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The Hollow Earth.
In other areas of this site we examine the influence of UFO’s upon the past present and future of our planet. However there is another reputed source of influence - one that according
to occultists has exerted just as much control. Yet unlike UFO’s this influence does not originate at the behest of sky visitors, but a vast civilisation thought to lie beneath the very ground we stand on.
Welcome to the Hollow Earth theory!
Arcane tradition.
The term Hollow Earth is perhaps not the most imaginative name that might be used for this idea, but this is how it has come to be known, and this is how we shall refer to it here. As
it is Hollow Earth describes the arcane belief that many thousands of years ago an advanced race of people founded an underground Kingdom so much more advanced than our own. A world that is moreover said to have
exerted powerful control over every aspect of life on the surface. And the purpose? To keep Mankind on a particular course of development towards some unknown destiny that is soon to be revealed.
Atlantean Survivors.
The most prevalent view is this Kingdom - if indeed it exists - was formed by survivors of the Atlantis catastrophe. Others maintain its origins go back further still - a distant era of
the world’s history now no longer remembered.
This may all sound far fetched, ridiculous even, but the fact is that the more one looks at the evidence so much more beguiling does the theory become. So believable in fact that most
people are eventually left with the uncomfortable feeling that what first appears as a baseless fantasy has more than just a suspicion of truth to it.
Scientific Objection.
Lets us now place the salient details of this story in stark perspective. First we must remove a prime scientific objection that stems from the name Hollow Earth. We call it Hollow
Earth, but the Earth is most definitely not hollow. On the other hand, the planets rocky crust has ample depth to make it possible to excavate enormous underground caverns suitable for living in. Occultists
believe that survivors of Atlantis did just this - the purposeful colonisation of an underground world where surface catastrophes could no longer threaten. In this way progress would be assured - an upward
spiral of uninterrupted development over thousands of years.
Atlantean Reality.
We are of course assuming Atlantis did exist. Many readers may have their doubts, but in our special feature devoted solely to the subject of Atlantis we can begin to place this great
island firmly in the realms of historical fact. It is important to address this point in detail because much of early history, as well as much of this present hypothesis depends on the historical existence of this
island.
Agharta.
Incredibly the Hollow Earth has parallels with the more arcane traditions of oriental belief. In particular the Buddhist notion of Agharta, which like the Hollow Earth, is a mystical
underground world extant since the dawn of prehistory.
According to Buddhist tradition the underground Kingdom of Agharta, is reputed to be a place of great peace and tranquillity whose inhabitants, numbering many millions, have attained a
high degree of scientific accomplishment. It is also a world of astonishing beauty, with inner suns, underground lakes, and palaces made from purest crystal. Crops are irrigated by special waters and the powerful
rays of the Great Light, reputed to be a secret machine revealed by gods, thousands of years earlier.
Presiding over this subterranean Kingdom, is an all powerful ruler - The King of The World, as his name is translated. It is further claimed his rule and influence stretches to the
surface world by means of trusted emissaries who carry out specific tasks and duties. Eight million surface dwellers are said to be directly influenced by this ministry whose purpose is intended to elevate
Mankind to a higher state of spiritual awareness!
An early tradition.
The idea of worlds within worlds is nothing new. From earliest times it was imagined that the ends of the Earth were hollow. Columbus himself believed that all waters flowed towards the
poles where they became replenished and redirected in their course! It is thought that much of the early hysteria regarding sea travel revolved not so much around falling off the edge of the world, as plunging down
towards its centre.
Inner Worlds.
Numerous ancient philosophers were convinced the interior of the Earth was composed of inner worlds, and Buddhist tradition is a well-known source of such references. Additionally
legends of lost worlds within worlds - places that magically open to those with the appropriate key, have survived since earliest times. Shangri-La, and Aladdin with his lamp, are just the best known examples, and
it seems that locked into the fabric of society, is this undercurrent of thought that such places do exist.
But if so, then was there an archetype - a model for these tales?
Hidden entrances.
