An article from the Norwegian Christian newspaper 'Dagen' posted today. Translated with the help of google translate.
Ancient prophecy gets new audienceFriday 04, March 2016, at. 8:08 Updated: Friday 04, March 2016, at. 11:59
By Birgit Opheim
THE VALDRES PROPHECY - These are good days for doomsday prophecies, reports Aftenposten (secular newspaper). The newspaper recounts the story of Valdres woman who in 1968 shared a vision of the future with Pentecostal preacher Emanuel Minos.
- Nothing but a fanciful story? Or a warning from God?
The opinions will obviously be extremely different even among believers, it says in A magazine article that was published last weekend.
The prophecy that Gunhild Smelhus shared with Emanuel Minos in Etnedal Valdres in 1968 is devoted large space under the title "Third World War notified from Valdres".
'Dagen' wrote recently about the prophecy in connection with Emanuel Minos' demise in 2014.
Streams to Europe
The vision begins with a map of Norway and Europe.
In the first block Smelhus mentions a long period of peace and disarmament. In the second block she describes as a period of apostasy and lukewarmness among the Christians in Norway, where entertainment and cultural activities displaces talk about sin and grace.
The third stage is about moral disintegration, and the old woman says that people will come to live together like married without being married. In addition, there would also be "sin against nature."
When she shared her vision, cohabitation was so little widespread that the term was not in use, and homosexuality was a criminal offense.
Smelhus said that the worst scenes of murder and the most intimate things that takes place in a marriage would be showed on TV.
When Minos protested, Gunhild Smelhus said that it was going to happen and that Minos himself would experience it.
The 90 year old woman saw a fourth image where people from poor countries came in streams to Europe, Scandinavia and Norway.
When 'Dagen' publicized the prophecy two years ago, the influx of refugees was not yet a reality.
- There will be so many of them, that people will dislike them and be harsh against them. They will be treated like the Jews before the war, said Smelhus to Minos.
Furthermore, said Valdres woman that she saw World War III break loose before Jesus came again. The war would be short and end with a nuclear bomb. The air would be so polluted that it would be difficult to breathe in it, and people would try to flee to the poor countries.
- Fascinating
Geir Arne Amlien, department manager of Weekend in Aftenposten (a weekend addition to the newspaper 'Aftenposten'), says the journalist was made aware of the prophecy through a commentary in 'Klassekampen' (a Norwegian daily newspaper, which styles itself as "the daily left-wing newspaper") in January.
- She thought it seemed interesting and fascinating, and began to search out information about it.
Amlien tells 'Aftenposten' got in touch with the parish priest in Etnedal that could tell who the woman behind the prophecy was.
- It struck us that many - both Christian and non-Christian - can sense that violent things are about to happen. We wanted to tell the story of that particular vision as best we could and at the same time putting it into a context where we illuminate religious prophecy from several sides, also with a critical eye.
The branch manager says that 'Aftenposten' would meet people in modern Norway today living with the expectation that doomsday is coming.
- These are communities that we rarely write about.
The article is very visible on the newspaper's website under the title: "A uncanny doomsday prophecy from Valdres has begun to circulate once more."
- Many have read the article, and we have not received negative reactions to it, says Amlien to 'Dagen'.
FULFILLED PROPHECY: Aase Minos got to experience the migration to Europe. Emanuel Minos didn't. - Had he lived a little longer, he would have gotten to experience it, she says.
Was there
Aase Minos, widow evangelist, does not know if she still has the yellowed sheet of prophecy lying among their stuff at home, but she remembers the event in Valdres.
- The lady said that there would be very many from other countries coming to us. I remember meeting with the lady, because I was the there with Emanuel, she says to 'Dagen'.
Aase Minos thinks a lot about her husband not getting to experience the fulfillment of the prophecy about the immigration to Europe and Norway.
- If he had he lived a little longer, as he had experienced it. I have seen that it has come true, and it is interesting to see this happening like it was said.
The elderly woman think it's great that newspapers are taking the prophecy like that seriously.
- However, what is most important is that we use the prophecies to try our hearts and turn them to God, she says.
END OF THE WORLD?: - I relate hesitanlyt, says a professor at the School of Theology, Terje Hegertun. He will not affirm that Valdres prophecy is telling the truth about the world's end.
Terje Hegertun, former leader of Filadelfia Church where Emanuel Minos was a member, was even interviewed by 'Aftenposten' for the article. He believes there is a general interest in prophecy, and points out that the prophecy has also circulated on social media. He believes it is the visions accuracy that makes it get column space.
- Maybe especially what it says about the influx of refugees who would reach Norway.
Hegertun find it difficult to talk about what attitude one should have to the reported nuclear bomb and the outbreak of a third world war.
- Should this be believed in minute detail, or should it be seen as a general warning where the backdrop is just as interesting as the details, he asks.
- Pending
Hegertun think the Christian church often act reserved to details in prophecies or predictions about the future.
- The church has normally registered these prophecies of the future, and so have observed the extent to which it has been fulfilled. In the Old Testament this was the great test of whether a prophet was true or false.
Hegertun specifies that as to himself, his faith is not linked to predictions of this kind, but to Jesus and the hope that God will take full control.
- I relate hesitantly. In any case I do not want to state that this prophecy says the truth about the world's end. One can interpret prophecy as a word of warning suggesting that things will escalate and get out of control. This may awaken us to commitment and to work for peace and justice in all the ways that are available to us.
Author Karin Moe, who were particularly concerned about the part of the prophecy concerning migration, ask the following in the class struggle:
"Can a plan of the future plan, which prophecies are, be changed? Einstein's relativity theory as well as the book of Jonah in the Bible says: Yes, it can. The first premise is to have knowledge about the prophecy. The second is acting on it. The third is to check the assistance (the Norwegian word here is 'bistand'. It is usually used in relation to financial aid given developing countries) account, in this case. "
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