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00:01 God desires a personal relationship with us.
00:04 We have the innate freedom to worship God as we choose, 00:08 or not to worship Him at all. 00:12 Only with His wisdom and power can we strengthen our heart, 00:16 mind and soul. 00:18 He listens when we speak to Him 00:20 about the challenges in our lives. 00:22 We have a direct line to God, 00:24 and He is only a whisper away. 00:27 Today, Pastor John Carter invites you 00:31 to discover more about The Aims of the Papacy. 00:44 Hello, friend, I'm John Carter. 00:47 Welcome to part four 00:49 of this most important talk, 00:53 The Aims of the Papacy. 00:57 This, of course, is an explosive subject. 01:01 And I'm dealing with it because of this letter 01:04 that came from a person 01:06 by the name of Bob in California. 01:10 We call this the Bob Letter. 01:13 Let me read it to you. 01:15 For those especially just picking up the telecast 01:18 for the first time. 01:19 "Hi John, I hope all is well with you and Beverley. 01:23 I am not sure if you've noticed what is going on in Scotland 01:26 and Europe right now." 01:27 Well, I say, Bob, I sometimes watch television 01:31 and I'm not altogether living under a rock. 01:36 "As I write there is a conference forming 01:38 in Scotland with all the world leaders 01:40 to discuss the climate. 01:41 The pope has stated that he will attend the conference 01:44 and present his answers for the climate. 01:47 His proposal is the establishment 01:50 of a worldwide day of rest 01:53 to lower the carbon emissions, 01:56 and of course this day would be Sunday." 01:59 Now, this is Bob's letter, they're not my letter. 02:03 "Although this may help the environment somewhat, 02:05 its real purpose is to get the world leaders to conform 02:08 with the Catholic Church and the pope. 02:12 America currently has a leader that has no backbone, 02:15 and is Catholic." 02:20 This is a letter from one of our viewers. 02:24 We invite your letters 02:26 but just because I'm reading this out doesn't mean 02:29 that I necessarily agree with all the sentiments 02:32 that are being expressed here. 02:36 We pray for the President of the United States. 02:42 I don't belong to any political party, 02:45 but I pray for the President of the United States 02:49 because the Bible tells us to pray for our leaders 02:53 and our rulers. 02:54 So Bob goes on. 02:56 "So, he will certainly bow, President Biden, 03:01 to the pope and is obligated 03:03 to do so because he is Catholic. 03:08 John, could this be the beginning 03:10 of the mark of the beast? 03:12 How clever would this be for the pope 03:15 to take this opportunity to advance his agenda? 03:19 What are your thoughts about this? 03:22 Best regards, Bob, in California." 03:30 My friends, let me tell you something right from my heart. 03:34 Here it is. 03:36 I'm opposed to religious bigotry. 03:42 I personally don't really like bigots. 03:47 Now, Jesus tells us we got to love everybody. 03:49 I guess we got to love the bigots also. 03:54 I believe that we should love Roman Catholics. 03:57 I believe that we should love Protestants. 04:01 I believe that we should love Muslims 04:05 and Hindus. 04:07 While we run a ministry in India, 04:10 we try to help people. 04:12 We love the Hindus. 04:16 Jesus said by this you're going to know 04:17 that you are My disciples 04:19 if you have love in your hearts 04:22 for one another. 04:26 So I believe in loving people. 04:30 But, Bob, by the grace of God, 04:31 I'm going to try to answer your question. 04:33 I'm going to by the grace of God be honest. 04:37 I'm not going to give you a politically correct answer, 04:41 necessarily. 04:43 I'm going to give you an answer from the scriptures. 04:48 Now, can we all get on the same wavelength here 04:51 is what I'm trying to say. 04:54 I'm standing here today on the scriptures. 04:57 My faith is in Christ. 05:00 And my belief structure comes from the Bible. 05:03 Jesus said, 05:05 "It is written, 05:07 man shall not live by bread alone, 05:10 but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." 05:14 And so, Bob in California, 05:17 I will answer your letter as we go through with a series 05:21 of other questions. 05:22 And at the end of this program, I will give a summary. 05:27 So, Bob, thanks for your letter and, my friends, 05:32 thank you for joining me today. 