Nostradamus, Epistle to Henry II --

Then the great Empire of Antichrist shall descend from the Attila and Xerxes,
​come down with an innumerable number of people.

Attila the Hun was born in what is now Hungary, then known as Pannonia. It was a western colony of the Hunnic empire by Attila's time.

It is doubtful that when Nostradamus mentioned "the Attila" as a place, indeed part of the "Empire of Antichrist," that he intended Hungary but rather the land of the Huns, Attila's native origins.

Most scholars agree that the Huns originated in the region known today as Central Asia ... in particular, the former Soviet portion of Central Asia. They spread out over a much larger region, including parts of Europe eventually, so it is important to know where they originated as opposed to what part of the world they would eventually rule over by migration and military conquest. By origin we mean where they came from, where they migrated from, and had been settled for centuries.

That, primarily, is the land of the five "Stans": Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan.  

"The Huns were a nomadic tribe prominent in the 4th and 5th century CE whose origin is unknown but, most likely, they came from "somewhere between the eastern edge of the Altai Mountains and the Caspian Sea, roughly modern Kazakhstan" (Kelly, 45). They are first mentioned in Roman sources by the historian Tacitus in 91 CE as living in the region around the Caspian Sea and, at this time, are not mentioned as any more of a threat to Rome than any other barbarian tribes."

Afghanistan, also a central Asian country, was NEVER invaded and occupied by the Huns of Attila. It is important to know this as the Third Antichrist will arise "in the Attila." 

Rather, Afghanistan was settled by a different group, the Nezak Huns, who were actually the same people as the Persians of Iran and Azerbaijan. Thus, Afghanistan is likely a part of a "greater Persia" and thus associated with the other ally Nostradamus identifies as "Xerxes" (name of the ancient king of Persia who invaded Greece before the time of Alexander the Great).

So what role does Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar play if any?

Like the late Ayatollah Khomenei who entered Iran as the country's first supreme mullah after 15 years in exile in Turkey, Iraq, and France, Baradar returns to Kabul after 20 years in exile in Pakistan.

One might conclude he PREFIGURES the Third Antichrist ... one who has yet to appear in one of the five "Stans" ... possibly Kazakhstan. This may not happen for another ten or fifteen years, less depending on the situation. Former Soviet Central Asia currently wants to have little to do with Afghanistan, but that may change as Chinese relations with the Afghans grow stronger and neighboring Xinjiang province grows more restive.

Still I find it interesting that I projected a 2021 appearance of the Third Antichrist in Central Asia so very long ago ... back in 1999. In a sense his position has been put in place by Baradar the Butcher as the world awaits the real personality who will lead the Empire of Antichrist.

The new and dreadful king of Persia

But it will not be until the "fourth king," an extremely wealthy king, assumes power that Iran will invade Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Macedonia, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslav states, and Greece. This will lead to the prophesied showdown between the king of Grecia and the king of Persia. By that time World War III will be well underway with little time remaining.
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If Khamenei remains in power throughout the remainder of the year, it is likely he will continue to do so until at least June 2024. In any event the world will have to contend with Ebrahim Raisi, as president and later as supreme mullah, for another 16 or 17 years. As to when the "fourth king" assumes power we are left with either 2037 or 2038 ... for his reign will be brutal but short. It is possible that HE is the "new and dreadful king" and not Raisi, but judging from Raisi's reputation being reported by the news media, it seems probable he is the one. He will, after all, prosecute a period of warfare and terror within the Middle East and also in North Africa and the Eastern Med in the years running up to the fourth king's drive through Turkey and the Balkans, and participating as a major ally in the massive invasion by "the great Empire of Antichrist" of Europe in 2037, 2038, and 2039.

There will be no further news updates ... or any other updates ... concerning the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic should have ended in April 2021 much like the Asian Flu ended in April 1958 ... April should have marked the conclusion. 

​September 2, 2021 (Updated September 5, 2021): The Delta variant technically should not exist, certainly not at pandemic levels ... but it does. In addition, it appears other variants are on the way, three of them, Mu, C.1.2 and Lambda, against which current vaccines appear to be ineffective. If true, a horrific and unprecedented tidal wave of infections and deaths are on the way this autumn and winter, according to Dr. Fauci and the Biden administration.

Vaccines, according to most doctors, will be less effective without booster shots. What the length of their efficacy will be is unknown.

Despite calls to push for 100% vaccination of the American public to stem the pandemic, most major news media continue to report that the overall effectiveness of vaccines has dropped substantially and the need for boosters. News media continue to push two contradictory narratives: get vaccinated as soon as possible on the one hand and the varying degree of dangers from the vaccine, including fatality, on the other. Aside from reputable news services that go out nationally in the US and internationally, there are equally reputable regional and local news services, some which contain reports that warn for and some against being vaccinated. News also comes out of countries such as the UK and Israel, and often contradictions are to be found there.

It is very hard to know what to do, at least it seems so to me. Getting COVID-19 is practically a death sentence for the non-vaccinated, but the vaccine can and does kill or injure some people, and of those it kills they are people of all ages. The numbers of people who have been harmed by vaccines vary from news source to news source: anywhere from a miniscule number to frighteningly large numbers and numbers in between.

The best promise to an end of this madness comes from Israel and other countries working with natural antibodies of those who fought off and survived COVID-19. It is their hope to produce a vaccine using the antibodies of 1) COVID-19 survivors and 2) survivors of the SARS 2002-2003 pandemic.

From a base 7 perspective, COVID-19 should now have been reduced to being like the seasonal flu: an endemic. But it appears there is a desire to continue the pandemic and fear of the pandemic for another 8 to 10 years. Infections will continue for another ten years, but should be at much lower levels, like cold or flu, and treatable by physicians and in hospitals by medications by 2028. However, by 2031 a related virus will likely replace COVID-19 and begin yet another pandemic.

I will continue to answer questions regarding COVID-19 ... what is in my power to do, that is. But following the course of the pandemic must now cease ... as it should have at the end of spring 2021. If an exceptionally important update does catch my eye, for good or bad, I will post it if I can.