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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Seventy-One

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Geopolitical Chess: The Vatican, Communism, and the Quest for World Dominion

Geopolitisk skak: Vatikanet, kommunismen og stræben efter verdensherredømme

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Jeff Pippenger

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April 1, 2024

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The book The Keys of This Blood: The Struggle for World Dominion Between Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the Capitalist West, was written by Malachi Martin, and it was first published in 1990. Martin examines the role of Pope John Paul II as a transformative figure in global politics and diplomacy during the latter half of the 20th century. He discusses the Pope’s role in the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. The book presents a Catholic perspective of the dynamics that brought about the fulfillment of verse forty of Daniel eleven, at the time of the end in 1989.

Bogen The Keys of This Blood: The Struggle for World Dominion Between Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the Capitalist West blev skrevet af Malachi Martin og udkom første gang i 1990. Martin undersøger pave Johannes Paul II's rolle som en forvandlende skikkelse i global politik og diplomati i den sidste halvdel af det 20. århundrede. Han drøfter pavens rolle i kommunismens sammenbrud i Østeuropa. Bogen fremlægger et katolsk perspektiv på de dynamikker, der førte til opfyldelsen af Daniel 11, vers 40, ved endens tid i 1989.

Martin analyzes the internal dynamics of the Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, particularly focusing on Gorbachev’s policies of “glasnost” (openness) and “perestroika” (restructuring). He discusses the challenges facing the Soviet Union and Gorbachev’s attempts to reform the Communist system. He explores the geopolitical tensions and power struggles between the Soviet Union (the king of the south—the dragon), the Catholic Church (the king of the north—the beast), and what he calls the capitalist West (the king of the north’s proxy army—the false prophet). He discusses the ideological conflicts, espionage, and covert operations that characterized the Cold War era and examines the efforts of various actors to shape the future of the world.

Martin analyserer Sovjetunionens interne dynamik under Mikhail Gorbatjovs ledelse, med særligt fokus på Gorbatjovs politikker om »glasnost« (åbenhed) og »perestrojka« (omstrukturering). Han drøfter de udfordringer, Sovjetunionen stod overfor, og Gorbatjovs forsøg på at reformere det kommunistiske system. Han undersøger de geopolitiske spændinger og magtkampe mellem Sovjetunionen (syndens konge — dragen), den katolske kirke (nordens konge — dyret) og det, han kalder det kapitalistiske Vesten (nordens konges stedfortrædende hær — den falske profet). Han behandler de ideologiske konflikter, spionagen og de hemmelige operationer, som kendetegnede den kolde krigs æra, og undersøger de bestræbelser, som forskellige aktører udfoldede for at forme verdens fremtid.

Martin emphasizes the significance of Catholicism as a force in global politics and diplomacy. He argues that the Catholic Church, under the leadership of Pope John Paul II, played a pivotal role in shaping the course of history during this period and influencing the outcome of the Cold War. He places John Pauls’ influence in the context of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Portugal, and identifies the influence of Fatima upon global events and the Catholic Church’s role in shaping the course of history. Martin suggests that the events at Fatima hold significant prophetic and geopolitical implications, particularly in the context of the Cold War era.

Martin understreger katolicismens betydning som en kraft i global politik og diplomati. Han hævder, at den katolske kirke under pave Johannes Paul II’s ledelse spillede en afgørende rolle i at forme historiens gang i denne periode og i at påvirke udfaldet af Den Kolde Krig. Han placerer Johannes Pauls indflydelse i sammenhæng med de marianske åbenbaringer i Fátima, Portugal, og identificerer Fátimas indflydelse på globale begivenheder samt den katolske kirkes rolle i at forme historiens gang. Martin antyder, at begivenhederne i Fátima rummer betydelige profetiske og geopolitiske implikationer, særligt i forbindelse med Den Kolde Krigs æra.

Martin explores the three secrets of Fatima, which were allegedly revealed by the Virgin Mary to three young shepherd children in Fatima in 1917. He suggests that the third secret, which was initially kept secret by the Vatican and only revealed in 2000, contained apocalyptic warnings about the future of the Catholic Church and the world. Martin argues that the events at Fatima, including the apparitions and the messages conveyed by the Virgin Mary, had significant implications for global politics and the struggle between communism and capitalism during the Cold War era.

