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Look, I understand your take on Daniel and your take on the Roman Catholic church, and it's safe to say it's a dispensational take that your echoing, a take that is based on assumptions that are made by most if not all dispensationalists. I don't view the Bible through a dispensational lens, though I used to before I began to study the Bible in earnest, without the dispensational notes that I was indoctrinated into believing one must follow in order to for scripture to make sense. You can point to all the things the RCC has done wrong that makes you think it is beast of Daniel and Revelation. But in doing so, you are dismissing that the RCC, for all its faults, has never not taught that Christ came in the flesh, that Christ is God incarnate, and that Christ was crucified buried and resurrected from the dead so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. And because the RCC has never not taught those things, the RCC cannot be the beast of Daniel 7 or of Revelation 13 and 17. Peace

Only those Jews that are blind rejected and continue to reject Messiah Yeshua. The faithful remnant of Israel accepted Messiah Yeshua as the Son of God and received Him as Savior, and the faithful remnant continue to do so. I believe the little horn in Daniel 7 is the beast in Revelation 13 and 17, and that the Daniel 7 prophecy has a dual implication, the first occuring when Antichus IV reigned and persecuted the Jews, destroyed and desecrated the Temple, and was himself later destroyed. The second occurring in the end of days according to John's prophecy in Revelation. The commonalities of this dual prophecy are striking: the little horn is called a beast, it persecutes the saints, it is given 3½ years to reign, it desecrated the temple and causes an abomination of desolation, and it is destroyed by the Lord. When the Jews who handed Jesus over to Pilate threatened Pilate after Pilate tried to release Yeshua, the Jews said, "We have no king but Caesar." The Jews then continued to be complicit with Rome in the persecution of Messiah Yeshua. The complicity between Jews and Rome in crucifying Messiah Yeshua was steadfast. The glaring difference between the Jews and Rome today is that Jews still reject Messiah Yeshua and continue to persecute the body of Christ, and Rome/Vatican has faith in Messiah Yeshua and promotes the body of Christ. Yes. It's called the antichrist system, which you find in every world religion, such as: Judaism, talmudic Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, humanism, Darwinism, atheism, agnosticism, et alia. The Roman Catholic church is founded on the Christian faith. Though it gets some things wrong, so does every single denominational and nondenominational congregation on earth. But they (RCC) preach and teach faith in Messiah Yeshua, crucified died buried and resurrected for the forgiveness of sins and the salvation of souls. The RCC might be heterodox in some teachings, but heterodox is not heresy, and if not heresy then not antichrist, and if not antichrist then Christian. To be clear: there are people born in Christ in every denomination under the sun, including in the RCC. And to be just as clear, not all who say they are born again in Christ are in fact born again in Christ, and that also includes every denomination under the sun, including baptists, nondenominational evangelicals, and the RCC. Peace

John said 2,000 years ago that we are in the last days, and that there are many antichrists already among us. (1 John 2:18). John identifies the antichrists as "they" and "he", and as "liars" and "deeivers", which clearly indicates that the antichrists John is referring to are men. (See, 1 John 2:18, 22, 4:3, and 2 John :7). The "spirit of antichrist" is that spirit which guides these men whom John refers to as antichrists. If antichrists were among us 2,000 years ago, Lord knows that the number or antichrists in the world has increased since. All one has to do is look at the nations persecuting and butchering Christians today to know that antichrists and the spirit of antichrist is a dominant element in Satan's economy. From Satan's economy will come an antichrist from among the population of antichrists, that will come to power and convince all the people of every nation not born again in Christ that he is the Christ. All one need do is recognize from where the antichrist will come, and it is mystery Babylon. Mystery Babylon is that great city that sits on seven hills from which antichristianity will permeate, and from where the antichrist beast will rise. It is that city where is found the blood of the prophets and the blood of saints. It is a place where deceivers deny Yeshua and confess that Yeshua is not the Messiah and He did not come in the flesh. The RCC does not meet these conditions. But Jerusalem does.

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, for You are my praise. Jeremiah 17:14 May our Lord and God grant unto Jimmy repentance and faith unto salvation. In Yeshua's precious mighty and holy name. Amen amen

The end of days antichrist must, by biblical definition, be someone that rejects that Yeshua has come in the flesh. I don't know of any Roman pope that has taken that position. I know the Roman Catholic Church does not take that position. Accordingly, unless the RCC changes its catechism and starts teaching that Yeshua did not come in flesh, end of days antichrist must come from some other sect, like the sect of the saduccees perhaps.

SCOTUS needs to nail this issue shut and say definitively that states cannot punish, or withold benefits from, any organization that refuses to bow down to state-sanctioned satanic abortion mandates. Peace

I tend agree that whatever trial I'm going through is a trial I justly deserve. And then I pray, and beg our Lord, that He gives me His strength to get through it. My, oh my, how faithful is our God. ♥ Amen. Amen. Amen. 🙏

Our inheritance is heaven, enjoying the Lord our God and all the treasures He has stored up for us, for all eternity. (1 Peter 1:4; Matthew 6:19-20).

