Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi said, "The Hadith says that the city of Constantinople,

the city of Heracles, will be conquered first. We conquered Constantinople and

the second part of the prophecy remains - the conquest of Romiyya [Rome].

The conquest of Romiyya means that Islam will return to Europe."

A Ramadan Offensive

"...a river with buildings on either side, and I kept seeing the boats gliding quietly through the river. 

The picture appeared so tranquil.  The river appeared as a road and then I thought the picture looked just like Venice...then, a danger sign of something terrible coming upon such a peaceful setting.

TERRORISM WATCH! 

and

Two Lampholder Forewarnings

  ITALY! 

 The Vatican and The Pope

          THE  

 L AMPHOLDER NEWSLETTER

     This Lampholder edition briefly looks at Catholic prophecy and the prophecy of St. Malachy.  Non-Catholics

may find this portrayal of Catholic prophecy very interesting because of an interest in eschatology and other Biblical

end-times prophecy.

THE LAST GREAT POPE

 Pope John Paul II

1920 - 2005

Pope John Paul II to a small group of Catholics in Germany in 1980 and as quoted by the German magazine

Stimme des Glaubens regarding the Third Secret of Fatima - "It should be sufficient for all Christians to know this much -

a message in which it is said that the oceans will flood entire sections of the earth; that, from one moment to the other,

millions of people will perish...there is no longer any point in really wanting to publish this secret message. Many want to

know merely out of curiosity, or because of their taste for sensationalism, but they forget that 'to know' implies for them a

responsibility. It is dangerous to want to satisfy one's curiosity only, if one is convinced that we can do nothing against a

catastrophe that has been predicted." (1)

     Abbot (Merlin) Joachim (d. 1202) wrote about a coming "great pope," who would emerge on the world scene near the end-times, "This holy Pope shall be both pastor and reformer...," he wrote.  John of Vatiguerro (13th Century) wrote, "After many tribulations a Pope will be elected out of those who escaped persecution...he will be devoid of fear."  Pope John Paul II has been referred to by many as "the fearless pope." 

     In the coming weeks, Pope John Paul II will be honored as a man of peace, a friend to the Jews, a sympathizer to the Muslim/Palestinian cause, and the Catholic pope who helped to bring down communism.  In his love for children, he was outspoken in the fight against abortion and the plight of the helpless - the unborn. 

     During the upcoming funeral proceedings honoring the pope, you may hear many faithful Catholics, priests, bishops, and theologians refer to John Paul II as "the great pope."  This particular title bestowed upon John Paul may have prophetic significance in the time-line in both Catholicism and overall Biblical history.  Even if you are not Catholic, the world will honor a good man, a man of peace, and perhaps, "the last great pope."

ST. MALACHY O'MORGAIR, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH, IRELAND

    St. Malachy (1049 - 1148) was an Irish Bishop, prophet, and seer, who prophesied the reign of future

popes by a one-sentence verse to describe each popes' characteristics.   During a visit to Rome,

St. Malachy had a vision of the papal lineage.  Malachy's prophecy remained hidden in the Vatican

until it was discovered in 1595.  Some reports indicate St. Malachy's visions were merely a fabrication done some 600 years later by a Belgian monk named Arnold de Wion (also spelled de Wyon) in a

work entitled, Lignum Vitae (or Tree of Life); but after reading the listing of St. Malachy's popes,

there is an interesting prophetic scenario that emerges.

    There are two versions of St. Malachy's prophecy.  One list included 112 popes and the other 111! 

In the latter, the 111th pope [Gloria Olivae], is passed over and the list skips right to the last, the

112th pope.  So which version is correct?  

    In both accounts, the list begins with Pope Celestine II (1146).  In Malachy's list of 112 popes, he

gives the characteristics of the last three future popes including and following [what some have interpreted to be] John Paul II, the 110th pope.  Malachy doesn't give any indication as to what

happens after the last pope, so many scholars conclude this to mean the end of time.  Interestingly,

a very old Italian prophecy reads, "When the White Pope and the Black Pope (Head of the Jesuits or

an Anti-Pope) shall die during the same night, then there will dawn upon the Christian nations the

Great White Day."

     In the papal election, the cardinals gather together to vote by secret ballot.  The cardinals choose 

three who collect the ballots, three who count the votes, and three who review the results.  Two votes

are taken every morning and two every afternoon until a two-thirds plus one majority is obtained.  Catholic followers in St. Peter's Square watch the balloting by way of an ancient custom - the smoke rising from the palace chimney as the ballots are burned.  If the majority vote has not been reached,

the smoke burns black.  When the majority of ballots have chosen the next pope, the chimney burns "white smoke" to signal the outcome of the election has been resolved.

