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    Church History
    When you hear the term “Church History”, many thoughts come to mind. One of those thoughts might be the widely held assumption that the Roman Catholic Church is the original church established by the Lord Jesus. However, a proper study reveals a much more complex issue. The beginning for the early Christian church is found in the greatest resource know to mankind, the Holy Scriptures. In them you will find what a true Christian Church looks like and how it should behave. Since those early beginnings, the succeeding pages of church history have been well documented. Close examination reveals a group of people who put into practice the truths found in the Scripture and of another group that practiced a different system of belief and sadly, those pages are written in blood.

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    History of the Jesuits

    by Dr. J. A. Wylie LL.D., Excerpted from the massive 2 vol. History of Protestantism Chapter 1 Contents Rome’s New Army—Ignatius Loyola—His Birth—His Wars—He is Wounded—Betakes him to the Legends of the Saints—His Fanaticism Kindled—The Knight-Errant of Mary—The Cave at Manressa— His Mortifications—Comparison between Luther and Ignatius Loyola—An Awakening of the Con- science in both—Luther Read More

    Who Are the Jesuits, and Should You Be Concerned Today?

      By Stuart Quint Rome commemorates the death of  Ignatius of Loyola on July 31 each year.[i]  Loyola was the notorious founder of the Society of Jesus, also known as the “Jesuits”.  While the man died long ago, his movement lives on with its malicious mission nearly 500 years later. The Jesuit agenda has relevance Read More

    The Roots of Apostasy

    By Michael de Semlyen The apostasy that we have witnessed in the twentieth century; the compromise on essentials and the attack on the fundamentals actually have their roots in the nineteenth century. That century provided Great Britain with unprecedented prosperity, political power and global influence as well as the ‘feel good factor.’ At the same Read More

    Unholy Vatican Alliance: Social Justice and the Society of Jesuits

    Unholy Vatican Alliance: Social Justice and the Society of Jesuits [1] By Stuart P. Quint Paul warns Christians to flee from worldly philosophy that deceives and destroys faith in the truth:  “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not Read More

    The Catholic Origins Of Protestant Eschatology

    by W. J. Mencarow Generally speaking there are four approaches to understanding the scope of the book of Revelation:  Idealism, Futurism, Preterism and Historicism. Two were invented by Roman Catholicism and one of the two is taught by most Protestant churches. Idealism Idealism, also known as the Spiritual approach, “spiritualizes” many, if not most, passages Read More

    Persecution Proved from Decrees of General Councils and Writings of Celebrated Divines to be an Essential Doctrine of Popery

    Chapter 1: 1. According to the Scriptural marks of the predicted Roman Apostasy, the Babylonish Harlot of the Apocalypse, is the following:- “And I saw the woman DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS, and WITH THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS OF JESUS” (Rev. 17:6). The whole history of Popery is a commentary upon the Read More

    The Bishops’ Oath Prior to Vatican Council II

    This oath of allegiance to the Pope and to the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church was mandatory for every Bishop who participated in the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). This document provides useful insights into the main doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.  The first part of the document – not included here – is Read More

    Roman Catholic Perversion of the True Early Church

      By Richard Bennett How could anyone conceive that modern Roman Catholicism would supplant the church described in the New Testament? The Apostle Paul would never have recognized the institution that calls itself the Church of Rome nearly 2000 years after he had written his Epistle to the early true believers in Rome.  For instance, Read More

    Sufferings of the English Protestants Under Bloody Queen Mary – The Burning of Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer and Others

    Chapter 2 taken from “History of Romanism” by John Dowling 5. It would be improper entirely to omit and yet it is not necessary minutely to describe the well known cruel burnings of the English protestants, during the reign of the bigoted and hardhearted woman, whose name has been appropriately handed down to posterity as Read More

    The Inquisition – Seizure of the Victims – Modes of Torture – Celebration of the Auto Da Fe

    Chapter 3: The Inquisition – Seizure of the Victims – Modes of Torture, and Celebration of the Auto Da Fe taken from “History of Romanism”  by John Dowling 16. Of all the inventions of popish cruelty the Holy Inquisition is the masterpiece. We have already referred to its establishment by Saint Dominic, in the thirteenth century. For Read More

    Sad State of Europe Pre-Reformation: Rome Routs Christianity (Chapter 1)

