A Legacy of Death Original Publication April 2005
Updated April 04, 2005 Please view the postscript at the bottom of the page.
Note to readers: As I prepared this months newsletter, I knew that I could not finish until the outcome of the fate of Terri Schiavo had run its course. As anyone who has heard me teach, or read my newsletters and website knows, I am not Catholic nor am I complacent about the errors I see perpetrated by the Popes of Rome and the hierarchy of the Roman Church. Nor do I agree in anyway with the ecumenical movement. But as a Christian, I do not believe starving a helpless woman to death is justified under any circumstances. The polls stated that the percentage of people that supported killing Terri Schiavo was staggering. Many of those advocating removing her feeding tube were Evangelical "Christians"; once again confirming that we are truly in the Last Days! In the Book of 2 Timothy; Chapter 3, verses 2 -3a and 5 declare: "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection...Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." (emphasis mine)
For the last few weeks the whole world seems to have been focused on the case of Terri Schiavo. She was a woman - an American citizen - a human being; denied the basic need of food and water, that eventually lead to her death. Why? Because at the wishes of those that advocate "Death with Dignity"; the courts of the State of Florida decreed that Terri Schiavo must die. Their decision was answered on March 31, 2005. Even though this woman commited no crime; because of Judge George Greer, her adulterous husband Michael Schiavo and "Right to Die" attorney George Felos; this unfortunate woman is now deceased! As horrrendous as this is, something even more diabolical is underlying the outcome of the case of Terri Schiavo. Interestingly enough, those that advocate a "Right to Die" claim it is part of the United States Consitution! But the "Right to Die" is never mentioned in this historic document. Part of the impetus driving this controversy, is to deny Terri Schiavo and other United States citizens their true rights. Contrary to the proclamations of the Right to Kill group - The Delaration of Independence states: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." However, Terri Schiavo and numerous other Americans are being denied this "unalienable right" of life by courts of law that hold sway over this country! Many of these are children, yet unborn. In reality, the Word of God says these innocent lives are slaughtered in honor of Molech; another name for Satan! Under the dictates of the Old Testament Law, there were grave consequences for this action. Though now there is the mercy of God through Christ - there is still a penalty - losing Gods favor! "Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people." Leviticus 20:2-5 KJV Under the cloak of protecting women from back alley butchers, these "clinics" that end the lives of the innocent are operated by corporations with unobtrusive names like Planned Parenthood! But the only planning for parenthood they think is admirable, is to NOT be one. Unless you happen to be one of the chosen few they think are worthy to raise children (homosexuals for instance); taking life is modus operandi and killing the innocent is BIG BUSINESS! Taxpayer dollars fund these dens of death to the tune of millions of dollars every year! But what is it they are truly seeking? In 1973 the Supreme Court of the United States proclaimed that it is a womans "right" to terminate (a nice word for murder) her unborn child. The court over-ruled the Word of God and determined that life did not begin at conception. "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee..." Jeremiah 1:5a Since that day countless numbers of children, now labeled "undesirable" have been sacrificed. Not content with only giving this "right" to adults, new battles have been waged over whether a minor should have to inform her parents, if she seeks to end the life of her unborn child. To the horror of many mothers and fathers, their underage daughter can have surgery without their consent! An operation that will kill the fetus growing in her and could possibly take the life of the mother as well! But, is this really about rights? If it were, where were the activists fighting for the life of Terri Schiavo (other than those that believe life is precious in the sight of God)? Her life ended because of the desire of her husband! A man who violated his marriage vows, lives with another woman and has two illegitimate children with her. There is also the suspicion of abuse. Where were the voices of Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barbara Boxer? Duly elected officials that supposedly stand up for women?Where is the National Organization of Women when it comes to defending the females of the species that cannot speak for themselves? Because Terri Schiavo was brought up in Catholicism and the Roman Church is now against abortion, the N.O.W. gang