The Bible foretells that in the last days just before the return of Jesus, an international religious figure will rise on the scene uniting the world's religions. This religious figure will look like a self-sacrificing, godly, philanthropist. A real lover of man, the earth, and peace! He will appear harmless as a lamb, but when he speaks, he speaks like a ravenous dragon. To say that the triune God of the Bible is the same god as the singular Allah is a betrayal of 2000 years of Christian Martyrs who died confessing Jesus is the Christ of God, 2nd person of the triune Godhead. The coming figure, feigning faith in Jesus Christ, will direct everyone to worship another political figure who will be promoted to help solve the world's problems. Somehow this religious figure is so intertwined with politics and the economic system, he is able to promote a new worldwide economic order where all must have the the political figure's "mark" on their person (forehead or right hand) in order to purchase, and to show loyalty to the "new world system". The Bible is also clear that whoever receives this "mark" will be damned to hell, with no hope of redemption. I am not sure if Pope Francis IS this religious figure. If not, he is certainly a wonderful forerunner. Every time he opens his mouth, he continues his foray into the world religious, political, and economic orders and his consistent promotion of Islam and Allah as God of the Bible, homosexuality, and Marxism/Socialism betray his "inner dragon"...
Revelation 13: 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein * to worship the first beast, whose * deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak , and cause that as many as would * not worship the image of the beast should be killed *. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great *, rich and poor *, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand *, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell , save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
St. Francis of Assisi Prophecy:
“A Man, not Canonically Elected, will be raised to the Pontificate… In those days Jesus Christ will send them not a true Pastor, but a Destroyer.”
Shortly before he died in 1226, St. Francis of Assisi called together the members of his order and warned them of great tribulations that would befall the Church in the future, saying:
Act bravely, my Brethren; take courage, and trust in the Lord. The time is fast approaching in which there will be great trials and afflictions; perplexities and dissensions, both spiritual and temporal, will abound; the charity of many will grow cold, and the malice of the wicked will increase.
The devils will have unusual power, the immaculate purity of our Order, and of others, will be so much obscured that there will be very few Christians who will obey the true Sovereign Pontiff and the Roman Church with loyal hearts and perfect charity. At the time of this tribulation a man, not canonically elected, will be raised to the Pontificate, who, by his cunning, will endeavour to draw many into error and death.
Then scandals will be multiplied, our Order will be divided, and many others will be entirely destroyed, because they will consent to error instead of opposing it.
There will be such diversity of opinions and schisms among the people, the religious and the clergy, that, except those days were shortened, according to the words of the Gospel, even the elect would be led into error, were they not specially guided, amid such great confusion, by the immense mercy of God.
Then our Rule and manner of life will be violently opposed by some, and terrible trials will come upon us. Those who are found faithful will receive the crown of life; but woe to those who, trusting solely in their Order, shall fall into tepidity, for they will not be able to support the temptations permitted for the proving of the elect.
Those who preserve their fervour and adhere to virtue with love and zeal for the truth, will suffer injuries and, persecutions as rebels and schismatics; for their persecutors, urged on by the evil spirits, will say they are rendering a great service to God by destroying such pestilent men from the face of the earth.
But the Lord will be the refuge of the afflicted, and will save all who trust in Him. And in order to be like their Head [Jesus Christ], these, the elect, will act with confidence, and by their death will purchase for themselves eternal life; choosing to obey God rather than man, they will fear nothing, and they will prefer to perish [physically] rather than consent to falsehood and perfidy.
Some preachers will keep silence about the truth, and others will trample it under foot and deny it. Sanctity of life will be held in derision even by those who outwardly profess it, for in those days Jesus Christ will send them not a true Pastor, but a destroyer.
(Works of the Seraphic Father St. Francis Of Assisi, [London: R. Washbourne, 1882], pp. 248-250; underlining and paragraph breaks added.)
Wow. If there was any doubt, this Pope has seriously deluded views of God, Christ, and the world.
This apostate Pope IS the False Prophet as described in the Book of Revelation, I feel it in my gut.
This pope sucks.
"Islam and Christianity share the 'same idea of conquest,' and for that reason, Islam should not be viewed as a threat, said Pope Francis in a newspaper interview this week."
Double, super, extra, megatronic Esau & Ishmael End-of-Years alliance prophesy++.
Now I am sure the New World Order deposed Pope Benedict and installed this imposter.
Has the pope ever read the New Testament?
However, it is also possible to interpret the objective in Matthew’s Gospel, where Jesus sends his disciples to all nations, in terms of the same idea of conquest.”
No it isnt, and the very idea is exactly opposite what Jesus stood for and represents.
Almost EVERYTHING negative that is reported here on FR about the Holy Father ends up being a distortion or out right lie, when compared to the actual full statement. I’ll hold my verdict until after I see the original source.
This pope is a HERETIC!
This pope ruins the old joke “Is the Pope Catholic?”
I think now we all know the Holy Father is nothing more than a holy fraud.
The invasion from the south is the Roman catholic Church in action
This guy needs a clown nose and shoes.
I can’t say what I think.
“However, it is also possible to interpret the objective in Matthew’s Gospel, where Jesus sends his disciples to all nations, in terms of the same idea of conquest.”
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Why, yes, of course, now I remember that part of the Gospel where Jesus told to his disciples to kill anyone who would not convert, to rape the women, etc. How careless of me to forget that part.
he is confused about the difference between voluntary choice and involuntary force in acceptance of a religion.
This so-called pope needs to be excommunicated from the church.
He truly is an IDIOT or a NON CATHOLIC!!!!