Woman on the Beast with 10 Horns
Connection to Catholics is via Lebanon
And an ancient cult of Maronite Catholics!
October 14, 2008
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
When Lebanon came into existence, a power sharing agreement was worked out between the Christians, Shiites, and Sunnis. The Maronite Catholics were the majority religious group, so it was agreed than only a Maronite Catholic could hold the position of President of Lebanon.
The head of the Maronite Church is the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, who is elected by the bishops of the Maronite church and now resides in Bkirki, north of Beirut (the Maronite Patriarch resides in the northern town of Dimane during the summer months). The current Patriarch (since 1986) is Mar Nasrallah Cardinal Boutros Sfeir. When a new patriarch is elected and enthroned, he requests ecclesiastic communion from the Pope, thus maintaining their communion with the Catholic Church. As an Eastern patriarch, if he chooses to join the College of Cardinals; the patriarch is enrolled in the order of Cardinal Bishops, and does not receive a suburbicarian see, since he is a head of a sui iuris Church.
Maronites share the same doctrine as other Catholics, but they retain their own liturgy, theology, spirituality, discipline and hierarchy. Strictly speaking, the Maronite church belongs to the Antiochene Tradition and is a West Syro-Antiochene Rite. Syriac is the liturgical language, instead of Latin which is a tradition of the Roman Church. Nevertheless, they are considered, along with the Syro-Malabar Church, to be among the most latinised of the Eastern Catholic Churches.
Before Lebanon’s current President came into office, General Michel Anoun was Hezbollah’s top choice.
He is a Maronite Catholic and has a long history in Lebanese politics. He was the armed forces commander of Lebanese forces during their civil war until late 1990, when he was thrown into exile, and fled to France. He returned to Lebanon on May 7th 2005, where upon his return, he made it obvious he intended to make himself a lead figure in Lebanese politics. He is not a favorite of the west, as he has an alliance with Hezbollah.
I fear that the Maronite Catholics of Michel Anoun will ride
the Islamic beast into Israel for the conquest, but the beast really hates the Catholic religion, and will turn on her, burning all her churches in Europe and in the Middle East. Please consider the Archive Blog of 17 March 2008, which follows the next Excerpt from DEBKAfile Report of October 13, 2008.
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Lebanese Christian strongman’s Tehran visit underscores Iran’s grip on Lebanon
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
October 13, 2008
It would have been unthinkable for any Middle East Christian leader to pays his respects to the ayatollahs in Tehran before the indecisive Israel-Hizballah war of 2006 and the subsequent collapse of US and Israeli positions. But now, the once pro-West Lebanese Christian strongman, Gen.
Michel Aoun, who has become a close ally of the Iranian surrogate Hizballah and Syria, is leading the way.
He drew encouragement from two developments:
1. The Bush administration’s quiet collusion with Iran over the deal which broke a long political deadlock in Beirut and brought Michel Sleiman to the presidency. That deal was part of a broader package of Washington-Tehran understandings that covered cooperation for taming the violence in Iraq and America’s renunciation of its military option against Iran’s nuclear installations.
Aoun decided that to build up his position in Beirut, he too would do well to avail himself of Iran’s support.
2. The political and military inertia paralyzing the Israeli government in the face of the collapse of UN Resolution 1701.
That measure, negotiated by the would-be prime minister Tzipi Livni to end the 2006 war, was called a flop even by Israel defense minister Ehud Barak. Iran and Syria have openly flouted the measure month after month by topping up Hizballah’s arsenal with improved weaponry, including rockets capable of reaching almost all of Israeli territory and a highly-advanced anti-air defense system. Israel has not lifted a finger to interfere with these violations.
This led the ambitious Lebanese general to conclude that Iran was on the winning side of current Middle East disputes and therefore the right sponsor for his bid to replace his fellow-Christian, middle-of-the-road Gen. Michel Suleiman, as president.
Aoun flew to Tehran shortly after the visit to Beirut on Oct.
6 of two senior US officials, Assistant Deputy Secretary of State David Hale and Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense Mary Beth Long. They came in response to an appeal from the Siniora government and president for help against the threatening Syrian troop and tank buildup on Lebanese borders.
Washington issued Damascus with a sharp warning not to invade Lebanon. Damascus responded by pouring more troops into additional border sectors.
Now please consider our Archive Blog of March 17, 2008
Bloodthirsty Sons of Jihad
Burn Buildings and Eat Flesh!
Is something like that in Prophecy
?
It is a Mode of Operation by Ten Horns,
Found in the well known Book of Revelation,
And it will be happening to Middle East Churches,
During the last three and one-half Years of Tribulation,
That’s likely to begin at a point in time between 2010 & 2015!