     According to the Paduan commentary, Pius XII (1939-1958) was the pope chosen at the beginning

of the anti-christ's reign.(2)  This is obviously incorrect because Pope Pius XII doesn't fit the papal genealogical time-line.  According to Catholic tradition, a pope chosen to reign near the beginning

of the anti-christ's rule would never be coronated.  This pope would be assassinated before he was crowned [or soon thereafter.]  Pope Pius XII reigned for almost 19 years, and so he would have to be excluded in the count.   This could be the reason why one version of Malachy's prophecy skips the

111th pope and jumps to the 112th - the 111th pope never really gets the chance to reign as pope.  Also,

Pius XII was the first of the five popes in succession leading up to John Paul II (the 110th pope). 

Pope John Paul II is the first of the last three popes leading to the reign of the anti-christ.  Although

short-lived, the next elected pope would follow in the traditions and work of Pope John Paul II.

     The succession of popes may present a very interesting picture of the timing of world and end-time events; but where did the countdown begin?  According to ancient prophecy and St. Malachy's papal

time-line, the counting of the five began after Pope Pius XI which would make John Paul II the fifth,

and the last great pope, in the line of prophetic popes. 

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Papal Lineage to the end-times

(According to St. Malachy's prophecy)

Piux XI  1922-1939 - Fides Intrepida (fearless faith)

Pius XII 1939-1958 - Pastor Angelicus (the 1st of the Angelic Shepherds)

         In 1945, Pope Pius XII stated, "The world is on the verge of a frightful abyss...

Men  must prepare themselves for suffering such as mankind has never seen."

John XXIII 1958-1963 - Pastor and mariner; shepherd and sailor

Paul VI 1963-1978 - Flos Florum (Flower of flowers)

John Paul I 1978 - De Medietate Lunae (Of the half moon)  (born Albino Luciani, in

        Canale d'Ogardo, diocese of Belluno, (aka lovely moon) (John Paul I reigned for 34

        days from half a moon to the next half... before he died suddenly and mysteriously.) 

110th Pope - John Paul II 1978-2005  De Labore Solis (he was born during a solar eclipse

        May 18, 1920 and died near a partial solar eclipse on April 8, 2005; i.e., the pope of

        the eclipse; the labor, or eclipse, of the Sun; the true pope) - 

one version of St. Malachy omits De medietate Lunae (from half of the Moon). 

Pope John Paul II's funeral is to be held "during" the solar eclipse on April 8th!

111th Pope?  “De Gloria Olivae” From the Glory of the Olive  (The Assassinated Pope-elect?) 

112th Pope?  The Last Pope - Petrus Romanus (Peter the Roman; the apostate pope;

        the anti-pope?)  "During the last persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will

        sit upon the throne, Peter the Roman, who will feed the sheep amid great tribulations,

        and when these are passed, the City of the Seven Hills (Rome) will be utterly destroyed,

        and the awful Judge will then judge the people" - St. Malachy

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     St Hildegard (d.1179) wrote about a day of destruction that will come upon the entire world - "A

powerful wind will rise in the North carrying heavy fog and the densest dust (darkness?) by divine command and it will fill their throats and eyes so they will cease their savagery and be stricken with

a great fear...Before the Comet comes, many nations, the good excepted, will be scoured with want and famine. The great nation [the United States] in the ocean that is inhabited by people of different tribes

and descent by an earthquake, storm and tidal waves will be devastated.  It will be divided, and in great part be submerged...The Comet by its tremendous pressure, will force much out of the ocean and flood many countries, causing much want and many plagues.  All sea coast cities will be fearful and many of them will be destroyed by tidal waves, and most living creatures will be killed and even those who

escape will die from a horrible disease.  For in none of those cities does a person live according to the

laws of God."

Pope John Paul II and The Secret of Fatima

     "The Third Secret is apocalyptic and therefore corresponds to the eschatological texts of Sacred Scripture. This is what Cardinal Ratzinger pointed out when he revealed that the Secret concerns

the ‘novissimi’ – the ‘last things’ and corresponds to what is revealed in Sacred Scripture. 

Pope John Paul II, when asked about the Third Secret in Germany, stated that "we must be prepared

to undergo great trials in the not too distant future, trials that will require us to be ready to give up

our lives..."1 Pope John Paul II, as Karol Cardinal Wojtyla, elaborated this theme during a visit to the United States in 1976: "We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation

humanity has gone through. I do not think that wide circles of the American Society or wide circles o

f the Christian Community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church, of the Gospel versus the anti-Gospel.2 It is a trial which the Church

must take up." 

