The Presentation of Question 27 Chapter 17 : 5/5

How does In God's Love 
written by Janet Hurlow
relate to 
the Catholic Faith ?

  Chapter 17 The Messengers' Observations About
                       Things that are Going to Happen
                       Before Judgment Day (continued) 5/5

            Part 2 The Seven Woes (continued)

                        Section 4  The Fourth Woe

822        Almost all of the observations about the Fourth Woe are contained in the passages 238 and 239.  There are six major themes of the Fourth Woe.  First, the fourth woe is Satan’s reign.  They observe that in the fourth woe “Silence is reached in Heaven.  The Earth is still.  Such silence. No one speaks.  Sound the trumpet, great one of God.  Songs of Earth are in. This is reached.  Take the keys and open the pit.  Satan shall perish with all his escorts.  This is the time which is not, or Satan’s reign.  In this sorrow are all the enemies of God.  In this sorrow are signs of death….Serpents rise out of this pit, and demons speak.  Signs of sorrow are real.  Speak to God.”(160)

823           A second theme of the Fourth Woe is that there is terror on the Earth.  They observe, “Such terror is on the Earth.  It is a living death and a nightmare.  Signs of Satan are in every home…. A demon is in every place.  Hell is on the Earth in full force.  In this is pain to tender flesh.  The ocean is blood, and the rivers are dry.  Darkness and signs of death are all that is seen.” (161)

824           A third theme of the Fourth Woe is that the sorrows continue through the other woes to come.  The messengers write, “This is the sorrow of sorrows, and it reaches into the fifth, sixth and seventh sorrows.”(162)

825           A fourth theme of the Fourth Woe is that God has mercy on the unborn.  The messengers observe, “Children who are born in this sorrow are taken from the womb in God’s mercy, lest they be dashed against stones at birth.”(163)

826           A fifth theme of the Fourth Woe is that God is still reaching for people.  They observe and encourage us: “In this, God still reaches.  His mercy is enduring... In all this, in all Satan’s schemes, God is King, and His hand still reaches.  Lift your voices, O sad people of Earth.  God comes, and Satan’s reign is short.  God is King forever.  Stretch out your hand. It’s time to go … Is your spirit ready to come?”(164)

827           A sixth theme of the Fourth Woe is that at the end of woe, God will rescue those who desire His love.  The messengers observe: “In the end of the fourth sorrow, the King sends out His saints of special quality to gather all those who wish God’s love.  Sing out, those who are alive on the Earth.  In this, do not be foolish.  Cry to God.  Satan has no power in God’s Spirit.  Is this Spirit stopped on Earth?  He is not.  When He wishes to leave, it is His desire.”(165)

                      Section 5 The Fifth Woe

828           Probably all of the observations about the Fifth Woe are contained in the passage 240.  There are five major points made in this passage.  First, Satan is still causing the evil on Earth.  As they messenger write, “It is Satan’s call.”(166)

829           A second point of the Fifth Woe is their observation of vampire-like creatures’ for they write, “Slime and very weird creatures loom out of the blackness.  Vampire-like creatures leave victims to rot in Hell.”(167)

830           A third point of the Fifth Woe is that Satan plans a very painful death for people.  They observe, “His taking is so painful. It is death.  Death spreads her will over the Earth.  It is a painful death Satan has planned…. Very slowly, starvation and suffering of disease spread very surely into sinful spirits.” (168)

831           A fourth point of the Fifth Woe is that even now fools still practice Satan’s pleasures.  They observe, “Such pleasures of Satan are still practiced by fools.”(169)

832           A fifth point of the Fifth Woe is that even now God is still reaching for people.  The messengers challenge those who are experiencing the Fifth Woe to “Speak to God.  God’s love will sustain you.  Satan has no power in God’s Spirit… Spirits of Earth, speak out to God.  His love endures forever.  In His Kingdom, there is neither sorrow nor death.”(170)

