Catholic Prophecies Mirror or Contradiction of Biblical Prophecies?

Do you know much about end-time prophecy? Do you know what the Bible teaches? Do you know what Roman Catholics teach? Do you know that the Bible shows that false prophets will arise and that nearly everyone on the Earth will be deceived?

This article will discuss the Bible, Roman Catholic understanding of private prophecies, selected prophecies generally accepted by the Roman Catholic Church, some fulfilled Roman Catholic prophecies, some Roman Catholic prophecies that might be fulfilled, some Roman Catholic prophecies that were not fulfilled, some Roman Catholic prophecies that are certain to be fulfilled (though not quite as many understand), and some understanding of biblical prophecy by the Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God (as represented by the Continuing Church of God, CCOG).

This paper will be divided into sections of generally related items. Some items could be placed into more than one category. This article contains one of the most comprehensive collections of end-time Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies from multiple writers anywhere on the internet showing how they often "mirror" Bible prophecies as many are the reverse image (while some support the Bible).

Many of the "prophecies" in this article are translations (almost always by Roman Catholics) and hence may not always precisely convey what the "prophet" intended. And in some cases, those listed as the supplier of the "prophecies" may have received or acknowledged receiving the information contained in them from other sources (such as stating they were from an apparition or heard/read from a prophet).

I normally use the term "Roman Catholic," and not simply "Catholic," to distinguish that Eastern Orthodox sources do not necessarily have the same teachings. In addition any word(s) in the following type of brackets "{}" was an insert from me. Other parenthetical comments were added by other commentators like the authors of the books cited. Nearly all of the italics and boldings in quotes were in the original sources. It also should be noted that even though I have over two dozen volumes of them, I have not seen all Catholic prophecies, and many are not translated or otherwise generally available. I do not consider most of the "private prophets" claimed by certain Greco-Roman Catholics to be sent by God, hence while I have quoted titles such as "saint," "Holy Pope," "Great Monarch," father, bishop, etc., I do not normally accept that God would call them that in an ecclesiastical sense.

Prophetic Warnings From the Bible

Before getting into Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies themselves, it is important to understand that the Bible has various warnings about deceiving spirits and false prophets.

How can it be possible to deceive nearly every one since the Bible is warning about this in advance?

I believe that there are several reasons that will converge to allow Jesus' prophecy to be fulfilled at the end, including people being influenced by private prophecies that may have came to them from their own imaginations or demons.

Notice that the Bible shows that the demons, though they know Jesus is the Christ, also have some understanding of prophecy:

The Bible also shows that even one who aids idolaters (such as Balak was) can be a prophet:

Even the Roman Catholic Church itself teaches that one can be other than pious and be a prophet:

Thus, many recognize that prophecies can come from various sources. Sources that can be false, even if from the spirit world.

Roman Catholic Position on Private Prophecy

The Catholic Encyclopedia teaches that the acceptance of private prophecies is optional:

Yet, it needs to be understood that Roman Catholics believe that their private prophecies are highly important:

In other words, even the rosary, one of the foundations of current-day Catholic living, is admitted to have entered the Catholic world through "private revelation" (this particular "revelation" was supposedly given to "St. Dominic" the inquisitor in the early 13th century "as an antidote to heresy and sin"). As far as Fatima goes, the messages of it have not been officially accepted by the Church of Rome--for details and a lot of other Catholic prophecies, check out the book Fatima Shock! What the Vatican Does Not Want You to Know About Fatima, Dogmas of Mary, and Future Apparitions.

Roman Catholic Prophecies That Have Somewhat Come to Pass

Various Roman Catholics have made private prophecies that other Roman Catholics and even the Roman Catholic Church itself believe have been fulfilled.

For the sake of space, the details of them will not be discussed here (though a few are included in Appendix A). But the following is certainly an impressive list with the comments essentially a paraphrase of what the "private prophet" or the Roman Catholic writer cited have concluded about it:

Now it needs to be understood that not all Roman Catholic private prophecies have come to pass--including at least one apparition claiming to be Mary, which predicted the end of the world in the 19th century (see Culligan E. The Last World War and the End of Time. The book was blessed by Pope Paul VI, 1966. TAN Books, Rockford (IL), p. 120), a claim that 1957 would cause the healing of all wounds (ibid, p. 130), and another that the world would end in 1991 (ibid, p. 131). When they do not happen, Roman Catholics tend to feel that either the person was not properly inspired by God, the prophecy was misunderstood, or that the prophecy was somehow conditional and some condition changed that stopped it from happening.

However, the above list of possibly fulfilled prophecies is certainly impressive (and I could have made it a lot longer) and I strongly believe will set the stage for the masses of people to accept a final modified Roman Catholic Church interpretation of future events as well.

Perhaps I should add the following private Roman Catholic prophecy also in this section:

Certain Roman Catholics teach something called "the minor chastisement" which is discussed in a later section. It is supposed to essentially be major civil unrest/civil wars in Europe. And while that has not clearly happened yet, there have been protests across Europe related to COVID as well as various ones about Islamic immigrants. At some point, if they are violent enough, they could possibly be interpreted as the start of "the minor chastisement."

Brief Catholic Outline of "Catholic" End-Time Prophetic Events

Here is a basic outline of quotes of what may be the majority position (other Catholics have a different view which is more consistent with that of the Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God) within the Roman Catholic world on prophetic sequence mainly put together by the Catholic writer Desmond A. Birch wrote (all sequentially on pages 553-557 and by him unless other pages/authors are noted):

In the above, essentially what writer Birch considered to be the "Minor Chastisement" was followed by a laimed "time of peace" and then followed by the beginning of the "Great Tribulation" (which Birch elsewhere calls the "Major Chastisement").

Now the following is my own understanding of certain relevant supportive Catholic prophecies in a relatively chronological sequence (some are concurrent) with my comments in italics as to where they are accurate in the sense that they are correct or (in most cases) appear to mirror (they are the opposite/reverse) biblical prophecy:

Since at the time of the end, from a religious perspective it will essentially be God's Church verses the Church of Antichrist (a changed religion that will likely call itself "Catholic"), I believe that better understanding the Catholics' past and their prophecies helps those of us in the Philadelphia remnant of the COG better tailor our message so that we will better be able to properly fulfill the first part of Matthew 24:14. I also suspect that our improved future effectiveness in getting the Gospel out (perhaps a very "short work", see Romans 9:28 and Preparing for the 'Short Work' and The Famine of the Word) will trigger persecution from the Beast and that this causes the end to come (the second part of Matthew 24:14).

Without going into to all the reasons, let me state that the Church of God has long cited non-biblical sources and prophecies in order to get its message to more people as well as to better explain aspects of Satan's Plan (Acts 17:28; Hill, David Jon. Will You Be Deceived by Antichrist? Good News magazine of the Radio Church of God, October 1964, pp. 9-12,18; Hill DJ. Christ or Antichrist? Good News magazine, Radio Church of God, April 1961, pp. 10-11), that the Apostle Paul referred to pagan writings to reach his audience at times (cf. Acts 17:22-34; Titus 1:12)--and no, I am not saying that all Catholic private prophecies are part of Satan's Plan, though many are (watch also the video Will Jesus Christ be called the Antichrist?).

Since real Christians are not to be ignorant of Satan's devices (2 Corinthians 2:11), those who actually believe the Bible more than their own "traditions" should realize that knowing how Satan has planned to deceive the world is an important aspect of being able to complete the final phase of the work (as doctrines of demons will be part of it, cf. 1 Timothy 4:1). Dealing with false prophecies has long been something that God's leaders (cf. 1 Kings 18) and prophets (e.g. (Jeremiah 28:15-16) have had to do.

Perhaps another, semi-official, view of these Catholic private prophecies by another Catholic, who is Vice President for Theology at EWTN (a Catholic broadcasting organization) might also help show that my understanding of some of these events is consistent with the generally accepted order by some of the Catholics:

Thus, even The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) teaches that Catholics have approved mystics that suggest that a minor apostasy and tribulation (which D. Birch called the "minor chastisement") will happen that will lead to an "era of peace" (the time dominated by the Great Monarch, which may also be related to the immaculate or sacred heart doctrine) and that shortly thereafter then the one some writers falsely call Antichrist (who is likely Jesus, see Do Certain Catholic Prophecies About Antichrist Warn Against Jesus?) will come.

On the other hand, some Catholic writers correctly understand that false leaders will rise up and make changes to their church. That is consistent with what we in faithful CCOG teach.

