Is Mystery Babylon the Catholic Church?:
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The hard question is, why is the Pope reaching out to all peoples of the world by selling out. When he uttered what he did in public, he turned his back on God publically. "A Chilling Significance which shows a startling fulfillment of Bible prophecy and confirmation of God's Word through global events at this hour, writes Pastor Wilson Ewin of Quebec, Canada, February 1997. "[It] encourages God's saints to persevere through its display of evidence that homegoing is indeed imminent.. The hour is about to strike when the prophetic contents of Revelation's chapter 13 and 17:8 along through chapter 18 will be fulfilled.. [What we are experiencing is what is engraved in the base of a huge marble monument commemorating Karl Marx and Lenin].. Engraved there in the base for present and future visitors to ponder is the meaningful phrase, "Religion is the opium of the people.".. The entire world suffers from apathy, carelessness and the weight of multiple cares. Most professing Christians have slipped into the same drowsy state of lethargy, complacency and lukewarmness..
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"Unbelievers need a gospel presentation that is crystal clear and that cuts through the inclusivist message of ecumenism, Promise Keepers and other groups either neutral toward or related to the global unity movement of all religions. Catholics especially need a clear gospel for the devastating crisis in which they now struggle. The urgency of the hour should move believers and local churches to a most active role in evangelism;.. where are the Christian leaders who are courageously sounding out a clear alarm as did Noah?.. The global ship is now quivering before its fatal plunge. May the Spirit of God convict and move in one final wave of grace upon all mankind." (The Chilling Significance of Pope John Paul's October 22,1996 Address by Wilson Ewin)
"In the political papacy there exists only temporary "different religions" destined one day to be absorbed into their empire. That is their fundamental creed and goal. North America is the Vatican's new Promised Land. The American bishops are a well-organized, well funded political force in America. They have a clear political agenda, theocracy. In order to accomplish their goals they have to get rid of constitutional democracy.. They have almost complete control of the media (freedom of speech). There is almost complete disappearance of all contradictory writings against the Church.. Guy Emery wrote, "No political event or circumstance can be evaluated without the knowledge of the Vatican's part in it. And no significant world situation exists in which the Vatican does not play an important explicit or implicit role." (Who is setting up the one world order?).. The lofty plan of political papacy is to re-establish the papal, rigidly- controlled order of the pre- Reformation Era. After all she is the only "True Church".
"Rome thinks it's her inalienable right to rule!.. The Holy See of Rome is working behind the scenes for union of church and state, to replace America's democratic way of life. She will always oppose the Protestant democratic system which is freedom of religion, speech, press and the right to assemble peaceably. The Vatican condemned as `barbaric', the Florida execution of Pedro Medina [recently].. The Vatican used this tragic event to refurbish their image and to dictate to America to "abolish capital punishment." (Bold Truth Press Inc., May 1997)
The reason the Pope is shedding the old fashioned robe is political. He wants to appeal to all humanity and has to at least seem worldy. Why we should be aware, is the following statement, "That They May All Be One". Statements like that came from our President's lips during the election campagn. If Theocracy is what the Pope is after, it is rooted in "Universal Brotherhood" which has a deep connection to the Masonic Lodge. We have a mixture of Gospel and Rosicrucian [masonic teachings], which God warned of. Sheep will drink polluted water, where other animals won't.
The Pope's stating that the theory of evolution is more than a hypothesis, is still causing indigestion, even in scientific circles. John Wiester, American Scientific Affiliation Science Education Commission Buellton, California wrote a letter to the magazine editor of First Things, June/July 1997. "While the Pope is correct in stating that "the theory of evolution is more than a hypothesis," the word "evolution" has so many different meanings that the Pope's statement can become a source of confusion and misunderstanding. Evolution is a fact when referring to minor variations in the colors of moths and the sizes of finch beaks (microevolution); [but] a theory when referring to the inference that all organisms have been linked in the past by common ancestors (common descent); and a grand metaphysical scheme when it claims that the entire living world is the product of blind atural forces. Unfortunately, the grand metaphysical meaning is the one being promoted under the guise of science in the biology classrom.
The National Association of Biology Teachers define evolution as "an unsupervised, impersonal, unpredictable, and natural process." The popular tenth-grade text Biology, by K.Miller and J.Levine (Prentice Hall, 1993), informs students that "evolution works without either plan or purpose," and that evolution "is random and undirected." Such statements are not justified on scientific grounds and illustrate that evolution is not taught as science, but Darwinian philosophy, whose purpose is to replace the otherwise obvious design of organisms. All theist and scientists should be united in correcting this abuse in the science classroom." (First Things, June / July 1997 p.2)
"Lest science continue to make fools of the "infallible" Church hierarchy, the Pope cautions Catholic theologians to check with scientists before interpreting Scripture. Yet Peter, whom Catholics say was the first pope, declared that Scripture is inspired of the Holy Spirit (2Pet1:21). Surely the Holy Spirit needs no help from scientists!.. Edward Dashbach, a Catholic priest, explains that to take the Bible literally would require admitting that the woman on the beast in Revelation 17 is the Roman Catholic Church! He writes, "The Church, then, does not accept.. the literal interpretation of the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis.. When creation-science advocates apply their fundamentalist tools to this final scriptural book [Revelation], the Church often becomes a target for vehement attack..
Vatican II declares, "Hence the Bible is free from error in what pertains to religious truth revealed for our salvation. It is not necessarily free from error in other matters (e.g., natural science)" [Emphasis in original]. This is no light matter. If the Genesis account of creation isn't reliable, then neither is the remainder of the Bible, which rests upon it; and Chist is proven not to be God but a mere man who foolishly took the story of Adam and Eve literally (Mt 19:4-5)." (The Berean Call, Dave Hunt, February 1997)
"A puzzling position taken by the Pope", wrote Tom McKenney. He believes "the Pope caved in to "intellectual respectability" (the academic version of political correctness). What a sad, disapointing surrender, especially at a time when even leading proponents of godless evolution are admitting publicly that they may have been wrong all along. Two such studies in recent years have concluded that the most sophisticated genetic research indicates that all mankind has descended from one woman. Yet Cardinal O'Connor, following the Pope's lead, told New York worshipers on November 24th that Adam and Eve may actually have been animals (not human).." (Words for Living Ministries, Tom C McKenney, Feb/Mar 1997)
"For the Pope, the search for Christian unity is a priority, the commitment irreversible. If, as the Holy Father states: "ecumenism is an organic part of the Church's life and work," then it ought to be an important part of the life and work of every bishop and responsible person in the Church - and indeed touch the life of every member of the Church... There can be no ecumenism worthy of the name without a change of heart... There is a need .. for communal conversion of a more radical following of the Gospel if we are to rid ourselves and our communities of "the burden of long-standing misgivings inherited from the past, and of mutual misunderstandings and prejudices.. no Christian community remains free to exempt itself from this call to renewal, conversion, and reform." (Documentation, That They May All Be One: by Edward Idris Cassidy, President of the Pontifical Council Promoting Christian Unity, First Things, January 1997,p.34)
The Pope is calling for a radical change of heart and a break with the past.