is deftly silent! If live birth statistics are any indication, more than half of those aborted are girls. Yet N.O.W. and other groups of that ilk are in the forefront advocating cold-blooded, calculated MURDER! Unless it advances the agenda deemed worthy (ie abortion) by the N.O.W. mafioso, if you are a woman fighting a real injustice; you are completely on your own. Where was the outcry from the biggies of the televangelist crowd? Did Paul Crouch of Trinity Broadcasting speak up? The man has a world-wide television ministry! Was he too busy preparing for yet another "Rip off-a-thon" to fleece the flock? Or was he watching the polls and did not want to upset his viewers? Speaking up may have cost him some cold hard cash! What about Benny Hinn? Perhaps he was tied up fighting NBC because of another expose' aired on Dateline? To their credit, at least Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell had the guts to weigh in. The real question is: WHAT or WHO is behind all of this destruction of human life? M is for Murder The Lord Jesus said: "The thief (Satan) cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10 KJV Shortly after the beginning of mans existence here on Earth, the mentality of murder became a part of human nature. According to the Word of God, the LORD cursed the ground because of the sin of Adam. "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life." Genesis 3:17 KJV Spurred on because the LORD accepted the offering of his brother and rejected his - Cain, the first person born on this planet - murdered Abel.
"And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him." Genesis 4:1-8 KJV Since that day, men under the inspiration of the devil have sought to eliminate those whom God accepts. "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you." John 15:18 KJV In the book of Exodus is it written that Pharaoh sought to destroy the one that God would use to lead the Children of Israel from bondage.
"And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live." Exodus 1:15-16 KJV
Thousands of years later, in another attempt to thwart the work of God, Satan inspired Herod to kill all the male children in Israel. Why? To stop the Lord Jesus from growing into manhood!
"Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men." Matthew 2:16 KJV
Just a few short years later, at the behest of the religious leaders of the day, the Roman governor Pontus Pilate crucified Christ.
"When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor...And they crucified him." Matthew 27:1-2; 35a
Satans efforts to stop the work of God did not end with the crucifixtion of Jesus!
The Romans sought to annihilate the Christians, and multitudes were killed. Later, these same Romans adopted the title of "Christian" and sought to eliminate anyone that stood in their way of world domination. Under the guise of Christianity; the Roman Catholic Church hunted down, persecuted and destroyed True Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. These faithful followers of the Lord that would not be incorporated into the "new religious society" of the popes and Romanism were treated with the same "dignity and respect" as was given to Terri Schiavo. They were killed!
"The hands of the Catholic Church are stained with the blood of millions of Bible believing Christians that were executed by
'If anyone denies that in the sacrament of the most Holy Eucharist (the magic wafer) are contained truly, really and substantially the body and blood together with the soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and consequently the whole Christ, but says that He is in it only as a sign, or figure or force, let him be anathema*.' (Canons and Decrees of the Council of
*A person or thing excommunicated or damned, Funk and Wagnall’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, 1987 Edition
To put what the 'When a priest recites the Mass (special prayers and incantations) and magically transforms the wafer and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ – if anyone says that it is only a symbol and not the literal flesh and blood of Christ – that person is a heretic and damned.' The person that dares to violate church law in this manner is considered to be LESS than a human being. They are a heretic and fit to be exterminated by the Church! If they will not recant, they must suffer the punishment for 'rebelling against the Holy Roman Catholic Church and his holiness, the pope of In our modern times we have the likes of Adolph Hitler. In his glorious efforts to create a purely master race, he tried to eradicate Jews and the rest of the undiserables from existance! Eichmann and Himmler were the forerunners of modern bio-ethicists! In their labors to create this "Master Race"; unbelieveably horrible experiments were performed on the infirmed, the destitute and the disabled! The end result was more often than not; an excruciating death for those who were considered no more than ginny-pigs for the Third Reich!
