The Doomsday Prophecies of Christopher Columbus,Christopher Columbus is probably one of the most wel

The Doomsday Prophecies of Christopher Columbus,Christopher Columbus is probably one of the most well known explorers to have sailed the ocean blue, as taught in many grade school classrooms in America throughout history. To many Columbus was also a tyrant whose greed led to the extermination of native Caribbean islanders and set up a system of exploitation in the Americas.  Columbus indeed was a multifaceted man, with many aspects of his legacy that cause controversy.  One of the least known aspects of his life was his work as a doomsday prophet, one of many in 16th century Europe.In 1501 Columbus began work on The Book of Prophecies with the help of a monk named Gasparr Gorricio.  The Book of Prophecies was a collection of religious revelations from Columbus he believed he had experienced throughout his life.  Among the revelations was a description of how the apocalypse would occur and when it would happen.  According to Columbus, the end of days would occur when four things happened.1. Christianity must be spread across the world.2. The Garden of Eden must be found.3. A world emperor must come to power.4. The Holy Land must be reconquered from the Muslims.Columbus believed the world was created in 5434 BC and that the world would only last 7,000 years.  So according to Columbus the end of the world would come in 1658.  Incredibly Columbus believed that it was his voyages (he made four in his lifetime) which kicked off a chain of events that would lead to the end days.  For example;1. He believed that he had discovered the Garden of Eden when he sailed past the coast of Venezuela.2. His discovery of the New World caused massive Spanish colonization and conquest of the Americas.  In the 16th century Spain was the dominant superpower of the world.  Columbus believed that it would be a Spanish monarch ruling a world wide Spanish Empire that would constitute the “world emperor”.3. Spanish missionary programs would lead to Christianity being spread across the world.4. Columbus still sought a viable route to China, which he would undertake in his fourth and last voyage.  Columbus believed that when he discovered the route, it would provide a means from which a Spanish Armada could travel to and conquer the Holy Land.Christopher Columbus completed and published his book in 1505, shortly after he had completed his failed fourth voyage.  He died a year later at the age of 54.  The year 1658 came and went with little apocalyptic happenings. -- source link

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