Once again the prime candidate is Agharta. This vast subterranean Kingdom located in the remotest Himalayas is said to be reached by a twisting network of tunnels leading down from
secluded Tibetan monasteries. Early travellers to this region heard stories of hidden entrances guarded by trusted monks whose secret duties remained totally unsuspected even to their fellow acolytes. Other secret
entrances are said to be indicated by strange signs and writings etched on rocks, crystals, and curious stone circles, found at heights of over 16000 feet.
Indeed a fantastic story! But are we to take these accounts literally or are they just a figurative example of some metaphysical doctrine?
Eye Witnesses.
The fact is that of all the mysteries of the world this is probably amongst the most baffling. Eye witness accounts from people claiming to have seen this inner world certainly exist,
but their stories sound so far fetched, that to our ears they seem scarcely believable. But then the truth is often like that! It has a habit of far outstripping our limited preconceptions, and history illustrates
that very little of what has ever been imagined, or surmised, is found to be too far from the eventual truth. As such the whole topic of the Hollow Earth gains surprising credence when the whole argument is placed
in a particular context - the necessary framework that would make it's existence sound plausible! In this case we must consider it against the background of what we believe to have been past ages of great
accomplishment, such as the time of Atlantis and perhaps even earlier.
Hidden History of The World.
The fact that the Hollow Earth civilisation is linked to Atlantean survivors, or even that it predates it to a considerable extent, places the mystery in a unique setting. Within that
time - one million years - falls the entire spectrum of world ages as seen by the ancients. They believed successive civilisations were obliterated by global catastrophes, leaving behind no more than hazy stories
sounding no different to so many other myths and legends. Cultures like the ancient Egyptians came to appreciate the frequency of these disasters, and realised they were accurately predictable.
An advanced prehistoric civilisation would no doubt have similar insight. An understanding of when the next global disaster was likely to occur. Unfortunately they would also realise
there was no avoiding it. Essentially it meant that every once in awhile their great achievements and way of life would all be swept away. Certainly a fearful realisation, and as the years towards the expected
catastrophe shortened, there would no doubt have been intense pressure to come up with solutions! Put in another way: What would we have done? What would we do to stave off extinction?
Nuclear Bunkers.
At the height of the Cold War when the threat of extinction was perceived in terms of nuclear war, the logical answer was to build massive bunkers deep beneath the Earth. In Europe the
subsequent sell-off of military lands and property now reveals these bunkers to have been on a colossal scale, capable of sustaining hundreds of people in an underground environment for at least several years. In
Switzerland, most citizens had access to highly sophisticated fall-out shelters, and in Gibraltar dozens of miles of tunnels burrow deep beneath the Rock. During the Second World War these caves and subterranean
chambers housed hospitals, workshops, military supplies and provisions; in fact a whole city of vital installations, completely invulnerable to enemy weapons - even to nuclear attack.
It shows that when we begin to feel threatened we place our most sensitive places deep underground.
The “Great Light”.
The facts are clear. The surface world offers frequent disaster. On this basis a sophisticated culture would be looking for other answers - and what better answer than an
underground solution. A sophisticated civilisation would also have access to incredibly powerful technology capable of chiselling out vast city sized chambers that according to the legends were kept nourished by the
"Great Light", and “secret waters!”
This reference to a “great light” is interesting. To sustain life one needs food. But food cultivation needs light, and this “great light”, may well have served that purpose. In these
conditions a steady and unhindered crop output could be sustained almost indefinitely. In this way progress would be assured and uninterrupted growth and development would inevitably lead to a highly evolved
civilisation. Additionally, it's sciences would not have the hindrance of having to relearn things forgotten, and this continuity of experience would be the benchmark of success!
This in effect would be the appropriate framework into which the setting of an underground kingdom could feasibly be placed. Now we are left with the task of filling this framework with
a compelling degree of evidence that would change hypothesis into fact. In other words to shift the burden of proof and make the existence of this underground world sound a little more likely.
Explorers Tales.
The search for this proof together with the lure and mystery of oriental lands have fired the imagination of countless explorers. In the year 4 BC, Apollonius of Tyana, a mystic Greek
physician travelled deep into the Himalayas in search of a magical kingdom rumoured to be the source of all wisdom.
Apollonius of Tyana.
