I find it fascinating that St. Malachy, back in the 12th century, was able to accurately predict every single Pope.
Actually, there are several places that says the world will end...here is one example:
1.2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
My faith believes the Last Judgment in heaven took place in 1757 and the process laying the foundation of the Lord's New Church began in 1771 with the publication of the last of Swedenborg's writings which explain the doctrines of the Lord's New Christian Church.
The actual second coming can be considered on several levels. As an individual, within spiritually. This is something we can prepare for. Second, on a global level, events will play out as they do.
What's interesting to me is that there are some branches of the Church founded on Swedenborg's doctrines that believe the second coming of Christ will take place in person -- which is unusual because Swedenborg wrote that it would be by revelation only.
My personal belief is that there are a LOT of folks in place with mighty spiritual powers that are diagnosed as mentally ill and medicated. Some too are evil souls. My own healing ministry targets these folks to help them realize their place in the Lord's kingdom.
At one time, I made foolish statements here on Free Republic that I was the Messiah. I never changed my screen name -- its still there in my posts. Today, I just consider myself a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Messiah nonsense was just my old ego talking out of school.
You can check my home page for details about my Church.
Blessings,
I spent some time in meditation on this this evening. I recalled the name of the 'last' pope from the article:
In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End."
Last weekend (and the week before I think), EWTN aired a movie called 'Karol, the Pope the Man' which starred an actor named Pieter who played Pope John Paul II. In my experience, these are the kind of 'gotchas' in prophecy that I find funny in an innocent sort of way. 'The timing of the release of this article is highly suspect!' :)
I have EWTN playing picture-in-picture on my computer monitor to witness the consummation of the age.
I would also apologize to anyone that took offense to my comments upthread yesterday. I lead a monastic life and a few worldly affairs had my attention. Some of my comments were inappropriate. I do not wish to change anyone's belief in God.