PART 1
Alright guys, this is a long study broken into 7 parts. There is just no short way of explaining this topic without going into details as to why each thing pertains to what. So if you a person interested in prophecy concerning Revelation, I encourage you to read on. I first explain the interpretation of the vision of the whore, and towards the end I explain the interpretation of the two beasts, and also mark (imprint) of the beast. I have broken this study into several parts to fit it into this thread. This first scripture reference of importance in determining who the beasts and the whore are is the actual interpretation the angel gives John further down in the Book of Revelation. From the interpretation the angel is giving, we can then backtrack to the other visions in previous chapters. In the interpretation we have a LITERAL clue as to the identity of the whore. Here the angel states,
Here is the LITERAL clue given by the angel,
Whoever the whore is, it is LITERALLY located in an area with seven mountains. Do we know of any cities in the world having seven mountains? Yes, Rome. The mountains, or "hills" are,
Aventine Hill (Latin, Aventinus; Italian, Aventino)
Caelian Hill (Caelius, Celio)
Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus, Campidoglio)
Esquiline Hill (Esquilinus, Esquilino)
Palatine Hill (Palatinus, Palatino)
Quirinal Hill (Quirinalis, Quirinale)
Viminal Hill (Viminalis, Viminale)
But the whore isn't Rome, it is instead the Vatican more specifically. The Roman empire that existed previously and was centered in Rome BROUGHT FORTH the whore, yet now she RIDES a separate entity beneath her, but remains within the same geographical location of Rome that birthed her. And also by the mere usage of the word "whore", or "harlot", to describe the Vatican, it is indicating it as a "false church", not necessarily a governmental power anymore that it once was. How else do we know it is just a "false church"? The true church is conveyed as the "bride" of Jesus Christ,
Now that we've matched the literal clue given by the angel to the Vatican, lets go on and describe each of the aspects of the whore and how they pertain to the Vatican,
The first thing to note is the whore will be judged. Later in scripture we see how the whore IS JUDGED. Has the Vatican been judged yet? No, it is clearly still standing. This scripture also indicates that the whore sits upon many waters. Waters in scripture indicates many kinds of people,
Does the Vatican influence many kinds of people in the world? Yes. According to some research I've gathered, there is estimated to be 1.2 billion roman catholics in the world,
"There are an estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the world, according to Vatican figures. More than 40% of the world's Catholics live in Latin America - but Africa has seen the biggest growth in Catholic congregations in recent years."
BBC News, How many Roman Catholics are there in the world? - BBC News
Only God knows the exact number, but there is no doubt that the Vatican sits on "many waters", or rather, influences many kinds of people in the world. The influence in America itself is also great, here are some "catholic" related statistics in 2014,
Catholic population (self-identified, survey-based estimate): 79.7 million
Parishes: 17,483
Catholic elementary schools: 5,368
Catholic secondary schools: 1,200
Catholic colleges and universities: 225
Catholic hospitals: 549
Georgetown University, Catholic Data, Catholic Statistics, Catholic Research
Only the God knows the exact number. Next, the scripture says the kings of the earth have committed harlotry with her. Is the Vatican associated with world leaders? Yes. Here are some world leaders that have been recently photographed with pope Francis,
US President Barack Obama
President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina
US Vice President Joe Biden
German Chancellor Angela
Russian President Vladimir Putin
French President Francois Hollande
Malta's President George Abela
King of Jordan Abdullah II Ibn Hussein's wife
Reference Telegraph Media Group Limited, In pictures: World leaders queue up for an audience with Pope Francis - Telegraph
And there are more. God knows who they all are. Is there any other "whore", or "false church", that exhibits this kind of world influence? No. The Vatican is without a doubt associated with the leaders of the world.
