Biblical Church History

Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan

PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER THUS FAR

1. Learning Church history will help us to identify the false doctrine of the Synagogue of Satan, which Rev. 17:5 calls the “MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”

2. There are only 2 religions in the world; God’s Satan’s

The deviations of these early Church fathers became the seed of corruption Satan uses to set up his counterfeit religious system.Synagogue of Satan vs.9Seat of Satan vs.13aDwelling of Satan vs.13bDoctrine of Satan vs.24

Ephesus

Clement of Rome (30-100 AD)• Preaches a doctrine that the pastors are the high priest and the common man is just a regular priest

• Jesus calls this “deeds of the Nicolaitans”, which means to rule over the common man

• Every time Jesus mentions it he hates it.

THE SEEDS IN THE EPHESUS CHURCH PERIOD

Ephesus

Ignatius (80-100 AD)• First to use the term “Catholic” which means universal. The word was a pagan philosophical term, and he used it to refer to a universal Christianity• In time the word comes to refer to a political hierarchy at Rome which was supposed to control all local churches (Roman Catholic)• He also called himself the “Son of the Church”

THE SEEDS IN THE EPHESUS CHURCH PERIOD

Ephesus

Papias (60-130 AD) Writes that Peter is in Rome (Rom. 16?)

This sets the stage for Peter to be the 1st Pope and that there would be an Apostolic Succession (Rev. 2:2)

He writes that Mark’s Gospel is really Peter’s Gospel, because he told him what to write

THE SEEDS IN THE EPHESUS CHURCH PERIOD

(Rev 2:2) I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and

how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are

apostles, and are not, and hast found them

liars:

Ephesus

Polycarp (69-155)• Writes that Faith is the mother of us all.• Therefore if God is our Father, and we are the Sons of the Church, and Faith is our Mother, and Catholic faith is the only true faith, thwen the new birth comes from the Holy Mother (Their word not mine) Church.

THE SEEDS IN THE EPHESUS CHURCH PERIOD

Ephesus

Polycarp (69-155)• Writes that Faith is the mother of us all.• Therefore if God is our Father, and we are the Sons of the Church, and Faith is our Mother, and Catholic faith is the only true faith, then the new birth comes from the Holy Mother (Their word not mine) Church.

THE SEEDS IN THE EPHESUS CHURCH PERIOD

Ephesus

Justin Martyr (100-165)• Writes that a person is regenerated by the sprinkling of water.

THE SEEDS IN THE EPHESUS CHURCH PERIOD

Ephesus

Origen (184-254 AD)• He is the headmaster of the school in Alexandria • His life’s work is to take the Manuscripts of the early church and to copy and change to fit his doctrine. (75,000 places)• This linage is where Jerome's Latin Vulgate Bible came from. • This is also where the Douay-Rheims Bible come from. • This is where the Asv Rsv Niv etc. come from.

THE SEEDS IN THE EPHESUS CHURCH PERIOD

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The teaching that God is finished

with Jew through the influence of the Ante- Nicene Church fathers

They taught that we are not only spiritual Jews but physical Jews, therefore all the promises to the Jew are now given to the church.

Jesus calls this teaching Blasphemous and Satanic.

THE SEEDS IN THE SMYRNA CHURCH PERIOD

(Rev 2:9) I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou

art rich) and I know the blasphemy of

them which say they are Jews, and are not,

but are the synagogue of Satan.

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The Roman Catholic Church sees

itself as the heir to the promises given to the Nation of Israel… Because they are now Jews

By the middle of the 4th century Augustine writes “The City of God” and in it he writes that Rome has now replaced the Jerusalem as the city of God

THE SEEDS IN THE SMYRNA CHURCH PERIOD

WHO IS THIS WOMEN? Rev 17:5 And upon

her forehead

was a name written,

MYSTERY, BABYLON

THE GREAT, THE

MOTHER OF HARLOTS

AND ABOMINATI

ONS OF THE EARTH.

(Rev 17:1-6) And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying

unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many

waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness:

and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and

scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And

upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman

drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I

wondered with great admiration.

