VERSE 12
10/04/18 10:37
Daniel 8:12 (KJV)
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
3.1 An Host Was Given Him Against the Daily
1. “host” means a mass of persons.
2. A mass of persons was given to the papacy against the daily/paganism. This came in the form of Clovis, king of the Franks. He was converted to Catholicism in 496 A.D., and then went about converting the other pagan nations of Western Europe. This was done through war and capitulations. By 508 A.D. Clovis and his military strength, exercised on behalf of the papacy, had finished their work in success.
a. “PARIS-John Paul II is coming to France this month-his fifth visit since becoming Pope in 1978-to celebrate the 15th centenary of the baptism of Clovis, the first Western Christian king and founder of the modern French nation. It was as a result of that baptism-traditionally believed to have taken place in Reims in 496 A D.-that France glories in the title of the “eldest daughter of the Church...” (the Catholic Church that is) It was in Reims that Clovis, pagan leader of the Salian Franks, was baptized by St. Remi, the bishop of Reims, in the presence of all the kings nobles. He was to give to France (then still known as Gaul) its name, its capital, its first royal dynasty (the Merovingians, named after his grandfather, Merovec), and its official faith.” The National Catholic Register, September 8, 1996.
3.2 By Reason of Transgression
1. The transgression, or breaking of the law, was the combining of church with state, Clovis, to enforce religious dogmas. The papacy used the arm of Clovis’ military strength.
3.3 Cast Down the Truth to the Ground… Practiced and Prospered
1. This is exactly what we see has taken place in the Catholic Church. The truth is hideously caricatured, loaded with traditions, turned into superstition, cast down and obscured. As seen in Daniel 7, for 1260 years this evil power held sway over the hearts and minds of men and kings alike. Persecuting all who dared to dissent with her erroneous doctrines.
Part 5 - Daniel 12:11-12
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
3.1 An Host Was Given Him Against the Daily
1. “host” means a mass of persons.
2. A mass of persons was given to the papacy against the daily/paganism. This came in the form of Clovis, king of the Franks. He was converted to Catholicism in 496 A.D., and then went about converting the other pagan nations of Western Europe. This was done through war and capitulations. By 508 A.D. Clovis and his military strength, exercised on behalf of the papacy, had finished their work in success.
a. “PARIS-John Paul II is coming to France this month-his fifth visit since becoming Pope in 1978-to celebrate the 15th centenary of the baptism of Clovis, the first Western Christian king and founder of the modern French nation. It was as a result of that baptism-traditionally believed to have taken place in Reims in 496 A D.-that France glories in the title of the “eldest daughter of the Church...” (the Catholic Church that is) It was in Reims that Clovis, pagan leader of the Salian Franks, was baptized by St. Remi, the bishop of Reims, in the presence of all the kings nobles. He was to give to France (then still known as Gaul) its name, its capital, its first royal dynasty (the Merovingians, named after his grandfather, Merovec), and its official faith.” The National Catholic Register, September 8, 1996.
3.2 By Reason of Transgression
1. The transgression, or breaking of the law, was the combining of church with state, Clovis, to enforce religious dogmas. The papacy used the arm of Clovis’ military strength.
3.3 Cast Down the Truth to the Ground… Practiced and Prospered
1. This is exactly what we see has taken place in the Catholic Church. The truth is hideously caricatured, loaded with traditions, turned into superstition, cast down and obscured. As seen in Daniel 7, for 1260 years this evil power held sway over the hearts and minds of men and kings alike. Persecuting all who dared to dissent with her erroneous doctrines.
Part 5 - Daniel 12:11-12
