Burned at the Stake
Countless believers chose death rather than deny their faith
"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High,
and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times
and the dividing of time."
- Daniel 7:25
538 AD - 1798 AD: The Dark Ages of Papal Rule
538 AD: Papal Power Established
Emperor Justinian's decree makes the Pope head of all churches. The 1260-year prophecy begins.
The Waldenses (1170-1600s)
Estimated Deaths: 1,000,000+
Persecuted for keeping the Sabbath, rejecting infant baptism, and refusing papal authority. Entire villages massacred in the Alpine valleys.
The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229)
Estimated Deaths: 1,000,000
"Kill them all, God will know His own" - Papal legate at Beziers. 20,000 killed in one day.
Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834)
Estimated Deaths: 300,000+
Torture chambers, auto-da-fé (burning at stake), property confiscation. Jews, Muslims, and Protestant Christians targeted.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572)
Estimated Deaths: 70,000
French Huguenots slaughtered. Pope Gregory XIII celebrated with a Te Deum and commemorative medal.
1798 AD: Papal Power Broken
Napoleon's general captures Pope Pius VI. The 1260 years end exactly as prophesied.
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE: 50 MILLION MARTYRS
Historians estimate between 50-100 million Christians killed by papal Rome during the Dark Ages
"And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints,
and with the blood of the martyrs of Yahusha"
- Revelation 17:6
Remember the Martyrs
Crucified for Truth
Following their Savior's example unto death
Stoned for the Gospel
Like Stephen, they saw heaven opened
Beheaded for Testimony
"They loved not their lives unto the death"
THE BEAST OF REVELATION IDENTIFIED
🔍 Rises from Rome
The little horn rises among the 10 horns (European nations) after Rome's fall
⚔️ Persecutes Saints
"Wear out the saints" - 50+ million martyred
📅 Changes Times & Laws
Changed Sabbath to Sunday, removed 2nd commandment
⏰ Rules 1260 Years
538 AD to 1798 AD = Exactly 1260 years
💬 Blasphemous Claims
Claims to be God on earth, forgive sins, change divine law
🌍 Worldwide Power
"All the world wondered after the beast"
THE DECEPTION CONTINUES
1929: Lateran Treaty
Mussolini restores Vatican sovereignty. "The wound was healed" (Rev 13:3)
Today: Ecumenical Movement
All roads lead back to Rome. Protestant churches returning to "mother church"
Coming: Sunday Law
The Mark of the Beast - Enforced Sunday worship vs. YHWH's Sabbath
BUT THEIR TIME IS SHORT
2027
The Messiah Returns to Destroy the Beast System
10 Mathematical Proofs All Point to the Same Date
COME OUT OF BABYLON
"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."
- Revelation 18:4
✓ Keep YHWH's Sabbath (Saturday), not the papal Sunday
✓ Keep YHWH's commandments, not papal traditions
✓ Follow Scripture alone, not papal authority
✓ Worship YHWH alone, not Mary or saints
✓ Prepare for persecution - history WILL repeat