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By Roger Oakland<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the main goals we have at Understand The Times is to analyze the news in light of insights found in the Word of God. With regard to Bible prophecy, we should be very aware that doctrines of demons are taking place as part of the great falling away.[1] Even those who have been known for teaching the Word of God can will be misled as they get caught up in this Last Days apostasy.<\/p>\n

Recently an article caught my attention with regard to Rome\u2019s New Evangelization program. This program, put into place by Pope John Paul II, is still being promoted by Pope Benedict XVI in order to bring people to the Roman Catholic Eucharistic Jesus through a variety of plans.<\/p>\n

The title of the article I read was \u201cThe Blessed Mother \u2013 The Vatican\u2019s Secret Weapon?\u201d [2]Notice that the title asks a question, which the article proceeds to answer showing how two Roman Catholic leaders, one from the USA and the other from Europe, have been both brought on board by Pope Benedict to provide leadership for Rome\u2019s worldwide New Evangelization program.<\/p>\n

These two men from different parts of the world had something in common, which I found to be very interesting. As the article states:<\/p>\n

Two esteemed men, one a United States Catholic Bishop from Green Bay, WI., the other a Cardinal based in Europe, serving as the Archbishop of Vienna, suddenly seem to have very much in common.<\/p>\n

Both men, charged with revitalizing the Catholic faith, have courageously taken action that acknowledges the supernatural presence of Our Lady.[3]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The phrase supernatural presence of Our Lady is important when studying about Last Days deception dealing with the topic of lying signs and wonders. Both of these men are promoters of the unbiblical idea that Mary, the mother of Jesus, appears in apparitions giving messages from heaven as if they were even more important than the Word of God. In their effort to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church and establish what they believe will be the kingdom of God on earth, they are promoting supernatural appearances of an apparitional woman they claim is Mary the mother of Jesus. Paul warns about this very deception in the letter he wrote to the Galatians, saying: \u201cBut though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.\u201d [4] Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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