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Dear Emailer 'Questioning Participator' Jesus said: "But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:16-20) Being the founder of this ministry with my departed husband George, which dates back to the early 1970s when the name Cephas was chosen by the Holy Spirit, I believe I can serve as a witness to the truth. I am a former Mormon (Temple Mormon) of 20 years and was set free from the lies and heresies of Mormonism. I know how you feel about your church and it is only natural that you want to defend your beliefs, believing they are true. In the name of Jesus Christ, I beg you to consider the information
we have been sending to you carefully and reconsider with the
help of the Holy Word of God, where your destiny is leading you
if you don't take heed. We work around the clock to get the truth
to believers without compensation. Nicholas came into the ministry
when my husband went to be with the Lord and I fully agree with
Nicholas. I have read his book "Apostasy Revealed"
carefully and find his interpretation of the Bible to line up
with the Holy Spirit's teachings. The Holy Spirit in believers,
when asked to come into believers' hearts, is their/our personal
teacher in conjunction with Scripture study. To say He is teaching
heresy is denying the Holy Spirit. I agree with Nicholas that
we ought to tred lightly when we make statements. The Lord gives
us a lot of leave way if we are in ignorance which seems to be
the case here on your part similar to myself for all those years.
God will forgive our sins and wipe the slate clean from this
day forward if you are willing to serve Jesus Christ 'only' with
the Holy Spirit's guidance. We can't serve two masters.
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH: John 3:21 But he that doeth truth
cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that
they are wrought in God. John 8:31-32 Then said Jesus to those
Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my WORD (not the
Pope), then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you FREE (from heresy). John
16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth (the Holy Spirit,
not the Pope), is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for
he shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear,
that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come. 2 Thessalonians
2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them
that perish; because THEY [YOU] RECEIVED NOT THE LOVE OF THE
TRUTH, that they [YOU] might be saved. Hail, Holy queen V Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE HAVE TEACH: DOES A WOMAN MAKE INTERCESSION FOR US? Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Hebrews 7:25-26 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; ~ Vicar of Christ. A substitute Christ... "For the Roman pontiff (pope), by reason of his office
as VICAR OF CHRIST, and as pastor of the entire Church has full,
supreme, and universal POWER over the whole Church, a power which
he can always exercise UNHINDERED." WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH: IF GOD MEANT FOR US TO HAVE A SUBSTITUTE CHRIST, HE WOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT IN THE BIBLE. THE WORD SUBSTITUTE DOES NOT EXIST IN THE BIBLE. JESUS TOLD THE DISCIPLES in John 14:26 But the Comforter [not a substitute Christ [MAN] but a Spirit who indwells us], which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. ~ WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH: THERE IS NO PURGATORY WHERE ONE
CAN IMPROVE ONESELF. THERE ARE NO SECOND CHANCES AFTER DEATH.
THERE IS ONLY ONE RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT QUALIFIES AND THAT IS JESUS'
RIGHTEOUSNESS. TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO BE PRAYED FOR IN PURGATORY
SAYS THAT JESUS DIDN'T FINISH WHAT HE CAME TO DO ON THE CROSS.
--MOTHER TERESA [MOTHER TERESA WAS SPEAKING THE TRUTH. THERE IS ONLY ONE MELCHIZEDEK
PRIEST AT THIS POINT AND THAT IS JESUS. THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD
HAS BEEN ABOLISHED SINCE GOD PROMOTED JESUS TO BECOME GOD'S,
AS WELL AS THE BELIEVERS' PRIEST.] I am convinced that it is theologically necessary that Antichrist be a pope [WE ARE NOT CONVINCED OF THAT. WE BELIEVE THAT THE POPE IS PART OF THE ANTICHRIST TRINITY (THE DRAGON SPIRIT, THE ANTICHRIST AND THE ANTICHRIST LAMB) HE WILL BE THE FALSE PROPHET (THE FALSE LAMB) WHO WILL CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT IT IS OKAY TO TAKE THE MARK AND BOW DOWN TO THE OBELISK WHICH SPEAKS LIKE A MAN]. I agree... Antichrist, the Man of Sin, Son of Perdition, to deserve these titles must hold a unique spiritual office, one in which the greatest possible doctrinal disciplinary and moral corruption can be accomplished. And to oppose Christ who is all Truth the essential procedure of Antichrist will not be one of force but of deception. This follows from St. Paul's prophecy of a great spiritual blindness in the time of Antichrist and the Great Apostasy... With due respect for possible non-Catholic claimants, I scoff at the notion that anyone OTHER THAN A POPE COULD BE THE ANTICHRIST. p. 31 (emphasis added) Strojie is not alone among Roman Catholic writers in his concerns about the modern papacy. Malachi Martin is also concerned although not as outspoken in his criticisms as Strojie. Martin speaks of a "new agenda" which the pope seems to be desirous of fulfilling which involves far more than the future of the Roman Catholic institution. Martin also speaks of the alienation of many Roman Catholic priests, nuns, and theologians, from the traditional views of Roman Catholicism, and the reaction of others to this alienation, even to the point of calling the pope the ANTICHRIST: (Pope Paul VI could not stem the onslaught) women who wanted to be priests, priests who wanted to be married, bishops who wanted to be regional popes, theologians who claimed absolute teaching authority, Protestants who claimed equality and identity, homosexuals and divorced people who called for acceptance of their status on their terms.., traditional minded Catholics who BITTERLY REPROACHED HIM WITH BEING ANTICHRIST. (emphasis added) 4 Martin takes up the alienation and confusion in the Roman
