The opening chapters have already begun. The beginning events have taken place, with the two world wars and the use of nuclear weapons. Without the Woman, the world would have been destroyed.
Now, the power of evil has gotten so great that she is calling her children, whom she formerly sent out, to gather in her heart, because evil will pour out, destroy much of the world and cause all to tremble. The Woman calls but she cannot save a mankind which runs away from her.