When one considers the atrocities commited by the Nazi's against mankind, how is it that the population of Germany came to accept and eventually support treating others with such horrific hatred?
A very large piece of that puzzle was that Hitler needed a scapegoat and he blamed the Jews for ALL of the problems that had beset Germany. Something to bear in mind as we head further into the Last Days! All one has to do is look at the prevailing attitude towards abortion. A hundred years ago, when the mortality rates for infants was high, the thought of ending the life of an unborn child was rare; practicallty non-existant! Now, children are viewed as an inconvenience, and a cause of the problems of parents! Consequently, the killing of the unborn is as common place as getting your hair done. Obtaining the total number of abortions in the U.S. alone is hard to discover. But according to Planned Parenthood statistics, there were 39,209,477 murders of unborn children in the United States from 1973 to 1999. http://www.nrlc.org/news/2000/NRL02/how.html
The idea of a master race did not die with Hitler in a bunker. Just a little over 5 years ago, a segment of earths population was deemed "pure" and scientists rushed to take advantage of the situation.
"Iceland's Ministry of Health is expected to decide within the next few weeks whether to approve the sweeping research project. If the project is approved, Roche and Decode Genetics could effectively own the genes of the entire island nation...For centuries, Iceland's population has been repeatedly decimated by disease, famine, and natural disasters. There are few immigrants on the island, and that has made it one of the most genetically pure populations on the planet." Wired News "Icelands Genetic Jackpot" by Kristian Philipkoski Dec 10, 1999 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,32904,00.html
However, the decision to study these people has not been without opposition.
"Some protest has been voiced regarding the use of the genealogy records, because while individuals can "opt-out" of the research project, the information will be used without informed consent. Approximately 11,500 residents have opted-out so far. One of the most outspoken opponents is an organization called Mannvernd, a group in Iceland that believes that a law passed by Iceland's parliament approving the research infringes on human rights and personal privacy." Wired News "Icelands Genetic Jackpot" by Kristian Philipkoski Dec 10, 1999 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,32904,00.html
So, in the light of scripture and the Last Days, how does all of this come into play?
The Bride of Christ and the Harlot Church of Satan
According to the Bible, the Bride of Christ will be:
"...not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." Ephesians 5:27 KJV
The counterfeit of the Bride of Christ, is the harlot church of Satan - Mystery Babylon.
"And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Revelation 17:5 KJV
The devil has always used the weaknesses of man to try to dupilcate the perfect will of the LORD. The Bride of Christ is made spotless by the shed Blood of the Lamb of God. The harlot is made pure by the will of man. By eliminating all of the traits that these experts deam "inferior", doctors are indeed playing God and attempting to create superior humans! Just as did Adolph Hitler!
What is the harlot church?
There is a decisive move among people in our day to break down the barriers that separate us. Within religious circles, this is called the ecumenical movement, but is actually nothing new. The Emperor Constantine (the first pope) sought to do the very same thing with the Edict of Milan in 324 AD.
"After becoming Emperor,
One of the primary goals of the new Emperor was unity! He was obsessed with the idea. He desired unity in politics, religion and territory. A state religion that promoted this concept of togetherness was highly desired. The cult of Sol Invictus was the perfect compromise. Similar to one of the basic tenets of Christianity, those that followed 'the Invincible Sun' were monotheistic, claiming that there is only one god. But any similarities with true Christianity stopped there. The god of the cult of Sol Invictus was the sun, and could be easily identified with Apollo, Kronos, etc. By choosing the sun cult as his religion,
1. Edward Gibbon, “The Decline and Fall of the The Roman Catholic Church is a hold over of sun god worship from Babylon and Egypt. It is a religious system that openly practices idolarty and adoration of the goddess. Hundreds of years ago; men such as Wycliffe, Tyndale, Hus, Mortimer, Ridley and Luther stood against and revealed the errors and darkness that prevail in the Roman Institution. These followers of Christ and millions more like them were labeled "Protestants" by popes and prelates. Now, by those fully immersed in the ecumenical movement, they are called Heresy Hunters. In the days of the Reformation, eliminating the undesirables was common practice. Death by starvation and dehydration was not unknown. But execution by fire was the desired form for getting rid of the enemies of Mother Church.
