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Petrus Romanus, The Final Pope is Here
For more than 800 years scholars have pointed to the dark augury having to do with "the last Pope." The prophecy, taken from St. Malachy's "Prophecy of the Popes," is among a list of verses predicting each of the Roman Catholic popes from Pope Celestine II to the final pope, "Peter the Roman," whose reign would end in the destruction of Rome. First published in 1595, the prophecies were attributed to St. Malachy by a Benedictine historian named Arnold de Wyon, who recorded them in his book, Lignum Vitae. Tradition holds that Malachy had been called to Rome by Pope Innocent II, and while there, he experienced the vision of the future popes, including the last one, which he wrote down in a series of cryptic phrases. According to the prophecy, the next pope (following Benedict XVI) is to be the final pontiff, Petrus Romanus or Peter the Roman. The idea by some Catholics that the next pope on St. Malachy's list heralds the beginning of "great apostasy" followed by "great tribulation" sets the stage for the imminent unfolding of apocalyptic events, something many non-Catholics would agree with. This would give rise to a false prophet, who according to the book of Revelation leads the world's religious communities into embracing a political leader known as Antichrist. In recent history, several Catholic priests--some deceased now--have been surprisingly outspoken on what they have seen as this inevitable danger rising from within the ranks of Catholicism as a result of secret satanic "Illuminati-Masonic" influences. These priests claim secret knowledge of an multinational power elite and occult hierarchy operating behind supranatural and global political machinations. Among this secret society are sinister false Catholic infiltrators who understand that, as the Roman Catholic Church represents one-sixth of the world's population and over half of all Christians, it is indispensable for controlling future global elements in matters of church and state and the fulfillment of a diabolical plan they call "Alta Vendetta," which is set to assume control of the papacy and to help the False Prophet deceive the world's faithful (including Catholics) into worshipping Antichrist. As stated by Dr. Michael Lake on the front cover, Catholic and evangelical scholars have dreaded this moment for centuries. Unfortunately, as readers will learn, time for avoiding Peter the Roman just ran out.
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Thomas Horn
94 books148 followersThomas R. Horn (Also Published under the Name Thomas Horn ) is an internationally recognized lecturer, radio host and best selling author of several books including his newest books, Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope Is Here, Forbidden Gates and Apollyon Rising 2012. He is a well-known columnist whose articles have been referred to by writers of the L. A. Times Syndicate, MSNBC, Christianity Today, New Man Magazine, World Net Daily, News Max, White House Correspondents and dozens of newsmagazines and press agencies around the globe. He has been interviewed by US Congressmen and Senators on his findings as well as featured repeatedly in major media including top-ten talk shows, America's Morning News for The Washington Times, The 700 Club, The Harvest Show, Coast to Coast AM, Prophecy in the News, and the Southwest Radio Church to name a few. Thomas received the highest degree honorary doctorate bestowed in 2007 from legendary professor Dr. I.D.E. Thomas for his research into ancient history, and has been endorsed by such national leaders as Dr. James Kennedy.
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May 20, 2021
This book, given to me as a Christmas present by a family member, is a type of genre I would characterize as "Evangelical sensationalism". Its hook is the St. Malachy Prophecy which purports to predict the future for each Pope from the 11th Century in which it allegedly originated to the last Pope, "Petrus Romanus" --- this is to entice readers to dig in and then consume what the authors' real purpose is --- which I believe to be convincing the readers of the evils of the Vatican in particular and, in general, Roman Catholicism. Truth in advertising: I am neither Protestant nor Roman Catholic, but am Orthodox. As such, while it may seem that I'm carrying water for the Roman Catholic Church in my comments, it is not so much that as balancing out the extreme claims, distortions, and outright lies that the authors make throughout.
In the Preface, the authors set their terms of reference early --- that, as Evangelical Protestant Christians, they are "sole scriptura" (only scripture, i.e. they proscribe all teachings, customs, and church traditions not specifically detailed in the Bible) and "sole fide" (only faith, i.e. they deny that good works or any affirmative act of the individual will plays any part in an individual's salvation). In addition, they denounce any ritual in Christian worship as being "satanic" --- which, if the New Testament God is the same as the Old Testament God --- would surely come as news to God Himself who clearly has ritual throughout Jewish worship detailed in the Bible's first five books. By doing so, they unwittingly undermine part of the basis for even taking the St. Malachy Prophecy. For St. Malachy was not only a Roman Catholic saint, but was also a Roman Catholic priest and archbishop, and, as such, was surely a stalwart practitioner of the Roman Catholic liturgy and sacraments --- religious rituals --- to be sure --- which runs completely counter that such worship is from the Devil.
Setting that quibble aside, they then examine the Prophecy and attempt to refute its critics who validly, in my opinion, point out that, more likely than not the prophecy may have been conveniently attributed to St. Malachy in an effort to lend it more gravitas than it otherwise would have been given and who have pointed to evidence that it may have been written much later than the 11th Century and its individual predictions rewritten after the fact to reflect events in each Pope's reign. The authors never really disprove the critics, and, as I found would be typical for them, without evidence, the authors claim that documents or testimony not supporting their hypotheses are because either the Jesuits engaged in forgeries or deceptions or the Vatican did. In the end of this discussion, they arrive at a sort of tautology --- that the Prophecy must be true because it sounds right, therefore, it must be true which sounds right.
They then go into a lengthy discussion on Freemasonry and its influences upon the early history of the Federal Government and Washington, DC --- as well as complex discussions on a variety of wandering topics delving from Mayan astrology and myth and numerology. They did find what I considered interesting ---- 13 of our 46 Presidents have been Freemasons. Seemingly obliviously, they remind the reader that the Bible cautions us not to try to predict when the End Times and Second Coming of Christ will be --- then proceed to do just that ---- arriving at 2012 --- and then, perhaps, hedging their bets ---- 2016. Which, as we now know in 2021, have been overtaken by events and are WRONG. Which is another reason we, as Christians, are cautioned not to try to get ahead of God and do that. Ultimately, in any case, this long, tedious section with respect to tying in next with what follows in the book goes nowhere.
I kept waiting to see if they were going to ever get back to the Prophecy that is what the book is supposed to be about, but they never really did, instead going into long criticisms of Roman Catholic theology, practices, and sacraments. Having read a number of the prophecies, many of its connection to individual Popes is tenuous at best. One codicil might have a reference to the sea, for example, and that Pope's coat of arms might have a fish in it --- see that absolutely proves it's about him, right? Hmmm, that's pushing it a bit thick, I think.
In many ways, the authors come across not so much as Evangelical Christians as they do a sort of Christian nihilism ---- they trash and tear down every institution, sacrament, and practice of the Early Church --- no matter how much historical evidence of it long being in force in the Church, then are at pains with their sola scriptura reasoning to attempt to build a ramshackle structure in place, devoid of the of 1500-2000 years of wisdom and hard won experience of Christians who lived and struggled long before them.
Also, while touting their credentials as Christian fundamentalists, they seem, at times, to be amazingly selective in when and how literally they take scripture, deriding Roman Catholics and others for not taking scripture as fundamentally as they do, then beating them over the head with issues such as the Eucharist in which both Roman Catholics and Orthodox alike believe Jesus Christ meant it when He declared "This is my body..." and "This is my blood...." Again, I must point out that their long denunciations of Roman Catholic teachings had no bearing on what the book is supposedly about, the St. Malachy Prophecy.