Next, the whore is said to cause the inhabitants of the earth to be INTOXICATED with the wine of her harlotry. What made this entity a whore in the first place? The fact that it is a "false church". Therefore it stands to reason that the "wine of her harlotry" indicates something in relation to her being a "false church", that also causes people to be spiritually "drunk". What could this wine possibly be? Her doctrine. Her false teachings. Her doctrine and teachings CAUSES THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD TO BE DRUNK. What happens when someone is drunk? They can't walk straight, they can't see clearly, or they become CONFUSED, and often times, depending on how drunk they are, they black out and have NO IDEA WHATS GOING ON. Here is a list of some false doctrines and teachings taught by the Vatican in accordance with their Catechism of the Catholic Church (also available on Vatican webite, I'm not making this up),
The Catholic church is the one true church, CCC 2105
Infallibility of the Catholic Church, CCC 2035
Only the Roman Catholic Church has authority to interpret Scripture, CCC 100
The Pope is the head of the church and has the authority of Christ, CCC 2034
The Roman Catholic Church is necessary for salvation, CCC 846
Purgatory, CCC 1031, CCC 1475
Indulgences, CCC 1471
Prayer to the saints, CCC 2677
The Communion elements become the actual body and blood of Christ, CCC 1374, CCC 1376
Sinners Go To Hell Right After They Die, CC1035, CC1035
People Go To Heaven After They Die, CC1023, CC1024, CC1026
Catechism of the atholic Church, The Vatican website, Catechism of the Catholic Church
And countless other false doctrines that have spiritually intoxicated the people of the world. Her doctrine causes people to be confused about the truth, so it causes them to err in their ways and continue their sinful lifestyles.
The DECEPTION of the Catholic Church RUNS SO DEEP, that it has even permeated into those that seperated themselves from it, and call themselves "Protestants". Most of the Protestants STILL HOLD MANY of the beliefs that were TAUGHT BY THE VATICAN. Teachings of a hell as a place people go to right after they die, the teaching of an endless torment in hell, teachings of people going to heaven right after death, teachings of the trinity, teachings confusing the separate identities of the Father and of Jesus Christ, teachings saying Jesus Christ never began, teachings confusing the role of the holy spirit, teachings of the soul being immortal, teachings false interpreting the rich man and lazarus parable, teaching to perform teachings of prayer to the saints, teachings of the virgin mary as queen of heaven, teachings of purgatory, teachings confusing predestination, and MANY MORE FALSE DOCTRINES. The catholic church has LITERALLY intoxicated the entire world with the WINE of its FALSE DOCTRINE. Lets read further,
She RIDES a "scarlet beast", or a "red" beast, or also a "crimson" beast, that has seven heads and ten horns. This is the SAME BEAST that that rises out of the sea a few chapters earlier, however, this version of the beast comes LATER in time. But why is this beast now said to be "scarlet", which before wasn't mentioned before? Lets see what the color does "scarlet", or "red", or also "crimson" indicate in scripture,
It indicates sins. But why indicate sins now? Because the sins in this version have the beast have reached their fullness. This is the LATER and FINAL version of the beast that exists WHILE the whore also exists and rides this beast as a separate entity. And this version of the beast is the one that goes unto destruction by the great fire, so the color scarlet indicates that the fullness of the sins is finally reached with this final version of the beast before it is finally destroyed in Gehenna itself.
What about the names of blasphemy, "being full of names of blasphemy"? It may be speculative as to who bears the names of blasphemy, is it the whore or is it the scarlet beast? Or is it both? The translation makes it difficult to know by just reading it, so lets try to figure it out and define what "blasphemy" means according to Merriam Webster,
1. the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
2. the act of claiming the attributes of deity
Merriam Webster, Blasphemy | Definition of Blasphemy by Merriam-Webster
Does the Vatican claim itself to be the only authority on earth that can lead to salvation? Yes. This is one example of a blasphemy. A blasphemy is not just any false teachning, but is GREAT FALSE TEACHING CONCERNING SOMETHING RELATED TO GOD. And does the Vatican fit this very description? Absolutely. Therefore it stands to conclude that the source of blasphemies come from the WHORE, or the Vatican, which is the great false church. I will explain the seven heads and ten horns of this beast later on. Lets go further on the vision of the whore,
The first thing to note is she is wearing "purple". Purple is the color of royalty or rulership in scripture,
Does the Vatican exhibit this attribute of "royalty" or "rulership"? Yes, the Vatican is considered its OWN COUNTRY with its OWN CURRENCY.
Catholic Answers, Is the Vatican really a country? | Catholic Answers
Lets go further, the Vatican is also indicated as wearing scarlet, which indicates sins. Are there known sins the people of the Vatican have committed? Yes, it has been involved in VARIOUS sexually immorality scandals AS A CHURCH, among MANY OTHER SINS. Here is an exhaustive reference of catholic church scandals according to Wikipedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases
Obviously only God knows all the sins they have committed and how accurate this reference is. It is also said that the whore is gilded with "gold". What does gold represent? Wealth. Is the Vatican wealthy? It is EXTREMELY wealthy. Here is a reference that indicates how wealthy it could be,
"Bankers' best guesses about the Vatican's wealth put it at $10 billion to $15 billion. Of this wealth, Italian stockholdings alone run to $1.6 billion, 15% of the value of listed shares on the Italian market."
