The Antichrist is a system – the papacy. To identify the Antichrist, please check the following link:
The words “eyes of man” in Daniel 7:8, do point to a leader in that system. Likewise, Revelation 13:18 speaks of man with a number being involved “for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.” This refers to the man who heads the beast power.
The ancient method of deriving the number of a name is to take the numerical value of all letters and add them up to get the sum. If we want to apply this test to the papacy, we must find the official name of the pope, who is the head of his church.
The official title of the pope is found repeatedly in the publications of Rome. In the weekly Catholic newspaper, Our Sunday Visitor, of April 1915, we have the interesting statement that the letters of the official title are inscribed in the pope’s miter. Here is the actual quotation: “The letters inscribed in the pope’s miter are these; Vicarius Filii Dei, which is the Latin for ‘Vicar of the Son of God.’
Today, the pope’s miter does not contain the Latin title, but the words are incorporated into the coronation ceremonies of each newly crowned pope.So, by getting the numerical value of the Roman numerals of the title Vicarius Filii Dei, we actually come to a definite number 666.
The prophecies of Daniel chapter 7 and Revelation 13 is not saying that Catholics are not Christians. There are many sincere, loving Catholic Christians. The system, however, is called Antichrist because it has usurped Jesus’ authority and attempted to change His law.
The majority of the people in the world will follow the Antichrist (Revelation 13:3), thinking they are following Christ. But the very elect will be safe (Matthew 24:23, 24). They will be safe because they test every spiritual teaching and leader by the Scriptures (Isaiah 8:20).
In His service,
BibleAsk Team
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The contents of this article and website are not intended to be against any individual. There are many priests and faithful believers in Roman Catholicism who serve God to the best of their knowledge and are seen by God as His children. The information contained herein is directed only towards the Roman Catholic religio-political system which has reigned in varying degrees of power for nearly two millennia. This system has established an increasing number of doctrines and statements that directly go against the Bible.
It is our purpose to lay the clear Word of God before you, the truth-seeking reader, to decide for yourself what is truth and what is error. If you find anything here contrary to the Bible, do not accept it. But if you desire to seek for Truth as for hidden treasure, and find herein something of that quality and feel that the Holy Spirit is revealing Truth to you, please make all haste to accept it.
