Thank you Joel. Your teachings on the end times are one of the very few I can listen to with joy, without feeling like I'm suffocating on 6 different versions of the anti-Christ and the conflicting drama that comes with it when you disagree. Some believers are so focused on the end times that they are not preaching the Gospel. I really enjoy both you and Perry stone. You are welcome to visit us in Dubai anytime. God bless!
@@cbyroads100 💖 The important thing is that He is already in our hearts. Read Romans 8:31-39. Don’t panic about what’s happening in the States. He is in as total control as He ever was. These are the “birth pangs.” He’s coming soon. Jesus is Lord. God bless you. ✝️💙🙂
Sooo good!! I would get frustrated when I would read the news and I would just sigh! and it would affect my spirit, BUT When you follow along with the scriptures he uses {which I already had highlighted} it puts the focus smack dap 👊 where it should be. On JESUS and his soon coming Kingdom. It lifts all frustration when your focus is realigned! Loved it! Joel thank you!!! Come Lord Jesus!!!
Thanks again Joel for Preaching a Balanced Truth, I love how you always bring out the Truth in Scripture and keep the Focus on Jesus Christ our Lord and King and His Return. We are drawing closer to that Day when the Enemies will be made a footstool. We certainly do not see the Enemies His Footstool yet. But some of the Events are beginning to take place before our eyes and that Brings Great Hope.
Good word! It is hard not to get distracted by daily world news, birth pangs getting stronger. But we can get excited Jesus is coming to right all wrongs and throw satan into the pit. Chained for 1000 years...to think about his vengeance then loosed once again, that is a sermon rarely taught. Love to hear that one. But then into the Lake of fire he goes for eternity. 🙌
So true, we must forgive everyone, it's hard, but when you realize that there will be justice, not just against these people who have hurt us and Christ's blood will wash us clean because we aren't any better, but against this nasty bloodthirsty system that weaves through our consciousness and lives. You see the inbred evil even watching a 5 yr old in kindergarten being bullied. It's saturated in us and our lives. God will change it. I can't wait." And we shall be changed ".
[ THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST ... has been reigning ... INSIDE EVERY INDIVIDUAL ... who OBEYED THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM ... as exemplified ... for ALL OF US TO OBEY - Jews & Gentiles IN THIS CHURCH AGE ... as recorded for us to strictly reckon with INDIVIDUALLY ... in The Acts of The Holy Spirit Through The Apostles Chapter 2:14-47. ] 1st Corinthians 15:24-26 ~ "... For HE must reign, till HE hath put all enemies under HIS feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." BUT SUCH REIGN ... on us INDIVIDUALLY ... is scheduled to last ... only UP TO ... THAT RESURRECTION DAY ... WHEN all of humanity SHALL HAVE BEEN RESURRECTED! >>> umpg.blogspot.com/2012/09/219-t007-grade-v-resurrection-of-dead.html AND consequently INDIVIDUALLY JUDGED >>> umpg.blogspot.com/2012/09/t008-grade-vi-eternal-judgment.html BUT ... BETWEEN John The Apostle's death in A.D.96 ... and ... HIS COMING for THE RESURRECTION & ETERNAL JUDGMENT above ... HERE ARE THE SPECIFICS ... OF WHAT THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST ... has been doing ALL ALONG --- but NOT waiting for THAT RESURRECTION OF ALL THE DEAD! >>> umpg.blogspot.com/p/unveiling-current-in-our-time.html i humbly invite ... the whosoever will ... START A serious STUDY ... even just to CRITIQUE FOR BIBLICAL INTEGRITY >>>> umpg.blogspot.com >>>> starting with >>>> umpg.blogspot.com/2012/09/t-001-foreword.html umpg.blogspot.com/2012/10/t100-rationale-behind-these-treatises.html i prayed for ... REALIZATIONS ... one after another ... in these study ventures ... before us!
My only question.. it says He’s waiting until His enemies are made a footstool (crushed). This teaching says He’s coming back to make them a footstool (crushed). Which is it?