Martin udforsker Fatimas tre hemmeligheder, som angiveligt blev åbenbaret af Jomfru Maria for tre unge hyrdebørn i Fatima i 1917. Han antyder, at den tredje hemmelighed, som oprindelig blev holdt hemmelig af Vatikanet og først blev offentliggjort i 2000, indeholdt apokalyptiske advarsler om den katolske kirkes og verdens fremtid. Martin hævder, at begivenhederne i Fatima, herunder åbenbaringerne og de budskaber, som blev formidlet af Jomfru Maria, havde væsentlige implikationer for global politik og for kampen mellem kommunisme og kapitalisme under den kolde krig.

Martin highlights the role of Pope John Paul II as a key figure in the fulfillment of the prophecies of Fatima. He suggests that John Paul II saw himself as the “bishop in white” mentioned in the third secret of Fatima and that he viewed his papacy as a mission to confront the forces of evil and promote spiritual renewal within the Catholic Church and society at large.

Martin fremhæver pave Johannes Paul II’s rolle som en nøglefigur i opfyldelsen af profetierne fra Fatima. Han antyder, at Johannes Paul II betragtede sig selv som den »biskop i hvidt«, der nævnes i Fatimas tredje hemmelighed, og at han så sit pontifikat som en mission til at konfrontere ondskabens kræfter og fremme åndelig fornyelse inden for den katolske kirke og i samfundet som helhed.

Martin suggests that the messages of Fatima emphasized the importance of spiritual warfare and the need for the Catholic Church to confront the forces of evil, both within and outside the Church. He argues that the events at Fatima provided a spiritual and moral framework for understanding and addressing the challenges facing humanity in the modern world. The Fatima messages represent the satanic message which conditions Catholicism to accept Satan as Christ, when he “personates” Christ at the soon coming Sunday law.

Martin antyder, at budskaberne fra Fatima understregede betydningen af den åndelige kamp og nødvendigheden af, at den katolske kirke konfronterer ondskabens kræfter, både inden for og uden for Kirken. Han hævder, at begivenhederne i Fatima tilvejebragte en åndelig og moralsk ramme for at forstå og imødegå de udfordringer, som menneskeheden står over for i den moderne verden. Fatima-budskaberne repræsenterer det sataniske budskab, som betinger katolicismen til at acceptere Satan som Kristus, når han „udgiver sig for“ Kristus ved den snart kommende søndagslov.

> “Satan will work miracles to deceive those who dwell upon the earth. Spiritualism will do its work by causing the dead to be personated. Those religious bodies who refuse to hear God’s messages of warning will be under strong deception, and will unite with the civil power to persecute the saints. The Protestant churches will unite with the papal power in persecuting the commandment-keeping people of God. This is that power which constitutes the great system of persecution which will exercise spiritual tyranny over the consciences of men.

> "Satan vil gøre mirakler for at bedrage dem, som bor på jorden. Spiritualismen vil udføre sit værk ved at lade de døde blive efterlignet. De religiøse samfund, som nægter at høre Guds advarselsbudskaber, vil være under stærk vildfarelse og vil forene sig med den borgerlige magt for at forfølge de hellige. De protestantiske kirker vil forene sig med den pavelige magt i forfølgelsen af Guds budholdende folk. Dette er den magt, som udgør det store system af forfølgelse, der vil udøve åndeligt tyranni over menneskenes samvittigheder."

> “‘He had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.’ Though professing to be followers of the Lamb of God, men become imbued with the spirit of the dragon. They profess to be meek and humble but they speak and legislate with the spirit of Satan, showing by their actions that they are the opposite of what they profess to be. This lamb-like power unites with the dragon in making war upon those who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. And Satan unites with Protestants and papists, acting in consort with them as the god of this world, dictating to men as if they were the subjects of his kingdom, to be handled and governed and controlled as he pleases.

> »Det havde to horn ligesom et lam, og det talte som en drage.« Skønt mennesker bekender sig til at være efterfølgere af Guds Lam, bliver de gennemtrængt af dragens ånd. De giver sig ud for at være sagtmodige og ydmyge, men de taler og lovgiver i Satans ånd og viser ved deres handlinger, at de er det modsatte af, hvad de bekender at være. Denne lammelignende magt forener sig med dragen i at føre krig mod dem, som holder Guds bud og har Jesu Kristi vidnesbyrd. Og Satan forener sig med protestanter og papister og handler i samvirke med dem som denne verdens gud, idet han dikterer mennesker, som om de var undersåtter i hans rige, der skal behandles, styres og beherskes, som det behager ham.

> “If men will not agree to trample underfoot the commandments of God, the spirit of the dragon is revealed. They are imprisoned, brought before councils, and fined. ‘He causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads’ [Revelation 13:16]. ‘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’ [verse 15]. Thus Satan usurps the prerogatives of Jehovah. The man of sin sits in the seat of God, proclaiming himself to be God, and acting above God.” Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 162.

