We do not propose to pinpoint the sixth seal's opening to the day or the month; rather, we wish to give sufficient reasons why it should be expected, and soon, using several related indicators. There is also the question of other events in Apocalypse and how they might unfold in relation to this seal. The timing is not at all clear in places; then a more generalized answer must suffice.
The Heads Of The Dragon And Of The Beast
Firstly, there are to be considered the 'heads' of the dragon and of the beast (Apoc. 12, 13). There are seven to each, and it is the seventh, of both, who are reigning at present (2026). Thus immediately we know that we are near the end of the cycle, and the things which are to happen must come about during their tenure. The reasons for this view regarding the dragon's 'heads' are given in Faith Undermined (1958-1965), but here we will recall the details: The dragon represents the forces of atheistic communism which was established in Russia in 1917 and to which Our Lady of Fatima is opposed; the 'heads' of this establishment began with Lenin, then Stalin, Kruschev, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev; then there was the apparent fall of communism (which was in truth a re-organization) in 1989-1991; then Yeltsin came to power, then Putin. When this became the conclusion, in 2005, it was thought that Putin would still be in power when the time came. This continues to be true.
There were a few interim rulers: Malenkov (1953) for six months; then Andropov (1982-84) and Chernenko (1984-85). Due to poor health (Andropov was usually replaced by Nikolai Tikhonov) or lack of support, these three were inconsequential and not rulers of the communist enterprise in the full sense; they were not part of the seven who are signified by the dragon's diadems. There was a significant gap after Brezhnev as they were awaiting the one who would implement major changes to the whole system (Gorbachev).[1]
Meanwhile, the seven 'heads' of the beast are the 'antipapacy' which was established in 1958: Roncalli/John 23 (1958-63); Montini/Paul 6 (1963-78); Luciani/John Paul 1 (1978); Wojtyla/John Paul 2 (1978-2005); Ratzinger/Benedict 16 (2005-12); Bergoglio/Francis 1 (2012-25); and now Prevost/Leo 14 (2025-present).
The heads of both the beast and the dragon in Apocalypse should be considered as successive; not simultaneous, as of a hydra. It is indicated so for the beast: "And here is the understanding that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sitteth: and they are seven kings. Five are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he is come, he must remain a short time" (Apoc. 17:9-10). Clearly they appear sequentially.
This must also apply to the dragon's 'heads', as it also represents a power in the world with successive leaders. Both the beast and the dragon also possess ten 'horns' which signify world-wide influence. But the diadems indicate real power; thus the dragon's seven heads are crowned with diadems which speak to his absolute power over his kingdom (as is the nature of communist regimes), but not yet throughout the world, as his horns are not also crowned; conversely, the beast's seven 'heads' have no diadems, which means they do not have absolute power within their kingdom (of the 'second Vatican church'), but only so much as they are willingly accepted as true popes; but as of the time of chapter thirteen, the ten horns of the beast have their diadems. This is the antichrist's world-wide kingdom, the new 'Babylon' constructed upon the structure formerly occupied by the Church. His global hegemony, long prepared, is then actualized. It is the culmination of Our Lady of Fatima's prophecy in the second part of the secret: "Russia will spread her errors throughout the world, raising up wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated". In this statement is contained the essential contents, at least, of Apocalypse chapters 12-14.
The mention of the Holy Father, in this context (as of a pope after the 1958 subversion) seems to indicate that there was at some point a successful restoration of the papacy. It is unknown how this is would be done but it is not important to speculate - though as we proceed we may come to some intuition on the subject. The revelation of a vision concerning the third part of the secret by the Vatican in 2000 (though misinterpreted by them) also concerns a 'bishop dressed in white' who was understood to be the Holy Father.[2]
The "errors of Russia" spoken of by Our Lady is not necessarily called communism: at least not anymore. They have grown and metastasized to include everything under what is called 'woke' today (similar to how modernism is called the "synthesis of all heresies"). It includes the misuse of all things related to sexual matters, a contempt for moral and natural law, and many other things; too numerous to list here. But overall it may be termed "the false god, equality" as everything under 'woke' (so far as we have seen) relates back to and is directed by it.
