?? The Birch Tree and
Rhineland Prophecies of Germany
(Image: current coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, believed to be the Birch Tree country spoken of in the prophecies.)
For centuries the Germans
have had their own set of famous prophecies that were passed down
orally from the later medieval ages until the first recorded versions
appeared in the mid 1400s.
The reason they are called
the 'Birch Tree' prophecies is that many all agree in one point –
that Germany, France and Europe will be convulsed by wars and that a
decisive battle will be fought to free Germany (and France) of the
invaders.
Usually the battle is
placed around Cologne, and, that they will be beaten back and escape
to the 'Birch Tree country', or to the 'place of the Birch tree',
which is believed to be Westphalia. Several of these prophecies
also foretell that after this bloody battle, a King or New Holy Roman
Emperor will bring an age of peace to mankind.
The Rhineland prophecies
of Germany also feature similar details, even if the 'Birch Tree
Country' is not mentioned, hence I am including them here as well.
There is a theory that the
prophecies were accidentally called 'birch tree' instead of 'cherry
tree' as some of the prophecies do mention cherry tree branches, and
the German word for cherry 'kirch' sounds like the English word
'birch', but this could not be the case as the word for birch tree in
German is 'birke', and birch trees 'berken' or 'Birkenbäumchen', and
could not be mistaken for 'kirch'. German texts definitely say
birch. So, nice try attempting to blame this on English translators!
Unfortunately, we do not
know who made the very first prophecies, if they were made by a saint
or mystic, or some individual gifted by God with the grace of the
prophetic spirit, or simply recorded down. They have become so
ingrained into the German 'prophetic tradition' so to speak, it
appears they even influenced Ven. Bartholomew Holzhauser and Abbé
Souffrant, not to mention other commentators on prophecies, and
therefore they deserve consideration.
Germany continued to have
'Birch Tree prophets' and Rhineland seers past the 1400s – so, the
tradition continued into the 1700s, (if we can assume they are
legitimate.) For instance, 1701 seems to have been a rather prolific
year for Birch Tree Prophecies! The most interesting is Johann
Rembold 'Spielbahn' (1689-1793) whose biography and his prophecies
are a little more detailed than the others, so I was obliged to give
him his own page, (link will be provided).
Despite not having been
made by approved mystics, they fact the various Birch Tree and
Rhineland Prophecies agree on so many points is interesting, and, one
of the earliest recorded prophecies was correct in one distinguishing
detail regarding the Great Monarch – he would be lame of foot. The
promised Great Monarch was named by latter French mystics Ven.
Josepha de Bourg, the 'Ecstatic of Tours' and Marie Julie Jahenny:
he is 'Prince Dieudonné' 'Henry V the 'Miracle Child', and we note
he became lame after he suffered a riding accident.
Below is a list of the
most creditable prophecies of the Birch Tree tradition and Rhineland
prophets – please keep in mind they are not from Church approved
mystics, However, if Ven. Holzhauser believed in the early Birch tree
prophecies, then they may be read with discernment as I have not
found any heresy in them or anything that disagrees with Church
doctrine, so I have included them in the Timeline, marked (??) meaning to be read with discernment.
I have attempted to
include them in chronological order below.
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(***) Eberhard
Windecke (1380- c. 1441) - The First recorded prophecies
The German merchant and
chronicler Eberhard Windecke was the first to record a 'Birch Tree'
prophecy. The scant information I find about this is he apparently
recorded it in 1431, therefore it must be from “Kaiser
Sigismunds Buch”, his
biography of King Sigismund of Luxembourg (1368-1437),
which dates from that time.
Unfortunately,
I cannot find a full text for the 'Birch Tree' prophecy he wrote in
that book as it does not seem to be available online other than in a
few snapshots of the coloured illuminated artwork, however, I did
find a commentary by Frances Courtney Kneupper on the destruction of
Prague he foretold, which has also been foretold by other German
prophets such as Alois Irlmaier.
Windecke
wrote: “Woe to you, wretched city (Prague), you will suffer
tribulation and deprivation.” He described a bloodbath, the city
will undergo, “murder and the killing of men, and the horror will
not stop but continue to pile up.” It will suffer civil war and
death when “the dragon will slay untold multitudes of people with
his sword: up to six or seven thousand: all will be fornicators,
murderers, adulterers, robbers and unjust people, and then they will
see the light before their eyes.” This seems to indicate that an
invader will be used by God to strike down and punish the ungodly.