> "Hvis mennesker ikke vil gå med til at træde Guds bud under fode, åbenbares dragens ånd. De fængsles, føres frem for råd og pålægges bøder. ‘Og det forårsager, at alle, både små og store, rige og fattige, frie og trælle, får et mærke på deres højre hånd eller på deres pander’ [Åbenbaringen 13:16]. ‘Og det fik magt til at give livsånde til dyrets billede, så dyrets billede både kunne tale og forårsage, at alle, som ikke ville tilbede dyrets billede, skulle dræbes’ [vers 15]. Således tiltager Satan sig Jehovas forrettigheder. Syndens menneske sidder i Guds sæde, udråber sig selv til at være Gud og handler over Gud." Manuscript Releases, bind 14, 162.

Antichrist is a symbol of both the pope of Rome, and Satan, for the pope of Rome is Satan’s earthly representative. “Thus Satan usurps the prerogatives of Jehovah. The man of sin sits in the seat of God, proclaiming himself to be God, and acting above God.” Satan intends to so control the world when he takes control that he will dictate “to men as if they were the subjects of his kingdom, to be handled and governed and controlled as he pleases.” In order to have a religious throne to rule from He created the Catholic Church, and in order to have a political throne to rule from he created the United Nations.

Antikrist er et symbol på både paven i Rom og Satan, for paven i Rom er Satans jordiske repræsentant. „Således tiltager Satan sig Jehovas forrettigheder. Syndens menneske sidder i Guds sæde, udråber sig selv til at være Gud og handler over Gud.“ Satan har til hensigt således at beherske verden, når han overtager kontrollen, at han vil foreskrive „for menneskene, som om de var undersåtter i hans rige, at de skal behandles og regeres og kontrolleres, som det behager ham.“ For at have en religiøs trone at herske fra skabte han den katolske kirke, og for at have en politisk trone at herske fra skabte han De Forenede Nationer.

> “This compromise between paganism and Christianity resulted in the development of ‘the man of sin’ foretold in prophecy as opposing and exalting himself above God. That gigantic system of false religion is a masterpiece of Satan’s power—a monument of his efforts to seat himself upon the throne to rule the earth according to his will.” The Great Controversy, 50.

> „Dette kompromis mellem hedenskab og kristendom resulterede i udviklingen af ‘syndens menneske’, som i profetien er forudsagt som én, der står Gud imod og ophøjer sig over Gud. Dette gigantiske system af falsk religion er et mesterværk af Satans magt—et monument over hans bestræbelser på at sætte sig på tronen for at herske over jorden efter sin vilje.“ The Great Controversy, 50.

The miracle of Fatima, and its satanic prophecy is what Satan has employed to prepare a prophetic setting that allows Catholicism to quickly surrender their church into His control, when he appears, and personates Christ. His personation of Christ begins at the soon coming Sunday law, represented in verse sixteen, verse twenty-two, verse thirty-one and verse forty-one of Daniel chapter eleven.

Miraklet i Fatima og dets sataniske profeti er det, Satan har benyttet til at forberede en profetisk ramme, som gør det muligt for katolicismen hurtigt at overgive deres kirke til hans kontrol, når han fremtræder og udgiver sig for at være Kristus. Hans personation af Kristus begynder ved den snart kommende søndagslov, fremstillet i vers seksten, vers toogtyve, vers enogtredive og vers enogfyrre i Daniel kapitel elleve.

> “By the decree enforcing the institution of the Papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near.” Testimonies, volume 5, 451.

> „Ved det dekret, som håndhæver pavemagtens institution i overtrædelse af Guds lov, vil vor nation fuldstændigt løsrive sig fra retfærdigheden. Når protestantismen rækker sin hånd over kløften for at gribe den romerske magts hånd, når den rækker hen over afgrunden for at slutte hånd med spiritualismen, når vort land under indflydelsen af denne trefoldige forening forkaster ethvert princip i sin forfatning som en protestantisk og republikansk regering og træffer foranstaltninger til udbredelsen af pavelige falskheder og vildfarelser, da kan vi vide, at tiden er kommet for Satans vidunderlige virksomhed, og at enden er nær.“ Testimonies, bind 5, 451.

At the Sunday law in the United States, the “time has come for the marvelous working of Satan.” In Revelation chapter thirteen, verse eleven, the United States “speaks” as a dragon, and then in verse thirteen, which is simply identifying what happens when the United States “speaks,” by passing the Sunday law, Satan appears to call fire down out of heaven.

