At the proper moment in history, the Pope will visit the combined Jewish/Christian/Moslem sector of Jerusalem to announce that all religions should be combined into one. This action will then finally break the Middle East logjam.”

New Age Leader Bill Lambert, New England Director,

Boston House of Theosophy, August 1991

 At that moment, the prophesied One-World Religious System under the False Prophet will have been fulfilled!!

 ‘Back to the Pope for a moment, Bill.  You stated that, at the right moment, the Pope would go to Jerusalem. Surely the Pope is a proper receptor to the Christ.’ [Antichrist]

 At this point, Bill nodded his head affirmatively that the Pope was the proper receptor to the Christ.  This is the most direct acknowledgment by an influential person involved in the planning for the appearance of anti-Christ that the current Pope is ready and waiting for the appearance of The Christ. [Antichrist]

How is he preparing for this role?

 Now, let us review the changes the current Pope Francis I — has made which seem necessary if he is to be the False Prophet of Revelation 13:

 “Pope Hosts Group of Transgender People for Luncheon at Vatican,“

 American Greatness, November 24, 2023, | “Last week, Pope Francis invited a group of transgender “women” to dine with him at a luncheon in the Vatican as part of the Catholic religion’s observance of “World Day of the Poor.”

 “… the group of ‘women’ who are really biological men, consisted mostly of prostitutes or migrants from Latin America.  Reports say that Francis had become close with this particular group of men …”

 “The move comes shortly after the Vatican released a controversial document stating that transgender people — mentally ill people who believe they were somehow born as the “wrong” gender — are allowed to be baptized, serve as godparents, and witness marriages, all under certain conditions.”

 Pope Francis was key.

“Pope Francis Calling for Mandatory Climate Action and World Governance,”

 Canada Free Press, December 5, 2023, | “Cardinal Parolin acting as Francis’ mouthpiece addressed this year’s COP28 “climate change” conference on December 2, calling for “obligatory and readily monitored” measures to accelerate the world’s transition toward global governance.  Francis and Parolin slave for the cause of placing humanity under a despotic one-world government and are calling for government surveillance to ensure everyone complies.”

 Pope Francis a key anti-Semitic.

 “Immoral!  Pope Francis Rebukes President Herzog over Israeli ‘Terrorism‘,”

 The Jewish Press, December 1, 2023 | “Pope Francis I in late October shed ten years of good PR on his love for Jews in a stormy phone conversation with Israeli President Itzhak Herzog … Herzog was telling the leader of millions of Catholics about Israel’s horror over the Hamas massacre of babies, children, women, and the elderly on October 7, when the pope interrupted and declared that it is “forbidden to respond to terror with terror.”

 “A stunned Herzog protested, telling the pope Israel was operating in Gaza to defend its people, and the pope responded that those responsible should be held accountable, but not civilians.”

 “On November 22, at a general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Francis I said that the conflict in Gaza had ‘gone beyond war.  This is terrorism,’ meaning the pope was calling the IDF campaign to eliminate Hamas from the Gaza Strip an act of terrorism.”

 “Pope Francis describes Israel’s war on Hamas as genocidal ‘terrorism‘,”

 Israel365 News, November 26, 2023, | “On Wednesday, the Pope met with families of hostages taken by Hamas.  He also met with Palestinians whose relatives were security prisoners in Israeli jails or were in Gaza.  No media representatives were present at the meetings, but members of the Palestinians delegation told the media that the pope had described Israel’s actions as “genocide”.

 “Pope’s Statement to COP28 Summit Calls for “Elimination of Fossil Fuels“

 The New American, December 4, 2023, | “In a statement to the COP28 summit in Dubai, Pope Francis stated, I am with you because the destruction of the environment is an offense against God,” calling for the elimination of fossil fuels and promotion of lifestyles centered around energy and renewal sources.”

 This pope has taken numerous stands on the changing of the Order which is in line with the radical New World Order!!

THE BLACK AND WHITE POPE OF PROPHECY:

Pope Benedict XVI and Antipope Francis

Fulfill Bible End Times Prophecy

 The Pope officially became a king in 1929, after the Lateran Treaty was signed between the Catholic Church and Mussolini’s fascist Italian government.  The treaty was signed by Benito Mussolini on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel III and by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri for Pope Pius XI.  The Lateran Treaty and the Concordat unilaterally established the independent state of the Vatican City on February 11, 1929, and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy.  Vatican City was unilaterally made an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state ruled by the bishop of Rome, the Pope.

