The Three Days of Darkness
It has been reported that the wife of Baptist Preacher Billy
Graham once said that if God doesn't do something about the world soon He would
have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. I completely agree. Our whole society
has been infected with evils that people living only 75 years ago would have
thought impossible. Let's look at what has happened to our society in the last
60 years. All the violence of all the previous centuries combined cannot equal
the blood shed in this century, particularly during World War II. Hitler alone
was responsible for 50,000,000 deaths, 20,000,000 in Russia alone. Because the
Ukrainians welcomed the Nazis as liberators from Communism after the war Stalin
retaliated and starved approximately 11,000,000 Ukrainians to death. Most of
these people were martyred not because they were Nazi sympathizers but because
they were Roman Catholics. Mao Tse Tung was responsible for the murder of
nearly 50,000,000 of his own people during the "Cultural Revolution"
and his Communist take over of China. During World War II Japan was responsible
for millions of deaths and their atrocities were so unbelievable that the Nazi
death camps pale in comparison. Korea,
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Rwanda, South Africa, Nicaragua, El Salvador,
Honduras, Ethiopia, ...the Sudan
are just a
few other places where violence
and death have had their terrible sway. Along with the violence of war the
whole world has accepted the horrible scourge of abortion as a human
"right" which has claimed nearly 50,000,000 lives a year since the
1960's. In 1972 the U.S. Supreme court
made abortion legal and opened the door to the slaughter of millions of
innocent babies. The greatest horror is
that the 250,000,000 people living in the United States have not had the moral
strength or courage to end this abomination. Pornography and smut are no longer
hidden in the back rooms of questionable establishments but are now shown on
television sets through cable and videotapes in millions of homes throughout the
world. The Movie Industry that once
produced wholesome and at times
inspirational forms of entertainment has now become, in many instances a
vehicle for spreading a message that glorifies violence and drug abuse;
promotes premarital sex, cursing and blasphemy and disparages Christianity whenever it can. They spread
the idea that freedom means license and that there is no morality except in
abiding by what is politically correct. Radical homosexuals are slowly and
surely infecting our whole society with the perverse doctrine that insists
homosexuality is perfectly normal and sometimes even more desirable than
heterosexuality. This doctrine is preached in the schools along with
contraception, sex education and abortion. Teenage pregnancy has increased
hundreds of times in spite of the constant exposure of our young people to
"sex education" courses and the "proper" use of
contraceptives. Contraceptives are
passed out in schools without parent's knowledge or needed permission and a
girl can have her child killed in the womb without anyone being the wiser
including the child's father. Violence
has infected our cities and even small towns. We are literally swimming in a
sea of blood from the murders that have taken place throughout our country, not
to mention the 1.6 million abortions we commit in the U.S.A. every year. Drug abuse continues to increase especially
among our youth. Their self-destructive behavior has taken on new heights and
has ended in the ultimate self-destruction of teenage suicide that continues to
skyrocket. Sexually transmitted diseases are at pandemic proportions with
millions infected with the fatal HIV virus all because the discipline of
morality has been rejected in favor of an animalistic search for momentary
pleasure. Comfort and pleasure have become the gods of many people.
Materialism, luxury and affluence are sought after with ever increasing
frequency. Instant gratification is the rule of our society and the motto
"if it feels good do it." has been bought by a majority of the people
in Western society. In China the
self-imposed austerity of atheistic communism has made way for the annihilation
of the individual human spirit. The
people are so bereft of any kind of moral decency that they have become
cannibals, eating the flesh of their own aborted babies in stews they make on
kitchen stoves. In the West we have rejected the one true God with the moral
code of the Natural Law and have opted for slavery to our own inordinate
passions. To avoid suffering we are now running headlong toward the institution
of euthanasia and infanticide. And as Government continues to usurp more and
more of our God given rights subduing the population with drugs, sex and
entertainment we are giving our liberty away for the sake of totalitarian security.
And Satanism, occultism, new age paganism and bizarre anti-Christian cults are
running amuck throughout our country and the whole earth. These satanic cults have even infected the
upper levels of the Church where nuns, priests, & bishops pose as Roman
Catholics even though they have long ago renounced our Lord and His Church and
embraced the World and the Prince of this World. They are responsible for the
destruction of countless souls and the corruption of the innocent under the
illusion of representing the Roman Catholic Church. Pedophilia is everywhere
and we even have Supreme Court Justices who support lowering the age of sexual
consent to 12. This is the world in
which we live and it is getting worse by the minute.
The Predictions of the Saints
According to over 200
Saints and Visionaries whose heroic lives have been recognized by the
Church we are living in the time about which there have been many
prophecies. According to these
prophecies the above-mentioned scenario of sin and corruption is to precede a
chastisement by God the like of which has not been seen since the time of Noah.
Because of the infection of sin and the decadence of society mankind stands
upon the precipice of events that will radically change the course of human
history. It must be understood that the majority of Saints and visionaries have
indicated that this is not the end of the world but will be like a "minor
general judgment" rather than the judgment that will occur at the General
Resurrection from the dead on the Last Day. This chastisement, which we are
about to experience, will end up destroying nearly 3/4 of the human race. The good will die with the evil but the
majority of those that are destroyed in this terrifying "Day of the
Lord" will be those who, of their own free will, have chosen to do their
own will against the will of God and who in turn have influenced others to do
so as well. All those who have followed the spirit of Antichrist, rampant
throughout the world, will be destroyed in the coming conflagration. What
exactly can we expect and how can we protect ourselves? The following is a description of what will
precede the coming chastisement, a description of the chastisement itself and
finally how we can protect ourselves, our families and our property from
destruction.
Will We Know It's Coming?
In Fatima Our Lady told the children during the July apparition
that before the Second World War there would be a sign given as a warning for
the faithful. "The war (World War I) is going to end, but if people do not
stop offending God another and worse one will break out during the reign of
Pius XI. When you see a night illuminated by an unknown light, know that this
is the great sign that God is giving you that He is about to punish the world
for its crimes by means of war, famine, and persecution of the Church and the
Holy Father." Our Lady is as
merciful as always. So it came about
that on January 25th 1938 a strange and unknown light filled the sky of Europe
as far north as Finland and as far south as the Sahara Desert. It was seen as
far west as New York and as Far East as Moscow. The sky looked as if it were on fire even with the noise of
"burning brush". There has
been no phenomenon like it before or since.
The scientists in their desperation to have an explanation for this
strange light called it an "Aurora Borealis". But an aurora does not make people think the
end of the world was coming yet that is exactly the way it seemed that night
from dusk ‘til dawn. It was in 1938, soon after this "night of
terror", that Hitler's tanks moved into Austria and the beginnings of the
Second World War were made manifest. I believe that God will in some way warn
those of us who await the day of His wrath in order that we may somehow prepare
ourselves for the events that will change our lives, and the lives of all those
who survive, forever.
It is said in the Sacred Scriptures that the day of the Lord will
spring upon the majority of mankind like a trap that snaps shut when triggered.
Also He compares the destruction to come as it was in the days of Noah.
"...They were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage
all the way up until Noah entered the ark, and flood came and destroyed them
all. So shall it be on the day when
the Son of Man is revealed.... You also must be ready; for the Son of Man is
coming at an unexpected hour." (Luke 17:26-28)
So we must not presume that God will be merciful to us as he was
to those before World War II. Of all
the people who witnessed that event, how many ever really understood that this
was "the great sign" given by God.
I doubt if there was more than a handful. We however, have been told and Jesus says as long as we are not
too concerned with the cares and pleasures of this world we will see the signs
that will warn us. All we can do is
pray for God to show us as He chose to show us before.
The Days of Darkness
The Saints have predicted many different events that are to occur
at the end of the twentieth century.
For instance Blessed Ann Katherine Emmeric (A Stigmatic Nun in
Westphalia, Germany) in 1820 said: "I saw Satan released and given a great
deal of power 40-60 years before the year 2000." If that isn't an accurate picture of the way things have been since
World War II I don't know what is. Different other Saints and Visionaries have
seen cosmic events such as a comet hitting the earth. This, according to the
many predictions, would ignite earth's atmosphere causing fire to "fall
from the sky" and devour whole sections of the planet. The collision would
cause massive earthquakes and tidal waves. The smoke from the fires and the
dust from the impact would blot out the sun and the world would be in darkness
for 3 days. It says in Scripture that
God will directly intervene to save the "Elect" and shorten the time
of tribulation.
