The priest Manuel Abac stated that the Catholic church considers the video published by the young Venezuelan a coincidence, and not a prophecy Jesus Lopezknown on social networks as “The server”who weeks before the tremors registered in Venezuela assured that “Then two earthquakes will come”.
More than 920 deaths and 3,360 injured I’ll leave them two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 occurred on June 24 in Venezuelawhile rescue efforts and care for the victims continue. In the midst of the tragedy, a video published weeks before by the young Venezuelan Jesus Lopezknown on social networks as “The server”went viral because thousands of users related it to the earthquakes.
During an interview for Free pressthe priest Manuel Abac explained the position of the Catholic church about that video, broadcast on May 13in which López assured that “Then two earthquakes will arrive that will affect the country in a tragic way”. The religious affirmed that the Church considers that it is a coincidence and not from one prophecy.
What did Jesús López say in the video?
Jesús López, content creator on TikTok known as “The server”posted the video on May 13more than a month before the earthquakes. At the beginning of the message he stated: “I come to bring you a message from the Holy Spirit of God”.
Later, he assured that the message was a warning for Venezuela and expressed:
“First the persecution will come to the church in the town of Venezuela to test its faithfulness in me. Then two earthquakes will arrive that will affect the country in a tragic way”.
In the video he also mentioned Caracas, Valencia, Amazonas, Bolívar, Mérida, Maracaibo, Sucre, Táchira, Maracay, Puerto Ordaz and Puerto Ayacuchoamong other locations, which made the content gain notoriety on social networks after the earthquakes.
The case generated debate because the video accumulated million views and thousands of commentswhile users interpreted it as a warning prior to the disaster.
The position of the Catholic Church
consulted by Free pressthe priest Manuel Abac He explained that the Church does not consider the video to be a prophecy.
“The Church sees it as a coincidence, that he has managed to coincide with what he said and it exactly happened; but, I repeat, he is not the only one. There are those who have made another series of prophecies and they are not fulfilled”he expressed.
Abac recalled that earthquakes have occurred throughout history and have a scientific explanation.
“There have always been. One goes to the Holy Scripture and that is where they get these prophecies. There will be earthquakes, there will be catastrophes, but that has always happened. Geologists explain these situations to us”he pointed out.
“No one knows the day or the hour”
The priest also explained that this type of coincidence should not generate fear among the population or be interpreted as announcements about the end of the world.
“We are in certainty and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, who said in the Bible: ‘No one knows the day or the hour’. That is biblical. No one can prophesy when the end of the world will be.”he stated.
Likewise, he called to maintain hope and show solidarity with the victims.
“The invitation is to faith, obviously to reach out to our Venezuelan brothers, to be sensitive, but not stay with these fears, because God does not come to scare us; Jesus came to give us hope, salvation and serenity to our souls”he concluded.
While the video continues circulating on social networks, Venezuelan authorities continue rescue efforts. The president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguezreported that he met with experts from USA to evaluate care and assistance operations for earthquake victims.
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