Then, in a section called the “Letter of Brother Sigwald”
Windecke wrote the prediction that: “Those who harden themselves
against the laws of Christianity will be stricken by the Roman Empire
and its supporters. They will be killed by the plague, starvation,
and the grim swords of their enemies.” (Source for the quotes:
Frances Courtney Kneupper, “The Empire at the End of Time: Identity
and Reform in Late Medieval German Prophecy”, Oxford Un. Press,
2016. pp. 161-162.)
The
Holy Roman Empire will eradicate by the sword those who dared destroy
the Christian kingdom – an indication that infidels will be driven
from the land by a Holy Roman Emperor and the Holy Roman Empire will
be re-established.
Concerning
the 'Birch Tree' prophecy, it is said Windecke is the first to write
down the prophecy of a terrible bloody battle that will take place
between “two men”, obviously some great leaders near the Birch
Tree Country, that will last two days and two nights-but that is all
the information that seem to be available, at least in English. In
1545, an anonymous chronicler in Lunen also wrote down a prophecy
concerning a battle of this scale, but his original text does not
seem to be available online.
The
next best thing to do is to place here what Ven. Bartholomew
Holzhauser (1613-1658) wrote, as he mentioned in his own prophecies
the prediction of two leaders that will fight it out in the last
horrible war before the Great Monarch comes, meaning he was
influenced by Windecke's account, and perhaps the one written in
Lunen. PLEASE NOTE – we don't know how much of this came from
Windecke's original 'Birch Tree Prophecy' nor the Lunen account, such
as the timing and the nature of the new weapons:
Ven. Holzhauser: “[After
a world war] will come a new period, in which two mighty ones will
face each other. The wrangle between these two will begin in the
second half of the twentieth century. It will overthrow mountains and
silt up rivers. A great change will come to pass, such as no mortal
man will have expected; Heaven and Hell will confront each other in
this struggle, old states will perish and light and darkness will be
pitted against each other with swords, but it will be swords of a
different fashion. With these swords it will be possible to cut up
the skies and split the earth. A great lament will come over all
mankind and only a small batch will survive the storm, the pestilence
and the horror. And neither of the two adversaries will conquer nor
be vanquished. Both mighty ones will lie on the ground, and a new
mankind will come into existence. God possesses the key to
everything. Blessed is he who will then be able to praise him, having
obeyed all his commandments. And the great monarch of the world will
create new laws for the new mankind and will cause a new age to
begin, in which there will be only one flock and one shepherd, and
peace will be of long, long duration, for the glory of God in heaven
and on earth…”
Ven.
Holzhauser's account could have been considered a 'Birch Tree
prophecy', if only he had mentioned the 'Birch Tree Country'! Regarding the two leaders fighting it out in the 2nd half of the 20th century, this was obviously his own personal interpretation however, he did get the timing of futuristic weapons correct - sounds like something on the order of lasers, etc which we did see in the 20th century.
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The
Timeline Prophecy of 1622
In
1622 a timeline of when the great war and bloodshed foretold in the
'Birch Tree Prophecies' was made, however, there is no information on
who made this original timeline.
One
version was printed in Theodore Beykirch's book 'Prophetstimmen mit
Erklärungen ', (Prophet Voices with Explanations), in 1849.
"The
month of June will bring the beginning of the problems but it will
not be yet the real war."
"In the month of July, the general mobilization will start."
"In August, all the involved people will start to feel the effects."
"In September, there will happen the largest massacre that humankind has ever yet experienced"
"Between October and December, there will be miracles." (Anonymous 1622 prophecy recorded by Beykirch)
"In the month of July, the general mobilization will start."
"In August, all the involved people will start to feel the effects."
"In September, there will happen the largest massacre that humankind has ever yet experienced"
"Between October and December, there will be miracles." (Anonymous 1622 prophecy recorded by Beykirch)
Another
version of the 1622 Timeline was published in Wilhelm Schrattenholz's
book printed in 1848 and reprinted in 1849 about the Birch Tree
prophet named Rembold 'Spielbahn' – (although it is clear Spielbahn
never made the timeline). This is from an unknown prophet that
Schrattenholz simply added to the book:
"The
month of May will really prepare you for war, but it isn't time yet.
The
month of June is also an invitation to war, but then it isn't time
either;
July
will act cruelly that many will have to take leave of women and
children.
