Miracles will follow the 'True Church'

Miracles

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the True Church

To discredit the countless miracles that had been given in confirmation of the Catholic faith, the original Protestant Reformers utterly rejected the idea that miracles had continued beyond the apostolic age.

However, when the Pentecostal movement began in Protestantism in 1900, with its emphasis on miraculous healing and other charisms, the Pentecostals had to find ways to try to explain why such miracles had "vanished" for so long. The answer is that they never did . . . Miracles have always been found in the Catholic Church, and the idea that they stopped with the death of the last apostle would have been foreign to the early Church Fathers.

The gift of miracles has never ceased to show its presence in the Catholic Church. "If you would not believe Me" said Our Lord to the Jews, "believe the works I do."

"The Catholic Faith alone produces miracles, which are never seen among heretics. Plants of this sort cannot grow in a soil cursed by God; they can take root only in that Church where the True Faith is professed . . . God cannot sanction the performance of a miracle except in favor of the true religion; were He to permit it in support of error, He would deceive us."
St. Alphonsus Marie de Liguori, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

Miracles - "Often we hear people loosely use the term "miracle" in every day conversation, such as, "that was a miracle!" and "I sure could use a miracle right now!", though few people know much about significant miracles and their history. Some people simply do not believe in miracles as being REAL, but rather think they are only found in fairy tales. Others claim they believe in miracles but still have little or no idea about what a true miracle is, if they really occur, where they occur, to whom, and what types have been claimed to have occurred repeatedly over the centuries. On this page we will describe what a true miracle is based on, writings over the last 2000 years."

Questions:

Do you know of any miracles that have been done by Jehovah's Witnesses? Dreams or Visions (Joel 2:28 ; Acts 2:17, 18)? Prophecy (I Corinthians 12:10)? Miraculous Healings (Mark 16:18, Luke 10:9, Acts 5:14, I Corinthians 12:9)? Casting out demons (Mark 16:17)? Discerning of spirits/Reading of souls, minds or thoughts (I Corinthians 12:10)? Raising the dead (Acts 20:9-12)? Speaking in tongues (Mark 16:17, Acts 10:46, Acts 19:6, I Corinthians 12:10)? Incorruption after death (Psalms 16:10, Psalms 49:9, Acts 2:27-31, Acts 13:35-37, II Peter 1:4)? Are there now or have there ever been any Stigmatics among the Jehovah's Witnesses?

In I Corinthians 12:10 can you tell me what is the difference between 'Interpretation of tongues' and 'discernment of inspired utterances'?

Answers:

The Jews knew that only God or a man of God can do these miracles - John 3:1, 2 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, Nic·o·de´mus was his name, a ruler of the Jews. This one came to him in the night and said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you as a teacher have come from God; for no one can perform these signs that you perform unless God is with him.”
The True Christian Church is a miracle working church in keeping with this promise of Jesus. In John 14:12he said 'MOST TRULY I say unto you, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do; and he will do works greater than these'. Then, there is the evidence of divine revelation -- on countless occasions God has revealed Himself by voice, vision and apparition (by means which are receptive to the human senses), and demonstrated His Omnipotence by stupendous, obviously supernatural miracles. Many of these revelations are a matter of authenticated historical record. The Holy Scriptures are full of such accounts; and in modern times the world has been witness to such Heaven-sent miracles as those at Fatima, Lourdes, and St. Anne de Beauprè in Quebec, Canada, where the cured have left a forest of crutches in testimony. (The Lourdes Medical Bureau is open for examination by any doctor.) In addition, there is the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius which still takes place in Naples each year on September 19, his feast day; the incorruption of the bodies of many Catholic saints (such as St. Bernadette, who died in 1879); and the miraculous Eucharistic Host of Lanciano, Italy, which has been scientifically proven to be human flesh and human blood, type AB--to mention only a few of the miracles still on-going in the 20th century, which point to the existence of God and to a single church that He can rightly call His own.
All the MIRACLES and private revelations given over the last two thousand years have CONFIRMED Catholicism.

What now Follows are the facts I was able to find while researching this question (after the JW's ran for the hills that day in 2003). I really cannot blame them for being upset. there is no possible way for a Jehovah's Witness to answer these questions truthfully without realising that they believe error. These names are only a small sample of what I was able to find. Only those names that included both a birthdate and the date of death were considered (except for only a few cases, such as those who are still with us) unless the event was recorded in the Holy Bible. Verification, should one decide to undertake it, will be easier with both dates included. If you have an issue with this list then get busy and attempt verification. My purpose wa not to do all the work that you should do yourself when considering your own salvation.

A Holy Host materialized in the mouth:

Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)

A Rose Grew from her Chest:

Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)

Angelic Visitations/Assistance:

St. John Gualbert (999-1073)
St. Isidore the Labourer (1070-1130)
St. Peter of Verona (1206-1252)
St. Peter Celestine (1221-1296)

Bilocation:

St Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
St. Colette of Corbie (1381-1447)
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
St. Philip Neri (1515-1595)
St. Catherine of Ricci 1522-1590
St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639)
Bl. Angelus of Acri (1669-1739)
St. Gerard Majella (1726-1755)
Bl Mary of Jesus Crucified, virgin [Carmelite] (1846-1878)
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968)
Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)

Casting out of Devils:

Jesus -- Matthew 4:24 ; Matthew 8:16 ; Matthew 8:28-32 ; Matthew 9:32, 33 ; Matthew 10:8 ; Matthew 12:22 ; Mark 1:32-34 ; Mark 1:39 ; Mark 3:15 ; Mark 5:1-13 ; Mark 16:9 ; Luke 4:41 ; Luke 8:2 ; Luke 8:26-36 ; Luke 9:1 ; Luke 9:49, 50 ; Luke 11:14 ; Luke 13:32
Matthew 10:8 -- Jesus says "Cure sick people, raise up dead persons, make lepers clean, expel demons. YOU received free, give free."