Ved søndagsloven i De Forenede Stater er »tiden kommet for Satans vidunderlige virke«. I Åbenbaringen, kapitel tretten, vers elleve, »taler« De Forenede Stater som en drage, og dernæst i vers tretten, som ganske enkelt angiver, hvad der sker, når De Forenede Stater »taler« ved at vedtage søndagsloven, synes Satan at kalde ild ned fra himmelen.

> “Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will be healed, and signs and wonders will follow the believers. Satan also works, with lying wonders, even bringing down fire from heaven in the sight of men. Revelation 13:13. Thus the inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand.” The Great Controversy, 611, 612.

> „Guds tjenere, med deres ansigter oplyst og strålende af hellig indvielse, vil ile fra sted til sted for at forkynde budskabet fra himmelen. Ved tusinder af stemmer, over hele jorden, vil advarslen blive givet. Mirakler vil blive udført, de syge vil blive helbredt, og tegn og undere vil følge de troende. Satan virker også med løgnagtige undere og lader endog ild fare ned fra himmelen for menneskenes øjne. Åbenbaringen 13,13. Således vil jordens indbyggere blive ført til at tage deres standpunkt.“ The Great Controversy, 611, 612.

The messages of Fatima were confirmed by a miracle that was testified to by the atheistic government newspapers that attended the event in order to refute the claims that had been made about the so-called Virgin Mary visiting the three children on the thirteenth day of the month from May until the miracle on October 13, 1917. Every atheistic news organization that was at Fatima at the time of the miracle confirmed the event. It was a genuine miracle (of Satan).

Budskaberne fra Fatima blev bekræftet ved et mirakel, som blev bevidnet af den ateistiske regerings aviser, der overværede begivenheden for at tilbagevise de påstande, der var blevet fremsat om, at den såkaldte Jomfru Maria besøgte de tre børn på månedens trettende dag fra maj og indtil miraklet den 13. oktober 1917. Enhver ateistisk nyhedsorganisation, som var i Fatima på tidspunktet for miraklet, bekræftede begivenheden. Det var et ægte mirakel (fra Satan).

As Malachi Martin identified in his book, Pope John Paul was guided by his devotion to Mary of Fatima. The secret prophecy of Fatima, that was not revealed until the year 2000, was of course a satanic prophecy, but in the last days Jesus repeats the first days. The oldest book in the Bible, the first book that Moses wrote is the book of Job, and it identifies that Job, who represents the one hundred and forty-four thousand, for all the prophecies are fulfilled most perfectly in the last days. Satan, in the story of Job, is allowed to bring death and destruction upon Job, for the purpose of testing Job. The miracles that Satan is allowed to accomplish in the last days, are genuine miracles. They are satanic miracles, but God has allowed Satan to accomplish his crowning act, for the same purpose that he allowed Satan to test Job.

Som Malachi Martin påpegede i sin bog, blev pave Johannes Paul ledet af sin hengivenhed for Fatimas Maria. Fatimas hemmelige profeti, som først blev åbenbaret i år 2000, var naturligvis en satanisk profeti, men i de sidste dage gentager Jesus de første dage. Den ældste bog i Bibelen, den første bog, som Moses skrev, er Jobs Bog, og den viser, at Job, som repræsenterer de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusinde, for alle profetier opfyldes mest fuldkomment i de sidste dage. Satan får i beretningen om Job lov til at bringe død og ødelæggelse over Job med det formål at prøve Job. De mirakler, som Satan får lov til at udføre i de sidste dage, er virkelige mirakler. De er sataniske mirakler, men Gud har tilladt Satan at udføre sin kronende handling af samme grund, som han tillod Satan at prøve Job.

> “Many endeavor to account for spiritual manifestations by attributing them wholly to fraud and sleight of hand on the part of the medium. But while it is true that the results of trickery have often been palmed off as genuine manifestations, there have been, also, marked exhibitions of supernatural power. The mysterious rapping with which modern spiritualism began was not the result of human trickery or cunning, but was the direct work of evil angels, who thus introduced one of the most successful of soul-destroying delusions. Many will be ensnared through the belief that spiritualism is a merely human imposture; when brought face to face with manifestations which they cannot but regard as supernatural, they will be deceived, and will be led to accept them as the great power of God.

