Since the topic of the Three Angels Messages is so large, we are breaking this topic into 3 sections, or web pages…
“The First Angels Message“, “The Second Angels Message“, and
“The Third Angels Message“.
This will make it easier for you to read since each section will can be read in a shorter period of time, and at your convenience.
This section is the “Second Angels Message“.
Just a Friendly Pause...
As a reminder, some of what will be said in these next sections will cut some and again I am not trying to insult or hurt anyone. My only concern is that God’s people see and hear His final warnings… and many of God’s people will find they are not where God wants them in these final days.
I’ve found that beliefs and traditions we hold dear from our youth, can sometimes feel under attack if we are presented with ideas that differ from what we have been taught. I’ve come to recognize that if it is truth and it differs from what I believe, I have two choices. Either I hold to my error or grasp the truth and change. It can be difficult to change our beliefs since we sometimes hold them close to our hearts and it can be scary when we have to change our points of view when confronted with truths that are not consistent with our current beliefs.
These next sections may seem politically incorrect, but current times dictate that we cannot compromise when delivering God’s Last Days message of truth.
(Revelation 14:8) And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
—– and in connection with Rev 14:8 we read in Rev 18:4,5 —–
(Revelation 18:2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
(Revelation 18:3) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
(Revelation 18:4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plague
This second Angel’s message is a very important proclamation to Mankind. This message is proclaiming that Babylon has fallen. “Babylon” here, refers to Christ’s body of believers who have apostatized from true Biblical doctrine and have incorporated early Babylonian apostate pagan religious practices and man made false doctrines into God’s church. In other words, Babylon represents Apostate Christianity.
False practices and doctrines that are being practiced today in both the Catholic and Protestant churches are referred to as “The Wine of Babylon”.
What is being taught today in modern day churches, is known as Spiritual Babylonian teachings. Many of these false beliefs and doctrines, which have no biblical fact or truth, have come from early pagan teachings through tradition or have been devised by man. So why is this so important? It is because… Just before the return of Jesus, God is calling his faithful back to Biblical Truth as outlined in His word. God’s people have been steered into many Biblical errors, false doctrines and false practices which have created a false understanding of the Character of God.
Unbiblical False Doctrines and False Practices such as…
— We go directly to Heaven or Hell when we die. (The false belief that we are immortal already).
— God tortures the Wicked for Eternity in the Lake of Fire – This is NOT true. (Origin: Catholic Dictionary – pg 395)
— Man or a Priest can forgive your sins – The Confessional.
— Sprinkling rather then Full Baptismal Submersion (11th century).
— That Sunday is God’s Day of worship and not the Sabbath, i.e. Saturday.
— The teaching of a Purgatory.
— Praying for the dead. — Forbidden in the Bible
— The Roman Rite of Mass.
— Penance and Indulgences.
— Transubstantiation – Belief a priest can turn Wine and Bread into the Literal Blood and Body of Christ.
— Repetitive prayer for forgiveness of sins. Prayer beads.. — Forbidden in the Bible
— Prayers to the dead and relics. — Forbidden in the Bible
— Infant baptism (6th century).
— Preterism – A Jesuit teaching that the Antichrist was Antiochus Epiphanes in 167 B.C.
— Futurism – A Jesuit teaching that the Antichrist will appear during the 3 1/2 years of the End time Tribulation.
— and many others…
What is Transubstantiation?
Transubstantiation
1) the act of transubstantiating; change of one substance into another
2) R.C.Ch., Eastern Orthodox Ch. a) the doctrine that, in the Eucharist, the whole substances of the bread and of the wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ, only the accidents of bread and wine remaining
The Following is Taken Directly From Papal Teachings
“…the power of the priest is the power of the divine person; for the transubstantiation of the bread requires as much power as the creation of the world. …thus the priest may be called the creator of the Creator…“
– St. Alphonsus De Liguori, in The Dignity of the Priesthood, p 33.
