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The Reign of Antichrist: A Sourcebook of Catholic Prophecies about "The Man of Sin"
"But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand." (Lk. 21:28)Written in a accessible style for the avid reader, “The Reign of Antichrist” includes Old Testament prophecies foretelling the signs preceding Antichrist’s advent, the prevalent confusion that will afflict the human element of the Church (and with it, the world), the rising of many false prophets, the persecutions of Christians, the coming of Enoch and Elias, and more.New Testament sources include St. Peter, St. Paul, St. John’s Epistles and Apocalypse, St. Luke, and St. Jude. “The Reign of Antichrist” also incorporates the Patristic writers like St. Clement, St. Ireneus, St. Justin Martyr, Tertullian, St. Hippolytus, Origen, St. Cyprian, St. Ephrem, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Augustine. There are also the examinations or prophecies of St. John Damascene, St. Methodius, St. Hildegard of Bingen, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Mechtilda (Matilda), St. Bridget, St. Vincent Ferrer, and others.Cross-referenced by number to “The Prophets and Our Times” (which should be considered Volume One of a two-volume set), the reader may wish to examine “The Reign of Antichrist” in conjunction “The Prophets and Our Times.”
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First published January 1, 1950
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R. Gerald Culleton
4 books2 followersThe Rev. Father R. Gerard Culleton was a priest and author of the twentieth century. His The Reign of Antichrist serves as a definitive sourcebook on the titular topic of the Antichrist, containing many prophesies and covering both biblical and saintly aspects. Father Culleton's work was originally published in 1951 by the Academy Duplicating Service, California. It was also printed by TAN in 1974.
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September 22, 2024
A COLLECTION OF CATHOLIC WRITINGS ON ESCHATOLOGY AND THE ANTICHRIST
Rev. R. Gerald Culleton (1902-1950) was a pastor and chaplain, who also wrote Prophets and Our Times. He wrote in his 1949 Preface, "It has not been my intention to inject myself or my personal opinions into this book. On the whole it is not to be considered so much a theological as an historical presentation. The purpose has been to put it into the hands of as many readers as possible the thoughts of many different persons, all of them pious and some of them learned... when a statement seemed to me in need of clarification or of modification from a doctrinal point of view, I have added a footnote or remarks in parenthesis."
One author said, "Antichrist's name is given a numerical value: 666. Fulfillment alone can give certitude to this riddle. The Hebrew letters of Nero(n) Kaisar amount to 666. If this is the meaning of St. John, then Antichrist will come IN THE SPIRIT of Nero (the sixth head), so that the horrible beast lives again (Apoc. 13:3)." (Pg. 8)
Culleton admits, "In dividing the prophetic texts into Scriptural and non-Scriptural instead of Scriptural, Patristic and Private prophecies we have been influenced by the Theologians who claim that there are very few notions about Antichrist on which the Fathers of the Church agree. Since such is the case we must consider all that matter on which they disagree or seem to disagree as private interpretation of Scriptural prophesy and therefore as open to question." (Pg. 51)
He later suggests, "This author's conviction that Rome, Italy is to become again the capital of a pagan empire and be utterly destroyed is by no means a necessary conclusion. Just as Rome is said to be Babylon yet is not, so the false prophet's capital is said to be Rome but need not be. Pagan Rome inherited Babylon's ignominy and the false prophet's capital shall inherit that of both Babylon and Pagan Rome and shall suffer as did Babylon and as Rome would have suffered had she not been converted by becoming Christian. Where the Antichrist will establish the seat of his religion we do not know. We do not say that it will not be at Rome but only that it need not be as far as this text is concerned." (Pg. 207)
Another author he quotes says of Revelation 17:10, "Nero cannot be identified with Antichrist. But the insuperable difficulty lies in the fact that it destroys inspiration. The use of a legend in an inspired work might be admitted, incongruous though it seems, but a prophecy without fulfillment cannot be inspired. Yet according to the above widely received interpretation the prophecy remains unfulfilled except in so far as Domitian was known as a second Nero on account of his cruelty. If the ten horns be interpreted as the Parthian kings, or satraps, there is no ground in history for representing Domitian or any other Emperor, as their leader. Neither was Rome every destroyed by a Parthian invasion." (Pg. 209)
This book will have some value for traditionalist/conservative Catholics for the wide and unique collection of texts it includes. But it would have benefited from more editorial commentary from Fr. Culleton.
Rev. R. Gerald Culleton (1902-1950) was a pastor and chaplain, who also wrote Prophets and Our Times. He wrote in his 1949 Preface, "It has not been my intention to inject myself or my personal opinions into this book. On the whole it is not to be considered so much a theological as an historical presentation. The purpose has been to put it into the hands of as many readers as possible the thoughts of many different persons, all of them pious and some of them learned... when a statement seemed to me in need of clarification or of modification from a doctrinal point of view, I have added a footnote or remarks in parenthesis."
One author said, "Antichrist's name is given a numerical value: 666. Fulfillment alone can give certitude to this riddle. The Hebrew letters of Nero(n) Kaisar amount to 666. If this is the meaning of St. John, then Antichrist will come IN THE SPIRIT of Nero (the sixth head), so that the horrible beast lives again (Apoc. 13:3)." (Pg. 8)
Culleton admits, "In dividing the prophetic texts into Scriptural and non-Scriptural instead of Scriptural, Patristic and Private prophecies we have been influenced by the Theologians who claim that there are very few notions about Antichrist on which the Fathers of the Church agree. Since such is the case we must consider all that matter on which they disagree or seem to disagree as private interpretation of Scriptural prophesy and therefore as open to question." (Pg. 51)
He later suggests, "This author's conviction that Rome, Italy is to become again the capital of a pagan empire and be utterly destroyed is by no means a necessary conclusion. Just as Rome is said to be Babylon yet is not, so the false prophet's capital is said to be Rome but need not be. Pagan Rome inherited Babylon's ignominy and the false prophet's capital shall inherit that of both Babylon and Pagan Rome and shall suffer as did Babylon and as Rome would have suffered had she not been converted by becoming Christian. Where the Antichrist will establish the seat of his religion we do not know. We do not say that it will not be at Rome but only that it need not be as far as this text is concerned." (Pg. 207)
Another author he quotes says of Revelation 17:10, "Nero cannot be identified with Antichrist. But the insuperable difficulty lies in the fact that it destroys inspiration. The use of a legend in an inspired work might be admitted, incongruous though it seems, but a prophecy without fulfillment cannot be inspired. Yet according to the above widely received interpretation the prophecy remains unfulfilled except in so far as Domitian was known as a second Nero on account of his cruelty. If the ten horns be interpreted as the Parthian kings, or satraps, there is no ground in history for representing Domitian or any other Emperor, as their leader. Neither was Rome every destroyed by a Parthian invasion." (Pg. 209)
This book will have some value for traditionalist/conservative Catholics for the wide and unique collection of texts it includes. But it would have benefited from more editorial commentary from Fr. Culleton.
February 5, 2021
A Great Multitude of Prophecies
This book contains a great number of prophecies given down through time. The prophecies are placed according to when they were given so you are able to look at how well they compare to those of another time. You will notice that they do not always agree. This book contains prophecies from different Catholic people. It is a very interesting more and is well put together.
This book contains a great number of prophecies given down through time. The prophecies are placed according to when they were given so you are able to look at how well they compare to those of another time. You will notice that they do not always agree. This book contains prophecies from different Catholic people. It is a very interesting more and is well put together.
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