"The Second Vatican Council Decree on Ecumenism, which Pope John Paul II quotes in Ut Unum Sint, describes the value of such cooperation: " Cooperation among all Christians vividly expresses that bond which already unites them, and it sets in clearer relief the features of Christ the Servant." (Ibid.,p.35) We have had a radical change of heart from studying the Gospel ourselves, which the Pope does not recommend. We cannot think of Jesus Christ as anyone but God, Master or Lord, rather than servant. Jesus is Servant of God the Father. The bond uniting Christians should be the unadulterated Word of God, Jesus Christ, not the Jesus of the world religion who varies from denomination to denomination which includes 5000 cults. The Pope courts all religions in the hope of gathering all to the Catholic Eucharist at some point.
The fact that there is much planning going for the year 2000 was written up in the Rocky Mountain News 12.30.1996 ".. cultural, commercial and spiritual extravaganzas will light up the globe.. Even the Vatican has bowed to emotion over mathematics, declaring 2000 a Jubilee Year - the church's 27th since the first in 1300 - and planning a yearlong celebration expected to attract 20 million pilgrims to Rome. "There's no dispute that the new millennium actually begins in the year 2001," acknowledges Edward McNally, co-chairman of the Washington-based Millennium Society."
Providing hope of overcoming doctrinal differences, the Pope insists reform is necessary. The first step is to all come to know each other as we really are; to know the faith of each other as it really is; and together seek to delve more deeply into the doctrine with that "love for the truth [which] is the deepest dimension of any authentic quest for full communion between Christians." (Ibid.,p.35) Which doctrine is the Pope's representative talking about? He carefully leaves the statement general enough to keep it open. We delved into many doctrines with a fervent love of truth and found ourselves in a sea of satanically inspired doctrines, which culminated in deep sorrow and repentance of following worldly advice.
"Among the foremost exponents of the new vision is Dr. Konrad Raiser, secretary- general of the World Council of Churches.. [he] paid an official visit to the Vatican, together with several highly placed officials of the WCC.. In the words of Dr. Raiser, "It will therefore, be necessary to develop a much more dynamic understanding of unity, unity as a process rather than as a structured unity with a definitive doctrinal formulation." (Ibid.,p.36) In other words, let's do away with absolutes and go to the grey area of a process without goals? Who knows where it lands: in the arms of the Antichrist? The Gospel is not a process. Jesus said: "It is finished" and underlined it in His own blood. We either accept or reject the truth. There is only one truth which cannot be disputed. All else leads to hell. It is based on a decision by the leadership of various denominations to accept or reject "THE WORD" as it stands and teach it. That decision would lead to unity of all Christians in the physical. They are already in unity with the head of the Church, Jesus Christ.
The dangers of this kind of thinking leads to issues such as the Episcopalians, who "are "excited to announce" a national conference that is titled, "Beyond Inclusion: Celebrating Gay and Lesbian Commitments and Ministries Within the Episcopal Church.".. The Rev. Michael Battle of the University of the South will address the group "from the perspective of Desmond Tutu's theology," demonstrating that "heterosexual Christians NEED the full participation of homosexual unions in order to be a person in ubuntu sense of the word." If you're uncertain about whether you are an ubuntu person, this may be just the conference for you." William Countryman of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific will present a paper showing "that it is perfectly possible to read the Bible in ways that don't condemn homosexuality," which one might think has been amply demonstrated by now." (Public Square, First Things, March 1997, p.69)
Imagine being a truly born again Christian which requiresthe indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Coming from that position, could we even so much as contemplate such blasphemy? We cannot accept the concept of ecumenism, and object to that sort of process. Episcopalians, along with Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses and many, many others who reject the pure Word of God, count themselves to be Christians.
"A drive by American Roman Catholics for gender-neutral Scripture readings got a boost when the Vatican said that a working group would give their readings a final review. Four years ago, the American bishops conference prepared a revised English edition of Mass readings from the Bible containing "inclusive" language and has been seeking Vatican approval for it. The revision substitutes "men and women" or "the human race" for "man" or "men," for example.. Parts of the Bible revision already contain gender-neutral language.. (The Kansas City Star, 12/15/96,p.A-6/ Midnight Call, March 1997, pp.23/24)
"Bishop Seeks Unity Among Church Denominations To Do The Job." (Midnight Call, April 1997, p.29) Christians can thrive in their mission of spreading Christ's word only if they band together across denominational lines, Presiding Bishop H. George Anderson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America said during a visit to Columbia. "The task of addressing society today is so vast, no one denomination can do it," said Anderson, who supports proposals to establish "full communion" between the 5.2 million member ELCA and the Episcopal Church and between ELCA and the Presbytarian Church USA, Reformed Church in America and United Church of Christ. Under full communion, churches would withdraw historic condemnations, share sacraments and exchange ministers." (The State, 2/15/97,B-3) "No one can deny that unity is necessary on all levels of society, including the church. However, unity between the denominations by erasing existing differences of interpreting some Scripture, is strictly an organizational unity based on compromise by each denomination.
Such unity has absolutely no relationship to the Church of Jesus Christ. We are perfectly one in Him who is the head of the church, without additional organizational unity. Biblically speaking, there is only one direction towards unity and that is Christ, "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all" (Colossians 3:11). The same confirmed in Galations 3:28.. The horizontal unity, which is achieved organizationally, has no relationship to that unity and ultimately will lead to the one world church." (Midnight Call, Arnold Froese, April 1997,p.29 )
We have already arrived at the official birthdate and place, according to the information which follows, of the one world church. All the Antichrist has to do when the time comes is to step into the world leadership position and the False Prophet will make the world church bow to him.
Where can we get some factual confirmation? In `Letters to the Editor' of Midnight Call, April 1997 p.42, we find information about that. The writer of the letter writes: ".. I feel compelled to write and share with you something that has been a powerful tool in convincing both Christian and non-Christians alike, about who is in charge of this worldly kingdom that we are surrounded by.
"Christians have shown me that the American $1 bill has had printed on it, since 1933 [the year Hitler came into power], a great seal with the words, "Novus Ordo Seclorum" - New World Order. This is Latin language and the seal also has Roman numerals on the pyramid. I found out in the last few weeks that the traditional mass of the Roman Catholic institution was replaced by "the Novus Ordo.. by order of Pope Paul VI, on March 26, 1970" see Keys of this Blood by Malachi Martin - pages 667 - 670. Page 667 continues that the Novus Ordo has spread by decree all through the Roman Catholic institution.
"On the occult religious level, Novus Ordo Seclorum means New World Mass!! Novus Ordo = New Mass.