Born in Cappadocia, Apollonius was a precocious child who quickly outstripped his teachers in knowledge and wisdom. One day a priest of Daphnean Apollo divulged to him a secret map
marking out the route to this sacred kingdom - the City of the Gods, that lay far towards the east. Despite the dangers Apollonius immediately set off in search of this world. Travelling through
Mesopotamia and Babylon, he finally reached India where he employed the services of a local guide to take him deep into the Himalayan mountains. Suddenly after fifteen days of arduous walking the scenery around them
changed dramatically. In his book We Are Not The First, author Andrew Thomas sets the scene: “The path by which they had come disappeared after them. The countryside shifted its position and they seemed to be in a place preserved by illusion.”
Amazing Land.
Met by a boy who answered them in Greek the pair were then presented to the ruler of this amazing land. With a warm welcome he bade them accompany him on a tour of his kingdom, and
completely spell bound, the pair were shown incredible marvels of a world few outsiders had ever seen or imagined. Majestic pillars of light shot skywards, and radiant stones provided constant light.
Philostratus, who was Apollonius’ biographer describes feats of levitation and complicated robot-like machines serving food and drink as they sat down to eat. As they did so the ruler proudly announced: “You have
come to men who know everything.”
According to Philostratus these men “were living on the Earth and at the same time not on it.”
Double Mission.
During his sojourn in the City of The Gods, Apollonius was presented with a double mission. The first to bury certain objects in locations that would later become places of great
importance, and the second, and definitely the most daunting, “to shake the tyranny of Rome.”
Upon his return to the west Apollonius immediately set about challenging the Roman authorities. This placed him on a dangerous footing. Nero was now Emperor, and dissenters were
harshly dealt with. On several occasions Apollonius was only saved by the strange powers he now seemed to have acquired. Summoned before a tribunal in Rome the chief prosecutor was about to read from the scroll
outlining Apollonius’ offences when suddenly the page turned blank. Terrified this was some sort of divine portent the authorities immediately dropped all charges and Apollonius was allowed to go free.
On another occasion Apollonius was ordered before the Emperor Domitian, charged with ‘un-Roman activities.’ Seemingly nonchalant to his fate Apollonius stood before the crowded court of
three hundred witnesses and confidently proclaimed: “You can detain my body, but not my soul, and I will add, not even my body.” Suddenly there was a bright flash and Apollonius vanished from sight.
The ironic fact is that later Emperors came to value Apollonius quite highly. Vespasian appointed him counsellor to the Roman Emperor, and Titus is said to have told him: “I have indeed
taken Jerusalem but you Apollonius have captured me.”
Influencing Hand.
From our point of view the most important element of this case is that here again we see the role of an influencing power that seeks to control the development of a whole civilisation -
in this case the Roman Empire. One may argue over the exact contribution made by Apollonius, but the fact this story exists at all illustrates the widespread belief in this control mechanism, particularly its
connection to an underground Kingdom.
Nicholas Roerich.
In considerably more recent times the noted Russian artist and explorer Nicholas Roerich came face to face with yet further evidence of this strange influence. After five years in the
most isolated regions of the Himalayas, he became convinced that Lhasa the Tibetan capital hid a secret link to Shamballah, the principal city of the underground world. According to Roerich this domain had existed
for over a million years, and its network of tunnels extended beneath the whole world! He believed a tunnel stretched directly from Lhasa to the pyramids of Giza in Egypt, as well as other prominent centres of
ancient culture!
In his book Shamballah Roerich talks of a meeting with a high Tibetan Lama who explained to him yet more of the underground world and its ruler - The King of The World!
According to the Lama “his might is such that distance does not exist for him”, and that with his magical mirror he could tune in to all events on Earth! The Lama also claimed that the inhabitants of that land
were uncountable and that “many new forces and achievements were being prepared for the surface world!” He added that the surface world would shortly be visited by the underground ruler whose arrival presaged
a fresh dawning for Mankind, preceded by a brief but catastrophic disaster!
Legend of the stone.
