If this “time of mercy” has been on a slow burn, it doesn’t mean it’s indefinite. In fact, we know it’s not. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska recorded this vision in 1937:
I saw the Lord Jesus, like a king in great majesty, looking down upon our earth with great severity; but because of His Mother’s intercession He prolonged the time of His mercy… —Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 126I, 1160; cf. The King Comes
Jesus told the nun, who would later be canonized:
I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of [sinners]. But woe to them if they do not recognize this time of My visitation… Before the Day of Justice, I am sending the Day of Mercy…—Ibid. n. 1160, 1588
So, we are clearly living in an extraordinary time of grace — with an expiry date. The approaching “Day of Justice” is essentially the same thing as what Tradition calls the “Day of the Lord.” It is a period of time (not a 24-hour day)[1]cf. Two More Days when God will both purify the earth of the wicked and fulfill His promises to the righteous.[2]cf. The Thousand Years There is no mistaking that the revelations to St. Faustina are a harbinger of how close we are to the “end times.”
You will prepare the world for My final coming… Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize My unfathomable mercy. It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the Day of Justice. —Jesus to St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 429, 848
How close are we to The Tipping Point? The following are 10 reasons why the Day of Justice may be closer than we realize and the fuse of this Time of Mercy has grown short…
10 Reasons Why the Fuse is Short
I. Joel Prophesied This Hour
It is necessary to consider the big picture, not just the context of our own time.
No other generations in history have experienced such a proliferation of prophecy over the course of a century. From Marian apparitions, to locutions, to prophetic utterances, dreams, and visions, there has been a veritable explosion of warnings and exhortations. In other words, it’s precisely as the prophet Joel described the period leading up to the Day of the Lord:
‘It will come to pass in the last days,’ God says, ‘that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. Indeed, upon my servants and my handmaids I will pour out a portion of my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy. And I will work wonders in the heavens above… before the coming of the great and splendid day of the Lord, and it shall be that everyone shall be saved who calls on the name of the Lord.’ (Acts 2:17-21)
II. The Magisterium’s Warning
Of course, the aforementioned ‘prophecy’ falls under the category of “private revelation.” While Pope Benedict XIV said that, “One may refuse assent to ‘private revelation’ without direct injury to Catholic Faith, as long as he does so, ‘modestly, not without reason, and without contempt,'”[3]POPE BENEDICT XIV, Heroic Virtue, p. 397 it would be unwise to ignore the warnings of the Magisterium itself.[4]cf. Why Aren’t the Popes Shouting? Pope after pope, since Leo XIII, has explicitly described our times in unmistakable language that unsurprisingly mirrors authentic prophecy from numerous souls. Here is but a sampling:
In our days this sin [of infidelity] has become so frequent that those dark times seem to have come which were foretold by St. Paul… (cf. 2 Thess. ii., 10) In the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and the doctrines of devils. (1 Tim. iv., 1). —POPE LEO XIII, Divinum Illud Munus, n. 10
I sometimes read the Gospel passage of the end times and I attest that, at this time, some signs of this end are emerging. —POPE PAUL VI, The Secret Paul VI, Jean Guitton, p. 152-153, Reference (7), p. ix.
…there may be already in the world the “Son of Perdition” of whom the Apostle speaks. —POPE ST. PIUS X, E Supremi, Encyclical On the Restoration of All Things in Christ, n. 3, 5; October 4th, 1903
In this context, and in an extraordinary directive to my generation, Pope John Paul II said:
Dear young people, it is up to you to be the watchmen of the morning who announce the coming of the sun who is the Risen Christ! —POPE JOHN PAUL II, Message of the Holy Father to the Youth of the World, XVII World Youth Day, n. 3; (cf. Is 21:11-12)
III. The “sense of the faithful”
Even if many have never had a vision, dream, or audible word from the Lord, all the baptized share in the “priestly, prophetic, and kingly office of Christ.”[5]CCC, n. 897 As such, the baptized to one degree or another have the capacity to discern the “signs of the times.” The Catechism says,
Guided by the Magisterium of the Church, the sensus fidelium [sense of the faithful] knows how to discern and welcome in these [prophetic] revelations whatever constitutes an authentic call of Christ or his saints to the Church. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 67
I have met and heard from numerous souls over the past two decades, whether laity or clergy, who have told me they feel an urgent interior sense or word to “prepare.” As the “signs of the times” ramp up, this interior call to conversion has only intensified worldwide.
