The Tenth Secret
What: A sequence of severe afflictions sent by God as the final set of punishments for sin for this generation, namely, the first six Trumpets of the Seventh Seal of the Book of Revelation. (The seventh trumpet, which is the seven bowls of God's wrath, is for the distant future.)
Trumpet 1: Pieces of a broken comet fall to earth, burning up a third of the surface of the land and disturbing the waters
Trumpet 2: One large piece of the same comet falls into the ocean causing very great destruction worldwide
Trumpet 3: Nuclear fall-out from World War 4 is carried up into the atmosphere again, because of the fires from the comet pieces, and falls down for a second time, this time with greater severity and greater distribution.
Trumpet 4: A nuclear winter begins, not only because of World War 4, but also because of the fires from the comet pieces.
Trumpet 5: A supernatural suffering, figuratively described as locusts with scorpion tails, tortures all those on earth who do not have the Seal of the Living God; this affliction lasts for 153 days.
Trumpet 6: The Three Days of Darkness kills about one third of the entire human race worldwide.
When: After World War 4, and after the Seal of the Living God is given out to certain of the faithful, the events of the tenth secret occur: from sometime in 2038 through to the end of March in 2040 A.D.
Trumpet 1: In the year 2038.
Trumpet 2: In the year 2038.
Trumpet 3: Beginning in the year 2038 and continuing until the end of the three days of darkness in early 2040 A.D.
Trumpet 4: Beginning in the year 2038 and continuing until the end of the three days of darkness in early 2040 A.D.
Trumpet 5: For 153 days, beginning sometime on the day of Monday, November 8th of 2038, and continuing without respite until sometime on Saturday, April 9th of 2039 A.D. (The date of November 8th is the true historical date of the Immaculate Conception, and the date of April 9th is the true historical date of the first Easter, the day Christ rose from the dead.)
Trumpet 6: The Three Days of Darkness: March 29th, 30th, and 31st of 2040 A.D., which are Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday in the liturgical calendar. Easter Sunday of 2040 A.D. marks the end of the afflictions, the end of the nuclear winter and of the radioactivity, and the beginning of a time of peace, holiness, and rebuilding.
Who: Those who are given the Seal of the Living God will be protected from the majority of the sufferings sent by God, but they will not be entirely unable to suffer, nor will they be invulnerable; they are still mortal human beings able to die, but merely protected from certain events by the grace and providence of God. They are not infallible, but they have an understanding of the Faith that is above what most men possess.
Where: Worldwide without exception; no one will be safe, no matter where they live, except those with the Seal.
Why: God sends this set of punishments because the world is still largely unrepentant from its sins and from its contempt for the true holy Catholic faith, and because even many Catholics fail, in serious ways, to follow the most basic teachings of the Catholic Church. God sends these afflictions in order to make the world submissive to the teachings and guidance of the Church.
Introduction
The Seventh Seal is described in the Bible in the Book of Revelation, beginning with chapter 8. The Seventh Seal is divided into Seven Trumpets, which represent seven sets of events. The Seventh Trumpet is divided into Seven Bowls of God's wrath. All of these events will occur in their numbered ordered. But there is also a break in the series of events, so that, after the Sixth Trumpet occurs, there will be a respite from suffering, and then a long period of time (several centuries), before the events of the Seventh Trumpet (i.e. the Seven Bowls of God's wrath) are released upon the world.
The Visionaries of Medjugorje have repeatedly said that the tenth secret is very terrible, and that it required a long time for the Virgin Mary to explain to them. This accords with Sacred Scripture, which divides the Seventh Seal into a sequence of very terrible events. Some of the earlier Seals take only a verse or two to present, but the Trumpets of the Seventh Seal require many verses.
Now some foolish persons think that the secrets of Medjugorje and Garabandal are not in Sacred Scripture. How could this be? Do you not know that Sacred Scripture was written for the faithful of every generation, including this one? Do you really think that God would plan such a terrible sequence of events without warning His faithful servants in His Book, the Bible? I tell you that all the secrets are found within Sacred Scripture, at least in a hidden way. This will become clear to all as the events unfold.
Do you think that all the visionaries, once they have each received the tenth secret, will have been given the same exact information, in the same way? Not possible. For the Virgin Mary speaks to each person according to what is fitting to them, as unique creations of God. And this is but a weak reflection of the way that God speaks to each and very person according to their own uniqueness, which He knows fully since they are His creation. Therefore, each of the visionaries was given a somewhat different understanding of the tenth secret (and of the other secrets as well, but more so with this long and complex set of events). Different parts of the secret may have been emphasized for different visionaries. One may know one set of facts about this secret, and another may know a different, but overlapping set of facts. And their own personal understanding of the secret is also unique to each one.