Causing Water to spring up:

Moses -- Exodus 17:5-7 ; Numbers 20:8-11
St. Venantius of Camerino (233-250)
St. Deicolus (530-625) - When he became thirsty with no water in sight, he knelt down in prayer. Miraculously, a spring gushed forth under his walking stick.
St. Isidore the Labourer (1070-1130)
St. John Baptist Vianney (1786-1859)

Celestial Perfume:

St Raymund Nonnatus (1204-1240)
St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297) - Her incorrupt body emits a fragrant odour
St. Colette of Corbie (1381-1447)
St. Rita of Cassia (1381-1457)
St. Francis of Roma (1384-1548)
St. Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463)
Bl. Lucy of Narni (1476-1547)
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
St. Bernardino Realino (1530-1616)
St. Francis Solanis (1549-1610)
St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617)
St. Andrew Bobola (1592-1657)
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
St. Teresa Margaret (1747-1770)
St. Maria Soledad (1826-1886)
Assunta Maria Liberata Pallotta (1878-1905)
Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)

Diabolical Visitations / Attacks by demons:

Jesus -- Matthew 4:3-11, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2-13
John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also was visited by a devil); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. Peter Celestine (1221-1296)
St Nicholas of Tolentino (1245-1310)
Bl. Hosanna of Cattaro (1493-1565)
St. Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1568)
St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi (1566-1607)
St. John Baptist Vianney (1786-1859)
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968)

Discernment of spirits (Reading of souls, minds, hearts or thoughts):

Jesus --
John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also discerned the spirits); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. Pacyhomius (292-348)
St. John of Egypt - (304-394)
St. Peter of Atroa (773-837)
St. Stephen of Muret (1046-1124)
Christina the Astonishing (Mirabilis) (1150-1224) - She could smell sin in others
St. Mary Of Oignies (1167-1213) By vision and revelation she often knew the temptations and secrets of the hearts of the persons who consulted her.
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
Bl. Antony della Chiesa (1395-1459)
St. Francis of Paola (1416-1507)
St John of Sahagun (1419-1479) - He was gifted with special power to penetrate the secrets of conscience, so that it was not easy to deceive him, and sinners were almost forced to make good confessions
St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1595)
St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502-1539)
St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi (1566-1607)
St Peter Claver (1581-1654)
St. Pacificus of San Severino (1653-1721)
Bl. Angelus of Acri (1669-1739)
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775) - He had the gift of perceiving a stench from souls infested with the sin of impurity
St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori (1696-1787)
St. Gerard Majella (1726-1755)
Bl. Anne Mary Taigi (1769-1837) - She could tell the state of grace of individuals, living or dead.
St. John Baptist Vianney (1786-1859)
St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850)
St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870)
Bl Mary of Jesus Crucified, virgin [Carmelite] (1846-1878)
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968) - He could literally smell the stench of sin in others
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)

Dreams (Joel 2:28 ; Acts 2:17):

St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373)
St. Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
St. John Bosco (1815-1888)

Ecstacies (ecstasy - to stand outside of oneself):

St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine (331-387)
St. Odilo of Cluny (962-1049)
Mechtildis of Edelstetten (also known as Mechtildis of Diessen) (1125-1160)
St. Mary Of Oignies (1167-1213)
St. Lutgardis (1182-1246)
St. Zdislava Berka (also known as Zedislava Zemberka) 1210-1252
St. Bonaventure (1225-1274)
St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297)
St. Gertrude the Great (1256-1302)
St. Agnus of Montepulciano (1268-1317)
Bl. Marcolino Amanni (1317-1397)
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
St. Colette of Corbie (1381-1447)
St. Nicholas of Flüe (1417-1487)
Bl. Stephana de Quinzanis (also known as Stephanie) (1457-1530)
Bl. Archangela Girlani (1460-1494)
St. Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555)
St. John of God (1495-1550)
St. Catherine of Ricci (1522-1590)
St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi (1566-1607)
St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591)
St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639)
St. Michael de Sanctis (1591-1625)
St Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663)
Bl. Angelus of Acri (1669-1739)
St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori (1696-1787)
Bl. Anne. Marie Taigi (1769-1837)
Ven. Anne-Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824)
St. Bernadette [The shepherd girl who saw the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes] (1844-1879)
Marie-Julie Jahenny (1850-1941) - She was completely insensitive to pain or intense light during her ecstasies.
Louise Lateau (1850-83)
St. Gemma Galgani (1878-1903)

Illumination:

Moses -- Exodus 34:29-35
Jesus -- Matthew 17:2, Mark 9:2
John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also experienced illumination); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. Stanislaus Szczepanowsky (1030-1079)
St Raymund Nonnatus (1204-1240)
St. Colette of Corbie (1381-1447)
St Peter Claver (1581-1654)
Bl Bernard of Offida (1604-1694)
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870)
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)

Incorruptible bodies after death (Psalm 16:10 ; Acts 2:27-31) (Incorruptibility is not recognized by the Church as a proof of sainthood but, it is a powerful sign):

