September 11 2001 NYC was attacked and on September 17, 2001 one of my readers asked me to address in Words for the Day a prediction made by soothsayer Nostradamus that had been going around the Internet. Below is what I was sent and my response:
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I know that you are familiar with this 16th century man. People are looking at some of “his predictions”. Massive emails are circulating about him. Many employees here are getting “scared” about this. I know that you have great knowledge of the Scripture. If you can, could you give us all some leadership in reference to believing false prophets? This is a quote from one of his predictions:
“In the year of the new century and nine months,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror . . .
The sky will burn at forty-five degrees.
Fire approaches the great new city . . . ”
“In the city of York there will be great collapse, twin brothers torn apart by chaos while the fortress fall, the great leader will succumb, the third big war will come when the big city is burning . . . ”
2001 is the first year of the new century and this is the 9th month.
New York is located at the 41st degree Latitude.
He also said that this will be the third World War and it would be bigger than the last two wars. I hope he is wrong, but judging from his predictions of Hitler, Napoleon, and Pearl Harbor . . .
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My comments are that the Scriptures are very clear that we should rely on the Word of God to guide us, and not anyone or anything else. The Bible teaches that we should not consult astrologists, sorcerers, mediums, fortune tellers, etc. The Bible teaches that there will be many false prophets, especially as we move toward the last days. It does not say that sometimes these people will not be right about some things, indeed they will be able to perform miracles and convince and deceive many people. This was demonstrated many times in the Bible, one instance comes to mind when Moses was before pharaoh and his staff of wizards were able to make their wooden staffs turn into snakes when Moses did.
The snake that came from Mose’s staff however, swallowed up all of the others which indicated that although power has been given to the dark forces, it is no match for God’s power. The Bible teaches that the antichrist will suffer a fatal “grievous” wound to the head and after dying will then come back to life. This act will convince many people that he is indeed the Messiah. Although he will deceive many people and have his day, it will not last long and before we know it this evil fallen angel serpent will be swallowed up and defeated by Almighty God too.
Until then stay away from Nostradamus and the like, lest you be fooled by it. Satan is a liar, but sometimes he tells just enough truth mixed in with his lies to snare the weak and gullible.
We know that satan has been given tremendous power over this earth that we do not possess. After all he was created higher than any other of God’s creations. I believe that satanic activity is increasing as we approach the beginning of the end for satan and his motley crew. They are fully aware that time is getting short for them.
The good news is that the Bible plainly tells us that no Christian need fear satan nor any of his demons. The course is set. Everything will happen exactly according to God’s timetable. Although no one knows exactly when He will come back, He has given us a laundry list of things which have to occur first. I believe that with the exception of the fulfillment of the Great Commission that they have occurred, and He could come at any time to retrieve His bride the church. I’ll leave you with two sets of scripture. One is what Jesus said about the future and the other tells us that we as Christians who have received Him as our Savior don’t have to worry about anything.
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Matthew 24:3
. . . And what will be the sign of Your coming,
and of the end of the age?
And Jesus answered and said to them:
“Take heed that no one deceives you.
For many will come in My name, saying,
“I am the Christ,” and will deceive many.
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars.
See that you are not troubled;
for all these things must come to pass,
but the end is not yet.
For nation will rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom,
and there will be famines,
pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
All of these things are the beginning of sorrows.
Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you
and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
And then many will be offended,
will betray one another,
and will hate one another.
Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
And because lawlessness will abound,
the love of many will grow cold.
But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world
as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Romans 8:38
For I am persuaded that neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor powers, nor things to come,
nor height, nor depth, nor any
other created thing, shall ever be able to separate us
from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
June 16, 2016 – Click here to listen