> „Mange bestræber sig på at forklare åndelige manifestationer ved udelukkende at tilskrive dem bedrageri og håndsnilde fra mediets side. Men selv om det er sandt, at resultaterne af trickery ofte er blevet udgivet for at være ægte manifestationer, har der også forekommet tydelige udslag af overnaturlig kraft. Den mystiske banken, hvormed moderne spiritualisme begyndte, var ikke resultatet af menneskeligt bedrag eller snuhed, men var onde engles direkte værk, som derved indførte en af de mest succesrige, sjælsfordærvende vildfarelser. Mange vil blive besnæret gennem den tro, at spiritualisme blot er et menneskeligt bedrag; når de stilles ansigt til ansigt med manifestationer, som de ikke kan andet end at betragte som overnaturlige, vil de blive bedraget og blive ledt til at antage dem for at være Guds store kraft.״

> “These persons overlook the testimony of the Scriptures concerning the wonders wrought by Satan and his agents. It was by satanic aid that Pharaoh’s magicians were enabled to counterfeit the work of God. Paul testifies that before the second advent of Christ there will be similar manifestations of satanic power. The coming of the Lord is to be preceded by ‘the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10. And the apostle John, describing the miracle-working power that will be manifested in the last days, declares: ‘He doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do.’ Revelation 13:13, 14. No mere impostures are here foretold. Men are deceived by the miracles which Satan’s agents have power to do, not which they pretend to do.” The Great Controversy, 553.

> „Disse personer overser Skrifternes vidnesbyrd om de undere, der udføres af Satan og hans redskaber. Det var ved satanisk hjælp, at Faraos troldmænd blev sat i stand til at efterligne Guds gerning. Paulus bevidner, at der før Kristi andet komme vil vise sig lignende åbenbarelser af satanisk magt. Herrens komme skal forudgås af ‘Satans kraftige gerning med al løgnens magt og tegn og undere samt med al uretfærdighedens forførelse.’ 2 Thessalonikerbrev 2:9,10. Og apostlen Johannes, idet han beskriver den mirakelgørende magt, som vil blive åbenbaret i de sidste dage, erklærer: ‘Og det gør store tegn, så at det endog får ild til at falde ned fra himlen på jorden for menneskenes øjne, og det forfører dem, som bor på jorden, ved de tegn, som det blev givet at gøre.’ Åbenbaringen 13:13, 14. Her forudsiges ikke blot bedrag. Mennesker bedrages ved de mirakler, som Satans redskaber har magt til at gøre, ikke ved sådanne, som de blot foregiver at gøre.” The Great Controversy, 553.

The messages of Fatima in Malachi Martin’s book are represented as the prophetic structure of Catholicism in the last days, in relation to an internal struggle within the church, that can be represented as either the good pope versus the bad pope, or the conservative pope versus the liberal pope. The conservative, and according to Martin’s reading of the miracle, the good pope, bases his understanding upon the First Vatican Council, also known as Vatican I, which took place from December 8, 1869 to July 20, 1870, convened by Pope Pius IX and primarily focused on defining the dogma of papal infallibility and addressing various theological and doctrinal issues facing the Catholic Church at the time. The Second Vatican Council, commonly known as Vatican II, was held much later, from October 11, 1962 to December 8, 1965. It was convened by Pope John XXIII and continued by Pope Paul VI after John XXIII’s death.

Budskaberne fra Fatima i Malachi Martins bog fremstilles som katolicismens profetiske struktur i de sidste dage i relation til en indre kamp inden for kirken, som kan fremstilles enten som den gode pave over for den onde pave eller som den konservative pave over for den liberale pave. Den konservative og, ifølge Martins læsning af miraklet, den gode pave baserer sin forståelse på Det Første Vatikankoncil, også kendt som Vaticanum I, som fandt sted fra den 8. december 1869 til den 20. juli 1870, indkaldt af pave Pius IX og primært fokuseret på at definere dogmet om pavens ufejlbarlighed og behandle forskellige teologiske og doktrinære spørgsmål, som den katolske kirke på det tidspunkt stod overfor. Det Andet Vatikankoncil, almindeligvis kendt som Vaticanum II, blev afholdt langt senere, fra den 11. oktober 1962 til den 8. december 1965. Det blev indkaldt af pave Johannes XXIII og videreført af pave Paul VI efter Johannes XXIII’s død.

The last days of Catholicism, as Martin expressed it, identifies the struggle between the infallibility and primacy of the church of Rome as set forth in Vatican I, versus the liberalism that is currently on display by Francis the woke-pope, and represented in the documents of Vatican II. Martin suggests that within the struggle for these two approaches of controlling the church, the third world war breaks out, and Jesus returns, comes down to earth and places his blessing upon the good pope and takes the throne of the Catholic church.

