3. World War III

Nostradamus wrote of a great war in his quatrains, which have been previously discussed in other sections in this book.  This gives you an idea of how these quatrains are normally put together by scholars to progress to describe the progress of World War III>

The year 1999 seven month,
From the sky will come a great King of terror:
To bring back to life the great King of Angolmois, (the Mongols),
Before after Mars to reign by good luck

(Century 10, Quatrain 72)

This is the quatrain that describes the attack on the World Trade Center in New York. . This holy terror could be linked to the Third Antichrist who may be the fearsome Mabus (sometimes interpreted as Mr. Bush) or the North African Terrorist from the quatrain below.

One who the infernal gods of Hannibal
Will cause to be reborn, terror of mankind
Never more horror nor worse of days
In the past than will come to the Romans through Babel.

(Century 2, Quatrain 30)

Many interpreters have tried to understand the prophetic significance of Nostradamus bringing back to life The King of the Monghols. Genghis Khan was the last great Mongol. The vast Islamic western wing of his empire included modern-day Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union.

According to the prophet, Genghis Khan and his empire are now returning in another incarnation. Eerily 1990, the leaders of the People’s Republic of China restored Genghis Khan to his “rightful” place in Chinese history.

In the following his quatrain indicates that it will be preceded by the coming of the Third Antichrist from the East, “the king of the Mongols,”

At forty-five 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 Norman

(Century 5 Quatrain 97)

In this phrase, Nostradamus refers to a great city in the new world of America near forty-five degrees latitude. Experts agree this could only be New York.

The incident in New York is followed by the quatrains that describe the end of the world. The verification from the Norman may be an odd reference to France’s refusal to support the Iraq War.

The king will want to enter the new city,
Through its enemies they will come to subdue it
Captives liberated to speak and act falsely,
King to be outside, he will keep far from the enemy.

(Century 10, Quatrain 49)

This is a very frightening allusion to terrorism being near but also far away. There is also an implication that traitors have been set free (captives librated to speak and act falsely)

Garden of the world near the new city,
In the path of the hollow mountains,
It will be seized and plunged into the Vat,
Drinking by force the waters poisoned by sulfur

(Century 10, Quatrain 49)

This quatrain speaks of some calamity that poisons the water supply. The garden of the world near the new city (New York) might be Washington.

By fire he will destroy their city,
A cold and cruel heart,
Blood will pour,
Mercy to none.

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)

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