Napoleon Captures the Pope
IllustrationHistorical Account★★★This wilderness period would end in 1798. How so? Napoleon the French general
looked down to the South and saw the Pontiff who was a political figure as well as a
religious figure. Napoleon became nervous because the Pontiff’s authority was
growing to great, so Napoleon said to his general in exactly 1798, exactly 1260 years
later, he said, ‘go down and take the Pope captive.’ And that was a deadly blow given
to the church at that time.
The point
In 1798, Napoleon's capture of the Pope represented a pivotal moment in church-state relations and possibly the fulfillment of prophecy timelines.
Scripture
Daniel 7:25
Audience
Adults
Tone
Historical · Momentous
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