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Today's Evangelicals Embracing The World's Deadliest Cult
by Wilson Ewin
© FOUNDATION MAGAZINE May-June 1994
Fundamental Evangelistic Association
Pastor Wilson Ewin's latest 76 page book thoroughly documents the fact that Roman
Catholicism is indeed the world's deadliest cult. It further documents the way in which
Charismatic error and New-evangelical compromise have given Romanism an unwarranted and
unscriptural opportunity to deceive millions of uninformed believers. In an effort to give
this important documentation the earliest and widest possible readership, brother Ewin has
given us permission to reproduce the major portion of his book. Additional copies of this
special edition of FOUNDATION can be obtained from the Fundamental Evangelisitic
Association, PO Box 6278, Los Osos, CA 93412, 805-528-3534. However, the full text of
Pastor Ewin's original publication which includes important graphics and photographs with
helpful captions can be obtained from:
Wilson Ewin
P.O. Box 180
Norton, VT05907-0180
Introduction
During this period of ecumenism when churches are coming closer together is it right to
be critical of Roman Catholicism? Should we not accept and respect each other's positions
and work together in love for church unity? Little do some Evangelicals understand that
Romanism is the same as in the 16th century-ever worse than in the days of Luther, Calvin,
Farel and Zwingli. On the essential matter of the gospel, Rome has not changed nor does
she claim to have changed. Vatican II (1962-1965) clearly affirmed every Roman Catholic
doctrine contested by the Reformers. Evangelicalism must understand once and for all that
the root error back in 1517 was Rome's official doctrine that we could and must earn
righteousness with God by our own good works. A man's righteousness with God consists
partly of the work of Jesus Christ and partly of his own work. Justification was by faith
plus works.
It is no different in our time. When a religious system is in error concerning
fundamental truths such as the atonement and justification by faith, etc., thereby
propagating a Philistine gospel, we can neither cooperate with such a church nor support
it. Our supreme guideline is not sentimentality nor mere opinion, but the Bible.
Entire denominations are now closer to Rome than Jerusalem. They are moving Rome-ward.
There is a trend whereby certain Protestant ministers falsely so called are converting to
the Roman religion. Thrilled with Vatican II changes, they fail to see that Roman
Catholicism changes in order not to change; that there has been a change of image but not
substance. Since the time of Luther the papacy has been reformed so that recent popes have
led exemplary lives. There are no Tetzels hawking indulgences. Simony and nepotism are not
a serious problem and red hats are not handed to teenagers or to those of royal blood.
While there is still persecution of Evangelicals in some parts of the world, the
Inquisition is no longer in practice. Nevertheless, Rome is still the harlot. She is still
the false church proclaiming another gospel.
Now, more than any other time since the 16th century Reformation, God is looking for
Christians to stand in the gap; to be watchmen, courageous enough to pay, as Huss did, the
flaming price of martyrdom-that awful fate of untold millions who suffered similar
agonizing deaths at the hands of the papal Inquisition. Remember: there is a battle to be
fought (Ephesians 6:16-20). There is an enemy to be overcome (1 Peter 5:8, 9). There is a
watch to maintain (Jude 3, 4, 17-23).
[Dr. Bartholomew F. Brewer, Director, Mission to Catholics International, Inc.;
P.O. Box 19280, San Diego, California 92159 - Dr. Brewer spent twelve years training for
the Roman Catholic priesthood with the Discalced Carmelites. He was ordained in
Washington, D.C., and served the Church of Rome in the Philippines, Arizona, California
and finally, with the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. The story of his life was
recorded twelve years ago in a book entitled Pilgrimage from Rome. It can be
obtained from his above address.]
Eternal Vigilance-The Price Of Freedom
"I hope it will be made clear to the (papal) Nuncio that we do not desire to
make any inquiries as to terms of peace with Hitler, and are strictly forbidden to
entertain any such that all our agents suggestions."British reply made on June
28, 1940, following a Vatican request that Great 1 Such was the Britain and the surrender
to Nazi Germany, Pope Pius XII's friend and ally. Then Prime Commonwealth forces Minister
Churchill assured his beaches, we shall fight on the landing "We shall people,
fight on the grounds... we shall never surrender....2 Forward, unflinching, unswerving,
indomitable, till the whole task is done and clean. "3 and the whole world is
safe
Such determination produced active and whole-hearted participation- devotion to a cause
that allowed for no thoughts of compromise, retreat or neutrality until the mission was
successfully completed. Likewise, the message of God from both the Old and New Testaments
of His inspired Word, calls for the same "ANSCHAUUNG" (mental outlook). Only a
similar ongoing resolution and attitude can awaken today's evangelicals from their stupor
and liberate them from the deadly course that is presently leading them to spiritual ruin
and chaos.
The words of the Lord Jesus Christ resounded with much greater intensity than those of
Churchill when the Saviour said to His disciples, "All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and. . . lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end
of the world "4 And indeed, for many years the disciples "spoke the Word
of God with boldness" 5 and rejoiced "that they were counted worthy to
suffer shame for his name."6
By the close of the first century, however, a definite weakening in their obedience,
attitude and zeal had taken place. So pronounced were the effects of the growing apathy
that even the Christian faith was being threatened. Jude wrote: "It was needful for
me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which
was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares...."
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The Emerging Deadly Cult
The fatal trend continued and apostasy developed throughout the following centuries.
Countless books have been written to describe the evolution of faith and practice that
finally caused the Roman Catholic Church to emerge as such in 1054. Her own Catholic
Encyclopedia in sixteen volumes admits to virtually all of this. Surprisingly to some
perhaps, even "The title pope (papa) was at one time employed with far more
latitude. In the East it has always been used to designate simple priests.... After the
eleventh century it appears to be only used of the popes (of Rome)" 8
Then came the era of absolute papacy with its nightmare of social wretchedness,
political chaos and spiritual despair. This became known as the Dark Ages. But God moved
in mercy and grace by calling Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli and many others
to initiate a Reformation and a return to God's Word throughout much of Europe. The Roman
Church responded with a papal counter-Reformation resulting in the deaths of millions. She
also assembled the Council of Trent to standardize Vatican teaching into a single
document.
The council worked from 1545 to 1563 and its articles are still binding on every Roman
Catholic. A century ago, Anthony Froude, Regius Professor of History in the University of
Oxford, lectured his students in these words:
"It met no longer with a pretense of desiring peace, but to equip and renovate the
Roman communion for the reconquest of its lost dominions. It met to split nations into
factions; to set subjects against their sovereigns and sovereigns against subjects. The
history of Europe for a hundred years was the history of the efforts of the church, with
open force or secret conspiracy, with all the energy, base or noble, which passion or
passionate enthusiasm could inspire, to crush and annihilate its foes. No means came amiss
to it, sword or stake, torture chamber or assassin's dagger. The effects of the Church's
working were seen in ruined nations and smoking cities, in human beings tearing one
another to pieces like raging maniacs, and the honor of the Creator of the world befouled
by the hideous crimes committed in His NAME" 9
It was not until the year 787 A.D. and the Seventh Ecumenical Council that an already
apostate church became engulfed in idolatry. God then punished Europe with the Dark Ages.
He still deals with those nations under Vatican control. Multiple social problems of
poverty, degradation, ignorance and backwardness stalk throughout the lands to haunt their
citizens.
Nevertheless, faithful men preached the truth of God's word and His Spirit prevailed.
Nations were transformed and societies emerged from the stifling darkness which Romanism
had created and imposed upon them.
The New Strategy
Time passed and the relentless enemy of men's souls renewed his attack against the
restored apostolic faith and practice. It had become known as Protestantism, and Satan
attacked its very heart with a new tactic. No longer using armies, violence and the
torture of the Inquisition, he now applied "The new intellectualism which Rationalism
ushered in during the eighteenth century. . . (and it) became the measure of all
things." 10 The resultant Liberalism produced liberal theology with its lethal
"higher criticism. " Soon the deadly effects began to appear throughout the
Protestant denominations. Faith and zeal diminished while church attendance plummeted.
Once again the Spirit of God moved in grace and mercy. A call was given to men and
women around the globe, servants who would resist the evils of Modernism and boldly
proclaim the Word of God. In England, the enemy was challenged by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Before his death in 1892, Spurgeon saw over a thousand preachers enter the Lord's army.
The story of spiritual ruin was repeated in America with denominations and schools
being permeated by the rot of Modernism. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, King 's College
(Columbia), Rhode Island (Brown University) and Dartmouth Universities were lost. So
complete was the attack upon the Bible that men still true to the gospel felt compelled to
rally for Bible Conferences. The first of those was at Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1876.
It was followed two years later by one in New York City. The most outstanding, however,
was the Chicago Prophetic Conference held there in 1886.
The 1886 Gathering In Chicago
"How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on
them that dwell on the earth?"
These words from the martyrs in heaven were quoted in 1886 by Dr. Adoniram Judson
Gordon, pastor of Clarendon Street Baptist Church in Boston, Massachusetts. The occasion
was the Chicago Prophetic Conference of that year. It was a historic gathering of
outstanding men of God. Pastors from Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Lutheran and
Presbyterian churches served on the committees and conference program.
