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Who is the Antichrist? Lets look and see. His seat will be in Rome, which is built upon seven hills.
Unfortunately, Revelation 17:9, where we get the “seven hills” from, is not given the best possible translation by several translations. The original Greek word “oros” is here translated as “hills”. While “hills” is indeed one possible translation for “oros”, the far more commonly used translation in all major English Bible translations is “mountain” in other passages where the same word appears. For example, all references in the Gospels as well as the Book of Acts to the “Mount of Olives” are written in the original Greek as “oros ho elaia”, “ho” being “of” and “elaia” being “olives”. The “Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew takes place on an “oros”. There are numerous other instances that could be cited, but the point is that the translators have not made the most likely choice in Revelation 17. They have likely chosen the word “hills” in this case because they are predisposed to assuming that Rome is in view, which, as I will post in another thread, is a major error on the part of prophecy interpreters of today.(Elf;43487)
Revelation 17:1 This refers to the Antichrist. Revelation 17:9, his seat is identified, the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
Are you aware that Mecca also has seven hills?(Elf;43487)
There were seven hills within the confines of Rome's walls.
Also Mecca.(Elf;43487)
Virgil who lived during this time, he died around 15 years before Christ, wrote: Rome has become the most glorious city of all, who alone has surrounded seven strongholds with a wall. Ovidius writes: Rome, the territory of the gods, which overlooks the entire earth from seven hills. and : I shall nevertheless be read as long as warring and victorious Rome overlooks a conquered world from her seven hills.---Who has his chair in this Rome built upon seven hills. His territory extends to the kingdoms of the earth and there he rules over many nations Revelation 17:15.---Revelation 17:10-11 the Antichrist would succeed the emperor in this territory. Seven heads refer to the sevenfold manner of government in Rome. five forms had already run their course during John's time, the sixth, consisting of the rule of the emperors, was in place at that time, after which the seventh would follow.
What Biblical reason do you have for assigning this interpretation to the heads? There is a Biblical explanation for them in Daniel…(Elf;43487)
Who has succeeded the emperors in governing Rome? He whose name would constitute the number 666 would ascend the throne upon the destruction of the empire. Ten kings would simultaneously receive power to govern with him. The ten horns are the ten kings. All this transpired between 500 and 600 A.D.------ He whose name would be expressed by 666 would be worshiped, and receive special (or superhuman) honor revelation 17:4. These clearly refer to Rome after the emperors, and not while they reigned. It is also a known fact that "the ****"? reigned from there after the emperors.
Just go ahead and put “Pope”, quit being cryptic with the “****”s. It’s not the Pope, trust me. What does the number “10” have to do with the Papacy?(Elf;43487)
How about the Antichrists behavior? First he will place himself in the temple of God, 2 Thessalonians 2:4. The church is God's house 1 Timothy 3:15, and God's temple 2 Corinthians 6:16. so, he will sit in the church as if he were God, viewing (or declaring) himself as the head and officer of the church.
A church is NOT the Temple. The Temple is always a specific structure on top of Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. What other words shall we change what they mean?(Elf;43487)
He will not attack the church externally, but instead proceed from withing her and occupy the leadership position in the church.
That is not prophecied for the Antichrist.(Elf;43487)
Who resembles this? who is recognized as the head of the church? Who has been given the title "Our Lord God the ****"? Rome places her declarations and traditions next to, and in opposition to, the word of God. Rome forbids the reading of the bible, commands that a piece of bread be worshiped as God, claims authority for herself alone to forgive sins, denies that the merits of Christ alone, are sufficient for mans sins, it teaches on must earn heaven, ect.....The **** gets carried around as if he was God, everyone bows a knee to him, and kisses his feet. He lives a life of great luxury Revelation 17:4. what about 1 Timothy 4:1-3? who forbids the clergy to marry? who forbids the eating of meat on good Friday? there is so much more on this. ----Some will probably say i have taken scripture out of context, or twisted it to fit my argument, but, isn't it an identical reflection of someone?
I do recognize that there are some aspects of the Papacy that could be taken as pointing to the Antichrist, that is why many believers have done it for centuries. But the Pope is only a decoy of Satan’s. He’s not the main act. There are too many prophecies of the Antichrist that the Pope does not fit.