Antichrist must hate the Bible and anyone that embraces its Truth
Mark 4:15, "And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts."
As we all know, Satan hates the Word of God because it exposes him perfectly. So naturally, the one Satan has doing his bidding on earth, will hate it just as much. Keep in mind... I did NOT write the history books, nor did I write the Bible! ALL this information is well documented and easy to research for yourselves. In fact I implore you to do so! That way you will know for a FACT that the Roman Catholic church really does speak in such a way when it comes to the Bible! Now notice a few comments of the Roman Catholic church that even a babe in Christ can verify as OF SATAN.
The decree set forth in the year 1229 A.D. by the Council of Valencia... places Bible on The Index of Forbidden Books. The doctrine withholds "it is forbidden for laymen (common man) to read the Old and New Testaments. - We forbid them most severely to have the above books in the popular vernacular." "The lords of the districts shall carefully seek out the heretics in dwellings, hovels, and forests, and even their underground retreats shall be entirely wiped out." Council Tolosanum, Pope Gregory IX, Anno. Chr. 1229 The church Council of Tarragona ruled that: "No one may possess the books of the Old and New Testaments in the Romance language, and if anyone possesses them he must turn them over to the local bishop within eight days after the promulgation of this decree, so they may be burned." D. Lortsch, Histoire de la Bible en France, 1910, p.14. "Socialism, Communism, clandestine societies, Bible societies... pests of this sort must be destroyed by all means." The encyclical Quanta Cura Issued by Pope Pius IX, December 6, 1866 "The Bible does not pretend to be a formulary of belief, as in a creed or catechism. There is nowhere in the New Testament a clear, methodical statement of the teaching of Christ" -Question Box, p. 66 "The very nature of the Bible ought to prove to any thinking man the impossibility of its being the one safe method to find out what the Savior taught." Ibid., p. 67
...It was well for Luther that he did not come into the world until a century after the immortal invention of Guttenberg. A hundred years earlier his idea of directing two hundred and fifty million men to read the Bible would have been received with shouts of laughter, and would inevitably have caused his removal from the pulpit of Wittenburg to ahospital for the insane." -The Faith of Our Fathers, p. 69; see also The Faith of Millions, p. 152 "Again it has ever been practicallyimpossible for men, generally, to find out Christ from the Bible only." -Question Box, p. 70 "...The Bible nowhere implies that it is the only source of faith." -Ibid., p. 77
"The Scriptures indeed is a divine book butit is a dead letter, which has to be explained, and cannot exercise the action which the preacher can obtain." -Our Priesthood, p. 155 "...A dead and speechless book." -Question Box, p. 67 "The simple fact is that the Bible, like all dead letters, calls for a living interpreter." -The Faith of Millions, p. 155 "The Bible was not intended to be a textbook of Christian religion." -Catholic Facts, p. 50
Notice they speak of those that trust the Bible as heretics? Were you aware that on March 12, 2000 the pope called all non-Catholics heretics in his mea culpa? Is it hard to see why such hatred is displayed towards the Bible? Only those threatened by it's truth will hate it, for it is plainly written...
Galatians 4:16, "Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?"
It doesn't take much sense to see why Rome would hate the Bible. It exposes them to be the home of Antichrist. This is the only reason they feel this way about it. This is the only reason 86.2% of Catholic doctrine cannot be found in the Bible. This explains why they claim tradition to be on equal footing with the Bible. The bible is an open and graphic threat to all that is Rome, and that is the one and only reason they attack those that hold the bible dear to their hearts.
Rome made many claims in those quotes regarding the Word. Everything from calling it a dead letter, to claiming it is not a textbook for the Christian faith. I believe the following verses prove the Catholic church is telling bold faced lies...
The Bible declares it teaches... All necessary things which Jesus did - Acts 1:1-2 Certainty of His action and teaching - Luke 1:3-4 Life in the name of Jesus - John 20:30-31 Instructions to salvation - 2 Tim. 3:15 Commands of the Lord - 1 Cor. 14:37 The proper conduct - 1 Tim. 3:14-15 Every good work - 2 Tim. 3:16-17 Protection against sin - 1 John 2:1 An assurance of eternal life - 1 John 5:13 Standard by which teachers are tested - Acts 17:11 Standard which we cannot go beyond - 1 Cor. 4:6 Blessings from God - Rev. 1:3 Joy that is complete - 1 John 1:3-4 Standard of judgment - Rev. 20:12
To put it bluntly...
Hebrews - 4:12 "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
I have many more quotes regarding this topic proving Rome hates the bible with a passion on my "word of a beast" page on the site in the warnings section of the menu.
