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The Vatican recently renewed its call for creation of a "world political authority" with broad powers to regulate financial markets and rein in the "inequalities and distortions of capitalist development" ("Vatican Document Calls for 'Supranational' Reform, America: The National Catholic Weekly, Nov. 7, 2011).

The 41-page document, titled "Toward Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of Global Public Authority," was prepared by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. It says a "supranational authority" is needed to place the common good at the center of international economic activity.

The document cites the teachings of popes over the last 40 years on the need for a universal public authority that would transcend national interests. And it urges implementation because of the growing disparity between the rich and poor and the global economic crisis. One major step, it said, should be to reform the international monetary system in a way that involves developing countries.

The document encourages the creation of a "central world bank" that would regulate the flow of monetary exchanges. It also suggests taxation on financial transactions, a "world reserve fund," recapitalization of banks with public funds, rewarding "virtuous" behavior, and broad management over countries and "shadow markets" (ibid.). As the Reuters news agency reports, it further urges "a gradual, balanced transfer of a part of each nation's powers to a world authority and to regional authorities" (quoted by Philip Pullella, "Vatican Urges Economic Reforms, Condemns Collective Greed," Oct. 24, 2011).

"'In a world on its way to rapid globalization, the reference to a world authority becomes the only horizon compatible with the new realities of our time and the needs of humankind,' it said. 'Helping to usher in this new society is a duty for everyone, especially for Christians'" (James Martin, "Vatican Issues Major Document on Global Financial Reform," Catholic News Service, October 24, 2011).

The Reuters report cites a section of the document explaining why the Vatican feels the reform of the global economy is essential: "'In economic and financial matters, the most significant difficulties come from the lack of an effective set of structures that can guarantee, in addition to a system of governance, a system of government for the economy and international finance,' it said . . .

"The world needed a 'minimum shared body of rules to manage the global financial market' and 'some form of global monetary management.'

"'In fact, one can see an emerging requirement for a body that will carry out the functions of a kind of 'central world bank' that regulates the flow and system of monetary exchanges similar to the national central banks,' it said."

The Vatican's call to establish a "global public authority" and "central world bank" with "supra-national authority" is reminiscent of the Bible's prophecies of just such a system being established.

It will be influenced by a major world religious leader called "the false prophet" in Revelation 19:20. Another figure mentioned here and in Revelation 13 is "the beast," a political leader and system in cooperation with the religious leader and system. The religious leader and system are also characterized as a beast: "Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon [seemingly Christian but actually of the devil]. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence" (Revelation 13:11-12).

And notice verse 16-17: "He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."

Just as the Vatican recommends, this centrally controlled economic system will have worldwide scope and "universal jurisdiction." It will siphon from nations some national authority for itself.

It will reward "virtuous" behavior—and severely punish those not in line with its decrees who try to do business in any "shadow markets." All will be forced to be part of and identified with this system to be able to buy or sell.

Perhaps some groundwork is now being laid for what is to come.

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  • Gerald McMenamin

    When the Heruli, the Vandals and the Ostrogoths destroyed the Empire the Emperor was "taken out of the way" and the Man of Sin came to prominence (See II Thesalonians). A new Pontifex Maximus came on the scene (The word "let" has another meaning which actually means prevent - see a good dictionary or see how the phrase "without let or hindrance" is used in a British Passport)
    The Emperor was referred to as "he who now letteth will let" and until he was taken out of the way the Man of Sin could not come to prominece. Since then he has claimed the pre-eminence over all world religious. And in recent years one who sat in that "office" has convened two Pan-Theistic gatherings that displayed his supposed supremacy. Actually he doesn't really care what religion you have as long as you acknowledge him as the Pontifex Maximus. In Rome on public display you can see many monuments to previous PONT MAX who have held that office.