Catholic Institution in even more detail in his later work The
Keys of This Blood. There he noted the further decay within the
organization: Strojie then continues, I am convinced that it is theologically necessary that Antichrist
be a pope. I agree... Antichrist, the Man of Sin, Son of Perdition,
to deserve these titles must hold a unique spiritual office,
one in which the greatest possible doctrinal disciplinary and
moral corruption can be accomplished. And to oppose Christ who
is all Truth the essential procedure of Antichrist will not be
one of force but of deception. This follows from St. Paul's prophecy
of a great spiritual blindness in the time of Antichrist and
the Great Apostasy... With due respect for possible non-Catholic
claimants, I scoff at the notion that anyone OTHER THAN A POPE
COULD BE THE ANTICHRIST. p. 31 (emphasis added) Martin also speaks of the alienation of many Roman Catholic priests, nuns, and theologians, from the traditional views of Roman Catholicism, and the reaction of others to this alienation, even to the point of calling the pope the ANTICHRIST: (Pope Paul VI could not stem the onslaught) women who wanted to be priests, priests who wanted to be married, bishops who wanted to be regional popes, theologians who claimed absolute teaching authority, Protestants who claimed equality and identity, homosexuals and divorced people who called for acceptance of their status on their terms.., traditional minded Catholics who BITTERLY REPROACHED HIM WITH BEING ANTICHRIST. (emphasis added) 4 Martin takes up the alienation and confusion in the Roman
Catholic Institution in even more detail in his later work The
Keys of This Blood. There he noted the further decay within the
organization: ~ A self-professed Satanist says-- The Baphomet is the official symbol of the Church Of Satan, but many Satanists use the inverted cross to symbolize their dislike of Christianity. It's modern meaning came to mean "anti-Christian" and it is used and recognized as such in today's world... http://www.exposingsatanism.org/signsymbols.htm Experience the nightmare of my desire. ~ INVERTED CROSS: Represents Satanism and its mockery of Christ. ~ The record company chose to put an upside down cross on the
gatefold of the album and thus people readily associated the
band (Black Sabbath) with Satanism. The band knew nothing about
this and did not want the upside down cross, however they backed
down from the record company's "wiser and higher" marketing
methods. ~ ~ Band photo from DANZIG II in inverted cross on ~ It is easy to find websites and occult stores where you can purchase all types of items with inverted crosses. One example is the Black Magic Market.com which sells four different styles of inverted cross. ~ In his article, The Kingdom of Satan, Professor J.S. Malan says this about the inverted cross: 4.7 Opposition against the cross of Jesus and the Christian
church The inverted cross This cross is not broken, but turned upside down. It indicates the rejection of Jesus Christ and contempt for the gospel of salvation. Inverted symbols are typical of the opposite values pursued by Satanists. People who are sometimes sacrificed to Satan on Black Sabbath are crucified upside down in accordance with this tradition. [Editor's note: I've come across worse items showing the inverted cross but could not bring myself to even present the titles here. Ephesians 5:12 (SOURCE: JESUS IS LORD.COM)] ~ Having established the Satanic nature of the inverted (upside down) cross, please view the following picture. This picture was captured from television by one of our readers utilizing a wintv capture card on 3-23-00 or 3-24-00. ~ The reader who took this picture [OF THE POPE ON A THRONE
WITH THE INVERTED CROSS] says, "....The pope got off his
death bed for this event..that upside down cross is a message
to every single freemason/satanist/Lucifer worshipping....freak...that
the show is on....Satan has been welcomed into the Holy land.....get
ready for a false prophet!" ~ The above information came this page: see graphics that accompany
this information. Bible believing Christians that know the true, Christ. The