I believe the Bride of Christ is as strong and secure now as it has ever been, and it is growing, and gaining more born again believers every day. Now, if one looks only to congregations in the West as a bellwether, and does not consider the growing numbers of faithful believers in the far east, middle east, the African continent, and elsewhere, you might come away with a skewed view of the Bride that favors discouragement. But think about this: in the first three centuries after Christ ascended, the body of Christ grew in exponential fashion notwithstanding some of the most brutal, widespread, and intense persecution of Christians in the history of Christianity. How can that be? God, that's how. God is King and God said He would build His church, the body of Christ, the Bride, one stone/faithful believer upon another. His plan will not be thwarted, whether or not the West continues to fall away in apostasy. Also condider this: in those parts of of world where the body of Christ is growing in great numbers, it is in those areas where brutal, widespread, and intense persecution of Christians is occurring. You might ask: How can this be? The answer again is: God, that's how. Should we really be surprised when we see that the West is experiencing waning numbers in church membership, and numbers of people falling away from the faith and turning back to the dark pleasures of ungodliness and unrighteousness? Not when we consider thay the West has, in large measure, turned into a giant cesspool of vice, of ungodly and unrighteous behavior and entertainment, of mammon seeking and idol worshipping, of satisfying the lust of the eyes and the flesh and the pride of life, and of a growing population of antichrists. Satan has a stronghold in the West, the feminized and radicalized West that demands its populace put away the truth and believe a bucket of lies. Yes, the Bride is of Christ is fine, and being refined, and She is a strong beacon to others that are lost and afraid. Watch and be ready, for God's word is true: when the trump sounds, she will meet the Lord in the air and be with Him forever. Amen Peace

God would never do anything contrary to His nature. Because our God is a just and righteous God, He can not let sin go unpunished. All sin is rebellion against God, and all but one sin will God forgive, namely: blasphemy the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 12:31). Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is rejecting the clear and convincing evidence of God, which is available to all. Judas Iscariot committed the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is summed up by Paul in Romans 1:18-32. "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. "Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. "And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them." Peace

Jesus teaches us to be wise, to have wisdom. Indeed, He commands us to be "wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." (Matthew 10:16). And we are instructed by God that "the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10), and that "the fear of the LORD is to hate evil." (Proverbs 8:13). Evil is that which comes from man, i.e., pride, arrogance, the evil way, the forward mouth, the haughty look, shedding of innocent blood, etc. God is perfect and our perfect God hates the person who does evil, and will have him destroyed (Psalm 5:5-6 and Psalm 11:5-6). While God commands us to love our neighbors as our selves, and to love our enemies and pray for them, He never commands us to love evil. However, God does command us to be perfect as our Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48), and our perfect God hates the wicked evildoers. (See, Psalms 5:5-6, 11:5-6)

Not all who leave a "church" have left the "church". Many view "church" as a building and the pastor that preaches sermons in it. Others view "church" as corporate entity with a headquarters and satellite offices, with by-laws and standing orders, rules and regulations for members only, etc. Neither of the foregoing is the church, the ekklessia, the body of believers called out from the world into the body of Christ. Many so-called "churches" have become cults, and many more are cult-like, hanging onto the teachings of so-called "pastors" that don't teach the pure word of the Bible, but teach and preach to the current culture and teach and preach so as not to violate the 501(c)(3) tax exempt status they hold so near and dear to their hearts. No one that is part of the body of Christ, the true ekklesia, has left the body of Christ, because all that are in the body of Christ are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, and no one can pluck them out of God's hand. They may have left a 501(c)(3) entity that pretends to be representing God and pretends to be teaching and preaching God's word, but they have not left the ekklesia body of Christ. Peace

I've been asking this question for many years and haven't got an answer yet: Where does scripture explicitly say this?

This is exactly my point. Some entire communities will love their neighbors as themselves, but will have no faith in Yeshua. Again, take the orthodox Jewish community, the orthodox Islamic community, the orthodox Buddhist community, or any other orthodox community that loves their community at-large and their neighbors as themselves, but have absolutely no love for or faith in Yeshua. They are antichrists because they do not believe in Lord Yeshua, in spite of their love for others. Only a true believer in Yeshua will have love for God and love for his neighbor as God has commanded, because they are born again in Christ and Christ is indwelling them.

A type, or prototype, in the Bible refers to the mention, or first mention, of a person, place, or event in the Old Testament that foreshadows a future fulfillment of a person, place, or event in the New Testament. The fulfillment of a type is called 'antitype'. The Greek word for type, τύπος (typos), is the word from which we get the English word 'type'. Typos in the Greek describes a mold, example, template, figure, or warning. In Romans 5:14, we read that Adam was a type (τύπος - typos) of Him to come, (KJB uses the English word 'figure'), and Yeshua Messiah was the one who came, the antitype. What biblical types-antitypes can you cite? Peace