While we in the COG rely primarily upon the Bible for our understanding of end-time events (as do certain Catholics), some Catholics appear to rely on visions/utterances that seem to take essentially the opposite view of many end-time events (even though many Catholic writings are supportive of various COG positions).

Some Roman Catholic Private Prophecies That Might Be Fulfilled in the Future: The "Minor" Chastisement

As alluded to earlier, many Roman Catholics believe that there will be two punishments coming to the earth. The first is to essentially wake Roman Catholics up and make existing ones become practicing Catholics again (sometimes called the "minor chastisement" or "minor judgment") and the second which they believe will occur during the time of Antichrist (sometimes called the "major chastisement").

Some Catholics apparently believe that there will be a time of peace and strangely claim that this is what Revelation 9:20-21 allows:

However, this "time of peace" appears to be reading something into the Book of Revelation that it does not say. Notice:

It should be noted that the above scripture is the ONLY scriptural proof that Priest Kramer (or Birch text, p. 410, which also claim the same thing) cites for the time of the "age of peace", the time that there will be a Great Monarch and Great Pope. And of course, the above verses in Revelation do not even hint that this alleged "age of peace" happens then.

Thus "the age of peace" may be the type of "peace" that the Bible warns against as it otherwise does not endorse that concept prior to the millennial reign of Jesus Christ (see also Did The Early Church Teach Millenarianism?).

However, here are comments from those often considered to have been Roman "Catholic" prophets concerning their expected chastisements:

Basically this first punishment/chastisement is supposed to be civil unrest in Europe that will lead to the acceptance of a Great Monarch/Prince who some claim will restore order, drive out Moslems, be considered to be the head of the Holy Roman Empire, and will help the world become a religion with the name "Catholic" (although some of the accounts are somewhat contradictory), and who they believe comes before the Antichrist:

I suspect that the comments about "when Catholics are hard pressed by traitorous co-religionists and heretics" refers to books and papers written by those who consider themselves Catholics (traitorous co-religionists) and those that once did (heretics--only those once baptized as Catholic are officially considered to possibly be heretics, see appendix B). I believe that we of the Philadelphia remnant of the COG will help get out more true documented information out that this will help lead to the persecutions Daniel 11:32-35 and Revelation 12:13-15.

Notice that the minor chastisement does not look like it is supposed to end, at least according to one Catholic saint, until Mary devotion increases (for more details, please see Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Apparitions).

Ecumenism is to Lead to A Type of Roman Catholic Dominance of the World

How will the increase of "Catholicism" (the final revised ecumenical religion that will apparently take that name) come about? I suspect it will occur with a combination of events, including signs and wonders (c.f. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12) further uniting Europe. The ecumenical and Marian-focused Pope Francis seems interested in this type of occurrence (see also Pope Francis: Could this Marian Focused Pontiff be Fulfilling Prophecy?).

Also, it would also seem that only by eliminating the bastions of Protestantism, such as the United States and its Anglo-allies (like the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), would it be reasonable for this new Catholicism to reign over the earth (and even then, it is likely to be a changed, more ecumenical, form of Catholicism). This is consistent with Catholic, as well as biblical prophecy (e.g. Daniel 11:39). For more on what happens to the United States and its Anglo-allies, please see Anglo - America in Prophecy; more on Catholic prophecies that foretell the destruction of the English/Anglo peoples is included later in this article.

Around the time of the destruction of the United States and its Anglo-allies, an ecumenical religion is expected (cf. Daniel 11:37-39, explained in the article Who is the King of the North?; Revelation 13:3-9).

Catholic prophecy suggests that conversions will first begin with Germany and Spain spread under the Great Ruler (the Great Monarch):

Furthermore, there are Catholic prophecies that suggest that an ecumenical council is expected:

Yet, contrary to the above private Catholic prophecy, the Bible nowhere indicates that Satan will be bound just before the "Son of Perdition" comes. The binding of Satan comes afterwards, even according to the Rheims New Testament:

This is another example of how Catholic some prophecies do not teach what even the Catholic translation of Bible prophecy teaches. And since even the Vatican states that private prophecies do not need to be believed, people of all persuasions should always take the word of the Bible over those who teach in conflict with it (Deuteronomy 13:1-4).

Also, instead of proclaiming ecumenical unity prior to the return of Jesus Christ, the Bible warns that there will be one major religion at the end and people should not adhere to it:

Note: The "beast" and the "king" above are the same individual. These verses show that this leader wants worship and publicly honors two gods, and that the world will follow him, which implies ecumenicalism of some type. Clearly the Bible warns of a coming ecumenical leader that will lead a religion that the world will follow, and that will make the traders of the world prosperous (Revelation 18:11-15). Yet, the true Church, according to Jesus, was only to be "a little flock" until Jesus returned (Luke 12:32).

Notice the following prophecies which also tend to confirm the idea that after the Roman Catholics have troubles (like their "minor chastisement"), a great leader will arise and a form of Catholicism will gain the upper hand:

Of course, a religious revival that would tend to include most people throughout the world would tend to be an ecumenical one. Hence, this is a somewhat different religion than the current Catholic faith. Catholics should not accept any changes from the true faith that was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3) and truly turn to true apostolic Christianity.

It should also be noted that many Orthodox and Roman Catholics expect signs and wonders will announce the Great Monarch, as he will be a lesser known leader before coming into power. Here is one from an Orthodox source and two from Catholic sources:

But signs accompanying a coming leader is something that the Bible repeatedly warns against (2 Thessalonians 2:8-12; Revelation 13:11-14, 16:13-14, 18:21-24; cf. Matthew 24:24-25); as are signs related to a "Lady" (Isaiah 47:1, 5, 7,8, 12; cf. Revelation 17:1, 18; 18:7-8, 11, 21-24). Thus, the fact that those type of signs are expected to announce the "Great Monarch" should warn Catholics and everyone else not to follow such a leader (see also The Great Monarch: Biblical and Catholic Prophecies).

Roman Catholic Private Prophecies Suggest that the End Begins in the 20th/21st Century

While many of the following prophecies may not seem to be as impressive as those listed earlier or those discussed later in this article, they too seem to have a certain accuracy (or in some cases, misapplied applicability) for the 21st century.

Notice what it has been claimed that a Catholic saint named Nilus allegedly (there is controversy around the veracity of this) stated in 430 A.D.:

The following, which have not come to pass quite as indicated below (and some are clearly in error), do demonstrate that some Roman Catholic sources suggest that the end is fairly near to now:

Also notice the following which essentially did come to pass as we of the Philadelphia remnant of the COG believe that the "beginning of the end" also occurred in the 20th Century (e.g. Meredith RC. When Will the END Come? Tomorrow's World, May-June 2006):

It was only in the 20th century that the Philadelphia era of the true Church of God emerged and began to proclaimed the millennial gospel of the kingdom to the world as a witness. A gospel message that essentially draws battle lines between the true Church of God (now best represented by the most faithful Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God) who look for Christ's millennial reign and the Vatican who condemns it as a doctrine of Antichrist (as it was Bishop Ratzinger, now called Pope Benedict XVI, who has been at the forefront of strongly condemning the millennial message, see Did The Early Church Teach Millenarianism? for details).

Now there were also other Catholics that seem to foretell of the end time coming soon.

While some Roman Catholics dislike Nostradamus, others recognize him as an Roman Catholic prophet. In the 16th century, Nostradamus wrote:

Anyway, it appears that the above private prophecy suggests that the end of the USA will thus be in the 21st century as there, theoretically are no one pontiffs left on Malachy's list. And as far as Asian forces go, this could be interpreted to include terrorists from places like Afghanistan and others parts of Asia (though another translation seems to lead to a differing conclusion).

Also, even if one ignores Nostradamus and simply looks at the Malachy list, there are no popes theoretically left on that list. Notice what E. Culligan wrote:

Since Pope Benedict XVI submitted his resignation effective 2/28/2013, the final pope on the Malachy list would reign in the 21st century. Hence, the Malachy list--if complete--clearly indicates the end of all pontiffs by the middle of the 21st century (more on Malachy and his list are found later in this article).

Now, if a generation is 20 years, and if WWII is the world war (which ended in 1945), then shortly after 2005 will be near the end of the world. If a generation is 40 years, and if WWI in the world war (which ended in 1918), then shortly after 2038 will be near the end of the world.

Since WWII was more of a global world war, it is likely that this would be the war--the question is how long is a generation supposed to be in this context? And that is not completely clear.

Yet, even if it a generation is supposed to be 20 or 40 years or something in-between, that Catholic predictor (Ludmilla of Prague) seem to be indicating the end in the 21st century.

