The Fifth Secret
What: Civil chaos, street violence, rioting, and violent crimes, which are the second horseman and the second Seal of the Book of Revelation.
When: Beginning sometime after World War 3 begins, and continuing until the late 2010's.
Where: This affects not only the nations involved in World War 3, but nearly every nation on earth, to one extent or another.
Who: Persons committing these acts of street violence are those who did not repent at the Warning, or who repented but later relapsed into sin.
Why: Because of fear and desperation in response to the Warning, and the Miracle, and World War 3, and the nuclear bomb explosion in New York City (2010).
Introduction
Notice that all the events of the secrets are interrelated. The rejection of the blessings of the first three secrets causes people to fall into greater sinfulness, and into fear and desperation, resulting in war as well as civil violence. The war is also one of the causes of the civil violence. This natural interdependency of the events of the secrets confirms this to be the correct understanding of the secrets. Also, notice that if everyone accepted the Warning and the subsequent blessings, their own repentance and sorrow at sin would naturally prevent them from starting an unjust war, or engaging in chaotic street violence and rioting. This intrinsic relationship between sin and the punishment for sin also confirms that this is the correct understanding.
The Fifth Secret in Sacred Scripture
[Revelation 6]
{6:4} And another horse went forth, which was red. And it was granted to him who was sitting upon it that he would take peace from the earth, and that they would kill one another. And a great sword was given to him.
The fifth secret is also the Second Seal, which is the second horseman. The first four Seals are also called the four horsemen because they are all related to the war (World War 3) and to one another. The war causes civil unrest and civil violence, to an extraordinary degree, for a number of reasons.
First, the holy events of the Warning and the Miracle of Garabandal caused many changes in the whole world, not only bringing many people to conversion, but also bringing those who rejected these gifts into greater sinfulness. In addition, these holy events caused fear even among believers, and greater fear among unbelievers and unrepentant sinners. And so these holy events disrupt religion and society in general. Many who are not holy respond with violence to this fear and disruption and change.
Second, the war disrupts the world economy. Even today (as I write this in 2007), the economy of the many nations in the world is interrelated and interdependent (much more so that during world wars 1 and 2). This major world war is therefore more disruptive to the world economy and to society. There will be high unemployment and many persons will feel desperation. There will be oil and gasoline shortages, and high prices when it is available. There will be numerous other kinds of disruptions to society. All this will cause many unrepentant persons to respond with violence.
Third, in 2010, and again in 2013, nuclear weapons are used; this increases fear throughout the world, worsens the economic problems, and exacerbates the civil unrest. It also displaces very many people who flee the fallout from these two nuclear weapons. In addition, the war causes many persons to flee from the advancing armies of the Arab/Muslim extremists.
The civil unrest of the Second Seal is greater than any civil unrest in human history. There are many riots; there is much violence of every kind, including violent crimes by individuals against individuals, violent crimes by groups against individuals and groups, and violence against government and society and religion. There is an increase in crime so great that police forces are overwhelmed and do not have the officers or the resources to respond. Some persons will need to exercise their right to self-defense. Many nations will use their own military to try to keep order in the streets. Very many human lives will be lost due to this extreme civil unrest.
The extent of the civil unrest and civil violence is worldwide. Even though World War 3 is limited to a certain area of the world, fear caused by the war, as well as the more widespread economic disruptions, is not limited to a certain area. This civil unrest begins with World War 3 in 2010, and it increases from 2010 to 2015; then it decreases from 2015 to the late 2010's. There will be relative calm in the early 2020's (but still many severe problems in the world).
[Zechariah 6]
{6:1} And I turned, and I lifted up my eyes and I saw. And behold, four four-horse chariots went out from the middle of two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of brass.
{6:2} In the first chariot were red horses, and in the second chariot were black horses,
{6:3} and in the third chariot were white horses, and in the fourth chariot were speckled horses, and they were strong.
{6:4} And I responded and said to the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
{6:5} And the angel answered and said to me, “These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth to stand in the presence of the Sovereign of all the earth.”
{6:6} The one with the black horses was departing into the land of the North, and the white went forth after them, and the speckled went forth towards the land of the South.
{6:7} Yet those who were the most strong, went out, and sought to go and to roam quickly through all the earth. And he said, “Go, walk throughout the earth.” And they walked throughout the earth.
The white, red, black, and speckled horses represent the four horsemen of the Book of Revelation, which are the same as the first four Seals (i.e. secrets 4, 5, 6, 7). The horses which are most strong, and which go out to all the earth, are the red ones; they represent the civil violence, i.e. the fifth secret. Therefore this civil violence will be the most widespread of these four secrets (secrets 4, 5, 6, 7). The other horses primarily go forth to particular regions, so the afflictions they represent are not worldwide, or at least are not as severe in the rest of the world.
by Ronald L. Conte Jr.
published April 9th, 2007
May God give you grace and peace during the difficult years ahead.
