134    The Bible and the Future of the World 

    The process of conversion, which results in the unity of all Christians in 

one Church, takes place over many years. First there will be an increase in 

holiness among all faithful Christians, Catholic and Protestant. Then there 

will be many changes in society, including war and much suffering. 

Conversion often occurs in the midst of great suffering, as in this case. 

    The years preceding the 2000th anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus 

(A.D. 2019) will be a time of spiritual renewal and great graces from God. 

Many sinners will repent and be converted. 

    The Protestant Churches will unite with the Catholic Church during the 

early 2020's. The process of unifying the Churches into one Church will take 

about 3  years (A.D.  2020 to 2023). One Protestant Church will convert 

and unite with the Catholic Church first, then the others will follow. The 

Church will be restructured to have seven parts. There will be great joy in 

the midst of great suffering. God's power over human hearts will be made 

manifest. 

The Parable of the Prodigal Son 

    The Great Famine, which begins about the year A.D. 2013, will not end 

until all Christians are united in one holy Catholic Church in the early 

2020's. Nothing can end the great famine not prayer, not fasting, not 

works of mercy, not political agreements, not changes in law, not 

government intervention, not money, not agriculture, not peace treaties 

nothing at all can stop the famine, except the unification of all Christians in 

one holy Catholic Church. 

    This unification seems distant and unattainable today. There are some 

few committees who meet to discuss the similarities and differences between 

various Christian denominations. They make little or no progress.  The 

impetus towards unification begins with the Day of Repentance. On that 

one day, God touches each soul on earth and offers to each soul the gift of 

repentance from sin. Many will accept this gift; some will reject it. This 

worldwide repentance plants the seed of Christian unification. 

    Still, unification does not occur until many years later. The year 2015 is 

the year of the 2000th anniversary of the beginning of Christ's three and one 

half year Ministry. The year 2019 is the year of the 2000th anniversary of the 

Passion and Crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. This time period is a 

fruitful time for making progress toward unification.  

    Recall the parable of the prodigal son. During a time of great famine, he 

lives loosely, using up all of his resources (Lk 15:13). The beginnings of the 

great famine occur in 2013, but many do not yet realize it is the start of a 

famine. Then the prodigal son begins to feel the affects of the famine (which 

had begun earlier), because he has used up the resources he might have used