IV. The General Signs — Man-Made?
Jesus foretold:
…you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom… There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky. (Matthew 24:6-8, Luke 21:11)
Based on the growing evidence, what Jesus warned about in these Gospels seems increasingly to be man-made tribulations and signs — reaping what we have collectively sown.
The number of armed conflicts worldwide reached a historic high in 2024, according to data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University.[6]phys.org While deaths were slightly down, this may be more indicative of precision weaponry, which has become more accurate and more lethal.
Recall that the “time of mercy” essentially began when Our Lady of Fatima appeared to the three children in Portugal. Light emanated from her, seemingly stopping an angel with a flaming sword from striking the earth.[7]see Fatima and the Great Shaking Pope Benedict [Cardinal Ratzinger] would later observe:
The angel with the flaming sword on the left of the Mother of God recalls similar images in the Book of Revelation. This represents the threat of judgment which looms over the world. Today the prospect that the world might be reduced to ashes by a sea of fire no longer seems pure fantasy: man himself, with his inventions, has forged the flaming sword. —Cardinal Ratzinger, The Message of Fatima, vatican.va
Five years later, he continued:
The threat of judgment also concerns us, the Church in Europe, Europe and the West in general… the Lord is also crying out to our ears… “If you do not repent I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” —POPE BENEDICT XVI, Opening Homily, Synod of Bishops, October 2nd, 2005, Rome
As for the other signs Our Lord spoke of, numerous scientists point out that while historical evidence does not necessarily show an increase in tectonic earthquakes, there is a distinct, localized increase in seismic activity linked to human actions.[8]cf. biologyinsights.com
Moreover, the U.S. Department of Defense issued a statement nearly thirty years ago suggesting that everything from earthquakes to famines to plagues is being weaponized by various nations:
There are some reports, for example, that some countries have been trying to construct something like an Ebola Virus, and that would be a very dangerous phenomenon, to say the least… some scientists in their laboratories [are] trying to devise certain types of pathogens that would be ethnic specific so that they could just eliminate certain ethnic groups and races; and others are designing some sort of engineering, some sort of insects that can destroy specific crops. Others are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves. —Secretary of Defense, William S. Cohen, April 28, 1997, 8:45 AM EDT, Department of Defense
In otherwords, Jesus foresaw that man would bring himself to the point of self-destruction before Divine Justice would intervene [St. John seems to describe this in greater detail as the breaking of the seven seals in Revelation Chapter 6 (see Brace for Impact).]
V. Idolatry
If ever God lifted His hand of protection on His People, it was when they entered into idolatry. After all, the very first commandment He gave was, “You shall have no other gods before me.”[9]Exodus 20:3 And yet…
…they made a [golden] calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and reveled in the works of their hands. Then God turned and handed them over… into exile beyond Babylon. (Acts 7:41-43)
Today, we have created a new golden calf: technology, and more specifically, artificial intelligence (AI).[10]see the stories on AI dangers here It’s not only the attachment and devotion vast portions of the world have to their devices, but now, AI and robotics are replacing jobs and relationships, with some turning to AI for spiritual direction, sexual gratification, and esoteric knowledge. We have gone full circle to the primordial temptation in the Garden of Eden: to partake of the forbidden fruit:[11]cf. The New Tree of Knowledge
God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil. (Genesis 3:5)
VI. Playing God
Closely related to idolatry is the hubris of man acting as if he were indeed a god. From cloning species, to genetically altering man’s DNA, to creating designer babies, to generating new life forms, to altering weather… our generation has virtually trampled upon medical and scientific ethics.
