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It is absolutely imperative to understand who this Great Whore is. Then one can clearly understand that the Catholic Church is in no way part of true Christianity and can understand why God hates it so much that He is going to destroy it before He returns to the Earth and why all of heaven shouts in jubilant joy, Hallelujah, at the destruction of this religious and political organization. Anything that important to all of Heaven, should be of importance and interest to us on earth! This is a short group of clues from Revelation 17 that point to the identity of the Great Whore and prove who it is referring to, all from the scripture without any outside details. I include data on books written on this subject for those who may be interested in more information and external ‘proofs’ of the conclusion of this paper.

Revelation 18:20 “Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.” What has this whore done to the ‘saints’ of God for which God says he is going to avenge them on her? Could it be her persecution of the true believers and perversion of the truth that deceived the masses? Revelation 19:1-6 “And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”
I. The Great Whore

Revelation 17:1 “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:” ‘The Great Whore’ is a worldwide religious organization that has been spiritually corrupted and is committing spiritual fornication and adultery that affects many nations and religions of the world. One of the greatest influences on the Protestant religions of the world, which has caused them stop trying to convert Catholics and instead see them as ‘brothers in Christ’ is the Ecumenical movement started by the Catholic Church for the purpose of bringing the straying protestants back into the Catholic fold. In the Ecumenical movement, all roads lead to Rome. I have a series on the Ecumenical Movement that gives more detail, from its beginnings to today, “Babylon The Great.” Also a three part series which includes: “Unity at What Cost”, “Another Jesus”, and “Lord-Lord”.

Nahum 3:4-5 “Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.” Another well know fact of the Catholic Church is that when she has sent missionaries to other countries to convert their peoples to Catholicism, they have allowed them to keep their own religious idolatries and practices and just ‘add’ to that their new religion of Catholicism. So we see many ‘Catholics” who are also sooth-sayers, fortune tellers, tarot card readers, mediums, astrologers, crystal ball readers, palm readers, and every other occultist practice. They will tell you that they are Christians (Catholics) and that they got their ‘gift’ from God. One very well known such person was Jean Dixon. In her book she told how she got the ‘gift of prophecy’ to see into the future. A snake crawled up into her bed one night and spoke to her and gave her the gift. After a great reaction of Christians to that, the text was changed to take out that part and reprinted. I have read the original copy back in the early 80’s. Some of these ‘Catholics’ with pagan worship backgrounds in Florida even kill animals and drink their blood. They have gotten that practice recognized and protected as religious freedom. And the Pope has never spoken out against occult practices of these heathen.

Some good reading that deals with Roman harlotries and compromises with heathen practices and shows in detail its beginnings are:

“50 Years in the “Church” of Rome” by Father Charles Chiniquy, first printed 1886. From the back cover: “His Church? … or his Bible? Which would he obey? Here is the beautiful, moving story of a priest who could not remain Roman Catholic. You’ll laugh and cry with Chiniquy, and find your own heart moved with deepened desire to obey Christ, and Him alone. As a child, Chiniquy memorized scriptures at his mother’s knee and developed a deep love for God. Becoming a priest, he wanted desperately to place full trust in his “church”, but was hit by waves of doubt as his “church” claimed adherence to the Gospel, yet violated it at every turn. His jealous superiors falsely accused him, but Abraham Lincoln, a young lawyer from Illinois, defended him and saved his reputation. Chiniquy proves that it was the Jesuits who later killed Lincoln, and explains why. Finally, his bishop demanded that he give up his precious Bible, and pledge blind obedience to the “church.” After a dark night of struggle, he emerged gloriously saved, and led almost the entire Catholic population of St. Anne, Illinois to trust in Christ alone. Here is the finest work ever written to show, from the inside, what Catholicism really is. You will feel Chiniquay’s broken heart for Catholics, even as he clearly refutes Catholicism’s errors.”