    State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf Chapter 1 How the Catholic Church Usurped Early Christianity The Emergence of Authentic Christianity The enfeebled world was tottering on Read More

    Catholic Persecution of Christian Saints in France

    Chapter 5: Persecutions in France, Massacre of St. Bartholomew, and Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 29. We have already seen, in the massacres of the Waldenses of Beziers, Menerbe, Lavaur, and other places, that the emissaries of papal vengeance did not always wait for the slow process of inquisitorial examination and torture, to wreak their Read More

    The Heritage of the Reformation for the Present Time

    By Richard Bennett The Reformation period was full with historical figures and an enormous amount of theological debate. However, in the midst of all the doctrinal issues and Events, there were five biblical principles accepted among the Reformers. In all matters of faith and morals, the final authority is the Bible alone. Before the All Read More

    Vatican Complicity in Croatian Genocide in World War 2

    By Richard Bennett and Michael De Semlyen [Editor’s note: Roman Catholic denial of the Croatian genocide continues to this day!  This article discusses Pope John Paul’s beatification of Croatian Archbishop Alois Stepinać, mastermind of the Ustaše atrocities:  http://www.balkanalysis.com/blog/2005/04/09/another-side-of-the-pope-john-paul-iis-balkan-legacy/  Read this fearful reaction to Vatican cover-up from a Jewish perspective:  https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/246116/croatia-rewrite-holocaust-crimes-out-of-history] In 1929, Mussolini signed the Read More

    Inhumane Persecutions of the Waldenses

    Chapter 4: Inhumane Persecutions of the Waldenses We have already given an account of the popish crusade against the Waldenses of the south of France , and the horrible cruelties and massacres inflicted on them by the bloody Montfort and the Pope’s legate, at the commencement of the thirteenth century. (Book v., chap. 7, 8.) Nothing Read More

    The Legacy of the True Historical Patrick

    Ireland has a very distinctive history.  It was an island untouched by the Roman legions, and Patrick, the Evangelist, brought to it the Gospel of grace.  Patrick was descended from a family that had placed their faith in Christ Jesus for at least two generations.  He tells us his father was “the deacon Calpurnius, son Read More

    John Huss the Reformer – 100 Years Before Luther

    FROM “THE HISTORY OF PROTESTANTISM” VOL. 1 by J. A. Wylie BOOK 3 Chapter 1 IN spring time does the husbandman begin to prepare for the harvest. He turns field after field with the plough, and when all have been got ready for the processes that are to follow, he returns on his steps, scattering Read More

    The Vaudois (Waldenses) and Their Valleys

    From J. A. Wylie, The History of Protestantism , originally published in 1878 Beginning in Vol. I, Book I Ch 6 When Claude died, it can hardly be said that his mantle was taken up by anyone. The battle, although not altogether dropped, was henceforward languidly maintained. Before this time, not a few churches beyond Read More

    The Vaudois

    The Vaudois retreated to the valleys of the Italian Cottian Alps during the second, third, and fourth centuries.  The Noble Lesson was one of their documents and it shows conclusively that the language of the Vaudois had not changed substantially in all the centuries they had lived hidden away in their valleys. This confession of faith in poetic Read More

    Identifying the Authentic Early Church

    By Richard Bennett The early Church understood apostolic doctrine as the written Word of the Apostles as it was contained in the Scriptures.  “From the very beginning of the post-apostolic age with the writings of what are known as the Apostolic Fathers (Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement, the Didache, and Barnabas) there was an exclusive appeal to the Read More

    An Overview the History of the Catholic Church

    By Richard Bennett The Papal Church, a magnificently rich splendidly housed political and ecclesiastical power, headquartered in Rome stands in stark contrast to what started there in the first century with some pastors ministering to small congregations.  The differences are graphic.  The early home churches under their pastors looked to the authority of the Word Read More

    Papal Pretense to the Keys of the Apostle Peter

    For most Catholics the authority of the Pope as derived from Peter is the main cornerstone of their faith. The others it is the lifesaver to fall back on, when all else fails. The Petrine primacy of the Pope is a historic holdover from the false decretals of Constantine and Isidore that we saw in the Read More

