The Rising Global Superchurch
Pastor Dale Morgan
The Rising Global Superchurch*
By: Jack Kinsella
According to the Book of the Revelation, during the Tribulation Period,
the government of antichrist rests on three main pillars of power.
In Revelation 13:1, we are introduced to the political beast:
"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of
the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten
crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy"
That this is a political entity is established by cross-referencing
John's description with that of the Prophet Daniel.
Daniel was given a vision of four successive world empires, each
symbolized by different 'beasts'.
Daniel saw four 'beasts' which Daniel saw rising up from 'the sea'.
Daniel was written in Aramaic.
According to Strong's reference (3220) the Aramaic word "yawm"
translated as "sea" in general means, "to roar" in the sense of noisy
surf, but in context, it means the western side of the Mediterranean, or
simply, "the West."
(And before I go on, let me first say this. I am neither a Hebrew nor
Greek scholar. I am relying on Strong's references entirely for my
understanding of these verses. "Sea" in Greek is "thelasses". But
Strong's says the word translated "sea" is from the Greek root
"ophelos". The same explanation applies to the Daniel references.Some
scholars may disagree -- but if so, their beef is with Strong's -- not
me. I make no claim as a Greek/Hebrow scholar. Just as a researcher.)
When we refer to "the West" in our own English lexicon, what are we
referring to? Exactly the same thing that Daniel was, almost 2600 years ago.
We divide the northern hemisphere by West and East, separated by the
"Middle East" - or the Mediterranean and its vicinity. The word
translated "sea" in Revelation 13:1 is from the Greek "ophelos" which
literally means, "to heap up, or accumulate profit."
Strong's identification of the sea as referring to the wealthy west is
at the very least, interesting. The antichrist's government is, in
context, pictured by both Daniel and John as the wealthy accumulation of
Gentile nations located west of the Mediterranean Sea.
"And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as
the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon
gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority."
Daniel says the first was "like a lion, and had eagle's wings;" the
second was, "like to a bear;" the third, "like a leopard" and finally,
the fourth, "dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had
great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the
residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that
were before it; and it had ten horns."(Daniel 7:2-7)
Daniel said that out of the beast with ten horns would come arise
"another little horn" which would take take authority over all.
Daniel's "beasts" historically, corresponded with the empires of
Babylon, Medo-Persia, Alexander the Great's Greek Empire, and finally,
the Roman Empire.
John describes this 'little horn' as "like unto a leopard, and his feet
were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and
the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority."
His power comes from the "dragon" who gives him "his seat" and "great
authority." The "dragon" is a symbol of Satan.
The second pillar of the antichrist's government is his control of a
global religious system.
"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." (Revelation 13:11)
Strong's reference 3786 for the word translated 'the earth'
("ophelimos") is another form of the word 'ophelos' which means
"serviceable" or "profitable".
In Revelation 2, Jesus composes Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia
Minor. He assigns characteristics to each that, with historical
hindsight as a guide, corresponds with seven unique periods, or 'epochs'
within the Church Age.
"And to the angel of the church in Pergamos. . . I know thy works, and
where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is." Jesus then ticks off
this epoch's primary characteristics;
1) The doctrine of Balaam. In the Old Testament, Balaam advised King
Balak to seduce the men of Israel by using beautiful women to draw the
men of Israel into unclean and idolatrous practices..
2) The doctrine of the Nicolaitanes. This is a reference to centralizing
the Church according to a hierarchy of bishops, priests, cardinals,
etc., under a supreme pontiff, or Pope.
3) Where Satan's seat is. Revelation 17 identifies the Great Whore of
Babylon -- the "beast" that "was, and is not, and yet is" (17:8)
"And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven
mountains, on which the woman sitteth." (17:9)
No less an authority than the Catholic Encyclopedia confirms the
identification of this city: "It is within the city of Rome, called the
city of seven hills, that the entire area of Vatican State proper is now
confined."
Don't take my word for it. Google search the "city on seven hills" and
see what YOU come up with.
Pulling it altogether, we find that the 'Beast' of Revelation 13:1
symbolizes both the leader of a prosperous Western alliance of nations
and a religious leader who preaches a Dragon-inspired form of
Christianity (two horns like a Lamb) from his headquarters in Rome, and
specifically, the Vatican.
The third and final pillar of power is a global economy so tightly
centralized that it would be possible to restrict economic activity to
the degree only those who have government approval could buy or sell.
There exists today a revived form of the old Roman Empire, born out of
the ten signatory nations of the Treaty of Rome, under whose authority
is developing an entity known as the "Euro-Med region" and a global
economy so centralized that it can be used as a weapon of war to cut off
funding to organized terror groups.
The only thing not already fully developed is a centralized, apostate
form of Christianity under the authority of the Vatican.
According to the London Sunday Times, a 42-page statement prepared by
the leaders of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church is
proposing a reunification of the Anglican Church with Rome under the
authority of the Pope.
The following is a direct quote from the Times story, headlined,
"Churches Back Plan to Unite Under Pope." (I kid you not.)
"The statement, leaked to The Times, is being considered by the Vatican,
where Catholic bishops are preparing a formal response. It comes as the
archbishops who lead the 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion meet in
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in an attempt to avoid schism over gay
ordination and other liberal doctrines that have taken hold in parts of
the Western Church."
"The 36 primates at the gathering will be aware that the Pope, while
still a cardinal, sent a message of support to the orthodox wing of the
Episcopal Church of the US as it struggled to cope with the fallout
after the ordination of the gay bishop Gene Robinson."
"Rome has already shown itself willing to be flexible on the subject of
celibacywhen it received dozens of married priests from the Church of
England into the Catholic priesthood after they left over the issue of
women’s ordination."
"There are about 78 million Anglicans, compared with a billion Roman
Catholics, worldwide."
"In one significant passage the report notes: “The Roman Catholic Church
teaches that the ministry of the Bishop of Rome [the Pope] as universal
primate is in accordance with Christ’s will for the Church and an
essential element of maintaining it in unity and truth.” Anglicans
rejected the Bishop of Rome as universal primate in the 16th century.
Today, however, some Anglicans are beginning to see the potential value
of a ministry of universal primacy, which would be exercised by the
Bishop of Rome, as a sign and focus of unity within a reunited Church."
Now the kicker: "Other recommendations include inviting LAY AND ORDAINED
members (Nicolaitanes, remember) of both denominations to attend each
other’s synodical and collegial gatherings and conferences. . . The
report adds that special “protocols” should also be drawn up to handle
the movement of clergy (Nicolaitanes again) from one Church to the
other." [comments in parentheses are mine]
Now, let's return to the basic reason such a reunification is being
considered. The Anglican Church is falling apart over one major issue --
the ordination of gays.
Noted the Times; "Dr Rowan Williams, who as Primate of the Church of
England is its “focus for unity”, has in the past supported a liberal
interpretation of Scripture on the gay issue."
The Times' goes on to say, "A logical extension of that, once this
crisis is overcome either by agreement or schism, would be to seek
reunion with the Church of England's own mother Church."
According to the website, "About Christianity" the largest Christian
denomination in the world is the Roman Catholic Church. The second
largest Christian denomination in the world is the 78 million-strong
Church of England.
A union of the RCC and the Anglican/Episcopalians would leave the rest
of Protestant Christianity on the outside looking in.
The Apostle Paul, describing the last days of the Church Age, outlined
the characteristics of the Church under the heading, "This know also, in
the last days, perilous times shall come. . . men shall be lovers of
their own selves . . . having a form of godliness but denying the power
thereof." (2nd Timothy 3)
And, if the Times' story got it right, its about 1 billion, 78 million
members strong.