Why Rome, not Jerusalem? Why Italy, not Israel?

My friends, I have another question that I believe many of us also want to know the answer. Why the 'true' church laid in Rome 'The City of Seven Hills' not in Jerusalem 'The Holy City of God'? Should not the church of Christ be in Jerusalem since it is the center of the earth?

If you look at a map of the world and find the point just where Asia, Africa and Europe meet, you will see Israel. When God chose this location for the Holy Land, it just happened to be the very crossroads of the known world. Archaeologist indicate the city of Jerusalem is very ancient, perhaps as old as 3000 BC. The city is mentioned throughout the Bible, over 600 times in the Old Testament, somewhat less in the New Testament.

I believe that in Ezekiel's time, there is no world map ever been made, the scholars still thought that the world is flat. But again, Bible proves itself the Word of God.

Ezekiel 5:5 (KJV)

Thus said the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the middle of the nations and countries that are round about her.

Ezekiel 38:12 (ESV)

the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth.

Later a computer study proved that. Israel is the navel of the world, and Jerusalem is its center, and the Holy Temple is at the center of Jerusalem, and the Holy of Holies is at its center, and the Holy Ark is at the center of the Holy of Holies, and in front of it is the Foundation Stone on which the world was founded. That Foundation Stone is God Himself. He is the Rock, Ancient of the Day. God is the center of the universe.

Isaiah 44:8

Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

So, my question is:

Why Vatican, not Jerusalem?

My friends, if you see the power and the wealth of Vatican, and also the political influence of the Pope that can make George Bush, Sarkozy, Putin, Merkel, Blair bow down before him. Can you imagine how easy for Vatican to gain control over Jerusalem? But why they never been able to be established there?

Ehud Olmert, Prime minister of Israel

Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine

With that kind of political diplomacy and supreme power of that papacy, why Israel or Palestine never give the Jerusalem to the Pope?

The only answer is: God wants them to always be in Rome "City of seven Hills". It also the fulfillment of Revelation 17:9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits.

It is the place where Janus (god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings) has his throne. The same god that Catholic believe has the keys of kingdom of heaven and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. This mute and dead idol, Janus, has replaced Jesus, he deceived many Catholic believers to end up as idolaters, instead of believers. If you read the whole Revelation 17, you will astonish with what God has said. All are being fulfilled exactly the same.

Janus

It said "With her the kings of the earth committed adultery and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries" (Revelation 17:2) Which means many people were deceived by her. Can you imagine 1.3 billion of Catholics are the victim of this false religion.

You know what "intoxicated" means? It is like a man who is so drunk. He doesn't know who he is, where he lives, what he does, etc. If the normal person see there is a danger in front of him, this man can't see it. And he thinks that he is the only one who is right. He become self-righteous. He despise instruction and wisdom.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

They worship idols and men and angels (Pope, Mary statues, rosary, saints, archangels). They said Pope is infallible, always correct, or in other word, he isn't under subject of anything, he is man of lawlessness. Do you think Satan can't do all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders? Don't be foolish, my friends. If you think that Satan can't do healing, miracles, etc, you already drunk with the wine of adulteries.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceived those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

By keep doing that, you will perish in hell as idolaters, not believers. Come out of her, God's people. Don't share in her sins, don't receive any of her plagues. Open your eyes and see. Read your Bible. But if you insist to stay there, God probably has sent you a powerful delusion so that you will believe in lie. We speak in different language, you can't understand what I am trying to pass. If I were you, I would ask God, "Is this crazy man, Alvin, telling me the truth?" I will start to read my Bible and won't trust my eternity on people who you call "father", but he himself never know your name. Open your eyes and see, my dear friends.

My friends, please stop making excuse for yourself. You said these statues help you to pray more. You said you pray to God, not to the statues. What will you say to the people who pray in front of the rock, or tree? Will you not say that he commit idolatry? Go and ask them why they do that. They will answer the same like you. "I am not worshipping stone or tree, but God. Stones and trees are created by God, so by praying through them, I worship God who created them. I pray to God through His creations." My friends, if those people you call idolaters, why don't you call yourself idolaters too?

That's all about Rome "The City of Seven Hills" with Vatican state as headquarter of papacy.

Shouldn't they establish themselves in Jerusalem?

For your information, the Holy Temple has been built twice. First, built by Solomon. It was laid waste as Babylonians conquered Judah and Israel in 586 BC, many of Israelites died because of sword and famine, other went into exile. It was to fulfill the prophecies of Isaiah and Ezekiel. Daniel was among those who were in exile. It was also prophecied by Jeremiah that Israel will experience 70 years in exile (Daniel 9:2). And also based on revelation God gave to Daniel through dream about 4 beasts, The Babylonian Empire (626 BC - 539 BC) was overpowered by Medo-Persia Empire (550 BC - 330 BC).

