MORE ABOUT THE "GREAT MONARCH"

Historic and Biblical Precedents

  1. Prophecies by many visionaries over the centuries concerning the latter days of the Church have made mention of both a "Great Pontiff" and a "Great Monarch."

  2. Plenty has been said in speculation w/r both of these. We will concern ourselves here only with the "Great Monarch."

  3. What is the basis in Scripture for the "Great Monarch?" Certainly, any reference to the Messiah alludes to someone who would be Priest, King and Prophet. Of course, Jesus already fulfills all these roles. In the Old Testament, King Cyrus of Persia, who allowed the Jews to return from exile and rebuild the Temple, fulfilled the role of a Great Monarch. In earlier times, David and Solomon could be regarded as having fulfilled the role of a "Great Monarch."

  4. In latter times, King Constantine was regarded by many as having fulfilled this role in making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Even later, Charlemagne ("Charles the Great") was seen to have fulfilled this role.

A Personal Evaluation (hopefully not too far off the wall)

My own personal sense (rightly or wrongly), is that:

  1. Such a prospective individual may not be what many have either longed for or envisioned

  2. I tend to feel the way Samuel did when the people asked him to anoint a king: We have God as our King (and even better for us in the Christian era, we have Mary and Joseph as Rulers of the Royal Household--with Joseph as Prime Minister, and we have a Communion of Saints as additional rulers and judges). You can't get much better than this

  3. Just as Samuel warned, be careful what you ask or long for. You might just get it (1 Samuel Ch 8)

How?

From the foregoing, here is my own personal view of how things may play out.

  1. The entire Western world, whose leader seems to be the United States, has declined in moral leadership, and so much that it could be regarded as a "mystical Babylon." Babylon, "mystical" or otherwise, is slated (Biblically) for destruction. Given the manner in which "Babylon proper" (ie, Iraq) armed itself through the aid of western high-tech companies and arms merchants, it remains, with "Nebuchadnezzar" (ie, Saddam) as its head, a possible ignoble "instrument of punishment" ready and waiting to be used by God to punish the disobedient Greater House of Israel (the Judeo-Christian West), which has acted as a "harlot" (cf Revelation Chs 18 and 19). And, given the capabilities the US (and the West as a whole) has to still inflict a mortal wound on "Babylon proper," (as was partially demonstrated during the Gulf War), it is quite possible that both "Babylons" deserve each other, and will end up destroying each other in an ingeniously economic means of punishment devised by God himself. But only by making a real big mess in the remainder of the world.

  2. This is the precise opportunity for the ultimate temporal "Strong Man" to assume and carry the scepter of rule for what's left of the world. Unfortunately, this may not necessarily be the Great Monarch people will yearn for, although enough people will want to believe that is who it is.

  3. It is quite possible that such an individual will have the kinds of apparent wisdom and gifts (interpretation of dreams, perhaps, but unfortunately using an "occult" means that is not of God, and thus not possessing True Wisdom) as the Old Testament Joseph and Joseph of Nazareth. It will seem too good to be true and, of course, it would be.

  4. Should such an unfortunate bastardization of both Biblical Josephs occur, the only way such a colossal mess could be remedied would be from Heaven. The basis for the Next World Order would probably be of supernatural nature. In that regard, it will most likely be well past the time for us to "Go to Joseph" instead.

Name?

  1. Some prophecies have even given a name to the "Great Monarch" (which is pretty wild, if not somewhat less than reliable). The names most commonly offered for consideration are Francis, Joseph, Otto, Anthony, Charles, Maximillian, Henry, Sixtus, Xavier, Felix, Renatus, Ludwig, Gaetan, Pius, Ignatious (Culleton, R.G., "The Prophets and Our Times: Signs to Precede the Reign of Anti-Christ," copyright 1941).

  2. Of these, the two "favorites" seem to be Charles and Henry, with the most interesting prophecies concerning Henry, perhaps, coming from Catherine Emmerick in the early 1800's. Because so many names have been "nominated" for consideration, it is quite possible that the meanings of each of the names is what is significant, and, as is the case for the Hebrew names given in the Bible, they convey the essence of what the "Great Monarch" will be like.

  3. In this case, "Charles" means "manly warrior." Certainly, for those who are not consecrated to God, in "Spirit and in Truth," through Mary's Immaculate Heart, the long-dreaded "day of the Lord" will come for them in all the misery as implied in Malachi 4:1 and related prophetic texts, with "exterminating angels" carrying out Divine enforcement action as provided for by Natural Law, and effectively doing all the "dirty work" as God's version of what will be everyone's worst nightmare of an army of "bad cops." Pretty grim. Certainly not a "pretty" picture.

  4. On the other hand, "Henry" means "Ruler of the Home." AHA!! Doesn't this sound somewhat like the title given to the Old Testament Joseph (who, according to Pope Leo XIII, pre-figured Joseph of Nazareth), such as "Steward and/or Ruler of the Royal Household"?

Mount Royale

Finally, in this regard, is this. Montreal (Quebec) translated as "Mount Royal," is the location of "St. Joseph's Oratory", an impressive structure that, according to Andre Doze in his book "St. Joseph: Shadow of the Father," (one of my favorite recently-written books on Joseph) is the "largest Catholic church, second only to St. Peter's in Rome. It is actually located on Mount Royale.

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