Fellowships that began in protest over the practices, dogma and rituals of Catholicism have climbed into bed with the Babylonian harlot for the sake of (so-called) unity, peace and tolerance. If polls can be believed, the percentage of evangelicals that supported removing the feeding tube from Terri Schiavo was somewhere around 53%. http://www.kapitalismo.com/schiavopoll.txt
Pope John Paul II has called those that follow Islam his brothers. At the writing of the newsletter he is "gravely ill" according to news reports. And his "brethren" that are responsible for beheadings and homocide bombers had this to say:
"Muslims in There is more truth to the statement of the Pope and Muslims being brothers than meets the eye. During the Reformation anyone that would not surrender to the Pope of Rome was subsequently tortured and oftimes killed. During the Crusades, Roman soldiers attempted to force those that follow Islam into becoming Catholics. Those that would not capitulate were likewise destroyed. The Muslims perpetrated the same consequences (and continue to do so) on True Christians, Jews, Catholics and anyone else that refuses to bow to Allah. Catholicism and Islam have at least this one point that they agree on: surrender wholeheartedly to our god, or forfit your life!
Has Catholicism changed? It took almost 400 years for the Roman Institution to acknowledge the atrocities commited during the Inquisition. Hitler modeled much of the SS after the Order of the Jesuits, and as he was slaughtering Jews, Pope Pius XII kept silent! The Roman Church has yet to ask forgiveness much less apologize.
"The pontiff did not apologize for the actions of the Roman Catholic Church or its wartime leader Pope Pius XII, who is said by many in Israel to have looked the other way while Hitler liquidated the Jews." "Pope tells Jews in Israel of grief over Holocaust", March 23, 2000 CNN.com
Although the Roman Church rails against abortion, a little known fact is that the skeletal remains of infants were found in tunnels that connected monestaries and nuneries in Spain. In 1829, the remains of no less than 800 children were unearthed beneath a nunery in France. http://www.acts2.com/thebibletruth/Monasteries_and_Convents.htm
With the blood of millions of Bible believing Christians on her hands; the slaughtered innocent children buried in Spain and France that were a product of nuns and priests, and the silence of the Roman Institution during the Holocaust - can we really trust that the Catholic Church will stand on the side of life? I do not believe so!
What about those that follow Mohammed? According to Islam, removing the feeding tube from Terri Schiavo was not a sin!
"In most Muslim countries, euthanasia is abhorrent. But a number of modern Islamic scholars, perceiving the feeding tube as a form of useless treatment, would probably decide Terri Schiavo's case in favor of her husband. 'If the patient is on life support, it may be permissible, with due consideration and care, to decide to switch off the life-support machine and let nature take its own time,' Dr. Muzzamil Siddiqi, former president of the Islamic Society of North America, wrote recently. The controversial and popular Egyptian scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has backed the use of suicide bombers against civilian targets in
The Presidents Plan
President George W. Bush has proposed revamping and modifying Social Security. But, who is it that mainly recieves Social Security payments? It is the elderly and the infirmed. Before anyone jumps to the conclusion that I am a deathocrat liberal; be assured: I am a Conservative American Citizen! But what I see our so-called Conservative President doing concerns me greatly.
The Wilderness Cry is not meant to be primarily a political forum by any means. My concern is for the Body of Christ, those that are lost - not knowing the Lord Jesus as Savior; and informing the Church about the Last Days! In this context, I am examing the actions of President Bush.
