1. Message, March 25, 1945
"It happened on March 25, 1945, the Feast of the Annunciation. My sisters and I were sitting in a room talking to each other. We were sitting around an iron stove. It was wartime, and there was a famine winter. Father Frehe, who was in town that day, came to visit us. During the conversation, I was suddenly drawn to the next room. There, I suddenly saw a light approaching. I stood up and was forced to go towards the light. The wall and everything there disappeared from my sight. Before me was a sea of light and an empty depth. Suddenly, I saw a figure emerge from that depth, a living female figure. From where I was, I saw her standing on the left, at the top. She was dressed in a long white robe, girded at the waist. She stood there with her arms lowered and her hands turned outwards, towards me. While I was looking at her, a strange feeling came over me. I thought to himself: "This must be the Holy Virgin. Nothing else is possible."
Ida Peerdeman's first meeting with the Lady of All Nations took place on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, celebrated on March 25th. This date, marking the beginning of the apparitions, clearly alludes to the biblical scene of the Annunciation, during which the Angel of God appeared to Mary, bearing a message from God Himself.
It is worth noting that during many Marian apparitions that have taken place around the world, she addresses the visionaries, calling them her "little angels." This is not a coincidence, but a profound reference to the event of the Annunciation of the Lord, in which the Archangel Gabriel greeted her with the words of the so-called Angelic Salutation. The "Hail Mary," which forms the central part of the Rosary, was based on this phrase. Anyone who recites the Rosary and "sees" Mary in their spirit becomes like the Angel of the Lord greeting her. The apparitions of the Lady of All Nations can be read as a kind of "enactment" of biblical scenes; in this case, the Annunciation of the Lord.
Nevertheless, in the first message, it is the Lady of All Nations who assumes the role of the Angel of the Lord, coming to Ida Peerdeman with a message from God. Ida, like Mary before her, must respond "yes" to the call from Heaven.
In Mary's case, this was consent to give birth to Christ, while Ida Peerdeman accepts the mission of transmitting the messages of the Lady of All Nations to the world and, throughout her life, fulfills this divine will, becoming His arm on earth.
During the apparitions of the Lady of All Nations, we will see numerous references to scenes from both the Old and New Testaments. Recognizing them correctly is key to understanding the spiritual message the Lady of All Nations conveys to the world through these messages.
"Suddenly the figure speaks to me. It says,
'Repeat after me.'
So I start repeating after it, word for word. It speaks very slowly. It holds up first three fingers, then four, then all five. As it does so, it says to me,
'These '3's' are for March, these '4's for April, and these '5's for May.'"
As mentioned earlier, the messages of the Lady of All Nations also contain prophecies, which are signs intended to strengthen people's faith and confirm the authority of the entire message. These prophecies are not merely announcements of future events but also evidence of their supernatural origin.
In this case, the first prophecy announced the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation, which actually occurred on May 5, 1945. This event—foretold before it occurred—became for many a confirmation of the authenticity of the messages given to Ida Peerdeman.
It is also worth noting the gestures of the Lady of All Nations accompanying this apparition. First, she raises three fingers, signifying a blessing. The three raised fingers remind us of the Unity of the Holy Trinity, while the two bent and joined together in the same gesture symbolize the two natures of Christ—Divine and Human.
After this blessing, the Lady of All Nations raises the fourth and fifth fingers, which in this context refer to prophecy. From this gesture, we can conclude that the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation was the fruit of the blessing of the Lady of All Nations and the Unity of the Holy Trinity.
It should also be noted that in the iconography depicting the Annunciation, the Angel raises his hand with five fingers extended, signifying the Angelic Salutation, which perfectly corresponds to the date and content of this message. We thus see that the gesture of the Lady of All Nations has a multi-level meaning—it signifies blessing, prophecy, and the Angelic Salutation.
Just as the Angelus blessed Mary at the Annunciation, the Lady of All Nations now blesses Ida Peerdeman, and through her, those who prayed the Rosary for the liberation of the Netherlands. By praying the Rosary, we recite the Angelic Salutation and receive Christ from her, as the next part of the message speaks of. In the introduction to this study, we mentioned that the six tribes of Israel stood on the Mount of Beatitudes to mediate God's blessing. Ida Peerdeman plays the same role in this case.
The five fingers raised by Our Lady of All Nations also foreshadow the fourth and fifth Marian dogma—three of which have already been established. The fourth dogma, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was proclaimed on November 1, 1950, while the fifth has not yet been established.
"Then he shows me the rosary and says,
'You can owe it to Him. Persevere!'
Then he pauses for a moment and then adds,
'Prayer must be spread!'
Now I see soldiers before me, a great many Allies. The Holy Virgin points to them. She takes the rosary in her hand and points to the image of Christ, then back to the soldiers. I am to understand that He must become the support in their lives, because the Voice says,
'Soon they will return to their homes,' pointing to the troops."
