DO NOT BE DECEIVED, CATHOLICISM IS THE COUNTERFEIT OF CHRISTIANITY. Please share this lesson with your family, friends co-worker and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD. SATAN WORKING THROUGH PAGAN ROME, GAVE GREAT POWER TO THE PAPACY. The Bible says, The dragon gave him his power, and his seat and great authority. (Rev:13:2) Let’s summarise briefly the beast in Rev.13:2. 1. This beast is a political power. 2. He has a characteristic of blasphemy ( man who claim to be god & claims to have power to forgive sins). 3. Human philosophy, Greek philosophy. 4. Infallibility (he claims to be infallible). 5. Idol worship. 6. Have a political power that can persecute & equals to the Roman emperors & on the top of that- he claims that he is god. So really they are not Christians & we have only one power on earth that will fit all these descriptions & that is the Papacy! Also let me add- Dragon gave him: The dragon of Rev.12 gave this first beast of Rev.13 his power, and his seat, and great authority. The dragon, representing pagan Rome, gave Papal Rome both its political authority and its capital city. The Capital moved to Constantinople - In A.D. 330, Constantine moved his capital to Constantinople, which was over a thousand miles east of Rome. (He did this because he believed that the eastern portion was more likely to survive the increasing attacks of the northern tribes.) He essentially left the pope in Rome in charge of the western portion of the empire. Thus Satan, working through pagan Rome, gave great power to the papacy. The dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority (Rev. 13:2). The popes ascended the throne of the Caesars. To learn more about our lord Jesus christ, and the Word of God, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church. Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741 Pastor Greg Hudson Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.