In 538 BC, after 50 years of Babylonian captivity, Persian King Cyrus the Great invited the Jews to return to Judah to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple. Construction of the Second Temple was completed in 516 BC, during the reign of Darius the Great, 70 years after the destruction of the First Temple. Bible proves itself right again, it is exactly 70 years in exile, no more no less. Glory to God.

Because of Jerusalem's importancy; Babylonian, Medo Persia, Greek (Macedonia) and also Roman always want to conquer Jerusalem, and because of Israelites commited adultery with idols, God let it happened. Israel was totally devastated and if you know from the history, between prophet Malachi to Jesus' birth, there was a time gap about 400 years. God didn't speak to people, He didn't sent any prophets at all. It happened because people were so wicked. Jerusalem and all the world were under Satan's power.

Bur because of God's love, when He knew that no one was righteous, not even one, no one who understands, no one who seeks God, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:10-11, 23), In His Sovereignity, He did something that can't be comprehended by many people, but He still did it because of His love for the world.

God is God, He must stand in His Word, He can't take back what He has said before the beginning of the world, otherwise how can He judge the world? Because He knew that nobody was righteous and all of His creation will perish if He didn't do something then He chose to die in His Word. He sent His begotten Son to be atonement of world's sin. God sacrifice Himself to save His creations.

Do you know what it takes for us to reconcile with God? The blood of God, the blood of Jesus. If you saw the crucification in Golgota, there were 3 crosses there, 2 crosses were for sinners, wicked beings, but the one in the middle was sinless, without sins, you and me are supposed to be hang there, die in our iniquities, but Jesus died for us. God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Isaiah 42:21

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when you shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

It pleased God to send His begotten Son to die on the cross so that we, His creations, can be reconciled with Him again. The Father loves us so much, He chose to give up His one and only Son for the world. Can you imagine the extend of the Love of God for you? Who are we that God chose to bruise His Son rather than to see us perish? Don't we are so tiny compare to sun, moon and stars? But why God see us so precious, why He treat us as apple of His eyes, He even knows the number of our hairs, we are fearfully and wonderfully made by Him.

Can you really understand His love for you? Can you really understand what it takes to bring us back to Him, to pay for our eternal condemnation? We should be doomed in hell, not have an eternal life. It is not because of our works, but it is the gift of God. Do you really understand the extend of His love for you? If you really do, you should love God, love His command, and His command is not burdensome. His command is to love your God and to love your neighbours. Is that difficult for you? If we love God, we wants to see Him be exalted, be glorified, be magnified. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise --- the fruit of lips that confess his name (Hebrews 13:15).

This is serious, not joking, my friends. You should be grateful to God for He chose to die for us. But please listen carefully to what Bible said "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of jugdment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God (Hebrews 10:26-27). Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

You can choose to continue living in your sinful life even though you've already known that Jesus has died for you, and receive punishment from the living God. Or you can choose to repent and get saved. What you need to be saved is just repentance toward God and faith toward Jesus Christ. Surrender all to Him. Repent and live, my friends.

Why you choose to perish and eternally condemned in Hell? Why you choose to joke with the living God? Why you don't want to come back to your sense and ask mercy and forgiveness, invite Him to be your Saviour and King? What you need to do is just pray and talk with Him, pour out your burden, sinful life, everything to Him, He will listen to you, He will give you a new heart, a new life, and His Spirit. You are no longer His enemy, you are Children of God. And children will try to do anything to please their Father, right? And also Father will give anything that His children ask, will He not? Is it not good to have this kind of relationship, my friends?

That's the new covenant, new testament gospel, not by Law of Moses, but by grace of God.

Let's come back to talk about history of Jerusalem to answer why Vatican, not Jerusalem?

Jesus' coming changed everything. Satan lost his control over Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the place where Jesus was crucified, Jerusalem is the place where God poured His Holy Spirit on Pentacost. Jerusalem also known as the great city for Jewish since Holy Temple of Solomon and Herod was there. And for long, the Orthodox Jewish always resisted the Vatican to gain control there. Even when the Rome destroyed to Jewish Holy Temple in 70 AD to fulfill Jesus' prophecy in Matthew 24:2. Vatican still always failed to rule there, since Christian churches began to flourish and spread rapidly. It also support what Bible said that the true church is holding the secret power of lawlessness, and will do so until it is taken out of the way (1 Thessalonians 2:7).

For this reason, Vatican hates Bible believers and through Council of Trent, she condemned them. Vatican also hate the Jewish since it always resist her to gain control over Jerusalem. That's why Holocaust happened, that's why Iranian nuclear and genocide weapon developed right now, that's why Zionism happened. It is because many of our Catholic friends had been deceived by their institution. They love their church and sacred tradition more than Word of God, they love Mary more than Jesus. The love Pope (their Holy Father) more than Holy Father in heaven.