Historian George Dollar wrote, "More solid prophetic truth was presented at
that conference than has been taught in most Bible schools and seminaries established at
that time or since. . . the exposure of prevailing conditions and defections was unusually
outspoken and unrestrained. These men were so bent on telling the prophetic truth and
exposing the savage enemies of the Word that they were refreshingly bold" 2
Dr. A. J. Gordon served as secretary for the Conference. He could be called the Charles
Haddon Spurgeon of America for both men were spiritual giants- anchors whom God used
during those earlier years of stormy attacks upon His Word and doctrinal truth. They
both spoke fearlessly of the Church of Rome as the enemy of God and mankind. In
fact, Gordon led the Conference of 1886 in adopting the following statements:
"A continuing exposure of Romanism as the great enemy of the Truth and the true
church, setting the stage for the coming of Babylon the Great." 3
"Rome is so drunk with the blood of martyrs that she does not even know that she
has been drinking." 4
Roman apostasy has been "...that career of blood and blasphemy unmatched by
anything in human history." 5
My brethren, let us search the Scriptures anew and be sure that they (martyrs) do not
require it (God's judging and avenging) of us before we silence our testimony against the
Man of Rome as Antichrist." 6
The Church Of Laodicea
Pastor A. J. Frost of Sacramento, California spoke at the Conference of the seven
churches of Revelation 2 and 3. He stated that they "represent sever successive
pages of church history, and that the Laodicean accurately portray the condition of
nominal Christendom at the end of this dispensation. " This will end in the
"most fearful apostasy this world has ever known," 8 and with "two
thirds of Christendom under one vast overshadowing hierarchy." 9
Writing his History of Fundamentalism in America in 1973, George Dollar] stated:
"The Protestant churches, by and large, have yielded to the influence o Rome,
accompanied by invitations to return to this ancient church. The modern ecumenical
movement is proof of the success of this strategy of Rome." 10
Twenty years of ecumenism have now passed, but none of its progress can be compared
with that seen in 1993. That was the year when evangelicals seemed to succumb to the
wishes of Roman Catholicism. They embraced it as a valid member of the Christian family. A
virtual host of writers, publications and groups appeared with stories of approval.
What a contrast this continues to be when compared with the 1886 Chicago Prophetic
Conference! The strong conviction of those present on that occasion was unanimously in
harmony with the Reformation heroes. To them all, Roman Catholicism with its pontiff as
head was Babylon, the woman of John's Revelation "arrayed in purple and scarlet
colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her
hand. . . " 11
She was Babylon, either emerging as such at that time or already seated or the beast of
political might as "that great city, which reigneth over the kings of this
earth." 12 She was also Babylon of whom the God of heaven spoke in warning "Come
out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of
her plagues. " 13
The Most Fearful Apostasy
But now, more than 100 years have passed and we are far beyond the year 1886. The "most
fearful apostasy" so vividly described by speaker A. J. Frost at that Prophetic
Conference is in full motion today. Tragically, most of those once considered to be among
the Lord's faithful soldiers have retreated to the land of neutrality. Many collaborate
with the enemy and some even echo the praises of Babylon.
The Saviour did say, "Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs
be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!'' l4 An offense
was "skandalon" meaning a "trap or snare." Guilt for the
successful coming of an offense could arise from two sources. First, there could be a
failure to warn others, and God explicitly warned His watchman, the prophet, that if he
blew "not the trumpet and the people be not warned . . his blood will l require at
the watchman's hand " 15
At that 1886 Prophetic Conference, Dr. A.J. Gordon certainly blew the trumpet. He
concluded that the return of any Protestant nation to Rome would put that nation under the
sway of demons. Gordon warned the Conference "that Romanism was no theological
theory but a great and brash satanic conspiracy which ought to be unmasked and carefully
described ." 16
Clusters of local churches separated from the denominations lost to Modernism. They
formed new groups, associations, fellowships, denominations, seminaries, colleges and
universities. These continued for more than half a century following the Chicago
Conference. Among the notable warriors involved were: J. Frank Norris of Fort Worth,
Texas; William Riley of Minneapolis, Minnesota; John R. Straton of New York City; Bob
Jones of Greenville, South Carolina; Carl McIntire of Collingswood, New Jersey; and Thomas
T. Shields of Toronto, Canada.
A complete account of the struggle to preserve and expand the Lord's work against
Modernism from 1850 to 1970 is given in the classic by George W. Dollar, "A
History of Fundamentalism in America." It is available at P. O. Box 1234,
Sarasota, FL, 33578 USA.
Roman Catholicism-The Unrecognized Cult
To describe and unmask the papal system is to unveil and characterize the most powerful
and wicked cult to have appeared and functioned within the past ten centuries. Probably
the most widely received book over written to describe the cults is Dr. Walter Martin's The
Kingdom of the Cults.
As he opened the twenty-fourth printing (Revised Edition) of his book, Dr. Walter
Martin wrote:
"A cult, as I define it, is any religious group which differs significantly in
some one or more respects as to belief or practice from those religious groups which are
regarded as the normative expressions of religion in our total culture. .. "1
"But since most, if not all the cult systems vigorously oppose the Christian
church, particularly in the realm of Christology and Soteriology, perhaps it is not at all
out of order to suggest that force is the same as that which opposed our Lord and the
apostles, and has consistently opposed the efforts of the Christian church, the force
described by our Lord as 'the god of this world.'"2
The Evangelical Dictionary of the Bible states: "The classic work on
this subject, which probably pave the word its modern usage, is Jan Van Baalen 's 'The
Chaos of Cults"'(pg. 189).
"The writer has been asked repeatedly why Roman Catholicism has not been included
as one of the major cults. The answer is that the Roman Catholic Church is a stone with
many facets. It is a corrupt and exceedingly dangerous political machine, and it is a
religious body full of doctrinal error and superstition. But it is a church that stands
upon the solid foundation of the Apostles' Creed. It holds and defends such cardinal
Christian doctrines as. . .His resurrection, . . . and the atonement by His
substitutionary blood." 3
The Tragic Omission
For some undetermined reason, Walter Martin did not apply his definition of a cult to
the Church of Rome. On the other side, Van Baalen refused to classify the papal system as
a cult for the same reason that a majority of today's evangelicals consider it to be a
valid component of the Body of Christ. Truly, this is a major spiritual disaster and it
has come from a failure to know the teachings of Roman Catholicism as they concern the
work of Christ at the cross and His present ministry as the resurrected Saviour.
Little excuse can be made for this ignorance. Abundant evidence has existed for
centuries to show that Rome's pontiff is the leader of a deceptive and repressive cult
with outstanding features of apostasy. In fact, for nine centuries, Romanism has
flourished as a religious autocracy of startling proportions. Its constant goal has been
and still is the absorption or elimination of all other contestants who may claim to be
truly Christian.
By the eleventh century, the Church of Rome had completely rejected the atonement
accomplished by Christ at Calvary. The previous statement by Var Baalen that Catholicism "holds
and defends such cardinal Christian doctrines as. . . the atonement by His substitutionary
blood" is totally false. Untold damage is done to the cause of Christ when
irresponsible claims of this magnitude appear in print.
Huss Burned But Not Truth
The apostles taught that Christ was once offered for sin. There could be no further
offering for sin. Blatantly opposed to this God-given truth, Roman Catholicism has decreed
and teaches that Christ shall continue to be offered for sin. This purportedly takes place
on countless papal altars throughout the globe, and the ceremony is known as the mass.
Such teaching developed slowly as the early Christian church gradually departed from
Bible truth. By God's grace, leaders John Wycliffe, John Huss, Girolamo Savonarola, and
later, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin and Martin Luther generated a back-to-the-Bible reform
movement that began in 1375. In spite of the Inquisition and papal armies, the Reformation
swept over Europe. Accused of heresy, Luther went to his own trial in Worms, Germany on
April 16,1520. On the way there he said: "Huss has been burned, but not the truth
with him. I will go on." 4
Vatican alarm called for the Council of Trent to define and codify the doctrine of the
papal Church. The documents drawn up from 1545 to 1563 were binding upon every individual
Roman Catholic. They still are. Every ecclesiastic within Roman Catholicism must surrender
his mind and soul to the Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent. Pope Pius IV who
terminated the Council on January 26, 1564, published a Bull of confirmation of all the
Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent. This was done with horrifying threats of
punishment "upon each and all of our venerable brethren patriarchs, archbishops,
bishops and all other prelates...who fail to observe diligently the said decrees and
ordinances..." 5
Pope John XXIII confirmed this in 1962 during his opening speech to the Vatican II
Ecumenical Council: "The salient point of this Council is not, therefore, a
discussion of one article or another of the fundamental doctrine of the Church which has
repeatedly been taught by the Fathers and by ancient and modern theologians and which. . .
still shines forth in the Acts of the Council of Trent. " 6
The present pope, John Paul II, is no exception to the rule. He stated this several
times in his Encyclical of December 2,1984. The document is entitled, "On
Reconciliation and Penance in the Mission of the Church Today. "
Many Offerings And Many Forms
Throughout the 1984 Encyclical, Pope John Paul II calls the faithful back to the Canons
and Decrees of the Council of Trent. He renews the traditional structuring of Catholic
teaching on reconciliation or atonement for personal sir through expiation by the
individual. These include:
Mortifications stations of the cross prayers to saints fasting attendance at mass acts
of contrition penance imposed in the confessional works of mercy sufferings indulgences
flagellations processions ad infinitum and finally, after death, the completion of this
atonement in the flames of a supposed purgatory. Above all these, there stands the
sacrifice of the mass, the alleged continuation of Christ's offering made on the
cross-countless offerings of Christ for sin in an unbloody manner under the form of bread
and wine at the sacrament of the mass.