For part of his travels Roerich was accompanied by his wife Helena. Together they travelled in a pony caravan from Darjeeling in India across the Himalayas to the Gobi desert. This
arduous journey was later immortalised by Roerich in a painting entitled Chintamani, depicting the pony caravan in a deep mountain gorge. Especially interesting is the strange load carried by one of the
donkeys. This shows a glowing radiance of colour emanating from a simple box kept under constant guard by the Tibetan bearers. In her book Legend of the Stone wife Helena outlines the inspiration behind this scene. Referring to a passage from the Book of Lun she quotes: “When the Son of the Sun descended upon the Earth to teach Mankind, there fell from the skies a shield which bore the power of the world.”
Some believe this “shield” was a piece of meteorite or perhaps some strange artefact of extraterrestrial origin. Either way, incredible powers were attributed to it. Its rays were
thought capable of influencing events and happenings over the entire world. According to author Andrew Tomas: “The main mass of the stone is kept on a tower in the city of the Starborn - Shambhala in Central Asia.”
The Mystery of Mysteries.
Roerich was not the only traveller to hear of these mystical accounts. In his book Beasts, Men, and Gods published in 1922 author Ferdinand Ossendowski described a journey to Central Asia where he came to hear what he called the “Mystery of mysteries!” Local people gave accounts of a certain tribe put to flight by Genghis Khan. Somehow they were able to escape massacre by taking refuge in a subterranean kingdom. Ossendowski claims to have been shown the entrance to this world which was through a vast smoking gate beyond which he was forbidden to venture.
In a meeting with the Gelong Lama the author gives the following quote:
“All the people there (Agharta) are protected against Evil and crimes do not exist within its bournes. Science has developed calmly and nothing is threatened with destruction. The
subterranean people have reached the highest knowledge. Now it is the largest kingdom, and millions of men with the King of the World as their ruler. He knows all the forces of the world and reads all the
souls of humankind and the great book of their destiny. Invisibly he rules eight million men on the surface of the Earth and they will accomplish his every order!”
Lost Kingdoms and forgotten places.
The popular American psychic, broadcaster and clairvoyant 'Doc' Anderson was another well travelled visitor to the Orient. He too brought back fantastic accounts of lost kingdoms and
forgotten places. Amongst other things he claimed that Tibetan Lamas had shown him a highly detailed map of the connecting passages joining Europe, Asia, and North, Central, and South America.
Anderson claimed to have spoken to certain Bogdos or Holy Men who informed him that the mysteries of the underground world would only be revealed when the seven pyramids of Shensi were opened. These pyramids - as large, if not larger than the great pyramids of Egypt, were completely unknown until recent times, though the inhabitants of these flat plateau lands always knew them as the relics of the gods - a race of supreme power whose knowledge was reputed to lie deep inside these massive structures. The assumption was this knowledge would eventually be discovered at an opportune moment, but only when Mankind was felt capable of handling it.
Malign Influence.
Anderson was further convinced that although this subterranean Kingdom was predominantly benign, there also existed another order of underground being that was evil and malicious.
“There is supposed to be a dark order in the underground world totally dedicated to the absolute destruction of surface mankind. They can strike down an entire nation with plague, an earthquake, or a disaster. These
are supposed to be the demonic forces behind tyrants, dictators, and other brutal men in history!”
Apparently the worse excesses of this Evil order are held in check by the greater power of the Good influence which according to some occultists is planning to make itself known in a
quite dramatic fashion. In the meantime it seems we are being monitored. Adepts of the underground world are said to be able to tune into the minds of surface people and be able to read their inner most thoughts and
intentions.
Impenetrable Obstacles.
Occasionally surface people felt worthy enough are invited to join this underground Kingdom, and occultists maintain this is the only way of entering it. Anyone attempting to break in
uninvited would find their route blocked by impenetrable obstacles. Like an Indiana Jones epic, these winding subterranean passages are reputed to contain the most hideous man traps, as well as sliding partitions to
keep trespassers permanently entombed in a labyrinth of dark and airless passage ways.
Continental Tunnel Network.
Although the high Himalayas are thought to be the principal entry point to this kingdom there are believed to be many others spread throughout the world. Occultists believed they
connected the lost island of Atlantis to America, and Europe - and in fact to every continent on Earth. They also believe that survivors from Atlantis helped dig this vast tunnel network and in so doing were able to
escape the dreadful catastrophe that extinguished it!
