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How do Catholics respond to the Roman Catholic Church being referred to as the sea beast?
How do catholics respond to the Roman Catholic Church being referred to as the sea beast?
Prophecy is more than not only understood only after the events predicted come to pass.
Thus, Catholics would ...
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Did Christian prophets Bob Jones and Paul Cain have the power to see the future?
There are two issues here. Firstly, baseball is not a good sport to be "prophesying" on, neither historically and particularly in the current analytics era. Secondly, there is the general ...
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How do Catholics respond to the Roman Catholic Church being referred to as the sea beast?
In supplement to Ken Graham’s very well put together criticism, I would like to point out perhaps the most fatal flaw in your argument, namely that the Vatican (or Rome, as we can put it) doesn’t sit ...
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Can we exalt ourselves above God?
The highlighted expression is explained in the next clause; "He shall speak marvellous things against the God of Gods". He is exalting himself above God in his own mind and in his ...
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Who is the last prophet in Catholicism?
Depends on what you mean by prophet.
John the Baptist was the last prophet of the Old Covenant, as Elijah, Isaiah, Malachi and others were.
Then why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, ...
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The issue in the prophecy of 1914
You have failed to account for the fact that there was no zero year. 1 BC was immediately followed by AD 1. That will correct your math.
That said, I in no wise endorse this 2520-year prophetic ...
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In what way is Jesus like Moses?
It is actually from verse 15 that Moses begins to speak prophetically of what God will do. Verse 15 says:
"The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of
thee, of thy ...
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Will Jesus sit on David's Throne
30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found
favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear
a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 He will be great ...
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What insights can be derived from the Protoevangelium regarding God's plan of Salvation, specifically in relation to the concept of election?
Answering as a Christian who believes in God's sovereign election as to salvation, here are just a few points in answer to the question, as the subject is too vast to delve into here.
Genesis 3:15 ...
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Did Swedenborg see himself as a prophet?
Introduction
Swedenborg did not refer to himself as a prophet, nor did he see himself as a prophet. Indeed, he saw a clear distinction between himself and the biblical prophets, based on at least ...
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Does Hosea 6:2 place the Second Coming of the Christ at 3000 AD?
No, God doesn’t tell us when the second coming will be. He only tells us how we will know the time is ripe, not when the harvest comes.
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs ...
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Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich's Prophecy on the Two Popes
It comes from her 13 May 1820 prophecy, The Life and Revelations of Anne Catherine Emmerich vol. 2 pp. 227ff.
Excerpt: Yves Dupont, Catholic Prophecy p. 60:
¶53.1 May 13, 1820. “I saw also the ...
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Was St. John referring to schismatic bishops in describing the Antichrist in 1 John 2:18-19?
The text in question does not mention the status in the Church of those who ended up leaving it. That first century warning is open, not restricted. John says "many antichrists have come" - ...
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Was Jn 19:12-13 intended to be a prophecy on the Day of Judgement?
Was John 19:12-13 intended to be a prophecy on the Day of Judgment? If so, then it would portend Jesus Christ to be a humiliated, mocked figure on that awful Day; a pretender to the role of supreme ...
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Did Swedenborg see himself as a prophet?
Swedenborg indeed engaged in activities normally associated with prophets but there is no evidence that he actually claimed this title. According to the Swedenborg Foundation:
Swedenborg himself ...
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In what way is Jesus like Moses?
In which ways is Jesus like Moses?
Here follows a few examples:
Both Jesus and Moses were men of prayer.
They both fasted for 40 days.
At the end of his 40 days of fasting and prayer, Moses wrote ...
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Did Christian prophets Bob Jones and Paul Cain have the power to see the future?
There is no need to name individuals here because this question covers a very wide range of people in the last century or so who have claimed to have a God-given power to “see the future”. They ...
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Did Christian prophets Bob Jones and Paul Cain have the power to see the future?
I wish to draw an important distinction regarding your question. In general, can prophets foresee the future? Sure they can - if God reveals it to them. Let's review what prophecy is.
Numbers 12:6:
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How do Catholics respond to the Roman Catholic Church being referred to as the sea beast?
This is of course my simple opinion. Not an official doctrine or anything like that.
An initial argument. If "the devil" wanted to destroy the church, would he use a random sect from a ...
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Is Isaiah telling about the antichrist?
Context is everything. As you rightly point out, Isaiah 9:6-7 is a Messianic prophecy, speaking of the birth of the son who “will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom”. Note the prophecy ...
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Who is the last prophet in Catholicism?
Who is the last prophet in Catholicism?
I take it you are not asking about biblical Prophets, but those regarded as saints or holy individuals.
I will not deal with Scriptural Prophets as Mary's ...
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Can we exalt ourselves above God?
Certain ones have certainly tried to exalt themselves above the God of heaven. Consider the people who tried to build a tower reaching up into heaven, to make a name for themselves by disobeying God's ...
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Which are the OT prophesies referred to in the Nicene Creed in relation to Jesus' Resurrection?
The Nicene Creed asserts of Jesus that:
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
Jesus resurrection “on the ...
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Is the resurrection of Col 3:1 the millennium?
The resurrection of those spoken of in Colossians 3:1 is something that happens to certain people.
The millennium of Revelation 20:5 is a specific time period.
The critically important factor showing ...
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Did Swedenborg see himself as a prophet?
The only person who can answer that is the man himself, for how a man sees himself might not be divulged in his writings or conversations. And it appears that he never stated such a view of himself.
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Does Hosea 6:2 place the Second Coming of the Christ at 3000 AD?
Does Hosea 6:2 place the Second Coming of the Christ at 3000 AD?
After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight. -
Hosea 6:2
This verse most ...
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Will Jesus sit on David's Throne
As Dan Fefferman has pointed out in his answer, the angel informed Mary that she would be with child and would give birth to a son to be named Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of ...
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Was St. John referring to schismatic bishops in describing the Antichrist in 1 John 2:18-19?
Was St. John referring to schismatic bishops in describing the Antichrist in 1 John 2:18-19?
Anything is possible, but I do not believe so. In fact, the Church does not know who the Antichrist will be ...
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Did the oil fail to come out 1 Samuel 16?
What actually happens in the event is that Samuel is shown the brothers of David in turn, and in each case the Lord tells Samuel that this one has not been chosen. Only when David appears does the ...
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Who is the last prophet in Catholicism?
The last major prophet who predicted a specific and verifiable event is Sr. Lucia of Fatima.
Lucia dos Santos is one of the seers, along with Jacinta and Francesco Marto, who saw a vision of the ...
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