FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY

 

FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY is on the Sunday after Easter Sunday.

"The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on that day, shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet."

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - I ONLY WANT TO SAY

GETHSEMANE (I Only Want To Say)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

These are the two most resounding lines from the chorus of the popular song taken from the movie Jesus Christ Superstar, “Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ. Who are you, what have you sacrificed?” As the finale song of the movie/rock opera is sung; the viewers are left with this very intriguing question as to the importance of the Man and His Mission.

To my mind, the clear answer to this perplexing issue raised by the chorus is obvious, that Jesus had sacrificed His Humanity to the point of death to proclaim His Divinity (His Resurrection). This is the central theme of the movie/rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, where men are unable to accept His Human/Divine status, when Jesus declares that He truly is the Son of God.

The movie had its initial screening in 1973 as Jesus Christ Superstar the movie. Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in Broadway and at London's West End, this entirely new and re-conceptualized musical production was recorded in video as Jesus Christ Superstar 2012; a rock opera concert tour performed live at the London Arena in 2012 where it was, well received and acclaimed by appreciative audiences.

Timothy Rice was the brilliant lyricist who wrote the Scripture based lyrics focusing on the final years of Jesus’ Mission before His Passion and Death, while the entire musical arrangements were magnificently composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber who had originally intended it to be a rock musical play.

In the movie adaptation, the location setting being typically conservative was filmed in expansive deserts and mountainous terrains to project a realistic feel indicative of the times of the Passion. The costumes and hairstyles of the cast were also reminiscent of 1973 when the hippie culture was the popular trend of that generation.

In the rock opera live version, an updated 2012 look was presented with the glamorous cast dressed in elegant costumes such as designer jackets, suits, overcoats, heavily accessorized with trendy communication gadgets. Also the presence of a massive video screen as background wall was efficiently utilized to project visual settings appropriate to relevant events; being alternately useful to highlight the more important scenes from the performers.

In the movie screenplay, Ted Neely was cast to portray as Jesus Christ, Carl Andersen as Judas Iscariot and Yvonne Elliman, who was personally chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber for the role of Mary Magdalene. The 2012 rock opera version presented for its performing ensemble; Ben Forster as Jesus Christ, Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot and Melanie Chisholm as Mary Magdalene. 

Interestingly, Ben Forster was a show finalist, appropriately chosen by the viewing British public from the ITV primetime program Superstar; a reality based talent-search competition TV show launched by Andrew Lloyd Webber on May 16, 2012 in his quest to find the best artist to play the lead role in his forthcoming Superstar Live Arena Tour.

Since its initial live presentation as a London stage play in 1972, Jesus Christ Superstar celebrates 40 years of successful theater performances. The movie adaptation as directed by Norman Jewison was subsequently released in cinemas worldwide for viewing appreciation of international audiences. Fortunately, 40 years thereafter, both opera/movie masterpieces are available in standard and high-definition Blu-ray digital video format for video enthusiasts. 

The final years of Jesus Christ as its central theme is magnificently portrayed by the powerhouse cast with stunning performances; further enhanced with definitive melodious pop-rock musical arrangements. Inspirational lyrics are brilliantly interspersed with powerful melodies, such that the harmonious messages are effectively reinforced upon the viewers with repetitive choruses.
 
Undeniably, the opera version is quite difficult to execute as there are no re-takes and the musical accompaniment is performed live with precision by a full ensemble orchestra. New technological advancements have also greatly contributed to the enhancement of the soundtrack's superb multi-channel digital audio. With the utilization of digital video equipment, the visual presentation is finely detailed in high definition clarity, a welcome eyesight candy.

Jesus Christ Superstar is the story of the humanity of Jesus Christ. It portrays the human side of Jesus as he experiences the different facets of human emotions of love, fear, anger, hurts, doubts, frustrations, and abandonment. This human aspect of Jesus is portrayed in the play from the point of view of the closest people around him.