These words only seem simple and straightforward. In reality, their depth reaches back to the Old Testament, to which the first part of this study also refers. There, we mentioned the analogy between the appearance of the Temple of the Lady of All Nations and the biblical Mounts Ebal and Gerizim, described in the Book of Joshua.
When Joshua and the children of Israel cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land, before they can settle there, they must first expel all evil from the land. However, this is not accomplished by human strength alone, but by the power of God and His instructions. At one point, the Lord himself intervenes: he hurls a hail of stones from heaven, destroying Israel's enemies more effectively than any weapon.
Joshua 10:11 "When they fled from Israel on the slope of Beth-horon, the Lord rained down huge stones from heaven on them, all the way to Azekah, and they perished. More of them died with the hailstones than with the sword of the Israelites."
The Netherlands—occupied by Nazi forces at the time—regained its freedom on May 5, 1945, as predicted by Our Lady of All Nations. This, however, was not achieved solely through military force, but primarily through the prayer of the Rosary. In the above vision, Ida Peerdeman receives a clear indication that it was the Rosary and Christ who contributed to the liberation of the Netherlands. Recall that by praying the Rosary, we say the Angelic Salutation to Mary, and in return, we receive Christ from her. The Angelus greeted Mary, and she gave birth to Him into the world.
In this context, the Allied forces refer to the children of Israel, who are liberating the Promised Land from the rule of evil—the German troops. Christ, like Joshua, is to lead them to victory, as you point out.
The "hail of stones" thrown from heaven also symbolizes the Rosary here—its beads resemble small stones, and praying on it becomes a spiritual weapon. As we read in the Book of Joshua, more enemies perished from God's hail of stones than from the sword. Similarly, today, if a problem that causes our downfall overwhelms us, we can find support in praying the Rosary.
The Rosary thus becomes a spiritual "hail of stones" that strikes man's greatest enemy—Satan.
The Lady of All Nations points to the cross of Christ, letting Ida Peerdeman understand that the Allied forces must seek support in Jesus. This is a reference to the figure of Joshua, the commander of the armies of the children of Israel. Just as the children of Israel followed Joshua, so today humanity must follow Jesus Christ, driving evil from their hearts and, by extension, the world. It is worth noting that the name "Joshua" in Hebrew (Yehoshua) means the same as "Jesus"—"Yahweh saves."
The Old Testament depicts spiritual realities through events taking place in the world, and therefore should not be taken literally. The "Promised Land" of every person is their own body, which—to truly become God's Land—must be cleansed of idolatry and evil. The Rosary prayer becomes an aid in this spiritual cleansing—a spiritual "hail of stones" that drives out the enemy and prepares the human heart to receive God.
However, to win this spiritual battle, weapons alone are not enough—obedience to the Leader is also necessary. This Leader is Jesus Christ. Victory is possible only when one listens to His Voice and follows Him, just as the children of Israel followed Joshua.
"My sisters and Father Frehe gathered around me. When Father Frehe heard me speak, he said to one of my sisters, "Write down everything he says." After I had repeated a few sentences, I heard him say, "Listen, ask who he is."
And then I asked, "Are you Mary?" The figure smiled at me and replied,
"They will call me 'Lady,' 'Mother.'"
The figure passed before my eyes. Then I looked at my hand. The cross was placed before me, and I had to pick it up. I picked it up very slowly, for it was very heavy.
After the figure had told me everything, it moved away. Only then did the light disappear, and I suddenly saw everything around me in the room as it had always been."
The above statement by the Lady of All Nations is a prelude to a prayer that will be revealed to Ida Peerdeman in later messages. This prayer contains a special verse:
"May the Lady of All Nations, who was once Mary, become our Advocate. Amen."
These words clearly refer to Mary, who is here called the Lady of All Nations. Everyone who recites this prayer recognizes her as their Lady and Advocate before God.
However, this title carries a deeper meaning, rooted in biblical symbolism. It alludes to the Book of Joshua, which constitutes the spiritual foundation of the revelations of the Lady of All Nations. Just before the battle against sin and idolatry, a mysterious Angel appears to Joshua. As we read in Holy Scripture, he does not side with evil, but comes as God's messenger to fight evil. Joshua addresses him with words full of reverence: "What does my lord command his servant?"
Joshua 5:13-15
5:13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing before him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and said, "Are you on our side, or are you on the side of our enemies ?"
5:14 And he answered, " No , for I am the commander of the LORD's army, and I have just come." Then Joshua fell to the ground and worshiped him and said, "What does my lord his servant?"
5:15 Then the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, "Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.
Mary desires to be the Lady of All Nations—without any exceptions. Therefore, precisely now, as the world descends deeper into chaos, a time of spiritual struggle begins anew. This is evidenced by the inner urgency Ida Peerdeman experiences when she is called to pick up the heavy cross. This gesture becomes a prelude to her mission: to place Christ once again at the center of the world, so that humanity can once again follow Him in the fight to cleanse the earth of sin. The weight of the cross symbolizes the immense task still before us.
