REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Thirty Three - The Harlot Rides a Beast - Conclusion

What of the Leagues successor, the United Nations? From its inception, this body has also had the great harlot riding on its back, visible associated with it and trying to guide its destiny.  For example, on its 20th anniversary, in June 1965, representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, together with Protestants, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims-said to represent two thousand million of earth's population-assembled in San Francisco to celebrate their support and admiration   of the UN.  On visiting the UN in October 1965, Pope Paul VI described it as "that greatest of all international organizations" and added: "The peoples  of he earth turn to the United Nations as the last hope  of concord and peace." Another papal visitor. Pope John Paul II, addressing the UN in October 1979, said: "I hope the United Nations will ever remain supreme  forum of peace and justice."  Significantly, the pope made no mention of Jesus Christ  or of God's Kingdom in  his speech. During his visit to the United States in September 1987, as reported by The New York Times, "John Paul spoke of the United Nations in promoting  . . . 'new worldwide solidarity.

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