Judas Iscariot in his self-proclaimed status as the right-hand man of Jesus offers him unsolicited advice on how He should go about with His Mission. The ever supportive Mary Magdalene explores her undeclared love for Jesus singing, “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” in which she professes her human inability to comprehend and express the proper and reverent way to love the Divine Jesus.

And the reluctant Pontius Pilate who demonstrates his apprehension to sentence the innocent Jesus to death by crucifixion; exploring other possible ways to reduce His sentence by having him flogged 39 times. Ultimately not receiving a defining response from Jesus finally forces Pilate to give in to the clamor and approves the death sentence with his regretful chorus, “Die if you want to, you innocent puppet.”  

Jesus Christ Superstar is about the humanity of the Son of God who typifies any other human mortal experiencing doubts and uncertainties in the trials of life. The lyrics of Tim Rice and the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber rightfully portrays the human side of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane scene where Jesus dares to ask God for enlightenment and questions why He should die and if it is possible for Him not to drink the cup of poison.  

The Gethsemane portion was the most intense and passionate part of the musical. It expresses the magnanimity of the Divine Love of God for all of mankind; who despite the petition of Jesus to withdraw the cup of suffering; didn’t withheld His very own Son from mortal death for our sake.

In the 1973 movie, this particular line where Jesus expresses, “God, Thy Will is hard, But you hold every card.” was craftily substituted in the live opera version with “God, Thy Will be done, Take Your only Son”. And as Jesus sings His troubled Heart out to the Father, he concludes it with a willful resignation of an obedient Son by declaring, “Take me now, before I change my mind.”

Simon in his overwhelming devotion to Jesus the Superstar, as their newly proclaimed political Messiah declares, “You’ll get the power and the glory, forever and ever.” Surprisingly, Jesus downplays His Superstar status in response to Simon and the crowds with this perplexing chorus, “While you live, your troubles are many, poor Jerusalem. To conquer death, you only have to die, you only have to die.” Jesus emphasizes that human death is inevitably a necessary phase for His transition from humanity to full Divinity.

Another interesting portion of the musical was the intimate appeal of His followers for Jesus to reconsider His decision from proceeding with His Passion as Mary Magdalene and Peter the Apostle leading the chorus, “I think you’ve made your point now. You’ve even gone a bit too far, to get the message home. Before it gets too frightening, we ought to call a halt. So could we start again please?”

In retrospect, this song “Could we start again please?” is also an intimate invitation for the viewers to reconsider reconciliation and avail of the Sacrament of Confession, where we are reconciled with Jesus and are given a new start for a new life with Him. The ultimate reward of His Sacrifice is our Redemption, and the very reason why Jesus lovingly offered Himself to God the Father, in atonement for our sins.

So there it is, the very act of His Supreme Sacrifice is what makes Jesus Christ a true Superstar, the Name that is above all name.  Jesus willingly sacrifices Himself, His Life, His Humanity to proclaim His Divinity triumphantly. By His death, he has conquered death with His Resurrection and His Divinity is gloriously proclaimed and reaffirmed by God who decrees that from henceforth all authority in heaven and on earth is given to His beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

“Jesus Christ, Superstar, Son of God, you truly are. You have the power and the glory, forever and ever, Amen.”

JESUS OF NAZARETH - THE FULL VIDEO PRESENTATION

 

JESUS OF NAZARETH - Full Length Movie

In the entire history of mankind, there has never been a more controversial, admired and most talked about person other than Jesus Christ. So much has been written about this revered Holy Man who is so misunderstood despite the fact that He willingly offered His very own life on the Cross as a supreme sacrifice so that all of mankind may be saved.

For those who prefer watching movies rather than reading the Bible, I highly recommend that you see this great classic film in its entirety; as it will surely change your perspective of Jesus Christ. It has touched and inspired many of my friends including skeptics who have seen this movie many times over.

What better way to reflect on a meaningful Lenten season than to understand and appreciate this Holy Man as the only Son of God who had conquered death through His Resurrection.

In a person's lifetime, JESUS OF NAZARETH is one must see great movie on DVD, I enthusiastically encourage everyone to watch. The entire movie consists of a two (2) discs DVD with Disc 1 focusing on the origin and birth of Jesus and Disc 2 detailing His life, work, teachings and suffering. 

