Alexander and the gates
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:12 pm
A little has been said about the story that goes about Alexander sealing gates in Himalaia, India and the Gobi desert, and 72 kings and their people inside them.
There are three sources accounting to that. The one is from Saint Andrews, while the other two are texts from the Byzantine era, from the 7th and 15th century, from unknown writers.
Saint Andrews said in a prophetic text that near the end of the world the 72 kings and the "filthy" nations will come out of the gates that Alexander the Great sealed.
Now, the text from the 15th century goes as this:
"After beating Darius the Persian Alexander reached the sea, and the so called "land of the sun", where the "filthy" nations lived (the text here goes on describing these nations with various words, like "disgusting", "outlaws", "monsters") and he fought them. And the didnt want to bury the dead because he was afraid that they would "pollute" the earth, so he prayed to God and asked for help, and he drove off these nations to the north, and God listened to his prayer and commanded to build gates to seal them inside, and the gates were from copper, and he polished them with an ultimate glass, so they couldnt break them with anything."
And then the text from the 7th century:
At the end of times, there exit the Gog and Magog of the Apocalypse, in the land of "Ismail", and there exit the nations and the kings that were "cut off" (aka sealed), the Anoig, Anig, Ahenaz, Difar, Fotinaioi, Levioi, Eunioi, Farizaioi, Deklismoi, Zarmatai, Thlivaioi, Zarmatianoi, Hanonioi, Asarmastai, Garmiadai, Kounokefaloi, Tharvioi, Alanes, Fisolonikioi, Arinaioi, Asartanioi, and Magoth, and the kings that were put inside the Kaspian gates that Alexander that Great build. And when they come out, there comes the end of times. (aka the battle between the forces of evil and good).
We cannot say if the two texts are genuine, and who wrote them. But Saint Andrew's text is as far as i know genuine. We have some sources here that all say that Alexander hunted down the "filthy" nations and their kings, and sealed them behind gates, possibly leading down to earth. These filthy nations are somewhat connected to the biblical people that were the children of Elohim and the daughters of people, and that were eventually corrupted.
This also connects with various other aspects, such as the underground world, hollow earth, and the races that supposedly live there.
Now, there are lots of Saints, and Orthodox monks that have prophesized things, some of which have already happened. See "Cosmas o Aitolos" prophesies that were made in the 17th century. Amongst other things he said that "There will be a time when the carriages will be going without horses", "a web will connect people around the world", "the devil's horns will be on top of the houses", and much more that we have already seen. The cars, the telegraph or even the internet "web", and the tv antennas.
So, about these prophetic texts, i treat them respectfully, with interest, and a little caution of course.
What's interesting is that Alexander supposedly prayed to God. Which God? We have already discussed in the past about the ancient Greek's views about the 12 gods, the Socratic theories about the one God, and Alexander mostly reffering to Zeus as the one God.
Now, take into account Alexander's story, how he always wanted to conquer Asia since he was a child, that he never lost a battle, and other things, and you have an interesting story, and food for thought.
Is it possible that these texts have any truth in them? Lot's of things can be said, mainly from the known sources that dont mention Alexander hunting down "filthy nations", monsters, e.t.c., but maybe there are some clues. What about the tribes in India that Alexander fought fiercely as he was along the river? Maybe.
There are three sources accounting to that. The one is from Saint Andrews, while the other two are texts from the Byzantine era, from the 7th and 15th century, from unknown writers.
Saint Andrews said in a prophetic text that near the end of the world the 72 kings and the "filthy" nations will come out of the gates that Alexander the Great sealed.
Now, the text from the 15th century goes as this:
"After beating Darius the Persian Alexander reached the sea, and the so called "land of the sun", where the "filthy" nations lived (the text here goes on describing these nations with various words, like "disgusting", "outlaws", "monsters") and he fought them. And the didnt want to bury the dead because he was afraid that they would "pollute" the earth, so he prayed to God and asked for help, and he drove off these nations to the north, and God listened to his prayer and commanded to build gates to seal them inside, and the gates were from copper, and he polished them with an ultimate glass, so they couldnt break them with anything."
And then the text from the 7th century:
At the end of times, there exit the Gog and Magog of the Apocalypse, in the land of "Ismail", and there exit the nations and the kings that were "cut off" (aka sealed), the Anoig, Anig, Ahenaz, Difar, Fotinaioi, Levioi, Eunioi, Farizaioi, Deklismoi, Zarmatai, Thlivaioi, Zarmatianoi, Hanonioi, Asarmastai, Garmiadai, Kounokefaloi, Tharvioi, Alanes, Fisolonikioi, Arinaioi, Asartanioi, and Magoth, and the kings that were put inside the Kaspian gates that Alexander that Great build. And when they come out, there comes the end of times. (aka the battle between the forces of evil and good).
We cannot say if the two texts are genuine, and who wrote them. But Saint Andrew's text is as far as i know genuine. We have some sources here that all say that Alexander hunted down the "filthy" nations and their kings, and sealed them behind gates, possibly leading down to earth. These filthy nations are somewhat connected to the biblical people that were the children of Elohim and the daughters of people, and that were eventually corrupted.
This also connects with various other aspects, such as the underground world, hollow earth, and the races that supposedly live there.
Now, there are lots of Saints, and Orthodox monks that have prophesized things, some of which have already happened. See "Cosmas o Aitolos" prophesies that were made in the 17th century. Amongst other things he said that "There will be a time when the carriages will be going without horses", "a web will connect people around the world", "the devil's horns will be on top of the houses", and much more that we have already seen. The cars, the telegraph or even the internet "web", and the tv antennas.
So, about these prophetic texts, i treat them respectfully, with interest, and a little caution of course.
What's interesting is that Alexander supposedly prayed to God. Which God? We have already discussed in the past about the ancient Greek's views about the 12 gods, the Socratic theories about the one God, and Alexander mostly reffering to Zeus as the one God.
Now, take into account Alexander's story, how he always wanted to conquer Asia since he was a child, that he never lost a battle, and other things, and you have an interesting story, and food for thought.
Is it possible that these texts have any truth in them? Lot's of things can be said, mainly from the known sources that dont mention Alexander hunting down "filthy nations", monsters, e.t.c., but maybe there are some clues. What about the tribes in India that Alexander fought fiercely as he was along the river? Maybe.