False Prophets and the Seal of the Living God
Some false prophets, such as Christina Gallagher, and also Barnabas Nwoye, and perhaps others, have claimed that the Seal of the Living God has already been given out. Gallagher claimed that it was given out to visitors to her House of Prayer. Nwoye claimed it was given out to those who practiced a certain devotion and said certain prayers. Both of their claims are entirely false. Neither of these alleged visionaries will ever have the Seal, nor have either ever been able to give out the Seal.
The only person so far who has received the Seal of the Living God is the Angelic Shepherd, Fr. Zlatko Sudac. The Seal includes a visible sign which miraculously appears on the forehead of all who receive the Seal. It also includes gifts of exceptional grace, providence, and effectiveness in prayer to God. Those who do not have the Seal will be tormented during the time of the tenth secret; those who have the Seal are chosen by God to teach and to guide the rest of the world during this difficult time.
The Tenth Secret in Sacred Scripture
1. First Trumpet of the Seventh Seal
{8:7} And the first Angel sounded the trumpet. And there came hail and fire, mixed with blood; and it was cast down upon the earth. And a third part of the earth was burned, and a third part of the trees was entirely burned up, and all the green plants were burned.
In the year 2038, a comet which will have previously broken into pieces (probably Comet Tempel 1) will approach the earth. Many of its medium and smaller sized pieces will fall to the earth. Comets are frozen like hail, but they burn with fire as they pass through the atmosphere. This event will affect a third of the earth's inhabited land mass. An extremely large number of human lives will be lost, and there will also be great destruction to society, the economy, buildings, infrastructure, to plants and animals, and to the environment. The fires that are ignited by these comet pieces stir up the radioactive fall-out from World War 4 and throw it back into the atmosphere, spreading the radioactivity much more broadly than before. The waters of the earth will also be struck by pieces of this comet, causing disturbances and destruction along the shorelines.
2. Second Trumpet of the Seventh Seal
{8:8} And the second Angel sounded the trumpet. And something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was cast down into the sea. And a third part of the sea became like blood.
{8:9} And a third part of the creatures that were living in the sea died. And a third part of the ships were destroyed.
In the year 2038, one of the larger pieces of this same broken comet will fall into the ocean. This will cause great devastation at sea and will cause huge tidal waves to inundate areas near the shore. Very many more human lives will be lost; very many ships and many coastal cities will be utterly destroyed; many fish will die. This large piece of the comet will also throw up, even into the upper atmosphere, some fine particles and much water vapor, reducing the sunlight that can reach the earth. And even though this large piece of the comet strikes only one ocean, the effects are worldwide, because of the size and force with which it strikes.
3. Third Trumpet of the Seventh Seal
{8:10} And the third Angel sounded the trumpet. And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch. And it fell upon a third part of the rivers and upon the sources of water.
{8:11} And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And a third part of the waters were turned into wormwood. And many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
This star burning like a torch refers to the radioactive fallout from certain nuclear weapons (those made using plutonium or uranium) used in World War IV (the Sixth Seal). Now some of the radioactivity falls locally, soon after a nuclear missile strikes, but additional radioactivity is tossed high into the atmosphere, all during the War. Radioactivity from nuclear weapons takes time to circulate around the world, and then to fall slowly to earth. Some of this radioactivity falls into the ocean, some on to the land.
However, the main source of the radioactivity at this time is the events of the first two Trumpets. The fires caused by the comet pieces striking the land carry radioactive material from the land into the atmosphere, where it is next removed from the atmosphere by rain. Thus it makes numerous sources of water unusable. Then one particularly large comet piece strikes the ocean, causing a huge quantity of ocean water, with its radioactivity, to be raised up into the atmosphere. Again, it falls back to the earth's surface in rainwater. As a result, very many human lives will be lost, due to the radioactivity in the water.
4. Fourth Trumpet of the Seventh Seal
{8:12} And the fourth Angel sounded the trumpet. And a third part of the sun, and a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars were struck, in such a way that a third part of them was obscured. And a third part of the day did not shine, and similarly the night.
This decrease in the amount of light coming from the Sun and moon and stars is caused by a nuclear winter, which results not only from the nuclear weapons used in World War IV (the Sixth Seal), but also from the huge number of fires caused by the falling pieces of the comet (the First Trumpet), and also from the material thrown up into the atmosphere by the one large piece of the same comet (the Second Trumpet). As a result of this reduced sunlight, temperatures will fall, especially in latitudes further away from the equator, crops will fail very widely, and food will be very scarce. This nuclear winter occurs from sometime in 2038, throughout all of 2039, and does not end until the end of the three days of darkness in 2040.
