When it comes to the Final and Divine Chastisement, this is one of those subjects which, again, has been kicked around all through the ages since the flood wiped out the human race—with the exception of Noe and his family. As in the case of the flood, most DIVINE chastisements are directed at the enemies of the faith— Sodom and Gomorrah , the ten plagues of Egypt (where every first born of the Egyptians died)—and the faithful were protected. We read in Deuteronomy (32:41): “I will render vengeance to my enemies, and repay them that hate me”; and Ephesians (5:6): “The wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.”

The reason for these chastisements was that during these particular periods in history the faithful become so overwhelmed by the opposition that God finds it necessary to eliminate a needed amount of the enemy in order to protect the remaining faithful. This will also apply in the end times, during the conclusion of the great apostasy and just before the second coming, God again finds it necessary to foster the same action. It is stated in the Apocalypse 16:2, 8: “A sore and grievous wound was made upon the men who had the mark of the beast…the sun was allowed to scorch mankind with fire…and (those who lived) did not repent.”

These findings are supported in Father Kramer’s “Book of Destiny” (1956, p. 367; Tan Books) “How this heat (from the sun)  is solely directed towards the enemy of the faith, I cannot explain.” Father Spirago in his book, “The Catechism Explained”, confirms,”…and this fire will purge those who have yet to do penance for sin:” page 272, Tan Books 1921.

This could explain the role of the sun in the Miracle of Fatima as a prelude to the apocalypse.

The Church has always alluded to the sign of the Cross in the sky before these final events transpired (cf. Spirago).( Matt. 24:30). Whether everyone will see this sign is not clear. I believe that only the faithful will see it; and I also believe that the fire will come down during the Lenten season.