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5426 Great suffering in the last days....

July 1, 1952: Book 60

You have to take the path of suffering in the last days before the end because you all only have a short time left and your development is to be furthered in every way. Anyone who works on himself with all dedication, with all fervour, out of love for Me, will also find the horrors of the last days bearable, for I will grant him extraordinary strength and he shall finish his path of life in safety, in strength of faith, without suffering any damage to his soul. But how many go along indifferently and neither remember the end nor their spiritual immaturity. Nevertheless, I do not want to let them get lost and therefore much suffering will approach these people in order to give them the opportunity to purify themselves and to reach a certain degree of maturity so that they will find entrance into the spiritual kingdom when their earthly life is over. But they will hardly reach the strength of faith that is necessary for a life in the paradise of the new earth. And that is why I still call many people away beforehand, and because of them the great adversity will also come upon earth because I do not want them to get lost but they are in danger of becoming worldly without suffering and of falling prey to My adversary.... Prepare yourselves for great suffering on earth and know that I cannot spare you from it because without it you are in greatest danger of losing yourselves to My adversary. You, who want to serve Me, shall be made aware of this and you should also announce the suffering to your fellow human beings, for one day they will realise that you have spoken the truth, even if they don't believe you at first or are displeased by your predictions. Yet it will come as I have proclaimed to you.... and you yourselves better see to it that you strengthen your faith, that you are firmly convinced of My help in every situation in life.... Then even the coming suffering need not frighten you, for if you have Me everything will be bearable for you, no matter what may come upon you.... And the time will not be long, for I will shorten the days for the sake of My chosen ones so that they will stand firm and remain faithful to Me even in greatest adversity, Whom they have recognised as a Father Who does not abandon His children in adversity....

Amen

Translated by Sven Immecke