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Source of division

This division was created by Roman Catholicism who built numerous temples for believers and called it church buildings or simply churches. They obliged believers to attend those temples instead of growing in the knowledge of God. They did not allow people to study the word of God because they did not want anyone to know the truth. They called their temple ceremonies a worship service, church service or Holy Mass and taught that by attending it, you are actually worshipping the Lord. What a lie!

According to the Scriptures, there was only one church in each town: Corinth, Laodicea, Rome and all others. Were there many churches in the city of Rome? Only one. Were there many churches in the city of Ephesus? Only one. All disciples of Christ in each town used to fellowship with one another without the division you can observe today:

There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. – Ephesians 4:4-6

The churches can be divided only by geographical reasons. Followers of Christ in one region fellowship with each other and together they make up the church:

To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 1:7

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. – 1 Thessalonians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. – 3 John 1:9– Philippines 1:1

Unless you want to expose those religious organizations, do not even mention their names. These are the gods leading you away from Christ by their false doctrines.

Pay attention to all that I have said to you and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips. – Exodus 23:13

Prophecy about so-called churches

Roman Catholicism has been described in the book of Revelation as a “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations”:

And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations." – Revelation 17:5

It is because Roman Catholicism has developed a doctrine and practices which God hates. Since long time back, it has been supported by different governments and spread to all the continents. God compares false teachings and practices to a sexual immorality:

with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk." -Revelation 17:2

And the angel said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.
– Revelation 17:15

It used to persecute believers by excommunicating and sentencing them to death, and even now it has the same practice of excommunication:

And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
– Revelation 17:6

The capital of Roman Catholicism is Rome, a city on seven hills or mountains:

This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated – Revelation 17:9

And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth. – Revelation 17:18

It has a lot of gold and jewels and pearls. Roman Catholic priests are adorned in purple and scarlet:

The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. – Revelation 17:4

All so-called churches have derived from Catholicism and adapted its demonic practices. God describes them as prostitutes whose mother is Roman Catholicism.

The Antichrist

I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. – 3 John 1:9

Church leaders, pastors and priests have replaced Christ with their personality and by doing so, they have become the Antichrist. The Antichrist does not only mean “against” Christ but also “in place of” Christ. The Antichrist is not only a single individual but a group of people. John the Evangelist warned believers that the Antichrist is coming in the last days, which means now:

Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. – 1 John 2:18

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. – 2 John 1:7