Predicting the End of the World
I had a prediction for the end of the world come to me a week or two before Christmas. It was a comment by a fellow named "E", nestled as a comment in one of my other articles, automatically flagged as spam. Now that his predicted end of the world has come and gone, I thought I'd offer feedback on what went wrong with the prediction.
I visited with the person who sent the message, and it turns out that this was much more than just another "I have predicted the end of the world" preacher. The person actually believes himself to be, not just a prophet, but THE prophet. Because of this, and my suspicion that there are some psychological issues, I have removed his identifying information, which includes his websites.
"E's" comment began with a call to attention:
"You are part of a search and rescue for lost Catholics.
Regular updates to the countdown to the Day of the Lord by the sign of the Son of Man in Heaven at :
[website link redacted]"
My first impression was that this was one of those "Catholics are all lost and must come to the Lord, instead of believing [whatever some people think Catholics believe, which we don't actually believe]" type things. To my surprise, it wasn't. The site could only be one of two things: a complete joke by someone who is indifferent to religion and history; or a real concern by someone who may very well be Catholic, but has become so caught up in conspiracy theories that he cannot tell reality from fiction.
The website was one of those that are a strain on the eyes in every sense. Bright, bold, multicolored font on grey-toned background , arranged in such a way that one might actually suffer a headache just from trying to read the words. But what really caught my eyes was the Gloria.
"Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
Okay, so the person is presumably Christian, and probably Catholic (judging by other statements). I kept skimming through the words.
"This is the [page] of St. John the Baptist...of Petrus Romanus (...vicar of Christ), the sign of the Son of Man... (Matthew 24:30), whose Pontificate began September 12, 2012 A.D."
Okay, so which is it? Is it the site of John the Baptist (really??) or of the fictitious "Petrus Romanus"? And are these references supposed to lend credibility to the claims? As I would later learn from him, he believed himself to be both...the resurrected John the Baptist, in the personage of the "final Pope", the alleged "Petrus Romanus".
"The only site with...accurate interpretation of the Day of the Lord according to the four digit numbers in the prophecy of the Book of Daniel in the Holy Bible."
Ah! So we finally get to the topic at hand. Here we have it folks! After ALL the [I have no idea how many hundreds/thousands] failed predictions regarding the end of the world and the final coming of Christ, THIS guy has finally figured it out! What a relief.
You know, I was under the weird impression that no one would know the day or the hour, for some strange reason (Mt 24:36, 25:13; Mk 13:32).
"What to expect in the final days :
[website link redacted]
"Our Lady of the Roses’ Awesome Bayside Prophecies...These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995."
This next statement and website had me guessing if "E"was just joking around. The supposed apparition of "Our Lady of the Roses" in New York has been flatly rejected by the Church. Not least among the reasons is the fact that some of the "messages" given by the person who allegedly saw the "apparition" betray a lack of understanding of basic Christian faith and the English language. You can read about it here:
https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/bayside.htm
"[website link redacted - had to do with "Three Days of Darkness", which has floated around for some time now]
I was guided to think, for a while, using the "1335 = 2300" methodology, explained here :
[website link redacted]
We are less than 11 days away from prophetic history : the completion of the 2300 day cleansing period of Daniel 8:14. When Jesus said to me, "Give in now, John, until it comes time to fulfill all justice", He was referencing that point in time between "this age" and "the age to come". That point in time is between December 29, 2018 A.D. and December 30, 2018 A.D. There is no changing this..."
The other links are the same basic theme. "Here's my personal, fallible [except not really fallible, because I am convinced it's not] interpretation of a couple passages in the Bible that PROVE that the end of the world will be [insert any number of dates that have been tossed out by people thinking they know better than Jesus did]".
Well, here we are. The "point in time" has come and gone, and we are all still here. What went wrong, "E"? Was it your reliance on fiction (i.e. Petrus Romanus), faulty reasoning of Scriptural passages taken out of context, or just plain ignoring the fact that Jesus said that no one would know? Wouldn't it make more sense to worry about our own death (which we still can't predict) and making sure we are ready for that?
I did send "E" a personal invitation to discuss this topic here. We shared a brief exchange elsewhere, during which he revealed that he believed himself to really be John the Baptist, (previously born as Elija the prophet before that, having now been born of 3 wombs in fulfillment of the "establishment of the priestly, prophetic, and kingly by Christ". He claims to have been sent by Christ to round up everyone who has mentioned "Petrus Romanus" on the internet, because that's a sign that we're the ones who were supposed to be written in the Book of Life in Heaven, and that the "Age to Come" mentioned by Christ began December 30, 2018 (give or take).
The gist of it is this: Jesus Christ said that it is given to NO ONE to know the day or the hour (Mt 24:36, 25:13; Mk 13:32). No matter when the end comes, or the "age to come" begins, every person will die at some point, and face judgment (Hb 9:27). If you are one of those who gets caught up with "the end", get caught up with THAT one. Be ready, like the virgins who brought their oil, and you won't have to worry about the end of the world, because it really won't make any difference.
