“The wide diversity of belief in the Protestant churches is regarded by many as decisive proof that no effort to secure a forced uniformity can ever be made. But there has been for years, in churches of the Protestant faith, a strong and growing sentiment in favor of a union based upon common points of doctrine.” (Great Controversy, p. 444).
A union between the churches is coming which will precede the Sunday law crisis and will involve the abandonment of clear biblical teachings. We were warned that Protestantism would adopt Catholic practices, leading to the development of a false universal system of worship. Today, Protestantism is truly becoming more and more like Rome every day—in terms of appearances, words, actions, characteristics, and faith. The Bible is becoming less meaningful and valuable in our day and age as Protestantism becomes more and more allied with the Catholic Church.
The Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee, also known as a Holy Year, is a major religious event in the Catholic Church. According to the Catholic Standard, the official weekly newspaper for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, 2025 Jubilee is a special year of grace, prayer, and pilgrimage, offering an opportunity to renew the Catholic faith and receive special “plenary indulgences.” These Jubilees traditionally occur every 25 years, but what makes this year’s event unique is that for the first time, members of a multi-faith delegation participated with Pope Francis in “crossing” the threshold of the “holy door” located in St. Peter’s Basilica, representing a shared and visible sign of unity that Rome wants all Christians to participate in.
The Catholic Standard published the following on December 24, 2024:
• “In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a ‘Jubilee of Hope’.” [1]
• “The steps we now take are the steps of the whole church, a pilgrim in the world and a witness of peace,” the pope told the assembled cardinals, bishops, ecumenical guests and lay faithful in the atrium of the basilica.” [1]
• “Pope Francis prayed that the Holy Spirit would soften hardened hearts so that enemies may speak to each other again, adversaries may join hands and people seek to meet together.” [1]
• “Neither the Vatican press office nor the Jubilee press office released the names of the pilgrims or explained how they were chosen.” [1]
• “Also among the first to cross the threshold were representatives of other Christian churches.” [1]
The fact that many churches have joined Pope Francis in crossing the threshold into a new era of common witness in which adversaries have come together as friends is a necessary fulfillment of biblical prophecy that is needed for the implementation of the mark of the beast. The churches will not influence the state to impose the mark until all are united in one:
“The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power; and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome in trampling on the rights of conscience.” (Great Controversy, p. 588).
“When the leading churches of the United States, uniting upon such points of doctrine as are held by them in common, shall influence the state to enforce their decrees and to sustain their institutions, then Protestant America will have formed an image of the Roman hierarchy, and the infliction of civil penalties upon dissenters will inevitably result.” (The Great Controversy, p. 445)
We were warned that the time would come when Protestants, forgetting the principles of the Reformation, would seek common ground with the Roman Catholic Church. This is described as “reaching across the gulf” to clasp hands with Catholicism, motivated by a desire for unity and a consolidation of religious power. This act would be a betrayal of the Protestant history and heritage because the Reformation was founded on the principles that the Holy Scriptures are the ultimate authority in matters of faith and practice, which are in direct opposition to the principles of the 2025 Jubilee in Rome.
We are seeing the final chapter of the Reformation as strange events, both in the religious and secular worlds, unfold before our eyes. The religious stage is being set. Almost all the churches have united. The Roman Catholic Church has apparently had the most to gain from the atmosphere of ecumenism. The entire world is being wooed to join the great apostate fellowship found in Revelation 13, 17, and 18.
The 500 years of rich Protestant history have been rejected, cast down, and “trodden under foot” (Daniel 8:14) as more and more Reformation churches line up to embrace their mother, Rome. Protestants used to reject the Pope’s claims of infallibility and supremacy as blasphemous during the Reformation era. They broke away from Rome because of her false doctrines. And what doctrines have changed in Catholicism since then? None.
Pope Francis has done more than any previous pope to unite Protestants and Catholics. One must grasp the magnitude of what is happening before our eyes: the complete surrender of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
Sources
[1] https://www.cathstan.org/faith/pope-opens-holy-door-of-st-peters-basilica-launching-jubilee-of-hope
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