The greatest concern I have about President Bush and the case of Terri Schiavo is the law in Texas that allows doctors to make the decision about "pulling the plug" on life support based on the ability to pay after 10 days (a law he signed). I see this as an horrendous evil. Could George W. Bush have done more to save the life of Terri Schiavo? He is the President of the United States, the most powerful country on the planet! I BELIEVE he could have done more.
In their attempts to justify the muder of Terri Schiavo, pundits came out in force claiming that the "letter of the law" was followed.
"...for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." 2 Corinthians 3:6b
President Bush wants to reform Social Security! Why - because its going broke! That is a fact no one can avoid! There are not enough workers supporting a growing population of elderly Americans. How do you save Social Security? Its the infirmed and elderly putting this strain on the system! To Hitler it was his Jewish problem! His final solution: Eliminate the undersirables!
If there were no more elderly or infirmed putting the strain on the Social Security system...how much better would all of us be? There is a massive nursing shortage that is of great concern to the medical community. Eliminate the infirmed and volia',,,no more nursing shortage! No more long term care for cancer patients, etc and low and behold,,,the insurance companies are no longer losing money! Judgements for malpractice against doctors decline and wrongful death suits are few and far between.
Eliminate the Undersirables!
But if you look at history, the group that has been at the forefront of the "undesirable" category is True Christians!
However, the Words of Christ have rung true for 2 millenia:
"...the gates of hell shall not prevail against (my church)." Matthew 16:18b
Since the inception of the Church, the Jewish Sanhedren tried to wipe them out! The Roman Caesars did their best to eliminate the Christians! The Romanists burned, tortured and persecuted True Believers!
Why?? Because those that the world accepts as authorities - have deemed True followers of Christ to be fanatics and the undesirables! Anyone that holds to the views of a Soverign God, salvation by the Blood of Christ alone, adherence to the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, the belief in creationism or that homosexuality is a damnable sin; are viewed as radicals!
True followers of Christ are increasing viewed as having a defect! We go against the grain of society! We confront sin and unashamedly speak of its consequences! We do not conform to the status quo! THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH US! We do not surrender to the accepted limits of society! If we refuse to change - we ARE the undesirables!
"If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." John 15:19
The Stage is Set
According to the Word of God; two things MUST happen before the Lord will Appear in the clouds to gather His bride!
"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV (emphasis mine)
But pre-tribulationists claim the Church MUST be raptured BEFORE the antichrist comes into power! High minded deceivers such as Hal Lindsey, Tim Lahaye, John Hagee (et al), teach that the Holy Spirit must be gone from the earth for the son of perdition to rise. Much of that view is based on the following scripture.
"For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way." 2 Thessalonians 2:7 KJV However, scripture defines scripture!
Using the parable of the seeds, the Lord Jesus told His disciples:
"But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended." Matthew 13:20-21 KJV (emphasis mine)
Speaking of the Last Days He said:
"And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
Matthew 24:10-12 (emphasis mine)
During the reign of the antichrist, Bible believing Christians will be persecuted and killed by the forces of the son of perdition.
"And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months (3 1/2 years). And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations." Revelation 13:5-7 KJV (emphasis mine)
A Church fed the lie that they will somehow escape the persecution of the man of sin will not have the root in themselves!
"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." Matthew 24:13 KJV
Does the Holy Spirit need to be gone from the Earth for the antichrist to come to power? No! That is an invention of religious men seeking to please the natural inclination of the human species to avoid hardship!
The Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:16-18), persecution and tribulation will cause many professing Chistians to fall away. The worldliness that has crept into the Church by way of the ecumenical movement and televangelism has already taken a toll on the Body. But the remnant, those that hear the voice of the shepherd continue in obedience to the Spirit's leading.
"But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers." John 10:2-5 KJV
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." Romans 8:14 KJV Those that follow the Shepherd are the undersirables! Multitudes of people saw the miracles and heard the words of the Lord Jesus. How many of them were standing before Pilate shouting "Crucify Him, Crucify Him"?