Antarctica
Another hub of this underworld civilisation is believed to lie beneath the snow and ice of Antarctica! In his book The Flying Saucerers author Arthur Shuttlewood describes references to the Hollow Earth theory in Brahmin scripts of ancient India. He says: “One old record tells us that scientists perfected an instrument to melt snow and had a secret base in Swabenland, an unexplored region of Antarctica.”
The Water City.
At the other end of the world, in the frozen Arctic wastes, a German submarine is reported to have stumbled upon a huge system of underwater passages leading to a
beautiful water-city deep beneath the icefields. Alaskan trappers have likewise claimed to know of a mysterious snow people said to inhabit a world beneath the ice. Seen only very infrequently, they are described as tall luminous people who speak with a strange musical voice. Author Arthur Shuttlewood quotes an old man of these parts who knew “of a kingdom constructed under the icy polar regions, and of a beautiful race of beings who conversed in an ostensibly unintelligible tongue. He also told of underground machines equipped for high speed travel and vast halls of sophisticated apparatus and wonderful cities wherein floated strange suns!”
Cavernous Cities.
It was believed this inner world of the Twin Suns was the dwelling place of the Golden Race. It was a resplendent world of immense beauty with cavernous cities, fast flowing
rivers, peculiar vegetables, and flying vehicles travelling at supersonic speeds. Trappers in these icy regions were always reporting weird events and happenings, together with murmurings that would seem to come
from nearby mountains. On occasions bright lights would mysteriously shine out in the depths of remote valleys and then quickly disappear.
Many theorists also believe that UFO's
are explainable in these terms. Not as hitherto supposed, as an extraterrestrial phenomenon, but craft from an underworld domain that developed independently of surface technology.
The Underworld.
The notion of a subterranean domain is as ancient as it is widespread. It was contained in cultural and religious writings found in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Israel, and even in
Christian texts including the Book of Revelation.
Egyptian hieroglyphs show the pictorial characters that form the word necropolis to mean “the god beneath the desert”, and the hieroglyph for the underworld is composed of characters
that can be translated as “the gateway to the star room!”
Whether these references are meant to be seen in a figurative, literal, or spiritual context is of course a matter for each individual! The fact is these references nearly always imply
some literal interpretation that is hard to understand in any other way.
Worldwide tunnel network
Although the kingdom of the inner world is reputed to be a secret domain where no uninvited person may enter, we find that across the world there are literally dozens of bizarre tunnel
networks whose purpose has yet to be explained. Some believe these are the antechambers to the vast underground network that may lie beyond.
Intricately carved passageways.
In South America abandoned
tunnel networks stretch for hundred of miles beneath the Amazonian jungles. In some areas these intricately carved passageways tunnel below the Pacific Ocean and their purpose has never been explained. The author Eric Von Daniken believes the tunnels predate even the time of the Biblical flood, and are roughly synchronous with other impressive tunnel networks in neighbouring Peru. He comments: “I assert that the tunnel system existed thousands of years before the Inca Kingdom came into being!”
Madame Blavatsky.
The renowned mystic Madame Blavatsky claimed to have received a map of these South American tunnel networks, but bureaucratic red tape and enormous physical difficulties meant she
was never able to challenge their accuracy. Nevertheless she believed the network had a focus on the ancient Incan capital of Cusco. Her sources divulged that from this ancient City of the Sun tunnel networks
extended 900 miles into Bolivia, with other passages emerging on the Mato Grosso, the high central plateau of the Brazilian Amazon.
Abandoned cave systems.
In Meso-America abandoned Mayan loltun, or cave systems, are reputed to hide amazing treasures. In their book Mystery of the Ancients authors Eric and Craig Umland comment: “Just how extensive these cave systems in the Yucatan might be, and what might be hidden in the miles of unexplored passageways is a question we cannot answer. Unexplained forces prevent the exploration of these caves. It is possible that not only books, but whole cities and whole populations might be concealed in the Loltun!”
Turkish Refuge.
