The head of the Roman Church has once again expressed his view of the gospel and his version of the message of salvation. A strange story of salvation.
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In an indirect way, Pope Francis has once again lowered his pants or cassock to view Jesus and his work as defined by the Roman Catholic Church. At the Angelus held by the Pontiff last Sunday in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, Francis told us about his visions of a Jesus and his “fulfillments of Israel’s expectations.” (Source).

His speech was framed during the “Feast of the Presentation of the Lord”. Eight days after the birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem to consecrate Jesus Christ as the firstborn to the Lord. How could it be otherwise, it is linked to Mary in the church of Rome. This occasion is popularly known as the “Mariä Festival of Light”.
The focus is on Simeon and Hanna (Anna). Two elderly people from Jerusalem. Hannah, around 84 years old and described as a prophetess, spoke a blessing to the newborn Jesus with the following account in Luke 2:36:
“And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;“
Luke 2:25 reports about Simeon:
“And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.“
The words that Simeon said to Jesus are recorded in Luke 2:29-32:
“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.“
The Pope emphasizes the two aspects, salvation for people and even a light of revelation for the Gentiles, but ultimately he sees the child Jesus embraced by Simeon as a contradiction. “Jesus reveals the criterion for judging the whole of history and its drama, but also for the life of each of us. This criterion is love. Whoever loves lives; whoever hates, dies,” said the Pontiff.
The child, the Pope said, “like the sun that rises over the world,” will save the Gentiles from the “darkness of evil, pain and death.” This light is still needed today.
Strange “Bible image” of the Pontiff

Interesting perspectives that the pontiff offers.
With His coming, Jesus Christ was a light TO revelation also for the Gentiles, but the Pope makes it a kind of general redemption of the Gentiles. This does not fit at all with the Old and New Testaments, and therefore with the entire message of the Gospel. If there is a contradiction, it is the “theology” of the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The ancient people of Israel, the people chosen by God, had the great task of being a shining example for all Gentile nations. With their example, a God-fearing people who adhere to God’s laws and statutes and in return have a thoroughly prosperous life, the heathen peoples should be convinced of the true God. A conversion to the true faith. Because only those who submit to God’s laws and statutes because they recognized the true God and His true nature have the prospect of a “very long-term” life in the future.
New Testament is clear
The true message of salvation also runs like a red thread through the New Testament. There are clear statements in the Bible, especially long after the ascension of Jesus Christ, about who can have hope for eternal life. So in Revelation 12:17:
“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
In Revelation 14:12:
“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
Again, only those who are obedient to the law of God and have Jesus Christ in their hearts. Does this also apply to the Gentiles?
In Revelation 22:14-15:
“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.“
Once again, the commandments of God are in the foreground. This is accompanied by an explanation of who will not enter the gates of the new Jerusalem. It looks as if the Gentiles are not among them. It is obvious. The righteousness of God is (also) swept under the carpet by the Roman Church. (Info).
A Mithras also “flashes” through

Pope Francis’ statement fits well with his explanation during his visit to Singapore that all religions lead to God. Different religions can only be compared to different languages. Incidentally, his image of the sun rising and moving across the world fits wonderfully with the descriptions of the “sun god” Mithras. (Info).
How the Pope came to the conclusion that Jesus fulfilled Israel’s expectations is something he would have to explain in more detail. The Jewish communities are still waiting for the Messiah today because they do not recognize Jesus as the person He really was as a human being. The Church of Rome, at least according to the enlightening letter from former Pope Benedict XVI to the Jewish communities, is also expecting a Messiah in the future who will have “the features” of Jesus Christ.
It is also not known that the “remnant of Israel”, i.e. Judah, was desperately trying to snatch Jesus Christ from the hands of Pontius Pilate. The opposite was the case. So, which of Israel’s expectations did Jesus fulfill? Assuming, of course, that the Pontiff is talking about the Jesus Christ of the Bible.
The henchman of the great adversary (Revelation 13:4) really does everything imaginable to send as many people as possible to their ruin with sleepwalking certainty.
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation 19:20
Bible verses from King James Version (1611)