Katolicismens sidste dage, som Martin udtrykte det, identificerer kampen mellem den ufejlbarlighed og det primat for Romerkirken, som blev fastslået ved Første Vatikankoncil, og den liberalisme, som for nærværende kommer til udtryk hos Frans, den »woke« pave, og som er repræsenteret i dokumenterne fra Andet Vatikankoncil. Martin antyder, at midt i kampen mellem disse to tilgange til at kontrollere kirken bryder den tredje verdenskrig ud, og Jesus vender tilbage, stiger ned til jorden, lægger sin velsignelse på den gode pave og indtager den katolske kirkes trone.

In verses thirteen through fifteen, of Daniel eleven, the history that immediately precedes the Sunday law of verse sixteen, describes the third and final battle of the proxy wars. It is the battle that follows Putin’s victory in verses eleven and twelve, but in the middle of those three verses, verse fourteen identifies when Catholicism enters into the history of the last days.

I vers tretten til femten i Daniel elleve beskriver den historie, som umiddelbart går forud for søndagsloven i vers seksten, det tredje og sidste slag i stedfortræderkrigene. Det er det slag, der følger efter Putins sejr i vers elleve og tolv, men midt i disse tre vers angiver vers fjorten, hvornår katolicismen træder ind i de sidste dages historie.

According to Isaiah the whore of Rome is forgotten during the symbolic seventy-year reign of the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. The first time the papacy was enthroned upon the earth in 538, the waymark that preceded her enthronement was the decree of Justinian in 533.

Ifølge Esajas er Roms skøge glemt under det symbolske halvfjerdsårige herredømme af det sjette rige i Bibelens profeti. Første gang pavedømmet blev indsat på jorden i 538, var vejmærket, der gik forud for hendes indsættelse, Justinians dekret i 533.

The history surrounding Justinian’s decree identifies that Justinian sought to consolidate his control over his kingdom by bringing an end to the religious argument that had been causing turmoil in the kingdom. That argument was whether the church in Constantinople in the east, or the church in Rome in the west was the head of the so-called Christian church. In verse thirteen, the last president of the United States will be confronted with a controversy that forces him to parallel the history of Justinian, and declare that the Catholic church is the head of the churches, and the corrector of heretics, in order to establish the necessary political support to consolidate his power.

Historien omkring Justinians dekret viser, at Justinian søgte at konsolidere sin kontrol over sit rige ved at bringe den religiøse strid til ophør, som havde forårsaget uro i riget. Denne strid drejede sig om, hvorvidt kirken i Konstantinopel i øst eller kirken i Rom i vest var hovedet for den såkaldte kristne kirke. I vers tretten vil Amerikas Forenede Staters sidste præsident blive konfronteret med en strid, som tvinger ham til at parallelføre Justinians historie og erklære, at den katolske kirke er kirkernes hoved og kætternes revser, for derved at sikre den nødvendige politiske støtte til at konsolidere sin magt.

We should not place any confidence in the satanic predictions of Fatima, but we are required to see what is revealed in God’s Word. In the beginning of the twentieth century both horns of the earth beast entered into their third generation, which is the generation of compromise. The Republican horn surrendered its financial system to the world bankers, which trace their origins back to the house of the Red Shield, the Rothschilds, and its mysterious connection with the Illuminati, Freemasonry, secret societies and the Jesuit order. Sister White directly warns of these entities. During the same period of time Laodicean Adventism, as the Protestant horn, surrendered its educational and religious institutions to the governing of the world.

Vi bør ikke sætte nogen tillid til de sataniske forudsigelser fra Fatima, men vi er forpligtet til at se, hvad der er åbenbaret i Guds Ord. I begyndelsen af det tyvende århundrede trådte begge horn på jordens dyr ind i deres tredje generation, som er kompromisets generation. Det republikanske horn overgav sit finansielle system til verdens bankfolk, som fører deres oprindelse tilbage til huset med det røde skjold, Rothschild-slægten, og dets hemmelighedsfulde forbindelse med Illuminati, frimureriet, hemmelige selskaber og jesuitterordenen. Søster White advarer direkte imod disse enheder. I samme tidsperiode overgav laodikeisk adventisme, som det protestantiske horn, sine uddannelses- og religiøse institutioner til verdens styre.

