200    The Bible and the Future of the World 
the Church must remain in Rome. Not until the mid 25th century, when the 
Millennium of peace and holiness begins, will the center of authority in the 
Church be moved from Rome to Jerusalem. 
9.   Italy will be punished for her ambition in wanting to shake off the yoke 
of the Lord of Lords; also she will be delivered over to war; blood will flow 
on all sides; the Churches will be closed or desecrated; the priests, the 
religious will be hunted; they will be made to die, and to die a cruel death. 
Several will abandon the faith, and the number of priests and religious who 
will separate themselves from the true religion will be great; Among these 
persons there will be found even some Bishops.  
    The yoke of the Lord (cf. Mt 11:25, 29 30) is the teachings of Jesus and of 
the Catholic Church. Italy will try to shake off the Lord's yoke by endorsing 
government and laws which reject the teachings of Christ and His Church. 
And many will reject the true teachings of the Church by the way they live 
their lives. 
    The yoke of the Lord which Italy in particular bears is the presence of the 
Vatican within Rome and Italy. The people of Italy are honored by having 
the dwelling place of the Pope and the seat of authority in the Church within 
their own country. In July of 2013, Rome and Vatican City will be 
completely destroyed by a nuclear weapon. After that happens, Italy will try 
to keep the Pope and the Holy See from continuing to dwell in Italy. People 
will say that it was because the Vatican was in Rome that this destruction 
came upon their country. They will not want to admit that this was a 
punishment from God. They will not want to continue to have the Holy See 
within Rome or Italy. God will punish Italy for this ambition by  means of 
war and many other afflictions. 
    When the Arab nations invade and fight against the nations of Europe, 
Italy will suffer greatly. This is God's punishment against the people of Italy 
who have rejected the teachings of the Church. God also brings the Arabs to 
punish the other Christian nations for similar reasons. 
    The Virgin Mary describes a persecution of the Church which will occur 
in Italy as well as in other countries. Churches will be closed or desecrated 
by the Arab forces. Many priests and religious will suffer martyrdom for 
Christ. However, some others will abandon the Faith, rather  than suffer 
with Christ and His followers. Past persecutions of Christians have also seen 
Christians who chose martyrdom as well as those who abandoned Christ 
when faced with persecution. In times of great suffering, it is more easily 
seen who is faithful to God and who is not. 
    In this future persecution though, there will also be many priests and 
religious who neither accept martyrdom for Christ nor completely renounce 






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