"And unless those days had been shortened, no living creature
would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be
shortened." (Mt. 24:22)
This is how this event is described in the Sacred Scriptures:
"And the first angel sounded the trumpet and there followed
hail and fire mingled with blood and this was cast upon the earth; and a third
part of the earth was burnt up, and a third part of the trees and a third part
of the green grass was burnt up.
And a second angel sounded the trumpet and a great mountain
burning with fire was cast into sea and a third part of the sea became blood,
and a third of the creatures living in the sea died and a third of the ships
were destroyed.
And the third angel sounded his trumpet and there fell from heaven
a great star, burning like a torch and it fell upon a third of the rivers and
the beginning of rivers that caused the waters to become bitter and many people
died from drinking the waters. The name of the star is called Wormwood. (It is
interesting to note that the Russian name for Wormwood is Chernobyl.)
And the fourth angel sounded the trumpet and a third part of the
sun was smitten, and a third part of the moon and a third part of the stars
that they might be darkened for three days and three nights."
(Apocalypse 8:7-12)
"But immediately after those days the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and
the powers of heaven will be shaken. (Mt. 24:29)
There is also an interesting statement Jesus makes that is
recorded in the Gospel according to Luke. He says:
"And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the
stars, and upon earth distress of nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea
and waves; men fainting for fear in expectation of the things that are coming
on the world; for the powers of heaven will be shaken." (Luke 21:25-26)
The following is a synthesis of the prophecies given about the
coming Three Days of Darkness and the resulting chastisement.
The night before 3 days there will be a tremendous natural
upheaval. It will be a night of bitter cold temperatures. There will be
lightning and thunder so violent that many people will think the end of the
world has come. There may even be
earthquakes in various places.
The next day will begin as any other day. The sun will rise and everything will seem
fine. Then suddenly, around mid-morning
in the U.S., the light of the sun will begin to quickly diminish. It will seem strange because it will not be like
clouds at first but rather like a "steel disk" covering the sun or a
sudden eclipse. The darkness will occur
very quickly and within a minute's time everything will become pitch black. All light from any artificial source will be
extinguished. It will be impossible to see your hand in front of your
face. The darkness will be so intense
that it will actually be "felt". People will be forced to stay
exactly where they are. Cars and transportation vehicles will lose all power.
Aircraft will fall from the skies. There will be no electricity.
Soon after the darkness falls there will be violent thunder and
flashes of lightening the likes of which have never been seen or heard. Men will die of fright and people will
scream for the protection of the hills and mountains. This thunder will be a
very real manifestation of the voice of God and all men will know it.
After the darkness has covered the earth the air will be filled
with pestilence. It will be as if the gates of Hell are opened and from the
abyss will come millions of demons. They will fill the very air with their
shrieks and the terrible screams of the damned. These demons will be allowed to
roam the earth for the three days killing and dragging to hell the unbelievers
and the souls of the wicked. They
especially will attack the enemies of the Church both those which are hidden
and those who are obvious.
Fire shall rain down from heaven destroying vast sections of the
earth. The good will die with the wicked. Those who are outside shall be
consumed except by a special protection from God. Animals will also suffer and
die. However, God will preserve many from harm.
There will be earthquakes and devastating storms. Whether or not
this is caused by the comet or Asteroid that will hit the earth, some other
natural phenomena or a purely supernatural reason it will devastate large areas
of the earth. It is said that the very
foundations of the earth will be shaken. Whatever the cause we know that the
primary cause will come from God's wrath and justice for the sins and
abominations of mankind.
There will be several phenomena that will indicate that the
darkness and devastation are directly from the hand of God. First, the darkness will not be natural.
Secondly, there will be a direct knowledge from God concerning our individual
responsibility for sin. This will be an
interior infusion of knowledge to every human being, to those who are about to
die, and to those who will live through the chastisement.
The Golden Age of the Church
After the three days the sun will rise and the earth will be
cleansed and renewed. Those who survive the long night of terror will have been
rejuvenated. Russia, China, England and the United States will be completely
converted to the Catholic Faith. The
sick and the handicapped will have been healed and physically renewed. A new
era of peace, love and faith will dawn on the world. This will be the age of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. At Fatima
she told about this time and called it the Triumph of Her Immaculate
Heart. The sign of the Cross will be
see in the sky and Christ will reign on earth through the Church for a long
period of time. And this will fulfill
the words of the prophet Isaiah:
"Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard
shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the young lion shall browse together
with a little child to lead them. The cow and the bear shall be neighbors,
together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox. The baby
shall play by the cobra's den; the child shall lay his hand on the adder’s
lair. There shall be no harm or ruin on
all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the
Lord, as water covers the sea."
