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The Two Witnesses
Messages regarding the Blessed Mother extracted from "True Life in God." These messages are very important because they announce the Second Coming of Our Lord with a clear description of the events that will precede.
295 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1996
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September 23, 2024
A BOOK OF 1986-1996 MESSAGES FROM THE CONTROVERSIAL VISIONARY
Vassula Rydén (born 1942) is a self-proclaimed Christian mystic living in Switzerland who says she receives messages from Jesus Christ and The Virgin Mary. In 1995, the Catholic Church's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) published a Notification on her writings, saying her communications should not be considered supernatural, and calling all Catholic bishops to prevent Rydén's ideas from being spread in their dioceses. Nevertheless, she remains influential within some religious (and even more esoteric Catholic) circles.
She has published many more books of such "channeled" messages, such as 'Heaven is Real But So is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come,' 'True Life in God: Divine Dialogue,' 'My Angel Daniel: Angel, Notebooks 1 - 4,' 'Early Dawn of "True Life in God", etc.
In the Preface by Fr. Michael O'Carroll, CSSp, of Black Rock College in Dublin, Ireland [author of Medjugorje: Facts, Documents, Theology], he states, "The passages here collected have been textually taken from the writings of Vassula Ryden... Their significance lies in their origin and in their profound harmony with a movement of spirituality and piety growing increasingly in the Catholic Church...
"Where does she get this amazing body of teaching? Not from any formal instruction, not from any study. For thirty years... she lived apart from religious practice, never went to church, came under no religious educational influence whatever. On her total ignorance came these creative, powerful ideas, characteristically Catholic, though neglected recently by some Catholics...
"On a purely personal level I record the fact that my first contact with the writings of Vassula was shortly after I had worked on the 1986 symposium... I was stunned with delight to find Vassula writing, in dictation from Jesus and Mary, what we have labored about in faith conclude with a promise often made to her, 'In the end our Two Hearts will prevail.'"
The June 8, 1990 message says, "Stay alert because the more I multiply My mouthpieces, all the more Satan shall multiply false prophets to confuse you all. Pray My beloved ones to discern one from the other, pray that you may not be deceived. I have warned you not to run after these false prophets." (Pg. 109)
The October 10, 1990 message says, "Do not be one of those who say to My seers, 'See, no visions' and to My prophets, 'Do not prophesy.' Let My Imperial Court prepare, for Me, My Way---no prophecy ever came from man's initiative. When My seers and prophets speak for Me, it is by Grace that they do and by My Holy Spirit that fills them, moves them and opens their mouth to repeat My Words. And, I shall continue recalling you the Truth by my mouthpieces. Even if you know the truth, I shall keep revealing My plans to My servants, the prophets, and show My Magnificence in visions to My seers. Leave my elect and My predilected souls free to prepare the Way for Me your King; let them complete their witnessing." (Pg. 126)
The September 23, 1991 message says, "I have entrusted your with My interests ... to work with Me at My side, and I have appointed others, too, to join their services in this work. Vassula, my child, a little longer, a very little, and your soul will fly to Me, to there is no reason to feel downcast as you tell Me. You have only to lift your head and look Who comes all the way to your room, Who sups with you, Who shepherds you." (Pg. 174)
The July 2, 1992 message says ominously, "I tell you solemnly that there will come a time of distress like never before; the earth is already seeing the dawn of this time. Stand firm and do not allow yourselves to be deceived. Many are claiming that they hear Me proclaiming messages but I am not the Author of these messages, nor your Mother either. I have already warned you of these times; I have many times warned you that in these times many false prophets will arise to ruin your Master's Works with lies... Many will try to deceive you, Vassula, saying that I, Jesus am sending them to you, but they are false prophets." (Pg. 206)
Interestingly, at the end of the book are reproduced the CDF's 1995 Notification, followed by some defenses of her.
As with all such visionaries, one either believes/likes her, or doesn't. (Note also that is book was published during the New Age "channeling" craze.) For those who like her, they will welcome this book. Others may despise her, and call HER the "false prophet."
Vassula Rydén (born 1942) is a self-proclaimed Christian mystic living in Switzerland who says she receives messages from Jesus Christ and The Virgin Mary. In 1995, the Catholic Church's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) published a Notification on her writings, saying her communications should not be considered supernatural, and calling all Catholic bishops to prevent Rydén's ideas from being spread in their dioceses. Nevertheless, she remains influential within some religious (and even more esoteric Catholic) circles.
She has published many more books of such "channeled" messages, such as 'Heaven is Real But So is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come,' 'True Life in God: Divine Dialogue,' 'My Angel Daniel: Angel, Notebooks 1 - 4,' 'Early Dawn of "True Life in God", etc.
In the Preface by Fr. Michael O'Carroll, CSSp, of Black Rock College in Dublin, Ireland [author of Medjugorje: Facts, Documents, Theology], he states, "The passages here collected have been textually taken from the writings of Vassula Ryden... Their significance lies in their origin and in their profound harmony with a movement of spirituality and piety growing increasingly in the Catholic Church...
"Where does she get this amazing body of teaching? Not from any formal instruction, not from any study. For thirty years... she lived apart from religious practice, never went to church, came under no religious educational influence whatever. On her total ignorance came these creative, powerful ideas, characteristically Catholic, though neglected recently by some Catholics...
"On a purely personal level I record the fact that my first contact with the writings of Vassula was shortly after I had worked on the 1986 symposium... I was stunned with delight to find Vassula writing, in dictation from Jesus and Mary, what we have labored about in faith conclude with a promise often made to her, 'In the end our Two Hearts will prevail.'"
The June 8, 1990 message says, "Stay alert because the more I multiply My mouthpieces, all the more Satan shall multiply false prophets to confuse you all. Pray My beloved ones to discern one from the other, pray that you may not be deceived. I have warned you not to run after these false prophets." (Pg. 109)
The October 10, 1990 message says, "Do not be one of those who say to My seers, 'See, no visions' and to My prophets, 'Do not prophesy.' Let My Imperial Court prepare, for Me, My Way---no prophecy ever came from man's initiative. When My seers and prophets speak for Me, it is by Grace that they do and by My Holy Spirit that fills them, moves them and opens their mouth to repeat My Words. And, I shall continue recalling you the Truth by my mouthpieces. Even if you know the truth, I shall keep revealing My plans to My servants, the prophets, and show My Magnificence in visions to My seers. Leave my elect and My predilected souls free to prepare the Way for Me your King; let them complete their witnessing." (Pg. 126)
The September 23, 1991 message says, "I have entrusted your with My interests ... to work with Me at My side, and I have appointed others, too, to join their services in this work. Vassula, my child, a little longer, a very little, and your soul will fly to Me, to there is no reason to feel downcast as you tell Me. You have only to lift your head and look Who comes all the way to your room, Who sups with you, Who shepherds you." (Pg. 174)
The July 2, 1992 message says ominously, "I tell you solemnly that there will come a time of distress like never before; the earth is already seeing the dawn of this time. Stand firm and do not allow yourselves to be deceived. Many are claiming that they hear Me proclaiming messages but I am not the Author of these messages, nor your Mother either. I have already warned you of these times; I have many times warned you that in these times many false prophets will arise to ruin your Master's Works with lies... Many will try to deceive you, Vassula, saying that I, Jesus am sending them to you, but they are false prophets." (Pg. 206)
Interestingly, at the end of the book are reproduced the CDF's 1995 Notification, followed by some defenses of her.
As with all such visionaries, one either believes/likes her, or doesn't. (Note also that is book was published during the New Age "channeling" craze.) For those who like her, they will welcome this book. Others may despise her, and call HER the "false prophet."
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