In that very time period, the modern king of the south begins its history with the Russian Revolution, and the modern king of the north begins its history with the miracle of Fatima. As Malachi Martin emphasizes in his book, beyond the internal struggle of the good and bad pope, the Fatima messages identified the struggle of Catholicism against atheism in general, but more specifically against the atheism of Russia. The secret that the pope in 1917 was to act upon contained the (satanic) promise, that if the pope would call a conclave and dedicate Russia to the Virgin Mary, then there would not be a second world war. It also identified that if the pope refused Russia would spread its philosophy far and wide and there would then be another world war.

Netop i denne tidsperiode begynder den moderne sydkonge sin historie med den russiske revolution, og den moderne nordkonge begynder sin historie med miraklet i Fatima. Som Malachi Martin understreger i sin bog, identificerede Fatima-budskaberne, ud over den indre kamp mellem den gode og den onde pave, katolicismens kamp mod ateismen i almindelighed, men mere specifikt mod Ruslands ateisme. Den hemmelighed, som paven i 1917 skulle handle på, indeholdt det (sataniske) løfte, at hvis paven ville indkalde et konklave og indvie Rusland til Jomfru Maria, så ville der ikke komme en anden verdenskrig. Den fastslog også, at hvis paven nægtede, ville Rusland udbrede sin filosofi vidt og bredt, og der ville da komme endnu en verdenskrig.

The second world war included the war of Catholicism against the Communism of Russia. Catholicism’s proxy army in that war was Nazi Germany. The papacy always employs proxy armies. In 1933 the Catholic church, through the work of Cardinal Pacelli, signed a concordat with Adolph Hitler that allowed Hitler to take control of Germany, and by Hitler’s own testimony, that contract (concordat), was what allowed Hitler to solve the Jewish question. The Nazi’s were the papacy’s proxy against atheistic Russia in World War II, and in the second battle of the proxy wars, now being accomplished in the Ukraine, it is being carried out by another Nazi proxy army.

Anden Verdenskrig omfattede katolicismens krig mod Ruslands kommunisme. Katolicismens stedfortrædende hær i den krig var Nazityskland. Pavestolen benytter sig altid af stedfortrædende hære. I 1933 underskrev den katolske kirke gennem kardinal Pacellis arbejde et konkordat med Adolph Hitler, som gjorde det muligt for Hitler at tage kontrol over Tyskland, og ifølge Hitlers eget vidnesbyrd var denne kontrakt (konkordatet) det, der gjorde det muligt for Hitler at løse jødespørgsmålet. Nazisterne var pavestolens stedfortrædende magt mod det ateistiske Rusland under Anden Verdenskrig, og i det andet slag i stedfortræderkrigene, som nu fuldbyrdes i Ukraine, udføres det af endnu en nazistisk stedfortrædende hær.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Vi vil fortsætte denne undersøgelse i den næste artikel.

> “Through the two great errors, the immortality of the soul and Sunday sacredness, Satan will bring the people under his deceptions. While the former lays the foundation of spiritualism, the latter creates a bond of sympathy with Rome. The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power; and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome in trampling on the rights of conscience.

> „Ved de to store vildfarelser, sjælens udødelighed og søndagens hellighed, vil Satan bringe folket ind under sine bedrag. Mens den førstnævnte lægger grundlaget for spiritismen, skaber den sidstnævnte et sympatibånd med Rom. Protestanterne i Amerikas Forenede Stater vil være de første til at række deres hænder over kløften for at gribe spiritismens hånd; de vil række hen over afgrunden for at slutte hænder med den romerske magt; og under indflydelse af denne trefoldige forening vil dette land følge i Roms fodspor ved at træde samvittighedens rettigheder under fode.“

> “As spiritualism more closely imitates the nominal Christianity of the day, it has greater power to deceive and ensnare. Satan himself is converted, after the modern order of things. He will appear in the character of an angel of light. Through the agency of spiritualism, miracles will be wrought, the sick will be healed, and many undeniable wonders will be performed. And as the spirits will profess faith in the Bible, and manifest respect for the institutions of the church, their work will be accepted as a manifestation of divine power.

> „Efterhånden som spiritualismen i nærmere grad efterligner vor tids navnkristendom, får den større magt til at bedrage og besnære. Satan selv omvendes efter tingenes moderne orden. Han vil fremtræde i en lysets engels skikkelse. Ved spiritualismens mellemkomst vil der blive udført mirakler, de syge vil blive helbredt, og mange ubestridelige undere vil blive udført. Og da ånderne vil bekende tro på Bibelen og vise agtelse for kirkens institutioner, vil deres gerning blive antaget som en åbenbarelse af guddommelig magt.

