Chapter 4: Determining the identity of the false prophet. A pope from the Roman Catholic Church will be the false prophet.

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1 Chapter 4: Determining the identity of the false prophet. A pope from the Roman Catholic Church will be the false prophet. In order to avoid being deceived into worshiping the antichrist as God and/or to abide in the commands of the Lord to watch and/or to let no man deceive you, the faithful must be capable of identifying the false prophet. Since the false prophet is going to be the individual that is going to deceive the entire world into worshipping the antichrist as God, all whose names are not written in the book of life, it is important to be able to determine who is going to be the false prophet so that the faithful will notbe deceived by this individual. As we shall show, in order to identify the false prophet, the faithful must be able to solve the mystery of the woman that rides the beast provided in the account of Revelation. As mentioned in verse Revelation 17:9, the mind that has wisdom granted unto him by the Holy Spirit will be able to divide the word and accordingly, will be able to understand the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. Revelation 17:9) And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. As indicated by the verse provided above, the faithful that have received the wisdom from the Spirit will be able to understand the mystery and to solve the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. After the faithful have sought the truth and come to understand the mystery of the woman that rides the beast, the faithful will be able to request the mercies of the Lord in a manner consistent with the servitude of a faithful servant. Accordingly, after the faithful understand the mystery of the woman that rides the beast, the faithful can request from the Lord in prayer the mercies from the Lord that are necessary to be keep alive, if it is the desire of the Lord, until the Lord is revealed from heaven. Accordingly, the faithful will realize the importance of complying with the Lord s command to watch and/or to let no man deceive you and will seek the truth concerning the mystery of the woman that rides the beast so that they may receive the blessing of mercy that the Lord is able to bestow upon those that are His. As clearly stated at the outset of the account of Revelation, Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.. Let us now turn our attention to identifying the false prophet. As indicated by the verses provided below, prior to the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, a leader in the earthly church is going to perform lying wonders ( the lying wonders are referred to in over verses of the account of Revelation as sorceries and/or referred to as craft meaning witchcraft in the book of Daniel) that will deceive the unsuspecting into thinking that the antichrist is God and/or to convince the unsuspecting into worshiping the antichrist as God, all whose names are not written in the book of life. As we shall show, since the individual that will deceive the entire world into worshipping the antichrist as God is a leader in the earthly version of the Christian church, the individual that will deceive the entire world into worshiping the antichrist will be referred to as the false prophet. The expression false prophet is also used in verse Revelation 16:13 of the account of Revelation to describe the individual that is going to demand that the entire world to worship the antichrist as God. As the faithful know, and as described in verse Revelation 13:11 presented below, the false prophet can also be referred to as the second beast

2 since verse Revelation 13:11 uses the expression another beast as the manner of introducing the second beast after describing the antichrist, who is the first beast described in the chapter. The verses provided below pertain in a large part to the false prophet. Revelation 13:11) And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 120 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13) And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14) An 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 of the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15) And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16) And he casueth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads; 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. 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. In order to avoid confusion with the first beast, which is representative of either the antichrist or the kingdom formed with the ten kings and the antichrist as we have mentioned previously as part of our discussion concerning the antichrist, we will refer to beast mentioned in verse Revelation 13:11 as either the second beast since verse Revelation 13:11 introduces the second beast as another beast, or we will refer to the beast mentioned in verse Revelation 13:11 as the false prophet since the account of Revelation also uses this title to refer to the beast described in verse Revelation 13:11. Since the second beast (the false prophet) is going to deceive the entire world into worshipping the antichrist as God, everyone except those whose names are written in the book of life, it is important that the faithful to be able to identify the individual that is being symbolically represented as the second beast in the verses provided above. Recognizing who is going to be the false prophet (second beast) will enable the faithful to avoid being deceived into worshipping the antichrist as God as mentioned in the verses provided above. In order to determine who is going to be the false prophet the faithful must develop the proper interpretation for all of the symbolisms that accompanies the description of the false prophet. Accordingly, let us identify a very important aspect that was mentioned in the verses provided above that describe the false prophet. Since the individual that will deceive the world into worshipping the antichrist as God is described as appearing as a lamb in the verses provided above, the faithful will realize that the false prophet described in the verses provided above must be considered an individual that is associated with the earthly version of the Christian church. This must be the case since the account of Revelation describes the Lord as a lamb. Consequently, when the account of Revelation also describes the false prophet as a lamb, the description of the false prophetas a lamb provides a basis for associating the false prophet with the earthly church which was founded by the Lord when the Lord died on the cross for the sins of all.

