Pope Leo XIV called for global unity and denounced the harms of unchecked capitalism and power during his inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people, including state guests, on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV has come roaring out of the gate, blazing a path straight out of Revelation 13. Since his selection as the 267th pope by cardinals on May 8, he has repeatedly called on world leaders to work towards ending global conflict, and to end capitalism. He recently offered the Vatican as a venue for peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Pope Leo XIV has announced to the world that he is in charge, and that the seat of power is in Rome. That’s the memo.

“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.” Revelation 13:11 (KJB)

On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, today is Day 1,890 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve, and end times events are popping like corn kernels in a fiery frying pan. Pope Leo XIV is brimming with energy and has gotten off to a lightning fast start. Not only that, his election to the Roman papacy has energized his 1.4 billion member strong Catholic base. Are we seeing the Revived Roman Empire spoken of by Daniel the prophet coming online? I believe we are seeing that, and a whole lot more. Over in the White House, President Trump has shown the world that America’s future lies in the hands of the Muslim nations he just came back from visiting where he was welcomed as the “president of the world”. On this episode, we get you up to speed with a world that is changing before your very eyes.

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• As Israel Observes The 77th Anniversary Of The Jews Being Gathered Back To The Holy Land In 1948, President Trump Meets With Their Enemies In Qatar
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope ever elected from America will serve as Pope Leo XIV over the Roman Catholic faithful

The white smoke pouring out of the smokestack at the Vatican let the world know that a new pope, a new Pontifex Maximus in the seat of Caesar, has been selected. We showed you in our article from the other day ‘From Rome To Roman Catholic’ the true evolution of Roman Catholic Church with its roots, not in the Bible, but in the governmental system of the Roman Empire. The somewhat stunning choice of American Robert Francis Prevost as new Roman pope is certainly a surprise very few people had on their scorecards. One thing’s for sure, he is a progressive and will carry out the agenda of the recently-deceased Pope Francis.

“And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:11 (KJB)

The majority of the King James Bible translators all thought that the Antichrist would come from Rome, with whatever pope at that time fulfilling that end time role. That’s certainly a great guess in line with Revelation 17 and 18, but the longer I study the Book the more I come to a slightly different conclusion. I see the Roman pope in the role of the False Prophet who is to Antichrist what John the Baptist was to Jesus. This new pope is young and ambitious and we will be following his every move.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has just been elected Pope Leo XIV

FROM CNN: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and will soon step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

Prevost, 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is the first ever pope from the United States. He will be known as Leo XIV.

A leader with global experience, he spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments. He is expected to build on Pope Francis’ reforms.

He worked for a decade in Trujillo, Peru, and was later appointed bishop of Chiclayo, another Peruvian city, where he served from 2014 to 2023.

In an interview with Vatican News shortly after he became the leader of the Dicastery for Bishops, Prevost said: “I still consider myself a missionary. My vocation, like that of every Christian, is to be a missionary, to proclaim the Gospel wherever one is.” READ MORE

LIVE: Robert Prevost of the US named Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.

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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.

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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)

The dramatic story of some of the most dangerous periods in Christian history, the persecution by the Roman Catholic Church.

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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But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB