Did Nostradamus Predict the 9/11 Attacks?

[Dominion]

You're dismissed.

 

[giantone]

I don't think he predicted anything, I could make predictions and be right 50% of the time an example:

America will go to war with Canada in the next 30 years.

America will not go to war with Canada in the next 30 years.

 

[NodMyHeadLikeYeah]

this information came from Did Nostradamus Predict the 9-11 Attacks? - Urban Legends


September 12, 2001

NOSTRADAMUS, THE most famous astrologer who ever lived, was born in France in 1503 and published his barely scrutable collection of prophecies, The Centuries, in 1555. Each four-line verse (or "quatrain") purported to foretell world events far into the future, and ever since Nostradamus' time devotees have claimed his work accurately predicted wars, natural disasters and the rise and fall of empires.

Yet it's plain to see that Nostradamus couched his "prophetic" verses in language so obscure that the words can be, and have been, interpreted to mean almost anything. What's more, the interpreting is always done after the fact, with the benefit of hindsight, and with the concerted aim of proving the relevance of a given passage to an actual event.

If the aftermaths of past world catastrophes are any indication, we can expect to see a bumper crop of arcane tracts in the coming weeks and months purporting to show beyond a doubt that Nostradamus foresaw the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of September 11, 2001. In fact, thanks to the efforts of anonymous Internet pranksters, the he-told-you-sos have already begun. "Spooky" quatrains allegedly foretelling the events of 9/11 with incredible specificity were circulating online within hours of the first jetliner crash in New York City — completely bogus quatrains, as it turned out. It wasn't a question of whether or not they accurately predicted anything; Nostradamus simply didn't write them.

New York, the 'City of God'???

The first quatrain to hit email inboxes on 9/11 contained the prediction that a "great thunder" would be heard in the "City of God":

"In the City of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb",
The third big war will begin when the big city is burning"

- Nostradamus 1654

Let the interpreting begin! Assuming "the City of God" is New York City, then the "two brothers torn apart by Chaos" must be the fallen towers of the Word Trade Center. The "fortress" is clearly the Pentagon, the "great leader" succumbing to Chaos must be the United States of America, and "the third big war" can only mean World War III.

Spooky, right?

No, not spooky at all, New York City is hardly a city of God, and i dont see any similarities to what Nostradamus ''predicted'' and what happened on September 11th. It's so far fetched.
It clearly states above that his prophesis were written in a language so obscure it could be interpreted in any kind of way.
Now why would a man do that?? Why would he tell the future in such language nobody could even understand.


perhaps he was being so general about everything that it could be mistaken for anything, and he would get the credit for ''predicting'' it. I think were giving far to much credit to a mad man who really in essence hasn't predicted with clarity one single event in this world.

 

[Dominion]

Read the quatrains I posted. Nostradamus was a real prophet. Your arguments are common and stale, and irrelevant.

 

[NodMyHeadLikeYeah]

Read the quatrains I posted. Nostradamus was a real prophet. Your arguments are common and stale, and irrelevant.

Whose arguing?? Isn't this people just giving their opinions??

Or are you trying to start an argument by being critical and condescending.

 

[Dominion]

Right back at you. You should have realized by now, since it was mentioned, that the article above is nonsense, and the quatrain they've given was not written by Nostradamus. It seems obvious that you haven't even read the real prophecies, so why should I care about your opinion? How can you even have one?

 

[NodMyHeadLikeYeah]

You're dismissed

 

[NodMyHeadLikeYeah]

Right back at you. You should have realized by now, since it was mentioned, that the article above is nonsense, and the quatrain they've given was not written by Nostradamus. It seems obvious that you haven't even read the real prophecies, so why should I care about your opinion? How can you even have one?

It's easy.. Watch this... I type kinda like sldfjasl;fjas;ldkjfa;dlkfj;adkljfaslkfj

and my thoughts just kinda come right out on the screen!!!

I realize this may be hard for such an old Canadian like yourself to grasp, but believe me... its true

Much love im outta this thread before you start casting spells on people...

 

[Dominion]

bite me, you ignorant child

 

[UsugimiBilly]

Anyone can make vague predictions about the future and others will try to force it to fit with events. Fortunetellers and horoscopes have utilized the technique of ambiguity for centuries.

 

[Elizabeth619]

this information came from Did Nostradamus Predict the 9-11 Attacks? - Urban Legends


September 12, 2001

NOSTRADAMUS, THE most famous astrologer who ever lived, was born in France in 1503 and published his barely scrutable collection of prophecies, The Centuries, in 1555. Each four-line verse (or "quatrain") purported to foretell world events far into the future, and ever since Nostradamus' time devotees have claimed his work accurately predicted wars, natural disasters and the rise and fall of empires.

