To All Who Read this blog: Blessings, peace, and comfort in the arms of the blessed Eternal Divine be yours now and always, the One who is the Preserver of Souls, no matter what wars, tribulations, or amegeddons may take place among humans in the temporal realm on earth or in space. I am not a prophet of doom. This "prophecy" of a great war in 2014, if indeed is a true prophecy, is not from me, but from a relative. This relative has directly related to me what she received, and I am posting it, that should it come to pass, their is proof that some intuitive peoples can and do get glimpses or receive words for events yet to come in the future. Blogger records the date of the posting, which is December 7, 2013 which should suffice as proof. I testify that the following is what I heard directly from my relative: My relative was sitting in church on a Sunday morning, having arrived some minutes before the worship service started. Suddenly, she so clearly heard an invisible voice speak to her, and say, "The great war will be in 2014." That is all the voice said. That is all she heard. To her, it was stark and made such an impact that there is not a day that goes by that she does not think about it, and what she can do, if anything, to prepare for it. This took place sometime before the end of 2012. She also had the courage to meet with the pastor in his office sometime later on a weekday to give him this "word," call it a "vision," if you will, although it is not really a vision. And one should be reserved in calling it a "prophecy," since at this point, it is not confirmed to be true or from God. But she believes it must have been from God. Because the year of 2014 is now close at our door, it is now a matter of about 1 year as to whether this will be true or not. In conclusion, as I said above, I am posting this account, calling it the "Great War of 2014," as the voice had said according to the relative, in order to document in advance, ahead of time, before the prospective event, that others will know that God is still alive, and by His Holy Spirit can communicate to His children, not only through biblical Scripture and sacraments, but even in unorthodox ways like direct voices, if this was from God, for God is God, and God can move and work as He chooses, all through His perfect understanding, patience, mercy, love, and grace. As a theologian, this voice's word,of course, leads to other questions. For example, if it was from God, why did God communicate it to this vessel who is a common retire in no position of influence, not a writer, speaker, or minister? And what would be the purpose of the Divine giving this message? Is it to broadcast to the world, or is it a case of a private revelation, or somewhere in between? Many of us are cognizant of our responsibilities, much more so when we get some earth-shaking revelation such as this. Whether we are secular or religious, we do not want to cause any panics and certainly not set up some self-fulfilling prophecy. Neither my relative nor myself believes this message was intended to be broadcast or broadly published. While this blog post technically "publishes" it, I am not sharing it through social media nor even directing anyone to this blog to read, unless/until after this event may take place. Then I will simply point out to those remaining that God still speaks in the world today. Sense there is certainly no purpose here in creating any panic or instability in the world, I do not need to take responsibility for any such thing because this blog is not intended to be shared beforehand. In these days we live, and in this world in which there is always some good and some evil, some peace and some conflict, let us ever keep our souls, spirits, hearts, and minds on God through faith, and be open to hear the Blessed Eternal One guide us in these days, who loves us much. Blessings and peace be to you always. Brother Mark