"When the New World Order is powerful enough to put its insignia on the American money for over 60 years, then it is clearly in charge of all the money markets of the world. When the Novus Ordo or New Mass is declared by the pope, then the one in charge of all the money is the pope - Antichrist, devil, Satan. We know from Luke 4:5 - 8 what Jesus said. When Satan offered Him the world, He said: "Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." (Luke 4).. (-R. Lazerte, Canada)
".. The NWO is as old the Roman Empire.. [It] will be the most successful gentile power structure this planet has ever known. Peace, prosperity, and security will be so overwhelmingly real that the people of the world will gladly subject themselves not only to the political and military leadership of the Antichrist, but they will also accept the new unified religion. In unison, the world will worship the image of the beast.." (Midnight Call, Editor Arno Froese)
"Very significant also is the fact that the Lutheran-Roman Catholic International Theological Dialogue Commission has, in the present phase of its discussions, given itself the title Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity... [Another] major development at the national level in recent years has been the entry of the Catholic Church to full membership in fifty National Councils of Churches and to several Regional Councils." (Ibid.,p.37) What is wrong with that? It's obvious that the Pope is picking off organizations like apples from a tree. Mormons are now advertising on CNN TV a free gift of the KJV Holy Bible instead of the Book of Mormon, indicating they want to get on the bandwagon. Within their own ranks they claim that the Bible is misinterpreted? The majority of their quotes are from the Book of Mormon and their Doctrine and Covenants. Who is next?
The March 1997 the Ecumenical News International, the World Council's of Churches' paper, revealed and explained a serious crisis within itself. The World Council of Churches, established in 1948, initiated and led the ecumenical movement. The WCC stands for what they term "pluralism," or many different views and gospels - even including those who have rejected it all. They announced "major structural changes." "It dismissed its Presidents and proposed that it will be part of an "ecumenical forum" with which the Pope will cooperate. The WCC will diminish in size and simply be one of the numerous organizations which are cooperating and looking forward to the formation of the one-world religion." (Ibid.,p.6.)
The WCC's General Secretary, Konrad Raiser, has come forward with the proposal to include main Christian families of churches [very general term], Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal, and call them together, resolve their differences and take communion together. It will finally enable all to receive the "[Catholic] Eucharist". A World Council would no longer be needed." (Today, the Bible & You, p.6)
It was also announced that the One-World Church and One-World religion will be established in San Francisco on the 15th of June 1997 and will become a spiritual guide to the United Nations. "In what is a surprising development to many ecumenists, representatives of these traditions are beginning to recognize the number of concerns they have in common, among them strengthening the family, the welfare of children, the sanctity of life, the place of religious values in society, and -most importantly- evangelization." If they are already all Christians, who is evangelizing whom with what message?
The concerns they have in common brings up an interesting point relating to the LDS Church wanting to participate. LDS Apostles, President Boyd Packer and Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve, visited with General Colin Powell in his office in Washington D.C. and learned that he was familiar with the Book of Mormon. General Powell is currently general chairman of "The President's Summit For America's Future," a conference held in Philadelphia April 27-29, 1997. "He said his objective for the conference is "to have a responsible adult in the life of every child.. Gen. Powell underscored the importance of family and religion in the life of children.." (LDS Church News, 2.8.1997) There is a move by Social Services to bring a social worker into homes to supervise child rearing.
And that wasn't all. On March 19-22, 1997, LDS appointed official delegates to attend by invitation the World Congress of Families in Prague, the Czech Republic. Elder Dallin Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve told the LDS Church News editor. One of his points from LDS agenda was to "Develop and issue "A Declaration from the Families of the Nations to the Governments of the Globe," laying out the proper relationship between the family and the state." (Ibid., 2.15.1997) A few days later a flyer announcing an event 2.23.97 was delivered to our door accidentally (??). It was a personal invitation by the LDS Church in Denver to attend a special presentation on Families by Apostle Dallin H. Oaks from Salt Lake City. What better subject for the meeting of minds creating a "forum for unity" promoted by the Pope between church and state.
The Apostle Paul writes about the "mystery of iniquity" in 2 Thessalonians 2:7..10: "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.. because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved."
Evangelist, Dr. Billy Graham recently recommended to the President that he, the President, should become a minister of the Gospel when he leaves office, that he would be good at it. Some 800 million dollars of God's money went into the election last fall. The trend continues for the ecumenical church to become a social organization to change the world and its problems to a paradisical existence. Is that possible? God tried to do that with the Jews in the Old Testament and it didn't work. Are they advocating they are greater than God?
Coming from a Christian's point of view, "the severe and insurmountable difference we have with Rome is in the interpretation of the data. This is where the frustration level reaches its zenith when witnessing to a Roman Catholic or debating one of their representatives. Rome finds in the words of Jesus a performance-based salvation. We [Christians] find in the words of Jesus the impossibility of a performance-based salvation... The question that separates us [Christians] from the Roman Catholic religion is simply, "How?" How is one set free? How is one delivered? How is one made a child of God? How is one reconciled and justified? How is one saved?.. (Theo~Logical, 3rd/4th Quarter 1996)
Is it a wonder that the odds for Catholics are slim. Former Catholic Bill Schnoebelen in his newsletter: The Liberator Jan/Feb. 1997 states: "Of the untold millions of Catholics who pass into eternity, only the tiniest percentage are ever declared to be "canonized." Usually only about a half-dozen a year are even considered for this process.. That means that for the rest of the departed, they (or more importantly, their loved ones) are subjected to the doctrine of Purgatory. Purgatory teaches that those people who were not perfectly free of sin at death (i.e., virtually everyone) must go through a kind of hell, except that it is not eternal. They suffer in flames and torment for a time until their sins and the "temporal punishment due to sin" are burned away.
Then, finally, they are allowed to enter heaven. However, no one seems to know when they are finally released.. it is entirely possible for this process to go on for years. There are instances where deceased loved ones are still being "prayed" out of Purgatory nearly thirty years after their death.. the ultimate tragedy here is that Purgatory IS a "pretense." It doesn't exist. There is not one scintilla of evidence in the Bible for it. Even The Catechism of the Catholic Church can only lamely cite 1 Cor. 3:15 (which talks about a person's "works" being burned) and 1 Peter 1:7 (which talks about a "trial of your faith" -nothing at all about the afterlife. One does not need faith once one is dead [1Cor.13:12]).. What you WILL find [in Scripture] is a profound and simple equation. Belief in Jesus equals instant access to heaven upon death (Acts 16:31, 1John 5:13) Paul says that "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." - 2Cor.5:8. Nothing about Purgatory. Paul says we are saved by grace through faith without works (Eph.2:8-9).."
"Faith given by God is not intellectual assent. It is a full confidence in the finished work of God for salvation accompanied by a true desire to please God. The miracle of regeneration is that it produces faith in man that desires to obey after having clutched onto the righteousness of Christ alone as his only hope for deliverance. (Titus 2:14) (Theo~Logical, 3rd/4th Quarter 1996)
General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches stated, "The utlimate goal of such a council [universal council], is a common confession of faith and the celebration of the Eucharist together." (Today, The Bible & You, Nov.1996, p.3) And that brings us to the Virgin Mary whom the pope calls "Redemptoris Mater."
