Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Coming Persecution
Dear Friends,
Then Jesus said to them, “… Before all this happens, however, they will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name. It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute. You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives. When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is at hand. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city, for these days are the time of punishment when all the scriptures are fulfilled. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for a terrible calamity will come upon the earth and a wrathful judgment upon this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all the Gentiles; and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (Passage from the Gospel of St. Luke 21:10a,12-24)
Every day people are writing to have their loved ones entered into the Book of Remembrance. Even one granddaughter sent $15.00 to enter her Grandmother who passed away many years ago before her granddaughter was born. Every week I celebrate two Masses for all those in the Book of Remembrance and I will offer Masses for them twice a week for a whole year.
(Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words:)
“I love you and I am protecting you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living all over the world. Indeed there is a great persecution coming and many people will suffer. There has already been persecution in many countries but the coming persecution will be in every country. Pray that it does not last long. People will hate you because you are My followers. They will try to banish My Name all over the world. When this persecution starts you will know that the end of the world is approaching but it will not be the end yet.
You will see Jerusalem destroyed completely and all the people will flee to the mountains. There will be great suffering in that land and many will be killed. All these things will happen before My Second Coming. I ask you now, My dear friends, to be close to Me and I will take care of you. Do not worry about these people, they will not last long and if they do not repent they will go to the everlasting fire. There will be places in every country where My friends can go and be protected by Me. When the time will come, I will let you know where these places are. I love you and I call you all to walk with Me.”
Father Melvin