Christ of the Bible. Papistry has been killing Bible believing Christians for centuries. According to Jacob Primer, in "Pastor Jacob Primmer in Rome" p. 215 upside down crucifixion is one of the tortures they used on our forefathers during the Inquisition (the picture at left was taken from the book "Pastor Jacob Primmer in Rome", sixth edition, 1912, Dunfermline Citizen office. In the next segment of the slide show there is a picture of various inquisition tortures which include another upside down crucifixion. Inverted crucifixion is also pictured and mentioned in Samuel Clarke's Martyrology circa 1651). In this context, the pope's inverted cross means "Death to all who oppose Rome!" As Horace Greeley said, "It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible reading people." Bible believers will NEVER fit in with a Luciferian New World Order since Christ is our King and the Bible our only creed. In order to inoculate deceived Catholics from receiving the gospel, high level papists devise a number of mind control techniques including the use of propaganda... ~ A Roman Catholic pamphlet entitled, "A Pastoral Statement For Catholics On Biblical Fundamentalism," is a warning from Catholic Bishops to Catholics "who may be attracted to Biblical Fundamentalism without realizing its serious weaknesses." It criticizes Fundamentalists for "rigid doctrinal and ideological positions" and for interpreting the Bible to be literally true. It says: "We do not look upon the Bible as an authority for science or history." And: "The gospel comes to us through the Spirit-guided Tradition of the [Catholic] Church and the inspired books. ... The Church produced the New Testament, not vice versa." It said Fundamentalists "try to find in the Bible all the direct answers for living. ... We look to both the Church's official teaching (or magisterium) AND [our emphasis] Scripture for guidance in addressing life's problems." The pamphlet emphasizes the necessity of the seven sacraments, the "veneration of the Blessed Mother," etc. (4/1/95, Calvary Contender). ~ And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel
of light. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Matthew 24:9 ~ A PICTURE OF THE CATHOLIC JESUS! Key words: the Eucharist, the host, the mass, body, blood, consecrated host, altar, priest, transubstantiation, Jesus, Sacrifice, Victim, Jesus Christ, Roman Catholic Jesus, transubstantiation, adoration, blessed sacrament, monstrance, worship Can you tell where the Catholic Jesus is in these pictures? See that little white circle in the middle of the sunbursts? That is a cracker. Catholics call it Jesus or the "holy" Eucharist. They eat their Jesus. But before they eat him, they have to bow down in front of this gold thing that holds their Jesus and worship him. The gold thing is called a monstrance. But before they bow down in front of the monstrance (graven image) with their Jesus (idol) in it, they like to parade him through the streets and "adore" him in their solemn processions. You see, their Jesus can't walk. He has to be borne about by men. THIS is the Catholic Jesus that we write about here at Jesus is Lord--he is plainly not the Jesus of the Bible. You don't believe that they actually worship and "adore" this thing called the Eucharist? Look at what pope John Paul II (a.k.a. Karol Joseph Wojtyla--his real name) said about the Eucharist in his 1980 Encyclical Letter on the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist-- "Adoration of Christ in this Sacrament of love must
also find expression in various forms of Eucharistic devotion:
personal prayer before the Blessed Sacrament [the Eucharist],
hours of adoration, periods of exposition - short, prolonged
and annual (Forty Hours) - Eucharistic benediction, Eucharistic
processions, Eucharistic Congresses." DOMINICAE CENAE ON THE MYSTERY AND WORSHIP OF THE EUCHARIST That's why you continually see them with dead Jesus' on crosses in their churches and homes--just hanging there, dead. My Jesus is not the "Eternal Victim", He is the Eternal Lord of Lords and King of Kings! Jesus told me in His word that His ONE time sacrifice is finished, completed, over. The Lord Jesus Christ is back in heaven where He came from waiting on His enemies to be made His footstool, not hopping up to enter a piece of bread. The mythical Eucharist is just another man-made tradition. What else did Karol say? "The encouragement and deepening of the Eucharistic [cracker]
worship are proofs of that authentic renewal...Jesus waits for
us in this sacrament of love..." ~ Catholics tell me that "the Catholic Church is the only Church that was given the authority to interpret sacred scripture and to teach on matters of faith and morals without error." Mmm, this is a pretty big claim. I have some questions for you, gentle reader: [1] Look at the picture above one more time. Would you call that Eucharist cracker an image? Let me help you. An image is, according to Webster's, im-age (im'ij) n. an imitation or representation of a person
or thing, drawn, painted, photographed, etc.; esp., a statue;
a sculpted figure used as an idol. i-dol (i'dl) n. an image of a god, used as an object or instrument
of worship. [Didn't Karol say to worship the Eucharist?]; any
object of ardent or excessive devotion or admiration [Didn't
Karol say, "Eucharistic DEVOTION"?] ~ [2] Do you think that images like this monstrance and Eucharist are what Moses was warning about when he said: Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. (Deuteronomy 4:23) ~ [3] The above passage says that God had forbidden the people to make a graven image. Where is this at in the Bible? Maybe Exodus 20:4-5? Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. ~ [4] What you just read was the SECOND of the ten commandments. Is it any wonder why the Catholic religion deletes it? Is it not apparent to you? ~ God HATES images. ANY KIND OF IMAGE: "Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy GOD hateth." -Deut. 16:22 ~ A Catholic heathen wrote this in response to the article you're reading: "THE HOST [Eucharist cracker] IS NOT AN IMAGE OF GOD, 'nough said right there. He's telling the world that a cracker
is able to contain God ~ The Catholic religion is no more Christian than any other
cult. David Koresh, Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism, Catholicism--no
difference. Invariably someone will tell me that I hate Catholics.