“The Two Babylons” by Alexander Hislop, First published 1853. The author demonstrates that almost all of the practices of the Roman Cult have been brought over from paganism. The veneration (same thing as worship) of the Virgin Mary is really the worship of Venus, Astarte, and that it comes from Babylon. Image worship is increasing in Roman Catholic churches. If you doubt this, find out why it is that a statue of the Virgin of La Salette is considered more favorable than the statue of the Virgin of Lourdes, or vice versa: why the Virgin in Algiers Cathedral is a Negress; and why the Jesuits push for the proclamation of the error that there is one mediator between Christ and man, and that that is Mary, mediatrix. The book will prove that Rome is in very deed the Babylon of the Apocalypse; that the essential character of her system, the grand objects of her worship, her festivals, her doctrine and discipline, her rites and ceremonies, her priesthood and their orders, have all been derived from ancient Babylon; and properly the lineal representative of Belshazzar. This volume offers proof for every statement, including more than 260 original sources of facts, citing title and place and date of publicatiin of each. Illustrated with 61 woodcuts from Nineveh, Babylon, Egypt, Pompeii, and other ancient lands.
II. Sitteth on many waters

Revelation 17:1 She ‘Sitteth on many waters.’ The sea in scripture is always symbolic of the sea of people, the peoples of the earth. This is shown in Verse:15 “And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.” So she has great worldwide influence. How many religious organizations can this refer too?

Jeremiah chapters 50 & 51 also speak of the judgment of Babylon the Great. Jeremiah 51:13 speaks of the many waters as well as the wealth of this religious system (which we see later in verse 4 of Revelation 17). “O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.” Rome is full of treasures and all forms of wealth and covetousness. Revelation 17:18 “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”
III. With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication

Revelation 17:2 “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 fornication.” What worldwide religious organization has had power and influence over kings and presidents? What worldwide religious organization can make recommendations and have nations accept them? What worldwide religious organization has it’s own ambassadors send to other countries and is itself considered as a nation or country in this respect. President Regan set up diplomatic relations between the USA and the Vatican State. Now with a papal nuncio in Washington and an American ambassador in the Vatican, the U.S. is caught up in the global Catholic diplomatic network. With that Catholicism was recognized as the most privileged religion in the USA. Since then the Catholic Church has become the largest and fastest growing church in the US. The U.S. has become the willing vassal of a conquering church at home and the mighty lay instrument of a religious political power abroad. The dangerous promotion of the Cold War and the Vietnam disaster resulted from their past partnership. The pope is also the only religious leader in the world that has such a political organization and his own State and the only religious leader in the world with access to speak to the United Nations where the Vatican State is an observer nation. ONLY the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH meets these criteria.

Revelation 14:8 “And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” Revelation 18:9-10, 23 “And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. … And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.” Another clue concerning the identity of this spiritual whore! Not many churches light candles as a part of their prayer rituals and certainly not true believers. This is something the pagans do and pagan religions, but also the Roman Catholic church.

A good book that deals with the political power of the Vatican is: “The Vatican Moscow Washington Alliance” by Avro Manhattan, published 1986. The back cover says: “The Vatican plays a vital part in history and world politics, as well as Biblical prophecy. God reveals her true identity in chapters 17 and 18 of the book of Revelation. All true Christians should carefully watch her activities. The Vatican is currently playing along with both Russia and the United States. Historically, she has always gone with the winner, and always leaves an escape hatch for herself. The great prize for the Vatican is the U.S. She is closing in by preaching a Marxist gospel in Latin America and Mexico, and using immigration to flood this nation with Catholic adherents. But for Christians, this is actually a spiritual problem. We must be aware of the behind-the-scenes activity, but our response must be to win the Roman Catholics to Christ… Avro Manhattan… is one of he world-renowned authorities on Raman Catholic activities…”

Some other Books that deal with the Vatican and world politics are: (1) The Vatican in World Politics, (2) Catholic Power Today, (3) Spain and the Vatican, (4) Religion in Russia, (5) The Dollar and the Vatican, (6) The Vatican and the USA, (7) Vatican Imperialism in the 20th Century, (8) Terror Over Yugoslavia, (9) Terror Over Europe, (10) The Vatican in Asia, (11) Religious Terror in Ireland, (12) Latin America and the Vatican, (13) Vietnam: Why Did We Go? and others. The Vatican’s dealings in world politics are well documented in History, both past and current.
IV. I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast

Revelation 17:3 “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.” Seven heads and ten horns.” “I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast” This woman or worldwide religious order and the beast or antichrist become partners for world dominion. How do we know that she is in partnership with the antichrist? Simply because she is riding on the beast, which represents the antichrist. A wild beast simply will not let you on it’s back unless it wants you there. Let’s look at Revelation 17:7-8 “And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.” The only problem for Rome is that the beast she sits on privately despises her. It is a ‘marriage of convenience’. Let us look at a few facets of this religious/political machine. Revelation 17:16-17 “And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.” When the beast, who despises the woman, sees that this whore he has allowed to ride upon his back is no longer useful to him, he will then destroy her.

