What does this have to do with ANYTHING that I or DigitalLogos have been talking about?  What does your quote have to do with the title of this thread? 

Just that the timeline is different.  

The whole world becomes Catholic after the AC, not before.

That will be the time of the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, not before the ac and then a falling away and then back again for the last round scenario.

Here's my take on the beast, the mark, on Chapter 13 of The Apocalypse of St. John. It's free from the influence of private revelation, based on the literature of the Church, and my own contemporary observations.



Summary:

In the last days, all the rivers of history run together into one big river delta. There will be a beast which integrates the four beasts of Daniel, i.e. an empire which integrates the characteristics of the empires of history. The false Catholics will adore it, and they’ll adore the devil who is giving power to the empire. The empire is given “a mouth speaking great things”, i.e. a new false church of a new pentecost. The god or idol of the new religion is man. Man is adoring man instead of God.


Structure:

Part I: Overview version of the story (Rev 13:1-8)
Part II: Admonition (Rev 13:9-10)
Part III: Recapitulation of the story (Rev 13:11-17)
Part IV: Admonition (Rev 13:18)


Keys to interpretation:

water/sea: not even called, non-Catholics, sects, pagans
earth: called but not elect, false/untrue Catholics, not written in the book (lukewarm/liberal/modernist/hypocrites)
heaven: called and elect, true Catholics, written in the book
beast: social body with a head, empire


Part I:

The Holy Roman Empire began with the coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III in Rome on Christmas Day, 25th of December, A.D. 800. It was defeated a thousand years later, when the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II of Austria, requested an armistice on Christmas Day, 25th of December, A.D. 1800, after a crushing victory of Napoléon Bonaparte at the battle of Hohenlinden near Munich.

Napoléon is the first emperor of the beast coming out of the sea, the resurrected ancient pagan Roman Res Publica. He isn’t crowned by the Pope, rather, in an ostentatious symbolic act rejects the crown of Charlemagne, already wearing a golden diadem. The final battle of the devil, who was loosed after having been bound for a thousand years (Rev 20:2-7), had begun.


The kabbalistic, freemasonic, capitalist, communist beast shows the aspects of all the beasts of Daniel, and is powered by the devil.


The pagan Roman Empire is the last of the four beasts of Daniel. It had been conquered by Christendom, and was thought to have been overcome. But after a thousand years it came up again, out of the pagan sea, and the false Catholics, earthbound not heavenbound, were full of admiration of the resurrected Republic. It’s the “beast which … was, and is not, and shall come up out of the bottomless pit …” (Rev 17:8).


They are again those who “dwell on earth”, “not written in the book”. Their adoration is marked by ignorance or rejection of the one true King, who will not only fight with but also crush the beast.


The mouth will be shown as a second beast below (Rev 13:11), out of the earth, i.e. a bunch of false Catholics. A false church will be the mouthpiece of the beast, speaking “great things, and blasphemies”. The power comes from the devil, via the beast, to the false church.

After three and a half years that mouth will be overcome by the mouth of “one like to a son of man” (Rev 1:13). “From his mouth came out a sharp two edged sword” (Rev 1:16). The sword is the Word with two edges, Old and New Testaments.

The 42 months, 1260 days, three and a half years, a time, and times, and half a time, are the seventy years of the Babylonian captivity looked up by Daniel (Dan 9:2) in Jer 29:10. These are ended when the writing (mane, thecel, phares) appears on the wall (Dan 5:5). Seventy years correspond to “this generation will not pass” (Mt 24:34, Mk 13:30, Lk 21:30).


This is how the Revelation of St. John spells out, what many today euphemistically call “crisis of the Church”.


Those who are overcome and adore the beast are the false Catholics, who “dwell upon the earth” (and not in heaven), whose names are not written in the book. They’re from all over the world.
The “inhabitants on the earth” “are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world” (Rev 17:8) The book of life of the Lamb was written from the beginning of the world, hence the Lamb was slain from the beginning of the world.


Part II:

Those not written in the book of life may read, but won’t understand.