> “The line of distinction between professed Christians and the ungodly is now hardly distinguishable. Church members love what the world loves and are ready to join with them, and Satan determines to unite them in one body and thus strengthen his cause by sweeping all into the ranks of spiritualism. Papists, who boast of miracles as a certain sign of the true church, will be readily deceived by this wonder-working power; and Protestants, having cast away the shield of truth, will also be deluded. Papists, Protestants, and worldlings will alike accept the form of godliness without the power, and they will see in this union a grand movement for the conversion of the world and the ushering in of the long-expected millennium.

> ”Skillelinjen mellem navnkristne og de ugudelige er nu knap nok til at skelne. Kirkemedlemmer elsker det, som verden elsker, og er rede til at slutte sig til dem, og Satan er fast besluttet på at forene dem til ét legeme og således styrke sin sag ved at feje alle ind i spiritualismens rækker. Papister, som roser sig af mirakler som et sikkert tegn på den sande kirke, vil let blive bedraget af denne undergørende magt; og protestanter, som har kastet sandhedens skjold bort, vil ligeledes blive forført. Papister, protestanter og verdslige vil alle antage en form for gudsfrygt uden kraften, og de vil i denne forening se en stor bevægelse til verdens omvendelse og indledningen til det længe forventede tusindårsrige.

> “Through spiritualism, Satan appears as a benefactor of the race, healing the diseases of the people, and professing to present a new and more exalted system of religious faith; but at the same time he works as a destroyer. His temptations are leading multitudes to ruin. Intemperance dethrones reason; sensual indulgence, strife, and bloodshed follow. Satan delights in war, for it excites the worst passions of the soul and then sweeps into eternity its victims steeped in vice and blood. It is his object to incite the nations to war against one another, for he can thus divert the minds of the people from the work of preparation to stand in the day of God.

> „Gennem spiritualismen fremtræder Satan som en velgører for menneskeslægten, idet han helbreder folkets sygdomme og giver sig ud for at frembære et nyt og mere ophøjet system af religiøs tro; men samtidig virker han som en ødelægger. Hans fristelser fører skarer til undergang. Utugtighed og drukkenskab afsætter fornuften fra tronen; sanselig hengivelse, strid og blodsudgydelse følger. Satan fryder sig ved krig, for den ophidser sjælens værste lidenskaber og river derpå sine ofre, gennemvædet af last og blod, med ind i evigheden. Det er hans hensigt at tilskynde nationerne til krig mod hinanden, for således kan han aflede folkets sind fra forberedelsens værk til at bestå på Guds dag.“

> “Satan works through the elements also to garner his harvest of unprepared souls. He has studied the secrets of the laboratories of nature, and he uses all his power to control the elements as far as God allows. When he was suffered to afflict Job, how quickly flocks and herds, servants, houses, children, were swept away, one trouble succeeding another as in a moment. It is God that shields His creatures and hedges them in from the power of the destroyer. But the Christian world have shown contempt for the law of Jehovah; and the Lord will do just what He has declared that He would—He will withdraw His blessings from the earth and remove His protecting care from those who are rebelling against His law and teaching and forcing others to do the same. Satan has control of all whom God does not especially guard. He will favor and prosper some in order to further his own designs, and he will bring trouble upon others and lead men to believe that it is God who is afflicting them.” The Great Controversy, 588, 589.

> "Satan virker også gennem elementerne for at indhøste sin høst af uforberedte sjæle. Han har studeret hemmelighederne i naturens laboratorier, og han bruger al sin magt til at beherske elementerne, så langt Gud tillader det. Da det blev tilladt ham at ramme Job, hvor hurtigt blev da ikke hjorde og kvæg, tjenere, huse, børn revet bort, idet den ene ulykke fulgte den anden som i et øjeblik. Det er Gud, som skærmer sine skabninger og omgærder dem mod ødelæggerens magt. Men den kristne verden har vist foragt for Jehovas lov; og Herren vil gøre netop det, som Han har erklæret, at Han ville gøre—Han vil trække sine velsignelser tilbage fra jorden og fjerne sin beskyttende omsorg fra dem, der gør oprør mod Hans lov og underviser i og tvinger andre til at gøre det samme. Satan har herredømme over alle dem, som Gud ikke særlig vogter. Nogle vil han begunstige og lade få fremgang for at fremme sine egne planer, og over andre vil han bringe ulykke og få mennesker til at tro, at det er Gud, som hjemsøger dem." The Great Controversy, 588, 589.

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