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Everything You Need To Know About The Number 666 Copyright © 2007 by addvantage666@prodigy.net No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise—without the prior permission of the copyright holder, except as provided by USA copyright law. The only interpretation of the prophecy of the number 666 that has its own "Certificate of Authenticity" Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptures are taken from the Authorized King James Version. Everything You Need To Know About The Number 666 Cover Text The interpretation of this 1,900-year-old riddle will shake the very foundation of every Christian church, challenging all to make a tangible examination of how prophecy is to be understood. Many theologians have gone before trying to solve the meaning of these prophecies, and much of what they say is correct, but there are passages which have eluded them. As the time comes nearer to the end, these elusive truths must come forward. Otherwise, if we go through the time of the end, and have not gained the truths that are intended, then it will have been written in vain. There is very little time left. Do not let these prophecies, that are being fulfilled today, go by unnoticed. The rich vein of truth was struck by finding in history the right answer to one single facet of the prophecy, and from there, each adjacent truth unfolded itself, until the whole prophecy came to life. This research would have gone nowhere, except that I have found an affirmative answer in my quest. Attached to this first answer, was the whole line of elements in the prophecy, all neatly following in their order, being reflected in the same historic record. Led by these very elements, I have said of this research, that it wrote itself. The interpretation in this book is not just a “fanciful idea,” it is the most formidable interpretation that challenges the contemporary views and past interpretations, and is based on pure reality, and it will not simply fade away. It is supported by tangible evidence drawn from history, which anyone can verify. It is the only interpretation of the number 666, that contains its own “Certificate of Authenticity.” From an early age, I have been known for my exceptional abilities in Mathematics. Although my education did not afford me the opportunity to obtain a degree, I do not feel that God would have given this task to anyone who has a degree. Rather, I have much enjoyed the opportunity to be a simpler person, and have the time to uncover these ancient mysteries. Page iv Everything You Need To Know About The Number 666 Table of Contents Foreword ............................................................................................. ix A Word from the Author....................................................................... xv Introduction......................................................................................... xix Table 1................................................................................................ xx Fulfilled Prophecy Must Match History............................................... xxi Behold, I Have Told You Before ........................................................ xxi Chapter 1 The Biblical Count of the 666 Beast ................................................... 27 The Path to Discovery ........................................................................ 28 This is Not Time Setting ..................................................................... 32 The Mountains are Counted ............................................................... 37 Errors in the Papal Record ................................................................. 39 Table 2 ............................................................................................... 41 Table 3 ............................................................................................... 42 Chapter 2 The Alignment of 34 Matching Elements of This Prophecy ................ 49 A Matching Alignment Confirms the Interpretation .............................. 50 Page v The Elements of the 666 Prophecy From Scripture, and Their Matching Elements of Fulfillment From the Historic Record ............... 52 Chapter 3 Rules of Interpretation of Prophecy .................................................... 73 Table 4 ............................................................................................... 79 Chapter 4 The Perfect Truth ............................................................................... 81 The Identification of a Beast’s Head From Daniel’s Prophecies ......... 84 Chapter 5 The Dragon of Revelation 12 .............................................................. 87 The Dragon of Revelation 12 is the Fourth Beast of Daniel 7: Rome . 91 The Distinctive Differences Between the Dragon, the Beast and Their 15 Heads, 21 Horns and 17 Crowns .................................. 92 The Dragon’s 7 Heads and 10 Horns ................................................. 92 Chapter 6 Revelation is Written as a Chiastic Pattern ........................................ 103 The Chiastic Patterns in Revelation .................................................. 104 The Whole Chiastic Outline of Revelation ......................................... 105 The Chiastic Structure Brings Together Additional Information ......... 109 The Chiastic Center of Revelation: Chapter 12 ................................. 110 Chapter 7 The Mathematics of Wisdom ............................................................. 111 Eleven Delimiting Factors in the Prophecy of the Number 666 .......... 111 Chapter 8 Dealing with Current Views ................................................................ 115 The Alleged Papal Title: Vicarius Filii Dei .......................................... 117 Page vi Errors of Former Interpretations; Satan’s Counterfeits ....................... 119 Other Interpretations of the Seven Heads .......................................... 120 Chapter 9 From This Day Forward ...................................................................... 125 What Happens Next?........................................................................... 128 The Ten Horns of the Beast ............................................................... 132 Chapter 10 My Personal Account .......................................................................... 135 Satan Also Deceives From Within ....................................................... 136 The Beginning of the Research .......................................................... 137 The Future .......................................................................................... 138 Chapter 11 A Great Cloud of Witnesses ................................................................ 139 Chapter 12 Testimonies from My Readers ............................................................ 143 The Testimony of History and the Testimony of the Prophecy ........... 157 The Witnesses of History .................................................................... 159 Addendum ........................................................................................... 163 Page vii  Foreword** This is a book about end time prophecy; the messages in this book are for those of us of this generation, who will see these prophecies fulfilled in the very near future. The information contained in this book is very important to all faiths as it shows us the correct explanation of the interpretation of the prophecies of Revelation, chapters 13, and 17. These end time prophecies are meant to be understood by those of our generation, and they are about the imminent arrival of the Antichrist, so, while reading this book, ask God in prayer for his understanding of what you are about to read. Constantly watch your Newspapers, and TV news Broadcast channels for news, and other important information about what is happening in the world, and in particular what is happening in the Vatican, and specifically, regarding pope Benedict XVI as this pope is the one that will be deposed. When this will ___________________________ **Foreword written by Robert Love Page ix happen, no one knows, but when you see or hear reports of trouble with this pope’s papacy, know that the arrival of the Antichrist is very close at hand. It is very important that all who read this book have a copy of the Authorized King James, God’s Word, in addition to this book, close at hand to verify all the information contained in this book. The interpretation of events presented in this book are the most prophetically, and historically accurate, and correct interpretation that has yet been seen by modern man. It has been painstakingly researched, and compiled since 1997, and is backed up by the Bible, and past, and recent historic events that have already come to pass. The Loud Cry of the Three Angel’s messages to come out of Babylon the Great will soon come to pass, in addition to many other soon to occur end time prophecies in Daniel, and Revelation. Knowing, and understanding what is about to take place, will help to prepare you for the second coming of Christ. Read this book several times in order to gain a complete understanding of the information in it, and test every word in this book by, and with your Bible, the Word of God. The time to spread the word is running out for all that know the truth about what will soon take place, and the people need to see that what they have been taught by the mainstream churches has been flawed, and they must be set straight before the Antichrist appears. The times that we are living in are getting more, and more dangerous, and the worldly people are truly living on the edge, and soon the ways, and means by which we can spread the truth will be taken away from us, or radically curtailed to the point that we will have to go underground just to survive as well as continue the work of making known to all the people of this world that the end is very near. Page x Selected statements from my readers; 1. I am very interested in your research and I think it is fascinating stuff! After reading the information in detail I am convinced beyond any shadow of doubt that it is true. 2. It is very interesting to know this with its details and mathematical precision. 3. I think your study on the beast of Revelation 13 & 17 is super-packed with harmonious truth. 4. I have had your website (www.666beast.net) book- marked for years, and read it often. I found the logic of your arguments to be well grounded and thought out. 5. I have not found any explanation of Revelation 17 that makes sense except for your interpretation. It is the only explanation that pinpoints exactly which man the number 666 refers to. 6. I believe you have been personally blessed with an insight into the Scripture. The clarification and distinction between the Dragon and the Beast is very helpful, and makes very good sense. It is very important and I can see how it was a step in your understanding of Revelation 17 and its association with the number 666. It is a pure blessing. 7. I found your article “count the popes in history and chapter 1, 2, etc.…” quite remarkable. And I found it very easy to read and I must say that you have quite a gift. I have been studying the Bible Prophecies in depth for over eight years and your article is one of the best and thought provoking I have read for quite some time. Page xi 8. I’ve been studying this subject for a few years too. The FACT is this Papal explanation makes the most sense I’ve seen in a long time. 9. I have studied your research work for some time and I find that it is the best explanation to this last days scenario. 10. For the past week or so I have been reading and studying with keen interest and fascination the information (on the 666 count), etc, being totally captivated by it. A wave came over me as I read your information…and I must say that I felt in my heart that this was the correct interpretation of the heads of the beast. If not, it certainly is a gigantic leap in the right direction. 11. Your interpretations of the scriptures are certainly inspired… 12. I am really excited about the chiastic structures and the truth that points one way and then the other to pinpoint deeper truths below the surface script. 13. Thank you for posting this information. It certainly is something to ponder and pray about. 