Regarding the chronology: The twelfth chapter of Apocalyse concerns in particular the years 1958-65, but its scope, like that of Fatima (which is the vestibule into Apocalypse), begins in 1917 and continues until the resolution of the current age. Thus the seven 'heads' of the dragon are presented all at once, as their influence concerns that whole time; they are not as a 'council of seven' who are all present at the time the dragon confronts the woman. Here the dragon appears as the motive behind the beast, which is its creation, and the culmination of their development is revealed in chapter thirteen, when the beast receives all power from the dragon. At that point they are unified: The beast's ten horns receive their power (the diadems) even as the dragon gives to the beast "his own strength, and great power" (Apoc. 13:2), and as the ten horns (Apoc. 17:3) give their power to the beast. In short, the beast's then current head, the 'eighth' (Apoc. 17:11) now has the power of the diadems of the dragon together with the ten horns. In today's terms, it might be described that the powers of the world (the 'mystery of iniquity'), having obtained their power and influence through the proliferation of the errors of Russia, finally receive absolute power over the world (similar to the heads of both communist and 'post-communist' Russia) so long as, following the example of the dragon, they also give their power to the beast in the Vatican.
The manner in which the beast quickly garners the attention and admiration of the whole world is indicated in part (for there other factors also) in Apoc. 13:3 and Apoc. 17:8,11. The beast's "death's wound" (of presumably his seventh 'head') was healed; and we are told he comes "up out of the bottomless pit" and that this is the beast "which was, and is not" and is called "the eighth, and is of the seven".[3]
Having come "up out of the bottomless pit" does indicate a kind of false resurrection, but it is not so simple as that. This is not a case of the seventh and last 'head', having died, suddenly coming back to life. This beast, called the eighth, was to follow after the seventh had reigned "a short time" (Apoc. 17:10); and the same beast is called that "which was, and is not". The phrase is repeated in verse eight, and once more in verse eleven. Given that the context is the 'resurrection' of one of the beast's 'heads', we can only conclude that the 'eighth' was one before the seventh, and "is not" the seventh.
The phrase "was, and is not", then, precludes the possibility of a return to life of the beast's most recent 'head'.
Besides, it would be possible to suspect that the last beast did not die at all if it was that self-same 'head' which miraculously returned to life. With the advent of A.I. and any sort of computer and media trickery being possible, anything so obvious as that seems to be out of the question. But if it were the return of a previous beast, a previous antipope, that too might be a result of A.I. illusions. But the point of all of this, for the devil, is to deceive the world beyond any question of doubt. Thus we consider it very likely that the 'eighth' will be one of the first six antipopes; probably the fifth. And we think that the 'mystery of iniquity' of the world will not expect this, which is partly why they (the ten horns) and the dragon readily give their power to the beast. And that is why, when he is come, he will be seen "sitteth in the temple, shewing himself as if he were God" (2 Thess. 2:4).
Why we think it is the fifth is partly because Ratzinger (Benedict 16) resigned abruptly in the midst of his reign; so in a certain sense his reign, too, was 'prorogued' though not of course in the same way as Siri; but in a way it is unfinished. Then there is the timing of the revelation to St. John of the "mystery of the [harlot], and of the beast which carrieth her" (Apoc. 17:7). He is told that 'five are fallen', one reigns, and there is yet one more to come in the time of the vision of chapter seventeen. It was the sixth, Bergoglio, who began the 'synodal' movement in the sect of the false council; and it is from this form that the false church which contains all false religions will appear (Apoc. 18:2-3). And that is why the vision of chapter seventeen was introduced as seen during the reign of the sixth; and which, at its fulfillment, causes the angel to declare that "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen" (Apoc. 18:2).
