Mary, Fatima and the Immaculate Heart

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MARY, FATIMA AND THE

IMMACULATE HEART

UNIVERSAL QUEEN

(Part 3)

Angel of Light or Messenger of Deception?

Seeing the Raw Facts on Marian Apparitions

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Both Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, are important to Islam. Various non-Christian writings suggest that female apparitions could be factors in the coming ecumenical unity. Goddess worship has existed throughout history and has a large following in the 21st century. How could the Queen of Heaven have any influence on the millions of Muslims who follow Allah? Those who have studied the Muslim’s holy book, known as the Koran, may be aware of the answer. And what about the New Age book entitled Mary’s Message to the World which contains hundreds of revelations from a manifestation calling herself Mary, which falls in line with both New Age thinking and Eastern religious beliefs. Is this Mary the same person manifesting herself as Kwanon and Tara in the Orient, Devi in Hinduism, Gaia in ecology and Venus and Ashtar of ancient pagan religion?

1 VALIDATING THE MESSAGES OF MARY 5

2 THE ASSAULT ON PROTESTANTISM 14

3 THE QUEEN ON SEVEN HILLS 18

4 MARY: THE KEY TO THE MUSLIM WORLD 26

5 THE MARY OF THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT 35

6 THE CULT OF THE BLACK VIRGIN 42

7 ENDNOTES 51

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1. VALIDATING THE MESSAGES OF MARY

Lúcia’s claims to have had direct contact with a lady from heaven were what the Church calls ‘private revelations.’ They were extraordinary but far from unprecedented. Indeed they were remarkably similar to the private revelations of a great many other people in various parts of the world over the years. These included Joan of Arc and St Bernadette of Lourdes, two of the most famous of all Christian visionaries. Joan of Arc was an unknown 13-year-old peasant girl before God reportedly spoke to her on political and military matters in 1424 and urged her to go on to rid her homeland of the occupying English. Bernadette Soubirous was a 14-year-old shepherdess when she saw the Madonna in 1858 at the now famous grotto in Lourdes.

France has had far more than its fair share of visions, particularly in the 19th century when there was a worldwide boom in sightings of the Virgin Mary under scores of aliases. These included Our Lady of Charity, of Consolation, of Copacabana, of Las Vegas, of Limerick, of Loreto, of Perpetual Help, of the Prairie, of Safe Travel, of the Snows, of Sorrows, of Turumba, of Tears. There was even Our Lady of Milk and Happy Delivery. Lest there be confusion, the last referred to childbirth, not bottles on the doorstep.

While France may hold the European record for the number of Marian sightings, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Spain also have had quite a few. Numerous sightings have been reported in Ireland, of course, and in other places as far afield as Austria, Egypt, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Brazil and China. Most commonly the sightings have been by young girls, women or clergymen. Usually the Virgin Mary has appeared in times of trouble. Visions are often observed by individuals, but plenty of reports have been recorded of two or more people witnessing the same apparition simultaneously. Two local women plus 13 onlookers of various ages said they saw the Virgin Mary with St Joseph and St John the Evangelist at a church in Knock in Ireland in 1879. A group of 50 schoolchildren saw a vision of Mary accompanied by angels and saints at Tilly-sur-Seulles, Bayeux, in France in 1896. About 100 Western Samoans said they saw an image of Mary surrounded by bright colours in the early morning sky near the horizon off their South Pacific island in 1997. Thousands of Georgians lined up in 1998 to see an apparition on the spire of Tbilisi’s ancient blue monastery.

Visions are often one-off experiences, but many records exist of multiple visions. St Anselm, a 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, apparently had numerous. Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary 18 times at Lourdes. In Muzillac, near Vannes, France, three children amassed 65 visions

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A PRODUCTION OF REMA MARKETING AND WWW.GLOBALREPORT2010.COM ©2014, All rights reserved 5 MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART PART 3: UNIVERSAL QUEEN of Mary in 1918. Apparitions were witnessed several times over a period of nine days in 1986 by seven teenagers in a village near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.

Some visions must be taken with larger pinches of salt than others. Nearly 2,000 people an hour flocked to see an image of the so-called ‘Subway Virgin’ formed in a puddle of water caused by a leaky pipe in a Mexico City metro station in 1997. As the puddle dried, the image was reduced to a 10-inch long stain resembling, some said, the image of Mexico’s most famous Marian manifestation, the Virgin of Guadalupe. The local archbishop’s office expressed doubt that the image was a true miracle, saying it failed to rank with divine appearances such as that in Guadalupe in 1531, Lourdes in 1854 and Fátima in Portugal in 1917. “There are no theological elements that lead us to consider this a divine presence,” the Church declared after the Mexico leak had been examined and repaired.

The visions that started in Medjugorje in 1981 in Bosnia-Herzegovina were similar in some ways to those of Fátima. The Blessed Virgin is purported to have confided to a group of young visionaries secrets of great importance to the Church and the world, and repeatedly spoken of the need for prayer, sacrifice and penance. The sightings are said to be still going on daily, but some of the secrets have yet to be revealed. Even though the Vatican has not authenticated the visions and forbidden ‘official’ pilgrimages, the former tiny village of Medjugorje has become one of the most famous places of pilgrimage in Europe. By way of thanking the Virgin Mary after a trip they had taken to Medjugorje, the owners of a farm east of Toronto set up Stations of the Cross on their land and invited groups of friends to join them in prayer. Apparitions of the Virgin Mary began appearing at the farm and it too became a big attraction.

In the closing years of the 20th century, all continents abounded with reports of marvellous divine sightings, sometimes in strange situations. The Virgin Mary was seen on a football field in Croatia, on the wall of a tyre repair garage in Argentina, in the door of an apartment-leasing agency in San Antonio, Texas, and on a traffic sign in Washington DC. A plastic doll of the Blessed Virgin in Bournemouth, England, wept tears; statues in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Ballinspittle, Ireland, mysteriously moved. Mary has hovered around a Coptic church tower in a village north of Cairo and been observed leaving a golden palace in a carriage pulled by winged horses in the sky over the Philippines. When offered for sale on eBay, a 10-year-old toasted cheese sandwich said to bear an image of the Virgin Mary and showing no sign of going mouldy reportedly received more than 1.7 million hits and eventually fetched $28,000.

Christian visions are not confined to the Virgin Mary, of course. ‘Miraculous’ crosses of light, in some cases captured on video, have appeared from Knoxville, Tennessee, to New Zealand. Numerous unmistakable Biblical characters have been identified at one time or another in the sky in broad daylight, often on or next to a cloud. Never mind the Second Coming being an anticipated event scheduled for some time in the future, Jesus Christ in person has already been reported in diverse places. These included the studio of a portrait painter in Forth Worth, Texas, and the ship on which agents of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency held the dissident leader and later South Korean President Kim Daejung after abducting him from a hotel in Tokyo in 1973. A Kenyan nun regularly met with Jesus in Nairobi in 1987 and 1988 – but only on Thursdays. Generally though, visions of Jesus seem to have been comparatively scarce. Mary, by contrast, has been seen innumerable times since the Middle Ages and nearly always by children. She has often spoken of the need for prayer and penance, made requests, issued dire warnings and promised cures under certain conditions. In that respect the Fátima appearances were true to form. MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

Lúcia’s claim to have met and spoken with ‘Our Lady’ on 13th May, June and July 1917 can only be explained in one of three ways: either she really did have a personal encounter with a superhuman being, she genuinely thought she did but actually didn’t, or she made it all up. There was no hard evidence one way or the other, but in 1917 the opinion of Lúcia’s mother was clear. To judge by what Lúcia wrote in her memoirs and what family and friends told de Marti about her inventive and retentive mind, Maria Rosa had cause for suspicion about her daughter’s truthfulness. Lúcia wrote in her first (1936) memoir:

“In the evenings my mother used to tell stories. My father and older sisters told us fairy stories about magic spells, princesses robed in gold and royal doves. Then along came my mother with stories of the Passion, St John the Baptist and so on. As it was enough for me to have heard a story once to be able to repeat it in all its details, I began to tell my companions, word for word, what I used to call Our Lord’s Story.”

Others said Lúcia would sit with friends and retell or make up stories that never seemed to end, often reducing Jacinta to tears. She was variously described too as a chatterbox, someone who was never still, who was mischievous and “could be either very good or very bad.”

Lúcia’s character may have played a role in her original claims about the Cova da Iria visions. Sceptics may suspect embellishment or even radical changes in later writings. However, because of detailed information subsequently revealed but which was not available in 1917, it seems unlikely that Lúcia was simply lying. Her mother may have been unduly harsh in her judgement in that regard. So did Lúcia really see and talk with a divine being, perhaps the Mother of God herself?

Nearly all scientists rule out such physical supernatural encounters. The Church, of course, does not. Catholic theologians recognise three different types of vision: corporal, imaginative and intellectual. In corporal visions, theologians assert that visionaries witness divine persons or objects in physical form. Imaginative visions are said to be experienced when God, or at least an agent superior to man, acts directly either on the imagination itself or on certain forces calculated to stir the imagination. The object of such visions may be representative or symbolic in form. Intellectual visions involve a state of ‘pure understanding’ of celestial matters, such as the ‘absolute truth’ and ‘certainty’ of the Holy Trinity, that transcends mere reasoning.

By now it is clear that a global phenomenon of epic proportions is underway. The question now is – How can we discern whether or not these apparitions are heaven sent? Could some be Mary while others are deceptions? Should we without reservation accept that these apparitions are truly the Mary of the Bible and that God has sent her to aid us during these critical times? Those who follow the Word of God know the answer. We are commanded to test every spirit to see if it is from God. MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

How can we determine if these manifestations originate from God? How can we test these apparitions to decide if they are truly benevolent? The answer is clear: We must evaluate everything with the Word of God

– “Prove (test, examine, discern) all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Let’s divert for a moment to review some of the overwhelming evidence that proves that the Bible is truly God’s Word and our only source to filter every spiritual claim.

Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is truth (John 17:17).

The Bible claims that it alone is the Word of God. But how can we be sure? God’s Word offers innumerable proofs that demonstrate that it is trustworthy. Every manmade way to discern the spiritual realm has the possibility of failing. Any man-inspired book can err. However, if it can be shown that the Bible is God-inspired, then we can confidently trust it to filter every heavenly claim. Evidences which reveal that the Bible, and only the Bible, is God’s inerrant Word include;

 Examining some of the many messianic prophecies written hundreds of years before Christ’s first advent – which were literally fulfilled by Jesus.

 Investigating the infallible proofs of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

 Surveying a handful of the amazing prophecies pertaining to the nation of Israel.

 Listing scientific insights found in God’s Word hundreds of years before science discovered their validity.

For the sake of this report, we will highlight only one area of evidence. God has foretold many last days’ signs in His Word. Jesus indicated that all these signs would arise concurrently – gaining momentum like birth pangs – in the final generation (Luke 21:28-32). What follows are a number of last days’ Bible prophecies that confirm that the Bible is truly God’s inerrant Word to mankind.

 False Bible teachers would be money hungry. They would be smooth talkers, have many followers, and slur the Christian faith (2 Peter 2:1-3). A growing number of TV evangelists epitomize this.

 Mankind would be capable of destroying all life (Matthew 24:21-22). Consider that when Jesus made this prediction the armaments of His day were swords and spears. But today, with nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, it is possible to wipe out all flesh on planet earth.

 The use of nuclear weapons anticipated (Zechariah 14:12).

 The neutron bomb melts (dissolves) its victims – just as Zechariah predicted 2,500 years ago. This was unimaginable in Zechariah’s day.

 There would be a global cry for peace (1 Thessalonians 5:3).

 Never has there been such a concerted, global effort to bring about peace at any cost as there is in our day.

 Global communications foreseen (Revelation 11:9-10; 17:8).

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 The Bible prophesies that the entire world will “see” certain events unfold. The invention of the television and the deployment of global satellite networks during the 20th century allow news to travel the world at the speed of light for the first time ever. Yet in John’s day, news traveled at the speed of horseback.

 The Christian gospel would be preached as a witness to all nations (Matthew 24:14; Mark 13:10; Revelation 14:6). Today, portions or all of the Bible have been translated into over 2,300 languages and dialects covering well over 90% of the world’s population.

 The possession of Jerusalem would be at the center of international turmoil (Zechariah 12:3). Almost daily the world news reports on the conflict over Jerusalem.

 The fact that God once flooded the earth (the Noahic Flood) would be denied (2 Peter 3:5-6). There is a mass of fossil evidence to prove this fact, yet it is flatly ignored by most of the scientific world because it was judgment from God on man’s wickedness.

 Russia (Magog) would rise as a military power in the last days (Ezekiel 38).

 The nation Israel would be born in one day (Isaiah 66:8). On May 14, 1948 Israel became a nation. Never in recorded history has a nation been dispersed for hundreds of years and then regathered. Yet, God said it and God has done it before our very eyes!

 The Jews would begin to regather in Israel (Jeremiah 31:7-10; Ezekiel 37:21-22; 38:8). Over five million Jews have returned to Israel in recent times! This unlikely prophecy alone is unmistakable evidence of the Scriptures’ Divine inspiration.

 The Jews would regain control of biblical Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:6; Luke 21:24). This happened in 1967!

 Asia (the kings from the east) would be capable of deploying a 200-million-man army during earth’s final days (Revelation 9:14-16; 16:12). Bear in mind, when John penned this prophecy 2,000 years ago, there were only an estimated 170 to 400 million people on the entire planet. Yet today, according to the CIA, China alone has 281 million men fit for military service!

 Epidemic drug use predicted (Revelation 9:21). The Greek word translated sorceries is pharmakeia which can also refer to drug use, both illegal drugs and mind-altering drugs. The use of illegal drugs and the dispensing of mind-altering drugs has risen sharply during our current generation.

 Sorceries – referring to witchcraft, magic, or occult practices used to enchant and deceive – are also anticipated in the last days (Revelation 9:21; 18:23; Isaiah 47:9-15; Micah 5:10-15). Today, interest in the occult is flourishing.

 Financial systems would depend on numbers not cash (Revelation 13:17-18). Remember, this prophecy was made 2,000 years before our computer-driven society.

 Many would call themselves the Christ (Matthew 24:5). Jesus was an itinerate preacher who never traveled outside the tiny nation of Israel and He had the audacity MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

to say that many would come in His name, claiming to be the Christ. And yet today, as foretold, multitudes within the New Age Movement, Eastern religions, and the cults call themselves the Christ.

 The final generation would be open to receiving a mark on their right hand or on their forehead (Revelation 13:16). Consider how the up and coming generation is tattooed, pierced and marked with all kinds of insignia.

 People would reject the sound doctrine of the Word of God and follow the doctrines of men that appeal to their own lusts (2 Timothy 4:3-4; Acts 20:29-30). Jesus also predicted that there would be many hypocrites within the church (Matthew 24:48-51; Matthew 7:22-23).

 Blasphemy would be common (2 Timothy 3:2; Revelation 16:9, 11, 21). Consider how often people use their Creator’s name (God, Lord, or Jesus Christ) as a curse word. Fifty years ago, Hollywood seldom used God’s name in vain. Today, nearly every movie contains blasphemy.

 Sexual immorality would be rampant (Jude 18; Revelation 9:21). Keep in mind, Jesus said whoever looks to lust has already committed adultery in his heart (Matthew 5:28). Today lust is marketed in every conceivable venue.

 Men would mock the warning signs of the end of the age saying that these signs have always been around (2 Peter 3:3- 4). The Bible even reveals their motivation, they love lust.

There are many more last days’ prophecies – several too detailed for this brief list.1 However these 25 demonstrate that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. No other “Holy Book” offers specific fulfilled prophecies – not the Koran, the Book of Mormon, the Hindu Vedas, nor any other source. Yet the Bible presents hundreds of verifiable prophecies that have been fulfilled throughout history right up to our present day. God states that His ability to lay-out history in advance separates Him from every other so-called god.2

Contrast the Bible’s 100% track record with other self-proclaimed prophetic sources and there is no comparison. The false prophets generally fall into two categories. Either they repackage and plagiarize the Bible’s prophecies for the unsuspecting masses, or they make so many vague prophecies that one is bound to be fulfilled. Nostradamus did both.3

We have good reason to trust the Word of God. So with the Bible as our guide, let’s examine these apparitional manifestations and their messages. For those not acquainted with the Marian Movement, a brief summary of the fruit of this movement is in order.

The Marian Movement overflows with kind, upright people who truly long for peace on earth. Many are outraged at the moral atrocities that plague our society, and they are hoping that God, through the Virgin Mary, will put an end to such horrors as war, genocide, abortion, euthanasia and moral decay.

