The Beast has a mark on the forehead ......The catholic church puts a cross on your forehead.
Because I'm sure that the Devil LOVES it when we make the sign of his defeat by Jesus while saying "I bless you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Right?
The Beast has a mark on the right hand .....catholics make the sign of the cross on the right hand.
So what about the fact they do it from left to right, does that cancel things out? Or wait! What about left handed Catholics?
The Beast has a statue to worship ...........catholics worship the cross.
Actually we worship the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The cross however is a powerful symbol of the Son. But remember that Catholics tend to have Crucifixes rather than bare crosses since we see it as us remembering the sacrifice made by Our Lord.
The Beast has a statue that talks ............Many catholics report the cross talking to them including st Francis of Assisi.
Actually it was a crucifix. And it wasn't the crucifix itself doing the talking, but Jesus.
The Beast's name equals 666 .................the popes title PONT.MAX. equals 666.
Martin Luther == 666 as well. And I think Ellen Gould White from the Seventh Day Adventist's denomination comes out to 666.
But really, the main problem with this argument is the little niggling fact that Pontifex Maximus isn't one of the official titles of the Pope. Never has been.
The great prostitute sits on seven hills ......the Vatican sits on seven hills.
Err, Rome sits on seven hills. The Vatican sits on one hill, Vatican hill. And it's not even one of the 7 hills of Rome.
The Beast reigns for 1260 days ..............papal Rome reigned foe 1260 years.
Really? When did this reign supposedly begin? When did it end?
Let me guess, it's from 538 ad till the 1700s right? This assumes of course that the Popes don't predate 583 AD. Unfortunately, there's ample evidence that the Bishops of Rome were held in high esteem predating 583 by a few centuries.
Antichrist means like Christ
....................The papacy say they are like Christ on Earth.
Forgive me but I must be rusty on my prefixes and suffixes. Doesn't "Anti" mean "against" or "opposed".
Sure doesn't seem to mean "like" That said, the Popes claim to be the successors to the Apostle Peter, you know, the guy Our Lord named "Rock" and then said to "and upon this rock I will build my church", along with "feed my sheep" and "strengthen your brothers"