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HOW THE HERULI ARIAN ‘HORN’ WAS ‘PLUCKED UP BY ITS ROOTS’ BY THE ‘LITTLE HORN’ OF DANIEL 7: 8.

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HOW THE HERULI ARIAN ‘HORN’ WAS ‘PLUCKED UP BY ITS ROOTS’ BY THE ‘LITTLE HORN’ OF DANIEL 7: 8.

“Pope Silverius died on the 2nd of March, 483, whereupon Odovacar (Odoacer, king of the Heruli) made a false move…..It was very important for him to control the choice of a new Pontiff…..He desired a Pope well disposed to himself. When the preliminary assembly failed to agree in the choice of a candidate, the Pretorian Prefect, Cecina Basilius, suddenly intervened in Odovacar’s name, and declared that no election would be valid without the King’s voice…..After this the Assembly was summoned to sanction the decree and decide the election, which resulted in favor of Felix II  (483-492), the candidate recommended by Odovacar.” -The Barbarian Invasion of Italy, p. 148, (1902). “His interference in the Papal election has cast into the Roman Church the seed of a deep and threatening distrust towards him.” – Ibid, p. 147.

“Rome could never forgive such an affront, and through its faithful ALLY, the emperor, another Barbarian nation, the OSTROGOTHS, were called in to destroy the hated Heruli…..—

“Villari says that THEODORIC at the head of the Ostrogothic hordes entered Italy in the autumn of 488, backed by the authority of the emperor and the Roman Church. Because of the discord that had now broken out between Odovacar and the Pope had weakened the former and consequently made him less formidable, after 2 disastrous battles he retreated toward the city of Rome for safety from the Ostrogoths, but ‘the gates of Rome were shut in his face, and the inhabitants of Italy began to show him marked hostility…..The Roman Church had TAKEN ADVANTAGE of all these causes of discontent in order to EXCITE the populace against him; and before long it was openly said that the CLERGY had organized a general CONSPIRACY against him…..in the style of the Sicilian Vespers.”- The Barbarian Invasion of Italy, 2-vol. ed. of 1880. Vol. I, pp. 153-156.

“Villari continues: ‘On the 5th of March, 493, Theodoric entered Ravenna in triumph, all the CLERGY coming forth to meet him, chanting Psalms, with the ARCHBISHOP at the head of the procession.’ -The Barbarian Invasion of Italy, Vol. I, p. 158. TEN DAYS LATER ODOVACAR WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.

“Hodgkin points out that this coming of the archbishop to meet the Ostrogoths was STAGED so as to ‘impress vividly on the minds both of Italians and Ostrogoths that Theodoric came as the FRIEND of the Catholic Church.’- ‘Italy and Her Invaders.’ – Ibid, pp. 244, 255. Hodgkin further states that the Roman clergy were PRIVY to a terrible SECRET PLOT of murdering the the followers of Odovacar all over Italy.’ – Ibid, 225, 226.

“The Heruli disappeared from history. Thus the first of the three ‘horns’ of Daniel 7:8 was ‘plucked up by the roots,’ and history leaves no room for doubt but that the Papacy THROUGH its allies engineered this act because of its opposition to Arianism.” – Facts of Faith, Christian Edwardson, pp. 39, 40.  Bless all, NMF 

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GOOD-BYE HERULI, HELLO EMPEROR JUSTINIAN

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GOOD-BYE HERULI, HELLO EMPEROR JUSTINIAN

First, the last thoughts of the prophesied end of the Arian Heruli kingdom, then to how and why Justinian, then emperor of Eastern Rome, is called “the Son of the Church,” that is, the Church of Rome, not  Christ’s church:

The historian “Hodgkin points out that this coming of the archbishop to meet the Ostrogoths was STAGED so as to ‘impress vividly on the minds of both Italians and Ostrogoths that Theodoric came as a FRIEND of the Catholic Church.’ -‘Italy and Her Invaders,’ Vol.III, book 4, pp. 234, 235. Hodgkin further states that the Roman clergy were PRIVY to a terrible secret plot of murdering the followers of Odovacar all over Italy.(Ibid, 225, 226).

“The Heruli disappeared from from history. Thus the FIRST of the ‘three horns’ of Daniel 7:8 was ‘plucked up by the roots,’ and history leaves no room for doubt that the Papacy THROUGH its allies engineers this act because of its opposition to Arianism.

The Emperor Justinian.”Before passing on to the next power  destroyed by the Papacy we shall briefly state the CONDITION of the Roman Empire at [that] time.

“Justinian had finally ascended the throne of Constantinople as the Emperor of the East, 527 A.D. [The Roman Empire was divided into Eastern and Western Rome]. He was a SHREWD POLITICIAN, and in his effort to extend his rule over the WHOLE of the Roman Empire he realized his need of securing the COOPERATION of the HIGHLY ORGANIZED Catholic Church, for it was directed by a single head (the pope), and worked as a UNIT all over the [Roman] empire, while the Arian nations STOOD SEPARATELY, without a central organization, and hence they were weak.