In Turkey the discovery of a massive underground city at Derinkuyu revealed a stunning complexity of deep passage ways constructed on at least ten separate levels. Some estimates
believe there was adequate living space for at least 20,000 people. Precisely what purpose this city served or when it was constructed is hard to determine. Von Daniken who visited the location was impressed with
it's high level of architectural design. In his book According to the Evidence he comments: “When the city was inhabited it was no impoverished refuge. The community had a most sophisticated infrastructure. There were enormous communal rooms, dwellings with bedrooms and livingrooms, stables and even an extensive wine cellar, not to mention shops and other amenities!” In addition the whole place was well ventilated by a series of sophisticated air vents that brought a continuous supply of fresh air to the very deepest levels of this extraordinary city.
Above ground meanwhile, a flat barren landscape gives absolutely no clue to the existence of the vast subterranean chambers that lie below it.
The Bottomless Pit.
The idea of a vast subterranean Kingdom could even help place in context several of the more difficult passages of the Bible. For instance scriptural references to a physical underworld
are frequently overlooked or simply ignored altogether. When they are confronted they are invariably placed in the rather nebulous setting of a fantasy world that has little bearing on our own.
The prime mystery concerns the “bottomless pit” mentioned in the Book of Revelation. Until now the universal tendency is to see this in terms of an allegorical world where Satan, the Anti-Christ, and indeed all evil doers are enchambered where they can do no harm. Theologians have attempted to explain this in a number of ways, but almost no-one has had the nerve to treat the idea as a physical reality.
Does it exist?
But could the bottomless pit actually exist? If so, where does it feature in our continued theme, namely the controlled sequence of events and happenings that lead directly to
Armageddon and its immediate aftermath?
We can answer this by going straight to Revelation, and several key passages that can now be interpreted in an altogether different light. We find that in the 17 th chapter of Revelation,
St John describes a beast that ascends from “the bottomless pit.” Up till now this “bottomless pit,” has been viewed solely as a symbolical description. But knowing what we now know of the Hollow Earth, would it be
too daring to place this “bottomless pit” in a similar setting? That is the setting of a deep inner world that according to some has existed for millions of years?
The Anti-Christ.
There is also a direct link to the Anti-Christ. Revelation implies that the rule of the Anti-Christ is an amalgamation of two separate entities. These are symbolised as beasts that become empowered by Satan to work his deception. In chapter 13 of Revelation the first beast emerges from the sea, and the other from the bottomless pit. Both have seven heads and ten horns. Moreover the sea beast has a mortal wound that miraculously heals itself. This fatal wound is often seen in terms of a Nazi resurrection, or even the resurfacing of communism, or perhaps a much likelier explanation that we shall deal with later. Either way, Satan gives authority to this sea beast, to the point where “the whole world followed the beast with wonder.” In fact Revelation insists that the inhabitants of this planet are so pleased by what they see, that they will worship Satan quite openly, proclaiming “Who is like the beast and who can fight against it?”
Economic System.
Empowered by Satan the two beasts unite to form the economic system of the Anti-Christ! Here there are hints of a much broader symbolism. For instance the origin of the two beasts
suggest a considerably more exciting picture than hitherto imagined. It is the possibility that we have a clear link to Atlantis. In other words the head with the fatal wound that heals could be a direct reference
to Atlantis. This long lost island disappeared beneath the waves, yet conversely the sea beast emerges from the waves, perhaps symbolising a reborn Atlantis.
“Was and is not......”
More intrigue emerges in the 18th chapter of Revelation. Here we are told that the beast of the bottomless pit
“was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit.” This too hides a probable reference to Atlantis! The island most certainly “was and is not.” In other words it did once exist, but no longer does so. And as we heard, some occultists believe survivors from Atlantis hid beneath the surface of the Earth taking with them their knowledge and secrets! In Revelation the beast is described as healing the wound of the sea beast giving it fresh life, perhaps re-establishing the Atlantean ideal, or at least that part of it that Plato was quick to call degenerate. We must not forget that originally Atlantis is described as a virtual paradise on Earth, resplendent with all things good and virtuous. Then the tender idyll turned progressively sour, and the island was destroyed in a catastrophe that wiped out much of the habited world of that day.
Mass Invasion.
