The Image of the Beast

As you read this page, the image of the beast, otherwise known as the image to the beast is being setup. And it is of vital importance to find out what the image of the beast is, because as it says in Revelation 13 verse 15, it's the beast image which "speaks" and causes the world to worship the sea beast (Roman Catholic Church) and to take the Beast's mark of Revelation 13. For a fuller understanding of the image, please first read America in Prophecy.

We have already given a clue as to what the image is above. If the Papal Church of Rome is the first beast in Revelation 13, then the image would be the image of the Papal Church. Let's find out exactly what it is.

Revelation 13:14 ...'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.'

We need to build up a background first before getting to the image of the beast. In the 14th century the great protestant reformation started by a man named John Wycliffe, who wrote the first English Bible for the common people to be able to read the Word of God themselves. And then the reformation got into full swing in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to a Roman Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Throughout the years to follow, the Protestant reformation continued and strengthened with Calvin, Knox, Wesley, Cranmer, Zwingli and many others. The reason for the Protestant reformation was because God had opened the eyes of these great church leaders and they saw the great error in Roman Catholic doctrines and they decided to base their beliefs on the Bible alone, which we call "sola scripture". Now as Satan witnessed many people leaving the Catholic Church in favor of the reformation, he became enraged and through the Papal Church he brought about the inquisitions through which countless numbers of Christians were tortured and slaughtered in the most cruel way. But this only added fuel to the fire and the reformation actually grew out of this persecution. So the leaders of the Roman Church decided to commission Catholic Jesuit priests to re-interpret Bible prophecy in order to take the focus off the Roman Catholic Church as antichrist, which the reformers revealed.

Please note, history records that the Roman Catholic Church has tortured and killed at least 50 million people.

Now a huge blow came to the Roman Catholic Church, when in 1798 General Berthier marched his French army into Rome and took the pope captive, where he later died. "In 1798 General Berthier made his entrance into Rome, abolished the papal government, and established a secular one" (Encyclopedia Britannica 1941 edition). This put an end to the Papal rule which spanned from 538 - 1798, a total of 1260 years. This "deadly wound" was prophesied in Revelation 13, which also prophesied the "healing" of the deadly wound ... Revelation 13:3 ...'And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.'

That deadly wound began it's healing in 1929 when Mussolini signed an agreement with the Vatican giving them once again CIVIL POWER! And since then, the Papal Church of Rome has been growing in strength, by making agreements and securing the support of the nations of the world. In 2011, the Vatican has "diplomatic relations" with 178 of the 192 UN world states. So before long, the Roman Catholic Church will have the support of the whole world!

The majority of Protestant churches didn't make a complete break from the Roman Catholic Church, because they held on to some of her doctrines, for instance, the majority of Protestant churches still hold onto the error taught by Rome that Sunday is the Sabbath day. And we now even have many of the Protestant churches fully reuniting with the Papal Church through this ecumenical movement. Just look at the following news quote from 1999.

"Now as the Augsburg accord suggests, the value of separate denominations is under question. The Lutheran - Catholic concord is ""one of the most important ecumenical moments of the century", said the Rev. Joseph Komonchak ... This document appears to be saying that the doctrine that Luther thought was central to the reformation, and which led him to undertake it, is not one on which there are serious enough differences between Catholics and Lutherans to justify the division of the church ...

... Today, the heirs of that acrimony and fracture, the leaders of the modern Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches, signed a document that officially settles the central argument about the nature of faith that Luther provoked. The agreement declares, in effect, that it was all a misunderstanding ...

... The agreement is significant beyond the dispute over doctrine that it resolves. It has deep implications for future relations among Catholics and Protestants, said theologians and church leaders. Many said the accord gives added promise to the ideal of their denominations champion - of full communion, or merger, between the churches". (The Washington Post, Nov 1. 1999)

There's a powerful Bible prophecy fulfilling statement if I ever saw one! Let's just think about this for a moment. The church leaders are now trying to say that tens of millions of TRUE Christians who obeyed the Word of God over Roman Catholic Church tradition, and who died for that true faith they found, was a MISUNDERSTANDING!!?? Let me tell you what it was. It was Satan using the Roman Catholic Antichrist Church to persecute anyone who believed in the True Word of God and wanted to live by it. There was NO misunderstanding on the part of the Christian martyrs who would rather die than bow down to Roman Catholic heresy. You will also notice in the above quote that this union between the Lutheran Church and the Catholic Church has paved the way for the other Protestant Churches to unite with them, and it is only a matter of time before there is a full union. THIS will then pave the way for the image of the beast to be fully setup and ready to "speak".

