To: ScholarWarrior
It he goes to see Bush, I would make him stand in the snow barefoot for three days. According to various prophacies throughout the ages, the next pope will deny Christ all together. He'll live a very short life. After him, there will only be one more pope and that's the end of that church. It goes too far to the left to survive.
To: concerned about politics
"Prophecies", this sounds like man's traditions.
What is written when the disciples asked Christ "what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?" can be found in Matthew 24, Mark 13 Luke 21
There is no mystery, Christ spoke very clearly what one is to watch for, and He did not name the pope in particular.
The pope is a human being, some may see him as god like, other see him as anti-christ. According to what is WRITTEN both sides are wrong. Maybe if a little more time was actually spent by individuals reading the letter sent, (THE WORD) as to what to be watching for these discussions might be a whole lot more enlightening.
Why is the first warning Christ gave "Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in MY name, saying, 'I am Christ; (CHRISTIAN) and shall deceive many."
One must read the "letter" to know who will deceive, who will be deceived and this is the first warning.
Now as far as what the pope is doing, I have no idea where he is coming from and how he can think what he is doing is from our Heavenly Father. It makes no common sense let alone scripture sense.
Each individual was created and each individual must answer for what they believe and why they have not themselves taken the time to read what is written.
Another thing to consider IPeter 4:17 "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of GOD: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
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