"Mary.. [has] a new title, "the Star of Evangelization".. to stir up the missionary energy of our laity. The meeting was "concluded by [the Pope's] entrusting to Mary, Queen of the Apostles and Star of Evangelization, this Roman mission." (Vatican Information Service, February 22,1996/ Alabama Discernment Ministries, Jubilee 2000,p.1) "May Mary, the mother of Jesus, intercede for us, asking God to bless us all as we journey with faith, hope and love towards the Year 2000 (Letter to the Archdiocese of Singapore (25 February 1996) concerning the Jubilee Year 2000).. The Church must model herself after Mary in "faith, hope and charity", so that the journey to the celebration of Jesus' 2000th birthday will be as "a new Advent.".. The goal of this evangelistic fervor is that God's Spirit would empower the Church "to build a new world with all people of good will," a new civilization of peace and justice." (Alabama Discernment Ministries, Jubilee 2000, p.2)
"Many of the Catholic tradition see the woman as Mary in the Bible verses of Revelation 12:1-2 "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.".. Bishop Rudolph Graber [wrote]: "Thus in conclusion, we greet Mary as the great sign in the heavens which precedes the coming of her Son, because the mother always precedes the son. We greet her as the one who at Fatima wanted to bring peace to the world if we fulfilled the demands of her maternal heart.. Is the Woman of the Apocalypse Mary? Is Mary the great sign which accounces the end of the age by preceding the "sign of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:30)? Does this idea conform to the gospel?
"This last question is especially necessary in light of this statement by Catholic theologian Reverend Andre Richard,D.D.: ".. as a theologian, what impresses me about Fatima is its reaffirmation of the entire Gospel and its emphasis on the source of mortal evil: offenses against God.. How can any of us consider Fatima to be less than the presentation of that Apocalyptic message of the Lady dressed with the sun, and announcing the triumph over the dragon?" (Fatima Now! Soul, January-February 1976, p.20).. The orthodox interpretation of this sign in heaven is Israel who brought forth Christ.
"The Lady of Fatima spoke many times about her Immaculate Heart, and on one occasion "The Lord" himself appeared to Lucia the seer and told her, "I desire that devotion to the Immaculate Heart of My Mother be placed alongside devotion to My Own Sacred Heart." [Thus].. a linkage of Mary's Immaculate Heart with Jesus' Heart.. [Ed Tarkowsky, a former Catholic, is researching a possible link between the Toronto "fire" spawned by Rodney Howard Browne and the "burning love" of the Sacred Heart. He states: "These questions can be answered by reading the revelations to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a nun of the Order of the Visitation of Our Lady. According to the follower of the Two Hearts, "a New Era of Grace and Mercy in the history of the Church and the world" was opened by these revelations:
The First Apparition: December 27,1673 [she describes the event in her autobiography: "One day,.. I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament, when I felt myself wholly penetrated with that Divine Presence, but to such a degree that I lost all thought of myself.. and abandoned myself to this Divine Spirit, yielding up my heart to the power of His Love. He made me repose for a long time upon His Sacred Breast, where He disclosed to me the marvels of His Love and the inexplicable secrets of His Sacred Heart, which so far He had concealed from me.".. Rodney Howard-Browne, described his own initial infilling as, "I was literally beside my-self." ..
"Margaret Mary continues: "My Divine Heart so inflamed with love for men.. that, being unable any longer to contain within Itself the flames of Its burning Charity.. after this He asked me for my heart, which I begged Him to take. He did so and placed it in His own Adorable Heart where He showed it to me as a little atom which was being consumed in this great furnace, and withdrawing it thence as a burning flame in the form af a heart, He restored it to the place whence He had taken it saying to me: "See, My well-beloved, I give you a precious token of My love, having enclosed within your side a little spark of its glowing flames, that it may serve you for a heart and consume you to the last moment of your life.. I now give you that of the beloved disciple of My Sacred Heart.. After such a signal favor which lasted for a long time.. as it were, on fire and inebriated (with divine love) amd so completely out of myself, that I had to do myself violence in order to utter a single word.. the pain of the wound.. produces such heat within me that it burns and consumes me alive."
[Compare this with] Rodney Howard-Browne: "Suddenly the fire fell on me. It started on my head and went right down to my feet. His power burned in my body and stayed like that for three whole days. I thought I was going to die.. My whole body was on fire from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. Out of my belly began to flow a river of living water. I began to laugh uncontrollably and then I began to weep and then speak with other tongues. I was so intoxicated on the wine of the Holy Ghost that I was literally beside myself.. my life was radically canged from that day on.. (The Touch of God by Rodney Howard-Browne, RHBEA Publications, pp 73-74)
"There is little difference between these two manifestations.. Browne's [history is] Kenneth Hagin's RHEMA and St Margaret Mary's.. Catholic mysticism. [Both experienced inablity to speak] a classic Toronto experience. [Margaret Mary continues] the Sacred Heart was represented to me as a resplendent sun, the burning rays of which fell vertically upon my heart, which was inflamed with a fire so fervid that seemed as if it would reduce me to ashes.. Jesus Christ, my sweet Master, presented Himself to me.. His Five Wounds shining like so many suns.. Flames issued from every part of His Sacred Humanity, especially from His Adorable Breast, which resembled an open furnace and disclosed to me His most loving and most amiable Heart, which was the living source of these flames.. Pope John Paul II is looking for another "miracle" similar to the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, and he is expecting it to be seen as confirmation that the Catholic Church is the one true church.." (Ibid.,2-7)
To shed light on how the gap will be bridged to New Agers, the Christian version [of fire] is nothing less than the New Age version.. the result.. is the same: the inflaming of people in their spirit with spiritual fire.. The Ascension Research Center [headed by Elisabeth Claire Prophet] promotes research into the Ascension Flame.. The Cosmic Christ is the "Sun" .. also called the Word.. created with a core of fire,.. a "spark" of divinity.. with Jesus being the Model or Pattern.. showed complete transformation can be accomplished. Lord Maitreya, the New Age Christ.. demonstrates the Cosmic Consciousness.. Beloved Maitreya enfolded Jesus in His Cosmic Flame to assist Jesus in manifesting the Christ Consciousness..
Matreya = Love + Cosmic Flame + demonstration of Cosmic Conciousness (unity) in humanity.. The symbalism of the 5th (resurrection) and 6th (ascension) initiations are considered to be teaching tools by the spiritual hierarchy. Man can, they say, transform himself, and Jesus [a divine man] was the one who showed it can be done.. [New Agers claim the following about Matreya:] For 640 years, he has been in a Syrian body, and is now in Rome. In charge of Jews and Christians in both the East and the West, his present purpose is to raise the Christian churches up as one by destroying their rivalries, and if invited, to lead a newly united Church..
"Matreya is "the Father," the Cosmic Flame of Love who engulfed Jesus in the Ascension Flame in his 6th initiation.. The New Age Ascension Research Center says this in support of Marian Appearances: 'Mother Mary is still working to uplift mass consciousness and return the people to God.. Lord Maitreya: "Known as `Lord God' in Eden, Guru of twin flames" (Lord Maitreya, Ascension Research Center)
The two hearts.. have now evolved into what is called the "United Hearts" of "Holy Love." [Symbol is a small flaming heart within a large flaming heart]. There is.. [an uncanny similarity] between Jesus' and Mary's `United Hearts' engulfed in flames and the New Age god of "Twin Flames".. each of those flames is Father/Mother God of the New Age.. " (Alabama Discernment Ministries Spring 1997, p.1.-5)
Adjustments to be made to attain `global worship of all' will be minimal because of lack of knowledge. An understanding of the Bible cannot be attained from others. We have to read it ourselves (not only once, but daily) to become saturated with the Word, not with their fire. Lack of knowledge have blinded Christians from the truth of the Gospel. Obviously none of these descriptions are from the Gospel and represent another Jesus. These are spirits masqarading as ones sent from the fallen spirit realm of heaven, bent on deceiving the world into following Satan so that he may receive global worship.
