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31.   The Church will be eclipsed, the world will be in consternation. But 

behold Enoch and Elie filled with the Spirit of God; they will preach with 

the strength of God, and men of good will will believe in God, and many 

souls will be consoled; they will make great progress by the virtue of the 

Holy Spirit and will condemn the devilish errors of the antichrist.  

    Enoch (or Henoch) and Elie (or Elijah) are the same two prophets spoken 

of in Maximin's secret, and the same two prophets spoken of by God's Holy 

Scripture (Rev 11). They will speak the truth without fear or restraint. Many 

sinners will be converted at their words. They will perform signs and 

miracles (Rev 11:5 6). After they have prophesied with great power for 1260 

days they will be put to death (Rev 11:3.7). But after three and one half days, 

God will bring them back  to life and raise them up to Heaven (Rev 

11:11 12). 

    During this time, the Church must endure many great sufferings because 

the Church must become like Jesus, the Crucified One. This time of 

suffering is the Church's Crucifixion. Even though there will  be much evil 

on earth, those who remain faithful will show how great is their love for 

God and His Only Son, Jesus Christ. During this time, the Church will be 

like a woman in childbirth:  she endures great suffering and then receives a 

far greater joy (cf. John 16:21). 

    Abbe Combe, the editor of the 1904 edition, adds the following note after 

this paragraph.  I have from Melanie that the Church will be eclipsed in this 

sense, that  1) one will not know which is the true pope;  2) for a time: the 

holy Sacrifice will cease to be offered in churches, and also in houses: so 

there will be no more public worship. But she saw that yet the holy Sacrifice 

would not cease: it would be offered in caves, in tunnels, in barns and in 

alcoves.  

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32.   Woe to the inhabitants of the earth! there will be bloody wars and 

famines; pestilences and contagious diseases; there will be rains of a dreadful 

hail of animals, thunders which will shake cities, earthquakes which will 

engulf countries; voices will be heard in the air, men will beat their head 

against the walls, they will call upon death, and on another side death will 

be their torture; blood will flow on all sides. Who will be able to overcome, 

if God does not shorten the time of the ordeal? By the blood, the tears and 

the prayers of the just, God will let Himself be swayed, Enoch and Elie will 

be put to death; pagan Rome will disappear; fire from Heaven will fall and 

will consume three cities; all the universe will be struck with terror, and 

many will let themselves be misled because they have not adored the true 

Christ living among them. It is time; the sun darkens; faith alone will live.