| The King of Terror- Part 2 | |
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Did Nostradamus predict the beginning of World War III in 1999, the arrival of the Antichrist, or the Second Coming of Christ? Or is it all a matter of interpretation?
The year 1999, seventh month,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror.
To bring back to life the great King of the Mongols,
Before and after Mars to reign by good luck.
Well, we made it through July, 1999. In part 1 we reviewed how some interpreters of Nostradamus' above prophecy (Century 10, Quatrain 72) believed that July 4 would see the beginning of World War III or that on July 7 the Earth would experience a catastrophic pole shift. I'm pleased to report that neither event took place. The closest thing we had to terror from the sky was a car-sized meteor that exploded over New Zealand on the 7th.
But at this writing we're not out of the woods yet, if these prophecies are to be taken seriously. We still have the rest of July to sweat out the arrival of the "King of Terror," possibly on the 28th, and perhaps even through August and September. The various possible dates and timelines were examined last week, as well as guesses as to the identity of the "King of Terror." This week let's see how some students of Nostradamus and modern-day psychics are interpreting the identity of the "King of the Mongols," and what might be meant by the enigmatic last line.
Who is the "King of the Mongols"?
John Hogue, author of Nostradamus - The Complete Prophecies and several other books on prophecy, theorized that the "King of Terror" could be the People's Republic of China and that the "King of the Mongols" it will bring back to life is Genghis Khan. He doesn't literally mean that the person of Genghis Khan would be resurrected from the dead, but he notes that in 1990, in a major propaganda campaign, the leaders of the People's Republic of China restored Khan to his "rightful" place in Chinese history. So what's the significance? "Genghis Kahn united the Mongolians of the Central Asian steppes," Hogue writes, "into an all-conquering army that forged the largest land empire in history. The vast Islamic western wing of his empire included modern-day Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union. Tens of millions died in the bloody conquests initiated by [Genghis Khan] and his successors. According to the prophet, Genghis Khan and his empire are now returning: the warlord has been brought back to life."
At the Great King of Terror website (which is no longer working!), they believed the "King of the Mongols" will be a world leader with the military power of Genghis Khan - namely, the Antichrist.
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Does Nostradamus Have A Track Record? Many interpreters of Nostradamus have credited him with predicting the French Revolution, the emergence of the British Empire, the rise of Hitler (referred to as "Hister"), the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and even the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Typically, however, these "hits" by the 16th century prophet were credited to him only after the fact. It wasn't until after JFK was killed, for example, that an appropriate quatrain was found to "predict" it. It's Nostradamus' interpreters, then, who have the track record. "He called his prophecies perpetual prophecies," said foremost British Nostradamus expert Peter Lemesurier in The Guardian. "Things that were originally said to apply to Napoleon have been reapplied to Hitler and then to Gorbechev, whoever was the bogeyman of the moment. Unfortunately, what people generally do is see what happened, and then find a prophecy to match." |
Joan Mary Sckrabulis, author of The Lost Covenant, weaves the Nostradamus quatrain with Biblical prophecies and astrology to conclude that the total eclipse of the sun on August 11 is actually what the great prophet was referring to. "The King of Terror" is the partial lunar eclipse on July 28 and then, two weeks later, the moon swings around and creates the total solar eclipse on August 11. This, she says, is the great King Angolmois. (Angolmois is the actual French word used by Nostradamus, which has been most commonly translated as "King of the Mongols.") "Angolmois is an anagram for Sang Lion in French," Sckrabulis writes, "meaning Blood of the Lion. It is also an anagram for Solomon, that is, the Lion of Judah, Solomon, Sol Ammon Ra. The event marks the Second Coming that day, but not in the commonly expected way." At the time of this eclipse, she says, the Earth will also be in the center of what some astrologers are calling "the Grand Cross," surrounded in the heavens by the sun, Saturn, Uranus, and Mars. She calls this the "crucifixion of the Earth."
While Erika Cheetham (The Final Prophecies of Nostradamus) believes the "King of the Mongols" will be an Asian forerunner of the Antichrist, Peter Lemesurier (Nostradamus: The Next 50 Years) interprets the line as meaning that there could be an oriental invasion of some kind in the Middle East that will be stopped because its leader dies. The invasion will be brought back to life, however, due to the financing of a rich world leader.
William Henry has a completely different take on the identity of the Mongol king. In his book The Peacemaker and the Key of Life, Henry says that according the Buddhist tradition, Mongolia is the location of Shambhala, the utopian home of the gods who came from the star Sirius. "The myths of the Maya, Toltecs, and Aztecs," Henry writes, "tell of bearded, bland white men who came from a kingdom in Mongolia.... These Mongolians said they had come from Atlantis.... From this, we may deduce Nostradamus' King of Angolmois may have a connection with the god beings of ancient Egypt, Atlantis, and beyond." Henry further surmises that the appearance of the "King of Terror" and "King of the Mongols" will coincide with the opening of the Hall of Records, which Edgar Cayce predicted would be discovered beneath the Sphinx in Egypt - an event that would reveal knowledge bringing about a transformation of the existing world order.
Nostradamus and the 1999 King of Terror suggests that the "King of Angolmois" could be Jesus Christ. Angolmois, it is posited, could be cryptic for Golgotha - where Jesus was crucified, making him King of Golgotha. The "King of Terror" is the Antichrist whose arrival prompts the return of Jesus to Earth. Using more wordplay, the site also offers that Angolmois is "very similar to au chef Anglois - to the English chief," but does not quite explained what the significance might be.
"Before and after Mars to reign by good luck."
To explain this line, the astrology-influenced The Prophecy again turns to "the Grand Cross" and the eclipse to take place on August 11. "A chart of the heavens for August 11 will find the planet Mars positioned in the first house of the zodiac near the ascendant. As the ruling planet of Aries, Mars will indeed 'reign' in its place of natural rulership. Mars, generally, rules the blood and may likely refer to a particular bloodline associated with the Blood of the Lion."
At The Great King of Terror website, which believed the "King of Terror" will be a killer meteor, Mars is simply interpreted as the god of war, meaning "before and after the meteor hits there will be a war or wars."
"The final line makes a cryptic reference to Mars," writes John Hogue. "A consideration of the occult meaning of this planet which, in conventional wisdom, represents the god of war and mayhem, opens up the possibility of a positive outcome in the future. The phrase 'before and after Mars rules happily' can be interpreted to mean that the higher aspect of Mars, as the god of magic and spiritual transformation, 'rules happily' in the new millennium."
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As you can see, the prophecies of Nostradamus - even when he's more specific than usual - can be interpreted in any number of ways, depending on the interpreter's background, beliefs, and agenda. Considering his highly dubious track record, and those of other doomsday millennial prophets, there's very little to worry about. 
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