This information came from
Alberto Rivera, former Jesuit priest after his conversion to Protestant
Christianity. It is excerpted from “The Prophet,” published by Chick
Publications, PO Box 662, Chino CA 91708. Since its publication, after several
unsuccessful attempts on his life, he died suddenly from food poisoning. His
testimony should not be silenced. Dr. Rivera speaks to us still …
“What I’m going to tell you is
what I learned in secret briefings in the Vatican when I was a Jesuit priest,
under oath and induction. A Jesuit cardinal named Augustine Bea showed us how
desperately the Roman Catholics wanted Jerusalem at the end of the third
century. Because of its religious history and its strategic location, the Holy
City was considered a priceless treasure. A scheme had to be developed to make
Jerusalem a Roman Catholic city.
“The great untapped source of
manpower that could do this job was the children of Ishmael. The poor Arabs
fell victim to one of the most clever plans ever devised by the powers of
darkness. Early Christians went everywhere with the gospel setting up small
churches, but they met heavy opposition. Both the Jews and the Roman government
persecuted the believers in Christ to stop their spread. But the Jews rebelled
against Rome, and in 70 AD, Roman armies under General Titus smashed Jerusalem
and destroyed the great Jewish temple which was the heart of Jewish worship…in
fulfillment of Christ’s prophecy in Matthew 24:2.
“The Destruction of
the Temple at Jerusalem” by Nicolas Poussin (1637)
“On this holy placed today
where the temple once stood, the Dome of the Rock Mosque stands as Islam’s
second most holy place. Sweeping changes were in the wind. Corruption, apathy,
greed, cruelty, perversion and rebellion were eating at the Roman Empire, and
it was ready to collapse. The persecution against Christians was useless as
they continued to lay down their lives for the gospel of Christ.
“The only way Satan could stop
this thrust was to create a counterfeit “Christian” religion to destroy the
work of God. The solution was in Rome. Their religion had come from ancient
Babylon and all it needed was a face-lift. This didn’t happen overnight, but
began in the writings of the ‘early church fathers’.
“It was through their writings
that a new religion would take shape. The statue of Jupiter in Rome was
eventually called St. Peter, and the statue of Venus was changed to the Virgin
Mary. The site chosen for its headquarters was on one of the seven hills called
‘Vaticanus’, the place of the diving serpent where the Satanic temple of Janus
stood.
“The great counterfeit
religion was Roman Catholicism, called ‘Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother
of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth’- Revelation 17:5. She was raised up
to block the gospel, slaughter the believers in Christ, establish religions,
create wars and make the nations drunk with the wine of her fornication as we will
see.
“Three major religions have
one thing in common – each has a holy place where they look for guidance. Roman
Catholicism looks to the Vatican as the Holy City. The Jews look to the wailing
wall in Jerusalem, and the Muslims look to Mecca as their Holy City. Each group
believes that they receive certain types of blessings for the rest of their
lives for visiting their holy place. In the beginning, Arab visitors would
bring gifts to the ‘House of God’, and the keepers of the Kaaba were gracious
to all who came. Some brought their idols and, not wanting to offend these
people, their idols were placed inside the sanctuary. It is said that the Jews
looked upon the Kaaba as an outlying tabernacle of the Lord with veneration
until it became polluted with idols.
The Kaaba, Mecca. Image from:webislam.com
“In a tribal contention over a
well (Zamzam) the treasure of the Kaaba and the offerings that pilgrims had
given were dumped down the well and it was filled with sand – it disappeared.
Many years later Adb Al-Muttalib was given visions telling him where to find
the well and its treasure. He became the hero of Mecca, and he was destined to
become the grandfather of Muhammad. Before this time, Augustine became the
bishop of North Africa and was effective in winning Arabs to Roman Catholicism,
including whole tribes. It was among these Arab converts to Catholicism that
the concept of looking for an Arab prophet developed.
“Muhammad’s father died from
illness and sons born to great Arab families in places like Mecca were sent
into the desert to be suckled and weaned and spend some of their childhood with
Bedouin tribes for training and to avoid the plagues in the cities.
“After his mother and
grandfather also died, Muhammad was with his uncle when a Roman Catholic monk
learned of his identity and said, “Take your brother’s son back to his country
and guard him against the Jews, for by god, if they see him and know of him
that which I know, they will construe evil against him. Great things are in
store for this brother’s son of yours.”
“The Roman Catholic monk had
fanned the flames for future Jewish persecutions at the hands of the followers
of Muhammad. The Vatican desperately wanted Jerusalem because of its religious
significance, but was blocked by the Jews.