3 In order to appreciate how the false prophet is going to be able to deceive the entire world into worshiping the antichrist as God, the faithful must remember that according to the parable of the ten virgins, half of the church is going to be condemned into hell when the Lord appears coming on the clouds with power and great glory. As we have discussed previously, the five foolish virgins mentioned in the parable of the ten virgins are representative of the members of the church that take the mark of the beast. If half of the church can be misled into worshiping a false God, how much easier will it be for the unbelievers of this world to be misled? In order to appreciate how half of the church is going to be misled into worshiping a false God, the faithful must realize that there are members of the earthly church that do not believe that the Holy Scriptures available today are faithful renditions of the word of the Lord since they presume that the scriptures must have been rewritten several times over, and therefore cannot faithfully render the word of the Lord. Consequently, those that are in ignorance of the word of the Lord will be easily deceived by the lying wonders that are going to occur when the antichrist ascends to powerprior to the return of Christ since the ignorant will have no other basis for belief other than the lying wonders that they will witness. This must be the case since they do not understand the word of the Lord. Given the power of the word of the Lord to identify false gospels as established herein, the Bible is the source of the truth, and accordingly, those who do not seek the truthfor any reason do not have a love for the Lord, and accordingly, they will be deceived by the lying wonders mentioned in the verses provided above and/or the account of 2 Thessalonians. As the faithful know, the Lord has permitted the Bible to be corrupted with false gospels so that those that are of God will be able to distinguish between those that are of God and those that are not of God during the time of the end. This aspect of scripture was clearly declared by Paul in verse 1 Corinthians 11:19. The faithful will be able to easily identify those that have ignored the faithfully rendered portions of the Bible but will choseinstead to reference the misconceptions the Lord permitted in the Bible to help the faithful identify those that are not of God. Those who fail to seek the truth and fail to divide the word of the Lord in order to find the truth as the Lord has commanded will be judged accordingly. Consequently, the faithful will not let the doctrine of simplicity espoused by those in ignorance and/or servitude to Satan to affect their efforts to find the truth despite all of the complications existing in the Bible. Since half of the church fails to seek the truth in one manner or another, the faithful will realize how convenient it will be for a disciple of Satan to rise to a position of authority in the earthy church. Once the false prophet has attained a position of authority within the earthly church, the false prophet will be able to use his position of authority in the earthly church as the means toinfluence the ignorant and/or those that relay upon the church for their interpretation of scripture. In this manner can the false prophet deceive the unsuspecting into worshipping the antichrist as God. In essence, the false prophet will be able to deceive the unsuspecting since the unsuspecting do not have a love for the truth since they prefer to accept the precepts of men to the teaching of the Lord as evident by the fact that they rely upon the church for their interpretation of the Bible rather than reading the Bible for themselves.the ignorant and/or unsuspecting are also characterized by the rituals they conduct as part of their religious ceremonieswhich indicates that they are not capable of seeking the Lord in the spirit, the basis for which the Lord desires to be worshipped. The false prophet must come from the earthly church and divide the church so that the tares may be separated from the wheat. The tares in the church will believe the false prophet and will take the mark of the beast which will affect the separation

4 of the wheat from the tares. When the Lord comes on the clouds to gather the elect and take them to heaven, the faithful will be separated from those that will have taken the mark. As we have mentioned previously, the day of judgment is the last day, the day the Lord is revealed from heaven. One of the most important issues that the faithful must recognize in order to develop the proper interpretation of what is going to happen as part of the second coming, and/or to identify the identity of the false prophet is to realize that the false prophet will be working in collaboration with the antichrist to deceive the entire world into worshipping the antichrist as God. In essence, a partnership exists between the devil, the antichrist, the false prophet and the angels of the devil that will facilitate the ability of the false prophet to deceive the unsuspecting into worshipping the antichrist as God. This aspect of the account of Revelation is indicated by verse Revelation 13:14 repeated below for convenience in referencing the verse: Revelation 13:14) 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 of the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. Since the false prophet will work lying wonders in the sight of the first beast, and verse Revelation 13:14 subsequently indicates that the false prophet will say to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image of the beast, it is evident that the false prophet and the antichrist will be working in tandem to deceive the entire world into worshipping the antichrist as God, all whose names are not written in the book of life. As we shall show, understanding that the antichrist is going to be working in tandem with the false prophet is essential to understanding