Plucking the Eagle's Wings

Chapter 4

4 AMERICA'S REMARKABLE PROPHETIC HISTORY

Columbus and His Hebrew Connection

“For the execution of the journey to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics, or maps. It is simply the fulfillment of what Isaiah had prophesied. All this is what I desire to write down for you in this book.” (Christopher Columbus) Christopher Columbus is believed to be an Italian Jew. The details of Columbus' journey expose an interesting Hebrew link between America and ancient Israel. Christopher Columbus—the Christ Bearer In his diaries, Christopher Columbus wrote that he was compelled to sail west by the "inspiration from the Holy Spirit." He continued, "It Was the Lord who put into my mind (I could feel his hand upon me) the fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies." This was more important to Columbus than finding a trade route

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