In any case, the 'eighth' must be the return of one before the sixth according to the angel's insistence that the beast which St. John saw (in Apoc. 13) "was, and is not" in the time of the vision of chapter seventeen. Otherwise the angel might simply have said that the eighth is "of the seven" without need for further detail.
It need hardly be added that, as we are in the time of the seventh 'head' of the beast and as the dragon's seventh has already persisted for a long time, the irrevocable turning-point of all these things must be very near.
Imperfect General Council And The SSPX
Again, we are here examining probable indications for the proximity of the sixth seal's opening. Another one of these is the emergence of a movement working towards an 'imperfect general council' (IGC) under the title of Unam Sanctam. Online it is at www.unamsanctam.org. An IGC has the potential to elect a pope from among the legitimate clergy present, but that is not its immediate purpose; rather it is "an association of clergy and laity to work effectively, with all necessary caution and determination, towards the convening of a General Council of the Church" and "to study the problems posed by the pretenders to the papacy and their destructive reforms". We believe it is necessary for a real consensus to be arrived at by all which confirms that the antipapacy (as it should be called) was established in 1958. Secondarily, it should be confirmed that Pius XII was a true Pope to the end, as there is some controversy concerning him, and possibly to also confirm that Siri was actually elected in 1958 but then forced to step aside. These last two are not as important as the first, however, without which there shall not be much progress.
At the same time (2026) the SSPX planned, and did, consecrate new bishops in defiance of the Vatican they still purport to recognize as the legitimate hierarchy of the Church. We are not here going to delve into the difficulties of their position, but we will note that the Vatican did, as promised, 'excommunicate' them, according to their understanding; and that ever since, whether as a consequence of this or whether it was planned already (as we think), the Vatican has been accelerating its program to 'phase out' what remains of the actual Catholic faith in its sacramental forms. We think this will lead to a 'revolt' against the Vatican at some point, as stated in St. Paul's letter to the Thessalonians: "Let no man deceive you by any means: for unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, etc." (2. Thess. 2:3). Traditionally, this is understood to mean a revolt against the legitimate Church, but it can also be interpreted in this other way. In 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 And The Signing Of The Elect we explored this a little; but for here it is only necessary to add that the verses of Thessalonians may apply in a different manner according to the timeline in which they are fulfilled (detailed in The Two Timelines sequence); the timeline issue being whether or not a period of peace had come about first - before the apostasy. If that were the case there would not have been seven antipopes as precursors to the antichrist; the time would be much shorter.
In any case the proximity of these two events, Unam Sanctam and the SSPX consecration and subsequent excommunication, seem to represent a sign that the irrevocable turning point is nearing; which turning point is marked in particular by the opening of the sixth seal and the events associated thereof. But for Unam Sanctam we retain doubts as to the possibility of electing a new pope without Divine intervention, as we hold that the Church is in a state not only of sede vacante but also sede remota - the chair is removed - following certain passages in Thessalonians and Apocalypse:
"And now you know what withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity already worketh; only he who now holdeth, do hold, until he be taken out of the way" (2 Thess. 2:6-7).
The papacy is that which restrains the coming of antichrist, until it is 'taken out of the way'; this happened in 1958:
"And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne" (Apoc. 12:5).
Some interpret 'he that restrains' to be St. Michael or Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We will not go into that here; but we will only add that, as in a zero-sum equation, the removal of the papacy seems to necessitate the arrival of the antichrist as a direct consequence; and, in our timeline, to be preceded by seven precursors. The diminution of the continual sacrifice must, in any case, follow upon this; it was the antipopes who promulgated a false council, replaced the Mass with the 'Novus Ordo', and altered the Rite of Ordination. But it is not yet altogether taken out of the way; one may argue that if the latest false pope officially forbids it in what the world considers to be the Catholic Church, then this represents the verses' fulfillment; but this would also obscure the truth of the election of 1958. Therefore we do not consider that interpretation to be the correct one.
