The Power of Children in the Last Times

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through the seventh seal / and in the sev-
enth trumpet / and with
joy have sung the song / Christ is risen The classic German Easter hymn "Christ ist erstanden." /
in a higher tone / and with richer know-
ledge. For everything / that happened with
Christ in the days of His flesh / as
well at His birth / as during His
flight to Egypt / again in His
twelfth year / and in those quiet 18 years
until His thirtieth year / but espe-
cially during the three and a half years of His
teaching-office The traditional duration of Christ's public ministry. / and in His suffering / de-
scent into hell / resurrection / and
ascension / and the subsequent sit-
ting at the right hand of His Father /
all of this has occurred in a greater period of time
in the mystical body of His Church
of the New Testament / and will
further be fulfilled in her / as we
have set forth partly in our own writings /
and partly as the famous and learned Cardinal
of Cusa Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464), a philosopher, theologian, and astronomer who wrote about the unity of the Church. / and the pious / and learned Dan-
ish theologian, Joannes Sasserides Johannes Sasserides (1560–1612), a Danish theologian known for his apocalyptic interpretations.
in his most magnificent and
substantial Latin treatise on the history of the
suffering

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suffering / death / and resurrection
of Jesus Christ / and others with them have al-
ready seen before.

One thing is certain / and not to be
ignored / but rather to remain
in the acts of Church history for posterity /
is what has occurred with these children / and
with those in France in the Cevennes A reference to the Camisard prophets in France, a group of radical Protestants who experienced visions and ecstasies. / and
at other places—things most unusual—
which even the Acta Eruditorum
Lipsiensia The first scientific journal of the German-speaking lands, published in Leipzig. in the month of May, 1708,
considers to be an extraordinary work of GOD /
which far exceeds all powers of human
art / and ability / and they
praise the Inspector at Breslau / Mr.
Caspar Neuman Caspar Neumann (1648–1715), a scientist and theologian who was a key figure in documenting the Silesian children's movement. / for having
recognized this "Finger of GOD" A biblical idiom for divine intervention. in the Sile-
sian children as being present: original Latin: "Non sine fato divino Silesiorum liberos ad orandum confluere agnoscit, cum tales annotentur circumstantiæ, quarum combinatio omnes humanæ artis vires longe excedat." He recognizes that it is not without divine fate that the children of the Silesians gather to pray, since such circumstances are noted, the combination of which far exceeds all powers of human skill. Even if / as
is prone to happen in such matters /
something might have shown itself / which
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