Numerous individuals within the Marian Movement are on the front lines battling these moral crimes that are destroying society. These individuals have an active faith through prayer and ministry. You can sense the excitement and anticipation in the air when you are around many in the Marian Movement. They believe that God will soon move mightily through the Virgin Mary, to vanquish evil and bring about peace. MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

Jesus said that the world would know His followers by their love and the good fruit in their lives (John 13:35; Matthew 7:15-20). Consequently, within the Marian Movement, followers often point to the good fruit, love, and transformed lives of those within the movement as evidence that this is from God. Although, this is a biblical test for followers of Christ, it is not the biblical method for testing spirits. The Bible commands us to test the spirits, and warns that there is another gospel – a false gospel:

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you…let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8).

So while it appears that there are many sincere God-fearing individuals within the Marian Movement that, in and of itself, does not necessarily mean the apparitions are from God. We must test the spirits with the Word of God.

Those who are familiar with the Word of God know that we are to be cautious when dealing with alleged heavenly visitors. The apostle John reminds us:

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1).

The apostle Paul adds this warning:

“Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness” (2 Corinthians 11:14, 15).

Furthermore, the New Testament repeatedly warns of deception in the name of Christ in the last days:

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect (Matthew 24:24).

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils (1 Timothy 4:1).

The principal way to test these alleged “Messengers From Heaven” is to test their messages with God’s Word. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).

We will begin by examining several messages from Marian apparitions which have received full approval from the Roman Catholic Church4 or carry the Imprimatur of the local Catholic bishop.5 Those messages from apparitions which have received full Church approval are preceded by A. Those messages from apparitions which carry the Imprimatur of the local Catholic bishop are preceded by a B. Each message is followed by, and contrasted with, the Word of God. The source of the apparitional message is given in the endnotes.

A. I alone am able still to save you from the calamities which approach. Those who place their confidence in me will be saved.6

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The God of my rock; in Him will I trust: He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; Thou savest me from violence. I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies (2 Samuel 22:2-4).

I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no saviour (Isaiah 43:11).

A. I boldly assert that His suffering became my suffering, because His heart was mine. And just as Adam and Eve sold the world for an apple, so in a certain sense my Son and I redeemed the world with one heart.…7

As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 47:4).

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For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God (1 Peter 3:18).

A. [Jesus] wishes to establish in the world devotion to My Immaculate Heart.…[Lucia recalled,] Before the palm of the right hand of Our Lady was a heart encircled by thorns which seemed to have pierced it like nails. We understood that it was the Immaculate Heart of Mary outraged by the sins of humanity, for which there must be reparation.8

But this Man [Jesus Christ], after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool. For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. …there is no more offering for sin (Hebrews 10:12- 14,18).

But He [Christ] was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5).

A. It is for this, that, as Mother, as Immaculate Mother, Mediatrix of all Graces, that I call you to this place…so that my union with you may be more intimate and vital, through the Holy Spirit, permitting you to live deeply in the spirit of the Gospel.9

For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5).

And for this cause He [Jesus] is the Mediator of the new testament [covenant] (Hebrews 9:15).

B. Do not let yourselves be seized by fear or discouragement. Have great confidence in the powerful work of intercession and mediation of your heavenly Mother.10

It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us (Romans 8:34).

Wherefore He [Jesus] is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them (Hebrews 7:25).

B. The world is degenerating, so much so, that it was necessary for the Father and the Son to send Me into the world, among all the peoples, in order to be their Advocate and to save them.11

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And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:1,2).

For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved (John 3:17).

B. Until I am acknowledged there where the Most Holy Trinity has willed me to be, I will not be able to exercise my power fully, in the maternal work of coredemption and of the universal mediation of graces.…Sons, let yourselves be transformed by my powerful action as Mother, Mediatrix of Graces and Coredemptrix.12

Thou [Jesus] art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood… (Revelation5:9).

Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and His redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside Me there is no God (Isaiah 44:6).

B. I am she who is related to the DIVINE TRINITY – I am the Virgin of Revelation.149

…before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me (Isaiah 43:10).

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty (Revelation 1:8).

B. My daughter, in this time, I am the Ark, for all your brethren! I am the Ark of peace, I am the Ark of salvation, the Ark where my children must enter, if they wish to live in the Kingdom of God. 13

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life (1 John 5:11- 12).

B. Beloved sons, today you are gazing upon the immaculate splendor of your heavenly Mother. I am the Immaculate Conception. I am the only creature free from every stain of sin, even the original one. I am all beautiful.14

But the scripture hath concluded [confined] all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe (Galatians 3:22).

…none is good, save One, that is, God (Luke 18:19).

A. Do not be grieved. I am with all of you even though you do not see me. I am Mother of all of you, sinners. 14

I [Jesus] am with you alway, even unto the end of the world (Matthew 28:20).

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness (Isaiah 41:10).

These are just a few of the countless messages showing that the Marian apparitions clearly contradict the teachings of Scripture. These messages reveal that the apparition claims many attributes that only Jesus (who is God) possesses. God alone is sinless, omnipresent, divine, the savior, the redeemer, our advocate, our fortress, our peace, etc. As we will discover in the next several sections, there are many other troubling aspects to the apparitions’ messages and actions.

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2. THE ASSUALT ON PROTESTANTISM

There is a prophecy that indicates that certain end-time Marian supporters will eliminate Protestantism:

Saint Louis de Montfort (18th century): These great souls...singularly devouted to our Blessed Lady... shall fight, overthrow and crush the heretics with their heresies, the schismatics with their schisms... 15

Priest P. Kramer (21st century): She says “Then My time will come.” The Miracle of Grace will break out upon the world. Evil will be destroyed, wickedness will be conquered. And it is all set forth in the Message of Fatima, in the Secret of Fatima... Pope St. Pius V teaches in his Catechism, the Roman Catechism — also known as the Catechism of the Council of Trent — that all of the Protestant religions are false religions, they’re inspired by the devil; and therefore their fruits are evil. 16

Heretics are those baptized Catholic who deny one or more current dogmas,17 whereas modern Protestants are generally considered to be schismatics.18

Yet, some Protestant leaders have gotten more accepting of Marian aspects of faith:

Archbishop Williams...said...at Lourdes that when Mary appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 “she came at first as an anonymous figure, a beautiful lady, a mysterious thing, not yet identified as the Lord’s spotless mother...” he said. The Archbishop later was criticized by the England-based Protestant Truth Society, a group of Anglicans and non-conformists committed to upholding the ideals of the Protestant Reformation...Jeremy Brooks, the group’s director of ministry, said:

“All true Protestants will be appalled that the Archbishop of Canterbury has visited Lourdes and preached there. “Lourdes represents everything about Roman Catholicism that the Protestant Reformation rejected, including apparitions, Mariolatry and the veneration of saints...The archbishop’s...sermon -- which included a reference to Mary as ‘the mother of God’ -- is a complete denial of Protestant orthodoxy.”19

Protestants need to understand that by eliminating heresies, Catholic prophecies sometimes specifically mean the elimination of Protestantism. Mary was not called the “Mother of God” by early faithful Christians or those who kept their practices.20 It seems to have started unofficially around the mid-third/early fourth century and became accepted in 431.21 All of those statements about Mary used the term Theotokos which literally translates as “one who bore God,” as opposed to “Mother of God.”22

Catholic writer E. Rozett admitted:

Many scholars believe that Mary was declared the Mother of God and allowed to be venerated because of the need of the Hellenistic world for a heavenly feminine principle. They say it was a compromise with pagans in order for Christianity to become acceptable...this is quite true... 23

No wonder some opposed this in the fifth century as they felt this could make a “goddess” out of Mary. 24

Many Catholics believe that the Great Monarch (with guidance from their Mary apparitions most likely) will cause Protestantism to cease. Notice what the following says about this ruler:

Father Laurence Ricci, S.J. (died 1775):

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At a time when the whole world seems doomed, God will intervene. With His aide a valiant duke will arise from the ancient German house which was humiliated by the French monarch. This great ruler will restore stolen Church property. Protestantism will cease and the Turkish empire will end. This duke will be the most powerful monarch on earth. At a gathering of men noted for piety and wisdom he will, with the aid of the Pope, introduce new rules, and ban the spirit of confusion. Everywhere there will be one fold and one shepherd.” 25

Protestantism will to a great degree cease during the reign of the Beast power that some Catholics refer to as the Great Monarch. Yet the most faithful in the Church of God (which is not “Protestant”) after first being subject to persecutions, are expected to be protected during this time, while persecutions will continue for the less faithful (cf. Revelation 3:7-10; 12:14-17).

Perhaps it should be mentioned that even some within the evangelical Protestantism believe that their movement may not last until 2019 as some suspect that many evangelicals will eventually decide to support the ecumenically-leaning Church of Rome.26

The Catholics of Rome are not the only ones to have claimed to see apparitions. In the fourteenth century, Sergius became the first Russian Orthodox saint to see an apparition that he claimed was Mary. It is reported that Sergius became “the real architect” of getting Russia to embrace the Orthodox Catholic faith and it was he who “helped spread through Russia” the “importance” of “icon painting.”27 But icon promotion was not an original practice of the church, and those types of paintings had been historically denounced by early clergy. Thus, it is not logical to conclude that Sergius saw Mary of the Bible.

Mainly because of Roman Catholic Marian claims, some Eastern Orthodox writers have been concerned that apparitions of “Mary” will be used as an ecumenical symbol for a false unity for Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, and others that will lead people to follow the final Antichrist:

Peter Jackson (20th century): “Mother goddesses” known in the ancient world were not just confined to the Near East and Mediterranean but are universal. The Kogi Indians, among whom we lived in Columbia, worship a spirit called Nabuba, the “Ancient Mother.” When Roman Catholics missionaries attempted to evangelize the Kogi in the last century...rather than explaining the differences between the pagan mythology and Christian truth, they found “equivalences,” Christ, under this syncretistic view, corresponds to the Kogi Sejukukui (a trickster god who faked his own death by hiding in a cave), while Nabuba is said to be the Virgin Mary. This confusion has led the Kogis to call their pagan temples “cansamaria,” a corruption of “casa de Maria” (house of Mary)...

To which Mary are Muslims and Protestants being drawn? Rome began to see her more and more as a “goddess,” a fourth Hypostasis of the Trinity... Today, as heterodox Christians become more and more ecumenist and work toward creating a “One World Church,” the search has begun for a Mary of universal recognition, one who will appeal not only to those who bear the name Christian, but apparently to Muslims and others as well, just as attempts are likewise

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While the warning contains validity, the reality is that people tend to believe what they see with their own eyes, and often what others tell them they have seen.

According to Conchita Gonzalez and others at Garabandal Spain in the 1960s, a future “Marian” and “Eucharistic miracle,” that will be seen in the sky, is to begin on a Thursday at 8:30 p.m.29

It was also reported that Conchita stated about this event:

“the miracle was not only for the conversion of Russia,” but “for the conversion of the whole world”...30

The idea of apparitions being somewhat used to convert those all over the world is consistent with messages allegedly from some apparitions. Conchita is supposed to announce this “miracle” eight days before it happens to give this credibility.31 But what Conchita and her associates claimed to have seen was a lying wonder, as she also claimed:

The Virgin told us something related to the Holy Father, and it was that before the Miracle there would be only three more Popes. 32

Our Lady told me, ‘after Pope John, there will be three more popes...’ When Pope Paul Vi became Pope, our Lady mentioned this again. She said, ‘Now there will be two more popes...33

After Paul VI, there remain only two popes. Following that, the “end of the times,” which is not the same as the “end of the world.” 34

What prophecy of St. Malachy? I (Conchita) do not know anything about that prophecy. The Virgin told me, after this pope who had just died, there would be only three more before the end of time. 35

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But there have been four popes since Pope John XXIII died, without “The Miracle” occurring. Also, since Conchita was told that she would receive no further message from the Lady after June 18, 1965,36 she obviously should not be able to claim that she got a later message that changed it.

Notice also the following a Catholic writer related to this:

D. Lindsey: In June of 1963, Conchita announced that after the death of Pope John XXIII, the 261st pope, there would only be three more popes before the end of time as we know it. So according to Conchita, the chastisement will come during the reign of Pope John Paul II-- the 264th pope.37

It was clearly a lying wonder that Conchita and her companions claimed to have encountered. This may be part of why the Vatican has not yet accepted Garabandal but it would not surprise me if a “Miracle” occurred that an antipope or others in the Vatican would not change on this (especially since a “permanent sign” is supposed to remain after the initial fifteen minute “Miracle”; 38 it should also be pointed out that another apparition also claimed that there will be some permanent sign related to it in Denver, Colorado in the U.S.A. 39).

“Catholic scholar Juan Antonio Monroy in his book The Myth of Apparitions criticized Garabandal along with many other popular apparitions, saying that the Holy Bible contains nothing to substantiate the possibility of such occurrences.”40

Concerning “The Miracle” that Conchita referred to, Ted Flynn (who Priest Rene Laurentin has referred to as “A PROPHET”41) co-wrote:

The miracle will be Marian. It will assert the glory of the Mother of God, so that all Christians will give up their objections to her role as in the Body of Christ...42

So, it is to reach the non-Catholics, such as Protestants and Eastern Orthodox, who do not accept the relatively new Catholic dogmas associated with “Mary.”

Some Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics are rightly concerned that allegedly Marian “miracles” will be used in a false manner. And that this may lead to an ecumenical religion that all, who claim to get their doctrine from sacred scripture (including the actual original traditions of the apostles), should not endorse.

This concern is consistent with biblical prophecy about deceptive signs:

22 for false Christs and false prophets will arise and produce signs and portents to deceive the elect, if that were possible. 23 You, therefore, must be on your guard. I have given you full warning. (Mark 13:22-23, NJB)

Have the “love of the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2:10), love the truth of the word of God (“Thy word is truth,” John 17:17, DRB), so that you will not be deceived.

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3. THE QUEEN ON SEVEN HILLS

The Queen of Peace has succeeded in bringing multitudes from varied religious backgrounds together. Presently millions of Eastern Orthodox and Anglicans venerate and esteem her.43 A growing number of Protestants pray to her and go on pilgrimage to her apparition sites. And as the following sections will document, millions of Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, New Agers, and others revere and honor her. Truly the apparitions of Mary have garnered a global following.

However, without doubt, her strongest allegiance and greatest following is among the over one billion members of the Roman Catholic Church. She is rightly titled the Queen and Mother of the Church of Rome.

In 1984 former pope and then, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the former head of the Roman Catholic Church’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that, “…one of the signs of our times is that the announcements of ‘Marian Apparitions’ are multiplying all over the world. For example, reports are arriving from Africa and from other continents…”44

On April 19, 2005 Joseph Ratzinger succeeded Pope John Paul II as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church. In his first public greeting Pope Benedict XVI ended with the following benediction:

In the joy of the risen Lord, confident of his permanent help, let us go forward. The Lord will help us. Mary, his Most Holy Mother,is on our side. Thank you. 45

On the very next day, during the new pope’s message at the end of the Eucharistic Concelebration with the members of the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, he said:

To support me in my promise, I call on the motherly intercession of Mary Most Holy, in whose hands I place the present and future of the Church and of myself. 46

And again on April 22, 2005, during Pope Benedict XVI’s address to the members of the College of Cardinals, he said:

I entrust all of us and the expectations, hopes and worries of the entire community of Christians to the Virgin Mother of God, who accompanied the steps of the newborn Church with her silent presence and comforted the faith of the Apostles. I ask you to walk under the motherly protection of Mary…47

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Three days later, on April 25, the new pope spoke these words while addressing German pilgrims:

And let us pray to Mary, Mother of the Lord, so that she will enable us to feel her love as a woman and a mother, in which we can understand all of the depth of Christ's mystery. 48

Benedict repeatedly invoked Mary and entrusted Rome and the world into her maternal hands. Furthermore, Pope Benedict, like his predecessor, has exhorted all to turn to and trust in the apparition of Mary. For example on May 11, 2005, Pope Benedict exhorted the faithful to “turn incessantly and with confidence” to the Virgin of Fatima:

Day after tomorrow, the liturgical memorial will be celebrated of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima. Beloved, I exhort you to turn incessantly and with confidence to the Virgin, entrusting to her each one of your needs. 49

Just two days later – on May 13th 2005 – only one month into his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI placed the Roman Catholic Church into the maternal hands of Our Lady of Guadalupe during a visit to venerate her image in the Vatican Gardens. Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in 1531 to seer Juan Diego, and remains one of the most popular apparitional manifestations. L’Osservatore Romano published on its front page the prayer recited by the new pope before the white marble statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe – which is located at the highest point of the Vatican Gardens:

Holy Mary, who under the advocacy of Our Lady of Guadalupe, are invoked as mother of the men and women of the Mexican nation and of Latin America, encouraged by the love you inspire in us, we again place our lives in your maternal hands. You who are present in the Vatican Gardens, reign in the hearts of all mothers of the world and in our hearts. With great hope, we come to you and trust in you.50

On August 25th 2005, during the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, Pope Benedict explained that the now omnipresent Queen of Heaven is always close to us. She knows our hearts, helps us, and listens to each one of us:

Mary is taken up body and soul into the glory of heaven, and with God and in God she is Queen of heaven and earth… While she lived on this earth she could only be close to a few people… Being in God and with God, she is close to each one of us, knows our hearts, can hear our prayers, can help us with her motherly kindness… She always listens to us, and is always close to us, and being Mother of the Son, participates in the power of the Son and in his goodness. We can always entrust the whole of our lives to this Mother, who is not far from any one of us.51

Though the Queen of Heaven is available to all and Mother of all, she is especially the Mother of Rome. For instance, on December 8th 2005, the 40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Benedict once again drew attention to the centrality of Mary and her role in the MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

Catholic Church. Benedict reminded his audience at St. Peter’s Basilica that Mary is the “Mother of the Church,” and praised Mary for having “watched with motherly care” over the life of the Church. This final quote confirms that the new pope believes Mary has guided the popes and the Church of Rome down through the centuries.