We are not aware of a mechanism, barring Divine intervention, which will restore the papacy, as it was an act of Heaven which removed it in the first place (despite the machinations of the 'mystery of iniquity' to keep him prisoner). But insomuch as it is possible to be certain anything regarding Apocalypse, it would seem that the Holy Father is present during the signing of the elect:
"And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the sign of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, / Saying: Hurt not the earth nor the sea nor the trees, till we sign the servants of our God in their foreheads" (Apoc. 7:2-3).
Who is the other half of "we" but, very possibly, the Holy Father ?
His presence is linked to the sixth seal event as the signing apparently begins shortly afterwards, if not immediately. And the development of these other things, Unam Sanctam and regarding the SSPX, are to us the beginning of a chain of events which might lead to the 'revolt', and to the sixth seal; perhaps somewhere during that time the Holy Father will become present for the signing of the elect. There is no way to be precise on this, as it is not said how he will be present, assuming it is indeed him in Apoc. 7:2-3.
It seems reasonable to deduce that the signing of the elect might come about after a revolt according to the suggested interpretation of St. Paul's words; and that this might result in their number being 'filled up' according to the fifth seal (Apoc. 6:9-11). The revolt might very well happen in between the fifth and the sixth seals, with the signing to confirm them. When we consider the meaning of Apoc. 13:8, in which those who 'adore the beast' come under a kind of spiritual censure, namely, being removed from the book of life, this becomes more probable as the revolt would represent a spiritual movement in exactly the opposite direction. But again, this interpretation is for 'our' timeline, and not the alternate one in which there is a revolt against the legitimate authority in Rome, as indicated by numerous Catholic prophecies having to do with the 'old' timeline.
One final note about the IGC to be added concerns jurisdiction. There are some who object that the jurisdiction of all of the bishops has been lost and that therefore there is no possibility to elect a pope. We are here not going to delve into great detail on this question except to say that, even if it were true, it is not required as it normally is, if the sede remota position is correct. We think jurisdictional requirements are removed if the Papal Chair is removed; each bishop who derives his orders from Pius XII (from the bishops consecrated by him) are as it were free agents; there is no formal government or organization according to dioceses arranged outward from Rome as this cannot be possible on account of the antipapacy. Our position on jurisdiction is generally outlined in Jurisdiction And Continuity (Titular Post) and in a further discussion in A Discussion On Unam Sanctam, Consensus, And Jurisdiction. There are many further discussions on this issue from two people on Twitter / X:[https://x.com/MarkEscobar1993] and [https://x.com/FrLavery] with whom we are in agreement. One can search their posts under "jurisdiction" to find many examples.
We do not think these two positions regarding jurisdiction (sede remota and the conventional one) are contradictory; they can both be true, as the universal jurisdiction supplied by the Church, necessary for the sacraments and for papal election (or at least designation) ought to be conferred with the holy orders derived from Pius XII; but the particular jurisdiction, as of government from Rome - that is not an issue, or so we think.
The Sixth Seal Event And The Beast Receives Power
In Four Living Creatures And The Seals and Last Three Seals In Our Time we discussed the opening of the seals and their results. It is apparent that, if the first five seals have passed, then the sixth is imminent. At this point in time (Sept. 2026) the sixth is not yet opened; and judging from the description (Apoc. 6:12-17) it will be quite obvious when that happens.
We think the occasion of its opening will be a time of great crisis. At the utmost, it should be so timed as to forestall a full nuclear war. That cannot happen; otherwise all these things cannot be fulfilled (but whether or not it might begin at least in a limited fashion cannot be determined). It will pave the way for the arrival of the final beast: the 'eighth' spoken of beforehand. At the minimum, the sixth seal event cannot happen before the seventh's short time has ended, as the beast is described with one of his heads having been 'slain to death' and then 'healed' after a certain turning-point in which all eyes are drawn to Rome (Apoc. 13:1-3). This is partly the purpose of the sixth seal event.
