ESE - chap. XXI - item 5 - Prodigies of false prophets. - FABIO GAZZI
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Prodigies of false prophets. 5. “There shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great wonders and marvels, so as to deceive even the elect.” These words give the true meaning of the term prodigy. In the theological sense, prodigies and miracles are exceptional phenomena, outside the laws of nature. Since these are exclusively the work of God, he can, without a doubt, override them if he pleases; but common sense tells us that it is not possible for him to have given to inferior and perverse beings a power equal to his own, much less the right to undo what he has done. Jesus could not have consecrated such a principle. If, therefore, according to the meaning attributed to these words, the Spirit of evil has the power to perform such wonders that even the elect are deceived, the result would be that, being able to do what God does, wonders and miracles are not the exclusive privilege of those sent by God and prove nothing, since nothing distinguishes the miracles of the saints from those of the devil. It is necessary, then, to seek a more rational meaning for these words. To the ignorant masses, every phenomenon whose cause is unknown is considered supernatural, marvelous and miraculous; once the cause is found, it is recognized that the phenomenon, however extraordinary it may seem, is nothing more than the application of a law of nature. Thus, the circle of supernatural facts is restricted in proportion as that of science widens. In all times, there have been men who have exploited, to the advantage of their ambitions, their interests and their desire for domination, certain knowledge they possessed, in order to achieve the prestige of a pseudo-superhuman power, or of an alleged divine mission. These are the false Christs and false prophets. The spread of enlightenment destroys their credibility, which results in their number decreasing in proportion as men become enlightened. The fact of performing what some people consider to be miracles does not, therefore, constitute a sign of a divine mission, since it may result from knowledge whose acquisition is within the reach of anyone, or from special organic faculties, which the most unworthy are not inhibited from possessing, as much as the most worthy. The true prophet is recognized by more serious and exclusively moral characters.
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