1) The most dangerous of men are those who appear very religious, especially when they are organized and in a position of authority. They have the deep respect of the people who are ignorant of their ungodly push for power and money from behind the scenes. These religious men, who pretend to love God, will resort to murder, incite revolution and wars if necessary to help their cause. They are crafty, intelligent, smooth religious politicians who live in a shadowy world of secrets, intrigue, and phone holiness. The leaders of the Catholic Church through the ages have been no different than the Scribes, Pharisees and Sadducees at the time of Christ. This same evil spirit directed the Roman emperors to issue the ten murderous decrees to persecute the early Christian church.

The “Early Fathers” observed most of the ancient Babylonian system plus Jewish theology and Greek philosophy. They all perverted most of the teachings of Christ and His apostles. They paved the way for the Roman Catholic machine that was to come into existence. Piously, they attacked, perverted, added to and took away from the Bible. This religious anti-Christ spirit working through them is seen again when Ignatius de Loyola created the Jesuits to secretly accomplish two major goals for the Roman Catholic Institution: 1) universal political power, and 2) a universal church, in fulfillment of the prophecies of Revelation 6, 13, 17 and 18.

By the time Ignatius de Loyola arrived on the scene, the Protestant Reformation had seriously damaged the Roman Catholic system. Ignatius de Loyola came to the conclusion that the only way his “church” could survive was by enforcing the canons and doctrines on the temporal power of the pope and the Roman Catholic Institution; not by just destroying the physical life of the people alone as the Dominican priests were doing through the Inquisition, but by infiltration and penetration into every sector of life. Protestantism must be conquered and used for the benefit of the popes. That was Ihnatius de Loyola’s personal proposal, among others, to Pope Paul III. Jesuits immediately went to work secretly infiltrating ALL the Protestant groups including their families, places of work, hospitals, schools, colleges, etc. Today, the Jesuits have almost completed that mission. We have seen how Billy Graham became the greatest assistant to the pope and the Ecumenical movement and served the Catholic Church while claiming to be a Baptist. He held meetings with the Pope and they spoke together, he spoke at a Catholic College and received an honorary degree from that college. He held crusades and gave the cards signed by those with Catholic backgrounds to the local Catholics and even trained them in advance of his crusade on what to do and how to follow-up on those that came forward. He claimed to agree with the doctrines of the pope and praised him as a great man of God and great evangelist for the gospel. All the details of these things and more are in the study on Babylon the Great.

The Bible puts the power of a local church into the hands of a Godly pastor. But the cunning Jesuits successfully managed over the years to remove that power into the hands of denomination headquarters, and have now pushed almost all of the Protestant denominations into the arms of the Vatican. This is exactly what Ignatius de Loyola set out to accomplish: a universal church and the end of Protestantism.

There is a parallel between the religious and political sectors of the Catholic machine. The penetration and infiltration of the Jesuits into the governments and nations of the world to manipulate the course of history by setting up dictatorships, and weakening democracies such as the USA, by paving the way for social, political, moral, military, educational and religious anarchy.

2) We know that the Catholic Church desires world dominion from its long history. Look at its efforts to control all the kings of the world in the Middle Ages and efforts to use them to stop the reformation and the Crusades. The Catholic Church has always preferred dictatorships to democracies. It has always made alliances with dictators, none more infamous than Hitler who was under a special concordant of the Catholic Church. They tried to stamp out the reformation by killing all who opposed the Pope and his power and authority, burning at the stake great men who stood for the faith and through Hitler they tried to stamp out the Jews. Some of the stories of these men can be read about in Fox’s Book of Martyrs. Also there are numerous books on the great men of the Reformation, their lives and how they were persecuted and martyred by the Catholic Church, too numerous to attempt to mention.

Exaggerated nationalism, fascism and communism, as well as political and religious fanaticism, paved the way for the Second World War, thus bringing society down to a lower level of moral civilization, characterized by an incredible intolerance which was thought to have vanished with the Middle Ages. It is no secret of what the Catholic Church did during the Middle Ages and how they controlled and rules the world.

In the satellite state of Croatia under the government of Croatian fascists, known as the Ustashi, supported by the Axis powers, as well as by the Croatian Catholic hierarchy, with the knowledge of the Vatican. In order to justify his policy of extermination, the Sultan Abdual Hamid, was known to say: “The way to get rid of the Armenian question is to get rid of the Armenians.” This same maxim was adopted by the Croatian nationalists and clericals concerning the Serbian question in Croatia. According to the statues of the Ustashi organization, “the name Ustashi was to be given to those who, in pre-war Yugoslavia, swore that by the destruction of the Yugoslav State he (they) helped in the extermination of Serbianism and the Orthodox Church.” (Nova Hrvatska, May, 4, 1941.)