Time Inc, Roman Catholics: The Vatican's Wealth - TIME
Obviously only God knows exactly how wealthy the Vatican is, but there is NO DOUBT that it is extremely wealthy.
Lets go further, she is also said to have "precious stone and pearls". What does this represent? It represents its RELICS, its TREASURES, its expensive ART, its sculptures, and its expensive ARCHITECTURE built by famous Italian artists and architects. Anybody that ever goes to the Vatican is astounded. Here are some to name a view,
Sistine Chapel and its ceiling painted by Michelangelo, https://www.google.com/search?q=sis...ved=0ahUKEwjRscnBnbfJAhVE6iYKHaUYAcEQ_AUIBigB
St. Peter's Basilica, https://www.google.com/search?q=st+...ved=0ahUKEwiYkPnGnbfJAhUK6SYKHRgkD7UQ_AUIBigB
The Vatican Museum and all its treasures and relics, https://www.google.com/search?q=st+...UIBigB#safe=off&tbm=isch&q=the+vatican+museum
Going further, the whore is also holding a golden cup full of the abominations and the uncleanliness of her harlotry. Its not just ANY abomination and uncleanliness, its referring to the abominations and uncleanliness OF HER HARLOTRY. What made her a harlot in the first place? The fact that she is a FALSE CHURCH. Therefore, it stands to reason that whatever abominations and uncleanliness she has are in relation to her being a FALSE CHURCH. What is an abomination? It is something GOD ABSOLUTELY HATES. So what abominations is the Vatican guilty of AS A FALSE CHURCH?
One abomination is IDOLATRY. The catholic church is known for all of its statues and images of saints and the virgin Mary in everything that pertains to them; mosaics and statues of Jesus in all their churches, iconography of saints with halos in their books, and even in crosses and jewelry that catholic people wear. It is an extremely idolatrous church. Catholic people are known to bow to these statues, and pray to these images as well. Here are some examples,
https://www.google.com/search?q=sai...ved=0ahUKEwjuk7zLo7fJAhVH5iYKHWL6DcIQ_AUIBigB
https://www.google.com/search?q=sai...=isch&q=saints+statues+of+the+catholic+church
https://www.google.com/search?q=sai...fe=off&tbm=isch&q=virgin+mary+catholic+church
Idolatry is identified as an abomination in scripture,
Accursed is the man who shall make a carving and a molten image, an abomination to the LORD, a work of the hands of a craftsman, and shall put it in concealment. And answering all the people shall say, May it be. (Deuteronomy 27:15 [ABP])
Another abomination is GREED and the LOVE OF MONEY.
Is the Vatican guilty of this abomination as well? Yes. Look how rich it has made itself and how elevated it is. God didn't bring down the Vatican from heaven and neither did Jesus Christ command any of his people to build such ostentatious and extravagant structures. They built these things on THEIR OWN in their WICKEDNESS.
Going further, the whore is said to be holding a golden cup that is full of these abominations as a false church. So what does HOLDING a cup indicate? She is PROUD. Why is she proud? Because she is RICH, hence why she holds a golden cup, remember, gold indicates wealth. So, she is PROUD because she is RICH, and JUSTIFIES these abominations BECAUSE SHE IS A CHURCH. Lets go on further,
This scripture indicates that she is also a MOTHER. A mother of who? A mother of OTHER WHORES. So what does this mean exactly? That she has birthed other false churches as well. How many of these HARLOTS are there? Too many to even count. There are hundreds, if not thousands of different church and denominations both catholic and "protestant". Only God knows the exact number of churches birthed by this mother church of falsehood.
Yet its not to say that there aren't true men of God that have the correct doctrine and are filled with the Holy Spirit that may have come from any of these churches listed, but this list goes to show how deeply it has influenced all the churches in the world.
Taking it further, she is said to be the MOTHER of the abominations of the earth as well, so this indicates that the churches she birthed as a mother also commit the same abominations she does. Which abominations? Idolatry, greed and love of money. And do they? Oh yes.