The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent continue to be a binding authority upon
each and every present-day Roman Catholic. It places curses upon those who reject the
Apostolic See's teaching on indulgences, the countless forms of personal penance,
mortifications, a purgatory, and the function of the papacy's seven sacraments in the
atonement of man's sin. They are:
Canon 12. If anyone says that God always pardons the whole penalty together with
the guilt and that the satisfaction of penitents is nothing else than the faith by which
they perceive that Christ has satisfied for them, let him be anathema.
Canon 13. If anyone says that satisfaction for sins, as to their temporal
punishment, is in no way made to God through the merits of Christ by the punishments
inflicted by Him and patiently borne, or by those imposed by the priest, or even those
voluntarily undertaken, as by the fasts, prayers, almsgiving or other works of piety, and
that therefore the best penance is merely a new life, let him be anathema.
Canon 14. If anyone says that the satisfactions by which penitents atone for
their sins through Christ are not a worship of God but traditions of men, which obscure
the doctrine of grace and the true worship of God and the beneficence itself of the death
of Christ, let him be anathema. 7
Curses Still Standing
As curses were pronounced upon those who might reject the Church's teaching on penance,
even so the Vatican equally applied (and still does!) the curses of Trent also upon those
who might question the sacrifice of the mass. This ceremony which is one of the seven
sacraments of Romanism, is defined as follows in Chapter II:
And inasmuch as in this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the mass is contained
and immolated in an unbloody manner, the same Christ who once offered Himself in a bloody
manner on the altar of the cross, the holy council teaches that this is truly
propitiatory. . . For the victim is one and the same, the same now offering by the
ministry of priests who then offered Himself on the cross, the manner alone of offering
being different. The fruits of that bloody sacrifice, it is well understood, are received
most abundantly through this unbloody one, so far is the latter from derogating in any way
from the former. Wherefore, according to the tradition of the Apostles, it is rightly
offered not only for the sins, punishments, satisfactions and other necessities of the
faithful who are living, but also for those not yet fully purified. 8
At this late hour in history, Roman Catholicism still believes it must place anathemas
or curses on those who reject the Canons of the Council of Trent. Millions of martyrs
during the present millennium chose to suffer these curses and die in the hands of papal
tormentors rather than believe the Vatican's false atonement. They chose the fear of God
rather than Vatican ecclesiastics with their Holy Inquisition.
A second feature distinguishes Roman Catholicism as an absolute cult. This is papal
teaching concerning the application of Christ' s salvation to mankind.
Papal Grace-A Counterfeit Grace
Believers in Christ rejoice in His salvation by free grace through faith alone in the
Lord Jesus Christ alone. Much of this is outlined in the Epistle to the Romans, and
particularly so in chapter five. Many have received God's salvation by free grace through
these verses: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any man should boast. " 9
The Roman Catholic Church teaches a form of grace that is totally opposed to Biblical
free grace. Grace, says Catholicism, is a "supernatural life which alone enables
us to attain the supernatural happiness of heaven." 10 The Baltimore Catechism
states that "Sanctifying grace is that grace which confers on our souls a new
life, that is, a sharing in the life of God Himself. "11
This grace, the Catholic is taught, was obtained by Christ at the cross. It is called
"sanctifying grace" and is stored in heaven. This "supernatural
life" is available to the papal church which now offers it to the faithful by
means of seven sacraments. These are: Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Mass or the
Eucharist, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick.
With the exception of Baptism, only a priest can perform these sacraments. Sanctifying
grace or salvation itself, therefore, can be received only through the ministry of a
priest. He is the acting mediator between God and man.
Grace On Condition
After being received, this grace is not permanent. It can be lost through the
committing of a "mortal sin." The person then falls into a "state
of mortal sin" and his sanctifying grace becomes non-existent. The Catholic
Church teaches that a person who dies in this state loses his soul in Hell, and that
forever.
Pope John Paul II reaffirmed his Church's teaching of sacramental grace. Or December 2,
1984, he published the encyclical "Reconciliation and Penance." It warns
that in Roman Catholicism there is no "forgiveness directly from God."
The Pope stated:
"The sacrament of Confession is indeed being undermined, on the one hand by. .
.the lack of effort to live an authentically Christian life. And on the other hand it is
being undermined by the sometimes widespread idea that one can obtain forgiveness directly
from God, even in an habitual way, without approaching the sacrament of
Reconciliation." 12
The story has only been partially told. Only as one stands with former Roman Catholic
priests, nuns and laity can one begin to understand the elaborate tangle of falsehood that
has combined to produce the cult of Roman Catholicism. Former priest L. H. Lehmann, author
of The Soul of a Priest, and former editor of The Converted Catholic Magazine as
well as director of Christ's Mission in New York stated it in these words:
"It is Satan who has made a labyrinth of the Christian religion, with himself as
the false guide through the inextricable maze. On man's nose he thrusts the spectacles of
falsehood, through which they see everything entirely opposite to what God has ordained
and accomplished for our salvation.... May it [his book] serve, above all, to uphold
Christ against everything that is not of Christ." 13
Dr. Lehmann is now with his Saviour, and his book is out of print. However, his
exposure of the Church of Rome as Satan's master cult is still being carried on by that
continual stream of men and women whom God calls out of papal darkness and into the light
of His truth.
Glancing At The Enemy's Armory
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places." 1
In the early 1940s, a new attack began upon the survivors of Modernism. These soldiers
had obeyed the Scripture which said, "Mark them which cause divisions and offenses
contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them." 2
Now the enemy applied a new strategy which called for compromise and neutrality towards
Liberalism and Roman Catholicism. First would come accommodation, conciliation,
appeasement and pacification towards the enemy. This moderation would soon give place to
unconcern, nonpartisanism, and finally, indifference in the warfare God ordained against
evil. If not recognized and reversed, this trend would lead to shameful cooperation and
unity with the enemy forces.
The apostle wrote to his son Timothy, "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a
good soldier of Jesus Christ." 3 In military circles, the progressive symptoms as
listed above could be lumped together as bald cowardice, and during wartime this was often
punished with execution. Whatever the motive, the number of evangelicals who are now
accepting Roman Catholicism as a valid member of the Christian family is alarming.
The history, error and absolute bankruptcy of the new evangelical attitude is traced
step by step in two volumes. The first is Evangelicalism: The New Neutralism by
William Ashbrook and its sequel, New Neutralism II by John Ashbrook. They are
available from Here I Stand Books, 8686 Hilltop Drive, Mentor, Ohio, 44060 USA. Price for
each is $4.00 postpaid.
Ecumenism-The One-Way Road
The sections that follow speak of persons or groups involved in various stages of
ecumenism. A definition of this is therefore necessary and it should be kept in mind. This
enables one to grasp what ecumenism implies, both for those involved and also for those
faithful soldiers who separate and remain aloof.
Pope John XXIII opened the 1963-1965 Ecumenical Council in Rome. In doing so, he
reviewed the efforts of his Church across the centuries as it attempted to crush those
opposed to papal teaching and authority. Then the Pontiff said:
"The Church has always opposed these errors. Frequently she has condemned them
with the greatest severity. Nowadays, however, the Spouse of Christ prefers to make use of
the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity.... That being so, the Catholic Church,
raising the torch of religious truth by means of this Ecumenical Council, desires to show
herself to be the loving mother of all, benign, patient, full of mercy and goodness
towards the Brethren who are separated from her." 4
Ecumenism is therefore a strategy to achieve dominion over all religions. These include
not only those professing to be Christian, but extends to all others as well. No change of
Vatican doctrine will be tolerated as the Pope stated:
"The salient point of this Council is not, therefore, a discussion of one article
or another of the fundamental doctrine of the Church. ..but from the renewed serene, and
tranquil adherence to all the teaching of the Church in its entirety and preciseness, as
it still shines forth in the Acts of the Council of Trent and First Vatican Council, the
Christian, Catholic and apostolic spirit of the whole world expects a step forward toward
a doctrinal penetration and a formation of consciousness in faithful and perfect
conformity to the authentic doctrine." 5
The process of ecumenism was spelled out by Pope John's successor at the Council, Pope
Paul VI. He called for the elimination of "words, judgments and actions" which
hinder "mutual relations." Then comes "dialogue" through
which "Christians should work together in the use of every possible means to
relieve the afflictions of our times, such as famine and natural disasters, illiteracy and
poverty, lack of housing and the unequal distribution of wealth. Through such cooperation
all believers in Christ are able to learn easily how they can understandeth other better
and esteem each other more, and how the road to the unity of Christians may be made
smooth." 6
Indeed, ecumenism is a strategy whose very success is assured when the true believer,
like Eve, ignores the subtlety of the enemy and looks with favor upon that which he
offers. Such is the tragic story of what now follows.