What is a most interesting fact is that for each incorrupt body discovered, after researching the individual, it has always been determined that the person was an extremely devout Catholic. No other religion on the face of the earth has incorrupt bodies of their dead.
St. Etheldreda (630-679)
St. Alphege (954-1012)
St. Olaf of Norway (995-1030)
St. Edward III. King of England (1001-1066)
St. Isidore the Labourer (1070 - 1130)
St. Herman Joseph (1150-1241)
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
St. Philip Benizi (1223-1285)
St. Rose of Viterbo (1235-1252) - Rose remains incorrupt to this very day
St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297) - She is incorrupt to this very day
St. Clare of Montefalco (1268-1308)
St. Agnus of Montepulciano (1268-1317)
Bl. Margaret of Castello (1287-1320)
Bl. Imelda (1322-1333)
St Laurence Giustiniani (1381-1456)
St. Rita of Cassia (1381-1457)
St. Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463) - Her body remains incorrupt even to this very day
Bl Sebastian Maggi (1414-1494)
St. Francis of Paola (1416-1507)
Bl. Augustine Fangi (1430-1493)
Bl. Sebastian of Appariazio (1502-1600) - His incorrupt body is enshrined in the Church of San Francisco in Puebla, Mexico.
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) - His coffin was filled with lime to hasten decomposition so his bare bones could be easily transported to India without lengthy delay. After 10 weeks, when only his skeleton should have been left, his incorrupt body was discovered as fresh as the day he was buried.
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
St. Bernardino Realino (1530-1616) - His blood remained liquid for over a century and even frothed as recently as 1852
St. Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1568)
St Germaine Cousin (1579-1601)
St. Vincent de Paul (1580-1660)
St. Andrew Bobola (1592-1657)
St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663)
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690)
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
St. Teresa Margaret (1747-1770)
Bl. Anne. Marie Taigi (1769-1837) - Eighteen years after her death, her body remained fresh and in a state of perfect preservation as if it had been just buried the day before.
Ven. Anne-Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824)
St. Jean-Marie Baptiste Vianney (1786-1859)
St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850)
St. Catherine Laboure (1806-1876) - When her body was exhumed in 1933 (57 years after her death) it was found to be as fresh as the day it was buried. Though she had lived seventy years and was in the grave for fifty-seven years, her eyes remained very blue and beautiful; and in death her arms and legs were as supple as if she were asleep.
Bl. Paula Frassinetti (1809-1882)
St. John Bosco (1815-1888)
St. Charbel Makhlouf (1828-1898)
St. Catherine Laboure (1830-1876)
St. Maria Mazzarello (1837-1881)
St. Bernadette [The shepherd girl who saw the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes] (1844-1879)
Bl. Bernard (Barney) Casey Solanus (1875-1957)
Mother Therese of Jesus (1877-1939)
Bl. Assunta Maria Liberata Pallotta (1878-1905)
St. Maria Goretti (1890-1902)
Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)
Bl. Maria Gabriella Sagheddu (1914-1939)

Invisibility:

St. Peter of Atroa (773-837)

Levitation:

St. Malachy O'Morgair (1095-1148)
St. Lutgardis (1182-1246)
Christina the Astonishing (Mirabilis) (1150-1224)
St. Agnus of Montepulciano (1268-1317)
Bl. Margaret of Citta-di-Castello (1287-1320)
Flora of Beaulieu (1309-1347)
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
St John of Sahagun (1419-1479) - Reported to levitate during his prayers
Bl. Archangela Girlani (1460-1494)
St. Paschal Baylon (1540-1592)
St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663)
Bl Bernard of Offida (1604-1694)
St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori (1696-1787)
Bl Mary of Jesus Crucified, virgin [Carmelite] (1846-1878)
Bl. Grimoaldo (1883-1902)
Marie-Julie Jahenny (1850-1941)
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968)
Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)

Mastery over nature / physical properties:

Jesus -
John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also commanded the forces of nature); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. Paul Aurelian (480-584)
St Agricolus (Agricola) of Avignon (630 -700) - He produced rain and fine weather by his prayers.
St. Peter Gonzalez (1190-1246) - At his prayer, storms ceased and droughts were ended.
St. Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) - While Clare prayed in the convent, (her sister) Agnes became so heavy that she was unable to be moved.
Bl. James Solomoni (1231-1314) - Unlocked a padlock with only his touch
St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419) - He stilled a storm so he could be heard preaching. He also stopped a flood
Bl. Peter de Geremia (1381-1452)
St. Francis of Paula (1416-1507) He held burning coals in his bare hands while being interviewed by a papal investigator
Bl. Augustine Fangi (1430-1493) - One time, when he was passing down the street, he met a little boy who was crying bitterly, because he had broken a jug of wine. Augustine gathered up the shards and put them back together again. Then, with a prayer, he refilled the jug and handed it back to the startled child.
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) - Francis calmed a storm at sea
St. Francis Solanis (1549-1610) - He led a wild bull by his Franciscan cord and he ordered swarms of locusts away
St. Germaine (1579-1601) - She made the sign of the cross to part the raging waters of a river so she could cross to go to Mass
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775) - Once he caused a team of oxen to kneel in front of his raised Crucifix
Bl Felix of Nicosia 1717-1787 - One day a fellow apprentice accidentally cut the upper of a shoe he was making, and swore a horrendous oath. James reeled at the blasphemy. Then he picked up the flawed shoe, moistened the cut with his saliva, and returned the shoe to its maker. The maker and all the other apprentices were startled to see that the cut had completely disappeared
St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870)