Look at the extravagant "Christian megachurches" and their pastors living luxurious lives. Look at the Christian music industry and their artists living decadent or luxurious lives. Look at the Christian TV channels and their televangelists with their huge churches that raking in millions of dollars. Look at "Christian movies" and the big earnings they rake in. Its appalling. Here are some SPECIFIC examples,
Creflo Dollar, wanting a $70 million jet. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=creflo dollar jet
Joyce Meyer's, $10 million dollar corporate jet. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=joyce meyer net worth
Christian artists peddling music to God, and how much they make, https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=christian music artists
Joel Osteen net worth, https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=joel osteen net worth
I need to make something very clear, it is EVIL TO GET RICH OFF DOING THE WORK OF GOD. Even Paul said,
CONTINUE TO PART 2
Alright guys, this is a long study broken into 7 parts. There is just no short way of explaining this topic without going into details as to why each thing pertains to what. So if you a person interested in prophecy concerning Revelation, I encourage you to read on. I first explain the interpretation of the vision of the whore, and towards the end I explain the interpretation of the two beasts, and also mark (imprint) of the beast. I have broken this study into several parts to fit it into this thread. This first scripture reference of importance in determining who the beasts and the whore are is the actual interpretation the angel gives John further down in the Book of Revelation. From the interpretation the angel is giving, we can then backtrack to the other visions in previous chapters. In the interpretation we have a LITERAL clue as to the identity of the whore. Here the angel states,
And [*3*said *4*to me *1*the *2*angel], Why did you marvel? I will tell to you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast, of the one bearing her, of the one having the seven heads and the ten horns; (Revelation of John 17:7 [ABP])
Here is the LITERAL clue given by the angel,
Here is the mind of the one having wisdom. The seven heads [*2*seven *3*mountains *1*are] where the woman sits upon them. (Revelation of John 17:9 [ABP])
Whoever the whore is, it is LITERALLY located in an area with seven mountains. Do we know of any cities in the world having seven mountains? Yes, Rome. The mountains, or "hills" are,
Aventine Hill (Latin, Aventinus; Italian, Aventino)
Caelian Hill (Caelius, Celio)
Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus, Campidoglio)
Esquiline Hill (Esquilinus, Esquilino)
Palatine Hill (Palatinus, Palatino)
Quirinal Hill (Quirinalis, Quirinale)
Viminal Hill (Viminalis, Viminale)
But the whore isn't Rome, it is instead the Vatican more specifically. The Roman empire that existed previously and was centered in Rome BROUGHT FORTH the whore, yet now she RIDES a separate entity beneath her, but remains within the same geographical location of Rome that birthed her. And also by the mere usage of the word "whore", or "harlot", to describe the Vatican, it is indicating it as a "false church", not necessarily a governmental power anymore that it once was. How else do we know it is just a "false church"? The true church is conveyed as the "bride" of Jesus Christ,
And [*2*came *1*one] from the seven angels, of the ones having the seven bowls being full of the seven [*2*calamities *1*last], and spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show to you the wife, the bride of the lamb. (Revelation of John 21:9 [ABP])
Now that we've matched the literal clue given by the angel to the Vatican, lets go on and describe each of the aspects of the whore and how they pertain to the Vatican,
[1] And came one of the seven angels of the ones having the seven bowls, and he spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show to you the judgment of the [*2*harlot *1*great], the one sitting upon the [*2*waters *1*many], [2] with whom [*5*committed harlotry *1*the *2*kings *3*of the *4*earth], and [*5*were intoxicated *1*the ones *2*dwelling on *3*the *4*earth] of the wine of her harlotry.
(Revelation of John 17:1-2 [ABP])
(Revelation of John 17:1-2 [ABP])
The first thing to note is the whore will be judged. Later in scripture we see how the whore IS JUDGED. Has the Vatican been judged yet? No, it is clearly still standing. This scripture also indicates that the whore sits upon many waters. Waters in scripture indicates many kinds of people,
And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, [*2*peoples *3*and *4*multitudes *1*are], and nations, and languages. (Revelation of John 17:15 [ABP])
Does the Vatican influence many kinds of people in the world? Yes. According to some research I've gathered, there is estimated to be 1.2 billion roman catholics in the world,
"There are an estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the world, according to Vatican figures. More than 40% of the world's Catholics live in Latin America - but Africa has seen the biggest growth in Catholic congregations in recent years."
