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Premonitions Of War And Historic Prophecies
The ability to predict the outcome of an event through a vision or dream, otherwise known as a premonition, is among the most ancient and widespread of human activities. It crosses so many different cultures involving so many different time periods that it might even be be considered synonymous with the word human. From tribal shamanistic predictions of the success of a hunt, to a person foreseeing a plane crash, premonitions are seen in all levels of society and still happen abundantly in the modern world. They have even served to shape western civilization, and the ranks of the prophetic include everyone from emperors and popes to the common man.
Constantine I and a Sign from God
Constantine I “The Great”, Emperor of Rome from 307 to 337 A.D. inherited a troubled empire. Plagued with typical leadership struggles, Rome was also suffering from rebellion, war and increasing weakness. In the conflicts of the tetrarchy, or four emperor system, Constantine was able to maintain a level of neutrality that eventually put him in a position to gain power over the entire empire. But he would have to fight for it. On October 28, 312 A.D. Emperor Constantine met Emperor Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge crossing the Tiber River outside the walls of Rome and fought a battle colored on both sides by the supernatural.
Maxentius had prepared Rome for a lengthy siege, filling it with stores of food and fortifying it to the point that he should have been able to resist Constantine’s attack indefinitely. This tactic had already served him well against two other contenders for the imperial throne. At the last moment, however, following a seemingly good omen that the battle would take place on the anniversary of his accession, Maxentius chose to meet Constantine in open battle. One could say that this stands as a fine example of why one should not pay attention to omens.
Constantine, on the other hand, received something much stronger than an omen. On October 27, the day before the battle, he looked to the sky and saw the chi rho symbol emblazoned in light above the sun along with the words “By this sign, you shall conquer” written in Greek. Later that evening, in a dream, Christ appeared to him and explained that the symbol should be painted on his shields and standards, and with that he would achieve victory. He did as instructed, and victory was his. He continued to use the symbol on the standards of his solders during his battles with yet another emperor, Licinius, until Constantine would eventually become sole Emperor of the Roman Empire. The symbol is still in widespread use today, particularly in Roman Catholicism.
The Vision of Pope Pius V and the Battle of Lepanto
On October 7, 1571 Pope Pius V, during a meeting with a group of cardinals, abruptly stood up and opened a window before staring motionlessly outside. Some time later, he turned, dissolved the meeting and ordered everyone present to give thanks to God for the victory of the Christian fleet against the Turks. No one knew what he was talking about, and needless to say the incident was so unexpected that the Vatican treasurer noted it in the minutes of the meeting. Two weeks later, word came to Rome that a combined fleet of Italian and Maltese ships commanded by Don Juan of Austria had triumphed over the Turks at the battle of Lepanto. One of the largest naval battles in history, it happened precisely at the date and time of the Pope’s vision. One wonders if anyone bothered to tell him, since he apparently already knew.
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Where does this ability come from? If not god then who? where? why?.. ~Ophelia