14. I feel so compelled by the simplicity and perfect alignment of Revelation prophecy with the papacy’s history that the only answer is that Joseph Ratzinger must be an antipope. What an interesting turn of events. 15. I just wanted to say that I support your research and I will continue to watch and see what happens. I really think you are on to something and this makes sense. I trust God with all of this. 16. I think you see how the future will play out because no other explanation I have come across other than yours matches Scripture exactly. 17. Your theory is correct; it’s just a matter of understanding how Benedict XVI will be determined to be a antipope. Page xii 18. Thanks for writing back! All I can say is “WOW” to everything I just learned today. I’ve never even heard of your teachings before, and yet it made complete and total sense from the moment I started reading it. I’m in ‘awe’ at the fact that we’re living to see the “end of days” unfold right in front of us! I’m going to stay-tuned to see what happens with Benedict XVI… Page xiii A Word from the Author While these candid readers of my research have made a near unanimous observation of the accuracy, exactness, pinpoint perfect alignment, simplicity, harmonious truth and detail of precision, and well grounded in Scripture, there remain those who firmly say that it is wrong. However, not one of them ever has shown how. Rather, all these have shown that they are drunk on the Wine of Babylon; little bits here and there in what they teach and believe, that are known to be sourced from the false teachings of the Great Whore of Babylon. Instead of looking to God and His Word for the source of their teachings, they have imbibed on false teachings to formulate their beliefs. And underlining all these things, there are statements from the Bible and others that directly speak of the resistance that the final thrust of the Third Angel’s Message will receive, by the professed people of God. Superhuman efforts are being put forth to suppress this from the people. I have not been Page xv granted access to any pulpit or publication to present this to the people. While in 1998 this message was first preached in Romania, and since then, in San Francisco and Texas, it has shown that when it is preached, it has provoked the most profound response from the people. Alcohol is a strong intoxicant, but the most intoxicating wine I have ever seen comes from the false teachings of Babylon. It has overwhelmed the teachers and leaders of the churches who think that they must have something to say about things that they have not yet received a word from the Lord about. It is no wonder then, that the Bible admonishes us to be SOBER! No prophecy will be revealed before its time. How long has the world lived with the numbers that the popes use, yet no one out of the 6 billion people in the world, has every thought that these are the numbers of the beast that add up to 666, and follow it through to see that it does? The time of this research, has come at a time to be finished, just before it comes to pass. It is not my pet theory. It is based on tangible evidence, which anyone can confirm from history, and it’s supported by the precise structure of the book of Revelation. Even though I am the one chosen to reveal this interpretation, it is not from any intent on my part to produce the interpretation. I did not pursue this for the purpose of any other agenda, nor was I trying to interpret parts of Scripture that seemed elusive. I merely sought from history, the evidence of 666, if it actually existed. Why did I not find this information from the days of John Paul I, when all of the same facts in history existed then, that was used in the research here? At that time, I had just completed a dissertation on the Three Angels’ Messages of Revelation 14:6-12. I sensed then, that there was more that followed, but I could not determine what that would be. The time that God deems that a message be given, will it be given, and it could not be discerned by anyone before that Page xvi time. It is not a matter of my own wisdom, nor in the wisdom of all the theologians in the world; God is in control of His Truth. If I had refused to do as God expected of me, He would have raised up another. I remember Foss and Foy who passed their calling. Every church today, is a part of the Laodicean church. Content to believe what they have been taught, they miss the direct messages of the prophecies. We all need the eyesalve to discern our condition. And knowest not that thou are wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. —Revelation 3:17 To my son, and to all who desire the truth; I say: Find the truth, know the truth, and speak the truth. Ralph Myers Page xvii Introduction EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NUMBER 666 REVELATION 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. The number 666 has baffled people for centuries. The Bible’s prophecy that gives us this number is answered by other prophecies in the Bible that pertain to the same end-time events. All of which are required to arrive near that time, before our understanding is made clear. In 2Thess. 2:6 it states in reference to the “Wicked” one who will “be revealed in his time.” This places all interpretations prior to the time Page xix when the Antichrist arrives, as being false. The more premature that these interpretations are, in identifying who or what the number 666 means; the more likely that they are in error. The following table, shows the numeric count of the numbers of the seven names, that when added together with the final eighth new name, makes the total of 666. TABLE 1
	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2Thess 2:7 8 Pius Leo Gregory Benedict John Paul John Paul An Antipope The Antichrist 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12 78 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12 +13 91 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12 +13 +14 +15 +16 136 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12 +13 +14 105 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12 +13 +14 +15 +16 +17 +18 +19 +20 +21 231 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 21 1 +2 3 0 Total Name Count: 1. Pius 78 2. Leo +91 3. Gregory +136 4. Benedict +105 5. John +231 6. Paul +21 7. John Paul +3 8. New Name +1   666

Much of what has been written here on this subject was written while John Paul II was still living, and was originally written from that perspective. Some things that were written then, which were about things that were yet future, are now past, and the fulfillment of this prophecy has progressed another step forward. As expected, the event that occurred Page xx has continued to follow the prophecy, and more prophecy is revealed that point forward to the next fulfillment. Prophecy bears a true mark, and nothing can offset it from its course toward its intended target. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. —Isaiah 55:11 FULFILLED PROPHECY MUST MATCH HISTORY “To know whether we have the true historical event for the fulfillment of prophecy: if you find every word of the prophecy, after the figures are understood, is literally fulfilled, then you may know that your history is the true event; but if one word lacks a fulfillment, then you must look for another event, or wait its future development; for God takes care that history and prophecy shall agree, so that the true believing children of God may never be ashamed.” William Miller. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. —Revelation 17:17 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. —2 Timothy 2:15 Page xxi When this principle is applied to this research, it rises far above all other interpretations in fulfilling every word. When other interpretations are applied to this principle rule of interpretation, they fail. BEHOLD, I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE Many theologians have gone before trying to solve the meaning of the prophecies in these chapters, and much of what they say is correct, while at the same time, there are passages which have eluded them. But as the time comes nearer to the end, these elusive truths must come to light. Otherwise, if we go through the time of the end, and have not gained the truths that are intended, then it will have been written in vain. The events foretold in its prophecies will all happen alike to those who know that they are coming, and to those who ignore its messages. That awaited time of the end is near, and the time has come that these truths will now be revealed. This research uses the exact data derived directly from the Vatican’s own Lateran record of popes, as was dedicated to John Paul II when he took the Papal Chair. It is demonstrated here, that it forms an exact match with the prophecies in the Bible. The Bible, the very spoken word of God, which openly speaks of its identity; the number 666, may be the only source from God’s word that makes this identity provable. Protestantism has asserted that the seven headed beast of Revelation 13 is the papacy. I introduce additional confirming evidence here, which the world has not yet seen. So compelling is this evidence, that once you are able to grasp the significance, and understand it, you will be amazed that it fits so perfectly, and has been there a long time, yet it is only in these last few years, that it has been introduced. No one before 1997 has seen this evidence, though it has been Page xxii present since 1978. The numbers that the popes bear on their names, are counted to produce the sum of 666. The entire string of the prophecy of the final events demonstrates a precise alignment with the historic record of the popes. It has simultaneously unlocked the troublesome interpretation of Revelation 17, as well as the mysterious number 666. Both parts of the prophecy are linked by the call for wisdom. Both the interpretation of Revelation 17 and the number 666 are linked to the same historic record. The most common error that the reader makes, is to “surface read” and not realize that it is the Biblical guidelines in the interpretation that governs the whole counting process. It is not a random selection of papal names that produce specific numbers adding up to 666. The prophetic elements determine the papal names that are to be counted. Human selection is removed from this process. All of the elements of the prophecy are brought into the interpretation. So before anyone thinks that I have not counted correctly, or I have “selected” only those numbers that add up, or I have not counted all the numbers, please go back through the research more carefully, and you should find that it is presented correctly and should answer your objections. The historical record of the popes, from the inception of the Catholic church, as they so declare in the official public record, reflect every facet of the prophecy, and without skipping any word of it, demonstrates that it forms this alignment with papal history, to such a degree of accuracy, that no one has ever brought forward any viable challenge against it. Anything that has been written that speaks against this has been empty or unsubstantiated when challenged. This interpretation is the MOST BIBLICAL interpretation of the prophecy of the number 666. Page xxiii #1 The answer to the question of who is 666 in this interpretation comes from the elements found in the prophecy in Revelation 17:9, 10. #2 The location of the text of Revelation 17:9, 10 is a direct chiastic link within the structure of the whole book of Revelation. “Wisdom”... is the link. #3 Eighteen of the elements of the prophecy of Revelation 13 and eighteen from Revelation 17 are fulfilled by the historic record of the papacy. #4 The ancient kingdoms as heads of the beast, and other teachings that are commonly believed in, are sourced from Catholic teachings. This is the intoxicating wine of her fornication; her false doctrines. The prophecy from which we receive the number 666 aligns with the historic record of the papacy. The beast is the papacy, and 666 is the number of this beast. This number is derived from the beast, which is the papacy. I ask; “Where upon the papacy are there numbers found, which can be counted?” The number 666 is derived from the numbers that the popes have added to their names; by having chosen papal names that have already been used, they have created a series of numbers... The designation of their identity has invoked