Miracle of the Sun (witnessed by 70,000 people:

Our Lady of Fatima (May 13 and October 13, 1917)

Multiplication of provisions:

Elijah -- 1 Kings 17:9-16
Jesus -- Matthew 14:15-21, 15:32-38; Mark 6:36-44, 8:2-9; Luke 9:12-17, John 6:5-13
John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also multiplied provisions); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. John Gualbert (999-1073)
St. Peter Gonzalez (1190-1246) - At his prayer, bottles were refilled with wine and bread was found in the wilderness.
St. Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555)
St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639)
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
St. John Baptist Vianney (1786-1859)

Mystical / Eucharistic Fasting:

John 6:35 - "And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst."
St. Nicholas of Flüe 1417-1487 He survived for 21-1/2 years without eating or drinking anything except the Blessed Sacrament.
Bl. Columba or Rieti (1468-1501) - Columba actually practiced what is known as "perpetual abstinence" from food.
Ven. Anne-Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) - She subsisted on only water and holy Communion for many years.
Marie-Julie Jahenny (1850-1941) - During a five year period from December 28, 1875 she survived only on Holy Communion. As Dr. Imbert-Gourbeyre recorded, during this whole period, there were no liquid or solid excretions.
Louise Lateau (1850-83) Louise survived on only Holy Communion and a couple of glasses of water for over 12 years.
Theresa Neumann (1898-1962)
Olive Dawson - She says that she has been able to live only on the Holy Eucharist, without any other food or even water, since 1999.

Premonitions / Predictions:

St. Polycarp (69-155)
St. Daniel the Stylite (409-493)
St. Gerard (980-1046)
Mechtildis of Edelstetten (also known as Mechtildis of Diessen) (1125-1160)
St. Vincent Ferrer (1357-1419)
Bl. Constantius of Fabriano (1410-1481)
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
St. Leonard of Port Maurice (1676-1751)
St. Catherine Labouré (1806-1876)
Bl. Grimoaldo (1883-1902)
Father Zlatko Sudac

Prophecies (Joel 2:28 ; Acts 2:17):

Elisha -- 2 Kings 4:14-17 - Elisha predicts that a woman will bear a son before she even conceives
Jesus --
John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also prophesied); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. John of Egypt - (304-394)
St. Daniel the Stylite (409-493)
St. Geneviève of Paris (also known as Genovefa) (422-500)
St. Remigius (437-533)
St. Caesar of Arles (469-543)
St. Ita of Killeedy (475-570)
St. Benedict (480-547) - He accurately predicted the time of his own death and had his grave opened 6 days in advance to receive him after he died
St. Columbia (521-597) - He even accurately predicted the day and hour of his own death.
St. Ludger (743-809)
St. Joannicius (754-846)
St. Methodius (826-885)
St. Bardo (981-1051) He predicted that Gebhard of Eichstatt would become the next pope and it happened. He also foretold the date and hour of his own approaching death.
St. Elgiva (924-944)
St. John Gualbert (993-1073)
Margaret of Scotland, Queen (RM) (1045-1083) - She accurately predicted the day and hour of her own death.
St. Godric of Finchale (1065-1170) He accurately predicted the day and hour of his own death.
St. Isidore the Labourer (1070-1130) - He foretold his last hour accurately.
St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
St. Malachy O'Morgair (1094-1148) - He even foretold the day and hour of his own death and got it right. He is most famous for his list of future Popes of the Catholic Church
St. Peter Gonzalez (1190-1246) - He accurately foretold the day and hour of his own death.
St. Lutgardis (1182-1246)
St. Juliana of Leige (1192-1258)
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
St. Peter of Verona (1206-1252) - He predicted that he would be murdered by heretics, who indeed waylaid him on the road between Como and Milan.
Bl. Berthold of Ratisbon (1220-1272)
St Rose of Viterbo (1234-1252) She predicted Frederick II's death, which came a few days after her prophecy.
Margaret of Scotland (1045-1083) She accurately predicted her own death.
St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373)
Flora of Beaulieu (1309-1347)
St. Vincent Ferrer (1357-1419)
St. Colette (1381-1447) She accurately foretold the day and hour of her own death.
St Laurence Giustiniani (1381-1456)
Bl. Constantius of Fabriano (1410-1481)
St. Francis of Paola (1416-1507)
Bl. Stephana de Quinzanis (also known as Stephanie) (1457-1530) Blessed Stephanie died, after having prophesied the day of her death and the place where she would be buried.
St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502-1539)
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
St. Louis Bertrand (1526-1581)
St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591) He accurately foretold the date of his death.
St Peter Claver (1581-1654)
St. Andrew Bobola (1592-1657)
St. Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667)
Bartholomew Holzhauser (1613-1658)
St. Marianne de Jesus of Quito (1648-1645)
St. Joseph Mary Tommasi (1649-1713) In late 1712, he prophesied his own death and chose the spot for his burial in his titular church.
St. Pacificus of San Severino (1653-1721) He foretold the great victory of the Christian armies over the Turks at Belgrade.
Bl. Angelus of Acri (1669-1739)
St. Lucy Filippini (1672-1732) - She accurately foretold the day and hour of her own death.
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori (1696-1787)
St. Gerard Majella (1726-1755)
St. Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811)
Bl. Anne Mary Taigi (1769-1837)
Ven. Anne-Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824)
Bl. Anna Maria Taigi (1769-1837) - She could see present and future events anywhere in the world. She even predicted the date and hour of her own death.
St. John Baptist Vianney (1786-1859)
St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870)
St. Conrad of Parzham (1818-1894)
St. Pope Pius X (1835-1852)
Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified, virgin [Carmelite] (1846-1878)
Marie-Julie Jahenny (1850-1941)
St. Gemma Galgani (1878-1903)
Bl. Elena Aiello (1895-1961)
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)
Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)

