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A Woman Rides the Beast: The Roman Catholic Church and the Last Days

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Dave Hunt has done a servicable job of presenting his view that the "Woman" of Revelations is the catholic church and her hierarchy in Rome. Had he not tried to be as inclusive of counterarguments and had written more succintly only on the major chapter headings,the book would have had more cohesiveness. Catholics will be so threatened by the assault on their belief systems that they will "trash" this book without exploring the validity of its main points. As an ex-catholic who spent years learning catholic doctrine but who came to know God and the grace of Jesus as my personal savior only after reading the Bible, the antitheses of catholic doctrine and Biblical Word as presented in the book are both accurate and undeniable. I cannot attest to every reference but can attest to the accuracy of the main points presented when Biblical word and catholic doctrine are opposed and compared. Those who would be so threatened as not to contrast the two from as neutral and nonpersonal a point as possible would miss the benefit of the arguments put forth in the text. A difficult but enlightening read for the Christian non-catholic and a distressing but possibly life changing read for the catholic who can objectively and undefensively read the text and concommitantly read a copy of the Bible. (I recommend The New Living Version for modern syntax but original Biblical accuracy and intent.) The text contrasts faith in God through Biblical understanding and acceptance of Jesus as a personal savior, the faith of a protestant, and catholic faith, faith as good works,indulgences and purgatory mediated through Mary and administered by the church in Rome and its designees. It unearths the core differences between catholic and protestant religions, including the reliance on the Bible as basis of religion for the protestant versus the reliance on the institution of the catholic church for the catholic. A church, which the text contends, purposefully kept the Bible from the hands of its members and made its members feel unworthy and ill-advised to read themselves. The book may, for the first time, make the typical catholic by birth aware of and questioning of the unbiblical principles and practices of the religious institution of the catholic church.

During the summer of 1998, I read this book while on a missionary trip down in Haiti. At that time, I was a Catholic and had been for over 3 years. Mind you, I wasn't born and raised Catholic. However, I wish I'd read this book before I'd converted to Catholicism.
This book covers much of the dark History of the Roman Catholic Church. Many people out there disagree with its contents. However, if you look at teh footnotes, you'll find that David Hunt used many sources, among them national files from countries around the world where the Catholic Church has had a strong presence. Now, if Catholics wanted to, they could try and prove David Hunt wrong and open the Catholic files in Rome for all to see. Are you surprised as to why they haven't? I'm not.
For Protestants, this book is good because David Hunt also exposes the doctrines that divid Protestants & Catholics. I was ignorant of many Protestant & Catholic beliefs until I read this book. In doing so, it forced me to dig deeper into my Bible to find out what the truth really was. This book helped me in leaving the Catholic Church and has helped me to embrace my evangelical roots. This, in turn, eventually drew me closer to Christ. I'd recommend this book to all Protestants, Catholics, and those that are thinking about becoming Catholic.
One lat suggestion-before you rread this book, open your Bible and read Revelation Chapters 17 & 18. Keep that spot marked as you read this book. Trust me, you'll make some startling discoveries!

This is by far one of the most effective critiques of the Roman Catholic Church and it's abberant doctrines. Dave Hunt amazes me. He shows how his assertions about the church are justified by scripture. I bought this book about 4 years ago but have only now seen the DVD.

This is a well written and well researched book. However, a book of this nature will naturally attract vehement and vitriolic attacks against it by catholic apologists. I noted all of the reviews here that attacked this book and these were all very emotional (and understandable from a Catholic point of view), but I see no one refuting his sources. In fact, Mr Hunt takes pains to use Catholic historians (such as de Rosa, Keating, Kung, etc) as a vast majority of his sources.

All of the historical information presented in this book are a matter of plain public record and his footnotes and references are exhaustive. For example, the Crusades and the inquisition happened. Thousands of books have been written on this subject. We're still living with this legacy in many parts of this world. It may no longer be politically correct to talk about it, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

I'm thankful to Mr Hunt that he had the courage to write a book that he knew would bring a plethora of attacks on himself. I'm also thankful that he was diligent enough with his references so that his readers could verify his information on their own.

'Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?' (Galatians 4:16)

When Dave Hunt wrote the book "The Seduction Of Christianity" many wrote of this work however as time moved on these same people who mocked Hunts writings were then saying he was spot on. The same goes for this book 'A Women Rides The Beast' which uses mainly Catholic sources and history that Roman Catholics either do not know or want to forget. Of course the Vatican is the Whore of Rev 17 no other system comes close to the description given which is indeed clear and to the point. Hunt proves his case by using the actions, teachings and history of the Vatican and then ties it up with Scripture. Yes Hunt again will be proved correct like his other work in Seduction. The Whore must be exposed and Hunt has done the job. Well done Dave!

Very good read, very enlightening. Prompted me to purchase and read the great work of fiction: "The Catechism of the Catholic Church" which further proves the fallacy of the catholic organization. Compare the catechism to the Holy Bible. The great golden catholic chalice doesn't hold wine. But, if we all had the ability to discern, who would be left for satan to decieve?

An exhaustive look at the history of the catholic church and her distortion of true Christianity. The author does it ellegantly supporting it with documentation that proves his case. This is a book for Christian apologists, for catholics and non-christians alike. To the catholic reader, a rebuttal of the book is inevitable, because the truths presented here are rather crude but truths nonetheless. Excellent book.

This book IS history of the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church. To label Dave Hunt other than a dedicated researcher is to exhibit a personal bias and lack of understanding. This book is not so much about religion as it is truth. I was once a Catholic but now I have put all of my trust, hope and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ - of the Bible, not the Catholic Church or its' man-made hierarchy. There is a difference!

This is not the best expose of the nefarious role of the Vatican in affairs past, present, and future, but it is certainly recommended reading. The Catholics hate it, but they love their church more than Jesus Christ

Dave Hunt's books provides compelling evidence for the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the last days. Many will be turned off from this book, believing such ambitious claims to be too malicious for todays increasingly ecumenical 'church'. However, the astute student of history and scripture will realize that the devil does indeed appear as an angel of light, recognizing that what we see today in the Roman Catholic Church is but a small snapshot of the 'historical church'. Anyone doubting the historical accuracy of this book should recognize that the sources and citations are taken almost _exclusively_ from Roman Catholic Historians.