Catholic Church has a society, so called Jesuit Order, Society of Jesus, who will do anything to prevent anybody attack their belief, their church, their sacred teaching, their sacred tradition. The more you go deep into the teaching, the more you will be wicked being, the more you intoxicated with her wine of adultery.

For centuries, Roman Catholic church has tried their best to capture Jerusalem but always failed. I will talk about it in the different article. This is my answer why Vatican, not Jerusalem? It is because God has said so since about 2000 years ago and no matter how they tried, God is Mighty in the Battle, He will always win.

But another question arise. Since Jerusalem is center of the earth, Should Christian see Israel as a Holy City?

As three major religions have one thing in commons --- each has a holy place where they look for guidance. Roman Catholicism looks to the Vatican as the Holy City. The Jews look to the wailing wall in Jerusalem, and the Muslims look to Mecca as their Holy City. Each group believes that they receive certain types of blessings for the rest of their lives for visiting their holy place.

The answer is NOPE. That Zionism. If you support Zionism, you support the Catholic church's another method to capture Jerusalem.

Jesus declared "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:21-24).

Believe it or not, Roman Catholic Church is the one behind propaganda of Zionism. They said that the Holy Temple must be built before Jesus will come again. Is that so, my friends? Where that in the Bible? That's only appear in Judaism's teaching since they didn't acknowledge Jesus as Messiah, Holy Lamb of God, they need to sacrifice bulls and goats each year, and because Holy Temple has not been built, they do it in the Wailing Wall.

God never said about the Third Temple since we don't need any temple to worship Him. We ourselves are the temple of God.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Jesus is the High Priest, when He died, He sacrificed Himself as the Holy Lamb of God. In the day of Jesus' death, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stop shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

It means that we don't need any temple to do any sacrifice each year, etc since Jesus was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people, and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him (Hebrews 9:28). We can directly go and ask forgiveness to God the Father, since we have Advocate, Jesus Christ, He will speak to the Father in our defence. He is the one who turns aside God's wrath, taking away our sins, and not only ours but also the sins of the world (1 John 2:1-2)

Do we need to support Israel? to support Zionism?

Of course not, right? Read your Bible, my friends. Jesus himself is the one who will established the new Jerusalem, new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21). New Jerusalem will come down from heaven gloriously. In his revelation, John didn't see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple (Revelation 21:22). So why people flocking to Israel to build the Third Temple? They are not preparing for Jesus to come, they are helping antichrist to reign, the man who exalted himself, he will set himself up in God's temple when he come.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will oppose and will exalted himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God

Should we pray for Israel so that God will help that country? Many preachers who support Zionism (many of the are Knight Templar members) used the verse where God said to Abram, that He will bless those who bless him, and He will curse those who curse him. But if you read the Bible very well, that promise was for Abram, not Israel. Was Israel = Abram? What I understand from my Bible is Israel = Jacob, not Abram (later became Abraham). So, what is the meaning of that promise?

That promise is for us, as Abraham's heirs. Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. We are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman (Galatians 29, 31). We are God's people, holy nation of God, the believers. We should not pray for Israel as a country, but we should pray for those believers, we should bless those believers, we should support those believers. We should bless our brethrens in Christ in all around the world, including those who are dwell in Israel.

1 Peter 2:9-10

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God, once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Jesus Himself prayed only for His disciples and for all believers, not for the world. I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours (John 17:9). We should also pray for all believers in Israel, but not the Jews. We should preach to all of those who don't know about Jesus.

Many Christians are deceived, they are not Jews but they want to be like Jews. Do you know why Paul opposed Peter? It was because Peter forced the Gentiles to follow Jewish costums. Man is justified not by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.

But in our time, because of the influence of Zionism and Judaism, they condemned those who don't call God's name in Hebrew, etc. They urge people to visit the Holy Land as part of worship, to practice Sabbath day (Saturday worship), to hold religious festival, a New Moon celebration, to call God's name in Hebrew (even for the Gentile) and not to mention God's name in full because it is too sacred for them, etc.

That's Law of Moses, my friends. No one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law, rather, through the law we become concious of sin. For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them (Ephesians 2:8-10).

Colossians 2:16-19

Therefore do let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come, the reality, however, is found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.

I know those who follow Sacred Name Movement or Judaism will not agree with me, that's your business, not mine. I just state what the Bible said. If you want to go to heaven, don't follow your tradition, don't follow your myth, but follow God, written in the Bible.

Or if you want to still follow your tradition even though you already known that Jesus is Messiah, tell me the reason why we need the Third Temple? Why Jesus also did miracles in Sabbath day or David and his companions ate concecrated bread in temple on Sabbath? Did Jesus Himself break the Ten Commandments?

