A Disciple's study
of The
Celtic
Nations; Just who are
The subject, that I
am about to unfold and reveal to you, has been the object of some
cultic origins that I do not adhere to. Neither do I believe that
their viewpoints are accurate. Most of you probably haven't heard of
this cult, nor of their racist views. Before I teach on this subject,
I want you to understand that I am not a racist, by no means, and
anyone that knows me would agree. As I approach the different
sections of information in this subject, I will endeavor to keep any
racist views far from this study. I pray that no one will take this
information and run off with it to start their own little sect full
of racism and hatred towards other races of mankind.
In
the Kingdom of
Christ, there is neither
Jew nor Greek. We all are equal under Jesus, He is the head and we
are His body. It is not important, other than increased faith in
God's Word, whether some of us may or may not be part of the tribes
of Israel.
The promises that God made to the 12 Tribes of Israel,
are somewhat limited to earthly things, like land. The promises we
have in Jesus Christ are not limited to this earth, we have much
greater things to look forward to, than some section of land, or some
earthly kingdom to rule. If you seek to be under the law, then, by
the law, you will be judged. If, however, we seek that kinship to
Christ, and being saved by faith in Jesus' sacrifice, then by faith
we are put into Christ, and are not judged by God's unattainable laws.
To begin this study, we must first understand how the "Lost
Tribes" were lost, and we need to understand how the twelve
tribes of Israel,
even Israel
itself, came into existence. So I will now begin with an overview of
the birth of God's chosen people, Israel,
and the birth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
Abraham was brought up in the knowledge of God. He studied under
Seth, and Noah. When he left them he was surrounded by idol worship
everywhere he went, yet Abraham, by his faith, pleased God. He
received promises from God, among which were that his seed would be
like the sand of the seashore and like the stars of the heavens. Such
a huge number of descendants were promised to Abraham, that they
could not even be counted. Abraham was getting very old, and because
Sarah hadn't yet conceived him a child, he decided to try to do God's
work for him. He took Sarah's servant, Hagar, and had a firstborn son
Ishmael. God, who never works on our timescale, told him that Ishmael
wasn't the seed of promise, and that Sarah would conceive and soon
have a son also. She then had a son, Isaac. But, because of
dissension and jealousy between Sarah and her servant, God had
Abraham send Hagar and Ishmael away. Ishmael received his own
promises from God, among them was that he would become a great
nation. The Arabs of today are descendant from Ishmael. God's purpose
for sending Hagar and Ishmael away was to preserve the pure Messianic
line, unmolested. God knew that the messianic line and the line of
Ishmael would never get along with each other. There would be so much
dissension and animosity between them that there would not be any
inner-mingling between them. God told Abraham and Sarah, when he
changed their names from Abram and Sarai, that he would be a father
and she a mother of many nations, and that many kings would come from
her. (Gen. 17)
Isaac married Rebekah. She was barren and Isaac prayed to God about
it. She then conceived twins that were struggling together in her
womb. The Lord told her that two nations were in her womb, one shall
be stronger than the other and the elder shall serve the younger. She
had two sons, Esau and Jacob. Esau came out first with Jacob holding
on to his heel. Though Esau was his firstborn, Jacob obtained the
birthright from Esau; Esau sold it for a bowl of pottage. (Soup)
Jacob then ran from his angry brother Esau and went to Haran.
Jacob found a spot to rest in the evening. He used stones for a bed
and a stone for a pillow. In the night he dreamed a dream. He saw a
ladder that ascended up to heaven; angels were going up and down.
Above the ladder stood the Lord God. God told him that he was the God
of Abraham and Isaac. That he would give to him the land where he was
laying down and that his seed would be blessed in it and that they
would be as the dust of the earth. His seed would spread in all
directions and that through his seed all the families of the earth
would be blessed. I want you to think about this. When have the Jew's
been numerous as the dust of the earth, or when have the Jews been a
blessing to the nations? The Lord told Jacob
that he would be with him and keep him wherever he went. He wouldn't
leave him and will bring to pass all that he told him.
