Prophecy
By Miles
Stair
We are in
the last days, the End Times. The prophecies might as well be
etched in stone. We can prepare for the hard times ahead -- war,
drought, famine --while there is still time. Preparations can save
our loved ones. Remember the virgins at the well?
There will be warning signs, and we must "be
on watch" (Luke 21:36). Scripture tells us that when "signs begin
to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your
redemption is at hand." (Luke 21:28)
Sister Lucia dos
Santos of Fatima said in 1959 that we were already living in the
end times (Revelation Chapter 13).
Father Don Stefano
Gobbi warned we were in the third and last period of the
Antichrist -- the harvest of the Earth (Revelation Chapter 14). We
are staring "tribulation" in the face.
What "signs" are imminent? Earthquakes, catastrophic
weather changes, famine, wars, plagues, and of course signs in the
skies (sun, moon and stars). These heavenly signs may appear as
"mother nature" working overtime, or not-quite-explainable
phenomena, but considered together they are signs of universal
confirmation.
We have all seen signs of the catastrophic weather changes.
Art Bell wrote a book about them, titled The Quickening.
Right now three-fourths of the earth is tightly gripped in the
vise of drought, and famine will surely follow. Think of the
mega-tornado that devastated Oklahoma last year with wind speeds
in excess of 300 miles per hour. The storms with straight-line
winds that devastated France in December, 1999, leveling forests
over a vast area. The June, 1999 CME (Coronal Mass Ejection), an
explosive event that was indeed "a real planet-buster," according
to Dr. Richard Fisher of NASA, that fortunately headed away from
earth this time.
Return to God
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Conchita of
Garabandal has clearly said that Our Lady has promised a
greater miracle in Garabandal so that all may believe. "The sign
that will remain," says Conchita, "will be able to be seen,
photographed and televised but it will not be able to be touched.
It will appear clearly that it is something not of this world, but
of God."
But before the miracle comes
"The Warning." Conchita wrote: "The warning comes directly from God and will be
visible to the whole world and from any place where anyone may
happen to be. It will be like the revelation of our sins and it
will be seen and felt by everyone, believer and unbeliever alike,
irrespective of whatever religion he may belong to. It will be
seen and felt in all parts of the world and by every person."
[Note: The prophecies of Garabandal have not received Vatican
imprimatur, but Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston did. I leave
it to you to decide who or what to believe.]
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Personal devotion & prayer in your home is
every bit as important as physical
preparation. Above: pre-Vatican 1 tabernacle (left)
and altar (right), circa 1882; designed for horseback
carry and used by a circuit riding priest in the high
desert area of SE Oregon, NW Nevada, and SW Idaho for
many decades until discarded after Vatican II. They are
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Padre Pio spoke of the
Three Days
of Darkness, a warning not to frighten, but a sign to prepare
ourselves, Sanctify our lives, and offer our good works to save
souls for God.
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During the height of
Soviet Russia, their Catholic Orthodox faith was outlawed.
Being creative, priests would visit their flock at home
carrying but a few items in their pockets (far left).
The icons could then be unpacked for a private religious
service.
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The Third Secret of Fatima is supposed to
reveal that "a great chastisement will come over all mankind....
No longer does order reign anywhere. Even in the highest places
Satan reigns and directs the course of events. Satan will succeed
in infiltrating into the highest positions in the Church....
Cardinals will oppose cardinals and bishops will oppose bishops.
In Rome there will occur great changes. What is rotten will fall,
and what falls must not be retained. The great, great war will
come.... fire and smoke will fall from heaven, and the waters of
the ocean will turn to steam."
The messages from
LaSalette
warned of a famine following a period of pestilence, and that in
our time the Church would be in eclipse, infiltrated and destroyed
from within, "the time of all times, the end of all ends."
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Before the
1940's, times were hard and keeping costs down was
important. Altars traditionally had a candle burning,
but pure beeswax candles were expensive, sanctuaries
were small, and candles were sooty and smelly. About
1903 the alcohol "candle lamp," as shown at left, was
invented. The priest would soak rose petals in pure
alcohol, then burn the alcohol in the lamp to produce a
gentle "candle" flame with a faint aroma of roses. The
lamp had to be pre heated with a high flame to sustain the
gentle "candle" flame shown. Click photo to enlarge.
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Sister
Agnes Sasagawa of Akita also warned that "The work of the
devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one
will see cardinals opposing cardinals, and bishops against other
bishops." But most important was her revelation that "Fire will
fall from the sky and wipe out a great part of humanity...." The
Most Reverend John Shojiro Ito, bishop of Niigata, said: "The
message of Akita is the message of Fatima."
Upon unsealing
and reading the Vatican scroll for the first time, Pope John Paul
II apparently nearly fainted. He read what you have read above,
and more. JP II has said that he is waiting for a sign in the sun
to put into action a command from the scroll.
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B & H "trophy" lamp
from the 19th Century, with statue of St. Francis on the
left and Our Lady of Lourdes on the right from the same era.
The burl walnut desk was made by German craftsmen in
Portland, OR in 1903...everything including the desk is
authentic "period" works of art and religion. Click on the
photo to enlarge.
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These are the end times. We must be prepared for them, both
spiritually and with physical preparations. The Lord helps those
who help themselves. It is up to you to live a spiritual AND
self-reliant lifestyle. Those who are living in a state of grace
and prepared to survive without taking the mark of the beast
during the time of "tribulation" will survive until the final
judgment. The others will be known as "victims."
The
choice is yours to make. Choose wisely....
Click on image above to enlarge.
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