05:37 "Do you see a 'Latter' Day scenario 05:39 revealed in the prophecies?" 05:45 I see a Latter Day scenario 05:48 plainly revealed in the prophecies. 05:51 Yes, I do. 05:54 If I didn't have faith in Christ, 05:56 if I didn't believe in the Lordship of Christ, 05:59 I could be scared, but I'm not scared, 06:03 because I believe that Jesus Christ is the King. 06:07 I believe that Jesus is in charge. 06:10 I believe that Jesus is Lord. 06:13 Now, let me read you a text here out of my Bible. 06:17 2 Thessalonians 2:3 says, 06:22 "Let no one deceive you by any means." 06:26 Don't be deceived. 06:28 Millions of people today are getting deceived. 06:32 Maybe you, my friend, 06:34 maybe you're getting deceived. 06:36 Maybe you're following fake news 06:38 or something else but the Bible says, 06:42 don't let people deceive you. 06:45 And most people today, 06:46 even though they call themselves Christians, 06:48 haven't got a clue 06:49 what is taught here in the Bible. 06:52 They don't read their Bibles. 06:54 They get their news source from television 06:57 and everywhere else. 07:00 But we need to return to Scripture. 07:02 It says here, 07:03 "Let no one deceive you by any means, 07:06 for that Day, Day of Christ coming, 07:09 will not come unless the falling away comes first, 07:12 and the man of sin is revealed, 07:15 the son of perdition, 07:19 who opposes and exalts himself 07:21 above all that is called God or that is worshiped, 07:24 so that he sits as God in the temple of God, 07:27 showing himself that he is God." 07:34 Now how strong are you today to listen to truth 07:38 because you need to be strong to hear this. 07:41 The Bible says in the last days, 07:43 there comes a tremendous falling away 07:46 from the truth of God. 07:49 This happened in the early days of Christianity, 07:53 is going to happen again. 07:55 There's going to come a falling away from the truth. 07:58 People are going to give up believing in the truth 08:03 and they're going to believe in lies. 08:07 And then the Bible says this super human personality 08:12 is going to be revealed in the church. 08:18 He sits in the temple of God. 08:22 Where would you expect to find the Antichrist? 08:24 I guess you'd say, 08:25 "I'd expect to find the Antichrist in hell." 08:27 No. 08:28 The Bible says that the Antichrist 08:34 is in the church 08:37 and he deceives the whole wide world. 08:42 So I'm saying to you today in the name of Jesus, 08:45 we've got to get back to the scriptures. 08:48 We've got to follow the scriptures. 08:51 We've got to read our Bibles every day 08:53 because it is written, 08:55 man shall not live by bread alone, 08:57 but by every word that proceeds 09:00 out of the mouth of God. 09:03 And the Bible teaches as is alluded to, 09:06 in Bob's letter, 09:08 that the mark of the beast is going 09:10 to become an issue in the last days. 09:15 This man of sin, this great superb personality, 09:20 this person who dazzles 09:23 and mesmerizes the masses 09:27 of humanity, 09:28 this man of sin 09:30 is going to enforce the mark of the beast. 09:34 It says in Revelation 13, 09:36 he's going to set up the image to the beast. 09:41 Now the beast is a union of church and state. 09:44 I don't have time to go into this 09:45 but most theologians have seen this. 09:48 That's why we are opposed to theocracies, 09:51 but this power is going to set up a theocracy, 09:54 a union of church and state, 09:57 and is going to enforce 09:59 religious laws. 10:02 We're going to have a time of dreadful intolerance, 10:05 which is going to breed 10:09 on a dreadful ignorance. 10:12 So I'm saying to you today, 10:14 I'm saying to Bob and everybody, 10:15 whether you're Roman Catholic, 10:17 or Protestant, whether you're a Jew, 10:19 I don't care who you are. 10:21 We need to stop being bigoted and close-minded. 10:25 We've got to stop being sectarian 10:28 and we've got to stop hating people. 10:32 All this terrible hate is got to stop. 10:35 America today is filled with hate. 10:38 You see all of this hate speech, 10:40 we got to stop this hate 10:45 and we've got to come back to God, 10:48 and we've got to read the scriptures, 10:50 and we've got to stop following the teachings 10:54 of big church leaders 10:58 and start following Christ, 11:01 who is our High Priest 11:02 and who is our coming King. 11:05 How does that sound to you? 11:09 "Is the papacy becoming the great Savior 11:12 of the human race?" 11:17 Let me say this over again 11:19 because I don't want people to misunderstand me. 11:26 This program is not slightly against Roman Catholics 11:30 or against the pope. 11:33 Can't we be rational and think about ideas? 