When Jacob awoke,
he took the stone he used for a pillow and set it up for a pillar and
poured oil on it. He called that place Bethel.
(House of God) Jacob then lived with Laban. He fell in love with
Rachel, one of Laban's daughters and Laban agreed to give her to him
if he worked for him seven years. Jacob agreed, and at the end of
seven years Laban deceived Jacob by giving him Leah. It makes you
wonder how good Jacob's sight was considering he took Leah to bed. He
seemed surprised when he woke up. Sly old Laban then forced Jacob to
work for him seven more years for Rachel, Jacob's true love. Jacob
agreed for he truly loved Rachel. Through these two wives and their
handmaiden's, were born to Jacob twelve sons. When Jacob left Laban
at the end of 14 years, he was worrying about seeing Esau and meeting
him again because of how he took the birthright from him. He was
preparing to meet him and he reasoned with himself a plan to not lose
everything he had, so he split his people and belongings and sent
them to two different areas. After that he was left alone, and during
the night he wrestled with a man, all night until the breaking of
day. This "man" turned out to be the Lord himself. The Lord
was trying to leave and Jacob wouldn't let go of him until he would
bless him. The Lord touched his thigh and it came out of joint. Jacob
still wouldn't let go. Then God changed Jacob's name to
Israel
and blessed him. Jacob called that place Peniel, meaning "face
of God", for he had seen God face to face and lived. He did,
however, walk with a limp
the rest of his life.
Now for a quick
overview of the 12 sons or tribes of Israel.
You've probably heard of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Joseph
was Israel's
favorite son because he came from Rachel and Israel
(Jacob's) other sons had always despised Joseph for it. Joseph had a
dream, and in it, the sun, moon, and stars, all bowed down to him.
This just aggravated their feelings for him. They wouldn't bow to
him. They sold him into slavery in
Egypt
and told Jacob that he was killed by wild animals. God used this for
good. Joseph went from being an imprisoned slave to become the
greatest in Egypt, second to Pharaoh, and he helped save the nations
through a 7-year drought that was coming. Israel, his sons, their
children, and all they possessed came down to Egypt.
There were 70 in all that went down to Egypt.
Joseph had two sons himself, Ephraim and Manasseh. When Jacob had
blessed his sons, he also blessed Joseph's sons as if they were his
own. By the time that Moses led Israel
out of Egypt,
they had multiplied to about 2 1/4 Million.
When
the 70 went down to Egypt,
Joseph was in charge of everything. He and his family were exalted
above all Egypt
and even the people of Egypt
loved Joseph and his family. It seems strange that by the time of the
exodus, that all Israel
was in bondage, slaves of the Egyptians. Churches do nothing to
explain this mystery, among many others. What is not known by most
people is that there were two exoduses out of Egypt.
After the death of Joseph, the firstborn line of Zarah ruled
Egypt.
I may need to explain this. Judah had two sons, Zarah and Pharez.
Because Israel
gave Judah
the Scepter, his firstborn son was to rule. The sons of Joseph, after
his death, gave over the rulership to
the line of Judah.
Over the next 150 years the non-ruling Princes of the Zarah line of
Judah, migrated out and founded the cities of Troy, Athens, Miletus,
and more. Brutus, later founded New Troy, the birth of London.
About 150 years before the Exodus, the King of Upper (Southern)
Egypt,
conquered the Hyksos (foreign), hence, the Zarahite rulers. The
ruling family fled leaving the Pharez line, and all of the other sons
lines, the rest of Israel,
in Egypt.
The historian Diodorus writes of this first exodus.
After the years of bondage, a miraculous exodus, and because of their
lack of faith that led to an extra 40 years of training in the
wilderness, God finally settled Israel down and divided out the land
for them. There were many battles and times of God's blessing, then
hard headed Israel
would rebel and lose God's blessing. This occurred several
times. Israel wanted a king, to be like the other nations, so God
provided Samuel, the Prophet, he warned them of the consequences but
because of their determination for a king he chose Saul. At first
Saul was a good king but he soon failed to follow God's plan and
Samuel took the throne from him and gave it to David. He's the one
that killed Goliath, remember? God blessed King David and even called
him a man after his own heart. God also promised David that, "David
shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel"
Jeremiah 33:17.