It is Mystery Babylon, the unseen, unnoticed, power of the enemy which is uniting the nations through a vast net of teachings of religions and philosophies. All under the guise of providing love, peace, and prosperity, yet spiritually deadly. Revelation 17:5, "And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth."
Our protection is the following: Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness [Jesus], And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always.. " (Ephesians 6:10..18)
"In the political papacy there exists only temporary "different religions" destined one day to be absorbed into their empire. That is their fundamental creed and goal. North America is the Vatican's new Promised Land. The American bishops are a well-organized, well funded political force in America. They have a clear political agenda, theocracy. In order to accomplish their goals they have to get rid of constitutional democracy.. They have almost complete control of the media (freedom of speech). There is almost complete disappearance of all contradictory writings against the Church.. Guy Emery wrote, "No political event or circumstance can be evaluated without the knowledge of the Vatican's part in it. And no significant world situation exists in which the Vatican does not play an important explicit or implicit role." (Who is setting up the one world order?).. The lofty plan of political papacy is to re-establish the papal, rigidly- controlled order of the pre- Reformation Era. After all she is the only "True Church".
"Rome thinks it's her inalienable right to rule!.. The Holy See of Rome is working behind the scenes for union of church and state, to replace America's democratic way of life. She will always oppose the Protestant democratic system which is freedom of religion, speech, press and the right to assemble peaceably. The Vatican condemned as `barbaric', the Florida execution of Pedro Medina [recently].. The Vatican used this tragic event to refurbish their image and to dictate to America to "abolish capital punishment." (Bold Truth Press Inc., May 1997)
The reason the Pope is shedding the old fashioned robe is political. He wants to appeal to all humanity and has to at least seem worldy. Why we should be aware, is the following statement, "That They May All Be One". Statements like that came from our President's lips during the election campagn. If Theocracy is what the Pope is after, it is rooted in "Universal Brotherhood" which has a deep connection to the Masonic Lodge. We have a mixture of Gospel and Rosicrucian [masonic teachings], which God warned of. Sheep will drink polluted water, where other animals won't.
The Pope's stating that the theory of evolution is more than a hypothesis, is still causing indigestion, even in scientific circles. John Wiester, American Scientific Affiliation Science Education Commission Buellton, California wrote a letter to the magazine editor of First Things, June/July 1997. "While the Pope is correct in stating that "the theory of evolution is more than a hypothesis," the word "evolution" has so many different meanings that the Pope's statement can become a source of confusion and misunderstanding. Evolution is a fact when referring to minor variations in the colors of moths and the sizes of finch beaks (microevolution); [but] a theory when referring to the inference that all organisms have been linked in the past by common ancestors (common descent); and a grand metaphysical scheme when it claims that the entire living world is the product of blind atural forces. Unfortunately, the grand metaphysical meaning is the one being promoted under the guise of science in the biology classrom.
The National Association of Biology Teachers define evolution as "an unsupervised, impersonal, unpredictable, and natural process." The popular tenth-grade text Biology, by K.Miller and J.Levine (Prentice Hall, 1993), informs students that "evolution works without either plan or purpose," and that evolution "is random and undirected." Such statements are not justified on scientific grounds and illustrate that evolution is not taught as science, but Darwinian philosophy, whose purpose is to replace the otherwise obvious design of organisms. All theist and scientists should be united in correcting this abuse in the science classroom." (First Things, June / July 1997 p.2)
"Lest science continue to make fools of the "infallible" Church hierarchy, the Pope cautions Catholic theologians to check with scientists before interpreting Scripture. Yet Peter, whom Catholics say was the first pope, declared that Scripture is inspired of the Holy Spirit (2Pet1:21). Surely the Holy Spirit needs no help from scientists!.. Edward Dashbach, a Catholic priest, explains that to take the Bible literally would require admitting that the woman on the beast in Revelation 17 is the Roman Catholic Church! He writes, "The Church, then, does not accept.. the literal interpretation of the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis.. When creation-science advocates apply their fundamentalist tools to this final scriptural book [Revelation], the Church often becomes a target for vehement attack..
Vatican II declares, "Hence the Bible is free from error in what pertains to religious truth revealed for our salvation. It is not necessarily free from error in other matters (e.g., natural science)" [Emphasis in original]. This is no light matter. If the Genesis account of creation isn't reliable, then neither is the remainder of the Bible, which rests upon it; and Chist is proven not to be God but a mere man who foolishly took the story of Adam and Eve literally (Mt 19:4-5)." (The Berean Call, Dave Hunt, February 1997)
"A puzzling position taken by the Pope", wrote Tom McKenney. He believes "the Pope caved in to "intellectual respectability" (the academic version of political correctness). What a sad, disapointing surrender, especially at a time when even leading proponents of godless evolution are admitting publicly that they may have been wrong all along. Two such studies in recent years have concluded that the most sophisticated genetic research indicates that all mankind has descended from one woman. Yet Cardinal O'Connor, following the Pope's lead, told New York worshipers on November 24th that Adam and Eve may actually have been animals (not human).." (Words for Living Ministries, Tom C McKenney, Feb/Mar 1997)
"For the Pope, the search for Christian unity is a priority, the commitment irreversible. If, as the Holy Father states: "ecumenism is an organic part of the Church's life and work," then it ought to be an important part of the life and work of every bishop and responsible person in the Church - and indeed touch the life of every member of the Church... There can be no ecumenism worthy of the name without a change of heart... There is a need .. for communal conversion of a more radical following of the Gospel if we are to rid ourselves and our communities of "the burden of long-standing misgivings inherited from the past, and of mutual misunderstandings and prejudices.. no Christian community remains free to exempt itself from this call to renewal, conversion, and reform." (Documentation, That They May All Be One: by Edward Idris Cassidy, President of the Pontifical Council Promoting Christian Unity, First Things, January 1997,p.34)
The Pope is calling for a radical change of heart and a break with the past.
"The Second Vatican Council Decree on Ecumenism, which Pope John Paul II quotes in Ut Unum Sint, describes the value of such cooperation: " Cooperation among all Christians vividly expresses that bond which already unites them, and it sets in clearer relief the features of Christ the Servant." (Ibid.,p.35) We have had a radical change of heart from studying the Gospel ourselves, which the Pope does not recommend. We cannot think of Jesus Christ as anyone but God, Master or Lord, rather than servant. Jesus is Servant of God the Father. The bond uniting Christians should be the unadulterated Word of God, Jesus Christ, not the Jesus of the world religion who varies from denomination to denomination which includes 5000 cults. The Pope courts all religions in the hope of gathering all to the Catholic Eucharist at some point.