Mary has watched with motherly care over the pontificates of my venerated predecessors, each of who, with great pastoral wisdom, guided Peter’s ship along the route of authentic conciliar renewal… I go this afternoon to Piazza di Spagna at the foot of the statue of the Immaculate Conception…to entrust to her the beloved city of Rome, the Church and all of humanity.52

John Paul II credited the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima with saving his life during the 1981 assassination attempt.54 Shortly after the assault on his life, he consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.55 The pope’s consecration was done in response to the request made by Our Lady of Fatima.

Furthermore, in October 2000, John Paul ordered the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Fatima to the Vatican for the Great Jubilee. On Sunday October 8, Pope John Paul with 1,500 bishops – the largest group to assemble since Vatican II – entrusted humanity and the third millennium to Our Lady of Fatima.56 This is extremely significant. Over one-third of the Catholic Church’s bishops, and the pope himself, entrusted the world to the apparition known as Our Lady of Fatima!

Certainly the apparition has had the pope’s and Rome’s attention. It seems more than coincidence that apparitions of Mary increased substantially during John Paul’s pontificate. Unquestionably Pope John Paul’s many visits to Marian shrines and apparition sites around the world indicate that he believed Mary was appearing and that her appearances were of utmost importance. Furthermore, the pope’s strong Marian devotion strengthened Marian devotion worldwide.

The following quote given by Pope John Paul II in 2002 has been echoed throughout his pontificate. He and the church that he led, clearly proclaimed that she, the Queen of Heaven, is the one to whom they entrust their future. Addressing Mary as “Most Holy Mother” the pope prayed:

To you [Mary] I give back all the fruits of my life and my ministry. To you I entrust the future of the Church; to you I offer my nation; in you do I trust and once more declare: Totus Tuus, Maria!60

Globally, Catholic Marian groups and conferences are mushrooming. One group alone, the Blue Army, boasts over 20 million members.61 Another group known as the Marian Movement of Priests is supported by at least 400 cardinals and bishops, more than 100,000 priests, and millions of religious and faithful around the world.

Keep in mind that there are only about 400,000 priests in the entire Roman Catholic Church. This means that over one quarter of all priests are active members of the Marian Movement of Priests! And this is only one Marian group.

Father Stefano Gobbi, the head of the Marian Movement of Priests, often receives messages from the Queen of Heaven. In many of her messages, she confirms the inextricable link between her apparitions and the Catholic Church, particularly in these last times:

But in the furious struggle of these last times, this struggle between heaven and earth, between the heavenly spirits and the demons, between the Woman and the Dragon, I appear as a great

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No one could deny that the Roman Catholic Church – its head, and multitudes within it – are enlisted in Mary’s army. Of course, throughout history, the apparition has been central to the Church of Rome and its teachings.

Without doubt, the apparition of Mary has always had Rome’s attention. For over a thousand years, many previous popes were devout followers of the apparition of Mary. For example, an apparition appeared to Pope John XXII and ordered him to make known to all that in the Saturday after death she would deliver from purgatory all who wore the Carmelite scapular. This was proclaimed by that pontiff in a Bull, and it was confirmed in subsequent years by Alexander V, Pius V, Gregory XIII and Paul V.63 Millions of Catholics have worn the scapular ever since.

The apparition of Mary has even assisted the papacy in times of need. For example, when Pope Pius IX proclaimed the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception in 1854, there was concern that the new doctrine would not be well received by many Catholics. However in 1858, just four years after this doctrine was declared, Our Lady of Lourdes appeared with the salutation, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” No apparition up to that time had ever referred to herself in that manner, and in so doing, the Immaculate Virgin herself gave supernatural confirmation to the declaration.64

In 1870, just before Pius IX introduced the doctrine of Papal Infallibility, he received confirmation from an apparition that he should proceed with the new proclamation. She even assured him of her assistance at every step of the way.65 Of course, Pius IX is just one of a long list of popes who were reportedly aided by the Queen of Heaven during difficult times.

In his encyclical entitled Le Pelerinage de Lourdes, Pope Pius XII recognized the inextricable link between the popes and the apparition of Mary. On July 2, 1957, this pope declared,

“This century of Marian devotion has also in a certain way woven close bonds between the See of Peter and the shrine in the Pyrenees, bonds which We are pleased to acknowledge.”66

His official encyclical was given at Rome, from Saint Peter’s, on the feast of the Visitation of the Most Holy Virgin. In it, Pius XII explained how the apparitional appearances at Lourdes played a crucial role in confirming Catholic dogma.

The fiftieth anniversary of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin gave Saint Pius X occasion to bear witness in a solemn document to the historic connection between this act of the Magisterium and the apparitions at Lourdes. “Pius IX,” he wrote, “had hardly defined it to be of Catholic faith that Mary was from her very origin exempt from sin, when the Virgin herself began performing miracles at Lourdes.”

The Virgin Mary herself desired this tie:

“What the Sovereign Pontiff defined in Rome through his infallible Magisterium, the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, blessed among all women, wanted to confirm by her own words, it seems, when shortly afterward she manifested herself by a famous apparition at the grotto of Massabielle…”67

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Pius IX, Pius X, and Pius XII are among the long list of popes who relate the importance of the Queen of Heaven’s apparitional manifestations, and how these supernatural appearances have helped guide the Roman Catholic Church through the centuries.

Catholic Priest and visionary Father Stefano Gobbi has received several messages from Mary confirming her global manifestations. Here is one such example:

“With extraordinary signs which I am giving in every part of the world, through my messages and through my so frequent apparitions, I am pointing out to everyone the approaching of the great day of the Lord.” 68

While apparitional messages are given in every part of the world, it is no surprise that these messages are received primarily by Catholic visionaries. Furthermore, the vast majority of apparition sites are Roman Catholic. And it is Rome which the apparitional Mary has guided down through the centuries.

While the Queen of Heaven makes it clear that she has come for ALL her children, not just Catholics, non-Catholics who go to apparition sites skeptical, often find that they too have been touched by the Queen of Rome. This has resulted in many non-Catholics converting to the Roman Catholic faith.

So while the Queen promotes unity – she means unity under her Church. Consider the following message received by Father Gobbi, the head of the Marian Movement of Priests. This message was distributed to over 100,000 member priests, numerous bishops, archbishops, and cardinals, and millions of lay followers throughout the world. It also carries the Imprimatur.

A true reunification of Christians is not possible unless it be in the perfection of truth. And truth has been kept intact only in the Catholic Church, which must preserve it, defend it and proclaim it to all without fear. 69 MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

How far along is the Queen of Heaven’s reunification plan? Is pope Francis, whom she guides, currently active in drawing all Christians under the Roman Catholic Church? The Queen proclaims that there will come a time when all of Christendom will be “reunified” under the Roman Church. Are we seeing this trend today?

The ecumenical movement has been gaining momentum for some years now. However it was in 2005 that that Rome’s unification plan began to accelerate. Consider all of the following events which took place within a 6 month period.

July 4, 2005 – “Pope hopes for new Catechism Compendium to help all Christians become ‘catechists and evangelizers’” 70

July 30, 2005 – “Catholics, evangelicals growing closer” 71

Aug. 19, 2005 – “Dialogue Will Unite Christians, Says Pope: Meets With Representatives of Christian Churches” 72

Aug. 29, 2005 – “Evangelical bookstores open to Catholic materials” 73

Sept. 5, 2005 – “Ecumenism is obligatory for all Christians, Pope says” 74

Nov. 7, 2005 – “Pope Urges Better Dialogue With Lutherans” 75

Nov. 10, 2005 – “Devotion to Mary growing among Protestants in England” 76

Dec. 10, 2005 – “Pope Invites Methodists to Join Catholic- Lutheran Agreement” 77

Jan. 8, 2006 – “Pontiff Backs Dialogue With ‘Reformed Churches’” 78

It is also evident that the Marian reunification agenda is not exclusively for Christian denominations. Rome, inspired by the Queen of Heaven, has a global plan that invites all religions to join the fold. Once more, the events that are underway indicate there are many religious pathways destined for the Queen’s Church.

Down through the centuries, Marian apparitions have guided popes, prelates, and Catholic saints. Apparitions have been vital in forming Church dogma. And apparitions have garnered the support of tens of millions of lay Catholics worldwide.

Thousands of alleged apparitions draw millions of faithful devotees – and her army is increasing. The Queen’s army consists of souls from every corner of the globe and from every religious affiliation. Yet, she is without doubt first and foremost the Queen of Rome. Will the Queen of Heaven and Rome soon unite all religions under her mantle?

Pope Pius IX made this remarkable prediction in 1878 concerning Mary’s role to establish the world under her Church, the Roman Catholic Church:

We expect that the Immaculate Virgin and Mother of God, Mary, through her most powerful intercession, will bring it about that our Holy Mother the Catholic Church…will gain in influence from day to day among all nations and in all places, prosper and rule from ocean to ocean, from the great stream to the ends of the earth; that she will enjoy peace and liberty…and there will be then one fold and one shepherd. 79

Dave Hunt, in his thoroughly documented book, A Woman Rides the Beast, offers the following explanation:

Why is this false World Church seen as a woman? Again, this criterion, like all of the others in Revelation 17, fits the Vatican perfectly. The most prominent figure by far in Roman Catholicism is a woman. She overshadows all else,

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It is fascinating to discover that the apostle Peter apparently used Babylon as a code word for Rome.

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you… (1 Peter 5:13).

Well-known Catholic apologist Karl Keating admits that Rome has long been known as Babylon. Keating writes:

“Babylon is a code word for Rome. It is used that way six times in the last book of the Bible…Eusebius Pamphilius, writing about 303, noted that ‘it is said that Peter’s first epistle…was composed at Rome itself; and that he himself indicates this, referring to the city figuratively as Babylon.’” 168

In the New American Bible: The Catholic Bible Personal Study Edition, we see this confirmed:

“From Irenaeus in the late second century until modern times, Christian tradition regarded Peter the Apostle as author of this document. Since he was martyred at Rome during the persecution of Nero between A.D. 64 and 67, it was supposed that the letter was written from Rome shortly before his death. This is supported by its reference to ‘Babylon’ (1 Peter 5:13), a code name for Rome in the early church.” 169

And in the New American Standard version of the Ryrie Study Bible, we read the following:

“The place of writing was ‘Babylon’ (5:13), a symbolic name for Rome much used by writers who wished to avoid trouble with Roman authorities. Peter was in Rome during the last decade of his life and wrote this epistle about A.D. 63, just before the outbreak of Nero’s persecution in 64. Peter was martyred about 67.” 170

If the evidence suggests that Peter used Babylon as a code word for Rome, is it logical to believe that John, in the Book of Revelation, also used Babylon as a code word for Rome? Certainly, John would have been familiar with Peter’s epistles – and both were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Is it therefore reasonable to deduce that during the tribulation period this evil woman’s seat of power will be centered in Rome?

Revelation 17:9 states

“The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.”

And in verse 18 it is revealed that:

“the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”

The New American Bible (an official Catholic Bible from Catholic World Press), renders Revelation 17:9:

“The seven heads represent seven hills upon which the woman sits.”

Of course, a woman cannot be a city, so she must represent the city that sits on seven hills and rules over the earth during the Tribulation.

There is only one city which is a major spiritual center that is situated on seven hills. That city is Rome and specifically Vatican City. Rome has always been known as the “city of seven hills” and is the spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church. As the Catholic Encyclopedia states:

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It is within the city of Rome, called the city of seven hills, that the entire area of Vatican State proper is now confined. 171

Many commentators agree that Rome is the city on seven hills upon which the women sits. John Phillips explains that from earliest times Rome has been known as the city of seven hills:

The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. This pinpoints the seat of imperial power. Rome is the city of seven hills and has been known as such from the earliest times. Rome, as a center of political power, is not of much importance today, but it will be.172

Author and Bible scholar Warren Wiersbe agrees,

“Verse 18 makes it clear that she is a city, and in John’s day, she was reigning over the kings of the earth. The seven heads of v. 3 are identified as seven mountains in v. 9. There seems to be little doubt that the city is Rome. It is situated on seven hills; when Revelation was written, Rome was reigning over the kings of the earth.” 173

And well-known Bible teacher J. Vernon McGee gives significant historical evidence that Rome is the city on seven hills. He writes:

The woman is identified for us in verse 18: “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.” The woman is a city, and the city is Rome, the religious capital of the world. She is religious Rome, which at that time will have inherited all the religions of the world.

The city is further identified in verse 9: “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.” Rome was the city set on seven hills and was known as such to both pagan and Christian writers. Horace wrote, “The gods, who look with favor on the seven hills…” Ovid added, “But Rome looks around on the whole globe from her seven mountains, the seat of empire and abode of the gods.” Augustine wrote, “Babylon is a former Rome, and Rome is a later Babylon.” In these verses the city of Rome is assuredly in view. 174

Charles Caldwell Ryrie and many other Bible commentators also come to the only reasonable conclusion,

“Finally, the identification of the Woman is further pinned down to the city previously mentioned (v. 9), that is, Rome. This makes it impossible to disassociate apostate Christendom of the tribulation days from Rome. Rome will be the religious and political center of the world in the tribulation.” 175

Is it any wonder that the apparition of Mary predicts that most of the world will come under her mantle during her coming reign? She repeatedly states that she wants to “convert” the world. Her definition of conversion is to the Roman Catholic Church but spiritually it is the consolidation of Mystery Babylon Religion. She is the most powerful spiritual figure in the Church of Rome and though she pleads for world unity, it is always with the understanding that this unity will be under the umbrella of her institution.

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4. MARY: THE KEY TO MUSLIM WORLD

How could the Queen of Heaven have any influence on the millions of Muslims who follow Allah? Those who have studied the Muslim’s holy book, known as the Koran, may be aware of the answer. First, the Koran portrays Jesus Christ as a prophet, unique in His preincarnate nature, miraculous birth, miracles and moral stature. Muslims revere Jesus Christ. As the Koran states:

The angels said to Mary: “[Allah] bids you rejoice in a Word from Him. His name is the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary. He shall be noble in this world and in the world to come, and shall be one of those who are favored. He shall preach to men in his cradle and in the prime of manhood, and shall lead a righteous life.”80

It is interesting to note that in the Koran, Jesus is almost exclusively referred to as “Jesus son of Mary,” rather than “Son of God.” The Koran vehemently denies that Jesus is the Son of God, yet it holds both Jesus and Mary in high esteem.

More important to our context is the fact that Mary is highly honored in both the Koran and Hadith. Muslims consider Mary the greatest of all women.81 Furthermore, Muhammad is reported to have said that Mary reached the “level of perfection.” 82

Many people may be surprised that Muslims love Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the Quran, no woman is given more attention than Mary. Mary receives the most attention of any woman mentioned in the Quran even though all the Prophets with the exception of Adam had mothers. Of the Quran's 114 chapters, she is among the eight people who have a chapter named after MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

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"The superiority of 'Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. meat and bread dish) to other meals. Many men reached the level of perfection, but no woman reached such a level except Mary, the daughter of Imran and Asia, the wife of Pharaoh." (Bukhari 4.643).

Indeed, both Mary and Pharoah's wife are an example (Quran 66:11-12). The Virgin Mary plays a very significant role in Islam. She is an example and a sign for all people.