"Anti-Catholic" is the term they are using now. But
judge for yourself: is telling the truth hate? Is telling a child,
"2+2=4 not 7" hate? Nay, rather it is correction so
that the person will have a right understanding. Catholic reader,
get out of that sacramental system of man-made traditions that
will guarantee you nothing but hellfire. Repent of your sins,
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. The
Bible says so. ~ In a letter of the Supreme Pontiff Pope John Paul II To All
the Bishops of the Church = February 24, 1980 An excerpt about the Eucharist: Eucharistic worship is therefore precisely the expression of that love which is the authentic and deepest characteristic of the Christian vocation. This worship springs from the love and serves the love to which we are all called in Jesus Christ.[22] A living fruit of this worship is the perfecting of the image of God that we bear within us, an image that corresponds to the one that Christ has revealed in us. As we thus become adorers of the Father "in spirit and truth,"[23] we mature in an ever fuller union with Christ, we are ever more united to Him, and--if one may use the expression--we are ever more in harmony with Him. The doctrine of the Eucharist, sign of unity and bond of charity,
taught by St. Paul,[24] has been in subsequent times deepened
by the writings of very many saints who are living examples for
us of Eucharistic worship. We must always have this reality before
our eyes, and at the same time we must continually try to bring
it about that our own generation too may add new examples to
those marvelous examples of the past, new examples no less living
and eloquent, that will reflect the age to which we belong. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH: THE WORD 'EUCHARIST' DOES NOT EXIST IN THE BIBLE. THE WAFER THAT THE POPE USES IS SHAPED LIKE THE SUN. YOU WILL SEE THE SUN USED MORE THAN THE CROSS. THE SUN IS WHAT THE MASONIC ORDER DEEMS AS THEIR GOD AND LIFE GIVER. GNOSTICISM PERMEATED CATHOLICISM OVER TIME. TEACHING WHAT THE BREAD REPRESENTS, JESUS SIMPLY SAID: ".. unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day." The Apostle Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 11:18-25 "For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in REMEMBRANCE OF ME. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the NEW TESTAMENT IN MY BLOOD: THIS DO YE, AS OFT AS YE DRINK IT, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME." "HOW DID THE POPES MANAGE TO EXPAND THE TRADITION INTO WHAT THEY WROTE ABOUT THE EUCHARIST?" HAS TO BE YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE IT IS MEANT TO DECEIVE CATHOLIC MEMBERS INTO WORSHIPPING THE SUN. THE CATHOLIC EUCHARIST DOES NOT MATCH THE BIBLICAL 'LAST SUPPER'. ~ The Catholic religion is no more Christian than any other cult. David Koresh, Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism, Catholicism -- no difference. Invariably someone will tell me that I hate Catholics. "Anti-Catholic" is the term they are using now. But judge for yourself: is telling the truth hate? Is telling a child, "2+2=4 not 7" hate? Nay, rather it is correction so that the person will have a right understanding. Catholic reader, get out of that sacramental system of man-made traditions that will guarantee you nothing but hellfire. Repent of your sins, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. The Bible says so. ~ The Inquisition is an institution of the Roman Catholic religion. It was developed to stem "heresy", i.e., the gospel of salvation as found in the Bible. The Inquisition was zealously carried out by Romish Inquisitor-Generals, priests, and monks. And oh yes, they had the support of the secular authorities. Know ye not that the Dark Ages were dark because the papacy was at the height of its monstrous glory--ruling over kings and queens and encouraging recusancy towards any ruler that did not bow to the devil/papacy? Romanism is the Devil's religion, therefore papists do the works of the Devil. Only the Devil could inspire men to the deeds recounted by Samuel Clarke in his book Martyrology circa 1651. Papists have tortured and killed Christians for centuries. These are grievous crimes that are loathsome to even list but multitudes endured these for the gospel's sake. Christian friend, if YOU were before the Inquisition and they wanted you to say Jesus is a piece of bread, would you do it? Many of your brothers and sisters held out for the cause of Christ. They resisted to the blood striving against sin. Here are a just a few of the tortures they went through-- Skin flayed off of head, face and body
Torture by the pulley. Primmer page 321 "The torture chamber is a dark, subterranean dungeon. The Inquisitor-General is seated on a raised platform and issues directions as to the tortures. A priestly scribe at a table at the Inquisitor's feet is writing down whatever is extorted by torture from the several victims. Priests and monks are applying the various tortures. There is first the torture of the pulley. The hands are tied behind the back, a rope is attached to them and put over a pulley fastened to the roof, weights are bound to his feet. At a signal the victim is pulled up to the ceiling and then let down with a rush to within a foot of the floor; this dislocates the joints and causes exquisite pain. This is repeated again and again." The following is excerpted from Foxes' Book of Martyrs Chapter V, An Account of the Inquisition. At the first time of torturing, six executioners entered,
stripped him naked to his drawers, and laid him upon his back
on a kind of stand, elevated a few feet from the floor. The operation
commenced by putting an iron collar round his neck, and a ring
to each foot, which fastened him to the stand. His limbs being
thus stretched out, they wound two ropes round each thigh; which
ropes being passed under the scaffold, through holes made for
that purpose, were all drawn tight at the same instant of time,
