01-15-2021, 01:38 AM
The Great Period of Peace
Once the chastisements have ended, the Great Monarch shall once more establish the Ancient Regime in France and the monarchies of Europe will be restored. Schisms and heresies will no longer exist. After the numerous miracles that will occur with the arrival of the Monarch and Angelic Pontiff, few will doubt which is the true faith. All Christians will convert to the Catholic Church, which shall be restored to its ancient traditions under the rule of the Angelic Pontiff. The earth will recover from the aftermath of the destruction and enter a period of great prosperity, the sciences will grow and be used properly for the benefit of humanity while harvests will be abundant. St. Hildegarde (1098-1179) says that during the great peace, citizens will be forbidden from carrying weapons, iron will only be used to make agricultural tools, the land will become exceedingly fruitful.147 We notice that Tolkien, obviously influenced by the prophecies concerning the Great Monarch, includes similar promises regarding times of plenty under Aragorn’s reign as Gandalf declares to Butterbur of Bree: “Then the Greenway will be opened again, and his messengers will come north, there will be comings and goings, and the evil things will be driven from the waste-lands. Indeed the waste in time will be waste no longer, and there will be people and fields where once there was wilderness.”148 We also find that King Aragorn reigns “six-score years in glory and bliss,”149 however, the Great Monarch of prophecy will be the last and will leave no heirs.
The Great Monarch will be a king after Christ’s own Heart and will truly care for his people and serve them as a virtuous Christian ruler should.+ He will not be pompous and proud, but meek and humble despite his mission as a soldier-king. John of Vatiguerro (13th century) says he will be so humble that he will travel as a barefoot pilgrim, yet will be a fearless soldier.150 St. Andrew of Salos (450-515 AD) declares the Great Monarch will be a man of charity and will win the hearts of everyone, helping the poor to become rich, bring an end to every war, refuse to take bribes, and will abolish taxes for twelve years.151 There will be no lawsuits in those days as everyone will live in charity, there will be no wrong-doers hurting others or dragging people into endless litigations.152 According to Brother John of the Cleft Rock (14th century) the Monarch will establish his capital in Constantinople, (currently Istanbul) the former capital of the Christian Emperors founded by Constantine.153
There is one detailed prophecy by St. Francis of Paola (1416-1507) that the Great Monarch will establish the last and greatest order of the Church. They shall be called the Cruciferi, or ‘Cross Bearers’ and will “proceed with arms, with prayer, and with hospitality.”154 The Great Monarch shall place the Cross on his standard and it will be the symbol of the new order. Apparently the new knights will play a major role during and after the chastisements and will be instrumental in establishing the Great Peace. Men of great virtue, knowledge, and also skilled in war, they will be organised into three groups and resemble the Crusader knights of old. The first group will consist of armed horsemen, the second priests and religious, the third nurses and healers. The Cruciferi Order will convert the Muslims and fallen Christians, and destroy or drive out heretics and tyrants that refuse to convert. St. Francis declares many wicked men will be eradicated at their hands and they will be the support of the Church both temporally and spiritually until the end of time, their reign will not end. Of the Great Monarch himself, St. Francis says he will be very holy and will be granted many spiritual gifts, including the discernment of souls. We discover Tolkien’s Aragorn possesses a similar gift for we read in Appendix A recounting his hidden days as a Ranger:
“ ... he passed out of the knowledge of Men of the West,
and went alone far into the East and deep into the South,
exploring the hearts of Men, both evil and good, and uncovering
the plots and devices of the servants of Sauron.
Thus he became at last the most hardy of living Men,
skilled in their crafts and their lore, and was yet more than they;
for he was elven-wise, and there was a light in his eyes that when
they were kindled few could endure.”155
147 Ibid. p. 524.
148 Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, p. 1030.
149 Ibid., Appendix A, p. 1099.+ And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they that have power over them, are called beneficent. But you not so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is the leader, as he that serveth. For which is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? Is it not he that sitteth at table? But I am in the midst of you, as he that serveth:” (Luke 22: 25-27)
150 Ibid. p. 527.
151 Ibid. p. 519.
152 Ibid.
153 Ibid. p. 528.
154 Ibid. p.530.
155 Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, p. 1097.