The Book of Heaven
—Unofficial Version—

January 16, 1923

The second general turmoil.

I felt very afflicted because of the privation of my sweet Jesus, and I thought to myself:  ‘Why does He not come?  Who knows where I offended Him, that He is hiding from me?’ And while I was thinking of this, and who knows how many other things, which it is not necessary to say here, my adorable Jesus moved in my interior, and clasping me tightly to His Most Holy Heart, with tender and compassionate voice, told me:  “My daughter, after so much time that I have been coming to you, you should have understood by yourself the reason of my hiding – though hidden not outside, but inside of you.”

Then, sighing, He added:  “Ah! it is the second general turmoil that the nations are preparing, and I will remain posted in you, and as though on the lookout, to see what they are doing.  I have done everything to dissuade them; I have given them light, grace; I called you in a special way during the past months, to make you suffer more, so that my Justice, finding an embankment in you and one more satisfaction in your pains, might let light and grace descend more freely into their minds, so as to dissuade them from this second turmoil.  But everything has been in vain; the more they united together, the more discords, hatreds and injustices they fomented, to the point of forcing the oppressed to take up arms to defend themselves.  And when it comes to defending the oppressed and justice, also natural, I must concur; more so, since the nations which appear to be victorious, succeeded on the basis of the most perfidious injustice.  They should have understood this by themselves, and been meeker toward the oppressed; on the contrary, they are more inexorable, wanting not only their humiliation, but also their destruction.  What perfidy! What perfidy, more than diabolical!  They are not yet satiated with blood.  How many poor peoples will perish!  I grieve, but the earth wants to be purged - more cities will be destroyed.  I too will claim many lives through the scourges I will send from Heaven; and while this happens, I will remain in you, as though posted, and on the lookout.”  And He seemed to be hiding more inside of me.

I felt immersed in a sea of bitterness because of this speaking of Jesus.  Then, afterwards, I felt surrounded by people who were praying, as well as my Celestial Mama who, extending Her hand into my interior, grabbed one arm of Jesus and pulled Him out, saying to Him:  “My Son, come into the midst of peoples - don’t You see into what a sea of storms they are about to plunge themselves, such that it will cost them a sea of blood?”  But as much as She pulled Him, Jesus did not want to come out.  And She, turning to me:  “Pray to Him very hard, that things may be milder.”  So I started praying, and now He would place His ear in mine, letting me hear the movements of peoples and the noise of the weapons; now He would show me various races of peoples uniting together – some, ready to wage wars, and some preparing themselves.  So, clinging tightly to my Jesus, I said to Him:  ‘Placate Yourself, my Love, placate Yourself - don’t You see how much confusion of peoples there is - how many turmoils?  If this is the preparation, what will it be in act?’  And Jesus:  “Ah! my daughter, they themselves are the ones who want this.  The perfidy of man wants to reach the excesses, and each one wants to draw the other into the abyss.  However, the union of different races will serve my glory later on.”