by four of the men, on a given signal. The manner of inflicting the second torture was as follows: they forced his arms backwards so that the palms of his hands were turned outward behind him; when, by means of a rope that fastened them together at the wrists, and which was turned by an engine, they drew them by degrees nearer each other, in such a manner that the back of each hand touched, and stood exactly parallel to each other. In consequence of this violent contortion, both his shoulders became dislocated, and a considerable quantity of blood issued from his mouth. This torture was repeated thrice; after which he was again taken to the dungeon, and the surgeon set the dislocated bones. Two months after the second torture, the prisoner being a little recovered, was again ordered to the torture room, and there, for the last time, made to undergo another kind of punishment, which was inflicted twice without any intermission. The executioners fastened a thick iron chain round his body, which crossing at the breast, terminated at the wrists. They then placed him with his back against a thick board, at each extremity whereof was a pulley, through which there ran a rope that caught the end of the chain at his wrists. The executioner then, stretching the end of his rope by means of a roller, placed at a distance behind him, pressed or bruised his stomach in proportion as the ends of the chains were drawn tighter. They tortured him in this manner to such a degree, that his wrists, as well as his shoulders, were quite dislocated. They were, however, soon set by the surgeons; but the barbarians, not yet satisfied with this species of cruelty, made him immediately undergo the like torture a second time, which he sustained (though, if possible, attended with keener pains,) with equal constancy and resolution. After this, he was again remanded to the dungeon, attended by the surgeon to dress his bruises and adjust the part dislocated, and here he continued until their auto da fe, or jail delivery, when he was discharged, crippled and diseased for life. Another excerpt from chapter 5 of Foxes'-- Gardiner himself was then tormented in the most excruciating
manner; but in the midst of all his torments he gloried in the
deed. Being ordered for death, a large fire was kindled near
a gibbet, Gardiner was drawn up to the gibbet by pulleys, and
then let down near the fire, but not so close as to touch it;
for they burnt or rather roasted him by slow degrees. Yet he
bore his sufferings patiently and resigned his soul to the Lord
cheerfully. In 1809, Colonel Lehmanowsky was attached to that part of
Napoleon's army stationed at Madrid; and while in that city,
the Colonel used to express his opinions freely among the people,
respecting the priests and Jesuits of the Inquisition. It had
been decreed by the French emperor that the Inquisition and monasteries
should be suppressed, but the decree was not executed. Months
had passed away, and the prisons of the Inquisition had not been
opened. One night, about twelve o'clock, as the Colonel was walking
along one of the streets of Madrid, two armed men sprang upon
him from an alley, and made a furious attack. He instantly drew
his sword, put himself in a posture of defense, and, while struggling
with them, he saw at a distance the lights of the patrols--French
soldiers mounted, who carried lanterns, and rode through the
streets of the city at all hours of the night, to preserve order.
He called to them in French, and, as they hastened to his assistance,
the assailants took to their heels, and escaped--not, however,
before he saw by their dress that they belonged to the guards
of the Inquisition. When they arrived at the walls, the Colonel addressed one of the sentinels, and summoned the holy fathers to surrender to the imperial army, and open the gates of the Inquisition. The sentinel who was standing on the wall appeared to enter into conversation for a moment with some one within, at the close of which he presented his musket, and shot one of the Colonel's men. This was a signal of attack, and he ordered his troops to fire upon those that appeared on the walls. It was soon obvious that it was an unequal warfare. The walls of the Inquisition were covered with soldiers of the holy office; there was also a breastwork upon the walls, behind which they partially exposed themselves as they discharged their muskets. The French troops were in the open plain, and exposed to a destructive fire. They had no cannon, nor could they scale the walls; and the gates successfully resisted all attempts at forcing them. The Colonel could not retire, and send for cannon to break through the walls, without giving them time to lay a train for blowing up the French troops. He saw, therefore, that it was necessary to change the mode of attack, and directed that some trees should be cut down and trimmed, to be used as battering-rams. Two of these were taken up by detachments of men, as numerous as could work to advantage, and brought to bear upon the walls with all the power that they could exert; while the troops kept up a fire to protect them from that poured upon them from the walls. Presently the walls began to tremble, a breach was made, and the imperial troops rushed into the Inquisition. Here they met with an incident, to which nothing but Jesuitical effrontery is equal. The inquisitor-general, followed by the father-confessors in their priestly robes, all came out of their rooms as the French were making their way into the interior of the Inquisition; and with long faces and their arms crossed over their breasts, their fingers resting on their shoulders, as though they had been deaf to all the noise of the attack and defense, and had just learned what was going on, they addressed themselves in the language of seeming rebuke to their own soldiers, and asked, "Why do you fight our friends the French?" Their intention was, doubtless, to make us think that the resistance was wholly unauthorized by them; and if they could have succeeded in making a temporary impression in their favour, they would have had an opportunity, in the confusion of the moment, to escape. But their artifice was too shallow, and did not succeed. Colonel Lehmanowsky caused them to be placed under guard, and all the soldiers of the Inquisition to be secured as prisoners. He then proceeded to examine all the rooms of the stately edifice. He passed from room to room, and found all perfectly in order. The apartments were richly furnished, with altars and crucifixes and wax candles in abundance, but no evidence could be discovered of iniquity being practiced there; there were none of those peculiar features which might have been expected in an Inquisition. Splendid paintings adorned the walls. There was a rich and extensive library. Beauty and splendour appeared everywhere, and the most perfect order on which eyes ever rested. The architecture, the proportions were perfect. The ceiling and floors of wood were scoured and highly polished. The marble floors were arranged with a strict regard to order. There was everything to please the eye and gratify a cultivated taste; but where were those horrid instruments of torture which were reported to be there, and where those dungeons in which human beings were said to be buried alive? The search seemed to be in vain. The holy fathers assured the Colonel that they had been belied, and that he had seen all. The commanding officer began to think that this Inquisition was different from