Did Nostradamus prophesy the current financial crisis?

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This is so interesting....in the second line..about the lake....well
where Wall Street is right now....there used to be a large lake! I
just saw this on the History Channel. There was a show that talked
about what Mahattten and New York was like before we turned it into a
mega city. I have to admit, I have goose bumps!


On Sep 27, 7:25 am, Peace Crusader  wrote:

> My Dear Fellowmen,
>
> Nostradamus may have prophesied the current financial crisis about 450
> years ago.  What do you think about his prophecy in century 8,
> quatrain 28?
>
> This is the original quatrain:
> Les simulacres d’or & d’argent enflez,
> Qu’apres le rapt au lac furent gettez
> Au desouvert estaincts tous & troublez.
> Au marbre script prescript intergetez.
>
> My translation:
> Line 1 - copies or images of gold and silver are inflated.
> Line 2 – thieves steal what is thrown into a lake.
> Line 3 – discover that they are all gone after disturbing.
> Line 4 – those in the marble scripts are questioned.
>
> Meaning:
> Line 1 – the copies may mean money which has been inflated.
> Line 2 – the lake may be represented by the stock market into which
> the money is invested.  But thieves stole these investments.
> Line 3 – After disturbing the system, it will be discovered that
> everything is all gone.
> Line 4 – Marble may be a metaphor to give an impression of being
> wealthy and stable but behind the marble façade are cheap materials.
> The scripts may refer to the shares of stocks.  An investigation will
> be conducted.
>
> Hence, the quatrain may mean that investors put in their money into
> the investment houses and banks.  An investigation will be held that
> will disturb the system.  It will be discovered that the investors’
> money has been inflated and that the investment have been stolen and
> are all gone.
>
> Accounting hocus-focus?
>
> Does the interpretation of the prophecy make sense?
>
> Regards,
> Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader and Echo
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