While each Disc is about three hours in viewing duration; but under the artistic masterpiece and superb direction of the multi-awarded Film Director Franco Zeffirelli; the entire story was so engrossing in its realistic presentation that the viewer intensely enjoys uninterrupted viewing; hardly noticing the duration time has passed by.

It was originally presented by Sir Lew Grade and produced by Franco Zeffirelli Productions in 1977 as a television mini-series televised as continuing episodes with a total running time of 6 Hours and 22 Minutes.

The powerhouse award winning casts boast of Hollywood's greatest actors during their production time which had included Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Valentina Cortese, James Farentino, James Earl Jones, Stacey Keach, Tony Lo Bianco, James Mason, Ian McShane, Sir Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasance, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Fernando Rey, Rod Steiger, Peter Ustinov, Michael York, and Olivia Hussey as the Blessed Mother Mary.

This magnificent classic is the greatest Jesus movie of all time and what never ceases to amaze me is the par excellance performance of Robert Powell as Jesus Christ. He actually looks and talks like Jesus.

Even Director Zeffirelli was so impressed at his outstanding performance; he noted that Robert Powell never blinked his eyes even in the delivery of his long parts, which to him was the mark of a great actor as it was the first time he has witnessed such.

The following review is an excerpt of my movie review of Jesus of Nazareth as featured in Amazon.com:

No doubt about it, this for me is the greatest film on the life and story of Jesus Christ. While the Passion of The Christ centers on the actual suffering and was graphically vivid for the excruciating pain our sins have inflicted on Jesus, the movie Jesus Of Nazareth focuses more on his teachings and the impact of His earthly presence among those who have come into actual contact with Jesus.

This timeless masterpiece is a creatively brilliant humanist portrayal of the divine virtues of Faith, Hope, Love and Humility as Jesus teaches us to emulate.

In various scenes within the movie, Jesus emphasizes the fact that "All who were fortunate enough to see what others dreamed to see and to hear what others longed to hear" refer to the fortunate crowd who have actually witnessed the teachings of Jesus in the flesh as compared to those who only read in the Holy Scriptures about the coming of the Messiah.

But the greatest irony of all was those who were indeed fortunate enough to witness Him in the flesh were even the ones who rejected His Holy Presence even questioning the selfless purpose of His foretold Divine Mission, were the very same religious leaders entrusted to preach the Scriptures.

Well fortunately for us all, Jesus of Nazareth is now on video and although I've probably seen this over a dozen times; it never ceases to amaze me that I always get a different perspective of spiritual enlightenment and contemplative appreciation of the same impressionable scenes every time I watch it during Lenten Season and Christmas.

Now as a video viewer, you have two choices. You can either embrace and come to love the film as strong as your faith in Jesus or you can reject it by pressing the eject button and stow the discs away in its protective jewel box.

Either way, it's worth one complete viewing which guarantees not only five star entertainment but an all star casts entertainment. This spectacular masterpiece film is always great no matter how many times one watches it; since the story is about the life of the greatest superstar of all time who ever walked the earth, none other than Jesus of Nazareth.

WHEN YOU HAVE SOLD YOUR SOUL, WILLINGLY TO SATAN, HE WILL NOT LET YOU GO FREE

 

"MY PATIENCE IS ALL ENDURING AND I WILL SAVE EVERY

SINGLE PERSON WHO CALLS ON MY MERCY, IRRESPECTIVE

OF THE GRAVITY OF THEIR SINS."   

My dearly beloved daughter, for every stern Message I give to all of God’s children always remember that My Love is ever Merciful.

My patience is all enduring and I will save every single person who calls on My Mercy, irrespective of the gravity of their sins.

How I yearn to free all from the grasp of the deceiver who tightens his hold on every soul he has seduced, so that many are powerless against his strength.

Let no man fail to understand this. When you have sold your soul, willingly, to Satan, he will not let you go free. Only I can set you free.

When those souls, who are lost to Me because of the sinful lives they lead, try to change their ways, they too, will struggle against the beast. For this is a beast who is aggrieved and he is vicious.