The Vatican's "Evangelization 2000 " Program
"While this Celestial City, then, pursues its path as a pilgrim on earth, it calls
citizens from all peoples and collects an alien society. . .they aim at one and the same
end; earthly peace, as long as that religion which teaches the obligation to worship one
most high and true God is not impeded." 7
The Church of Rome adheres to her interpretation of the above eschatology of Augustine.
She is to evangelize and convert others to the papal religion until the end of time. Thus,
Pope Paul VI decreed in December, 1965 at the Vatican II Council:
"Since the whole Church is missionary, and the work of evangelization is a basic
duty of the People of God, this sacred Synod summons all to a deep interior renewal. Thus
from a vivid awareness of their own responsibility for spreading the gospel, they will do
their share in missionary work among the nations." 8
Having begun in 1963, the current Vatican plan for global evangelization is now
intensifying. It operates under the title Evangelization 2000. The 1993 annual
gathering of the National Council for Catholic Evangelization took place in Phoenix,
Arizona. For a listing of Conference audio tapes, send a stamped, self addressed envelope
to NCCE, 7494 Devon Lane, Manassas, VA, 22111 USA. The 1994 Conference of Catholic
evangelization leaders from several nations will beheld June 8-11 in Providence, Rhode
Island.
There is an outstanding feature about Catholicism's Evangelization 2000. Its purpose of
making converts and processing them into the Church of Rome is expressly stated. This is
seen at training institutes, planning sessions, conferences and workshops. A report of the
1993 Paulist Evangelization program states, "Participants were able to embrace the
Catholic vision of evangelization outlined by the bishops and to strategize for its
effective implementation in their local settings." 9
The Ecumenical "A. D. 2000 Evangelism" Branch
Evangelicals involved in the ecumenical exercise of evangelism come from many
denominations. Participating in the program of the Indianapolis, 1990 Congress of
Evangelism were the following:
Presbyterian Christy Wilson, Ph.D., Professor of World Evangelization at Gordon-Conwell
Theological Seminary, Boston; Messianic Jews' Zola Levitt, T.V. host, together with Rabbi
David Chernoff, United Methodists with the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Cathedral Choir, and Dr.
Robert Coleman with "The Master Plan of Evangelism"; Association of
International Missions Services; Southern Baptists; Disciples of Christ, and many others.
Predominant at the event were the Roman Catholics. They were outstanding as speakers,
those in charge of workshops, as teachers in Schools of Evangelism and in crowd
attendance. Known as skilled in ecumenism were speakers Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of
Chicago and Bishops Sam Jacobs of Louisiana and Joseph McKinney of Michigan. Equally so
were priests Mike Scanlan as President of the Franciscan University of Steubenville and
Tom Forrest as papal coordinator for the 1990 to 2000 "Decade of Evangelism.
"Other priests, nuns and Catholic lay workers known for their leadership in
ecumenism, performed various duties throughout the Congress.
Such Congresses first appeared in 1977. More than 50,000 persons from many
denominations gathered in Kansas City for the July 20-23 event. Chairman Kevin Ranaghan
was serving on the Vatican's National Service Committee at the time. He classified the
gathering in his opening address as, "the largest grass-roots ecumenical movement
in 800 years. " Claiming that division among the churches has been a serious
scandal to the world, Ranaghan said, "For the world to believe, depends on our
becoming one." 10
Then came the 1987 general congress in New Orleans. It was heralded by Chairman Vinson
Synan as "one of the most unified Christian gatherings ever held " Others
followed with the same distinctive features. The pace increases and two Congresses are
scheduled for 1995.
A puzzling question remains unanswered. For some unexplained reason in A. D. 2000
Evangelism, no definition of the gospel is made nor explanation given of the exclusive
means by which salvation is obtained. That answer will come when the pontifical Synod of
Bishops, established for that purpose by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council on
September 15, 1965, proclaims the hour has come.
"Christianity Today"-An Ecumenical Device
The idea of a "strong, hard-hitting, intellectual magazine" came to
the mind of Billy Graham in 1953. Then came Christmas 1954. During a conversation with Dr.
Nelson Bell, his father-in-law, Graham made a decision to proceed.... A Board of Directors
was formed in New York in September 1955, and Graham remains as its Chairman to this day.
The first issue appeared in October 1956.
The 1957 New York Crusade saw Graham making radical changes in his beliefs and policy.
He states, "I have no quarrel with the Catholic Church. . . [and] we'll send them
[inquirers] to their churches - Roman Catholic, Protestant or Jewish. "11 A report
states "The Fundamentalists' rage increased as plans for the New York Crusade moved
forward. As the committees took shape, it became clear that Graham did indeed plan to hold
an ecumenical crusade." 12
From that time on, Christianity Today has followed the ecumenical course. Though
an independent paper, "it owed much to Graham's judgment in its early days,"
and that mold continues to shape the attitude of multitudes. "In the next three
years (1963-1966) the magazine leaped ahead; paid circulation is now about 145,000 out of
a total distribution of 160,000." 13 Its influence has continued to grow across
the years.
Christianity Today is a tool of ecumenism. A three-page editorial in October
1981 made this crystal clear. Entitled "What Separates Evangelicals and
Catholics?" the article shamefully halts between two opinions, as Elijah accused
Israel. It makes an uncertain sound and leaves the untaught reader in a state of
confusion.
The opening paragraph starts with, "Nothing separated us from our Roman
Catholic Charismatic brothers as we sat together. . . Rarely had we sensed such a oneness
in Christ, even with other evangelicals. " Then came this untruth, "As we
discussed the meaning of the gospel and what Christ meant to us, it became abundantly
evident that we shared a common faith. The same Lord and Savior was the object of our
faith, the source of our mutual hope, and the single focus of our love that bound us
together as one in the fellowship of Christ. "
The three pages contain a series of half-truths and absolute falsehoods such as, "Nothing
separates evangelicals from Roman Catholics in their common loyalty to the great
ecumenical creeds of the ancient church. . . their [Catholic] faithful commitment to an
orthodox doctrine of the person of Christ and his objective atonement for human sin....
Traditional Roman Catholics accept the doctrine of grace alone because they believe that
it is only by God's grace that anyone can meet this condition [infused righteousness]....
The gospel brings Roman Catholics and Protestants together. They share the promise of the
Father that they have been accepted by Him, and so they, His children, had better accept
each other."
Nor has the message concerning Roman Catholicism changed in Christianity Today
across the succeeding years. It has never issued a whisper of warning regarding Vatican
intrigue and intent. The magazine remains the subtle voice of ecumenism in the hands of
those evangelicals whose ship is sailing on a course directed by that same deadly voice.
The National Association Of Evangelicals
The organization was founded in April 1942 as a rejection of the stand taken by the men
and successors of Chicago's historic Prophetic Conference in 1886. It was a movement of
neutrality in the struggle against apostasy. Dr. Harold John Ockenga, pastor of Park
Street Church in Boston is known as the father of the new attitude. He stated:
"The New Evangelicalism has changed its strategy from one of separation to one of
infiltration.... Instead of attack upon error, the New Evangelicals proclaim the great
historic doctrines of Christianity.... The strategy...is the positive proclamation of the
truth in distinction from all errors without delving in personalities which embrace the
error...the evangelical forces have been welded into an organizational front. First, there
is the National Association of Evangelicals which provides articulation for the movement
on the denominational level; second there is World Evangelical Fellowship which binds
together these national associations of some twenty-six countries into a world
organization." 14
Author Francis A. Schaeffer wrote The Great Evangelical Disaster a few months
before he died in 1984. He remained true to Ockenga's definition of New Evangelicals being
neutral and not "delving into personalities." Schaeffer never wrote of
the ongoing disaster taking place through evangelicals embracing the servants of the
papacy. His own son became an Orthodox Catholic in 1990.
A report of the NAE's 50th Anniversary Convention was published. It states:
"When the NAE was formed 50 years ago, many of its leaders, even though refusing to
take a position of ecclesiastical separation from liberal denominations and churches, did
exercise a warning to believers, even identifying some liberals by name and pointing out
their false teachings. Warnings were also given concerning the dangers of Roman
Catholicism. However, with the passage of time, the NAE's policy of cooperation rather
than separation, first softened and eventually silenced the voices of warning almost
completely." 15
Evangelicals described in this booklet as working together with Roman Catholics are,
almost without exception, involved with the NAE. Furthermore, those evangelicals who
accept Roman Catholics as true believers in Christ are virtually all within the NAE.
Therefore, the names and information showing the National Association of Evangelicals'
acceptance and coordination with Roman Catholics are scattered throughout these pages.
The World Fellowship Of Evangelicals
A global canopy now groups the National Association of Evangelicals together. Though
moving more slowly towards an open acceptance of Roman Catholicism, the majority of WEF
members nevertheless have already come to that position. A problem did arise, however, at
the 1980 Seventh General Assembly of the WEF held in Hertforshire, England.
Two observers from the Roman Catholic Church were invited to bring greetings to the WEF
members. One was Monsignor Basil Meeking of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting
Christian Unity. But among the delegates at the General Assembly there were those from
Spain, France and Italy. They recognized the significance and implications of the WEF
invitation to such a highly trained Vatican ecumenist. As a result, they protested and the
Evangelical Alliance of Italy withdrew its membership while that of Spain suspended
participation in the WEF.