If you want to keep doing the Law of Moses, tell me: Have you ever angry? That's already murder (Matthew 5:22). Have you ever looked at woman lustfully? That's already commit adultery (Matthew 5:28). And Bible said, For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it (James 2:10). Do you think that you will be declared righteous in your sight by observing the law?

This is the justice of God. All men are the same, all have lost the glory of God. For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all (Romans 11:32). That's why everybody need Jesus. We need His mercy, His grace, not obtained by works, but it is Gift of God. And if you want to be declared righteous, repent from your sins and have faith in Jesus. For if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing (Galatians 2:21).

Many Israelites are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes (Romans 10:1-4).

The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord", and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved (Romans 10:9-10).

But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

To the Gentiles (non Jews): do not follow Jewish tradition, Judaism, Sacred Name Movement, Jehovah Witnesses, etc. And to Israelites / Jews: Accept the good news. You will never be declared righteous by observing the law. The righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.

God bless you

Why Roman, not Galatians? Please Read

My friends, do you know that there are a lot of religions out there. Each of them claim that their belief is the correct one. Christian, Moslems, Buddhist, Hindus, Judaists think that their belief is the only way to heaven, and only crazy people think that every belief will lead to heaven (all ways lead to heaven). And only a fool that think there is no God. Each of them claim they worship god, or even gods. But we would both agree that there is only one true God, the Living God, other are idols, gods. You can bring your baseball stick or axe to destroy those dead gods. They can't angry, can't speak, can't walk, can't even move. They need someone to bring them, to move them, and if somebody offended them, it is their followers who will be angry, not them since they can do nothing. But people who are ignorant never think about this. They just take whatever given to them without asking question such as: why should I worship this god? Is this really the true living God? How to worship God, etc?

My friends, are you really sure that your faith has been laid on the strong foundation? That you will be in heaven after you die? That you will see your Creator and He will say to you 'Well done, my faithful servant, welcome home?"

Be careful, my friends. Even your own heart is deceptive, your faith can easily be destroyed if you built it on the sand, not rock. Somebody will come to you and said something that you can't argue with, but because of your ignorancy and your pride, you choose to continue there, even though you know it is wrong.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

I believe that all of the people have faith in something. Some people have faith that they will not die if they fall from 30th floor building, some people have faith that they can fly, some people have faith that they can become more famous than Barack Obama. They have a good faith on that, but do you think that the right faith? Do you think that if that person jump from 30th floor, he will not die?

My friends, I want to hear your point of view about this question. I will be so glad to listen to your point of view.

• If you see the term "Roman Catholic Church", have you ever wonder why people put 'Roman' in front of "Catholic Church"? Should you not show favoritism there? or even if you want to show favoritism, why did you not put "Antioch" or "Collosian", or "Galatian", etc? or if you are in Indonesia, why don't you make it to be "Indonesian Catholic Church"? Or why not even make it simple, just 'Catholic Church'?

Have you ever thought about that and wondered why? Or you just blindly follow your church teaching and believe that it will lead you to heaven? Do you know why word "Roman" was put there?

My friends, when you read book of Daniel about 4 beasts, which are: Babylon Empire, Medo-Persia Empire, Greek Empire, and Roman Empire (which are all history now) you will know that Daniel never dream about the fifth one. That means Roman Empire is the last empire that reigned in this world. And also according the the interpretation of the Nebuchadnezzar's dream, when the fourth kingdom reigned, there will be a rock that broke those kingdoms and set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. It will endure forever.

And the prophecy was fulfilled, Jesus is that Rock who came during the reign of Roman Empire. He set up the Kingdom of Heaven. Do you know that when Jesus came, Jerusalem was under Roman Empire? Do you know that 5 Herod kings (Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Philip, Herod Agrippa I, Herod Agrippa II), Pontius Pilate who reigned at that time was under the Roman Empire? Do you really know that Roman Empire reigned in Israel at that time? Or do you know that in Paul's time, the reason he appealed to Rome is because of reign of Roman Empire. Early churches were persecuted because they were against Roman tradition and also Jewish tradition. That's why, they are called Christian, the church / the body of Christ / Ecclesia (calling out). They were not like Jew, not Greek and not Roman. They were different, they were called out of the 'world'. They are Christ-like and because people in the world love darkness, they hate light, they try to kill that Light and children of light.

And because the prophecies of Daniel must be fulfilled, the Roman Empire eventually collapsed around 300 AD. Constantine was the Great Roman Emperor at that time. And as you know, since first century the early churches had terrible time, paganism in Roman was so great, Christian persecution broke everywhere because many Romans believed that salvation is obtained by works of law, not by faith in Jesus Christ. Jupiter, Venus, Apollo, etc are their gods. They didn't acknowledge Jesus as Saviour. They were strongly hold to their sacred tradition. They worshipped their own gods.

