Is Nostradamus Mentioned In The Bible?

IS NOSTRADAMUS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE?

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Last Updated : July 23, 2006

Purpose Of This Article, Daniel 12:1, Amazing Book Of Daniel
Who Is Michael In Book Of Daniel, Prophecy Sealed Until The
Endtime, The Watchers, Demonic Princes Of Greece And Persia,
Michael The Chief Prince And Protector Of Daniel's People,
Continuity Of The Scriptures, Michael Throughout The Bible,
Spiritual Battles In The Heavens, Defining Heaven, In High
Places, Danger Of Forcing Our Own Interpretation, Endtime
False Prophets/Teachers, Deception Clouds Our Understanding,
Arrival Of The Antichrist, Is Michael Now Holding Him Back?
Timing Of Antichrist And Christ's Return, Powerful Deception
Of The Antichrist, Danger Of Private Interpretation Of The
Scriptures, Joshua's Strange Encounter, Concluding Remarks

This article is a follow-up to an article I originally wrote
seven years ago in February of 1997, entitled "Nostradamus:
Prophet Of God Or Messenger Of Satan?". In that article, I
urge my readers to exercise caution, as well as spiritual
discernment, whenever they come across information where a
certain person, such as some of these self-proclaimed modern
day psychics and gurus, make claims which seem to contradict
the Holy Scriptures. Sadly, it seems that not everyone has
taken my words to heart; and thus, I have been motivated to
write this current article.

Recently, I received an email from a certain person who has
become convinced that the 16th century French physician and
mystic, Michel Nostradamus, is specifically mentioned in the
Scriptures by name. Because of this mistake, he has become
deceived by other New Age concepts as well. It is my earnest
hope, that through this article, I will help this person, as
well as any others who may think like him, to put this issue
in its proper perspective. For those of you who may believe
as this person does, allow me to simply say that once you
accept the Scriptural truth which I will be presenting in
this article, I believe that everything else will begin to
fall into its proper place, and your understanding will be
cleared up; at least that is my hope.

The so-called "scriptural evidence" which this person used
in order to try to substantiate his claim, is found in the
Book of Daniel, the twelfth chapter. As you the reader may
already know, this chapter concludes a book which is viewed
by many Christians as containing some of the most amazing
time-specific prophecies in the entire Bible. It not only
includes historical events, such as the rise and fall of
kingdoms and empires, but also Endtime prophecies as well,
not to mention the timing of the Messiah's Crucifixion. You
will find some of my own opinions and speculations regarding
this amazing prophetic book, in such articles as "The Kings
Of The North And The South", "The Seven Heads" series, and
"The Beast And The Three Broken Horns"; and there may be
others as well. At any rate, the verse in question is the
following:

"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince
which standeth for the children of thy people: and there
shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there
was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy
people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found
written in the book."
Daniel 12:1, KJV

As I already noted, the person who wrote to me, is convinced
that the Michael who is referred to in the previous verse is
none other than Michel Nostradamus. Well, I wrote back to
him and clearly told him that I believe that he is mistaken.
He in turn replied to me and challenged me to prove who this
Michael is, if not Nostradamus. In my view, the answer to
this question is so clear, so plain in view, and before our
very eyes, that I honestly don't see how anyone can possibly
miss it. While I don't wish to offend anyone who may embrace
this erroneous view concerning Daniel 12:1, I must say that
you have let your spiritual guard down, and you have allowed
all of this New Age psychobabble concerning astrology and
the Nostradamus "prophecies" to cloud your understanding of
the Scriptures.