As a result, the world body selected a Task Force to study relationships with the Roman
Catholic Church. This group reported to the Eighth General Assembly at Singapore in 1986.
Their document was entitled, "A Contemporary Evangelical Perspective on Roman
Catholicism. " However, the work was not accepted as this report stated:
"At the recent General Assembly of the WEF, it was concluded that the report [Task
Force's] 'deals with only a limited range of the issues of Roman Catholicism.' Moreover,
'the Theological Commission did not have an opportunity to discuss the statement before it
was sent to the Assembly.' It was therefore decided that the Theological Commission should
continue this study of contemporary Roman Catholicism. To this end it appointed a five
member 'continuation committee' to draft a supplementary report." 16
The stalling tactic proved to be effective, for the final report was never made and no
further members left the WEF in disgust. Furthermore, the "silence treatment"
has now become the effective strategy to be followed whenever some aroused WEF member
expresses alarm as did "Little Red Riding Hood" with the "Big Bad
Wolf. "
Seemingly, The World Evangelical Fellowship has little to fear. This was proven with
the Billy Graham "Mission Quebec" Crusade of June 1990. Pope Pius XII in
the 1950s had declared the Canadian Province to be "the most Catholic country in
the world. " With the memory of intense persecution still fresh before their
eyes, Canadian members of the WEF should have screamed as the facts of Romanist-Mission
Quebec intrigue and subtle cooperation became known to them. Instead, a tragic silence
prevailed except for opposition against those few who dared to warn.
The Lausanne Committee For World Evangelization
In his biography of evangelist Billy Graham, John Pollock observed that "Graham
's mind was forever ranging for fresh ways of proclaiming or consolidating the Gospel."
The Lausanne Committee was certainly one of the evangelist's new ways, but it further
destroyed the Gospel instead of consolidating its message. This was because Graham places
no importance upon doctrine or Biblical truth. William Martin included the following in
his biography of Graham:
"Robert Ferm who spent a career putting the best possible face on Graham's actions
and words (stated) 'I have read the major theologians and his is in an entirely different
category.' Carl Henry admitted that 'I keep my fingers crossed about the books Billy
writes.' Still another veteran colleague was more blunt: 'Billy has never worked through
his theology."' 17
The above explains why the formation and history of the Lausanne Committee is a "coat
of many colors." It was formed at the ecumenical International Congress on World
Evangelization meeting at Lausanne Switzerland in 1974. Evangelist Billy Graham used the
occasion to form the Lausanne Committee. He still serves as its Honorary Chairman. Its
first task was to produce the Lausanne Covenant, and Dr. John R. W. Stott, the worldwide
ecumenist, was chosen to be the chief author.
Dr. Leighten Ford, Graham's brother-in-law, served as Chairman of the Board for
seventeen years. In his address at Amsterdam '86, he said: "Several weeks ago we had
the privilege in Calcutta of visiting Mother Teresa.... I asked her what we could pray for
her. I thought she might need money or staff. She said 'Pray that I may be humble like
Mary and holy like Jesus. 'l asked her what she would tell you, the evangelists at
Amsterdam '86 if she could speak here. She said, 'Tell them to be holy and love one
another. '"18
The White Flag Of Surrender
The same report quoted these words from Ford: "Preach the Gospel, but don't be
so negative as to refuse to endorse or work with those who belong to a group that
proclaims a different Gospel. " Dr. Ford certainly led the Lausanne Committee in
that direction. The LCWE's International Director is Rev. Tom Houston. He delivered a
Plenary Statement at the 1989 Lausanne II Congress in Manila. In it Houston stated:
"There are six saving acts of God in Jesus Christ. . . The Incarnation. . . the
Cross...the Atonement...the Resurrection...the Ascension...Pentecost...the Second Coming
of Christ...Now all these churches (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelicals,
Orthodox, Pentecostals) believe in all these six saving acts...it takes all of these to
tell the whole gospel....God gives us each a torch to carry, but it is one procession....
Let us be a force for fusion and not send out sparks that ignite inflammatory division.
Let us make our unflinching goal to stay together...as reflected in the Lausanne
Covenant." 19
The Committee published booklets in 1980 on witnessing. Then came the problem of the
LCWE's unity with Roman Catholicism. The need for a booklet or witnessing to its people
was paramount in the minds of some members. Finally one was printed and it bears the
title, "Christian Witness to Nominal Christians Among Roman Catholics. "
The ambiguity of the title is an indication of the conflict that ensued among the 52
persons responsible for the work. Some properly viewed the Roman Catholic church as not
being a Christian denomination, while "Others of us view the Roman Catholic Church
as a Christian denomination, and believes in the possibility of a deep evangelical renewal."
20
The above underscores the abject bankruptcy of LCWE's brazen claims and pleas
concerning evangelism. Its use of the term "evangelism" is fraudulent and a
display of sheer deceit. The apostles of Christ were sent to evangelize, and the object of
this was conversion as described in the New Testament writings. May the Lausanne Committee
on World Evangelization renounce and turn from the nonconversion and treachery of
ecumenism to serve the true God in the light of His Word.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
The organization had a valid beginning. Receipts were needed for gifts received during
the Portland, Oregon Crusade in July 1950. A non-profit charter was drawn up and Article
One stated the purpose was "to spread the gospel by any and all means."
Little did the five original charter members dream of how the Association would develop
and what it would eventually become.
Evangelist Graham acquired a strange interest and respect for papal clerics as early as
1950. Details of this are given in the book, The Assimilation of Evangelist Billy
Graham into the Roman Catholic Church. 21 During the 1950 Boston campaign, he studied
the writings of the Catholic television evangelist Bishop Fulton Sheen. While there, a
resourceful Cardinal Richard Cushing shrewdly concluded there were possibilities of
exploiting Graham for the purpose of ecumenism. Time has proven the assessment made by the
Vatican prince to be most exact.
The Cardinal printed "Bravo Billy" on the front page of his diocesan
paper, and Graham stated, "He and I became wonderful friends ." 22 A
relationship became firm, and Graham "made a point of stressing his own
'tremendous admiration' for the Cardinal. "Graham called him "the living
ecumenist in America" and "lavished further praise on Pope John
XXIII." 23
The evangelist was obviously impressed by Cardinal Cushing's presentation of ecumenism.
He then praised Pope Paul VI and heralded Vatican II as a major step in dissipating the
clouds of resentment and mistrust that had separated Catholics and Protestants. 24 The
exact reason for Graham's statement and attitude toward s ecumenism is difficult to
determine.
The Doctrinal Vacuum
Certainly the evangelist was tragically weak in doctrine or theology. As previously
stated, Carl Henry once said, "I keep my fingers crossed about books Billy writes,
" while another "veteran colleague" was more blunt and said,
"Billy has never worked through his theology." 25 A discerning Carl McIntire
pointed out that "Graham's lack of concern for pure doctrine was leading to a
one-world church, just as predicted in the book of Revelation." 26
Again, Graham had a "tender conscience" and avoided "confrontation.
" Why? Dr. John R. Rice was finally obliged to accuse Graham of wanting "the
prestige, the financial backing, and worldly influence. "27 Former Baptist
minister and Graham's old friend, Bill Moyers, explained it to be "partly as the
price of celebrity. He's a popular and pleasant fellow who doesn't 'like offending his
host." 28 Cardinal Lekai, primate of Hungary, told Graham this in the presence of
U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Salgo:
"There are three people who are great manipulators of crowds in the present world:
President Reagan, a former actor; Pope John Paul II, a former actor; and Billy
Graham." He then added, "To be perfectly honest, Dr. Graham and please don't be
offended, but I call you one of the greatest actors on the human scene." 29
There is another possibility and this avenue calls for careful thought. Is Billy a
regenerated man? Biographer William Martin wrote this of him: "the fundamental
theme of his life and ministry is reconciling men and women to God and to each other. . .
most of his time and energy were spent. . . in trying to tear down barriers separating
people who might, if given a chance, be friends. " 30
Ecumenical Reconciliation
Such a theme of reconciliation can only be fulfilled through the gospel of Christ and
the Word of God. But Graham believes and states that reconciliation is obtained through
ecumenism and the false gospel of the Roman Church. In October 1978, he preached in Poland
at Pozan's Catholic Church. There, "he prayed that the Holy Spirit would unite the
hearts of the Roman Catholics and Protestants."
Then he preached before 6,500 at Katowice where "a corps of approximately 300
priests and nuns [were] sitting together in a high balcony." As he finished his
sermon, Graham "asked those who wished to recommit their lives to Christ to raise
their hands and all three hundred priests and nuns did so. " 31
Graham led his Evangelistic Association across a major watershed in 1957. The occasion
was the New York Crusade, and the crisis issue was a fatal move into the ecumenical camp.
The evangelist told a reporter, "The ecumenical movement has broadened my
viewpoint and I recognize now that God has his people in all churches. " 32 His
biographer, William Martin, concluded, "As the committees took shape, it became
clear that Graham did indeed plan to hold an ecumenical crusade. " 33
From that time onward, Decision magazine, Radio Hour of Decision, television
crusades, World Wide Pictures, crusades and all other features of the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association became functional as valid units of global ecumenism. All
programs, publications and speakers had to adjust to the ecumenical code of unity.