I visited with the person who sent the message, and it turns out that this was much more than just another "I have predicted the end of the world" preacher. The person actually believes himself to be, not just a prophet, but THE prophet. Because of this, and my suspicion that there are some psychological issues, I have removed his identifying information, which includes his websites.
"E's" comment began with a call to attention:
"You are part of a search and rescue for lost Catholics.
Regular updates to the countdown to the Day of the Lord by the sign of the Son of Man in Heaven at :
[website link redacted]"
My first impression was that this was one of those "Catholics are all lost and must come to the Lord, instead of believing [whatever some people think Catholics believe, which we don't actually believe]" type things. To my surprise, it wasn't. The site could only be one of two things: a complete joke by someone who is indifferent to religion and history; or a real concern by someone who may very well be Catholic, but has become so caught up in conspiracy theories that he cannot tell reality from fiction.
The website was one of those that are a strain on the eyes in every sense. Bright, bold, multicolored font on grey-toned background , arranged in such a way that one might actually suffer a headache just from trying to read the words. But what really caught my eyes was the Gloria.
"Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
Okay, so the person is presumably Christian, and probably Catholic (judging by other statements). I kept skimming through the words.
"This is the [page] of St. John the Baptist...of Petrus Romanus (...vicar of Christ), the sign of the Son of Man... (Matthew 24:30), whose Pontificate began September 12, 2012 A.D."
Okay, so which is it? Is it the site of John the Baptist (really??) or of the fictitious "Petrus Romanus"? And are these references supposed to lend credibility to the claims? As I would later learn from him, he believed himself to be both...the resurrected John the Baptist, in the personage of the "final Pope", the alleged "Petrus Romanus".
"The only site with...accurate interpretation of the Day of the Lord according to the four digit numbers in the prophecy of the Book of Daniel in the Holy Bible."
Ah! So we finally get to the topic at hand. Here we have it folks! After ALL the [I have no idea how many hundreds/thousands] failed predictions regarding the end of the world and the final coming of Christ, THIS guy has finally figured it out! What a relief.
You know, I was under the weird impression that no one would know the day or the hour, for some strange reason (Mt 24:36, 25:13; Mk 13:32).
"What to expect in the final days :
[website link redacted]
"Our Lady of the Roses’ Awesome Bayside Prophecies...These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995."
This next statement and website had me guessing if "E"was just joking around. The supposed apparition of "Our Lady of the Roses" in New York has been flatly rejected by the Church. Not least among the reasons is the fact that some of the "messages" given by the person who allegedly saw the "apparition" betray a lack of understanding of basic Christian faith and the English language. You can read about it here:
https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/bayside.htm
"[website link redacted - had to do with "Three Days of Darkness", which has floated around for some time now]
I was guided to think, for a while, using the "1335 = 2300" methodology, explained here :
[website link redacted]
We are less than 11 days away from prophetic history : the completion of the 2300 day cleansing period of Daniel 8:14. When Jesus said to me, "Give in now, John, until it comes time to fulfill all justice", He was referencing that point in time between "this age" and "the age to come". That point in time is between December 29, 2018 A.D. and December 30, 2018 A.D. There is no changing this..."
The other links are the same basic theme. "Here's my personal, fallible [except not really fallible, because I am convinced it's not] interpretation of a couple passages in the Bible that PROVE that the end of the world will be [insert any number of dates that have been tossed out by people thinking they know better than Jesus did]".
Well, here we are. The "point in time" has come and gone, and we are all still here. What went wrong, "E"? Was it your reliance on fiction (i.e. Petrus Romanus), faulty reasoning of Scriptural passages taken out of context, or just plain ignoring the fact that Jesus said that no one would know? Wouldn't it make more sense to worry about our own death (which we still can't predict) and making sure we are ready for that?
I did send "E" a personal invitation to discuss this topic here. We shared a brief exchange elsewhere, during which he revealed that he believed himself to really be John the Baptist, (previously born as Elija the prophet before that, having now been born of 3 wombs in fulfillment of the "establishment of the priestly, prophetic, and kingly by Christ". He claims to have been sent by Christ to round up everyone who has mentioned "Petrus Romanus" on the internet, because that's a sign that we're the ones who were supposed to be written in the Book of Life in Heaven, and that the "Age to Come" mentioned by Christ began December 30, 2018 (give or take).
The gist of it is this: Jesus Christ said that it is given to NO ONE to know the day or the hour (Mt 24:36, 25:13; Mk 13:32). No matter when the end comes, or the "age to come" begins, every person will die at some point, and face judgment (Hb 9:27). If you are one of those who gets caught up with "the end", get caught up with THAT one. Be ready, like the virgins who brought their oil, and you won't have to worry about the end of the world, because it really won't make any difference.
I deduced today that "E" had passed away not long after our discussions (December of 2020), so I have removed the comments between us as a sign of respect.
ReplyDeleteEternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
and let Your perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
Amen
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine.
Et lux perpetua luceat ei.
Requiescat in pace.
Amen