(Isaiah 11:6-9)
And again:
"No longer shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few
days, or an old man who does not round out his full lifetime; He dies a mere
youth who reaches but a hundred years, and he who fails at a hundred shall be
thought accursed... They shall not toil in vain, nor beget children for sudden
destruction; for a race blessed by the Lord are they and their offspring."
(Isaiah 65: 20-23)
How to Prepare for the 3 Days and Its Aftermath
Those who wear the Brown Scapular, pray the rosary and go to
confession frequently will receive a special protection from God through the
intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
As she protected the priests and people in Hiroshima when the bomb
dropped that had devotion to her so shall she do for us? It is your faith and
your clinging to the Lord that will save you when the calamity comes. Pray the
91st Psalm.
Get inside as soon as you see the darkness falling. You will know
when it is happening. It will be obvious. Put your holy water, blessed candles,
matches, rosary and spiritual reading books in a place you can find even in the
pitch darkness. It is wise to have a crucifix and other images of Jesus, Mary
and the Saints throughout your home.
Place a scapular in a prominent place on the wall or above the door in
the room in which you will be staying. You must be in a state of sanctifying
grace in order to light the candle.
Therefore you should always be prepared spiritually. It is said that the 3 days will happen in
the Springtime.
DO NOT LOOK OUTSIDE when the darkness comes! Close the curtains
and immediately light your Blessed Candle.
Those who look out and see the wrath of God will drop dead on the spot.
Take your example from the wife of Lot who looked back at the destruction of
Sodom and was turned into a pillar of salt.
Immediately after the 3 days there is going to be a lot of clean
up. A remnant of the people will be
sparse but the bodies of the dead will be numerous. They will have to be buried quickly. Therefore, it may be a good
idea to learn how to use a tractor. It
most probably will be necessary to bury vast numbers of bodies before they
begin to decay and spread disease and pestilence. The period immediately
following the 3 days will be a very difficult one. Those who survive will go
through a period of mourning their dead and of trying to rebuild their
lives. Food will be scarce so it is
important that you store enough food to last several weeks at least. This
should include water.
We do not know what technology will be left but most men will
return to a simpler agrarian form of life. This too will be difficult. There will be a terrible famine following
the devastation of the Chastisement.
Therefore, prepare yourselves, physically, mentally, spiritually and
practically for this eventuality. God
will save us but we must be willing to do our part. Just remember that those who survive this tribulation will live
to see the Church flourish. The whole
world will become Catholic. There will
be one flock, guided by one shepherd, sharing one faith and one Eucharist. But
we must first go through the cleansing of the crucifixion before we can rise to
a new life in the resurrection.
There is much more to say but because of space I am limited. There are many good books available on this
subject. Here are the titles of just a few: The Three Day's Darkness, by Fr.
Albert J. Herbert; Prophecies, the Chastisement and Purification, by Fr. Albert
J. Herbert; Catholic Prophecy, Yves Dupont.
Prophecy and
Speculation
In the final analysis, I must concede that the above scenario I
have presented is merely speculation based on the numerous prophetic messages
that have come down to us through the ages.
Some things are specific but we can never know "...the day or the
hour" so to say with absolute certainty that the above scenario will happen
as I have described would be, to say the least presumptuous. Suffice it to say that I leave everything in
the hands of the authority of the Church and submit to its caution regarding
private revelation. Nonetheless, it is better to be safe than sorry and prepare
for the worse. Remember; do not grow weary of waiting like the foolish virgins
in the gospel story. They fell asleep and were caught off-guard when the
Bridegroom finally arrived. St. Michael
the Archangel, Pray for us. =
To say this scenario will take place exactly as I have described
it would be, to say the least presumptuous.
Suffice it to say that I leave everything to the final judgment of the
Church and of History. Whatever happens
I pray that God will show us the light and change the face of the earth for His
glory and our sanctification.