It is true that at the current time there is the possibility of conflict between the United States and Russia. It seems that the 'mystery of iniquity' is determined to draw Europe as well into the war with Ukraine and to draw them into the Middle East conflict involving Iran, Israel, and what remains of Palestine.
There is the 'narrative' as dispensed by the media and then the facts concerning all of this, and they are naturally not the same. Ostensibly there are different reasons for these conflicts, but the underlying, unspoken, reason is to create a crisis and perhaps another major war.[4] But what we think will ultimately happen is not what quite what they planned. Hitherto, the 'mystery of iniquity' has been very successful in carrying out their depredations but it will culminate in a scenario which they do not anticipate; and for three reasons: They do not expect a false prophecy to be fulfilled (Garabandal) which will call attention to the Vatican; they do not expect a previous 'pope' to rise from the dead (the 'eighth'); and they expect their plan to be finished by, or in, 2030, and not changed perhaps three years beforehand.
In The Convoluted And Divisive Narrative Of The End Game Of The 'Mystery Of Iniquity' we discussed how the narrative (as opposed to actual events) has progressed to a point from which it seemingly cannot return: The 'mystery of iniquity' is committed to its current course of action. What they do not realize is the devil has plans of his own beyond their comprehension. Thus it is that the 'ten horns' of the beast are "ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom: but shall receive power as kings, one hour after the beast". Under their plans, they will have 'received their kingdom' by or in 2030; but "these have one design [their plans are laid and in unison]: and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast" (Apoc. 17:12-13) and not for themselves.
The world is in a certain state upon the commencement of chapter thirteen, and it is not as before: The beast's 'death's wound' is healed after the sixth seal event; and as this 'healing' is the appearance of the 'eighth', the earth consequently is "in admiration after the beast". They see his coming as that of a saviour. But there is nothing today which should prevent the world from doubting such a 'resurrection', and deeming it a hoax, under normal conditions; but after the sixth seal event, in which the world thought all was coming to an end, their willingness to believe would be very much more than before.[5] Sometimes, some of the answers lie in simple psychology.
The dragon gives his power to the beast, which is some kind of formal pledge or dedication on the part of Russia to the Vatican; and this is the beginning of the last part of the fulfillment of Our Lady of Fatima's warning that "Russia will be the instrument of chastisement to punish the whole world". This began with Russia's agents infiltrating the hierarchy and causing the papacy to be "taken out of the way", which was successful because Russia was not consecrated according to Our Lady's requests. In the end, it results in Russia becoming a kind of 'enforcement arm' of the antichrist, together with the apparatus already built by the 'mystery of iniquity' for global control in the West (which is the ten horns giving their power to the beast). After all of this, and the return from the dead of a former antipope, the world falls into an adoration of the beast, who seems all-powerful: "Who is like to the beast ? And who shall be able to fight with him" ? Many things can be inferred from this; but from the context, so far as we figure it to be: After the death of the seventh antipope and the beginning of what is very likely a nuclear war (which would have seemed to be the end of the West, at least) but forestalled by the sixth seal event, this sudden reversal of fortunes results in 'the Papacy' obtaining all power over the world with Divine sanction (by his 'resurrection' and Garabandal). Who then would dare oppose him ? Other than sedevacantists, who would then become the pariahs of the world. But that is to be expected.
We cannot know the details until it has happened, but from here it looks something like this: Generally speaking, the conflict is East against West; the United States and Europe against Russia and China, with the Ukraine, Iran, Israel and Palestine being involved; but afterwards the beast (Rome and the Vatican in the midst of it) arises to 'save' the world from itself; and then given power to threaten retribution against any nation or nations which continues either its belligerence or to dare to oppose the beast, who will then begin to 'reform' the world. The 'mark' of the beast will be the primary factor, as a pledge of faith and obedience to him as though he were God.
