Q&A: The Prophecy of the Popes?
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The Prophecy of the Popes?
Question
What does the Rabbi think about this?
https://www.maariv.co.il/news/viral/article-1177726
https://he.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%95%D7%90%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D
Answer
Why scramble my brain with this nonsense?
“A new documentary from 2024 claims that the end of the world will occur in 2027. The claim is based on a passage referring to Pope Sixtus V (1585), who is described as ‘an axis in the middle of a sign.’ He falls exactly in the middle of the prophecy—442 years after the first pope mentioned in the book. If so, the end of the world is expected 442 years after him, meaning in the year 2027.”
The pope described as “an axis in the middle of a sign” is exactly in the middle (in terms of years) between the first pope and the last pope described (the one after the current one, or possibly the current one himself). Just a coincidence?