others of which he had heard, and was inclined to give up the search. But Colonel de Lile was of a different mind. Addressing Colonel Lehmanowsky, he said, "Colonel, you are commander to-day, and as you say so it must be; but if you will be advised by me, let this marble floor be examined. Let water be brought and poured upon it, and we will watch and see if there is any place through which it passes more freely than others." "Do as you please, Colonel," replied the commander, and ordered water to be brought accordingly. The slabs of marble were large, and beautifully polished. When the water had been poured over the floor, much to the dissatisfaction of the inquisitors, a careful examination was made of every seam in the floor, to see if the water passed through. Presently Colonel de Lile exclaimed that he had found it. By the side of one of these marble slabs the water passed through fast, as though there was an opening beneath. All hands were now at work for further discovery; the officers with their swords, and the soldiers with their bayonets, cleared out the seam, and endeavoured to raise the slab; others with the but-ends of their muskets struck the slab with all their might in order to break it; while the priests remonstrated against the desecration of their holy and beautiful house. While this engaged, a soldier who was striking with the but-end of his musket struck a spring, and the marble slab flew up. The faces of the inquisitors instantly grew pale as Belshazzar when the hand-writing appeared on the wall, and they shook with fear from head to foot. Beneath the marble slab, now partly up, there was a staircase. The commander stepped to the altar, and took from the candlestick one of the lighted candles four feet in length, that he might explore the room below. One of the inquisitors endeavoured to prevent him; and laying his hand gently on his arm, with a very demure and sanctified look, he said, "My son, you must not take those lights with your bloody hands: they are holy." "Never mind," said the commander, "I will take a holy thing to shed light on iniquity; I will bear the responsibility!" Colonel Lehmanowsky then took the light, and proceeded down the staircase. When he and his companions in arms reached the floor of the stairs, they entered a large square room which was called the Hall of Judgment. In the center of it was a large block, and a chain fastened to it. On this they had been accustomed to place the accused, chained to his seat. On one side of the room was an elevated seat, called the Throne of Judgment, which the inquisitor-general occupied; and on either side were seats less elevated, for the holy fathers when engaged in the solemn business of the Holy Inquisition. From this room they proceeded to the right, and obtained access to small cells extending the entire length of the edifice; and here they were presented with the most distressing sights. These cells were places of solitary confinement, where the
wretched objects of inquisitorial hate were confined year after
year, till death released them from their sufferings: and there
their bodies were suffered to remain until they were entirely
decayed, and the rooms had become fit for others to occupy. To
prevent this being offensive to those who occupied the Inquisition,
there were flues or tubes extending to the open air, sufficiently
capacious to carry off the odour. In these cells were the remains
of some who had paid the debt of nature; of whom some had been
dead apparently but a short time; while of others nothing remained
but their bones, still chained to the floor of their dungeon.
~ The True Nature of Antichrist
" Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." (1 John 2:18) LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU BY ANY MEANS: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. (2 Thessalonians 2:3) A POPE MADE THIS ECUMENICAL STATEMENT PULLING ALL RELIGIONS INTO HIS CAMP: "NO PERSON [THIS SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE CATHOLIC MEMBERSHIP ONLY. WHO IS THE CATHOLIC TO INCLUDE ALL PERSONS?] shall preach without the permission of his Superior. All preachers shall explain the Gospel according to the Fathers. They shall not explain futurity or the times of Antichrist!" Pope Leo X, 1516 "It is now popular to set forth the idea that the Antichrist is a secular monster. In this way, every religious person in the United States [and the world] can then be vociferous in his condemnation of such a person. Muslims, Jews, Roman Catholics, and Protestants can all join in condemning such a rascal. "Mystery Babylon...is the cage of EVERY false religion. False religions cannot be against Antichrist for they are antichristian. They are part and parcel of Antichrist. " It is interesting to note that Pacelli who was later to become Pope Pius XII, according to Martin, "in forty out of forty four addresses as papal nuncio, Pacellii inveighed against Antichrist and warned of a gigantic struggle about to begin between Satan and Jesus for the soul of Europe and the souls of men." "Pedro Arrupe, the former head of the Jesuits, also warned about an atheistic antichrist which was arising in the western world. Roman Catholic spokesmen, from the pope on down, have warned about a coming atheistic monster out to control the world, for this has been the Roman Catholic teaching on Antichrist for centuries. "In the United States, Jews and Muslims seldom say much about their views on the subject of Antichrist. However in their religious writings the issue of Antichrist is addressed. "...This is why a secular antichrist appeals to so many today. A secular antichrist does not pit Jew against Christian, or Muslim against Jew. It does not pit Roman Catholic against Protestant nor Protestant against Roman Catholic. If Antichrist is a secular atheist then all good religious people can oppose such a monster and retain their good ecumenical spirit at the same time. The secular atheistic Antichrist is the antichrist of Ecumenism. "Whereas the very name anti- Christ shows that the Beast of Revelation is not anti- Jew, he is not called anti- Mohamed, he is anti- Christ. The antichrist is the LEADER of all false religions, not the opponent of them. Lenski the old conservative Lutheran scholar wrote the following about Antichrist: This is an apostasy. It is therefore, to be sought IN the
church visible and not OUTSIDE of the church in the pagan world,
in the general pagan moral decline, in Mohammedanism, in the
French Revolution, in the rise and spread of Masonry, in Soviet
Russia, or in lesser phenomena. We should not confuse the little
antichrists with the great Antichrist, the antichrists OUTSIDE
of the visible church with the great Antichrist INSIDE of it.
