Part
III of a 9 Part Series
PREPARE
The Consequences of Not Preparing
(Compiled
by Michael T. Sullivan, MD)
“Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord!”
(Isaiah
40:1)
“Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord!”
(Mt 3:2, Mk 1:3,
Lk 3:4)
A
“consequence” is the result, outcome or effect of an
action or an inaction.
Throughout the Old and New Testaments are many
instances when there have been obvious consequences to men’s and women’s
responses to God’s Will and the words of His prophets, both good and bad
consequences—beginning with Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham, Lot’s wife,
Joseph, Moses, Queen Esther, Kings David & Solomon, the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Jesus our Savior, the Pharisees and Scribes, the Apostles and disciples of
Jesus, St. Paul, and countless other prophets and saints. As in the modern
day world, far too often good consequences from living in the Divine Will go
unnoticed, but bad consequences are remembered. All of them, however,
remain deeply embedded in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Who can only
love.
When?
“…Stay
awake,
for
you know neither the day nor the hour….”
(Mt
25:13)
Early in the mystical events of Gianna Talone Sullivan
in 1989, Our Lord Himself, in His Lessons through her to the
world, warned:
“…My
people live their lives as if they have much time to pass! My people do
not know the hour or day I shall come to take them. They do
not live their lives in purity, good conscience or self-denial. When
the time comes, they will be judged; the few minutes of their earthly life
remaining is lived with grief and remorse for not repenting.
“How
foolish the one who thinks he shall live until tomorrow!...Prepare as if death
were today!...Live your lives, and strive for death to find you favorable in My
sight!...Be fearful that I, your Lord God, do not forget you. For those
who live for earthly treasures and momentary pleasures shall be forgotten by the
Son of Man….Those who do not live the Truth of My words should fear the hour
that death would fall upon them. Fear that your soul be ready and found in
good standing for the Son of Man to make His resting place!” (JOM,
Vol. I, #75, Aug. 9, 1989)
Listen!
“…The Son of Man will send His angels,
and they will collect out of His Kingdom
all who cause others to sin and all
evildoers.
They will throw them into the fiery
furnace,
where there will be wailing and grinding of
teeth.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the
Kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to
hear….”
(Mt 13:41-43)
So for centuries, but especially over the last 200
years in what has been called by some “The Age of Mary,” Our Lady
has been pleading for all her children before the Throne of God, praying for
them and trying desperately to get their attention and help them make the
changes in their lives that will allow them to be found by her Son in good
standing at that time of death. However, far too often her pleas have
fallen on deaf ears, not only among the laity, but also among the
clergy of her Church.
As the Queen of Peace, she has always
encouraged her children to pray for peace, that Peace which is true and lasting
and can come only from her Son. Our Lady of Emmitsburg
warned in 1994:
“Peace
cannot exist as long as killings of all sorts continue and ways of
demoralization occur. You are called to live a perfection of Love through
purity, fidelity and wholeness. Please heed my words of Truth, for there
will be no choice other than to live a time of great difficulty.
This difficult time is extremely close to being unveiled and will be a result of
my Son’s Mercy.” (Public OLOE, April 8, 1994)
In many of her apparitions all over the world, and most
especially here in Emmitsburg at the Center of her Immaculate
Heart, Our Lady has repeated so many times:
“It
is necessary for you to seek refuge in the
Covenant of the Two Hearts and to pray with all your hearts. If you do
not pray more fervently, you will not be prepared for what is to unfold in God’s
merciful Plan these next few years.” (Public
OLOE, July 10, 1997)
What do you think Our Lord meant when He asked,
“But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
(Lk 18:8) In the film “Unbridled Mercy,” Gianna foretold
that in these end times many would blaspheme God, and with tears in her eyes,
she further added that many would be “Christians.” Our
Lady of Emmitsburg has explained:
“There
is a great trial of faith coming, and it is necessary for you to
willingly incorporate all the graces God has bestowed upon you now by
conditioning your ways to be vessels of love and by tempering the vices of your
flesh. If you wait till the last moment, by reasoning you have
time, it will be too late, because you will not be able to discern God’s
Truth and could be pulled into the deceptive ways of my adversary….I can assure
you that the effects of this purification will not be what your
imagination lends itself….I have been allowed to be here to prepare you
children, especially those of you who seem lost, confused and frightened, to be
holy apostles of God’s Love.” (Public OLOE, May 14, 1998)
A
Sign
“…Just
as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so
will the Son of Man be to this generation….”