In the Quran, Mary's story begins while she is still in her mother's womb. The mother of Mary, said:

"O my Lord! I do dedicate into Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things." (Quran 3:35).

She wanted the baby in her womb to serve only the Creator. When Mary was delivered, she said:

"O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!" (Quran 3:36).

She had expected her baby to be a male child who would grow up to be a scholar or religious leader. However, God had a better plan. God is the best of planners. Quran 3:36 continues

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"…and God knew best what she brought forth- 'And no wise is the male like the female. I have named her Mariam, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from Satan, the Rejected.'"

Mariam literally means "maidservant of God."

In Quran 3:37, God states that He accepted Mary as her mother had asked. He made Mary grow in purity and beauty. She was assigned to the care of a priest named Zacharias. This is interesting considering few women were given this opportunity.

"Every time that he entered (her) chamber to see her, he found her supplied with sustenance. He said: 'O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?' She said: 'From God. for God provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure.'" (Quran 3:37).

Upon hearing Mary's answer,

"There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: 'O my Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that heareth prayer!'" (Quran 3:38).

Although his wife was barren and he was very old, God blesses Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth with John. John is known as "John the Baptist" in the Bible. Zacharias was skeptical after the angels announced John's birth. The response to his skepticism was "Doth God accomplish what He willeth" (Quran 3:40). John would become a noble and chaste Prophet as the angels had stated (Quran 3:39).

The Quran discusses Mary's miraculous conception as well. "Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her Our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects." (Quran 19:16-17). After seeing the angel, she said: "I seek refuge from thee to (God) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear God." (Quran 19:18). The angel Gabriel responded: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a pure son." (Quran 19:19). Her next response is expected. She asked: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?" (Quran 19:20). The Angel Gabriel said: "So (it will be): thy Lord saith, 'That is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us.' It is a matter (so) decreed." (Quran 19:21). Mary then becomes pregnant.

Abu Musa Al-Ashari also narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:

“Many among men reached to the position of perfection. But it is only three women who acquired this perfection: Mary the daughter of Imran...”83

Many in the West are unaware that Muhammad’s first and most beloved daughter was Fatima, who he connected with Mary. After she died, Muhammad apparently said,

“Thou shalt be the most blessed of all women in Paradise, after Mary.” 84

It should be noted that prior to the apparition in Fatima, Islam called Fatima the Virgin Fatima. A 1906 report states:

The virginity of Fatima is a dogma of Islam.85

Furthermore, additional claims are that Fatima will enter paradise next to Mahomet:

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The Mussulmans call her the Lady of Paradise. Some Shiites (followers of Ali) maintain that Fatima was nonetheless a virgin for becoming a mother, and that God was incarnate in her children. 86

Perhaps it should be added that many Catholics believe that Mary was taken up into heaven and the Muslims believe that Fatima was taken up into heaven.87 Fatima, like Mary, was also believed to have been a widow. Fatima, herself, was born around 604. Shi’ite Muslims traditions tremendously exalt her, while Sunni tradition, though acknowledging her importance, “characterizes her as often impatient and ungrateful.” 88

The Portuguese town of Fatima itself was named after a Muslim princess, Fatima Zahra. Fatima Zahra converted to the Catholic faith in the 12th century and married a knight named Don Gonçalo. Upon Catholic baptism she took the name Oureana.89

Related to Muhammed’s daughter, Ergun Mehmet Caner noted that “the depth of reverence shown for Fatima compares with that shown to the Virgin Mary by the Roman Catholics.”90 He also noted that Muslim females are encouraged to model their lives after Fatima’s91 which happens to be similar to what a lot of Catholic females are encouraged to do in following Mary. Many Muslim females have been named Fatima. “Fatima signifies ‘mistress’ or ‘lady’ in Arabic.”92

History records that some Muslims have worn an amulet called the “hand of Fatima.” Essentially it is considered to be a charm to protect against evil. Here is one, over a century old, report about it amongst the Arabs:

Fatima...was ...one of the four perfect women... the hand of Fatima was everywhere regarded as a charm, used in every conceivable way, from its impress on the door of the humblest house to the jeweled charm worn round the neck of the rich bride.93

Mary, mother of Jesus, was also in the list of “the perfect women” according to Islam.94The wearing of the “hand of Fatima” amulet around the neck by some Muslims and the rosary around the neck by some Catholics also suggests closer similarities than one might otherwise suspect.

Interestingly, Archbishop Fulton Sheen wrote:

It is our firm belief that...Islam...will be converted to Christianity...It is our belief that this will not happen through direct teaching of Christianity, but through a summoning of the Muslims to a veneration of the Mother of God.95

He also wrote he believed that the apparition:

...chose to be known as “Our Lady of Fatima” as a pledge and sign of hope for the Muslim people... so that they one day would accept...96

Thus, Archbishop Sheen essentially thought that the appearance in Fatima was to also ultimately result in Muslims (and possibly Hindus) accepting his faith. Notice that he also wrote:

Our missionaries report the most extraordinary reaction of these peoples as the Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima was carried through the East. At the edge of Nepal, three hundred Catholics were joined by three thousand Hindus and Moslems, as four elephants carried the statue to the little church for Rosary and Benediction...The final evidence of the relationship of the village of Fatima to the Moslems is the enthusiastic reception that the Moslems in Africa and India and elsewhere gave to the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima... in Mozambique the Moslems, who were unconverted, became Christians as soon as the statue of Our Lady of Fatima was erected...

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Missionaries in the future will, more and more, see that their apostolate among the Moslems will be successful in the measure they preach Our Lady of Fatima.97

On December 27, 1983, Ali Ağca referred to Muhammad’s daughter as the goddess of the Fatima apparitions.98 It seems that apparitions could be a factor in temporarily getting Muslims to consider that there is more to Catholicism than most of them have thought. Archbishop Sheen felt that a Marian “miracle” would be a factor in Muslims and others together and become end time Catholics in the Day of Wrath (Dies Irae):

And as Mary revealed herself in that first Miracle of the Sun, so may we look forward to another revelation of her power when the world has its next rehearsal for the Dies Irae.99

Also notice something from Vatican II:

Moslems...They also honor Mary, His virgin Mother; at times they even call on her with devotion.100

Chapter 19 of the Qur’an/Koran/Quran is, from an Islamic perspective, devoted to Mary and Jesus (“Mary” is also spelled Maryam, Marium, or Miriam in Arabic translations into English). Here are a few passages from it:

019.020 Y: She said: “How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?”...

019.027...S: And she came to her people with him, carrying him (with her). They said: O Marium! Surely you have done a strange thing.

019.028 Y: “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!”101

066.012 Y: And Mary the daughter of ‘Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, andwas one of the devout (servants).102

While the above supports the virgin birth of Jesus, some also seem to believe that the Qur’an is supportive of teaching the “immaculate” conception of Mary in Islam.103 So, there are Islamic ties to Mary that resemble those in post-sixth century Catholicism.

There is an annual celebration for Mary, in the area near Ephesus, which Islamic Turks put on and participate in. Because of Islamic fascination with Mary, it is possible that an apparition claiming to be Mary might appear in Turkey and/or elsewhere. This may partially persuade some Muslims to temporarily consider that somehow God might be working through a Western religious leader. This will not last for all (Daniel 11:27; 40), but it seems to have been part of Catholic prophecy:

Blessed Maria of Agreda (died 1665): The power of Mary in the latter days will be very conspicuous. Mary will extend the reign of Christ over the heathens and the Mohammedans...104

Perhaps it should be mentioned that there are certain Catholic prophecies that suggest many Muslims in Turkey will somewhat accept the Catholic faith. Here is one:

Brother Louis Rocco (19th century): Terrible wars will rage all over Europe...Great cities and small towns alike will be destroyed in a bloody revolution...In Istanbul (Constantinople) the Cross will replace the half-moon of Islamism, and

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Jerusalem will be the seat of a King. The southern Slavs will form a great Catholic Empire and drive out of Europe the Turks (Mohammedans), who will withdraw to North Africa and subsequently embrace the Catholic faith.105

Many people of all persuasions, including apparently atheists, are going to fall away from their current beliefs in vast numbers (even according to many Catholic leaders) to embrace one who will promote a powerful ecumenical religion that is to be accompanied by what will appear to be real miracles.

Perhaps more shocking is that there is a 17th century Islamic prophecy from a Dervish (Dervishes are mainly based in Turkey) that suggests that because many are not good Muslims, they will accept a faith that claims Christ after seeing something that resembles a female apparition, that some suspect will be considered to be “Mary.”106 Hence, at least one Islamic prophecy seems to support the view that many Muslims (especially in Turkey) may accept the coming ecumenical religion promoted by a “Marian” apparition.

But, a small Christian group will not be deceived, even by those or other wonders:

24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect. (Matthew 24:24, DRB)

The “elect” that Jesus spoke of will not accept the false Marian apparitions of Fatima or any future ones. But apparently future wonders will be so persuasive that all but these “elect” will fall for them.

In the 21st century, Giuseppe De Carli wrote the following related to Islam and Fatima:

The Shiites believe that the Fatima shrine belongs, by right, to Muslims, and that Catholics have stolen it from their rightful owners. They argue that if a Lady dressed in shining white appeared there, then it’s because she had a message for the Muslims, not for Christians. Ali Ağca, in his megalomania thought he had a mission from God. Apparently, when John Paul II visited him at the Rebibbia prison in 1983, he asked the pontiff, “So who is Fatima for you?” Twice now I have done on-the-scene reporting from Fatima and I have spotted Arabs who seemed to want to remain incognito...Fatima has a religious and political significance.107

So, some Muslims, at least, believe that the messages for Fatima were apparently different than those publicly revealed, that Fatima is for them, and any message for Fatima has to do with Islam.

Notice also from Priest L.J. Cizik:

It is a fact that Moslems from various nations, especially from the Middle East, make so many pilgrimages to Our Lady of Fatima’s Shrine in Portugal that Portuguese officials have expressed concern. The combination of an Islamic name and Islamic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is a great attraction to Moslems.108

It would not surprise me if one or more future Lady apparitions shows herself to Muslims and encourages them to support the ecumenical religion that the Europeans will themselves embrace in much greater numbers in very few years.

Notice the following from the Encyclopedia of Islam:

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Fatima is greatly revered by Muslims...Moreover, she will be the first to enter PARADISE...and like MARY in Catholic Christianity, she will intercede for those who honor her...Indeed, in Shii literature, Fatima is compared to Mary the mother of JESUS because of the violent deaths suffered by each of their sons.109

So, there are similarities (as well as differences) between Catholic and Islamic beliefs related to Mary and Fatima. A series of apparitions occurred at a Coptic Orthodox church in Zeitoun, Egypt, from 1968 to 1973 and:

Moslems, Copts, Roman Catholics, Protestants, and others were overwhelmed by the Lady who seemed to be composed of light. Moslems chanted from the Koran: “Mary, God has chosen thee. And purified thee; He has chosen thee above all women.”110

Today, an increasing number of Muslims make pilgrimages to Marian shrines. Arguably, the most popular apparition site that Muslims visit is the shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. Fatima was said to be Muhammad’s favorite daughter. Furthermore, Muhammad reportedly stated that Fatima has the highest place in heaven after the Virgin Mary.

The popular Catholic spokesman Archbishop Fulton Sheen believed that the “Blessed Virgin” chose to be known as “Our Lady of Fatima” as a pledge and a sign of hope to the Muslim people and as an assurance that they, who show her so much respect, will one day accept her Divine Son, too.117

Fatima may be the most famous Marian shrine where Muslims go to pray and pay homage to the Queen of Heaven, yet Fatima is hardly unique. In 2004, Reuters News Service wrote, in an article entitled “Twist of globalization: All faiths come together”, that Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and other pilgrims regularly worship at famous Roman Catholic shrines to the Virgin Mary. They drink holy water, light votive candles, and pray fervently to the Madonna. The article explains that many pilgrims venerate her like one of their own goddesses. 118

Furthermore, in recent years apparitions of Mary have been reported in several Muslim nations including Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, and others. Veneration has increased as more and more claim that they have experienced a miracle at a Marian shrine.

Will the world, and in particular Muslims, soon receive the illumination that they need to unite under the Queen’s mantle? Fulton Sheen, in his chapter “Mary and the Moslems”, points to the Miracle of the Sun as the possible enlightenment that the apparition will use:

On October 13, 1917, believers and unbelievers prostrated themselves upon the ground during the Miracle of the Sun, most of them pleading to God for mercy and forgiveness. That whirling sun, which spun like a giant wheel and thrust itself to the earth as if it would burn it with its rays, may have been the harbinger of a world spectacle that will draw millions to their knees in a rebirth of faith. And as Mary revealed herself in that first Miracle of the Sun, so may we look forward to another revelation of her power when the world has its next rehearsal for the Dies Irae [Day of Wrath]. 119

At a Coptic Orthodox church in Zeitoun, Egypt, a suburb of Cairo, a remarkable series of events occurred. A woman that onlookers believed was Mary, appeared in the form of an apparition, performing signs, wonders, and healings. This same woman appeared several nights each week for years. The vast majority of spectators were Muslim. Here is a description of the events surrounding the Zeitoun apparitions:

The Zeitoun apparitions…were seen by everyone present … the persons present at apparitional events there varied from several thousand to over two hundred thousand per night. Total witnesses perhaps numbered into the millions.

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Several nights each week, thousands of Moslems (who constituted most of the crowds) fell to their knees on prayer rugs spread wherever space permitted, and wept before the magnificent, wondrous, glorious form of Our Lady from Heaven. All witnesses agree that the Lady seemed to be composed of light that usually was intense, yet lessened occasionally.

The apparitions of “Mary, the Mother of Jesus” were serenely animate, moving from one side of the church roof to another, as if to provide a direct view to all the surrounding throng, from which many called to her to come their way. She often responded to the singing or chanting of the crowd, appearing to bow in acknowledgment, greeting and blessing. Sometimes she made gestures of prayer, or held out and waved what appeared to be an olive branch. At other times, thousands watched her radiant form, which was often aglow with bluish white light, as she held in her left arm what certainly appeared to be the baby Jesus.

The Zeitoun apparitions seemed to affect all witnesses, including hundreds who were spontaneously healed. Many such cases have been documented by Dr. Shafik Abd El Malik, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, who headed a commission of seven doctors to study the miraculous cures.111

The Koran repeatedly infers that Allah inspired the Bible. Though the Koran does not teach it, many Muslims allege that both Jews and Christians have since corrupted the text. Even so, Islam esteems the Bible. Also, it is interesting to note that both Islam and the Roman Catholic Church believe that Allah and the God of the Bible are the same. Quoting from the Catholic Catechism we read:

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The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind’s judge on the last day. 112

How will the Muslims be included in this “plan of salvation”? Could the apparitions that perform numerous signs and wonders, impact Catholics and Muslims who worship the same God? Could they possibly unite on this basis?

Insight from the influential late Catholic priest Father Malachi Martin, in his best-selling book, The Keys of this Blood, may help answer these questions:

In reckoning the future of Islam, Pope Paul takes into account that as a genuinely religious faith, it preserves certain fundamental truths that the Holy Spirit reveals to all people of good will; and that, in God’s providence, Islam can be a threshold from which its adherents can be prepared to accept the only historical revelation made by God in this world. There will come a day, John Paul believes, when the heart of Islam – already attuned to the figures of Christ and of Christ’s Mother, Mary – will receive the illumination it needs. In the meantime, the Pontiff knows that Islam will stand against him and his church and his geopolitical vision. 113

The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who reached millions of viewers through his television series, believed that it would be Mary who would cause Muslims to convert to Christianity and unite under the Roman Catholic Church. In Sheen’s book, The World’s First Love – Mary, Mother of God, he comes to some startling conclusions concerning the future of Islam. In his chapter entitled “Mary and the Moslems” Sheen writes:

At the present time, the hatred of the Moslem countries against the West is becoming a hatred against Christianity itself. Although the statesmen have not yet taken it into account, there is still grave danger that the temporal power of Islam may return and, with it, the menace that it may shake off a West that has ceased to be Christian and affirm itself as a great anti-Christian world power... [However,] It is our firm belief that the fears some entertain concerning the Moslems are not to be realized, but that Islam, instead, will eventually be converted to Christianity – and in a way that even some of our missionaries never suspect. It is our belief that this will happen not through the direct teaching of Christianity but through a summoning of the Moslems to a veneration of the Mother of God… Missionaries in the future will, more and more, see that their apostolate among the Moslems will be successful in the measure that they preach Our Lady of Fatima. 114

Louis de Montfort is considered by many as the greatest Marian evangelist of all time. Canonized as a Catholic saint in 1947, Montfort made the following last days’ prediction:

The power of Mary over all devils will be particularly outstanding in the last period of time. She will extend the Kingdom of Christ over the idolators and Moslems, and there will come a glorious era in which Mary will be ruler and queen of human hearts. 115

Catholic Saint Mary of Agreda – a visionary who received numerous messages from the apparition of Mary during the 17th century – wrote the massive classic entitled Mystical City of God. Her received Marian messages and her monumental book have gained full approval from the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Mary of Agreda conveyed what was told to her about the last times:

Before the Second Coming of Christ, Mary must, more than ever, shine in mercy, might and grace in order to bring unbelievers into the Catholic Faith. The powers of Mary in the last times over demons will be very conspicuous. Mary will extend the reign of Christ over the heathens and Mohammedans, and it will be a time of great joy when Mary, as Mistress and Queen of Hearts is enthroned. 116

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5. THE MARY OF THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT

It is one thing to see how Muslims and Catholics could find common ecumenical ground based on signs, wonders, and miracles associated with Marian apparitions. No doubt this would be one of the greatest religious miracles in history, encompassing over a third of the world’s population. But there is another large group that would need to be included into the one world religion.

