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are they real human beings or goverment, organizations, trading unions. Who do you think is the antichrist and false prophet.I'll post my opinon which Ive posted before just to get this started.ok now that thats over with there has been an interesting side conversation going on on where is the biblival evidence that the church is the antichrist. This may shock all of you but i'm going to have to agree. The catholic church will( because they are not right now) the 1st beast told of in the scriptures. Now would I ever dare to say this about my church if there is no biblical proof. No, So i'm going to share the biblical proof right now. I'm basing this on Daniel not revelation.In the book of Daniel they have 13 qualifications of the antichrist.( I can go deeper on all this if there is any confusion)Horns equal kingdoms 1.The antichrist must rise out of the 4th beast. ( daniel 7 verse 7)the 4th beast is interprented as rome.As soon as the kingdom in Rome broke up ( back in the ancient past) the roman catholic church gained power2.Now the second qualification is that it rises out of the ten horns ( chapter 7 verse 8)the ten horns were on the 4th beast or rome. now when rome broke up it broke up into 10 different countries.3. The third qualification is that antichrist arises after the ten horns. ( chapter 7 verse 24)The papal at time that assumes his position of power five years after rome arises.4. The fourth qualification is that the antichrist is different than the first horns.( daniel 7, 24) This is also true as the roman catholic church at that time was a political super power. But also unlike the other countries a Religous superpower.5. the fifth it becomes more stout (powerful) than the others.( 7, 20) Which the catholic church definatley has as it has lasted longer and still has influence today.6. the sixth is that it uproots three kingdoms( 7, 20) now we have to go into when the catholic church first gained power When it did, it took over three of the countries which rome had split into. ( today known as the goths, the vandals and the Burgundians.)7. the seventh is that the antichrist will speak great things against the most high.( 7, 25) The catholic church does not currently do this. But during the reformation the pope did claim to be God on earth. It has happpened before and it will happen again8. . The most disturbing. The antichrist will make war against the saints. ( 7, 25) The catholic as wacca pointed out has " tortured and imprisoned other christians" in the 1700s. That is making war against the saints. and that is just a preview of what will happen when the church become corrupt again9.the 9th he'll change times and laws.(7,25) The catholic church has done this . You would not be familiar with many examples unless you are a part of the catholic church. One example which you would all be familar with is the changing of the sabbath. 10. The antichrist shall rule for a time time and half a time ( 7, 25) Prophetically this means 1260 years. But sure enough after that 1260 years the roman church lost its territory and its power. ( it has obviously gained it back since then.)11. The antichrist will devour the whole earth. ( 7, 23) This obviously hasn't happened yet it is one of the few things were waiting to be fulfilled.The catholic church is the biggest religon in the world. It leads morally in the world. But it does not rule politically12. The antichrist shall exist until the end of time-( 7,22) I can't obviously tell you for sure that the catholic church will exist until the end of days but I don't see how it cannot. 13. The last. The antichrists rule will be taken away by Jesus Christ at the end of time. and then the true catholics and the other christian churches will become one. Alleluia. unless the churches come together before, which is one of my highest hopes.How do we know when the catholic church turns into the beast. by the prophecies hasn't fulfilled yet. When it rules the entire world and before that in the new testament it says. "Who is a liar? Who else but the person who rejects Jesus as the Messiah? The person who rejects the Father and the Son is an antichrist." ( 1 john 2,22) When the catholic church denies Jesus came in the flesh that is when they stop being my church and a church of God and become the antichrist. Expect to also see the elevation of Mary above Jesus ( which is getting closer to happening each day) and the doctrine that the eucharist only represents Jesus, but the catholics still continue to worship it. I am not saying this to insult the catholic church. I believe the church, the first church is a holy church right now. But it has set itself against God before and it will set itself against him again. This is my beloved church who God has called me to work for ( or work against depending on the situation) this revelation has depressed me deeply. ok now that thats out of the way My american theory. ( warning anybody who's extremely patriotic will not like this.) I personally believe that America is the second beast/ the false prophet. Lets look at the evidenceNow in revelation 13:3 it says " and I saw one of the firsts beasts heads, as it were wounded to deathand revelation 13:12-13 says 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. 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. 1. the papal ( the soon to be antichrist) gained its power by the eastern Roman army in 538 A.D. 1260 years later it lost its power. 1260 years later happens to be 1798, the time right after America won the revolutionary war and became a nation. Now Revaelation says that the first beast shall arise after the first beast is injured, and the only country which arised in that time period is the United States. Could it be a coincidence, I don't think so. now just like the catholic church the USA is not the second beast yet, but we are seeing many sighns in the media,our movies, our music, our culture, and our goverment. so thats my crazy theory what about yoursyour brother in christ Ryan Fitz