The Lord approached me interiorly with tears in His eyes. He said, “The final confrontation between the principalities of darkness and His followers is at hand.” He explained that most souls are “lukewarm” and that these souls are the power of Satan because “lukewarm souls live centered in themselves and in the things of the world.” Then he said, “Because of this pitiful condition, all of humanity will suffer intensely for a certain amount of time. You live among the lukewarm. Suffer with Me for the awakening of souls.”

—I asked Jesus about the Illumination, “Won’t this grace bring forth their conversion?” The Lord explained that many souls would not respond; that is why He needs victim souls. He is asking me and all victim souls to suffer for the lukewarm…