the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. Consequently, in light of the amount of collusion that is going to exist between the false prophet and the antichrist,so the false prophet can deceive the unsuspecting into worshiping the antichrist as God, one technique that the faithful may use in order to determine the identity of the false prophet and/or the position of authority the false prophet is going to hold in the earthly church at the time of the end is to search the account of Revelation for additional informationconcerning the false prophet that complements the relationship the false prophet is going to establish with the antichrist that is described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. In this manner the faithful will be able to acquire additional information necessary to determine the position the false prophet is going to hold in the earthly church. Understanding the position the false prophet is going to hold in the earthly church will enable the faithful to avoid being deceived by the false prophet. Accordingly, as we proceed with our efforts to understand the account of Revelation, if we encounter information concerning a relationship that the antichrist is going to form with another individual and/or organization, which may be represented in either a literal or symbolic form, then we must determine if the information concerning the antichrist and the relationship the antichrist forms with another individual and/or or organization complements the nature of the relationship existing between the false prophet and the antichrist that is described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation.In essence, we must determine if the existence of any additional information concerning the relationships that the antichrist establishes as part of his ascension to power complements the relationship involving the antichrist and the false prophet described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. As the faithful will

5 note, if we discover any information that complements the relationship that involves the false prophet and the antichrist as described in chapter 13, then the faithful will be able to utilize the complementary information to determine if we have developed the proper interpretation for the account of Revelation. The proper interpretation for the account of Revelation must maintain consistency in regards to the relationships that involve the antichrist. Accordingly, after we have assigned our interpretation for the symbolism used in the account, we can determine if we have developed the proper interpretation for the symbolism by noting if our interpretation of the symbolism is consistent with the information concerning the false prophet that is mentioned in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. To understand how information contained in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation concerning the relationships the antichrist is going to form during his ascension to power will be able to help the faithful to develop the proper interpretation for the account of Revelation, the faithful need to note the following. We already know from the information contained in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation that the antichrist is going to form a relationship with an individual that is referred to as the false prophet in the account of Revelation. In addition, the faithful know that the false prophet must be associated with the earthy church in some manner since the second beast was described as appearing like a lamb in the verses provided previously. As we shall show, other accounts in the book of Revelation do contain information that symbolically depicts a relationship that is going to exist between the antichrist and the false prophet. As we shall show, the mystery of the woman that rides the beast that is mentioned in chapter 17 of the account of Revelationdescribes, in a symbolic sense, the relationship that is going to exist between the false prophet and the antichrist. As the faithful will note, since the word beast has been shown to be a symbolic representation for the antichrist and/or his kingdom, when the woman is portrayed as riding a scarlet colored beast in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast, the symbolism encompassed by the woman riding the beast must be representative of the fact that the woman that rides the beast is working in tandem with the beast, i.e. they go as one. Accordingly, the symbolism associated with the woman riding the beast is representative of a relationship that the beast engages during his ascension to power in a symbolic sense. The mystery of the woman that rides the beast is an account that contains information which pertains to a relationship that involves the antichrist and/or the beast s kingdom. Accordingly, information contained in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast must be investigated as part of our efforts to determine the identity of the false prophet and/or to determine if we have developed the proper interpretation for the account of Revelation. As the faithful will note, if the mystery of the woman that rides the beast is a symbolic representation for the relationship that exists between the false prophet and the antichrist that was described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation and as a consequence, the mystery of the woman that rides the beast is providing complementary information concerning the false prophet, thenour interpretation of the symbolism associated with the woman that rides the beast must be consistent with the fact that the false prophet is going to hold a position of authority in the earthly church and will be collaborating with the antichrist to deceive the entire world into worshipping the antichrist as God as described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. Consequently, if the mystery of the woman that rides the beast is a symbolic representation for the relationship existing between the antichrist and the false prophet