the use of numbers to differentiate one papal name from another of the same name. These are real numbers that can be counted. The chiastic pattern contained in the book of Revelation, links the 666 verse to the seven heads verse, and provides an entire template in prophecy, that this research will show, is most profoundly and accurately aligned with the official public record of the popes. This papal record can be found in most encyclopedias, and in many dictionaries. After every element of the prophecy in Revelation 17:9, 10 has been included in this calculation, the number 666 is Page xxiv the precise result. Thus the number 666 given in Revelation 13:18, is also found in that verse that it is chiastically linked to; Revelation 17:9. Most of the popes throughout history have numbered their names, as many kings have done. For example, Pope John Paul I has the count of 1 and John Paul II has the count of 2. Therefore, if we add up the count numbers of “John Paul” we arrive at 3. John Paul I (1) plus John Paul II (2) equals 3. If we add all the numbers of the popes whose names are found in the time period specified in Revelation 17, and counting up to and including Pope John Paul II, we arrive at the number 665. (Benedict XVI is an antipope.) This research shows that the very element of this prophecy, where the number 666 is derived from, contains also within it, the answer to the identity of the seven heads, the meaning of the heads as being mountains, the identity of the five fallen, the one is, and the other (the seventh) is not yet come, and it defines the length of the short space of the seventh head, and in short, every element of this prophecy is addressed by this one historic source; The Official Record of the Popes. The historic record that fulfills this prophecy is written on the very bosom of the beast, and this has now been told to the whole world. Other interpretations fail to differentiate between the beast and the dragon and try to make the beast’s and the dragon’s heads and horns all the same. They are not the same. They also try to make heads out of the referenced parts of the body, mouth and feet that are given as descriptors of the beast, and attempt to make up four more heads that seem to fit. The primary fault in all these interpretations is that it attempts to make these descriptors match with kingdoms, that are not, nor can ever be made to be the papal beast’s heads. The FEET like a bear, does NOT signify them as one of its heads. An artist drawing this prophetic image would draw “BEAR FEET” on the Page xxv image of this beast. Its BODY like a leopard does NOT signify it as one of its seven heads. The prophecy, signifying a lion’s mouth, also does NOT imply that it is representing one of it heads. The whore woman that sits upon the seven mountains, never sat on any of these ancient kingdoms, as stated in the prophecy. Because their identities of the beasts in these various interpretations are not clarified, and the distinctions they fail to make between them are not carefully drawn, they all result in wrong conclusions; they have mingled the elements from one prophecy with the elements of another, which will always produce error and confusion. The interpretation in this book is not just a “fanciful idea,” it is the most formidable interpretation that challenges the contemporary views and past interpretations, and is based on pure reality, FULLY grounded in BIBLICAL interpretation, and it will not simply fade away. It is supported by tangible evidence drawn from history, which anyone can verify. Page xxvi Chapter 1 The Biblical Count of the 666 Beast Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. —Revelation 13:18 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. —Revelation 17:9 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. —Revelation 17:10 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. —Revelation 17:11 Page 27 THE PATH TO DISCOVERY From my initial point of inspiration, in 1994, in a flash of insight, I perceived that the set of the numbers of the popes, when added up would total somewhere near 666. I then examined the Scriptures in regard to what is the wisdom in the counting of the beast whose number is 666. In Revelation 13:18, it reads; “Here is wisdom…” and again in Revelation 17:9; “And here is the mind which hath wisdom…” Both verses are referring to the same beast. (See pg. 108-109). After I had gathering the list of the popes’ names, I realized that there are the same number of the names of the popes since 1798 to the present, as there are heads and mountains in Revelation 17:9. The use of the term “mountains” to denote heads, had indicated to me, to count the numbers of the names of the whole mountain of each head. The first of the seven heads is Pope Pius VII, following the transition that occurred in 1798 at the end of the 1,260 year period allotted to the beast’s rule over the kings of the earth; the beast “that was, and is not.” From 1798, the beast becomes; “and is not,” and each name used for the popes, constitutes one of the seven mountains of the beast. While it has been surmised by Protestants for a long time that the 666 Antichrist will arise from within the papacy, and even feared by Catholics alike, the available knowledge of its fulfillment is limited to the end time perspective. Neither did our early church pioneers predict the papal line so as to know their names and their count. Only since the time given in Revelation 17:10 with the observer at the time of the sixth head (1963-1978), do we perceive the papal line that identifies the seven heads and the count that they represent. Considering also that most of the popes have taken a different name than their own, and of these names, they have Page 28 repeatedly used the same name, and have added “numbers” to them. To myself I thought; “If the popes do not want to be associated with the 666 beast, then why do they put numbers on their names?” I then set out to add these numbers and see how many popes there are. I derived the historic data from the Official Papal Record, which can be found from many sources. The “discovery” of this research was first of one element, but from there, the Bible and history dictated what direction the prophecy intends it to have. I then noticed a host of more elements that have confirmed this study as present truth. Finding one correctly interpreted set of matching elements led to finding all the others: When one portion of truth is perceived, it is like striking a rich vein in a mine; it leads along a path to greater truths. By making the first correct identification of the beast’s heads, all of the other elements aligned themselves, as they are drawn from the same prophecy and the same historic record where the first set of matching of elements was found. A single thought, inspired at the right time, to the right person, and the path to present truth is made evident for all. Having noted the fact that the popes have put numbers on their names, I embarked on this research project that would gather the data and see how the numbers of their names add up. I set out to answer one question: Did the numbers that the popes use on their names have anything to do with the count of the number 666? There are only two possible answers to this; Yes, or No. To determine this, it must be seen in the papal record that the number is there. Only the correct count could prove the answer as a “Yes.” In all probability, it is harder to find any one specific number such as 666, than to find a thousand other possible numbers without a match to 666. A “Yes” is by odds harder to find than a “No.” There have been seven papal names used since Napoleon declared the papacy dead. These Page 29 are the seven papal names whose numbers are added together to obtain the count. The count comes to 665. The prophecy brings forth an eighth, after the seven, who would complete the count to 666. The context of the Greek indicates that this eighth follows in succession after the seven. I began to realize that I was finding more things about this prophecy than I had even thought to look for. The eight is the final one who enters perdition and is the one who makes the count complete. Once the first element of this prophecy was discovered to fit, all subsequent elements of the prophecy came together by their own weight and merit, thus allowing the Bible to interpret itself. It is as though this research wrote itself because every subsequent element of the prophecy also finds its answer from this same papal list. There are more than thirty separate elements found in this prophecy which are all answered by this one list. In contrast, every other interpretation takes a radical diversion in search of something that might seem to fit, but upon closer examination, fails. They do not demonstrate that they have any connection to the Bible’s own chiastic links. The Bible has demonstrated that this chiastic link reveals that the fulfillment from both verses is matched by the same historic record. The papal record has already given us its pinpoint evidence, that forms a perfect alignment with every element of the prophecy of Revelation 17:9, 10, the “five are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come,” even to the detail of the “short space,” and the same evidence fulfills a perfect alignment with Revelation 13:18, with the count of these same seven from Revelation 17:9, 10. I later saw how accurately the seventh head fits with this record; Revelation 17:10 states that at the time of the ‘sixth’ head, the ‘seventh’ had not come yet. John Paul, as the seventh head, had come only after Paul, who was the sixth head. Page 30 There was no attempt on my part to set any agenda beyond my initial plan to determine if the number 666 could be found from the papal numbers. But when I found that the number 666 does exist in the record, it also revealed an aligning of this historic record with all the rest of the elements of this prophecy, to which it is chiastically linked. It was not my plan to discover the identity of the seven heads, and the other parts of the detailed fulfillment of the prophecy, but that was the natural result in the course which I had set out to do. This research would have gone nowhere, except that I have found an affirmative answer in my quest. Attached to this first answer, was the whole line of elements in the prophecy, all neatly following in their order, being reflected in the same historic record. Led by these very elements, I have said of this research, that it wrote itself. I was commended for having tried to interpret such a difficult chapter (Revelation 17). I disagree. There was nothing difficult about it; I watched as it interpreted itself. The Bible should always be that simple. I did not write the prophecy, nor did I control the history that aligns with it. All that I have done is to show that these prophecies of the number 666, and of the seven heads of the beast, are completely and accurately aligned with the historic record of the papacy. John Paul II had been in office for 19 years when this interpretation was first written. No one had counted these numbers when there were only six heads present. The Bible affirms that when a prophecy is fulfilled, it is the time in which it is understood. When I first began this research, all seven heads were already present in the historic record. The more I looked at how the papal history fits the prophecy, and of what I have written, the more certain I am that it is true. The historical record of the popes appears like a rubber stamp of this prophecy. Page 31 For those who have always held that the “beast” spoken of in this prophecy, has represented the papacy, should not be surprised then, that this most recent fit with the papal record, continues to point to the truth that the papacy is this beast, and that the popes as the beast’s heads, is the correct interpretation of this prophecy. It is within this arena that we will see the imminent end of the world. In the original thought that spawned this research, I did not fully anticipate that the results would be as revealing as they have become. THIS IS NOT TIME SETTING Many people today believe that it is now very close to the second coming of Christ. This research points to a specific fulfillment that precedes the second coming: the event that marks the identity of the Antichrist. It is being fulfilled now. And because these results do not yield any knowledge of the time of the Second Coming, it does not qualify as “time setting” because it does not identify anything beyond the arrival of the man whose number is 666. This prophecy of the number 666 only reveals the identity of the Antichrist when he arrives, just as the prophecy in 2Thess 2:8 states: “And then shall that Wicked be revealed.” No one has accused the Bible of “time setting” when it states that the “wicked” one will be revealed at the time of his arrival. This research has never claimed to reveal the time of the Lord’s second coming. There are several elements in Revelation 13 and 17 that reference events after revealing the identity of the Antichrist; the beast goes into perdition, its ten horns will hate the whore and burn her with fire, and the making of the image to the beast and setting up the mark of the beast. At the next transition in the papacy, Benedict XVI will be deposed and the Antichrist set in his place. Benedict XVI is not the 666 man. Page 32 Would it still be considered as “soft time setting” if the church acknowledges that a certain event has happened that is known to precede the coming of Christ such as the Sunday Laws? The END is going to come…are they going to “let it” come? Or does the church “shun” all interpretations that claim to be the fulfillment of any remotely proximate prophecy, because it reveals an event too close to the end? The predicted “Loud Cry” of the angel of Revelation 18 is to occur at some time following the events that the prophecy of the number 666 predicts. Even after the Loud Cry, the “Sunday Laws” that are predicted to come, take the remnant right up to the very edge of the second coming. Will the leadership of the church “deny” that these Sunday Laws are taking place, just because it is so close to the second coming, that it would constitute “soft time setting?” There are many prophetic events that will occur that will place man far closer to the Second Coming than this 666 count does, and they will then know that they are at a time subsequent to this prophecy, would that be “time setting?” At that time, that which I have given as an interpretation here would be past history. “Soft time setting” is an invention devised to reject the interpretations of end time prophecies that approach the end time, yet does not set any dates. They may as well say that when they see the fulfillment of the parable of the fig tree; “When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves…” that they should call it “soft time setting,” based on the grounds of “time setting” in general, and they reject the signs, though they be given by God Himself. The prophecies of Daniel gave us the time spans that identify this beast, and marks the time that the beast is wounded. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. —Daniel 12:11 Page 33 This prophecy of Daniel 12:11, spans from 508 to 1798. And it is at its terminal end in 1798, that the first head of the beast is wounded. This begins the seven head / mountain lineup of Revelation 17:11. The first head thus begins in 1798, when the beast is called “is not,” and ends with the eighth who enters “perdition,” which is its final destruction when Christ comes. Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. The interplay of heads and names used by the popes since 1798, display an interesting scenario; The first head, Pius, was followed by the second head Leo, then reverting back to the first head Pius, before introducing the third, Gregory. This jostling of names occurs until John appears, then it moves straight to the sixth head, then to the seventh head. Thus the prophecy by stating that five are fallen, allows for the interplay of the five names, but then when it comes to the sixth and seventh, it displays a straight consecutive progression. The greater emphasis and finer details are revealed at the end rather than at the beginning. This interpretation of Revelation 13:18 urges the reader to concede to the heart of the Gospel. It focuses on the last great message from God before He comes; the Three Angels’ Messages. It forms the impetus of the Loud Cry, to call God’s people to come out of Babylon. This message is the Three Angels’ Messages being repeated…it bears all the same elements; The hour of judgment is come…Come out of Babylon…Do not worship the beast, his image, or receive his name or his mark. I used the Bible as the outline guide to arrange quotes that pertained to the Three Angels’ Messages. I later realized that this was an essential prerequisite to the research on the number 666. The identifying number of the 666 man and beast initiates the Loud Cry as seen in Revelation 18 when the repeating of the Three Angels’ Messages are heard again. I realized that it is this Page 34 message that repeats the Three Angels’ Messages. The hour of His judgment is come. We are now past the “short space.” The Second Angel’s Message is directly linked to Revelation 18, as it repeats; Babylon is fallen, is fallen. And the imminent mark of the beast will be soon to follow. As pertaining to the Third Angel’s Message, the identification of the man whose number is 666, directly relates to the warning of the third angel in his statement; “If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand…” It is directly linked to the message in Revelation 13:17; “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” The number 666 identifies this beast whose mark is to be placed on its followers. The 1,290 year prophecy ends at 1798, the same time as the end of the 1,260 year prophecy. Protestants have no problem identifying this as the time of oppressive papal rule over the kings of the earth. This is the beast described in Revelation 13. John the Revelator was taken in vision by the angel, to the wilderness where the beast was put into in 1798, and it is from there that he sees this beast. The outline of the prophecy tells us John saw that the first “five are fallen,” and the sixth being the “one is” making Pope Paul VI as the point of perspective from which John the Revelator is perceiving this seven head lineup, and John Paul as the seventh head that “is not yet come.” Only a new name such as John Paul had introduced, could fit the seventh head between these four requirements; 1. The name must be new, not having existed before Paul VI, who was the last representative of the sixth mountain. John Paul I, by his number, signifies him as the fulfillment of having “not yet come” from the perspective of the prophecy that places it in the setting of the sixth head. John Paul’s name as chosen is in honor of Pope Paul VI, and John XXIII (XXI). Page 35 2. He must be followed by another pope of the same name; John Paul. He must also be a mountain requiring at least two pontificates of this new name. 3. The count from his mountain name must not exceeded 666, nor equal it. It must be within the count of “1” from 666, and in fact, must equal 665. 4. The seventh mountain must “continue a short space” A small mountain of two consecutive pontificates generates a “short space” and in noting that history has given us the first pontificate of the seventh mountain having a duration of only 33 days, effectively limiting the duration of the seventh mountain’s short space as being the span of one pontificate. History also serves here to show that the average span of the pope’s reign before 1798 was about 7 years, and the average span of the pope’s reign after 1798 was over 14 years. And even considering that John Paul II kept passing all but the three popes who have held the papacy the longest; at 26½ years, in all relevant senses, it is considered to be a “short space.” The subtotal of the count to the sixth head had attained to 662, and then to 663 and then to 665 with John Paul I and II, leaving only the last one at 666, the seventh must fit within this last count of three before 666. A new name produces the smallest mountain, and at the count of three, it fits precisely. The name of John Paul fits all of these requirements. The papal record very neatly fulfills the outline of this prophecy. John Paul I fulfilled the requirement of a new papal name, yet still maintained the papal tradition of honoring a former pontificate by honoring two of his predecessors’ names. John Paul II followed faithfully behind him which made his name a mountain. Page 36  The Biblical Count of the 666 Beast From the papal election that brought us John Paul II; as it became apparent that Karol was about to be elected, he told another cardinal that if chosen, he would take the name of “Stanislaus.” He was immediately reprimanded by Franz Cardinal Koenig of Vienna, and told that if elected, he was to take the name of John Paul II. And so, thus he did. THE MOUNTAINS ARE COUNTED The Bible identifies the beast by these seven heads, and the count of the numbers of these seven heads, which are also mountains, plus the eighth, is what comprises the number of the whole beast. Chapter 17 of Revelation has been also noted by other theologians, that it portrays the papacy after 1798. Having this clue, we examine the papal record from 1798 to the present; 1. 1. Pius VI (1775-1799) 2. 1. Pius VII (1800-1823) 3. 2. Leo XII (1823-1829) 4. 1. Pius VIII (1829-1830) 5. 3. Gregory XVI (1831-1846) 6. 1. Pius IX (1846-1878) 7. 2. Leo XIII (1878-1903) 8. 1. Pius X (1903-1914) 9. 4. Benedict XV (1914-1922) 10. 1. Pius XI (1922-1939) 11. 1. Pius XII (1939-1958) 12. 5. John XXIII (1958-1963) 13. 6. Paul VI (1963-1978) 14. 7. John Paul I (1978) 15. 7. John Paul II (1978-2005) 16. 4. Benedict XVI (2005+) (Benedict XVI is an antipope; he is of the first five that had already fallen.) Page 37 It’s obvious that there are only seven different names since 1798. All of these are mountains, that is; having more than one pope for each that are using these same seven names. The name of Pius appears seven times and is already seen as a mountain. Leo appears twice. In order that Gregory and John and Paul are to be mountains, requires that the popes before 1798 be included. There, the papal record displays them all as mountains. It is precisely that verse (Revelation 17:9) that introduces the symbol of a mountain, which is linked to the verse (Revelation 13:18) that gives us the number 666. The numbers of these mountains are what is counted. The multiple use of the same names, created the numbers that are counted. The passage that outlines how these seven heads are to appear is written in Revelation 17:8-11. This outline must be aligned with the seven heads of the papacy, if the papacy is the correct identity of the beast. History reveals a perfect alignment. The last pope, who completes this count, is the man whose number is 666. Shortly after that time, power is restored to the papacy. The seven different names that have been used by the popes since 1798 constitute the seven heads of the beast. These are the seven heads of the beast, which Revelation 17:10 also calls mountains. All the popes that use the same name are a mountain. John Paul I was not a mountain, nor was he a part of a mountain, until John Paul II arrived, then the head name of John Paul, became a mountain. A mountain is the line of popes that all bear the same name, differentiated by a number; Pope 1, Pope 2, Pope 3, etc. It is these numbers that are derived from the popes, which are used in the counting of the number of the beast. The popes of these ‘mountains,’ throughout the papal reign are represented. Counting all the numbers of all the popes that use these seven papal names produces the count of the beast, up to the current point in time. There is no dispute regarding the conversion of letters into numbers, because these Page 38 are already numbers waiting to be counted. With John Paul II, from 1978 to 2005, the cumulative total of all the numbers of these seven mountains is now at 665. The eighth completes the count of the beast and he is thus revealed as the 666 man of sin. Though some think that this recent election that introduced Benedict XVI has changed the count, and has voided this interpretation of the prophecy; this is false. The count continues to stand at 665, because this prophecy has already identified Benedict as one of the first five that have “fallen” and is thus identified as an antipope, in which his number is zero. ERRORS IN THE PAPAL RECORD If the papal record had contained no errors, we could just use the numbers that are shown after their name. The errors in the papal record are