Revelation appears to confirm this rebirth with the awesome promise of a mass invasion. Chapter nine tells us that the shaft of the bottomless pit is opened by a star that falls from the skies. From it pours the smoke of a great furnace dense enough to darken the light from the sun. A swirling maelstrom of smoke billows in all directions. Suddenly there emerges a swarm of locusts. Only these are no ordinary locusts. Revelation describes them as some sort of mechanical machine with “scales like iron breastplates, and the noise of their wings like the noise of many chariots...” Nostradamus mentions locusts on numerous occasions, and these locust machines are now sent to punish the inhabitants of the Earth. As Revelation puts it: “they were allowed to torture them for five months but not to kill them, and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when it stings a man. And in those days men will seek death and will not find it, they will long to die, and death will fly from them.”
The Destroyer.
Revelation makes it clear these locusts have as their king, the angel, or messenger of the bottomless pit. It names him as Apollyon, which translated from the ancient Greek means Destroyer.
In the 11 th chapter of Revelation the identity of the “beast of the bottomless pit,” is confirmed as the Anti-Christ. In these passages he persecutes two holy prophets in Jerusalem. Revelation implies that the testimony of the two prophets is the only remaining voice of righteousness in a world almost totally committed to the worship of Satan. The “two olive trees”, as Revelation calls them are endowed with supernatural powers that for awhile grant total protection against all harm and danger. Thus: “if any one would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes; if any one would harm them, thus he is doomed to be killed. They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain might fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to smite the Earth as often as they desire!”
The Two Witnesses.
Finally after three and a half years the “Beast of the bottomless Pit” kills the two witnesses, and their bodies are left to lie in the street! This sparks off widespread celebration. Revelation tells us their bodies will be looked upon and reviled by the nations. Then just like Jesus they too will rise from the dead: “But after the three and a half days the spirit of life from God came into them and they stood on their feet causing great fear amongst all those who saw them!”
Last Chance.
In a sense the witnesses become the last clarion call before the impending disaster. Like the time of Atlantis, and the world of Noah, the world is now drunk on the image of its own
greatness. To this background God offers a last chance of redemption - one last image of Christ before his prophesied return! But suddenly even this voice of reason is removed as the two prophets are raised to the skies in front of a crowd of bewildered onlookers. With their departure this last chance of salvation now vanishes, and the world is plunged into a fearful catastrophe.
A Physical Reality.
The events that now transpire were covered in the first part of this book. What is now of great interest is the fate of Satan, and the Anti-Christ. The Bible says that following their
capture they are thrown into the bottomless pit, which is sealed over them. Once again this is a scripture that now assumes fresh meaning, and one question looms larger than any other: Could this “bottomless pit” be
a physical reality? The reality of an underground kingdom that now seals the very embodiment of evil?
The fact is there is really no other way of looking at it. Revelation has always insisted on this pit as a physical reality. Until now no one dared image how this could be so. But between the very pages of this book we have documented thousands of years of evidence that at the very least, ignite a flicker of suspicion that maybe this world does exist. Indeed these passages of Revelation cannot make sense in any other way. They plainly indicate that following the battle of Armageddon, Satan and his emissaries will be entombed in a pit whose physical location lies deep beneath the Earth.
An apparent paradox.
Before concluding this look at the Hollow Earth we must deal with an apparent paradox. It is the difference of interpretation between the Buddhist view of the inner kingdom, and the way
it is depicted in the Bible. To Buddhists this world is a source of great peace and wisdom. On the other hand the Book of Revelation almost certainly identifies it as a source of great evil.
So are Revelation and Buddhist belief on separate wavelengths?
Perpetual Conflict.
Perhaps the answer can be found in an earlier paragraph. Here we heard how
American psychic 'Doc Anderson' , believed the subterranean world was a mixture of good and bad influence. In his view it was just like the surface world, where good and evil were in a state of perpetual conflict. Perhaps this darker side of the underworld kingdom attempts to restore the lost glory of the Atlantean era. It would undoubtedly cloak its intentions in a sugary veil of deception till the trap was well and truly sprung! As Revelation tells us “they that dwell on the world shall marvel!”
The supreme irony is that in attempting to revive the era of the fallen Golden Age, the “beast of the bottomless pit”, touches off a far greater catastrophe than the one that destroyed
it in the first place.
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