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imprisoned, deported, separated from their families, subject to atrocious tortures and simply persecuted for new religious beliefs. These new religious beliefs, triggered by the few words of an African man who performed miracles among his own people for “only a little while", sent out great psychological rays of hope to a continent of peoples who had long become accustomed to misery and poverty under centuries of colonial abuse and deliberately oppressive religious instruction. These powerful beliefs are still in development and will reach around the world even in their beginning stages. The appearance of the book this essay reviews marks one of many such beginnings. imprisoned, deported, separated from their families, subject to ancient vine. The vine would be human consciousness, and the atrocious tortures and simply persecuted for new religious beliefs. bud would be civilisation. These new religious beliefs, triggered by the few words of an A civilisation forms through codes of knowledge and behaviour African man who performed miracles among his own people for _ that allow each of its members, relatively, the broadest opportuni- “only a little while", sent out great psychological rays of hope toa _ty for value fulfilment. The codes seem most often to have origi- continent of peoples who had long become accustomed to misery nated with a single man who is also revealed as God's prophet, if and poverty under centuries of colonial abuse and deliberately not God Himself in fleshly clothing. New knowledge, or interpre- oppressive religious instruction. These powerful beliefs are still tations of it, is added in that Man-God's name. in development and will reach around the world even in their I wonder about the nature of the human experience itself, as I beginning stages. The appearance of the book this essay reviews cannot think of any civilisation which did not attribute its founda- marks one of many such beginnings. tions to a single man at its cornerstone. Even the "godless" com- munist attempts at a new and sensible kind of civilisation quickly THE FATIMA PROPHECIES AND RELIGIOUS CODES became personality-worship cults. Nor should we forget The title of the book this essay introduces is The True Third Germany's abortive attempt to found a "New World Order" Secret of Fatima Revealed and the Return of Christ. The author is around Adolf Hitler. However, neither Hitler nor Marx nor Lenin Pastor Melo Nzeyitu Josias, and additional research was done by nor Mao nor Kim could walk on water or rise from the dead. Rocha Nefwani. Both men are native Africans, both highly edu- Christianity, of all religions, has come closest to uniting the cated. I edited the book myself, here in America, and added a lit- peoples of the entire world. The emergence of avatars in Africa in tle general historical knowledge. the 20th century maintains a continuity with the ancient prophe- The book was meant to be available cies found in the Bible. The True Third on 13 May, to commemorate the first Secret cites biblical passages that make of six visits of the Lady of Fatima, a case that Simeon Toko was Christ Portugal, who appeared on that date in Returned—at least, different Christian 1917. She was visible to the three Are we in the "and of times"? ministers who considered the interpre- shepherd children who repeated her tations did not scorn their logic. The words to the world, yet was invisible . . following is an excerpt I have culled to the crowds of thousands who were Are we at the hour In which from chapter VII of the book, with per- drawn to come to see her. The Lady H mission (some of the writing has been made astonishing predictions. Her Jesus Christ has already edited so as not to confuse the reader two sets of predictions, made in 1917 returned and gone? who will be reading this out of its con- about events of the coming decades, text). proved true. Among other things, she prophesied the fall of Russia to com- THE AVATAR SIMEON TOKO munism, the end of the First World Fragile Beginnings War and the coming of the Secon Simeon Toko was born on 24 World War. February 1918 in a village in northern Angola (the Tsafon of There was a Third Secret, however, which the Lady instructed Psalm 48:3), portentously named Sadi Banza Zulu Mongo Lucia dos Santos to reveal only after 1960, after certain events ("Village of the Celestial Mountain"). The newborn emerged had passed which would have made it more understandable. It from his mother's womb into a very hostile environment. was read to Pope John XXIII in February 1960. When the Pope For almost 50 years, from 1872 to 1921, this region suffered heard it, he fainted dead to the floor; when he arose, he ordered natural disasters. There were long droughts between short lulls. the Third Secret sealed up in a vault "forever". Northern Angola and the southern regions of the French and Are we in the "end of times"? Are we at the hour in which Belgian Congos were devastated. The resultant famines killed Jesus Christ has already returned and gone? It would seem that thousands; so, too, there were thousands of deaths brought by appearances of men acclaimed to be God incarnate have increased smallpox, typhoid, sleeping sickness, malaria and other diseases. greatly in the past century. These different plagues represent the fulfilment of a biblical pre- Whether a human being can be said to be God made flesh, let diction. None but a few people inspired by the words of the Lord alone whether a particular individual can be said to be this, canbe —_ recognised this. debated into meaninglessness. And the dragon stood before which was ready to be delivered, Those few who are said to have become "god-realised" and who for to devour her child as soon as it was born. have made themselves known to the public for divine purposes (Revelation 12:4) and missions, seem to attract material fortunes from a public that is either inexpressibly grateful or is too gullible. Although some The baby Simeon Toko was born mere inches from sickness Hindu religious branches speak of "five Ascended Masters" who _ and famine and plague and death, and many leagues from safety. live invisibly on our planet, there are many quite visible gurus or There was not much reason for a baby to want to live, and much proclaimed avatars, around whom devotees have formed practical against it. organisations of high material worth. Monies are collected and The infant Toko caught smallpox. He was so badly affected by practical advantages, such as political contributions, keep the it that villagers thought the hand of the Almighty Father alone organisations going, while their intent is to "enlighten" the saved his life. He was left with the unpleasant marring of small- masses—who, we must assume, are "endarkened" without them. pox scars on his face. Compare this prophecy: Sincere or fraudulent, authentic or imitation, each event of the As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so marred appearance of a man (usually a male) said to be God or god- more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men. realised represents a new bud of one size or another upon a very (Isaiah 52:14) Jesus Christ has already returned and gone? The baby Simeon Toko was born mere inches from sickness and famine and plague and death, and many leagues from safety. There was not much reason for a baby to want to live, and much against it. The infant Toko caught smallpox. He was so badly affected by it that villagers thought the hand of the Almighty Father alone saved his life. He was left with the unpleasant marring of small- pox scars on his face. Compare this prophecy: As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men. (Isaiah 52:14) NEXUS = 63 Are we in the "end of times"? Are we at the hour in which AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2001 www.nexusmagazine.com