5. Fifth Trumpet of the Seventh Seal
{9:1} And the fifth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I saw upon the earth, a star that had fallen from heaven, and the key to the well of the abyss was given to him.
{9:2} And he opened the well of the abyss. And the smoke of the well ascended, like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were obscured by the smoke of the well.
{9:3} And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have.
{9:4} And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads.
{9:5} And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man.
{9:6} And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
{9:7} And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men.
{9:8} And they had hair like the hair of women. And their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
{9:9} And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the noise of their wings was like the noise of many running horses, rushing to battle.
{9:10} And they had tails similar to scorpions. And there were stingers in their tails, and these had the power to harm men for five months.
{9:11} And they had over them a king, the Angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Doom; in Greek, Destroyer; in Latin, Exterminator.
{9:12} One woe has gone out, but behold, there are still two woes approaching afterward.
These 'locusts' are not real locusts, but rather some type of entirely supernatural affliction, figuratively referred to as locusts. This affliction comes from the 'well of the abyss,' that is, from Hell. These figurative locusts are not a result of the previous Seals or Trumpets; it is not the affliction of radioactive fallout, nor of nuclear winter, nor of any natural disaster, nor of any man-made object.
The three woes are the fifth, sixth, and seventh Trumpets, each of which differs from the previous Trumpets and Seals because the woes are the result, not of natural disasters, nor of human actions, but of the intervention of God and His Angels. Therefore, the fifth Trumpet is not the result of events of nature, nor of human endeavor. This supernatural causality is what distinguishes the three woes from the other events.
Here is my understanding of when the five months will occur. The five months of this affliction occurs from late 2038 to early 2039. It begins sometime on the day of November 8th, the true date of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It continues unabated for 153 days, the number of Hail Mary's in the Rosary, up to and including April 9th, which is the true date of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the first Easter Sunday. In 2038, November 8th is a Monday; so the faithful may be able to attend Mass on the day before (though this will be difficult or impossible for many), a Sunday, or at least to worship God undisturbed. Then the five months of this affliction will begin, at some hour during the day of Monday, November 8th, of 2038.
Those who have the Seal of God will be spared from this affliction. The Seal will have been given in the mid to late 2030's, near the end of the great monarch's war (World War IV). The Seal includes a visible sign on the forehead, which for most persons will be an image of the cross; it will vary from person to person in its exact form. The Seal includes inner graces for the spirit and soul, as well as God's Providential protection of the body. Those who have the Seal will be known by the visible sign on their foreheads, and by their wisdom and prudence, by their insight into faith and morals, by the power of their prayers, and by their protection from this affliction.
In this way, those with the Seal will be able to prevail in any argument about the true beliefs and holy practices of the Catholic faith. Those members of the faithful who are in error will not be able to prevail, because they will lack the Seal. And persons immersed in sinful secular society will be rebuked by the fact that they are tormented for five months, whereas those with the Seal both are free from this affliction and are rebuking them for their false beliefs and sinful practices. (This event is a foreshadowing of the time, hundreds of years later, when the two prophets of the Book of Revelation preach to the world with impunity from attacks by evil persons, and accompanied by signs and wonders from God, so that the world will believe what they are teaching.)
During these 153 days, those without the Seal will be punished by this affliction, but those with the Seal will teach by word and example. All persons of good will and good conscience will listen to them. They will have great success in correcting errors and leading people away from false or erroneous teachings and from unholy or improper practices.
This time period is no empty punishment; it is ordained by God for the instruction of those who are afflicted. The number 153 teaches them that the Rosary is a powerful prayer to God. I think that those who do not have the Seal, but who pray the Rosary devoutly anytime during these 153 days, will be free from the affliction of the locusts, but only during the time that they are praying the Rosary. The reason for this respite is to make it absolutely crystal clear to the whole world that God wants every soul on earth to pray the Rosary daily.
The Seal on those who are closer to God, and who understand the Faith better than most, instructs the world as to whom they should listen to when seeking the truth about faith and morals and salvation. This arrangement ends many arguments that seem unceasing, as to which idea to believe and which to reject.
The five months of this affliction will end on its 153rd day, on April 9th of 2039, holy Saturday (the day after Good Friday in that year). Then the faithful will be able to attend Mass on the day after the affliction ends, that is, on Sunday, (though this will be difficult or impossible for many). So the five months is actually 153 days and it begins after a Sunday, sometime during the day of November 8th, the true date of the Immaculate Conception, and it ends before a Sunday, sometime during the day of April 9th, the true date of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is my understanding of the timing of this event.
6. Sixth Trumpet of the Seventh Seal
{9:12} One woe has gone out, but behold, there are still two woes approaching afterward.