Remember, in the First Angels’ Message, God is commanding mankind to worship Him as Creator. Why is God doing this?
This is because the Roman Catholic papal system, (i.e. Popes and Priest) claim to have creation power. As mentioned in the inset above, this religious system claims it possess the power of Transubstantiation… and claims to have the ability to turn the substances of bread and wine into the actual flesh and blood of Jesus. They claim the prerogatives of creative powers that are attributes of God alone.
I will also note here, that the reason Babylon is stated as “fallen” is because this church did not heed the First Angels’ Message by fearing God. This church does not fear God. This church is not worshiping God as our Creator because she is claiming the prerogative of creation for herself. This church is not giving Glory to God because she wants the glory and is giving glory to herself rather than the true God..
The Second Angels’ Message is also declaring that “It’s Time” to come out of Babylon, or the apostate churches referred to in Revelation concerning the Mother Church and her Harlot Daughter churches.
(Revelation 17:3) 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.
(Revelation 17:4) 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:
(Revelation 17:5) And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
(Revelation 18:1) And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
(Revelation 18:2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
(Revelation 18:3) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
(Revelation 18:4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Now, I should note here that in the Bible, a Woman refers to a church or God’s people. When the Bible refers to a Virgin or Chaste Woman it means a people or church who follow God. A Harlot Woman refers to a church or people who have apostatized from God’s truth.
The Roman Catholic church considers the Protestant churches to be her daughters since the Protestant church came into being after the great Protestant Reformation of the Middle or Dark ages. So when scripture refers to “The Mother of Harlots”, Revelation 17:5, it is referring to the harlot churches that came from this Mother church.
Why is Revelation referring to these churches as Harlots? It is because much of the errant teachings from the Catholic church were brought along with the Protestant church after leaving the Mother church. Most modern day Protestant churches practice many of the same errant teachings and doctrines as the Roman Catholic church, so are considered Harlot churches in Revelation because they are compromising and trampling on God’s Law just as the Mother church is.
The Catholic church is now calling her Protestant daughter churches back to the Mother church under the pretext of Christian Unity in Christ.
The Protestant church has forgotten why they left the Catholic Mother church and launched the Protestant Reformation in 1517 when Martin Luther, a German Catholic priest, published his Ninety-Five Theses on the doors of the Catholic church.
— The 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences, commonly known as The Ninety-Five Theses, was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.
This act of debate were protests against clerical abuses, especially the sale of indulgences done by the Catholic church. Luther’s’ thesis were nailed to the Castle Church in Wittenberg Germany, in the Holy Roman Empire
in.dul.gence
n.
[sometimes I-] Eng. History the grant of certain religious liberties to Dissenters and Roman Catholics by Charles II and James II
R.C.Ch. a partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven
If you watch the news today you will see movement in Protestant churches to reconcile with the Roman Catholic church and link hands on common interests. This on the surface will look to be a good thing… but in the end will prove to be the final Biblical Prophecy mentioned in Revelation concerning the Beast and the False prophet.
(Revelation 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.
(Revelation 13:12) 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.
(Revelation 13:13) And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
(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. (See Note below)
(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.
Note: In Bible scripture, the word Sword has two meanings…
Meaning #1: We all recognize the Word of God as being a sword that Jesus will use when He returns after the Second Coming. That sword is the word of God.
Meaning #2: There is another use of the word Sword as meant in the sense of Civil or Governmental power. See scripture meanings next..
Meaning of Sword #1 – The Word of God
(Ephesians 6:17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
(Revelation 19:15) And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Meaning of Sword #2 – Civil Law or Governmental power
(Romans 13:1) Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
(Romans 13:2) Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
(Romans 13:3) For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
(Romans 13:4) For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
So when it refers to the Beast in Revelation 13:14 receiving a wound by the sword, it is referring to receiving the wound by the sword of the Civil Government, when in 1798 Napoleon’s General Berthier entered Rome and took Pope Pius VI prisoner… The Beast did not receive the wound by the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God.