 Pope Pius XI, who was the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church when the Lateran Treaty was signed, became Vatican City’s first king.  Since 1929 every new pope has taken the title of absolute monarchy of Vatican City.  The Pope exercises principal legislative, executive, and judicial power over the State of Vatican City, which is a rare case of an assumed (self-imposed) monarchy.  Since its establishment in 1929, until 2013, the Vatican has had seven kings.  Pope Pius XI was the 1st, Pope John Paul II was the 6th King (a.k.a. the Sovereign or the Crown) of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death over 26 years later on 2 April 2005 and Pope Benedict XVI (German-born Joseph Alois Ratzinger) was the 7th king.  According to Bible End-Times prophesy, Antipope Francis is the 8th and last king of Vatican City.

 How does Francis fulfill the 8th king Bible prophecy?  Francis “is the eighth and is of the seven” because  his reign as king of Vatican City is the result of Benedict (the 7th king) resigning, not dying.  Today there are two living kings of Vatican City, reigning at the same time.

 Revelation 13:1, “And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his head’s names of blasphemy — “Speak great words against the Most High”.

 In Revelation 17, “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.  And there are seven kings.” The Bible plainly states that the seven heads of the dragon and the beast “are” seven hills (Vatican City).  And there are seven kings (the Pope became king in 1929).  Only one city has, for more than 2,000 years, been known as the city on seven hills.  That city is Rome.  The Catholic Encyclopedia states: “It is within the city of Rome, called the city of seven hills, that the entire area of Vatican State proper is now confined.”

 Revelation 17 also states, “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom but for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.  They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.  They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them.” 

 The “ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom” prophecy refers to the Vatican’s New World Order HQ, the United Nations Organization (UNO).  The UNO (One) Security Council, which claims authority over the World, currently has five permanent members and ten temporary heads (ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom,) who hold the presidency of the council for a one-month period, on a rotating basis.  Also, in 2009 the UNO divided the World into ten economic regions, which the United Nations and the Club of Rome call “The Ten Kingdoms”.  These ten regions will have ten rulers — “ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom”.

Kingdom 1: Canada, Mexico. and the USA

Kingdom 2: European Union — Western Europe

Kingdom 3: Japan

Kingdom 4: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Israel, Pacific Islands

Kingdom 5: Eastern Europe

Kingdom 6: Latin, Central and South America

Kingdom 7: North Africa and the Middle East

Kingdom 8: Central Africa

Kingdom 9: South and Southeast Asia

Kingdom 10: Central Asia

  Antipope Francis is Peter the Roman, the final Pope.  Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio.  Both his parents were Italians — or Roman descent.  Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the 8th king of Vatican City and the leader of the Catholic Church.  Every Pope claim to be the “Successor to Peter”.

Malachy’s Last Pope Identified — in Bible Prophecy:

 The prophesied last pope is here according to Saint Malachy’s vision of 112 popes: Saint Malachy’s vision of 112 popes: “Peter the Roman / Petrus Romanus.”  If Malachy is accurate, then Armageddon and the Tribulation he “pastures” cannot be more than a single pope’s reign away.  But is Malachy’s last pope a reliable end-time sign that faithful saints should get excited about?  What does Bible prophecy say about the pope?  Is he the Antichrist or the False Prophet?  What are some of the clues that would alert us to this reality?

CLUE: Who Else Holds to These Views?

 “UFOs and Aliens are part of the New World Order.  They are benevolent beings that will aid mankind in attaining the goal of becoming one humanity.  They will appear at the proper time to enable mankind to make that Quantum Leap of Collective Consciousness — when the Christ appears.” 

(Bill Lambert, New England Director, House of Theosophy,

Seminar, August 18, 1991, New Age writer)

 “[New World Order Planners] have plans to bring about things like earthquakes, war, the Messiah, an extraterrestrial landing, and economic collapse.  They might bring about all of these things just to make sure it does work… The Illuminati has all the bases converged.”