At one point, they criticize Roman Catholics for making their catechism too demanding for new converts. Yet, if the Roman Catholic Church is not really a Christian Church, as they repeatedly claim, then shouldn't that be good thing if it makes becoming a Roman Catholic too hard?
They also claim that Roman Catholics worship statues, i.e. that Roman Catholics are idol worshippers. That is not true --- that is a lie.
As the book continued to progress, they explore the Roman Catholic Church's lowest point of its history --- the "Pornocracy" in the Early Dark Ages --- when some very loathsome individuals became Pope ---- some of whom probably were sexually immoral and/or may well have engaged in the occult. I think that criticism here is valid as well as their criticism of the Church for its extraordinary claims by several Popes not only for ecclesiastical authority but also for earthly honors and for temporal power as well. Also criticism by them for the evils of the Renaissance Popes for abusive practices like selling indulgences and gross immorality in the Papacy seem equally valid, not to mention the recent pedophilia scandal in the Church as well. However, I do think that, having heard the Roman Catholic Church side of the story, the Roman Catholic response, as near as I understand it, is, yes, we have had bad Popes ---- but the Church as a whole has righted itself and God has raised up good Popes to do that. I leave it up for the individual to decide who, whether these authors or the Church, is right.
However, the authors go too far, in my opinion, in claiming that the Roman Catholic Church is to blame for fascism. So eager are they to press this, they make much of Hitler having been raised Roman Catholic in early childhood, yet ignore his irreligion and nihilism in late adolescense and subsequent adulthood. By the same twisted logic, we might also then blame Buddhism for Mao's murderous tendencies or the Georgian Orthodox Church for Stalin's.
Progressing further, they explore the Roman Catholic Church's devotion to the Virgin Mary, and, here, about the only issue on which they really land a body blow upon the Church is here. They characterize it as "Mariolatry", and, given the quotes and research, I wasn't able to find anything to the contrary to contradict their findings. Indeed, it does seem that the Church has de facto made Mary into almost a fourth member of the Trinity going well beyond even what we as Orthodox Christians believe regarding her.
Nevertheless, coming on the heels of this section, they then criticize the Church for "hiding" the Third Prophecy of Fatima, allegedly a prediction from the apparition of the Holy Virgin predicting the last days of the Church and its last Pope --- which the authors surmise lending credence to their support for the St. Malachy Prophecy. This obsession by them unwittingly undermines their previous discussion on Mariolatry. Obviously, if that and these Marian apparitions are satanic --- then why do the authors care about what some Marian apparition at Fatima has to say about anything. On the other hand, if it is not satanic, then why do they devote about a hundred pages or more treating it as if it is credible prophecy. Oh---- and wait a minute --- didn't you guys just claim to be "sola scriptura" in the Preface ---- so why are you relying upon a Roman Catholic prophecy in addition to the Bible?
At no point, does it ever appear that the authors ever once interviewed a Roman Catholic theologian, bishop, or even a parish priest to check if they were correctly describing and understanding Roman Catholic teachings and sacraments. Were they writing a piece on a terrorist group, criminal syndicate, or genocidal dictator, where personal interviews are too dangerous or impossible, I could understand --- but there are Roman Catholic public figures nearly everywhere. Surely, in the interest of being fair and honest, the authors could have done this prior to publishing this.
At any rate, this book is a bait and switch for readers ---- kind of like a sensationalistic headline on the supermarket tabloid. It puts this St. Malachy Prophecy out there in an effort to get you to buy their book, then serves you a heaping platter of their deeply held Catholicophobia. I don't think it's really intended to persuade a practicing Roman Catholic to ponder the reality of their faith and life in their Church, but more of an effort to inflame Evangelical Protestants against the Roman Catholic Church --- who presumably are the book's target demographic.
So, no, I do not recommend this book to anyone. There are other, better, more objective, books exploring and critiquing the Papacy and Roman Catholicism than this one.
In the Preface, the authors set their terms of reference early --- that, as Evangelical Protestant Christians, they are "sole scriptura" (only scripture, i.e. they proscribe all teachings, customs, and church traditions not specifically detailed in the Bible) and "sole fide" (only faith, i.e. they deny that good works or any affirmative act of the individual will plays any part in an individual's salvation). In addition, they denounce any ritual in Christian worship as being "satanic" --- which, if the New Testament God is the same as the Old Testament God --- would surely come as news to God Himself who clearly has ritual throughout Jewish worship detailed in the Bible's first five books. By doing so, they unwittingly undermine part of the basis for even taking the St. Malachy Prophecy. For St. Malachy was not only a Roman Catholic saint, but was also a Roman Catholic priest and archbishop, and, as such, was surely a stalwart practitioner of the Roman Catholic liturgy and sacraments --- religious rituals --- to be sure --- which runs completely counter that such worship is from the Devil.
Setting that quibble aside, they then examine the Prophecy and attempt to refute its critics who validly, in my opinion, point out that, more likely than not the prophecy may have been conveniently attributed to St. Malachy in an effort to lend it more gravitas than it otherwise would have been given and who have pointed to evidence that it may have been written much later than the 11th Century and its individual predictions rewritten after the fact to reflect events in each Pope's reign. The authors never really disprove the critics, and, as I found would be typical for them, without evidence, the authors claim that documents or testimony not supporting their hypotheses are because either the Jesuits engaged in forgeries or deceptions or the Vatican did. In the end of this discussion, they arrive at a sort of tautology --- that the Prophecy must be true because it sounds right, therefore, it must be true which sounds right.
They then go into a lengthy discussion on Freemasonry and its influences upon the early history of the Federal Government and Washington, DC --- as well as complex discussions on a variety of wandering topics delving from Mayan astrology and myth and numerology. They did find what I considered interesting ---- 13 of our 46 Presidents have been Freemasons. Seemingly obliviously, they remind the reader that the Bible cautions us not to try to predict when the End Times and Second Coming of Christ will be --- then proceed to do just that ---- arriving at 2012 --- and then, perhaps, hedging their bets ---- 2016. Which, as we now know in 2021, have been overtaken by events and are WRONG. Which is another reason we, as Christians, are cautioned not to try to get ahead of God and do that. Ultimately, in any case, this long, tedious section with respect to tying in next with what follows in the book goes nowhere.
I kept waiting to see if they were going to ever get back to the Prophecy that is what the book is supposed to be about, but they never really did, instead going into long criticisms of Roman Catholic theology, practices, and sacraments. Having read a number of the prophecies, many of its connection to individual Popes is tenuous at best. One codicil might have a reference to the sea, for example, and that Pope's coat of arms might have a fish in it --- see that absolutely proves it's about him, right? Hmmm, that's pushing it a bit thick, I think.
In many ways, the authors come across not so much as Evangelical Christians as they do a sort of Christian nihilism ---- they trash and tear down every institution, sacrament, and practice of the Early Church --- no matter how much historical evidence of it long being in force in the Church, then are at pains with their sola scriptura reasoning to attempt to build a ramshackle structure in place, devoid of the of 1500-2000 years of wisdom and hard won experience of Christians who lived and struggled long before them.
