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Jesus is coming. . .soon! Are you ready? Revelation 11:7–13 How can we say that France fulfills the prophecy of Revelation 11? Establish Principles 1.Papal domination of political powers from A.D. 800 2.France as the handmaiden of the papacy from Clovis the Frank beginning in A.D. 508 3.Union of church and state as a papal strategy for political and ecclesiastical world domination Revelation 11:7–13 Revelation 11:7–13 “On what conditions have other nations found a place in the prophetic record? The answer is that it is these conditions; namely . . .” Revelation 11:7–13 “. . . first , if they have acted any prominent part in the world’s history . . .” Revelation 11:7–13 “. . . secondly, and above all, if they have jurisdiction over the people of God . . .” Revelation 11:7–13 “. . . or in other words, has the nation maintained such relations with them [the people of God] that the history of the people of God . . .” Revelation 11:7–13 “. . . could not be written without mention of the nation with which they were connected.” Revelation 11:7–13 “By comparing the prophecies and records of the Bible with the records of secular history . . .” Revelation 11:7–13 “. . . we find data from which to deduce the rule here given respecting the prophetic mention of earthly governments.” Uriah Smith, The Marvel of Nations, p. 119 (1901) Babylon Medo-Persia 605-538B.C. 538-331B.C. Four Beasts of Daniel chapter 7 Greece 331-168B.C. Pagan Rome 168 B.C. to A.D. 538 Franks Ostrogoths Vandals Franks Ostrogoths Visigoths Vandals Expansion of the Frankish Kingdom Frankish Kingdom at the death of Pepin I (Heristal) in A.D. 714 Charles Martel in battle at Tours Who has all the POWER? Who has all the POWER? “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.” Who has all the POWER? “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.” Who has all the POWER? “For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.” Who has all the POWER? Who has all the POWER? “Thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom: and whatsoever thou shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:18, 19 Who has all the POWER? “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation.” Isaiah 28:16 “. . .Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone.” Eph. 2:20 Who has all the POWER? “Donation of Constantine” “By the middle of the eighth, or, at least of the ninth century the Roman church had perfected in theory a scheme which made her the exact counterpart of the departed despotism, the center of the hierarchy, absolute mistress of the Christian world. . .” “Donation of Constantine” “. . . The character of that scheme is best set forth in the singular document, most stupendous of all medieval forgeries, which under the name of the Donation of Constantine commanded for seven centuries the unquestioning belief of mankind.” “Donation of Constantine” “The edict proceeds to grant to the Roman pontiff and his clergy a series of dignities and privileges, all of them enjoyed by the Emperor and his senate, all of them showing the same desire to make the pontifical a copy of the imperial office.” James Bryce, The Holy Roman Empire, p. 97 (1886) “Donation of Constantine” “The pope shall enjoy the same honorary rights as the emperor, among them the right to wear an imperial crown, a purple cloak and tunic, and in general all imperial insignia or signs of distinction.” Catholic Encyclopedia “Donation of Constantine” “The pope shall enjoy the same honorary rights as the emperor, among them the right to wear an imperial crown, a purple cloak and tunic, and in general all imperial insignia or signs of distinction.” Catholic Encyclopedia Holy Roman Empire “Holy Roman Empire” “The pope himself chanted the mass; advanced toward Charles with a splendid crown in his hands, placed it upon his brow, and proclaimed him Caesar Augustus. . . .Then the head and body of Charlemagne were anointed with the ‘holy oil’ by the hands of the pope himself, and the services were brought to a close.” “Holy Roman Empire” “In return for all this, Charlemagne swore to maintain the faith, the powers, and the privileges of the Church; and to recognize the spiritual dominion of the pope throughout the limits of his empire.” A.T. Jones Ecclesiastical Empire, p. 246 (1901) Woman Rides Power spoken of the Beast in Rev. 17:2, 3 is formed with the crowning of Charlemagne as the “holy Roman emperor” in A.D. 800 Revelation 11:7-13 “. . . the ability of those in power to inflict pain on those who threaten or defy their authority . . . the ability to coerce behavior by threats and to make good on those threats when necessary. . .” Myth of a Christian Nation, p. 18 Julius Caesar “Karolus imperator augustus” Julius Caesar “Karolus imperator augustus” “Protector of Rome” “From his father [Pepin the Short], Charles [Charlemagne] had inherited the title ‘Patricius Romanus’ [protector of Rome] which carried with it a special obligation to protect the temporal rights of the Holy See.” Catholic Encyclopedia “Protector of Rome” “No Christian could hope for