“Another problem was the true
Christians in North Africa who preached the gospel. Roman Catholicism was
growing in power, but would not tolerate opposition. Somehow the Vatican had to
create a weapon to eliminate both the Jews and the true Christian believers who
refused to accept Roman Catholicism. Looking to North Africa, they saw the
multitudes of Arabs as a source of manpower to do their dirty work. Some Arabs
had become Roman Catholic, and could be used in reporting information to
leaders in Rome. Others were used in an underground spy network to carry out
Rome’s master plan to control the great multitudes of Arabs who rejected
Catholicism. When ‘St Augustine’ appeared on the scene, he knew what was going
on. His monasteries served as bases to seek out and destroy Bible manuscripts
owned by the true Christians.
“The Vatican wanted to create
a messiah for the Arabs, someone they could raise up as a great leader, a man
with charisma whom they could train, and eventually unite all the non-Catholic
Arabs behind him, creating a mighty army that would ultimately capture
Jerusalem for the pope. In the Vatican briefing, Cardinal Bea told us this
story:
‘A wealthy Arabian lady who
was a faithful follower of the pope played a tremendous part in this drama. She
was a widow named Khadijah. She gave her wealth to the church and retired to a
convent, but was given an assignment. She was to find a brilliant young man who
could be used by the Vatican to create a new religion and become the messiah
for the children of Ishmael. Khadijah had a cousin named Waraquah,, who was
also a very faithful Roman Catholic and the Vatican placed him in a critical
role as Muhammad’s advisor. He had tremendous influence on Muhammad.
‘Teachers were sent to young
Muhammad and he had intensive training. Muhammad studied the works of St.
Augustine which prepared him for his “great calling.” The Vatican had Catholic
Arabs across North Africa spread the story of a great one who was about to rise
up among the people and be the chosen one of their God.
‘While Muhammad was being
prepared, he was told that his enemies were the Jews and that the only true
Christians were Roman Catholic. He was taught that others calling themselves
Christians were actually wicked impostors and should be destroyed. Many Muslims
believe this.
‘Muhammad began receiving
“divine revelations” and his wife’s Catholic cousin Waraquah helped interpret
them. From this came the Koran. In the fifth year of Muhammad’s mission,
persecution came against his followers because they refused to worship the idols
in the Kaaba.
‘Muhammad instructed some of
them to flee to Abysinnia where Negus, the Roman Catholic king accepted them
because Muhammad’s views on the virgin Mary were so close to Roman Catholic
doctrine. These Muslims received protection from Catholic kings because of
Muhammad’s revelations.
‘Muhammad later conquered
Mecca and the Kaaba was cleared of idols. History proves that before Islam came
into existence, the Sabeans in Arabia worshiped the moon-god who was married to
the sun-god. They gave birth to three goddesses who were worshipped throughout
the Arab world as “Daughters of Allah” An idol excavated at Hazor in Palestine
in 1950’s shows Allah sitting on a throne with the crescent moon on his chest.
‘Muhammad claimed he had a
vision from Allah and was told, “You are the messenger of Allah.” This began
his career as a prophet and he received many messages. By the time Muhammad
died, the religion of Islam was exploding. The nomadic Arab tribes were joining
forces in the name of Allah and his prophet, Muhammad.
‘Some of Muhammad’s writings
were placed in the Koran, others were never published. They are now in the
hands of high ranking holy men (Ayatollahs) in the Islamic faith.’
“When Cardinal Bea shared with
us in the Vatican, he said, these writings are guarded because they contain
information that links the Vatican to the creation of Islam. Both sides have so
much information on each other, that if exposed, it could create such a scandal
that it would be a disaster for both religions.
“In their “holy” book, the
Koran, Christ is regarded as only a prophet. If the pope was His representative
on earth, then he also must be a prophet of God. This caused the followers of
Muhammad to fear and respect the pope as another “holy man.”
“The pope moved quickly and
issued bulls granting the Arab generals permission to invade and conquer the
nations of North Africa. The Vatican helped to finance the building of these
massive Islamic armies in exchange for three favors:
- Eliminate the Jews and
Christians (true believers, which they called infidels).
- Protect the Augustinian
Monks and Roman Catholics.
- Conquer Jerusalem for
“His Holiness” in the Vatican.
“As time went by, the power of
Islam became tremendous – Jews and true Christians were slaughtered, and
Jerusalem fell into their hands. Roman Catholics were never attacked, nor were
their shrines, during this time. But when the pope asked for Jerusalem, he was
surprised at their denial! The Arab generals had such military success that
they could not be intimidated by the pope – nothing could stand in the way of
their own plan.