(Lk
11:30)
In January, 2003 Our Lady of Emmitsburg drew
attention to the Bible account of the prophet Jonah and the city of
Nineveh:
“At
God’s request, Jonah went forth to Nineveh and proclaimed that in forty days
there would be the complete wrath of God upon them unless the people
changed. Those people suffered, dressed in sackcloth, made offerings to
God, and they changed; so God resisted and made changes in the
world. God relented, and He did not carry out what the prophet had
warned.
“Today
I have sent not only one prophet, in my daughter (Gianna), but I have sent many prophets. And who is
listening in the world? Many desire to go off on their way, under their
own control and their own ways of thinking and discernment. Everyone has a
different opinion. Because of free choice, everyone seems to be going a
different path. Because of this I can tell you that what is coming upon
this world is different than what happened in the days of Nineveh….When the day
comes upon you, it shall be swift. You will not have time to bring
forth your children. You may not have time to bring forth your
spouses. You will have time only to make amends with God Himself….We are
on the edge of war. This is not a war between peoples, but this is
a war in the heavens. This spiritual war is quite evil
indeed. Many lives shall be lost, but many more souls
shall be lost. However, it is better to die in the faith of
Christ than to live in another world without Christ Himself, in a world dwelling
in darkness.” (Private OLOE, Jan. 26, 2003)
Our
Lady of Emmitsburg has even said that
she cannot mince words when it comes to the Truth, and she can be
very blunt when she talks about this period of tribulation:
“In
this tribulation and time of chaos and confusion, a world where there is much
pride and power, and many people who are selfish and looking only at the ways
of self, there is so much to unfold because of the lack of prayer and
the lack of unity and harmony. Because mankind has decided to make
his own abode greater than that of God, he shall be crushed in himself
where he shall dwell within the bounds of the earth….The fact of the matter is
that humanity has drifted. As much as I have invited them to come
back to my Son, they have initially come back; and then because of their own
ways and indifferences and many other incidences in their lives, they have
become distracted and now seek other means to enlighten themselves and to
satisfy their own likings. Because of this, there is need for
atonement….This is not a time you should take lightly. This is
a time in which evil strikes; and if evil strikes, it wants to
destroy. If you allow evil to come in, it will destroy you. I have
often mentioned that there is no middle of the rope, there are only
two ends. So now take my message and deliver it to those who must
know that this is not something to be taken lightly, but this is something for
which I have been preparing you for several years.”
(Public OLOE, Feb 24, 2003)
Yahweh
“…I AM the
Almighty God.
Walk before Me, and be
perfect….”
(Gen 17:1)
God’s patience with the world, as it continues to drift
further and further from the reality that “God exists,” is coming
to some conclusion. Our Lady of Emmitsburghas said:
“I
have held back the Angel’s arm and sword he carries, but when God the Father
decides to act, not even I will be able to stop Him! Are you
prepared for a new tomorrow?” (Public
OLOE, July 2, 2006) “Those who
will survive the future events must be sound in mind, body and soul, both whole
and self-giving. Many people today are living as if nothing is expected to
change in the future. Yes, only God truly knows the time and the place;
but I can assure you that if there were to ever be a ‘sign’ given
regarding the coming events of the world, it is now! It would be
foolish not to read the ‘signs of the times’ as you now see them, and
foolish not to prepare in prayer with all your hearts and minds,
and foolish not to blanket yourselves with humility—all of which are
there for are your protection!” (Private OLOE, Sept. 23, 2006)
“…What
is Truth?...”
(Jn
18:38)
Our
Lady is a human Mother, and as
such, she is begging for help. She cannot save all of her children, and
it is tormenting her. She pleads:
“Please,
help me! It is not about listening to or receiving messages…It is about
‘What is the Truth?’...There cannot be any distraction any longer.
There can only be the hope for a new tomorrow, for you are about to enter a time
that has been foretold for centuries and promised by Heaven. Very
few are there. Pray for those who are not with God—for their
conversion—because they will die. Even within your own families, if
they are not with God, they will die.