11:38 People say, "No, no, no, we got to fight it." 11:40 No, we don't have to fight each other. 11:44 I'm glad that I hope the day is passed when Protestants 11:48 and Catholics are fighting each other. 11:51 And fighting Jews and fighting Muslims. 11:55 Jesus told us that we would, 11:58 the world would know that we were His disciples 12:01 if we loved one another. 12:05 And today in the United States of America 12:07 and around the world, including here in Australia, 12:11 there's a lot of hate. 12:15 People hate each other. 12:17 And they hate other people, 12:18 because they have different ideas. 12:23 So we're not talking here about people we're saying, 12:28 we are called to love Roman Catholics. 12:30 We are called to love Buddhists. 12:32 We are called to love Muslims. 12:35 We are called to love the Jews. 12:38 I've got many wonderful Jewish friends. 12:40 We are called to love people but having said all of this, 12:46 and I say amen to this. 12:49 We are called to study the scriptures. 12:54 We are called to get back to the old-fashioned reading 12:57 of the Bible. 12:58 You know what America needs more than anything else? 13:01 A revival of biblical preaching. 13:03 We need some prophets. We need some preachers. 13:07 We don't need people 13:09 who are preaching this marshmallow religion, 13:14 this weak stuff. 13:17 You see sermonettes make questionettes. 13:21 We don't need any more of this mamby pamby stuff, 13:24 we need some meat from the Word. 13:28 Can you hear what I'm saying? 13:33 Now, having said this, 13:34 I believe the Bible prophecies paint a great scenario 13:37 of the last days 13:39 and I believe that the Bible prophecies teach 13:41 that in the last days, 13:43 the Roman Catholic Church 13:45 is going to become the great controlling force 13:50 in the world. 13:52 I believe this, 13:54 I think I should take your text over here 13:56 in Revelation Chapter 13. 13:58 Now, I know some people tell me, 14:01 you shouldn't just talk about any of these things. 14:03 Just talk about the birds singing in the trees 14:07 and talk about the sun shining and say weak 14:10 and offensive things. 14:12 Where's that got to us? 14:15 Where is that got us? 14:18 Is turning us into a nation 14:20 of weak-minded people. 14:26 We need to turn to Christ 14:28 and to think the words of God 14:30 as we love one another. 14:31 Revelation 13:14, 14:38 "He deceives those who dwell on the earth 14:42 by those signs which he was granted 14:43 to do in the sight of the beast, 14:47 telling those who dwell on the earth 14:49 to make an image to the beast 14:52 who was wounded by the sword and lived. 14:56 He was granted power to give breath to the image 14:59 of the beast, 15:00 that the image of the beast should both speak 15:03 and causes many as would not worship the image 15:06 of the beast to be killed. 15:09 "Revelation 13:16 says, 15:11 "He causes all, both small and great, 15:14 rich and poor, free and slave, 15:17 to receive a mark on their right hand 15:20 or on their foreheads, 15:22 and that no one may buy or sell 15:27 except one who has the mark, 15:29 or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." 15:32 That's pretty potent stuff. 15:36 This is going to involve people everywhere. 15:39 It's going to involve the pope. 15:43 It's going to involve the Catholic Church. 15:46 It's going to involve the Protestant Churches. 15:50 It's going to involve people everywhere, 15:54 people who get away from the scriptures, 15:57 who get away from God, 16:00 and who become intolerant 16:02 and who try to force their way of thinking 16:06 upon others. 16:09 And please listen to me. 16:12 The Bible teaches religious freedom. 16:17 Paul says Christ has called us to freedom. 16:22 We're called to be free. 16:24 God has given us freedom. 16:28 He's given us freedom of the will. 16:32 I choose to be free. 16:36 I choose to serve whom I want to serve. 16:42 If I want to be an atheist, I have the freedom. 16:44 If I want to be a Catholic, I have the freedom. 