A False Prophecy Fulfilled And The Beast Against The Divine Word
At this point it might be asked: Why would so many in the world, having access everywhere to the text of Apocalypse, deign to let themselves be deceived by this ? Even if they do not understand it, they can at least make the comparision to the sixth seal event and also to spot the beast upon his arrival. For one thing, the shock of recent events may hinder them from making an objective assessment; and for another, we anticipate that the devil will not give them time to think about it and will move subsequent events quickly. But the main deception, other than the 'resurrection' of the beast (a false resurrection though it happened), is the fulfillment of a false prophecy; although it is false (not of Heaven), it, too, happened. Unless one is already firmly grounded in the truth with the assistance of Divine Grace this will be extremely difficult to see clearly. Having what appears to be Divine sanction, what is to stop the beast from claiming the power to overrule even Scripture and Our Lord Himself, as though he were God ?[6]
"Who opposeth and is lifted up above all that is called God that is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God" (2 Thess. 2:4).
The false prophecy operates in support of the beast, "Whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying wonders: And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth, that they may be saved" (2 Thess. 2:9-10). St. Paul has described the working of this deception in a way that implies more than an operation of 'smoke and mirrors'; i.e., A.I. imagery, advanced technology, and the like. It is not 'according to men deluded by Satan'. These things do exist, and they will be put in service to the beast - the technology behind the 'mark' particularly[7] - but for his coming shall the workings of Satan be especially prevalent. We see these workings in part as 'fulfilling a (false) prophecy' in full view of the world in order that all may be led to pledge themselves to the beast.
That is what Garabandal (1961-65), the devil's false prophecy, is designed to achieve. We see it began the year after the third secret of Fatima was supposed to be revealed. It predicts a 'Warning', a 'Miracle' and a 'Punishment'. The 'Warning' is really the sixth seal event, but many will not see it for what it is; instead, they will see it as the beast interprets it. This is in fact the point: The beast will override Scripture, but people will have to choose to believe him, and so also override Scripture in their own minds. It would not be so if an event such as the sixth seal was not mentioned at all in Sacred Scripture but was purely the announcement of a false prophecy; that would be a straight-out deception, but not a willing contradiction of Sacred Scripture; similarly, there is no 'alternate papacy' in the world, pretending to be the true one, but there is a false one in its place; and the willing contradiction proffered is for people to accept him as true, despite his 'breaking the dogmas of the Faith'. To do so is to not only follow a false religion, but to really and truly follow that which, pretending to be the true religion, contradicts the true religion. It is a double fall.[8] In this one is reminded of the condemnation of Babylon (although in a different sense): "Render unto her as she hath rendered to you: and double unto her double according to her works. In the cup wherein she hath mingled, mingle ye double unto her" (Apoc. 18:6). It is 'Babylon' which contradicts the true religion and calls it salvation; the same will put to death all who do not submit and consider them condemned to hell; but this shall be rendered, double, in reverse.
Garabandal is (or will be) a supposed 'Divine intervention' but one which is designed to fail. It purports to offer a way to prevent the 'Punishment' from coming upon the world, but in truth it cannot be prevented, any more than the coming of the antichrist can be prevented. The crucial decision for souls will not concern saving their lives. As Our Lord said, "For he that will save his life shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it" (Matt. 16:25). At this particular time in history, that verse applies more than ever before.
Here we are into much more speculative territory than before. This scenario is inferred from what is established before and assuming that Garabandal really will be 'a false prophecy fulfilled'. But we will continue along this thread:
The elect will know beforehand that any effort to prevent 'the Punishment' will fail, whether people attempt it by prayer and sacrifice through the false church and in the name of Garabandal or whether as sedevacantists; it seems the true Church would try anyway: An angel came and stood before the altar, offering the prayers of all saints, upon the altar before God's throne; but the censer was 'cast upon the earth' (Apoc. 8:3-5). It is fitting that the elect would try anyway, but it is also happens to be necessary: As the antichrist knows, too, that the 'intervention' will fail he will use the occasion to fault Our Lady for 'not being willing to prevent it' or else simply being unable. He might say also that the Church (his false one, but meaning the true one) has also failed, even in its form as Vatican '2' (meaning it was still too exclusively Catholic) and that further reform is necessary; and this reform will truly result in 'Babylon' of Apocalypse which was begun in earnest under Bergoglio but far from completion.