Raising of the Dead:

"These great miracles are God's testimony to the truth of the Catholic faith. He has not so testified to the truth of any other religion."
- Saints who Raised the Dead, True Stories of 400 Resurrection Miracles, page xii
by Father Albert J. Hebert, S.M.
Tan Books and Publishers Inc.
ISBN 0-89555-798-3

Elijah -- 1 Kings 17:17-24 - Elijah raises a dead young man
Elisha -- 2 Kings 4:17-37 - Elisha raises a young boy from the dead
Elisha -- 2 Kings 13:21 - The relics of Elisha raises a dead man who was being carried by his pallbearers in a funeral precession. He was about to be buried
Jesus -- Luke 7:12-15 - Jesus raises a widow's son from death
Jesus -- Matthew 9:18-26 / Mark 5:35-43 / Luke 8:49-55 - Jesus raises Jairus's daughter from the dead
Jesus -- John 11:11-44 - Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus had been entombed for 4 days and had started to de-compose
Matthew 10:8 -- Jesus says "Cure sick people, raise up dead persons, make lepers clean, expel demons. YOU received free, give free."

John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also raised the dead); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. Peter -- Acts 9:36-42 - Peter raises Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead after she had already been prepared for burial
St. Paul -- Acts 20:7-12 - Paul raises Eutychus from the dead after falling to his death from a 3rd story window
St. Helena (250-330) - Raises a dead man to life by the application of his corpse to the "True Cross"
Macarius The Egyptian (300-390)
St. Martin of Tours (316-397) - Raises 3 people from the dead
St. Maurilius (336-426)
St. Ambrose (340-397) - Raises a dead child named Pansopius to life
St. Patrick (389-461) - Thirty and three dead men, some of whom had been many years buried, did this great reviver raise from the dead
St. Albinus (470-550)
St. Benedict (480-547) - Once he raised a young monk who had been crushed under a collapsed stone wall. His arms and legs had broken bones. He also had bruises and was bleeding from his wounds. The lad had been so damaged that he had to be carried in a sack. St. Benedict not only restored him to life but he was healed in every way and returned to work in the fields straight away
St. Wulfran (647-720)
St. Stanislaus (1030-1079) - He raised a long dead man from the grave. His bare bones became covered with flesh and he returned to life to testify in court as a principle witness
St. Bernard of Abbeville (1046-1117) - He raised a young woman who had her head crushed after being run over by a cart. There was not even so much as a tiny scar
St. Isidore the Labourer (1070-1130)
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
St. Malachy O'Morgair (1094-1148)
St. Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221) - He raised a cold dead young man by using the Sign of the Cross. Many others were restored to life by Dominic
Bl. Ceslaus (1184-1242) - H raised 4 people from the dead. One of them had been dead for 8 days
St. Hyacinth (1185-1257) - He raised a drowned boy whose body was recovered the day after he died
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) - At least a dozen people were raised from the dead by St. Anthony
Bl. Agnes of Prague (1205-1282)
St. Zdislava Berka (also known as Zedislava Zemberka) (1210-1252)
Bl. Berthold of Ratisbon (1220-1272)
St. Philip Benizi (1223-1285) - He raised a child who had been partly eaten by wolves and she suffered not a scar
Herman of Gersthagen (1224-1287) - Herman raised 7 people from death
Bl. James Solomoni (1231-1314)
St. Rose of Viterbo (1235-1252) - Rose, when only 3 years of age, raised an aunt from the dead
Bl. Jane of Signa (1244-1307)
St. Nicholas of Tolentino (1245-1310) - This great Saint resurrected over one hundred children, on one occasion bringing back to life several who had been under water for days.
During an illness, he was ordered to eat meat by a physician, which he had made a vow never to do. A plate containing well-prepared fowl was brought to him. In the presence of several witnesses, he made the sign of the cross over it, and the bird flew away out the window.
St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297)
St. Peregrine Laziosi (1260-1345)
St. Agnus of Montepulciano (1268-1317) - She raised a drowned child from the dead
Bl. Margaret of Castello (1287-1320)
St. Catherine of Sweden (1331-1381) - Once she raised a man who had fallen to his death from a roof. He was so mutilated that he could not be moved and yet, she brought him back to life and he returned to work on that very same day
St. Vincent Ferrer (1357-1419)
Bl. Angelina of Marsciano (1374-1435)
St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444) - He raised 4 people from death
St. Colette of Corbie (1381-1447) - People she raised include a young nun who was already in her coffin and a child who had been buried.
Bl. Peter de Geremia (1381-1452)
St. Francis of Roma (1384-1548)
St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) - She raised a stillborn child to life long enough for it to be baptized and then it died and went to heaven
St. Francis of Paula (1416-1507) - One man that he raised from the dead was being lowered into the grave. He raised another man twice; once when he was crushed by a tree and again when he fell from a steeple. Another man was crushed under a huge pine tree and after being restored to life he went back to work immediately. After hanging from the gallows for 3 days another man was brought back to life. These resurrection miracles were not limited to humans. Francis also brought two cooked fish back to life as well as a lamb that had been cooked and eaten
Bl. Augustine Fangi (1430-1493) - A deformed child, who had died without baptism, was restored to life, by Augustine's prayer, long enough to be baptized.
Bl. Columba of Rieti (1468-1501)
St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1595) - He raised a young man named Lassani who had hanged himself. Lessani came back to life, made his confession, received the sacraments, and returned to death to rest in peace
St. Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562) - He raised a dead, cold corpse from the dead
Bl. Sebastian of Appariazio (1502-1600) - A child that he raised from death had been kicked in the temple by a horse. Another had his skull crushed by a falling beam and was raised to life without even so much as a scar
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) - Francis raised a man who had been dead for a long time and had even begun to smell. He is recorded to have raised many people from the dead with a sprinkle of Holy Water and the Sign of the Cross
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
St. Felix of Cantalice (1515-1587)
St. Phillip Neri (1515-1595) - He raised a young man by using Holy Water and breathing on his face. He placed a crucifix in his hand and heard his confession before he died again to go to heaven
St. Louis Bertrand (1526-1581) Louis raised a dead girl with his rosary
St. Francis Solanis (1549-1610)
Fr. Vincent Bernedo (1562-1619) - On at least two separate occasions he raised the dead back to life
St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639) - He raised a dog that had been killed with a blow to the head
St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617)
St. Andrew Bobola (1592-1657) - He raised 11 people from the dead
St John Francis Regis (1597-1640)
St. Joseph of Copertino (1603-1663) - He once raised an entire flock of sheep that had been killed by enormous hailstones
Bl. Bernard of Offida (1604-1694)
St. Marianne de Jesus of Quito (1648-1645) - She raised a child that had been kicked in the head by a mule and killed. Also, she raised a woman who had been murdered and her body thrown from a precipice
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775) - He raised an ox that had already been partly flayed by the butcher and also raised a cooked and served chicken. A child that the doctor had pronounced dead was also raised from death by Paul
St. Gerard Majella (1726-1755) - He raised a baby who had drowned and was cold dead for over an hour
St. Gerard Majella (1726-1755)
St. John Bosco (1815-1888) - He raised a boy who was 10 hours dead and his death certificate had already been filled out and signed. The lad said his confession and then went to heaven
St. Charbel Makhlouf (1828-1898) - He raised a 2 year old infant who was drowned and was purple

