Do we dare seek truth if it puts our beloved beliefs in danger? We have them, we have cherished beliefs, ideas and faiths we cling to refusing to give them up. Yet, what if they are wrong?
Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Mat 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
Mat 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Mat 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Mat 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Did the scribes and Pharisees believe they were wrong? NO. They were God's chosen and they couldn't be wrong in things pertaining to God.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
THEY WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE.
Their lusts will cause them to choose teachers who will tell them what they want to hear, and that will not be TRUTH!
1Ti_4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
We are to refuse PROFANE and OLD WIVES' FABLES, and yet we embrace them!
Seek TRUTH. Pray and seek truth, please. God help us seek truth and only truth, please! We are so frail, our flesh nature so weak, save us from ourselves! Please, Father, please. By the grace and mercy of our Savior, Jesus Christ may we know and believe only in the truth!
******* Continuing our prophecy study-- Please GO back and read the study from the beginning to gain full understanding of where we are if you haven't been following this study daily. Thank you :) God bless you! ******
Let's pick up where we left off yesterday. We need to touch on a few more points before continuing on past Dan. 11:29.
Dan 11:29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
The whole landscape of the fighting, the disputes, the confrontations, the battles that were being arranged, fought, lost and won had a new element once Christianity filtered into everything. There was a decisive rift between various groups of Christians as time went on, each claiming to have the *real* truth of the matter in things of God.
In the Eastern part of the Roman Empire- Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch- There were questions over who was in charge of things.
'Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the Bishop of Antioch. As the traditional "overseer" episkopos, from which the word 'bishop' is derived) of the first gentile Christian community, the position has been of prime importance in the church from its earliest period…
According to church tradition, this ancient Patriarchate was founded by the Apostle Saint Peter. The patriarchal succession was disputed at the time of the Meletian schism in 362 and again after the Council of Chalcedon in 451, when there were rival Melkite and non-Chalcedonian claimants to the see.'
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In the Western part of the Roman Empire- Rome- there was NO question who was in charge. The Bishop of Rome.
'The Pope ... is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church (which is composed of the Latin Rite and the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the see of Rome). The current office-holder is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected in a papal conclave on 19 April 2005.[nb 1]
The office of the pope is known as the Papacy. His ecclesiastical jurisdiction is often called the "Holy See" (Sancta Sedes in Latin), or the "Apostolic See" based upon the Church tradition that the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul were martyred in Rome.
The pope is also head of state of Vatican City State,[3] a sovereign city-state entirely enclaved within the city of Rome.
Early popes helped to spread Christianity and resolve doctrinal disputes.[4] After the conversion of the rulers of the Roman Empire (the conversion of the populace was already advanced even before the Edict of Milan, 313), the Roman emperors became the popes' secular allies until the 8th century when Pope Stephen II was forced to appeal to the Franks for help,[5] beginning a period of close interaction with the rulers of the west. For centuries, the Donation of Constantine, later proved to be a forgery, provided support for the papacy's claim of political supremacy over the entire former Western Roman Empire. In medieval times, popes played powerful roles in Western Europe, often struggling with monarchs for control over the wide-ranging affairs of Church and state,[4] crowning emperors (Charlemagne was the first emperor crowned by a pope), and regulating disputes among secular rulers.[6]
Gradually forced to give up temporal power, popes now focus almost exclusively on religious matters.[4] Over the centuries, papal claims of spiritual authority have been ever more clearly expressed, culminating in 1870 with the proclamation of the dogma of papal infallibility for rare occasions when the pope speaks ex cathedra (literally "from the chair (of St. Peter)") to issue a formal definition of faith or morals.[4] The first (after the proclamation) and so far the last such occasion was in 1950, with the definition of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.'
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Now another point that needs to be noted- that date 330AD- that appointed time, that date for us to notice.
After 330AD No emperor had his empire based out of Rome! Who had official residence there instead? As the secular left going to Constantinople, who was left to take over Rome? The Bishop of Rome, and aside from what would be a few hiccups here and there over the course of the ages, the Bishop of Rome has never permanently left Rome. Where is the Papacy today? Rome. Again the pride that the Roman Catholic Church has in its 2000 year history is well known. That our God saw fit to give us prophecy to point out all this is just so amazing!
Remember this point?
• May 11 – Emperor Constantine the Great dedicates Constantinople, or Nova Roma (modern Istanbul), and moves the capital of the Roman Empire there from Rome. He has spent 4 years building the city on the site of ancient Byzantium; having chosen the site for its strategic location (a seaport with easy access to Anatolia and the Danube).
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The capital of the Roman Empire MOVED after 300 plus years! 330 years from the First established ruler of the Roman Empire. This is just so wondrous, being able to see the hand of God working through prophecy, working through history, just overwhelmingly wonderful.
Here's a quotation worth noting--
'Thus the presence of Constantine in Rome redounded to the importance and dignity of the bishopric of
Rome, but it was not until Constantine had moved his capital to Constantinople, that the way was
opened for the full play of that arrogant spirit that has ever been the chief characteristic of that
dignitary. "The absence of a secular competitor allowed the papal authority to grow up and to develop
its secret strength" Milman);2 and under the blandishments of necessitous imperial favor he did as he
pleased, and more rapidly than ever his power grew.'
http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/docs/THE_TWO_REPUBLICS.pdf
We've already noted in the wiki quote earlier in this study that the Papal Roman power grew in the Western Roman Empire. This isn't coincidence, but rather the truth predicted by God for what must come to pass in our world. Such fascinating studying!
*******
This is a shorter study than usual, but we need to really take our time and let the Lord guide us as we undertake such amazing truth.