March 17, 2008
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Revelation 17:12,13 – 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.
Revelation 17:16,17 – 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 fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
I believe the treatment, recommended by the enthusiastic advocates of the Koran’s teachings in this article from MEMRI, does indeed resonate the same practices Revelation’s ten horns are to manifest during the latter portion of the tribulation period.
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Middle East Media Research Institute
Special Dispatch Series – No. 1862
March 6, 2008 No. 1862
Salah Al-Din Brigades Spokesman on Al-Jazeera Calls on Muslims to Bomb, Burn Down Danish Embassies and Kidnap Danish Ambassadors to Slaughter Them at Muhammad’s Tomb.
Following are excerpts from a press conference held by Abu ‘Abir, spokesman for the Salah Al-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, in Gaza. The press conference aired on Al-Jazeera TV on February 18, 2008.
To view this clip, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1702.htm .
“Burn Down the Offices Of The Newspapers That Affronted Our Prophet… Bomb Them so Body Parts Go Flying, and With These Body Parts, Allah Will Quench the Believers’ Thirst for Revenge”
Abu ‘Abir: “We will not allow them to deride our Prophet, and we will wait for no one to take the appropriate measures in response to this crime against Islam, the Muslims, and our Prophet. We will redeem our Prophet with our lives. Oh servants of the cross, we have let everything you did to our nation pass. But for your abominable deed against our Prophet, oh hostile and infidel Denmark, you will pay a heavy price, Allah willing. Oh Messenger of Allah, accept our apology. Denmark has spoken heresy.
“We in the Al-Nasser Salah Al-Din Brigades declare, in light of the recurrence of this grave incident, which was permitted by the Jewish, Crusader, infidel Danish authorities:
“First of all, we call upon the Islamic nation to rise up, and not make do with a futile economic boycott, in the face of this affront to our honorable Prophet. We call upon them to drive out the Danish embassies and ambassadors from the lands of the Muslims, and to expel them from the Muslim countries. They should take serious and immediate action to burn down the offices of the newspapers that affronted our Prophet, and to bomb them, so that body parts go flying, and with these body parts, Allah will quench the believers’ thirst for revenge.”
“Oh Nation of Islam, Oh Nation of Muhammad, Your Prophet Has Been Derided”
“Second, we call upon the Arab rulers, who are supposedly Muslim, and whose birth certificates indicate that they are Muslim, to advance their armies, and to take [appropriate] official stances, in defense of our Prophet Muhammad. Oh nation of Islam, oh nation of Muhammad, your Prophet has been derided. They must immediately declare that they will sever relations [with Denmark], recall their ambassadors, and cut off all their economic ties.
“We say to the leaders of the Arabs and the Muslims: Aren’t you ashamed of yourselves? By God, if anyone in some remote corner of the world affronted you, you would mobilize your armies in order to wipe him off the face of the Earth. This should be all the more true, oh Arabs, when it comes to those who affront your honorable Prophet.” […]
“Oh Nation of Islam, We [Found] that This Offense [of Publishing the Cartoons] Constitutes a Systematic Policy”
“Third, we once thought that the publication of the offensive cartoons in the past reflected the personal opinion of one crippled Dane.
But, oh nation of Islam, we were surprised to find out that this offense constitutes a systematic policy. Therefore, from here, from the frontier land, we demand that all the infidel Crusader Danes on this pure frontier land leave the countries of the Muslims. We have not heard any of you condemn these crimes against our Islamic belief. What good are your voices [of condemnation] anyway, when your stupid prime minister has the audacity to support and defend these cartoons? Therefore, we call upon you once again to leave our Islamic countries immediately, and especially the frontier land of Palestine.”
“We Call Upon Muslims All Over the World to Bomb The Embassies, Kidnap Danish Ambassadors, and Kill Them [at] the Tomb Of The Prophet”
“Fourth, we call upon the Muslims, mujahideen, and monotheists all over the world to pursue any of the pigs who drew or helped publish the offensive cartoon, and to slaughter them immediately on the threshold of the tomb of the Prophet. I love you, oh Prophet of Allah, like I love my father and mother. I swear by Allah if we get our hands on them, we will show them no mercy.
[…]
“We call upon Muslims all over the world to bomb the embassies, to kidnap Danish ambassadors, and to kill them on the threshold of the tomb of the Prophet.
“Oh nation of Islam, this is our Prophet. This is not about Palestine. You may have sold out the Al-Aqsa Mosque, but will you sell out
the Prophet Muhammad too? If you’re selling – we’re buying. We will sell our souls cheaply to redeem even his honorable shoe, and to redeem the shoe of any Muslim on the face of this Earth.”
[…]
Abu ‘Abir sets fire to a large Danish flag.
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