God fulfilled His prophecies, Constantine knew that the time was up for His Empire. His political power will soon cease to die. And because of the Christianity grew stronger and stronger, Constantine, in his last effort switched his power from political power to religious power, from Roman Empire to Roman Catholic Church, that's why "Roman" is still used, even up until now. He then introduced 'Christian' as state religion. History book acknowledged him as first 'Christian' Emperor. He forced people to convert to his belief or die. And to maintain his political power, he claimed himself as God's representative. He used Bible verses where Jesus said to Peter about the Rock where Christ will build His church and key of kingdom of heaven in Matthew 16:18-19. He exalted himself as God, man of lawlessness, as Holy Father (Pope), as Vicar of Christ (Christ's Representative). That Rock is Peter's confession "You are Christ, the Son of the living God, not Peter himself.

Isaiah 44:8

Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one."

People who were against him and his rules, who chose not to disown Christ were sent to Colloseum to be killed by lions or gladiators. And those who accepted his new religion, new teaching were called 'Christian', 'Catholic believers'. It is much different with early church in Antioch where the term "Christian" was given to the true church there. Satan created a counterfeit Christian.

Constantine replaced the Jupiter with Peter, and as we learn from mythology, Jupiter was venerated by Venus, so in RCC (Roman Catholic Church), Mary venerated to him. Constantine had done a good cover up for that. He did face-lift for his empire and because of that, he was getting more powerful. He not only maintained his political power but he also won religious power. The true church of God really had a terrible time ever since.

That was the beginning why "Pope" term was introduced in the church. Bible never said anything about Pope, and Peter was not the true leader in Jerusalem, but James, the Jesus' brother. Peter even did terrible mistake that was rebuked by Paul (Galatian 2:11-21). Peter never been in Rome since his ministry was for the Jews, and at that time, Romans was absolutely full of Gentiles, not Jewish, Paul was the one who went there, and Paul also in his letter to Romans never give personal greeting to Peter. The reason is because Peter never been in Rome. Many Catholic believers are deceived by this institution that said Peter's tomb is found in Vatican, beneath under altar of St. Peter's Basilica. Don't be surprise if I tell you that Peter's tomb was found in Jerusalem in 1953.

And the Pope title entrusted to the next one to maintain the tyranny, the ruler of the world (today Pope is the 265th). Pope claimed himself that he was not under subject of anybody, he never did any mistake (infallible), he was God's representative, another Christ, He can forgive your sins and define new sins, whatever he liked, it must come to pass. He is man of lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12). Eventually, because of no power could resist the church, Pope behave wickedly, Europe went into Dark Age where the church ruled politically and religiously. He sold letter of indulgence, he killed those who refused to be under his subject. He sent people for Crusade. You know the story of Spanish inquisition? History said that many witches, necromancers, heretics were killed. Don't be surprise if you hear that witches, etc were the true Christians. They called the good as bad and bad as good. The same thing happened right now because the Council of Trent. They called the Bible believers = heretic and let them be an anathema, accursed. They called those who claim justification by grace through faith, not of works as heretics. Hear by the Bible said:

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Open your eyes and see, my friends

From the 1st century till 15th century, people were blind because the power of papacy was too great. The Bible was exclusively only for the high priests and they must be under high supervision from the church. They never let anyone outside the church read it. But still, God saved many people during that time, letter of apostles were distributed underground among believers, but once they were discovered, they died for their faith. Many were died, and because of that from 1st to 15th century, the power of the church was so great and went from bad to worse. So, it gives another proof what Bible has declared "In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived (2 Timothy 3:12-13).

But later, the churches then started to have strong opposition, internal conflict like dualism in Papacy made a way for Great Revival around the world. It was promoted by John Wycliffe, he translated Bible from Latin to English, and he paid with his blood, he was burned alive and died as a martyr. But his works brought a great damage to the papacy. His translated Bible was read by many people and Revival of the true church soon after that broke in many places.

Once in history, there were 2 Pope reigned at the same time, both of them claimed themselves as the true Pope and condemned each other. One ruled in Vatican, Italy (Pope Leo X), another in Avignon, France (Pope Clement VII). It lasted in period of 1309-1377 and there were 7 Popes ruled in Avignon. People lost their trust on the church. They even revolted to the church. God really move His Spirit, He poured out His Spirit to His people, not to be deceived any longer. John Hus, Luther, Wesley, Moody, Finney, Booth, Muller, Spurgeon, etc follow the breakthrough that had been opened by Wycliffe. God's power continue until now. God's people raise again. Bible's believers raise again. Thanks be to God.

Bible also said that this system will go to perdition, to exile. It happen from 15 century (because of Revival of the church) until 1870 when Rome was usurped by the Italian army, the Roman Catholic Church was entrenched in her wilderness experience.

