Posted on 05/22/2002 7:59:27 AM PDT by Frank Grimes
OK- I first want to get out of the way that normally I would post this to General Interest, but I am having technical difficulties about being logged on over there. So, sorry about that.
I like to read some of the questions over on Straight Dope.com. Well today, they had an archived question about Nostradamus on the site, and I noticed it was from 1984. Anyway, I was reading it and didn't think too much of it. Usual debunking of his predictions and all that, until I came to this comment from the answer guy, Cecil...
Supposed predictions by Nostradamus of future wars and disasters are equally implausible. I didn't see the movie you allude to, but other scenarios I've come across talk about an alliance between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. followed by a joint Arab-Chinese invasion of Europe.
That guy had no idea how "plausible" that idea is today. I'm not saying that the Arabs and Chinese are going to invade Europe, but there seems to be a lot of talk that China is financing a lot of the Arabs' weaponry. And who would've dreamt in 1984 that Russia would be considered an "ally" of ours against an army of Arabs. I almost wonder if he pulled that question out of the archive on purpose because of that statement. See the whole column here
Cool. I've watched a few shows on the Mayans, but never dug that deep into their prophacies. Gee, now you've caught my interest.
Errrr, don't tell the Turks that. They're still buiding their 22 dam complex on the Tigris and Euphrates. Soon they'll control the water to the entire mid-east, a fact not lost on the Syrians, Saudis etc.
No kidding. The Turks will let China through? Someone closes off the water, but I'm sure it's the Saudies that will do it. I'm sure the Saudies have control of it then. Darn, back to the good book. I've got to check.
I think it's the last day of the Mayan calendar...or the day of the alien invasion of earth, per the X-Files.
Hold that thought. Aren't the Chinese now negotiating terms with Pakistan to allow them passage through the mountainous regions to Afghanistan? I could be wrong in my assessment of this, but the success of this negotiation could mean that the waterway "barriers" (Euphrates) would no more be a problem for advancing Asian troops/armor to the Arab states and westward, as they could more easily move around them. That article I refer to is here: China seeks.....
Regards,
Az
I liked X-Files when it had Fox Molder.
Thanks for the link. You may have a good point there. I need a good map for this one.
I like to follow world events and see how they fit into Biblical prophacy.
Serious question. Who would that make the Anti-Christ?
Actually, Mulder read it on the computer screen at the start of the episode, right as the "super soldier" guy comes in. CG just kind of comfirmed it :)
Here's the problem, though. America has turned it's back on God.
Right now, America is the restrainer, stopping the world from the chaos of war. We have peacekeepers all over the world.
The EU is building the revived Roman Empire. They will reduce themselves to 10 members because of dissagreements.
Now, according to prophacy, 10 nations gather together in secret and destroy the restrainer, Babylon the great (the nation with the greastes riches, and greatest military in the world). I don't know if it's the UN, or 10 others because it's in secret.
"The kings of the earth who have gotten rich off her luxeries will morn, and no merchant ships will dare come near her shores."
THAT'S the really scary part.
Yep. That's how you can tell if a prophet is real. Edgar Cayce gave the date of 1998, Michael Scallion said 1998, I'm not sure of Nostridomus, but I believe he said 1988.
God gives man a chance to repent. There's an eb and flow to his prophacies. The world may turn to God one day, like right after 9/11, but within a month be back to their same 'ol selves. We always have a chance to hold off the end if man chooses to do so. If not, the end will come. That's why there's no Biblical date. God allows us time. Eventually, the angel will put one foot on the land, the other in the sea, and say "There will be no more delay."
I believe this is the dawning of the ICC and the effect it will have on America's power throughout the world. As one can already see, the ICC would nullify all sovereignty of nations, including that of our country and would attempt to restrain, by intimidation of threat of war crime prosecution, any leader from declaring war after being attacked without the blessings of the ICC.
If I'm not mistaken, England has declared it would not be ratifying the court along with the U.S.A....
Regards,
Az
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