Before Christ's Second Coming, the Church must pass through a Final Trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil the "mystery of iniquity" in the form of a religious deception offering people an apparent solution to their problems at the price of abandoning the truth of Christianity. The supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist, a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh. The Church will enter the glory of the Kingdom only through this final Passover. The kingdom will be fulfilled only by God's victory over the final unleashing of evil. God's triumph over the revolt of evil will take the form of the Last Judgment, where the conduct of each one and the secrets of hearts be brought to light. (Ref. CCC 675-678)
Prayer :
Merciful God, help me to prepare myself to face the days of YOUR Justice. Relying on your Merciful Love and Grace, may I now deepen my Faith to be able to pass through the Ultimate Trial and enter YOUR Kingdom at the Last Judgment.
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