El Libro de las Profecías by Christopher Columbus

We have talked before about how some important figures in history have become obsessed with prophecies such as Isaac Newton, but here we will take at another famous personality from history that was obsessed with prophecies, Christopher Columbus.

Between 1501 and 1502 he compiled a book with the help of his friend Gaspar Gorricio, the book was simply called El Libro do las Profecias, or translated to english> Book of prophecies.  The book lists a number of things that he saw as being on a 'to do' list to bring about the return of Christ.  In fact one of his voyages aims across the Atlantic was to gain gold for the monarchy to fund a crusade to Jerusalem!  The events he saw as needing to completed are as follows
1. Christianity must spread around the world
2. The Garden of Eden must be found (of which he believed he discovered it in Venezuela)
3. A crusade to take back Jerusalem from the Muslims
4. A last world leader should be chosen

These beliefs were common place during medieval times and it is clear that Columbus was influenced by the writings of Joachim of Fiore.  But some saw Columbus' obsession as a sign of madness, and refused to listen to his rants about attempting to fulfill prophecies.

It is possible to buy translations of his book, though currently they are out of print, you may still find second-hand copies online at Amazon for around $90.

Old Document Review 'On the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse'

This ancient document was written by Joachim of Fiore (d.1202) and features his interpretations of what the seals in the Book of Revelations represent.  Joachim sees the seals as representing the story of the church between the first and the second coming of Jesus.

However his understanding goes much deeper, when Joachim looks at history he sees a link to the Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are matched to the Old Testament, the life of Jesus and the New Testament.  Whats more, is that each of these eras can be broken down into seven periods of time which will match with the corresponding period in the next era.  These seven periods are also represented by the seven seals which are laid out in the Book of Revelations.  As always periods of time divided into seven can also be linked to how the Mayans viewed time, each period of time is seen to have seven days and six nights.

For example the first period in the Old Testament is seen from Abraham to the promised land, which is matched to the New Testament period of time from John the Baptist to the early church.  This matching carries on as far as the sixth seal which Joachim seen as matching against his own era, and everything that was happening during his lifetime such as the crusades and so on.  Joachim foretells that soon the Catholic Church shall be overthrown or challenged by a new church (the rise of Protestants?) and he sees this as the time where Satan will be bound up into his prison.  Then in the seventh seal will be the second coming.

Old Document Review 'The prophecy of St Brigid of Sweden'

This old document forms part of the Mirabilis liber prophecy collection which was published in 1522, however this was originally written by St Brigid.  This prophecy is somewhat similar to the prophecy by Joachim of Fiore, in the sense that once again the 'barque of Peter' is once again referred to.

Although Joachim seen the 'barque of Peter' as the Roman Church, in this prophecy it is referred to only as the Church, which of course refer to any church.  However there are some stark clues given, it is said of 'summoning the proud Germans against his Church', could the Church being referred to, be the Jews and their persecution by the Germans during World War 2?

Once again the prophecy looks into the past in order to foretell the future, in the case of the Germans, it refers to the moment of the past of the story of Samson, which as I will quickly remind you, is about a guy who had heaps of strength but his secret to the strength was his hair, which was discovered by his lover and then he was captured, yet his hair grew back bit by bit and he brought his revenge upon his captives.  So here the Germans are seeing to have had a large strength but an event will lead to them being stripped of this strength (the aftermath of World War 1) yet their strength grew back slowly 'the seven hairs of Samson with which the head of the German nation is adorned'; so because the Germans were weakened, it gave rise to a new leader, a new head of the country

which of course can be interpreted as Hitler and World War 2.

To read more about the other prophecies in the Mirabilis liber CLICK HERE

Old Document Review 'The Prophecy of Joachim of Fiore'

This document forms part of the Mirabilis liber which was published in 1522, yet was originally written by Joachim of Fiore and published in this document as part of a greater collection of prophecies.  It is known as a fact that this document, either as part of the Mirabilis liber or a copy of Joachim's original work was owned by Nostradamus, who copies one section of it word-for-word in the 1565 almanac.

The prophecy talks in detail about 'the barque of Peter' which is identified as symbolizing the Roman Church, and is a strange prophecy in a sense that it looks into the past, back to the story of creation and the giants in order to foretell the future, with the basic idea that history repeats itself.

The prophecy states that before a terrifying eclipse the Roman church will face problems and they will start to occur after a child has ruled in France.  This part of the prophecy was fulfilled of course in 1610 when Louis XIII became King of France at the age of 9.

The problems that the church will face include being led astray by those in charge which will 'destroy the Church's dignity' and will create widespread 'shame and confusion', this could easily signify the child abuse scandal of recent years.  The second great problem shall be false Christians.  Yet although these will cause much distress to the Roman Church, it is said that it will not sink, yet neither will it be worthy to be 'considered the abode of the masters of the world'.

