Sadly, neither a Catholic monarchy "with teeth", nor for that matter a Catholic commonwealth, seem to be on the horizon anytime soon. We simply don't have the numbers.I know what you're saying (humanly speaking) but let me interject some positivity, if I may. God has never needed "numbers" to win. A plethora of examples in the Old Testament and even in modern history. As for the prophecized catholic monarch and the Holy Pope, let us mediate on these consoling prophecies:
I know what you're saying (humanly speaking) but let me interject some positivity, if I may. God has never needed "numbers" to win. A plethora of examples in the Old Testament and even in modern history. As for the prophecized catholic monarch and the Holy Pope, let us mediate on these consoling prophecies:I honestly wonder how this could happen and how anti Christ would even come if the world was in such a good state...
I honestly wonder how this could happen and how anti Christ would even come if the world was in such a good state...
I believe the devil will take this resurgence of Catholic zeal and twist it into a sort of crazed nαzι-like statism. When this hit me, it instantly rang true. I had always wondered how the Great Monarch's kingdom could collapse so rapidly. I see no other way it could happen except this. I'm not saying I know for sure, but it makes sense. The devil can use rigor just as he uses laxism, puffing up pride and creating monsters.
Just as Vatican II is a far-left error, perhaps Antichrist will be a far-rightist as well -- gathering together the influence of the Jansenists and Gallicans and merging it with religious indifferentism.
Continuing from my last post, three points :
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As for the Monarch, I don't believe the prophecies that say his reign will be short. They are contradicted by other prophecies and, besides, it would be inconsistent with a good ruler. If religion triumphs and there are many holy Doctors and saintly, wise men on earth, how could they raise a succeeding generation that is wicked. Moral theology tells us that parents share the guilt for every sin of their children which they could have in ay way prevented; thus, saintly parents will most likely have ecent children, uprooting wicked tendencies and faults from infancy. And the Church's sacramental power needs to ...
... have a real effect on restraining mens' wicked nature and lifting their hearts to God. The Monarch, furthermore, and the Holy Pope, will destroy these heresies of Gallicanism and Jansenism and their artifice, Orléanism, thus enabling a true renewal of the Church in a unified spirit. Therefore, I think we can be morally confident in the glory of the Church lasting at least until the fourth generation, the generation of the Restoration inclusive. Think of the psychological power of the stories of the deeds of the Holy Pope and Holy King alone, their associates, their words, the wisdom of their judments and laws, the impression of the buildings and art they foster, the camaraderie of the traditions and institutions they establish. Not only that, but think of the nations as yet unreached by the Gospel and whose lands still need to be permeated with grace and holy knowledge. It does not seem natural that the Restoration's influence would be so short-lived and unstable, since that would almost be a mark of its own disorder and the inefficacy of its authors. So, while relatively brief, I don't see how it is unreasonable to suppose that two hundred years will pass from the Monarch until the Antichrist, the period when the foundations for the Antichrist are set beginning upon the death of the Monarch. But nature must take its course -- men must forget. Therefore, four good generations will hold out, each less excellent than its predecessor, before the rot finally sets in, and over several generations society becomes even more wicked and lax than it is today. It was two hundred years from the Council of Trent until the French Revolution, after all. Anyway, that's what I've got for a theory for now; I am interested in what you think of it.
Western Europe walk the same path, France is ahead. France seems that will be the first western country to become Islamic.
I honestly wonder how this could happen and how anti Christ would even come if the world was in such a good state...Similar to what Trad123 said, the period of "peace" will be short (but this "peace" describes holy living), but the unraveling and rot of this peace will take a few generations. The Middle Ages was a few hundred years but the height of Christendom was just 1 century (13th) and even that period wasn't a utopia. Also, look at how quickly things went corrupt in just 70 years post V2. It doesn't take long.
I wonder if their fairness would permit the Divine Office to be blared over loudspeakers?If I'm understanding it correctly, what is broadcast is simply a call to prayer, not the prayers themselves. The Muslims are alerted as to the time, and they take it from there. Same basic idea as Angelus bells.
If I'm understanding it correctly, what is broadcast is simply a call to prayer, not the prayers themselves. The Muslims are alerted as to the time, and they take it from there. Same basic idea as Angelus bells.
The Adhan is a 5-minute long chant, in which Muslims declare their belief in the false god.
So the equivalent would not be Angelus bells, but blaring the Angelus from loudspeakers (and then perhaps the Athanasian Creed to take up the other 3.5 minutes).
St. Francis Of Paola (Born in Italy, 15th century.) "By the grace of the Almighty, the Great Monarch will annihilate heretics and unbelievers. He will have a great army, and angels will fight at his side. He will be like the sun among the stars. His influence will spread over the whole earth. All in all, there will be on earth twelve Kings, one Emperor, one Pope and a few Princes. They will all lead holy lives."
Allah is Great!The Moslem Call to Prayer is not innocuous bells, as some naive posters seem to assume.
Allah is Great! Allah is Great! Allah is Great!
I bear witness that there is no god except the One God.
I bear witness that there is no god except the One God.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
Hurry to the prayer. Hurry to the prayer.
