The big plan is fixed; Christ creates humanity, offers divine communion at his first coming, then returns to make final reunion with all of creation at his second coming.
The details such as prosperity or chastisement, inspired leaders or anti-Christ’s are up to us. If we truly have free will, then everything that happens in the future, even the prophecy of the book of Revelation is not set, but conditional. Our free will is the reason that Jesus Christ himself could not know the date of his own second coming, (Mk 13:32).135
Christ has come and offered a sharing in his divine person and life. The next major progression is the general communion or the second coming of Christ, in which Jesus Christ will 135 No prophecy can totally withstand human free will. In example, the ten secret prophecies of Medjugorje, which are commonly suspected to be book of Revelation disasters, may be completely upended to become blessings. This would depend upon humanities action prior to these dates. Can those individuals who uphold their union with God be spared such widespread disasters? Yes, the biblical example the exile of Israel to Babylon to Persia is an example. However death should hold no particular fear for the Christian who has made a complete effort at union with Christ.
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attempt divine communion with all of creation, bringing everything to its highest possible existence, as dimensions of his own person.
As we know, evil must be effected in our world, but in these final days (1Jn 2:28), Jesus Christ will also make efforts to promote his cause and prepare his people for his second coming.136 These events are outlined in the gospel, the book of Revelation, prophecy of the saints, and apparitions of Jesus and especially the Virgin Mary.
Peace and prosperity in their many forms are the intended
course of the future, and these do exist in our world. Such goodness will coexist alongside evil until the end of time.
However the book of Revelation, prophecy of the saints,
and Marian apparitions usually focus on the catastrophic effects of sin. Spiritual perfection and prosperity were the norms of creation, deviation from perfection is easily accomplished, but it brings corresponding damage to creation.
Every person and event in history was intended by God as
a goodness. There are no exceptions to this. God did not plan the anti-Christ as evil, but as an inspired leader/prophet who was to have prepared humanity for the second coming of Christ.
136 According to the apostle John, we have been in the final days, (complete with anti-Christ’s) for the last 2000 years. From 1John 2:28,
“Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antiChrist is coming, even now many anti-Christ’s have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.” As soon as there were people electing to become a Christ (member of the body of Christ), there were those who elected to become an anti-Christ.
Many gospel passages, recent Marian apparitions and prophecies of the saints place us close to the major events just prior to the second coming of Christ. We do well to be aware and prepared. The Medjugorje apparitions especially have many of the events in the book of Revelation occurring within the lifetimes of the six visionaries, who are now about 55
years old.
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The general judgment which will occur at the second coming of Jesus Christ was intended as the general communion, with nobody failing to make this communion with Christ.
“The two most important days in your life
are the day you were born, and the
day you find out why.”…Mark Twain
The following outline is a construction of events as prophesied by the gospels, the book of Revelation, the saints, and Marian apparitions. Many Marian apparitions and prophecies of the saints place these events in the near future.
The outline follows, then a more detailed examination. In general order:
The Great Tribulation is the degradation of morals and religion in all areas of life; intended to be the Great Advancement prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ.
The Great Outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all persons; intended as various blessings and assistance for all persons in preparation for the second coming of Christ.
— The Great Warning
— The Great Miracle
— The Great Sign
— The Great Sealing
The Great Chastisement; evil must have its effect within creation, it cannot corrupt the divine nature of God or Heaven.
— War, flood, cosmic disasters, more
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— The Great Darkness; no sun or electric lights for three days, candles only.