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* Note of warning: some of the articles found can be disturbing to certain
Christians, they mearly point out certain peoples theories and are not necessarily
the writers own theories.
In Nomine Patris Et Fili Et Spiritus Sancti
Lady Pendragon Prelude
The Ark of the Covenant (1)
These "men of the cloth" hide the scriptures from the common man
In revelation to Saint John it speaks of those without salvation
being thrust into a lake of fire
Lady Pendragon 1
War and Conquest became their tools for conversion
The road to Salvation paved with death
Forbidden by Jewish law to cucify anyone one the Sabbath
Jesus didn't die on the cross
Lady Pendragon 2
The Ark of the Covenant (2)
Westminster Abbey~~Thorney Island
All Gods are one God
Tetragrammaton Jehovah
Lady Pendragon: Dragonblade 1
Spear of Destiny
Let no one be found among you who practices divination or sorcery
Lady Pendragon: Dragonblade 2
Nephilim
Let us make man in our image
In Nomine Patris Et Fili Et Spiritus Sancti
The Ark is one of the most interesting pieces of history and one of its greatest mysteries.
The Lady Pendragon Prelude issue tells the story of how Guinevere recovered the Ark and the
appendix (below) in that book illustrates the theoris od what really happened to it. Here
is a brief summary of the most accepted history of the Ark
While at Mount Sinai, Moses was given instructions for building the Ark of the Covenant.
The top of the Ark was the mercy seat before which the high priest sprinkled blood on the
day of Atonement. Two cherubim adorned the top of the ark. It was housed in the inner
sanctuary of the tabernacle. The people carried the ark with them during the wilderness
wanderings. Eventually it was brought into the land of Canaan where it rested at Shiloh
for a time. The ark was carried into battle by the Israelites. The Philistines captuered it,
but when a plague broke out in their camp, they sent it back by ox cart to the Israelites,
David brought the ark to Jerusalem and Solomon eventually placed it in the Temple he
built. The ark was apparently destroyed when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple in
587 BC.
It wasn't until the Reformation of the Church that began in 1260 and extended through 1648
and beyond that the scriptures were made available to every day man in a language he could read
(if he could read). The wcritpures had always been printed exclusively in Latin, and
folowing the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, only the clergy were able
to communicate and read in Latin. Abuses of power have been recorded where the sriptures
were "interpreted" in clearly false manners for pursuits of sex, power and money.
Today the Bible is the most prominently printed book of all time and is readily available in
hundreds of different languages.
In revelation to Saint John it speaks of those without salvation
being thrust into a lake of fire
There have been many wars started for religious reasons. The most famous of these are
the Crusades that took place from 1096 to 1193. The European Christians sought to recapture
the Holy Land, the city Jarusalem, from the Moslems and Turks (who also claimed it as a holy
site). The irony to this is that these so called Christians slaughtered Jews and other
Christians on their way to Jarusalem and in the city itself. If you want to read a
fascinating book about this, check out "The Crusades through Arab eyes" by Amin Maalouf
or read James Michiner's fictional masterpiece "The Source".
Religious genocide was also not an uncommon event. One of the more tragic of these events was
in 391 AD when the Holy Roman Emporer Theodosius the Great murdered 7000 Christian men,
women and children in the Macedonian port of Thessalonica because of a difference in
doctrine. After this Theodosius banned all forms of religion and any kind of religious
rite other than that of the Roman Church, on pain of death.
Why would the Romans care about Jewish law? During thistime period, the Roamns honored
most of the local Jewish laws that did not conflict with their own and allowed the Jews to
worship their God as long as they paid taxes to Rome and remained civil. Although many
of the Jewish leaders sought Jesus death and persuaded the Roamn authorities to kill
him, it was ultimately a Roman decision to crucify Jesus Christ. Read Armageddon 2000
if you want to read some interesting twists on this theme.
This is a theory that has been floating around since right after Christ's crucifixion.
Several books give arguments for this, including "Bloodlines of the Holy Grail", Holy
Blood, Holy Grail" and "Armageddon 2000." the reasonig is very complex and controversial
so if you are interested, I suggest you read these books (start with Bloodlines).
Perhaps the greatest mystery of the ancient world was the dissappearance of the Ark
of the Covenant. Matt's education on the ark began with the first Indiana Jones film and He
read several books and theories on what happened to it. Most historians belive that when the
Babylonians in 586 BC captured Jerusalem and carted off most of the Israelites into slavery.
But how could a device of other worldly power have been so easily destroyed? This is one
of the central questions that has fueled the rampant speculation on what has happened
to the Ark. The most interesting and convincing of the Ark theories is described in Graham
Hancock's fascinating book "The Sign and the Seal." The theory therein is that the Ark
was taken to Ethiopia by Menelik, son of Solomon nd the Queen of Sheba. Matt highly
recomends this book.
Several churches have stood where Westminster stands now, the first Christian church was
erected there in the seventh century. It is reputed that one of the Roman structures
that preceded it was dedicated to Apollo. There was even evidence of a stone circle
having existed underneath where the Abbey now stands. Most of this info came from Paul
Deveraux's "Secrets of Ancient and Sacred Places" which was a detailed section on
Westminster Abbey and its pagan origins--check it out.
The Druids believe that the Christians and all other faiths worship the same divine
being. that faith and belief impart reality. Matt doens't feel the need to debate the
validity of this claim, but does find it very intriguing. Three quotes to make you think
about it:
"For as much as we are offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like
unto gold, silver, stone or any image graven by art, device or the imagination of man,"
the Apostle Paul.
"When we try to reach the Infinite and the Divine by means of mere abstartc terms or
images, are we even now better than children trying to place a ladder against the sky?"