After 1870, even though Catholic Church came back to rule in Vatican, but still the pope must subject to Italian ruler, another head of state. The Catholic Church believed that by virtue of his calling, the pope had an inalienable right to a temporal sovereignty. Only then could he conduct fully and freely his duties as head of the universal Catholic Church. But this demand conflicted with the natural desire of the Italians for a united nation with Rome as its capital.

Both sides of the conflict were eager for an end to this lingering problem. In 1922, Benito Mussolini, the Duke, and Pope Pius XI came to power. And by 1929 they had at last found a solution to the thorny Roman Question that had lasted 59 years. On February 11, 1929, three sets of documents, known collectively as the Lateran Accords, were signed in Rome at the Lateran Palace by Cardinal Gasparri, representing Pope Pius XI, and Mussolini, representing King Victor Emanuel III.

Roman Catholic Church got its independence and sovereignty again. The political independence means that now they had a monarchy, although on much reduced area of land, where the pope was the absolute ruler (king). The pope now was not only the supreme head of the Catholic Church universally, but also the indisputable temporal king over the State of Vatican City. He was no longer a prisoner of captivity. Started at 1929, Pope became King.

Bible prophecied exaltly correct, Roman Empire who has wound in the head (almost collapse) slowly but sure, regain his power again. And it will recover fully soon. The beast will come back to live, persecution of the true churches will arise again. God is really great. His prophecies are being fulfilled in our time. Bible never lie, you can read your Bible and see the fulfillment right in front your eyes.

Revelation 17:8

The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come.

Roman Empire (the fourth Empire as Daniel has prophecied), is the last Empire in the world. He once was (until 15th century), now is not (from 15th century till 1929) and yet will come (from 1929 till end of the world). We are on the last day. The eighth king is the beast. Do you know that today Pope is the 7th one? Please read here for more information.

The beast will prepare the way for the coming of the Real Antichrist, Man of Sin. How close we are to that, are we not?

But God is good. Even the system is corrupt, but still many God's people dwell in that system, that God said, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues (Revelation 18:4). They just don't have courage to move out even though they don't agree with the system. It is time, my friends. Do you want to share in her sins? Do you want to receive any of her plagues? COME OUT of her, my friends. But Bible also said that many other people whose names have not been written in the book of life will be astonished when they see the beast.

Though seeing, they may not see, though hearing, they may not understand (Luke 8:10). God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes so that they could not see and ears so that they could not hear, to this very day. And David says, "May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them. May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever (Romans 10:8-10).

If you read Bible, there are a lot of antichrists have come to the world and in the last day, there will be an antichrist (singular). It will surely come soon. And those antichrists who already have come (1 John 2:18) are called Pope (Vicarius Filii Dei). This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666 (Revelation 13:18).

V = 5, I = 1, C = 100, A = no value, R = no value, I = 1, U = 5, S = no value

VICARIUS = 5 + 1 + 100 + 1 + 5 = 112

F = no value, I = 1, L = 50, I = 1, I = 1

FILII = 1 + 50 + 1 + 1 = 53

D = 500, E = no value, I = 1

DEI = 500 + 1 = 501

VICARIUS FILII DEI = 122 + 53 + 501 = 666

You can see more about 666 by clicking here.

Ecumenical Movement is Satan's way to bring all religions under umbrella of Roman Catholic church. If you read your Bible, it said,

2 Corinthians 6:14-16

Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion has light with darkness? And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

What we need to do to those muslims, buddhist, hindus, even atheists friends are not to let them walk straight to hell without somebody tell them the truth. We need to preach the Gospel to them so that they can share the glory of God with us in heaven. Do you think it is love if you tolerate their belief? Do you think that the statement "You do your belief and I do mine" is an act of love? The reason why you don't tell them is only this: you are afraid of being persecuted, losing friends, or even your life under danger.

Mark 8:38

Whoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels

That's my answer for question why "Roman" still use in that institution, because they just changed their skin from political power to religious power. How about your answer?

Pray for Us

My friends, can I ask you something?

What is prayer?

Most of you will answer, 'To pray is to talk, to communicate with God.' I do agree with you, but then,

'What are you doing in prayer?' Do you talk with God or you read for Him a hymn, quotation, script? Do you think that God is like a little child that need to be read a story before He sleep?

What is God for you, my friend? Is He not your Father? Is He not your Friend? Is He a wicked, cold hearted being? Who is God, then?

Most of you will again answer, 'God is my Father, He is my Friend, Love of my life.'

Wow, that's great. Do you know how to talk to your earthly father? To talk with your best friend in this world? Do you need to think what to say? Why if you talked with your friends, you can spend hours, but to talk to God, you lost your word? And because you don't know what to say, you quote from books, from somebody's prayer script, etc? Is God really your Father, your best Friend or not?