By that one statement alone, have many lost their faith. They look at
Israel, and the
Jews, and rightly see that there has been no king ruling Israel,
sitting on a throne, anywhere in the world. May God's word be true
and all men liars. God knew what he was talking about, and he knew
that there would be those that think that He, God, had failed in this
promise to David. I believe that God, in his omniscience, knew that
the House of Israel would be lost, to men, and those that lost faith
over David's promise of an eternal throne and perpetual kings, were
never chosen by God to begin with. You may hear, from "the
learned churchmen"; that the line of kings stopped with Christ
and it will return when Jesus comes to rule. They fail to mention the
fact that there were no kings ruling "Israel" when Jesus
came, there hadn't been for some time. Jesus knew the truth though as
you will soon see. There are also those that say that the kingship
was to be of the line of Judah, not the house of Israel. That is a
true statement and it will prove itself to be so soon in this study.
To
understand this perpetual throne, you first have to understand that
God divided "Israel" and "Judah". Jacob gave
promises to his sons that were fulfilled totally. He gave Judah, the
scepter, the right to govern by laws. To Joseph, Ephraim and
Manasseh, he gave the Crown, or kingship. I have to reiterate that
God did not give Judah the Crown; they received the Scepter, meaning
"Namesake", and were to be the keepers of the Law. Israel
soon divided itself. Judah, with the Levite's and part of Benjamin,
became the Southern Kingdom. These were the ones that would take on
the names of "Jews". Ephraim, Manasseh, and the other ten
tribes would become the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The Northern
Kingdom of Israel had the throne and King. The southern kingdom or
"Jews"; were the Lawgivers and Priests. However,
both the Northern
Kingdom of Israel and the Southern kingdom of Judah placed kings
over themselves.
Simeon took on the Priestly role for the Northern Kingdom, while the
Levites were the Priests of the Southern Kingdom.
Because of Israel's,
the Northern Kingdom's, idolatrous ways, God divorced them. God said
that he would scatter them to the ends of the earth. He said that
they wouldn't remember where they came from. He did this by allowing
Assyria to conquer them.
Assyria relocated the House of Israel, along with some thousands of
Jews, below the Black and Caspian Seas. They were used by the
Assyrians as a buffer zone, to block off any advances by the Medes.
This happened around 732-700 B.C. Assyria also allowed the kingdom of
Judah to retain her king for some time yet. By the time of Christ,
the Romans ruled the kingdom of Judah, and the kingdom of Israel was
already migrating across Europe.
The
Great Pyramid in Egypt, indicates that there was to be a knowledge
explosion in the middle to the latter part of the 1800's. The next
bit of information in this letter falls perfectly in place with the
message in the pyramid and gives us another confirmation of the
accuracy of the message that was left to us as recorded in the Great
Pyramid.
If you haven't read that message, I urge you to do so.
Recent archaeology has uncovered concrete evidence regarding the
House of Israel,
and their migrations. Sir Henry Rawlinson discovered the Behistun
Rock in 1840. This gigantic carving into the mountainside is some 300
ft from the base of a 1700 ft tall mountain. The engravings are about
100 ft high and 150 ft wide. The writing is in three languages.
Darius the Great commissioned the engravings as an ode to his great
accomplishments in 515 B.C. This gives us evidence of his subjects,
as Israelites, under different names that were given to them by their
conquerors. The word, "Cana" and "Sakka", Canaan
and Isaac, are some of what they were called. Saka becomes Gimri in
Babylonian. Sakka comes from Isaac, and becomes Saxon. Gimri, from
Khumri, (Omri) becomes Gimmiria and Greek Kimmerioi to Cimmerian. We
now can find that most of the names found in European history are
traceable back to the Sakka, Gimri, and Scythians.