There's one problem... 1 Kings 5:3 Solomon: "You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet." Read that again slowly: "the Lord put his enemies under his feet." Surprise, God's promise is fulfilled for the very same guy this Psalm is dedicated to, King David! I suggest to take off your Jesus-goggles. It not only narrows the view but it also clouds the mind.
Until it is "fulfilled" permanently, it is not fulfilled. And since David is dead, he is not the one. A shoot will come from Jesse. Sorry, but take your blinders off, the blinders that David himself spoke of, and then you will begin to see.
@@JoelRichardson Where does it say it has to be permanent? Are you just making up arbitrary rules? 1. God promised to put someone's enemies under his feet 2. Promise is fulfilled for King David, the guy mentioned in the song 3. Promise is not fulfilled for a guy thousand years later unknown at the time of writing this song
@@samael5782 You obviously are not familiar with the Bible: “I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the wicked afflict them any more as formerly, even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD also declares to you that the LORD will make a house for you. When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. “He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever." 2 Sa 7:10-13. "forever..." "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." Is 9:6-8. "forevermore..."
@@JoelRichardson You are trying to connect dots that are not there. The verses you quoted are not related to this psalm. One is about a future event and the other one has already happened. You also seems to work with a corrupt translation, because the child is already born (the Hebrew is in past tense!) and the child there is King Hezekiah. That's why the government rests on his shoulders. He's the prince of peace, he actually brought peace, Jesus didn't. Instead connecting imaginary dots to fit your narrative you should read the Hebrew text.
The problem with Joels theory is that Islam did not change times and laws, Rome (Government) - Catholic (Church) did. Daniel 7:25 identifies the 4th beast and if your familiar with history Revelation 13 does as well, fits hand and glove. Which means the 4th kingdom is Rome. Islam was not a Government and Church (one world ruler) it was Rome, which made it different than the previous three kingdoms. Don’t be fooled. Who changed a new day from sundown to sundown, as it says in Genesis 1 to 12 might night to 12 midnight? Who changed Gods law, the Ten Commandments. The Catholic Church. 1. They removed the 2nd commandment. 2. They broke the 10th commandment into two, so there would still be ten. 3. Who changed the seventh day sabbath, the only day God blessed in scripture, before there was Israel or a Jew in Genesis 2:1-3 at creation, from Saturday to Sunday, the Catholic Church. The Christian church (Protestants) follow after the Catholic Church, they worship on Sunday, it’s the Holy Day and law of the Catholic Church. Look it up! The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob, Moses, John the Baptist, Jesus, the Mary, before the cross and Peter, Paul and John (apostles our examples) all worship on the seventh day sabbath. Who is your God? Google and research for yourself. The Pope said God gave him authority as god on earth (blasphemy), that’s why he is called Father (the Bible calls no man Father), that’s why he believes he can forgive sins (only Jesus our Lord can forgive sin), and has the power to change the law of God (which has happened, he gets his SEAT and power from the dragon), which is all blaspheme. 4. Who changed the Passover to Easter. Easter is not written in any modern day Bible, so why do you keep it. Passover is written (NT), so why don’t you keep it as Jesus did and taught his disciples on the 14th of Abib (Exodus 12:1-3), not Easter Sunday. Luke 24:46 And (Jesus) said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the THIRD DAY: 47 And that REPENTANCE and REMISSION OF SINS should be PREACHED (not saved by Grace) in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. If Jesus died on a Friday (Good Friday), again not written in scripture, would he have been in the grave three days and three nights (the sign Jesus told us about), the answer is no, no matter how you slice it or dice it, this is a false teaching and practice all in the name of Jesus, regardless what your pastor teaches, it’s a lie. The whole world follows the practices of this false Church. Sunday worship (Satan wants to be worshipped) on his day, he is a counterfeit, that’s why he was kicked out of heaven. He tempted Jesus in Matthew 4 to get Jesus to worship him. Jesus wants to be worshipped on the seventh day of the week, he is our creator. There is only one creator and Lord, Deut 6:5 & Mark 2:29 Jesus said he is Lord of the seventh day sabbath (3) times NT. Matthew 2:28 Mark 12:2 Luke 6:5 Who is your Lord? Islam did not change times and laws. The 4th kingdom (Rome) - Catholic Church did. History: The Catholic plucked up, destroyed, removed from history the Heruli, Vandals and the Ostrogoths (3) kingdoms. They ruled both church and state from 5:38-1798 (1260) years just like Daniel said. Napoleon captured the Pope and ended the one world ruler ship. As the United States was rising up in 1776, another world power, but not church and state. They killed (the Catholic Church) 50 Million people, anyone who would not convert to the LAW of the Catholic Church, which included Protestants, Jews and Muslims. It is history! Who on earth in history is as wicked and murderous as the Catholic Church? No one, including Islam. Stop listening to these false Sunday keeping Pastors. Read your Bible. The 1 Beast of Revelation which comes out of the sea, multitudes of people world wide, the Catholic (Universal) Church is the Mother Church, the Whore of Revelation. All the kings of the earth meet with the Pope whose wound has been healed. They have risen to power (Church) once again. They are a nation and a government, not world ruling at this time. It’s not ONE MAN, but ONE FALSE SYSTEM WITH A MAN IN THE SEAT, which gets his power from Satan. The same false system has been here sense 321 AD and it’s still here today! Oldest False religion in the world. The Protestant churches are the harlots (Sunday keeping- Protestant) Churches of Revelation who are returning to their Mother, converting to Catholicism and will be one church eventually. This is not future as pastors keep telling us, that’s the deception, it’s here and now, right under our noses. God bless!
Rhonda Hauser The prophesy does not say that he *did* change times and seasons, but that he thought to do so. When? In the final 3.5 years. This is a future prophesy, not a past bad act. The "1 day equals 1,000 years" claim does not fit here, as the 3.5 years are restated as to the number of months and the number of days. If that isn't enough, The Bible also calls the time that the Beast will rule in this matter is extremely short. "He will continue for an hour," Ie. a very short period of time. Rome does not fit every single prophesy. It never defeated the first three empires. It never crushed and devoured them, it assimilated them and yet allowed them to keep their religions and cultures. Rome was not divided from the beginning. Islam was divided long before it became an empire. Rome today bears little resemblance to Imperial Rome. It isn't even a lot like Rome of the Inquisitions. It has become just another "woke/Universalist/appeasing "church." Islam, on the other hand, Is unchanged since the Middle Ages. It has the same hatreds, character, behaviors, goals, and religion as the Ottoman Empire/Islamic caliphate. Rome killed people, but not by beheading. Rome no longer has any interest in killing Christians or Jews. Islam celebrates when innocent Christians or Jews are killed. Islam demands that all people submit to "Allah." Rome no longer shows interest in converting people by force. The pope has decided that even atheists go to Heaven if they are "Sincere." Rome has no army other than the Swiss Guards and no power to raise an army. Islam can easily marshal masses of people eager to kill and/or die for their god. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You say, "read your Bible. Good advice. I would add "read your Bible as *the* authority". The writers of the Bible were confirmed and proven to be writing inspired Scriptures. The canon is closed. Anyone now writing words which they claim as direct revelation from God and *required essentials of doctrine* is "adding to the Scriptures." While atheists claim that certain parts of the Bible (the flood narrative) were plagiarized from neighboring peoples, we know better. We have evidence of the flood as told by Moses. We would not be wise to use any scriptures that were known to have plagiarized content. Can the writings of Ellen White stand up to the same scrutiny?
Thank you Joel. Your teachings on the end times are one of the very few I can listen to with joy, without feeling like I'm suffocating on 6 different versions of the anti-Christ and the conflicting drama that comes with it when you disagree. Some believers are so focused on the end times that they are not preaching the Gospel. I really enjoy both you and Perry stone. You are welcome to visit us in Dubai anytime. God bless!
Groaning and longing for that day! “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.”
Let your kingdom come, your new heavenly, edenic, Jerusalem!!!
@@cbyroads100 💖
The important thing is that He is already in our hearts.
Read Romans 8:31-39.
Don’t panic about what’s happening in the States. He is in as total control as He ever was. These are the “birth pangs.” He’s coming soon.