For many, even those who are devoted to Me, their Jesus, he will become like a thorn in their side from time to time. Nothing will satisfy him until you yield to his temptation, which differs from person to person.

Because every single one of you is a sinner, and will continue to be one until you are cleansed of sin, accept sin as a fact, but fight it.

To those of you who know Me intimately, you know that you can trust in My Mercy, always.

You know the importance of keeping in daily communication with Me. This can be as simple as chatting to Me during your working day. This is a perfect time to offer little sacrifices to Me.

If someone hurts you, offer this trial to Me so that I can save souls because of it.

If you are disturbed about the struggles you face, which you have no control over, you must allow Me to take your burden away.

Many people work long hard hours both inside of and outside of the home. All I ask is for you to turn to Me in your thoughts when you need support and help, for I will answer your prayer.

Never make the error by thinking that you can only communicate with Me during your time in Church, or before and after receiving the Holy Sacraments. I am there at every moment of the day. I respond to every request, if it is according to My Holy Will.

My beloved disciples, you are all God’s children. I unite you, nation with nation, so that I can bring peace and unity amongst the chaos, which will come.

Let Me bring you into My Holy Family and you will be strengthened.  Then you will rise and surge forward, renewed and with a new lease, to lead My army, which has not yet been formed in many countries.

Keep loyal to My instruction.

Please spread the Seal of the Living God everywhere. It must not be sold. It must be available for everyone. Pass copies to all those who need to be protected.

The division between the loyal followers, those who accept My Father’s Book, the Most Holy Bible, and those who want to change the Truth, is about to become wider.

One half will not deviate from the Truth.

The other halve will twist the Truth.

They will do this to suit their own political and personal motivations, which will be hidden behind a couched language.

The Truth will soon be declared to be a lie and God will be accorded the blame.

They will disrespectfully declare that the laws laid down by My Holy Vicar are old fashioned and do not suit modern society.

Every cunning argument will be in direct conflict with the Laws of God, which amount to this.

These people want to introduce laws, which legalise sin. They do not love God. They say that they do, and many of those who promote such laws are atheists, but do not reveal their true beliefs.

Many of their plans include the banning of Christian laws.

On the one hand, they tolerate the laws, which allow women to abort children because of lifestyle choices. They use the arguments of choice, but this choice applies to the needs of the mother not the child.

Many women will be tormented after they destroy life in this way. Many will feel a sense of loss because they will know in their hearts that the life that they destroyed was created by God.

Every powerful and convincing argument will be made to bring about the legislation of abortion. Every trick, used to garner support, which amounts to abortion being introduced for all.

For this sin, I will tear down their countries.

The sin of abortion causes My Father great pain and He will not allow this to continue.

The nations, which constantly try to make it available to more women and who promote it as being a good thing, will be taken out and dealt a punishment from which there can be no recovery.

They will be guilty of the sin of murder and will be one of the first groups who will suffer pain during The Warning.

God will not allow you to touch the lives He created.

His punishment will be meted out upon you in the form of earthquakes and many nations will continue to receive punishment after punishment until the day of the Lord.

Abortion and murder will be the two sins for which My Father will cast down a severe chastisement upon the world.

Sin, My disciples, is something like a stain, which blights your souls every day. But when you are in a state of grace, that sin diminishes. The more you receive the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confession, the greater the graces you receive.

To those of you who attend daily Mass, very special graces are given to you. 

For you, My devout followers will be passed through the Gates of My Paradise quickly.

Go now and spend a little more time with Me. Chat to Me. I like light chatter and it brings Me closer to you. I yearn for you. I yearn for the intimacy I crave, so I can bring you closer to Me.

You can build a wonderful relationship with Me simply by becoming a friend first. Then our love will build until such time that your heart will burst with love for Me and Mine for you.

It is not complicated, to begin a new fresh beginning, to prepare for My Kingdom. Start now. Call on Me.

If you love Me, you will soon trust in Me and this will lead you towards the cleansing of your soul. You will be happier, at peace, and nothing of the outside world will mean anything, except for the pain of sin, which you will witness.