(New Age author, Bill Cooper,

“Behold A Pale Horse”, page 177)

 The World Wide Web is absolutely FULL of new Age sites for discussing Aliens and UFOs, so much so, that a lot of conditioning seems to be occurring, to prepare people for the arrival of Antichrist.  But one site in particular is speaking of a Presidential announcement — supposedly coming soon — in which the President of the United States will declare that evidence has revealed the actual existence of aliens and UFOs.

 The Bible is full of warnings about Last Days’ deception, a deception so good, so slick, so believable, that if it were possible, even God’s Elect would be deceived.  This demonic UFO / Alien propaganda is that kind of deception.  Technological Delusions Designed to Deceive are designed to trick the people — we have shown that UFOs and Aliens are, without doubt, demonic and working to prepare the way for the Antichrist.  Since Satan is the “Lord of this World”, as the Bible describes him, he can do anything unless God specifically intervenes to stop him, including actual machines that outperforms anything we Earthlings can put into the air.

 Between the World Wide Web, supermarket tabloids and other avenues of Mass Media, gullible people are being convinced by the tens of millions.  The selling of aliens through Hollywood and every other media service seems to point to a “critical mass” rapidly being achieved, or to the climax of a good novel rapidly building, to completion.  The end of this “book”, called the New World Order Plan, is coming quickly. Antichrist may be ready to appear, along with his False Prophet!

The 112th and Last Pope — Petrus Romanus / Peter the Roman

  Another key point of interest for people who follow Bible prophecy is what Malachy says about the circumstances surrounding the last pope.  Both Malachy and the Bible agree that he reigns during the Great Tribulation in which he plays a key role.  Here’s a translation of the lines for the last pope, pope number 112 — Peter the Roman:

 … in the extreme persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will sit [i.e., as bishop].  Peter the Roman, who will pasture his sheep in many tribulations, and when these things are finished, the city of seven hills [i.e., Rome] will be destroyed, and the terrible judge will judge his people.

 People have been asking how the name “Pope Francis” matches the “Peter the Roman” description if his name is not Peter.  Nearly anything that is said can in some way be found to match some aspect of Pope Francis.  Already if you search, you will find many answers to how, “yes, Francis does match Petrus Romanus.”  It is impossible to prove right or wrong.  What interests me more is that this is the last pope, not whether they got the name right.  If another pope appears after Pope Francis, then we can say the prophecy is proven wrong.)  Even for people with only a cursory knowledge of end-time Bible prophecy, the parallels between Malachy’s final pope prophecy above and Bible prophecy are obvious.

 This “beast from the earth” is the same person later referred to as the “False Prophet” (Revelation 16:13).  The Antichrist’s partner-in-crime is linked to him up until their mutual end in the lake of fire (Revelation  19:20; Revelation 20:10).  Here is why I think the last pope will fulfill this the False Prophet prophecy:

• “Like A Lamb” — In the Bible, the Lamb represents Christ, the Lamb of God.  The pope takes the title “Vicar of Christ” meaning he is presented as Christ on Earth, in his place. So, he is the most famous man on earth to be “like a lamb,” or like THE lamb.
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• “Two Horns” — The pope’s mitre literally has two horns.  If you go to the Catholic Encyclopedia, they themselves call it a “two-horned mitre!”  Again, it’s plain meaning is fulfilled in the pope.  He is like a lamb with two horns.
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“Spoke Like a Dragon” — Revelation 12:9 tells us that Satan is the Dragon and the “Serpent of old” of the Garden of Eden.  Jesus called Satan the Father of lies (John 8:44).  Therefore, speaking like a dragon refers to the deceptive talk of Satan.  But this “spoke like a dragon” is more than just telling any old mistruth.  Remember how Satan spoke to Eve in the Garden?  He did not tell her crazy ideas like “drink human blood and worship me.”  Even Eve with her fledgling discernment would know to reject that.  Instead, he told her subtle, appealing lies that sounded reasonable and appealed to her desire to be good.

 Bible students already know that the pope’s Catholicism is at odds with the teachings of the Bible.  Yet. even amid leading people astray from what the Bible teaches, he is widely respected as a man of God and a great spiritual world leader.  That’s speaking like a dragon!