Jesus is Lord. God bless you. ✝️💙🙂
Sooo good!! I would get frustrated when I would read the news and I would just sigh! and it would affect my spirit, BUT When you follow along with the scriptures he uses {which I already had highlighted} it puts the focus smack dap 👊 where it should be. On JESUS and his soon coming Kingdom. It lifts all frustration when your focus is realigned! Loved it! Joel thank you!!! Come Lord Jesus!!!
Even more relevant now!
The greatest teaching I've heard on typology... Great job...!
Joel, through your God ordained preaching, you have changed my life.
Praying for you, Amy and your family.
Beryl,
Thanks again Joel for Preaching a Balanced Truth, I love how you always bring out the Truth in Scripture and keep the Focus on Jesus Christ our Lord and King and His Return. We are drawing closer to that Day when the Enemies will be made a footstool.
We certainly do not see the Enemies His Footstool yet.
But some of the Events are beginning to take place before our eyes and that Brings Great Hope.
Sir I like your channel coz you revealed the names which is so confusing .... God bless you from india... Keep enlarging the kingdom
Good word! It is hard not to get distracted by daily world news, birth pangs getting stronger.
But we can get excited Jesus is coming to right all wrongs and throw satan into the pit. Chained for 1000 years...to think about his vengeance then loosed once again, that is a sermon rarely taught. Love to hear that one. But then into the Lake of fire he goes for eternity. 🙌
Simply thank you
Beautiful 🙏🏾 may GOD bless you & your family. MARANATHA 🛐
So true, we must forgive everyone, it's hard, but when you realize that there will be justice, not just against these people who have hurt us and Christ's blood will wash us clean because we aren't any better, but against this nasty bloodthirsty system that weaves through our consciousness and lives. You see the inbred evil even watching a 5 yr old in kindergarten being bullied. It's saturated in us and our lives. God will change it. I can't wait." And we shall be changed ".
Very inspiring.
Wonderful!
Maranatha!
Joel seems right on.
Solid. Encouraging. Plain. Scriptural. Marantha indeed.
AMEN!
Good Word!
I shared this video it was sooo good!
Bout time Joel more of these please
[ THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST ... has been reigning ... INSIDE EVERY INDIVIDUAL ... who OBEYED THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM ... as exemplified ... for ALL OF US TO OBEY - Jews & Gentiles IN THIS CHURCH AGE ... as recorded for us to strictly reckon with INDIVIDUALLY ... in The Acts of The Holy Spirit Through The Apostles Chapter 2:14-47. ]
1st Corinthians 15:24-26 ~ "... For HE must reign, till HE hath put all enemies under HIS feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
BUT SUCH REIGN ... on us INDIVIDUALLY ... is scheduled to last ... only UP TO ... THAT RESURRECTION DAY ... WHEN all of humanity SHALL HAVE BEEN RESURRECTED! >>>
umpg.blogspot.com/2012/09/219-t007-grade-v-resurrection-of-dead.html
AND consequently INDIVIDUALLY JUDGED >>>
umpg.blogspot.com/2012/09/t008-grade-vi-eternal-judgment.html
BUT ... BETWEEN John The Apostle's death in A.D.96 ... and ... HIS COMING for THE RESURRECTION & ETERNAL JUDGMENT above ...
HERE ARE THE SPECIFICS ... OF WHAT THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST ... has been doing ALL ALONG --- but NOT waiting for THAT RESURRECTION OF ALL THE DEAD! >>>
umpg.blogspot.com/p/unveiling-current-in-our-time.html
i humbly invite ... the whosoever will ... START A serious STUDY ... even just to CRITIQUE FOR BIBLICAL INTEGRITY >>>> umpg.blogspot.com >>>> starting with >>>>
umpg.blogspot.com/2012/09/t-001-foreword.html
umpg.blogspot.com/2012/10/t100-rationale-behind-these-treatises.html
i prayed for ... REALIZATIONS ... one after another ... in these study ventures ... before us!
