ASSIST News Service PO Box 2126 Garden Grove, CA 92842-2126 USA E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.assist-ministries.com www.christianity.com/assistnews September 19, 2001 NOSTRADAMUS AND THE ATTACK ON NEW YORK By Dan Wooding BELLFLOWER, CA (ANS) -- Did Nostradamus predict the attack on the World Trade Center? Did he write, "In the year of the new century and nine months...in the city of York there will be a great collapse, two twin brothers torn apart by chaos...on the 11th day of the 9th month...two metal birds would crash into two tall statues..."? Did Nostradamus actually predict the bombing of the Twin Towers in New York? "Not quite," according to Ray Comfort, author of The Secrets of Nostradamus Exposed, who maintains that the date given by the prophet is 1999, and that there is no mention in any of his prophecies about "twin brothers" being "torn apart." Neither is there any reference to "metal birds" or "statues." Nostradamus's writings are a billion-dollar industry, and a word added here and there does seem to help sales. According to the BBC News, "Books about Nostradamus, the apocalyptic prophet, have entered the bestseller list on the online retailer site Amazon.com since the terrorist attacks in the U.S." Following the attack, Nostradamus was on the Internet's fifty most popular search words so many times that he even displaced "sex" from the top-fifty list. Comfort said, "Five years ago, I decided to delve into the famed prophecies of Nostradamus. After comprehensive study, I began to see a peculiar pattern. Nostradamus warned that the future would bring signs in the sun. Interestingly enough, so does the Bible. He forewarned of earthquakes. So does the Bible. He spoke of the earth being round. So does the Bible. He warned of a coming world leader-the anti-Christ. So does the Bible. He speaks of the dead coming out of their graves. So does the Bible.. He prophesied that the Jews would get Israel back. So does the Bible. To my amazement, I uncovered documented evidence that Nostradamus read the Scriptures in secret, stole Bible prophecies, and claimed them as his own. That's why he is so famous. Anyone who is ignorant of Bible prophecy will be impressed with the prophecies of Nostradamus." The author discovered not only that the prophet plagiarized Bible prophecies, but that there was no basis at all for Nostradamus's other celebrated predictions-the assassination of President Kennedy, man landing on the moon, the rise of Hitler, and so on. Comfort's revelations are published in his new book called The Secrets of Nostradamus Exposed. One prominent ministry purchased 7,000 copies of the book, which has also been made into an award-winning documentary of the same name. The author said, "The video distributor (American Portrait Films) has sold more copies of the video in three days than they had sold over the last three years. The exciting thing is that people are buying them through Amazon.com, which means that the customers are more than likely non-Christians. People are fearful of the future and are searching the writings of the occult prophet, looking for any mention of the outcome of a Third World War. "These are the beginning of the days when 'men's hearts will fail them for fear of the things coming upon the earth,'" said Comfort. "But the antidote for the disease of fear is faith in the promises of God. This is an unprecedented opportunity to point the world to the 100% accurate prophecies of the Bible. With the loss of so many lives, the issue must be handled with discretion and great gentleness. Comfort believes that his new book is an inoffensive way to expose Nostradamus and his prophecies. "The book was due for a reprint, so, in the reprint we included his alleged prophesies about New York, the Pentagon, the prophet's mention of 'silver birds,' etc., and changed the title to Nostradamus: The Attack on New York...and Other Incredible Prophecies. The 'other incredible prophecies'are the prophecies of the Word of God. Bridge-Logos Publishers immediately saw the book's crossover potential (to reach into the secular market) and decided to publish." Comfort then asked if the producers of the video would be interested in editing the video to include the New York prophecies so that they too could be exposed as being fraudulent. The producers were very excited and noted that they had just obtained free access to ABC's footage of the tragedy. The title of the video has also been changed to Nostradamus: The Attack on New York...and Other Incredible Prophecies. Both the book and the video should be in stores (or available through www.raycomfort.com) by the beginning of October. _____________________________________________________________ ** You may use this story with proper attribution. -- ChristianNet World - a ChristianNet mailing list. ChristianNet is not funded by any denomination or organisation. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax (US): 1 530 325 6040 Fax (UK): 44 (0)870 133 0807 WWW: http://www.christiannet.visps.com Subscribers may post news items to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************** - JENKENS & GILCHRIST E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - This transmission may be: (1) subject to the Attorney-Client Privilege, (2) an attorney work product, or (3) strictly confidential. 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