CENTURIA X · QUATRAIN XXVII
The Sword and the Eagle
Par le cinquieme & un grand Hercules
Viendront le temple ouvrir de main bellique,
Un Clement, Iule & Ascans recules,
Lespe, clef, aigle, nu2019eurent onc si grand picque.
Through the fifth and a great Hercules
they will come to open the temple with a warlike hand,
a Clement, Julius and Ascans put back,
the sword, the key, the eagle never felt so great a spite.
THE MASTER SAYS…
He says that this quatrain relates to the moment when the Antichrist seizes the Vatican. The one inside the Vatican, who is especially known for his wisdom and foresight, will try to hide some of the most valuable documents to save them from the Antichrist. The symbolism of the sword, key and eagle represents the hatred that the Antichrist feels toward Christian institutions. It will be so great that any other rivalry or hatred that existed before will seem very insignificant and mild compared to it. He says, for example, that the hatred that existed between the United States and Russia will seem very insignificant and mild compared to the hatred that the Antichrist will feel toward Christian institutions. He wants to explain the symbols of the sword, key and eagle? He says that the sword symbolizes the force used against the Vatican. The key symbolizes the Vatican, since locked knowledge is kept there. And he seems to say that the eagle symbolizes the Roman pope. “Through the fifth letter and the great Hercules.” What are these symbols? They symbolize the Antichrist and his forces. Is he the great Hercules? This symbolizes brute force without wisdom. What does the number “fifth” mean? He says that this refers to the Antichrist, who can be numbered among the great tyrants of history. He says: look at your historical works and list tyrants such as Hitler, Napoleon, Attila and Genghis Khan. The other names in the quatrain are Roman: Clement, Julius and Ascus? He says that he has already explained this part. It refers to the Vatican.