Survivor Type

Because they are wrong and self serving statements to justify their rebellion.

Pre-tribulation studies occurred far before the 1800s. Ephraem the Syrian (306 - 373AD) who was a major theologian of the early Byzantine Eastern Church.

——>Not this again. It’s like someone has a subscription to Jack Chick tracts.

I have no idea who he is.

——>Your premise is wrong from the very start. The Vatican is on the other side of the Tiber and is not one of the 7 hills of ancient Rome.

The Papacy (Little Horn) comes out of the division of the pagan Roman EMPIRE, the 4th beast. That is crystal clear from the bible. Not even debatable.

Or, because it’s the truth.

Neither Revelation 3:7 nor Isaiah 22:22 say what the “Key of David” is. I still think it is the book of Psalms also called the “Pentateuch of David.”

——>Do some research before posting. This is an old canard and easily refuted

It would be helpful if you had even a clue to what you were talking about. Do yourself a favor and start with this:

https://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1144&context=theo_papers

38 A.D 538 A.D. and the Transition from Pagan Roman Empire to Holy Roman Empire: Justinian’s Metamorphosis from Chief of Staffs to Theologian

Conclusions and Implications:

When the Empire of the Ancient World or the World Order of that time decides to lay down Military Power and take on Theology as profession, we may conclude that a major transition has taken place and in no other year as clear as this coin’s date: 538. Justinian represents the actual fall of the Roman empire since he publicly announced his “resignation” for one function and the “taking on” of theology as his future functions That happened in 538. The political fall of Rome is thus contested for the middle of the fifth century since the imperial system was still running the show until a co-power, the papacy entered the arena and as theologian Justinian had no choice but to recognize who the greatest of the theologians were. He basically conceded his credentials to the papacy starting in 538. There was no way he as a theological emperor in Constantine or the “new Rome” could compete with the theological papacy in the “ancient” Rome.

Church-building projects of Constantine and Justinian are placed by Justinian side by side as remarkable. Changing of times by Constantine and Justinian were important since Constantine officiate the papal wish to have Sunday replacing Saturday as day of worship (time change) and Justinian insisted that his regnal years be placed on coins and documents from 538 (time change), thus adding up to two time changes or changing times (plural) as Daniel 7:25 predicted the Little Horn would do. Justinian was also involved with changing his own laws since the 1st of January 535 as emperor-jurist. It is said by Daniel that the Little Horn will change times (plural) and law. Many of these changes were theological in nature and given teeth of persecution for punishment. The Little Horn was to persecute for 1260 years [taking the biblical principle that one day in prophecy is equal to one year, a year of 360 economic days, thus ‘time’ is one year, ‘times’ refers to two years, calculated together is equal to 3 and a half economic years of 360 days = 1260 days becoming 1260 years] as Daniel 7:25 indicated. The primacy of the papacy from the time of Constantine to Justinian in various works by popes Leo, Gelasius and Hormisdas all served as backbone for the metamorphosis that took place in the Roman Empire around 538 and Justinian’s legacy was taken over by the Catholic Holy Empire to follow as is indicated in the 1983 New Canon Law of the Catholic Church.

Is it just coincidence that the starting of theological “political power” in 538 ended after 1260 years in 1798 with the arrest of the papacy by Napoleon’s general ushering in a new secular paradigm?

The 1260 years of Papal Supremacy

Catholic writers attest to 12 centuries of Papal Supremacy and Sovereignty:

https://www.biblelightinfo.com/1260years.htm