As said, it is also necessary (for the elect to pray to prevent 'the Punishment) because the antichrist will, in any case, blame them for 'bringing it about' by their very presence as 'rebels' against his own authority. If the elect did not, then it will be perceived that their refusal has brought it about; and even though they did, they will be faulted for praying as sedevacantists; but either way it will be seen (by the world) that Our Lady would not or could not prevent the chastisement. So the only thing to do is for the elect to make it known that they pray to Our Lady of Fatima as sedevacantists; in this way the world will have to once again make a choice: Did 'the Punishment' come about because of them, or despite them ? It is another occasion for the world to choose to follow the antichrist, or not.
On Speculating About The Ordering Of Events
There are various other speculations as to the ordering of these events, but it is not worthwhile to go through every permutation on the odd chance that one of them may be correct. We will however list some of the difficulties which arise when attempting to do that.
The timing of other events related to the timeframe of chapter thirteen is difficult to pinpoint. The Apocalypse does not simply list events one after the other, but rather each chapter or section has its own 'theme' or subject. For instance, chapter thirteen clearly concerns the beast, and the second beast (the false prophet), and his image, within a space of "two and forty months". What other things might be happening before, during, and after this time, which are also in Apocalypse ? But we are here concerned mainly with the sixth seal event, so events happening afterwards are not fully accounted here; except to say that "the Punishment" is not the vials (or bowls) of chapter sixteen - that is something else outside the purview of the false prophecy, Garabandal, which is part of the deception to deceive people in favour of the beast. The 'Punishment' is the first four trumpets, the last three trumpets is for the End (see The Two Timelines)[9]; and the vials are to punish the earth for giving adoration to the beast, and to finish the reign of the beast at Armagedon.
Certain things cannot happen before other things, or must happen afterwards. For instance, it is entirely improbable for the beast to appear and to gain power over the world before the sixth seal event, but it is not impossible that the first four trumpets (Apoc. 8) be sounded before the beast; in this scenario both the 'Miracle' and the 'Punishment' have come and gone before the 'eighth' appears. As chapter thirteen does not indicate how long an interval it is between the beast's death's wound and subsequent healing it remains possible, but this raises new difficulties: Why would the world pay attention to Garabandal without the Vatican, and why would they pay attention to the Vatican without the beast which was healed ? So we generally discount this.
On the other hand, would the 'Punishment' happen during the period of "two and forty months" of the beast, or is it simply that this comes about in the interval between his 'resurrection' and his gaining power ? That the 'Punishment' comes about, in this scenario, after his arrival would seem to discount him, except for the fault he will attribute to those who did not follow him, and thereby 'bringing it about'.
The problem here is deciding whether or not the 'eighth' arrives shortly after the sixth seal event, or some time after the seventh seal (representing the 'Miracle' in Apoc. 8:1), and after the elect are signed (Apoc. 7). We think that the elect ought to all be signed before the 'Miracle', which is clear enough in the sequence as given by St. John, where there is a definite sequence; and in conjunction with this, it makes sense to us that the beast must have arrived prior to the elect's confirmation as those who have definitely rejected the beast, the signs and wonders, and the false church.
It remains possible that the elect are signed, not within a relatively short time (or when time is stopped for the occasion - see 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 And The Signing Of The Elect), but during the "two and forty months" of the beast's reign. In this case, while the rest of the world is accepting the mark of the beast, the elect are not, but are being signed by Heaven instead. The problem with this is that the 'saints' the beast makes war against (Apoc. 13:7) would still be in the process of being signed while it is happening. We think the saints spoken thereof are the elect, or include the elect, and that they are definitely confirmed by the time the beast begins his reign and 'reform' of the world; they are not still in the process of deciding which way they shall go. The elect ought to be sure of that right from the beginning. Particular if, by devotion to the Rosary, they remain unaffected by the sixth seal event. They would immediately be singled out as favoured by Heaven; and then, why wait for their confirmation ?