It was with reason that the Serbian Orthodox Bishop, Dr. Nikolaj Velimirovic, so well known to the Anglo-Saxon world, compared what happened in Croatia, on such a large scale, with the darkest days of the Middle Ages. In an article published in 1954 by the ecclesiastical review Svecanik, the Bishop wrote: “The Spanish Inquisition is noted for its atrocities. The head inquisitor, named by the Pope, was the Dominican Monk Thomas de Torquemada, who is remembered with such sinister bitterness. During the eighteen year period of his mandate, 10,220 persons were burned at the stake while 114,401 (according to the historian Motley) perished from hunger and torture in their prisons, which meant 125,000 people within a poeriod of eighteen years. This record is frightful enough, but the inquisition of the Serbian Orthodox was much more terrible, for 750,000 Serbs were killed in just four years.”

It would be difficult to find a parallel of such ferocious persecution in all history. Even the Duke of Albe, that sinister representative of the Spanish King (Philippe II), to the Low Countries, seemed quite moderate in comparison, having tortured and killed some 18,000 Protestants within six years. In France, the massacre of St Bartholomew on August 24, 1572, so justifiably stigmatized by the historians, resulted in only 100,000 victims.

It is difficult for the world to believe that a whole people cold be doomed to extermination by by a government and a religious hierarchy of the twentieth century, just because it happened to belong to another ethical and racial group and which had inherited the Christianity of Byzantium rather than that of Rome.

The persecution of Jews in Germany under Hitler was no different. To him, the Jews could never be assimilated and therefore had to die and be eradicated and so 6 million Jews died at his hands.

3) They don’t believe in religious or political freedom for people. They want power and control over the entire world and for all to bow to the Pope. For instance: The encyclical letter “Quanta cura” and the “Syllabus” are explicit: “Anathema on the one who says: every man is free to embrace or profess the religion his judgment considers to be right.” (“Syllabus”, article XV) “… It is madness to think that the freedom of conscience and worship are mere rights to every man.” (“Encyclical letter “Quanta cura”) Judging by the way it treats “heretics”, it is no wonder that the Vatican systematically condemns all attempts to come to terms between “Christian” States and those who are officially atheistic. “Non est pax impilis” – “No peace for the wicked”! And the Jesuit Father Cavelli, like many others before him, proclaims that this “intransigence” is the Roman Church’s “most imperative law”.

When the alternative between Russia and the United States during the time of Pope John XXIII and Khrushchev was either “détente or cold war”, the Vatican choose war and did not hide the fact. They did not want détente and peace between the US and Russia.

In “Elseviers Weekblatt”, quoted by “Combat” on the 11th of January 1960, Cardinal Ottaviani said “… The peaceful co-existence of nations whose views are totally opposite is just an illusion which, alas, still finds too many supporters.” This incendiary “sermon” given on the 7th of January at “Sainte-Marie-Majeure” preceded by a few days – as by accident – the visit of Konrad Adenauer to Rome. The reports the press gave were unanimous at underlying the friendly and sympathetic atmosphere which prevailed during the private audience His Holiness John XXIII gave to the German chancellor and his Foreign Affairs minister, Mr von Brentano.

Why one might ask would the Vatican, which tries to outwardly have the appearance of a “peace loving” organization, want the great world powers to be against one another and not have peace? Why have the Jesuits, who steer the diplomacy of the Vatican, worked hard to stop an international accord which excluded resorting to war? What would become of the Vatican’s prestige, its political importance and all the advantages, pecuniary and others, which proceed from it if, because of such an accord, it could not plot anymore, use its influence, haggle over its co-operation with governments, favour some and bully others, oppose nations, create conflicts for the benefit of its own interests – and if, to serve its immoderate ambitions, it could not find any more soldiers? No one can be deceived – and the Jesuits even less than others – a general disarmament would toll the knell of the Roman Church as a world power. And the “spiritual” head itself would totter. So, we can expect to see the sons of Loyola opposing with all their arsenal of tricks the desire for peace of nations and governments. To ruin the edifice whose foundations are tentatively laid, they will not pare their mines and counter mines. It is a war without mercy, a holy war, sparked off by Cardinal Ottviani’s mad speech. And the Company of Jesus will pursue it with blind obstinacy of the insect – “ad majorem papae gloriam” – without any anxiety as to the catastrophes which will result. The world must perish, rather than the supremacy of the Roman Pontiff!