The fact that there is much planning going for the year 2000 was written up in the Rocky Mountain News 12.30.1996 ".. cultural, commercial and spiritual extravaganzas will light up the globe.. Even the Vatican has bowed to emotion over mathematics, declaring 2000 a Jubilee Year - the church's 27th since the first in 1300 - and planning a yearlong celebration expected to attract 20 million pilgrims to Rome. "There's no dispute that the new millennium actually begins in the year 2001," acknowledges Edward McNally, co-chairman of the Washington-based Millennium Society."
Providing hope of overcoming doctrinal differences, the Pope insists reform is necessary. The first step is to all come to know each other as we really are; to know the faith of each other as it really is; and together seek to delve more deeply into the doctrine with that "love for the truth [which] is the deepest dimension of any authentic quest for full communion between Christians." (Ibid.,p.35) Which doctrine is the Pope's representative talking about? He carefully leaves the statement general enough to keep it open. We delved into many doctrines with a fervent love of truth and found ourselves in a sea of satanically inspired doctrines, which culminated in deep sorrow and repentance of following worldly advice.
"Among the foremost exponents of the new vision is Dr. Konrad Raiser, secretary- general of the World Council of Churches.. [he] paid an official visit to the Vatican, together with several highly placed officials of the WCC.. In the words of Dr. Raiser, "It will therefore, be necessary to develop a much more dynamic understanding of unity, unity as a process rather than as a structured unity with a definitive doctrinal formulation." (Ibid.,p.36) In other words, let's do away with absolutes and go to the grey area of a process without goals? Who knows where it lands: in the arms of the Antichrist? The Gospel is not a process. Jesus said: "It is finished" and underlined it in His own blood. We either accept or reject the truth. There is only one truth which cannot be disputed. All else leads to hell. It is based on a decision by the leadership of various denominations to accept or reject "THE WORD" as it stands and teach it. That decision would lead to unity of all Christians in the physical. They are already in unity with the head of the Church, Jesus Christ.
The dangers of this kind of thinking leads to issues such as the Episcopalians, who "are "excited to announce" a national conference that is titled, "Beyond Inclusion: Celebrating Gay and Lesbian Commitments and Ministries Within the Episcopal Church.".. The Rev. Michael Battle of the University of the South will address the group "from the perspective of Desmond Tutu's theology," demonstrating that "heterosexual Christians NEED the full participation of homosexual unions in order to be a person in ubuntu sense of the word." If you're uncertain about whether you are an ubuntu person, this may be just the conference for you." William Countryman of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific will present a paper showing "that it is perfectly possible to read the Bible in ways that don't condemn homosexuality," which one might think has been amply demonstrated by now." (Public Square, First Things, March 1997, p.69)
Imagine being a truly born again Christian which requiresthe indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Coming from that position, could we even so much as contemplate such blasphemy? We cannot accept the concept of ecumenism, and object to that sort of process. Episcopalians, along with Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses and many, many others who reject the pure Word of God, count themselves to be Christians.
"A drive by American Roman Catholics for gender-neutral Scripture readings got a boost when the Vatican said that a working group would give their readings a final review. Four years ago, the American bishops conference prepared a revised English edition of Mass readings from the Bible containing "inclusive" language and has been seeking Vatican approval for it. The revision substitutes "men and women" or "the human race" for "man" or "men," for example.. Parts of the Bible revision already contain gender-neutral language.. (The Kansas City Star, 12/15/96,p.A-6/ Midnight Call, March 1997, pp.23/24)
"Bishop Seeks Unity Among Church Denominations To Do The Job." (Midnight Call, April 1997, p.29) Christians can thrive in their mission of spreading Christ's word only if they band together across denominational lines, Presiding Bishop H. George Anderson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America said during a visit to Columbia. "The task of addressing society today is so vast, no one denomination can do it," said Anderson, who supports proposals to establish "full communion" between the 5.2 million member ELCA and the Episcopal Church and between ELCA and the Presbytarian Church USA, Reformed Church in America and United Church of Christ. Under full communion, churches would withdraw historic condemnations, share sacraments and exchange ministers." (The State, 2/15/97,B-3) "No one can deny that unity is necessary on all levels of society, including the church. However, unity between the denominations by erasing existing differences of interpreting some Scripture, is strictly an organizational unity based on compromise by each denomination.
Such unity has absolutely no relationship to the Church of Jesus Christ. We are perfectly one in Him who is the head of the church, without additional organizational unity. Biblically speaking, there is only one direction towards unity and that is Christ, "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all" (Colossians 3:11). The same confirmed in Galations 3:28.. The horizontal unity, which is achieved organizationally, has no relationship to that unity and ultimately will lead to the one world church." (Midnight Call, Arnold Froese, April 1997,p.29 )
We have already arrived at the official birthdate and place, according to the information which follows, of the one world church. All the Antichrist has to do when the time comes is to step into the world leadership position and the False Prophet will make the world church bow to him.
Where can we get some factual confirmation? In `Letters to the Editor' of Midnight Call, April 1997 p.42, we find information about that. The writer of the letter writes: ".. I feel compelled to write and share with you something that has been a powerful tool in convincing both Christian and non-Christians alike, about who is in charge of this worldly kingdom that we are surrounded by.
"Christians have shown me that the American $1 bill has had printed on it, since 1933 [the year Hitler came into power], a great seal with the words, "Novus Ordo Seclorum" - New World Order. This is Latin language and the seal also has Roman numerals on the pyramid. I found out in the last few weeks that the traditional mass of the Roman Catholic institution was replaced by "the Novus Ordo.. by order of Pope Paul VI, on March 26, 1970" see Keys of this Blood by Malachi Martin - pages 667 - 670. Page 667 continues that the Novus Ordo has spread by decree all through the Roman Catholic institution.
"On the occult religious level, Novus Ordo Seclorum means New World Mass!! Novus Ordo = New Mass.
"When the New World Order is powerful enough to put its insignia on the American money for over 60 years, then it is clearly in charge of all the money markets of the world. When the Novus Ordo or New Mass is declared by the pope, then the one in charge of all the money is the pope - Antichrist, devil, Satan. We know from Luke 4:5 - 8 what Jesus said. When Satan offered Him the world, He said: "Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." (Luke 4).. (-R. Lazerte, Canada)
".. The NWO is as old the Roman Empire.. [It] will be the most successful gentile power structure this planet has ever known. Peace, prosperity, and security will be so overwhelmingly real that the people of the world will gladly subject themselves not only to the political and military leadership of the Antichrist, but they will also accept the new unified religion. In unison, the world will worship the image of the beast.." (Midnight Call, Editor Arno Froese)
"Very significant also is the fact that the Lutheran-Roman Catholic International Theological Dialogue Commission has, in the present phase of its discussions, given itself the title Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity... [Another] major development at the national level in recent years has been the entry of the Catholic Church to full membership in fifty National Councils of Churches and to several Regional Councils." (Ibid.,p.37) What is wrong with that? It's obvious that the Pope is picking off organizations like apples from a tree. Mormons are now advertising on CNN TV a free gift of the KJV Holy Bible instead of the Book of Mormon, indicating they want to get on the bandwagon. Within their own ranks they claim that the Bible is misinterpreted? The majority of their quotes are from the Book of Mormon and their Doctrine and Covenants. Who is next?
