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FROM ROME TO ROMAN CATHOLIC: The True History Of The Catholic Church And Its Foundation In The Ancient Roman Empire Of The Caesars
The Roman Catholic Church was formed in the belly of the ancient Roman Empire and has nothing in common with anything found in the New Testament
The Catholic Church is very busy right now electing a new pope, or as they like to call him, the Pontifex Maximus. Every day headlines bring news filled with buzzwords like pontiffs, priests, cardinals, electors and pope, words we associated with the Catholic Church. But surprise, surprise, those are not Catholic words and terms, they are the language of the ancient Roman Empire that began 6 decades before the birth of Jesus Christ. Did you know that one of the most famous Pontifex Maximuses was Julius Caesar?
“And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” John 17:11 (KJB)
Nearly everything about the Catholic Church was first formed and birthed within the framework of the Roman Empire, yes, the very same Roman Empire that spent 300 years feeding Christians to the lions for sport. Rome was not a secular government, they were highly religious albeit of the pagan sort. Pontifex Maximus, or ‘High Priest’, was the highest priest in ancient Rome and the superior of the college of priests – pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum). According to ancient records, Rome owed the foundation of the college of pontiffs to the second king of Rome – Numa Pompilius. The priests in the college acted as advisers to the king (rex) on religious matters. The head of the office was the described pontifex maximus, who together with other priests sat on position for life. You can read more about that here.
You see, in the Roman Catholic Church, all the offices they have like priest, cardinal (deacon), pontiff and Pontifex Maximus all existed before one word of the New Testament was even written! None of it is from any of the gospels or any of the writings of the apostles, that would come later when the Roman Empire was in decline and the switch was made to preserve it by making it a church. At that point, Rome appropriated gospel passages to add as window dressing to give themselves the “keys to the kingdom”. Read more about that here.
“So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.” Revelation 2:15 (KJB)
Look in your Bible and try as you might, you will not find any scripture calling for the creation of a special and powerful clerical ruling class of priests who lord over the laity they have in subjection. Other things you will not find in the Bible include:
- Nuns
- The Eucharist
- Wine that becomes blood
- Confession to a priest
- Pray to Mary
- Pray to dead saints
- Saints as a special class created by a vote
- Relics
- Aids to worship
- The Mass
- The Confessional
- The Sacraments
- Stations of the Cross
- Purgatory
When I was a Roman Catholic for the first 30 years of my life, from time to time I would wonder why, if my church was the “one true church”, was it centered in Rome and not in Jerusalem like everything connected to the apostles was. That’s a good question you should ask. I wondered why almost nothing I was taught lined up with what the Bible taught, and why all the “bible classes” I was made to attend, CCD, only ever taught the “traditions of the early church fathers” and not Bible doctrine. The entire superstructure of the Roman Catholic Church existed with priests, pontiffs, worship services, confession and the Pontifex Maximus long before Jesus ever walked the earth. This is why it’s called the Roman Catholic Church because it’s not the Christian church.
“This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:” Acts 7:38 (KJB)
Any group of people who meet for any reason on a regular basis can accurately be called a ‘church’, or a ‘called out assembly’. This word did not originate with the New Testament and is not exclusive to it, either. The first reference to any ‘church’ is connected to Moses and the Jews wandering in the wilderness.
Your King James Bible has a lot to say about saints, that’s the term given to believers in any dispensation and in either Testament. Surprised? Read your Bible more and you won’t be.
Old Testament Saints:
“But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.” Psalm 16:3 (KJB)
Church Age Saints:
“To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Colossians 1:2 (KJB)
Tribulation Age Saints:
“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.” Revelation 13:7 (KJB)
The Bride of Christ Saints:
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.” Revelation 19:8 (KJB)
End of the Millennium Saints:
“And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.” Revelation 20:9 (KJB)
In closing, let me say this. Open the secular history books and look around. Who was the number one killer of Christians in the first, second and third centuries? It was the Roman Empire. Who was the number one killer of Christians in the Dark Ages? It was the Roman Catholic Church. William Tyndale was executed for the crime of putting the Bible into English, an order given at the hand of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of the Catholic Church in 1536. 1536?? What’s the Holy Roman Empire doing in 1536, I thought that ended in 476? No, the Roman Empire never ended, it never fell, it is alive with all its pagan pageantry in the Vatican where right now they are preparing to elect the next Pontifex Maximus. Julius Caesar would be so proud.
Please visit pontifexmaximus.com for more on this subject.
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