16:47 If I want to be a Protestant, 16:49 I have that freedom, 16:52 but in the last days we're going to see 16:54 a tremendous movement of intolerance. 16:57 We saw it in the Dark Ages, 16:58 we're going to see it again, 17:01 a terrible spirit of intolerance. 17:05 And the Bible teaches that the church 17:08 is going to join forces with the power of the state. 17:12 Millions of Protestants want to see 17:13 this happen today in America. 17:15 Millions of Protestants now believe in, 17:17 in the concept of theocracy. 17:18 Can you believe in this? 17:21 And in the last days, 17:23 the churches are going to get together 17:25 with the Roman Catholic Church, 17:27 and they're going to join with the power of the state. 17:31 And then they're going to do away with freedom, 17:34 and they're going to enforce religious laws. 17:42 I can see the writing on the wall. 17:46 I can hear 17:47 the sound of the thunder. 17:52 Can't you? 17:57 "What has happened to Protestantism?" 18:02 I'm a Protestant. 18:05 I know many, many, many Protestants, 18:07 who believe in Scripture, 18:09 who worship Christ and Christ alone, 18:12 who confess their sins to Christ, 18:14 Christ is their High Priest. 18:18 But it is true, 18:21 especially in the United States of America 18:25 that millions of Protestants have lost their protest. 18:29 Millions of Protestants no longer understand Scripture. 18:34 Large numbers of Protestant pastors 18:36 no longer believe in the Bible. 18:40 Now the course is not completely lost. 18:42 There are still some mighty Bible preachers. 18:45 And there are still many, many people 18:47 who call themselves Protestants and Catholics, 18:50 who believe in Christ, 18:51 and who believe in the sacredness 18:53 of Holy Scripture. 18:57 However, today, 19:01 we are going into a new Dark Age, 19:06 the lights 19:09 are going out. 19:13 What is needed? 19:16 Preachers of the Gospel of Christ, 19:18 preachers with fire in their bellies. 19:27 "What experiences have you had with the Catholic Church?" 19:35 While sometime back, 19:36 I was in the great city of Sydney, 19:38 one of my favorite cities in the world. 19:41 I went along to the great Roman Catholic Church. 19:45 What a beautiful church, 19:47 looks like a great Protestant cathedral 19:50 because it's in a Protestant country 19:54 and there was a great Roman Catholic choir, 19:57 and the choir was singing Amazing Grace. 20:02 Singing a great Protestant hymn in an almost a Protestant 20:07 Roman Catholic Church. 20:10 My father was a Roman Catholic. 20:13 One of my favorite memories is with my aunt Maj, 20:19 an earnest Roman Catholic, 20:21 my grandparents, 20:22 strong Roman Catholics. 20:27 I love Roman Catholics 20:31 because God loves 20:34 Roman Catholics. 20:39 "How important is it to have a personal relationship 20:43 with Jesus Christ?" 20:48 To have a personal experience with Christ 20:50 is the most important thing in the world. 20:53 We're not saved by churches. 20:55 We're not saved by religious hierarchies. 20:58 We're not saved by popes. 21:00 We are saved by Christ 21:03 and Christ alone. 21:08 "Do you have any more comments on Bob's letter?" 21:14 My comments on Bob's letter, 21:15 well, I think you should have worked it out by now. 21:18 But let me read to you Bob's letter again 21:21 and let me comment as we go along. 21:25 Hope all is well with you and Beverley. 21:26 Yeah, look, how do I look? 21:28 Want to see Beverley, she looks better than me. 21:31 I'm not sure if you've noticed what is going on in Scotland 21:33 and Europe right now? 21:34 Yes, Bob, I sometimes watch TV, you know, 21:37 not living under a rock here. 21:39 As I write to you, 21:40 there's a conference forming in Scotland 21:41 with all the world leaders to discuss climate. 21:45 The pope has stated that he will attend the conference. 21:47 I didn't know ever so, 21:50 but you might know some things that I don't know, 21:51 Bob, I'm sure you do. 21:53 And he's going to present his answers for the climate. 21:56 Well, I'm sure he's got many good ideas. 22:01 His proposal is to establish a worldwide day of rest 22:06 to lower the carbon emissions, 22:08 and of course this day, 22:12 would be Sunday. 22:16 Quite likely, Bob. 22:20 Quite likely, 22:23 because the pope wants to bring us all together. 