    History of the Early Church Invalidates Papal Claim of Apostolic Succession

    From April 15-20, 2008, Benedict XVI visited the United States and the United Nations as the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and first representative of the Holy See.  Thus, the President welcomed him with the words: “This is your first trip to the United States since you ascended to the Chair of Saint Peter.”[1]  Read More

    Roman Catholic Endeavors to Overturn the Reformation

    Just as the primary response of the Roman Catholic Church to the Biblical faith of the Reformers was the Counter-Reformation through the Jesuits, now Pope Francis a Jesuit leads the Roman Church’s endeavors to overturn the Reformation. Thus it is of vital importance that we understand want is involved in these endeavors so as not Read More

    Pope Benedict’s Denunciation of True Churches Exposes His Own System

    By Richard Bennett and Michael de Semlyen On July 10, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI released a new decree.[1] In it the Pope has restated his conviction that the Roman Catholic Church is the one Church founded by Jesus Christ and that other churches are either defective or not true Churches at all.  What is new Read More

    Biblical Reflections on September 11, 2001

    By Richard Bennett and Robert Nicholson September 11th, 2001 was for Americans and the world an unforgettable day.  We all know the details.  Four commercial jetliners were hijacked shortly after taking off from the east coast of the USA bound for the west coast.  Two, from Boston, were flown into the gigantic twin towers of Read More

    An Overview of the History of the Roman Papacy

    The Papal Church, a magnificently rich, splendidly housed political and ecclesiastical power, headquartered in Rome, stands in stark contrast to what started there in the first century with some pastors ministering to small congregations.  The differences are graphic.  The early home churches under their pastors looked to the authority of the Word of God as received in Read More

    The Pattern of Papal Persecutions: Then and Now

    By Richard Bennett To recognize the dominant position to which the Roman Catholic Church aspires and which she has always desired, it is essential understand how she has acted in the past for the pattern is still the same.  Her aspirations must be codified in law before they can be enacted effectively.  Rome has always Read More

    The Early Authentic Church and the Deception of Roman Catholicism

    By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The Apostle Paul would never have recognized the institution that calls itself the Church of Rome nearly 2000 years after he had written his Epistle to the early true believers in Rome.  For instance, the Apostle Paul addressed all the believers in the early church in Rome as “…beloved Read More

    Vatican Fake News: “The Reformation Is Over!”

    By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The Lord Jesus Christ condemned the Pharisees as they attempted to suppress the truth of the Gospel by equating their traditions with the Bible.  “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees!  For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer Read More

    Rome Denies the Bible’s 5 Reformation Principles

    All true revival in both Old and New Testament times has been a return to the absolute authority of God’s written Word.  The absolute authority of God’s written Word was normative for the Old Testament saints.  Likewise, the absolute authority for Christ Jesus and for the apostles was God’s written Word and that alone. It is of Read More

    Popedom: From Its Inception to the Demise of Pope John Paul II (Part II)

    Part 2: The Claim and Boast to have the Keys of the Apostle Peter The Papacy is the boast and foundation of the Church of Rome. The Papacy is the pride and joy of ordinary Catholics, giving them, it is stated, a direct link to Jesus Christ. The World loves the Papacy. The Papacy is Read More

    Popedom: From Its Inception to the Demise of Pope John Paul II (Part I)

    Because of the fascination of the world with the office of the Pope and his power, and because of current discussions regarding who will be the next Pope, it is important to study the topic historically and in the light of Biblical truth. Part I is an overview of the history of the Papacy from Read More

    Sola Scriptura and the Early Church

    By William Webster The 16th century Reformation was responsible for restoring to the church the principle of sola Scriptura, a principle that had been operative within the church from the very beginning of the post apostolic age. Initially the apostles taught orally but with the close of the apostolic age, all special revelation that God Read More

    An Overview of the History of the Papacy

    The Papal Church, a magnificently rich splendidly housed political and ecclesiastical power, headquartered in Rome stands in stark contrast to what started there in the first century with some pastors ministering to small congregations.  The differences are graphic.  The early home churches under their pastors looked to the authority of the Word as received in Read More

    Systematic Murder of Believers The Untold History of the Inquisition

    Most people at the present time have some knowledge of the Holocaust, the six years of unspeakable horror and suffering to which the Jewish people were subjected under Hitler and the Nazis during the Second World War. Few, however, are aware of the atrocities of systematized torture and murder of Bible-believing Christians and Jews that Read More

