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Offline cassini

What does 'the gates of hell shall not prevail' mean?
« on: October 20, 2018, 05:17:23 AM »

For a hundred years now, Catholicism has lost billions of souls due to Modernism, beginning with the elimination of God from His creation via heliocentrism, long-ages uniformitarianism and evolution, all taken aboard as truths by Popes. Then came Vatican II that destroyed many other traditional Catholic dogmas, teachings and tenets. Once the NO Mass was ordered into all Catholic Churches by more popes, even sacramentals went into skips and churches were turned into hotel lobbies. Finally, today's hierarchy is run by ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖs while the traditional practicing Catholic population is down to a few.
It seems to me the gates of hell have long prevailed in the Church but on faith I must believe they have not. So, what needs to happen for the gates of hell to prevail?
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Offline MMagdala

Re: What does 'the gates of hell shall not prevail' mean?
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2018, 10:03:10 AM »
If the gates of Hell did prevail (had prevailed), it would mean that there was no one (but especially among the clergy, representing that Church) who believed and practiced the True Faith any longer.  But this has never been true in Church history -- never, and it is not true today.
 
"Hell not prevailing"  does not mean that those of the True Faith will be in the majority, or that the Pope will be close to an ideal Pope (or even a good leader).  That's not what the word "prevail" means.  

The mere fact that the restoration is very slowly but very steadily growing means that Hell has not prevailed.  The battle is just working toward intensity because the forces of Hell are also getting stronger at the same time.
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Offline Cantarella

Re: What does 'the gates of hell shall not prevail' mean?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2018, 10:38:09 AM »
From the scriptural annotations of Matthew 16:18:

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18. Gates of Hell: Because the Church is resembled to a house or a city, the adversary powers also be likened to a contrary house or town, the gates whereof, that is to say, the fortitude of impugnations shall never prevail against the city of Christ. And so by this promise, we are assured that no heresies nor other wicked attempts can prevail against the Church builded upon Peter, which the Fathers call Peters see and the Roman Church. Count (saith St. Augustine) the Priests from the very See of Peter, and in that order of fathers consider who to whom hath succeeded, that sames is the rock which the proud gates of Hell do not overcome. And in another place, that it is which hath obtained the top of authority. Heretics in vain barking round about it.  

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Offline Cera

Re: What does 'the gates of hell shall not prevail' mean?
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2018, 02:53:06 PM »
The Book of Daniel says "The eternal sacrifice will be ended." This means the eternal sacrifice to God, the Holy Mass (the sole means by which grace enters the world) will be ended. And yet, if only one faithful Catholic remains, the gates of hell will not have prevailed.
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Offline Nadir

Re: What does 'the gates of hell shall not prevail' mean?
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2018, 04:17:27 PM »
Quote from: cassini on October 20, 2018, 05:17:23 AM
... while the traditional practicing Catholic population is down to a few.

I have been wondering about you, Cassini, and how you cope with your great knowledge, why I admire.  But it doesn't always augur well for the one with more knowledge than Joe Average, and can lead to a loss of confidence in the Church.  
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The above snippet  is appropriately called "remnant". 
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"Even so then at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace." Romans 11.5
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