The Removal Of Conversion
No longer can the work of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association be called New
Testament evangelism. Decades ago it removed itself from any valid claim to Christian
evangelism. Historian George H. Williams states in his History of the Christian Church
that "Christianity is a strongly proselytizing religion." The BGEA's
official position is one of no proselytism or, in the language of the early church, no
converting.
Already on October 17, 1960, Newsweek magazine had reported, "Dr. Graham
made clear that he and his fellow crusaders have no intention of doing any proselytizing.
"The die had been cast; the monstrous forgery of ecumenism was to replace Christian
evangelism. From that moment on, it would masquerade under Christian dress and preach the
counterfeit gospel of ecumenism. This was painfully evident during the 1990 crusade in
Quebec and later in Roman Catholic South America.
A 1977 revelation of the BGEA's hidden World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund of
22.9 million dollars "shocked many Christians and Graham contributors across the
United States. " 34 Of infinitely greater shock will be God's own revelation
before His throne of judgment. This will show the consequences resulting from evangelist
Graham's conversion to ecumenism.
The Dallas, Texas fund involved this world's goods; the heavenly account relates to the
eternal souls of lost men and women. Multitudes will have followed the perverted gospel of
the deceitful BGEA's artful ecumenism, but now the tragic moment had come to render
account before the truly righteous Judge. 35 He never calls "actors" to
serve Him, rather, He calls soldiers, as the apostle wrote: "I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 36
The Christian Research Institute
In the November 22, 1993 issue of the magazine Christianity Today, the claim is
made that the Christian Research Institute is "still the premier evangelical
cult-research organization." The founder, Dr. Walter Martin, wrote The Kingdom of
the Cults. He opened his book by stating:
"I have elected to stand on the ramparts of Biblical Christianity as taught by the
apostles, defended by the church fathers, rediscovered by the reformers and embodied in
what is sometimes called reformed theology." 37
The above words ring of the Reformation spirit, of that period when men and women of
God perished by millions because they dared to unmask and describe Romanism as Babylon,
the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, seated on many waters which "are
peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues." 38 Amazingly though, throughout
the speaker's many years of teaching and writing, never did Walter Martin print material
or speak specifically to expose Roman Catholicism as the foremost of all the cults in
America.
Not that Dr. Martin lacked opportunities to have spoken as God's sentinel. For ten
years as "The Bible Answer Man, " he participated in the Long John Nebel
Show - heard in 43 states, six days a week over the NBC radio network. His book on the
cults was first published in 1965 and soon became a best seller with 24 printings. The
author taught on the fields of Biblical Theology and Comparative Religions at the
Melodyland School of Theology in Anaheim, California.
A Builder Of Neutrality And Tolerance
Besides an active pulpit ministry, Dr. Martin lectured in hundreds of colleges,
seminaries, universities and churches throughout the United States and 18 countries of
Europe and Asia. Yet on no occasion was he ever known to have defended "Biblical
Christianity as taught by the apostles" or attempted to rediscover Reformation
theology as opposed to papal teaching. Dr. Martin was charismatic and doubtless this
factor gave birth to his refusal to identify Roman Catholicism as a cult.
Because of his tremendous influence upon evangelicals around the world, Dr. Martin and
the Christian Research Institute (CRI) which he founded, must bear major responsibility
for today's wall of neutrality, tolerance and silence that surrounds the exposure of
Romanism as a cult. Dr. Martin died in June 1989.
Then came 1993 and the CRI moved openly into the ecumenical camp. This was stated in
their book entitled The Cult of the Virgin. Sponsored by the Christian Research
Institute through its editors Elliot Miller and Ken Samples, the book contains an appendix
by a Jesuit named Pacwa. Miller and Samples present him as a "Bible-believing
Catholic" with whom they have "fellowship in Christ and cooperative efforts
in the common cause of Christ's kingdom" (p. 161). The book states: "The
underlying purpose of this book is ultimately ecumenical rather than anti-ecumenical"
(p. 161).
Dr. Martin was a close friend of Pacwa. The priest is a known apologist and defender of
his Church. He wrote for the CRI Journal and spoke on Dr. Martin's "The Bible
Answer Man" program. Martin introduced him to CRI's contributing editor, Ken
Samples.
Was Martin a double agent and guilty of deception regarding his views of Romanism? The
claim he made in the opening statement of his book on the cults is at variance with the
testimony given by Ken Samples. The contradiction is recorded on cassette. Editor Samples
stated this:
"The position that I hold on Catholicism...was greatly influenced by Dr. Martin..
.[he] held the very same position, in fact the statements that I wrote to represent our
organization, Dr. Martin read and agreed with . . . Dr. Martin agreed absolutely with our
position on Catholicism, because quite frankly he helped shape my own view of
Catholicism."
A lengthy article in four parts began to appear in the Winter 1993 issue of the CRI
Journal. Entitled "What Think Ye of Rome? - an Evangelical Appraisal o/
Contemporary Catholicism," the Journal strongly opposes calling the papal Church
a cult. It states, "Catholicism affirms most of what the cults deny and possesses
an orthodox foundation which all cult groups lack. "
The Falsification Of Historical Facts
A Vatican ecumenist could not have improved on the image of Popery created by the CRI
Journal. The Winter 1993 (Part One) issue states, "From the fourth century to
the present, Roman Catholic thought has had a momentous influence.... The Church has
wielded great power over the centuries, often spreading enlightenment and benevolence
among humanity. "
The Part II section in the "Spring 1993" issue credits Catholicism with
"Almost a two-thousand-year history (it has historical continuity with apostolic,
first century Christianity), and is the ecclesiastical tree from which Protestantism
originally splintered. "
The lengthy CRI Journal's presentation of Popery is a flow of half truths, distortion,
falsehood and deceit, all staged with the obvious purpose of altering the accusing facts
of history. However, nothing can silence the great masters long dead but whose voices
still speak from the pages of their works. Among them is Anthony Froude, Regius Professor
of History in the University of Oxford. He lectured his students on the Council of Trent
over a century ago. Before him came J. A. Wylie's 1825 The History of Protestantism
in three massive volumes.
Even the 16-Volume Catholic Encyclopedia accuses the Miller-Samples article of
fraudulent content. Some fourteen pages of space were required to document how the term
"pope" evolved. In the first centuries, it applied only to any pastor of a local
church. Slowly this was restricted until the triple significance emerged in 1074 A.D. and
was applied to Gregory VII alone. A meticulously detailed 20" x 36" colored
chart showing the historical year-by-year evolution of Romanism was prepared by a Catholic
priest and is available. 39
Certain of the books shown in this booklet's pictures are still available. They serve
to measure the depths of shame to which the Christian Research Institute and its present
editors have fallen in the sight of our God of truth. The Vatican has struggled by deceit,
by armies and by anathema to establish and maintain its Sceptre of the Papal Theocracy.
The ecumenism of the Vatican II Council was added in 1965. Sadly, this now involves most
of today's evangelicals-tragically not recognizing that Roman Catholicism is indeed the
world's deadliest cult.
The Pentecostal - Charismatic Flood
Senior editor J. I. Packer of Christianity Today published his analysis of the Roman
Catholic twenty-fifth anniversary of their Pentecostal movement. He wrote in part:
"Roman Catholics would be the first to declare that of all God's twentieth century
surprises, none has startled them more than the Charismatic renewal in their own church
during the past 25 years. Though it's estimated 50-plus million adherents make up less
than a tenth of world Catholicism, they are probably more than a fifth of the
Pentecostal-Charismatic constituency worldwide, and these numbers are very remarkable. So
is the spread of such a movement as this in a Catholic context." 40
One year later, the Catholic Pentecostal publication New Covenant contained an
article entitled "Bridge Builders." It summarized the Vatican position
concerning the Pentecostal charismatic movement within Catholicism and concluded with
these words:
"Perhaps the greatest force in all Christian churches and ecclesiastical groups
today is the charismatic Pentecostal-Evangelical convergence. It almost seems that in
February 1967 the Holy Spirit said, 'I will raise up people who will live the teaching of
Vatican II about the vitality and power of the Holy Spirit.' And in the ensuing 25 years,
these charismatic Roman Catholics have grown closer to charismatics in the mainline
Protestant churches, to Protestant Pentecostals and to Evangelicals." 4
The Tragedy Of Unity Based On Experience
All doubts and hesitation from those earlier days when the Pentecostal charismatic
spirit entered Roman Catholicism, have now disappeared. All claiming the Pentecostal
experience, irrespective of creed or denomination, Roman Catholic or not, now accept each
other as united together by the same spirit. 42
The main thrust and work of the entire Pentecostal charismatic movement can be summed
up on one word - unity. Probably the greatest of its apostles was Mr.
Pentecost-David du Plessis. He was one of 12,000 delegates gathered in London for the
eleventh triennial meeting of the World Pentecostal Conference in September 1976. Mr. du
Plessis was publicly recognized and enthusiastically applauded . Why? Partly because of
his years of active cooperation with Cardinal Bea who headed the Vatican-appointed
Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity.
