From the Book of Exodus    107 

sufferings of  the  Antichrist's reign and the punishment of the wicked that 

follows. 

Sacrifice to the L

ORD

 (Ex 8:25 32) 

     But Moses said, `It would not be right to do so; for we shall sacrifice to 

the L

ORD

 our God offerings abominable to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice 

offerings abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone 

us?'   (Ex 8:26). 

    Moses words foreshadow that future time, during the Church's great 

suffering, when the sacrifice of the Holy Mass and the Holy Eucharist will 

be an abomination in the eyes of many. People will be put to death for going 

to Mass. Few Masses will be held, and then only in secret, for fear of being 

put to death. 

The Plague on the Cattle (Ex 9:1 7) 

     And on the morrow the L

ORD

 did this thing; all the cattle of the 

Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the people of Israel not one died.  (Ex 

9:6). 

    Again, God gave a punishment to the Egyptians, but spared the Israelites. 

In the times described in Revelation, the children of God will be spared 

some punishments meant only for evildoers. God distinguishes between 

those who do good and those who do evil.   `Do not harm the earth or the 

sea or the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their 

foreheads.'   (Rev 7:3). Later in Revelation, we learn that those whom God 

has set apart with the seal will be spared certain sufferings (Rev 9:3 4). See 

how well the events of Exodus foretell future events for the Church and the 

world. 

The Plague of Boils (Ex 9:8 12) 

     So they took ashes from the kiln, and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses 

threw them toward heaven, and it became boils breaking out in sores on 

man and beast. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of 

the boils, for the boils were upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.  

(Ex 9:10 11). 

    The plague of boils was also only on the Egyptians, not the Israelites. The 

magicians of Egypt could neither duplicate this miraculous affliction, nor 

even prevent themselves from suffering it. Thus did God make clear that His 

power is over all and that the power of those sorcerers is weak and illusory.