     There were three parts to the Secret of Fatima. The first two parts have long ago been revealed.

These were concerning the appearance of the Angel at Fatima in 1916 and the Vision of Hell which

Our Lady showed the children in July 1917.  The third part of the Secret has not yet been officially

revealed as such.

     The following reported dialogue of Pope John Paul II concerning the famous Third Secret of

Fatima, the secret that was opened by Pope John XXIII in 1960 and which has not been fully and

officially revealed by the Vatican, is very interesting.

     This Secret was revealed by Our Lady on July 13, 1917, to Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. It was

entrusted to Lucia to transmit it to the Holy Father. This she did by means of a letter which was

opened in 1960 as Our Lady indicated was to be done. It was this secret that the children, on

August 13, 1917, would not reveal to the Masonic mayor of Ourem - even after being imprisoned

and threatened with death. The children would rather die than disobey Our Lady in this matter.

But that it was to be eventually made public seems to be Lucia´s understanding, because in the

book by Father De Marchi, which Sister Lucia personally approved of, the author indicated that

the Secret would be revealed by the Holy Father. 

     Here is the confirmation, almost to the letter also, of the apocalyptic prophecy in the unofficial

version of the ´Third Secret´ which for years has been in circulation without being denied:

´ ... the waters of the ocean will become vapor, and the foam will rise up overwhelming and

drowning everything. Millions and millions of people will die hourly ...´)"  (6)

The Message of Fatima

Presentation of Text of Third Secret of Fatima - Vatican City

Vatican reveals text of Fatima vision - Europe, News - Independent ...

The Text of the Third Secret

(according to Vatican Web Site, July 26, 2000)
“After the two parts which I have already explained, at the left of Our Lady and a little above, we saw

an Angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire, but they died out in contact with the splendor that Our Lady radiated

towards him from her right hand: pointing to the earth with his right hand, the Angel cried out in a

 loud voice: ‘Penance, penance, penance!’ And we saw in an immense light that is God: ‘something

similar to how people appear in a mirror when they pass in front of it,’ a Bishop dressed in White

‘we had the impression that it was the Holy Father.’ Other Bishops, Priests, men and women

Religious going up a steep mountain, at the top of which there was a big Cross of rough-hewn trunks

as of a cork-tree with the bark; before reaching there the Holy Father passed through a big city half

in ruins and half trembling with halting step, afflicted with pain and sorrow, he prayed for the souls

of the corpses he met on his way; having reached the top of the mountain, on his knees at the foot

of the big Cross he was killed by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows at him, and in the

same way there died one after another the other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious, and

various lay people of different ranks and positions. Beneath the two arms of the Cross there were

two Angels each with a crystal aspersorium in his hand, in which they gathered up the blood of the Martyrs and with it sprinkled the souls that were making their way to God.”

(c) Lampholder Publications  2005

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References

Milk River gif  http://www.bigskyfishing.com/River-Fishing/Central-MT-Rivers/milk-river/milk_overview.htm

Vatican gif - http://www.goporta.com/vatican/StPeter1.jpg

http://www.lampholderpub.com/new_page_64.htm
In Islamic prophecy, the coming of the black wind is associated with the eclipse of 2005.  "2004 - 2005 Ramadan Offensive - Mahdi's emergence pled (the two eclipses of 2003 to 2005) From 2003 to 2005 - the only befitting time-frame for this part of Islamic eschatology to begin unfolding. There will be no other time-frame that even comes close to this for several thousand years; many significant "signs in the sky" will point to this time-frame as the most prophetic time in Islamic history.   2006/2007 - Mahdi will emerge from hiding/seclusion as the new Khaleefah [1427] to rule for seven (7) years. He will be revealed first to the Inner Circle of 12 and then to the 313 Mujahidin of the Mahdi (or Taliyah Al-mahdi).

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The Lampholder - A Strange, Prophetic Dream

There is more to this prophecy...if you "see" it write

to The Lampholder

 

**This is where Catholic eschatology becomes even more interesting.  The Benedictine Factor is part

of the mysterious puzzle piece! - Why a former diocesan bishop, (non)Benedictine Pope (Benedictine

in title only), was placed in the succession time-line?

 --to be continued

 

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Omen, Prophecy, or Coincidence,

The Significance of April 24, 2005

 

Published by Lampholder Publications

An International Prophecy Journal

April 22, 2005

 

"Habemus papam"

 

 

April 24th Events - Today and Yesterday

      April 24th is the day Pope Benedict XVI will be inaugurated into the papal office, but in conjunction with this eventful Catholic tradition, The Lampholder noticed an association with the penumbral lunar eclipse occurring on the 24th, Passover, and then some rather interesting and other significant dates in history.

