ST. KOSMA’S PROPHECIES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8356, 17 February 1913, Page 10

ST. KOSMA’S PROPHECIES

The “Gazette de Lausanne” gives some interesting particulars of the prophecies of Sflint Kosmas, a Greek monk born in 1778 in the village of Apokoron, in Epirus, who is regarded as a saint by the Orthodox Church. Kosmas made a journey to Constantinople, and returned to Epirus to console those of his fellow-countrymen who were suffering from Turkish oppression. His predictions have always remained famous among the shepherds of Pindus, who have already seen some of them fulfilled. “The day will come when men will communicate among themselves by a metal wire, those of Russia with those of England as though they were in adjoining rooms.” “The lonian isles will .be freed before Epirius.” These have obviously been fulfilled. Of greater interest still are his predictions concerning the “day of the Antichrist,” when, after flight and suffering for tho faithful, tho Empire of the Turks would divide into three parts, one of which will perish in war; a second will withdraw into Asia. The third, remaining in Europe, will be converted to Christianity.” Predictions of the fall of the Turkish Empire are, of course, no new thing; but there is a famous numerical prophecy in the Greek words “Anaataseos Emera,” “the day of resurrection.” Added together tho numbers which the single letters represent (1 plus 50 plus 1 plus 200 plus, 300 plus 1 plus 200 plus 5 plus 800 plus 200 plus 8 pips 40 plus 5 plus 100 plus 1), and you have the fatidical number 1912 as the day of Iho resurrection of Greece. There are yet other prophetic curiosities—but these alone afford for the sceptics reflection.