THE STRUCTURE OF CHURCH HISTORY IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

Millennium

Ch. 20

New Heaven

New EarthCh. 21

Eternity

Ch. 22Tribulation Period

Ch. 5-18The Church Age

Ch. 1-3

Rapture Ch. 4

2nd coming of Christ Ch. 19

The FutureChapters 20-22

Covers the 1,000 year region and beyond

“the things which thou hast seen”

Church history The Application

• Historical (7 church of Asia Minor)

• Inspirational (to Churches and Individuals)

• Prophetical (The 7 church ages

from where Acts left off to the Rapture)

The PresentChapters 4-19

Covers the 7 year tribulation to the 2nd Coming of Christ

The PastChapters 1-3

Covers History from 90 AD - Rapture of the Church

“the things which are”

Chapters 4-19

The Lords Day

The Tribulation (and great tribulation)

The return of Christ with his Saints

The return is seen 4 times

“the things which shall be hereafter”

Chapters 20-22

The 1,000 year reign The great white throne

The New Heaven and New earth

The 4 accounts of the Tribulation

Rev. 4-6 (under the

figure of Seals)Rev. 7-11 (under the

figure of Trumpets)Rev. 12-14 (The

work and ministry of the Antichrist

Rev. 15-19 (under the figure of vials)

The 4 accounts of the 2nd Coming of

Christ

Rev. 6:12-17 Rev.11-13-16 Rev. 14: 14-20 Rev. 19:11-21

(Rev 17:7) And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

THE IDENTITY OF THE BEAST

(Rev 13:1) And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast

rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and

upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

(Rev 13:2) And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and

his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and

great authority.

(Rev 12:3-4) And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a

great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third

part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as

soon as it was born.(Rev 12:9) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called

the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into

the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

(Rev 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.(Rev 13:12-13) 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. And he doeth great wonders, so that he

maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of

men,

THE IDENTITY OF THE WOMAN

1.The women is a “religious system”

(Rev 2:20-24) Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that

woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my

servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she

repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he

which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your

works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine,

and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other

burden.

1.The women is a “religious system”

2.The women is a “city”

(Rev 17:18) And the woman which

thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth

over the kings of the earth.

POSSIBLE

Cities

1. Jerusalem2. Babylon (Iraq)3. Rome 4. Mecca 5. Salt Lake city6. London 7. Tokyo 8. ?

It is a unclean city (18:2)It is a city of massive influence

(18:3)It is a Pagan City (18:4)It is a city with a Golden Cup (17:4

18:6)It is a proud and boastful City

(18:7) It is a mighty city (18:10)It is a commercial city (18:19)

It is a city of referred to as Babylon or Mystery Babylon (18:21 17:5)

It is a Political city (17:18 17:2)It is a city of 7 Hills (17:9)It is a city drunk on the Blood of the

saints and martyrs of Jesus (17:6)It is a city of purple and scarlet and

decked with gold (17:4)

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The Knights of Columbus

acknowledge that Rev. 17 “Mystery Babylon” is Rome just it is referring to Pagan Rome

WHICH ROME ?

(Rev 17:6) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the

blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I

saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

(Rev 18:24) And in her was found

the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

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John was there when

pagan ROME crucified Jesus.

John was there when pagan ROME martyred Saints under people like Nero

John was there on the Island of Patmos because of Pagan ROME

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More Christians have died

in the City of ROME than any other place

From the years of 1,000- 1,700 AD over 2 million Bible Believers were martyred by the Command of Papal ROME

Connecting the women with Today

Rome referred to as Babylon (18:21)

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In his book, Catholicism and Fundamentalism, Catholic apologist Karl Keating writes: "Babylon is a code word for Rome. It is used that way six times in the last book of the Bible [so he acknowledges that the woman in Rev 17 is Rome!] Sibylling Oracles (5, 159Q, the Apocalypse of Baruch (ii, 1), and Esdras (3:1). Eusebius Pamphilius, writing about 303, noted that ...Peter ...referred to [Rome] figuratively as Babylon [in 1 Pe 5:13]." The Bible often addresses a person or city under another name. For example, Jerusalem is called "Sodom and Egypt" (Rev 11:8) and Satan is addressed as the king of Babylon in Isaiah 14 and as the prince of Tyrus in Ezekiel 28.

