UPDATED 11th October 1998
Many of William's prophecies can be categorised as either vague and apocalyptic, but increasingly, there is evidence for what I term as "opportunistic prophecies".
Shortly
after William began to work at the Nowra compound, he reported that there
would be a miracle, involving water. The prophecy has become more
specific as time has gone by. Shortly before this prophecy was to
come true, the local newspaper (Illawarra Mercury) published photographs
of a "cistern" made out of concrete on the site. Now it was not explained
at the time why the cistern was there, but the nearby stream was to have
at the appointed time, supposed to have increased it's flow. For
some reason, the day for the miracle passed. Now the prophecy is
being talked about again, and this time, a rock is supposed to bring
forth water.
As I have said, most of the "visions" come from the Virgin Mary, but quite often, Jesus Christ himself, sometimes St Joseph pops in for a chat, and on at least one occasion, and angel called Tryalingus ( according to "A Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson - Macmillan Free Press - there is no angel of that name, but hey, William probably doesn't have the book)
The majority of visions seem to be first of all, only available to the "inner circle", but they later are made available to "the public".
In some cases there are repeated warnings about the "Day of Atonement", and "The Great Warning" which will be before this. In the 1980's, William had people hoard food and provisions for the coming apocalypse. This was all detailed in a great list, so that you had provisions for 7 days. This list went into great detail, including :
On 6.9.84, The sequence of Events given to William reads as follows ( taken from the Highlights of Messages from Heaven given to THE LITTLE PEBBLE (Book 1 and Book 2)- published by the Marian Work of Atonement): ( Words in Italics from now on are from these sources)
However:
13 February 1984, "Our Lady" said: "Your country (Australia), is at the brink of capitulation into the hands of the enemy - the red forces of communism. Your country will not escape an invasion. This fate stands awaiting the U.S.A. and Canada. Your cities will be levelled with the atom, devastated with earthquakes and all manner of chastisements".
Now according to "The Apocalyptic Ark", a publication by The Order of St Charbel, based in Bomaderry ( near Nowra), The Earthquake we had in Newcastle in December 1989 partly fulfills this prediction.
13 February 1984, "Our Lady" said: "My dearest children of Australia and the world, be careful of false prophets which roam the earth, as these days are the end days of an era, with a new era of peace coming to this world soon, with the Triumph of My Immaculate Heart prophesied at Fatima with the Triumph My Divine Son Jesus in his Second Coming. And this my children will happen before this young nation of Australia reaches its 200th year of birth. You my children are living in the final moments of your earthly era".
OK, that's pretty specific. Ignoring for the moment that the aboriginal inhabitants of this country have been here for 40,000 years, It is generally accepted that James Cook came here in 1770. Governor Philip and the First Fleet arrived in 1788, and we typically date the foundation of Australia from that date, so he missed out on that one. Alternatively, Federation for Australia was in 1901, so I guess he has till 2100. However, since it is unlikely that William will live till 2100, I think we can guess he meant 1988. (Darn it, he missed out again).
15 August 1984 ST Jerusalemaes told William: "The city of Perth will be swallowed up because of the sins of the Sodomites. The city of Sydney will be swallowed up with earthquakes and the atomic bomb. The East Coast of Australia will be swamped by the sea".
According to "The Apocalyptic Ark": Fulfilled The east coast was "swamped by sea and torrential rains in 1989 and 1980. ( Well we do get some good rains occasionally, but no atomic bombs, and Perth is still there on the WEST COAST, where it always has been)
29th September 1985 "Our Lady" said:....." The Warning will be triggered off by the Comet called "Kohoutek", not Haley's (sic) Comet, dear children, and the great Chastisement, the Comet that will hit the Earth is called "Wormwood".
Well, Kohoutek came and went, (actually before Halley's Comet, so he probably picked it up somewhere) and was a bit of a fizzer. Just recently, the Cult "got off" on the approach of Hale-Bopp, but since that comet is on the way OUT of the Solar System, I think that we are still in the clear. Oh, by the way, I don't know of any astronomers called "Wormwood", and since comets are generally named after their discoverers.....
4 November 1989 "Italian Government to be toppled" (GEEZE, That's an easy one)", Communists to reign. San Francisco to fall. Dam to burst in Australia. Plagues of Egypt to strike the world. Nations annihilate; devastation in all lands. Bishop Murray to be removed. ....... When Berlin Wall comes down, Russia will invade...... Stock Exchanges to collapse within one year".
Strangely, "The Apocalyptic Ark" is a silent on all of the above. Bishop Murray retired in 1996, Russia did not invade.
1 September 1990
"Our Lord" : "There will be many manifestations of the Supernatural
and also demonic sightings of UFO's are on the increase".
These are pronouncements dealing with current events, such as Comet Hale-Bopp, Jaydin Leskie, the Thredbo disaster, the water problems in Sydney,and more recently, the "flood" (actually a flash flood, pretty severe for those that went through it, but nowhere near as bad as the floods in the northern and western parts of NSW, nor Bangladesh for instance). Over time, there will probably be more of these "opportunistic prophesies", but each one he provides will be easier to expose.