Yes, Alvin. I know prayers should be sweet since it talk to our Father, but I can't. I don't know how to pray. Even if I pray, my prayers seems to be stuck in the ceiling of my roof. But, when somebody who are religious, faithful pray for me, I can feel the effect of his prayers. That's why I always quoted his prayer.

My, friends. You should learn how to pray by yourself. God is our Father, we are His Children. If you have a little child, will he immediately speak fluently to you? Will he not struggle to find words to speak? It is normal, right? But, with time, what do you experience? You experience that your child can talk with you fluently. And as father, you are so happy for that, right? God is your Father, He wants to listen to you, calling Him, 'Abba, Father'. But because you never learn how to pray, always quoted from somebody's prayer script, He will never hear it from you. If you as earthly father is upset when your child doesn't want to speak with you, how is your Father in heaven?

I know, Alvin. But it seems to me that I can't reach Him, no matter how I try. My prayers are always stuck in the roof, never rise to heaven. Let me tell you something, hope you are ready to listen to me.

Isaiah 1:15-17

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do right!

Do you know the reason why your prayers always stuck in the roof? It happened because your hands are full of blood, full of sins. God is Holy, you will never reach Him if you live unrighteous life. That's the reason why. No matter how many prayers you offer to Him, He will not listen. Read another verses, my friends:

Isaiah 59:1-3

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters wicked things.

Because of your iniquities, God will never listen to you. I know what people think. Many of them are selfish. They want to be heard by God, but they also don't want to put their iniquities aside, since sins bring a lot of pleasure. Commit immorality, cheating someone's money, etc. And because of that, they pray through another mediators. Listen to what Bible said,

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one. For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Tell me, my friends. Did Jesus teach you to pray to his mother, his angels, saints, etc? This is what Bible said about that:

Colossians 2:18

Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.

2 Peter 2:11

Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings; yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord.

Revelation 13:6

He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.

Do you know what the Bible mean?

Slander those who live in heaven

"Hail Mary, full of grace! the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen."

Worship of Angels

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray:and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

Prayer to Saint Joseph

Holy Mary, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us. Renowned offspring of David, pray for us. Light of Patriarchs, pray for us. Spouse of the Mother of God, pray for us. Chaste guardian of the Virgin, pray for us. Care father of the Son of God, pray for us. Diligent protector of Christ, pray for us. Head of the Holy Family, pray for us. Joseph most just, pray for us. Joseph most chaste, pray for us. Joseph most prudent, pray for us. Joseph most strong, pray for us. Joseph most obedient, pray for us. Joseph most faithful, pray for us. Mirror of patience, pray for us. Lover of poverty, pray for us. Model of artisans, pray for us. Glory of home life, pray for us. Guardian of virgins, pray for us. Pillar of families, pray for us. Solace of the wretched, pray for us. Hope of the sick, pray for us. Patron of the dying, pray for us. Terror of demons, pray for us. Protector of Holy Church, pray for us.

Is this how you pray? This is not prayers, this is repetition pray in vain, blasphemy to God. If you read this prayer, it said: Joseph, Head of Holy Family, Diligent protector of Christ, Joseph most just, most faithful, Protector of Holy Church, etc. Are those for the Father in heaven or for the earthly father of Jesus, Joseph? Are you not blasphemying God everytime you pray this words? Open your eyes and see. You have been deceived by your institution. They want you to go to hell, end up as idolaters, blasphemy to God. They are not the true church, they are antichrist church. See the inverted cross there.

Do you still think that I mock you? If you still thinking like that. I don't know what to do to convince you that your sincere is in the wrong foundation., that you are preached another gospel, that your Jesus, Mary, Peter are not Jesus, Mary, Peter in the Bible but from paganism of Babylon. Mother and Child Worship, Jupiter and Venus worship. Come back to your senses and repent toward God and faith toward Jesus Christ. Amen.

Citizen of the World

My friends, what do you think about our world? How many percent of people who really enjoy the world? 50%? 30%, 10%? I think it only a remnant that really enjoy to live in the world. Others are like multitude of people who are confuse, don't know what to do. Live a life like others, without knowing your purpose of life, except: work hard, raise a family, have enough food, grow old and die. What a misery to be born if your life is like that, is it not? You shouldn't come to this world. Are you not tired to live like that, my friends?

David Beckham's salary per week is nearly $1 million. He is just a football player, not the owner of the clubs who pay at least another 21 players. Can you imagine that? Can you earn that $1 million even if you work all of your life? Or maybe you can sing better than Britney Spears, your hamburger are better than McDonald's, your brain are cleverer than 90% of the people, your acting are better than Pamela Anderson, but still...you can't be on top. You still have a lot of bill to pay, extra work to do, etc, etc.