The darkness enshrouding God and obscuring values is the real threat to our existence and to the world in general. If God and moral values, the difference between good and evil, remain in darkness, then all other “lights” that put such incredible technical feats within our reach, not only progress, but also dangers that put us and the world at risk. —POPE BENEDICT XVI, Easter Vigil Homily, April 7th, 2012
VII. Existential Threats
Humanity is on the brink of self-destruction, in more ways than one:
- Numerous technological leaders, including Elon Musk, believe AI is on the verge of reaching “singularity”: when computers will become smarter than humans and able to reason like us as though they are sentient. Said Musk in a recent social media post: “2026 is the year of the Singularity.”[12]finance.yahoo.com At the same time, other technological pioneers are warning[13]cf. The New Tree of Knowledge that AI will have catastrophic consequences as it may attempt to eliminate human beings if AI begins to calculate humans as a threat.
- “Wars and rumors of wars”. World leaders appear hell-bent on World War III. But in the era of nuclear weapons, any kind of atomic war would not only kill countless people directly and indirectly, but could send mankind into the dark ages.
- The deliberate tinkering with viruses in laboratories in order to make them more lethal (“gain of function research”) is an unconscionable threat to vast portions of the human population.[14]eg. here, here, here, and here
VIII. The Culture of Death
Next to idolatry, the sin that cries out most to the heavens is the spilling of blood.
God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living. For he has created all things that they might exist … God created man for incorruption, and made him in the image of his own eternity, but through the devil’s envy death entered the world, and those who belong to his party experience it. (Wis 1:13-14; 2:23-24).
Thus, when Heaven sees us spilling the blood of the innocent en masse through wars, abortion, euthanasia, needless starvation and countless other ways, then all of us ought to hear again what…
The Lord said to Cain: “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground” (Gen 4:10).The voice of the blood shed by men continues to cry out, from generation to generation, in ever new and different ways. The Lord’s question: “What have you done?”, which Cain cannot escape, is addressed also to the people of today, to make them realize the extent and gravity of the attacks against life which continue to mark human history… —POPE ST JOHN PAUL II, Evangelium Vitae, n. 10
IX. The Emerging Global Slavery
Governments all over the planet, in coordination with hidden financial powers, are moving to eliminate hard currency and corral the entire global population into a digital ID and monetary system.[15]cf. The Great Theft Once this is achieved, citizens’ ability to move freely, to buy or sell as they deem fit, to travel and own property will be entirely monitored and controlled.[16]cf. The Final Revolution Benedict XVI could not have been clearer on what humanity faces:
We think of the great powers of the present day, of the anonymous financial interests which turn men into slaves, which are no longer human things, but are an anonymous power which men serve, by which men are tormented and even slaughtered. They are a destructive power, a power that menaces the world. —BENEDICT XVI, Reflection after the reading of the office for the Third Hour, Vatican City, October 11, 2010
In a word, it is global Communism, and we are literally on the verge of seeing it fulfilled.[17]cf. Isaiah’s Prophecy of Global Communism and The Spectre of Global Communism Ordo ab chaos — “Order out of chaos” — that is the motto of the “anonymous powers” that seeks to eradicate both the present structure of human civilization, and the Church herself. Perhaps Jesus and St. John literally described for us what the chaos would look like: wars, famines, economic collapse, plagues, and earthquakes.[18]cf. Brace for Impact
X. The Great Scattering of the Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says:
The Church will enter the glory of the kingdom only through this final Passover, when she will follow her Lord in his death and Resurrection. —CCC, 677
The prophet Ezekiel,[19]cf. Ez 34:1-16 as well as Our Lord, spoke of a time when, for lack of a shepherd, the sheep will be scattered.