“This
is the time to gather as many as you can because there is not enough time
left. Too many evil things in the world are trying to supersede what is
good. God will no longer stand for it! Even though many people do
not believe it, when they see what is about to unfold and then do believe, there
is not enough time to change.
“Do
not be presumptuous that you have already gained freedom of entry. Help
me, and help yourselves!” (Public OLOE, Jan 31, 2007)
It would seem that time is of the
essence. God’s time of Mercy may be drawing to an end and
His time of Justice may be upon us. God’s patience and His
generosity have been unbounded, but are not never-ending in this world.
Our Lady of Emmitsburgencourages her children:
“Receive
the graces that you can receive now, because when the events unfold, if and when
God directs His Angel who stands holding the sword, those graces may be held
back for purification.” (Public OLOE, Sept 23, 2007)
“If you think any war in this world has been devastating up to this point, you
have not witnessed what will come without change. You can
dismiss only so much; however, you had best be prepared to answer for what you
yourself have done.
“I
love you, and I am here to help you, not to be shunned by you….What will
it take for you to realize your visitation is here at hand and the many gifts
God wants to give to you to protect you, to keep you safe, and to draw you to
His Truth?” (Public
OLOE, Jan 31, 2008)
Change or No Change?
“…God, who sits enthroned forever,
will hear me and humble them.
For they will not change;
they have no fear of God….”
(Ps 55:20)
We have all been guilty of
procrastination. How many things are there in our
human lives that we put off till tomorrow, till next week or till
next year? How many times do we during Lent put off working on those
faults or imperfections or fail to put into practice those good habits that
would allow us to grow spiritually? However, at no time in
salvation history does it seem more important tonot fall into this
trap of procrastination. Our Lady of Emmitsburg warns:
“Do
not wait till it is too late to change.
You should be preparing now, so at the end of the season, you do not say, ‘Well,
there’s always another year.’ The time is now to give of
yourselves, to heal relationships, to be more loving, to seek what is the Truth
in my Son, and to be a light of joy, mercy and love. This takes
preparation! You cannot live as if another day is there at your beckoning
call. You must live today as if it were your last and its
beginning—a new life.”
(Public OLOE, Feb 3, 2008) This world is in danger, more now than ever
before. That does not mean you should fear, but it truly does mean to
prepare. You can help others prepare….In a time of confusion,
few will listen. Few are listening now; so help others, with the
spirit of love, to be prepared….It is time not to delay, but to bear
fruit.” (Private OLOE, June 26,
2008)
Over the years, Our Lady of Emmitsburg has
repeatedly made the point on how important it is to “focus.”
Oftentimes, many have even wondered why she mentioned this so
often. In September, 2000, Our Lady reminded us:
“When
the time comes, there will be calamities, one right after another, so
that you will not be able to keep up and focus on only one event. That is
why you must be prepared….There is no time for fear, only time for
change.” (Private OLOE, Sept.
20, 2008) “This world has no
idea of the intensity of pain and the level of mass confusion with which it is
about to be inflicted. You will have to move on as I say; but with no
words of wisdom will you be able to encourage them, because they have already
all they need from my words in the past. Every person must walk their own
walk on the path to God. You cannot take them there.” (Private
OLOE, Oct. 21, 2008)
Cumulative Review 2014-2015
Disasters, Disease & Terrorism
Natural
Disasters
http://ifrc-media.org/interactive/world-disasters-report-2015/
Zika
Virus
https://betterworldcampaign.org/un-101/current-issues/who-zika-virus/
Superbug
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/05/31/superbug-update-its-likely-we-will-find-more-of-these-cdc-says/?tid=a_inl
Terrorism
http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2015.pdf
War
on Police
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/dallas-police-shooting.html
The
Tribulation
“…In
the land, says the Lord,
two thirds
of them shall be cut off and perish,
and
one third shall be left.
I
will bring the one third through fire,
and
I will refine them as silver is refined,
and
I will test them as gold is tested.
They
shall call upon My Name, and I will hear them….”
