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Which deceiveth the whole world.— Byintimating that anybody in it except the pope hasany right to say anything about how it should berun.He was cast out into the earth.— We, thePapacy, are in control!And his angels were cast out with him.— We,the cardinals, etc., have the positions of poweronce held by the priests of Pagan Rome!Revelation 12:10.And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven.—In the Roman Catholic Church.Now is come salvation, and strength.—"Cardinal Manning, Papacy's chief representativein England, endorses and draws public attentionto the following clause of the Catholic faith:‘We declare, affirm, define, and pronounce itnecessary to salvation, for every human creatureto be subject to the Roman Pontiff.' And in apublished discourse he represents the pope assaying, ‘I claim to be the Supreme Judge andDirector of the consciences of men; of thepeasant that tills the field, and the prince that sitson the throne; of the household that lives in theFM190shade of privacy, and the Legislature that makeslaws for kingdoms. I am the sole, last, SupremeJudge of what is right and wrong.'"— B317.And the kingdom of our God.— The Papacyreally believed that its exaltation to power wasthe exaltation of the kingdom of God in theearth, and so it was, but not our God.— 2 Cor.4:4.And the power of His Christ.— The popereally believes he is the Vicar of Christ.For the accuser of our brethren is castdown.— It seemed to the Papacy that inundermining and supplanting Imperial Romethey had gained a great victory for Christ.Which accused them before our God day andnight .— Pagan Rome truthfully accused the