As you the reader may already know from reading some of my
articles, I have studied the Book of Daniel in depth. Now, I
don't pretend by any means to fully understand it all. Quite
to the contrary, I have admitted before, that beginning with
about the halfway mark in chapter eleven, things become kind
of foggy, and I have been baffled for over thirty years now
by the who, where and when of the events which follow. This
may be by God's Design, for as it is written:

"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book,
even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and
knowledge shall be increased."
Daniel 12:4, KJV

"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not
pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels of heaven, but my Father only."
Matthew 24:35-36, KJV

So, while many of us Christians believe that we are living
in the period commonly referred to as the Endtime, or the
Last Days, or the Latter Days, and are convinced that Jesus
Christ may possibly return during our life times, perhaps we
still haven't reached the pivotal point, where God wants us
to completely understand the final prophecies of the Book of
Daniel. My view is that if He wanted for me to understand
it, I would understand it by now. Trust me; I have tried on
a number of occasions, but I have not been able to match up
current events with these final prophecies; at least not
yet. However, I do keep my eyes open, and make it a practice
of reading the news daily, in the hope of finding telltale
signs which may point to another prophetic fulfillment.

That issue aside, I think we can agree that the Watchers, or
the "iyr", mentioned in the Daniel prophecies are spiritual
entities. We find them mentioned by name in Daniel chapter
four, in the following verse:

"This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the
demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the
living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of
men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up
over it the basest of men."
Daniel 4:17, KJV

So as I point out in other articles, these Watchers are not
human by any means; they are Angelic Messengers. In similar
fashion, I think that you the reader will also agree with me
when I say that the princes of Greece and Persia, which are
mentioned in Daniel chapter ten, are also referring to two
demonic spiritual entities who control the governments of
those countries. Please consider the following verses where
they are briefly discussed by one of the Watchers who has
come to Daniel's aid, after the Prophet has been praying and
fasting for a period of twenty-one days. It becomes rather
obvious, that what is being described for us here, are great
battles in the spiritual realm, and not on our earthly plane
of existence:

"And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees
and upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me, O
Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I
speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now
sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood
trembling. Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from
the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand,
and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard,
and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom
of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo,
Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I
remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I am come to
make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the
latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. And when
he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the
ground, and I became dumb. And, behold, one like the
similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened
my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me,
O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and
I have retained no strength. For how can the servant of this
my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway
there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath
left in me. Then there came again and touched me one like
the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, And said, O
man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be
strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I
was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast
strengthened me. Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come
unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of
Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia
shall come. But I will shew thee that which is noted in the
scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me
in these things, but Michael your prince."
Daniel 10:10-21, KJV

Now, concerning Michael and Nostradamus, let us begin to set
the record straight. Michael, who is referred to as "one of
the chief princes" in the previous verses, and who came to
assist the others, is also clearly a spiritual entity. He is
not human. In fact, the phrase "chief prince" is referring
to the fact that he is one of the chief of the Angels. He is
in fact an Archangel. In similar fashion, we refer to Jesus
as the Prince of Peace. For those of you who may not know
it, the name Michael, or Miyka'el when it is transliterated
from the original Hebrew, means "who is like God". So it is
clear that Michael is an extremely powerful Archangel. I
think that it would even be appropriate to refer to him as a
"Warrior Angel" who fights for Daniel's people, as we saw
earlier in Daniel 12:1. Allow me to quote that verse for you
one more time to refresh your memory:

"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince
which standeth for the children of thy people: and there
shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there
was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy
people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found
written in the book."
Daniel 12:1, KJV

Allow me to reiterate that the Michael who is mentioned in
that verse, is the very same Michael who is mentioned only
two chapters earlier; therefore, it only stands to reason
that he must be a spiritual entity. He is an Archangel. He
is a Warrior Angel. He is not human by any means; and he is
mostly certainly not Michel Nostradamus as this person who
wrote to me has claimed. This is not the only place in the
Scriptures where Michael the Archangel is presented to us as
a Warrior Angel. In the Epistle of Jude, we also see him
fighting against the Devil for the body of Moses, as we see
here:

"Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil
he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against
him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee."
Jude 1:9, KJV

Finally, we witness Michael the mighty Archangel leading the
battle once again against Satan and his demons in Revelation
chapter twelve, as we see here:

"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in
heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent,
called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole
world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were
cast out with him."
Revelation 12:7-9, KJV

It is important that you the reader notice the continuity of
the Scriptures. As I have often explained, God's Word will
for the most part interpret itself, if we will simply allow
it to do so. If we do that, without interjecting our own
personal prejudices and preconceived ideas, what we see is
that from the Old Testament, all the way up to the closing
chapters of the New Testament, we are given a rather clear
picture of who Michael is. To reiterate one more time, he is
a chief prince of the Angels; meaning, of course, that he is
an Archangel. He is a Warrior Angel who fights for Daniel's
people; that is, the Jews. After all, at the time that the
prophecies were given, Daniel and his companions from Judah
were captives in the land of Babylonia.

So to recap a few points, the Michael who is mentioned in
Daniel chapter ten, is the same Michael who is likewise
mentioned in Daniel chapter twelve, who is also the very
same Michael mentioned in Revelation chapter twelve. In
fact, I would dare say that Revelation 12:7 may be the very
fulfillment of Daniel 12:1. This continuity should be as
plain as day for those who have ears to hear. To soundly
reject this plain Scriptural evidence, is in my view, to
purposely invite strong delusion into one's life. It is to
place our own understanding above what is clearly stated in
God's Word.

Looking at this issue from another perspective, consider the
following. The battles mentioned in Daniel chapter ten are
spiritual in nature. The battle mentioned in Daniel chapter
twelve is also spiritual in nature. The battle for the body
of Moses was likewise between spiritual entities. The great
battle mentioned in Revelation chapter twelve is obviously
spiritual in nature. Revelation chapter twelve says rather
plainly that there was war where? In Heaven. In that verse,
the word "heaven" is derived from the Greek word "ouranos",
after which the planet Uranus is named, which I also explain
in my in-depth series concerning paganism and Easter. The
Greek lexicon states the following concerning "ouranos":

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1) the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in
it

-- 1a) the universe, the world

-- 1b) the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds
and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are
produced

-- 1c) the sidereal or starry heavens

2) the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order
of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells
and other heavenly beings

----- End Quote -----

So again, these are all battles which occur in the spiritual
realm; and the Apostle Paul confirms this very same thought
for us when he writes the following in his Epistle to the
Ephesians:

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places."
Ephesians 6:12, KJV

In that verse, Paul is not referring to politically high
places, that is, to the governments of men, (although we
know that spiritual forces most definitely control them);
Paul is referring to the very same thing as the Book of
Revelation. In fact, it may surprise you to know that the
phrase "in high places" is derived from a Greek root word
which is a derivation of the word "heaven", as found in
Revelation chapter twelve. Please consider the following:

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epouranios ep-oo-ran'-ee-os

1) existing in heaven

- 1a) things that take place in heaven

- 1b) the heavenly regions

-- 1b1) heaven itself, the abode of God and angels

-- 1b2) the lower heavens, of the stars

-- 1b3) the heavens, of the clouds

-- 1c) the heavenly temple or sanctuary

2) of heavenly origin or nature

----- End Quote -----

So throughout the Bible, from the Old Testament to the end
of the New Testament, we see spiritual battles being waged
by spiritual entities; and Michael the Archangel, one of the
chief princes of the Angels, is leading the frays. In order
to maintain the continuity of the Scriptures, we cannot say
that in Daniel chapter ten, Michael is an Archangel; and in
Jude he is an Archangel; and in the Book of Revelation he is
an Archangel; and then turn around in Daniel chapter ten and
suddenly contradict ourselves, by bringing everything down
to an earthly plane, and saying that the Michael mentioned
there is not only a mere human, but he is a kabbalist named
Michel Nostradamus; and a man of questionable Christian
standing.