During the Protestant Reformation the Protestant church adopted many of the Pagan beliefs and errors that were in the the Catholic Mother church and today practice these false Biblical doctrines without knowing that they do not line up with Bible scripture.
Babylon:
So what is Babylon as it pertains to what Revelation is referring to here? From early history, Babylon came to represent Man’s defiance and stubbornness towards God, to do it man’s way. In the story of the Tower of Babel, the tower symbolized man’s attempt for salvation by man’s own works or devices. It became a monument to apostasy and a symbol of the center of Mankind’s rebellion against God.
It should also be noted that Satan worked in the background as the invisible king to this city, Babylon, and this Babylonian system was Satan’s master plan for ruling over the human race. In other words, Satan wants to deceive Mankind into believing salvation can be obtained by works, church affiliation or anything man imagines works best for you. Satan wants mankind to believe that salvation through Jesus is too exclusionary and wants mankind to believe we can be saved by other ways as well.
Satan does not want you to obtain salvation solely through faith in Jesus and he does not want you to honor God by observing ALL of God’s 10 Commandments. God is warning Mankind against all forms of humanly originated worship or Man devised religions. Satan hates the Law of God… Click Here to see why…
Babylon also symbolizes an apostate Christian church system, the Roman Catholic Papacy, which used Civil governmental powers against the Children of God during a time in human history known as the Dark Ages. The Papacy used their civil powers to apply pressure and persecution to those who did not agree with papal dictates in religious matters. By using Civil government to enforce their religious dictates, the Roman Catholic Papacy dissented and apostatized from God’s truth.
A Final Note on the Second Angels’ Message
Mankind has finished the Second Part of God’s End Time Prophetic Three Angels’ Messages. In the scheme of God’s plan, Mankind has entered into the Third and last movement of God’s Three Angels’ Messages.
The Third Angels’ Message timeline started in 1929 when Mussolini signed a concordat granting the pope full authority over the State of Vatican City, 108.7 acres in Rome which includes St. Peter’s Cathedral.” (God Cares, Vol.2, p.346). The Vatican had put Mussolini into power, and now Mussolini reciprocated by making the Roman Catholic Church the sole religion in all Italy and giving her 750 million lire in cash and one billion in state bonds.
This monumental event was recorded in the San Francisco Chronicle with the heading “Mussolini and Gasparri sign Historic Roman Pact.” Even at that point, people understood the significance of what had happened. From 1929 onward, the political status of the Vatican was thus reinstated and the wound could heal fully.
Notice the interesting remark made in the next box by the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper in 1929 about “healing the wound“
“The Roman question tonight was a thing of the past and the Vatican was at peace with Italy. In affixing the autographs to the memorable document healing the wound, extreme cordiality was displayed on both sides.” Feb. 11, 1929 – San Francisco Chronicle
ROME, Feb. 11.–The Pope is again an independent sovereign ruler, as he was throughout the Middle Ages, though his temporal realm, established today, is the most microscopic independent State in the world, and probably the smallest in all history. — THE NEW YORK TIMES, Tuesday, February 12, 1929.
Since the wound has been healed for the Beast of Revelation 13:3, the fulfillment of the Third Angels’ Message will progress rapidly as we see the ongoing alignment of the Roman Catholic Papacy with the USA and global world powers. The goal is for a geopolitical world governmental power with the papacy at its head.
(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.
On a Final Note
If you do not know or have drifted away from God, please consider what I’ve written here. Satan mocks those who reject Jesus, knowing they will suffer the Second Death.
Remember, What you believe does not Change Reality. The reality is God exists and wants nothing more than to have a relationship with you through His Son Jesus. Please hearken to His call on your life.
If you do not have a relationship with Jesus, please consider turning your heart and life over to Christ…
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