The March 1997 the Ecumenical News International, the World Council's of Churches' paper, revealed and explained a serious crisis within itself. The World Council of Churches, established in 1948, initiated and led the ecumenical movement. The WCC stands for what they term "pluralism," or many different views and gospels - even including those who have rejected it all. They announced "major structural changes." "It dismissed its Presidents and proposed that it will be part of an "ecumenical forum" with which the Pope will cooperate. The WCC will diminish in size and simply be one of the numerous organizations which are cooperating and looking forward to the formation of the one-world religion." (Ibid.,p.6.)
The WCC's General Secretary, Konrad Raiser, has come forward with the proposal to include main Christian families of churches [very general term], Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal, and call them together, resolve their differences and take communion together. It will finally enable all to receive the "[Catholic] Eucharist". A World Council would no longer be needed." (Today, the Bible & You, p.6)
It was also announced that the One-World Church and One-World religion will be established in San Francisco on the 15th of June 1997 and will become a spiritual guide to the United Nations. "In what is a surprising development to many ecumenists, representatives of these traditions are beginning to recognize the number of concerns they have in common, among them strengthening the family, the welfare of children, the sanctity of life, the place of religious values in society, and -most importantly- evangelization." If they are already all Christians, who is evangelizing whom with what message?
The concerns they have in common brings up an interesting point relating to the LDS Church wanting to participate. LDS Apostles, President Boyd Packer and Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve, visited with General Colin Powell in his office in Washington D.C. and learned that he was familiar with the Book of Mormon. General Powell is currently general chairman of "The President's Summit For America's Future," a conference held in Philadelphia April 27-29, 1997. "He said his objective for the conference is "to have a responsible adult in the life of every child.. Gen. Powell underscored the importance of family and religion in the life of children.." (LDS Church News, 2.8.1997) There is a move by Social Services to bring a social worker into homes to supervise child rearing.
And that wasn't all. On March 19-22, 1997, LDS appointed official delegates to attend by invitation the World Congress of Families in Prague, the Czech Republic. Elder Dallin Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve told the LDS Church News editor. One of his points from LDS agenda was to "Develop and issue "A Declaration from the Families of the Nations to the Governments of the Globe," laying out the proper relationship between the family and the state." (Ibid., 2.15.1997) A few days later a flyer announcing an event 2.23.97 was delivered to our door accidentally (??). It was a personal invitation by the LDS Church in Denver to attend a special presentation on Families by Apostle Dallin H. Oaks from Salt Lake City. What better subject for the meeting of minds creating a "forum for unity" promoted by the Pope between church and state.
The Apostle Paul writes about the "mystery of iniquity" in 2 Thessalonians 2:7..10: "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.. because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved."
Evangelist, Dr. Billy Graham recently recommended to the President that he, the President, should become a minister of the Gospel when he leaves office, that he would be good at it. Some 800 million dollars of God's money went into the election last fall. The trend continues for the ecumenical church to become a social organization to change the world and its problems to a paradisical existence. Is that possible? God tried to do that with the Jews in the Old Testament and it didn't work. Are they advocating they are greater than God?
Coming from a Christian's point of view, "the severe and insurmountable difference we have with Rome is in the interpretation of the data. This is where the frustration level reaches its zenith when witnessing to a Roman Catholic or debating one of their representatives. Rome finds in the words of Jesus a performance-based salvation. We [Christians] find in the words of Jesus the impossibility of a performance-based salvation... The question that separates us [Christians] from the Roman Catholic religion is simply, "How?" How is one set free? How is one delivered? How is one made a child of God? How is one reconciled and justified? How is one saved?.. (Theo~Logical, 3rd/4th Quarter 1996)
Is it a wonder that the odds for Catholics are slim. Former Catholic Bill Schnoebelen in his newsletter: The Liberator Jan/Feb. 1997 states: "Of the untold millions of Catholics who pass into eternity, only the tiniest percentage are ever declared to be "canonized." Usually only about a half-dozen a year are even considered for this process.. That means that for the rest of the departed, they (or more importantly, their loved ones) are subjected to the doctrine of Purgatory. Purgatory teaches that those people who were not perfectly free of sin at death (i.e., virtually everyone) must go through a kind of hell, except that it is not eternal. They suffer in flames and torment for a time until their sins and the "temporal punishment due to sin" are burned away.
Then, finally, they are allowed to enter heaven. However, no one seems to know when they are finally released.. it is entirely possible for this process to go on for years. There are instances where deceased loved ones are still being "prayed" out of Purgatory nearly thirty years after their death.. the ultimate tragedy here is that Purgatory IS a "pretense." It doesn't exist. There is not one scintilla of evidence in the Bible for it. Even The Catechism of the Catholic Church can only lamely cite 1 Cor. 3:15 (which talks about a person's "works" being burned) and 1 Peter 1:7 (which talks about a "trial of your faith" -nothing at all about the afterlife. One does not need faith once one is dead [1Cor.13:12]).. What you WILL find [in Scripture] is a profound and simple equation. Belief in Jesus equals instant access to heaven upon death (Acts 16:31, 1John 5:13) Paul says that "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." - 2Cor.5:8. Nothing about Purgatory. Paul says we are saved by grace through faith without works (Eph.2:8-9).."
"Faith given by God is not intellectual assent. It is a full confidence in the finished work of God for salvation accompanied by a true desire to please God. The miracle of regeneration is that it produces faith in man that desires to obey after having clutched onto the righteousness of Christ alone as his only hope for deliverance. (Titus 2:14) (Theo~Logical, 3rd/4th Quarter 1996)
General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches stated, "The utlimate goal of such a council [universal council], is a common confession of faith and the celebration of the Eucharist together." (Today, The Bible & You, Nov.1996, p.3) And that brings us to the Virgin Mary whom the pope calls "Redemptoris Mater."
"Mary.. [has] a new title, "the Star of Evangelization".. to stir up the missionary energy of our laity. The meeting was "concluded by [the Pope's] entrusting to Mary, Queen of the Apostles and Star of Evangelization, this Roman mission." (Vatican Information Service, February 22,1996/ Alabama Discernment Ministries, Jubilee 2000,p.1) "May Mary, the mother of Jesus, intercede for us, asking God to bless us all as we journey with faith, hope and love towards the Year 2000 (Letter to the Archdiocese of Singapore (25 February 1996) concerning the Jubilee Year 2000).. The Church must model herself after Mary in "faith, hope and charity", so that the journey to the celebration of Jesus' 2000th birthday will be as "a new Advent.".. The goal of this evangelistic fervor is that God's Spirit would empower the Church "to build a new world with all people of good will," a new civilization of peace and justice." (Alabama Discernment Ministries, Jubilee 2000, p.2)
"Many of the Catholic tradition see the woman as Mary in the Bible verses of Revelation 12:1-2 "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.".. Bishop Rudolph Graber [wrote]: "Thus in conclusion, we greet Mary as the great sign in the heavens which precedes the coming of her Son, because the mother always precedes the son. We greet her as the one who at Fatima wanted to bring peace to the world if we fulfilled the demands of her maternal heart.. Is the Woman of the Apocalypse Mary? Is Mary the great sign which accounces the end of the age by preceding the "sign of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:30)? Does this idea conform to the gospel?
