COULD THE FALSE PROPHET BE A POPE?

Could the False Prophet be a Pope? “If the Pope isn’t the False Prophet, he’s sure trying hard for the job!” (anonymous) A quite popular view held by some Bible prophecy teachers, is that the False Prophet will be “A” Pope. Note that I wrote “A” Pope and not THIS Pope. The present Pope is Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio). He chose the name Francis to honor the famous historical figure named St. Francis of Assisi (1181- 1226 AD). At some point in the not so distant future we will be calling Pope Francis (1936-? AD), another historical figure. I make this point because Pope Francis is already 83 years old and the dash (-) between (1936-?) and the question mark, which represents the unknown date of his death, will be his legacy. The fact that he’s currently way up in years makes it unlikely that he will even be alive when the False Prophet arrives on the scene. The False Prophet emerges in Bible prophecy at the midpoint of the seven-year Tribulation Period and at the end of those seven years he is cast into the Lake of Fire as per Rev. 19:20. In the quickest possible scenario, if the seven-year clock started ticking today, April 4, 2020, Pope Francis, if he were the False Prophet, would be ninety years old when he would be cast into the Lake of Fire. Yes, it’s possible, but No, it’s not probable, and another big NO for NOT likely that the Tribulation will start on April 4, 2020. The Tribulation Period could still be several days, months, years or decades off in the future. We can’t date set when this period starts because it follows the Rapture of the Church and we don’t know the day nor hour that this event happens. Therefore, some Pope that succeeds Francis becomes a better candidate to be the False Prophet, that is, if a Pope even becomes this sinister prophetic character. Presently, there are many conservative Roman Catholics who do not like Pope Francis because he is a universalist who is opposing historical Roman Catholicism today with his pronouncements, such as, there is no hell and atheists go to heaven. I point this out because this characteristic about Pope Frances has caused some to consider him the perfect candidate for becoming the False Prophet. Full Article At: http://www.prophecydepotministries.net/2020/could-the-false-prophet-be-a-pope/