Jeremiah 28:1-17 tells us that the “false prophet Hananiah” died shortly after making a false prophecy urging people to war rather than peace.
The Peaceful Prophecies of Jeremiah, however, came true. Seventy years after his people were led into the Babylonian Captivity, they were set free.
That is a “Hidden Catholic Prophecy” for every person on earth!
Spending 70 years in the confusion of any Babylonian Captivity does give us enough time to recognize that Every Word of Jesus Christ is Truth! At the age of 70, we can connect that fact with The Church-Creating Word that He Who Fulfilled the Messianic Prophecies spoke to His First Catholic Pope:
“And I say unto you: ‘Thou art Peter, and on this rock I build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.'”
By the time we are 70, we have had enough time to be blessed to respect Jesus enough to realize that our most important mission on earth is to obey The Command He repeated 20 times: “Follow Me!” Catholics respect Jesus enough to be in His One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. That is the one place on earth where we may get these seven “keys to The Kingdom of Heaven” for our immortal soul and realize:
We may all be blessed to end our days by being blessed with Baptism, Confession/Absolution, Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, Healing, and be among the living “Holy Orders” that let us be forever among those described by Jesus in John 20:23: You are My friends if you obey My commands.”
Sadly, in every generation in the past 2,500 years, many have let themselves be led to stay forever in their Babylonian Captivity.
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Today’s Simple Rhyme: “At seventy, I see: ‘Heaven is my goal!’ / If I ‘follow’ Jesus, I will save my soul.”
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