The Last Three
Trumpets
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For the past eighty
years, the religious and political
influence of the Catholic Church has
been steadily growing throughout the
world. In recent years (largely due
to the extraordinary popularity of
Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005), the
Roman Catholic Church has become a
significant political force in the
world. Pope Benedict’s reception
and extravagant birthday party at the
White House (hosted by President
George Bush on April 16, 2008) is a
recent event demonstrating the Church
has regained a position of
international respect and power. Many
nations (170 at this writing) have
ambassadors assigned to the Vatican.
However, the deadly wound will not
be healed until the Roman
Catholic Church once again exercises
authority over sovereign governments.
When world leaders
convene during the fourth trumpet to
create Babylon, I believe three
amazing decisions will come out of
this emergency meeting.
1
Recognizing the religious diversity
of mankind and given the obvious fact
that one God has destroyed a third of
the world, this emergency council
will agree that all nations must
unite as a family to appease
God so that His wrath will cease.
This council will agree that a number
of “sin-less” laws must be
enacted and enforced or God’s
anger will continue to burn against
mankind. This council will also agree
that God must be respected and
worshiped. This council will conclude
that anyone defying laws that honor
God should be punished because it is
better for one person to suffer for
wrong doing than for a whole world to
suffer additional destruction due to
God’s wrath.
They will conclude
that enforcing high standards of
conduct is the only way that
God’s wrath against world
decadence will stop.
2.
Because everyone at the council will
know that God’s anger was
directed at notably wicked places all
over the world, political leaders
will have no choice but to accept the
responsibility of enacting and
enforcing laws to reduce sinful
behavior. All nations will
participate in this endeavor because
world leaders believe that God’s
wrath could possibly break out
against the whole world if any
part of the world family fails
to participate. Political leaders
will be in the position of having no
choice but to go along with Babylon’s
mandates in hopes that Babylon’s
directions will quickly resolve the
awful crisis that exists between God
and man.
3.
Leaders of the world understand that
every governing body requires
qualified leadership. A supreme
council, something like the Security
Council of the United Nations will be
created. Given the dire circumstances
caused by the first four trumpets,
Babylon will be far more effective
than the Security Council. I
believe the pope will be selected as
the leader of Babylon for four
reasons. First, the healing of
the deadly wound has been ongoing
since 1929. Second, the Catholic
Church is uniquely prepared to serve
the world through its diplomatic
relations with 170 nations. Third,
the Roman Catholic Church believes a
church-led state is the best form of
government. Finally, the Bible
predicts the deadly wound will be
healed (Revelation 13:3) and the
little horn of Daniel 7 (the papacy)
will speak boastfully after 1844
(Daniel 7:11). These four reasons led
me to conclude that the pope will be
chosen to lead Babylon.
The pope will not,
however, be put in a position to
impose Catholic doctrines on
Atheists, Jews, Eastern Mystics,
Muslims, Heathens, or Protestants.
The diversity of the world’s
religions will not permit this.
Rather, the authority of the pope
will be like that of the Secretary
General of the United Nations. He
will serve as Babylon’s
“chief facilitator.” He and
the supreme council of Babylon will
direct the governments of the
world in a global effect to appease
God.
Babylon will
not displace the civil governments
of the world’s nations. Rather,
the demands of Babylon will be
imposed on all nations and they will
be applied according to the
prevailing customs and religions of
each nation. The basic idea is that
Babylon’s leadership to enforce
laws on people so they will commit
fewer sins will use civil government.
Keep in mind that laws important to
Muslims will not be applicable in
Catholic or Hindu countries or vice
versa. The leaders of Babylon (and
the rest of the world) will soon
discover that it is impossible for
the human race to worship the same
God as one family. Our diverse
religious views and our cultural
paradigms will not allow it.
