Retreatants (Papal Household) Hear of Guises of the Antichrist

Zenit News Agency ^ | February 28, 2007

[Phsstpok]

Well, yeah, but I don't claim any particular wisdom or insight in not being swayed into following the Antichrist. I don't follow anyone. I'm way too cynical about humans and human run institutions.

I follow Christ as well as it is given to me to understand Him. By definition (mine) that means I also am trying to follow God as Jesus is God's Son and He is also God in the flesh.

And to those, particularly in the Islamic "community," who challenge the whole idea of the trinity and of God having a Son, I like to remind people of Niels Bohr's response to Einstein's famous quote "God doesn't play dice with the universe."

"Who are you to tell God what he can do?"

[Phsstpok]

"the Antichrist presents himself as pacifist, ecologist and ecumenist."

"He will convoke an ecumenical council and will seek the consensus of all the Christian confessions, granting something to each one. The masses will follow him, with the exception of small groups of Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants," he said.

The cardinal added that Solovyov says in that work: "Days will come in Christianity in which they will try to reduce the salvific event to a mere series of values."

This sounds a whole lot like what little I know of Rick Warren's "Purpose Drive Life" stuff. Is anyone more familiar with that stuff and can comment on that idea? As I say, I really haven't looked closely at his stuff, just heard him a few times on talk shows.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Oh hi Maeve. I love your locals on Celtic
Woman. :-)

[Maeve]

Hi. I.I. Nice, but mistaken.

[fortheDeclaration]

We agree on the son of perdition and on the false prophet being individuals. I don't think either will be any pope. There are no such facts in the bible from which to derive such a deduction. It would be in the realm of speculation.

I agree but the fact is that Rome will be the center of the religious activity of the Tribulation and thus, it would stand to reason that a Pope would lead the spiritual deception.

[Marysecretary]

If what I've been told is correct, the next Pope is supposed to be an evil man. He would be the type to lead the church into destruction. It will be interesting to watch things unfold if this is true. I pray not, but...

[fortheDeclaration]

If what I've been told is correct, the next Pope is supposed to be an evil man. He would be the type to lead the church into destruction. It will be interesting to watch things unfold if this is true. I pray not, but...

If the man is a Pope he is an evil man.

The only question is if he is the last one.

[Marysecretary]

I'm thinking you're really saying any Pope is evil? I don't believe that. But I do believe the next Pope very well could be.

[fortheDeclaration]

I'm thinking you're really saying any Pope is evil? I don't believe that. But I do believe the next Pope very well could be.

No, you were correct that I was saying that every Pope is evil.

Any man who would lead millions of people into deception and eternal damnation is evil by any definition.

The last Pope will just have more power to deceive with signs and wonders (if in fact the false prophet is a Pope, which he might not be)