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The Great Famine of the 21st Century 

    This famine will occur in what are now considered to be wealthy, 

developed countries in Europe and other areas. Many of these are now 

among the richest nations of the world. They shall be utterly crushed and 

brought low by God because of their sins. This famine will  begin in 2013, 

but will not be acknowledged to be a famine until 2014. The great famine 

will be widespread by 2015. 

    This famine is the same great famine predicted by Jesus in the parable of 

the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11 32). The prodigal son does not repent and 

return to his family until he suffers from a famine. Therefore, the Protestant 

Churches will not return to unity with the Catholic Church until this 

widespread and severe famine occurs. When the Protestant Churches repent 

and return to unity with the Catholic Church, then and only then, will the 

great famine end. The famine will end by the year 2023 A.D. (Luke 15:23). 

(See the Appendix of this book for a detailed description of the great famine 

and the unification of all Christians in one Church.) 

The 2000th Anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus 

    Jesus died in the year A.D.  19.

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 The 2000th anniversary of Jesus' death 

will occur on Good Friday,  A.D. 2019. The few years leading up to  A.D. 

2019 are the 2000th anniversary of Jesus' ministry. God will pour out His 

graces on the Church and the world during that time, so that Protestants and 

Catholics will move closer to God and to one another, in preparation for 

unity among Christians. 

    Those years will also be a time of suffering for the Church and the world. 

The great famine will be widespread by then (by 2015). The Christian 

nations in Europe will be under the occupation of the Arabs. In the midst of 

suffering, God's grace will flow with great abundance. 

The Unification of All Christians in One Holy Church 

      `But when he came to himself he said,  How many of my father's hired 

servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! I 

will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, `Father, I have sinned 

against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; 

treat me as one of your hired servants.'   '   (Luke 15:17 19). 

    The Prodigal Son is the Protestant Churches. As Jesus indicated in this 

parable, the Protestant Churches will return to unity with the Holy Catholic 

Church during a time of famine. This unification occurs before the Great 

Persecution (of the 2030's).