There are hundreds of millions of people in the world today who believe in the gods and goddesses of the Eastern religions – Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, and others. These would include the millions who have converted to Eastern religion through what is commonly called the New Age Movement. Central to the belief system of all of these religions is the role of female deities and veneration of nature/fertility goddesses.

Other groups including Native American religions, Wicca,120 and a host of other similar groups, have always emphasized goddess worship. Another common thread among each of these is the teaching that all religions are similar and that we must unite to solve the myriad of problems facing mankind.

The book entitled Mary’s Message to the World contains hundreds of revelations from a manifestation calling herself Mary, which fall in line with both New Age thinking and Eastern religious beliefs. Though many Marian followers would deny that this is the same Mary that appears at Catholic apparition sites, the major Catholic Marian apparitions have never discredited a single specific apparition around the world. On the contrary, the apparitions emphasize that she is appearing everywhere with the same message. 121

Mary’s Message to the World can be found at New Age bookstores and may represent one of the bridges between the Catholic Mary and the “Mary” who espouses New Age/Eastern thinking. Here are a few of “Mary’s” messages to the world. Once more her message is to unite:

Each religion is worshiping, underneath the outer trappings, its Creator. It is the same Creator! Whether you pray facing the east or facing an altar, or on Saturday or Sunday, it is all worship…Allow us to view the world as a whole and each nation, each religion, as part of this Great Whole. Be tolerant, one of the other. All religions are man-made, inspired by the Creator. All words which have been written in the Holy Books have been written by men in unity with the Creator. 122 MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

It is imperative that the world join together at this time to pray to God. Pray for peace on Earth and among men. I seek to embrace all people with my love. I wish to encircle all people on Earth in a safety net which will save your souls. 123

It is only as a whole unit that mankind can advance. Soon a giant leap forward will occur. 124

Within New Age and Eastern religious circles, many acknowledge the great importance and reemergence of the goddess. She has always played a major part in their beliefs and worship. And accordingly, books like The Goddess Re-Awakening are predicting her triumphant come- back:

But the presence of the Goddess herself has never departed from her holy place in our consciousness, and now, as we enter what many feel to be a “new age,” we sense that the Goddess is somehow making her way back to us. But in just what guise is so far unclear. 125

Those who hold Easternand New Age beliefs are open to whatever form this returning goddess might assume. According to Caitlin Matthews, author of Sophia Goddess of Wisdom, this goddess has appeared in many varying forms in the past, and is sure to return soon. Matthews writes:

I have accordingly looked for the Goddess of Wisdom under many names and titles, including Nature, the World-Soul, the Blessed Virgin and the Shekinah, as well as her more usual designations. Each of them has retained some part of the Goddess’s image which, like a shattered mirror, waits to be reassembled…Nothing is going to delay the Goddess’s second coming, whether in the guise of Sophia or under any other form. 126

The re-emergence of the Divine Feminine – the Goddess – in the twentieth century has begun to break down the conceptual barriers erected by orthodox religion and social conservatism. For the first time in two millennia, the idea of a Goddess as a central pivot of creation is finding a welcome response. 127

Author Carol Christ explains more about this enthusiastic response for the re-emergence of the Divine Feminine in her Book Rebirth of the Goddess:

One of the most unexpected developments of the late twentieth century is the rebirth of the religion of the Goddess in western cultures…In America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, hundreds of thousands of women and increasing numbers of men brought up in biblical religions are rediscovering the language, symbols, and rituals of the Goddess. 128

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Archbishop Sheen also wrote:

At Patna, the Brahman Hindu governor of the province visited the church and prayed before the statue of Our Lady. In one tiny village of Kesra Mec, more than twenty-four thousand people came to see the statue. 129

But, that is not an isolated incident. Notice the following account of a group of Hindus who visited Cova da Iria in 2004:

Hindus...were allowed to conduct a pagan prayer chant at the altar in the sanctuary of the Little Chapel of the Apparitions...on May 5, 2004...a national television station in Portugal broadcast that a group of Hindus from Lisbon was allowed to commandeer the Shrine for a pagan prayer chant, with the Hindu “priest” standing at the Catholic altar invoking false gods in the causes of peace, while the Hindu congregation in the Little Chapel responded with a chant. This is a desecration...since Sacred Scripture teaches “the gods of the Gentiles are devils” (Psalm 95:5) 130

This Hindu ceremony, as expected, upset some Catholics.131 (Note that Psalm 95:5 in the DRB is Psalm 96:5 in the NJB/NKJV which use the word “idols” instead of “devils.”)

While “Mary” is known throughout the Middle East and West, she is less known, though revered by some like a goddess, in Eastern religions and so apparitions such as in Akita Japan, may be helping set the stage for greater acceptance of “Marian Apparitions” in Asia. On January 4, 1975, a Marian statue reportedly began to weep there told Nun Agnes Katsuko:

The Blessed Virgin rejoices in the consecration of Japan to her Immaculate Heart because she loves Japan. But she is sad that this devotion is not taken seriously...Grant to Japan the grace of conversion through the intercession of the Virgin Mary... 132

There have been reports of one or more stigmatic and weeping “Marian” statues in Akita, Japan with at least 100 weepings.133 Previous Pope Benedict XVI seemingly endorsed much of Akita and tied its message in with that of Fatima.134

Although Mary is not part of Buddhism, it was interesting to note that the leader of the Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, prayed at the little Fatima chapel in 2001.135

The Taoists revere the goddess, Tian Hou, who is called the “Queen of Heaven” 136 (she is also known as the “Mother goddess”).

Here are a few comments on Mary and certain Buddhist faiths from Ella Rozett, who wrote that she “attends Catholic church almost every day” 138:

Mother Mary is largely unknown in the Buddhist world, the only exception perhaps being Maria Kannon. The latter is a hybrid of Mother Mary and the Bodhisattva of love and compassion whom the Japanese call Kannon, the Chinese Kuan Yin, the Tibetans Chenresig and the Indians Avalokiteshvara...

Much like the Virgin Mary, the Chinese Kuan Yin is said to have lived a human life of extreme self sacrifice and holiness before she ascended into heaven and became a celestial Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. Since her ascension she has been appearing as “a woman in white” to those in need of help...

Some trace the striking similarities between Mary and especially the White Clad Kuan Yin back to the historical influence of Christians coming to China in the early 600’s... At the time the Chinese were longing for the divine feminine, and Chinese Buddhism needed someone who could compete with the powerful Taoist goddesses.139

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So, the idea of female apparitions appearing exists in at least one Eastern faith. Some believe that Kuan Yin was a male now with the outward appearance of a female (perhaps Satan may appear like “her,” in Revelation 13:4) and that her visits may be related to visitors in China in the 600s.

Kuan Yin is also known as the “Goddess of Mercy” and is sometimes called Guan Yin.140 A few of the pictures I have seen of her show her riding a serpentine beast in the water, which brings up a tie to Revelation 17:1-3. Various paintings and statues I have seen of Kuan Yin remind me of Marion ones, including the frequent use of a type of halo and a crown, the style of dress, as well as sometimes being shown as a Madonna with child. Hence, this may be a reason that the Chinese might be inclined to pay attention to a future “Marian” apparition. Centuries-old Chinese prophecies suggest that the Chinese may end up paying attention to Western religious leaders in the end time.141

Furthermore in Asia, “Many see no contradiction in praying to Guan Yin...one day... and on another, praying to the Virgin Mary at the Novena Roman Catholic Church.”142

Thus it appears that despite not quite having the Catholic devotion to Mary or Islamic veneration to Fatima, those in various Eastern faiths can be intrigued by the feminine, and may be highly impacted by public alleged Marian apparition(s) in the future. But, no Buddhist, Taoist, Muslim, Hindu, Protestant, Mormon, Catholic, or anyone else should.

Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and other Eastern religions already lay special emphasis on their goddesses. For example, Tibetan Buddhists have a profound and intimate adoration for their female savioress who is called Goddess Tara.

Perhaps because such a concept was too abstract for many people, there gradually grew up within Mahayanna Buddhism a need for a female figure. This figure came to be Tara, the Savioress, whose name means star. Veneration of Tara seems to have begun around the seventh or eighth century in India…The worship of the Goddess Tara is now one of the most widespread of Tibetan cults

… from highest to lowest, the Tibetans realize with Tara a personal and enduring relationship, unmatched by any other single deity… Tara, in other words, is the Divine Mother of Tibetan Buddhism, a tender, beautiful, intimately and personally concerned deity who protects all who turn to her.144

This description of the Goddess Tara is remarkably similar to the descriptions given by visionaries and pilgrims who adore the “Blessed Mother” of Catholicism. And Buddhists are not unique when it comes to their worship and affection given to their beloved goddess – all of the Eastern religions venerate female deities. For example, the Hindu religions are unmatched in their worship and devotion of goddesses, as author David R. Kinsley explains:

One of the most striking characteristics of the ancient and multifaceted Hindu religious traditions is the importance of goddess worship. A considerable number of goddesses are known in the earliest Hindu scriptures, the Vedic hymns. In contemporary Hinduism the number and popularity of goddesses are remarkable. No other living religious tradition displays such an ancient, continuous, and diverse history of goddess worship.145

Taoists, as well as members of other Chinese traditional religions, also revere many goddesses. The most prominent in Taoism is known as the Queen Mother of the West. This Taoist goddess rules over the western paradise. It is believed that she has appeared to different emperors throughout history to endorse or deny the legitimacy of their rule. She eventually

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The modern practice of goddess worship is common among nearly every tribe, tongue, religion, and nation of the world. There is no end of documentation with regard to the importance of the female deities to the religions and cultures of the world. Many believe that this is ultimately the same goddess – a goddess who holds multiple titles and who has been called by many names throughout the ages.

In the Bible, we find that God’s people repeatedly venerated the Queen of Heaven – also know in biblical times as Astarte, Ashtoreth, Asherah, Ishtar, Venus, or Diana. As we will discover later in this book, God had some rather strong words concerning the Queen of Heaven and her followers.

In other cultures and religions her guises and titles include: Artemis, Lilith, Minerva, Isis, Kwan- yin, Demeter, Gaia, Luna, Hectate, Aphrodite, Aurora, Shing Moo, Holy Mother, White Buffalo Calf Woman, Shakti, Hera, Innanna, Kali, Juno, Sophia, Ceres, Persephone, Aphrodite, Our Lady, Blessed Mother, and many more.

Catholic authors Bob and Penny Lord highlight several Church approved apparitions in their book The Many Faces of Mary, A Love Story. In their chapter “Mary’s Back, and She’s Stronger Than Ever” they explain why the apparition of Mary appears in so many forms:

Mary has many faces. Each title of Mary answers a special need in those who reach out to her. And she answers the needs as a loving mother, an understanding friend, a trusting confidante, whatever you need. She’s available. Don’t ever underestimate the Many Faces of Mary.146

Might this many-named goddess be the Queen of Heaven that is manifesting in our day? The late Bishop Fulton Sheen explains in his book, The World’s First Love: Mary, Mother of God, that all men instinctively look for a compassionate mother in their religion. In his chapter entitled “The Madonna of the World” Sheen writes,

The instinct of all men to look for a mother in their religion is conspicuous, even in modern times, among non-Christian peoples. Our missionaries report the most extraordinary reaction of these peoples as the Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima was carried through the East. At the edge of Nepal, three hundred Catholics were joined by three thousand Hindus and Moslems, as four elephants carried the statue to the little church for Rosary and Benediction. At Rajkot, which has hardly any faithful, unbelieving ministers of state and high-ranking government officials came to pay veneration. The mayor of Nadiad read a speech of welcome and stressed how proud he was to welcome the statue. For twelve hours the crowds, almost exclusively non- Christian, passed through the church as Masses continued from two o’clock in the morning until nine-thirty. As one old Indian put it: “She has shown us that your religion is sincere; it is not like ours. Your religion is a religion of love; ours is one of fear.” 147

Why do the people of the East revere the Virgin Mary of Catholicism? Could it be that she is indistinguishable from their own goddesses? Sheen cites the Chinese goddess Kwan-yin as an example of the many Eastern goddesses that are similar to the “Blessed Mother” of Catholicism:

There is a beautiful legend of Kwan-yin, the Chinese goddess of mercy, to whom so many pleadings have gone from Chinese lips… Her intercession for mercy was so great, and she softened so many hard hearts of hell, that the very devils ordered her to leave. They were afraid she would empty hell… The Chinese have at times pictured her as wearing on her head the image of God, to Whose Heaven she brings the faithful, although she refuses to enter Heaven so long as there is a single soul excluded.148

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Another example that Sheen gives is Japan’s goddess Kwanon. He acknowledges the strong resemblance between the Catholic Virgin Mary and the goddess Kwanon:

Japan, too, has its feminine principle of religion. For centuries the goddess of mercy called Kwanon has been venerated. It is interesting that Buddhists, who already know this goddess of mercy and who have come to learn of the Blessed Mother, have seen the first as the preparation for the second. Upon becoming Christian, there is no need for such Buddhists to turn their back on Kwanon as evil; rather, they accept her as the far-off foreshadowing of the woman who was not a goddess but the Mother of Mercy itself. Very becomingly, the Japanese artist Takahira Toda, who came from a family of Buddhist priests, became a member of Christ’s Mystical Body after seeing the similarity between Kwanon and the Virgin Mary…only one characteristic distinguishes the Japanese Madonna from the countless other mothers of Japan – and that is a halo of light above her head. 149

Sheen continues by explaining that the Madonna of Catholicism is the true Kwanon – the Mother of Mercy – for whom the Japanese have been longing for centuries. Could he be right? Could the apparitional Queen who is appearing in our day, be the final and ultimate manifestation of Kwanon, Kwan-yin, and a host of other historic goddesses? Will future manifestations of the Queen of Heaven convince the people of the East that she is the ultimate Mother of Mercy? Will this lead to unity under the Queen?

The following quote, taken from the book entitled The Divine Feminine – Exploring The Face of God Around the World, offers further insight into why Marian apparitions are embraced by people from every religious background:

Those who know only the Christian tradition do not know how deep the roots of Mary go or how the prayers to her echo the immemorial prayers to ancient goddesses. The words echo the greeting addressed four thousand years ago to the goddesses Inanna, Ishtar, and Isis as Queen - Hail! Great Lady of Heaven! Hail! Light of the World!

Millions of people, particularly women, have prayed to Mary as they once did to Ishtar, Hathor, Isis, and Kuan Yin, giving thanks to he for safe delivery in child birth and leaving countless tokens of gratitude in her shrines for answers to their appeals for her help in the crises of their lives. 150

Apparently, this goddess has been venerated around the globe for millennia. Though she comes under different titles, many researchers believe this is the same entity. There can be no doubt that her appeal transcends religious and cultural barriers, and, according to her own predictions, her grandest hour is nearing.