    State of Europe Before the Reformation: The Nations of Europe Prepared for Reformation (Chapter 5)

    State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 5 The Nations of Europe Prepared for Reformation Popular Feeling for Read More

    State of Europe Before the Reformation: God Plants the Seeds of the Reformation in Europe (Chapter 4)

    State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 4 God Plants the Seeds of the Reformation in Europe Christianity Read More

    State of Europe Before the Reformation: Church Corruption Prior to Reformation (Chapter 3)

    State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 3 Church Corruption Prior to Reformation The Proliferation of Darkness in Read More

    State of Europe Before the Reformation: Roman Catholic Doctrines Mock Christ (Chapter 2)

    State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 3 Church Corruption Prior to Reformation The Proliferation of Darkness in Read More

    Videos

    Identifying the early Christian Church

    Who were the first “Christians”? The Roman Catholic Church makes wild claims about this subject but what do we know from recorded history and the Bible? Listen as Richard Bennett provides sources and quotes to support an “undoctored” history of the Church, the Body of Christ.
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    The Christian Legacy of the Czech Republic

    The history and heritage of the Czech Republic as told by one of their own, Milos Solc. This little nation for many years contended single-handed against the Papacy the numerous armies and various nationalities. Such a conflict the Bohemians never could have sustained but for their true faith in God.
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    Catholic Endeavors to Overturn the Reformation

    Richard Bennett exposes Pope Francis’s meeting with the Lutherans on the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation. Just as the primary response of the Roman Catholic Church to the Biblical faith of the Reformers was the Counter-Reformation through the Jesuits, now Pope Francis a Jesuit leads the Roman Church’s endeavors to overturn the Reformation. Thus it is of vital importance that we understand what is involved in these endeavors so as not only to impede them but to advance Reformation faith.
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    The True History of the Real Patrick of Ireland

    Patrick the Christian Evangelist, who brought the true Gospel of Christ to the Irish, is an historical figure that needs to be heard in his own reverberating words and feelings. Patrick was most certainly not a Roman Catholic but hijacked by Vatican revisionist. The heartbeat and the soul of Patrick was the Gospel in Christ Jesus. The facts presented in this video will no doubt be a revelation to many. Patrick’ message of God’s grace and his legacy are all Scriptural and are a deep encouragement in our time.
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    Historical Facts: Reformation to Modern Times

    History is of supreme importance as it is the storehouse of lessons comprehended from the past. In this video Pastor W. J. Mencarow along with Richard Bennett clearly document the actual historical facts of following the Reformation. Since the Papacy has not only attempted to reverse the influence of the Reformation, but also to rewrite history, it is imperative to know the established facts of history. Photographs, paintings, and maps illustrate historical facts, making them more easily understood.
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    The First Martyrs of the Reformation

    This video features Historian Sinclair Horne as interviewed by Richard Bennett. Patrick Hamilton and George Wishart were the first martyrs in Scotland. Their lives and their martyrdom were the trigger to set the Reformation on the right course in Scotland and later across the world. The program was made on location at two historical settings in Edinburgh.
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    The Antichrist In Our Midst.

    With Pope Francis enthroned as Pontiff of Rome, it is time to ask, “Who is the Antichrist in our midst?” Pope Francis is called “the most holy Roman Pontiff” and the Vicar (substitute) of Christ.
    In this video, Richard Bennett, together with W. J. Mencarow, analyze the topic using scripture and history. The conclusion is that only the Lord God could have described beforehand the office of the Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church.
    That a power claiming to act for God, yet flouting His truth and mocking His very Holiness, defies imagination. Nonetheless, fraud and false pretenses have ruled the world for ages, from the very same seven-hilled city where Pope Francis now reigns.
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    Exposing the Papacy

    None, but the Lord God, could have described beforehand office of the Pope and Papacy. Man could never have anticipated the Papacy only God foretells it. That a power claiming to act for God, to be “as God,” in the midst of the Christian Church, flouting His truth and mocking His own Holiness, defies imagination.
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    Does Peter have the Keys to Heaven?