The false Church leads into captivity/sin and shall be locked up behind the gates of hell.

The sword is the Word of God, which has two edges, Old and New Testaments. Heretics twist the Word of God and use it to kill, like the rider named Death on the pale horse of Rev 6:8, who “kills with sword, with famine, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.” They will likewise be “slain by the sword of him that sitteth upon the horse, which proceedeth out of his mouth; and all the birds were filled with their flesh.” (Rev 19:21)


Part III:

Another beast, coming out of the earth, i.e. a bunch of false Catholics, forming a false church, i.e. appearing like a lamb, with Old and New Testaments, but incorporating the mouthpiece of the first beast.


The false church is fully supported and authorized by the pagan empire, and it makes the false Catholics adore the pagan empire, which had been overcome by the true Church, but finally was resurrected.


Fire coming down from heaven is the symbol of Pentecost. This new fire coming down from heaven is the symbol of a new, a second pentecost" the symbol of the inauguration of a new false church.

The Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria, Anselm of Laon et al.) comments on this verse: “Ut apostolis datus est Spiritus sanctus in specie ignis, et sic illi dabunt spiritum malignum in specie ignis.” Just like the Holy Ghost is given to the apostles under the species of fire, so they will give a malicious spirit under the species of fire.

in the sight of men: to seduce them.


The Lord allows the false church to seduce the false Catholics. They’re told to make an idol, a statue of the beast, similar to the statue in the dream of Nabuchodonosor (Dan 2:31). The statue of Nabuchodonosor represents four empires, gold, silver, brass, and iron, and the beast represents four empires, leopard, bear, lion, plus the wounded head, the wounded and later resurrected fourth empire.

To make an image of the beast is to idolize the empire. To put the empire in the place of God. The false Catholics virtually say: “Non habemus Regem, nisi Cæsarem.” (Jn 19:15 we have no king but Caesar), repeating the blasphemy of the Joos.


So far, the statue was a mute idol. Now it becomes a living idol, a speaking idol. The beast to be adored is given a mouth to speak. The second beast is giving a mouth, and at the same time is the mouth, that’s given to the beast. The beast now has the appearance of legitimation by God.

The false Catholics are directed to accept the voice of the beast as the word of God. Montini said: the UNO is our last hope, and today, the false church and the empire preach climate-doom and vaxx-charity.

slain: like the Lamb, or hopefully only starved, not be allowed to buy or sell (see below).


All, whose names are not written in the book. Several Fathers say that the characters refer to confessing the ideas of the beast (forehead) or doing the deeds of the beast (hand). One more explicit way to do this, may be attending the NOM.


Character means stigma or brand. The brand shows the number and/or the name of the owner. Today it is called company logo. Many big companies today display the number of the beast in their logo. But as mentioned above, a literal brand is not needed for adoration of the beast.

Not being allowed or able to buy and sell leads to famine (1 Mach 12:36, 1 Mach 13:49). The beast is trying to starve the true Catholics. This is to be understood both literally and spirtually. It is clear that not all true Catholics will be slain or starved, since some will make it to the last of the last days.


Part IV:

Some have understood this to be a call to use gematria to compute the name of the beast. But it doesn’t say “compute the name”, it says “compute the number”. Now, the number is already given, it’s six hundred sixty-six. Nothing left to compute. Also: gematria is like reading tea leaves. Not the type of thing we’re expected to do.

The number of the beast is the number of a man. Is the name of the beast the name of a man, too? Or are there two names? One of the beast, another of a man. But which man?

Well, the name of the beast is given in Rev 17:5. The harlot has a brand of the beast on her forehead: “And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery; Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications, and the abominations of the earth.” So the name of the beast is Babylon.

And the “name of a man”? Here is wisdom. … six hundred sixty-six: This reminds of king Solomon, the wisest man on earth ever: “And the weight of the gold, that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.” (Chr 9:13, see also Chr 10:14)

So the names are Babylon (beast), and Solomon (man). And both their numbers are the same: six hundred sixty-six.

Now, what does it all mean? What does one need the name or the number for? (assuming that no one plans to adore the beast.)


