Hi all,
I feel pretty let down by the Catholic church in terms of their guidence for end times.
It does not state when it is TOO late in end times , is it too late by a trumpet? By when we see Jesus in the sky? Scripture even talks about the sign of the son of man in the heavens , can we go to confession when we see the sign in the heavens? Or is it too late then?
The catechism does not cover the mark of the beast, but it seems to be important in end times scripture..is it a spiritual mark or a government mark???
I feel let down that the church fathers have not added any of this in the catechism for guidence, what is the 666?
The book of the apocalypse said we get marked with a cross in end times , this is not in the catechism either ?
I can't help thinking that our lady of knock wanted the church to look at the book of the apocalypse
1. Stop complaining. God is not pleased with ungrateful complainers who are given many graces but are never satisfied.
2. Trust Jesus and Mary. If you do all that you can to keep His commandments undefiled, then you should have nothing to worry about. The most fortunate among Christians are those who follow Jesus in suffering, so if you are currently suffering, congratulations!
3. The true and complete meaning of the Biblical prophecies has been enshrouded in mystery (Daniel 12). This will be so until the very near the end of the age. The Church Fathers did not understand, and could not have understood, the things you are talking about because they were not near the end. Don't blame them.
4. Our Lord gave us an outline of how the end times will proceed in the Olivet Discourse. All of the prophetic books of the Bible use figurative language to describe the same set of events. Focus on patterns and not specifics. Pray to the Holy Spirit for understanding when reading and accept your confusion in humility.
5. Our Lady's apparitions provide clues about all of the end times prophecies. Again, many of the things she speaks of need to be understood figuratively, not literally.
6. Bottom line: the Holy Trinity will reveal what He wants when He wants. He has not revealed everything in a obvious way for all men at all times. Respect His plan and resign yourself to His divine will.