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My only question.. it says He’s waiting until His enemies are made a footstool (crushed). This teaching says He’s coming back to make them a footstool (crushed). Which is it?
Dear Brother Joel, I am subscribed to you on RUclips but NEVER get notifications about your videos. Just and FYI. And God bless you sir!
You might need to allow these notifications in your phone settings?? But we all know the asshats in big media are trying to keep us down. So.
@@cbyroads100 I still do not get notifications!
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There's one problem...
1 Kings 5:3
Solomon: "You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet."
Read that again slowly: "the Lord put his enemies under his feet."
Surprise, God's promise is fulfilled for the very same guy this Psalm is dedicated to, King David! I suggest to take off your Jesus-goggles. It not only narrows the view but it also clouds the mind.
Until it is "fulfilled" permanently, it is not fulfilled. And since David is dead, he is not the one. A shoot will come from Jesse. Sorry, but take your blinders off, the blinders that David himself spoke of, and then you will begin to see.
@@JoelRichardson Where does it say it has to be permanent? Are you just making up arbitrary rules?
1. God promised to put someone's enemies under his feet
2. Promise is fulfilled for King David, the guy mentioned in the song
3. Promise is not fulfilled for a guy thousand years later unknown at the time of writing this song
@@samael5782
You obviously are not familiar with the Bible:
“I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the wicked afflict them any more as formerly, even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD also declares to you that the LORD will make a house for you. When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom.
“He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever." 2 Sa 7:10-13.
"forever..."
"For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." Is 9:6-8.
"forevermore..."
@@JoelRichardson You are trying to connect dots that are not there. The verses you quoted are not related to this psalm. One is about a future event and the other one has already happened. You also seems to work with a corrupt translation, because the child is already born (the Hebrew is in past tense!) and the child there is King Hezekiah. That's why the government rests on his shoulders. He's the prince of peace, he actually brought peace, Jesus didn't. Instead connecting imaginary dots to fit your narrative you should read the Hebrew text.
@@samael5782 With all due respect, you have no clue what you are talking about.
The problem with Joels theory is that Islam did not change times and laws, Rome (Government) - Catholic (Church) did.
Daniel 7:25 identifies the 4th beast and if your familiar with history Revelation 13 does as well, fits hand and glove.
Which means the 4th kingdom is Rome.
Islam was not a Government and Church (one world ruler) it was Rome, which made it different than the previous three kingdoms. Don’t be fooled.
Who changed a new day from sundown to sundown, as it says in Genesis 1 to 12 might night to 12 midnight?
Who changed Gods law, the Ten Commandments.
The Catholic Church.
1. They removed the 2nd commandment.
2. They broke the 10th commandment into two, so there would still be ten.
3. Who changed the seventh day sabbath, the only day God blessed in scripture, before there was Israel or a Jew in Genesis 2:1-3 at creation, from Saturday to Sunday, the Catholic Church.
The Christian church (Protestants) follow after the Catholic Church, they worship on Sunday, it’s the Holy Day and law of the Catholic Church. Look it up!
The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob, Moses, John the Baptist, Jesus, the Mary, before the cross and Peter, Paul and John (apostles our examples) all worship on the seventh day sabbath. Who is your God?
Google and research for yourself.
The Pope said God gave him authority as god on earth (blasphemy), that’s why he is called Father (the Bible calls no man Father), that’s why he believes he can forgive sins (only Jesus our Lord can forgive sin), and has the power to change the law of God (which has happened, he gets his SEAT and power from the dragon), which is all blaspheme.
4. Who changed the Passover to Easter. Easter is not written in any modern day Bible, so why do you keep it. Passover is written (NT), so why don’t you keep it as Jesus did and taught his disciples on the 14th of Abib (Exodus 12:1-3), not Easter Sunday.
Luke 24:46 And (Jesus) said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the THIRD DAY:
47 And that REPENTANCE and REMISSION OF SINS should be PREACHED (not saved by Grace) in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
If Jesus died on a Friday (Good Friday), again not written in scripture, would he have been in the grave three days and three nights (the sign Jesus told us about), the answer is no, no matter how you slice it or dice it, this is a false teaching and practice all in the name of Jesus, regardless what your pastor teaches, it’s a lie.
