12    The Bible and the Future of the World 

Jesus told the Twelve that they would sit on 12 thrones to judge the 12 tribes 

of Israel, meaning the 12 parts of the Church (Luke 22:28 30). 

    Some misguided persons have wrongly claimed that the miracle of the 

loaves and fish happened only once. They claim that God's Holy Scriptures 

contain two disagreeing descriptions of one event. They are badly mistaken. 

God did not put anything false or erroneous in His Holy Infallible Bible. To 

claim otherwise shows a serious lack of faith and understanding. To teach 

such false doctrine is a serious offense against God. The truth is that Jesus 

made this miracle happen twice. 

    The miracle of the 7 loaves is described in Matthew and Mark. But the 

miracle of the 5 loaves and 2 fish is described in all four Gospels. Therefore, 

the miracle of the 5 loaves and 2 fish signifies a more important time period 

and more significant events in the Church. 

    Notice that this miracle of the 5 loaves and 2 fish occurs in the evening, as 

darkness sets in (Mt 14:15). The darkness represents a time when evil rules 

much of the world; a dark time for the Church. The miracle of the 7 loaves 

represents a less difficult time for the Church in the world, because that 

miracle clearly takes place during daylight (Mt 14:23).  

    The 5 loaves and the 2 fish represent the seven parts of the Church. This 

seven part structure for the Church comes out of the time referred to by the 

miracle of the 7 loaves (the early 2020's). That time  period forms one 

Church with seven parts. I think that the two parts represented by the two 

fish come from the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church and from the Eastern 

Churches (including the Eastern Rite of the Catholic Church). And the five 

parts represented by the five loaves come from the Protestant Churches. 

Together these will form the seven parts of one Church, united in faith and 

leadership. 

    It is clear that two parts of the Church's structure are distinguished from 

the other five parts. That is why there are two fish and five loaves instead of 

seven loaves only. This distinction might not have been clear at the end of 

the first period of time (21st century  A.D.), but is clear at this time (about 

the 24th  century  A.D.). Whether this distinction represents a degree of 

disunity, or merely a difference in roles within unity, is not clear to me. 

    The disciples tell Jesus that they don't have enough food to feed the 

multitude. The Church will be small and poor and weak during those dark 

years and some faithful disciples will doubt the Church has the resources to 

help the huge multitude of sinners and unbelievers in the world. Yet with 

Jesus' help, it shall be done. The Church will bring many great sinners to 

great repentance. 

    At the end of the miracle of the 5 loaves and 2 fish, there are 12 baskets 

full of left over pieces. Thus, at the beginning of this period of time the