"This last question is especially necessary in light of this statement by Catholic theologian Reverend Andre Richard,D.D.: ".. as a theologian, what impresses me about Fatima is its reaffirmation of the entire Gospel and its emphasis on the source of mortal evil: offenses against God.. How can any of us consider Fatima to be less than the presentation of that Apocalyptic message of the Lady dressed with the sun, and announcing the triumph over the dragon?" (Fatima Now! Soul, January-February 1976, p.20).. The orthodox interpretation of this sign in heaven is Israel who brought forth Christ.
"The Lady of Fatima spoke many times about her Immaculate Heart, and on one occasion "The Lord" himself appeared to Lucia the seer and told her, "I desire that devotion to the Immaculate Heart of My Mother be placed alongside devotion to My Own Sacred Heart." [Thus].. a linkage of Mary's Immaculate Heart with Jesus' Heart.. [Ed Tarkowsky, a former Catholic, is researching a possible link between the Toronto "fire" spawned by Rodney Howard Browne and the "burning love" of the Sacred Heart. He states: "These questions can be answered by reading the revelations to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a nun of the Order of the Visitation of Our Lady. According to the follower of the Two Hearts, "a New Era of Grace and Mercy in the history of the Church and the world" was opened by these revelations:
The First Apparition: December 27,1673 [she describes the event in her autobiography: "One day,.. I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament, when I felt myself wholly penetrated with that Divine Presence, but to such a degree that I lost all thought of myself.. and abandoned myself to this Divine Spirit, yielding up my heart to the power of His Love. He made me repose for a long time upon His Sacred Breast, where He disclosed to me the marvels of His Love and the inexplicable secrets of His Sacred Heart, which so far He had concealed from me.".. Rodney Howard-Browne, described his own initial infilling as, "I was literally beside my-self." ..
"Margaret Mary continues: "My Divine Heart so inflamed with love for men.. that, being unable any longer to contain within Itself the flames of Its burning Charity.. after this He asked me for my heart, which I begged Him to take. He did so and placed it in His own Adorable Heart where He showed it to me as a little atom which was being consumed in this great furnace, and withdrawing it thence as a burning flame in the form af a heart, He restored it to the place whence He had taken it saying to me: "See, My well-beloved, I give you a precious token of My love, having enclosed within your side a little spark of its glowing flames, that it may serve you for a heart and consume you to the last moment of your life.. I now give you that of the beloved disciple of My Sacred Heart.. After such a signal favor which lasted for a long time.. as it were, on fire and inebriated (with divine love) amd so completely out of myself, that I had to do myself violence in order to utter a single word.. the pain of the wound.. produces such heat within me that it burns and consumes me alive."
[Compare this with] Rodney Howard-Browne: "Suddenly the fire fell on me. It started on my head and went right down to my feet. His power burned in my body and stayed like that for three whole days. I thought I was going to die.. My whole body was on fire from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. Out of my belly began to flow a river of living water. I began to laugh uncontrollably and then I began to weep and then speak with other tongues. I was so intoxicated on the wine of the Holy Ghost that I was literally beside myself.. my life was radically canged from that day on.. (The Touch of God by Rodney Howard-Browne, RHBEA Publications, pp 73-74)
"There is little difference between these two manifestations.. Browne's [history is] Kenneth Hagin's RHEMA and St Margaret Mary's.. Catholic mysticism. [Both experienced inablity to speak] a classic Toronto experience. [Margaret Mary continues] the Sacred Heart was represented to me as a resplendent sun, the burning rays of which fell vertically upon my heart, which was inflamed with a fire so fervid that seemed as if it would reduce me to ashes.. Jesus Christ, my sweet Master, presented Himself to me.. His Five Wounds shining like so many suns.. Flames issued from every part of His Sacred Humanity, especially from His Adorable Breast, which resembled an open furnace and disclosed to me His most loving and most amiable Heart, which was the living source of these flames.. Pope John Paul II is looking for another "miracle" similar to the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, and he is expecting it to be seen as confirmation that the Catholic Church is the one true church.." (Ibid.,2-7)
To shed light on how the gap will be bridged to New Agers, the Christian version [of fire] is nothing less than the New Age version.. the result.. is the same: the inflaming of people in their spirit with spiritual fire.. The Ascension Research Center [headed by Elisabeth Claire Prophet] promotes research into the Ascension Flame.. The Cosmic Christ is the "Sun" .. also called the Word.. created with a core of fire,.. a "spark" of divinity.. with Jesus being the Model or Pattern.. showed complete transformation can be accomplished. Lord Maitreya, the New Age Christ.. demonstrates the Cosmic Consciousness.. Beloved Maitreya enfolded Jesus in His Cosmic Flame to assist Jesus in manifesting the Christ Consciousness..
Matreya = Love + Cosmic Flame + demonstration of Cosmic Conciousness (unity) in humanity.. The symbalism of the 5th (resurrection) and 6th (ascension) initiations are considered to be teaching tools by the spiritual hierarchy. Man can, they say, transform himself, and Jesus [a divine man] was the one who showed it can be done.. [New Agers claim the following about Matreya:] For 640 years, he has been in a Syrian body, and is now in Rome. In charge of Jews and Christians in both the East and the West, his present purpose is to raise the Christian churches up as one by destroying their rivalries, and if invited, to lead a newly united Church..
"Matreya is "the Father," the Cosmic Flame of Love who engulfed Jesus in the Ascension Flame in his 6th initiation.. The New Age Ascension Research Center says this in support of Marian Appearances: 'Mother Mary is still working to uplift mass consciousness and return the people to God.. Lord Maitreya: "Known as `Lord God' in Eden, Guru of twin flames" (Lord Maitreya, Ascension Research Center)
The two hearts.. have now evolved into what is called the "United Hearts" of "Holy Love." [Symbol is a small flaming heart within a large flaming heart]. There is.. [an uncanny similarity] between Jesus' and Mary's `United Hearts' engulfed in flames and the New Age god of "Twin Flames".. each of those flames is Father/Mother God of the New Age.. " (Alabama Discernment Ministries Spring 1997, p.1.-5)
Adjustments to be made to attain `global worship of all' will be minimal because of lack of knowledge. An understanding of the Bible cannot be attained from others. We have to read it ourselves (not only once, but daily) to become saturated with the Word, not with their fire. Lack of knowledge have blinded Christians from the truth of the Gospel. Obviously none of these descriptions are from the Gospel and represent another Jesus. These are spirits masqarading as ones sent from the fallen spirit realm of heaven, bent on deceiving the world into following Satan so that he may receive global worship.
It is Mystery Babylon, the unseen, unnoticed, power of the enemy which is uniting the nations through a vast net of teachings of religions and philosophies. All under the guise of providing love, peace, and prosperity, yet spiritually deadly. Revelation 17:5, "And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth."
Our protection is the following: Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness [Jesus], And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always.. " (Ephesians 6:10..18)