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Nostradamus’ Prediction of the Apocalypse

Future Predictions, Quatrains

The rapture, or the end of the world where God will take his faithful to him and destroy his haters, is predicted by many. One of the most famous prophets, Nostradamus, seems to have predicted the end of the world. He has gained popularity and validity by having previous prediction come true. There are believers and skeptics on both sides of his prophecies. Nostradamus seems to have many skeptics due to his having to write in a code of many languages and use word games to keep from having the government find him out.

Nostradamus has made his many predictions, but one prediction is the most reveled of all, the apocolypse, the rapture, the end of the world.

NOSTRADAMUS

Michel de Nostredame was born December 14, 1503. He became worked in apothecary during the plague years and was known for his unorthodox way of treating plague patients. He would not bleed them, but would rather give them a “rose pill” high in Vitamin C. He began gaining interest into the occult and decided to write an almanac. This almanac was very successful and encouraged Nostredame to publish an annual almanac and indulge further into predictions. It was on this almanac that Nostredame had changed his name to Nostradamus, which is what he has been known as ever since.

This almanac had brought in business to Nostradamus from all over for him to create a horoscope for his clients. These horoscopes were his first involvement in the field of using astrology and predicting futures. This eventually led to Nostradamus writing his book of 1000 quatrains, or four line predictions, put into 10 centuries each containing 100 quatrains except the final century which contains 42 quatrains.

These quatrains have been coded using word games and multiple languages so Nostradamus could protect himself from the government, which did not like these predictions. This has caused many skeptics to argue that he is not exact enough in his quatrains to warrant any real prophecy, but believers will argue that he made name dates (except for a select, very convincing few), he states names and locations effectively. Let’s look at some previous some previous correct Nostradamus predictions and build some validity to his quatrains.

Nostradamus is famous for his predicting the antichrists, although he predicted three and only two have come. His final antichrist is connected directly with the rapture and the end of the world.

An Emperor will be born near Italy,
Who will cost the Empire very dearly.
They will say, when they see his allies,
That he is less a prince than a butcher.
(Century I, Quatrain 60)

This quatrain seems to predict the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, seen as the first antichrist. The keys here are the notice of empire. Napoleon was considered a butcher by his people and he cost the Empire much prestige.

Beasts wild with hunger will cross the rivers,
The greater part of the battlefield will be against Hister.
He will drag the leader in a cage of iron,
When the child of Germany observes no law.
(Century II, Quatrain 24)

This seems to be very mind-boggling how he could almost predict a name as this refers to Hitler, the Nazi regime leader in Germany. This shows how most of the world seemed against Hitler and the Axis as the “greater part of the battlefield”.

This third antichrist has not yet come, but with recent events may be coming in the near future.

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Mabus then will soon die, there will come
A horrible undoing of people and animals:
At once vengeance one will see vengeance,
One hundred hands, thirst, famine, when the comet will run.
(Century 2, Quatrain 62)

This is one of the most speculated as human interest in the end of the world and the antichrist increases. The third antichrist in the quatrains of Nostradamus seems to be connected with the end of the world the slaughter and death of many. Mabus has also been speculated as to who is the antichrist in modern times. Many believe it may be George W. Bush (Bush/Mabus) but the quatrain will not be told until the death of the third antichrist. This could have been the case with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Mabus/Musab) but the slaughter following his death never happened. We still wait on this all-telling third antichrist.

Nostradamus also had a very telling prediction in his own town consisting of a friend of his, King Henri II. This was a major catalyst for his success and fame.

The young lion shall overcome the old
In warlike field in single combat
In a cage of gold he will pierce his eyes
This is the first of two wounds, then he dies a cruel death.
(Century 1, Quatrain 35)

Despite being invited to meet with King Henri II by his consort Queen Catherine de Medicis to talk about his quatrains, particularly this one, King Henri II did not take anything from it as the quatrain predicts single combat and the only time he engaged in single combat was during staged jousts. Nonetheless, this quatrain proved true when a few years later King Henri II was killed in a joust when his opponent’s lance shattered through the cage of his helmet. Eerily, both King Henri II and his opponent were wearing lions on their suits of armor.

To move to more modern times we may be able to relate to we can see Nostradamus reference the treaty between Persia and Turkey, Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the rise of aircraft combat, and the events of 9/11.

The third climate included under Aries,
In the year 1727 in October,
The king of Persia captured by those of Egypt
Battle, death, loss: great shame to the cross.
(Century 3, Quatrain 77)

This quatrain is hard to be skeptical about. Nostradamus went as far as naming an exact month, place, and one of those involved. In October of 1727 Persia and Turkey signed a peace treay (they were shameful of the deaths they had caused each other). This treaty was signed in Egypt.

Near the harbour and in two cities will be two scourges,
The like of which have never been seen.
Hunger, plague within, people thrown out by the sword
Will cry for help from the immortal God.
(Century 3, Quatrain 6)

As said by those at http://aries.phys.yorku.ca/~mmdr/1800/nostradamus.html, a site in which I have been able to expand on my knowledge of Nostradamus, this quatrain is very vague and has been set to many events, but is most known as a prediction of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshiman and Nagasaki in World War II. Both of these Japanese cities are located near the sea. Both were also the only cities to ever experience a nuclear bombing, thus being in the likes of which that have never been seen. Hunger and plague references to the great pain and suffering of the citizens of these cities as their entire cities were literally destroyed. There is little understanding of the last line of this quatrain. I and those who I have asked seem split on this decision. Many do not understand it, while a few others and I believe it references to a Japanese calling for revenge and their dominance over the world, although that has never happened.