Also, while touting their credentials as Christian fundamentalists, they seem, at times, to be amazingly selective in when and how literally they take scripture, deriding Roman Catholics and others for not taking scripture as fundamentally as they do, then beating them over the head with issues such as the Eucharist in which both Roman Catholics and Orthodox alike believe Jesus Christ meant it when He declared "This is my body..." and "This is my blood...." Again, I must point out that their long denunciations of Roman Catholic teachings had no bearing on what the book is supposedly about, the St. Malachy Prophecy.
At one point, they criticize Roman Catholics for making their catechism too demanding for new converts. Yet, if the Roman Catholic Church is not really a Christian Church, as they repeatedly claim, then shouldn't that be good thing if it makes becoming a Roman Catholic too hard?
They also claim that Roman Catholics worship statues, i.e. that Roman Catholics are idol worshippers. That is not true --- that is a lie.
As the book continued to progress, they explore the Roman Catholic Church's lowest point of its history --- the "Pornocracy" in the Early Dark Ages --- when some very loathsome individuals became Pope ---- some of whom probably were sexually immoral and/or may well have engaged in the occult. I think that criticism here is valid as well as their criticism of the Church for its extraordinary claims by several Popes not only for ecclesiastical authority but also for earthly honors and for temporal power as well. Also criticism by them for the evils of the Renaissance Popes for abusive practices like selling indulgences and gross immorality in the Papacy seem equally valid, not to mention the recent pedophilia scandal in the Church as well. However, I do think that, having heard the Roman Catholic Church side of the story, the Roman Catholic response, as near as I understand it, is, yes, we have had bad Popes ---- but the Church as a whole has righted itself and God has raised up good Popes to do that. I leave it up for the individual to decide who, whether these authors or the Church, is right.
However, the authors go too far, in my opinion, in claiming that the Roman Catholic Church is to blame for fascism. So eager are they to press this, they make much of Hitler having been raised Roman Catholic in early childhood, yet ignore his irreligion and nihilism in late adolescense and subsequent adulthood. By the same twisted logic, we might also then blame Buddhism for Mao's murderous tendencies or the Georgian Orthodox Church for Stalin's.
Progressing further, they explore the Roman Catholic Church's devotion to the Virgin Mary, and, here, about the only issue on which they really land a body blow upon the Church is here. They characterize it as "Mariolatry", and, given the quotes and research, I wasn't able to find anything to the contrary to contradict their findings. Indeed, it does seem that the Church has de facto made Mary into almost a fourth member of the Trinity going well beyond even what we as Orthodox Christians believe regarding her.
Nevertheless, coming on the heels of this section, they then criticize the Church for "hiding" the Third Prophecy of Fatima, allegedly a prediction from the apparition of the Holy Virgin predicting the last days of the Church and its last Pope --- which the authors surmise lending credence to their support for the St. Malachy Prophecy. This obsession by them unwittingly undermines their previous discussion on Mariolatry. Obviously, if that and these Marian apparitions are satanic --- then why do the authors care about what some Marian apparition at Fatima has to say about anything. On the other hand, if it is not satanic, then why do they devote about a hundred pages or more treating it as if it is credible prophecy. Oh---- and wait a minute --- didn't you guys just claim to be "sola scriptura" in the Preface ---- so why are you relying upon a Roman Catholic prophecy in addition to the Bible?
At no point, does it ever appear that the authors ever once interviewed a Roman Catholic theologian, bishop, or even a parish priest to check if they were correctly describing and understanding Roman Catholic teachings and sacraments. Were they writing a piece on a terrorist group, criminal syndicate, or genocidal dictator, where personal interviews are too dangerous or impossible, I could understand --- but there are Roman Catholic public figures nearly everywhere. Surely, in the interest of being fair and honest, the authors could have done this prior to publishing this.
At any rate, this book is a bait and switch for readers ---- kind of like a sensationalistic headline on the supermarket tabloid. It puts this St. Malachy Prophecy out there in an effort to get you to buy their book, then serves you a heaping platter of their deeply held Catholicophobia. I don't think it's really intended to persuade a practicing Roman Catholic to ponder the reality of their faith and life in their Church, but more of an effort to inflame Evangelical Protestants against the Roman Catholic Church --- who presumably are the book's target demographic.
So, no, I do not recommend this book to anyone. There are other, better, more objective, books exploring and critiquing the Papacy and Roman Catholicism than this one.
June 7, 2018
I'll start by saying I'm not a papist, but he does deserve a certain amount of respect. I was intrigued to read this book just because in the introduction the author said this wasn't a book bashing Catholics, well guess what - he did that and more. I really don't know what the whole purpose of dissecting Malachy's prophecy of the final pope was, honestly. I totally disagreed with all the unfounded data he collected from different sources that in the end were just a convolution of ideas, of numerology, that in my opinion, is a way of divination. There are so many wrong things about this book that I could write a litany myself! During the conclusion and publication of the book it was 2012 and the candidate who was elected pope in that conclave was not in the predictions of one of his sources so that is some proof that didn't come to pass. In the end, we need to read the Bible and from what the word says we can decipher some of the eschatological events not just speculate on opinions. True prophecy from God will come to pass in His appointed time.
March 9, 2021
Wow! This book has some depth and it has over 600 footnotes. The information and actual words that people spoke will open your eyes to the truth. The Vatican is a secret society for power and withholding the truth. From the presidents to the popes and bishops to the freemasons and the politicians that want to push "one world government" it's all here and it an exciting read. To think about the demonic realm and how is it present and working it's evil deeds. This is one book that will make you understand and read your Bible even more. The footnotes are great and it will take me another 3 months to reasearch them all...
August 9, 2017
I must have purchased this book when it first came out, and I never finished reading it...I just picked it up again as there are some pretty amazing things going on currently and I find the prophecy issue interesting...however I can't get through it. In just the preface, it mentions someone that apparently bases his opinion on the early church fathers to confirm that the Catholic Church is not responsible for the compilation of the Bible, yet just a couple paragraphs later, the author denies that there is any basis for a hierarchy of organization....Having recently read some ante-nicene fathers, I found exactly that, a hierarchical organization in the early church, in the writings....so I am not sure about this book. It seem right there to be cherry-picking historical data for their purposes...this, a long with rather prejudiced dialogue made me feel like I just could not trust the information and conclusions... I feel my time would be far better spent researching this issue with other sources.
April 26, 2013
The first half of this book is interesting but Chapter14 in particular is so anti-Catholic that I wanted to vomit. I don't know why I'm even staying with it. Well researched (again, first half especially) but also tends to be quite pedantic.
January 31, 2019
It is about the history and machinations of the Roman Catholic church.
October 5, 2012
This book is very well researched. With that said, I am not entirely sure that its conclusions are completely viable. the writer has a tendency to extrapolate from the general to the particular in various cases. When dealing with history, this can both be dangerous and reveal a particular bias. One case where he does this, for example, is in supposing that the Vatican probably does have a great deal of Second Temple artifacts because they have been less than honest about other issues concerning the Jews. The reasoning, if not completely fallacious, is worrisome. While I do not doubt that the Vatican treasures are far beyond what we might otherwise imagine,especially in regard to rare volumes, I tend to take the Vatican's response in 1998 that they never had the temple treasures. these arguments, while detailed and scholarly, have been made elsewhere and seem cogent.