Revelation 17:5 ...'And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.'

Babylon the Great is none other than the Roman Catholic Church, and in the above Bible verse it says that she has "harlot" daughters. So these daughters are churches that were BORN from her. Who are they? They are the Protestant churches that were born from her during the reformation. Now how can the harlots be the Protestant churches when they seperated from the Church of Rome? Because many of them held onto some of her false doctrines and not only that they are now heading back to the "MOTHER" church for full union.

Revelation 13:14 .....'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.'

The "earth beast" which "says to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast" is America (see America in Prophecy). So the nation of America tells the people to form an image of the Papal Church of Rome. In other words, they tell the people to form a church state union in America. And this is actually progressing right now with the coalition of Protestant churches in America.

The different ecumenical movements like the "Interfaith Movement" and "United Religions Initiative" are bringing the churches together under one common cause, and the "terrorist" activities around the world is giving more force to ecumenism.

So the image of the beast will be the united Protestant churches in America, under direction from the Roman Catholic Church and organisations like the "Christian Coalition of America" gaining civil power and directing the civil authorities to enforce "religious" laws upon the people. And it will all be under the guise of "religious freedom". But those laws will actually go against the Commandments of God and will end up being the mark of the beast. Now, you are maybe thinking that the Protestant churches don't want a church state union and wouldn't try to influence the civil authorities. Well, just look at the following quote from the Christian Coalition of America website:

"Christian Coalition offers people of faith the vehicle to be actively involved in impacting the issues they care about - from the county courthouse to the halls of congress ...

The Coalition is a political organization ...

We actively lobby Congress and the White House on numerous issues ...

Today, Christians need to play an active role in government again like never before".

(signed, Roberta Combs, President. 'About us' page on Christian Coalition of America website)

We can clearly see just from the above quote that there is a Protestant movement in America for Christians to gain civil power and impact the laws of the land. And this is known as the "Catholicization of America", which the Roman Catholic Church had planned since the Christian pilgrims went to the New Land to escape the persecution of the Papal Church. And today we are seeing this happening, and soon the Protestants of America, under direction from Rome will gain control of the civil authorities to enact their own laws. Just look at the mess America is in! It's as if Satan has purposely made the leaders bring the Country to it's knees in order to make it easier for the Protestant Christians to take control.

"In the past two decades, the American religious Right has become increasingly Catholic ... What is new is the prominence that these Catholic thinkers and leaders have come to have within the domains of American politics that are dominated by evangelical Protestants ... In political terms, the evangelical Protestant Right has become Catholicized. They do not see Catholicism as a religion very different from their own because it leads to the same positions on the battlefield." (Howard Schweber, Professor, University of Wisconsin - Article for Huffington Post, Feb. 2012)

What a statement! Protestants don't see Catholicism as different from their own faith. And yet America was built upon the very people who were ESCAPING Catholicism!

The Papal Church of Rome is a religious/political institution and during the dark ages it enforced it's own laws through the nations that supported her. In the same way the Protestants of America will soon have an image of the Roman Catholic Church/State fully setup in the USA and the mark of the beast will be enforced.

Revelation 13:15 .....'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.'

The "speaking" of the image is the act of enforcing civil laws, which the Protestant churches are seeking now and will soon be able to accomplish. Is there any law that the Roman Catholic Church and many of the Protestant churches are seeking to bring into force? Yes, the Sunday law. There is a great effort being made by Rome and many Protestant churches to make Sunday a holy day and to enforce it by law. Once this is accomplished through the civil powers, we will see the mark of the beast in force and Revelation 13 will be fulfilled.

Please do not join this ecumenical movement, but heed God's call to Come out of Her My People. Study the Word of God for yourself and stand firm on the truth, no matter what. This image of the beast will seem like a good thing when it is fully formed and it will deceive the majority of people, because Satan is the one behind it, and he is the master deceiver, trying if possible to "deceive the very elect". But stay separate and make a stand with God's end time remnant church.