(Zech
13:8-9)
In her now famous “two suns” message
through Gianna to the world, on June 1, 2008, Our Lady of Emmitsburg
spoke of two events: the first being a “sign” that would
mark a time of change, a new beginning, and tremendous change in the
weather; and the second being an event within our solar system
that could cause tremendous devastation, with approximately 2/3 of the world’s
population dying, and many of the living left to suffer from disease and
starvation.
“As
your Mother and with you as children of God, it is my duty to forewarn you and
to draw you to my Son for protection. Look not too far before you will see
‘two suns.’ Make my words known to all people: Life is important
because God loves you. Those who are in control of the financial world
think differently. But I your Mother know what true Life
is!” (Public
OLOE, June 1, 2008)
As we proceed into the future, it is safe to say that
no one has all the answers or even the questions. We need to remain
“little” and simple, filled with trust and hope, and
totally dependent on God, for these are the qualities that got us here in the
first place. Much has unfolded, and much more will unfold; and we must be
aware at every moment that evil is trying to distract us and pull
us away from the Truth. That is why we must pray, focus, stand firm, and
love; for without love, we will ultimately be alone. Our Lady of
Emmitsburg, has given some very serious warnings, warnings that have been
previously supported by what she has said in many of the Church-approved
apparitions around the world and in Sacred Scripture itself. These
warnings have always been accompanied by encouragement, reassurance and
hope. Much of what she alluded to on June 1, 2008, has now become further
defined in the public mainstream media and scientific publications. She
has done this so that people will not only continue to pray, but that they
not be afraid. It is not a time of a catastrophic end
of the world, but a time of true enlightenment, a new
era.
Come
to Me!
“…In
days to come,
the
mount of the Lord’s house shall be established,
higher
than the mountains;
it
shall rise high above the hills,
and
peoples shall stream to it….”
(Mic
4:1)
As often has been the case in these mystical events,
God the Father, Who promised He would intervene, puts
things into perspective and will have the last word:
“Be
distracted now, as you may wish to do. Pay attention to other
things. However, you cannot escape the one day, the awesome day, on which
I shall call upon you. Then tell Me in your wisdom the reasons why you
persuaded and led My people away from Me because you thought you knew when and
to whom and how I should communicate. How it was with the prophets, so too
it is today!” (GTF,
Aug 8, 2006)
“My
Son warned you that a time was coming when you would see wars and famines and
earthquakes and fires and weather changes, but that these would
not mark the end of the world. This time would be only the
beginning, the labor pains of a new birth. He wanted you not
to see this as an end to the world….If at this very moment you see
yourself as one of the elect, perhaps you should look within yourself and see
your own self- righteousness….For if you are so sure that you are safe, perhaps
you should look closer at your own sin, and then you may gain the
fear of God….If you live your life as if it is just passing by, day to
day, and you think that you are blanketed from all harm, then perhaps you had
best look to see how in a moment’s notice your life could be stripped from
you….On that awesome day when you bear nothing, who will be around you? It
is best to find within your heart the true treasure, that being God your
Father. If you go about preparing as if you are one who
should survive, preparing with those among you to eat and be merry, then perhaps
you too should be more aware. For if all your preparations are stripped from
you, then what do you have left, but nothing?
(GTF, Sept 8, 2006) Perhaps
the world has heard too many messages to believe that the Truth is about to
unfold on those of humanity who continue in their own ways. Those who
devote themselves in prayer, in charity, and in love and kindness are
redeemed. Those who displace and push Me aside, and who do not pay
attention nor even care, acting as if another century or two or even hundreds of
years will unfold before any happenings, are misled! It is far
better for you to live today as if it is your last.”
(GTF, Jan 8, 2007)
“Words
I have said throughout generations; and each time they are said, it seems there
is less attention paid to them. If you cannot heed My Words of
Truth now, then how will you heed the words in the human world,
coming from governments—from counties, states, and nations? How will you
heed their words?
Chaos!
Prepare
as if today is your last and in joyful anticipation for those who are children
of Mine.…For you, your preparation is at hand and welcomed. The reward of
your redemption and safety and a new dwelling place is
now!” (GTF, Jan 8, 2007)
“…NOW have salvation and power
come,
and the Kingdom of our God
and the authority of His Anointed….”
(Rev 12:10)
“Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord!”
(Isaiah
40:1)
“Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord!”
(Mt
3:2, Mk 1:3, Lk 3:4)