thus corrected to what they actually are, without any errors. The count is thus corrected to reflect the legitimate number of popes within each mountain. Since there was no John XX; and Benedict X and John XVI were deposed, the number of legitimate popes named John and Benedict are corrected to 21 and 14 respectively. All other popes of these seven mountains are legitimate and their numbers are counted directly. If the Vatican would move to correct the errors in the numbering of the popes, to eliminate the gaps in the official papal list, then the count would be exactly as it is shown in this research, and there would not be any need to explain the errors of the papal numbers, and anyone could readily produce this same exact count themselves. The papal numbers are corrected to reflect their respective count as though no errors were made. Thus, antipopes are not counted nor do their numbers affect the count in any way. If their number has been skipped, then their number is applied to the next legitimate pope. The official papal record has failed to maintain this rule in all instances and Page 39 thus they have introduced error into the record. These errors are corrected to eliminate the errors in the count. There is no John XX in any papal record. John XVI (997999) and Benedict X (1058-1059) were deposed, so the “actual” number is reduced by the same amount. This corrects the count to the true number that was naturally done with the following antipopes not listed in the record: Benedict XIII (1394-1423), Gregory VIII (1118-1121) and John XXIII (14101415) were deposed and their count continues with the true Benedict XIII (1724-1730), Gregory VIII (1187) and John XXIII (1958-1963). Gregory (1012) and John (844) were deposed and were not even numbered, therefore the count was never affected by them. An explanation is given of the discrepancy in the numbers assigned to the name John; “It should be observed that there is no John XX in the catalogue. This is due to the fact that, in the ‘Liber Pontificalis,’ two dates are given in connection with the life of John XIV (983). This introduced confusion into some of the papal catalogues, and a separate pope was assigned to each of these dates. Thus three popes named John were made to appear between Benedict VII and Gregory V. The error led the pope of the 13th century who should have been called John XX to style himself John XXI.” (Duchesne, “Lib. Pont.” 2:17). Pope Benedict IX ascended to the papacy three times and was deposed as an antipope twice. In spite of his vile life and having been deposed, he retired from the papacy as a legitimate pope and of him it is said that he died penitent. Revelation 13:18 confirms that the number 666 is both the number of a man and the beast. Revelation 17:10 confirms that the eighth head that arises after the seven, is the beast, and is only one person, who is alive to the end and is destroyed by the second coming of Christ. He is the eighth, following in sequence after the first seven, but not included in the list Page 40 of heads that are also called mountains. The eighth is not a mountain. The table shown next is derived by adding up each number of their names in a “mountain” fashion. Pope Paul for example adds 21 to the count by adding the numbers of all the popes named Paul; Paul 1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21 TABLE 2 0 = 0 ............................. 0 An Antipope + 0 +1 = 1 ...........................1 The Antichrist + 1 +2 = 3 ..................................2 John Paul + 3 +3 = 6 +4 = 10 +5 = 15 +6 = 21 .......................................6 Paul + 21 +7 = 28 +8 = 36 +9 = 45 +10 = 55 +11 = 66 +12 = 78 .....................................12 Pius + 78 +13 = 91 ......................................13 Leo + 91 +14 = 105 ...........................14 Benedict +105 +15 = 120 +16 = 136 ............................16 Gregory +136 +17 = 153 +18 = 171 +19 = 190 +20 = 210 +21 = 231 ................................. 21 John +231 Page 41 Example: There were 12 popes named Pius: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12=78 TABLE 3 Head Name Number Count 1 Pius XII ......................... (12) ........................78 2 Leo XIII ........................ (13) ........................91 3 Gregory XVI ................. (16) ........................136 4 Benedict XIV ................ (14) ........................105 5 John XXI ....................... (21) ........................231 6 Paul VI ........................... (6) .........................21 7 John Paul II ................... (2) .........................3 Antipope ................ Benedict XVI .................0 8 Antichrist ............ New Name..(1) ...............1 Total .............................................................666 Anyone capable of performing math calculations can confirm from this record, that the count is correct. There is only one more space to fill to make the count complete. The current pope, Benedict XVI is an interim antipope, preceding the Antichrist. The number of an antipope cannot count toward the total, because an antipope counts as a zero. Only a legitimate pontificate can contribute to the count of the number. The events after the death of John Paul II also confirm the prophecy and this research as the correct interpretation. Benedict XVI, because his name has been used by other popes, and is a name that has been declared “fallen,” he is an antipope. We have entered another interim waiting period of an undetermined length of time. He “withholdeth,” until he is “taken out of the way” (2Thess 2:6, 7) then the “wicked” one Page 42 will be revealed. So long as the antipope Benedict XVI remains in office, the Antichrist is held back, for it is the office that he holds that the Antichrist must have. Thus, when the Antichrist comes, Benedict XVI will be removed. 7/24/05: This prophecy has been shown to be correct, and a perfect match of the prophecy up to the time of John Paul. There is no reason to consider that with the papal election after John Paul II’s death, that the new pope will not also fulfill the prophecy. He indeed has fulfilled this prophecy. It has since shown that the antipope that I have always retained in this interpretation as a possibility is indeed confirmed as outlined in the prophecy. On Sunday, March 22, 1998, I had sent this email; “So far, in my study, I have figured that there will be a new pope shortly. This new pope will only reign for a short term, (unknown duration, but short). He will then be followed by the Antichrist. Though the next pope would ultimately become an antipope due to his being deposed, the count will remain at 665, awaiting the Antichrist pope, who will not adopt the papal names but will use his own name. This new name results in adding ‘1’ to 665.” 7/24/05: The initial conclusion this research produced was that the next pope after John Paul II would be an antipope. In order to have an antipope, it was determined that it would be known at his election that he would become an antipope, if the name that is chosen by the new pope elect was taken from the roster of 79 names of the popes that have already been used. Thus a new pope that chooses a papal name that had already been used, would automatically be an antipope, and the next new name would constitute the final “1” needed to complete the count to 666, and would be the Antichrist. So it was a simple outcome: a new name for the next pope would make him the Antichrist, and a used name would make him an antipope. Page 43 I have since come to understand that the used papal name could not come from any name prior to the last seven papal names, because it would enter into the equation an eighth papal mountain that does not constitute a count of “1” but a count exceeding “1” and though he himself would become deposed, his introduction of another “mountain” is not permitted in the interpretation of this prophecy. It would change the number of the mountains, and it would permanently render the count in excess of 666. So the possible antipope must come from one of the last seven heads. Benedict is the fourth papal name since 1798, of which the prophecy declares as having already “fallen.” This declaration of being already fallen affirms the conclusion that Benedict XVI is an antipope. If Benedict XVI is not declared an antipope, then his contribution to the continuing count will stand, for there is no other reason shown in the historic record for a legitimate pope’s number to be nullified, other than if he becomes an antipope. Many Catholic writers and theologians also have anticipated that the Antichrist would become the last pope. A few ancient and contemporary Catholic writers have also predicted the rise of an antipope, who precedes the Antichrist. These predictions are not the basis for this 666 count interpretation, but are provided to give you some insight as to what some Catholic theologians are saying. Here are some notes from “The Reign of Antichrist 1951, R. Gerald Culleton. “St. Cyril of Constantinople: ‘Foretells the fall of the Church and papal throne.’ “St. Francis of Assisi wrote: ‘There will be an uncanonically elected pope, who will cause a great Schism…” “Abbot Joachim wrote: ‘Towards the end of the world, Antichrist will overthrow the Pope and usurp his See.’ Page 44 “Sister Ludmilla of Prague wrote; ‘After the world war…one will endeavor to prevent the Pope from exercising his sacred office.’ “Father Jerome Votin wrote; ‘…The shepherd (Pope) will be smitten and the sheep scattered.’ “Since Antichrist simulates Christ, and the Pope is an image of Christ, Antichrist must have some similarity to the Pope.” Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 1 Fr. Maas. “I am convinced that it is theologically necessary that Antichrist be a pope.” Last Days of the Catholic Church, 1978, W.F. Strojie, p. 7. “I agree…Antichrist, the Man of Sin, Son of Perdition, to deserve these titles must hold a unique spiritual office, one in which the greatest possible doctrinal disciplinary and moral corruption can be accomplished. And to oppose Christ who is all Truth the essential procedure of Antichrist will not be one of force but of deception. This follows from St. Paul’s prophecy of a great spiritual blindness in the time of Antichrist and the Great Apostasy…With due respect for possible non-Catholic claimants, I scoff at the notion that anyone other than a pope could be the Antichrist.” The Popes of Rome, Ronald Cooke. “Strojie is not alone among Roman Catholic writers in his concerns about the modern papacy. Malachy Martin is also concerned although not as outspoken in his criticisms as Strojie. Martin speaks of a ‘new agenda’ which the pope seems to be desirous of fulfilling which involves far more than the future of the Roman Catholic institution. The Popes of Rome, Ronald Cooke. “Saint Malachy was a 12th century Irish monk, who, while on a visit to Rome had a vision of all the popes who would ever reign. Malachy ‘saw’-and committed to paper-a series of Page 45 Latin phrases describing the popes to come. He catalogued each one with an epigrammatic verse, such as ‘the tears of the sun.’ Reportedly it was entrusted to Pope Innocent II in 1140. But for some reason it was “lost” in the Vatican for 400 years, only to be ‘discovered’ in 1595 A.D.. Malachy’s predictions reputedly were made in 1139 while he was on a pilgrimage to the Vatican, where he was appointed papal legate for Ireland. On his last trek to the Holy See in Rome, in 1148, Malachy accurately predicted the place and time of his own death: Clairvaux, France, on All Souls Day, November 2, of that same year. The Popes of Rome, Ronald Cooke. “In his predictions for the pope to follow John Paul II he gives this motto: The Glory of the Olive. It is interesting that Jesus gave his apocalyptic prophecy about the end of time from the Mount of Olives. This Pope will reign during the beginning of the tribulation Jesus spoke of. The 111th prophesy is ‘Gloria Olivae’ (The Glory of the Olive). The Order of Saint Benedict has claimed that this pope will come from their ranks. Saint Benedict himself prophesied that before the end of the world his Order, known also as the Olivetans, will triumphantly lead the Catholic Church in its fight against evil. Traditionally, the olive branch has been associated with peace, but in both the Old and New Testaments it also serves as an emblem for the Jews. Putting the two together, some commentators believe that the reign of this pope will be a peaceful one during which the prophesied conversion of the Jews will take place.” The Popes of Rome, Ronald Cooke. The popes that were predicted in Malachy’s line-up do not guarantee their status as being legitimate popes. Malachy listed all the antipopes from his time as well. The motto itself has led many to speculate that his name would be Benedict. Benedict XVI has said that he chose his name in honor of the peace efforts of Benedict XV. It appears then, that the prophecy Page 46 of Malachy has converged with the element of the prophecy from the Bible, in regard to the name of Benedict, whom this interpretation demonstrates to be one of the first five that are fallen, which thus makes him an antipope. Page 47 Chapter 2 The Alignment of 34 Matching Elements of This Prophecy There are 34 elements of the prophecy that will be shown here that are aligned with 27 of these elements seen in history. First, to correctly understand these 34 elements, you must put aside any other interpretations that you think concerning them, as they apply to the interpretation paradigm that you think you already know. No interpretation can be explained by using the meanings given to the elements from a different interpretation outside of its own paradigm. The definition of a head, or a mountain in one proposed interpretation, cannot be imposed upon a different interpretation. The definition of all 34 of these elements must remain with the explanation that is given here. The raw question is: Does the suggested historic evidence align with the words of the prophecy? The answer is: The alignment is demonstrated to be more accurate than any other interpretation that has ever been presented. Page 49 A MATCHING ALIGNMENT CONFIRMS THE INTERPRETATION When a prophecy is interpreted correctly, it will take all the elements of the prophecy and congeal them into one contiguous account. Where false interpretations are introduced, they fail to fit the whole account, often appearing to stand separate from the rest of the elements of the prophecy. When one portion of the truth is perceived, it is like striking a rich vein in a mine; it leads along a path to more truth. By examining the template of prophecy written by John the Revelator, and comparing it to the historical record of the Catholic Church, I see a clear and complete alignment. I ask that all who read this document to examine carefully all the evidence, study the book of Revelation, and watch and pray. The papal record shows there to be seven heads from the demarcation point of 1798 as outlined in the prophecy, and the cumulative sum of the numbers of these seven heads, equals a total of 665 with John Paul II. There are many elements within this prophecy and all these elements must follow continuity within their fulfillment. They must fit accurately and be clearly evident. It aligns perfectly. I neither wrote the prophecy nor the history that it aligns with, but I can affirmatively write that they form the most detailed and precise alignment than any other prophecy that identifies the beast as the papacy. The difference between this interpretation and other interpretations is this: I demonstrate a contiguous account that brings together all of the elements of this prophecy, and the contiguous historic record demonstrate that it matches all of the contiguous elements of this prophecy, like a strand of DNA; both history and prophecy form the same pattern. No other interpretation makes ANY connection at all. They are presented as singular elements that do not have a contiguous application. The number 666 is not shown by Page 50 them to be related to the seven heads. Their interpretation of the number 666 is not associated with the other elements of the prophecy. But the interpretation I present connects all of the elements together. The first matching element of the prophecy directed this research to the next matching element. I am not asking anyone to discard their cherished belief, without providing in its place, a far more “Perfect” interpretation that is; as the Bible often phrases it, “exceedingly better” in every aspect, and has its roots in a Biblical interpretation only, and is not corrupted with false teachings. It is not predicated in any aspect on Catholic interpretation. The “papal title” interpretation, though it is directed at the papacy, is based on the conversion of letters into numbers as written in the Catholic Douay Rheims bible footnotes. The correct interpretation demonstrates an alignment through all of the elements of this prophecy, whereas the belief most prominently held, have only involved a few of the elements of this prophecy, and for the other elements, it fails to draw any connections between them. This research has revealed an exact match between the number 666, and the count of the popes’ numbers. The mathematics of this prophecy requires an exactness which is met precisely by the historic record. It also follows within the continuum of the straight line of truth and provides further knowledge along this continuum. The latter part of this prophecy is about to unfold before the whole world. As soon as the next papal *election takes place, it will be seen to fall exactly within the disclosed parameters of this prophecy. You should be able to understand now what this prophecy says and know what will soon take place. *(after the death of John Paul II). When I have personally observed from the historic record that the popes fulfill not only the number 666, but add to the same record, a match for every sequential element from this Page 51 prophecy, I can never accept any other interpretation, that does not display this high degree of accuracy and form this kind of alignment. No other interpretation has been able to demonstrate anything near this depth or accuracy. Every prophetic element is easily seen to match the record with the same simplicity and accuracy as the previous matching set before it. THE ELEMENTS OF THE 666 PROPHECY FROM SCRIPTURE -AND- THEIR MATCHING ELEMENTS OF FULFILLMENT FROM THE HISTORICAL RECORD In this segment, Revelation 13:18 and Revelation 17:8-11 to which it is chiastically linked, are listed with each of the prophecy’s elements, and showing their historic counterpart that matches with a brief note. Here are the first twenty two listed elements and the Scripture references for these elements; 1. wisdom 2. count 3. the number of the beast 4. a number of a man 5. the number 666 6. was 7. and is not 8. shall ascend out of the bottomless pit 9. and “go into perdition” 10. and yet is 11. seven heads 12. seven mountains 13. woman sits 14. seven kings Page 52 15. five fallen; 1-5 16. one is; 6th 17. not yet come; 7th 18. short space 19. the eighth 20. of the seven 21. names of blasphemy 22. head wounded and healed THE SCRIPTURES FOR THESE ELEMENTS; Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. —Revelation 13:18 8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. —Revelation 17:8-11 Page 53 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. —Revelation 13:1 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. —Revelation 17:3 1. Wisdom This word links these two verses together. They are part of the chiastic pattern of the whole book of Revelation. The elements of the prophecy written in both verses are brought together, and explain more detail about each other. The number 666 is given in Revelation 13:18 and it is also reflected in the details of the seven heads written in Revelation 17:9 and 10. The number 666 calculated from Revelation 17:9, 10, links back to Revelation 13:18. “He that hath understanding” As the elements of these passages are correctly identified in history, the source of the count, and the factors that guide it, are provided to give the understanding of the how the count is to be done. Revelation 17:9 provides the mathematical parameters for the counting of the 666 beast. Of the many elements of prophecy that are found to be fulfilled in the historical record of the Catholic Church, this one is an exception. Here, the mind which hath wisdom, depicts someone who deciphers the mathematical clues from all of the elements within this prophecy, demonstrating that it requires the alignment of all of its elements in the correct interpretation. It does not state as some translators have rendered it to mean that “anyone who has wisdom” can solve this. If this were the Page 54 case, where are all these wise people? As often with puzzles, one person solves the puzzle, then it is shown to others. A previous application of the riddle of the number 666 refers to another writer who had made a calculation. Andreas Helwig (1572-1643) was the one who deciphered the count of the letters Vicarius Filii Dei in the year 1612, and others that are merely making reference to his work, need no wisdom to copy his research. Yet this application by Helwig has been met with such grand apologetics, that it is nearly impossible to convince a Catholic that it is true. And, they are right because it is not true. But with this new interpretation, no one has been able to refute that the historic record of the popes bear out this number. 2. Count the number The number is the result of counting. It is NOT a symbolic number, but a number that is the result of counting lesser numbers. Neither are these numbers to be counted, the result of letters that are converted to numbers, but are numbers that are derived from the papacy itself as numbers that already exist on the beast. 3. Number of the beast The counts of the numbers of all the popes from the seven heads make up the combined total for the beast. The count of the beast is from the seven heads plus the coming eighth, who is destroyed by Christ at His second coming. The number is 666, and the entire tenure of the beast is considered in the count. No errors imposed by the popes’ failure to make an accurate count are included. Where there were errors in the numbering of the popes, they are corrected to what the count would be if they had made no errors. Only a perfect count of perfect mountains could be considered for this prophecy to be accurate. Page 55 4. The number of a man The last legitimate pontificate that completes the 666 count of the beast is the man whose number is 666. This will be the eighth papal name since 1798. The historic record provides the count up to and including the seventh mountain, leaving only a count of “1” from the total of 666. The designation of a mountain is not given to the eighth, but is said to be “of the seven.” The seven which has given the number 665, is followed by an eighth that is like unto the seven before it. In the Greek, this is given as an eighth that follows in sequence after the seven. So as the first seven were popes that created the count up to 665, the eighth would be an eighth pope, which mathematically, requires that he comprise a new name. Thus the Antichrist will be the completion of both the heads and the count, making an eighth head, and a name that counts as “1” to bring the total to precisely 666. Since all factors point to one man as the Antichrist, this requires that to match the prophecy, the next legitimate pontificate must be a man with a new name, and in considering the prophecy given by Christ Himself in John 5:43; “I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.” This man will have a name that is his own, and not used by another pope, thus it will constitute a count of “1” necessary to complete the count of the number 666. 5. And his number is 666 This number is derived from the beast, and is given in the verse. That same verse is chiastically linked to Revelation 17:9, 10 and the seven mountains of that verse demonstrates that the same 666 number is contained within it, and thus links it back again to Revelation 13:18. The number 666 is the count given to the beast, and when this number is reached by the ‘eighth,’ Page 56 it identifies that man as the man of sin. Every element given in the prophecy can be seen is derived from the same source, thus linking all the elements together into one contiguous account. The cumulative counts of the numbers of the beast constitute the count of the number 666. 6. The beast “was” The papacy in its power, as it is seen from 538 A.D. to 1798 A.D. In Revelation 11:3 it shows that this same papacy obscures the Two Witnesses who prophesy in sackcloth for this same period of time. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. —Revelation 12:6 During this time, the papal church executed its power and persecuted many and killed those whom it called heretics. And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. —Revelation 13:5 Napoleon took pope Pius VI captive in 1798, and declared that the papacy was dead. 7. And “is not” This is the papacy from 1798 A.D. to the end of the restrainer that follows John Paul II, and who “withholdeth” the arrival of the Antichrist until he is “taken out of the way.” Page 57 After Napoleon captured Pope Pius VI in 1798, the beast is slain for its harm that it had done to the Two Witnesses. (Revelation 11:7) At that time, the beast received a deadly wound to one of its heads. The papacy is decreed “dead” thus it receives the status of “is not.” By this, it was put into the “bottomless pit.” The beast as it became “is not” was killed, and as it becomes “yet is” it will return again for one last war against God’s people, His Two Witnesses, and then go into perdition. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. —Revelation 11:5 As the papacy had put the Scriptures into seclusion, away from the people, so also was it placed into the seclusion of the bottomless pit in 1798. There it remains until it rises again, and with the aid of its ten Protestant horns, rise to power as the eight head. The papacy was declared dead by Napoleon. Its rule over the earth was terminated. 8. And “shall ascend out of the bottomless pit” This is the papacy as it will be seen after Benedict XVI is deposed. The beast ascends from the bottomless pit and then it becomes the time of the “yet is.” This corresponds to the 8th head also referenced in Revelation 17:11 and as the “yet is” at the end of Revelation 17:8. Thus when the 8th head arises, it will do so by coming up out of the bottomless pit. This is the papacy as it regains its former power, and begins its war against the remnant. Revelation 11:7 shows that when it arises from the bottomless pit, it will be this 8th head that will make war on the Page 58 Two Witnesses, and kill them. Many of the remnant will suffer martyrdom as their brethren before them. And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. —Revelation 6:11 9. And “go into perdition” The final outcome of this last presentation of the papacy in its 8th head will suffer the seven last plagues and be destroyed at Christ’s second coming. 10. And “yet is” The beast is seen in its three phases; “was,” “is not” and “yet is,” and the “yet is,” is linked to the eighth in verse 11, which when he comes, will ascend from the bottomless pit. This is the next legitimate pope following John Paul II. With the arrival of Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005, his name being one of the first five that preceded Paul VI the sixth “one is” head, is identified as having already fallen. Though he appears in all respects to be legitimate, this prophecy identifies him as an antipope. By asserting this interpretation, it is a prediction of the outcome of Benedict XVI’s pontificate, that when this comes to pass, you will know that the “yet is” has arrived. The Antichrist will then be the next “legitimate” pontificate, and he will take the papacy away from the antipope Benedict XVI. 11. The “seven heads” These are the seven papal names as seen since 1798; Pius, Leo, Gregory, Benedict, John, Paul, and John Paul. Page 59 If the beast that has seven heads is the papacy, then the seven heads upon it must also be papal. This principle is seen in the Grecian beast in Daniel 7 having four Grecian heads. These are not just popes that are selected because they have numbers that can add up to 666, but they are taken from precisely the seven that span from 1798 to 2004. This 1798 date is not randomly selected, but is indicated by the other verses of Revelation 17. The woman is “drunk” on the blood of the saints. Her days of dominion were temporarily ended, the papal beast was declared “dead” by Napoleon. Thus the prophecy in Revelation 17 speaks of the beast that “is not,” when the first head was wounded, and ends with the eight that comes after these seven are finished. Beginning with Pope Pius VII after the death of Pope Pius VI in prison, we have now all seven heads presented. 12. Are “seven mountains” These are the entire seven lineages of these seven papal names. The complete group of each of these names constitutes a mountain. These seven heads are seven mountains. Each name has more than one pope. Thus the heads and the mountains are derived of the same element. A new head is formed from a new papal name, and it becomes a mountain when that name is used again, as every one of these seven have. 13. On which the “woman sits” The woman sits upon seven mountains, representing the whole time of the beast. The beast arose in 140 A.D. and received its seat and power from the dragon in 538 A.D. “Although Catholic tradition, regards St. Peter as the first Bishop of Rome and therefore as the first pope, there is no evidence that Peter was involved in the initial establishment of the Christian community in Rome…or that he served as Rome’s first bishop. Not until the pontificate of St. Pius I in the middle Page 60 of the second century (140-155) did the Roman church have one bishop as pastoral leader…” Richard McBrien, Lives of the Popes, p. 25. 14. And are “seven kings” These are Pius, Leo, Gregory, Benedict, John, Paul, and John Paul. In the Greek, this is written; “And are seven kings,” equating the seven heads to seven mountains and then to seven kings. Then it supplies a “template” of how these seven kings are to appear. 15. “Five are fallen” 1 Pius, 2 Leo, 3 Gregory, 4 Benedict, 5 John. These names do not appear again after the sixth head Paul. To say they are fallen, means that their use as a name has ended. There will never again be another one of these five. This recognizes the equal status of the seven kings as being the seven heads which are also seven mountains. It is only the last pope of each mountain that bears the same name that becomes fallen when each mountain count had reached its maximum. This fact stood ready to announce that Benedict XVI would become an antipope from the moment that he chose that name. 16. And “one is,” the sixth This is Pope Paul VI 1963-1978. John was taken away in the spirit; Revelation 17:1. “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials,” “saying…Come hither;” and Revelation 17:3 “So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness” John was shown the things in the future as though he was there. There is nothing in this language that indicates that it has anything to do with the time that John lived. On the contrary; it indicates that it is at a time that John is taken to in his vision. John himself did not live in the wilderness, nor Page 61 did he write in the perspective of his own time. The time that this whore woman is put into the wilderness is at 1798. The perspective of the seven heads is then shown to John from the time of the sixth. Five mountains were fallen before this, and the seventh had not yet come. This particular passage has been used by Preterists to pinpoint the sixth head to be the head ruling in power at the time the prophecy was written by John. This is also used by Historians who believe that the 7 heads are 7 kingdoms. There is no evidence that the emperors of Rome, have any place in the remaining end-time elements of this prophecy, and they do not fit. There are not only seven emperors, but eleven. The fifth emperor of Rome was Nero and the eighth was not the Antichrist, and there remains yet an unexplained period of more than 1,800 years between the last emperor and the end. No explanation is given to explain this long delay. Neither was Nero destroyed by Christ at His second coming. The structure of this phrase does present a better explanation. John was taken in vision to the future. It is from the perspective of the sixth head that he is shown, that the whole of the seven heads are perceived. The explanation of the vision is within the very same context of the time in which the vision applies. It places a demarcation point at the sixth, and before the seventh, that requires the seventh to appear only after the sixth. This requirement is met by John Paul, whose name was not present before Paul. While the five that have fallen, have arisen with a Pius on five occasions, interspersed between the second, third, and fourth heads, and Leo occurs twice. But after the fifth, this jostling of heads has stopped, and continues in a straight progression. This progression through history, aligns with the seventh head being John Paul as “not yet come.” Each mountain that occurred before the sixth, had been declared fallen at the same time. They each Page 62 had all achieved their maximum in their individual contribution towards the total of 666. And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. 10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. —Revelation 21:9, 10 The same language used in Revelation 17:1 & 3 is also seen in Revelation 21:9 & 10; “one of the seven angels which had the seven vials” “saying, Come hither,” “And he carried me away in the spirit.” John did not see the holy city descend upon the Isle of Patmos where he was, but in the context we see, we associate it to be in the future after the millennium. The angel bidding John with his words; “Come hither,” excludes it from being relevant to John’s day. John was given a vision of a beast with seven heads and ten horns. These elements were all future to John. The detailed explanation is also set within the same end-time period. Preterists would have it that the explanation was of a time before John, and not after. To reference the beasts in Daniel 7, as being some of the seven heads of the beast, is the beast’s interpretation, and all who bow down to that are drinking from the wine of Babylon’s false doctrines. 17. The “not yet come” John Paul introduced a new name, and from the perspective of Pope Paul VI, the sixth head, John Paul had not yet existed. At the time of Paul, (1963-1978) there had never been a pope Page 63 named John Paul. John Paul I said that he chose the names of his two predecessors, and fashioned his name after theirs. This directly fulfills the element; “not yet come,” with reference to the sixth head. 18. He must continue a “short space” This was John Paul, 1978-2005; 26½ years. John Paul comprises the smallest mountain. The short space is a measure that is short, in relation to the other six heads. The tenure of John Paul was 26½ years, and in comparison to the other six heads, it is the shortest space. The next shortest tenure is that of Paul, where the total number of years of that mountain is 67 years. The other mountains number in years as follows; Benedict 88 years, Leo 99 years, John 122 years, Gregory 125 years, Pius 161 years. Since John Paul is the seventh head, and seventh mountain, and the count has been taken to the last number possible (exactly 665, no more, and no less), before reaching the total of 666, it makes the conclusion that the next legitimate pontificate must introduce another new name, and add only one to the count. This concurs that there is mathematically only one more space to fill to make the count complete. 19. “The eighth” The eighth is numbered in the sequence after the seven. This eighth is the “yet is” of Revelation 17:8. 20. And is “of the seven” The eighth head follows after the seven and is set apart from them; he is not included in the listing of the seven that are also called mountains. Because he is the Antichrist, he comes in his own name. This “one” completes the final appearance of the beast, and precisely finishes the count from 665 to 666. Page 64 The Catholic Church will turn the keys of their kingdom over to this eighth head Antichrist, thinking that he is indeed the “Christ.” He will appear to fulfill their expectations of the coming of Christ. 