Thursday, December 18, 2008

FROM MARK MALLETT - SPIRITUAL FOOD FOR THOUGHT -

Benedict, and the End of the World

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WHEN the Lord inspired me to begin this writing apostolate, I had no idea that it would blossom into several hundred writings read regularly now by thousands throughout the world. With Christmas, the feast of Christ's coming just around the corner, this seems like a good time to collect some of the central thoughts scattered throughout this website for the sake of new readers, or those still trying to grasp the larger picture presented here.

For the second time in his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI has made a point of saying that Christ's coming as Judge and the end of the world are not "near" as some suggest; that certain events must come first before He returns for the Final Judgment.

Paul himself, in his Letter to the Thessalonians, tells us that nobody can know the moment of the Lord's coming and warns us against any alarm that Christ's return might be at hand. —POPE BENEDICT XVI, December 14th, 2008, Vatican City

So this is where I will start…

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