(emphasis his) "This Man of Sin works pseudo-miracles, signs and wonder. He is a religious man and a veritable Christ to those who are deceived by him. "This is what the popes of Rome have done for centuries. They have sought to replace Christ. By deception and confusion they have effectively opposed Christ as well. They are still masquerading as the Vicar of Christ today, and multiplied millions fall down before them as Mark McGuire did recently in St. Louis, abjectly kissing the ring of the great imposter." ~ Romanism brings all anti-Christian religions together under
the Antichrist. The following reported by Biblical Discernment Ministries -- Pope John Paul II on his 10th African tour in 2/93, told about 75 "colorfully garbed voodoo worshippers [in Benin] that they would NOT have to forsake all of their culture [nor their voodoo faith] in order to convert" to Catholicism (2/13/93, World). The conciliatory pope noted that even as Africans look to their ancestors as objects of worship, Catholics also revere "ancestors in the faith, from the Apostles to the missionaries." "I have never seen God, but today when I have seen the pope, I recognize that I have seen the good God, who prays for all the voduns," said Sossa Guedehoungue, head of Benin's vodun community. Voodoo leader Senou Zannou gave a formal speech in which he announced his son was becoming a Roman Catholic priest. But he also offered a defense of his faith: "God knows that the vodun has nothing to do with the devil or Satan." (Africans passing from Benin into slavery brought vodun worship to Haiti and Brazil, where it mixed with Catholicism and came to be called voodoo.) Other instances of Catholicism's cooperation with the occult and false religions: In 1986 in Assisi, Italy, John Paul II joined in a circle to pray and meditate with snake handlers from Togo, shamans and tribal witchdoctors from West Africa, Hindu gurus from India, Buddhist monks from Thailand, and liberal protestant clergymen from Great Britain, as all joined hands in "pray[ing] to their gods for 'peace'." The Pope also announced in Assisi that there are "many paths to God." (Sources: Christian News in a reprint of a 1993 article by Michael A. Hoffman in Researcher, Vol. 4, No. 3; and the 4/93, Flashpoint.) Again in 1986, in Fiji, "the Pope quaffed a potent island liquor, accepted three whale's teeth and watched a spear dance during an ancient welcoming ceremony dating back to when the Fijians practiced cannibalism. ... [Fijian tribal] chiefs handed the Pope a mud-colored, alcoholic drink called kava [a drink condemned by early missionaries to Fiji as devil worship] ... [which] he downed in a single gulp." At the Pope's next stop in Auckland, New Zealand, 15 elders of the Maoris tribe pressed noses with the Pope, "to exchange each other's breath, which is the life force." (Source: 11/22/86, Chicago Tribune.) Throughout Central and South America, Catholicism is in the most blatant partnership with spiritism and paganism. In Brazil, Aparecida is the largest cathedral in the world next to St. Peters in Rome. It is dedicated to a small idol of a "Black Virgin" -- pulled from a nearby lake in a fishing net -- that now performs "miracles." The Pope came to honor this idol in 1991. At the mass, the priest led the people in prayers and songs to the idol, asking it for salvation and dedicating their lives to it. Aparecida's large bookstore also carries many of the same "positive" books that delude Protestants -- books in Portuguese by American authors, from Norman Vincent Peale to "Christian psychologists." (Reported in the October 1991, CIB Bulletin.) http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/anti8.htm ~ The Roman priesthood is well known for its celibacy requirement. Does God require celibacy? WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH: "Marriage is honourable in
ALL..." (Hebrews 13:4) What then, Gentle Reader? God says in His word that the Roman celibacy requirement is a doctrine of devils... Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; FORBIDDING TO MARRY... (1 Timothy 4:1, 3) And history only proves it -- "I am sorry to say, from my knowledge of [Roman Catholic priests]...that there is not a more corrupt, licentious body of men in the world." (WILLIAM HOGAN, FORMER PRIEST POPERY AS IT WAS AND AS IT IS HARTFORD, 1854, P. 37) And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON
THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH....