In
August you are at all ends when you hear the world of war.
September
and October will bring a big bloodshed with them.
In
November you will see miraculous things.
**At
this time the child is 28 years old, whose mother, (or wet nurse)
will be tomorrow. It will do great things. "
(**
NOTE: unless Schrattenholz was attempting to forge a prophecy in 1848
when the book was printed by adding the last line, the last line near
'miraculous November' regarding a 'child' whose 'mother / wet nurse
will be tomorrow' who will be 28 when the trouble starts is very
interesting -- Henry V the 'Miracle Child' of France was 28 years old
when the French Revolution of 1848 broke out in June / July. Henry V
is the named Great Monarch according to three mystics, Marie-Julie
Jahenny, Ven. Josepha of Bourg, and the 'Ecstatic of Tours'.
While
the 1848 Revolution didn't develop into the huge war, the future war
will and this Timeline could be a double prophecy (again, providing
the last line isn't a forgery) – it is interesting the
Church-approved mystic Marie-Julie Jahenny (1850-1941) says a future
civil war in Paris will be the start of the chastisements – it will
happen in June and July, but the great world war / invasions will
come after. They will happen in the weeks and months apart in three
different phases – so this would follow the 1622 Timeline.
Also
she said the people will see great miracles the like of which they
won't see again until Judgement Day – Henry V died in 1883, but she
was told all the prophecies still referred to him, and that he would
be 'returned to his subjects' as he was 'reserved for the great
epochs', and, that France and the 'Lily' representing the king would
'resurrect'. If the last line printed by Schrattenholz is real, then
the child will be brought back if 'his mother will be tomorrow'
cryptically represents a miraculous future.)
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NOTE:
The next three prophecies all date from 1701, and two come from Werl,
so it is apparent these next prophecies are a combination of oral and
printed prophetic tradition which must be based on the 'Monk of
Werl's' prophecy.
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A
Birch Tree Prophecy, 1701. The original author is anonymous, it was
published by Theodore Beykirch in his book,
“Prophetstimmen”, (Prophet Voices), (1849).
Apparently, this came from
local oral tradition:
"There will come a
time when the world become very godless. The people will become
self-reliant from the king, and there will be a general loss of
respect for authority and those who are no longer true to their
masters or to their relief will become the rulers. There will then be
a general uproar, so that father will fight against son, and son will
fight against father. (I.e. revolts, anti-monarchical
revolutions.)
"There will come a time when one will no longer respect the beliefs of the church and the school. New books will be introduced. There will come a time when the Catholic religion will feel very crowded, and there will be an attempt to get rid of it. People will enjoy play and joyous occasions about this time, and be generally fascinated by entertainment. But then it will not take very long for a change to step in. There will be an incredible war... On one side stands Russia and the entire North. And on the other side is France and the whole South under one first. This knight will come from Midday, (i.e. Meridionalis, an old term to say south). He wears a white cloak with buttons that go down to his feet. He carries a Cross on his chest, and rides a donkey. He will be lame afoot. This knight is so together that no one tries to stop him. He is also a peacemaker. Great is his strength. His strictness will be great because he will get rid of all dance music and lavish clothing that people might wear.
"The chief of the Prussian Army will be stopped in a place that is designed to make horse bridles.
"The enemies who are strangers to Germany will be put to flight and they will not have time to take with them what will nourish them during their flight.
"The barbarian peoples of the northern bear (Russia) will come to conquer but their enemies will take courage and they will battle with the fury of despair. Then their power will be broken, its force will be annihilated and then some few people will be at pains to survive in order to carry home the news of their defeat.
"The prince who will deliver the great combat will go to a church at Bremen to hear the Mass. From Bremen he will ride. From there he will see with his telescope toward the region of the Birch tree to observe the foes. Thereafter they will go up to Holtum, an area near Werl... By Holtum there stands a Crucifix between two linden trees. Before these linden trees he will kneel down, and for a long time he will pray with arms outstretched. Thereafter he will lead his soldiers, who are dressed in white, to the meeting. He will then remain after a bloody battle. He will be the victor. On a stream that flows from West to East near Berdberg and Sondberg there will be the most murdering and killing. Woe, woe to Budberg and Söndern these days! After the fight, the warlike general will address you in the chapel at Schaffhausen an der Haar. '”
"There will come a time when one will no longer respect the beliefs of the church and the school. New books will be introduced. There will come a time when the Catholic religion will feel very crowded, and there will be an attempt to get rid of it. People will enjoy play and joyous occasions about this time, and be generally fascinated by entertainment. But then it will not take very long for a change to step in. There will be an incredible war... On one side stands Russia and the entire North. And on the other side is France and the whole South under one first. This knight will come from Midday, (i.e. Meridionalis, an old term to say south). He wears a white cloak with buttons that go down to his feet. He carries a Cross on his chest, and rides a donkey. He will be lame afoot. This knight is so together that no one tries to stop him. He is also a peacemaker. Great is his strength. His strictness will be great because he will get rid of all dance music and lavish clothing that people might wear.
