...behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things...And he shall speak great words against the Most High (Daniel 7:8,25).
The little horn power is humankind rising up against God and speaking great words against Him. It refers to a system that defies God directly and sets itself up in opposition to God.
It is significant that the little horn power is likened to a man. This same symbol was also applied to Babylon (Daniel 7:4). In Daniel 2, the king of Babylon was referred to as the head of gold. All power was vested in the king. His word was law, and he was considered a god.
Similarly, in the great antitype, all power will once again be vested in one man who, as the spokesman for the system, will utter blasphemies and claim to be God. Papal power is seated in one man. At the Council of Trent, the decrees of the Pope are considered the very decrees of God. The doctrine of papal infallibility further expanded this concept and gave to the Popes a position that should only be given to God.
John Calvin said this about the Pope:
His kingdom will consist of speaking great words, or blasphemies, against the Most High.i
Following are a few examples of blasphemous statements regarding the Papacy’s position on Earth:
The Pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God…He is likewise, the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and king of kings…So that if it were possible that angels might err in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, they could be judged and excommunicated by the Pope.ii
All names which in the Scriptures are applied to Christ, by virtue of which it is established that he is over the church, all the same names are applied to the Pope.iii
The priest has the power of the keys, or the power of delivering sinners from Hell, of making them worthy of Paradise, and of changing them from slaves of Satan into children of God. And God Himself is obligated to abide by the judgment of His priests, and either not to pardon or to pardon...When St. Michael comes to a dying Christian who invokes his aid, the holy Archangel can chase away the devils, but he cannot free his client from the chains till a priest comes to absolve him.iv
QUESTION: Does the priest truly forgive the sins, or does he only declare that they are remitted?
ANSWER: The priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of the power given him by Jesus Christ.v
The Papacy is a blaspheming power. No other power on earth has dared to make such claims. Read more of the Papacy’s statements
Not only does the Papacy claim to hold the position of God, but it also steals His divine prerogative to forgive humankind's sins. These are blasphemies of the highest order.
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i. John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion Volume 2.
ii. Ferraris Ecclesiastical Dictionary.
iii. Bellarmine, On the Authority of Councils Volume 2.
iv. St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Dignities and Duties of the Priest (1927).
v. Joseph Deharbe, Catechism of the Catholic Religion (1912).
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