BBC News, How many Roman Catholics are there in the world? - BBC News
Only God knows the exact number, but there is no doubt that the Vatican sits on "many waters", or rather, influences many kinds of people in the world. The influence in America itself is also great, here are some "catholic" related statistics in 2014,
Catholic population (self-identified, survey-based estimate): 79.7 million
Parishes: 17,483
Catholic elementary schools: 5,368
Catholic secondary schools: 1,200
Catholic colleges and universities: 225
Catholic hospitals: 549
Georgetown University, Catholic Data, Catholic Statistics, Catholic Research
Only the God knows the exact number. Next, the scripture says the kings of the earth have committed harlotry with her. Is the Vatican associated with world leaders? Yes. Here are some world leaders that have been recently photographed with pope Francis,
US President Barack Obama
President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina
US Vice President Joe Biden
German Chancellor Angela
Russian President Vladimir Putin
French President Francois Hollande
Malta's President George Abela
King of Jordan Abdullah II Ibn Hussein's wife
Reference Telegraph Media Group Limited, In pictures: World leaders queue up for an audience with Pope Francis - Telegraph
And there are more. God knows who they all are. Is there any other "whore", or "false church", that exhibits this kind of world influence? No. The Vatican is without a doubt associated with the leaders of the world.
Next, the whore is said to cause the inhabitants of the earth to be INTOXICATED with the wine of her harlotry. What made this entity a whore in the first place? The fact that it is a "false church". Therefore it stands to reason that the "wine of her harlotry" indicates something in relation to her being a "false church", that also causes people to be spiritually "drunk". What could this wine possibly be? Her doctrine. Her false teachings. Her doctrine and teachings CAUSES THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD TO BE DRUNK. What happens when someone is drunk? They can't walk straight, they can't see clearly, or they become CONFUSED, and often times, depending on how drunk they are, they black out and have NO IDEA WHATS GOING ON. Here is a list of some false doctrines and teachings taught by the Vatican in accordance with their Catechism of the Catholic Church (also available on Vatican webite, I'm not making this up),
The Catholic church is the one true church, CCC 2105
Infallibility of the Catholic Church, CCC 2035
Only the Roman Catholic Church has authority to interpret Scripture, CCC 100
The Pope is the head of the church and has the authority of Christ, CCC 2034
The Roman Catholic Church is necessary for salvation, CCC 846
Purgatory, CCC 1031, CCC 1475
Indulgences, CCC 1471
Prayer to the saints, CCC 2677
The Communion elements become the actual body and blood of Christ, CCC 1374, CCC 1376
Sinners Go To Hell Right After They Die, CC1035, CC1035
People Go To Heaven After They Die, CC1023, CC1024, CC1026
Catechism of the atholic Church, The Vatican website, Catechism of the Catholic Church
And countless other false doctrines that have spiritually intoxicated the people of the world. Her doctrine causes people to be confused about the truth, so it causes them to err in their ways and continue their sinful lifestyles.
The DECEPTION of the Catholic Church RUNS SO DEEP, that it has even permeated into those that seperated themselves from it, and call themselves "Protestants". Most of the Protestants STILL HOLD MANY of the beliefs that were TAUGHT BY THE VATICAN. Teachings of a hell as a place people go to right after they die, the teaching of an endless torment in hell, teachings of people going to heaven right after death, teachings of the trinity, teachings confusing the separate identities of the Father and of Jesus Christ, teachings saying Jesus Christ never began, teachings confusing the role of the holy spirit, teachings of the soul being immortal, teachings false interpreting the rich man and lazarus parable, teaching to perform teachings of prayer to the saints, teachings of the virgin mary as queen of heaven, teachings of purgatory, teachings confusing predestination, and MANY MORE FALSE DOCTRINES. The catholic church has LITERALLY intoxicated the entire world with the WINE of its FALSE DOCTRINE. Lets read further,
And he carried me away into the wilderness in spirit. And I saw a woman sitting upon [*2*beast *1*a scarlet], being full of names of blasphemy, having [*2*heads *1*seven] and [*2*horns *1*ten]. (Revelation of John 17:3 [ABP])
She RIDES a "scarlet beast", or a "red" beast, or also a "crimson" beast, that has seven heads and ten horns. This is the SAME BEAST that that rises out of the sea a few chapters earlier, however, this version of the beast comes LATER in time. But why is this beast now said to be "scarlet", which before wasn't mentioned before? Lets see what the color does "scarlet", or "red", or also "crimson" indicate in scripture,
And come, we should plead, says the LORD. And if [*2*should be *1*your sins] as crimson, [*2*as *3*snow *1*I shall whiten]; and if they should be as scarlet, [*2*as *3*wool *1*I shall whiten]. (Isaiah 1:18 [ABP])
It indicates sins. But why indicate sins now? Because the sins in this version have the beast have reached their fullness. This is the LATER and FINAL version of the beast that exists WHILE the whore also exists and rides this beast as a separate entity. And this version of the beast is the one that goes unto destruction by the great fire, so the color scarlet indicates that the fullness of the sins is finally reached with this final version of the beast before it is finally destroyed in Gehenna itself.