Footnotes (embedded in text from this point)
1. List of Soviet Union Leaders (Wikipedia): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_Soviet_Union]
2. Discussed in Third Secret Martyrdom Vision and Apocalypse 14. As he is 'a bishop dressed in white', not called 'the pope', but is understood to be 'the Holy Father' it may be that he is the papal designate but does not yet reign de jure. Or is he not called 'the pope' so as to separate him from Rome entirely ? The papacy will never be re-established there. In The Siri Thesis: Sedevacante or 'Sederemota' ? it was suggested that the papacy as an institution was removed from the world ("taken out of the way" as per 2 Thess. 2:6-7 and Apoc. 12:5). So the 'papal designate' would not yet reign de facto. But however it will be done, the papacy is likely not formally re-instituted until the 'First Resurrection' (Apoc. 20).
3. This beast which had the "death's wound" ought not be equated with the beast "which had the wound by the sword and lived" (Apoc. 13:4). The latter is the 'image' of the beast, which will be an A.I. (artificial intelligence) of some sort, and will probably be based on the charismatic Karol Wojtyla (John Paul 2), who survived an assassination attempt in 1981, and is now 'canonized' by the sect of the false council. Nor will it be the latest beast, the seventh, having apparently come back from the dead; from a "death's wound".
4. One definite indication that war is coming is the new ads coming out depicting military service, and how it is "one's duty" to sign up - or to be drafted. One such example is here [https://x.com/MorgothsReview/status/2101567262603829345]. When it comes to 'inclusion' and the like, ads which promote military service are always aimed at Caucasians (Europeans and their descendants) so as to encourage them to go and die for the 'mystery of iniquity's' and globalists' wars, whilst their homelands are invaded by third worlders to complete the ending of the West.
5. The sixth seal is of such a nature as to preclude the influence of 'aliens' to explain it; also for an apparent resurrection. Although there is considerable activity regarding 'aliens' today in the narrative (official or not) these will likely quickly be forgotten in this new context. But if it is not all a hoax, it is certainly demonic.
6. There are some who hold that everything is going to be faked, including all 'signs and wonders'. We think there is no faking the sixth seal event, either in its visible effects or what is felt spiritually; and also that the 'resurrection' will likewise not be faked; what is false about them is that they are not of Heaven. It is not a subtle distinction but it is crucial.
There are two ways to interpret Thessalonians, according to the timeline, but we are here concerned only with the second 'timeline' (ours). Thessalonians is treated in more detail here (2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 And The Signing Of The Elect). The Two Timelines and all which that entails is in Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.
7. There are some who hold that the 'mark' of the beast will not be so obvious a modus operandi as physically implanting a chip. But it will be "really easy to obtain", with no procedure required; in fact, it may be as simple as "receiving a Communion wafer".
Nanotechnology will do the rest. It must be tied together with a religious act which denotes an adoration of the beast. Afterwards, people might be unable to break away, as they have 'sealed themselves' as it were, and might even be mind-controlled. This was from a podcast/livestream on Twitter / X in mid-September with guest David Smuts [https://x.com/DavidSmuts] who spoke of these things.
8. Much more concerning Garabandal is covered in Last Three Seals In Our Time. In Flipping The Script there are posited various scenarios in which the beast may appear to override Sacred Scripture. It is not to say that he will declare it false so much as annulled by himself.
9. The ideas regarding the arrangement of events according to either 'timeline' is rather complex, but the reasons, which have been stated elsewhere on this site/blog, is to give us the truth without revealing to the devil something he can use. Particular in regard to the two timelines. In the long run, one is preferred to the other. In the linked section is contained what is probably the conclusion on this point: X. The Prophecy Of Daniel Chapter Twelve.
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