Getting back to Malachy's list, here is what he wrote in Latin about the last pope on his list:

Now, I agreed in the past that the new Pope Francis (who has potential to be the last pope) did not need to chose the name Peter II or anything similar--but that does not mean that he could not fulfill that prophecy. It needs to be clear that last pope will be a destructive antipope. Malachy's list did not name pontiffs, but give descriptions. And while some have concluded that Petrus Romanus is a name, it could be a description. The description could signify that he is a pebble (or "rocky" which is what the term petrus signifies) supporting the final Roman empire.

But Pope Francis could possibly (not likely) be the last pope, and as the above writer indicated, he did not have to use Peter as part of his name.

Since the Bible tells of of the time of the end of the City of Seven Hills/Mountains (Revelation 17:9-18 New Living Translation/DRB), these events may end up being related.

The following does not state a year, but given the finanical crises around the world, seems to be pointing to the 21st century:

The universal bankruptcy caught my attention in the above. The possibility of several nations going bankrupt has been in the news a lot lately--and even more recently, the credit-worthiness of the USA has been brought into question.

Roman Catholic Prophecies About the Secret Sect

There are also other Roman Catholic prophecies that state that the beginning of the end will occur in the 20th century, but that also refer to a group that is a problem for the Catholics, that some call the "secret sect":

I believe that the Philadelphia-portion of the COG is the secret sect that is being discussed above and that we have affected the Roman Catholics in waves, starting with Herbert W. Armstrong (HWA)--who put out the Plain Truth magazine for between 50-60 years before 2000 A.D. (specifically from February 1934 until his death in January 1986; he also was on radio and/or television from October 9, 1933 until his death). And thus, I suspect that it may have been Herbert W. Armstrong, that the demons had Nun Emmerich falsely identify as Lucifer.

The Worldwide Church of God, Continuing Church of God, etc. have traversed the earth to preach the good news of the Kingdom of God. As far as darkness goes, the Bible tells of this happening NOT before the arrival of the reign of Antichrist, but of Jesus.

Consider that it is JESUS who comes with the sounding of the seventh angel, which, obviously is not too long after the sounding of the fifth angel. Catholic prophecies sometimes discuss three days of darkness.

This may be a different three days that Nun Emmerich discussed. Most of humankind will NOT survive the Great Tribulation and Day of the Lord. It may be that during one or more times of coming darkness, Greco-Roman supporters may think this knowledge will help get them through the days.

If the 20th century was meant, then the above vision that the Pope claimed was completely false (as opposed to being a mirror image of God's plan). In order for the above to fit in with other private prophecies, it would probably need to be interpreted that the 75 to 100 years started about the same time as the timeframe that Nun Emmerich indicated. If so, then the 75 years ended in 2008, and the outside date would be about 2033. Hence, unless this Pope had it completely wrong, the end is fairly soon.

Michel De Nostradamus may have also prophesied about the persecution of the COG:

The above "prophecy" may be one of the few that refers to the "keepers of the law" in a positive light--we who are truly in the true Church of God are the holy people of God (cf. 1 Peter 1:16-16; 2:9) and we do keep the law (see also The Ten Commandments and the Early Church). But persecution will occur and the blood of some COG leaders is expected to flow (see also Persecutions by Church and State). Presuming Nostradamus' prophecy is referring to part of the COG, that is not that far-fetched as even Balaam prophesied some truth about the children of Israel (c.f. Numbers 24:1-9).

There are also several centuries old prophecies from Anna-Katarina Emmerick, a nun who was a stigmatic (an Roman Catholic term for someone with some of "the wounds of Jesus" on them, she also allegedly had a cross on her chest) that may involve the Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God and/or separated COGs as "the secret sect":

I believe that some of the above apply to Philadelphians in particular (e.g. it will flee per Revelation 12:14 & Matthew 24:20; see There is a Place of Safety for the Philadelphians), and others include the COGs in general. I specifically believe that the works and plans of leader of the Philadelphia remnant in the Continuing Church of God will be considered as undermining the revising/changing Roman Catholic Church: specifically "restoring all things" that were part of "Apostolic" or "original" Christianity"(I bolded the expression red cross above because this seems to be a symbol associated with the Great Monarch, cf. Culleton, p. 159).

Now while some of the above private prophecies can be considered to include Protestants, nearly all of them apply to the COG and several cannot possibly apply to Protestants (they are not small enough to be considered to be a "secret sect"). It should also be noted that although the genuine Church of God is not Protestant, certain Roman Catholics basically consider us to be a Protestant sect (for a starting point on details on why we in the Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God best represent the original church, please see The History of Early Christianity and Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Genuine Church of God?).

Also notice that Anna-Katarina Emmerick foretells that a secret sect relentlessly undermines that Catholic Church, that it will harm the Catholic Church, and that the Catholics generally believe this is bad.

I suspect that all of this may end up being a partial fulfillment of Matthew 24:14-16:

What may happen is that part of the COG's preaching may be so powerfully effective for a while (completely fulfilling Matthew 24:14 and Romans 9:28) that the revising Roman Catholic Church will experience suffering from a little group that it did not really know existed--that is perhaps why we are called "the secret sect". (I strongly suspect that the Philadelphia remnant of the COG will get a lot of media attention for its positions on the King of the North, once that individual starts to become obvious to some in the COG, but not the world in general--who not tend to place that sinister moniker on him.)

This effective preaching may lead to the events in Daniel 11:31-35 including the persecution of the Philadelphians. But it will also lead to reprisals by the revised Roman Catholics, that will eventually affect others (including ultimately the non-Philadelphian COGs; cf. Revelation 12:17).

The following private prophecies support the idea of reprisals from the changed Roman and Orthodox Catholics and that we in the true Church of God are rendered inconsequential:

The horse-leather stench comment may be referring to some of true Christians people being burnt up. And this seems to be prophesied in the Book of Daniel:

Hence, that burning sadly is a "Catholic" private prophecy that will, to some degree, come to pass.

And while the Church of God is NOT "Neo-Pagan" nor Masonic, because we sometimes rent Masonic halls for our church services (in some locations because of availability and cost considerations) this may be considered as "proof" to the persecutors that we are "Masonic enough" to fulfill certain of predictions.

The following private prophecy that mentions secret societies and a particular false religion would seem to specifically apply to those in the true Church of God:

Now the above suggests that secret societies will impugn the most sacred dogmas and doctrines of the Catholic religion, and before Jesus (who they sometimes seem to identify as the Antichrist, see Do Certain Catholic Prophecies About Antichrist Warn Against Jesus?) comes, a false religion will "appear" that is "opposed to the unity of God and His Church"--this apparently group with ties to the original apostles that does not accept the trinitarian formula adopted and enforced under the authority of Emperor Theodosius in 381 A.D.

It should be noted that contrary to the claims of Jane Le Royer, there is no scripture in the Bible that suggests that "Antichrist will kill the pope."

Furthermore, the one certain "Catholic" prophets refer to as Antichrist is probably Jesus (see also Do Certain Catholic Prophecies About Antichrist Warn Against Jesus?) as He is the the one who put puts the antipope, the false prophet (cf. Revelation 19:20; 2 Thessalonians 2:8), into the lake of fire where he dies according to even a major Catholic-approved translation of the New Testament into English:

Here is another translation of part of Jeanne le Royer private Roman Catholic prophecy, as well as a part that was missing above, which seems to involve the banishing of the secret sect:

So a group that some "Catholics" will consider as false will appear, deny "the unity of God", and eventually be abolished.

What kind of group claiming Christianity denies the "unity of God"? Well, none. But the one that comes to mind would be one that denies the 381 A.D. definition of the unity of God.

Of course, we in the true Church of God have long opposed the Theodosius Council trinity. Hence the "false religion" in the prophecy can only be referring to a groups like the Continuing Church of God (it should be noted that the CCOG does believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and holds a view of the Godhead more akin to that held by the Roman Bishop Liberius in the mid-4th century than to the Theodosius Council). And recall that we, according to Nun Jeanne le Royer, "appear" just before Antichrist.

While we in the Continuing Church of God are not the only ones who can write books that some Roman Catholics disapprove of as a false religion, as it gets closer to the end, I believe that our writings will be perceived as a serious threat to the changing Roman Catholic Church as we claim ties to the original apostles and have kept the faith of the original Christians without change (for many details, please see Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Continuing Church of God?).