Yet it's plain to see that Nostradamus couched his "prophetic" verses in language so obscure that the words can be, and have been, interpreted to mean almost anything. What's more, the interpreting is always done after the fact, with the benefit of hindsight, and with the concerted aim of proving the relevance of a given passage to an actual event.

If the aftermaths of past world catastrophes are any indication, we can expect to see a bumper crop of arcane tracts in the coming weeks and months purporting to show beyond a doubt that Nostradamus foresaw the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of September 11, 2001. In fact, thanks to the efforts of anonymous Internet pranksters, the he-told-you-sos have already begun. "Spooky" quatrains allegedly foretelling the events of 9/11 with incredible specificity were circulating online within hours of the first jetliner crash in New York City — completely bogus quatrains, as it turned out. It wasn't a question of whether or not they accurately predicted anything; Nostradamus simply didn't write them.

New York, the 'City of God'???

The first quatrain to hit email inboxes on 9/11 contained the prediction that a "great thunder" would be heard in the "City of God":

"In the City of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb",
The third big war will begin when the big city is burning"

- Nostradamus 1654

Let the interpreting begin! Assuming "the City of God" is New York City, then the "two brothers torn apart by Chaos" must be the fallen towers of the Word Trade Center. The "fortress" is clearly the Pentagon, the "great leader" succumbing to Chaos must be the United States of America, and "the third big war" can only mean World War III.

Spooky, right?

My dad claimed to see the future.
He was also schizophrenic.
Just sayin.

 

[Crazy4GODword]

Read the quatrains I posted. Nostradamus was a real prophet. Your arguments are common and stale, and irrelevant.

He wasn't a prophet of God. Demonic forces are fighting. He is a false prophet

 

[rainacorn]

Nostradamus predicted Favre would lead the Vikings to Super Bowl victory.

I lost thousands on that quatrain.

 

[Dominion]

He predicted no such thing, and that's what you get for gambling.

 

[rainacorn]

Nostradamus predicted disco would never die.

Anyone want a box of sequin shirts?

 

[systemdown101]

Anyone who thinks New York City is the City of God clearly hasn't taken a deep breath while in its subway system.

 

[Elizabeth619]

Nostradamus predicted disco would never die.

Anyone want a box of sequin shirts?

I love you!!!! hahahahahahaha

This post about made me wet myself.

 

[Dominion]

For those who weren't paying attention, the quatrain in the opening post is a fake. Nostradamus never used the phrase 'city of God' in any of his quatrains. Here are the real quatrains about 911:

C10 Q49
Garden of the world near the new city,
In the path of the hollow mountains:
It will be seized and plunged into the Tub,
Forced to drink waters poisoned by sulfur.

C10 Q72
The year 1999, seventh month,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror:
To bring back to life the great King of the Mongols,
Before and after Mars to reign by good luck.

C10 Q82
Cries, weeping, tears will come with knives,
Seeming to flee, they will deliver a final attack,
Parks around to set up high platforms,
The living pushed back and murdered instantly.

 

[Scotth1960]

this information came from Did Nostradamus Predict the 9-11 Attacks? - Urban Legends

Did the Bible predict Nostradamus? NO.


September 12, 2001

NOSTRADAMUS, THE most famous astrologer who ever lived, was born in France in 1503 and published his barely scrutable collection of prophecies, The Centuries, in 1555. Each four-line verse (or "quatrain") purported to foretell world events far into the future, and ever since Nostradamus' time devotees have claimed his work accurately predicted wars, natural disasters and the rise and fall of empires.

Yet it's plain to see that Nostradamus couched his "prophetic" verses in language so obscure that the words can be, and have been, interpreted to mean almost anything. What's more, the interpreting is always done after the fact, with the benefit of hindsight, and with the concerted aim of proving the relevance of a given passage to an actual event.

If the aftermaths of past world catastrophes are any indication, we can expect to see a bumper crop of arcane tracts in the coming weeks and months purporting to show beyond a doubt that Nostradamus foresaw the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of September 11, 2001. In fact, thanks to the efforts of anonymous Internet pranksters, the he-told-you-sos have already begun. "Spooky" quatrains allegedly foretelling the events of 9/11 with incredible specificity were circulating online within hours of the first jetliner crash in New York City — completely bogus quatrains, as it turned out. It wasn't a question of whether or not they accurately predicted anything; Nostradamus simply didn't write them.

New York, the 'City of God'???

The first quatrain to hit email inboxes on 9/11 contained the prediction that a "great thunder" would be heard in the "City of God":

"In the City of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb",
The third big war will begin when the big city is burning"

- Nostradamus 1654

Let the interpreting begin! Assuming "the City of God" is New York City, then the "two brothers torn apart by Chaos" must be the fallen towers of the Word Trade Center. The "fortress" is clearly the Pentagon, the "great leader" succumbing to Chaos must be the United States of America, and "the third big war" can only mean World War III.

Spooky, right?