3: Vicarius Filii Dei is no longer a title used by the Pope.

Another reason to discard our teaching on Vicarius Filii Dei is that the Pope no longer wears or identifies himself using that title.

This may seem very basic, but at its core, the Vicarius Filii Dei interpretation tells us that the way we determine the name of the Beast is by locating an individual who uses a particular title that adds up to 666.

Well, we clearly know that not every Pope called Himself by this phrase. We also know that Popes today no longer use this title. So how can Vicarius Filii Dei apply to all Popes when most Popes have never used the title? 

It would be akin to saying all women named Susan make bad spouses (sorry if your name is Susan). Well, if a woman named Susan changes her name to Sally, does the bad wife claim still apply?

Do you see the dilemma? Our whole prophetic teaching on Revelation 13:18 is predicated on a title that is no longer a title.