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married while on earth. (12) There are sins which man not to say that Revelation 17 is entirely fulfilled by
must atone for himself because Christ’s blood cannot Roman Catholicism. This prophecy will not be
cleanse them. (13) No one can have eternal life without completed until the reign of the Antichrist just prior to
keeping all the commandments of God. (14) Living the coming of the Lord, and Rome will be joined by a
people can be baptized for dead people to help the dead conglomeration of other apostate churches and
achieve salvation. (15) The saved will go to three organizations, the end result, no doubt, of the present
different heavens, according to their particular merit. Ecumenical Movement. Even so, every feature of this
All of these beliefs are contrary to the Bible. The religious Harlot is found in the Roman Catholic Church:
Mormon Church must be avoided in obedience to Ro. yoked together with secular government, having great
16:17-18; 2 Jn. 9-11 and other passages which wealth, clothed in purple and scarlet, having a golden
command separation from error. (For more about cup in her hand, drunk with the blood of the saints. For
Mormon history and beliefs see the Way of Life a thousand years and more, separatist Bible-believing
Advanced Bible Studies Series course Defense of the Christians have identified Rome with the Harlot of
Faith.) [See also Apostasy, Baptism - Immersion, Fable, Revelation 17. At the end of the NINTH CENTURY,
False Teaching, Foolish Questions, Gospel, Grace, “Tergandus, Bishop of Treves, called the pope antichrist,
Heaven, Heresy, Heretic, Polygamy, Separation, Tares.] yea, a wolf, and Rome, babylon” (Martyrs Mirror, 5th
MORNINGSTAR. [See Star.] English edition, p. 240). In the TENTH CENTURY,
MORROW. Morning; tomorrow (Le. 22:30; Nu. Arnulphus, Bishop of Orleans, called the pope antichrist,
in a full council at Rheims (Peter Allix, The Ecclesiastical
16:5; Es. 2:14). History of the Ancient Churches of Piedmont, 1821, p.
MORTAL, MORTALITY. The natural human 229). In the ELEVENTH CENTURY, Berenger of Tours
condition as being subject to death (Job 4:17; 6:12; Ro. denounced Rome’s dogmas and maintained that the
8:11; 1 Co. 15:53, 54). [See Death, Eternal, Eternal Roman Church was the See of Satan (George Faber, The
Security, Immortal, Resurrection.] History of the Ancient Vallenses and Albigenses, 1838, p.
MORTAL SIN. [See Roman Catholic Church.] 159). THE WALDENSIANS, throughout their long
MORTAR. A vessel of wood, stone, or metal in form history, identified the pope as the antichrist. The
of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or Waldensian treatise titled the Noble Lesson, dated 1100
bruised with a pestle (Webster) (Nu. 11:8; Pr. 27:22). A.D., stated: “Antichrist, the predicted murderer of the
[See Pestle.] Saints, hath already appeared in his true character,
MORTIFY. Put to death (Ro. 8:13; Col. 3:5). seated monarchally in the seven-hilled city.” In the
MOSERA (chain, binding, discipline). De. 10:6. TWELFTH CENTURY, in roughly 1120 A.D., A Treatise
Concerning Antichrist identified the pope of Rome as
MOSEROTH (chains, bonds, corrections). Nu. 33:30. the antichrist. George Faber identifies this as a
MOSAIC COVENANT. [See Covenant, Law, Gospel, production of Peter the Valdo (Faber, pp. 379-384). In
Seventh-day Adventism.] 1206, at the conference of Montreal, the ALBIGENSES
MOSES (drawer out). The man God chose to lead made the following confession: “That the Church of
Israel out of Egypt and through whom He gave the law Rome was not the spouse of Christ, but the Church of
(Exodus-Deuteronomy; Jos. 1:1-17; Ju. 1:20; 1 Sa. 12:6, confusion, drunk with the blood of the martyrs. That the
8; 1 Ki. 2:3; 8:9, 53, 56; 2 Ki. 14:6; 23:25; Ezr. 3:2; polity of the Church of Rome was neither good nor holy,
6:18; 7:6; Ne. 1:7-8; 8:1,14; 9:14; 10:29; 13:1; Ps. nor established by Jesus Christ” (Peter Allix, The
77:20; 99:6; 103:7; 105:26; 106:16-32; Is. 63:11, 12; Ecclesiastical History of the Ancient Churches of the
Je. 15:1; Da. 9:11, 13; Mi. 6:4; Mal. 4:4; Mt. 17:3-4; Albigenses, 1821 edition, first published in 1692, p.
Mk. 12:26; Lk. 16:29, 31; 24:27, 44; Jn. 1:17,45; 178). The BOHEMIANS, a colony of Waldenses in
7:19-23; Ac. 7:20-44; 13:39; 2 Co. 3:7-15; He. 2:3-16; Bohemia, held the following beliefs, according to the
Jude 9). [For proof that Moses wrote the first five books Roman Inquisitor. This description was given in the 14th
of the Bible, see Inspiration.] [For commentary on century but uses material from the 13TH CENTURY:
Moses’ father-in-law see Reuel.] [See also Covenant, “The first error, saith he, is that the Church of Rome is
Law.] not the Church of Jesus Christ, but an assembly of
MOTE. Splinter (Mt. 7:3-5; Lk. 6:41, 42). wicked men, and the whore that sits upon the beast in
MOTHER. [See Home.] the Revelation. ... They declare the pope to be the head
MOTHER OF HARLOTS. The apostate religion of the and ringleader of all errors” (Allix, Ancient Churches of
Piedmont, pp. 242-259). The LOLLARDS of the 14TH
last days (Re. 17:5). We believe the Roman Catholic AND 15TH CENTURIES maintained “that the Church of
Church is the partial fulfillment of the prophecy in Rome was not the Church of Christ, but of infidel
Revelation 17 of a one-world religious Harlot. This is
heathens; and they despised all ecclesiastical laws,

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