                      Section 6 The Sixth and Seventh Woe

833           Probably all of the observations about the Sixth Woe are contained in the passage 242.  There are four major points made in this passage.  The first point is that all life on the Earth is near the end.  The messengers observe: “This is the sixth sorrow.  It is near the end of all life on the Earth.  Smoke from the pit fills the Earth with the smell of burnt flesh….Signs of life are gone.  Earth spirit is with God.  Her body is a mass of blood and rubbish.”(171)

834           A second point of the Sixth Woe is that Satan is near the end of his time of influence.  The messengers simply proclaim, “Satan is near his end.”(172)

835           A third point of the Sixth Woe is that even now God is still reaching for people.  One last time God reaches.  As the messengers warn, “This is written: ‘God’s hand is reaching out.  If anyone is left, let his voice ring out.’  Come in quickly, it is not the time to be foolish.  God calls, and it is His last call.”(173)

836           A fourth point of the Sixth Woe is that Satan and his followers are cast into the pit.  As the messengers exclaim, “Now, Earth is dark and silent.  Go, saints of special quality, bind this evil one and cast him and all his advisories into the pit and close up the door.  In this sign is the vastness of God.  In this blessed Spirit is all power.  In this Spirit of spirits is all life.  Sing, O blessed of God, this evil one is destroyed.”(174) 

837           The Seventh Woe “is the great day of judgment.  The Earth is cleared of its sorrow, yet this is the last and greatest sorrow of all.”(175)   This is a major doctrine of the Catholic faith and therefore the Seventh Woe, the Day of Judgment, is presented in Chapter 7. 

           Part 3 Summary

838            In summary while not listed as part of the Woes we have events that may be a part of the Woes or come before the Woes.  They are: a time of movement against the Church, sorrows, but some sorrows are not seen by the righteous, punishment of active homosexuals, physical and spiritual battles, darkness and light, healing, doubt, discoveries, drought, prayer, and spiritual renewal.  There will be a special saint, a child saint, a shepherd girl.  Perhaps they are one, two, or three saints.  The messengers will come and obey their orders and their mission from God; their harvesting will be completed and cannot be stopped.  There will be a time of times and time is running short.  There will be the end of Earth time, which is probably the part of the Third Woe.  While these events are disjointed because of the way they are scattered across the texts, I do not see where individually or collectively they pose a conflict to the teachings of the Catholic Faith. 
 
839           The only possible objection I could think of would be to the Special Child Saint.  If we were to view this Saint as a bringer of new Theology or a new revelation of God, then this would be in conflict with the faith.  However, nowhere does the text state anything like that.  It merely states that this child saint will lead many to God.  If, before Mother Theresa’s ministry, the messengers were to state that there was to be a great saint who would work with the poor people of India, lead many people to God, and bring about a new concern for the poor, the fact that they foretold the saint’s arrival does not make it heretical.  

840           In summary, the Six Woes that precede the Seventh Woe of Judgment Day are full of pain, evil, sorrow, woe, promise and the promise of the victory of God.   In the First Woe there is starvation, the messengers come with love, the infants are taken and we are told it is wise to let them go.  In the Second Woe the Spirit of the Earth leaves and the messengers gather the elect to leave as well.  Even the bodily remains of the Earthly saints who have died leave the Earth.  Those who are left behind wish they could die.  In the Third Woe there is no death, the planets come close, a “third part” of the planet is gone and people experience the wrath of Satan who has no mercy.  However, God is still reaching out in mercy to bring to Himself those who want His love.  In the Fourth Woe, terror, blood, demons and death are everywhere on the Earth, but God still reaches and saves the unborn from experiencing death at birth.  He saves others who reach for Him.  In the Fifth Woe there is painful death and vampire-like creatures, but God still reaches out to us.  In the Sixth Woe, the end of life on Earth is near and God calls one last time before His Saints cast Satan and his followers into the pit and close the door.  The Seventh Woe is Judgment Day. 

841           Whether they be the random presentation of times and events, or Woes One through Six, I do not see how any of these observations about events that are going to happen before Judgment Day could be in conflict with any of the theology or morality of the Catholic faith.

  The next section in Part Two   Chapter 18 The Messengers' Observations About How We Come to Live in a New Dwelling and How the New Earth Will Come to Be