476 AD: The actual "deadly wound" - Western Rome falls, last emperor deposed 538 AD: The "image" speaks - Justinian's decree gives papal supremacy 800 AD: Wound healed - Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne as Roman Emperor)</li> </ul> <div class="historical-box"> <h3>The Lateran Treaty (1929):</h3> <p>Mussolini and Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty, creating Vatican City as an independent state. The San Francisco Chronicle headline read: <strong>"Mussolini and Gasparri Sign Historic Pact... HEAL WOUND OF MANY YEARS"</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 1rem;">The exact words of prophecy - "wound was healed" - were used in newspapers!</p> </div> </div>  <div class="content-card"> <h2>Why 1798 is Critical</h2> <h3>End of Persecution:</h3> <ul> <li>Ended 1,260 years of religious persecution</li> <li>Inquisition powers broken</li> <li>Religious liberty began to flourish</li> <li>Bible societies could operate freely</li> </ul> <h3>Prophetic Marker:</h3> <div style="background: rgba(139,0,0,0.1); padding: 1.5rem; border-radius: 10px; margin: 1.5rem 0;"> <p><strong>Before 1798:</strong> The "time, times, and half a time" of persecution</p> <p><strong>1798:</strong> The deadly wound - papal power broken</p> <p><strong>After 1798:</strong> The "time of the end" begins (Daniel 12:4)</p> </div> <div class="scripture-box"> <p><strong>Daniel 12:4:</strong> "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to <span class="emphasis">the time of the end</span>: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."</p> </div> <p>Notice: After 1798, there was an explosion of knowledge, technology, and Bible understanding!</p> </div>  <div class="content-card"> <h2>Part of the Prophetic Chain</h2> <h3>Multiple Prophecies Point to 1798:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Daniel 7:25:</strong> "Time, times, and dividing of time" = 1,260 years</li> <li><strong>Daniel 12:7:</strong> "Time, times, and an half" = 1,260 years</li> <li><strong>Revelation 11:2:</strong> "Forty and two months" = 1,260 years</li> <li><strong>Revelation 11:3:</strong> "1,260 days" = 1,260 years</li> <li><strong>Revelation 12:6:</strong> "1,260 days" = 1,260 years</li> <li><strong>Revelation 12:14:</strong> "Time, and times, and half a time" = 1,260 years</li> <li><strong>Revelation 13:5:</strong> "Forty and two months" = 1,260 years</li> </ul> <p class="emphasis">Seven different prophecies all pointing to the same period: 538-1798!</p> </div>  <div class="content-card"> <h2>Why 1798 Matters Today</h2> <div class="timeline-box"> <h3>The Progression to the End:</h3> <p>538 (Papal rise) → 1798 (Deadly wound) → 1929 (Healing begins)</p> <p style="margin-top: 1rem;">↓</p> <p>1947 (Israel restored) → 2027 (Generation ends)</p> </div> <h3>Key Lessons:</h3> <ol> <li><strong>Precise Fulfillment:</strong> Exactly 1,260 years as prophesied</li> <li><strong>Historical Confirmation:</strong> Secular history confirms Biblical prophecy</li> <li><strong>End Times Begun:</strong> 1798 marked "the time of the end"</li> <li><strong>Warning for Today:</strong> The wound is healed, final events approaching</li> </ol> <div class="scripture-box"> <p><strong>Revelation 13:8:</strong> "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."</p> </div> <p>As the wound fully heals and papal influence grows, we approach the final test of allegiance!</p> </div>  <div style="text-align: center; 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