THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE EXISTS AND WILL PLAY A PART IN THE END TIMES

To have an understanding of the last days, or end times, it is important to understand that a Holy Roman Empire still exists and is functioning in the world. I began to see it as I started to study Church History beginning with the Emperor Constantine in the early 300 – 325 A.D. period. Church history is a very complicated subject so I am only presenting a brief outline in this post.

Constantine recognized Christianity as a religion of Rome after he won a battle and thought he saw a cross in the sky. Later he presided over the 1^st Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. that codified the Christian religion. Constantine did not become a Christian, but he included the religion in with the other religions of Rome. Constantine called himself Pontius Maximus. In 390 A.D. the Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the religion of Rome. 

In the 1^st council of Nicaea it was determined that nothing from the Jews was to be a part of Christianity. It was decided at this council that the Hebrew calendar would no longer be referred to for holy days. The Roman calendar would be supreme and everything Jewish was abandoned. http://burningbush647.blogspot.com/2017/11/gods-time-and-calendar-vs-roman.html

From that time on Easter was celebrated rather than Passover. None of the Biblical feasts would be observed and Easter would be determined by the Roman calendar rather than the Jewish or Biblical calendar. The winter solstice would become the time to celebrate the Lord’s birth—this would become known as Christ’s Mass.

This was the beginning of the church turning away from the truth in the Old Testament and anything that was considered Jewish—after all, didn’t the Jews murder our Lord? This became the thinking of the church and for centuries the church would severely persecute the Jewish people.

Later the Roman Empire would split into two parts—Rome in the west and Constantinople in the east. The office of Pope mostly resided in Rome. There were times when two or three individuals proclaimed themselves Pope, but eventually the office and power of the Pope would reside in Rome.

European history and religious wars throughout the centuries revolved around the issue of the power of the Pope, the Church, and Sovereign Kings. It is a bloody and shameful history—nothing like the church that Yeshua brought into being. The history of the Church is the history of men vying for power and position—just the opposite of what Yeshua taught us.

We see two important truths. We lost the Hebrew roots of our faith at the Council of Nicaea and had them replaced by pagan holidays and rites. In order to appeal to the mass population the Romans incorporated their former pagan holidays into the church and called them Christian holidays.

Secondly, we see a temporal organization more concerned with individual position and power than the true welfare of the believers. Understanding and accepting these truths will begin to open the eyes to truth and an understanding of the end times.

As history marched on the Pope in Rome had to find a way to maintain his power in the face of the Kings of sovereign nations. One way of accomplishing this was to find a powerful king and crown him protector of the Holy Roman Empire. This custom began in 800 A.D. when Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III.

This family line of Charlemagne was short lived but under his leadership the Frankish kingdom grew and “Christian” influence spread across former pagan regions. Charlemagne and the Franks which followed used the power of the sword to convert pagans. A person did not have to become a “born again” believer of Yeshua—but they had to submit to the King or die. This was how much of the early church was grown so to speak.

From 800 A.D. throughout the centuries, up through Napoleon in the early 1800’s, many were crowed protector or emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the ruling Pope. The majority of these rulers, excluding Napoleon, were Germanic individuals. Germany/Austria/Prussia was the military power throughout these centuries and Germany became a powerful Roman nation and protector of the Holy Roman Empire.

Later, after Napoleon, in the 20^th Century Mussolini came into power in Italy. The Pope supported him. In fact, Mussolini built a shrine in the Holy Land on the mount of Beatitudes so that pilgrims visiting the Holy Land could worship in their Roman faith.

In the 1930’s the Roman Church agreed to support Hitler in return for their priests to be safe from Nazi persecution. Hitler considered himself a savior and had great plans to build a thousand year Reich. This thousand year Reich was lifted right out of the Book of Revelation and the thousand year reign of Yeshua!

We are beginning to understand that the fall of ancient Rome was followed by the rise of a new Roman Empire—the Holy Roman Empire. This empire has a following of at least 2 billion people. It is the official representative of Christianity in this world. It holds great power over the nations. It has its very own calendar, feast days, saints (idols), and hierarchy. It also has a strong presence in the Holy Land.

This empire has a strong desire to control the Holy Land. It has had this desire for centuries. The Crusaders conducted six wars in an attempt to wrest the Holy Land from the Muslims. This desire to control and administer the Holy Land goes all the way back to that first crusade in 1099 A.D. This is why it is important to understand history and the Bible.

Everything is hidden in plain sight!

Now we can begin to interpret current events with much greater understanding. Events in current day Europe are connected to this past. In fact, the European Union (EU) is building Europe in the “spirit of Charlemagne.” Right now they are having an identity crisis concerning immigration—but this will change. They will become glued together in the Holy Roman Empire.

Germany is the most powerful nation in the EU. They are the strongest economy and their army is the strongest. The EU is pushing and being pushed (by President Trump) to put more money into the development of this army. They are realizing that they are not going to be able to trust America to support them in the near future.

The whole European project is designed to create a “United States of Europe” that will become a powerful trading block and military presence. They will look towards Russia and China rather than the United States to be their partners. Look at a map—Europe, Russia, and Asia are one gigantic land mass. There are no oceans separating these nations.

America is separated from this by two great oceans—the Atlantic and Pacific. Since World War 2 we have controlled the oceans and exerted our power over the nations. We are seeing the end of this era right now! We can no longer control and bully these nations into submitting to our will.

As I wrote in the previous blog, President Trump is being used by Elohim to bring about these changes. In many ways Mr. Trump is right—but the end result will be the isolation of the USA on the world scene. This is preparation for the Great Tribulation! God is dividing the nations! He is sifting them in preparation for the great and terrible day of the Lord. http://burningbush647.blogspot.com/2017/10/will-america-become-isolated-on-world.html

We are privileged to be able to watch and pray in these momentous days. We are on the threshold of a new world order in which the USA is going to be a third rate player. God is mightily shaking our nation. We are in turmoil and confusion due to our sins. We are on the verge of civil war and burning cities (Isaiah 1.6-8). These are the days of Elijah!

We will pass through some dark days in the USA but Elohim has a plan. He separated us from the nations by those two giant oceans for a reason. He is merciful unto us. We are being chastised but we are also being protected from much worse than the unrest we will be experiencing. http://burningbush647.blogspot.com/2018/01/bozrah-hiding-place-yeshua-never-told.html

The major world events will be occurring between the Holy Roman Empire, Islam, and the Kings from the East (Russia and China). Isolation will be a place of captivity but a place of safety. God will not forget or deny us. Things will be difficult—but He is mindful of our past and how our nation once honored Him. Perhaps that will be part of our mission—to speak the words of Elijah and turn the people back to Elohim! Think about that….