 The pope is the leading religious figure whose endorsement is the most important one a future Antichrist “declaring himself god” (2nd Thessalonians 2:4) would want in order to ensure a global following.  Therefore, the pope is positioned better than anyone on the scene to fulfill this prophecy.  Also, Catholicism already has a long history of making images (statues) for people to worship in front of, disregarding the biblical principle against abominations to God like this.  Not to mention that Catholicism already has a legacy of many documented miracles for the greater miracles predicted at the hand of the False Prophet to fit into.

 It is important to understand that at every Roman Catholic mass, they teach that our Lord Jesus Christ is sacrificed again and again and again.

 Catholic doctrine teaches: “In the mass, no less than on Calvary”.  Why must the Lord Jesus be continually sacrificed in the mass?  The Bible teaches us that His blood sacrifice on the cross was 100% sufficient to pay for all our sins forever, for the following reasons:

1.) In John 19:30 Jesus said, “IT IS FINISHED”, which in Greek is “tetelstai” meaning “to make an end, to accomplish, to complete something, not merely to end it, but to bring it to perfection or its intended goal.”  It means that the entire work of salvation, the purpose for which Christ came into the world, has been accomplished on the cross.  Nothing more can be added to it.  This is why we cannot save ourselves by our good works, or religious rituals, as it adding to Christ’s finished work on the cross.

 The mass says that Christ’s death on the cross is not good enough to pay fully for all our sins or to save us.  The mass says that we get to God apart from Christ’s blood sacrifice on the cross.

 The mass says that Christ’s blood sacrifice on the cross was a waste of time, as Galatians 2:21 states: “If righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”

2.) When Christ died, the veil in the Jewish temple was torn from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51).  This veil separated the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place.  The Holy of Holies was entered once a year by the High Priest on the day of atonement (Exodus 26:31).

 The tearing of this veil (60 ft. high, 30 ft. wide, 1 ft. thick) was a type of Christ’s human body, torn on the cross.  This showed that a “new and living way” was opened for all believers into the very presence of God.  No other sacrifice and no other priesthood was needed, just Christ’s High Priesthood.  “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the BLOOD OF JESUS, by a NEW AND LIVING way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, HIS FLESH.”  Hebrews 10:19, 20.  We can now enter into the holiest presence of God without priestly sacrifices.

3.) The New Covenant which operates now in the Church Age states: “Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.  Now where remission of these is, there is “NO MORE OFFERING FOR SIN.” (Hebrews 10:17-18).  The Catholic priest “offering Christ weekly” contradicts this clear statement that there is “NO MORE OFFERING FOR SIN” needed.

4.) Christ’s sacrifice is clearly stated as ONCE FOR ALL, not to be repeated.  “We are sanctified though the offering of the body of Jesus Christ ONCE FOR ALL.” (Hebrews 10:10)

 “But this man after He had offered ONE SACRIFICE FOR SINS FOR EVER, sat down on the right hand of God.” (Hebrews 10:12)

 “By ONE OFFERING He has perfected FOREVER them that are sanctified.” (Hebrews 10:14)

  Not only is Christ’s sacrifice the one and only sacrifice for sins forever, but no more offering is needed: “Now where remission of these is, there is NO MORE OFFRING FOR SIN.” (Hebrews 10:18)

 “Nor yet that He should OFFER HIMSELF OFTEN… For then must He OFTEN have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now ONCE in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” (Hebrews 9:25-26)

 “So, Christ was ONCE offered to bear the sins of many.” (Hebrews 9:28)

 “For Christ also has ONCE suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” (1st Peter 3:18)

5.) Catholic priests performing the “mass re-sacrifice” is a waste of time and of no value in taking away sins.  “Who needs not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this He did ONCE when He offered up Himself.” (Hebrews 7:27)

 “And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, WHICH CAN NEVER TAKE AWAY SINS.” (Hebrews 10:11)

 It is only by this ONE sacrifice of Christ on the cross that people can be saved. The continual sacrifice of the mass is not needed and opposes the Bible.

 The mass is a sacrifice without blood.  Yet the Bible says that “without the shedding of blood there is no remission (of sin).”  We do not need to sacrifice Christ again.  His sacrifice 2,000 years ago is completely sufficient.

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