(1Pe 5:13) The church that is at Babylon, elected

together with you, saluteth you; and so

doth Marcus my son.

A city on 7 hills (Rev 17:9)

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Babylon was not built on

seven hills, nor does it meet any of the other identifying criteria. Rome, however, was and has universally been known as the city of seven hills. The Catholic Encyclopedia states: "It is within the city of Rome, called the city of seven hills, that the entire area of Vatican State proper is now confined."

Above is a an ancient Roman coin (a Sestertius) in the collection of the British

Museum, minted at Tarraco in 71 A.D. during the reign of Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), declaring

him to be the Pontifex Maximus (a title assumed by the papacy), which depicts the city of Rome as both the goddess Dea-Roma seated on 7 hills, and a she-wolf suckling Romulus and

Remus (just above the R in ROMA).

A city of purple and scarlet

(Rev 17:4)

Here you see the Pope wearing scarlet and an

Archbishop wearing reddish-purple.

Pope Benedict in scarlet

On the12th of March 2000, during the Papal Apology Mass, the pope and other

members of the Roman Catholic priesthood wore various shades of

violet/purple because it also occurred during the Catholic festival of Lent,

when the color of purple is traditionally worn.

Priests of the Catholic Church regularly wear red vestments on Good Friday, Palm Sunday, Pentecost,

Birthday Feasts of the Apostles and Evangelists, and the Feasts of Martyrs. Purple vestments are worn on Advent, Lent, and at Funerals, although other colors are optional

on some of those days. Other approved colors are white, green, black and rose and gold. A distinctive

shade of bright orange-red designated officially by the

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES:

Cappa Magna – A cloak with a long train and hooded shoulder cape… (it) was purple wool for Bishops; for Cardinals, it was scarlet watered silk…

Cassock – The close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by the catholic clergy was official garb…The color for bishops and other prelacies is purple, for cardinals Scarlet

A city of decked with gold and precious stone and pearls

(Rev 17:4)

The most respected of the ecclesiastical symbols, the tiara, or

triregno, is also a symbol of the pope's authority over the Church.

No one knows for certain when the tiara originated, and it has

undergone many changes since it first appeared at the Papal Court.

The tiara comprises three separate crowns, or diadems. The bottom

crown appeared in the ninth century as ornamentation at the

base of the mitre.    When pontiffs assumed the

temporal role of sovereign princes, they further adorned the base

decorations with the jeweled crown of the princes of the time. The

second crown was added by Pope Boniface VIII in A.D. 1298 to

represent his spiritual dominion. By A.D. 1315, the triregno appears in

the documentation of the Papal Treasury.

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES:

“The pectoral cross (suspended by chain around the neck of abbots, bishops, archbishops, cardinals, and the Pope) should be made of Gold and…decorated with gems”Robert Broderick, ed, 466

Clarence Larkin wrote:“Of the different articles specified for the Pope to wear when installed into office five are scarlet. A vest covered with perils, and a mitre, adorned with gold and precious stone was to beworn

Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth 1918, pg141

A city or woman with a golden cup (chalice in her hand

(Rev 17:4)

Five hundred diamonds encrust this golden chalice, a gift of Sultan Abdul Medji for Pope Pius IX’s election, and

first used by Pius IX on December 8th, 1854, at the Mass proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary

This is the reverse side of a papal medal minted by Pius XI in 1929 to commemorate the Lateran Treaty, which restored Papal sovereignty and made Vatican City an independent state. The sunburst wafer of the

Eucharist appears in the sky above the Lateran and St. Peter's basilicas, over the cup of the Mass

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES:

“The Golden Chalice is the most

important of the sacred vessels”

In 1825 Pope Leo XII, made a medal with his image on one side, and on

the other side, a woman with a cup… with the inscription “Sedet Super Universum” Which is Latin for “the whole world is her seat”

(C.f. Rev17.1 and 15)