The Christ figure in Kristineberg

Introduction
Time after time, events occur that capture our attention in a special way. In the world of nature, we can see phenomena that fill us with wonder. The alert observer encounters wondrous things every day. What we will describe below happened a few years ago in the northern part of our country and is probably one of the more peculiar.

The community of Kristineberg
The mining community of Kristineberg has grown up like a mushroom from the ground. It is located 70 km from the town of Lycksele in Västerbotten. Previously, there was only one farm there, but then one day it was discovered that there was precious iron, copper and gold ore under the bog and the mountain. In a record short time, a community grew up with over 1,000 homes, schools, hospitals, post office, telegraph, Folkets Hus and other meeting places. The desolate area was transformed into a community with seething life and movement. The world's longest cable car, 96 km long, was built in one year and five days. It transports ore barrels from Kristineberg past the "gold city" Boliden down to the Rönnskär smelter in 10 hours. With an interval of 86 seconds between each barrel, more than 1,000 tons of ore are transported from the mine in Kristineberg to Rönnskär every day.

A Christ figure 107 m below the surface
This mining community has become the subject of great attention not only because such great wealth in the form of precious minerals is hidden under this inhospitable and rugged surface, but also because of a strange incident that occurred in one of the mine shafts on November 29, 1946. When the miners, after an explosion, shone their searchlights on the rock face, they were met by a radiant Christ figure. It was as if a curtain had been drawn aside. Something strange had been uncovered down there, 107 m below the surface of the earth.

An old prophecy
This event gave new relevance to an old prophecy, which had been preserved orally, but which is now recorded at the county museum in Umeå. The following prophecy tells of what will happen in the coming days:

"In the last days of the world many false prophets will arise, many of whom will predict the time of the final judgment. If you hear such people speak, do not believe what they say, for only God knows about that day. The proof that we are approaching the end is the teaching of men, which is spreading throughout the earth. The nations will also become selfish and trust in themselves. Christianity will decline and godliness will disappear. People will think that no God created the earth. Some will believe that men themselves have brought about the miracle. The people of the future will make great inventions, yes, so great that they will believe that not even God has made such miracles. Human inventiveness will reshape the people that God created, but those people will lack souls. People will travel in the sky on kite-like objects. There will be kite-like, hissing objects in the sky, on the earth and under the earth. At that time people will rejoice and claim to be the masters of the universe. But still they are not satisfied. The next stage will be the attempt to overcome death. No one will have to die but will have eternal life. All this people will see, but they no longer have the eyes of wisdom to see with. They will not want to repent of their sins. The plagues of tribulation will overtake all the countries and peoples of the earth, and in all tongues lamentations will be heard.

But in the North there is a country with a tall people, and the peoples of the North will be spared for the most part from the tribulations that have already gone out over the earth. For God himself has prepared a dwelling for his only-begotten Son in one of the shimmering mountains of the North. The mountain and the land will long be overshadowed by the hand of the Lord. Where the mountain and the land are, no one knows yet, but it will be revealed in the last days of the world. But before that time comes, the people of the North have deviated from God's appointed ways. God will still have mercy on the people of the North, because they are generous of themselves. But even that people will increase in sin. Then God will show people the dwelling place of his only-begotten Son in the shining mountain, the dwelling place that he himself prepared.

There will come a time when there will be great astonishment before the image of Christ. But soon they will forget everything, and godlessness will prevail among the people. They will cry out that there is no other god than the god of knowledge. The shining mountain will then appear again and be talked about among people, because God's protective hand still rests on the people who live there. This time the image of Christ will appear on top of the mountain, so that everyone can see it. Again people will see and be amazed at the great wonder. God will also spare the people of the North for a time from the tribulations of time, as long as the image of God appears, and its dwelling place is not destroyed by human hands.

However, godlessness increases. The people's unbelief becomes greater and greater. The mountain with the image of God is crushed. God then takes his protective hand from the people of the North. The tribulations that the noble people have been spared from for so long will come upon them. Seven times and seven times worse than the plagues that have afflicted other countries and peoples of the earth." - So much for this prophecy.

When the figure of Christ was revealed
It was thus at the end of November 1946 in the Kristineberg mine, when the blasting was in progress, that a figure of Christ appeared. It consisted of the silvery so-called seresite quartzite, and reproduced clear features of Christ, such as we are used to seeing him depicted. The figure differed in a strange way from the surrounding dark chlorite quartzite. Everyone who saw the approximately 3 m high figure was visibly moved. An eyewitness, a priest, tells what an overwhelming impression it made, seen from a room in the mountain at a distance of about 20 m in the light of two strong searchlights. It was one of the unforgettable moments of his life, when he had the opportunity to see this vision.

The workers reported the incident to the mine management, who after an investigation gave the order for the blasting to continue and thus the image to be destroyed. But then the strange thing happened, that none of the miners obeyed the order, they refused firmly. Upon later investigation it turned out that a great accident would have occurred if the order had been carried out, since the very supporting massif in the mine would then have been blasted away and an inevitable catastrophe had occurred. One of the workers, an atheist in his outlook on life, was so moved by the silent sermon he encountered there in the form of the figure of Christ, that he was converted to God and is today a professing Christian.

An enormous interest among people from different parts of our country caused a migration to the mine. People wanted to see the strange image. Both the provincial newspapers and the Stockholm press wrote about the miracle in Kristineberg and the interest grew every day. To put an end to the incredible influx of people to the mine, the mine management found it necessary to have the mine shaft filled up and now the image of Christ is hidden underground again. For how long? Will the old prediction come true and the image of Christ become visible again? It has been preserved photographically before the shaft was filled up.

Commissioner N.O. Nolander from Björksele says:
"If we take into account the time calculations of modern people, this rock formation would have been formed in the interior of the earth by the hand of the Creator thousands of years before the Savior became human. What could the meaning be other than the omniscience's foresight about stones that speak. The sharp crowns of the machine drills, which are pressed several meters into the rock walls, or the violent dynamite charges, would not reach this image, but here the rock splits and reveals a divine testimony."

To this a Jew who believes in Christ adds:
"One thing is certain: It is not a coincidence that an image, which happened to resemble a figure of Christ, appeared on the rock face, but there is a deeper meaning in this. The stones cry out and want to direct our gaze to Him, our Savior, of whom the long, golden chain of divine promises, models and the entire Levitical service with the many thousands of sacrificial animals together with all the high priests bear witness that in the consummation of time a redeemer would come, who in his person is both the high priest and the victim, to die for us. By opening our hearts to Him through faith, we receive the gift of salvation and thus eternal life. You who read these lines: Think about the salvation of your soul, believe that God has so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son also for you for redemption from all sin. And let the figure of Christ in Kristineberg become what it has already become for many others: a divine wake-up call in these end times to decide for or against Christ and a pressing call to choose the right and allow the Spirit of God to transform your life and lead you from darkness to Light, from disobedience to God to a Christ-like life in self-giving love and to the dominion of the Spirit over flesh and world! So be it, in Jesus' name, amen! "