“Another step in papal assumption was taken, when, in the eleventh century, Pope Gregory VII proclaimed the perfection of the Roman Church. The doctrine of papal supremacy is directly opposed to the teachings of the Scriptures.”- Ibid., p. “God has never given a hint in His word that He has appointed any man to be the head of the church. They were taught that the pope was their earthly mediator and that none could approach God except through him and, further, that he stood in the place of God to them and was therefore to be implicitly obeyed.”- Ibid., p. “Instead of trusting in the Son of God for forgiveness of sins and for eternal salvation, the people looked to the pope, and to the priests and prelates to whom he delegated authority. The same claim urged by Satan in the wilderness of temptation is still urged by him through the Church of Rome, and vast numbers are ready to yield him homage.”- The Great Controversy, p. More than this, the pope has been given the very titles of Deity.
“It is one of the leading doctrines of Romanism that the pope is the visible head of the universal church of Christ, invested with supreme authority over bishops and pastors in all parts of the world. How does the horn power in Daniel 7 “speak great words against the most High,” blasphemously attributing to men the authority and prerogative to forgive sins-and more? Daniel 7:25 (first part) 2 Thessalonians 2:4. In the fourth commandment, God is revealed as the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and is thereby distinguished from all false gods.”- Ibid., pp. He had dared to change the only precept of the divine law that unmistakably points all mankind to the true and living God. “The great apostate had succeeded in exalting himself ‘above all that is called God, or that is worshiped.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:4. Here the papal power openly sets itself above God.”- Ibid., p. For this the only authority claimed is that of the church. An intentional, deliberate change is presented: ‘He shall think to change the times and the law.’ The change in the fourth commandment exactly fulfills the prophecy. This cannot be the change foretold by the prophet. “Papists urge, as a reason for omitting the second commandment, that it is unnecessary, being included in the first, and that they are giving the law exactly as God designed it to be understood. “Rome presumed to expunge from the law of God the second commandment, forbidding image worship, and to divide the tenth commandment, in order to preserve the number.”- The Great Controversy, p. What power was to develop in the Roman Empire? What does it think to do, and which commandments are specifically affected? Daniel 7:23–25 Exodus 20:4–6, 8–11. If God could have changed one iota of His law, Jesus need not have come to our world to suffer and die.”- The Signs of the Times, November 24, 1887.ī. It was the cross of Calvary that exalted the law of God, and made it honorable. “Satan has deceived the Christian world with the story that when Christ died He abolished the law. The anguish of Christ on Calvary’s cross speaks louder than any argument that can be presented, to prove the immutability of the law.”- The Review and Herald, July 19, 1892. “Death is the wages of sin, and the law cannot be changed in the least to make a way of escape for its transgressor. It is to be preserved through the eternal ages, immutable as the principles of His government.”- Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. “The law of God was written with His own finger on tables of stone, thus showing that it could never be changed or abrogated. How do we know that the law of God cannot be changed? Psalm 111:7, 8 Matthew 5:17–19 Luke 16:17 Revelation 22:14. What odd distinction eventually occurred in that empire? Daniel 7:19–24.Ī. They spit in His face-that face from which they will one day desire to hide, which will give light to the city of God and shine brighter than the sun.”- Early Writings, p. “Jesus stood meek and humble before the infuriated multitude, while they offered Him the vilest abuse. They cruelly scourged Him, and put upon Him an old purple kingly robe, and bound His sacred head with a crown of thorns. “The multitude were clamorous for the blood of Jesus. In a rude building where the beasts are sheltered, they at last find refuge, and here the Redeemer of the world is born.”- The Desire of Ages, p.
“The decree of imperial Rome for the enrollment of the peoples of her vast dominion has extended to the dwellers among the hills of Galilee. What description is given of the next prophetic beast, the mighty Roman empire-and how was its cruelty shown in the treatment of the world’s Redeemer? Daniel 7:7 Matthew 27:27–35.
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