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John Bosco it was believed, had a ministry of dreams. He was elevated to sainthood by the pope because of his dreams. He also elevated the pope to the position of Godhood in the Last Days. According to Bosco, the pope would become king of the world in the Last Days. He would launch the boat of St. Peter between two pillars that would set up his kingship. These two pillars were the pillar of the Eucharistic Jesus and the pillar of the Queen of Heaven.

This is very significant, and it can be understood biblically. The Queen of Heaven in the Bible is nothing but a demonic entity (Jeremiah chapters 7 and 44). The Eucharistic Jesus is the Jesus that appears according to Roman Catholic Dogma, when a priest transubstantiates a wafer into the presence of Jesus. While some Catholics believe this, most do not. This is why Pope John Paul had to come up with the New Evangelization Program for "evangelistic" purposes.

Now here is where it gets interesting. Nicky Gumbel went to Rome and shook hands with the Pope and agreed to evangelize together. Brian Broderson, from Calvary Chapel went to England and met with Nicky Gumbel and agreed to work together with Nicky. Brian Broderson met Nicky Gumbel in England a few years ago and the meeting was in Broderson's words, very positive.

This would mean that if Brian Broderson heads up Calvary Chapel when Chuck Smith steps down, Calvary Chapel could be heading to Rome.

Hopefully that will not happen, but right now there is no one to stop this from happening.

January 31 - ST. JOHN BOSCO

Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days

Today the Church commemorates the life of St. John Bosco, a priest of humble origins who was devoted to helping boys make something of themselves. Don Bosco�s story is an inspiring example of God�s ability to express his will through dreams.

It s said that Bosco received his mission from God in a dream. When he was nine years old, he dreamed that he was in a field with a group of children. The children started cursing and fighting, so John tried to stop them. John found himself to be ineffective because he did exactly what they were doing to make them stop. All of a sudden, a man whose face was full of light, covered in a white mantle, appeared. He made John the leader of the group, saying, �You will have to win these friends of yours not with blows but with gentleness and kindness.�

Pope Pius XI encouraged Don Bosco to gather a group together to continue his ministry. With 17 other men, he founded the Salesians, named after St. Francis de Sales. Later, he organized a group of Salesian Sisters to minister to girls. Today, the Salesians are the second largest religious order in the world. Their ministry continues to serve the youth by focusing on the whole person, body and soul united.

St. John Bosco died in 1888 at the age of 73. He is the patron saint of youth, young apprentices, Catholic publishers and editors.