That being said, I am fascinated by the way in which the author approaches different issues. To be fair, much of this is incredibly boring to the non-scholar, but manages a very reasonable argument in each case. I am truly anxious to see where the book goes in the next 400 pages.
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Having completed this book, one should know that it is somewhat exhausting to read carefully. While I do not agree with the author's conclusions in many places (and this is difficult when one recognizes that a great deal of the latter book depends on earlier argu7ments, I have to admit my complete admiration for the author and his topic. The greatest difficulty I have is that the author has many different points to make instead of just one. Thus one must almost agree in some places, disagree in others and allow further time to consider others. The author makes an excellent an almost exhaustive argument for the coming Petrus Romanus. If he arrives according to even a modicum of the data which the author argues, it will be no less awe inspiring. On the other hand, if 2013 comes without him making an appearance, then perhaps the arguments are in error. We shall see.
That being said, I am fascinated by the way in which the author approaches different issues. To be fair, much of this is incredibly boring to the non-scholar, but manages a very reasonable argument in each case. I am truly anxious to see where the book goes in the next 400 pages.
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Having completed this book, one should know that it is somewhat exhausting to read carefully. While I do not agree with the author's conclusions in many places (and this is difficult when one recognizes that a great deal of the latter book depends on earlier argu7ments, I have to admit my complete admiration for the author and his topic. The greatest difficulty I have is that the author has many different points to make instead of just one. Thus one must almost agree in some places, disagree in others and allow further time to consider others. The author makes an excellent an almost exhaustive argument for the coming Petrus Romanus. If he arrives according to even a modicum of the data which the author argues, it will be no less awe inspiring. On the other hand, if 2013 comes without him making an appearance, then perhaps the arguments are in error. We shall see.
July 15, 2012
This book is very critical of the Vatican and the people in charge there (not necessarily popes and cardinals, though they have certainly shared in the wrong doing). Most of it was detailed accounts of things I already knew about. I was looking for more tie-in to biblical prophecy, as had been done in other Tom Horn books, but there was little of it. Also, I find it curious that Jesuit activity was not clearly set apart, so readers could draw conclusions about them. it seems to me that like Goldman Sacks, whenever there is crime and fraud, they are standing close by, usually in a position of influence over the (apparent) perpetrators.
What this book is NOT: 1) a blanket endorsement of protestantism, there is plenty of blame to share and leading evangelicals will have to share in it. But since this book concerns the popes of the Roman Catholic church, those protestant atrocities are not mentioned. 2) Any type of time-fixing apologetic for end times prophecy. Mr. Horn makes no claims to do that and will resist other's attempts to pigeonhole him as doing so.
If you have not read the shadier side of Vatican history before, this book might be a good starting place. It is also an introduction to the Malachy prophecy of the popes - a curiosity at best, IMO. A better treatement of Catholicism in end time prophecy is Dave Hunt's classic, "A Woman Rides the Beast". I think it has drawn a more accurate picture, though it does not deal with the Malachy prophecy.
BUT, if you purchase your copy of the book from Survivalist,org (Mr. Horn is associated with it) you get a DVD chock full of rare, and important historical information and books. It alone is worth the price of the book. Check it out here http://www.prophecyofthepopes.com/
What this book is NOT: 1) a blanket endorsement of protestantism, there is plenty of blame to share and leading evangelicals will have to share in it. But since this book concerns the popes of the Roman Catholic church, those protestant atrocities are not mentioned. 2) Any type of time-fixing apologetic for end times prophecy. Mr. Horn makes no claims to do that and will resist other's attempts to pigeonhole him as doing so.
If you have not read the shadier side of Vatican history before, this book might be a good starting place. It is also an introduction to the Malachy prophecy of the popes - a curiosity at best, IMO. A better treatement of Catholicism in end time prophecy is Dave Hunt's classic, "A Woman Rides the Beast". I think it has drawn a more accurate picture, though it does not deal with the Malachy prophecy.
BUT, if you purchase your copy of the book from Survivalist,org (Mr. Horn is associated with it) you get a DVD chock full of rare, and important historical information and books. It alone is worth the price of the book. Check it out here http://www.prophecyofthepopes.com/
July 2, 2016
Bravo! Misters Horn and Putnam have written a comprehensive book on the ideologies, prophecies, historical events, trends and attitudes that will produce the "Man of Sin,' (the last pope). Known as "Petrus Romanus," this last Catholic pope will bring the downfall of the catholic Church and introduce the anti-Christ. The two authors have put a lot of comprehensive research into this and mixed the right amount of conspiracy, secret societies, theories and myth to create a creative and persuasive about the prophecy of the last pope. The role of history, trends, agreements, hidden agendas and Catholic and End-Times prophecy is also accommodated in this book. What is interesting about this book, that other than the timetable of spring of 2012 and the exact man who would become Pope Francis I, the authors were on target with many of the predictions they put forth in their book. The book is engrossing and incredibly well-constructed for the fans of conspiracy and end-times prophecy.
I will be reading their follow-up book which brings in aliens and other conspiracy topics.
I will be reading their follow-up book which brings in aliens and other conspiracy topics.
July 14, 2012
Gives the reader alot to think about. I've been thinking for a while that Cardinal Peter Turkson will be Petrus Romanus.
March 11, 2013
Timely. And eerily prescient.
October 17, 2018
A little outdated. Predicts the last pope would be elected in 2012. It’s about pope pius visions, st Malachi’s last pope prediction, the Illuminati, freemasons, George Washington, Obama, Antichrist, Vatican 2, apostasy, false religions, Babylon, war in the Middle East, Jerusalem, Islam, Catholicism, etc. all in only 528 pages with references and footnotes. A very long book that I admit I skimmed through at times. Was it worth it? I wish I’d have read the cliff notes version!
Edited to add the Fatima predictions, Vatican intrigue, and an interesting look at Malachi’s predictions and notes on the papal succession- many of which seem to be accurate.
Edited to add the Fatima predictions, Vatican intrigue, and an interesting look at Malachi’s predictions and notes on the papal succession- many of which seem to be accurate.
September 21, 2020
One Word: HUBRIS
Editorial Point: 'Christianity' is a monstrous judeo cult – the author of this book of fantasy does plenty to reveal this fact. That any being would accept the creed on/as 'faith' that the Eternal Sovereign Creator would 'send his only son' to die a hideous death at the hands of base and corrupt mortals – in order to 'forgive' depraved mortal 'sins' – is vile beyond any extreme. Only those who believe in the demonic invention 'Jehovah' could dare to embrace such a foul creed.
The author(s) 'protests too much'.
His entire argument is primarily based upon the usurper Saul/Paul's 'authority' – in fact, he calls it 'Paul's theology' and even puts 'Paul' up as 'god' himself (p. 302).
The author repeatedly refers to 'Paul's' '...the mystery of iniquity doth already work' (2 Thess 2:7) as if this is some kind of reference to some supernatural demonic influence. This author doesn't point out that Saul was working hard against the original and already established Christian congregations – primarily the Jewish and gnostic sects – in order to usurp their 'authority'. In fact, this 'Paul' – originally a fanatical Pharisee named Saul was an outright persecutor of Christians until he saw how useful the cult could be in challenging his hated Rome.