The Lady of All Nations desires that evil and idolatry be removed from human hearts as quickly as possible. Only then will she be able to reveal herself fully as the Mother of All Nations, making every person her son or daughter. However, this is not a violent struggle, but a spiritual struggle in which victory is born from fidelity to God's will.
The Angelus reminds us that victory over evil is achieved by offering God the due worship. It teaches us to do this as the Lady of All Nations does. When God receives the glory due Him, He bestows grace upon His children—as in the biblical symbol of the hail of stones, which killed more enemies than the sword. So, too, in spiritual warfare, God's power always surpasses all human strength.
Mary is the perfect model of a worshipper of God—humble, faithful, and completely devoted to His will. It is thanks to this attitude that her prayers are answered by God, as happened at Cana of Galilee. The Lady of All Nations shows us that giving God due honor opens us to God's grace—a grace that brings help in moments when our strength proves insufficient to overcome difficulties.
In the Book of Joshua, we see that the first call the Angel of the Lord addresses to Joshua is to worship God. Joshua prostrates himself before Him and removes his sandals, recognizing the holiness of the place where he stands. Later in the account, the Lord sends a hail of stones upon Israel's enemies—an event that can be read as a sign of God's intervention, a response to the veneration paid to His holiness.
In the Christian tradition, the gesture of humility and adoration finds its expression in kneeling before God – as the prophet Isaiah foretells: "To me every knee shall bow" (Isaiah 45:23).
Similarly, during the apparitions of the Lady of All Nations, Ida Peerdeman always kneels before Mary. This gesture is an expression of reverence for God's presence and a testimony of humility before Him, the source of all grace and victory. Throughout all the apparitions that have taken place around the world, Mary shows us how to pray and give glory to God. It is in this that we should imitate her – in humility, adoration, and complete trust in God's will, and then His graces can be poured out upon us.
The title of the Lady of All Nations as Mother has profound significance, especially in light of the New Testament. In the Gospel of John, Jesus, dying on the cross, addresses his beloved disciple with the words: "Behold, your Mother" (John 19:27). In this way, Mary is presented as the Mother of all who remain faithful to Christ until the end.
For Joshua, however, the Angel of the Lord reveals himself as the Lord, and let us recall that the role of the Angel of the Lord in this message is played by the Lady of All Nations.
Therefore, those who are still facing spiritual battle, desiring to cleanse their hearts of the influence of evil, and who recognize Christ as the Leader leading to victory,
will call her Lady. Those who, supported by Christ's grace, have already triumphed over evil, faithfully remaining with Christ, like the beloved disciple who remained with Him until the end, will call her Mother. Wherever Mary is truly present among Christ's disciples, they are her children.
In this Old Testament scene, the Lady of All Nations is depicted as the Angel who appeared to Joshua. As the Lady passes before Ida Peerdeman's eyes, the visionary sees a cross lying on the ground—a symbol of Christ. Just as Joshua fell to the ground before the Angel of the Lord, so here too the Cross, the sign of the Son of God, rests on the ground.
This image takes on profound meaning: the Lady passes by Ida Peerdeman and disappears from her field of vision, thus pointing to her Son. For Ida, this is a clear call—to take up the Cross and allow herself to be led by Christ. Our weapon in this battle is not the iron sword, but the Cross, the sign of Christ's victory, which, in the spiritual dimension, becomes both a sword and a symbol of Joshua—the leader of God's people, leading the nation toward victory over evil.
We find a similar attitude of Mary at Cana of Galilee. When the wine ran out, Mary points to Jesus, saying, "Do whatever he tells you" (Jn 2:5). In this message, the Lady of All Nations also makes a similar gesture: she points to Christ and encourages Ida—and with her, each of us—to take up the Cross, follow Him, and fulfill His words.
The first message of the Lady of All Nations has exceptional significance. Its proper understanding opens the way to a fuller understanding of the entire message of the revelations, constituting the foundation upon which their entirety rests.
We see that the content of this message calls us to fight evil. Just as in the days of Joshua, when the Promised Land was largely overrun by evil, so today the entire world is mired in sin, which must be eradicated. Just as the armies of the children of Israel, led by Joshua, once cleansed the Promised Land, so today, under the leadership of Christ, we are called to a similar fight. However, this is not a military war, but a spiritual battle that each of us must fight in our own hearts.
All the messages of the Lady of All Nations are deeply rooted in the Old and New Testaments, in the spirit of the Gospel principle:
Mt 13:52, "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
This connection demonstrates the continuity of God's plan. The revelation of the Lady of All Nations becomes a bridge between the old and the new, between the announcement and its fulfillment in Christ and Mary.