We in the COG will likely make more books/booklets that will be perceived to fulfill the above--and even some existing COG materials may be considered to be in that category by them relatively soon.

Furthermore, some Roman Catholic prophecy suggests that someone will attempt the attack the Roman Catholic Church at its very foundations during a time that seems to parallel the "minor chastisement" that many of them believe will happen before the ecumenical Roman Catholic Church truly gains it major end-time prominence.

The following may be how some "prophets" interpret some of what we in the COG are doing (we seem to be called " impious blasphemers" below, and any of our leaders who were once Catholic would also be in the "heretical persons" category according to the Church of Rome) and how Satan (who they refer at least once refer to as "God" below), may punish us with demons:

Thus, certain "Catholic" prophets (others are mentioned in other parts of this paper) believe that God will use demons to punish His enemies and that cruelty from demons against the enemies of the 'ecumenical Catholic Church' leads to its triumph.

Lest anyone think that I have been overly presumptuous about a portion of the Church of God being portrayed as a "secret sect" by certainCatholics, notice the following 19th century quote, which I found by accident, some time after I originally wrote this section of the paper (two translations are provided as I found it in two sources):

Hence, some claiming Roman Catholicism have considered some of the ancestors (like some of the Cathars and Albigenses, see The Thyatira Church Era) of the Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God to have been a secret Jewish group (this probably is because even though true Christians profess Christ, they also keep the Sabbath and have other practices that many Catholics consider to be Jewish; cf. Revelation 3:9-10; 14:12).

Hence some Catholic writers have also felt that perhaps some of our Thyatira-era ancestors penetrated the core of their "Christianity."

In other words, it appears that historically, some Catholic leaders have considered that those who hold to any practices that Catholics consider to be Jewish were false converts to Christianity. Jesus, of course, did not despise the Jews because Jesus was a Jew (Luke 3:23-26; John 4:9-10). It is odd that the author Pinay repeatedly defends the Inquisition for having stopped the Antichrist from coming. This type of logic will likely (and sadly) be used to persecute and kill us as well as those who are not Philadelphians.

I should mention that while the book The Plot Against the Church essentially is blaming Jews who pretend to be Christians for being the prophesied “Synagogue of Satan”, Theodosius (who is praised in the above book) specifically decreed capital punishment on Christians who kept Passover on the 14th (Gibbon E. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume III, Chapter XXVII. ca. 1776-1788), like we in the genuine Church of God do, hence we are definitely the type of group they are worried about.

It should be noted that The Plot Against the Church is a book put out put by part of the "right-wing" of the Roman Catholics and not all of its views are currently accepted by the Vatican (though the book itself cites various Councils making statements in support of many of its positions).

Since we in the Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God believe that we descend from those who professed Christ, but had reportedly "Jewish practices", it may be us that Maurice Pinay and Ambrose of Milan falsely have labeled as "the Synagogue of Satan."

Furthermore, notice another Roman Catholic writing related the Book of Revelation and these matters:

Notice what the Rheims' translation (an accepted Roman Catholic translation into English) of part of Chapter 3 of the Book of the Apocalypse actually teaches:

Notice that it is NOT the Jews that the Bible warns about. It is not those that claim to be Christian, but are secretly Jews. It is those who claim to be JEWS that are the problem. Notice, also that these verses actually imply that the Philadelphia portion of the true Church is being shown as having certain desirable "Jewish" doctrinal characteristics. This is true of the genuine Church of God but is not true of the Church of Rome (for many documented details, please see Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Genuine Church of God?).

Oddly, even though in one place he condemns "Jews" when he actually writes about Revelation 3:9, Priest H.B. Kramer actually admits that false Jews are the problem:

But even the above is only partially correct--the message is not just contrasting Christ to false Jews, it is contrasting Christians who have retained the proper Jewish practices from those who FALSELY identify themselves as true Christians.

So strangely, the Greco-Roman Catholics are getting mixed signals. The strongest one seems to be to watch out for those who seem to be Jewish Christians, yet it is false Christians, not those true Christians with Jewish practices that the Bible warns about.

It should be made clear that in the New Testament in several places (Revelation 3:9 being one) the term "Jews" refers to true followers of Christ, as opposed to those of Jewish heritage or who practice straight Judaism. Actually the term "Jew" is used slightly more for Christians than the term "Christian" is. "Jew/s" is used four times (Romans 2:28;2:29; Revelation 2:9; 3:9), while "Christian/s" is used three times.

Thus, true Christians are, in a sense, considered by God to be true Jews. Thus, it is false Jews, which in this context means false Christians, that are the problem. That is, people who falsely claim to be part of the true Church--those who made many significant doctrinal changes over the centuries. To learn more about which group is faithful and which made the changes, please see Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Continuing Church of God?

On August 12, 2018, the History Channel broadcast a program called The Last Pope? that I watched later than month. The subject was of interest for several reasons, but one was because I wrote a book titled The Last Pope: Do Biblical and Catholic Prophecies Point to Pope Francis? Anyway, towards the end of that two-hour program, the following from Nostradamus was shown:

The program basically asked if the reported finding of some bone relics claimed to be the Apostle Peter reported in 2017 meant that the end was near. Well, I looked into that relic claim, and found that Forbes reported the following:

It is NOT certain that the bones of Peter were found. Nor is is clear when the container was first found. If it could have been in 2012 or 2013 that could tie to the "sect sect" called "the new sect" in Nostradamus' quatrain.

Several Private Greco-Roman Catholic Prophecies Involving "England" or the "English"

There are a number of private Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies that predict various problems for England and/or the English/Anglo peoples.

Before getting to them, notice that the Bible warns of a church being involved in the destruction:

This "Lady of the Kingdoms" is related to the Babylonian (Revelation 18:1-8) Church of Rome (Revelation 17:18). Notice something that the late Herbert W. Armstrong stated on the radio:

Many of the older Roman Catholic prophecies that mention the English were written before that area actually was called England (and of course, if any apply to the USA, Canada, Australia, and/or New Zealand, they were not formed as we now understand them until several centuries after some of the Roman Catholic prophecies were first written). Hence, these are errors, changes, and/or distortions in translations (probably often just a "modernized" translation of some form of the word "Anglo"). Many of these private prophecies are believed to be intended to somehow refer to the British-descended peoples.

But it is of major interest, to me at least, to note that there are many Roman Catholic prophecies concerning the English/Anglo peoples being punished.

The following seems to predict after the time of movies and rockets, there will be bloodshed in Europe (WWII or civil unrest in Europe?), but that ultimately England will suffer:

What several Roman Catholic prophecies appear to generally state is that there will be some type of civil unrest in parts of Europe which occur after England becomes less powerful, and that ultimately England (and/or perhaps more accurately, the English/Anglo peoples--for many reasons, including the fact that the nation was not actually called "England" as early as some translations of the early private prophecies below term it) will be severely chastised, and basically the Anglo-nations will no longer be self-governed. Here are several along those lines:

Certain Catholic sources claim that the first portion involving oppression in the above Malachy prophecy has been fulfilled. But notice that the above also claims that England will suffer from severe chastisement. And apparently many those that survive will become some type of "Catholic" (probably through desperation, coercion, deception, and/or force).

The above may have several interpretations. Figuratively, it may mean that Protestant England is to be destroyed and will become Catholic. Or it may simply mean some type of tsunami will affect England. However, notice that elsewhere England is prophesied to become Catholic:

Of course, Russia and China will finally turn on the European power (Daniel 11:44-45), but the Bible shows that for a while "All who dwell on the earth will worship him {the European beast power}, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" (Revelation 13:8).

Since the USA owes Japan (the "land of the rising sun") and China (the "middle kingdom") massive amounts of money, it may be since Australia and New Zealand will be allies of the USA and UK, that Europe will give Australia over to China and New Zealand over to Japan to help satisfy the USA/UK debt. Both China and Japan have longed for more land and the proximity of the island nations of Australia and New Zealand to the Asian powers seems to make this a likely scenario.

It is also interesting that an Roman Catholic prophecy states that England will leave the Roman Catholic Church, be punished, then return. Notice the following prophecy and commentary from The Catholic Encyclopedia:

Of course, the interpretation that three furlongs meant that England would become Roman Catholic in three centuries was in error (so yet another Catholic "saint" had a false prophecy), but notice that the Roman Catholics believe that England was prophesied to separate from the Roman Catholic Church, that it will be severely punished, and that it will again become Roman Catholic (AFTER it is punished).

It is possible that Washington D.C. is "the capital of the world" that is prophesied to fall by Werdin d' Otrante. And Canada is a close ally.