In these Last Days how many professing Christians will be aligned with those that seek to wipe out those undersirable Bible Believers?
The Pope and Rome have joined hands with the Muslims. Many evangelicals are also doing the same. Plus you have denominations pushing to accept lifestyles such as homosexuality. It is becoming one big happy family on the road to hell. Standing in the way of Babylonish harlotry are the True Believers! But the followers of Mohammed have demonstrated to the harlot church how to deal with the undesirables!
"And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." Revelation 6:9-11KJV
"And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." Revelation 20:4 KJV
Postscript: April 4,2005
Just days after I published this months newsletter, word came of the death of John Paul II.
Mourned by most of the world, he is being heralded as a "great man of God" and servant of the Lord Jesus in newspapers, radio and television!
But is this the truth? Jesus Christ proclaimed that:
"Ye shall know them by their fruits..." Matthew 7:16a KJV
As I extensively detailed in "Blinded by the Sun", John Paul II was completely devoted to the Blessed Virgin of the Roman Catholic Church. Many of the Papal Bulls (official Vatican documents) openly portray his adoration for the goddess (known in Catholicism as "the Virgin Mary").
Even though it is strickly forbidden in the Word of God, this man who claimed to be a representation of Christ on Earth, bowed before idols made by human hands! "Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 26:1 KJV
What are the TRUE FRUITS of John Paul II? Was this man following in the footsteps of Jesus, or just continuing on the path of the religious Caesars that came before him from the time of Constantine?
Catholic doctrine proclaims that:
1. The pope as vicar of Christ sits as God on the earth! 2. The only true salvation is when a person is wholly surrendered to the papacy! 3. That popes have the authority to over-ride the Word of God! 4. The Holy Roman Catholic Church is the only true church!
Did John Paul II ever renounce any of these teachings or beliefs within the Catholic Church? The answer is - No!
The fact is, he did his best to reinforce and expand them!
John Paul II strove to push the Roman goddess (the Queen of heaven) to the forefront of Catholic belief. His efforts to achieve world wide acceptance of "the Blessed Virgin Mary" is unparalleled in modern times! He gave her (not Christ) the credit for saving his life from the assassins bullet. For sparing him, he consecrated the world to her - and the faithful Roman catholics and lukewarm Protestants followed lock step; marching further into the pit of deception.
Praise is lavished over him the world over! Was this the same kind of treatment the Lord Jesus experienced when He was crucified?
"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also." John 15:18-20 KJV
Was John Paul II the "servant of God" that the world proclaims him to be? I actually do believe he was a slave to a god; and that he was leading almost a billion Catholics to follow the same god! But it is the god of the Bible that begins with a little "g"!
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 KJV
Through demonic doctrines such as celebacy (2 Timothy 4:1-3), idol worship, salvation by works, goddess adoration etc etc; the Roman Catholic Institution has kept the glorious light of the Gospel of salvation through the shed Blood of Christ hidden from countless numbers of souls since it began with the Emperor Constantine.
Was John Paul II a true man of God?
Obviously, if we compare the Son of God with the one that claimed to be "Christ on Earth"; the Lord Jesus falls miserably short in gathering the kind of accolades that the late Pontiff received in life. Nor was Christ as well accepted in death! The Roman government did there best to squash the Resurrection! Only a very few, a remnant, were faithful to the Lord. How does this compare to the praises that we are witnessing being heaped on John Paul II? The popes of Rome claim to be direct spiritual decendents of the Apostle Peter. Perhaps it was Peter that was lauded over in death as John Paul II is? Or maybe it was the Apostle Paul, (killed by Nero where the obelisk of the Vatican now stands) that set this example! It surely wasn't the millions of faithful followers of Christ, that were despised, rejected and massacred by papal Rome! The lavishness of the praises, adoration and adulation that are being poured upon Pope John Paul II are more reminiscent of the Pagan festivities honoring the birth and resurrection of the re-incarnated sun god, than a servant of the most High God!
