Divine Manifestations — Page 13
13 another prophecy which God had revealed to me, that just as the earthquake of 4 th April 1905 struck in spring, the other earthquake would also strike in spring and not before. That earthquake, therefore, cannot strike earlier than 25 February 1906. 15 Hence, no earthquake took place in the next eleven months. But when the date of 25 February 1906 had passed, such a severe earthquake struck at 1:00 a. m. on the night of 27 th February 1906—right in Spring—that even the English newspapers like The Civil and Military Gazette conceded that it was equal in intensity to the earthquake of 4 April 1905. There was great loss of life and property in Rampur city, Simla and in many other places. It was the same earthquake about which, eleven months ago, I had been granted knowledge through this Divine Revelation: 16 The earthquake, accordingly, struck in spring. Reflect upon this! Is there anyone besides God who can make these predictions with such precision? I did not possess any power over the earth’s layers that I could 15 The date when spring formally begins in India. [Publisher] 16 'Spring comes again, and the Word of God is once again fulfilled. ' [Translator]