    For most Catholics, the authority of the Pope as derived from Peter is the main cornerstone of their faith. For others, it is the lifesaver to fall back on when all else fails. The Lord clearly stated that upon His divinity as “the Son of the living God,” and His role as the Messiah He is, in fact, the Rock on which His Church is built. Nonetheless, the Papacy declares its Church to be founded on the Apostle Peter alone.
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    The Inquisition and The Torture Tools

    Most people have some knowledge of the holocaust. The 6 years of torture and atrocities that the Jews suffered under Hitler and the Nazis during the Second World War. While in no way downplaying the terrible events of the holocaust, such a massacre does not compare to the severity to the torture and murder that took place under Papal authority during the 605 years of the Inquisition.  From the beginning of the Papacy, until the present time, it is estimated by credible historians that more than 50,000,000, men and women have been slaughtered for the crime of heresy charged against them by Papal Rome.
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    The Thundering Scot, John Knox

    Historian Sinclair Horne is interviewed by former Catholic Priest Richard Bennett. Both men discuss the amazing life and ministry of Scotland’s thundering reformer on location in Scotland.
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    Will Rome Overcome the Reformation? Part 2

    In this video presentation, former Roman Catholic priest, Richard Bennett give a detailed historical account of how the Roman Catholic Church has been systematically trying to overcome the work of God in the Great Reformation. This counter-reformation scheme is alive and well in our day leading all the way to modern day dispensation theology.
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    Peter and the Rock by Richard Bennett

    Former Roman Catholic Priest Richard Bennett analyzes the Catholic presupposition of Peter as the Rock. The linchpin of Catholic faith.
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    Reformation and Papal Inquisition

    Richard Bennett give a historical account of the birth of the Roman Catholic Church, it’s establishment and growth using a forged document (the Donation of Constantine) and the eventual creation of the Catholic inquisition to eliminate bible believers.
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    The Foundations Under Attack

    Michael deSemlyen explains how Rome led by the Jesuits betrayed Britain and corrupted Protestant church leaders to compromise.  The only hope for Britain (and America and the rest of the world) is to turn to the true and pure Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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    True Polish Christian History

    Very few people realize that Poland had a distinctive Christian history before Roman Catholicism took control of the nation in the late 16th century. In this interview, filmed in Poland, Richard Bennett and Peter Slomski gives a true account of Polish Christian history.
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    The Dark Legacy of John Paul II

    We should mourn, not boast, about John Paul II.  Richard Bennett gently but firmly describes the destructive legacy of this Pope and his false teaching.  John Paul did much harm to darken the understanding of the Gospel both for Catholics and non-Catholics.  His devotion to the manufactured Mary of Rome still produces negative consequences today.
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    The Original Early Church

    The topic of who the early believers were, where they lived, and just what they taught is very important. We have great examples, specifically the Vaudois and Waldenses up to the pre-Reformation believers. In this video, Pastor W. J. Mencarow and Richard Bennett clearly document the actual historical facts. It is imperative to analyze these historical records.
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    The Meddling of Popes in Current Affairs

    One cannot exaggerate the Papacy’s deception, lust for power, and meddling in all areas of society.  Richard Bennett shares sobering examples in modern history, including Rome’s collaboration with Nazis in the genocide in Croatia.  Rome continues its powerful interference today.
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    The Bible and Tradition by Richard Bennett and Bill Webster

    What was the authority of faith for the first Christians in the early apostolic church? This question is critical to understanding the basis of God’s revelation for how He expects His people to live. Bill Webster discusses this important question in this interview with Richard Bennett. Christians throughout the centuries, along with the early church, have affirmed that the Bible is the only written revelation we have from God.
    Only the Scriptures can tell us about God and His will for mankind. The Scriptures are reliable and sufficient for matters of faith, doctrine, and life. It is important to understand this foundational truth at the present time.
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    The Foundations Under Attack


    Michael deSemlyen explains how Rome led by the Jesuits betrayed Britain and corrupted Protestant church leaders to compromise.  The only hope for Britain (and America and the rest of the world) is to turn to the true and pure Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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    Exposing the Pope and Papacy


    None, but the Lord God, could have described beforehand office of the Pope and Papacy. Man could never have anticipated the Papacy only God foretells it. That a power claiming to act for God, to be “as God,” in the midst of the Christian Church, flouting His truth and mocking His own Holiness, defies imagination.
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    Does Peter have the Keys to Heaven?


