"One individual, in darkness of spirit and insanity of sin, shall set mankind into a major war that shall bring about the destruction and
annihilation of nations."
"You will all recognise the signs of him who seeks to destroy, he will have on his coat of Arms the Half Moon Sickle."
[Prophecies from OUR LADY OF THE ROSES SHRINE]
The first anti-christ was Napoleon Bonaparte. After ruling France with an iron fist, Napoleon set out to conquer and rule the world. He failed.
Nostradamus' predictions about him were 100 percent accurate.
The second anti-christ was Hitler who had a short riegn full of death and madness. He plunged the earth into World War II. His goal was to conquer and
rule the world. He also failed. Again Nostradamus' predictions about him were remarkably accurate.
The coming third anti-christ - according to Nostradamus - will be an Arab despot from the Middle East. He will plunge the earth in World War III. His
goal will be to rule the world. He will surely and miserably fail.
He will be born of the abyss and in the unmeasured city,
From obscure and dark parents;
He who the dominion of the great reverand King,
Will want to destroy up to Rouen and Everux.
The Arab Anti-Christ - whose coming is from the bottomless pit - is to be born in the holy city of Jerusalem ("the unmeasured city") from obscure
and secretive parents. The unmeasured city is Jerusalem according to a verse in the Bible. Revelation 11:2 reads : "And leave out the court which is
outside the temple, and do not measure it..." Before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War the old part of Jerusalem was under Jordanian administration.
The "great reverend King" in line 3 is the Catholic Pope whose dominion and power in Europe the Arab Anti-Christ will try to destroy all the way to
north France. ("Rouen" is a dynamic cultural, commercial and industrial center in Normandy, France. "Evreux" is a smaller city near Rouen.)
Also, it was part of Nostradamus' style to refer to countries by using city names.
Nostradamus further described the anti-christ as much more sophisticated than either Napoleon or Hitler and his influence will be smoother and more
well-controlled, that in the end he'd be much more of a threat to humanity than were the two previous anti-christs were. He mentioned that this
man's gradual ascension on the stage of life in the media will begin to be felt more in 1994, '95 and '96. He will consider himself to be the true
Messiah and, in the world's eyes, appear to be a savior, or one who can bring peace and economic well-being to the world as he rises in power.
Also calculated in there somewhere was the most likely birth date of the coming Third: 1965.
Any extra info: Manuelian, J 2001, Nostradamus: Predictions of World War III , Timat Publishing, Australia
[edit on 8-6-2008 by pretty_vacant]