Prophecy and the Last Pope

By Sarah Skye and Dace Allen

Was Benedict XVI the last Pope?

 

Who will follow him, and what marks the true beginning of End Times?  

 

In this book...

• You'll discover the eerily accurate prophecies of Saint Malachy.
• You'll see what Nostradamus and Mother Shipton said, along with many other mystics who predicted the final days... and your future.  
• We'll share the two very different ways to read Malachy's 112th prediction (the Petrus Romanus one), and why punctuation makes all the difference if you're counting Popes after Benedict XVI.
• We'll explain why Comet ISON may be among the signals when the antichrist will appear, and what political headlines - especially which dynamic Papal duo - should make you nervous.

And, unlike others, we won't pretend to have all the answers. (As far as we know, no one does.) In this book, we share everything we know, so far, with the facts to support our best guesses.

 

No matter who follows Benedict XVI, we'll tell you who to watch even more closely.  

 

The real power - and Petrus Romanus - may be someone you least expect.  (After all, the Wizard of Oz was usually concealed behind the curtain.)

 

But - we promise - we won't make everything sound like a conspiracy that will end very badly.  We'll point to the silver linings in many prophecies about the end times.

 

Sure, you'll discover the truth about the 666 tiara, and what numerology might tell us about the last Pope... and the darkness that may follow him.

 

You'll also learn fascinating trivia about the first Borgia Pope, the legend of the White Pope and the Black Pope, and how Benedict's resignation may fulfill a very unlikely prophecy.  (If we're right, this could get very weird.)

 

If you're looking for well-researched history with a "last Pope" explanation that doesn't take itself too seriously... this is that book!

 

Discover the prophecies.  See how they fit together.  Learn what to watch for in world headlines.  

 

Read this book and be ready for what's ahead!

• Language: English
• Publisher: New Forest Books
• Release date: Mar 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201237004

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Prophecy and the Last Pope

Saint Malachy, Nostradamus, the Antichrist, and End Times

Sarah Skye

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New Forest Books

Copyright ©2013 by Sarah Skye and Dace Allen

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DISCLAIMER

The information in this book is provided as entertainment. Information is based on personal experience and anecdotal reports, and should not replace legal, medical, religious or other professional advice.

Readers assume full responsibility for use of the information in this book.

The authors do not speak for the Catholic Church, and the church has not endorsed anything in this book.

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Published by New Forest Books, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA and London, England

Contents

1. Which Prophecies Describe the Last Pope?

2. What Was St. Malachy's Prophecy?

3. Who Was St. Malachy?

4. Who Was Arnold Wyon and Did He Write Malachy's Prophecies?

5. Portraits, Crypt Space, the 666 Tiara, and Other Legends

6. Antipopes, False Popes, and Pope Joan

7. Matching Popes and Prophecy

8. Nostradamus and the Last Pope

9. Numerology and the Last Pope

10. Jesus' Mount of Olives Prophecy, Daniel's Visions

11. What Other Popes Resigned?

12. Complete Malachy Prophecy List

13. Prayers to Saint Michael

14. Mother Shipton's Prophetic Poems

15. More End Times Dates

16. Urfa, Turkey - Safe Haven?

17. The Last Pope? The Men to Watch

About the Authors

Chapter one

Which Prophecies Describe the Last Pope?

In this book, we’ll use the word prophet to describe someone who makes prophecies.  That’s different from a prophet of God.

The Catholic church has not approved or verified most end-time prophecies in this book.

However, many prophecies talk about the last Pope. Many of them echo each other.  In some cases, that’s deliberate.  In others, it’s eerie enough to make us start humming Twilight Zone music.

Despite our sometimes-flippant attitudes, we do take these claims seriously.  We just prefer not to get all doom-and-gloom about the topic.  In almost every credible end-time prophecy, we find a silver lining if we look for it.  It may be five pages before or after the actual prediction, but it’s usually there.

So, don’t think we’re being irreverent.  We wouldn’t have put long hours into this research if we thought it was a joke.  And, in case you have any doubt, we each read our Scriptures at the start of every day.  We are religious people.

So, let’s talk about prophecies…

For many centuries, prophets have talked about the Popes, especially the man who will be the very last Pope.  Prophets have also described the end of the world, the return of Christ, and the beginning of the Millennium.  They’re momentous events.  We understand people’s concerns.  At some point, everyone wonders about some of these issues.  However, only a few make important predictions.

When some prophecies — like those attributed to St. Malachy — come true, people take notice.  Those are the kinds of prophecies we — especially Dace — have been studying for years.  They’re fascinating.