salvation who was not in all things an obedient son of the Church, and who was not ready to take up arms in its defense.” Henry Charles Lea History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (1888) Expansion of the Frankish Kingdom “Holy Roman Empire” France Rome Holy Roman Empire Louis XVI King of France Heir of the dynasty begun by Charlemagne Supreme Power of the Pope “Step by step the supremacy of the Roman see had been asserted and enforced, until it enjoyed the universal jurisdiction which enabled it to bend to its wishes every prelate, under the naked alternative of submission or expulsion [excommunication]. . . .” Supreme Power of the Pope “ . . . The papal mandate, just or unjust, reasonable or unreasonable, was to be received and implicitly obeyed, for there was no appeal from the representative of St. Peter . . . for the destiny of all men lay in the hands which could administer or withhold the sacraments essential to salvation.” Henry Charles Lea History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (1888) Supreme Power of the Pope Sale of Power “The pope, as supreme judge, could delegate to any one any portion of his authority, which was supreme everywhere. . . .These letters thus afforded a carte blanche through which injustice could be perpetrated and malignity gratified to the fullest extent. ” Sale of Power “There was little that could not be dared or done by the commander of such force . . . An additional complication which not unnaturally followed was the fabrication and falsification of these letters. . . .” Sale of Power “ . . .To the people, however, it mattered little whether they [the letters] were genuine or fictitious; the suffering was the same whether the papal chancery had received its fee or not.” Henry Charles Lea History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (1888) Sale of Power “ . . . It is the universal complaint of the age that benefices were openly sold, or were bestowed through favor, without examination into the qualifications of the appointee, or the slightest regard as to his fitness [as a bishop]. . . .” Sale of Power “A purchased benefice was naturally regarded as a business investment, to be exploited to the utmost profit, and there was little scruple in turning to account every device for extorting money from parishioners.” Henry Charles Lea History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (1888) Sale of Power “ . . . and the right to torture and despoil the people was sold to the highest bidder.” Henry Charles Lea History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (1888) Abuses by Clergy “Not only did the humblest priest wield a supernatural power which marked him as one elevated above the common level of humanity, but his person and possessions were alike inviolable. . . .” Abuses by Clergymen “No matter what crimes he might commit, secular justice could not take cognizance of them, and secular officials could not arrest him. He was amenable only to the tribunals of his own order.” Abuses by Clergymen “If the faithful Christian was thus mulcted throughout life at every turn, the pursuit of gain was continued to his deathbed . . .” Abuses by Clergymen “If the faithful Christian was thus mulcted throughout life at every turn, the pursuit of gain was continued to his deathbed . . .” Abuses by Clergymen “In thus exploiting their office the bishops only followed the example set them by the papacy, which, directly or through its agents, by its exactions, made itself the terror of the Christian churches.” Establish Principles 1.Papal total domination of political powers from A.D. 800 2.France as the handmaiden of the papacy from Clovis the Frank beginning in A.D. 508 3.Union of church and state as a papal strategy for political and ecclesiastical world domination Establish Principles 1. Papal total domination of political powers from A.D. 800 2. France as the handmaiden of the papacy from Clovis the Frank beginning in A.D. 508 3. Union of church and state as a papal strategy for political and ecclesiastical world domination Formula for Rebellion “If the Church, by sundering itself completely from the laity, had acquired the services of a militia devoted wholly to itself, it had thereby created an antagonism between itself and the people.” Henry Charles Lea History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (1888) Formula for Rebellion 1. Increasing loss of personal freedoms 2. Upside down economy due to excessive spending of the government and church 3. Increasing taxation to pay for government-incurred debt Formula for Rebellion 4. Famine and plagues killed millions of people 5. Inflation so great that daily food was difficult to purchase 6. Rise of the Enlightenment ideology of equality and freedom for every individual Formula for Rebellion 4. Famine and plagues killed millions of people 5. Inflation so great that daily food was difficult to purchase 6. Rise of the Enlightenment ideology of equality and freedom for every individual Revelation 11:7-13 "Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." Winston Churchill The Revelatio n of Jesus