“There will be a complete organization—a church of Satan set up in opposition to the Church of Christ. Satan will assume the part of God the Father; Antichrist will be honored as Saviour, and his prophet will usurp the role of Pope. Their ceremonies will counterfeit the Sacraments…”

PART TWO: Following are excerpts (pp 129-139, Kindle edition) from The Apocalypse of St. John by Fr. Sylvester Berry, first published in 1921. Current 2016 edition and Kindle available HERE.


~CHAPTER XIII~ ANTICHRIST AND HIS PROPHET Apocalypse Ch. XIII

Antichrist could not accomplish his nefarious work without disciples and followers. Hence the beast may be taken by extension to represent the whole empire of Antichrist. Nevertheless it is certain and, in fact, Suarez holds it as an article of faith, that Antichrist is a definite individual. The words of St. Paul to the Thessalonians leave no room for doubt in this matter (2 Thess. 2:3-9).

It is a very general opinion that Antichrist will set himself up as the Messias. This opinion seems to be supported by the words of our Saviour: “I am come in the name of my Father, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive” (Jn. 5:43; see also 1 Jn. 2:18). The coming of Antichrist opens the decisive conflict between the Church and the powers of hell. It shall be the complete realization of the prophecy of Genesis: “I will put enmities between thee and the woman and thy seed and her seed” (Gen. 3:15). The seed of the serpent is Antichrist and his followers; the seed of Mary, the woman, is Jesus Christ and His faithful disciples.

Through the power of Satan, Antichrist will perform great wonders to deceive the people and lead them to accept him as the true Messias. St. Paul says that the coming of Antichrist will be “according to the working of Satan, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders” (2 Thess. 2:9). Our Lord also warns the faithful of false miracles in those days: “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect. Behold I have told it to you beforehand” (Matt. 24:24-25).

Those who adore Antichrist on account of his “lying wonders” thereby adore Satan who gives the power to perform them. Power and material prosperity are the rewards for those who serve him as the devil signified to Christ on the mountain: “All these (kingdoms) will I give to thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me” (Matt. 4:9). Antichrist accepts this infamous bargain and receives the empire of the world—“Who shall be able to fight against him?”

During this time he will pour out blasphemies against God and against the Blessed Sacrament of the altar (the tabernacle of God). He will also malign and vilify those who remain faithful to God and to His Church. He will be given power to wage war against the Church and to overcome it for a time. He shall rule over many nations and many peoples will adore him: his kingdom shall have the semblance of catholicity or universality. This is the great revolt of the nations foretold by St. Paul (2 Thess. 2:3), but it shall not be truly universal; one nation, at least, shall remain faithful to the Church in those days, and the elect whose names are written in the book of life will not adore Antichrist.

Antichrist and his followers, at first victorious, shall soon be overcome and destroyed. As they have meted out to others, it shall be measured unto them (Matt. 7:2). They who have led the faithful into captivity and put them to death, shall themselves be made captives and put to the sword. Hence the faithful must suffer in patience with full confidence of victory.

The beast arising from the earth is a false prophet—the prophet of Antichrist. Our divine Saviour has a representative on earth in the person of the Pope upon whom He has conferred full powers to teach and govern. Likewise, Antichrist will have his representative in the false prophet who will be endowed with the plenitude of satanic powers to deceive the nations.

The “abomination of desolation” has been wrought in many Catholic churches by heretics and apostates who have broken altars, scattered the relics of martyrs and desecrated the Blessed Sacrament. At the time of the French Revolution, a lewd woman was seated upon the altar of the cathedral in Paris and worshipped as the goddess of reason. Such things but faintly foreshadow the abominations that will desecrate churches in those sorrowful days when Antichrist will seat himself at the altar to be adored as God. 13-15. The prophet, of course, shall have power to perform the wonderful works of his master. Among other prodigies, he will bring down fire from heaven, probably to offset the preaching and miracles of Elias, and thus seduce great numbers. He will also have statues of Antichrist erected to be adored by those whom he has seduced. These statues will give out oracles as did those of ancient paganism. In fact, the reign of Antichrist and his prophet will be a veritable renewal of paganism throughout the world.