There is a very revealing book called “The Secret History of the Jesuits” by Edmond Paris, translated from French in 1975 that tells their work and history. It tells of the founding of the Jesuit order by Ignatius of Loyola, the Jesuits in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, their Foreign Mission, The Jesuits in the European Society from the 1800’s and their part I WWI, WWII, in Germany, Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, France as well as their part with Hitler, the death camps and the Anti-Semitic crusade.

Also a former Jesuit priest, who was trained in the Vatican, but was converted to Christ, named Alberto Rivera has shown many behind the scenes activities of the Roman Catholic Church. His personal story and testimony is amazing. After his conversion and coming out of the Jesuit order and then beginning to expose them, he was attacked in every possible way by Rome. The lied about him, slandered him, said he was never a priest, but his many priestly credentials show otherwise. Just before his conversion, he was the Director of the Parish School in San Lorenzo, Tarrasa, Spain. He and his family has been attacked, his house filled with bullet holes and much more. Other converted priests, a Maryknoll missionary and a Sister Superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph have testified to his credibility and story. A book was even written to prove that Alberto is for Real, called “Is Alberto for Real?” complied by Sidney Hunter.

The book “Convert… or Die!” by Edmond Paris, translated from French, tells the story of Catholic Persecution in Yugoslavia During World War II. The back cover says:

“During World War II, unnoticed by much of the world, a new nation was carved out of Yugoslavia. The “Independent State of Croatia” was to be entirely Roman Catholic. It’s leaders promised to either convert or execute the non-Catholic Serbs. Over 700,000 were tortured, beheaded, even buried alive, all in the name of Christ. In this well documented book, historian Edmond Paris proves that the Roman Catholic Church must bear responsibility for this bloodbath. The world must never forget that if Catholicism is again permitted to gain full control, people in other nations may face the same terrible choice… Convert… or Die!”
V. Seven heads and ten horns

Revelation 17:3 Twice now we have seen the term “seven heads and ten horns” What could that mean? Daniel’s image had 10 toes, which also spoke of 10 nations. But this one also has 7 heads, why? Because the first thing the antichrist will do is personally conquer 3 nations. So there are 10 nations or governments, but only 7 crowns or heads. Revelation 17:10-13, 16-18 “And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. … And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”
VI. Arrayed in Purple… decked with gold

Revelation 17:4 “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 fornication.” This worldwide religious order is very, very rich. This can only be the Roman Catholic Church. None is as rich as she. She holds billions of dollars worth of property (real estate and buildings), just in the United States alone. And billions more in paintings, cash and other assets. ‘Filthiness of her fornication’ speaks of the extent and degree of her spiritual fornications with the world.

Pagan Rome subdued and ruled with military power, not by art and flatteries. She left the nations in general to their ancient usages and worship. But it is well known that by crafty and politic management, with all kinds of deceit of unrighteousness, papal Rome has obtained and kept her rule over kings and nations. Here were allurements of worldly honor and riches, pomp and pride, suited to sensual and worldly minds. Prosperity, pomp, and splendor, feed the pride and lusts of the human heart, but are no security against the Divine vengeance. The golden cup represents the allurements, and delusions, by which this mystical Babylon has obtained and kept her influence, and seduced others to join her abominations.

Jeremiah 51:7 “Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.”

Revelation 18:7, 16-19 “How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. … And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.”

A good book on the wealth of Rome is: “The Vatican Billions” by Avro Manhattan. The back cover says: “With devastating thoroughness, Avro Manhattan explains how the popes stole the wealth of the world through the centuries. He exposes the incredible tricks played on kings, and the papal involvement with the Bolsheviks. You will read with amazement the list of corporations in Catholic hands, and see why the papacy claims ownership of the Americas.This incredible panorama from Caesar to the space age will change your view of history. Contents include:

The Origin of the Church’s Temporal Riches

Pay to be a Christian – Whether Alive or Dead

The Church Claims the Americas

The Catholic Church Welcomes The Rise of Bolshevism

The Vatican Invests Millions in War Industries

Cardinals Into Stockbrokers

Riddle of an Enigma, The Vatican Bank

1983-84: The Unholy Holy Year

The Intangible Billions of the Catholic Church

Arbiter of The Western World”
VII. Mother of Harlots

(7) Revelation 17:5 “Upon her forhead wa a name written, MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” She is called the mother, meaning birthplace of spiritual harlotry. In Genesis Nimrod build the tower of Babel and his wife, Semaris gave birth to a false religious system consisting of spiritual adultery. This is where the harlot system was born. She taught that she was the Queen of Heaven and that salvation came through sacraments and not the Blood. She taught that the temple virgins, which she initiated, were to pray to her son. She initiated the 40-day fast now called Lent in weeping for the death of her son. She said her son rose from the dead and that he was God and she celebrated the birth of her son with a mid-winter celebration (Dec.25th). It was consummated with an evergreen tree. We read about it in Jeremiah 10:1-4 “Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.” That is the beginning of your Christmas celebration and Christmas tree of today, brought into the church world by the Catholic Church. Others looked over the fence and saw a good time and celebration and all who are fleshly and worldly love parties and celebrations and don’t care that Jesus was not born in the winter, which is a know fact, or that we were never told to remember and celebrate his birthday, but his death and resurrection, which is why we are not told when Jesus was born in the Scriptures. But everyone loves birthday parties, but whose keeps lasting longer and longer, from a day to a week to a month and now even more than a month. Why? Even if God wanted us to celebrate his birth, it would not be like we do it. All this came to us today through the Roman Catholic Church, as all the corruptions in the ‘Christian’ church world today. That is one of the reasons why she is called the ‘mother of harlots”. Semaramis initiated the feast of Ishtar, which is now called Easter, which was celebrated with brightly colored eggs symbolizing fertility. This is the Babylonian cult, the Great Whore of Revelation. Again, it is known today as the Roman Catholic Church.
VIII. Blood of the saints

Revelation 17:6 “I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.” This speaks of persecution. Like when Saul of Tarsus first was persecuting the true Church before his conversion. What worldwide religious organization has killed millions and tried to force the world into converting to its religion? Remember the crusades? Remember Hitler, who was a pawn of Rome? Not to mention many other countries and leaders used by Rome for its purposes.
IX. Seven heads and seven mountains

Revelation 17:9 “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman setteth.” The beast on which the woman sat was, and is not, and yet is. It was a seat of idolatry and persecution, and is not; not in the ancient form, which was pagan: yet it is; it is truly the seat of idolatry and tyranny, though of another sort and form. It would deceive into stupid and blind submission all the inhabitants of the earth within its influence, except the remnant of the elect. This beast was seven heads, seven mountains, the seven hills on which Rome stands; and seven kings, seven sorts of government. It had ten horns, which are said to be ten kings who had as yet no kingdoms; they should not rise up till the Roman Empire was broken; but should for a time be very zealous in her interest. Britannica CD 99 says; “the ancient city of Rome, the City of Seven Hills, was built on a group of seven hills: Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine” Again, the only city in the world that is build on top of seven mountains is ROME? And when God destroys the Great Whore of Revelation 17, all of heaven shouts, Hallelujah! Why? Because if there is anything God hates, it is spiritual adultery. Spiritual Adultery is when you put anything in front of your first Love for God and His Word. To some it is sports. There is a message also called “Sports: The God of this World”. If all heaven is shouting about something, you better pay attention to what it is that makes them so happy and joyful. Spiritual Adultery is more important to God, or better said, a greater abomination to God by far than physical adultery. The worst spiritual adultery is prostituting the purpose of God for the Cross of Calvary. Replacing salvation by faith in the shed blood of Jesus only, with good works and other things as keeping certain traditions or laws is spiritual adultery. There are three Hallelujah’s shouted by the inhabitants of Heaven. The first shout of Hallelujah is over the destruction of this religious spiritual system, the Great Whore, and the second shout of Hallelujah is over the destruction of the city of the Great Whore of Babylon or Rome itself.

Some other good resource material concerning Roman Catholicism are:
'Lincoln's Assasins' by Justin D. Fulton; 'A Protestant Primer on Roman Catholicism' by Dr. Angelo di Domenica, a former Catholic Priest; 'Washington Under the Sway of Romanism' compiled by Rev. Angelo di Domenica, D.D., (A booklet of facts by Father Patrick Henry O'Brien); 'Is Romanism in the Bible' by S.L. Testa; 'Peter, the Pope, and Jesus' by Robert L. Moyer, D.D.; 'The Monk Who Lived Again' by B.H. Pearson (A true story of the conversion and persecution of Dr. Walter M. Montano); 'Secrets of Romanism' by Joseph Zachello, (a former Roman Catholic priest); 'Ins and Outs of Romanism' by Joseph Zacchello; 'People's Padre' by Emmett McLoughlin, (One mans search to live and practice what he believed, from Priest to Citizen).

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