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then that's what we're celebrating the
two advents is coming two thousand years
ago and his coming again his second
coming
three kinds of circumstances will
precede the last judgment
terrible signs
the imposter of the antichrist
and an immense fire
on the earth this is straight from
scripture beloved
five types of signs will precede the
last judgment for as saint luke says
there will be signs in the sun moon and
stars
on the earth nations will be in anguish
and perplexity at the roaring and
tossing of the sea
we can find a commentary on all these
things in the apocalypse in the book of
revelation
the last judgment will be preceded by
impostor the imposter of the antichrist
who will try to deceive men in four ways
first by a false interpretation of the
scripture trying to prove that he is the
promised messiah
second by the working of miracles third
by the distribution of gifts and forth
by the infliction of tortures
the last judgment will be preceded by a
violent fire this is all in scripture
beloved
lit by god himself
to renew the world to punish the
reprobate and to bring attention to the
group of the
elect regarding the circumstances that
will accompany the last judgment the
first to be named is the separation of
the good from the evil ones
for it is known that the judge will come
in the valley of jehoshaphat
and place the good at his right and evil
ones at his left
this does not signify
as saint jerome observes that all men
will have to be in that small valley
but only that it will be the center of
the judgment
next comes the question of knowing the
categories into which men will be
divided when the final judgment comes
saint gregory admits four categories
two for the reprobates and two
for the elect and the reprobates will be
those who will be condemned and those
who were already condemned about whom it
was said quote the one who does not
believe will be judged previously
among the elect will be those who will
judge the others sitting alongside the
judge
the judge will be inflexibly severe
he will bend neither from fear since he
is almighty
nor from gifts because he is richness
himself
nor from hatred because he is goodness
itself
nor from love because he has justice
himself itself
nor from error because he is wisdom
itself
against this wisdom neither the
allegations of lawyers nor the phrases
of orators nor the
ruses of hypocrites will prevail the
judge will be as severe as the
prosecutor will be implacable
in other words the sinner will face
three prosecutors the devil
sin and the entire world because the
saint christism says on that day
sky and earth water sun and moon day and
night the whole world will raise against
us before god in testimony of our sins
three witnesses will also testify
against us
all three infallible
first god who said to us through the
voice of jeremy jeremiah i am the same
time i am at the same time judge and
witness
second our conscience
and third our guardian angel for we read
in the book of job heavens that is the
angels will reveal this iniquity
finally the sentence will be irrevocable
indeed the sentence is irrevocable for
three reasons
the excellence of the judge
the evidence of the crime the
impossibility of reversing the
chastisement
for in the sentence pronounced against
us
in the last judgment there will be no
king emperor or pope to whom we can
appeal the judgment pronounced against
us
this can be very frightening to those
who are away from god to those who are
unsure of where they stand before god
and to those who deny god
and uh the gospel of mark uh saint mark
says but of that day and hour no one
knows not even the angels in heaven nor
the son but only the father
there are many many many verses in
scripture that back up what we just read
and we'll never be able to go through
them all so dear ones if you're away
from god and your family has tried to
help you to know christ to help you to
know his laws his standards his kingdom
and you've rejected
the scriptures say if today you hear his
voice stone heart in your heart you
still have a chance while there is time
we don't know how much time but while
there is time you can repent
john writes children it is the last hour
and just as you heard that the
antichrist is coming even now many
antichrists have appeared from this we
know that it is the last hour
we are heading into very very awful
times
and the only thing number one for you to
do is turn to christ with all your heart
to be saved
and then save your families protect them
get them out of the schools
public schools for sure many catholic
schools save yourselves and your
children we'll be right back after the
break
you