‘Judgment Day’ May Be Closer Than We Think, According to a 900-Year-Old Vatican Prophecy

A chilling ancient text discovered in the Vatican archives reportedly predicts the exact year the so-called ‘Day of Judgment’ will occur.The book, titled Prophecy of the Popes, was written by the Irish bishop Saint Malachy in the 12th century. It details a sequence of popes, beginning with Celestine II in 1143 and continuing through to the current pontiff, Pope Francis, making some startling predictions along the way.

                                                           The book appears to end with Pope Francis

The Chilling Prophecy That Foretells the End of Days

The prophecy, uncovered in 1590, contains 112 short Latin descriptions identifying each pope.Eerily, it also suggests a rough date for when Jesus is expected to return to Earth to judge humanity—deciding who will ascend to heaven and who will be condemned to the fiery depths of hell.Some Christians believe this event, often referred to as the Final Judgment or Doomsday, will mark the end of the world as we know it, with every human standing before God to learn their fate. According to Saint Malachy, this momentous event is set to occur in just two years—2027—though he did not specify an exact date.The final passage of his book ominously reads: “In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End,” reports the Daily Star.Some have interpreted this to mean that a figure named Peter will succeed Pope Francis, 88, who is currently facing ongoing health struggles after suffering from acute respiratory failure.

                                                           Pope Benedict XVI was also amongst the list of predictions

Saint Malachy’s Prophecies: Fact or Fiction?

Saint Malachy is said to have written the book after claiming to receive a vision during a trip to Rome in 1139.Some of his prophecies appear to have come true, such as his description of Pope John XXII (1316–1334). The seer wrote “de sutore ossed,” meaning “from the bony shoemaker,” according to Catholic.com. This seemingly aligned with John XXII, who was not only the son of a shoemaker but whose family name, Ossa, translates to bone.Another passage, “lilium et rosa,” appeared to match Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644), whose family coat of arms featured lilies and roses.One of the eeriest predictions was “De labore Solis,” meaning “eclipse of the sun.” Pope John Paul II, who served from 1978 to 2005, was born during a solar eclipse in the 1920s.Malachy also reportedly foresaw the 111th pope, referring to him as “Gloria Olivae,” or “Glory to the Olive.” Interestingly, the Order of Saint Benedict is also known as the Olivetans, leading many in the Catholic Church to believe the prophecy was fulfilled with Pope Benedict XVI, who reigned from 2005 to 2013.However, some scholars dispute the origins of Malachy’s texts, noting that the descriptions become increasingly vague from the 16th century onward—coincidentally, around the time the book was “discovered” in the Roman Archives.While the Catholic Church acknowledges that some of Malachy’s predictions have seemingly come true, it also points out that “there have been many more misses.”Modern scholars argue that the book is nothing more than a forgery created for political purposes.I guess we’ll find out soon enough…