{9:13} And the sixth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I heard a lone voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before the eyes of God,
{9:14} saying to the sixth Angel who had the trumpet: “Release the four Angels who were bound at the great river Euphrates.”
{9:15} And the four Angels were released, who had been prepared for that hour, and day, and month, and year, in order to kill one third part of men.
{9:16} And the number of the army of horsemen was two hundred million. For I heard their number.
{9:17} And I also saw the horses in the vision. And those who were sitting upon them had breastplates of fire and hyacinth and sulphur. And the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions. And from their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and sulphur.
{9:18} And one third part of men were slain by these three afflictions: by the fire and by the smoke and by the sulphur, which proceeded from their mouths.
{9:19} For the power of these horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails resemble serpents, having heads; and it is with these that they cause harm.
{9:20} And the rest of men, who were not slain by these afflictions, did not repent from the works of their hands, so that they would not worship demons, or idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.
{9:21} And they did not repent from their murders, nor from their drugs, nor from their fornication, nor from their thefts.
The Sixth Trumpet is the same as that event known as the Three Days of Darkness. This event is described in Sacred Scripture in a number of different books.
See my article: The Three Days of Darkness in Sacred Scripture.
http://www.catholicplanet.com/future/three-days-darkness.htm
During the Three Days of Darkness:
a) No light from the sun or the moon or the stars will reach anyone on earth.
b) No electrical devices will work: neither lights, nor devices.
c) Only blessed candles, lit by persons who have true faith and grace, will give light, and perhaps also blessed objects.
d) The wicked will have no light at all, except that they will see the fires of Hell and the grieving souls there.
e) All those who are outdoors when these three days begin will be killed supernaturally.
f) Anyone who opens a door or window, or who goes outside during these three days, will be killed supernaturally.
g) One third of the entire earth's population will be killed during these three days.
h) The length of time is not 72 hours, but rather three days, minus one night.
i) The entire planet will be healed during those three days, including ending the nuclear winter and removing the radioactivity.
The Timing of the Three Days of Darkness
According to Marie Julie Jahenny, the three days of darkness will occur on a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and will last for three days less one night.
The Three Days of Darkness will occur over the course of the following three days:
1. Maundy Thursday, March 29, 2040
2. Good Friday, March 30, 2040
3. Holy Saturday, March 31, 2040
Sometime during the night between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, the stars will come out. Then, on the morning of Easter Sunday, those who have survived with come out of their houses. The world before those three days will have been in dire straits. Radioactive fallout, nuclear winter, utter devastation from war and civil unrest, and the effects of all of the events of the first part of the tribulation will have nearly destroyed the planet.
But then, after the three days is over, people will realize that God has healed the whole world during those three days. Just as Christ healed the world through his Passion, Death, and Resurrection, similarly will these three days, which coincide with the remembrance of Christ's Passion and Death, also heal the world. There will be no radioactive fallout left and the nuclear winter will be suddenly and miraculously over. The sun will shine, and the weather will be warm and agreeable for the season. The infrastructure of sinful secular society will still remain in ruins. But the earth will bear its fruits, grains, and vegetables in abundance, and the water will be clean and pure.
Even so, this time of relative peace and holiness (after the three days of darkness) will not be without its difficulties. As is clear from Rev. 9:20-21, some sinners who survive those three days will be unrepentant. And as is clear from Wisdom 19:3, some will try to blame political leaders, and will try to do violence after those three days (but they will not succeed). But the faithful will mourn and bury the dead, and the faithful will win out in decisions of authority, teaching, and leadership in society and in the Church and in the family. The great monarch will begin his reign of peace and holiness over the vast territory conquered formerly by the Arab/Muslim nations (Europe, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa).
The holy Pope of that time is called the Angelic Shepherd; he is Pope Raphael (Zlatko Sudac). He will reign over the Church with great holiness and a firm guiding hand. He will teach the whole world, not merely Catholics. The Church, and even humble individual Catholics worldwide, will have great influence over society in general. People will be in awe at the teachings and the signs and wonders associated with the Catholic Christian faith. He will guide the healing of the whole world, with the assistance of the great Catholic monarch.
7. The Seventh Trumpet of the Seventh Seal is for the distant future.
This set of afflictions does not occur until the 25th century A.D. These afflictions include the Seven Bowls of God's Wrath described in the Book of Revelation. This future time period also includes the Antichrist's reign of nearly seven years and his severe persecution of the Church. But all this waits for a future time and a future generation. These events of the distant future are foreshadowed by the First Six Seals and the First Six Trumpets of the Seventh Seal, but these last events of the Seventh Seal will be even worse and even more severe.
by Ronald L. Conte Jr.
published April 9th, 2007
May God give you grace and peace during the difficult years ahead.