    For most Catholics, the authority of the Pope as derived from Peter is the main cornerstone of their faith. For others, it is the lifesaver to fall back on when all else fails. The Lord clearly stated that upon His divinity as “the Son of the living God,” and His role as the Messiah He is, in fact, the Rock on which His Church is built. Nonetheless, the Papacy declares its Church to be founded on the Apostle Peter alone.
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    The Christian Legacy of the Czech Republic


    The history and heritage of the Czech Republic as told by one of their own, Milos Solc. This little nation for many years contended single-handed against the Papacy the numerous armies and various nationalities. Such a conflict the Bohemians never could have sustained but for their true faith in God.
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    Identifying the Authentic Early Church

    The early Church understood apostolic doctrine as the written Word of the Apostles as it was contained in the Scriptures.  “From the very beginning of the post-apostolic age with the writings of what are known as the Apostolic Fathers (Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement, the Didache, and Barnabas) there was an exclusive appeal to the Scriptures for the positive teaching of doctrine and for its defense against heresy.    
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    John Knox the Scottish Reformer


    A wonderful narration  of the history of John Knox who is considered to be the greatest Reformer in the history of Scotland. John was educated at the University of Glasgow, and ordained as a catholic priest in 1530.  John had been serving as a priest for 10 years when he was converted to biblical Christianity through the study of the Bible and the writings of Augustine and Jerome.  
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    The History of the Papacy Part I

    The spread of the Christian faith during the first three centuries was extensive and rapid.  In the providence of God, the main reasons for this were the fidelity and zeal of the preachers of the Gospel, the heroic deaths of the martyrs, and the translation of the Scriptures into the languages of the Roman world.  Under Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211) Christians suffered appallingly. 
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    The History of the Papacy Part II

    What had looked like a mortal wound to Papal power took place in 1798.  A general of Napoleon’s army entered the Vatican, removing Pope Pius VI from his throne.  With that, the Papacy lost its basis as a civil power. From the year 1846 Pope Pius IX, not having territorial or civil power, sought to re-establish the papacy.  An important part of his strategy was achieved by the declaration of papal infallibility. 
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    Overview of the history of the Papal Church

    The Papal Church is a magnificently rich, splendidly housed political and ecclesiastical power headquartered in Rome. It stands in stark contrast to what started there in the first century with pastors ministering to small congregations. The differences are graphic. The early home churches under their pastors looked to the authority of the Word of God as received in the New Testament Gospel accounts of the life of the Lord and the writings of the Apostles, together with the Old Testament.
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    The Counter Reformation and the Jesuit Order


    Ignatius of Loyola founded the  Roman Catholic Jesuit order in 1530 as a means of countering the work of God in the reformation. One of their first acts of terror was carrying out the  Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The purpose of the plot was to blow up the English parliament taking out the protestant government to include King James I.  Soon after this plot was foiled, the Jesuits began the infiltration of the largest protestant church, the Anglican Church also known as the Church of England. The Jesuits systematically began to destroy the works of the reformation and to cloud the identity of the Papacy which was clearly revealed by the reformers as The Antichrist of scripture. This was accomplished by the introduction of the Jesuit doctrine known as futurism which proclaimed that the Antichrist is not present but will arrive a future point in time. This doctrine eventually became known as dispensational theology  now widely accepted by present day Evangelicals.
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    Revival in times of decay

    Preaching in times of revival and in times of societal decay.
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    The five biblical principles of the Reformation and Revival

    All true revival in both Old and New Testament times has been a return to the absolute authority of God’s written Word.  The absolute authority of God’s written Word was normative for the Old Testament saints.  Likewise, the absolute authority for Christ Jesus and for the apostles was God’s written Word and that alone.
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    Recent History of the Papal Church

    What had looked like a mortal wound to Papal power took place in 1798.42 A general of Napo- leon’s army entered the Vatican, removing Pope Pius VI from his throne. With that, the Papacy lost its basis as a civil power. From the year 1846 Pope Pius IX, not having territorial or civil power, sought to re-establish the papacy to its former power and glory.
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    Upon this Rock

    For most Catholics, the authority of the Pope, as derived from Peter, is the main cornerstone of their faith.  For the others, it is the lifesaver to fall back on when all else fails. The Petrine primacy of the Pope is an historic holdover from the false Decretals of Constantine and Isidore.  Nonetheless, the Papacy is the bulwark and foundation of the Church of Rome.
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    The real Saint Patrick


