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Matthew Genzlinger

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Nov 2, 2010, 2:19:52 PM11/2/10

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Hi all,

Tomorrow we are doing chapter 18 of the book of Revelation. Attached are some loooooooong readings, but just do as many as you can. You can also always go to our website for the readings. I really enjoyed this chapter. It is again about the Roman Catholic church and what happened to it by the time the mid 18th century had come along which necessitated the formation of a new church. I think it should be a great discussion, including a look at things that we need to watch out for in our own church and in our own individual lives. As a very important reminder that there were both good and evil people in the church at that time, here's a passage that I found interesting. See you Wednesday - Matthew

"But it is to be known, that no others are here meant but those who love and kiss that religious persuasion, and in heart acknowledge and venerate it. But they who are of the same religious persuasion, and acknowledge it indeed because they were born and brought up in it, and do not know anything of their devices and snares for arrogating to themselves Divine worship, and for possessing all the property of all in the world, and still do goods from a sincere heart, and likewise turn their eyes to the Lord, these come among the happy after death; for, being instructed there they receive truths, and reject the adoration of the pope, and the invocation of the saints, and acknowledge the Lord as the God of heaven and earth, and are taken up into heaven, and become angels. On which account also there are many heavenly societies of them in the spiritual world, over which are set the honorable, who have lived in the same manner. It has been given to see that some also were set over those societies, who were emperors, kings, dukes, and princes; who indeed acknowledged the pontiff as the highest official of the church, but not as the vicar of the Lord; and who acknowledged likewise some things from the papal bulls, but yet held the Word holy, and acted justly in their administration." (AR 786)