Prophecy re: television

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I recall a prophecy by a Catholic - private revelation - mentioning that, in either the “last days” or in the 20th century, the devil would enter people’s homes through a black box situated in their homes. At the time I read this, I didn’t pay much attention to it and I cannot find any reference to that now. I thought it might be from Catherine Emmerich, but I can’t find anything like that in searching references to her.

Does this sound familiar to anyone or can anyone point me in some direction? I know this is private revelation and needs to be discerned carefully. I thought it was interesting and just wanted to read it over again.

Thanks and God bless!
 
danonwaveland said:
I recall a prophecy by a Catholic - private revelation - mentioning that, in either the “last days” or in the 20th century, the devil would enter people’s homes through a black box situated in their homes. At the time I read this, I didn’t pay much attention to it and I cannot find any reference to that now. I thought it might be from Catherine Emmerich, but I can’t find anything like that in searching references to her.

Does this sound familiar to anyone or can anyone point me in some direction? I know this is private revelation and needs to be discerned carefully. I thought it was interesting and just wanted to read it over again.

Thanks and God bless!
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the black box is TV. Thats what I think. noting on you can watch without an evil inluence in it anymore. just my two cents
 
Mini_gerbel said:
the black box is TV. Thats what I think. noting on you can watch without an evil inluence in it anymore. just my two cents
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Thank you for your quick reply. I wonder if anyone knows of the source of this private revelation. I now make it a habit of documenting things that interest me (fills up the hard drive real quickly), but, back then, I didn’t. Thanks again and God bless.

Dan
 
Mini_gerbel said:
the black box is TV. Thats what I think. noting on you can watch without an evil inluence in it anymore. just my two cents
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Yup, EWTN is so evil - so are the Papal audiences and other masses, Christmas and Easter messages from Catholic Bishops that are broadcast on other channels (at least here they are).

Heck, we have even had our Catholic Cardinal Pell as guest speaker a few times at the televised National Press Club Luncheons (this is a weekly event here - a half-hour talk by whatever speaker is invited, then half an hour of questions and answers from the journalists who are attending).

There certainly weren’t no TVs in the Garden of Eden and Satan had no problems doing his work there.
 
Mini_gerbel said:
the black box is TV. Thats what I think. noting on you can watch without an evil inluence in it anymore. just my two cents
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Respectfully, I think this response is in reference to the larger percentage of TV programming. I’d say a good 90% of non-EWTN programming isn’t healthy. TV programs seem to be filled with evil topics, storylines and “lessons”… promoting greed, lust and the like.

EWTN is the exception… not the rule; at least, in the United States. Most of what I see on network and satellite television is sickening. As a result, we keep the channel on EWTN.

It could also be possible that this poster doesn’t have access to EWTN. I didn’t know EWTN even existed… until about a year ago.😊
 
MarieVeronica said:
Respectfully, I think this response is in reference to the larger percentage of TV programming. I’d say a good 90% of non-EWTN programming isn’t healthy. TV programs seem to be filled with evil topics, storylines and “lessons”… promoting greed, lust and the like.

EWTN is the exception… not the rule; at least, in the United States. Most of what I see on network and satellite television is sickening. As a result, we keep the channel on EWTN.

It could also be possible that this poster doesn’t have access to EWTN. I didn’t know EWTN even existed… until about a year ago.😊
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whats EWTN?
 
until somebody provides a link or quote of the actual “prophecy” in question I think this discussion is pointless and does not belong on this forum. if you want to discuss TV go to the right forum. If you want to discuss private revelation post a link and discuss it here.
 
Sorry. Another prophecy I fail to believe. I don’t see tv as evil. It’s all relative.
 
I didn’t intend for this question to initiate a debate on the merits of television.

Many months ago, I read about a Catholic mystic – not someone current, but someone from maybe the 15th, 16th or 17th century – who, in a vision, saw what s/he described as black boxes in the homes of the general population, which s/he said was a means for Satan entering the homes of these people. In the description, this person mentioned that this vision was of the 20th century. My first thought, when I read it, was the television. But that’s not the question.