6 thenthe faithful can utilize information from chapter 13 of the account of Revelation concerning the relationship the false prophets engages with the antichrist to assess the consistency of any interpretation for the symbolism mentioned in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. Accordingly, if we are going to use the information in chapter 13 concerning the false prophet to determine the consistency of our interpretation of the mystery of the woman that rides the beast, we must determining if the mystery of the woman that rides the beast is supposed to complementthe information concerning the relationship involving the antichrist and the false prophet that is described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. If the mystery of the woman that rides the is supposed to be consistent with the relationship existing between the false prophet and the antichrist that is described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation, then our interpretation of the symbolism mentioned in either account must result in an interpretation for the woman that rides the beast that is consistent with the information contained in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation that concerns the false prophet.in this manner can the account of Revelation guide the faithful in developing the proper interpretation for the mystery of the woman that rides the beast and/or the symbolism used in the account. As the faithful will realize, the information contained in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast must be consistent with the information concerning the relationship that the antichrist establishes with the false prophet that is described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. This must be the case since both accounts describe a relationship that the beast establisheswhen the beast ascends to power. Accordingly, since both accounts are describing the situation when the beast ascends to power, the faithful will realize that the nature of the relationship that exists between the false prophet and the antichrist must maintain consistency with the relationship that involves the woman that rides the beast and the beast that is described in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. This must be the case since the mystery of the woman that rides the beast pertains to a relationship that involves the beast that occurs during the same duration that is being described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. As the faithful will realize, the description provided to John in verse Revelations 17:3 concerning a symbolic description of the beast's kingdom is similar to the description provided in verses Revelations 13:1. Both accounts mention ten horns and both verses indicate seven heads.accordingly, since both accounts are describing the same set of circumstances, as we review the account of Revelation for additional information pertaining to relationships that the antichrist is going to engage during his ascension to power, the faithful should expect to encounter information that will lead the faithful to realize that the woman that rides the beast is representative of the false prophet in the church. Alternatively, if we are going to develop the proper interpretation for the woman that rides the beast, then we must assign a meaning to the symbolism mentioned in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast that maintains consistency with the information concerning the false prophet contained in the account of Revelation including the information contained in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation that pertains to the false prophet. In addition, after assigning a meaning to the symbolism associated with the woman that rides the beast, we should expect the meaning of the symbolism to provide the faithful will additional information that concerns the false prophet by complementing the information that is provided in chapter 13 concerning the false prophet. In this manner can the faithful receive the blessing of knowledge from the Lord that the Lord bestows upon those that are His. As we shall show, the consistency that results from our interpretation will reinforce that our interpretation for the account

7 of Revelation is the correct interpretation. Accordingly, our interpretation for the mystery of the woman that rides the beast must in some manner account for the fact that a member of the earthly church is going to betray the earthly church by deceiving the unsuspecting into worshiping the antichrist as God. As the faithful will come to understand, the reason the woman is referred to as a harlot and or a whore in the mystery is due to the fact that the woman is also representative of the church and accordingly, when half of the church as described in the parable of the ten virgins worships a false God, the actions of half of the church provide a basis for characterizing the church as the whore. As we shall show, the woman that rides the beast is representative of many issues including the earthly church, the false prophet, and the city from which the false prophet will arise. This must be the case since the descriptions contained in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast embodies several characteristics that are distinct from one another, but related, and therefore require the symbolism of the woman to be representative of more than one issue. The fact that the woman is a symbol that can assumes multiple representations limits the interpretation that can be assigned to the mystery since the proper interpretation for the mystery must link all of the representations represented by the woman in a manner that is consistent with the distinct characteristics declared for the woman in the mystery. As we shall show, the mystery of the woman that rides the beast declares that the woman is a city that reignth over the kings of the