What about the names of blasphemy, "being full of names of blasphemy"? It may be speculative as to who bears the names of blasphemy, is it the whore or is it the scarlet beast? Or is it both? The translation makes it difficult to know by just reading it, so lets try to figure it out and define what "blasphemy" means according to Merriam Webster,
1. the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
2. the act of claiming the attributes of deity
Merriam Webster, Blasphemy | Definition of Blasphemy by Merriam-Webster
Does the Vatican claim itself to be the only authority on earth that can lead to salvation? Yes. This is one example of a blasphemy. A blasphemy is not just any false teachning, but is GREAT FALSE TEACHING CONCERNING SOMETHING RELATED TO GOD. And does the Vatican fit this very description? Absolutely. Therefore it stands to conclude that the source of blasphemies come from the WHORE, or the Vatican, which is the great false church. I will explain the seven heads and ten horns of this beast later on. Lets go further on the vision of the whore,
And the woman was wearing purple and scarlet, gilded with gold, and [*2*stone *1*precious] and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the uncleanlinesses of her harlotry. (Revelation of John 17:4 [ABP])
The first thing to note is she is wearing "purple". Purple is the color of royalty or rulership in scripture,
And was the weight of the ear-rings of gold which he asked for -- [*4*shekels *1*a thousand *2*and *3*seven hundred] of gold, besides the ornaments of the crescents, and the wrap around garments of the ones of purple, of the ones upon the kings of Midian, even besides the collars of the ones on the necks of their camels. (Judges 8:26 [ABP])
Does the Vatican exhibit this attribute of "royalty" or "rulership"? Yes, the Vatican is considered its OWN COUNTRY with its OWN CURRENCY.
Catholic Answers, Is the Vatican really a country? | Catholic Answers
Lets go further, the Vatican is also indicated as wearing scarlet, which indicates sins. Are there known sins the people of the Vatican have committed? Yes, it has been involved in VARIOUS sexually immorality scandals AS A CHURCH, among MANY OTHER SINS. Here is an exhaustive reference of catholic church scandals according to Wikipedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases
Obviously only God knows all the sins they have committed and how accurate this reference is. It is also said that the whore is gilded with "gold". What does gold represent? Wealth. Is the Vatican wealthy? It is EXTREMELY wealthy. Here is a reference that indicates how wealthy it could be,
"Bankers' best guesses about the Vatican's wealth put it at $10 billion to $15 billion. Of this wealth, Italian stockholdings alone run to $1.6 billion, 15% of the value of listed shares on the Italian market."
Time Inc, Roman Catholics: The Vatican's Wealth - TIME
Obviously only God knows exactly how wealthy the Vatican is, but there is NO DOUBT that it is extremely wealthy.
Lets go further, she is also said to have "precious stone and pearls". What does this represent? It represents its RELICS, its TREASURES, its expensive ART, its sculptures, and its expensive ARCHITECTURE built by famous Italian artists and architects. Anybody that ever goes to the Vatican is astounded. Here are some to name a view,
Sistine Chapel and its ceiling painted by Michelangelo, https://www.google.com/search?q=sis...ved=0ahUKEwjRscnBnbfJAhVE6iYKHaUYAcEQ_AUIBigB
St. Peter's Basilica, https://www.google.com/search?q=st+...ved=0ahUKEwiYkPnGnbfJAhUK6SYKHRgkD7UQ_AUIBigB
The Vatican Museum and all its treasures and relics, https://www.google.com/search?q=st+...UIBigB#safe=off&tbm=isch&q=the+vatican+museum
Going further, the whore is also holding a golden cup full of the abominations and the uncleanliness of her harlotry. Its not just ANY abomination and uncleanliness, its referring to the abominations and uncleanliness OF HER HARLOTRY. What made her a harlot in the first place? The fact that she is a FALSE CHURCH. Therefore, it stands to reason that whatever abominations and uncleanliness she has are in relation to her being a FALSE CHURCH. What is an abomination? It is something GOD ABSOLUTELY HATES. So what abominations is the Vatican guilty of AS A FALSE CHURCH?
