Teaches that the man of sin Antichrist will not appear until a future apostasy and the mysterious “withholder” katechon are removed; then Christ will destroy the Antichrist at his Second Coming.
Teaches that the man of sin Antichrist will not appear until a future apostasy and the mysterious “withholder” katechon are removed; then Christ will destroy the Antichrist at his Second Coming.
Foretells that after these calamities, a Great Monarch and Holy Pontiff will arise to restore peace and the Church, but only for a short time before the end of days.
Prophesies terrible wars—civil and foreign—resulting in famine and destruction of cities like Paris and Rome. The Church will suffer schism, with rival factions following different leaders.
Describes Antichrists origin, Jewish descent, and rise from obscurity. He asserts false miracles, reigns from Jerusalem, persecutes Christians for three and a half years, and marks his followers. Ultimately, he will be defeated by Christ at His Second Coming, ushering the last judgment. This work details classic medieval beliefs about Antichrists reign and characteristics.
Prophesied a King of the Franks, who will become the last and greatest Emperor, restoring the Roman Christian Empire. After his reign, he will journey to Jerusalem, lay down his crown on the Mount of Olives, and die there. This act will conclude the dignity of the Roman Empire. Afterwards, the period of Antichrist and the final tribulation will begin. His account shaped later medieval expectations of the “Great Monarch” and end-times.
Prophesied that his book “True Devotion to Mary” would be “enveloped in silence” and “lost” after his death, then re-discovered “at the end of times”—fulfilled in 1842, and now considered a classic of Marian spirituality.
“God and His Mother will raise up great saints near the end times, greater than previous saints, to battle evil… they will fight and build, overthrow heretics, draw the whole world to true devotion to Mary and to Christ.”
“Mary will extend the Kingdom of Christ… glorious era when Mary is the Queen of Hearts; the power of Mary over all evils will be outstanding in the last period of time; conversions of idolaters and Muslims.”
“He began and continued His miracles by Mary, and He will continue them to the end of ages by Mary.” Divine intervention and miracles will be especially seen in the last period of time through Marian devotion.