"The chief of the Prussian Army will be stopped in a place that is designed to make horse bridles.
"The enemies who are strangers to Germany will be put to flight and they will not have time to take with them what will nourish them during their flight.
"The barbarian peoples of the northern bear (Russia) will come to conquer but their enemies will take courage and they will battle with the fury of despair. Then their power will be broken, its force will be annihilated and then some few people will be at pains to survive in order to carry home the news of their defeat.
"The prince who will deliver the great combat will go to a church at Bremen to hear the Mass. From Bremen he will ride. From there he will see with his telescope toward the region of the Birch tree to observe the foes. Thereafter they will go up to Holtum, an area near Werl... By Holtum there stands a Crucifix between two linden trees. Before these linden trees he will kneel down, and for a long time he will pray with arms outstretched. Thereafter he will lead his soldiers, who are dressed in white, to the meeting. He will then remain after a bloody battle. He will be the victor. On a stream that flows from West to East near Berdberg and Sondberg there will be the most murdering and killing. Woe, woe to Budberg and Söndern these days! After the fight, the warlike general will address you in the chapel at Schaffhausen an der Haar. '”
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Anonymous Prophecy
published in 1701
Here is another Birch Tree
prophecy that was published by an Anonymous author who gave himself
the lofty none de plume, 'Unknown Who Became Illuminated' in a book
entitled “The Proceedings of the Heavenly Renewal” which was
published with the permission of the Officials from Werl.
(Abhandlung über die himmlische Erneuung, von einem Ungenannten, der
durch Gesichte erleuchtet wurde. Mit Erlaubnis des Werl'schen
Offizialates, Köln 1701).
Again, as much as I try to
avoid 'anonymous prophecies', that is almost difficult to do when the
various Rhineland prophecies are concerned. However, they all seem
to agree on the important points:
The prophecy: "When
the time is near, people will not know how to dress. Women will wear
hats like men, and pants like men. Then will follow a tragic and
unlucky time like our Creator has spoken of before us. People will
fear themselves on earth, and fear things that are to come.
"Father will be against son, and son against father. Dogma will be perverted; men will try to overthrow the Catholic church! Mankind will become lovers of pleasure. The true and believing will not be found any more, after which the independent peoples will fight wars against each other for a long time. Thrones will have collapsed, and kingdoms will collapse. And through this process, the unaffected East against the West will resort to heavy weapons. Then it is no longer over fatherland, language or belief. A war will follow after a winter which really was no winter, when there will be a soulless snow that will fall. The flowers will bloom very early in this year, and the cows will be up to their knees in grass by April. The first soldiers that come will wear cherry blossoms on their helmets. The rye will be brought in before the battle but the wheat won’t. The soldiers are animals and will eat the wheat in the fields.
"On the east field by Gravenstein, the soldiers will kill a red cow. However, they won’t have much time to eat from it.
"The citizens flee from the town. A young lass with a red skirt who is the last to cross the small creek will be shot. In the middle of Germany they will meet. Towns and villages will be destroyed. After, it will be necessary for the people to hide in the mountains and in the woods. In the nearby lower Germany, the battle will be decided. There will be battles like the world has never seen before. This terrible battle will begin by the Birch Forest near Bodberg. For three days they will fight; covered with wounds, they will fight until they stand in blood".
"Father will be against son, and son against father. Dogma will be perverted; men will try to overthrow the Catholic church! Mankind will become lovers of pleasure. The true and believing will not be found any more, after which the independent peoples will fight wars against each other for a long time. Thrones will have collapsed, and kingdoms will collapse. And through this process, the unaffected East against the West will resort to heavy weapons. Then it is no longer over fatherland, language or belief. A war will follow after a winter which really was no winter, when there will be a soulless snow that will fall. The flowers will bloom very early in this year, and the cows will be up to their knees in grass by April. The first soldiers that come will wear cherry blossoms on their helmets. The rye will be brought in before the battle but the wheat won’t. The soldiers are animals and will eat the wheat in the fields.
