“To the nearly I billion Roman Catholics misinformed by their hierarchy; to the 400 million Protestants equally ignorant of the facts; and to the genuine martyrs on both sides, this book is dedicated.” So opens Dave Hunt’s “A Woman Rides the Beast: The Roman Catholic Church and the Last Days.” The book ends with appendix I: "The Lutheran – Catholic Joint Declaration Justification," subject of another Discussion Question. The joint declaration (JD) was signed on October 31, the same day as in 1517 that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle chapel. A coincidence, I think not.
Full disclosure, I haven’t read the book in order, cover to cover rather I've skipped around. Dr. Hunt’s book is well written, holds one’s attention and is thoroughly documented. I started reading Dave Hunt’s book several months ago and also have the "Kingdom of Blood" MP3 set. The first MP3 is recorded by Dr. Missler and is titled "A History of the Church." The second MP3 is recorded by Dr. Hunt and is titled "The Woman Who Rides the Beast." Both are very informative and interesting to listen to. There are no embedded slides in them, sure wish there were.
All this listening and reading caused me to take a closer look at the book of Revelation most notably Chapter 17. I grew up Protestant with Catholic friends and never paid much attention to the differences in doctrine. Were it not for my concern for Catholic friends and family members and exposure to Dr. Missler's teachings I would not have dug as deeply into the subject of the modern day version of the Church in Thyatira as I have/ as I'm doing.
A few of the work based perversions (sacraments) of scripture by the Roman Catholic Church includes the belief in the transubstantiation of the bread and wine during mass, that Jesus lied when he said "It is finished", that indulgence can be brought, the existence of purgatory, the Marian worship and the claim of papal authority.
Vatican II states 'If anyone says that the sacraments of the new law are not necessary for salvation...... And that without them men obtain from God through faith alone the grace of Justification... let him be anathema." Anathema can be something/ someone denounced and/or are cursed.
And in addition to corrupting biblical truths and promoting sacraments the church was also extremely morally corrupt as well. Dr. Hunt brings out example after example of popes being appointed by Kings, popes appointing kings and purchase of clerical office. In addition to this marriage of the church to the world, the church has a dismal record of sexual improprieties. In just one example a Bishop Rathurio complained that if he excommunicated unchaste priests "there would be none left to administer the sacraments, except boys. If he excluded bastards, as canon law demanded, not even boys would be left."
Truly, the woman who rides the beast is the Roman Catholic Church!
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