earth. Consequently, the woman is symbolic of a city. As we shall show, the city the woman represents is Rome. In addition, verse Revelation18:23 declares that by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.. Since sorceries are performed by a person and not a city, in order to maintain consistency within the account of Revelation, the woman must also be considered as representative of the false prophet since accordingly to information contained in chapter 13 and/or chapter 16 of the account of Revelation, the false prophet will be working false miracles to deceive the unsuspecting into worshiping the antichrist as God. Consequently, the proper interpretation for the woman that rides the beast must explain how the false prophet can be related to Rome. Once the faithful realize that the proper interpretation for the mystery of the woman that rides the beast must explain how all of the different characteristics mentioned in the context of the woman are related to one another in a consistent manner, the faithful will realize that the mystery is informing the faithful that the false prophet is going to be a leader in the earthly church located in Rome. In essence the mystery is informing the faithful that a pope of the Roman Catholic Church will betray the Lord and deceive half of the church into worshiping a false God. As the faithful know, the history of the Roman Catholic Church is entirely consistent with our interpretation of the mystery of the woman that rides the beast for the history of the church is one of lies, murder and phony doctrine designed to belittle the Lord and to mock his sacrifice. It is for these reasons the Lord has declared that the false prophet will originate within the church. In this manner the tares will be separated from the wheat. As we shall show, solving the mystery of the woman that rides the beast will enable the faithful to identify the position of authority the false prophet is going to hold in the earthly church at the time of the end and/or to understand a great deal about the account of Revelation and what is going to happen prior to the second coming. Accordingly, to determine the identity of the false prophet and/or to understand what is going to happen as part of the second coming, let us solve the mystery of the

8 woman that rides the beast and determine if the symbolism associated with the woman can somehow be related to the earthly church and a member of the earthly church that will be responsible to deceiving the entire world into worshiping a false God. As we shall show, the woman that is described in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast is symbolic of multiple issues in a manner consistent with the multiple representations that the word beast can assume in the account of Revelation as was discussed when we discussed the identity of the antichrist. After the faithful determine all of the issuesthat the woman that rides the beast symbolizes, the faithful will be able to realize that the false prophet is going to be a Pope from the Roman Catholic Church, and the Roman Catholic Church will be working with the angels of the devil and the kingdom of the beast to device the unsuspecting into worshipping the antichrist as God. The main source of information concerning the mystery of the woman that rides the beast is identified chapter 17 and chapter 18 of the book (account) of Revelation. In order to solve the mystery of the woman that rides the beast, the faithful will also need to utilize information from chapter 13 of the account of Revelation in addition to other facts contained in the Bible concerning Rome as we shall demonstrate as we solve the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. We will start our discussion with chapter 17 of the book of Revelations. Select versus from the chapter are provided below. Revelations 17:1) And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2) with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3) So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 ) And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5) And upon he forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND HE ABOMINAIONNS OF THE EARTH. 6) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 7) And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 8) The 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. 9) And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sitteth. 10) 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 11) And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12) And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13) These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14) These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lord, and King of Kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15) And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are prophets, and multitudes, and nations and

9 tongues. 16) And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17) 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. 18) And the woman which thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. As the faithful will realize, since the woman is riding a scarlet colored beast, the woman has a relationship with the beast that requires that the beast and the woman to be considered as working in tandem. In order to confirm that the beast mentioned in the verses provided above pertain to the antichrist, the faithful should note the following. As the faithful will recall from our discussion concerning the antichrist, Daniel was offered a scarlet robe, a gold chain, and the rank of third in the kingdom to read the handwriting on the wall. Consequently, since the scarlet robe can be associated with ancient Babylon, and the beast that the woman rides is scarlet, the verses provided above concerning the woman that rides the beast indicate that the beast is associated with ancient Babylon reinforcing our interpretation that the antichrist is