Seven hills of Rome (Revelations)?

Question

The now-famous Vatican Hill (Latin Collis Vaticanus) is northwest of the Tiber and is not one of the Seven Hills of Rome. Likewise, the Pincian Hill (Latin Mons Pincius), to the north, and the Janiculum Hill (Latin Ianiculum), to the west, are not counted among the traditional Seven Hills.

Of the Seven Hills of current Rome, five (Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Quirinal and Viminal hills) are populated with monuments, buildings, and parks. The Capitoline now hosts the Municipality of Rome, and the Palatine Hill is an archaeological area. Note that the Vatican hill is not one of the "seven hills" of Rome, as it is located on the opposite side of the river Tiber.

The city of Constantinople (now Istanbul) was built on seven hills, after the city of Rome.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_hills_of_Rome

So how can you say the Catholic Church is the one mentioned in Revelations?

Answer 1

No, the Roman Catholic Church is not the one mentioned in the book of Revelation. Mountain (Hills) represent governments or world powers, not literal hills.

Example:

Babylon was referred to as a mountain.

Jeremiah 51:24,25
24 "Before your eyes I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia [a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion," declares the LORD.

25 "I am against you, O destroying mountain,
you who destroy the whole earth,"
declares the LORD.
"I will stretch out my hand against you,
roll you off the cliffs,
and make you a burned-out mountain.

(also Daniel 2: 34,35,44,45)

You also have to remember that the previous 5 Mountain have fallen and are no longer standing..

Answer 2

The seven-headed creature of Revelation 17 is CLEARLY the Holy Roman Empire, because ...........“The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits” (Revelation 17:9). In verse 10, the seven “mountains” are identified as seven kings or kingdoms. The creatures portrayed in Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 were not ridden by the woman. The Beast of Revelation 17 is. Like its predecessor, it has ten horns on its final head. In Revelation 17, the ten horns represent ten future rulers who will collectively give their power and authority to “the Beast”—an end-time revival of the old Holy Roman Empire. The time setting is yet ahead of us because these ten will fight against Christ at His return (Revelation 17:12–14, 17).

There is some bad news ahead. These final ten rulers will give their support to a coming union of church and state in Europe, which will aspire to world dominance. As Johannes Haller, a popular German historian who died in 1947, put it: “In the memory of the German people the old [Holy Roman] Empire lives on as a time of greatness and splendor that must one day come to life again” (“The Greatest Epoch of the German People,” 1944).

After an interlude of apparent peace and prosperity, this system will plunge the whole world into a hellish nightmare. Unless God were to intervene by sending Jesus Christ back to this earth, utter destruction would result and no flesh would be left alive (Matthew 24:21–22, 29–30).

In the context of this most hellish period in the history of mankind’s violent and bloody existence, the real solution to humanity’s problems will be inaugurated. Jesus Christ’s return to this earth is not a fantasy—it is mankind’s only hope.

Transported in vision into that future Day of the Lord, John recorded a marvelous event yet ahead of us, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen” (Revelation 18:2). In the aftermath of that event, Jesus Christ will stand on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem with all of the resurrected saints. The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be removed (Daniel 2:44). The law will go forth from Jerusalem, and all nations will be brought under the government of God (Isaiah 2:2–3).

The Bible records a tale of two cities, Babylon and Jerusalem. One will be destroyed forever. The other will be created anew as the New Jerusalem which will come down from heaven after the 1,000-year reign of the Messiah, providing the dwelling place for the Father, for Christ and for the “firstfruits” for all eternity (Revelation 21).

Answer 3

This is an answer targeted at Loren S. The city of Rome has NOT been known as the city of seven hills for a couple thousand years, primarily because there are actually 13 hills in the city of rome. I've been there. this whole seven hills things is another rumor started by fundy protestants on a hate trip.

Answer 4

Rome has been known as the city of seven hills for a couple thousand years. it is also known as the eternal city. so what's your problem? John the revelator was speaking or writing to Christians of that time who would immediately see Rome which ruled a large part of the known world as the city made reference to in this passage.

Answer 5

Either way...The hills have always been there, Anyone who hasn't been watching too many "Left Behind" shows will know that the book of Revelations was not ment to apply to today. But rather it was a secret message from John of Patmos to early Judeo Christians.

Answer 6

People who hate Catholics just because they're Catholics really don't care what the bible says. One time on YA I followed a link to a bible verses and one of them said "Catholicism today is evil" Oh I got a huge laugh out of that. (For those of you who don't know the word Catholic isn't in the Bible)

Answer 7

i read a book one time that really broke down all of revelations and catholics were never mentioned.

Answer 8

Bigotry plain and simple