However, it’s a mistake to think that — just because a prophet got one prediction exactly right (or was even close to accurate) — all of his or her predictions are equally accurate.  As the saying goes, Even a broken watch gives the correct time twice a day.  (In Saint Malachy’s case, he’s been wrong — or seemed to completely miss the mark — just four times out of over 100.  Those are pretty convincing odds in his favor.)

But, we had to draw the line somewhere when we were writing this book.  Some prophecies are better than others.  Many that we read… they were great, and might fit a later book, but not this one.

We aimed for a cross-section of credible predictions related to the Pope, and — when the prophecies talk about things like comets — events that might signal the arrival of the last Pope.

12th century – St. Malachy’s Prophecy of the Popes

The most famous prophecies about the last Pope were attributed to Saint Malachy of Ireland (1094 – 1148). His list of 111 Popes (or possibly 112) wasn’t revealed until the 16th century.

In one version of the story, the prophecies were documented by St. Bernard, in whose arms St. Malachy died. Bernard sent the prophecies to the Pope.  Realizing the importance of those prophecies, the Pope placed them in storage near the Vatican, for safekeeping and to be revealed at the appropriate time.

In the late 1500s, Benedictine historian Arnold de Wyon (or Wion) found those papers and published the prophecies as part of a massive tome, Lignum Vitæ. (Lignum vitae is Latin for ironwood, one of the hardest and most long-lasting of commercial woods, and — in the era of Wyon — believed to have medicinal properties.)  The prophecies were in a section of the book called Prophetia S. Malachiae, Archiepiscopi, of Summis Pontificibus. (Translated, that means something like: Prophecy of St. Malachy, Archbishop, of the Last or Supreme Popes.)

In another version of the story, the document was created in the late 16th century. It was merely attributed to St. Malachy to avoid questioning and persecution during the years of Inquisition.  (Generally, from late 1100s through the mid-1800s.)

We’ll talk about Saint Malachy’s predictions — and the many issues related to their origins — later in this book.

Currently, many people are interested in the 111th Pope predicted by Saint Malachy, perhaps the last real Pope.  That was Benedict XVI. He surprised the world with his resignation, early in 2013.

St. Malachy described Pope Benedict XVI as Gloria Olivae, or the glory of the olive.  That’s all St. Malachy said about him.  That phrase describes Pope Benedict XVI in many unique ways.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger chose his papal name, Pope Benedict XVI, after Pope Benedict XV (Pope during World War I) and St. Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Benedictine Order.

The crest of the Benedictine order contains an olive branch.

Saint Benedict predicted that, shortly before the end of the world, the Olivetans would lead the Catholic Church.  Olivetans is a term that can mean the Benedictine Order. If you broaden that to include all followers of Saint Benedict, Pope Benedict XVI has been an Olivetan.

In addition, as Cardinal Ratzinger, Benedict XVI had been Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni.  The coat of arms of Velletri includes three olive trees.  The crest of the Italian Republic also contains an olive branch.  So, Benedict XVI had an abundance of olive connections, and far more than most people.

Now, we get to the interesting part of the final prophecies of Saint Malachy: Petrus Romanus.

Petrus Romanus

After the Pope designated Gloria Olivae, St. Malachy reportedly predicted the final leader of the church as Petrus Romanus. That’s usually translated as Peter the Roman, or Peter of Italy.

St. Malachy said: 

Petrus Romanus, qui paſcet oues in multis tribulationibus: quibus tranſactis ciuitas ſepticollis diruetur, & Iudex tremẽdus iudicabit populum ſuum.

Here’s one translation:

In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Petrus Romanus, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End.

Some have interpreted this (possible) 112th Pope in the sequence as the antichrist or Satan.

A few have further insisted that he’d have a dark countenance.  (That expression can mean many things, including — but not necessarily — dark skin.)

Before the conclave, the leading candidates for Pope included Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, Cardinal Marc Ouelet of Canada, and Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria.  If the next Pope had been Peter Turkson or Odilo Pedro Scherer, that would have matched the Malachy prophecy, exactly.

Whether the dark or black reference in many last Pope prophecies (not necessarily St. Malachy’s) is true, we’re not certain.

Pope Francis is a Jesuit, and he’s been known for favoring the simple, black cassock of that order.

Is Pope Francis Petrus Romanus?  He fits that description in several ways.  Is this a signal that the end of the world is approaching?

Not necessarily.

Maybe it was a coincidence when Pope Francis used the phrase end of the world in his March 13th speech (2013)?

The Pope said, Sembra che i miei fratelli cardinali sono andati a prenderlo quasi alla fine del mondo.  (emphasis added)  It was quickly translated as, It seems the cardinals have gone to the end of the earth to pick me.  That may be true.  However, the "fine del