The author points out that the Popes change their birth names, yet he doesn't point out that Saul was actually the first in line do do so. Saul set the trend.
The author rages against others who claim to experience visions as having 'demon' visitations, yet Saul made his claim to fame by his own 'vision' and even claimed to have met 'Jesus' face to face after the supposed 'ascension'. The bare faced truth is that Saul never met the man while he sojourned on Earth – how does one know Saul himself wasn't met by a 'demon'...?
One can't know – it MUST be accepted on blind 'faith'.
Saul introduced all kinds of 'doctrines' that Jesus never claimed in the four 'gospels' – i.e. he forbid women to even speak in christian assemblies and said that they should only speak with their husbands at home regarding issues of 'faith'. This imposition was actually one of his demands said in opposition to the earlier christian sects which he sought to undermine – groups more faithful and actually raised from the original message of Jesus which this Saul refers to in 2 Thess.
Be it the Papacy or Saul/'Paul', both drastically manipulated the simple message: 'the kingdom of god is within'...and none have the 'authority' over the Eternal Creator Itself.
The author rails against 'intercessions', yet Christians all claim Jesus as the 'way'...the ultimate 'intercessor'.
The earliest gnostics didn't believe in blind 'faith' as determined by any mortal – they believed in a deeply personal experience of 'God' through the light of 'Christ': not as 'intercessor' but as the Spirit of Truth. And Saul despised this: he wanted to dictate HIS word.
In fact, Saul was the model for the Papacy.
The author rails to no end about Rome's brutality against 'biblically' orthodox christian cults, as well as the 'persecutions' against jews, yet he makes no mention of the hideous extermination of literally millions of innocents during the Albigensian 'crusade' – a literal genocide. But Cathars were gnostics who believed there was no intercessor between the Eternal and its created.
He also rails against Catholic 'diabolism' and 'racist hate', yet he says nothing regarding the vile racism and despicable commentaries regarding Jesus and Mary his mother found in the 'holiest' of all juden books – the 'Talmud'. The vile racism in the Talmud – if the readers only knew – would make any decent person cringe. He mentions nothing of the Kabbalahistic sorcery and diabolism that to this day is practiced by the 'new world order elites' under the supervision of wicked Jewish creeps – much of it practiced in the most heinous ways against children. All of the 'angels' mentioned by the authors related to the 'mystical' 'occult' practices of Feemasonry are literally Jewish inventions which are traced back to Jewish/Muslim practices during the Moorish occupation of Spain, and defined in the Jewish Kabbalah occult system. He mentions nothing of the white slave trade which emits itself out of 'Israel' itself – including an entire illegal organ sales network which often obtains 'product' from unsuspecting Palestinian youths...and this is well documented.
He downplays the offenses of the Jews against the native European peoples – in particular the outrageous abuse of usury, and even suggests that this was forced upon them by the people – and makes it seem as though they were simply victims in the numerous countries whose leadership were left with no other option but to ultimately expel them from their midsts. He doesn’t mention the numerous trials during the middle ages which allowed the Jewish offenders the legal right to defend their innocence – many of which never denied the charges against them. This author would prefer to have the reader believe that this was simply because Rome made a decree – and never should the reader consider that it was the people themselves who could no longer accept their abuse and appealed to their leaders for redress.
This author writes about Rome's penchant for 'revisionist history', yet no other group is more guilty of such a charge than the Jews themselves – to this day they use the media, which is predominantly owned by Jewish interests, to write and rewrite everything and anything critical of their nefarious deeds. As well as rewrite the most basic and essential facts about European history and her peoples. In fact, nothing is more heinous than the revisionist history invented post-WWII. The author makes no qualm with presenting the 6 million fabrication in order to present his own revisionist history – in fact, this is perhaps the greatest offense to historical truth...and those intelligent and honest historians and scientists who've made intensely legitimate challenges to this fabrication have been mercilessly defamed, imprisoned, and even murdered for eloquently debunking the lie.
Another glaring omission in this book of nonsense is any mention of the Jewish family, Rothschild. This is actually stunning in light of all the discussion about international finance. When it comes to this topic, the Rothschild 'dynasty' rule the roost: in fact, it is this banking house that has for over three centuries financed - and arguably instigated - every major conflict between nations since the 18th century. This Jewish clan owns so much of the world's wealth - none outside the clan even know, as they are exempt from auditing of any kind. But pointing this out is something the author(s) won't do...why allow any sense of 'antisemitism' into this anti-rome scree?
The long controversial, Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion is mentioned - and of course it's presented as a 'Jesuit' scam. Nevermind that if one reads this disturbing tract, all things contained within them have come off without a hitch - this all after its first revelation in 1903. Be that as it may, the authors have no qualms dealing with an 'Italian document, allegedly written by the highest lodge of the Italian Carbonari', called the 'Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita' - it describes a plot of infiltration into the Catholic Church meant to further this gangs goals of world domination. While none of the points of the 'protocols' were even addressed, these authors saw fit to print several pages of this 'document' despite the fact that it's just as nebulous in origin as the 'protocols'.
As mentioned earlier, the author rages against others who claim to experience visions as having 'demon' visitations - in particular its insinuated that Rome manipulates children's minds into these kinds of experiences - yet, when it's useful this is all well and good. Several pages are spent discussing the Marion apparitions at Fatima with emphasis on a 'Third Secret' 'cover-up'. Now that these children's 'visions' suit the author's narrative, the 'satanic' experience isn't so evil after all.
The author is so enamored with the Jews that he presents the goyim Christians as nothing more than 'Israel's' 'seed' (p. 348) 'grafted' to the tree like some side branch. He makes no mention that Jesus himself is said to call the Jewish Pharisees themselves the 'children of the devil' and 'liars from the start'. And is this any real surprise?
The author's 'pope' is the Jewish zealot Pharisee Saul – the great usurper and imposter 'apostle'. It's 'Saul's 'theology' the author posits as the true 'authority' in all of it.
He quotes 'a source on occultism' as saying, 'The bible, as the physical manifestation of the word of God, was held in awe and reverence, like some kind of talisman.' This he uses as a kind of slander against the medieval church. Yet this author himself makes Saul's written word – the 'biblical gospel' - the sole basis for 'salvation'. He argues for the Roman concept of 'sola vide' – 'faith alone' – as a 'nonnegotiable and essential component of the Gospel'. In other words, the author himself is making the written word the absolute talisman for 'salvation'.
There are so many hypocrisies in this author's arguments it seems astonishing that he himself is completely unaware of it. Just one more:
He wrote regarding the church of Rome's use of 'curses' against human beings as the height of 'satanic' influence – either the author is absurdly disingenuous, or simply a hypocrite in the highest degree: the entire Bible is filled with curses against human beings – from the lowest of 'kings' to the very limit of the demon 'god' jehovah itself.
An entire treatise could be written surrounding all of this nonsense.
And here is the great irony – consider this:
The 'seven hills' are the 'seven churches' of which Rome was/is but one.
Saul was a false 'apostle' – stirred by 'demonic' influence. He was the harbinger of the unnatural liberal doctrine, as well as the first communist: the 'red dragon'. And it is these that truly 'rule over the earth' in our time.
