Reflections on the "ominous" year 1999 *

In 1999, in the seventh month, a terror-striking monarch will descend from the sky. The great king of Angouleme (a city in France – note: ZP) will be reborn. He will rule happily before and after the war . This could be translated as the 72nd century X quatrain. However, it should be added that virtually every written source usually presents the words of Nostradamus in a slightly different version, sometimes even significantly different ones. Without delving into the details, there is no doubt that the date in this quatrain is certainly specific, as is the fact that an extremely important event, a historical cataclysm, will then occur. Some interpreters have seen this as:

the "coming" of an atomic bomb from the sky, a cosmic cataclysm such as the fall of a lonely planet, the possibility of a devastating air attack, war was also admitted.

He predicts the complete destruction of Europe as a result of an invasion by Asian peoples in 1999. This date also has, for him, at least an apocalyptic dimension, sometimes even equated with the end of the world. This is justified by a specific calculation based on in-depth studies of the Old Testament.

From the creation of Adam to the appearance of Noah is 1,242 years, from Noah to Abraham 1,080 years, from Moses to David 515 years, from Moses to David 570 years, and after another 1,350 years Jesus appeared. In total, from the creation of Adam to the appearance of Christ, we have 4,757 years.

In a letter to Caesar's son in 1555, Nostradamus claimed that his prophecies were valid from the present until the year 3797. If we calculate the difference between these dates, we get 2,242 years. Now, taking into account the earlier biblical chronology, we add 2,242 to 4,757 and get the year 6,999. Counting from the birth of Christ, this would be the year 1999. In this way, J. Ch. de Fontbrune proves and justifies that the years 1999 and 3797 are one and the same, and that the time of the prophecy's fulfillment is very close to us. An additional argument for this calculation is that the astrologer used biblical chronology and that he mentioned the 7th millennium as the culminating point.

Critics argue that J. Ch. de Fontbrune's calculations are exaggerated and that such manipulations are unacceptable, because certain years disappear, and the starting point is also highly controversial. Who is right? (...) The consolation of other interpreters seems to be small, that humanity will survive, that monarchies will be reborn, that after the wars there will also be a period of peace, and that the next great war should be expected around 2100.