The whole world follows the practices of this false Church.
Sunday worship (Satan wants to be worshipped) on his day, he is a counterfeit, that’s why he was kicked out of heaven. He tempted Jesus in Matthew 4 to get Jesus to worship him.
Jesus wants to be worshipped on the seventh day of the week, he is our creator.
There is only one creator and Lord, Deut 6:5 & Mark 2:29
Jesus said he is Lord of the seventh day sabbath (3) times NT.
Matthew 2:28
Mark 12:2
Luke 6:5
Who is your Lord?
Islam did not change times and laws.
The 4th kingdom (Rome) - Catholic Church did.
History:
The Catholic plucked up, destroyed, removed from history the Heruli, Vandals and the Ostrogoths (3) kingdoms.
They ruled both church and state from 5:38-1798 (1260) years just like Daniel said. Napoleon captured the Pope and ended the one world ruler ship. As the United States was rising up in 1776, another world power, but not church and state.
They killed (the Catholic Church) 50 Million people, anyone who would not convert to the LAW of the Catholic Church, which included Protestants, Jews and Muslims. It is history!
Who on earth in history is as wicked and murderous as the Catholic Church? No one, including Islam.
Stop listening to these false Sunday keeping Pastors.
Read your Bible.
The 1 Beast of Revelation which comes out of the sea, multitudes of people world wide, the Catholic (Universal) Church is the Mother Church, the Whore of Revelation.
All the kings of the earth meet with the Pope whose wound has been healed. They have risen to power (Church) once again. They are a nation and a government, not world ruling at this time.
It’s not ONE MAN, but ONE FALSE SYSTEM WITH A MAN IN THE SEAT, which gets his power from Satan.
The same false system has been here sense 321 AD and it’s still here today! Oldest False religion in the world.
The Protestant churches are the harlots (Sunday keeping- Protestant) Churches of Revelation who are returning to their Mother, converting to Catholicism and will be one church eventually.
This is not future as pastors keep telling us, that’s the deception, it’s here and now, right under our noses.
God bless!
Rhonda Hauser The prophesy does not say that he *did* change times and seasons, but that he thought to do so. When? In the final 3.5 years. This is a future prophesy, not a past bad act. The "1 day equals 1,000 years" claim does not fit here, as the 3.5 years are restated as to the number of months and the number of days. If that isn't enough, The Bible also calls the time that the Beast will rule in this matter is extremely short. "He will continue for an hour," Ie. a very short period of time.
Rome does not fit every single prophesy. It never defeated the first three empires. It never crushed and devoured them, it assimilated them and yet allowed them to keep their religions and cultures. Rome was not divided from the beginning. Islam was divided long before it became an empire. Rome today bears little resemblance to Imperial Rome. It isn't even a lot like Rome of the Inquisitions. It has become just another "woke/Universalist/appeasing "church."
Islam, on the other hand, Is unchanged since the Middle Ages. It has the same hatreds, character, behaviors, goals, and religion as the Ottoman Empire/Islamic caliphate.
Rome killed people, but not by beheading. Rome no longer has any interest in killing Christians or Jews. Islam celebrates when innocent Christians or Jews are killed.
Islam demands that all people submit to "Allah." Rome no longer shows interest in converting people by force. The pope has decided that even atheists go to Heaven if they are "Sincere."
Rome has no army other than the Swiss Guards and no power to raise an army. Islam can easily marshal masses of people eager to kill and/or die for their god.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You say, "read your Bible. Good advice. I would add "read your Bible as *the* authority". The writers of the Bible were confirmed and proven to be writing inspired Scriptures. The canon is closed. Anyone now writing words which they claim as direct revelation from God and *required essentials of doctrine* is "adding to the Scriptures."
While atheists claim that certain parts of the Bible (the flood narrative) were plagiarized from neighboring peoples, we know better. We have evidence of the flood as told by Moses. We would not be wise to use any scriptures that were known to have plagiarized content.
Can the writings of Ellen White stand up to the same scrutiny?