Nebuchadnezzar. This must be the case since Nebuchadnezzar was from ancient Babylon. Consequently, due to issues involving color, the antichrist must be associated with ancient Babylon. Accordingly, the color of the beast reinforces that the antichrist is going to come from ancient Babylon and that the verses provided above concern the antichrist due to the use of the words beast and/or the reference to the color of scarlet. Since chapter 13 describes the beast in a very similar manner to the descriptions provided in the verses from chapter 17 provided above, the faithful will realize that the verses from chapter 17 provided above must be consistent with the verses provided in chapter 13 concerning the antichrist and/or the false prophet since the verses from chapter 17 concern the antichrist and the relationship the antichrist forms with the woman that rides the beast that occur as part of the ascension of the beast s kingdom to world domination. Accordingly, since the false prophet was depicted as working in tandem with the antichrist in chapter 13, in order to maintain consistency with respect to the relationships that involve the beast, the descriptions provided above that involve the woman that rides the beast must somehow be representative of the false prophet and/or acknowledge the false prophet in some manner due to the relationship the false prophet maintains with the beast as mentioned in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. This must be the case since the descriptions of the beast s kingdom and/or the antichrist provided in the verses above is similar to the descriptions provided in chapter 13 as was noted in our discussion pertaining to the identity of the antichrist. As we shall show, the fact that the woman that rides the beast must be representative of the false prophet in some manner is reinforced by the comments concerning sorceries made in chapter 18 as it pertains to the woman that rides the beast since the comment concerning sorceries can be linked to the information contained in chapter 13 concerning the false prophet and the lying wonders that the false prophet is going to perform in order to deceive the unsuspecting into worshiping the antichrist. Consequently, in order to broaden our understanding of the false prophet, the faithful will take note of any additional information contained in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast that complements the information provided in chapter

10 13 concerning the false prophet. In this manner may the faithful gain additional knowledge concerning the false prophet. In order to understand the mystery of the woman that rides the beast so that the faithful may learn more about the false prophet and, as we shall show, to determine the position of authority that the false prophet is going to hold in the earthly church, the faithful must realize that the verses provided above declares that the woman that rides the beast is a symbolic representation for a city. This must be the case since verse Revelations 17:18 declares that the woman is the great city that reigneth over the kings of the earth. Consequently, since the woman is depicted as going in tandem with the beast due to the fact that the woman is depicted as riding the beast, the symbolism of the woman must be associated with the reign of the antichrist since the woman coexists with the beast since the symbolism portrays the woman in tandem with the beast. This aspect of the mystery of the woman that rides the beast is reinforced by the comments that state that the woman reignth over the kings of the earth, which must be the ten kings that coexist during the beast skingdom mentioned as part of the description of the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. This must be the case in order to maintain consistency with respect to the descriptions pertaining to the beast s kingdom involving ten kings. Accordingly, the mystery of the woman that rides the beast must be interpreted in a manner that represents an association with the antichrist since the woman is depicted as riding a scarlet colored beast and has a relationship in some sense with the kings that are among the beast s kingdom. Verse Revelation 17:18 is presented below for convenience. Revelation 17:18) And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reignth over the kings of the earth. As the faithful will realize, the city represented by the woman mentioned in verse Revelation 17:18 must exist in a literal sense. This must be the case since the description of the city is associated with the tangible function of reigning over the kings of the earth. Consequently, if we are going to solve the mystery of the woman that rides the beast and identify the position of authority that the false prophet is going to hold within the earthly church, we must identify the city that is being symbolically represented by the woman that rides the beast. In addition to identifying the city that the woman is representing, we must explain why this city can be representative of the false prophet and/or how the woman that rides the beast can be related to both a city and the false prophet from the earthly church. As we shall show, based upon the associations that we must make if we are going to identify the city that is being represented by the symbol of the woman that rides the beast, we will be able to determine the position that the false prophet is going to hold in the earthly church. This will be apparent from the relationship that exists between the false prophet and the city that is symbolically represented by the woman that rides the beast and the multiple representations that the woman on the beast can assume and/or the character of the woman that can be determined from the descriptions provided in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast. Since the false prophet is going to deceive the entire world into worshiping a false God, the false prophet is not going to be faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ despite being a representative of the earthly church. This perspective of the false prophet is reinforced by the description of the false prophet as appearing as a lamb as described in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation. Consequently, if the woman that rides the beast is going to be representative of the false