Quite frankly, I find the whole idea ludicrous; and it is
sad what some people will do in order to try to force the
Scriptures to fit their interpretation, as this person has
apparently done. In my view, it is one thing to speculate,
as even I sometimes tend to do; but it is quite another to
emphatically state that something is so, when it clearly
contradicts the Scriptures. This amounts to being a false
prophet and a false teacher, and the Bible plainly tells us
that such deceptive characters will indeed abound during the
Endtime. Consider the following verses:

"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times
some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
1 Timothy 4:1, KJV

"For the time will come when they will not endure sound
doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to
themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
2 Timothy 4:3, KJV

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
Matthew 24:24, KJV

"That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro,
and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the
sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in
wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up
into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:"
Ephesians 4:14-15, KJV

"Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For
it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace;
not with meats, which have not profited them that have been
occupied therein."
Hebrews 13:9, KJV

Sadly, because the person who wrote to me has accepted this
deception concerning Michel Nostradamus, he has apparently
been deceived by other things as well. You see, once we
acquire a mistaken idea regarding one aspect of prophecy, it
also tends to corrupt and skew our understanding of other
prophecies as well. In this case, the person who wrote to me
made the erroneous claim that the Antichrist came to power
before the year 96 AD. Now, as some of you can imagine, I
have a serious problem with such an outlandish assertion.
Why? Because again, not only is it contrary to everything
that I have just shared with you, but in my view, it is also
contrary to what the Apostle Paul also wrote concerning the
Second Coming of Jesus Christ, when we Christians shall be
raptured, or what Paul refers to as "our gathering together
unto him", as we see by the following verses:

"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That
ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by
spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the
day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any
means: for that day shall not come, except there come a
falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all
that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God
sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is
God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told
you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he
might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity
doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until
he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be
revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his
mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with
all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all
deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth, that they
might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them
strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they
all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had
pleasure in unrighteousness."
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, KJV

This issue concerning the arrival of the Antichrist is
precisely the topic of a two-part article I wrote over three
years ago in July of 2001, entitled "Who Is Hindering The
Antichrist?", which you will find under "The Antichrist"
section of our web site. As I point out in that article, I
am convinced at this current time, that the entity who is
"withholding" or "letting", that is to say, holding back,
detaining or hindering, (from the Greek "katecho"), the
arrival of the Antichrist, may be none other than Michael
the Archangel, the great Warrior Angel, and one of the chief
princes of the Angels. As we have already seen, he fights
all of the other battles in Heaven, so why not this one as
well? Granted, this is only speculation on my part, as Paul
does not specifically name Michael by name, but it does seem
to me that he would fit the Scriptural precedents we have
already examined.

To even suggest that this is Michel Nostradamus standing up
for Daniel's people during the Endtime is unacceptable. Paul
is clearly describing spiritual entities here who have been
waging warfare against each other for thousands of years,
and that certainly eliminates Michel Nostradamus from the
prophetic picture.

However, the primary problem I have in regards to what this
person stated, is that Paul makes it very clear that the day
of Christ's Return "shall not come, except there come a
falling away first, (the Apostasy), and that man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition". In other words, the arrival
of the Antichrist, that is to say, the false christ, the
false anointed one, the false messiah, is an obvious sign,
and a precursor, to the true Christ's, that is Jesus', own
Return. It means that Jesus' Return is imminent, in a matter
of a few short years.

God is purposely going to allow Satan to arrive in the
flesh, in the form of a man, (just as Jesus was manifested
in the flesh), quite possibly through demonic possession, in
order to test the people of Earth. I have even considered
the possibility that it may be at this same time when the
great battle of Revelation chapter twelve will occur, during
which Satan and his demons will be cast out of the Courts of
Heaven for the last time. The Scriptures make clear that he
will come down in great wrath, because he knows that his
time is short. In fact, the Bible seems to indicate that he
will only have three and a half years to do what he plans to
do. Consider this verse:

"Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them.
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the
devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he
knoweth that he hath but a short time."
Revelation 12:12, KJV