"On the east field by Gravenstein, the soldiers will kill a red cow. However, they won’t have much time to eat from it.
"The citizens flee from the town. A young lass with a red skirt who is the last to cross the small creek will be shot. In the middle of Germany they will meet. Towns and villages will be destroyed. After, it will be necessary for the people to hide in the mountains and in the woods. In the nearby lower Germany, the battle will be decided. There will be battles like the world has never seen before. This terrible battle will begin by the Birch Forest near Bodberg. For three days they will fight; covered with wounds, they will fight until they stand in blood".
As noted earlier, this
could have been based on the 'Monk of Werl's prophecy, which is
below:
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The 'Monk of Werl'
(1701 Prophecy)
This Rhineland prophecy
was published in 1701 Cologne in a book entitled “coelëstis
anonymi redintegrationis tractatus de visionibus illustratis”, and
was written by an anonymous monk who lived in Werl, a town located
in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is
famous for having in its possession a statue of the Virgin Mary that
dates from the 12th century and is called the Consolatrix
(Consolation of the Afflicted). The town has had this statue since
1661.
Apparently, the Monk's
prophecy is his own which came from a vision, and, he had permission
from his superior to write and published what he saw. The Monk of
Werl's prophecy became famous after 1849 when it was republished by
the same author who first published Rembold 'Spielbahn's' life and
visions, Wilhem Schrattenholz.
(Version by
Schrattenholz:) “After these days, an unfortunate time will come,
as our Ers (?) says more fiercely, that people on earth will be
afraid of impending misfortune that will come. The father against the
son, the brother against brother. Faithfulness and faith will no
longer be found. After individual peoples are brought together,
thrones threw together and almost destroyed, (i.e civil revolts), the
whole of the south will arm against the north. Then they will no
longer ask about Heimath and Glaubén, they will combine to murder
and fight for the sovereignty of the world. (i.e. a world war). One
will meet in the heart of Germany: cities and villages will be turned
into heaps of rubble, so that the inhabitants are forced to flee to
the mountains and forests; but in the lower part of the country the
terrible struggle will be decided. There armies will camp there the
like of which has never before been seen in the world. The greatest
battle of Birkenheim and Budbach will begin. Woe to my poor
fatherland! You will fight for three days, the wounded will be torn
apart: until they will be wading over the grandchildren in the bloody
mire, finally the bearded peoples of the north will take the victory.
The enemies flee, but will desperately resist the river. (the
Rhine?). The inhabitants of the places will cry, but God will
comfort them and they will say: The Lord has done this.”
In the same year, 1849,
Thomas (Theodore) Beykirch also published the Monk of Werl's prophecy
in his book 'Prophetstimmen', which helped spread its popularity.
However, according to a priest named Fr. Winfried Ellerhorst who
wrote 'Prophecies about the fate of Europe. Visions of famous seers
from twelve centuries, Munich (1951), Beykirch said the monk was a
Franciscan.
While Beykirch says the
monk was a Franciscan, another German source I found says he was a
Capuchin, which makes more sense as the town of Werl had a Capuchin
presence for nearly two centuries from 1645 to 1836, that is before
the Franciscans became the custodians of the pilgrim Church of the
Visitation in 1849 until 2019. Since Beykirch's book was published
in 1849 when the Franciscans arrived in Werl, he may have mistaken
the Monk's order to be Franciscan instead of Capuchin.
Here is a more detailed
version of the prophecy as printed by Beykirch and reprinted by
Ellerhorst in his 1959 book:
(Beykirch /Ellerhorst):
'There will be a terrible war. On the one hand will be all the
peoples of the West, on the other all of the East. They will come in
terrible crowds. You will struggle for a long time with undecided
luck, until you finally come to the area of the Rhine. There you will
fight for three days, so that the water of the Rhine will be coloured
red, until soon afterwards there will be a battle on the birch tree.
