Ladies & Gentlemen

…I present "the Mark of the Beast". By the way, below is a 2002 Euro coin.

34) "Not only Gnostics and other heretics, but Christians who considered themselves faithful, held in a measure to the worship of the sun."

"Leo the Great in his day says that it was the custom of many Christians to stand on the steps of the church of St. Peter and pay homage to the sun by obeisance and prayers."

"When such conditions prevailed it is easy to understand that many of the emperors yielded to the delusion that they could unite all their subjects in the adoration of the one sun-god who combined in himself the Father-God of the Christians and the much-worshipped Mithras; thus the empire could be founded anew on unity of religion."

New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia, see Constantine, under "Historical Appreciation" (2nd paragraph)

 - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04295c.htm

35) "Without realizing the full import of his actions, Constantine granted the Church one privilege after another. The Church further obtained the right to inherit property, and Constantine moreover placed Sunday under the protection of the State." 

"It is true that the believers in Mithras also observed Sunday as well as Christmas. Consequently Constantine speaks not of the day of the Lord, but of the everlasting day of the sun." 

New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia, see Constantine under "Historical Appreciation" (7th paragraph) 

 - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04295c.htm

36) The decree below is “the mark of the beast”. Some people, like medical and public workers may work daily, but whether the earnings from Sabbath become tithe (and offering) is between them and God. There is not a shred of Biblical proof of a change in the Sabbath, and the mark of the beast is an attempt to change Sabbath from the 7th day.

See "Sol Invictus" (under Constantine 2^nd paragraph).  March 7, 321, Rome (the 4^th beast) states, “On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country however persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits because it often happens that another day is not suitable for grain-sowing or vine planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost.”  

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Invictus#Constantine  & note that the religion of "Sol Invictus" was part of the state religion until paganism was abolished by decree of Theodosius I on February 27, 390.

37) New Advent Catholic website (see "The 10 Commandments" last 2 sentences of the 1st paragraph) at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04153a.htm...

"The Church, on the other hand, after changing the day of rest from the Jewish Sabbath, or seventh day of the week, to the first, made the Third Commandment refer to Sunday as the day to be kept holy as the Lord's Day."

"The IRS collects your taxes and gives it to the Vatican", says Karen Hudes, Former Advisor and Attorney to the Worls bank for over 20 years.

See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSspwAE-uRI

From 6:40 mins. to the end.

Blessings!

The Beast

By my research, see "The Infamous Mark", the Bible defines it's own symbols, and a "mark" is synonymous with a memorial & a seal.  The location is inside the frontlets between the eyes (forehead) & in the hand...both which go together like faith & works.  But what is the Beast? The Bible will piece together this puzzle.

See "Israel Map Throughout History" on Youtube. The time period between Babylon & Rome is a standard in World History books. The Bible foretells this same exact order of successive kingdoms. Daniel 2, the King of Babylon has a vision of a metal image, and in verse 38, Babylon is the 1st of four successive kingdoms.

Daniel 8 predicts the transfer of power from Persia to Greece, and miraculously names them in verses 20 & 21. Daniel 7 signifies the same succession of kingdoms as Daniel 2, but whereas these countries are metals in Daniel 2 Beasts in Daniel 7.

* Definitions - Beasts represent Kingdoms - Daniel 7:17,18,23

Both Daniel 2 & 7 devote more attention to the 4th Beast than the others, and in Daniel 7:25, the kingdom "thinks to change times and laws".  Below is the 1st of over 35 clues that hint that Rome is the 4th beast, & I will make sense of the symbols of Bible Prophecy using basic World History. 

You can find this research in high school history books & encyclopedias. See Revelation 13:2 & Daniel 7:4-7 & don't forget, Rome's the 4th Beast simply because the Kingdom that followed Greece...is Rome.

I - Babylon 603 B.C. to 539 B.C."The Gold Kingdom " - Lion

II - Medes-Persians 539 B.C. to 331 B.C.""The Silver Kingdom " - Bear

III - Greece 331 B.C. to 168 B.C.""The Brass Kingdom " - Leopard

1) IV - Rome 168 B.C. to 476 A.D."The Iron Kingdom " - Dreadful, Terrible, and Exceedingly Great Beast.  

Simple historical facts.  Notice how the Bible names Persia & Greece, but not Rome. If Rome was named, they would have suppressed evidence even more than they already have (as in the Dark Ages).

2)  Revelation 13:2, "...and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat...Cathedral also means "Throne of the Bishop". 

See: https://biblehub.com/topical/s/seat.htm
See: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03438a.htm


Catholics claim Peter was the first Pope, & below is a gold coin with him sitting on planet Earth.

3) Exodus 28:5, 6, 8, 15 all mention 5 colors.  Which color is missing in Revelation 17:4?  Answer is blue, & Numbers 15:38-39 proves that blue means to remember God's Commandments.  The church with cathedrals forgot the commandment that we should remember.

4) Daniel 7:25, "...thinks to change times and laws..." Think, what does Rome have to do with God's Law? God's Time? And man-made changes?

TRUTH or False - B.C. is named for Before Christ.

False! Rome originated B.C. for Before Caesar, Jesus was 30 at His baptism in 27 A.D. do the math young scholar & http://www.holysmoke.org/hs00/bc-ad.htm.

5) Do Days Really Divide mid-night? Or at Sundown?  Compare Genesis 1 to - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_timekeeping.

6) Rome changed the days of the week from Bible names days or numbers (1 to 6). The 7th Day Sabbath is the only day with an actual name. Scroll down on this PDF to page 3 under "Sylvester I, Bishop of Rome" to find our days were named for Roman gods like Moon, Sun, and Saturn at:

http://www.4angelspublications.com/Books/SiRP/CHAPTER%2014.pdf.

"What Do The Names of The Days of The Week Mean?" See the 2nd chart (colored in blue) at http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html#DaysOfTheWeek.

Rome was involved with the days of the week from Emperor Justinian to Pope Gregory. Even Pope Sylvester's involvement is chronicled on this Catholic Encyclopedia site.  Read the 2nd paragraph at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06043a.htm.

7) Months of the Year - At Wikipedia, find "Gregorian Calendar", & scroll down to "Months of the year" -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar#Months_of_the_year.

Also at - http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/year-history.html & scroll down to "What Is The Origin of the Name of the Months of the Year?"  Find this area has a blue chart, but remember our calendar is from Pope Gregory & his "Gregorian Calendar".

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