So as I was saying, God is going to allow people to either
choose to believe in Him, and to accept Salvation through
His Son, or to accept the lies and deceptions of the Son of
Perdition, the Man of Sin, and be deceived and damned. This
demonic false "angel of light" will be endowed with great
spiritual powers which will marvel the world. Given the very
skeptical, scientific-minded nature of our current world, I
honestly don't know what the Antichrist is going to do, but
it is obviously going to require some very powerful signs,
some very strong delusion, in order to convince people to
believe in him; but as the previous verses reveal, some of
them, many of them in fact, definitely will, to their own
damnation.

So to reiterate a point I made earlier, it simply does not
make any sense to me, that the Antichrist would arrive on
the Earth sometime before 96 AD, and then Jesus would wait
another two thousand years before returning to Earth for His
children. While I could be mistaken, Paul seems to suggest
that the rise of the Antichrist will occur just prior to
Jesus returning for the glorious Rapture, the Battle of
Armageddon, etc. In fact, Paul makes it quite plain in the
previous verses that the Antichrist will be destroyed by the
brilliance of the Lord's Return. In short, friends, if the
Antichrist arrived sometime before 96 AD, and Jesus Christ
already returned to destroy him, then that means that you
and I must have missed the boat. We are too late for the
Rapture. Now, obviously, someone is wrong here, and I don't
think that it is me. If the Millennium has already passed,
and we are now living on the New Earth, well, I want off,
because this hell on Earth is not what I anticipated!

So, as I already said, this is the danger we place ourselves
in when we try to force the Scriptures to fit our private
interpretation. One deception leads to another, and unless
we wake up, we will end up in a terribly deceived state. As
the Apostle Peter plainly tells us in his second Epistle:

"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of
any private interpretation."
2 Peter 1:20, KJV

Before concluding this article, I would like to mention one
more event found in the Old Testament, which may possibly
have been another cameo appearance by Michael the Archangel,
one of the chief princes of the Angels, and one of God's
primary warriors. I have shared this story before, but I
will leave it for your personal consideration. In the Book
of Joshua, we find the following amazing account:

"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a
man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and
Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or
for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as captain of the
host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face
to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith
my lord unto his servant? And the captain of the LORD'S host
said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the
place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so."
Joshua 5:13-15, KJV

It is interesting to note that the word "captain" in the
previous verses is derived from the Hebrew word "sar",
which, among other things, also means "chief" or "prince".
This is the very same word which we saw being used earlier
in Daniel 10:21 to describe the Archangel Michael as a
prince of his people, that is, the Jews. Concerning this
word "sar", the Hebrew lexicon states as follows:

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sar

1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official,
captain

- 1a) chieftain, leader

- 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king)

- 1c) captain, general, commander (military)

- 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)

- 1e) heads, princes (of religious office)

- 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people)

- 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)

- 1h) patron-angel

- 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God)

- 1j) warden

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So, I am really not sure who Joshua saw that day. I had
always assumed that it was Jesus making a pre-New Testament
cameo appearance; because this strange warrior who suddenly
appeared from the Other World to assist Joshua in battle,
told Joshua that he was on holy ground, just as Moses was
told the very same thing. Please notice that Joshua bowed to
the earth in order to worship this entity, and unlike the
Angel who appeared to John in the Book of Revelation, he did
not prohibit Joshua from doing it. In fact, he encouraged
Joshua to worship him by indicating that he was standing on
holy ground. Perhaps it really was Jesus, but please don't
forget that in the verses we read earlier from the Book of
Daniel, it did seem to refer to the Watchers as "holy ones",
although that could have been a reference to the Son of Man
and the "Ancient of Days" described for us in Daniel chapter
seven. So, I will leave this final Biblical mystery up to
you to solve as you feel lead.

With these thoughts, I am going to bring another article to
a close. As to Michel Nostradamus being specifically named
in the Bible, well, I don't think so.