Thursday, December 21, 2006
ANTICHRIST IN THE WRITINGS OF SAINTS
as quoted by Rev. R. Gerald Culleton in THE PROPHETS AND OUR TIMES:
St. Ceasar of Arles (469-543):
All nations shall recognize the Holy See of Rome, and shall pay homage to the Pope. But after some considerable time fervor shall cool, iniquity shall abound, and moral corruption shall become worse than ever, which shall bring upon mankind the last and worse persecution of Anti-Christ, and the end of the world.
St. Hildegard (d. 1179)
After the birth of Anti-Christ heretics will preach their false doctrines undisturbed, resulting in 'Christians having doubts about their holy Catholic faith.'
St. Britget of Sweden (d. 1373)
The time of Anti-Christ will be near when the measue of injustice will overflow and when wickedness has grown to immense proportions, when the Christians love heresies and the unjust trample underfoot the servants of God.
St. Vincent Ferrer (d. 1418)
In the days of peace that are to come after the desolation of revolutions and wars, before the end of the world, the Christians will become so lax in their religion that they will refuse to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, saying 'it is an unnecessary Sacrament'; and when the false prophet, the precursor of Anti-Christ comes, all who are not confirmed will apostatise, while those who are confirmed will stand firm in the faith, and only a few will renounce Christ.