(Revelation 17:5) MYSTERY BABYLON IS MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS--we see this prophecy manifested physically and spiritually in the Roman Catholic religion. Her priests are forced celibates--yet they are unlawfully "serviced" through various means whether nuns, whores, or victims that come to them through the confessionals. It is okay for them to unlawfully fornicate, sodomize, and commit adultery but NEVER lawfully. ~ FROM THE BOOK: "Thirty Years in Hell", Chapter 9:
Learn of how the lascivious priesthood ruins the lives of women
trapped in its grasp. Read of how a young woman, who followed
the pagan Romish rites and still was afraid to die. ~ The following excerpt comes from Time-Life Books, Great Ages of Man series: Imperial Rome-- "Religion in [ancient] Rome wore many faces and had many
names: each new people the Romans encountered through conquest
or trade seems to have added to the Roman pantheon...Roman religion,
whatever its guise, had certain unchanging qualities. It was
to begin with, a religion of form, of ritual, with little emphasis
on the spiritual...it was an external, communal affair, rather
than an internal experience...[The Etruscans] introduced temples
and religious processions, the idea of gods with human forms,
and the use of statues and images. Rome soon acquired a taste
for them. When the Romans conquered the Etruscan stronghold of
Veii in 396 B.C., they ceremoniously carried the Etruscans' wooden
statue of the goddess Juno back to Rome and installed it on Aventine
Hill. They also absorbed the Etruscan goddess Minerva and added
Etruscan attributes to Jupiter." ~ From: jesus_is_lord <tracy@jesus-is-lord.com> jesus_is_lord Dear Friends: A quick note concerning the pics of the pope/antichrist with the inverted cross on his chair. I received an email from a reader that said the upside down cross is an ancient "Christian" symbol. The brother who sent me the antichrist picture received something similar. Let's look at a quick breakdown. The reader said, "...the up-side-down-cross that we usually associate
with Satanism is really an ancient Christian symbol. Tradition
claims that Peter was close of denying Jesus AGAIN when persecution
came upon the Church in Rome. The following is my modified response-- "I've never heard or seen the upside down cross associated with anything other than Satanism. People who know anything about symbols immediately identify it with Satanism, not Romanism or its myths they call 'tradition'. "Even if the upside down cross were originally some Romish invention to trick people into believing Peter was in Rome it has RIGHTLY turned itself into a Satanic symbol because it was founded on a LIE. Satan is the father of lies, John 8:44. There is no biblical evidence that Peter [died in Rome] on an upside down cross... Jesus told Peter by which death he would glorify God and it sho' don't sound like no upside down cross in Rome-- John 21:18 "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. ' 21:19 This spake he, SIGNIFYING BY WHAT DEATH HE SHOULD GLORIFY GOD. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. "...I perceive that through the centuries there have been many Romish historians and prolific Romish writers (especially Jesuits) that have woven the most fantastic (not as in good, but as in huge), intricate fairy tales you've seen in your life-- but these fairy tales are believed and consign men to a burning hell. When Rome lies about the death of Peter and then claims she represents Christ, she MOCKS Christ saying "The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it," (Psalms 94:7). When Rome calls Peter the foundation of the church and a "pope", she MOCKS Christ saying, "The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it," (Psalms 94:7). When Rome makes a symbol of Jesus' execution (Ex. 20:4) and inverts it, twists it, turns it on its head, she MOCKS Christ saying, "The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it," (Psalms 94:7). To which the Psalmist says in Psalm 94:8-10 "Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?" Just as Christians are working out their salvation, the damned
are working out their damnation telling and believing lies.
We fear not at a disobedient, rebellious, lawless, crooked generation.
God sees it all. The Catholic religion calls herself "Mother Church". She's a mother alright, but she ain't the mother of Christ's church. By calling herself "mother" she is telling on herself. She is THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH (Rev. 17:5)! Notice the Catholic religion calls herself a woman. And what a GREAT WHORE she is committing spiritual fornication with the kings and rulers of the earth. She's DRUNKEN with the blood of the saints-- study the Inquisitions and read Revelation 17 in light of that knowledge. Oh, even the antichrist is naked in light of God's word. WARNING: I've heard the upside down crucifixion story a number of times in churches and even read it. We must look narrowly on all that comes our way. Revisionist historians make up and rewrite history with all ease. BOTTOM LINE: The purpose of me sending email is to provide info for those who may run into Romish people that will insist that this symbol speaks to the afore mentioned lie. Romanists are easily tricked. When you receive not the love of the truth, God gives you over to strong delusion that you should believe lies, and lies only. [ACCORDING TO 2 Thessalonians 2:10-13 "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:"] That symbol was not put in that chair to tell the world that Peter was crucified upside down. That is not how the world views that symbol (at least those of us that can see). That symbol was put on that chair to tell every Lucifer-worshipping, Beelzebub-worshipping, Satan-worshipping, devil-deceived, new age, hellbound, profane person that the show is on! Lights, cameras, action! We're right here in Israel with worldwide coverage! The fools are tricked! I'm working on the Antichrist Slideshow and am looking forward to publishing it on the website. In it, I plan to have some examples from Satanic sources of the inverted (upside down) cross and perhaps some additional commentary. [UPDATE: upside down crucifixion is one of the tortures papistry used on during the Inquisition (1) see the book "Pastor Jacob Primmer in Rome", Dunfermline Citizen office, London, J. Kensit, Paternoster Row, E.C., W. Wileman, Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, E.C., sixth edition, 1912) and (2) Martyrology by Samuel Clarke circa 1651 as well as various illustrations of Inquisition tortures.] for Jesus' sake, "...I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto
them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And thou, son of man, be not
afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers
and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions:
be not afraid of their words, nor be
***EXCERPT FROM HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH*** The first of these imperial persecutions with which the Martyrdom
of Peter and Paul is ~ GOD'S WARNING in Hebrews 10:28-31: "He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. We pray you'll heed this warning and reconsider what you believe and renounce all heresy to come into the SHEPHERD'S FOLD to receive the Shepherd, Jesus's righteousness as your own and gain entry into His Church forever.THE BIBLE STATES CLEARLY THAT IT IS THE TRUTH WRITTEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT OF TRUTH WITH THE HELP OF PROPHETS. Serving our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray for your salvation, |