ALL concerned in the orthodox biblical 'christian' mythos are imposters and corruptors of Truth.
Christianity itself is merely an invention by Jews who appropriated ancient sun cult religious symbolism in order to destroy western primacy and the hated 'goyim' – the ideology has been used for over two-thousand years to enslave not just the west, but the world for the 'chosen' of the invented demon, 'jehovah'.
The phrase 'whore of Babylon' itself displays jewish hatred to the land of captivity – where incidentally the mongrel slave 'leadership' appropriated ancient myths which were corrupted and used to the invention of the 'Israel' myth presented in the 'Old Testament'.
2012 and 2016 are past. The Pope is not named 'Pius XIII', he wasn't from 'Rome', and he certainly hasn't declared Catholic 'supremacy' with an iron fist - in fact, he's completely in line with the 'Pauline' doctrine: 'There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.' In fact, this pope takes the 'neither male nor female' part quite seriously indeed.
Still, the worldwide horrors of the 'biblical' invented self-fulfilling 'prophecies' continue. And the blood of the Western martyrs continue to flow at the hands of the wicked 'abrahamic' three.
Jehovah itself is the anti-krist.
Editorial Point: 'Christianity' is a monstrous judeo cult – the author of this book of fantasy does plenty to reveal this fact. That any being would accept the creed on/as 'faith' that the Eternal Sovereign Creator would 'send his only son' to die a hideous death at the hands of base and corrupt mortals – in order to 'forgive' depraved mortal 'sins' – is vile beyond any extreme. Only those who believe in the demonic invention 'Jehovah' could dare to embrace such a foul creed.
The author(s) 'protests too much'.
His entire argument is primarily based upon the usurper Saul/Paul's 'authority' – in fact, he calls it 'Paul's theology' and even puts 'Paul' up as 'god' himself (p. 302).
The author repeatedly refers to 'Paul's' '...the mystery of iniquity doth already work' (2 Thess 2:7) as if this is some kind of reference to some supernatural demonic influence. This author doesn't point out that Saul was working hard against the original and already established Christian congregations – primarily the Jewish and gnostic sects – in order to usurp their 'authority'. In fact, this 'Paul' – originally a fanatical Pharisee named Saul was an outright persecutor of Christians until he saw how useful the cult could be in challenging his hated Rome.
The author points out that the Popes change their birth names, yet he doesn't point out that Saul was actually the first in line do do so. Saul set the trend.
The author rages against others who claim to experience visions as having 'demon' visitations, yet Saul made his claim to fame by his own 'vision' and even claimed to have met 'Jesus' face to face after the supposed 'ascension'. The bare faced truth is that Saul never met the man while he sojourned on Earth – how does one know Saul himself wasn't met by a 'demon'...?
One can't know – it MUST be accepted on blind 'faith'.
Saul introduced all kinds of 'doctrines' that Jesus never claimed in the four 'gospels' – i.e. he forbid women to even speak in christian assemblies and said that they should only speak with their husbands at home regarding issues of 'faith'. This imposition was actually one of his demands said in opposition to the earlier christian sects which he sought to undermine – groups more faithful and actually raised from the original message of Jesus which this Saul refers to in 2 Thess.
Be it the Papacy or Saul/'Paul', both drastically manipulated the simple message: 'the kingdom of god is within'...and none have the 'authority' over the Eternal Creator Itself.
The author rails against 'intercessions', yet Christians all claim Jesus as the 'way'...the ultimate 'intercessor'.
The earliest gnostics didn't believe in blind 'faith' as determined by any mortal – they believed in a deeply personal experience of 'God' through the light of 'Christ': not as 'intercessor' but as the Spirit of Truth. And Saul despised this: he wanted to dictate HIS word.
In fact, Saul was the model for the Papacy.
The author rails to no end about Rome's brutality against 'biblically' orthodox christian cults, as well as the 'persecutions' against jews, yet he makes no mention of the hideous extermination of literally millions of innocents during the Albigensian 'crusade' – a literal genocide. But Cathars were gnostics who believed there was no intercessor between the Eternal and its created.
He also rails against Catholic 'diabolism' and 'racist hate', yet he says nothing regarding the vile racism and despicable commentaries regarding Jesus and Mary his mother found in the 'holiest' of all juden books – the 'Talmud'. The vile racism in the Talmud – if the readers only knew – would make any decent person cringe. He mentions nothing of the Kabbalahistic sorcery and diabolism that to this day is practiced by the 'new world order elites' under the supervision of wicked Jewish creeps – much of it practiced in the most heinous ways against children. All of the 'angels' mentioned by the authors related to the 'mystical' 'occult' practices of Feemasonry are literally Jewish inventions which are traced back to Jewish/Muslim practices during the Moorish occupation of Spain, and defined in the Jewish Kabbalah occult system. He mentions nothing of the white slave trade which emits itself out of 'Israel' itself – including an entire illegal organ sales network which often obtains 'product' from unsuspecting Palestinian youths...and this is well documented.
He downplays the offenses of the Jews against the native European peoples – in particular the outrageous abuse of usury, and even suggests that this was forced upon them by the people – and makes it seem as though they were simply victims in the numerous countries whose leadership were left with no other option but to ultimately expel them from their midsts. He doesn’t mention the numerous trials during the middle ages which allowed the Jewish offenders the legal right to defend their innocence – many of which never denied the charges against them. This author would prefer to have the reader believe that this was simply because Rome made a decree – and never should the reader consider that it was the people themselves who could no longer accept their abuse and appealed to their leaders for redress.
This author writes about Rome's penchant for 'revisionist history', yet no other group is more guilty of such a charge than the Jews themselves – to this day they use the media, which is predominantly owned by Jewish interests, to write and rewrite everything and anything critical of their nefarious deeds. As well as rewrite the most basic and essential facts about European history and her peoples. In fact, nothing is more heinous than the revisionist history invented post-WWII. The author makes no qualm with presenting the 6 million fabrication in order to present his own revisionist history – in fact, this is perhaps the greatest offense to historical truth...and those intelligent and honest historians and scientists who've made intensely legitimate challenges to this fabrication have been mercilessly defamed, imprisoned, and even murdered for eloquently debunking the lie.
Another glaring omission in this book of nonsense is any mention of the Jewish family, Rothschild. This is actually stunning in light of all the discussion about international finance. When it comes to this topic, the Rothschild 'dynasty' rule the roost: in fact, it is this banking house that has for over three centuries financed - and arguably instigated - every major conflict between nations since the 18th century. This Jewish clan owns so much of the world's wealth - none outside the clan even know, as they are exempt from auditing of any kind. But pointing this out is something the author(s) won't do...why allow any sense of 'antisemitism' into this anti-rome scree?
The long controversial, Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion is mentioned - and of course it's presented as a 'Jesuit' scam. Nevermind that if one reads this disturbing tract, all things contained within them have come off without a hitch - this all after its first revelation in 1903. Be that as it may, the authors have no qualms dealing with an 'Italian document, allegedly written by the highest lodge of the Italian Carbonari', called the 'Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita' - it describes a plot of infiltration into the Catholic Church meant to further this gangs goals of world domination. While none of the points of the 'protocols' were even addressed, these authors saw fit to print several pages of this 'document' despite the fact that it's just as nebulous in origin as the 'protocols'.