North America would clearly include the USA and Canada. Notice (bolding in the original) two prophecies that specify Canada (the second is apparently not from a Greco-Roman Catholic):

The “hour of trial” that the Bible speaks of (Revelation 3:10) seems to begin with the Great Tribulation, which is likely to begin sometime within the next decade (see When Can the Great Tribulation Begin?).

Now while the following prophecy is not specific to the English-speaking peoples, I believe that Roman Catholics will believe that the destruction of the USA and its English-speaking allies by the beast power will be justified by it:

The above shows that Roman Catholics will believe that God is on the side of the beast (Protestants could be considered to be among those considered as unbelievers--sometimes, though technically incorrect, they are considered heretics--but since modern Protestants were rarely baptized as Catholic, they are not officially heretics). A peculiar part of the above is that the Roman Catholics believe that there will be twelve kings associated with what seems to be the beast, yet the Bible states that there are ten (Daniel 7:24; Revelation 17:12)--however this is not necessarily a contradiction. Daniel 7:24 says the last kingdom arises from ten kings, while Revelation 17:12 states that ten kings will give their power to the beast, perhaps a couple of others will be added later to make twelve.

It has been prophesied that a change to the Vatican's "Constitution" will come about after a council:

It should also be pointed out that various writings warn that an ecumenical council will form and satisfy heretics:

Catholics and Orthodox need to realize that any council that satisfies heretics means that compromise of doctrine must take place.

Perhaps it should thus be mentioned that the heretics that the Great Monarch destroys are apparently those who DO NOT accept the results of the eighth "Ecumenical Council". Thus, since that Council itself seems to be heretical, all should be cautious about supporting the "Great Monarch" (see also The Great Monarch: Biblical and Catholic Prophecies).

Roman Catholic Writings That Discuss Major Changes and an Antipope

Both the Bible and some Roman Catholic prophecies show seem to show that the coming King of the North will have a new religion.

Notice also that Francis prophesied that there will be a new essentially Roman Catholic crossbearing religious order that will do more for the Roman "Catholic" Church than all other religious institutions. This is probably because the King of the North will work with the Pope to make the world nominally Catholic.

There is also a Catholic writer who indicates that the image or perhaps mark of the beast may be something that resembles a cross:

What is of particular interest about Priest Huchedé comments above is that he is stating that what is now known as the labarum seems to be the same cross that Emperor Constantine claimed to see in 312 A.D.:

If some type of cross is a symbol of the future Antichrist as Priest P. Huchedé claims others believe it will be (and it is in a book with an official imprimatur), perhaps those who come from faiths descended from Emperor Constantine should be concerned about their religion now--before it becomes even further removed from the original faith (see also Early Church History: Who Were the Two Major Groups Professed Christ in the Second and Third Centuries?).

A "Brother David Lopez," made the following claims about a message supposedly from Mary in August 1987:

But first, before the order's influence is fully accepted, there may be some jostling for position first within the Vatican:

But is the true church supposed to change? Is even the Church of Rome supposed to change?

Furthermore, it appears that other Greco-Roman Catholic private prophecies/writings warn that it is an antipope that supports a new religious order and support end time Babylon:

Thus, while some Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies (quoted earlier) praise a new religious order, others indicate that a new type of Catholicism will not be true and/or somehow reformed or changed. And in either case, whatever new order that the Great Monarch implements, it will not be faithful to the teachings of Christ or His original faithful followers. The Bible warns against the final Babylon (Revelation 18:2-4).

The idea of an antipope being the Antichrist seems also to have pontifical backing:

The "usual fashion" is meant to convey that in the Middle Ages it was not uncommon for a pope (and not just one of them) to suggest that an antipope is Antichrist. The term 'antipope' is specifically believed, of itself, to convey the concept of being an antichrist by Roman Catholics. Thus, the idea of an antipope being the final Antichrist seems consistent with certain papal pronouncements.

Here is a pronouncement from Pope "Gregory the Great" suggesting something similar:

Thus, Gregory seems to be warning that if there ever is a "universal Bishop" that one with this title may become the final Antichrist.

Additionally, some Catholic writers clearly have understood that the two-horned beast in Revelation 13 is likely to be an antipope and that a negative power will be established in Jerusalem:

Much of the above teaching is consistent with certain scriptures. And although most in the Protestant world that watch prophecy, as well as perhaps most in the Catholic world, have confused who the Antichrist is (many modern Protestants think he is the Beast), various Catholic sources have correctly declared that the False Prophet is (or likely is) the final Antichrist. This was also the position of the Catholic saint Augustine (Augustine. City of God, Book XX, Chapter 14. Translated by Marcus Dods. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 2. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120120.htm>.Culleton, The Reign of Antichrist, p. 117).

The Great Monarch and the King of the South

Both the Bible and some Roman Catholic prophecies show that a power from the South (called the King of the South in the Bible) will cause a power from the North to invade (called the King of the North in the Bible).

Pay special attention to the next five private prophecies (plus one Catholic comment) and compare them to the scripture that comes afterwards:

Notice that there are major similarities between the "great prince of the north"/Eagle/Lion that some Catholics have written prophecies about and the invading of the King of the North in Daniel 11:40-41. This person will, after gaining power, terrorize saints for 3 1/2 years (Daniel 7:25)--is this not consistant with a three to four year Catholic prophesied reign? (It should be noted that the end time King of the South is likely to be the Imam Mahdi that many in Islam are looking for--and according to Islam, this Mahdi will make a deal with a great Roman Catholic European leader.)

It is of interest to note that while many Roman Catholic prophets (plus Pseudo-Methodius, who would be Orthodox) tend to indicate that this Great Monarch ruler is good, the one that sounds just like him is condemned in the Bible (which Cyril also indicated):

According to some Catholics, this Great Monarch will apparently offend the clergy, and possibly the cardinals:

If this leader is offending the clergy with his changes, perhaps no one should listen to him?

Might 2 Esdras Be Tied In?

Probably around 70 A.D., the apocraphyl book known as 2 Esdras was written. Now this is NOT the same book that is considered as scripture by the Catholic Council of Trent.

So why mention it here? Because of certain possible biblical connections to Revelation 13 and 2 Thessalonians 2, and an interpretation from a Jew who became Roman Catholic.

After reading them, I wondered if any might consider this to foretell the rise of the 'Great Monarch'. Because, since that individual seems to be the King of the North warned about in Daniel 11, and the leader in 2 Esdras rises from the sea as does the Beast of Revelation 13, and because signs and lying wonders are associated with this Beast in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, as well as other passages, it seemed to fit.

Furthermore, upon researching it, I found a blog titled A Catholic Jew Pontificates. which made the following statements which seems to tie in with some of the passages in 2 Esdras 13:

The Great Monarch is also sometimes called Henry in some private Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies. It perhaps should be noted that Nimrod of ancient Babylon was tied in with Orion (Bryant J. A New System Or an Analysis of Ancient Mythology : where in an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable. 1776, Original from Lyon Public Library, Digitized Jun 28, 2012, p. 39). Hence, since the Great Monarch is on the side of end time Babylon, there might be a connection.

Are Sainthood and/or Stigmatic Wonders Proof?

While some private prophecies have come to pass and some will come to pass, some have clearly been false.

If the mystic is a stigmatic or attains Roman Catholic canonized sainthood, does that prove that their private prophecies are true?

Actually, one book that I own, titled The Thunder of Justice, essentially makes that claim and has many photographs of signs and wonders that the authors seem to believe proves that their version of the Catholic faith is correct. Other Greco-Roman Catholic prophetic books seem to make similar claims (I own more than two dozen of them).

But do these signs prove that these people are of God? Might demonic influence be a factor?

At least two of the Roman Catholic mystics I have read about admitted that they may have been victims of demons or illusions. Here is information about one:

Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (died 1837): Although she was carried away daily by ecstacy…Indeed, Anna herself had known fear, at first, thinking herself a victim of an illusion, from which she strove to free herself (Rigby S. Wife, Mother And Mystic (Blessed Anna-Maria Taigi). Edited by D. Newton. Nihil Obstat: Carolus Davis, S.T.L., Censor deputatis. Imprimatur: E. Morrough Bernard Vic. Gen. Westmonasterii, die Februarii, 1952. Reprint TAN Books, Rockford (IL), 1970, pp. 173,180).

