This entire concept seems contrary to the Scriptures, which
clearly state that it is only Christ's Second Coming which
will serve as the necessary catalyst in order to bring about
these much-needed changes. According to the Scriptures, it
is Jesus Christ Himself who will destroy the Antichrist, the
Beast, and the False Prophet, as well as their ungodly army
of earthly followers, at the great Battle of Armageddon, as
we see by these verses:

"And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the
mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and
out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the
spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the
kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to
the battle of that great day of God Almighty . . . And he
gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew
tongue Armageddon."
Revelation 16:13-14, 16, KJV

"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he
that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a
flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had
a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was
clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is
called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven
followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white
and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that
with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his
vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND
LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and
he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly
in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together
unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh
of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them,
and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and
great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and
their armies, gathered together to make war against him that
sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was
taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles
before him, with which he deceived them that had received
the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with
brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him
that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his
mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh."
Revelation 19:11-21, KJV

If I have understood these interpretations of the Quatrains
of Nostradamus in the proper manner, then they attribute the
downfall of this ungodly trio -- Satan-Beast-False Prophet --
to military defeats and other earthly forces. Christ's Return
and the Battle of Armageddon aren't even mentioned. As I said
earlier, this lack of any mention of the Lord's Second Coming
really sticks out like a sore thumb in my view, and it should
serve as a strong warning to other believers in Christ. While
the "prophecies" of Michel Nostradamus may strongly support
Biblical Endtime events in some areas, such as by cryptically
describing the rise of the Beast, the dangerous situation in
the Middle East, the currently-developing global computerized
identification and credit system referred to as the Mark of
the Beast -- or 666 -- etc., I fail to understand his reasons
for not mentioning that it will in fact be the invasion of
the Godly Forces from Heaven, led by none other than Jesus
Christ, which will definitively defeat Satan, the Beast, and
the False Prophet; and that their defeat will not come about
as a result of a natural progression of earthly political and
military events.

Another factor which seems to cast a shadow of doubt upon
the "prophecies" of Michel Nostradamus, are some blatant
inaccuracies; at least according to the interpretations of
his Quatrains which I have read. Accordingly, Pope John Paul
II was to have died during the early part of 1996, slain by
an assassin. As we all know, this did not happen, and Pope
John Paul II died as a result of complications in his old
age in 2005, nine years later.

According to the controversial prophecy of one St. Malachy,
following John Paul II, there are only going to be two more
Popes before the final collapse of the Roman Catholic Church
occurs. According to online information I read several years
ago, some RCC insiders were convinced that the Archbishop of
Paris, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, was going to be next to
sit on the so-called "chair of Saint Peter". It was likewise
predicted, according to some interpretations, that Lustiger
would also be assassinated. As we all know, this prediction
also failed. Lustiger died at the age of eighty in 2007. Two
years earlier, in April of 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of
Germany became Pope Benedict XVI, following the death of Pope
John Paul II. Please see my article "Cardinal Ratzinger's
Rebellion" for more information regarding this current Pope.

In his prophecy. St. Malachy also states that the final Pope
will be called Peter the Roman. His motto, in Latin, states
as follows, according to the original 1595 text:

----- Begin Quote -----

"In psecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit Petrus Romanus,
qui pascet oves in multis tribulationibus:
quibus transactis civitas septicollis diruetur,
et Iudex tremendus iudicabit populum suum.
Finis."

----- End Quote -----

The previous text can be loosely translated into English as
meaning the following:

"In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church
will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed (lead)
the sheep through many tribulations, at the term of which
the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the
formidable Judge will judge his people. The End."

It is said that Peter the Roman will totally compromise with
the Endtime global leader known as the Beast. In fact, those
who have interpreted the Quatrains of Nostradamus, claim that
this final Pope will be the False Prophet -- mentioned in the
thirteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation -- who will work
together with the Beast. Is there any truth to their claims?
Well, it seems to me that these New Age interpreters have had
a rather poor track record; and in my view, it certainly does
not inspire much confidence in any of their other predictions
or interpretations. As I point out in several of my articles,
such as "The Seven Heads" and "Who Is Who: Defining Endtime
Terms", my current belief is that the Beast and the False
Prophet may possibly be an Islamic pair who work together to
destroy Israel. One possible example might be the Ayatollah
and President of Iran, who both share a common hatred for
Israel.

At any rate, if there is any truth regarding this prophecy
concerning Peter the Roman, it does not appear that we will
have to wait much longer in order to find out. After all, at
this current time, Pope Benedict XVI is already eighty-two
years old; and when he was elected as the new Pope by the
Roman Catholic College of Cardinals in 2005, it was already
realized then that he would serve a short term due to his
age.

Now, in case you are wondering how St. Malachy fits into our
current discussion concerning the Quatrains of Nostradamus,
allow me to offer a brief explanation. You see, some people
are convinced that his prophecy, which involved one hundred
and twelve papal mottoes written in Latin, was not written
by St. Malachy at all. One of the theories is that this list
of one hundred and twelve Popes, who were not named by name,
but who were only described by their mottoes, was actually
construed by Michel Nostradamus. They claim that Nostradamus
purposely attributed the prophecy to Malachy, because he was
afraid of being persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church, for
having dared to foretell of the destruction of the Roman
Catholic Church. Remember; this was during the time of the
Inquisition. It is also interesting to note that prior to
1595, the prophecy of St. Malachy was unknown. Does this
fact point to Nostradamus as being its true author?



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