Of course, now I am sitting at the computer so I googled Bible verses of 3:67. Only one came up on my computer - Daniel - so I am going to grab my Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible and see what it says. Daniel reads:
Cold and chill, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever.
Huh, okay. So much for anything prophetic, so instead I just had Tom play the numbers for the evening. Hey! You never know and as they say you have to be in it to win it. This is definitely a first for me; I am not a gambling woman at all; not when it comes to money and certainly not when it comes to my soul.
I am still reading The Mystical City of God, but something came to my attention recently that I had never heard of before in this detail and frankly it freaked me out a bit. Quite a number of mystics of the church have spoken of the 3 days of darkness. Even St. Padre Pio, more recently, mentioned it in his writings. According to the mystics the entire world will be shrouded in an absolute darkness. The only thing that will light the way is candles made of pure wax that have been blessed by a Priest. These candles will only light for those that are true followers of Christ and once lit the candles will not extinguish until the 3rd day has passed and the earth has been cleansed of all evil. Not only will there be complete and utter darkness, there will be earthquakes and flooding and Hell will be emptied of all its inhabitants who will be taking the souls outside and those that look out of their windows back to Hell with them. It is further suggested of the mystics that the only way to protect yourself is to cover all windows, do not go outside, sprinkle holy water in front of every door and window and around your house and light the blessed candles. Anything on which the candles are sitting will not be affected by the quaking. During the 3 days you are urged to say the rosary, kneel or prostrate yourself on the floor and give constant glory to God. (Of course they also mention to have enough food and water for yourselves and your animals during the days.) You can also read the Bible and other readings or prayers of the day or writings of the saints. The good news is that there will be a sign that comes before the 3 days of darkness, which will be seen all over the world. This sign will be one that makes you feel your sins magnified and is one that will (hopefully) make you repent. The bad news is that if men do not repent during those 40 days then the 3 days will come upon the entire world on the most bitter of all nights.
It is no wonder that I am dreaming of snow in August and bitter cold nights. I even searched to see if I had beeswax candles in the house, which I do thanks to a trip to Williamsburg my parents took in the 70s. Now I just have to have them blessed. It never hurts to be prepared especially since it IS mentioned in the Book of Revelation, just not in the same detail that I have read on various sites. Since I have not read any other books by the mystics I think I will just continue to put my faith squarely in my Lord and Savior who says that we know not the time nor the hour. We all know just how informative and dis-informative the internet can be (did I just make up a new word?). Aside from that Oliver Platt lived with my Mom in the dream and came into the house shaking the snow from his jacket and stomping his feet. Since I do not know the man personally I will attribute his foray into my head by The Big C commercial that I saw yesterday.
Whatever is in store for any of us is already in Gods hands, so live your life the way that he would want you to. If something stumps you just ask yourself what would Jesus do? I do not think he would run to the local deli to play the numbers but wow that be grand if we actually won! I will keep you posted on our luck (or lack of it). In the meantime, look into the 3 days of darkness yourself and if you can
have a peaceful and pleasant week!
Mare
Update! We did not win the pick 3 for the day, Alas. Back to work.
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