Regarding the Queen of Heaven’s coming manifestation and global reign, Catholic Marian visionary Sister Natalie revealed that the “Queen of the Coming Age” will once again be appearing under various forms:

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I saw that when the glorious peace arrives and love reigns, there will be only “one fold and one shepherd.” Mary, the Mother of all believers, will guide the life of the souls, appearing under various forms. She will be the Queen of the Coming Age. The Queen will be white for the white people, black for the black people, and yellow for the people with yellowish complexion…151

The apparitional Mary herself acknowledges that she is the same one appearing in various forms and at many places throughout the world:

I am the same one that appeared all over the world. Look around this church and see all the different forms in which I have appeared. I am the Mother of God, and I have appeared in different places. 152

Or consider the following message from an apparition of Jesus reportedly appearing in Cochabamba, Bolivia. This apparition has received the Imprimatur of the Roman Catholic Church. These messages also confirm that the same Queen of Heaven has manifested globally under many guises:

My daughter, if the world would only understand how important and necessary are the apparitions of My Mother…My Mother speaks with people in many places, in the language with which you say your prayers. She speaks to all because the Good News of her Son is for everyone. Men are filled with love a lot easier if they see that she looks like them. That is why she appears with the physical characteristics of each country where she presents herself. 153

Finally, one more example from the bishop-approved Messages of the Lady of All Nations which explains her ultimate purpose in coming to earth. The book begins with this statement:

“The Lady of All Nations declared that the messages were not destined for one country or people alone, but for all the peoples of the world.” 154

The apparition explains,

“I have manifested Myself to the world in different ways.” 155

What is her goal? Unity is what [God’s] people must achieve, they must be one, and over them, “the Lady of All Nations.” One Community, nations, I stress these words: One Community! 156

Many reported apparitional messages indicate that her time is soon approaching. The promised peace and unity under the Queen’s mantle will be for all, we are told. How will these events culminate? This concluding summary quote from New Age authors Michelle Rios Rice Hennelly and R. Kevin Hennelly offers startling insights from the New Age Mary:

Several years ago, while meditating with my husband Kevin in a meditation sanctuary in northern New Mexico, a beautiful being of white, fiery light appeared to me. She said not to fear and told me she was Our Lady of Light and would appear to me every day for the rest of my life. My heart was filled with her light, the fire of pure love, and my life changed forever. She soon revealed herself as the Divine Mother, the feminine side of God known throughout the ages by a thousand names. I call her Mary, for this name is most familiar to me. She continues to come to me, bringing teachings and prophecies. She has asked me to share these, and I do so as a humble vessel of a being far beyond anything our minds can grasp. The Divine Feminine is known by a thousand names and revered in as many forms – from Isis to Mary the mother of Jesus. We know her through her love, wisdom, grace, power, beauty, creativity, nurturing, and compassion. We call her Mary, for this name is most familiar to us. Throughout the ages, she has bestowed upon her followers and devotees her many blessings. Today she is bringing an urgent message to people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths around the world. She is revealing that the world as we know it is coming to an end and from its ashes will be born "a new way of existence, a new way of being, and a new way of knowing." She is also revealing that her time on earth will come again, but this time it will not be an incarnation as when she came as Jesus' mother. This time she will come with her consciousness of pure light and love, which will penetrate everyone and everything on this planet. It will be, she says, the Time of the Goddess…Events unfolding around the world, the man-made and natural disasters, are part of the preparation for her return.157

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5. THE CULT OF THE BLACK VIRGIN

“What if Mary is another name for Gaia? Then her capacity for virgin birth is no miracle... it is a role of Gaia since life began...She is of this Universe and, conceivably, a part of God. On Earth, she is the source of life everlasting and is alive now; she gave birth to humankind and we are part of her.”– Sir James Lovelock 159

There are many icons of Mary that show black faces and hands. In France, these are called Vierge Noires—Black Virgins. Elsewhere, may be called Black Madonnas or the “other Mary.” Jung called her Isis, while others claim she is the symbolic remains of a prehistoric worship of the Earth Mother. She is generally connected with Cybele, Diana, Isis, and Venus, as well as with Kali, Inanna, and Lilith. Historically she is connected with the Crusades, the Islamic occupation of Spain, the Conquistadors, as well as the Merovingians and Knights Templars, who viewed her as Mary Magdalene.

Why are more than five hundred of the world’s Madonna images black or dark? Why is so little known about them? Black Virgins—a resurfacing of the powerful pagan goddesses of sexuality, the underworld, and earth wisdom—they are symbols of power and majesty, the other side of the traditional Madonna’s virginity or tender maternity.

Many Christians, both clergy and laity, simply accept that these shrines to the Black Virgin, and the loyal, fervent devotion they foster, are ultimately inexplicable, a mystery of the divine feminine. Some writers believe they represent a Christian form of Isis, as a mother with child. These shrines are believed to have special healing powers, among other things, and to be places where newly married brides can go for fertility blessings. There is also a strong religious folk tradition connecting the Black Virgins to the medieval Knights Templar and also with Mary Magdelene. A famous Black Virgin - la Madone des Fenestres (the Madonna of the Windows), near St-Martin-de-Vesubie (one site where many Templars were massacred) was believed by folk tradition in the area to have originally been brought to southern France by Mary Magdelene. Whether such legends spring from a kernel of truth, or are purely legendary, it is still intriguing to examine the sheer number of such place-names, legends, and beliefs about these subjects and their interconnections, at least in the popular mind. And that in itself says something.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux was born at Fontaines on the outskirts of Dijon, a place said to have had its own Black Virgin. He is said to have received three drops of milk taken from the breast of the Black Virgin of Chatillon while still a boy. He later went on to help the Templar order expand quickly and to preach the Second Crusade - from Vezelay, a centre of the cult of the Magdalene and a Black Virgin site. After his death, he was canonized on the same feast day, 20 August, as the founder of another major Black Virgin site - St. Amadour of Rocamadour.

During the first century A.D., Alexandria, Egypt was a veritable hotbed of mystical activity, a crucible in which, according to Holy Blood, Holy Grail, "Judaic, Mithraic, Zoroastrian, Pythagorean, Hermetic, and neo-Platonic doctrines suffused the air and combined with innumerable others." (31:123) It was in the early centuries of the Christian era that the ancient worship of the Mother Goddess was introduced to Christianity by Jews who had fled Israel and embraced Alexandrian Neo-Platonism, which is just a rehash of Greek paganism.

"The Neo-Platonists are Greek philosophers who lived long enough after Plato to have lost the name of Platonists as far as modern scholars are concerned (although they were intellectual disciples of Plato and considered themselves Platonists)." 158

In ancient times, mankind worshipped the hosts of heaven, believing them to be gods and goddesses who ruled the world. Ancient man believed that the constellation Virgo was the Great

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Mother Goddess who ruled over a Golden Age called Lemuria, which preceded Atlantis. This astrological tradition was transmitted to successive pagan cultures through the ages of mankind.

"Some of the mythological representations of Virgo are Nana, Eve, Istar, Demeter, Hecate, Themis, Hera, Astraea, Diana, Cybele, Isis, Fortuna, Erigone, Sibylla and the Virgin Mother. All representations of the Great Mother in some form. She who existed before the masculine gods of ancient and classical mythology." 160

The Greek adaptation of Virgo, was Demeter, whose daughter Kore was abducted by Pluto, the god of the underworld. Kore would remain the dark lord’s queen and her name would no longer be Kore, the maiden, but Persephone, "she who is to be feared". The Alexandrian Jews who worshipped the Greek goddess, Kore, managed to convert their pagan goddess worship into a theologically respectable tradition called Gnosticism by giving the goddess the trappings of Christianity. Although they worshipped her as the Holy Virgin, "virginity" has an altogether different connotation to Gnostics than it does to Christians.

"Another important feature of the Gnostic tradition of Epiphany is that it is really a feminine holiday. St. Clement of Alexandria (c. 194) mentioned that the followers of the Gnostic master Basilides feasted on the day of the Baptism and kept a long vigil before it. Epiphanius (305-402) gave us a detailed description of how the Alexandrian Gnostics celebrated the Epiphany. They did this in the sanctuary of the Maiden Goddess Kore whom they equated with the image of the Holy Virgin. At midnight they descended with torches into the crypt of the temple and brought the wooden statue of Kore forth in procession. The Maiden was represented naked and sitting, with crosses marked on her brow, her hands and her knees. The statue was carried seven times around the central shrine and was then retired to the crypt once more. The Gnostics said that on this day, Kore, the Virgin, gave birth to the divine principle known as the Christ. It is from the feminine intuitive consciousness and feeling nature that the messianic power, of individuated consciousness is born. Thus the human nature of Jesus or Everyman is transformed into divine and spiritual nature by the holy female power, the Holy Spirit, in the initiation rite of baptism." 95

It is important to note that the heretic, Basilides, was an Gnostic Jew of Alexandria, as was his contemporary, the arch heretic Valentinus.

It was in the Gnostic culture of Alexandria that the Mother Goddess evolved into Mary Magdalene. Ean Begg wrote in The Cult of the Black Virgin that,

"...many of the finest Gnostic writings are of Alexandrian inspiration or origin. Alexandria is also the main source of Gnostic works linking Jesus with Mary Magdalene. According to this tradition it was through the Magdalen, rather than through Peter and the male apostles, that Jesus transmitted his secret doctrine." 161

In their endeavors to relocate the center of Christianity in Alexandria, Egypt, the Gnostics misrepresent Mary Magdalene as a native of the Magdolum in Egypt, which they associate with Migdol:

"There is no necessity to endeavor to crowbar [Mary Magdalene] into a Galilean setting, for there are other intriguing alternatives for her place of origin: although there was no ‘Magdala’ in Judea in her day, there was a Magdolum in Egypt - just across the border - which was probably the Migdol mentioned in Ezekiel. There was a large and flourishing Jewish community in Egypt at that time, which was particularly centered on the great sea port of Alexandria, a seething cosmopolitan melting pot of many races, nationalities and religions and perhaps where the Holy Family had fled to escape the depredations of Herod’s men." 162

There is no mention of Migdol in the book of Ezekiel, however the prophet Jeremiah reproved the apostate Jews who took up residence in Migdol, in Egypt, for disobeying the Lord who had

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The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein, Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers...

Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? - Jer. 44:1-3,15-19

Here it is apparent that the worship of the Mother Goddess, Virgo, under the appellation of Isis, spread from Egypt into Israel and from Israel to the centers of the Roman Empire:

"The cult of Isis was widespread in the Egypt of the dynastic period. From Egypt it spread northwards to Phoenicia, Syria and Palestine; to Asia Minor; to Cyprus, Rhodes, Crete, Samos and other islands in the Aegean; to many parts of mainland Greece - Corinth, Argos and Thessaly amongst them; to Malta and Sicily; and, finally, to Rome. In the first century BC, Isis was perhaps the most popular goddess in the Eternal City, from which her cult spread to the furthest limits of the Roman Empire, including Britain: her only rival was Mithras.”163

In fact, the worship of the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church, along with the entire body of Catholic tradition, can be traced to the worship of Isis in Egypt. {See: Mystery Babylon the Great: Catholic or Jewish?}

"Immaculate is our Lady Isis...the very terms applied afterwards to that personage (the Virgin Mary) who succeeded to her form, titles, symbols, rites, and ceremonies... Thus, her devotees carried into the new priesthood the former badges of their profession, the obligation to celibacy, the tonsure, and the surplice, omitting, unfortunately, the frequent ablutions prescribed by the ancient creed. The ’Black Virgins’, so highly reverenced in certain French cathedrals...proved, when at last critically examined, basalt figures of Isis!’" 164

In 412 A.D., Cyril of Alexandria became the Bishop of Alexandria. In Isis Unveiled, H.P. Blavatsky wrote:

"...Cyril, the Bishop of Alexandria, had openly embraced the cause of Isis, the Egyptian goddess, and had anthropomorphized her into Mary, the mother of God..." 165

During his bishopric, Cyril wrote passionately and voluminously against the Nestorian heresy, and was largely instrumental in having it condemned at the Council of Ephesus in 431.

The Third Ecumenical Council was held at Ephesus in Greece, whose philosophy and culture were, like Egypt, derived from the occult traditions of the pre-Flood civilization. The Council of Ephesus condemned the Nestorian heresy but approved the veneration of the Virgin Mary as "Theotokos" ---the God-Bearer or Mother of God. Nestorius and the Nestorians were exiled to the Persian Empire and become the Assyrian Orthodox Church of the East. However, in what appears to have been a classic dialectical operation, the path had been cleared for Mary to be transformed from the "Mother of God" to a deity in the image of the Mother Goddess, Isis, who shared in the divinity of her son, Horus. MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

In her article on Mariology, Keri Mills posited that the issue driving the great Nestorian controversy was really the doctrine of Mary rather than the doctrine of Christ:

"Catholics claim that no serious question was raised about Mary’s sinlessness after the Council of Ephesus in AD 431 which declared Mary to be ’God bearer, Mother of God’. What is not explained is the reason why no questions (according to the RCC) were raised after the council. It is clearly documented that Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was declared a heretic and exiled because he rejected the popular title given to Mary (Mother of God). The church would claim that Nestorius made it appear, in his emphasis on the reality of the humanity of Jesus, that Christ was two persons or ’two sons’ the son of Mary and the son of God. Interestingly, the writings of Ignatius, a disciple of the apostle John and bishop of Antioch, declared a similar thought, ’Mary is presented as Mother of Christ according to his human nature, as the heavenly Father is his Father according to his divine nature (To the Ephesians)’, with the same purpose to refute heretical thinking, and yet he is not declared a heretic. Nestorius was declared a heretic based on power politics and his denial of Mary as God-bearer, not on Christology.

Nestorius was refuting heretical ideas that Christ was not flesh, only deity. In his autobiography, he insisted that he did not oppose the title ’God-bearer’ because he denied the Godhead of Christ, but rather to distinguish that Jesus was a genuine human being born with a body and soul. He insisted that calling Mary ’God-bearer, Mother of God’ was to declare that God could be born of a woman. Parents pre-exist their children, yet Mary a mortal woman could not pre-exist God; in fact the paradox remains clear to this day that Jesus the son of Mary pre-existed Mary. Yet with the reign of Constantine, the church had gained power, and so no serious questions would be raised outwardly, without the backing of the majority, once that power had been exercised on Nestorius."159

Even the trappings of monasticism that found a home in Roman Catholicism originated in the asceticism that was prevalent in Egypt, dating back to Hermes Trismegestis. Hermes or Thoth, a demi-god from the pre-flood civilization of Atlantis, became the prototype of the ’hermit’ monk. The Council of Nicea in 321 A.D. may have been another dialectical operation. There St. Athanasius (296-373 AD), as Bishop of Alexandria, valiantly combated the Arian heresy which challenged the divinity of Jesus Christ. However, Athanasius also used that council as an opportunity to incorporate in the canons of the Church the requirement of celibacy for Christian leaders. Following his victory over the heresiarch Arius and the Arians, Athanasius traveled throughout Europe promoting monasticism and asceticism. He is credited with introducing monasticism specifically to the Romans and Germans.

In the Gnostic theology of Athanasius, only ascetics were considered the Bride of Christ, a pernicious teaching which influenced many devout Christians to seek Christ in monasteries and convents. Although the religious orders had the outward appearance of spiritual piety, they were often, however, fronts for occult as well as homosexual/lesbian activity. That asceticism, enforced celibacy and monastic life have borne evil fruit throughout the centuries is evident in the rampant sexual perversion of the Roman Catholic priesthood and hierarchy.

It was through the establishment of monasteries that the Merovingian Jews, whose forefathers were the Alexandrian Gnostics, began to infiltrate and mold the theology and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Many of the popes were Merovingian monks who forced masses of European Jews to convert to Roman Catholicism., with the result that the Church incorporated traditions from both Judaism, the Talmud and the Kabbalah. (See: Mystery Babylon the Great: Catholic or Jewish?) We believe it will be from the monastic movement that the False Prophet, a Merovingian, will rise to prominence and power as the Antichrist’s right hand man.

The pretext for the First Crusade supported by the Roman Catholic Church - recovery of the Temple treasures and sacred sites—concealed the real motive of the Merovingians, which was to rebuild the ancient Temple of Solomon. In Chapter XXX, “Knight Kadosh” of Morals and Dogma, Albert Pike wrote of the Crusader Knights of the Temple:

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"In 1118, nine Knights Crusaders in the East, among whom were Geoffroi de Saint-Omer and Hugues de Payens, consecrated themselves to religion, and took an oath between the hands of the Patriarch of Constantinople, a See always secretly or openly hostile to that of Rome from the time of Photius. The avowed objective of the Templars was to protect the Christians who came to visit the Holy Places: their secret object was the re-building of the Temple of Solomon on the model prophesied by Ezekiel.

"This re-building, formally predicted by the Judaizing Mystics of the earlier ages, had become the secret dream of the Patriarchs of the Orient. The Temple of Solomon, re-built and consecrated to the Catholic worship would become, in effect, the Metropolis of the Universe; the East would prevail over the West, and the Patriarchs of Constantinople would possess themselves of the Papal power.