The second was the stigmatic Anne Emmerich (an individual bearing stigmata is referred to as a stigmatic; and stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations supposedly corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus; also allegedly lived over a decade on only the Roman Catholic eucharistic host):

Nun Emmerich: 1822 ... October 4 ... I fought against a whole legion of devils who excite minds against me and do all they can to harass me ... They want to install bad Bishops ... (Emmerich AC. The Life and Revelations of Anne Catherine Emmerich. Schmöger edition, Vol. II. Approbation: Bishop of Limbourg Peter Joseph. Reprint TAN Books, Rockford (IL), 1976, p. 299).

It should be mentioned that on October 3, 2004 Anne Catherine Emmerich was beatified by Pope John Paul II (Wikipedia). Yet, it should be mentioned that she claimed to see Limbo, a place that Pope Benedict XVI indicated does not exist (see What is Limbo? Is there such a place as Limbo?)--others, to get around this, have indicated that her biographer added those statements about Limbo, but this does not seem to be a reasonable conclusion.

Also notice the following from a book on Nun Emmerich:

(Being in a state of ecstasy today, Sister Emmerich related what follows:)

The first descent of Jesus into Limbo was the fulfillment of early types, and in itself a type whose fulfillment is effected by today’s releasing of the poor souls (Emmerich AC. The Life of Lord Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations. Schmöger edition, Vol. IV. Nihil Obstat: D. Jaegher, 14 Februari 1914. Imprimatur: A.C. De Schrevel, Brugis, 14 Februari 1914. Reprint TAN Books, Rockford (IL), 2004, p. 355).

So, a demon-influenced woman in some type of trance, saw Limbo, which does not exist, yet she was made a saint (many more quotes from Nun Emmerich on Limbo are in the article What is Limbo? Is there such a place as Limbo?).

Here is some information about a famous stigmatic (birth name Francesco Forgione):

Padre Pio is ... easily the most famous male stigmatist since St. Francis ... it is clear that the famous friar suffered more than the wounds in his body or bruises from the Devil. For example, there was a period in his life where Vatican officials suspected that Pio Padre’s stigmata were self-inflicted ... Archbishop Pasquale Gagliardi of Manfredonia, who denounced him to the Vatican's Holy Office. At various times, he was forbidden to say Mass, except privately, and to speak with women: at the age of seventy-three he was suspected, of all things, of taking sexual advantage of female penitents ...

As late as 1960 ... Bishop Albino Luciani of Vittorio Veneto, who later became Pope John Paul I, dismissed the ministry of Padre Pio as “an indigestible dainty” which caters to the “craving for the supernatural and the unusual.” ...

The speaker was Father Paolo Rossi, the Italian friar who, since 1980, has served as pos tula tor general of the Capuchins…Once more I was told that mystical experiences would play no part in determining sanctity. Though he may have wrestled with the Devil and spoken with angels, Pio Padre the stigmatist would be judged by more mundane trials ... I was struck by the enormous discrepancy between the popular image of the mystic and the requirements of the saint-making process. (Woodward KL. Making saints: how the Catholic Church determines who becomes a saint, who doesn't, and why. Simon and Schuster, 1996, pp. 184-185, 186, 187, 189)

So, having the stigmata, of itself, is not considered by Roman Catholic leaders of sainthood. This should be a signal to all Greco-Roman Catholics that they should not accept various outward signs as proof of God’s approval of one’s life or message. The person must speak according to the law and the testimony to possibly have God’s light of approval (Isaiah 8:20).

Notice the following statements from a Roman Catholic investigator (officially called a consultor), Priest John Lozano, of possible sainthoods related to the questionable value of stigmata:

We know that mystics that have the stigmata copy the crucifixes that they see. If the wounds of the crucifix are on the wrong place, they will appear that way on the body. Similarly, if they have seen Mary dressed in red and blue, as she appears in statues in Catalonia, rather than the standard blue and white, that is the way she will be dressed in their visions. (Woodward, p. 178)

This is disturbing on many levels. The above investigator referred to these as “fantasies” yet seemed to think some with such “fantasies” were valid saints. But if the stigmatics are having signs in different parts of their hands, etc. this should demonstrate to anyone who wants to consider the facts that they simply are not imitating Jesus. God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33).

There were other seers who also had problems that should disqualify them as being send as God’s servants.

Additionally, Roman Catholic seers such as Nostradamus practiced a form of astrology–and this something that the Bible warns against, even in an accepted Roman Catholic translation of the Old Testament:

12 Stand with thine enchanters, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, in
which thou hast travailed from thy youth, if perhaps it may profit thee any
thing, or if thou mayest become stronger.
13 Thou hast failed in the multitude of thy counsels: let the astrologers of the
heaven stand and save thee, which did contemplate the stars, and count the
months, that by them they might tell things that shall come to thee.
14 Behold they are become as stubble, fire hath burnt them, they shall not
deliver their soul from the hand of the flame: there are no coals, Wherewith
they may be warmed, nor fire, that they may sit thereat.
(Isiae 47:12-13, The Original And True Douay Old Testament Of Anno Domini 1610)

Furthermore, if there were no demonic influences and all these mystics and writers were actually inspired by God, then none of their prophecies would ever fail.

But they often have. There are false Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies that were made by several canonized Roman Catholic saints.

For example:

St. Bridget of Sweden (14th century): In the year 1980 the wicked shall prevail; they will profane and sacrilegiously defile the churches, by erecting in them altars to idols and to Antichrist, whom they will worship and will attempt to force others to do the same. (Rossi, p. 261)

The above prophecy appears to be false as it seems to be related to the Antichrist who has not publicly been revealed.

Here is another example:

St. John of the Cleft Rock (14th century). It is said that 20 centuries after the incarnation of the Word, the Beast in its turn will become man. About the year 2000 A.D., Antichrist will reveal himself to the world. (Dupont, p. 23)

Unless the above revealing was intended to be exceptionally subtle, that did not occur. I would also add that John of the Cleft rock is listed as a Catholic prophet who has "Full Catholic Approval" (http://www.essan.org/Prophecy/Catholic%20Prophecy/The%20prophets.htm), like most of those in this section.

Notice what was taught by the Catholic priest and saint normally called Don (or John) Bosco, who claimed to have received a vision–but this time I added more of what he stated:

Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco also known as “Saint John Bosco” (1862): In the midst of the immense expanse of sea, two mighty columns of great height arise a little distance the one from the other. On the top of one, there is the statue of the Immaculate Virgin, from whose feet hangs a large placard with this inscription: Auxilium Christianorum - "Help of Christians"; on the other, which is much higher and bigger, stands a Host of great size proportionate to the column and beneath is another placard with the words: Salus Credentium - "Salvation of the Faithful." The supreme commander of the big ship is the Sovereign Pontiff. He, seeing the fury of the enemies and the evils among which his faithful find themselves, determines to summon around himself the captains of the smaller ships to hold a council and decide what is to be done. All the captains come aboard and gather around the Pope. They hold a meeting, but meantime the wind and the waves gather in storm, so they are sent back to control their own ships. There comes a short lull; for a second time the Pope gathers the captains around him, while the flag-ship goes on its course. But the frightful storm returns. The Pope stands at the helm and all his energies are directed to steering the ship towards those two columns from whose summits hang many anchors and strong hooks linked to chains. "All the enemy ships move to attack it, and they try in every way to stop it and to sink it: some with books and writings or inflammable materials, of which they are full; others with firearms, with rifles and with rams. The battle rages ever more relentlessly. The enemy prows thrust violently, but their efforts and impact prove useless. They make attempts in vain and waste all their labor and ammunition; the big ship goes safely and smoothly on its way. Sometimes it happens that, struck by formidable blows, it gets large, deep gaps in its sides; but no sooner is the harm done that a gentle breeze blows from the two columns and the cracks close up and the gaps are stopped immediately. (Bosco J. Forty Dreams of Don Bosco. From Saint John Bosco's Biographical Memoirs, as edited by Priest J. Bacchiarello. Nihil Obstat: E. Gutierrez, August 21, 1969. Imprimatur + Stephen Fernando, Bishop of Shillong India, September 21, 1969. TAN Books, 1966, pp. )

Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco also known as “Saint Don Bosco” (1862): Don Bosco said, “There will be chaos in the Church. Tranquility will not return until the Pope succeeds in anchoring the boat of Peter beween the Twin Pillars of Eucharist Devotion and devotion to Our Lady. This will come about one year before the end of the century.” (Prediction made in 1862 for the end of the 20th century (Flynn Ted and Mary. The Thunder of Justice. MaxKol Communications, Inc. Sterling (VA), 1993, p. A213).