I am right here. I am waiting for you. I want mankind to be able to get to know Me properly.

I love you.

Your Jesus

YOU, MY DISCIPLES, ARE UNDER MY DIRECTION.

 

"THEY HAVE ONE PURPOSE ONLY AND THAT IS TO SAVE 

THE SOULS OF EVERYONE. THIS IS MY GREATEST DESIRE."

My dearly beloved daughter, you must gather together and search out those souls who are ignorant of the Truth.

Hold out your arms. Beckon them to listen to the Truth. Their lives and their souls may be lost, unless you help them to come to Me.

The Crusade, the Mission of the remnant Church on earth, will be just as challenging as those in the Middle Ages. It will not involve physical warfare, when an army fights a combat in normal war.

The war will be a spiritual one, although some wars will be a trigger, for millions of prayer groups setting up to dilute the power of the Anti-Christ.

These prayers were written in Heaven and promise extraordinary Graces.

They have one purpose only and that is to save the souls of everyone; every child; every creed; each sex; every religious denomination and atheists. This is My greatest desire.

You, My disciples, are under My direction. The Graces I pour over you are already bearing fruit. Soon the powers I will give, through the Graces of the Crusade Prayers, will draw thousands of new souls.

How, you may think, can a small prayer group achieve such conversions? The answer is simple. It is because you are protected by My Father, and guided by Me directly, that you will succeed. You cannot fail. While you will experience many distractions and rows, as well as inner fighting, which is to be expected in this work, I will be at your side always.

Remember we are now preparing for the fallout of My poor sacred servants, which will be as a result of the coming schism, which is to erupt in the Christian Churches.

So, while the remnant army will be led by priests and other Christian clergy, many will be lay servants, as this will be a time where there will be a shortage of priests.

You, My disciples, will need to gather and store Communion Hosts for they will be difficult to access. Those amongst you, who are Roman Catholics, will need to hold Masses in refuges or Churches of safety.

A mission, similar to the German Nazi persecution where the Jews were hunted down, will be created to root out so called traitors of the New World Church, which you will be told is for all religions.

You will be accused of defiling the Mass, and their newly formed presentation of Mass, where I will not be present in the Holy Eucharist, for this will be an abomination in My Father’s Eyes.

My Body and Blood will be present in the Masses held in those centers and refuges where you pledge allegiance to the Transubstantiation to render the Sacrament of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be authentic and accepted by My Father.

I will continue to instruct you as you continue to set up the Jesus to Mankind Prayer Groups around the world.

Many are already being formed every day. I thank those who have followed My instructions and show obedience.

Be at peace. You must be more confident. Leave fear aside as it is not from Me. We are now growing and spreading to every corner of the earth. Soon all will follow and when that happens, the prayers will change the world through conversion.

I love you all. I am thankful and touched that you immediately responded to Me through this important Mission, the biggest orchestrated in order to bring all sinners home to the Father and safe from the influence and temptations of the beast.

Your Jesus


As posted on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 10:00 PM from this Source Site:

http://www.thewarningsecondcoming.com/roman-catholics-will-need-to-hold-masses-in-refuges-or-churches-of-safety/

IT IS TIME FOR MANKIND TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE WORLD

"YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN 

THE UGLINESS OF SIN AND THAT OF THE PURITY, 

WHICH IS REQUIRED TO ENTER MY GLORIOUS KINGDOM."

My dearly beloved daughter, all the world will feel the changes, as every country will experience a stillness and a sense of anticipation, yet many will not understand why this is happening.

Life will change and, for those who trust in Me, you will have much to look forward to in the future.

Think of the world as if it is a living person suffering from a terrible illness. He must suffer, feel pain, and endure the period during which the disease is treated by his doctor.

Many people respond to treatment quickly. Others more slowly. Others not at all. Some patients have hope and accept that their body will have to endure a sometimes-painful treatment before he will feel well and healthy again.

The world is suffering from an infestation caused by the influence of Satan where he, and his demons, coax, tempt and convince God’s children that sin does not exist.

