Before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington DC, President Bush gave an interview to Eternal World Television Network (EWTN), a Catholic television broadcaster. In this interview he made some very prophetic statements.
“The president explained the reasons he would meet Pope Benedict’s airplane upon its arrival at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington,” wrote EWTN, “saying this unprecedented greeting was due to the particular significance of the Pope.
“’One, he speaks for millions,’ said Bush. ‘Two, he doesn’t come as a politician; he comes as a man of faith; and three, I so subscribe to his notion that there’s right and wrong in life, that moral relativism undermines the capacity to have hopeful and free societies. I want to honor his convictions, as well,’ the president said…. The president said he thought the Pope spoke with clarity on…moral principles….”
When the president speaks like this, he is essentially making the pope a higher authority than the position he holds as President of the United States. No U.S. president has ever met the pope’s plane personally. But because he represents the Catholic Church and speaks on faith and morals, the president thinks he deserves special treatment. When the president threw a banquet in his honor, Benedict decided to go to a prayer meeting with the bishops instead. Both the president and the pope, by their actions, project an elevated papal status above the nation.
Even though the president said that the pope doesn’t come as a politician, his words and actions belie the opposite.
“President Bush said that Pope Benedict’s words provided support for politicians in difficult situations,” wrote EWTN. “The president said, ‘I want to remind this Holy Father how important his voice is in making [it] easier for politicians like me to be able to stand and defend our positions….’”
When the EWTN interviewer asked President Bush what he saw when he looked into the eyes of the pope, the president replied, “God.”
This amazing statement reveals just how far we have come prophetically. When the president of the United States sees God in the eyes of the pope, we should take notice. Revelation 13:8 says, “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him….” Do we have a head of state that worships the pope? If so, God’s true people are in a dangerous position. The time is near when they will face a difficult dilemma. How will they be able to warn the world that the most popular man on the face of the planet is actually the Antichrist?