    Patrick, like so many of the godly men of history, found God’s favor in the riches of the grace of Christ.  This was the theme echoing throughout the testimony of Patrick, in his own words “I am greatly God’s debtor, because he granted me so much grace.” A stark contrast to the Roman Catholic captivity of the Patrick of old.
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    The Papal Claim to Have the Keys of the Apostle Peter


    Pastor W. J. Mencarow, along with Richard Bennett, clearly documents the historical facts behind the Papal power pretensions. The Lord clearly stated that upon His divinity as “the Son of the living God,” and His role as the Messiah He is, in fact, the Rock on which His Church is built.  Nonetheless, the Papacy declares its Church to be founded on the Apostle Peter alone.  This is the lynchpin of Roman Catholicism.
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    The influence of Thomas Aquinas


    In this radio broadcast former Roman Catholic Priest Richard Bennett, discusses the influence of Thomas Aquinas, the forerunner to Liberation Theology and its eventual manifestation in modern socialism. Starts at the  :27 minute mark.
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    True Polish Christian History


    Very few people realize that Poland had a distinctive Christian history before Roman Catholicism took control of the nation in the late 16th century. In this interview, filmed in Poland,  Richard Bennett and Peter Slomski gives a true account of Polish Christian history.
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    Roman Catholic Endeavors to Overturn the Reformation


    Just as the primary response of the Roman Catholic Church to the Biblical faith of the Reformers was the Counter-Reformation through the Jesuits, now Pope Francis, a Jesuit, leads the Roman Church’s endeavors to overturn the Reformation.
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    Will Rome Overcome the Reformation? Part 2


    In this audio presentation, former Roman Catholic priest, Richard Bennett give a detailed historical account of how the Roman Catholic Church has been systematically trying to overcome the work of God in the Great Reformation. This counter-reformation scheme is alive and well in our day leading all the way to modern day dispensation theology.
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    Will we Remember the Reformers

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    Was the Reformation a Mistake

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    Historical facts from the Reformation to Modern times


    History is of supreme importance as it is the storehouse of lessons comprehended from the past. Pastor W. J. Mencarow along with Richard Bennett clearly document the actual historical facts of following the Reformation. Since the Papacy has not only attempted to reverse the influence of the Reformation, but also to rewrite history, it is imperative to know the established facts of history.
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    The Authentic Early Church


    The topic of who the early believers were, where they lived, and just what they taught is very important. We have great examples, specifically the Vaudois and Waldenses up to the pre-Reformation believers. Pastor W. J. Mencarow and Richard Bennett clearly document the actual historical facts.
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    The Heritage of the Reformation for the Present Time


    The Heritage of the Reformation is essential to our present time. Former Dominican Priest, Richard Bennett presents this heritage with fervor If you want revival, you ought to first seek the principles of Scripture as rediscovered at the Reformation.  If personally, and in your church, you return to the foundational authority of Scripture alone, deeply experience grace alone through faith alone, and comprehend all blessing in Jesus Christ alone, then indeed, you will live proclaiming all glory and praise to the Lord God alone!  
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    The Thundering Scott John Knox

    Historian Sinclair Horne is interviewed by former Catholic Priest Richard Bennett. Both men discuss the amazing life and ministry of Scotlands thundering reformer.
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    The First Martyrs of the Reformation


    This video features Historian Sinclair Horne as interviewed by Richard Bennett. Patrick Hamilton and George Wishart were the first martyrs in Scotland.  Their lives and their martyrdom were the trigger to set the Reformation on the right course in Scotland and later across the world.  The program was made on location at two historical settings in Edinburgh. 
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    The Catholic Inquisition and The Torture Tools


    Most people have some knowledge of the holocaust. The 6 years of torture and atrocities that the Jews suffered under Hitler and the Nazis during the Second World War. While in no way downplaying the terrible events of the holocaust, such a massacre does not compare to the severity to the torture and murder that took place under Papal authority during the 605 years of the Inquisition.  From the beginning of the Papacy, until the present time, it is estimated by credible historians that more than 50,000,000, men and women have been slaughtered for the crime of heresy charged against them by Papal Rome.
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