Then too, the Arians were VERY WEALTHY, and if Justinian could conquer them IN THE NAME OF ‘THE TRUE CHURCH,’ he could confiscate their property and thus secure means to carry on his many wars. We read:

“Justinian (527) ….already meditated ….the conquest of Italy and Africa.’ – ‘Decline and Fall,’ Edward Gibbon, ch. 39, par. 17. “Justinian felt that the support of the Pope was necessary in reconquering the West [i.e., the Western Roman Empire].  – ‘History of Medieval Europe,’ L. Thorndike, Ph.D., p. 133, Cambridge, Mass.: 1918.

“Justinian spared nothing in his efforts to conciliate the Roman Church, and we find inserted with evident satisfaction in Justinian’s CODE PONTIFICAL LETTERS, which praised his efforts to maintain the peace of the Church and the unity of religion [Roman Catholic].” – ‘Cambridge Medieval History,” Bury, Gwalkin, and Whitney, Vol. II, p. 44, NY, 1913.  
More to follow,  NMF. 

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ARIANISM OF THE HERULI, VISIGOTHS, VANDALS AND OSTROGOTHS: THE THREE HORNS ‘UPROOTED’ BY THE ‘LITTLE HORN’ POWER

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ARIANISM OF THE HERULI, VISIGOTHS, VANDALS AND OSTROGOTHS: THE THREE HORNS ‘UPROOTED’ BY THE ‘LITTLE HORN’ POWER

We now resume our focus on the “another little horn” that came up “from among” the “ten horns” of the fourth beast, Rome, and uprooted “three of the ten horns” bringing it into power.

D & R 120: What was Arianism, the religion of the Heruli, Vandal, and Ostrogoth kingdoms of Italy at that time?

“The fourth century was destined to witness an obstacle thrown across the path of the ambitious dream [of the Bishops of Rome]. The prophecy had declared that the power represented by the little horn would ‘subdue three kings’ (kingdoms). In the rise and development of ARIANISM early in the fourth century and the challenge it presented to the Papal supremacy, we find the CAUSES leading to the ‘plucking up’ of 3 of the kingdoms of WESTERN Rome by the papal power.

“ARIUS, parish priest of the ancient and influential church in Alexandria [Eastern Rome], promulgated his doctrine to the world [civilized world then], occasioning so fierce a controversy in the Christian church [at that stage of the seven church periods] that a general council was called at Nicaea, by the emperor Constantin in A.D. 325, to consider and rule upon its teaching.

What was Arius’ controversial doctrine? “Arius maintained that ‘the Son was totally and essentially distinct from the Father; that He was the first and noblest of those beings whom the Father had created out of nothing, the instrument by whose SUBORDINATE operation the Almighty Father formed the universe, and therefore INFERIOR to the Father, BOTH in nature and dignity.’

“This opinion was condemned by the council, which decreed that Christ was one and the same substance with the Father. Hereupon Arius was BANISHED to Illyria, and his followers were COMPELLED to give their assent to the creed composed at that occasion.” – Uriah Smith, Daniel and the Revelation, pp. 120, 121. 
To be continued tomorrow, God willing. Bless all, NMF 

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How the ‘Little Horn’ Uprooted the 3 Arian ‘Horns’

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Biblical Numerology: NUMBER SEVEN – Part 27

How the ‘Little Horn’ Uprooted the 3 Arian ‘Horns’

    I was considering the horns [the 10 horns in verse 7], and there was another little horn, a little one, coming up among them before whom three for the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this [little] horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.” Daniel 7: 8, N.K.J.V.

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Origin of: Term ‘Catholic Christian;’ Permanent Alliance of Church and State & ‘Little Horn’ Power of Daniel 7: 8

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FRIDAY MORNING MANNA 
Biblical Numerology: NUMBER SEVEN – Part 25
 
Origin of: Term ‘Catholic Christian;’ Permanent Alliance of
Church and State & ‘Little Horn’ Power of Daniel 7: 8
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:
“If you know the enemy, and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” – Sun Tzu, Chinese military strategist
From Facts of Faith by Christian Edwardson (Revised), chapter: The Prophetic History of the World, pp. 34-38. Southern Publishing Asso. Nashville 8 TN, U.S.A., 1943:  
     THE PROPHECIES of the Bible are not difficult to understand—if we follow the rules laid down in Scripture for interpreting prophecy. These rules are few in number, and they are not complicated. When used in connection with prophetic symbols, ‘sea,’ or ‘waters’ stand for ‘multitudes of people’ (Rev. 17: 15; Isa. 8: 7; 17: 12; Jer. 6: 23); ‘wind’ stands for ‘war’ (Jer. 4: 12, 13; 25: 31, 32); ‘beasts’ stands for ‘kingdoms’ (Dan. 7: 23); and ‘days’ for ‘years [of 360 days] (Eze.4: 6). 

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