The followers of Antichrist will be marked with a character in imitation of the sign that St. John saw upon the foreheads of the servants of God. This indicates that Antichrist and his prophet will introduce ceremonies to imitate the Sacraments of the Church.

In fact, there will be a complete organization—a church of Satan set up in opposition to the Church of Christ. Satan will assume the part of God the Father; Antichrist will be honored as Saviour, and his prophet will usurp the role of Pope. Their ceremonies will counterfeit the Sacraments and their works of magic be heralded as miracles.

None could buy or sell without the contamination of pagan worship. (Catholic Library, Archeology Series, Vol. IV., p. 123.) In the days of Antichrist, the false prophet will adopt similar tactics to accomplish the downfall of the faithful. No one will be able to buy or sell the necessities of life without implicating himself in the worship of Antichrist…

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  1. Mark or anyone else–

    How do you think our current situation in the world and the Church fits into the Anti-Christ endgame?
    I think the happenings now are a preview of what will come in the very near future. The hierarchical Church is making itself ready for domination by the devil’s power, e.g., Bergoglioism; and the world is showing itself ready to be dominated through fear, e.g., virus faux pandemic complete with signs of submission, masks and social distancing..

      1. It’s not snark Michael; it’s just that it’s a little frustrating when a few, a very few of us (whether in the blogosphere or in our own little spheres of influence) were ringing this bell 7 years ago (and every, single ever-loving day since) and being told we were nuts, uncharitable, delusional, anti-catholic, fearmongers, and way worse (including from you). Now you’re being captain obvious, and acting all butthurt that someone points it out. I actually said it in a lighthearted manner, but as usual you take it as a personal affront.

        Yes, we are no doubt in endtimes….bergoglio is either the false prophet, or his herald. The world is on fire in a way exponentially worse that at the time of the flood, both secularly and spiritually and that’s precisely because the Church has been taken over by demons in pointy hats and edible purple underwear (those of them who actually wear underwear). I’m pissed. I’m beyond pissed (!) at these shysters who’ve stolen our treasured patrimony; who’ve sold out Christ again for shekels on the dollar; I’m pissed that the law doesn’t apply to the leftist crazies who can burn, rape and murder at will with no consequences and be backed by satan’s clerics, while everyday the faithful sons and daughters of the Church are thrown under the church-bus with a cackling laugh from the mitre’d busdrivers.. I’m pissed that Durham said today that he’s not releasing his report till after the election (knowing full well that even with that, a couple of minnows will be slapped on the gills while the fat, corrupt deep-state orcas bloody their mouths on us till we’re dead. I’m pissed that the quintessential deep-stater Barr (a ‘c’atholic) goes along with it all, holding no-one accountable and biding time till Trump can be tarred, feathered, and hung by the likes of Alex O. Cortez and her band of droogs; that the Supreme(ly stupid!) Court, with more “c”atholics presiding than ever in our country’s history keeps handing down decisions that would make the hehrs of the Schutzstaffel giddy with joy. I’m pissed that the thoroughly corrupt and demonstrably E.V.I.L. bergoglio can lay hold of Peter’s holy throne after SO MUCH evidence of mis and malfeasance in the faux-resignation of Benedict and subsequent faux-conclave from hell, and SO FEW even raise a squeak, let alone even bother to recognize the irrefutable evidence smack in front of their eyes. …..and about a thousand other things.

        so yeah Michael, gee……..YA THINK????
        Now we can end it here, or you can just keep poking the she-bear….I vote for here.

      2. see Michael, you almost pulled off graciousness….then fully intended, true snark.

        that’s a shame. Have a blessed day.

  2. This did not begin with the current occupant of the Petrine Office; it began with VII. Actually 1960 is the date we need to pay attention to. That is the date Our Lady wanted the Third Secret to be revealed. It was not only not revealed but still remains hidden, despite it’s supposed revelation in the year 2000. What VII set up was a false church or a parallel one as Archbishop Vigano has asserted and Blessed Anna Katarina Emmerich revealed through her visions. For those raised in the true Catholic Church, the false church is notably sterile of vocations and pewsitters, which was the intent.

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