Faith Before Signs And Wonders ~ Full Catholic Video Lecture (RJMI, 2017)

This lecture defends the Catholic dogma that the Catholic faith must come before signs and wonders. Signs and wonders are apparent miracles, exorcisms (the casting out of devils from humans), apparitions, and fulfilled prophecies. Signs and wonders are either from God or from the Devil. Regarding demonic signs and wonders, St. Paul says, Antichrist’s “coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders.” (2 Thes. 2:9) And Jesus says, “For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.” (Mt. 24:24) Hence from mere appearances it is impossible to tell if a sign or wonder is from God or the Devil: “For such false apostles are deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ [good Catholics]. And no wonder, for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light.” (2 Cor. 11:13-14)

To know if a sign or wonder is from God or the Devil, one must examine the faith and morality of the sign or wonder-worker as well as the faith and morality of any messages produced by the sign or wonder. St. Paul says, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.” (Gal. 1:8) And Moses says, “If there rise in the midst of thee a prophet or one that saith he hath dreamed a dream, and he foretell a sign and a wonder, and that come to pass which he spoke, and he say to thee: Let us go and follow strange gods, which thou knowest not, and let us serve them: Thou shalt not hear the words of that prophet or dreamer; for the Lord your God trieth you, that it may appear whether you love him with all your heart, and with all your soul, or not.” (Deut. 13:1-3) That is why St. Paul says, “Try your own selves if you be in the faith; prove ye yourselves...unless perhaps you be reprobates?” (2 Cor. 13:5) And “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” (1 Thes. 5:21)

Hence do not be fooled by demonic signs and wonders done by self-professed non-Catholics and members of false religions. And, most importantly, do not be fooled by demonic signs and wonders done by nominal Catholics and bad Catholics, especially the anti-Church Fathers and anti-saints who appear as angels of light, as good Catholics.

This lecture shows nominal Catholics and a Buddhist levitating; incorrupt bodies of nominal Catholics, Russian Orthodox Schismatics, and Buddhists; demonic stigmatas (which I call “stinkmatas”) on New Agers and nominal Catholics, such as the apostate Padre Pio who denied the Salvation Dogma and was guilty of other sins against the faith; and demonic apparitions and false seers and their heretical, immoral, or otherwise erroneous messages posing as godly (Catholic) apparitions and messages, such as the demonic apparitions of LaSalette, Fatima, Garabandal, Bayside, and Medjugorje; and the demonic seers Hildegard von Bingen, Bridget of Sweden, Anne Catherine Emmerich, and Therese of Lisieux.

Beware also of the many good teachings and acts of these demonic sign and wonder-workers which may make you think they are holy and blessed. After all, many Protestants and Russian Orthodox Schismatics have many good and holy sounding teachings and produce holy music but are nevertheless very unholy. It only takes one heretical teaching or one mortally sinful immoral act for them to be in a state of damnation and lead astray all who follow their heretical teaching or immoral act. St. James says, “Whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.” (Ja. 2:10) And St. Paul says, “Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.” (Rom. 16:17)

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