You are now having a dilemma, you regret to be born and want to suicide, but it is the same as if you throw yourself directly to hell since you are against God's will. God wants you to live, but you refuse and choose to take your own life. On contrary, you want to struggle, to fight for a better future, but it is also the same like killing yourself softly, bit by bit. Until how long you can push yourself like that? Will you not grow weary and tired? You are chasing over the wind. You can choose to die trying, but in the end, still, you can't have it.

Ok, maybe right now, you have a good job with a good salary, but still, you have your own problem. You want to go on holiday, but have no time; you wish you have child, but you are steril, or you are so rich, but you have cancer and will die in the next week. What will you do?

Then you will say to me, 'So, Alvin. Tell me straight forward. What message you want to pass? You want to say that we should be like Bill Gates, George Bush, Britney Spear, David Beckham, and other remnant of people? You want to say that we are the stupid people who follow the multitude of the world? Hey, Alvin, you should know that everybody can't be as fortunate as them. We should accept what nature has given to us. This is our fate. Heaven has planned like this, we can't stand against it'

My friends, I don't think that those people are more fortunate than you. I don't think that those people are enjoying their life too. If you see from your own perspective, you will always think that they are more fortunate than you. But, is that true? You will never understand unless you are in the same boat with them.

Heath Ledger, famous actor, nominated for Grammy Award, died overdoses. He was only 29 years old. Britney Spears, she regularly goes to the hospital for mental check-up, she goes everywhere without underwear (can you imagine how stressful she is), Michael Jackson is a phedophile and not satisfied with his skin-colour, or many other people out there. People has their own problem.

So tell me, my friends. What purpose you come to this world? Will you die as an animal? Be born, grow as a child, teenager, adult, oldie and die? Born, study for 25 years, work and raise a family for another 25 years, spend old age in comfort zone for rest of your life and die? Do you think it is worthy to come to this earth and die like that? Have you ever notice that you will die someday in the future. What achievement you have done for yourself and for the people around you? Will you go and see your Creator empty handed? Hey, stop being busibodies, my friends. Stop doing your activities for a moment and spend time, thinking. For what purpose you come to this earth?

I believe that many people can't answer my question. As I said, only a remnant of people in this world know the purpose why they are here, others are just multitude who follow the winds, chasing their own wind.

My friends, have you even considered that a life like that is unpleasant, is it not? But then, you wonder. What should I do? What is the purpose of my life?

It is good if you now have come back to your sense. Devil always try to make you under his yoke, never think about yourself, about your salvation, about your eternity, about emptiness inside your heart. You are always BUSY all the time. BUSY = Being Under Satan's Yoke. You will think 'Who can satisfy emptiness inside my heart? I want to be happy, enjoy the life, but I can't. Please somebody rescue me from this body of death.'

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. (KJV)

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. (NIV)

Yes, to live without God is vanity, meaningless. You don't know what to do, you don't have purpose to life. Let me tell you something, God is your Creator. He knows the best for you, He has designed something marvelous for you, but since you are busybodied, don't have time for Him, you will find that everything is meaningless. Jesus said, 'I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5).

My friends, if you are tired of life, it is time for you to come back to your sense, come back to your Father, your Creator, your God. Your Father await you with his best robe, ring and sandals, he also has prepared fattened calf for you. Until when you will be a prodigal son? Are you not tired living by your own might, own way, own strength? Don't you feel that you need somebody to help and share your burden?

Jesus said, 'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light (Matthew 11:28-30).

What do you need to do is just to come back to your senses, repent from all of your sins and surrender all of your life, your future, your career, everything to God. Have faith toward Jesus Christ and invite His Spirit to dwell inside you. And He will make you something new, you will become a new creature. Everybody is fearfully and worderfully made by God. We have our own purpose in this world, specially designed for us to bring glory to God and make ourselves fully satisfied. We don't need to be like Bill Gates, David Beckham, Britney Spears, etc to be happy and enjoy the life, since they also have their own problems. We just need to be God's children.

We are more than conquerors and we have assurance that someday, we will dwell in God's Presence, in God's Secret Place. Nobody in this world know where it is, only those who believe in Him.

Jesus said, Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms, if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going' (John 14:1-4). Jesus is our way, our truth, and our life to the Father in heaven.

I love you so much, my Jesus. I thank you for saving me from the prison of death. I am now more than conquerors in You. I am your servant, be it onto me according to your will, my God, my Saviour.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

If God is for us, who can be against us? The glory of the world is nothing compared with the Glory of God. And if we are faithful and hold firm to our faith in Jesus Christ, carry our own cross daily, who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:35-39).

My friends, would you spend a little time, find a quiet moment to speak with God, your Creator, to ask Him, what is the purpose He created you? To understand what He expect from you? Believe me, by doing your calling, live according to the vision He gives to you, you will find fully satisfaction in your life since you know that you do it for Him, that will give you reward, eternal life in heaven.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.

Would you start to pray and ask God what is the purpose of your life now? God bless you.