When the prophecies speak of an era of peace, they are referring to Christian reunification, a spiritual peace that only Christ can give the world ? JOHN 14:27-29 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid. 28 "You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29 I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe. If there is the conversion of Europe and the reunification of Christendom a little before the appearance of the antichrist, then Christians will be more prepared to resist deception and suffer martyrdom for having sacramental fullness?
I absolutely believe this to be the case. If the strength of the Orthodox faithful was united to the strength of the Catholic faithful humanity would be much better able to resist and defend against the assaults of the dark enemies of mankind. m.
It makes sense that this may happen after the Warning. Many including priests say that after the Warning the Antichrist will battle against the unity. It’s after the Warning that Satan will use all he can to divide and conquer. Depending how we respond may mitigate the Great Chastisement.
During the last two centuries, Satan's agents have infiltrated the church with the intention of destroying it from within; however, if there is to be a reunification of the churches and the expulsion of Freemason and Communist clergy, this is likely to cause the wrath of the dragon that is described in Revelation 12 and her declared war against Catholics. Moreover , an aspect that calls my attention to the woman of Revelation 12 is that she has the moon under her feet, which seems to indicate that the Church emerged victorious against Islamic radicalism shortly before the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (reunification of the Churches).
I am wary of putting my faith in prophesy that is not Church-approved. We have Fatima and Akita. Is this, combined with the rest of Church-approved prophesy and the Book of Revelations, not sufficient? We are in the midst of the cosmic battle waged by the devil upon Christ and His Church...and the war is becoming hot. May the Lord have mercy on our souls.
I agree. Thete is more than enough in Fatima and Akita to tell us what we are up against and what to do about it. And Our Lady of Good Success lays out the roadmap.
THE DIDACHE, or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, Translated by Charles H. Hoole CHAPTER 16 16:1 Watch concerning your life; let not your lamps be quenched or your loins be loosed, but be ye ready, for ye know not the hour at which our Lord cometh. 16:2 But be ye gathered together frequently, seeking what is suitable for your souls; for the whole time of your faith shall profit you not, unless ye be found perfect in the last time. I find v.2 very comforting: whether the Man of Iniquity be present or not in the world, we still need to be Catholics gathered together. Thank you all for the encouragement and prayers you bring to MOG. We have our local networks, but the grace of our prayers for one another here brings joy to the Two Hearts! And helps me rest more peacefully.
"The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, and bishops against other bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres... churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord. The demon will be especially implacable against souls consecrated to God." - Our Lady of Akita. Sound familiar? m.
Perhaps the "world without end" part of the Glory Be is just the English translation of saecula saeculorum. Ages on ages or forever and ever, meaning eternity may be a more accurate translation. In the context of the prayer itself, whether or not there's an end to the world makes no difference to the glory of the Holy Trinity.
Michael Lofton has a video about the Great Apostasy. I was relieved to hear him say that people who say that it's a misunderstanding to think that the Remnant will be extremely small. Relieved but not fully convinced. He also says that the Church will be visible. I need to watch that part again to get a better grasp of what he means by "visible" because I'm sure that when the great persecution comes Mass rocks and whatever serves as catacombs will be our only option. He mentioned LaSalette but I thought it strange that he didn't mention Akita. There's something about his style that grates on my nerves but, overall, this video is quite good:
It describes events exactly as they have happened, and as they continue to play out. My point was that we need to be aware of these approved prophesies and don't need to follow every 'vision' and 'prophesy' that occurs, because we don't know their source or accuracy. The imprimatur of the Church reassures us that a prophesy is, at worst, unharmful.
PF, I was chatting with a retired Priest this morning about this and he said he thinks the antichrist is here now.
Bob Dylan released a song about three years ago, 'Murder Most Foul', about the JFK assassination (on one level, at any rate). One line is 'The age of the Antichrist has just only begun'. It seems plausible that this incident might have heralded it. I think the 'just only', rather than the typical 'only just', serves to emphasise the 'you ain't seen nothin' yet' aspect of things.
They say Bob went and sold his soul to the devil, in exchange for fame, many years ago... How foolish people are.
They said the same about Robert Johnson, the bluesman. It's not true that the devil has all the best tunes. As for Dylan, he almost destroyed his commercial standing with three successive Gospel albums. The CEO of Columbia insisted that they'd support no more, so Dylan went and made an album that was mostly about the devil.
Perhaps he was referring to that prophecy by Jeane Dixon that the Antichrist was born on February 5, 1962, somewhere in the Middle East, given that Kennedy's death occurred the following year.