Recognition of his work for unity led Pope Paul Vl to grant him a special pass at the
1964 Vatican Council as du Plessis stated, "assigned me to a very good seat in
cavernous St. Peter's Basilica, just to the left of the papal throne. "A special mass
was celebrated and Mr. du Plessis said later, "I felt myself melting and breaking,
actually weeping openly as the mass unfolded . .I was aware even at that moment that the
purging of my bitterness and suspicion had been complete. " 43
Time marches on and the 17th Pentecostal World Conference is scheduled to meet at
Jerusalem in September 1995. This time, Roman Catholics will be there. And united there
with these Vatican faithful in spirit will be a flood of 50 million other Catholic
Pentecostals from around the world. They will swell the ranks of some 200 million
Pentecostal charismatics, most of whom are already members of National Associations of
Evangelicals around the globe.
Prominent Personalities
A bewildering roster of names confronts the observer of leaders involved in ecumenism.
Comparable to those responsible for charting the changing course of planes engaged in
aerial combat during World War II, today's task is infinitely more serious. It involves
the souls of men and women, Catholic or otherwise. By the same token, our strife concerns
the liberty, well being and progress of nations, Catholic or otherwise.
Motivated by love for God's people and equally so, by love for the Roman Catholic, the
following names are reviewed briefly as those mainly responsible for the tragedy and
ongoing success of ecumenism-the program of Vatican strategy for global conquest. The
listing is not complete and neither does it include any from the countless Pentecostal
charismatic celebrities, all of whom participate in ecumenical unity.
Evangelist Luis Palau: Known as "the Billy Graham of South America, "
Palau broadcasts in 95 counties and over nearly 500 stations. Billy Graham's influence on
him began in 1962. A Jamaican newspaper ad announced the 1993 Palau Crusade there in these
words: "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston gives wholehearted support in
mobilizing its members to participate in the National Crusade 1993. This venture is seen
by us as an important event in the spreading of the Gospel in an ecumenical manner.
" 44
The following report shows the actual extent of Palau's ecumenism: "Palau's
form of worship presents such a broad Christian message that it appeals to Protestants and
Catholics alike... But unlike other evangelicals who have actively tried to lure.. .
Catholics away from their churches, Palau aims to keep people in their own Christian
churches - regardless of denomination... 'on the core of Christianity, we are one,' Palau
said in a recent interview... Palau represents a growing trend among religious groups. . .
that do not want to alienate Catholics. . . (Palau) carefully avoids the controversial
differences between Catholics and Protestants. . . Protestants of Palau's type have a
message that does not require abandoning church membership. . . Bible studies are
deliberately held at times that would not conflict with Masses and controversial subjects
like the Virgin Mary are avoided. Instead there's an attempt to find a common ground in
the Bible. " 45
Dr. Chuck Colson: His Prison Fellowship Ministries uses 50,000 volunteer workers
with 21 directors and 64 state officers. On August 28, 1993 he was awarded the John S.
Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. This took place at the Chicago meeting of the
Parliament of the World's Religions, an ecumenical event. In 1990, Mr. Colson wrote the
Foreword to a book entitled Evangelical Catholics - a Call for Christian Cooperation to
Penetrate the Darkness with the Light of the Gospel. The book's Catholic author is
attorney Keith A. Fournier, General Counsel and Dean of Evangelism at the Catholic
University of Steubenville in Ohio. Speaking of Dean Fournier and "Father" Mike
Scanlan's "ministry of evangelistic outreach, " Colson describes the
changes Pentecostalism brought to the Catholic Steubenville University in these words:
"They can be attributed to a great movement of the Holy Spirit among people
completely committed to Christian living within the Catholic Church . . . The Church has
often been plagued by wars within her walls. . . But at root, those who are called of God,
whether Catholic or Protestant, are part of the same Body... Keith Fournier stands in the
breach-truly orthodox in his adherence to Catholic doctrine and fully evangelical in his
relationship to Christ and His creation. . . I pray that his book will be read by
Catholics and Protestants alike, that it will be a bridge across many of the historic
divisions in the church...."
Dr. John R.W. Stott: The Rector Emeritus of All Souls Anglican Church is
England's best-known Neo-evangelical. He has had a profound influence on America's
evangelical students through repeat engagements as speaker at Urbana, InterVarsity's
triennial missionary conference. The Lausanne Covenant was drafted in 1974 and Stott was
chairman of the group. His popularity was described in these words:
"One reason why he has been admired and honored in the Church of England is that
he has remained loyal to it. His public disagreement with Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones at a
meeting of the Evangelical Alliance in 1966 was a turning point. Lloyd-Jones, often
regarded as the greatest preacher of his age, urged Evangelicals to come out of their
denominations and together form their own new association, if not an actual church; and
Stott, who was in the chair, resolutely opposed him." 46
John Stott's intention of eventual union with the Vatican system is expressed as
follows:
"Leading evangelical John Stott, an advisor of the World Council of Churches told
the Nottingham NEAC Conference that 'the visible unity of all professing Christians should
be our goal . . . and evangelicals should join others in the Church of England in working
towards full communion with the Roman Catholic Church."' 47
Dr. Jack Van Impe: Widely known as "the walking Bible," the
head of Jack Van Impe Ministries claims he has been honored with doctoral degrees
from twelve leading seminaries and Bible colleges across America. His telecasts reach 160
nations and blanket entire continents through 825 international radio and television
stations. His influence could affect a claimed "potential of 56 million viewers."
48 Until 1984, Van Impe stood with those who opposed the enemy. But then he published his
book, Heart Disease in Christ 's Body, and with it declared that he had moved to
the position of ecumenical neutrality and compromise and away from the true soldiers of
Biblical truth.
Then came Van Impe's video, "Startling Revelations: Pope John Paul II."
Released in the fall of 1993, video ads then appeared in several major magazines. "Dr.
Van Impe who formerly warned that the Roman Catholic church is a false, apostate church
has now made a complete about-face by accepting the pope and so-called traditional Roman
Catholicism as being part of the body of Christ. . . He not only claims that Pope John
Paul 11 is a genuine Christian but also considers the Pope to be a true prophet and
defender of the faith. " 49
In addition, among the alleged "common points of agreement between orthodox
Catholics and evangelical Protestants," claimed by the Van Impes to exist, there
stands the extremely damaging and utterly false statement that Christ's "atonement
death on the cross" 50 is held mutually by both.
The Imminent Finale
Indeed, many of today's evangelicals are embracing Romanism-the world's deadliest cult.
The depth of this tragedy becomes evident through an understanding of the hour to which
humanity has now come. Divine intervention is taking place in the affairs of mankind and
God's watchmen are warning of this fact. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of God's
activity is the ongoing fulfillment of His promise to Israel. He said:
"Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they
be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land. And I
will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel... and they shall be no
more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all."
51
At this very moment in history, the stage is dramatically being set in the Middle East
for the completion off further words by Christ to His prophet Zechariah. He added,
"For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle. . . Then shall the Lord
go forth, and fight against those nations." 52 Their total annihilation will then
follow.
Shortly before this extermination takes place, however, another purge will have already
occurred. This concerns those evangelicals involved in the treachery of Vatican ecumenism
as well as the Church of Rome and its members. It has been described by the Apostle John
in his Revelation from Christ Jesus as God's judgment upon a woman, a whore who is the
symbol "of that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth. " 53
What Is That City?
This city that reigns is represented as "the great whore that sitteth upon many
waters. "John was told these waters represent "peoples, and multitudes,
and nations, and tongues. " 54
The Scriptures depict the city as "arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and
decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup full of abomination.
" It bears a name written: "MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. " 55
What is that great city characterized by a woman arrayed in purple and scarlet? The
answer rings clearly in the Word of God and was understood by most believers throughout
the past nine centuries.
God's servants gathered in 1886 at the Chicago Prophetic Conference were unanimous in
stating that great city to be Papal Rome. Likewise, virtually all believers living in
those appalling centuries of Vatican supremacy and the decline of Vatican power, were
harmonious in holding that same conviction.
In further confirmation of the city's identity to be Rome, the angel told John, "I
will shew unto you. . . [and] I will tell thee. " He then revealed it to be
"drunken with the blood of the saints and with the martyrs of Jesus, "55
and whose traffic was, "slaves (bodies) and souls of men."
Drunken With The Blood Of The Saints
Imperial Rome under the emperors caused the martyrdom of many thousands. Then began the
development of Papal Rome. It emerged as the Holy See or Roman Catholicism following the
break with Greek Orthodoxy in 1054. Then followed a period of persecution unequaled in the
history of nations. The Roman Catholic Church caused the death of untold millions and the
awful details are contained in The Book of Martyrs.
The author, John Foxe, was born in 1517 in Boston, in England's Lincolnshire. He
graduated from Oxford and became a student of church history. Eleven years were spent in
the book's preparation. Queen Elizabeth referred to him affectionately as "Our Father
Foxe." His book was placed in every cathedral church in England, and John Bunyan kept
a copy during his writing of Pilgrim 's Progress and the years of his imprisonment. This
historic classic should be in all church libraries today and read by all believers.