Hurry to salvation. Hurry to salvation.
Allah is Great! Allah is Great!
There is no god except the One God.
The irony is that these same liberals now so supportive of Muslim religious freedom might think twice once said Muslims reach political critical mass and are able to enact their own moral strictures in the community. Goodbye Gomorrah, goodbye letting the good times roll.That is their goal and they are reaching it in Minneapolis.
If I'm understanding it correctly, what is broadcast is simply a call to prayer, not the prayers themselves. The Muslims are alerted as to the time, and they take it from there. Same basic idea as Angelus bells.Look it up. The "call to prayer" IS a prayer to Allah (which the Mockingbird Media mistranslate as "God" (sic).
Next piece of info. Why would ANYONE who is of another faith, Buddhist, Christian, Jєωιѕн, Hindu, etc take a stand proclaiming that their God doesn’t exist? Only indoctrinated youth at Universities such as Duke would fall for this nonsense.
(The Components of the Adhan)
Allah is greater than any description = Allahu Akbar – four times
I testify that there is no god but Allah = Ash hadu an la ilaha illal lah – two times
I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger = Ash hadu anna Muhammadan Rasu lul lah – two times
I testify that Ali is the Vicergent of Allah = Ash hadu anna Amiral Momeneena Hajjattul lah- two times
Hasten to prayers = Hayya’alas Salah – two times
Hasten to deliverance = Hayya’alal Falah – two times
Hasten to the best act = Hayya’ala Khayril ‘Amal – two times
Allah is greater than any description = Allahu Akbar – two times
There is no god but Allah = La ilaha illal lah – two times
(What it really means is a call to WAR with the Infidel, to defeat the Infidel and asking for blessings from Allah to provide them strength and power in conquering the infidel)
“The general secret of the Adhan is the announcement to the overt and covert powers and the divine armies to attend the Meeting. Its general discipline is to be aware of the greatness of the position, its significance and the majesty of the Presence and the Present, and it is the servility, helplessness, poverty, incapability and shortcoming of the “possible” (existent) in carrying out orders and deserving to attend the Meeting [mahdar], unless the kindness and mercy of Allah, the Most High, extend the helping hand to make up for the shortcomings. Adabus Salaat – Imam Khomeini.”
The Adhan is the announcement of the existence of Islam, of the beliefs and deeds of Muslims, and a rejection of all false deities.http://www.al-islam.org/radiance-secrets-prayer-muhsin-qaraati/let%E2%80%99s-welcome-prayer (http://www.al-islam.org/radiance-secrets-prayer-muhsin-qaraati/let’s-welcome-prayer)
When he (the Mu’adhdhin = the muslim official) says: Come to prayer, one should make a response: There is no might and no power except with ALLAH.https://blackbunker9.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/a-translation-of-the-adhaan-call-to-prayer-azaan/ (https://blackbunker9.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/a-translation-of-the-adhaan-call-to-prayer-azaan/)
When he (the Mu’adhdhin) says: Come to salvation, one should respond: There is no might and no power except with ALLAH.
First verse – We read in Holy Quran:http://www.shiapen.com/fiqh/ali-un-wali-allah/kalima-declaration.html (http://www.shiapen.com/fiqh/ali-un-wali-allah/kalima-declaration.html)
[Shakir 5:55] Only Allah is your Vali and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow.
Second verse – [Shakir 4:59] O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you; then if you quarrel about anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the last day; this is better and very good in the end.
Third verse – [Shakir 5:67] O Messenger! Deliver what has been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people.
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/011-taqiyya.htm (http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/011-taqiyya.htm)
Question: Are Muslims permitted to lie?
Summary Answer: Muslim scholars teach that Muslims should generally be truthful to each other, unless the purpose of lying is to “smooth over differences.”
There are two forms of lying to non-believers that are permitted under certain circuмstances, taqiyya and kitman. These circuмstances are typically those that advance the cause Islam – in some cases by gaining the trust of non-believers in order to draw out their vulnerability and defeat them.
I lived in New York for decades including adjacent to two Muslim neighborhoods. Unless they are very new, like after 2020, there are no Sharia police. London, however, is another story.This is from 2019
Of these Somalians in Minnesota, how many of them have had the gospel preached to them?There are Somali Christians, both in Somalia and here. They're just not open about it. In the US, most will ostracize you or disown you. In Somalia, even worse. And for a community that spends a lot of time and money in both countries...
Or... another way of putting it... of all those complaining here, show of hands of those who have attempted to preach the gospel to them.
(sound of crickets)
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Similar to the old adage that we get the leaders we deserve, we also get a lot of other things that we deserve as well.
There are Somali Christians, both in Somalia and here. They're just not open about it. In the US, most will ostracize you or disown you. In Somalia, even worse. And for a community that spends a lot of time and money in both countries...US Representative Ilhan Omar’s family are warlords in Somalia. They forcibly export Somalis to Minnesota to vote/maintain her in power (if they don’t, their families are threatened back in Somalia). Now we have Somalian ghettos full of gangbangers, drug dealers, unemployed entitled perpetual welfare babies, woman beaters, and general undesirables.
There are Somali Christians, both in Somalia and here.