11 prophet, then the woman must be described in a manner that enables the woman to assume the role of representing a city and to assume the role of representing the false prophet. The fact that the account states that the woman is representative of a city located on seven hills (mountains) removes any doubt about the fact that the woman is representative of a city. The fact that the woman is also referred to as a harlot and/or a whore in the account of Revelation confirms that the woman also embodies characteristics that enablesthe woman to represent the deceptive nature of the false prophet who is a member of the church. This must be the case since the woman is characterizedas a whore and therefore her true allegience are in question, and it is this aspect of the woman that rides the beast that enables the woman to represent the false prophet. This must be the case since such characteristics cannot be associated with a city. As the faithful will realize from the verses provided above, both aspects are associated with the woman that rides the beast. The woman that rides the beast was referred to as a whore in verse Revelation 17:18 and was also referred to as a city in verse Revelation 17:18. Consequently, if the faithful are going to solve the mystery of the woman that rides the beast, the faithful must identify a city that can be related to a city that has a position of authority in the earthly church, otherwise the mystery will fragment into several unrelated bits of information rendering the mystery as incoherent. In addition, in order to represent the false prophet, the woman must also be related to the church. This is necessary so that there will be no doubt that her nature as a whore applies to the church, and therefore admits to being a symbolic reference for the false prophet. Accordingly, we need to demonstrate using information from the account of Revelation that the woman that rides the beast is symbolic of a city, and is also symbolic of the church, and that her nature of being a whore admits to a representation of the false prophet and/or the church. Consequently, in order to maintain consistency, the false prophet must be from the city represented by the woman that rides the beast otherwise there would be no consistency among the symbolism mentioned in the mystery of the woman that rides the beast and the multiple representations that the woman represents. As the faithful will realize, if we can identify develop an interpretation that maintains consistency among all of the issues that are symbolically represented in the mystery that rides the beast and/or that maintains consistency with the information contained in other accounts of the book of Revelation, then due to the number of issues that must be considered, the faithful can be sure that we have developed the proper interpretation for the woman that rides the beast. As the faithful will recall, the word beast as used in the account of Revelation has multiple contexts; one context involving the antichrist as an individual and a second context referring to the kingdom of the beast formed with antichrist and the ten horns or kings at the time of the end. In a similar manner, as we shall show, the woman that rides the beast is a symbol that will also have multiple implications and/or associations and/or representation that can be related to reality. As we shall show, once we have identified the city that the woman represents, the faithful will be able to identify the false prophet in a relatively straight forward manner due to the fact that the woman that rides the beast is interacting with the beast in a symbolic manner that is consistent with the descriptions provided in chapter 13 of the account of Revelation that describe how the false prophet interacts with the antichrist. In order to identify the city that is associated with the woman that rides the beast, the faithful must note the following.

12 To identify the city that is symbolically associated with the woman that rides the beast due to the information contained in verse Revelations 17:18, the faithful will note the following. The woman that rides the beast is given additional meaning in verse Revelations 17: 9 repeated below for convenience. Revelations 17:9) And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Accordingly, we can now identify the city that is associated with the woman that rides the beast. Due to the declaration that the woman can be associated with a city as mentioned in verse Revelations 17:18, and due to the declaration that the woman sitteth on seven mountains as mentioned in verse Revelation 17:9, the faithful will realize that when verse Revelation 17:9 is taken in conjunction with verse Revelation 17:18, the information contained in both verses is indicating that the city to be associated with the woman that rides the beast, and/or the city that is symbolically represented by the woman that rides the beast resides (sitteth) on seven mountains. As the faithful will recognize as we proceed with our interpretation of the account of Revelation, the account of Revelation was written in such a manner that the account provides the faithful with the complementary information necessary to interpret the symbolism in a manner that will lead the faithful to the proper literal interpretation for the symbolism used in the account. As we shall show, after we have identified the city that is to be associated with the woman that rides based upon the declaration that the woman sitteth on seven mountains, we will be able to test our interpretation of the symbolism existing in