According to the Lord Jesus Christ, this form of praise and adulation is reserved for false prophets!
"Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets." Luke 6:26 KJV
The Holy Roman Catholic Church IS the great Whore spoken of in Revelation 17 and 18. Is further proof needed? Look at the picture below! Notice the symbol of the sun (this is the traditional symbol for the sun god) to the upper left and the dead "Jesus" hanging on the cross over the body of John Paul II. Like the sun god worshipping Pharaohs of old (who like popes were also considered god on the earth), the Pontiffs body will be laid in a crypt within the walls of the Vatican. Much as the Pharaohs of Egypt were laid to rest in the Pyramids!
Consider also what the Pope is dressed in and the colors of the skull caps on the attending Cardinals. Then please read the passages of scripture (with the accompaning notes) quoted under the picture!
Photo by Gianni Giansanti; Getty Images
"And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven 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: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication1. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And 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 fornication2: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus:3 and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration." Revelation 17:1-6 KJV
1. The Vatican is a country in itself, with its own government, currency and ambassadors. Kings, presidents and princes will be travelling to Rome to pay their respects for the dead pontiff or sending envoys in their stead.
"Some 200 foreign leaders, including US President George W Bush, will attend the funeral, while Rome is expecting up to 2m mourners to turn out." "Thousands file past Pope's body" BBC News World Edition, April 4, 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4410749.stm
In England, where rules and law were written to keep the Catholic Church from having influence over the Monarchy, Prince Charles has delayed his upcomming marriage "in honor" of Pope John Paul II. The Roman Church was founded not by the Lord Jesus Christ but in the ancient rites of sun god worship. Yet, for the most part, the whole world believes that it is a Christian Church! Many so-called Protestant denominations have commited harlotry and been made drunk by fornication - by joining with the Catholic Church through the ecumenical movement!
2. According to Catholic Doctrine, when the ritual of Communion is performed, a priest "prays" over a golden goblet of wine. The wine contained in the goblet miraculously becomes "the actual Blood of Christ"! It is not a representation or a symbol! The drinking of blood is absolutely forbidden throughout the Word of God! It is an abomination!
"It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood." Leviticus 3:17 KJV
"Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood." Acts 15:19-20
3. Drunk on the blood of the saints? The Holy Roman Catholic Church is responsible for the persecution, torture and execution of countless numbers of millions of Bible Believing, faithful saints of the Lord Jesus Christ!
The fruits of John Paul II? The final decision of who and who does not enter into the Kingdom of God is left to the Lord Jesus Christ. However, by using the Word of God as the plumb line, it is my belief that John Paul II will not be welcomed with open arms by the Lord Jesus. The "Blessed Virgin" that he so devoutly comitted his life to will not be there crying tears of joy to welcome him into the Kingdom! For the Truth is, Pope John Paul II put his faith in the ancient Babylonian virgin goddess (a counterfeit of Mary, the mother of Jesus) and the Roman Catholic Church - not Christ!
The world and Catholics are hearlding this man as great! There is already a move within the Catholic heirarchy to officially name him "Pope John Paul the Great"!
"'In short, he was the most significant leader of our times. I'd say he was the man of the century, and at some time in the future may he get another title, "Pope John Paul the Great," said Bishop Edward U. Kmiec of Buffalo, N.Y.'" "Faithful hold key to 'Great' honor, Movement builds to call late Pontiff John Paul the Great" The Associated Press April 4, 2005 MSNBC online
But what the world thinks is of no consequence to God! Although the world adores John Paul II, the Bible reveals something entirely different. Unfortunately I believe the last words his holiness John Paul II will hear from the Lord Jesus Christ are going to be:
"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Matthew 7:21-23 KJV
"...Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." Matthew 25:41 KJV
"And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." Revelation 14:11 KJV © The Wilderness Cry 2005 |