More tomorrow by the grace of our Lord and Savior! Through His LOVE always!!!
Amen.
Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Mat 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
Mat 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Mat 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Mat 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Did the scribes and Pharisees believe they were wrong? NO. They were God's chosen and they couldn't be wrong in things pertaining to God.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
THEY WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE.
Their lusts will cause them to choose teachers who will tell them what they want to hear, and that will not be TRUTH!
1Ti_4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
We are to refuse PROFANE and OLD WIVES' FABLES, and yet we embrace them!
Seek TRUTH. Pray and seek truth, please. God help us seek truth and only truth, please! We are so frail, our flesh nature so weak, save us from ourselves! Please, Father, please. By the grace and mercy of our Savior, Jesus Christ may we know and believe only in the truth!
******* Continuing our prophecy study-- Please GO back and read the study from the beginning to gain full understanding of where we are if you haven't been following this study daily. Thank you :) God bless you! ******
Let's pick up where we left off yesterday. We need to touch on a few more points before continuing on past Dan. 11:29.
Dan 11:29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
The whole landscape of the fighting, the disputes, the confrontations, the battles that were being arranged, fought, lost and won had a new element once Christianity filtered into everything. There was a decisive rift between various groups of Christians as time went on, each claiming to have the *real* truth of the matter in things of God.
In the Eastern part of the Roman Empire- Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch- There were questions over who was in charge of things.
'Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the Bishop of Antioch. As the traditional "overseer" episkopos, from which the word 'bishop' is derived) of the first gentile Christian community, the position has been of prime importance in the church from its earliest period…
According to church tradition, this ancient Patriarchate was founded by the Apostle Saint Peter. The patriarchal succession was disputed at the time of the Meletian schism in 362 and again after the Council of Chalcedon in 451, when there were rival Melkite and non-Chalcedonian claimants to the see.'
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In the Western part of the Roman Empire- Rome- there was NO question who was in charge. The Bishop of Rome.
'The Pope ... is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church (which is composed of the Latin Rite and the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the see of Rome). The current office-holder is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected in a papal conclave on 19 April 2005.[nb 1]
The office of the pope is known as the Papacy. His ecclesiastical jurisdiction is often called the "Holy See" (Sancta Sedes in Latin), or the "Apostolic See" based upon the Church tradition that the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul were martyred in Rome.
The pope is also head of state of Vatican City State,[3] a sovereign city-state entirely enclaved within the city of Rome.
Early popes helped to spread Christianity and resolve doctrinal disputes.[4] After the conversion of the rulers of the Roman Empire (the conversion of the populace was already advanced even before the Edict of Milan, 313), the Roman emperors became the popes' secular allies until the 8th century when Pope Stephen II was forced to appeal to the Franks for help,[5] beginning a period of close interaction with the rulers of the west. For centuries, the Donation of Constantine, later proved to be a forgery, provided support for the papacy's claim of political supremacy over the entire former Western Roman Empire. In medieval times, popes played powerful roles in Western Europe, often struggling with monarchs for control over the wide-ranging affairs of Church and state,[4] crowning emperors (Charlemagne was the first emperor crowned by a pope), and regulating disputes among secular rulers.[6]
Gradually forced to give up temporal power, popes now focus almost exclusively on religious matters.[4] Over the centuries, papal claims of spiritual authority have been ever more clearly expressed, culminating in 1870 with the proclamation of the dogma of papal infallibility for rare occasions when the pope speaks ex cathedra (literally "from the chair (of St. Peter)") to issue a formal definition of faith or morals.[4] The first (after the proclamation) and so far the last such occasion was in 1950, with the definition of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.'
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Now another point that needs to be noted- that date 330AD- that appointed time, that date for us to notice.
After 330AD No emperor had his empire based out of Rome! Who had official residence there instead? As the secular left going to Constantinople, who was left to take over Rome? The Bishop of Rome, and aside from what would be a few hiccups here and there over the course of the ages, the Bishop of Rome has never permanently left Rome. Where is the Papacy today? Rome. Again the pride that the Roman Catholic Church has in its 2000 year history is well known. That our God saw fit to give us prophecy to point out all this is just so amazing!
Remember this point?
• May 11 – Emperor Constantine the Great dedicates Constantinople, or Nova Roma (modern Istanbul), and moves the capital of the Roman Empire there from Rome. He has spent 4 years building the city on the site of ancient Byzantium; having chosen the site for its strategic location (a seaport with easy access to Anatolia and the Danube).
Pasted from
The capital of the Roman Empire MOVED after 300 plus years! 330 years from the First established ruler of the Roman Empire. This is just so wondrous, being able to see the hand of God working through prophecy, working through history, just overwhelmingly wonderful.
Here's a quotation worth noting--
'Thus the presence of Constantine in Rome redounded to the importance and dignity of the bishopric of
Rome, but it was not until Constantine had moved his capital to Constantinople, that the way was
opened for the full play of that arrogant spirit that has ever been the chief characteristic of that
dignitary. "The absence of a secular competitor allowed the papal authority to grow up and to develop
its secret strength" Milman);2 and under the blandishments of necessitous imperial favor he did as he
pleased, and more rapidly than ever his power grew.'
http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/docs/THE_TWO_REPUBLICS.pdf
We've already noted in the wiki quote earlier in this study that the Papal Roman power grew in the Western Roman Empire. This isn't coincidence, but rather the truth predicted by God for what must come to pass in our world. Such fascinating studying!
*******
This is a shorter study than usual, but we need to really take our time and let the Lord guide us as we undertake such amazing truth.
More tomorrow by the grace of our Lord and Savior! Through His LOVE always!!!
Amen.
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