There will be white, blue and gray soldiers fighting with such power
and anger that those gangs will be completely wiped out, and then
there will be peace and quiet. But that time will come when there
will be dissatisfaction with religion everywhere. If no one obeys, no
longer wants to be subject, if you can no longer differentiate
between rich and poor, then believe that that time is near.' (i.e.
differences can hardly be seen between the different social
classes?)
'In those days the father
will be against the son and the son against the father. Loyalty and
faith will no longer be found. The individual peoples will fight for
a long time. Thrones will collapse, empires will overturn. Suddenly
the south will take up arms against the north. It will not be a
matter of fatherland and faith; one will unite to kill, to fight
because of the sovereignty of the world.
They will meet in the middle of Germany after the residents are forced to flee to the mountains and forests. This terrible battle will be decided in the regions of Low Germany. There the armies will camp like never before in the world. This terrible meeting will begin at the birch grove, near Bodberg. Woe, poor fatherland! They will fight there for three days; covered with wounds, they will still mangle each other and wade to the ankles in the blood. The bearded peoples of the seven-star will win, but their enemies will face up again and fight with extreme despair. There that power is destroyed, its strength broken, so that few remain to announce the outrageous news. '
Ellerhorst says Beykirch
found his source from this text: “Prophetia de terribili luctu
Austri et Aquilonis et proelio ponendo in Finibus ducatus Westphaliae
prope Bodbergum. Ex libro cui Titulus erat: Coeleslis
redintegrationis tractatus de visionibus illustrati. Cum permissione
officialatus Werlensis. Coloniae. 1801.” (NOTE: The earliest
sources I have found say 1701, not 1801, so, this could be a typo.)
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The 'Birch Tree'
Prophecy of f Johannes Rembold 'Speilbahn' (1689-1793) – a
travelling minstrel and prophet, perhaps one of the most well known
of the Birch Tree Prophets. His biography and prophecies are
detailed and go beyond the scope of this particular page, you canfind them on this other page by clicking here.
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The Anonymous Prophecy
of Mayence – dated 1854 - HOAX that Circulated in WWI
There is a prophecy
described as the 'Prophecy of Mayence', again it's anonymous, however
it also foretells that the decisive battle will happen in Germany in
the Birch Tree Country.
HOWEVER: I JUST DISCOVERED THIS IS A HOAX DATING FROM WWI.
(NOTE: Considering the
prophecy is given the French name 'Mayence' not the German 'Mainz', the hoax must have been started by a French author. The Birch Tree
prophecies had also filtered over to France, so someone there obviously got the bright idea to try and pin it to WWI and spread it around as such.)
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Peter Schlinkert
(b.1730 - 1800)
Peter Schlinkert was a
rope maker from Meschede in the Duchy of Westphalia. (One source I
found says he is was a tailor.) While in military service during the
Seven Year's War (1756-1763), he made a prediction in which he saw a
carriage shot through and warned his sovereign Duke Clemens of
Westphalia to be careful and take a different transport and told him
what he saw. Schlinkert was arrested since to prophecy an
assassination attempt or death of a ruler was against the law,
however, the Duke listened to the prophecy and took a different
carriage. As predicted, the original carriage he was about to take
indeed had a shot fired through it an hour later, no one was injured.
The Duke released Schlinkert from custody, granted his request to
leave military service and also gave him a life pension of 25 thalers
a year.
He also saw a strange
sight that didn't make any sense to him. One night he heard a cry on
the Haarweg road: a vision appeared before his eyes, that of cogs
blocking the road, and a crowd trying to repair a broken wagon, then,
he saw flames burning buildings in the village of Mamel. The vision
didn't make any sense – until two years after his death two estates
were destroyed by the fire in Mamel. The blaze was devastating
because on the way to the scene the fire engine was involved in an
accident with a wagon to where the axle of the wagon was caught up in
it and delayed help from arriving on time. The accident happened on
the Haarweg road.
Schlinkert's 'Birch Tree
Prophecy':
"At the birch tree,
the armies of the West will fight in a terrible battle against the
armies of the East, and after many bloody sacrifices the West will be
victorious. Eastern soldiers will retreat to the Haar, and when
the villagers see the Werler and the Haar on fire, they will have to
flee quickly to the forest of Armsberger. Another battle will be
fought near the Ruhr bridge, but there will be only with artillery.
A few days later, the last great battle on German soil took place.
The armies of the East
will be completely wiped out and only a few will escape to return
home with news of the defeat. There will be terrible lamentations.