The timing for this prophecy by the Roman Catholic saint Don Bosco did not come to pass when he said it would. Hence if the date prediction was made, he is a false prophet, though he is still a Roman Catholic saint. I am convinced that God did not give Don Bosco that vision. It has been claimed that the letter that contained the date portion of the above prediction is still in the Vatican archives (Pickover CA. Dreaming the future: the fantastic story of prediction. Prometheus Books, 2001 Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized Oct 2, 2008, p. 297).

Here is another by another "canonized saint":

Francis di Paola (From Spezzano, 18th of January, 1489): Four hundred years shall not pass when his Divine Majesty shall visit the world with a new religious order much needed, which shall effect more good among men than all other religious institutions combined. This religious order shall be the last and the best in the Church; it shall proceed with arms, with prayer, and with hospitality. Woe to tyrants, to heretics, and to infidels, to whom no pity shall be shown, because such is the will of the Most High! An infinite number of wicked men shall perish through the hands of the Cross-bearers, the true servants of Jesus Christ. (Rossi, p. 111)

While a new order like Francis di Paola alluded to will happen, it did not happen in the time period nor will it do good from a biblical perspective. And since the prophecy had to have been fulfilled by 1889, then Francis di Paola has been shown to be a false prophet as far as dates are concerned.

Although the apparition at Lourdes is accepted by the Church of Rome as valid, notice something that the canonized woman who claimed to see the apparition said:

Saint Marie-Bernarde Soubirous also known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes (19th century): On the eve of the year 2000, a final clash between the followers of Mohammed and the Christian nations of the world will take place. A furious battle will be waged in which 5,650,451 soldiers are killed and a bomb of great power will fall on a city in Persia. But in the fullness of time, the sign of the cross will prevail and all of Islam will be forced to convert to Christianity. (Cain M. Oh what a Triumph it will be!!! Daily Catholic. Catholic PewPoint. May 14, 1998 vol. 9, no. 94. http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/May/may14ed.htm viewed 11/09/10)

Yet the above is clearly false. The above statement was not known until 1998 as it allegedly had been in a Vatican vault (and was first made public by a Vincenzo Sardi in the tabloid Weekly World News). In addition to being made a saint by the Vatican, her flesh allegedly never decayed after being buried for 30 years and she is now on display as an "incorruptible". It is hinted that the Marian apparition has kept her body from fully corrupting (http://www.catholicpilgrims.com/lourdes/bb_bernadette_body.htm). But, irrespective of her remains, the truth is that Bernadette's statement was still false.

What about other stigmatics and/or mystics with various signs and wonders?

Notice the report from the Roman Catholic Gaudentius Rossi about the canonized saint, known as the Nursing Nun of Belay, Sr. Bertina Bouquillon, or Sister Bertine:

Sister Bertine was a religious of eminent sanctity. She was born in February, 1801. At the age of twenty-two she was impressed with the sacred stigmas of our Lord Jesus Christ, which were visible every Friday, and on all the principal Feasts, during the last twenty-nine years of her life...

Sister Bertine said to some of her sisters: "Antichrist shall appear very soon. You shall not see him, nor those who shall immediately succeed you, but those who shall come after shall live under his dominion. (We must observe here that this prophecy was made about thirty years ago.) At the arrival of Antichrist no change shall be made in this house; everything shall go on in the regular order; the religious exercises of the community, domestic labor, the employment in the sick wards (the establishment in St. Omer is a large hospital), in fact, everything shall go on as at the present day; when, all of a sudden, our sisters will learn that the man of sin has arrived. This event will take place about the end of this present century, or at the beginning of the next. The last king of France shall die during a great battle at the time of Antichrist, and his body will be deprived of burial."

Sister Bertine moreover stated that she had seen the holy patriarch Enoch, one of the two just men who shall have to fight against Antichrist, and sustain the faithful during their severe trials at the end of the world. " He was dressed," she said, " like a missionary, ready, as it were, to start for his great approaching difficult mission ; the end of the world, however," she added, "shall not be during this century, but between 1900 and 1950." (Rossi, pp. 269-271)

The above simply was in error. Antichrist did not appear nor did Enoch arrive and publicly fight Antichrist prior to 1950.

Notice the following about Therese Neumann:

Therese Neumann (1898-1962) mystic and stigmatist of Germany. She did not eat, drink, sleep, or have body functions for 40 years–a well documented fact in light of being so contemporary. She lived solely on the Eucharist. When asked in 1945 after World War II if America would ever be destroyed or invaded by war, she responded,

“No, at the end of this century America will be destroyed economically by natural disasters.” (Flynn Ted and Mary. The Thunder of Justice. MaxKol Communications, Inc. Sterling (VA), 1993, p. A259)

Now even though she was apparently a stigmatic and many believe that she only lived on the eucharistic host for 40 years, her prophecy has been proven false (I should also add that the United States not only was not destroyed prior to the end of the 20th century, it, contrary to her claims, will be destroyed by war, please see Anglo – America in Prophecy). Yet, it has been reported about Therese Neumann:

In 2005, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Bishop of Regensburg, formally opened the Vatican proceedings for her beatification. (Therese Neumann. Wikipedia, viewed 02/07/09).

But it should be clear that God did not speak through her either. The fact that some claim that Rome has had 321 stigmatics (Flynn, p. 20), does not mean that these individuals had a sign from God. There is NOTHING in the Bible that would suggest that God would place the “stigmata” upon His true followers.

Perhaps I should add that in the pro-“Catholic” wonders book titled The Thunder of Justice, there are dozens of statements from those who supposedly communicated with “Mary” that claimed that the end would come by the year 2000. They, of course, also are in error. It does not matter how impressive one thinks various wonders are–they simply do NOT prove that the person with/receiving them is truly God’s servant. Actually, there have been so many provably false apparitions/locutions allegedly from Mary, that the Vatican has decided that it needs to stop its followers from proclaiming them publicly until the Vatican approves them (see The Pope and Marian Apparitions)–and the Vatican, to its credit, has not approved any as far as I have been able to tell since it implemented that policy.

Those who are impressed by signs and wonders would do well to heed the following scriptures:

9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).

21 “And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’– 22 when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him (Deuteronomy 18:21-22).

Thus, it should be clear that God did not speak though people such as Don Bosco, Therese Neumann, and most who have claimed to receive messages from “Mary”.

But, you might ask, then what about the prophecies that have or may still come to pass, do they not prove that the prophets/prophetesses came from God?

No, not actually. Notice that the Bible covers this as well:

24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand (Matthew 24:24-25).

14 … they are spirits of demons, performing signs…(Revelation 16:14).

1 “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’–which you have not known–’and let us serve them,’ 3 “you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him (Deuteronomy 13:1-4).

It needs to be emphasized that the Church of Rome that claims to be the Catholic Church and sometimes even “the Church of God,” has changed many of the original teachings that the true Church of God had and that the Continuing Church of God still has (for documented details, please see the free online book: Beliefs of the Original Catholic Church). Rome has not been faithful to many of the most basic early church beliefs, practices, and traditions.

The current Church of Rome sadly does tell people to worship “other gods” than what the Bible shows. It also has changed the ten commandments (see The Ten Commandments and the Early Church) and even encouraged military participation (in violation of the commandments and the early traditions of the even its church, see Military Service and the Churches of God: Do Real Christians Participate in Carnal Warfare?).

Those Roman-connected mystics whose prophecies will be somewhat fulfilled are often the mirror-image, the opposite, of what the Bible says real Christians should heed.

But some may say, aren’t these saints, God’s ministers, or holy people?

While they may be called saints, etc., notice that the Bible warns that false ones will look like the real thing:

12…I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works (2 Corinthians 11:12-15).

Regarding Catholic private prophecies, Desmond A. Birch, a Roman Catholic writer, has made the following observations:

Several private prophecies of canonized Saints specifically state that there will be a latter restoration of the Holy Roman Empire and that there will be at least one last Holy Roman Emperor. The authenticity of the authorship of such prophecies of canonized Saints (e.g., St. Hildegard, St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Francis of Paula, and St. John Vianney) at least over the last eight hundred years is scholastically unquestionable.

We are left with the options that:

(1) the prophecies are genuine,

(2) all of the Fathers and Saints, throughout the centuries who attested to some form of this tradition were deluded or mistaken in exactly the same way, or

(3) that they were all liars and part of a massive Catholic conspiracy which has spanned seventeen centuries, within which they are managed to tell exactly the same lies. (Birch, p.281)

I would tend to suggest that there are other options to consider. I believe that various Catholic “prophets” have sometimes been deluded by demons and some have made statements from "the desires of their heart" (cf. Romans 1:2 Rheims NT) or "their imaginations" (KJV). It seems that certain of these prophecies are part of a Satanic conspiracy, sometimes with “Catholic” complicity, that has spanned more than seventeen centuries.