Restoring hearing to the deaf:

Jesus -- Matthew 11:5; Mark 7:32-37; Mark 9:17-29; Luke 7:22
Mar 16:17, 18 "Furthermore, these signs will accompany those believing: By the use of my name they will expel demons, they will speak with tongues,and with their hands they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly it will not hurt them at all. They will lay their hands upon sick persons, and these will become well."

Restoring mobility to the lame:

Jesus --
Mar 16:17, 18 "Furthermore, these signs will accompany those believing: By the use of my name they will expel demons, they will speak with tongues,and with their hands they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly it will not hurt them at all. They will lay their hands upon sick persons, and these will become well."

Restoring sight to the blind:

Restoring speech to the mute:

Supernatural Healing of the sick:

Jesus --
Matthew 10:8 -- Jesus says "Cure sick people, raise up dead persons, make lepers clean, expel demons. YOU received free, give free."

Mar 16:17, 18 Mar 16:17, 18 "Furthermore, these signs will accompany those believing: By the use of my name they will expel demons, they will speak with tongues,and with their hands they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly it will not hurt them at all. They will lay their hands upon sick persons, and these will become well."

St. Paul -- Acts 19:11, 12 -- Even cloths that had been touched by Paul had the power to heal.
Others (believers) -- Mark 16:18
St. Longinus 1st Century Martyr
St. John of Egypt - (304-394)
St. Martin of Tours (316-397) - Once, he kissed and healed a leper at Lerroux. Another time he embraced a leper in Paris France and the disease disappeared instantly
St. Patrick (389-461)
St. Daniel the Stylite (409-493)
St. Giles (640-720)
St. Lutgardis (1182-1246)
St. Wulfstan (1008-1095)
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
St. Malachy O'Morgair (1095-1148)
Mechtildis of Edelstetten (also known as Mechtildis of Diessen) (1125-1160)
St. Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221)
St. Hyacinth (1185-1257)
St. Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) - Clare healed many people who came to her in need, making the simple Sign of the Cross on their bodies.
St. Raymund Nonnatus (1204-1240)
St. Peter of Verona (1206-1252)
St. Peter Celestine (1221-1296)
St. Philip Benizi (1223-1285)
Herman of Gersthagen (1224-1287)
St Philip Benizi (1233-1285)
St. Margaret of Cortona 1247-1297)
St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373)
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
St. Vincent Ferrer (1357-1419)
St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444)
St. Colette of Corbie (1381-1447)
St. John Of Capistrano (1386-1456)
Bl. Antony della Chiesa (1395-1459)
Bl. Constantius of Fabriano (1410-1481)
St. Francis of Paula (1416-1507)
St John of Sahagun (1419-1479)
Bl. Columba of Rieti (1468-1501)
St. Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555)
Bl. Hosanna of Cattaro (1493-1565)
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
St. Felix of Cantalice (1515-1587) - Felix cured the sick with a simple Sign of the Cross
St. Phillip Neri (1515-1595)
St. Salvatore (1520-1567)
St. Francis Solanis (1549-1610)
St. Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1568)
Fr. Vincent Bernedo (1562-1619)
St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639)
St Peter Claver (1581-1654)
St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617)
St John Francis Regis (1597-1640) - In November of 1637 the Saint set out for his second mission at Marthes in the mountains. His road lay across valleys filled with snow and over frozen and precipitous peaks. In climbing one of the highest, a bush to which he was clinging gave way, and he broke his leg in the fall; nonetheless, with the help of his companion and a staff, he managed to continue his journey for the remaining six miles. Then, instead of seeing a surgeon, he insisted
on being taken straight to the confessional. After several hours, the parish priest found him still seated, and when his leg was finally examined the fracture was found to be miraculously healed.
St. Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667)
Bl. Angelus of Acri (1669-1739)
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
Bl. Anne Mary Taigi (1769-1837)
St. Gaspar Bertoni (1777-1853)
St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney (1786-1859)
St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850)
St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870)
St. John Bosco (1815-1888)
Bl. Charles of Mount Argus (1821-1893)
Alfred (Brother Andre) Bessette (1845-1936)
Bl. Bernard (Barney) Casey Solanus (1875-1957)
Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)
Sr. Briege McKenna (1946- )
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)
Lorraine Louvat - Lifesong Healing Ministry in Sherman Mills, Maine
Myrna Nazour of Damascus

