Nostradamus said that the world would end in the year 3797 AD. Was he right?

Some have called Nostradamus “the greatest prophet who ever lived.” Others view the 16th-century author’s prophecies with great suspicion, as they have questioned the source of professed prophetic perception of him. The debate has gone on for four hundred years.

The writings of this 16th-century physician, author, and mystic have fascinated people for centuries and it is estimated that, on average, at least thirty translations or commentaries on his work have been published each century since his death four centuries ago. His writings were even used for propaganda purposes during World War II, when German and Allied pilots dropped “Nostradamus pamphlets” from the air predicting victory for their countries.

Lately the media, especially in South Africa and England, have paid a lot of attention to his work and the films are currently circulating on our local circuits. Videocassettes are in high demand in homes across the country as the details of accomplished events are dramatized. So much so that even some Christians have wondered where he got his inspiration from. Was Nostradamus inspired by the Spirit of God…or was this a man who dabbled in the occult?

Nostradamus’s prophecies range from events of his own time to anticipated future events, including “the end of the world”, which he dates to 3797 AD. C. Four hundred years ago he wrote: “I have composed books of prophecies, each containing a hundred astronomical quatrains… understood of prophecies from today to the year 3797.” These books have never been out of print.

Although much of his work was written deliberately obscurely to avoid manipulation in interpretation, some of his work is highly detailed and even dated. Three hundred years before the event he prophesied the founding of the Pasteur Institute in 1889, speaking of Pasteur by his name. Examples of other prophecies include the execution of Charles I, the terrible plague of London, the rise of Napoleon, the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, and a series of detailed prophecies about Hitler (whom Hisler calls), naming him as the “second antichrist”. .”

He writes the details of World War II while prophesying German armies crossing the Rhine into France, the rise of Mussolini, the Nazi invasion of Belgium, and the occupation of Norway. He warned of “weapons heard in the sky”… “flying fire machines”, describing pilots in oxygen masks as “half pig, half man when battles are fought in the skies”. He predicted the destruction of Pearl Harbor and the terrible events in Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

Nostradamus wrote about the invention of the hot air balloon, the development of safe air travel, nuclear war, Nixon and the Watergate scandal, the ouster of the Shah of Iran in 1979, and the rise and fall of Ayatollah Khomeni, among many other events. global.

He was so popular in his day as stories of his prophetic powers circulated that the Medici Queen, wife of Henry II of France, commissioned him to write horoscopes for her family. She did so reluctantly. “The king’s eyes,” she predicted, “would be pierced in his golden cage.” Four years later, King Henry was killed in a jousting accident.

He also prophesied the date of his own death, ordering a plaque bearing the date 1700 to be placed on his coffin. 134 years later, in the year 1700, his body was exhumed and placed in a more prominent resting place.

It is generally not known that Nostradamus was not 100% accurate with all of his prophecies, as many claim. For example, he predicted that France would grow in power and be victorious in a fight with Spain during the 16th century. In fact, the opposite happened and France was expelled from Italy by the Spanish in 1559. A family line in France for whom he predicted a great future also died out.

However, his amazingly successful prophecies over the centuries have led many to believe that he definitely had supernatural vision. What must be questioned is the source of his intuition. Where and how did Nostradamus get the information from him? It is vital for the Christian to be sure of this because Nostradamus has a lot to say about “the end times”. Can these prophecies be trusted?

Nostradamus is very clear about his methods and openly stated that he used the “help of astronomy…other methods…and even the Holy Scriptures” to get to the place where these revelations were available to him.

He wrote of his fascination with astrology and the occult from the age of nine, recording that, after the death of his first wife and his remarriage to a wealthy lady, he spent much time studying “secret forbidden books” and meditating on the Literature that seems to have influenced him the most, and from which he quotes extensively, is an occult book “De Mysteriius Egyptorum” by a fourth century Neoplatonist named Tamblichus.

He wrote that he never predicted anything of his own free will but that, following the methods of his occult masters, he would place a bowl of water on a brass tripod, touching it with an occult ceremonial wand engraved with hieroglyphics. Then as he stared into the water, he clouded in and out and saw pictures, names, dates, and faces in the water.

At the same time, a “divine power…a god” would inhabit his body, leaving him feeling disembodied and in a trance-like state. A voice began to tell him what he was seeing and he wrote it all down.

This is nothing but pure occult practice, far removed from the scriptural methods of the biblical prophets and Christians would do well to heed Moses’ words in Deuteronomy 18:9-12 where he emphasizes that those who practice occult methods are in danger. land.

Moses said something else of interest in Deuteronomy 13:1-3 as well: “If a prophet or a dreamer arises in your midst, and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder of which he spoke happen to you, saying: We go after other gods that you did not know, and let us serve them, do not listen to the words of such a prophet or that dreamer of dreams, because the Lord your God is testing so that you may know if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”

In other words, “touch not the unclean thing” (2 Cor. 6:17), strictly leave it alone and have nothing to do with it. Good advice for lovers of “Nostradamus videos”!

Why would satan go to such trouble to share this kind of information with a man like Nostradamus? Simply because people who trust his prophecies will also trust his predictions for the future…regardless of what the Bible says.

Instead of looking for the Return of the Lord Jesus Christ… the most momentous event this world will ever experience, and completely ignored by Nostradamus, they will be looking for Nostradamus’ “third antichrist”… the man with the blue turban. “Satan’s world ruler, the antichrist of Scripture, will take his place in world affairs and will be fully trusted by the followers of Nostradamus as they scan the horizon for a prophesied Eastern leader.

Seven years of tribulation? Not so, says Nostradamus. He predicts 27 years of war, followed by world peace and the beginning of the golden age that will last 1000 years, the long-awaited “age of Aquarius”, which will culminate in the end of the world in the year 3797 AD Sound familiar? those who know something about spiritualism?

Speaking of His second coming and the end of the world, the Lord Jesus Christ emphasized that “of the day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but only my Father” (Matt. 24:36). No one else has the correct date…not Nostradamus or the devil himself!

Those who follow the teachings of Nostradamus not only find themselves at odds with Bible prophecy, they find their eyes focused away from the Lord Jesus Christ, our King, Savior, Lord, and coming God, with no thought of His second coming. Christians be warned. Jesus said that false prophets would abound in the “last days” (Matthew 24) and would deceive many.

Jesus is coming soon! Let us keep our minds on Him and our eyes focused on His Word, our only reliable guide for this life and the next!