I would like to also emphasize that fact that not all the “prophecies” are written exactly the same way, which is consistent with demonic influence–as some “private prophecies” are in blatant contradiction to others. Furthermore, related to the final “Holy Roman Emperor”, there are many Catholic and biblical prophecies that warn that the one who will raise up an ecumenical changed church (apparently calling itself “Catholic”) and that this is NOT a good thing. It seems that some “Catholic” writers have unintentionally advocated the rise of one that sounds the same as the Beast of Revelation 13.

Understanding part of God’s plan and trying to affect outcome is consistent with Satan’s practices in the past (cf. Matthew 4:3-11)–hence some of these so-called “Catholic” mystics simply are not being influenced by some ungodly force. Also, remember that the Apostle Paul taught:

9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things. 10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices (2 Corinthians 2:9-11).

I strongly believe that part of the reason that Jesus showed John what was in the Book of Revelation was because it was clear what Satan was going to try to do to annihilate the true Church. Of course, God also knew that Satan’s first attempt would be to kill Jesus as an infant (hence the prophecies about that in Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:17-18) and that that attempt would fail.

Probably immediately after Revelation was penned, Satan realized that he somehow needed to get major portions of humanity to reject Revelation as written–and his plan to do that has succeeded to a major degree.

The Apostle Paul warned that in the end-times signs and wonders would deceive many:

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness (2 Thessalonians 2:7-12).

Since the Bible warns about this in advance, you do not have to be deceived. Now is the time to change and embrace the Christianity of the Bible. The Christianity that was first faithfully practiced in Jerusalem, Rome, and Asia Minor, until people compromised and changed it (see Location of the Early Church: Another Look at Ephesus, Smyrna, and Rome).

Though some Protestants understand some parts of Revelation now (but normally only a few parts), many misunderstand much of it (for one example, see Is There A Secret Rapture for the Church?). Thus, most Protestants will, similar to many of those affiliated with Rome, not truly understand what is happening prophetically as they truly do not normally understand much Revelation or many other prophetic books in the Bible. Many of them, like much of the rest of the world, will accept the ecumenical religion that will form and call itself "Catholic" as the correct church.

But everyone, be they Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, unbelievers, or even in the true Church of God need to "walk by faith, not by sight", as the Apostle Paul taught in the Bible (2 Corinthians 5:7).

Are Greco-Roman Catholic Prophecies Relevant to Greco-Roman Catholics in the 21st Century?

The majority of Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies in this article are centuries old.

Plus, since many are mirror-images of biblical prophecies, they are relevant in the 21st century.

Notice that the Archduke mentioned several prophecies, as well as Medjugorje where more have come out from.

So, as this example shows, there are leaders who take Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies seriously. Others will do so in the future as more appear to come to pass or otherwise seem important.

Conclusion

There have been many mystics, stigmatics, priests, and others who have claimed to have had visions or received understanding about what the future holds. And some of them have been correct, and some will be correct in the future (at least to a degree, though sometimes in a manner opposite of what they proclaimed).

Even though this paper contains many quotes from approved Greco-Roman Catholic sources, Roman Catholics are generally free to accept or not accept the teachings that come from private prophecy.

In other words, the Roman Catholic Church has a lot of wiggle-room in the area of prophecy. But I strongly feel that those leading a changed version of it in the future will pick and choose to try to persuade everyone that they have always been the true and correct Church--even when they support and implement major changes to it. It appears that those ecumenical ones at the end will somehow refer to select private prophecies that their understanding is least "tradition" that supports what they are doing. Yet, the faithful in the Church of God will rely on the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) and the other prophetic books of the Bible as written.

And those who rely on private prophecies over the revealed word of God will be seriously misled. But both the Bible and private prophecies warn of an ecumenical world religion to rise up that will apparently call itself "Catholic"--this will be a changed Catholic Church, thus even if you are Greco-Roman Catholic you should accept those warnings and NOT follow the dictator (Beast) and antipope (Antichrist) that will likely come on to the world scene sometime next decade.

And soon, when someone starts a new religious order and claims that it is "Catholic," this will not cause as much massive suspicion, as it should. This is a major reason why the entire world will be deceived. Believe the Bible and do not be deceived by aspects of Satan's Plan.

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Appendix A: Some Additional Fulfilled Private Prophecies/Apparitions Accepted by the Roman Catholic Church

Note: Some Catholics question the validity of the Malachy list and various other private prophecies.

Hildegard of Bingen apparently foresaw are pollution and weather turmoil in the end times as she wrote:

It probably should also be added that there was an Russia Orthodox saint priest named Seraphim (1759-1833) who mentioned Russia in a prophecy that also seems to have come to pass:

The following comment from Julian of Norwich (1342 to after 1416) suggests something of interest:

The reason that the above was of interest is that it has only been in quite recent times that scientists have believed that if all empty space was removed from the universe between the protons, neutrons, and electrons, that the entire universe would be no bigger than Julian's hazelnut. To me, this actually helps prove that there is a spirit world, but not that the Catholic mystics have been inspired by God.

Thus, there are certain prophetic interpretations amongst those that claim the Greco-Roman Catholic faiths.

In this paper, many issues have been raised. And sometimes, the mystics/writers have used the terms heresy, heretics, apostates, or heresies. As many do not know how the Church of Rome actually defines them, I felt that having them so defined in this appendix could be helpful for some.

Now, I would however, suggest that those that departed from "the faith once for all delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3) would best defined as heretics and apostates.

Those truly interested in knowing what the original doctrines of the true Christian church was, who changed doctrines, and who still holds to the original doctrines, should carefully read and study the free online book: Beliefs of the Original Catholic Church.

In this appendix are some other writings, in no particular order that I may eventually reclassify somewhere else.

Who is correct? The Church of God or the what appears to be the predominant view within modern Catholicism?

The scriptures warn about those that use foreign gods, idols, and other practices of demons:

From Nostradamus concerning the US? (Note: I have supplied two translations of each as well as the French)

The bolded passage above could have a several interpretations. The context seems at first to suggest that the little man is the Pope, if so, then it would seem to be a vision that after some destruction of Catholic properties, the little man will become Pope, perhaps a bad one. However since the little man is a laic, and not yet even a priest, this seems questionable. But, if the little man is the same as the little black man that looks like a Jew (as in her vision 3 nights earlier), then this seems to signify that one who is considered Catholic (all persons baptized Catholic, but not formally excommunicated, are considered to be Catholics according to a pronoucement by then Pope Benedict XVI) and not part of the clergy (a laic) will have something to due with the destruction of Roman Catholic influence. Since Nun Emmerich states "as yet" for being a laic, perhaps this "little man" will be one of the two witnesses, and one who may have affiliation with what is called "a secret society" above (Nun Emmerich also claimed to have seen a "secret sect" working for the destruction of Roman Catholicism in other "visions").

So Hildegard of Bingen indicated that something bad would come out of her church

Here are some interesting side notes of the Rheims' New Testament related to certain end-time views:

The following is not a prophecy, so much as a Catholic interpretation of prophecy:

Greco-Roman Catholic Prophecies: Do They Mirror, Highlight, or Contradict Biblical Prophecies?

Prophetic Warnings From the Bible

Roman Catholic Position on Private Prophecy

Roman Catholic Prophecies That Have Somewhat Come to Pass

Brief Catholic Outline of "Catholic" End-Time Prophetic Events

Some Roman Catholic Private Prophecies That Might Be Fulfilled in the Future: The "Minor" Chastisement

Ecumenism is to Lead to A Type of Roman Catholic Dominance of the World

Roman Catholic Private Prophecies Suggest that the End Begins in the 20th/21st Century

Roman Catholic Prophecies About the Secret Sect

Several Private Greco-Roman Catholic Prophecies Involving "England" or the "English"

Roman Catholic Writings That Discuss Major Changes and an Antipope

The Great Monarch and the King of the South

Might 2 Esdras Be Tied In?

Are Sainthood and/or Stigmatic Wonders Proof?

Are Greco-Roman Catholic Prophecies Relevant to Greco-Roman Catholics in the 21st Century?

Prayers — and Royalty — Never Die: The Habsburg Dynasty

Conclusion

Third Vision of Fatima Revealed

Vatican Announcement Stuns the World