 

110th Pope - John Paul II 1978-2005  De Labore Solis (he was born during a solar eclipse May 18, 1920 and died near a partial solar eclipse on April 8, 2005; i.e., the pope of the eclipse; the labor, or eclipse, of the Sun; the true pope) - Pope John Paul II's funeral held "during" the solar eclipse on April 8th

 

Current

2005 - Passover

2005 - Final Passover for Jews in Gaza Strip

2005 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse  (The Moon as the Feminine Representation,

           The Blessed Mother, The Third Secret of Fatima, Matthew "24" )

2005 - Pope Benedict XVI Inaugural Mass

 

History

  858 - Pope Nicolaas I succeeds Pope Benedict III [died Apr 17, 858]

1061 - Halley's Comet, A Bad Omen Predicting Doom for England

 

 

1872 - Eruption Mt. Vesuvius volcano east of Naples, Italy

1915 - Armenian Martyrs Day

1916 - Easter Rebellion (Irish against British occupation)

1920 - 28-yr British Mandate over Palestine

1969 - Lebanese army and Palestinians battle

1932 - German National Election

1945 - UN Delegates of 46 countries gather in San Francisco

1963 - U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

 

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A CRYPTIC MESSAGE

     Within 20 days after the last pope has died, Vatican law required all 120 cardinals to gather in Rome to vote.  Only the cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote.  Under an oath of secrecy, the cardinals enter the Conclave in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.  The word Conclave comes from the Latin meaning, "with key."  

 

A RATHER CURIOUS CONNECTION

     The papal election days reminded me of the season before Passover and Yeshua, Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem.  This was confirmed while reading a commentary by Jaime Torrens, who wrote,

 

     "First of all, two nights ago I thought that if this pope was elected Tuesday, it would coincide with the 10th day of

nisan, which was the exact day Jesus rode on a donkey and entered Jerusalem, just prior to His sacrifice. ** [see Lampholder note]   I could not believe the white smoke when I saw it on TV. I thought it was way too soon. On the

news it was said that this Conclave was the third fastest on record to elect a pope.

     The similarities between what happened on Vatican City and what the Word relates happened on Jerusalem on

that same day in history were apparent before my eyes.  Both times the crowds went wild; both times a king was

elected and celebrated; both representations of God on Earth...when I heard the pope's name, something prompted

me to read the passage from Luke where Jesus was acclaimed as He rode to Jerusalem.

     If you read Luke 19:38 you'll find that the crowd blessed and declared Jesus as the coming King.  My jaw dropped

when I found out what the same verse read on Latin:  "dicentes benedictus qui venit rex in nomine Domini pax in

caelo et gloria in excelsis."

     This pope's name, revealed on a 10th of nisan, is derived from what the crowds at Jerusalem where shouting at

Jesus that same day, 10th of nisan, almost 2,000 years ago.  Benedictus qui venit rex; "Benedictus" the king who

comes." (1)

 

[**Lampholder note - The 10th of Nisan (1st month of year) was April 19th, and the 11th of Nisan was day of

announcement - April 20th]

 

     Then it occurred to The Lampholder the connection with Malachy's prophecy and the next pope would be

GLORIA OLIVAE, "the sacrificial lamb."

 

Comparison to Jesus Christ                Comparison to Pope Benedict XVI

 

-  Parents Joseph and Mary                     -           Parents Joseph and Mary

-  Procession into Jerusalem                    -        Papal Procession Rome

-  Preparation of the Passover                 -         Papal Inauguration

-  Yeshua, Jesus Christ and the "Mount of Olives"  - Pope Benedict XVI "Gloria Olivae"

-  The Sacrificial Lamb; Yeshua, Jesus Christ sacrifice on the cross - the Gloria Olivae,

         the papal sacrificial lamb

-  Mark 15:33, Signs in the heavens, "darkness over the land" - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

        (this eclipse will be on the Moon, but still presents a rather interesting symbolic connection)

-  Great Tribulation                                   -           The Third Secret of Fatima

 

- Matthew 24:21-28 - "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time,

no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there

shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible,

they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in

the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east,

and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there

will the eagles be gathered together."

 

- Yeshua, Jesus Christ will return in Glory

 

 

 

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References

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2005/jaimet421.htm

Vsuvias Picture (for educational, discussion, and instructional purpose)

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0850774.htm

Papal Article Updates

Pope warns of terrorists getting nuclear weapons

Italian Web Site Bed Over 'Nazi' Pope Picture