My question – and I apologize for phrasing it poorly – is whether anyone else had read or heard of this private revelation and, if so, what is the identity of that Catholic mystic. I thought it might be Catherine Emmerich, but I couldn’t find anything in her writings that mentioned this. I tried googling this with no success. I’m pretty sure I did read this, but, then, maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. In any case, if this rings a bell with someone, please let me know. If I’m able to dig up something on this, I’ll post it. Thanks for your efforts and God bless!

Dan
 
danonwaveland said:
I didn’t intend for this question to initiate a debate on the merits of television.

Many months ago, I read about a Catholic mystic – not someone current, but someone from maybe the 15th, 16th or 17th century – who, in a vision, saw what s/he described as black boxes in the homes of the general population, which s/he said was a means for Satan entering the homes of these people. In the description, this person mentioned that this vision was of the 20th century. My first thought, when I read it, was the television. But that’s not the question.

My question – and I apologize for phrasing it poorly – is whether anyone else had read or heard of this private revelation and, if so, what is the identity of that Catholic mystic. I thought it might be Catherine Emmerich, but I couldn’t find anything in her writings that mentioned this. I tried googling this with no success. I’m pretty sure I did read this, but, then, maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. In any case, if this rings a bell with someone, please let me know. If I’m able to dig up something on this, I’ll post it. Thanks for your efforts and God bless!

Dan
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Try not to follow every Catholic mystic out there. Make sure it is approved by the Church first. How many prophets said the internet was evil? It’s a morally neutral thing. Our uses of it can be good or bad. Same with tv. Thereby proving that the mystic’s visions claiming the tv, or whatever, being the instrument of Satan are false.
 
I believe the saint you are looking for is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, though the vision appears to be only anectdotal, as far as I can tell, and may very well be nothing but a hagiographic fabrication.
 
I am not sure of the Saint responsible for this vision, but I do recall hearing Fr Corapi mention this vision of evil entering every home through a black box. His thought was the black box being referred to could very possibly be the television.

For those of you not familiar with Fr Corapi, he is a catholic priest and has traveled the world preaching the “in your face Truth” of the catholic faith.
 
Anything can be used for good or evil. TV is no exception. Niether are computers. the greatest problem is in not guarding the senses by changing the channel or clicking the little X when spam pops up. I don’t think that the devil can climbthough my television like that creepy little girl in “The Ring”, but I can allow evil to enter my heart through ascenting to inappropriate shows and websites.

as far as the mystical vision, i heard the same thing about a decade ago, but have no clue where it came from.
 
Glen, i do agree with you in that the tv can be used for good or evil. The problem I see is that we are being bombarded, through the black box called tv with sins of the flesh and violence of every kind in the name of entertainment. After a while, this has a numbing effect, especially on children. Soon we stop seeing certain kinds of behavior as wrong and lose our sense of morality.

It is very subtle. We have gone from Leave It To Beaver and Ozzie and Harriet to Jerry Springer and Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.

I believe her vision was of television.
 
Seminarian_X said:
I believe the saint you are looking for is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, though the vision appears to be only anectdotal, as far as I can tell, and may very well be nothing but a hagiographic fabrication.
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THANK YOU!!! That’s what I was asking. Perhaps I’ll succcessfullly track it down, perhaps not. However, I appreciate your help.

I’m aware of being careful about prophecies, particularly ones not approved by the Church. They must be discerned prayerfully and taken with a heavy grain of (blessed) salt! I appreciate the concerns of all. I just wanted to know if I had really heard of this or if my memory was playing tricks on me.

God bless! These forums are both enjoyable and helpful.

Dan
 
tmango said:
Glen, i do agree with you in that the tv can be used for good or evil. The problem I see is that we are being bombarded, through the black box called tv with sins of the flesh and violence of every kind in the name of entertainment. After a while, this has a numbing effect, especially on children. Soon we stop seeing certain kinds of behavior as wrong and lose our sense of morality.

It is very subtle. We have gone from Leave It To Beaver and Ozzie and Harriet to Jerry Springer and Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.

I believe her vision was of television.
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I agree with you 100%, but i would also maybe extend the interpretation of the black box to also include the computer. Images can be leathal to the soul sometimes from either box
 
:hmmm: Hmmm… What about those little black boxes that you are supposed to put on top of your current TV so you can get the
HD channels. If you don’t get the black box, you don’t get TV after 2009. Unless, of course, you buy a brand new TV.
 
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