"The Templars, or Poor Fellow-Soldiery of the Holy House of the Temple intended to be rebuilt, took as their models, in the Bible, the Warrior-Masons of Zorobabel, who worked, holding the sword in one hand and the trowel in the other. Therefore it was that the Sword and the Trowell were the insignia of the Templars, who subsequently, as will be seen, concealed themselves under the name of Brethren Masons. [This name, Freres Macons in the French, adopted by way of secret reference to the Builders of the Second Temple, was corrupted in English into Free-Masons, as Pythagore de Crotone was into Peter Gower of Groton in England. Khairum or Khur-um, (a name mis-rendered into Hiram) from an artificer in brass and other metals, became the Chief Builder of the Haikal Kadosh, the Holy House, of the Temple,... and the words Bonai and Banaim yet appear in the Masonic Degrees, meaning Builder and Builders.]

"The trowel of the Templars is quadruple, and the triangular plates of it are arranged in the form of a cross, making the Kabalistic pantacle known by the name of the Cross of the East. The Knight of the East, and the Knight of the East and West, have in their titles secret allusions of whom they were at first the successors."

A secondary objective of the Knights Templar may have been to deposit the Merovingian "Holy Grail" cache at Jerusalem. These artifacts will probably be "discovered" in the future as "proof" of Merovingian claims of their "divine" blood. In The Second Messiah, authors Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas identify the Merovingian families which conspired with the Merovingian pope—truly a Jewish fifth column within the Catholic Church—to recapture the Holy Land:

"The picture that was emerging was of a group of European noble families, descended from the Jewish lines of David and Aaron, who had escaped from Jerusalem shortly before, or possible even just after, the fall of the Temple. They had passed down the knowledge of the artifacts concealed within the Temple to a chosen son...of each family. Some of the families involved were the Counts of Champagne, Lords of Gisors, Lords of Payen, Counts of Fontaine, Counts of Anjou, de Bouillon, St. Clairs of Roslin, Brienne, Joinville, Chaumont, St Clair de Gisor, St Clair de Neg and the Hapsburgs...

"By 1095, the members of the Rex Deus families group were almost certainly fully Christianised, yet each of them must have had at least one male member who held the traditional history of their high-born Jewish roots close to his heart. No doubt they saw themselves as ’super-Christians’, descendants of the very first Church, and privy to the greatest secret this side of heaven. They were a silent elite — ’the kings of God’.

"Indeed, the history books record that [Pope Urban II’s] leadership marked the papacy’s assumption of the leadership of Western Christendom...

"If the Rex Deus group did exist, it is easy to see how the First Crusade provided these families with a ’God-given’ opportunity to return to their Holy Temple to recover the treasure that was their birthright - and it would be done at exactly the same time that the Jewish writer of the Gospel of John the Divine had predicted! The Rex Deus families were at the forefront of the First, and every Crusade. Medieval scholars have long wondered why it should be that the same families drove all of the Crusades for their entire duration, and now we had a possible answer.

"Once the Christian armies had secured Jerusalem, the non-Rex Deus leaders were quickly removed and the families infiltrated the Jerusalem monarchy and the Church, to ensure that they would not be blocked in the holy endeavor of the ’Kings of God’ to regain what their ancestors had left for them...

"...in 1114...[the Rex Deus group] told Baldwin [King of Jerusalem] that they wanted to post a small contingent of knights in Jerusalem to carry out some exploratory digging under the pretext of being...guardians of the highways for pilgrims... Unfortunately, the king was not persuaded... In 1118, Baldwin I died at the age of sixty (presumably of natural causes) and his cousin was rapidly crowned King Baldwin II of Jerusalem. Within weeks, nine French knights were camped on the site of Herod’s stables... The world was told their mission was to save the Christian pilgrims from

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In his book Behold a Pale Horse, William Cooper stated that the real treasure the Templars absconded with was not the Temple artifacts, but relics pertaining to Jesus Christ, including his bones! We wondered for some time how Cooper knew this. Not only did William Cooper claim to know what the relics of Jesus are, but where they are hidden. Underlying Cooper’s belief in this heresy is his rejection of the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ:

"One of the greatest secrets of the ages is the true story of the Holy Grail, the robe of Jesus, the remains of the Cross of Crucifixion, and whether Jesus actually died or if he survived and produced a child. Many myths surround the Knights Templar concerning these relics, and most myths throughout history have at least some basis in fact. If my sources are correct, the Knights Templar survive today as a branch of the Illuminati and guard the relics, which are hidden in a location known only to them...

"According to members of the intelligence community, when the New World Order is solidified the relics will be taken out, will be united with the Spear of Destiny, and will, according to legend, give the world’s ruler absolute power. This may confirm beliefs passed down through the ages that describe the significance of these relics when united in the hands of one man. It may also explain Hitler’s desperate search for their hiding place during World War II. Again I must remind you that it makes not one iota of difference what you believe. If they believe, you will be affected.

"The Knights Templar were founded sometime during the 11th century in Jerusalem by the Prieuré de Sion for the express purpose of guarding the remaining relics of Jesus and to provide military protection for the religious travelers during their pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

"The Prieuré de Sion was a religious order founded upon Mount Sion in Jerusalem. The Order set for itself the goal of preserving and recording the bloodline of Jesus and the House of David. Through every means available to them, the Prieuré de Sion had found and retrieved the remaining relics. I am amazed at the authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail and the information that they have unearthed. Most of all I am amazed at their inability to put the puzzle together. The treasure hidden in France is not the treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem. It is the Holy Grail itself, the robe of Jesus, the last remaining pieces of the Cross of Crucifixion, and, according to my sources, someone’s bones. I can tell you that the reality of the bones will shake the world to its very foundations if I have been told the truth. The relics are hidden in France. I know the location and so do the authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail, but they do not know that they know—or do they?" 166

Behold a Pale Horse, Holy Blood, Holy Grail and the multitude of Grail publications all claim that the future revelation of the treasure of Rennes le Chateau, the French village where the Prieuré de Sion deposited the Templars’ Grail cache, will be the undoing of Christianity. The Prieuré obviously plans to produce, i.e. manufacture, relics which would disprove the divinity of Jesus Christ. A French website maintains that this is the famed secret of Rennes le Chateau:

Meanwhile, back in Europe, the legendary origin of so many statuettes in the baggage trains of returning crusaders, especially when they happened to be Templars, [was] no guarantee of the orthodoxy of their cult. That many legends of the period connect the twelfth-century Black Virgins with an earlier miraculous origin dating from the Merovingian period raises potentially disquieting religio-political questions."

During medieval times, the Knights Templar were involved in the financing and otherwise lending support to the building of over 1,000 churches and cathedrals throughout Europe, many in honor of the Black Virgin. Following the dissolution of the Templars in 1307, the Prieuré de Sion carried on quietly mainstreaming the Black Virgin, particularly in France. Laurence Gardner wrote in Bloodline of the Holy Grail of the astrological configuration of the French cathedrals: "In accordance with the Hermetic principle of ’As above, so below’, the combined ground-plan of the Notre Dame cathedrals replicates the Virgo constellation. The ’Notre Dame’ cathedrals...were mainly the work of the ’Children of Solomon’—a guild of masons instructed by St. Bernard’s Cistercian Order."

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"The nine Knights were sent out by Bernard the Cistercian; gothic was born at Citeaux. The whole gothic formula derives from the Cistercians and the ’Conipagnons des Devoirs’—heirs of the builders of gothic cathedrals—make no mystery that they derive their characteristic ’feature’, their descriptive geometry, indispensable for the erection of gothic monuments, from the Cistercian Order.

"1020. This was a notable epoch in Romanesque architecture; the epoch during which Christianity decked itself with ’a display of white churches’; for this was the time when after a labour lasting five centuries the Benedictine abbeys succeeded in constituting a corps, a lay brotherhood of builders, affiliated to the Order, to which they could appeal for protection if necessary.

"After the abbeys, where they trained their workmen, the Benedictines were able to put lay builders at the disposal of the secular church, often under the direction of monastic master-craftsmen...who came to build and teach in Normandy...

"...beneath the aisles and choir of [Chartres Cathedral] called, wrongly, the crypt; a more exact designation would be ’the lower church’. There is a tradition that the builders’ guilds, at least ’Children of Solomon’, held ceremonies of initiation in this crypt." 167

The Black Virgin was, in reality, Virgo, the Great Mother Goddess known to the Egyptians as Isis, who was christened in Alexandria as Mary Magdalene. According to The Cult of the Black Virgin, the full name of the Prieuré is the Order of the Prieuré Notre Dame de Sion. Former Grand Master of the Prieuré, Pierre Plantard de Saint Clair, has identified Notre Dame as Our Lady of the Light, i.e. Lucifer, the Light-Bearer.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. - Rev. 12:1,2….Thus, in conclusion, we greet Mary as the great sign in the heavens which precedes the coming of her Son, because the mother always precedes the son. We greet her as the one who at Fatima wanted to bring peace to the world if we fulfilled the demands of her maternal heart... We greet her as the Victor in all the battles of God, and as the Mother of the Church who will bring the Good Friday of the Church to an end and give it a new Easter." 102

During the Renaissance, that medieval period when the occult traditions flooded Europe from the Mideast, Chartres Cathedral was built on a sacred site in France where ancient Druids worshipped the Mother Goddess. A World Heritage Site famous for its Gothic architecture—and, to the initiated, its thoroughly pagan symbolism—Chartres Cathedral is known to occultists as the ’Golden Book’ that reinstated the philosophy of classical Greece in the mainstream of Christian Europe. The cathedral expresses through ’sacred geometry’ and astrological symbolism the Gnostic belief that "Man can compass his salvation by means of knowledge", referring to gnosis. Within its massive structure was housed a mystery school which operated as a theological academy for over two centuries. In the underground crypt of the cathedral, initiates

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The statue in the underground chapel was also called Our Lady Under the Earth because the crypt, where initiations took place, was believed to be connected to telluric powers, i.e. the underworld. On the west front of Chartres Cathedral is featured in the tympanum of the right portal—the Gate of Birth—a statue identical to the Virgini Pariturae in the underground chamber. The exterior icon was and still is venerated by the profane masses of Catholics as Mary, the ’Mother of God’. Exoterically the white virgin on the west facade is the Blessed Virgin Mary who gave birth two thousand years ago; but esoterically, she is the black virgin who was still pregnant with child.

"The Druid’s love of inner journeys and their visions inspired their prophesies about the woman that would bring a saviour into the world. This pregnant woman is the black madonna we often find in medieval shrines throughout Europe. If the white virgin is the one who has already given birth, the black virgin is the pregnant woman of the druid’s vision."

The occult symbolism of this most famous of the medieval cathedrals is discussed in the Masonic book, Rosslyn: Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Grail. According to authors Tim Wallace- Murphy and Marilyn Hopkins, the seven mystical cathedrals of Europe were deliberately founded on Druidic sites dedicated to planetary oracles. There is a prophecy that, when the planets align in the same configuration as the cathedrals, the time of transition into the New Age will have arrived. The sacred site upon which Chartres Cathedral was erected was dedicated by the Druids to the Sun.

"The Druids, like most initiatory tribal cultures, worshipped the principle of the Eternal Feminine as the source of all fertility. Julius Caesar describes, in de Bello Gallico, the veneration accorded to a fire-blackened, female figurine which was worshipped at a Druidic sacred grotto at Carnutum, now the modern city of Chartres...—a fertility symbol he called Virgini Pariturae, the virgin about to give birth... It was at Chartres that the Church adopted the veneration of the fire-blackened, Druidic figurine Virgini Pariturae in the guise of the Black Madonna. A medieval replica of the Druidic figure is found in the crypt, which the official guide states categorically was used as an initiation chamber. "

The Virgin portrayed in the west facade of Chartres Cathedral is called the ’Virgini Pariturae’, which means "the virgin about to give birth". This statue does not represent Mary or the Biblical concept of womanhood, but the archetypal goddesses of fertility and the ’feminine principle’. Since Chartres was dedicated to the Sun-God, the child of the sculpture is Horus, not Jesus Christ. The following excerpt from Rosslyn reveals how Gnostic occultism engulfed Western Christendom through the occult infiltration of the Roman Church.

"The revelations of the ancient mysteries brought about a deep insight into the laws of all natural phenomena, revealing the very unity in nature which is the mainspring of creation, and the importance of the principle of the eternal feminine. To commemorate this heretical and pagan concept, they carved a replica of the Druidic statue ’Virgini Pariturae’, the virgin about to give birth, which had been a focus of worship at Chartres in pre-Christian times. To avoid persecution and to enable this powerful symbol to exert its influence the statue was carved in the guise of Mary the Mother of God with the infant Jesus seated on her lap. This symbolic representation of fertility and the archetypal feminine rests in the crypt of Chartres to this day. It is known as Notre-Dame de Sous-Terre—Our Lady Under the Earth.

A replica of this figurine was then carved in the place of honour above the main portal of the cathedral. After many years of theological dispute with the Orthodox Church in the East, Roman Catholicism had at long last stumbled across the perfect answer to the problems posed by the

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They then fell into the theological trap by calling Mary the ’Second Eve’, so reviving the old pagan concept of the divine son/spouse relationship as found in the Ishtar and Tammuz cult of ancient Babylonia and in the worship of Isis and Osiris in Pharaonic Egypt. This form of veneration also incorporated the concept of Sophia the goddess of Wisdom. The Church attempted to exert control over this Marian cult in its traditional manner by taking over pre- Christian forms of worship and sacred sites dedicated to various goddesses, renaming them in honour of the Holy Virgin. The symbolism, prayers and litanies associated with Demeter, Cybele, Ishtar and Isis were adopted and given a Christian veneer. (266:87-89)

Wallace-Murphy and Ms. Hopkins credit the Merovingian infiltrators for the stunning success of Mariolotry in Roman Catholicism:

"It is ironic that Mariolotry, one of the major and most pervasive aspects of modern Catholicism, should have been further strengthened by the spiritual understanding of hidden initiates in the Middle Ages." (266:89)

The pagan principle of the eternal feminine asserts that the Mother Goddess ruled over the first age of earth, corresponding to Lemuria, which supposedly achieved the highest level of civilization ever known to man. It is the same Gnostic principle which Bishop Graber and the present Pope fundamentally espouse, viz., that the divine feminine, masquerading as Mary, chronologically preceded and therefore gave divine life to her Son. As previously stated, one significant outcome of the Nestorian heresy was to give priority to the Mother Goddess, the pagan feminine archetype, over her Son. There are, however, esoteric connotations in Bishop Graber’s statement, which only the initiated fully understand.

Although Roman Catholics perceive this apparition as a visitation of Mary, the mother of Jesus, New Agers recognize the many occult phenomena which attended the solar event at Fatima. According to a published eye-witness account of the Fatima apparition, the sun took on the appearance of a solar disk, an ancient occult symbol of the sun. On October 13, 1917, the sun would have risen in the sign of Virgo; also the Moon was in Virgo. Bishop Graber has predicted that a sign will precede the coming of Christ. And not just a sign, but a great sign! Was the Bishop referring to Virgo, the Great Mother Goddess? MARY, FATIMA AND THE IMMACULATE HEART

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6. ENDNOTES

1 For a more thorough study of of these last days prophecies, visit our website at www.globalreport2010.com

2 Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 46:9-10; John 13:19

3 Ray Comfort, Nostradamus: Attack on America, Gainesville, FL, Bridge- Logos Publishers, 2001.

4 When the Church approves an apparition as genuine, the apparition and her messages are declared to conform with the true teaching of Jesus Christ and to be in harmony with Church teaching. The Church’s approval declares that people may read and receive the messages without harm and that, in fact, the instructions and directions contained in them are useful and conducive to salvation. Their exact observance leads to a complete, living Christianity which fully comprises personal and public life. People are allowed to pay public adoration to the apparition without harm. They are allowed and even encouraged to visit Marian shrines at approved apparition sites. Although Catholics are not required to follow or obey the messages of an apparition, doing so will not harm their faith and may enhance it.

5 Many apparitions carry the Imprimatur (approval) of the local Roman Catholic bishop – meaning that there is nothing contrary to Catholic faith and morals in the apparitions’ messages. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 862, on page 249: “the bishops have by divine institution taken the place of the apostles as pastors of the Church, in such wise that whoever listens to them is listening to Christ and whoever despises them despises Christ and him who sent Christ.”

6 Teiji Yasuda, O.S.V., English version by John M. Haffert, Akita: The Tears and Message of Mary, Asbury, NJ, 101 Foundation, Inc., 1989, p. 78. Message from Our Lady of Akita to Sister Agnes Sasagawa.

7 Petrisko, Call of the Ages, p. 247. Message to St. Bridget of Sweden, 14th century.

8 Walsh, Our Lady of Fatima, New York, Doubleday, pp. 68, 69. Message from Our Lady of Fatima to Lucia.

9 Paul A. Mihalik, The Virgin Mary, Fr. Gobbi and the Year 2000, Santa Barbara, CA, 1998, p. 34. Message number 441i to Father Gobbi.