To read more about the other prophecies in the Mirabilis liber CLICK HERE

Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566)

Michel de Nostredame or otherwise referred to as Nostradamus was born in the south of France and was part of a large family.  In his teens he enrolled in the University of Avignon where he stayed until it closed a year later due to an outbreak of the plague.  It is said that he traveled afterwards for about eight years where he gained a particular interest in herbal remedies, then he entered the University of Montepellier to become a doctor but was expelled for being associated with herbal remedies and for slandering procedures that some doctors were intent on using at the time such as 'draining the blood' to heal sickness.

In 1531 Nostradamus met Jules-Cesar Scaliger , a leading scholar of the time and this is where he is rumored to have gained access to ancient books and scrolls which were at the time banned in the general society.  It is said that he married and had two children but they were all lost to the plague and so he devoted many years to help fight outbreaks.  In 1547 he settled down again in Salon-de-Provence where he re-married and had six children.

His first almanac was written for 1550 and was so popular that he decided to produce one once a year, and by the end of his life he had written well over six thousand prophecies.  He was dragged into the limelight when he apparently foretold the death of the King of France with a very exactly prediction.  From then on he was asked by prominent people for assistance, not only as a seer but as a healer.

There has been incredible debates about whether he was a true seer, or whether he was severely influenced by the work of others such as Joachim of Fiore, the Tiburtine Sibyl and others.  Many people however point to the fact that in his letters he clearly says that he is not a prophet.  Yet in all my research I have not yet found a biblical prophet that ever referred to themselves as being a prophet.  Prophecy is seen as a gift from God, one that maybe can be stripped away if the gifted person claims any greatness on their own behalf.

The greatest difficulty in reviewing any of the prophecies by Nostradamus is that, the translations tend not to be very accurate.  This is because the original by Nostradamus was written in old French and many people have attempted to translate using modern french, or even slightly adapting it in a way to make the prophecies apply to certain circumstances in modern times.  I came across this myself after comparing the words of his prophecies claimed on a DVD Nostradamus documentary against the words in my copy of his complete collection, and there were so completely different it was crazy.  However it is still my belief that he was a true prophet, it is not his fault that we cannot translate his words properly.

Joachim of Fiore (1135-1202 AD)

Joachim of Fiore, also known as Joachim of Flora was born in the village of Celico (Italy), he was son of Mauro and married a girl called Gemma. He was educated at Cosenza and then became a cleric working for the courts before later becoming a notary for an archbishop.

His life changed direction in about 1159 when he left his life behind and went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Jerusalem) where it is said that he went through a spiritual conversion, and upon his return home, he became a hermit for many years, wandering and preaching to many people.

His life took another change as he got older, in 1168 he applied himself totally to try and understand the meanings hidden within the Bible, in particular the Book of Revelations and he himself wrote some books, of which copies are rare. He was later made abbot where many people would visit him on their way to the Holy Land including Richard the Lionheart. He was said to be a simple man who was eloquent yet not proud and often wore rags.

In 1184 he was called to Rome to decipher an obscure prophecy found by the pope and afterwards Joachim founded the Abbey of Fiore in Calabria. He has also been put forward as the author of Vaticinia de Summis Pontificibus, the book from which the 'Lost book of Nostradamus' was based upon.

To read about Joachim's prophecy in the Mirabilis liber CLICK HERE

To read about Joachim's interpretations of the Apocalypse CLICK HERE

The Lost Book

A book was found hidden in 1994 at the Italian national library and it is believed to be centuries old and may even have been written by Nostradamus himself. At one point it had been a part of the Vatican library and may have come into the possession of the Vatican through Cesar at his end of his life around 1628 or 1629

The authorship is still in debate yet the possible options are Cesar Nostradamus as well as Nostradamus' scribe, or maybe it was only a reference book belonging to Nostradamus that had been written by the Cathars.

It's own title is translated as Prophecies of Michel Nostradamus on the Future Vicars of Christ to Cesar his son, as expounded by Lord Abbot Joachim. However it is said to be a copy of the earlier 14^th Century Vaticinia de Summis and that the images are all based upon the prophecies of Lord Abbot Joachim otherwise known as Joachim of Fiore.

This book contains 80 watercolour paintings which show symbols from many cultures and many time periods, seven are seen as the most important in reference to giving the time and date of a coming Apocalypse. Others are ascribed to other predictions such as as the 9/11 attacks but the one most people point to is the image which apparetely tells us when the end of the world will happen which you can see above.

The veil (meaning apocalypse) has been dropped, the time has come and there is no help for humanity as the book of life is empty, time has finished, in another image linked to this one the scorpion at the centre of the Galaxy point to the Galactic alignment so representing the 21^st of December 2012.