After these days of misery and misery, happiness and peace will return to Germany, even if, in the first year, women will have to walk behind the plow.”
After these days of misery and misery, happiness and peace will return to Germany, even if, in the first year, women will have to walk behind the plow.”
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Prophecy of Wessel
Dietrich Eilert, also known as “Old Jasper” (1764-1833)
Another 'folk prophet',
Wessel Dietrich Eiler was was born on July 2, 1764 and died on August
10, 1833 in Bavarian Germany. He was a Westphalian farmer known for
his prophecies and was also called “Old Jasper” or Jasper of
Deininghausen and lived in Huckarde near Dortmund, Germany. He made
several predictions that came true, such as the Prussian Royal house
gaining the Germany crown again. At the beginning of 1813, he
announced that the French would leave Germany in 6 months. Then in
October came the popular revolution from Leipzig. In 1830 he also
predicted the construction of the the railway through the
Bodelschwingh forest going from east to west in that a road would be
built on which cars would travel without the need of horses and cause
a terrible din. The Cologne-Mindener railway line was built in
1845-1847.
His Birch Tree prophecy
was printed in 1848. While it is claimed this is nothing more than a
bunch of older prophecies Birch Tree prophecies cobbled together and
attributed to Jasper, since I cannot find proof of a forgery either,
I'll include them, but again, read with discernment:
“In the year when the
war begins, we will have already brought in the corn, but not the
wheat.
Before this war, there
will be a time of general disloyalty. Men will have a hard time
with good and honour, their politeness will be deceiving ... There
will be a general collapse of the fibre of society.
In the evening, we will
say: "Peace, peace". But there is no peace, and in the
morning, the enemies will already be outside the doors and will ring
out the din of war. But it won't last long, and those who want to be
safe will only have to find a good hiding place for a few days.
sides, the flight will be very fast ... This war will break out from
the East. I'm scared of the east.
[At the beginning] Our
soldiers will go to the borders, and soon after they will return
calmly.
But hardly will they be at
home when the enemy will be there, with force, as if they had grown
like mushrooms on the ground. An important battle will take place at
the birch tree between Unna, Hamm and Werl. There, half of the
nations of the whole world will compete.
God will scare the two
enemy camps with all His might.
Only a few Russians will
come home to talk about their defeat ... We will have to throw wagons
and wheels in the water, otherwise the enemies will take everything
with them in their flight.
The battle, the victory,
and the flight will follow each other so quickly one after the other,
that the one who can hide that for a short period of time will have
escaped the danger.
In Cologne the last battle
will take place.
The earth will lose so
much of its population that women will have to work in all fields,
and seven girls will fight for a man. The priesthood will be so
rare that one will have to walk seven hours to hear Mass.
First the Poles will not
have fought and will be invaded, but then they will fight against
their invaders and they will receive a king. France will be divided
in three days. Spain will not be involved, but the Spanish will
occupy areas to help restore order with churches. Austria will be
spared rather. The papal seat will be kept empty for a while ...
(NOTE: like other prophecies point out, the Papal seat will literally
be empty during the wars, this is not a prophecy of Sedevacantism.)
It will not really be a
religious war, however, but all who believe in Jesus Christ will make
common cause.
The main sign of the era
in which war will break out is general indifference to matters of
(Christian) religion and the general corruption of morals in many
places. At that time, they will give the name of fools to the
believers, and the infidels will pretend to be men of light.
It will be religion that
will unite us all, (i.e. the Christian Faith), except for the Jews
who will show their old stubbornness. On the Rhine will be a church
which will be built by the will of all peoples.
From there, where the next
great war will break out, is what the people are supposed to believe.
All confessions will be compatible. (NOTE: this means after the
wars when we are ll part of the One Catholic Faith we are 'supposed
to believe', the end of schisms and heresies, this is not a prophecy
of a One World Religion here.)
Germany will receive a new
king, then will follow a happy time.”
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(!?) 'Birch Tree'
Prophecy of Fére Antoine (Brother Anthony) of Aix-la-Chapelle
(Achen) (1871)
SUSPECTED FORGERY – see more, click here.
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Alois Irlmaier
(1894-1959) – foretold WWIII and the destruction of the
Rhineland
Irlmaier is one of the
most well known modern-day Rhineland Prophecy seers. As his
biography and prophecies are more detailed, he has also been given
his own page. Click here for the page.
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April 11, 2020