Stigmata (stigmata - marks appearing on the body, sometimes accompanied by bleeding, which resemble the wounds of the crucified Christ):

St. Lutgarde (1182-1246)
St. Francis of Assisi (1186-1226) - Nails actually appeared in his wounds.
St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297)
St. Gertrude (1256-1302)
St. Clare of Montefalco (1268-1308)
Flora of Beaulieu (1309-1347)
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
St. Colette (1380-1447)
St. Rita of Cascia (1377-1447)
St. Lidwine (1380-1433)
St. Rita of Cassia (1381-1457)
St. Frances of Rome (1384-1440)
St. Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510)
Bl. Baptista Varani (1458-1524)
Bl. Lucy of Narni (1476-1547)
Bl. Catherine of Racconigi (1486-1547)
St. John of God (1495-1550)
Bl. Osanna of Mantua (1499-1505)
St. Catherine of Ricci (1522-1590)
Bl. Mary Anne of Jesus (1557-1620)
Bl. Marie de l'Incarnation (1566-1618)
St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (1566-1607)
St. Veronica Giuliani (1600-1727)
Bl Bernard of Offida (1604-1694)
St. Charles of Sezze (born John Charles Marchioni) 1616-1670
Bl. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) - She had only the crown of thorns
St. Veronica Giuliani (1660-1727)
St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds (1715-1791)
Ven. Anne-Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824)
Elizabeth Canori Mora (1774-1825)
Anna Maria Taïgi (1769-1837)
Marie de Moerl (1812-68)
Maria Dominica Lazzari (1815-1848)
Bl Mary of Jesus Crucified, virgin [Carmelite] (1846-1878)
Louise Lateau (1850-83) - Numerous physicians witnessed her painful Friday ecstasies and established the fact that for twelve years she took no nourishment save weekly communion (Holy Eucharist).
Marie-Julie Jahenny (1850-1941) - She had the 5 wounds of Christ
St. Gemma Galgani (1878-1903)
Theresa Neumann (1898-1962)
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968)
Bl. Elena Aiello (1895-1961)
Theresa Neumann (1898-1962)
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)
Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)
Julia Kim is a Stigmatist living in Naju, South Korea. She is a Catholic housewife with four children.
Marisa Rossi of Rome
Myrna Nazour of Damascus

Tongues:

Mar 16:17, 18 Mar 16:17, 18 "Furthermore, these signs will accompany those believing: By the use of my name they will expel demons, they will speak with tongues,and with their hands they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly it will not hurt them at all. They will lay their hands upon sick persons, and these will become well."

The Apostles -- Acts 2:4-11
Others (believers) -- Mark 16:17 / Acts 10:44-47 / Acts 19:5-7 / 1 Corinthians 12:10, 28
Bl. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
St. Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221)
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) - A gifted speaker, he attracted crowds everywhere he went, speaking in multiple tongues
St. Philip Benizi (1233-1285)
St. Vincent Ferrer (1357-1419) - While in Genoa, he spoke to a group of men and women of mixed language backgrounds, all of whom were said to have heard him in their own language at the very same time that others heard him in another language
St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444)
St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1595)
St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
St. Louis Bertrand (1526-1581)
St. Francis Solano (1549-1610)
St. Martin De Porres (1579-1639)
St. Jean-Marie Baptiste Vianney (1786-1859)
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968)
Father Zlatko Sudac (1971-)

Visions (Joel 2:28 ; Acts 2:17):

