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The Two Witnesses and the Reunion of Christians
A countless number of Catholic mystics prophesy that toward the end of the world, there shall occur a minor apostasy and tribulation, after which will occur the reunion of Christians and a general age of peace.
I do see the reunion of Christians because of the power of suffering.
Put it this way: the modern materialistic advancements accelerate and amplify the consequences of errors.
Therefore, I see the coming minor chastisement as a vehicle through which, humanity gets a MASSIVE, HORRIFIC taste of the consequences of their errors, so as to manifest their true nature.
I see this prefigured in the vials of wrath in the Apocalypse. Initially, the supreme darkness is deceptive. Humanity is able to tell itself that there will be no consequences, neither temporal nor spiritual nor eternal, for the sins they defiantly practice: fornication, artificial birth control, divorce, abortion, euthanasia, etc. These things are seen rather as salvific and freeing. Similarly, deluded by unparalleled scientific and technological achievement, humanity is seduced into thinking they can secure utopia purely from these developments alone. This is the imagery of Revelation 13, the seduction of the beast and false prophet.
but behold, intrinsically, these lies in the end breed destruction and death, and the reason is simple: If one has not peace with God, eventually, one cannot have peace with his fellow man, who is a sinner. For if you cannot love God, who is worthy of all love, who is Infinite love Himself, how can you love your neighbor, who is a sinner, and far less than perfect.
hence, as in Babel, humanity seduces itself to cooperate in selfish ambition, to storm the gates of heaven, to build a materialistic utopia. But the end of such a lie is death: eventually, the selfish passions shall conflict, and the result is self destruction.
so the vials bring with them the consequences.
already,the consequences of the sexual revolution and abortion are beginning: abortion not only murders children, creating crisis of who will take care of parents. Abortion wounds women terribly in psychology and spirit. Divorce rends asunder families. children do not trust. The collapse of the family order breeds further moral chaos, the collapse of safety in communities, etc.
In time, the consequences shall be devastating.
The point I make, notsmart, is there are still many Christians of other traditions that seek God in sincerity. In time, as the consequences of immorality and doctrine increase and manifest themselves, they shall understand, and more and more they will see that Catholicism already knew these things. In time then, those that seek honestly shall grow closer to the Church, approaching reunion.
This is precisely what I see in the mystics prophecies that the reunion of Christians occurs after the minor apostasy and Tribulation. It is not just a prophecy of WHAT. We can see from Catholicism WHY it happens INTRINSICALLY: and it is this: again, the severe and traumatic cataclysms and horrors that come from the fruits of the errors of morals and doctrine in effect show the darknesses for what they are, hence, pointing humanity to the solution, which is the light, which, of course, in fullness, is only found in Catholicism.
consider the similar theology of Revelation 11, with the Two Witnesses. When the beast murders the Two Witnesses, they lie dead in the streets, and the world rejoices over their death, celebrating and sending gifts. This is a type of the modern apostasy, where the world finally considers itself free of the need for religion (Scritpure and Tradition). But a time comes when they stand upon their feet, and a great fear falls on those who see them. Again, the chastisement and its horrors begins to show forth the true nature of the darknesses that they considered light.
the assumption of the witnesses is then the glorious triumph of their truth, humanity rediscovering the fullness of the Gospel.
sorry for the diatribe, but I like to explain myself as best as I can.
A countless number of Catholic mystics prophesy that toward the end of the world, there shall occur a minor apostasy and tribulation, after which will occur the reunion of Christians and a general age of peace.
I do see the reunion of Christians because of the power of suffering.
Put it this way: the modern materialistic advancements accelerate and amplify the consequences of errors.
Therefore, I see the coming minor chastisement as a vehicle through which, humanity gets a MASSIVE, HORRIFIC taste of the consequences of their errors, so as to manifest their true nature.
I see this prefigured in the vials of wrath in the Apocalypse. Initially, the supreme darkness is deceptive. Humanity is able to tell itself that there will be no consequences, neither temporal nor spiritual nor eternal, for the sins they defiantly practice: fornication, artificial birth control, divorce, abortion, euthanasia, etc. These things are seen rather as salvific and freeing. Similarly, deluded by unparalleled scientific and technological achievement, humanity is seduced into thinking they can secure utopia purely from these developments alone. This is the imagery of Revelation 13, the seduction of the beast and false prophet.
but behold, intrinsically, these lies in the end breed destruction and death, and the reason is simple: If one has not peace with God, eventually, one cannot have peace with his fellow man, who is a sinner. For if you cannot love God, who is worthy of all love, who is Infinite love Himself, how can you love your neighbor, who is a sinner, and far less than perfect.
hence, as in Babel, humanity seduces itself to cooperate in selfish ambition, to storm the gates of heaven, to build a materialistic utopia. But the end of such a lie is death: eventually, the selfish passions shall conflict, and the result is self destruction.
so the vials bring with them the consequences.
already,the consequences of the sexual revolution and abortion are beginning: abortion not only murders children, creating crisis of who will take care of parents. Abortion wounds women terribly in psychology and spirit. Divorce rends asunder families. children do not trust. The collapse of the family order breeds further moral chaos, the collapse of safety in communities, etc.
In time, the consequences shall be devastating.
The point I make, notsmart, is there are still many Christians of other traditions that seek God in sincerity. In time, as the consequences of immorality and doctrine increase and manifest themselves, they shall understand, and more and more they will see that Catholicism already knew these things. In time then, those that seek honestly shall grow closer to the Church, approaching reunion.
This is precisely what I see in the mystics prophecies that the reunion of Christians occurs after the minor apostasy and Tribulation. It is not just a prophecy of WHAT. We can see from Catholicism WHY it happens INTRINSICALLY: and it is this: again, the severe and traumatic cataclysms and horrors that come from the fruits of the errors of morals and doctrine in effect show the darknesses for what they are, hence, pointing humanity to the solution, which is the light, which, of course, in fullness, is only found in Catholicism.
consider the similar theology of Revelation 11, with the Two Witnesses. When the beast murders the Two Witnesses, they lie dead in the streets, and the world rejoices over their death, celebrating and sending gifts. This is a type of the modern apostasy, where the world finally considers itself free of the need for religion (Scritpure and Tradition). But a time comes when they stand upon their feet, and a great fear falls on those who see them. Again, the chastisement and its horrors begins to show forth the true nature of the darknesses that they considered light.
the assumption of the witnesses is then the glorious triumph of their truth, humanity rediscovering the fullness of the Gospel.
sorry for the diatribe, but I like to explain myself as best as I can.
It’s okay. I got mad about some things he said too, being a woman.
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