Aristotle
"There is no God but what cannot be comprehended. There is nothing that cannot be
comprehended, but what is not conceivable. There is nothing not conceivable, but what
is immeasurable. There is nothing immeasurable but God. There is no God but what is
not conceivable," Druid proverb.
There are four Hebrew letters (Yod, He, Waw and He) called the "Tetreagrammaton".
The four characters are the four Hebrew letters that translate int oEnglish IAUE or
Yahweh. Yahweh is the name of the Almighty Father in Heaven that people commonly
call "The LORD" or "GOD". The reason we see "LORD" and "GOD" in our bibles is because
of a Jewish tradition that the name Yahweh was not to be spoken for fear that the name
be blasphemed. However, this tradition does not agree with the scriptures which declare
that HIS name be exalted! (Ps 68:4 is a good example). The Preface of some bibles will
declare why they changes HIS name. Nearly all will cite tradition and familiarity as
the reason. The Tetragrammaton has been found in the 2000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls!
The Spear of Destiny, also known as the Spear of Longinu, is one of the few weapons
equally as legendary as the sword Excalibr. The legend holds that whoever possesses it
and understands the power it serves, holds the destiny of the wolrd in their hands for
good or evil (choice of the wielder). The first mention of the Spear in historical
record came from Phineas, an ancient prophet who claimed to have forged the Spear to
symbolize the magical powers inherent in the blood of God's Chosen People--th Jews. It was
used by Joshua when he and his soldiers sent up the shout that crumbled the walls of
jericho. The very same Spear was supposedly hurlded at the young David by King Saul in a fit of
jealousy. The Spear was passed down (and sometimes taken by force) through the leadership
castes into the hands of Herad the Great who presided over the Roman occupation of Jerusalem
during the time of Jesus Christ.
The Spear was used by a soldier named Gaius Cassius to pierce the right side of Christ
between the fourth and fifth ribs at the crucifixion. This was an act of kindness,
because the Jewish Temple Guard were preparing to bludgeon Christ to death to thwart the
prophesy from Isaiah that "A bone of Him (the Messiah) shall not be broken." The soldier
became known as Longinus the Spearman and converted to Christianity. He was revered as
a great hero and saint by the first Christian community in Jerusalem. Later, a nail from
the True Cross was attached to the Spear to give it greater power.
During WWII, Hitler sought out and took the Spear of Destiny from a museum in Vienna,
Austria. He felt its occult power would help him usher in his new world order--he almost
succeeded. As the Allied Forces closed in on Berlin, Hitler had th Spear hidden away,
but it was discovered by the Americans. The American troops had possession of the Spear when
the nuclear bomb was dropped on the Japanese. Immediately following the war, the Spear
was returned to Austrian authorities and it is still there today. Anyone wanting
to read more about this should check out The Spear Of Destiny by Trevor
Revenscroft.
This is Deuteronomy 18: 10-12. Matt finds it incredibily interesting that the Bible forbids sorcery.
Call it a matter of perspective, but a miracle could be looked at as magic. Hindu mystics believed
Jesus Christ to be a great sorceror. The "Magi" came to visit Christ in the manger. One aspect
of ancient magic was the ability to turn water into wine or blood. Jesus Christ rose from the
dead and he resurrected Lazarus. His coming was prophesied. He had the ability to summon
legions of angels. He walked on water. In Matthew 17, Jesus is standing on top of a
mountain with the summoned spirits of Moses and Elijah. Jesus Christ was incredibly
powerful and his Apostles also gained some of these abilities from thier association
with Christ. It should also be noted that the condemnation of sorcery is primarily in
the Old Testament (should we talk about Moses?). Please note, Matt is not saying that Jesus
Christ was a sorceror (neither am I), He is merely pointing out some interesting thoughts
that have toiled artound in his head.
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, where the sone of God went to the daughters
of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men renown.
Genesis 6:4
This somewhat nebulous text has bee nthe source of much debate for thousands of years. While
there is some argument over th eidentity of the "Sons of God", most historians and Bible
scholars believe them to be angels. The easiest definition for the Nephilim then would be
someone who was half-angel, half-human. the next line about the "heroes of old" is the
one that floor Matt. Is it possible that Hercules and many of the other mythological/legendary
figures of literature and history were actually the Nephilim? This is definitely food for
thought. For any of you who have put twoand two together and figured this has something to
do with Jennifer Drake then give yourself a prize.
Matt starts of by saying that Morgana's little narrative isnot necessarily whathe believes--although some
of the things she says here he's done a great deal of thinking about. What does thsi "our image" mean?
Matt asked a pastor at his Church about this and he stammered around a bit, before saying
that this was a reference to the Trinity. The Trinity being God the father, God the Son and
God the Holy Spirit. This is the most plausible answer for Christians, because it fits
in with their belief system. Could God be refering to the angels? Matt doesn't think so,
because the nGod and the angels would be on an equal level. Lucifer sought to be equal to
God and was cast out of Heaven, therfore they are not on an equal level. Could God (our
creator) be a member of a greater community on a scope that is not even imaginable? We can
play "could" games all day, but it definatly makes one think. One last point on this to all
you people who feel like you shouldn't question your beliefs; why not? if your beliefs can't
stand up in the face of debate then maybe your beliefs are wrong. Also, now that Matt's up on his
soapbox act, if you claim to be a Christian/Moslem/Jew or whatever, know what it means to say that.
The average Christian's knowledge of the Bible isdeplorable (Protestant being worse then
Catholic). If you don't believe him, ask a "Christian" to recant one of Jesus parables.