Then Jesus said to them, “This night all of you will have your faith in me shaken, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be dispersed’… (Matthew 26:31)
Indeed, the Catechism echoes these words saying, “Before Christ’s second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers…” [20]n. 675 St. Paul revealed that there will first be a mass falling away from the faith — an apostasy. Catholic professor and author, Dr. Ralph Martin, observed:
There has never been such a falling away from Christianity as there has been in the past century. We are certainly a “candidate” for the Great Apostasy. —Dr. Ralph Martin, a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization, What in the World is Going On? Television documenatary, CTV Edmonton, 1997
According to papal theologian Cardinal Luigi Ciappi:
In the Third Secret [of Fatima] it is foretold, among other things, that the great apostasy in the Church begins at the top. —cited in The Still Hidden Secret, Christopher A. Ferrara, p. 43
Perhaps part of the “shaking” already has been the doctrinal ambiguities and controversial actions that have emerged from Rome. To the blessing of same-sex couples,[21]cf. Fiducia Supplicans)) to the confusion regarding Communion for the divorced and remarried,((cf. Amoris Lateitia to the Church uncritically backing controversial United Nations’ medical and scientific opinions, to the scenes of Amazonians bowing prostrate to “Mother Earth” in the Vatican Gardens,[22]cf. The New Paganism – Part III followed by the recent incomplete and at times contradictory catechesis on Marian titles… the moral authority and credibility of the Vatican has been greatly shaken.
Perhaps most astonishing has been the creep towards religious indifferentism [23]cf. here or here or here as the hierarchy has embraced ecumenism almost in lieu of evangelization. In an address in 2014, it was as if Benedict was warning his fellow bishops, if not successors:
Today many, in effect, are of the opinion that the religions must respect each other and, in dialogue among themselves, become a common force for peace. In this way of thinking, most of the time there is a presupposition that the different religions are variations of a single and identical reality; that “religion” is a common genre that takes on different forms according to the different cultures but nonetheless expresses the same reality. The question of truth, which in the beginning moved Christians more than all the rest, is here put in parentheses… This renunciation of the truth seems realistic and useful for peace among religions in the world. And nonetheless this is lethal to faith… —message to the Pontifical Urbaniana University on its dedication of the great hall to Benedict XVI; read remarks, October 21st, 2014; chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it
Just as Judas’s kiss was lethal to Jesus, so too, the kiss of religious indifferentism, seemingly wrapped in noble intentions of universal fraternity (which is impossible without the grace of conversion and the Holy Spirit) is lethal to Catholicism… and is perhaps the clearest herald that the Day of Justice is rapidly approaching.
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to meet him, we beg you, brethren, not to be quickly shaken in mind or excited, either by spirit or by word, or by letter purporting to be from us, to the effect that the Day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that Day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. (2 Thessalonians 2:1-4)
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Footnotes
| ↑1 | cf. Two More Days |
|---|---|
| ↑2 | cf. The Thousand Years |
| ↑3 | POPE BENEDICT XIV, Heroic Virtue, p. 397 |
| ↑4 | cf. Why Aren’t the Popes Shouting? |
| ↑5 | CCC, n. 897 |
| ↑6 | phys.org |
| ↑7 | see Fatima and the Great Shaking |
| ↑8 | cf. biologyinsights.com |
| ↑9 | Exodus 20:3 |
| ↑10 | see the stories on AI dangers here |
| ↑11 | cf. The New Tree of Knowledge |
| ↑12 | finance.yahoo.com |
| ↑13 | cf. The New Tree of Knowledge |
| ↑14 | eg. here, here, here, and here |
| ↑15 | cf. The Great Theft |
| ↑16 | cf. The Final Revolution |
| ↑17 | cf. Isaiah’s Prophecy of Global Communism and The Spectre of Global Communism |
| ↑18 | cf. Brace for Impact |
| ↑19 | cf. Ez 34:1-16 |
| ↑20 | n. 675 |
| ↑21 | cf. Fiducia Supplicans)) to the confusion regarding Communion for the divorced and remarried,((cf. Amoris Lateitia |
| ↑22 | cf. The New Paganism – Part III |
| ↑23 | cf. here or here or here |