666

That’s the “trinity of man”. Man himself is the false god of man, of the church of the beast, the church of the new pentecost.

Signature of Paul VI:
Paulus PP IV - (6aulus 66 IV -)



Babylon

1 Peter 5:13 “The church that is in Babylon … saluteth you …” Babylon is Rome, the pagan world capital at the time of St Peter. Pagan Rome was resurrected, and Rome has become the seat of the harlot.

Solomon

The rites of the freemasons are about the reconstruction of the Temple of Solomon.
The reconstruction of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem is expected by many.

All references to empires, kings, wars, battles, invasions, etc. should be understood to be allegorical elements of the narrative.

No it's not de fide.

Some Fathers expect a conversion of some or more joos.

You're welcome, thanks in return for sharing.


Interesting approach. Did you derive this, or is there literature about it?


Yes, prior to VII, ever since St. John said that it's "the last hour", and that antichrists have "gone out from us."


On what basis do you say "Many convert but almost all immediately fall away"? Scripture? Fathers? ...

And why do you say that Antichrist will come at the end of the 70 years? I'd see a parallel between the Babylonian exile, and the last days (of tribulation, consummation, Antichrist, ...), where the former starts with the destruction of the temple, and the latter with the great apostasy and the destruction of the living magisterium of the Church.

26 And after sixty-two weeks [hebrew: shavuim] Christ shall be slain: and the people that shall deny him shall not be his. And a people with their leader [the little horn] that shall come, shall destroy the city and the sanctuary: and the end thereof shall be waste, and after the end of the war the appointed desolation.  27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many, in one week: and in the half of the week the victim and the sacrifice shall fall: and there shall be in the temple the abomination of desolation: and the desolation shall continue even to the consummation, and to the end.

2 ...I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, concerning which the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the prophet, that seventy years should be accomplished of the desolation of Jerusalem. 3 And I set my face to the Lord my God, to pray and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.  4 And I prayed to the Lord my God, and I made my confession, and said...

12 And when the seventy years shall be expired, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans: and I will make it perpetual desolations.  13 And I will bring upon the land all my words, that I have spoken against it, all that is written in this book, all that Jeremias hath prophesied against all nations: 14 For they have served them, whereas they were many nations, and great kings: and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their hands.

21 As I was yet speaking in prayer, behold the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly touched me at the time of the evening sacrifice.  22 And he instructed me, and spoke to me, and said: O Daniel, I am now come forth to teach thee, and that thou mightest understand. 23 From the beginning of thy prayers the word came forth: and I am come to shew it to thee, because thou art a man of desires: therefore do thou mark the word, and understand the vision.

Ok, but we're talking about 2 different time periods.  You are talking about DURING the antichrist, some/many joos will convert.  But not all.  I agree. 




I am talking about AFTER the antichrist, when Christ, through His Church, triumphs, the joos, as a whole religion, will convert.  The Jєωιѕн religion will cease to exist.  See St Paul below:





²⁵ For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in your own conceits), that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles should come in.  ²⁶ And so all Israel should be saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Sion, he that shall deliver, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

No, it's both.  We are living in the end of the 5th age.  The church's enemies are freemasons and joos.  Our Lady will conquer these enemies, the Church will resurrect from 500 years (since Martin Luther) of heresy, and She will have a period of peace.  The 3rd Holy Roman Empire will conquer the freemasonic republican govts, and the Monarchy will return, to rule the whole world under catholicism.  The joos will not convert, as a religion, but many will convert individually.  Protestantism and muslimism will cease to exist.  The Church will flourish like never before in history.

When the Holy Monarch dies, then his Empire is split into 10 kingdoms, the antichrist rises to power, the great falling away happens, and we have the end times.
The antichrist is conquered by Christ, not Our Lady.  After the antichrist is defeated, then all the Jєωs, the entire Jєωιѕн religion, converts back to the Faith.  Then there will be "one Faith, one nation, one baptism" and the entire world will be catholic.  This is the fulfillment of Christ's true Kingship on earth.  Then, the world ends.