21. Full of Names of Blasphemy on His Seven Heads 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. —Revelation 13:1 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. —Revelation 17:3 By falsely attributing the power to forgive sins to the popes and the priests, the papal church fits this identifying element. Any method by which man has employed to displace the true Gospel is false. God made the provision for the dispensing of man’s sins, fully and completely, and to displace this with any other system constitutes blasphemy. Thus the popes’ claim to absolve a sinner of his sins is blasphemy. By first insisting that no one can have their sins forgiven except through the Catholic Church, they then lay claim that no one can have salvation outside of the church. The seven heads all have the name of blasphemy upon them. This element is given just before it is said that this beast has seven heads. Here, in chapter 17, it does not limit the papal heads to seven, but says that it is “full of names” of blasphemy. In Revelation 13:1 it is written; “and upon his heads the name of blasphemy” thus it associates blasphemy with the names Page 65 of its heads. If these heads were kingdoms such as Babylon, Medo-Persia, or Grecia, then explaining the presence of blasphemy would require a more convoluted definition of blasphemy, as they would not demonstrate blasphemy in the same way as the papacy does. It would not be defined as blasphemous for Babylon to forgive the sins of its people. They would only forgive the sins that might have been committed against its own laws, for it could care less about the sins committed against God’s laws. 22. The Wounding and Healing of One of the Heads of the Beast And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. —Revelation 13:3 This wounding was to pope Pius VI in 1798. It was Pius XI who received sovereignty again in 1929, thus the same head was healed. The Concordat of 1929 is the rescinding of Napoleon’s 1798 decree that the papacy is dead, reinstating it into the political arena. It was Pope Pius VI that was the head of the beast that was wounded, and it was Pope Pius XI who was the same head that was healed in 1929. The beast has been ever rising in power. Pope Pius was the first of the seven heads. Pope Pius VI in 1798 was the head of the beast that “was wounded with a deadly wound and did live.” Here is another parallel between the dragon and the beast: The dragon, while Rome was its head, received a head wound. Later, the beast would suffer a wound to one of its heads in 1798. History and prophecy show that two heads have suffered a wound; one of the heads of the dragon, and one of the heads of the beast. The head wound of the dragon occurred after the Page 66 cross of Christ before the transfer of power to the beast began, and the head wound of the beast occurred in 1798 A.D. And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. —Revelation 13:14 Napoleon, upon hearing of the new pope, dispatched another order to take pope Pius VII captive, and he too was held in prison, to remind the world that the papacy is “dead.” He was released only after the death of Napoleon. This element also indicates the nature of the identity of the beast’s heads. It says that one of its seven heads was wounded. One of these heads of the beast was wounded with a deadly wound and did live. That head being Pius, indicates that the beast’s heads are also popes. From 538 A.D. to 1798 A.D., the beast “was” and in 1798 A.D. it became the “is not” and it will soon become the “yet is” when the eighth head arrives. In a Wider Context By enlarging the passage of Scripture to include the elements from both chapters 13 and 17, this alignment of the seven heads is shown to also align within the larger context of the prophecy. Out of this list of 34 elements, 12 are not included in the 22 listed above, making a total of 34 matching elements. This brings the alignment to 26 elements which the papal church matches already and 7 elements that are yet future. Page 67 More Elements 23. The Whore 24. That sitteth upon many waters 25. The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her 26. The inhabitants are made drunk with her wine 27. Into the wilderness 28. Sitting on a scarlet colored beast 29. Arrayed in purple and scarlet 30. Decked in gold and pearls 31. Drunk with the blood of martyrs 32. The ten horns that reign one hour 33. The many waters 34. The ten horns turn on the whore to destroy her 23. The Whore The largest church in the world is described here; Catholicism. It is called the whore because of its false doctrines that it has incorporated into its system and because of the nature of this church; it tenaciously clings to these false doctrines lest it should admit that their popes were in error. The Reformation reflects this. The whore woman represents the people within the papal system, and in the broader sense, includes fallen apostate Protestantism which are her harlot daughters, from out of which those of God’s people must come. They are the primary target of this message. Satan wishes to usurp the power of God, and likewise, the papacy wishes to usurp the Word of God, in changing God’s law by establishing Sunday as the Sabbath day instead of the seventh day. God is gleaning every precious soul of His that are still amidst their assemblies in the final call: “Come out of her My people.” Page 68 24. That sitteth upon many waters During the 1,260 year reign of the Catholic Church, it had proselytized most of the inhabited world. No other church could boast of this. Every country has been entered and its kings made subject to the rule of the papacy. 25. The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her Many kings were anathematized by the popes until they repented before them, for refusing to accept their decrees. It was easier to follow the papal church than to resist her. Through the centuries of papal dominion over the kings of the earth, these kings have lent their power to the will of the papacy. 26. The inhabitants are made drunk with her wine The Catholic Church had embarked on its own Douay Rheims Bible and have added to this, their own tradition which they have regarded above that of the Word of God. New doctrines have been created by the popes and their tradition has been elevated to a status higher than that of the Bible. Many of the false Catholic doctrines are derived from the Apocrypha, which contradicts the established Word. The Catholic Church has accumulated a long list of doctrines that are false. 27. Into the wilderness The true people of God were hiding from papal oppression during their 1,260 years of ruling over the kings of the earth. But since France had taken Pope Pius VI prisoner in 1798, she lost her power and had been driven into the wilderness. There she has remained until the rising of the eighth head, which is to come after Benedict XVI. Page 69 28. Sitting on a scarlet colored beast The papacy is the beast that this whore woman sits upon, and this beast has received its power and seat from the red dragon beast spoken of in Revelation 13:2. The additional elements of the whore woman riding the beast are added and contribute more details to the symbol representing the papacy, with actions showing its perspective from post 1798. 29. Arrayed in purple and scarlet The common attire of the Roman Catholic priests is that of the colors purple and scarlet. Their tradition has persisted in spite of this identifying feature. 30. Decked in gold and pearls The many cathedrals of the Catholic Church are heavily decorated with a costly array of precious stones and gold. 31. Drunk with blood of martyrs Choosing to honor many of its adherents as saints, and declaring all opponents of Catholicism to be heretics, many of the Protestant reformers were persecuted and put to death. 32. Ten horns reign one hour with the beast The Bible states that the ten horns have not received their kingdom yet, but at the last hour, they will rule with the beast and lend their power to its wishes. Benedict XVI has followed John Paul II in the attempt to unify the many Protestant churches back into the mother church. It’s from among these that the ten horns form. Let the prophecy speak for itself when that time comes. Page 70 33. The many waters The Bible does well to define the waters in Revelation 17:15. The waters which thou sawest are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. It portrays the worldwide scope of the influence of the papal beast. The Three Angels’ Messages are also to go to every nation, kindred, tongue and people, in a final loud cry, when the eighth arrives. The words of warning to the world are the words of these three angels. 34. The ten horns turn on the whore to destroy her After the ten horns have lent their power to this beast, and have come to realize that they were deceived, they then turn upon her to destroy her. This event will be fulfilled at the time appointed. In my final analysis of all the elements from this prophecy, the papal record accurately matches them all. No other interpretation has been able to demonstrate anything near this depth or degree of accuracy. Every prophetic element is seen to match the record with the same simplicity and accuracy as the previous sets before it. Page 71 Chapter 3 Rules of Interpretation of Prophecy There are basic rules of prophetic interpretation that cannot be violated, and every interpretation must meet these basic rules if it is correct. Instead of reinventing the wheel, or making a list of new rules, I considered that there are some basic rules already in use. After searching the internet for the best sites that gave credible information regarding rules of interpretation, I found about seven suitable sites and extracted from these, rules and other guidelines that are credible. This is by no means an authoritative list, nor comprehensive. Here they are; 1. Applied to Bible study, rules are nothing more than a means of disciplining the mind by which we allow the Bible to mean what it must mean, not what “we” want it to mean. A passage has a certain meaning, and we need to study it to understand what it is trying to say. 2. A verse can only mean what it means in its context and must not be pulled out of its context. When it is Page 73 pulled out of context, it is often presented as meaning something that it cannot mean within the context. Many times another passage will shed light on the obscure passage and bring forth a sudden Revelation of understanding. We know more than one instance in which this had happened. However, one word of caution is in order at this point. Such a practice can be overdone by “forcing” comparisons that are not relative. 3. The Ultimate Test: Of course, no prophetic expositor can prove his or her predictions about the future. It is impossible to prove the accuracy of a conclusion before it happens. The most direct method to test a prediction for accuracy is to record the prediction before the event comes to pass. Then, when the predicted event occurs, ordinary people can judge the accuracy of the prediction. This simple procedure allows an impartial jury of observers to decide which predictions and interpretations are accurate by simply noting the presence or absence of events which have been predicted. 4. The book of Daniel was written about 26 centuries ago, but unlike the other 65 books in the Bible, some of the prophecies in the book of Daniel were sealed up “until the time of the end.” The angel, Gabriel, said to Daniel, “…Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.” (Daniel 12:9) What does “closed up and sealed until the time of the end” mean? It means that certain information in the book of Daniel remains “top secret” until the time of the end arrives. My study of Bible prophecy has brought me to the conclusion that we are living chronologically “at the time of the end.” If this conclusion is true, the time has come for the secrets of Daniel to be unveiled. Page 74 (If we are at the time of the end, and as near as many say we are, then these elements contained in the prophecies, must be able to show that there are corresponding fulfillments already within our recent history. The seven heads and mountains would not have time enough now, to begin their appearing, thus they must be largely found in recent history.) 5. God embedded secrets in the book of Daniel a long time ago. These secrets have remained hidden within the text of Daniel for almost 26 centuries. Now that we have come to the time of the end, it is time for the secrets of Daniel to be opened. No one can know the truth about some of Daniel’s prophecies until all of the necessary information is unsealed. The book of Daniel was sealed up until the time of the end; therefore, only those people who live at the time of the end can know all the truth about Daniel’s prophecies. 6. When God decides to disclose a truth or open to us its understanding, He enables ordinary me