Blog to discuss the book "The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter: A Literary Analysis of the Book of Revelation" and current events that point to the events described therein.
Pope Benedict restored the centuries-old rule that the election of a new Pope requires a 2/3 majority of the College of Cardinals.Read entire storyWho cares? Well in Chapter 12 of Revelation, there is a scene described as "The Great Sign". In it a woman clothed with the sun is in great travail to bring forth a son. A dragon is depicted as sweeping away 1/3 of the stars with his tail. In Apocalypse - Letter by Letter, the author claims that the "woman" is the Church and the tail of the dragon is the False Prophet that will cause many in the Church to apostatize. The third of the stars is one third of the episcopate. God will allow one third of the College of Cardinals to throw in with the False Prophet but will never let enough of them be able to control a papal election. Pope Benedict, by reestablishing the 2/3 majority rule, sets the stage for the final battle, and the Great Sign, a papal election.Labels: Great Sign, Papacy, Woman Clothed with the Sun