As mentioned earlier, the author rages against others who claim to experience visions as having 'demon' visitations - in particular its insinuated that Rome manipulates children's minds into these kinds of experiences - yet, when it's useful this is all well and good. Several pages are spent discussing the Marion apparitions at Fatima with emphasis on a 'Third Secret' 'cover-up'. Now that these children's 'visions' suit the author's narrative, the 'satanic' experience isn't so evil after all.
The author is so enamored with the Jews that he presents the goyim Christians as nothing more than 'Israel's' 'seed' (p. 348) 'grafted' to the tree like some side branch. He makes no mention that Jesus himself is said to call the Jewish Pharisees themselves the 'children of the devil' and 'liars from the start'. And is this any real surprise?
The author's 'pope' is the Jewish zealot Pharisee Saul – the great usurper and imposter 'apostle'. It's 'Saul's 'theology' the author posits as the true 'authority' in all of it.
He quotes 'a source on occultism' as saying, 'The bible, as the physical manifestation of the word of God, was held in awe and reverence, like some kind of talisman.' This he uses as a kind of slander against the medieval church. Yet this author himself makes Saul's written word – the 'biblical gospel' - the sole basis for 'salvation'. He argues for the Roman concept of 'sola vide' – 'faith alone' – as a 'nonnegotiable and essential component of the Gospel'. In other words, the author himself is making the written word the absolute talisman for 'salvation'.
There are so many hypocrisies in this author's arguments it seems astonishing that he himself is completely unaware of it. Just one more:
He wrote regarding the church of Rome's use of 'curses' against human beings as the height of 'satanic' influence – either the author is absurdly disingenuous, or simply a hypocrite in the highest degree: the entire Bible is filled with curses against human beings – from the lowest of 'kings' to the very limit of the demon 'god' jehovah itself.
An entire treatise could be written surrounding all of this nonsense.
And here is the great irony – consider this:
The 'seven hills' are the 'seven churches' of which Rome was/is but one.
Saul was a false 'apostle' – stirred by 'demonic' influence. He was the harbinger of the unnatural liberal doctrine, as well as the first communist: the 'red dragon'. And it is these that truly 'rule over the earth' in our time.
ALL concerned in the orthodox biblical 'christian' mythos are imposters and corruptors of Truth.
Christianity itself is merely an invention by Jews who appropriated ancient sun cult religious symbolism in order to destroy western primacy and the hated 'goyim' – the ideology has been used for over two-thousand years to enslave not just the west, but the world for the 'chosen' of the invented demon, 'jehovah'.
The phrase 'whore of Babylon' itself displays jewish hatred to the land of captivity – where incidentally the mongrel slave 'leadership' appropriated ancient myths which were corrupted and used to the invention of the 'Israel' myth presented in the 'Old Testament'.
2012 and 2016 are past. The Pope is not named 'Pius XIII', he wasn't from 'Rome', and he certainly hasn't declared Catholic 'supremacy' with an iron fist - in fact, he's completely in line with the 'Pauline' doctrine: 'There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.' In fact, this pope takes the 'neither male nor female' part quite seriously indeed.
Still, the worldwide horrors of the 'biblical' invented self-fulfilling 'prophecies' continue. And the blood of the Western martyrs continue to flow at the hands of the wicked 'abrahamic' three.
Jehovah itself is the anti-krist.
August 22, 2014
I found it interesting and fairly easy to read despite being warned of it being a difficult read.
January 2, 2016
It isn't every day that I get to preview a book that pulls me in hook, line, and sinker, but Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope is Here has done that and more.
My preview copy runs over 500 tantalizing pages, and each chapter has surprised me. Co-authors Cris Putnam and Tom Horn offer their readers an honest, balanced, and faithful examination of St. Malachy's famous prophecy and the Catholic Church itself, or perhaps I should say `herself'. During their years' of painstaking research and study, the authors have uncovered literary trails and discovered secret documents and hidden prophecies that rival the plot of a Dan Brown novel.
Unlike many of Brown's books, Petrus Romanus is not a slapdash roll-out meant to take advantage of our plunge toward the world's December 21, 2012 appointment, but rather it is a delicate dissection intended for scholarly scrutiny, and each chapter is filled with deep history and careful citations.
But don't be alarmed. While scholars will dig deeply into each nook and cranny of the text and bibliography, you and I can easily access and appreciate the exciting history, biography, and prophecies surrounding the church that calls itself `universal'. More importantly, this book will help prepare all of us for the final phase of the great war between good and evil: Daniel's 70th week.
As we enter into the final months and weeks of 2012, it is quite possible that the you and I will witness the ascendance of Malachy's final pope. Has he already been chosen? Very possibly. Will he take the name of the man the church claims as her founding apostle-that of Peter, also known as Simon, called Cephas by Christ?
Read this book to prepare yourself, for soon, we will all know the truth. And when you're finished-read it again.
My preview copy runs over 500 tantalizing pages, and each chapter has surprised me. Co-authors Cris Putnam and Tom Horn offer their readers an honest, balanced, and faithful examination of St. Malachy's famous prophecy and the Catholic Church itself, or perhaps I should say `herself'. During their years' of painstaking research and study, the authors have uncovered literary trails and discovered secret documents and hidden prophecies that rival the plot of a Dan Brown novel.
Unlike many of Brown's books, Petrus Romanus is not a slapdash roll-out meant to take advantage of our plunge toward the world's December 21, 2012 appointment, but rather it is a delicate dissection intended for scholarly scrutiny, and each chapter is filled with deep history and careful citations.
But don't be alarmed. While scholars will dig deeply into each nook and cranny of the text and bibliography, you and I can easily access and appreciate the exciting history, biography, and prophecies surrounding the church that calls itself `universal'. More importantly, this book will help prepare all of us for the final phase of the great war between good and evil: Daniel's 70th week.
As we enter into the final months and weeks of 2012, it is quite possible that the you and I will witness the ascendance of Malachy's final pope. Has he already been chosen? Very possibly. Will he take the name of the man the church claims as her founding apostle-that of Peter, also known as Simon, called Cephas by Christ?
Read this book to prepare yourself, for soon, we will all know the truth. And when you're finished-read it again.
December 12, 2012
Is the world in or fast approaching the End-Times prophesied in Matthew, the Book of Revelation, Daniel and Isaiah? With unusual worldwide weather phenomena, such as the destructive 2012 East Coast super storm: http://tinyurl.com/bsnwvgx, Japan’s devastating earthquake, Tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011: http://tinyurl.com/bqrmb2q and Hurricane Katrina’s 2005 desolation: http://tinyurl.com/2dvqru5 many believe we are. Thomas Horn, internationally acclaimed author along with respected theologian and apologist, Cris Putnam believe we are as well and tell readers why in their new release, Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope Is Here. And if they are right, the antichrist is alive and waiting in the wings.
The first of four parts begins with Prophecy at our Doorstep, where they introduce Saint Malachy’s “Prophecy of the Popes,” a saint who many believed had the “gift of prophecy.” After Saint Malachy recorded the vision he received while in a trancelike state during his visit to Rome in 1139 A.D. he gave the writings to Pope Innocent II. Where it remained hidden in the Vatican until 1590 when the prophecy was first published.
