Bible teacher Amir Tsarfati is cautioning believers that a growing push for global religious unity may reflect patterns Scripture warns will emerge in the last days.
In a recent teaching, Tsarfati suggested the final religious system described in the Bible may not appear suddenly but develop from an existing institution. “I believe that there is an existing religion that is ready to be as a shell for something new that is being injected into it,” he said.
He added, “This is the only one that fits the bill of all the descriptions of the book of Revelation,” referring to the Catholic Church.
A Global Faith Described in Revelation
The book of Revelation repeatedly warns of a worldwide religious system that exerts global influence prior to the return of Christ.
Revelation 17:1–2 describes “the great prostitute who sits on many waters,” explaining that “the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.” Verse 15 clarifies that the waters represent “peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.”
Tsarfati emphasized the universal nature of Catholicism. “The word Catholic means universal. It means it belongs to everyone,” he said.
He also pointed to a large-scale global effort underway. “For the last at least seven, eight years, maybe more, we see an unbelievable concentrated effort with hundreds of millions of dollars that are being poured into it to reach out to every part of world population,” Tsarfati said.
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Drawing All Christians Into One System
Tsarfati highlighted a conference at Kenneth Copeland Ministries where Bishop Tony Palmer addressed Protestant believers on behalf of Pope Francis.
“He said to them, ‘Catholic means universal. And if you are Christians, it doesn’t matter where you’re from. You’re Catholic,’” Tsarfati said.
Scripture warns that end-times deception will not be obvious or openly hostile. Revelation 13:8 states, “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb.”
Tsarfati noted that Pope Francis appeared via video and “did not even mention Mary even once knowing it’s a crowd of Protestants that don’t believe that Mary is anything divine.”
Unity Without Doctrine
Tsarfati also referenced declarations signaling the end of Protestantism. “The Protestant movement has come to an end. No more protest,” he said.
Revelation 17:5 describes the system behind this unity as “Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and Abominations of the Earth,” indicating spiritual compromise rather than biblical purity.
Tsarfati summarized the ecumenical shift by saying, “It’s the glory that glues us together, not the doctrines.”
A Final End-Times Warning
Tsarfati rejected that premise outright.
“To tell people that glory is more important than doctrine is literally leading them astray,” he said.
Revelation 18:4 issues a direct warning to believers: “Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins.”
For Tsarfati, these developments are not proof of fulfillment, but signals calling Christians in the last days to remain anchored in biblical truth rather than swept up in a deceptive unity Scripture foretold long ago.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