They plunge from one crisis of the spirit to the next. How they displease My beloved Father. How much pain they will have to endure before they can live life the way in which the Laws of God dictate.

Once this illness, however, is treated and after the pain has gone, much of humanity will be cleansed and will then be ready for the long awaited Era of Peace. 

The Era of Peace, promised to all those who follow God’s Teachings, will await those who have redeemed themselves before My Eyes.

Each of you will be shown the Truth. Then you will be able to distinguish between the ugliness of sin and that of the purity, which is required to enter My Glorious Kingdom.
 
When each person has been shown the Truth, none of them will doubt it, but not all will embrace it. 

It is time for mankind to see what has happened to the world because of greed, selfishness and a love of self. No regard is paid to the welfare of those who are unfortunate in life. There is little regard for human life anymore.

You must drop your arrogance, for if you don’t you will be stripped of all that you possess.

The various leaders in different nations will soon join ranks and prepare to destroy Christianity throughout the world. 

Because of this, the bowls of fire and lightning will be poured out over the world to punish the wicked.

You must understand, however, that much of the chastisements planned by My Father have been mitigated because of your prayers.

Keep strong. Continue with My Crusade Prayers and never give up hope.

Your Jesus


As posted on November 7, 2012 at 09:29 PM from this Source Site:


http://www.thewarningsecondcoming.com/much-of-humanity-will-be-cleansed-and-will-then-be-ready-for-the-long-awaited-era-of-peace/

ALL WILL BEFALL THE EARTH AS THE BATTLE COMMENCES, AS FORETOLD

 "ALL THESE THINGS MUST COME TO PASS, STORMS, WARS, 
 FAMINES AND DICTATORSHIPS WILL BEFALL THE EARTH   
AS THE BATTLE COMMENCES, AS FORETOLD."

My dearest daughter, the hierarchy of all the angels in Heaven gather at the four corners of the earth at this time. They prepare now for the onslaught of chastisements, which will be unleashed on humanity.

All these things must come to pass – storms, wars, famine and dictatorships – will befall the earth as the battle commences, as foretold.

The earth will shake in the four corners of the globe and many will be shocked, for they will not have seen such turmoil unfold before them.

You, My children, are in the end times and the period which lies ahead will be difficult. Those of you who are loyal to Me and who place all their trust in Me will withstand these upheavals.

Much change will now erupt in the world and for those of you who know the Truth be thankful. You will realize that, while it will mean the end of the times you have known up to now, it will also be the time, as foretold, to herald a new beginning. A fresh start.  A New Paradise on earth.

This will mean freedom, children. You will be taken swiftly into My Arms to await the new dwelling I have carefully created for all of you.

The times will be hard to bear for many, but only those who accept the Truth will persevere and prosper, for they will be protected.

My Seal must be shared. My Love must be made known to every child of Mine, of every religion, creed and especially, to those who do not know Me, as well as those who reject My Existence.

I prepare My army in the Heavens, just as I prepare My army on earth.

Together, we will fight the wickedness, which is about to be introduced by every nation upon their helpless people.

If you stand up and refuse to accept the Mark of the Beast, I will protect you.

Centers, organized by My prophets over the years, will spring up, each like an oasis in the desert. Here you will be able to pledge your allegiance to Me, your Father. Here you can gather to pray for the souls of those who will be lost under the power of the antichrist.

Pray, pray, pray. Your time has been assigned and the Second Coming of My Son will take place soon.

Only I, your beloved Father, know of this date. Even My precious Son, Jesus Christ, is not aware of it. But know this.

While you are being prepared through this, and other Missions, that it will be announced suddenly, when it will be too late for many to turn. Instead they will run away.

Be strong, My children. My plan is to destroy the beast and save every one of My children. Your prayers can help Me salvage each precious soul.

God the Most High


As posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:45 PM from this Source Site:
 
http://www.thewarningsecondcoming.com/god-the-father-the-hierarchy-of-all-the-angels-in-heaven-gather-at-the-four-corners-of-the-earth-at-this-time/