The Keys of the Church: In the Hands of Peter Until Christ's Return

Some time ago I was introduced to a work called “The Book of Truth” which is written by an anonymous visionary-seer self dubbed “Maria divine mercy.”  I was skeptical from the get go as I quickly learned that the book was steeped in millennialism which means, a one thousand year period in which Christ will reign after the Resurrection,” and along with that belief is a literal seven year tribulation, which also involves a pre-rapture, mid rapture or post rapture event (where Christ will come first and remove believers from the tribulation or after it).  The book also believes that the false prophet who teams up with the anti-Christ will be the next elected pope and that they keys of the kingdom have been removed from the Church by Christ.

The book is egregiously erroneous on just about everything it claims.  But, I will say this, the author\s are quite clever and use a common brainwashing technique that we see with many cults, e.g. Jesus is the one speaking with the seer and Jesus warns the seer that people will oppose her and that is a sure sign of its authenticity, very convenient indeed.  When discussing the work with someone who has already bought into is very difficult because as soon you voice opposition, what happens?  They see you as such; you are the opposition to Christ.

The book also claims that it is private revelation but it also claims the same for Sacred Scripture, that it too is only private revelation and that both are equal, and we know that cannot be.  One of the foremost teachings of our Catholic faith is that the Sacred Scriptures are the deposit of Faith and that they are Public Revelation, commissioned by Jesus via the authors of the letters and books of the New Testament.  The Church also believes that all Public Revelation ceased upon the death of John the Apostle, circa 95 A.D.

The Church does believe that private revelation occurs, i.e. Sr. Fuastina, but all private revelation must be scrutinized by the Church in order to make sure that Jesus does not contradict Himself or any part of Scripture is contradicted.  Upon careful study if private revelation compliments Public Revelation it will be approved by the Church, but again, it is not binding on the faithful, it never was or will be.  I myself favor private revelation if it is approved as it is a help to the faithful, but when private revelation tries to become more than what it is – is a sure sign of it being invalid. 

Maria divine mercy makes many claims that Christ told her personally, for instance Maria divine mercy claims that the keys of the kingdom have already been taken back by Jesus.  That is contrary to Scripture as we know that the Master of the House does not reclaim the keys until His return, c.f. Isaiah 22:20-22, Mt. 16:16-19.  Also, if the keys have already been returned or taken back by Jesus that means everything we now do is in vain as the Church would no longer have the authority to administer the sacraments, c.f. Jn. 20-22-23, but we know that is not the case because once Jesus returns it will be then that he takes back the keys and the sacraments will end since there will be no further need for them we will be partaking of the heavenly banquet in the presence of our Lord.

Maria also claims that her work is the completion of the Book of Revelation and that Jesus is telling her that the next pope will be the false prophet, that her work is equal Scripture, etc.  But listen to the words of Revelation, “I warn everyone who hears the prophetic words in this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words in this prophetic book, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city described in this book. (Rev. 22:18-19)

She also claims that the false prophet will be the next pope and that he will be the cause of the abomination.  That is CLEARLY FALSE and CONTRARY to SCRIPTURE.  Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14 refer to idolatrous worship, i.e. a statue or even the anti-christ himself, there is no mention of the false prophet.  Also, the abomination takes place in this holy place, ie. “This holy place” refers to The Temple in Jerusalem not the Vatican as maria divine mercy claims, you can see her poor understanding of Scripture.  Also, St. Paul tells us, “We ask you, brothers, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly, or to be alarmed either by a “spirit,” or by an oral statement, or by a letter allegedly from us to the effect that the day of the Lord is at hand.  Let no one deceive you in any way. For unless the apostasy comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one doomed to perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship, so as to seat himself in the temple of God, claiming that he is a god— (2 Thess 2:1-4)

It is not the false prophet who does this, but the anti-christ himself.  The great thing about our Scriptures is that we can go back to them to the test the spirits to see if they are true, we also have the Sacred Tradition of the Church to fall back on when determining the Truth of the Gospel and in all instances maria divine mercy does not hold up, it is a different gospel, if not evil in its intentions.

If maria divine mercy is for real why doesn’t she show herself, but rather hides behind this pseudonym?  All prophets came forward with their message, they didn’t hide, even if meant their death, but yet, maria hides and we don’t know if she is a man, a woman, multiple persons, etc.?

To find a more detailed response to her book please see the following link: http://warningsecondcoming.blogspot.com/