    Don't take this lightly, these people really mean what they say and they have their way of causing the deceived public to go out and murder you. So really, in that sense, we already have a one-world religion. This is where you may begin to see that the Mark of the beast is and has a long time now been in operation throughout the major part of the world. The word "all" in Rev 13 is synecdoche. They also cause "all" both small and great etc to receive the mark etc,. In the Book of Daniel that great religious leader who was to come on the world scene would "think to change times and laws. Today we have the Gregorian Calendar and Catholic theologians will readily admit their Sunday Sabbath was instituted upon their own authority. (this can be checked in any good encyclopaedia, e.g. Brittanica etc.)You can search the Bible from Genesis thru Revelation and you will not find any authority to enforce Sunday observance upon the people, but they have done it and used every means including anti-semitism to enforce it.

    The Beast that recieved the deadly wound: that wound was healed when Justinian brought about the Imperial Restoration of the Empire in 554 AD. Including Justinian's there have been six restorations of that Empire. The 5th under Napoleon and the sixth one under the Fascist Axis Powers when Mussolini declared he had restored the Empire of The Romans. The 7th and last revival is embryonic in the EU and about to soon invade the Middle East.

  • Gerald McMenamin

    The World Bank and the UN are entities that only have in recent history come into existeance. The "offices" of the Beast and the False Prophet have been around for a lot longer than that.

    "The man of Sin" came to power after Constantine removed his seat to Constantinople and when he and his successors coild not hold the Empire together. It was after that that a man arose in Europe and took over the Emperor's title as "The Great Bridge Builder between the Faiths" Remember that Ceasar Augustus was the first Emperor deified in his lifetime and had been raised in the College of Pontifices. It was one of the Emperors roles to hold the Empire together and one way was by unifying the religions of the conquered "protectorates". This obtained it's manifestation in the world in the Pantheon in Rome with the Emperor as the Pontifex Maximus. The new Pontifex Maximus- The great Bridge Builder between the Faiths- practises "Unity in Diversity"; Islam, "Christianity" and Judaism to be manifest as a "Trinity of Abrahamic Faiths" united in their diversity. Will the foundation of such a "Post Conflict Reconstruction" establishing a new Middle East Peace be celebrated on the Temple Mount?

    Sorry got to go now. Would appreciate a response though.

  • dick nellis

    Does this system not already exist? We have the United Nations as a political authority and the World and Bank as an economic authority. Oh, the Vatican is not the one in charge, maybe that is what they want. The Vatican transcends all national interest, other than their own.

    The False Prophet and the Beast of Rev 13 and the False Church of Rev 17 are still alive and well in the Vatican, God tell us to come out of Her in Rev 18:4.

    This entity will reward “virtuous behavior” and “severely punish those not in line with its decrees”. What do they suggest for enforcement? We could reinstate the Inquisitions. But where in the Vatican could they find one who is virtuous?

    God has plans to establish His government and economic system, actually it is in existence now. We just have to wait for it to come to the earth. But it is on its way with out help from mankind!

  • Gerald McMenamin

    OOPS !! Spelling mistake in the above comment.

    "SYNECDOCHE" is the correct spelling methinks.

  • Gerald McMenamin

    We can spend all our time watching out for the false prophet and the beast and when they are going to take to the stage in the last days of this age. But perhaps we should also be watching for another personage as well.

    Who in the muslim world is in favour of the Jews rebuilding the Temple ? Is there such a leader in the Muslim world ? Is he associated with the keeper of the Holy Muslim sites in Jerusalem ? And is he a long time friend of Joseph Ratzinger ?

    We know that in the past a Temple did not have to be in place for the sacrifices to be re-instated, why should we expect any different this time ?

    I won't be waiting for the Financial system described in the above article to be fully in place before the events described in Daniel 12 kick into play. Don't get mixed up and messed around with "Synechdoche". Ceaser Agustus declared that all the world was to be enrolled in his system and hindsight shows that that was a figure of speech by Luke. Perhaps John is using a similar figure of speech in Revelation 13 ???????????

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