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At night they will think they have seen the Sun,
When they see the half-pig man.
Noise, screams battles seen fought in the skies.
The brute beasts will be heard to speak.
(Century 1, Quatrain 64)

Also elaborated on by those at http://aries.phys.yorku.ca/~mmdr/1800/nostradamus.html is this quatrain seeming to predict air combat. Remember this quatrain was written in a time when aircraft travel, muchless combat, was still a few hundred years from being a reality. Many believe that the sun of night being spoken of is large, bright explosions of the bombs of air fighters. The noise and screams of battle in the sky is what lead many to believe it was a prediction of air combat, which is the most amazing line of this quatrain. Understanding what the half-pig man meant was complicated, until reading about the similarities between a pig’s face and that of a combat pilot with his oxygen mask. The half-pig may refernce how pilot’s are seen sitting down in their cockpits where you can only see half of their body.

One thing that truly brought Nostradamus to fame in the 21st century is his claim of predicting the tragedy that took place in the United States on September 11, 2001. Many people began forging Nostradamus quatrains and saying he predicted the event, although he did not even write those quatrains. He did, however, write other quatrains pointing towards this tragedy.

First let’s have a look at the most popular, yet fake Nostradamus quatrain predicting this event:

In the City of God there will be a great thunder,
Two brothers torn apart by Chaos,
while the fortress endures,
the great leader will succumb.

This quatrain seems to be written by Nostradamus, the writing sure sounds similar. But this quatrain was written by college student Neil Marshall for an essay. The quatrain is not in any of the books of Nostradamus quatrains and coincidently doesn’t even have a century or quatrain number like the rest of Nostradamus quatrains do.

Now let’s look at the real Nostradamus quatrains predicting 9-11 as we think.

Earth-shaking fire from the center of the Earth.
Will cause the towers around the New City to shake:
Two great rocks for a long time will make war,
And then Arethusa will color a new river red.
(Century 1, Quatrain 87)

This particular quatrain, to me, is the most telling. As we all know, there was indeed fire at the WTC on 9-11. Center of the Earth could easily be seen as World Center or World Trade Center, although it is a fair stretch to make fit. New York City is also a fairly new city and has a lot of modern technology within it. Two great rocks could refer to the United States + allies and the Middle East. I have also been told in conversation with a man unknown to me that Arethusa is is commonly associated with the serpent Ladon, strikingly resembling Laden of Osama bin Laden. There is controversy over whether or not these were the works of Osama bin Laden, so I would not hold this as a key point.

At five and forty degrees, the sky will burn,
Fire approaches the great new city,
Immediately a huge, scattered flame leaps up,
When they want to have verification from the Normans.
(Century 6, Quatrain 97)

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This quatrain has been widely argued. It is put down as 45 degrees is not New York City and could mean anything, such as temperature. They also dispute the involvement of the Normans (from Europe). Five and forty degrees could, however, mean 40.5 degrees or almost the exact location of New York City’s latitude. Fire and flames did quickly destroy New York City, seen by many as a great city due to its skyline. Regarding the Normans, even I cannot figure out the meaning of that line.

The free city of Liberty made servile,
Made an asylum for corrupt ones and dreamers:
The King changed, to them not so vehement:
From one hundred will become more than a thousand.
(Century 4, Quatrain 16)

New York city is definitely a city of Liberty, as the Statue of Liberty stands there and it is also a place where many immigrants enter the free country. Many argue that New York is corrupt, with Rudy Guiliani and Bernard Kerik’s affairs. For many who believe in the 9-11 conspiracy, the corrupt city idea is intensified with those belives. Many also go to New York chasing dreams, especially on Broadway. From 100 become more than 1000 could be seen that the airplanes, which carried a few hundred passengers total on all four planes hijakced on that day, would in turn take thousands and thousands of lives after their crashes.

With that, it is time to look at the ultimate predictions. We will look at Nostradamus and his prediction of the end of the world, the apocolypse.

Mabus then will soon die, there will come
A horrible undoing of people and animals:
At once vengeance one will see vengeance,
One hundred hands, thirst, famine, when the comet will run.
(Century 2, Quatrain 62)

This quatrain, as stated above, involves what is believed as the third and final antichrist. The death of this antichrist seems to be taken as hand-in-hand with the end of the world. The question is: Who is Mabus? We will probably never know, but it has been up for speculation for years and many names have come up, most notably George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein (proven to not be Mabus as he is dead and we are alive), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (also dead, and proven not to be Mabus).

The other date that many see as Nostradamus’ prediction of the end of the world comes in 3797, when in his Preface in Les Propheties as his last predictions. Because this is the last prediction, many believe it is his last as he cannot make any more predictions because the world will no longer be. This ate is way off in the future, however, and not many have study and elaborated on this date. Speculation widely remains regarding Nostradamus’ rapture prediction.

Sources:

http://www.greatdreams.com/mabus.htm-Information on Mabus and who is thought to be
http://boisdarc.tamu-commerce.edu/www/w/willmc/nostra.htm -Nostradamus past predictions and future predictions
http://aries.phys.yorku.ca/~mmdr/1800/nostradamus.html -Nostradamus previous quatrains with explanation

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