THE FIRST ANTICHRIST: THE DRAGON

Nostradamus wrote many quatrains, or four-lined visions, about the
first of his three antichrists whom he named as "Napaulon". It
is no coincidence this name sounds and looks similar to
Napoleon. Further study of all of the quatrains pertaining to
the first antichrist shows remarkable similarities to the life,
battles, and death of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military
leader during the late 18th century C.E. When compared to the
figure of the dragon in the book of Revelation, these quatrains
are eerily similar.

These passages both allude to the origin of power of this first
antichrist. Note the parallel created by the naming of this
antichrist as the "red dragon" in the book of Revelation and the
"red king" in the quatrain written by Nostradamus. Quatrain 25
of Century 6 has been accepted by most scholars to pertain to
Napoleon if the "great fisherman" is interpreted to be Pope Pius
VI and the "day of drizzle" to mean November, which is called
Brumaire, or "the month of mists", in the revolutionary
calendar. Napoleon, the "red king", led the "traitors" to
overthrow the Bourbon monarchy in the month of November. Initial
proof that perhaps Napoleon is the first antichrist and the
dragon (Hogue, 81).

The actual link between these two passages lies within the
interpretation of the quatrain written by Nostradamus. Admiral
Lord Nelson and the British fleet defeated Napoleon near the Cape
of Trafalgar in 1805 seriously damaging the French troops' plans
to invade England. Lord Nelson died during this battle when
Napoleon ordered him to be put to death by strangulation with a
horse's bridle or bit. If this interpretation is correct, the
passage in Revelation can be a representative of this same battle
and Napoleon's defeat. When the author says "the lost their
place in heaven", this could, indeed, be the equivalent of
Napoleon's set back in his march across Europe. Again, these
correlating passages could be indicative of Napoleon being both
the first antichrist and the dragon.

The woman who gave birth to the male child can be interpreted as the
church. It naturally follows that the quatrain and the verse in
Revelation are comparable again. The quatrain is supposedly
about Napoleon again and his switch from soldier and consul with
the "short robe" to the emperor and a long robe. He was crowned
emperor by blackmailing Pope Pius VII. Once again, these
comparable passages are able to link Napoleon, the first
antichrist, and the dragon.

In this quatrain of the death of the first antichrist, or Napaulon,
the "Sun and Eagle" will be victorious. As described in
Revelation 12:14, the woman, or in an alternative interpretation,
the church, was given the wings of an eagle. Also, the Sun is
often associated with the forces of good or God. Peace is made
when the dragon is thrown into the Abyss, or death. These are
the final verses linking the first antichrist, Napoleon, and the
dragon.

THE SECOND ANTICHRIST: THE BEAST

Nostradamus predicted two additional antichrists would come after the
death of Napoleon. The second, named Hister, bears a striking
resemblance to Adolf Hitler, charismatic leader of the Third
Reich. If the theory of three antichrists is parallel to the
apocalyptic figures in the book of Revelation, it follows that
Hitler should be the personification of the beast.

There is an obvious comparison to make here dealing with the mouth
given to the beast and the seduction of a "great troop" by the
antichrist's tongue. This antichrist is later called "Hister" in
other quatrains written by Nostradamus. The immediate thought
when hearing this name is its resemblance to Hitler. Adolf
Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria to rather poor parents. He
used his eloquent speeches to win over the multitudes (Hogue,
109).

The antichrist and his adversaries are prophesied by Nostradamus to
use its power against the Church of Jesus Christ. The chosen
verse in Revelation claims the beast will have the power to make
war with the saints. If the second antichrist is Hitler, then
perhaps the "Church of Jesus Christ" should be taken literally.
It could possibly mean the church that Christ followed, or
Judaism. Hitler did have control over every "tribe", sending
them to concentration camps and ultimately annihilating or, as
the Bible verse states, conquering them. These parallel verses
again point to the equivalence of Hitler, the second antichrist,
and the beast.

These three parallel passages can all be interpreted as prophecies of
the Jewish holocaust during World War II and headed by Hitler.
Many Jewish people, adults and children alike, were branded with
serial numbers on various parts of their bodies as told in the
first Bible passage. The "saints" or Jews had to have faith, be
patient, and be willing to die if that was their destinies. They
did, indeed, die by being burnt in a furnace, as seen in the
vision of Nostradamus. Some did not return from captivity.
Perhaps these verses describing the holocaust are further proof
of the correlation between the second antichrist, the beast, and
Hitler.

This Bible passage may hold an important key to unlocking the mystery
of who the beast really is. The numerical value of any word can
be found to be 666 if enough work is done to figure out the
pattern. Using the scheme of A=6, B=12, C=18, and so on
demonstrated in Boyer on page 283, the name ADOLF A. HITLER adds
up to 666. This is most likely just a coincidence, but perhaps
it is yet another way to link Hitler with the beast.

The most important line of this prophecy of Nostradamus is the last
one. Being thrown into a "fiery lake of burning sulfur" and
being roasted on a spit give the same literary impression of
death by fire. Hitler supposedly committed suicide by shooting
himself, but his cohorts then cremated his body in a furnace.
The similarities of these sections seem to indicate a
relationship between Hitler, the beast, and the second antichrist.

THE THIRD ANTICHRIST: THE FALSE PROPHET

The figure of the false prophet is only mentioned in passing and only
in conjunction with the beast in the book of Revelation. There
are other places within the New Testament in which the false
prophet, or prophets, is mentioned. Most scholars agree that the
third antichrist indicated by Nostradamus is yet to make himself
known. There are still some parallels that can be seen between
this third antichrist named "Mabus" and the false prophet, even
if a human figure cannot yet be assigned to them.

The one thing all three passages above agree upon is that this third
antichrist, or false prophet, will meet a quick end to his reign
of terror. All three also seem to indicate the war will continue
on even after the death of Mabus. The second prophecy of
Nostradamus stated above mentions the death of the heretics and
exiled captives. The captives he wrote about in other quatrains
pointed to the Jewish people and can possibly be adopted to this
situation as well.

The connection between these passages may not be quite as obvious as
some of the other examples given earlier. The false prophets
declare the appearance of Christ, but will be wrong, of course.
The quatrain written by Nostradamus can be taken to mean the
"infernal gods of Hannibal" are the false prophets and will cause
Christ to be "reborn" by trying to sway the believers by
performing miracles. Nostradamus seems to predict this
antichrist, or the false prophet will bring even greater misery
than those before him.

The similarities of the predictions by Nostradamus and the prophecies
in the Bible are hard to ignore. Nostradamus may be no more than
a clever interpreter of the Bible, but then again, his detail and
accuracy are indications of true prophetic abilities. If the
pattern holds, and Nostradamus is a true prophet, the Battle of
Armageddon will begin in July of 1999 (C10 Q72) (Leomi, 435).
Though the Bible does warn against trying to set a date for the
end times in many places, it will be hard to gloss over any of
Nostradamus's prophecies ever again.

Barker, Kenneth, ed. NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids,

Boyer, Paul. When Time Shall Be No More. Cambridge, Massachusetts:

Hogue, John. Nostradamus: The New Revelations. New York: Barnes &

Leomi, Edgar. Nostradamus: Life and Literature. New York: NOSBOOKS,

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