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I would like to speak about the topic, the falseness of the so-called Book of Truth. The so-called Book of Truth is surely not an authentic prophecy. It is not recognized by the church and represents a huge deception, a trap into which many Catholics walked in their naivety. Many elements of its content, the manner of speaking, and the methods applied contradict sound, traditional Catholic teaching and the perennial sense and meaning of the Catholic Church.
The following are the common negative criteria that the Church gives us in judging presumed apparitions or prophecies. I quote, “There are manifest errors concerning the facts. Second, doctrinal errors attributed to God himself, or to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or to some saint in their manifestations. Taking into account, however, the possibility that the subject might have added, even unconsciously, purely human elements or some error of the natural order to an authentic supernatural Revelation.”
Then there is evidence of a search for profit or gain strictly connected to the fact, the next, gravely immoral acts committed by the subject or his or her followers when the fact occurred or in connection with it, and the last, psychological disorder or psychopathic tendencies in the subject that certainly influenced the presumed supernatural fact, or psychosis, collective hysteria, or other things of this kind.
These are the only possible criteria. I am not saying that all of them apply to the so-called Book of Truth, but these are the objective, possible criteria to judge. Inquiries must also be made about the alleged recipient of visions, as well as what virtues the person has. What was their general level before and after the alleged revelation? If a great advance in holiness is seen and it seems to have come from the revelation, there is a good probability for the Revelations. We can think of the Fatima children and how they progressed in holiness.
One must watch out for the work of Satan also. He may really promote good things for a while, provided that in the long run he gains some revelations and apparitions that seem to have good fruits, yet were later discovered as being evidently false. Saint Margaret Mary was told by the Lord, I quote, “Listen, my daughter, and do not lightly believe and trust every spirit, for Satan is angry and will try to deceive you. So do nothing without the approval of those who guide you. Being thus under the authority of obedience, the efforts of Satan against you will be in vain, for he has no power over the obedient soul.”
Humility is a major key. Satan has the greatest horror of humility, yet he can lead a person to a false humility. Pride shows in an independent spirit as to the church, to the superior, or to the spiritual director, in obstinacy, in opinions, in refusal to submit to examinations, even in anger. It also shows in desiring to publish the graces the person thinks he has received, which is not necessary. Humility leads to wanting to hide them, except in cases of real usefulness.
Is the information given by an alleged seer useful for the salvation of souls? If it is merely to satisfy curiosity, it is unlikely to be of divine origin. Some seeming seers act like mediums, giving information on diseases, on political events, and so on.
Some alleged seers are very clever in their observations and can work with little things. Also suspect are revelations that merely give truisms, statements that are obviously true and say nothing new or interesting.
An important question to ask is, “Is all in the messages and alleged revelations in accord with the dignity and gravity of divine majesty?” Some presumed revelations descend into vulgar speech. While Satan at times appears in repulsive shapes, he also takes on the appearance of an angel of light, and even of Christ Himself.
The signs of the Spirit of God are the following, it fits the teaching of the Church, it is serious, gives light to the soul, docility, discretion, modesty, no hardness, no exaggerations, humble thoughts, confidence in God, rightness of intention, patience in suffering, self-denial, sincerity, and simplicity in conduct, no attachments, not even to gifts and revelations. There is a great desire to imitate Christ in all things: gentleness, kindness, and humility. These are the signs of the Spirit of God.
The signs of the evil spirit are the spirit of falseness or a lie, the suggestion of useless things, curious things, impertinent things, restlessness in the soul, a bold, obstinate spirit, many indiscretions, pride, lack of hope, vanity, self-satisfaction, impatience, hypocrisy, pretense, attachment on earthly things, a false charity, including bitter zeal and indiscretion.
So, these are the objective criteria. I am not saying that all of these apply to the Book of Truth, but I am giving these as our criteria to judge so-called presumed revelations.
Now, specifically regarding the Book of Truth, it contains some true affirmations. Because of this, the Book of Truth seduces good-minded and simple Catholics, thereby causing still greater confusion among the good ones within the church of our day. This is precisely the tactic and strategy of the devil, who is the one who confuses. We must be sober and follow the admonitions of the apostles. I quote from the second letter of Peter 2:1, “False prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.” Then, in Titus 1:9, the apostle admonishes us that the faithful must always speak and follow sound doctrine. Our Lord warns us in the Gospel, “Beware of false prophets, and many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.” And Apostle John says, “Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” So, from the first letter of Saint John, Catholics should follow only those apparitions which are approved by the Church.
God gave us, for our difficult and confused time, all the necessary means. We still have the good old Catholic catechisms, the lives of the saints, the Holy Eucharist, and our Lady; she is the destroyer of all heresies. We have the powerful spiritual weapon, which is the prayer of the Rosary. God gave us for our time the special devotion to the Immaculate Heart through Our Lady of Fatima. The church will be renewed not through questionable, sensationalistic, and loquacious presumed prophecies like the Book of Truth, or through spiritual gurus and oracle speakers. The church will be renewed in our days of confusion through the sound, sane, solid, sober, and integral, traditional Catholic doctrine and spirituality, through the sacredness of the traditionally handed-over liturgy, through penance, acts of reparation, and through holiness of life.
Dear brothers and sisters, beware of false prophets. Do not believe in the Book of Truth. Beware of false prophets. God bless you.