#Hasten the work lds full#
Often a sneaky enemy will not show his true colors and unleash his full might until his back is up against the wall. We pray for the glorious return of the Lord, for him to come and right all wrongs and bring deliverance and eternal reward.īut our second reading says that “now he waits until his enemies are placed beneath his feet.” (Hebrews 10:13). But denying the reality of the current conflict - or leaving the combat to others - is also a waste of precious time. Jesus clearly says “as to the exact day or hour, no one knows it” (Mark 13:32). And a secularist propaganda machine mounts a relentless attack on marriage and chastity.Īre we combatants in this struggle or do we sit by the sidelines reading the headlines?Īpocalyptic speculation is a waste of valuable time and energy. Thousands of Christians are imprisoned worldwide because of their faith. Innocent pre-born babies are being slaughtered on a daily basis. The other would be to preoccupy ourselves with the future battle while neglecting to engage in the battle at hand.
One would be simply to deny this view of things as just so much apocalyptic hysteria. There are two big mistakes we could make here. At certain moments, the fight takes center-stage in the evening news and battle lines become very clear–as in World War II or today’s abortion holocaust. Under the surface of history, the battle is raging. But the Antichrist has also worn various masks over the course of time such as the Emperor Nero, Adolph Hitler, and Josef Stalin. The Antichrist is a future figure who will come at the end. The answer is not an either/or but rather both/and. Many are puzzled when trying to interpret passages in the Gospels where Jesus talks about Jerusalem being trampled and dramatic signs in the heavens.Īnd then there is the mysterious book of Revelation! Are Jesus and John referring to the final apocalypse at the end of the world, or rather to the events happening in their own day, such as the destruction of Jerusalem and the persecution of the Church by the pagan Romans? Antichrist, Apocalypse & the End of the World War has been our constant companion and will be so until the last trumpet. Love is of the essence of human life. There is also a reason that we never get tired of war stories. There is a reason that we never get tired of love stories. In fact, the battle began before human history, when Michael and his forces swept the legions of Lucifer out of heaven. Yet there is, at the heart of history, a continual battle going on. And men and women, as in the days of Noah, continue to marry and be given in marriage. True, nature’s four seasons continue to cycle serenely throughout the ages. Yet this will not occur before a fierce, cosmic battle in which the Enemy makes his final bid for world domination (CCC 675-677).īut the last battle will not be the only battle. And that this world, as we know it, will come to a screeching halt.
The church, following the Scriptures, teaches that Jesus indeed will return in glory. Catholics and Protestants alike have a fascination with the cataclysmic events the Bible associates with the apocalypse and the end of the world. This refers, of course, to the battlefield surrounding the ancient city of Megiddo where some think the final confrontation will take place before the end of the world (Revelation 16:16).
Whenever I lead a trip to the Holy Landthe question inevitably comes, “Will we visit Armageddon?’ Armageddon & the Final Battle For the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary time, cycle B. The Apocalypse - What does the Bible really teach about the End of the World, Armageddon, the second coming of Jesus Christ and the final battle against the Antichrist? The gospels and the book of Revelation raise many apocalyptic questions for Christians. This post is also available in: Spanish, Italian
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