22:28 The pope sees the Roman Catholic Church 22:33 as bringing the world together 22:36 under the papacy. 22:41 The papacy is seeking 22:43 for world dominion. 22:47 And the pope wants all of the churches, 22:51 even your church 22:53 to be somehow involved 22:57 and will Sunday keeping 22:59 become obligatory one day, Bob? 23:03 I think so, from my study of the prophecies. 23:07 Although this may help the environment 23:09 somewhat Bob says, 23:10 its real purpose is to get the world leaders to conform 23:13 with the Catholic Church and the pope. 23:16 America currently has a president, 23:19 and he's a Catholic. 23:22 He will certainly bow to the pope 23:24 and is also obligated to do so because he is Catholic. 23:30 John, could this be the beginning 23:32 of the mark of the beast? 23:34 How clever this would be for the pope 23:36 to take this opportunity to advance his agenda? 23:41 What are your thoughts about this? 23:45 Bob, 23:47 I think you may be right. 23:51 I know, Bob, that you're not against 23:53 the Catholic Church, not against the pope. 23:57 But I think you understand the situation. 24:02 I think the pope has an agenda. 24:06 I think Sunday keeping 24:09 is a part of his agenda. 24:14 I think you may be right, Bob. 24:17 Remember, 24:19 the final scenes 24:21 on the stage are set. 24:25 The time, the task 24:29 and the men have met. 24:32 The world at its worst 24:35 needs the church at its best. 24:40 We are called for this hour. 24:44 We must stand the test. 24:50 In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. 24:54 Amen. 25:01 The Carter Report is now streaming on demand for you. 25:05 Now, you can have the teachings of John Carter anytime, 25:08 day or night. 25:10 By streaming the Carter Report, 25:13 there is more content for you to choose from, 25:15 and it's easy. 25:18 If you are new to streaming, 25:19 all you need to do is purchase a streaming device. 25:22 It doesn't really matter which one. 25:25 You can buy a Roku, 25:26 Amazon Fire or Apple TV from any major retailer. 25:31 You or a family member 25:33 can plug the device into your TV 25:36 and sign into your internet connection. 25:38 Do a search for the Carter Report 25:40 and download the app to your device. 25:43 From then on your device and the Carter Report app 25:46 can provide you with hundreds of on demand programs. 25:50 You can also take the Carter Report 25:52 with you wherever you go. 25:54 The official free Carter Report mobile app 25:57 can be downloaded to your phone or tablet. 26:00 Go to the App Store or Google Play Store 26:03 and download the app. 26:05 Additionally, you can find Carter Report programs 26:08 on your favorite podcast. 26:10 You can also watch us on Vimeo or YouTube. 26:14 Type the Carter Report in the search box. 26:19 You can watch hundreds 26:20 of uninterrupted John Carter teachings 26:22 whenever you want for as many hours as you want. 26:26 Travel with John Carter as he circles 26:28 the globe to bring the gospel to millions of people. 26:32 Watch the Carter classics from over 50 years of ministry 26:35 and gain knowledge from stimulating interviews 26:38 with Christian leaders. 26:41 You now have multiple ways to watch the Carter Report. 26:44 And once you start streaming, 26:45 you'll find comfort in having these teachings 26:47 readily available to you 26:49 whenever and wherever you want for free. 26:54 Welcome to the inspirational world of John Carter. 27:02 The PC Police patrol the government, 27:05 the schools, our workplace, 27:08 our very lives. 27:10 Christian prayer 27:11 and the pledge of allegiance to our country 27:14 are vanishing from the landscape. 27:16 Merry Christmas is replaced with Happy Holidays. 27:20 The state is gaining ground, 27:22 free speech is now silenced and censored. 27:26 Pastor John Carter is making available his four-part series, 27:30 Aims of the Papacy on DVD. 27:33 This series reminds all of us 27:36 that the government cannot tell us 27:38 how to worship 27:39 and a church cannot tell us how to pray. 27:42 Only Jesus is the truth. 27:45 You shall know the truth, 27:46 and the truth shall set you free. 27:49 For a gift of any amount, 27:51 receive your copy of Aims of the Papacy. 27:54 Call or write to the address on the screen. 28:04 For a copy of today's program, 28:06 please contact us at P.O. 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