10 Kunzli, p. 51. Message given to Ida Peerdeman of Amsterdam, Holland on April 29, 1951.

11 Gobbi, pp. 264-265. Message given to Father Gobbi, June 14, 1980.

12 Petrisko, Call of the Ages, p. 11. Message given to Bruno Cornacchiola, Tre Fontane, Italy.

13 Messages of Our Lady at San Nicolas, Milford, OH, Faith Publishing Company, 1991, p. 233. Message given in San Nicolas, Argentina to Gladys Quiroga de Motta.

14 Gobbi, p. 625. Message given on Dec. 8, 1989.

15 Flynn, 1993, p. 372

16 Kramer P. The Imminent Chastisement for Not Fulfilling Our Lady’s Request. The Fatima Crusader, 80, Summer 2005, p. 32

17 The Great Heresies. NIHIL OBSTAT: I have concluded that the materials presented in this work are free of doctrinal or moral errors. Bernadeane Carr, STL, Censor Librorum, August 10, 2004IMPRIMATUR: In accord with 1983 CIC 827 permission to publish this work is hereby granted. +Robert H. Brom, Bishop of San Diego, August 10, 2004 http://www.catholic.com/library/Great_Heresies.asp 01/19/07)

18 Connor, pp. 33-34

19 Anglican archbishop comes under fire for homily at Lourdes CNS -Sept 24, 2008. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/ cns/0804863.htm

20 Bagatti, The Church from the Circumcision, p. 92

21 McNally, pp. 186-187; note: the earliest quote McNally provided was from pre-328 Alexander of Alexandria. Others suggest it is possible that Dionysius of Alexandria used the term Theotokos in the mid-third century.

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22 McNally, pp. 85, 186-187

23 Rozett E. Mother Mary and the Goddess. http://www. interfaithmary.com/pages/mary_goddess.html viewed 08/05/11

24 Chapman, John. “Nestorius and Nestorianism.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 4 Aug. 2011 . Note: just because only “heretics” are recorded as opposing this innovation, the reality is that the most faithful also would not have (and have not) adopted this innovation.

25 Conner p.37

26 Spencer M. The coming evangelical collapse. The Christian Science Monitor, from the March 10, 2009 edition. http://www.csmonitor. com/2009/0310/p09s01-coop.html viewed 03/13/09

27 Tradigo, p. 355

28 Jackson P. ORTHODOX LIFE., No. I, 1997., Brotherhood of Saint Job of Pochaev at Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, N.Y. pp. 18-22. http://fr-d-serfes.org/orthodox/theotokos.htm viewed 05/04/09

29 Flynn, 2010, pp. 108-111

30 Flynn, 2010, p. 109

31 Flynn, 2010, p. 108

32 Interviews with Conchita - 2. Conducted in the early 1980s by Monsignor Francisco Garmend724ia, Auxiliary Bishop of New York. GARABANDAL JOURNAL • March-April 2004. http://www. ourlady.ca/info/conchita2.htm viewed 04/23/11

33 Flynn, 2010, p. 101

34 Hutton W, Eagle J. Earth’s Catastrophic Past and Future: A Scientific Analysis of Information Channeled by Edgar Cayce. Universal-Publishers, 2004, p. 429

35 Perez R. Garabandal - The Village Speaks, 3rd edition. Workers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1998, p.60 as cited at http://www. mgrfoundation.org/warningNotePart3.html viewed 04/23/11

36 Flynn, 1993, p. 160. Note: I also heard Conchita confirm she would get no more messages in a translated Interview with Conchita regarding the appartions of Mary at Garabandal. Harry Daley Productions, [email protected] Link to 1973 Conchita interview. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 8986512176573157195# viewed 04/23/2011

37 Lindsey, p. 222

38 Flynn, 2010, pp. 110-111

39 Flynn, 1993, p. 323

40 Garabandal apparitions. Wikipedia, viewed 04/23/2011. Monroy’s book was written in Spanish with the title El mito de las apariciones and was in 1963 and published in 1964 according to my research.

41 Flynn, 2010, back cover

42 Flynn, 2010, p. 108

43 Marian devotion in the Eastern Church is enormous. For example, Roger Oakland has traveled to Russia over 30 times and has witnessed the widespread and very visible Marian influence affecting every aspect of the Russian Orthodox Church. In Russia, icons and images of Mary are more prominent, numerous and attended to than any other figure. Dr. Kenneth Lawson has traveled throughout Eastern Europe researching and documenting the widespread devotion to Mary, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ken has written a book entitled The Mary Movement in which he documents Mary’s significant influence around the globe with many

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44 Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger with Vittorio Messori, The Ratzinger Report, San Francisco, CA, Ignatius Press, 1985, pp. 111-112.

45 “Pope Benedict's XVI's 1st Public Greeting,” Online posting: www.zenit.org, ZENIT News Agency, The World Seen From Rome, April 26, 2005.

46 “Marian Thoughts of Pope Benedict XVI,” Online posting: www.udayton.edu/mary/popessaying.html, University of Dayton’s Marian Page, Dec. 4, 2005.

47 Ibid.

48 Ibid.

49 Ibid.

50 “Our Lady of Guadalupe Receives Papal Visit – We Place Our Lives in Your Maternal Hands.” Online posting: www.zenit.org, May 13, 2005.

51 “Benedict XVI's Homily on Feast of the Assumption – We Have a Mother in Heaven,” Online posting: www.zenit.org, Nov. 21, 2005.

52“Angelus: Mary has accompanied Church in 40 years since Council,” Online posting: www.asianews.it/view_p.php?1=en&art=4831, accessed Dec. 8, 2005.

53 Joan Ashton, The Peoples Madonna, London, Harper-Collins Publishers, 1991, p. 216.

54 Pope John Paul II, Vittorio Messori, editor, Crossing The Threshold of Hope, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Book, 1994, p. 215.

55 Ibid., pp. 220, 221.

56 Tad Szulc, Pope John Paul II: The Biography, New York, Pocket Books, 1995, pp. 22-24.

57 Petrisko, Call of the Ages, p. 5. The pope consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1982 and 1984.

58“Vatican Dossier – John Paul II Entrusts Third Millennium To Mary,” Online posting: www.zenit.org, June 6, 2001. Go to Archives and click on Oct. 8, 2000.

59“Pope Entrusts His Mission to Mary,” Online posting from Aug. 19, 2002: www.zenit.org, April 16, 2005.

60 Thomas W. Petrisko, The Last Crusade, McKees Rock, PA, St. Andrews Productions, 1996, p. 70.

61 “The Marian Movement of Priests,” Online posting: www.mmp-usa.net, May 15, 2000.

62 Fr. Don Stefano Gobbi, To The Priests, Our Lady’s Beloved Sons, St. Francis, ME, The National Headquarters of the Marian Movement of Priests in the United States of America, 1998, pp. 923, 924. Message given to Father Gobbi, Oct. 13, 1996, Tokyo, Japan.

63 St. Alphonsus Ligouri, The Glories of Mary, New York, Alba House, 1990, p. 86.

64 Patrick Marnham, Lourdes: A Modern Pilgrimage, New York, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1980, pp. 4-9.

65 Rev. Eugene M. Brown, Dreams, Visions & Prophecies of Don Bosco, New Rochelle, NY, Salesiana Publishers, 1986, p. 114.

66 Pope Pius XII, “Le Pelerinage de Lourdes,” Online posting: www.vatican.va, accessed May 11, 2002. July 2, 1957, p. 2, encyclical.

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67 Ibid., p. 3.

68 Gobbi, p. 419. Message given in Como, Italy, on December 31, 1984 to Father Gobbi.

69 Ibid., p. 278. Message given in Melbourne, Australia, on October 27, 1980.

70 www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=4293

71 www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/living/religion/12251677.htm

72 http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=75128

73 www.wcr.ab.ca/news/2005/0829/books082905.shtml

74 www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=39419

75 www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/07/D8DNSMQG8.html

76 www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=5370

77 www.beliefnet.com/story/180/story_18093_1.html

78 http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=82423

79 www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=80965

80 N. J. Dawood, translator, The Koran, New York, Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1997, pp. 46-47, surah 3:45-3:46.

81 Sahih Bukhari, Hadith, Volume 4, Book 55, #642.

82 Ibid., #643.

83 Kathir HI. Stories of the Prophets. Dar-us-Salam Publications, 2003, pp. 544-545

84 As quoted in Sheen, Fulton Archbishop. The World’s First Love. Reprint, Ignatius Press, 1996, p. 203

85 Ainslie D. John of Damascus. A. Constable, 1906. Original from Harvard University. Digitized, Mar 4, 2008, p. 304

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87 N.M. The Hebrew Christian Witness: An Anglo-Judaeo Christians Magazine. January, 1873. Original from Oxford University. Digitized, Nov 16, 2006, p. 44

88 Thurkill M. Fatima. Oxford University Press US, 2010, p. 3

89 Apostoli, p. 12

90 Caner EM. Voices behind the veil: the world of Islam through the eyes of women. Kregel Publications, 2003, p. 49

91 Caner, p. 48

92 Fernandes, p. 32

93 Leeder SH. The desert gateway: Biskra and thereabouts. Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1910. Original from the University of California, Digitized Sep 27, 2010, p. 8

94 Awde N. Women in Islam: an anthology from the Qurān and Hadīths, reprint edition. Psychology Press, 2000, p. 205

95 Sheen, p. 201

96 Sheen, p. 203

97 Sheen, pp. 190, 202-203

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98 Apostoli, p. 188

99 Sheen, p. 274

100 Nostra Aetate as cited in Bertone, p. 120

101 Online version of Koran at http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/releases.asp?file=Koran.ask&dn=19%3a%20MARYAM%20%28MARY%29 viewed 04/05/2011

102 Online version of Koran at http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/releases.asp?file=Koran.ask&dn=66%3a%20AT- TAHRIM%20%28BANNING%2c%20PROHIBITION%29viewed 04/07/2011

103 Pennington R. Islam’s view of Mary. Muslim Voices, December 22, 2008 http://muslimvoices.org/islam-view-of- mary/ viewed 04/05/2011

104 Dupont, p. 33

105 Dupont, p.76

106 Tzima Otto, Helen. They’ll have no King but Caesar. Verenikia Press, 2005, pp. 417-422; the Dervish was killed for making it, p. 522

107 Bertone, p. 77

108 Cizik LJ Priest. OUR LADY AND ISLAM: HEAVEN’S PEACE PLAN. Soul Magazine. September - October 2001, © 2001 The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima, U.S.A., Inc., page 6 http://www.ewtn. com/library/mary/olislam.htm viewed 11/02/10

109 Campos JE. Encyclopedia of Islam: Encyclopedia of world religions: Facts on File library of religion and mythology. Infobase Publishing, 2009, pp. 230-231

110 Tetlow J. Will Mary Unite All Religions? ENDTIME ISSUES NEWSLETTER No. 116, Biblical Perspectives, 2004, p. 16

111 Ray Stanford, Fatima Prophecy, New York, Ballantine Books, 1988, pp. 44-49. See also: Pearl Zaki, Before Our Eyes: The Virgin Mary Zeitoun Egypt 1968& 1969, Santa Barbara, CA, Queenship Publishing Company, 2002

112 Catechism of the Catholic Church, New York, An Image Book, published by Doubleday, 1994, pp. 242, 243, paragraph 841.

113 Malachi Martin, The Keys of this Blood, New York, Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 285.

114 Fulton J. Sheen, The World’s First Love – Mary, Mother of God, San Francisco, CA, Ignatius Press, reprinted 1996, pp. 201, 204.

115 Petrisko, Call of the Ages, p. 449.

116 Ibid.

117 Sheen, p. 203.

118 ExpressIndia website, Reuters, Online posting: www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=35246&headline=Twist~of~glob alisation:~All~faiths~come~together, August 20, 2004, accessed Nov. 11, 2005.

119 Sheen, p. 274.

120 Wicca is a polytheistic neo-pagan nature religion inspired by various pre- Christian western European beliefs, whose central deity is a mother goddess.

121Jim Tetlow, Messages From Heaven, Fairport, NY, Eternal Productions, 2002, chapter 7. This book documents that the apparitions put forth a united front. Though apparitions have warned that Satan may manifest wherever she appears, the apparitional Mary has never discredited a specific apparition and declared it to be an impostor.

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122 Annie Kirkwood, Mary’s Message to the World, New York, A Perigee Book, 1991, p. 145.

123 Ibid., pp. 168-169.

124 Ibid., p. 155.

125 Beatrice Bruteau, compiled by Shirley Nicholson, The Goddess Re- Awakening, Wheaton, IL, The Theophical Publishing House, 1994, p. 68.

126 Caitlin Matthews, Sophia Goddess of Wisdom, Hammersmith, London, Thorsons – An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 1992, pp. 11, 332.

127 Ibid., p. 8.

128 Carol P. Christ, Rebirth of the Goddess, Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1997, preface.

129 Sheen, p. 190

130 Vennan J. Portuguese Press Reports: “Fatima Rejects Control by Pope”. The Fatima Crusader, 82, Spring 2006, pp. 20-21,25

131 Vennan, pp. 21,25

132 Reuters. Twist of globalisation: All faiths come together. August 20, 2004. http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory. php?newsid=35246 viewed 08/20/11

133 Flynn, 2010, p. 127

134 Flynn, 2010, pp. 126-127

135 Pearson, p. 30

136 Vennan, p. 20

137 Tong CK. Rationalizing religion: religious conversion, revivalism and competition in Singapore society. BRILL, 2007, p. 290

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140 Klass M, Weisgrau M. Across the boundaries of belief: contemporary issues in the anthropology of religion. Westview Press, 1999, p. 75

141 Kong, p. 149; Ch’en KKS. Buddhism: the light of Asia, volume 272. Barron’s Educational Series, 1968, p. 248

142 Thiel B. 2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect. Nazarene Books, 2009, pp. 196,327

143 Kong, p. 149

144Andrew Harvey and Anne Baring, The Divine Feminine: Exploring the Feminine Face of God Around the World, Berkeley, CA, Conari Press, 1996, p. 140.

145 David R. Kinsley, Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition, Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press, 1989, p. 1.

146 Bob and Penny Lord, The Many Faces of Mary: A Love Story, Westlake Village, CA, Journeys of Faith, 1987, p. 7.

147 Fulton J. Sheen, The World’s First Love – Mary, Mother of God, San Francisco, CA, Ignatius Press, reprinted 1996, p 190.

148 Ibid., p 189.

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149 Ibid., p. 193.

150 Andrew Harvey & Anne Baring, The Divine Feminine – Exploring The Face of God Around the World, Berkeley, CA, Conari Press, 1996, p. 102.

151 Maria Natalia, Sr., The Victorious Queen of the World, (second revised edition), Mountain View, CA, Two Hearts Books and Publishers, 1992, pp. 124, 125.

152 Thomas W. Petrisko, For the Soul of the Family, Santa Barbara, CA, Queenship Publishing Company, 1996, p. 105. Message given to Estela Ruiz of Phoenix, Arizona, on December 10, 1988.

153 Catalina Rivas, The Great Crusade of Love, Lithonia, GA, The Great Crusade of Love and Mercy, Inc., 2000. Message number CL – 177 given on January 25, 1996.

154 Josef Kunzli, p. v.

155 Ibid., p. 84.

156 Ibid., p. 89. Emphasis in original.

157 Michelle Rios Rice Hennelly and R. Kevin Hennelly, Mary’s Way: Romantic Love as a Path to God, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Our Lady of Light Publications, 2004.

158 (942:72)

160 Stories of the Constellations: The Legend of Virgo: 905

161 (272:128)

162 Mary Magdalene Files: 843

163 Star Lore: 920

164 Isis, the Black Virgin: 921

165 (95:41, Vol.II Isis Unveiled, H.P. Blavatsky wrote

159 In her article on Mariology, Keri Mills (Mariology: 849)

166 In Chapter XXX, “Knight Kadosh” of Morals and Dogma, Albert Pike

167 Mysteries of Chartres Cathedral 926

168 Fernandes, pp. 173-174

169 Fernandes, p. 179

170 Apostoli, p. 156

171 Santos, p. 168

172 Home, p. 157

173 Kramer,TheDevil’sFinal Battle, pp. 167, 267

174 Fuentes A, Priest. Authentic Prophetic Interview With SISTER LUCY OF FATIMA.The Fatima Crusader, 19, Feb- April 1986, p. 3

175 e.g. see Apostoli, pp. 174-176

176 Editorial comments 8 and 9 in Santos, p. 124

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