One abomination is IDOLATRY. The catholic church is known for all of its statues and images of saints and the virgin Mary in everything that pertains to them; mosaics and statues of Jesus in all their churches, iconography of saints with halos in their books, and even in crosses and jewelry that catholic people wear. It is an extremely idolatrous church. Catholic people are known to bow to these statues, and pray to these images as well. Here are some examples,
https://www.google.com/search?q=sai...ved=0ahUKEwjuk7zLo7fJAhVH5iYKHWL6DcIQ_AUIBigB
https://www.google.com/search?q=sai...=isch&q=saints+statues+of+the+catholic+church
https://www.google.com/search?q=sai...fe=off&tbm=isch&q=virgin+mary+catholic+church
Idolatry is identified as an abomination in scripture,
Accursed is the man who shall make a carving and a molten image, an abomination to the LORD, a work of the hands of a craftsman, and shall put it in concealment. And answering all the people shall say, May it be. (Deuteronomy 27:15 [ABP])
The carvings of their gods you shall incinerate in fire. You shall not desire silver nor gold from them, to take for yourself, lest you should be at fault because of it, for [*2*an abomination *3*to the LORD *4*your God *1*it is]. (Deuteronomy 7:25 [ABP])
Another abomination is GREED and the LOVE OF MONEY.
[14] [*6*heard *1*And *7*all these things *2*the *3*Pharisees *5*fond of money *4*being], and they derided him. [15] And he said to them, You are the ones justifying yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For the [*2*in *3*men *1*lofty thing] [*2*an abomination *3*before *4*God *1*is].
(Luke 16:14-15 [ABP])
(Luke 16:14-15 [ABP])
Is the Vatican guilty of this abomination as well? Yes. Look how rich it has made itself and how elevated it is. God didn't bring down the Vatican from heaven and neither did Jesus Christ command any of his people to build such ostentatious and extravagant structures. They built these things on THEIR OWN in their WICKEDNESS.
Going further, the whore is said to be holding a golden cup that is full of these abominations as a false church. So what does HOLDING a cup indicate? She is PROUD. Why is she proud? Because she is RICH, hence why she holds a golden cup, remember, gold indicates wealth. So, she is PROUD because she is RICH, and JUSTIFIES these abominations BECAUSE SHE IS A CHURCH. Lets go on further,
And upon her forehead a name being written, Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth. (Revelation of John 17:5 [ABP])
This scripture indicates that she is also a MOTHER. A mother of who? A mother of OTHER WHORES. So what does this mean exactly? That she has birthed other false churches as well. How many of these HARLOTS are there? Too many to even count. There are hundreds, if not thousands of different church and denominations both catholic and "protestant". Only God knows the exact number of churches birthed by this mother church of falsehood.
Yet its not to say that there aren't true men of God that have the correct doctrine and are filled with the Holy Spirit that may have come from any of these churches listed, but this list goes to show how deeply it has influenced all the churches in the world.
Taking it further, she is said to be the MOTHER of the abominations of the earth as well, so this indicates that the churches she birthed as a mother also commit the same abominations she does. Which abominations? Idolatry, greed and love of money. And do they? Oh yes.
Look at the extravagant "Christian megachurches" and their pastors living luxurious lives. Look at the Christian music industry and their artists living decadent or luxurious lives. Look at the Christian TV channels and their televangelists with their huge churches that raking in millions of dollars. Look at "Christian movies" and the big earnings they rake in. Its appalling. Here are some SPECIFIC examples,
Creflo Dollar, wanting a $70 million jet. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=creflo dollar jet
Joyce Meyer's, $10 million dollar corporate jet. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=joyce meyer net worth
Christian artists peddling music to God, and how much they make, https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=christian music artists
Joel Osteen net worth, https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=joel osteen net worth
I need to make something very clear, it is EVIL TO GET RICH OFF DOING THE WORK OF GOD. Even Paul said,
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