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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...." 7
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,
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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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