The vision contained a list of cryptic Latin verses that forecast 112 popes, from Saint Malachy’s time to the last pope named, Petrus Romanus (Peter the Roman). The prophecy said Peter the Roman would be the false prophet who joins the antichrist. Together they form a one world religion…Full Review: http://tinyurl.com/9w9cjgs
The first of four parts begins with Prophecy at our Doorstep, where they introduce Saint Malachy’s “Prophecy of the Popes,” a saint who many believed had the “gift of prophecy.” After Saint Malachy recorded the vision he received while in a trancelike state during his visit to Rome in 1139 A.D. he gave the writings to Pope Innocent II. Where it remained hidden in the Vatican until 1590 when the prophecy was first published.
The vision contained a list of cryptic Latin verses that forecast 112 popes, from Saint Malachy’s time to the last pope named, Petrus Romanus (Peter the Roman). The prophecy said Peter the Roman would be the false prophet who joins the antichrist. Together they form a one world religion…Full Review: http://tinyurl.com/9w9cjgs
September 29, 2013
WOW! This was a captivating, compelling read. However, I did not find it difficult in any manner as I've seen noted by others. Be prepared though if you're Catholic, as I am, as there are a lot of damning facts that come across as condemnation as it should but I was not left with the impression that it was "catholic bashing," only the conveyance of centuries of aberrant behavior and misdeeds reported as facts. It was a fulfilling, eye-opening read supported by excellent sourcing. The truth is amazing but not necessarily what we learned in school. You must do your own research. Schools LIE and candy-coat the truth. They teach us what they want us to know. You must read Exo-Vaticana as well and Zenith 2016. Our world is changing in ways we have never been taught to understand or believe. We HAVE been deceived. Search out wisdom and truthful advice. Start with the Bible as a companion to these worthy tomes.
November 22, 2014
This is a fantastically researched book - and, notwithstanding the length - is a wonderfully brisk read as well. I found the historical data compelling; the prophetic implications persuasive; the existential reality forthcoming! Horn deals with the prophesy of the popes, and digs around a lot of conjecture, which he rightly points out to, but also deals with a lot of historical fact concerning the Catholic Church, the Vatican, and more. As time trickles near the end of the age, every Christian should read this book, whether you find all of Horn's conclusions tenable or not, the implication so of this book cannot be passed up.
Brent McCulley (10/26/13)
Brent McCulley (10/26/13)
September 13, 2021
Petrus Romanus, The Final Pope is...was...well crap, he's not the final pope.
Well... It is now 2021 and this "prophesy" has not come about like they said. All the research and and Catholic-bashing in the world apparently doesn't make it come true. If you are Protestant and don't like the Catholic church, read this and have your tummy rubbed for this will do that for you. If you are Catholic, don't waste your time on this failed book, or any of the others connected to this.
Well... It is now 2021 and this "prophesy" has not come about like they said. All the research and and Catholic-bashing in the world apparently doesn't make it come true. If you are Protestant and don't like the Catholic church, read this and have your tummy rubbed for this will do that for you. If you are Catholic, don't waste your time on this failed book, or any of the others connected to this.
August 23, 2012
Very informative. Quite interesting.
November 18, 2012
very well researched! highly recommended!
July 16, 2013
This is an excellent read and informative. It gives clear information to add to your study of Biblical prophecy (eschatology)...Everyone should read this book!!
May 13, 2022
The beginning and end of this book was YAWN because I…. Dgaf about pagan religions “prophecies”, for me it all comes down to biblical prophecy but the saving grace of this book was the middle 1/3 of the book - IT WAS ABSOLUTE GOLD.
I loved Tom Horn & Chris Putnam together, reading the middle part of this book felt like I was just hanging out with them after a couple of drinks and I was just listening to them talk about tinfoil hat-biblical theories and I AM HERE FOR IT.
Can’t wait to read every book they’ve put out… even if it is just for the middle 1/3.
I loved Tom Horn & Chris Putnam together, reading the middle part of this book felt like I was just hanging out with them after a couple of drinks and I was just listening to them talk about tinfoil hat-biblical theories and I AM HERE FOR IT.
Can’t wait to read every book they’ve put out… even if it is just for the middle 1/3.
July 29, 2025
This book doesn’t ask permission—and that’s exactly why it matters.
Horn and Putnam tackle the Prophecy of the Popes with brutal honesty, suggesting we may be witnessing the final chapter in a centuries-old Vatican script. It blends history, eschatology, and political analysis in a way that forces you to reconsider what you think you know about the papacy.
Is every page airtight? No. But it doesn’t have to be. This isn’t about academic polish—it’s about waking up before it’s too late.
If you’re wondering how prophecy, globalism, and the Church all fit together… start here.
Horn and Putnam tackle the Prophecy of the Popes with brutal honesty, suggesting we may be witnessing the final chapter in a centuries-old Vatican script. It blends history, eschatology, and political analysis in a way that forces you to reconsider what you think you know about the papacy.
Is every page airtight? No. But it doesn’t have to be. This isn’t about academic polish—it’s about waking up before it’s too late.
If you’re wondering how prophecy, globalism, and the Church all fit together… start here.
January 4, 2018
Written by Protestants concerning the election of a Pope Pius XIII,Future Pope,corrupted by the Society of Jesus,who will introduce the Anti-Christ to the World,written in 2012,before Pope Benedict XVI announced his Resignation in February,2013,before the Election of Pope Francis,March 13,2013. Very Interesting reading in how the authors determined their Speculation on events that not have not happened as yet at the Vatican.
October 25, 2018
I had a hard time getting through this book, although my sister LOVED it. It states out discussing Greek mythology and I never got into Greek mythology. However, I've discovered through this book and others, how important Greek/Roman/the ancient Pagan gods were in understanding the cultures surrounding Biblical times. Although that's not what this book is really about. It's about a prophecy given by a Catholic priest and discusses the question: Did/Is this prophecy come/coming true?
March 13, 2024
This book would have been or 4 or 5 in 2012, but didn’t age well. There was lots of interesting information about the Catholic Church, but also some information that may not be completely accurate.
Some parts of the book read like a textbook. I pressed on, hoping for a great finish, but I was disappointed. Spoiler Alert - the predictions at the end were sensational, but haven’t transpired.
Some parts of the book read like a textbook. I pressed on, hoping for a great finish, but I was disappointed. Spoiler Alert - the predictions at the end were sensational, but haven’t transpired.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 13, 2025
Unas cosas las tergiversa mucho y hasta da interpretaciones erróneas de la biblia. Yo no digo que en la iglesia hay grandes errores pero todavía esta dios en la iglesia católica sino no sería tan atacada. Mira lo que ataca el demonio y date cuenta que es porque en ello hay santidad.
June 28, 2025
Excellent study and comprehensive assessment
I love these two guys (blessed memories). Absolutely fantastic read which was very hard to put down. I would highly recommend the book. One thing I really appreciated learning was that the demon Apollyon would possess the Antichrist, NOT Satan!
I love these two guys (blessed memories). Absolutely fantastic read which was very hard to put down. I would highly recommend the book. One thing I really appreciated learning was that the demon Apollyon would possess the Antichrist, NOT Satan!
February 11, 2021
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