“Under Waraquah’s direction,
Muhammad wrote that Abraham offered Ishmael as a sacrifice. The Bible says that
Isaac was the sacrifice, but Muhammad removed Isaac’s name and inserted
Ishmael’s name. As a result of this and Muhammad’s vision, the faithful Muslims
built a mosque, the Dome of the Rock, in Ishmael’s honor on the site of the
Jewish temple that was destroyed in 70 AD. This made Jerusalem the 2nd most
holy place in the Islam faith. How could they give such a sacred shrine to the
pope without causing a revolt?
“The pope realized what they
had created was out of control when he heard they were calling “His Holiness”
an infidel. The Muslim generals were determined to conquer the world for Allah
and now they turned toward Europe. Islamic ambassadors approached the pope and
asked for papal bulls to give them permission to invade European countries.
“The Vatican was outraged; war
was inevitable. Temporal power and control of the world was considered the
basic right of the pope. He wouldn’t think of sharing it with those whom he
considered heathens.
“The pope raised up his armies
and called them crusades to hold back the children of Ishmael from grabbing
Catholic Europe. The crusades lasted centuries and Jerusalem slipped out of the
pope’s hands.
“Turkey fell and Spain and
Portugal were invaded by Islamic forces. In Portugal, they called a mountain
village “Fatima” in honor of Muhammad’s daughter, never dreaming it would
become world famous.
“Years later when the Muslim
armies were poised on the islands of Sardinia and Corsica, to invade Italy,
there was a serious problem. The Islamic generals realized they were too far
extended. It was time for peace talks. One of the negotiators was Francis of
Assisi.
“As a result, the Muslims were
allowed to occupy Turkey in a “Christian” world, and the Catholics were allowed
to occupy Lebanon in the Arab world. It was also agreed that the Muslims could
build mosques in Catholic countries without interference as long as Roman
Catholicism could flourish Arab countries.
“Cardinal Bea told us in
Vatican briefings that both the Muslims and Roman Catholics agreed to block and
destroy the efforts of their common enemy, Bible-believing Christianm
missionaries. Through these concordats, Satan blocked the children of Ishmael
from a knowledge of Scripture and the truth.
“A light control was kept on
Muslims from the Ayatollah down through the Islamic priests, nuns and monks.
The Vatican also engineers a campaign of hatred between the Muslim Arabs and
the Jews. Before this, they had co-existed peacefully.
“The Islamic community looks
on the Bible-believing missionary as a devil who brings poison to the children
of Allah. This explains years of ministry in those countries with little
results.
“The next plan was to control
Islam. In 1910, Portugal was going Socialistic. Red flags were appearing and
the Catholic Church was facing a major problem. Increasing numbers were against
the church.
“The Jesuits wanted Russia
involved, and the location of this vision at Fatima could play a key part in
pulling Islam to the Mother Church.
“In 1917, the Virgin appeared
in Fatima. “The Mother of God” was a smashing success, playing to overflow
crowds. As a result, the Socialists of Portugal suffered a major defeat.
“Roman Catholics world-wide
began praying for the conversion of Russia and the Jesuits invented the Novenas
to Fatima which they could perform throughout North Africa, spreading good
public relations to the Muslim world. The Arabs thought they were honoring the
daughter of Muhammad, which is what the Jesuits wanted them to believe.
“As a result of the vision of
Fatima, Pope Pius XII ordered his Nazi army to crush Russia and the Orthodox
religion and make Russia Roman Catholic.” A few years after he lost World war
II, Pope Pius XII startled the world with his phoney dancing sun vision to keep
Fatima in the news. It was great religious show biz and the world swallowed it.
“Not surprisingly, Pope Pius
was the only one to see this vision. As a result, a group of followers has
grown into a Blue Army world-wide, totaling millions of faithful Roman
Catholics ready to die for the blessed virgin.
“But we haven’t seen anything
yet. The Jesuits have their Virgin Mary scheduled to appear four or five times
in China, Russia, and major appearance in the U.S.
“What has this got to do with
Islam? Note Bishop Sheen’s statement: “Our Lady’s appearances at Fatima marked
the turning point in the history of the world’s 350 million Muslims. After the
death of his daughter, Muhammad wrote that she “is the most holy of all women
in Paradise, next to Mary.”
“He believed that the Virgin
Mary chose to be known as Our Lady of Fatima as a sign and a pledge that the
Muslims who believe in Christ’s virgin birth, will come to believe in His
divinity.
“Bishop Sheen pointed out that
the pilgrim virgin statues of Our Lady of Fatima were enthusiastically received
by Muslims in Africa, India, and elsewhere, and that many Muslims are now
coming into the Roman Catholic Church.”
Article from: http://www.davidicke.com/content/view/744/48/. From “The Prophet”:
http://www.choosinglife.net/Islam.htm (website disabled)
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