The Lord God Who Judgeth Her
John was shown a woman (city) seated upon a beast with seven heads and ten horns. He
was told the ten horns "are ten kings" who would rule with unity at the
end of time, and "shall hate the whore [city], and shall make her desolate and
naked and shall eat her flesh, and bum her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to
fulfill his will...." 56
The carrying out of God's judgment upon the Vatican or Papal Rome is imminent. The
current political atmosphere and background of that impending event fill many volumes
already in print. Today's global press and media hold no respect or love for the papacy.
Amazingly, and as documented throughout this booklet, today's evangelicals are
blissfully embracing that which God hates and has promised to destroy. In love for them as
well as love for Roman Catholics, wherever they may be found, the booklet closes with
these solemn words of warning as written by the Apostle John:
"And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye
be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have
reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.... Therefore shall her
plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine: and she shall be utterly burned
with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her." 57
But to those, both past and present, who have refused to embrace Romanism, that deadly
cult, and remained faithful to the Saviour, this message comes from the God of heaven and
earth:
"Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath
avenged you on her." 58
Appendix
As quoted earlier, "we wrestle not against flesh and blood " This
truth must constantly be kept in mind as the brutality and violence of this world continue
to escalate. Our struggle therefore is against the evil spirit who created Roman
Catholicism. It is not a conflict with the individual member of that politico-religious
system.
The Saviour said, "Father forgive them; for they know not what they do"
(Luke 23:34). Likewise, no malice or bitterness against Roman Catholics should be found in
the heart of God's true believer. On the contrary, we should be filled and motivated by
the same love shown towards us by our merciful God. It is written: "But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us"
(Romans 5:8).
Your writer was enabled to complete 40 years of ministry to Roman Catholics because of
this love. When he came to Quebec in 1953 with his wife and three daughters, the Province
was indeed, in the words of Pope Pius XII at that time, "the most Catholic country
in the world." As such, all those seeking to bring God's Word to French Canada,
were subject to various forms of persecution. Yet perseverance in gospel work was
maintained for it was fueled by love for the Roman Catholic.
Nevertheless, 1953 was a difficult and somewhat dangerous period for missionaries to
minister among the Catholic population. Wilson has been jailed, stoned, man handled and
threatened with death. Through God's blessing, hundreds of Catholics were saved and
several churches built, one of those being in the New England States.
Born in London, Ontario in 1923, Wilson Ewin was raised on his parent's farm in the
same area. They were members of a small community Baptist Church, and here, Wilson
received Christ as Saviour at age 13. He served as a pilot instructor in World War II and
met Trudy, his future wife from Switzerland, under circumstances that can only be
explained as coming from the Hand of God. Before and after the war he was strangely
stopped in attempts to begin university studies in engineering, medicine and embassy
careers successively. Then a call from God came in 1950 and Wilson and Trudy studied at
London Bible Institute, London, Ontario.
Besides his evangelism and pastoral work, Wilson wrote many articles and books on the
topic of Romanism. The story of those years has been written and a 40-minute video
produced. The listing of these and other books and material relating to the topic of Roman
Catholicism is available at this book's address.
Perhaps it came from his wartime interest in enemy deception and infiltration but
Wilson became intrigued by the decades of Vatican manipulation of evangelist Billy Graham.
This led to his 1992 booklet, "The Assimilation of Evangelist Billy Graham into
the Roman Catholic Church. "
Graham's involvement in deception has now led him into the web of Communism. His march
1995 Global Mission will include all regions of the former Union of Socialist Republics.
These are now called the "Commonwealth of Independent States. " In
preparation for the global effort, the Graham Evangelistic Association conducted a
leadership training Seminar in Moscow, Russia on December 9-11, 1993.
Tragically, such activity is ecumenical. Its purpose is to achieve religious unity on a
global dimension regardless of creed or doctrine. As such, it opposes the gospel of the
Lord Jesus Christ and is the deadly enemy of Biblical evangelism. May God strengthen His
people to fight the good fight, finish the course and keep the faith.
Endnotes
Eternal Vigilance - The Price Of Freedom
1. Their Finest Hour, by Winston Churchill, p. 171.
2. Ibid. p. 118.
3. Triumph and Tragedy, by Winston Churchill, p. 479.
4. Gospel of Matthew, 28:18-19, 20.
5. Acts, 4:31.
6. Ibid., 5:41.
7. Epistle of Jude, 3-4.
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. Xll, p. 270.
9. Lectures on the Council of Trent, by Anthony Froude, p. 335.
10. History of the Christian Church, by Lars P. Qualben, p. 389.
The 1886 Gathering In Chicago
1. Revelation 6:10.
2. A History of Fundamentalism in America by George Dollar, pp. 43,47.
3. Ibid., p. 45.
4. Prophetic Studies by A.J. Gordon, p. 67.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid., p. 71.
7. Prophetic Essays, p. 169.
8. Ibid.
9. Ibid. pp. 173-174.
10. A History of Fundamentalism in America, p. 67.
11. Revelation 17:4.
12. Ibid., verse 18.
13. Ibid., 18:4.
14. The Gospel of St. Matthew 18:7.
15. Ezekiel 33:6.
16. A History of Fundamentalism in America, pp. 52-53.
Roman Catholicism-The Unrecognized Cult
1. The Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin, p. 11.
2. Ibid., p. 13.
3. The Chaos of Cults, by J.K. Baalen, p. 11.
4. A History of the Christian Church, by Lars P. Qualben, 12th Printing, p. 236.
5. The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, p. 270.
6. The Documents of Vatican II, p. 715.
7. The Canons and Decrees of' the Council of Trent, p. 270.
8. Ibid. pp. 145-146.
9. Epistle to the Ephesians 2:8-9.
10. My Catholic Faith, p. 87.
11. The Baltimore Catechism, p. 60.
12. Encyclical "Reconciliation and Penance," p. 107.
13. Out of the Labyrinth, by L.H. Lehmann, pp. 9-10.
Glancing At The Enemy's Armory
1. Epistle to the Ephesians 6:11-12.
2. Epistle to the Romans, 16:17.
3. Second Epistle to Timothy, 2:3.
4. The Documents of Vatican II, p. 716.
5. Ibid., p. 715.
6. Ibid., pp. 347, 355.
7. Augustine of Hippo, Translated by Mary T. Clark, a Religious of the Sacred Heart
of Manhattanville College, p. 463.
8. The Documents of Vatican II, p. 623.
9. New Evangelization 2000, Summer 1993, p. 14.
10. A.D. 2000 Together, Summer 1990, p. 22.
11. A Prophet with Honor, by William Martin, p. 223.
12. Ibid., p. 222.
13. Billy Graham - The Authorized Biography, by John Pollock, p. 172.
14. The New Neutralism, by William E. Ashbrook, pp. 4-5.
15. Foundation Magazine, March/April 1992, p. 9.
16. The Christian Beacon, March 12, 1987.
17. A Prophet with Honor - The Billy Graham Story, by William Martin, p.574.
18. Foundation Magazine, July/August 1986.
19. World Evangelization, Nov/Dec 1989, January 1990.
20. Lausanne Occasional Papers - Christian Witness to Nominal Christians Among Roman
Catholics, p. 11.
21. The Assimilation of Evangelist Billy Graham into the Roman Catholic Church,
(obtainable from this booklet's address).
22. Bookstore Journal, November 1991.
23. A Prophet with Honor - The Billy Graham Story, by William Martin, pp. 309-310.
24. Ibid., p. 310.
25. Ibid., p. 574.
26. Ibid., p. 540.
27. Ibid., p. 222.
28. Ibid., p. 518.
29. Ibid., p. 526.
30. Ibid., p. 400.
31. Ibid., p. 490.
32. Ibid., p. 220.
33. Ibid., p. 222.
34. Chicago Tribune, June 27, 1977.
35. Gospel of John, 5:26-29.
36. Second Epistle to Timothy, 4:7.
37. The Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin, p. 11.
38. Revelation, 17:15.
39. The Problem of Christian Unity, an exhaustive chart.
40. Christianity Today, June 22, 1992.
41. New Covenant, May 1993.
42. For additional information relating to ecumenical unity through Pentecostal
Charismatic Encyclopedia itself, please contact this booklet's address.
43. A Man Called Mr. Pentecost, pp. 215-216.
44. Calvary Contender, March 15, 1993.
45. The Arizona Republic, October 31, 1992.
46. Evangelical Essentials, Intervarsity Press 1988, A dialogue between David
Edwards, a British liberal and John Stott.
47. All Roads Lead to Rome? The Ecumenical Movement, by Michael de Semlyen, pp. 30,
31.
48. Jack Van Impe Ministries International, January 7, 1994 Report.
49. Foundation Magazine - Startling Statements of Dr. Jack Van Impe, by M.H.
Reynolds, pp. 4-5.
50. Startling Revelations: Pope John Paul II, a video by Dr. Jack Van Impe.
51. The Prophet Ezekiel, 37:21-22.
52. Ibid., 14:2-3.
53. Revelation, 17:18.
54. Ibid., V. 15.
55. Ibid., Vs. 4-5.
56. Ibid., Vs . 16-17
57. Revelation, 18:4-5, 8. 58. Ibid., V. 20.
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