Zechariah -- Luke 1:11-22
Mary -- Luke 1:26-38
St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine (331-387)
St. Geneviève of Paris (also known as Genovefa) (422-500)
St. Austreberta (630-704)
St. Godric of Finchale (1065-1170)
St. Isidore the Labourer (1070-1130)
St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
St. Elizabeth of Schonau (1129-1165) - Visions of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension
St. Herman Joseph (1150-1241)
St. Lutgardis (1182-1246)
St. Hyacinth (1185-1257)
St. Juliana of Leige (1192-1258)
St. Juliana of Mt. Cornillon (1193-1258)
St. Zdislava Berka (also known as Zedislava Zemberka) (1210-1252)
St. Rose of Viterbo (1235-1252)
Bl. Emily Bicchieri (1238-1314)
St. Mechtild of Hackeborn (1240-1298)
Bl. Angela of Foligno (1248-1309)
St. Gertrude the Great (1256-1302)
St. Agnes of Montepulciano (1268-1317)
St. Elizabeth - Queen of Portugal (1271-1336)
St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373)
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) - She had a vision of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven
St. Dorothy of Montau (1347-1394)
St. Vincent Ferrer (1357-1419)
St. Colette of Corbie (1381-1447)
St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457)
St. Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463)
St. Nicholas of Flüe 1417-1487
St John of Sahagun (1419-1479) - He often saw the Host surrounded by light, sometimes had visions of the bodily form of Christ at the moment of consecration.
Bl. Stephana de Quinzanis (also known as Stephanie) 1457-1530
Bl. Hosanna of Cattaro (1493-1565)
St. John of God (1495-1550)
St. Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1568)
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi (1566-1607)
St. Marianne de Jesus of Quito (1648-1645)
St. Veronica Giuliani (1660-1727)
Bl. Angelus of Acri (1669-1739)
St. Crescentia Hoess (1682-1744)
St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori (1696-1787)
Bl. Anne Mary Taigi (1769-1837)
St. Gaspar Bertoni (1777-1853)
St. Catherine Labouré (1806-1876)
Bl Maximin Giraud, Visionary of La Salette (1835-1875)
St. Gemma Galgani (1878-1903)
Bl. Elena Aiello (1895-1961)
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)
Maria Esperanza (1928-2004)
Sr. Briege McKenna (1946- )
Myrna Nazour of Damascus

Walking on Water:

Jesus -- Matthew 14:25
John 14:11, 12 -- Jesus says " Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe on account of the works themselves. Most truly I say to YOU, He that exercises faith in me, that one also will do the works that I do (Jesus also walked on water); and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father."
St. Peter -- Matthew 14:29
St. Wulfran (647-720)
St. Isidore the Labourer (1070-1130)
Bl. Ceslaus (1184-1242) - He crossed a raging river on his cloak and stayed dry in the process
St Hyacinth (1185-1257) He crossed the Vistula river on his cloak along with his companions on their cloaks
Bl. Jane of Signa (1244-1307) She crossed the Arno river kneeling on her cloak (more than once)
St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444) - He crossed a river on his cloak that was thrown down on top of the water
St. Francis Solanis (1549-1610) - He crossed rushing streams on his mantle

A crowd to which he was preaching outdoors one day, when the church was too small to hold all who came to hear him, amidst thunder and lightning felt not one drop of water fall upon them, while all around them the rain poured down. And men’s hearts turned to God:

St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)

Eucharistic Miracles:

Behold the Lamb of God- Eucharistic Miracles throughout the entire history of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. He REALLY is Present (Matt 18 : 20)

The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano - 8th Century A.D.

The Eucharistic Miracle of Santarem - 13th Century A.D.

There are some more Eucharistic Miracles hereand also here

There has never been a single documented case of a Jehovah's Witnesses that has ever done a miracle in the name of Jehovah God.
In every case these people are Catholics. The Catholic Church was born with a miracle and the miracles have never ceased. The Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church is the ONLY Christian Church that can claim valid miracles that can stand up to scrutiny.

Finally, after a long silence, Wilfred spoke! I could see plainly who wears the pants in THAT family. He said that miracles ceased according to the Bible. I told him that the Bible says no such thing so I should like to see his scriptural proof for such a belief. He looked frantically for a few minutes and then lost interest. THERE IS NO SUCH PROOF IN THE BIBLE. There have always been miracles in the Catholic Church and there always will be.

Matthew 12:39 has been used as a defence in this area. I am neither a scribe or a Pharisee and am not a member of that generation either and also am not asking Jesus OR ANYONE ELSE for a magic show. Jesus did lots of miraculous works that are recorded and he also prophesied that his followers would do the same. Because he is the same yesterday, today and forever, miracles are the same proofs of who Jesus is that they always were. This is much bigger than a single verse of scripture so let us have a look at Matthew 12:39 as well as some of the surrounding scriptures to get a better idea of the context.

Matthew:

12:33 ' ''Either you people make the tree fine and its fruit fine or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for by its fruit the tree is known.

12:34 Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things, when you are wicked? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

12:35 The good man out of his good treasure sends out good things, whereas the wicked man out of his wicked treasure sends out wicked things.

12:36 I tell you that every unprofitable saying that men speak, they will render an account concerning it on Judgement Day;

12:37 for by your words you will be declared righteous, and by your words you will be condemned.''

12:38 Then as an answer to him some of the scribes and Pharisees said: ''Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.''

12:39 In reply he said to them: ''A wicked and adulterous generation keeps on seeking for a sign, but no sign will be given it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

12:40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

12:41 Men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; because they repented at what Jonah preached, but, look! something more than Jonah is here.

12:42 The queen of the south will be raised up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, but, look! something more than Solomon is here.'' '

From these passages a few things can plainly be seen. Before they even asked for a sign Jesus ALREADY KNEW that this particular generation was evil and he told them so. The generation wasn't evil because they asked Jesus to pull a rabbit out of his hat but they were evil regardless of whether they asked for the sign or not and he called them on it. They were evil in the eyes of Jesus because of what happened way back in verse 24 when they accused Jesus of being in league with the Devil, NOT BECAUSE THEY ASKED HIM FOR A SIGN. Jesus had just finished rebuking them and they still had the guts to demand a magic show (verse 12:39).
Even after all this Jesus proceeded to predict his own death and resurrection FOR A SIGN to these people.

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