BD.8815
June 19, 1964

THE ARRIVAL OF THE FORERUNNER

I shall also clarify this question, as it is essential that you, who are receiving My Word, do not fall into error, for there are many who believe to be the long awaited forerunner who will announce My coming. But I keep telling you that he will come at the time of the antichrist, that his appearance will coincide with that of the former, and that you will then also recognize him. He will not be there for long and will appear when people need him most, when they need comfort and strength. Thus you may expect him only when the final phase has commenced - when the natural catastrophes have ended - when a ruler has seated himself on the throne whom you will clearly recognize as the antichrist and who will cause the religious conflict to commence.

Then also, that messenger will appear and testify to Me and My Kingdom. But do not think he has already appeared; he is not yet sure of himself and his mission. However, when he does appear, everyone will recognize him by the power of his voice and speech. He will not seek to be recognized as the voice of one crying in the wilderness - however, that he will be - and he shall speak, inspired by the spirit within him, for his desire to testify Me, to announce My coming and convert men will be so great that he will not use any discretion, but speak up surrounded by enemies who seek to make attempts on his life.

But keep in mind that the time of the end has not yet come, that there is still time to speak freely which, however, will soon change when My intervention has occurred, when the suffering of mankind has become so great that One will offer to help. Then his time will have come, for he is the last of the prophets and whoever listens to him all gain considerable strength.

You have been told repeatedly that he will be an unpretentious person, whose power of speech will remain unknown to you as long as he lives his humble life. But suddenly there will be a breakthrough in him, he will recognize his mission and become a mighty orator for God, who will proclaim My Name in all the world and not be afraid to fight for My Name. He will point to Me as the Savior of mankind and fight for Me and My Kingdom. And you will recognize him by his recognition of Me as the Word that became flesh, by his clearly pointing to the fact that I became a man in JESUS CHRIST and that he does not see any difference between Me and Jesus and accepts Jesus as GOD.

And his words will fully agree with the doctrine I conveyed to you from above. That is the proof that he is John the Baptist, the voice of one crying in the wilderness - My forerunner who has returned to announce Me, who shall follow soon after to fetch My own when their souls are in extreme distress.

Time and time again there will be men who imagine being the embodiment of John. I will keep enlightening them and telling them that he will make himself known to them in an unusual way, and that he is not to be sought in the ranks of those who feel themselves called. He will appear where you will least suspect him. And this shall suffice you, who are awaiting him prematurely, for the time has not yet come. However, it will not be long now, and then everything will happen in a quick succession, for there is not a long life ahead of him. He will pay for his work on earth with death as is proclaimed verbally and in the Scriptures.

AMEN