the account by comparing the city we identify as residing on seven mountains with other information contained in the account of Revelation that concern the woman that rides the beast and/or the false prophet and assessing our comparisons for consistency. As we shall show, the account of Revelations leaves no doubt that the identity of the false prophet can be related to the woman that rides the beast, and consequently, the false prophet must be associated with the city that resides on seven mountains. Consequently, after we identify the city that is being represented by the symbolism of the woman that rides the beast, we can confirm that we have developed the proper interpretation for the account and/or the symbolism used in the mystery if the city we identify as residing on seven mountains is consistent with other information contained in the account of Revelation and/or the Bible concerning the beast s kingdom, the antichrist, and/or other issues that the woman that rides the beast represents as declared in the account of Revelation. Since the woman that rides the beast must pertain to the false prophet and must represent a city, in order to maintain consistency with the false prophet, the faithful will know that the city that is to be associated with the woman that rides the beast must be the city that is to be associated with the false prophet. This must be the case due to the similarities in the descriptions contained in chapter 17 and chapter 13 of the account of Revelation and the fact that the woman is symbolic of both a city and the false prophet. As the faithful know, Rome is heralded as the city that was built on seven hills in the heathen literature. Although the faithful are never to rely on sources outside the Bible to develop an interpretation for the Bible since heathen literature is predicated upon the lies of Satan, we mention the heathen literature at this point so we may continue our faithful search for the truth contained in the Bible without having to address any further distractions associated with references to heathen literature made by those who are either ignorance and/or in servitude to Satan. Once the faithful start to rely upon sources outside the

13 Bible for understanding what is contained in the Bible, other false gospels involving Christ and/or the end times can be introduced into the discussion. Examples of false information that the faithful will reject without reservation include but is not limited to the false gospels espoused by the "heathen" liar Josephus and the apocryphal books bound with the Bible, in addition to books of Enoch and other false gospels pertaining to angels found with the dead sea scrolls. As the faithful will realize, the heathen literature including the historical accounts of Josephus have no value in a discussion of truth. As stated in the book titled Egypt, Greece and Rome, Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean, 2nd edition, by Charles Freeman, Oxford University Press, ISBN , page 370 "Rome grew up on the banks of the Tiber at a site where an island (the Tiber island) divided the river into two narrower channels and allowed bridging. The city seems to have originated, perhaps as early as the tenth century, as a scatter of villages on low lying hills (the celebrated seven hills of Rome). The curve of the river provided a good landing place and goods could be shipped overland from Rome, both to the north and south.". As is evident from heathen literature source quoted above, Rome is celebrated as the city built on seven hills, and in addition, the heathens know the city as such. As we shall show, the Bible reinforced without question that the false prophet comes from Rome. To establish that Rome is the city that is being represented symbolically by the woman that rides the beast and the false prophet is to be associated with the church at Rome by using information contained in the account of Revelation and/or the Bible in general, the faithful will note the following. Verse Revelation 17:5 describes what is written on the forehead of the woman that rides the beast. Verse Revelation 17:5 is provided below. Revelation 17:5) And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of Harlots and the abominations of the earth. Due to the writing existing on the woman s forehead, the information contained in verse Revelation 17:5 indicates that the woman that rides the beast must be associated with "Babylon the great" in some manner. Consequently, since the information contained in verse Revelation 17:8 requires the woman that rides the beast to be interpreted as a city, and since the information contained in verse Revelation 17:5 indicates that the woman that rides the beast is to be associated with "Babylon the great" in some sense, if our interpretation for the mystery is correct, thenthe issues that Babylon the great is representing in a symbolic manner must be consistent with our interpretation that Rome is the city that the woman represents in the mystery. In addition, since the false prophet is also represented by the woman, and therefore must be associated with Rome, any interpretation we develop for the writing on the woman s forehead must be consistent with the fact that the false prophet must be associated with the church at Rome as explained previously. In essence, our interpretation of the woman that rides the beast at this point in the development asserts that the false prophet will rise to power from the church at Rome and will deceive the entire world into worshiping the antichrist as God, all whose names are not written in the book of life.accordingly, in order to maintain consistency in regards to the woman mentioned in the account, the interpretation for Babylon the great must be consistent with the woman representing a city and representing the false prophet. Since we have declared that the city represented by the woman that rides the beast is Rome, if we have developed the proper interpretation of the