THE END OF THE PRESENT WORLD

The great Carmelite saint, Therese of Lisieux, was inspired by this book that it impelled her to enter the religious life. She says in her autobiography, “reading this book was one of the greatest graces of my life. the impression I received from it is too sweet to express. all the great truths of religion and the mysteries of eternity plunged into my soul a happiness not of this earth.”

This book was completed in 1881 by an aged French priest.   This version is the first English translation. In the book, Fr. Arminjon states that “the end of the world, Christ says, will come when the human race, sunk in the depths of indifference, is far from thinking about punishment and justice. It will be as in the days of Noah, when men lived without a care, built luxurious homes, and mocked Noah as he built his ark. civilisation will be at its zenith, markets overflowing with money, and stocks will never have been higher.

Mankind, wallowing in unprecedented material prosperity, will have ceased to hope for Heaven. crudely attached to pleasures, man will say, my soul, have goods to last for many years. eat, drink and be merry.” Fr. Arminjon insists that we “steer clear of every perilous opinion and make no assertion that is not justified by tradition and the doctrine of the fathers.”

The book shows the readers the darkness ahead as well as how Jesus will fill that darkness with light.