Another example is to be found in the Assyrian Tablets. In 1847, Sir
Henry Layard, uncovered the Assyrian City of Nineveh. The Royal
Palace contained some 23,000 clay tablets with everything from
business deals to government spy reports. Just like the Behistun
Rock, these tablets tell the names given to the Israelites that
Assyria placed above them to be used as a buffer state.
The
evidence is abundant regarding the name changes of the Northern
Kingdom of Israelites. If you or I go to a foreign speaking country
and inquire about what they would call you, they would give a
derivative of your name that may or may not sound like your name. I
urge you to study the evidence about the Behistun Rock, and the
Assyrian Tablets. They contain concrete evidence regarding Israel's
capture and scattering.
Israelites, called Gimira by Assyria,
and Kimmeroii (Cimmerians) by Greeks, established a reign of terror
in Asia Minor, from 710-590 B.C., and finally migrated to Europe; to
a place they called Arsareth. (2 Esdras 13:40-44 in the Apocrypha)
This group was a part of the Israelites that left Egypt before Israel
came under bondage.
Assyria was conquered, and between 600-500 B.C. the Northern Kingdom
of Israel, as Scythians, were driven north by the Medes, through the
Caucasus Mountains and settled in south Russia.
Cimmerians
in Europe moved up the Danube, named by the tribe of Dan, and they
became known as the Celts. (Greek derivative of Keltoi) This was
around 650-500 B.C.
The Celtic
expansion from central Europe came in waves and most of them finally
settled into France and Britain, this happened from 400-100 B.C.
It seems that there was
a huge collision of millions of people of the House of Israel, that
went through the Caucus Mountains, with the Celts, millions of them,
that came from the same area and migrated westward around 600-500
B.C. The Celts, who called themselves Caucasian (hint-hint), because
of their origin, brought with them many traditions of the Israelites.
They lived in Booths, same as Israel. They had banners that portrayed
similar symbolic pictures as the Northern Tribes had. Their warriors
were fierce, and always took the heads of their enemies, the same as
did Northern Israel. Millions upon millions of Israelites disappeared
north of the Caucus Mountains at the same time in history that
millions and millions of Celts appeared at the same place. Either
there was a huge collision of many millions of peoples or, most
obviously, they are one and the same. The only logical conclusion is
that they are the same people, called by different names that were
given them by Assyria, Greece, Persia and others. They lost their
remembrance of who they were, yet God preserved knowledge of them
that he would reveal during the time of the end when he said that all
the mysteries would be revealed.
As the divorced
wife, Northern Israel-the Ten Lost Tribes, scattered over Western
Europe, she knew not her husband. God, however, provided that after
her husband died, (Jesus as God) she could then remarry. God said
that he would join again together the two sticks and they would again
become one. God would reunite the sticks in the last days and she
would remarry him again. Why is it that only the United States,
probably Manasseh, and Great Britain (Ephraim) have been joined with
the Jew, supported and defended them and helped to establish the
current country of Israel? Without Great Britain and the U.S., Israel
as it exists today, would not be. The two sticks are being joined
again. God is pulling the strings of the nations, and He is
fulfilling all of the old and new testament prophesies.
Praise God, and Jesus
Christ his son, for his perfect Word that was given to us.
Getting back to David's throne now, if God be true, there has been,
continuously since David, a king, descended from David, seated on
some throne ruling over the House of Israel.
David is of the tribe of Judah. The last king of Judah was King
Zedekiah. He was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C. All of his
sons were killed and it would seem that the kingly line of David was
interrupted. King Zedekiah, however, had two daughters, one of them
was named Tea Tephi.
The prophet Jeremiah, called by God even before his birth, was to be
more than a prophet. He was Grandfather to King Zedekiah, but most
importantly he was God's guardian of the Throne and Bloodline of
David. Jeremiah's tasks have confounded scholars for decades. He was
to root out, pull down, destroy, and throw down kingdoms. We can see
by history how he has accomplished this. He was also, however,
supposed to "build and plant" the nation of Israel.
This part, of his command by God, hasn't been understood until recently.
There is only one place in the world that claims to have the burial
place of the Prophet Jeremiah. There is only one country with tales
of an old man, his scribe Brug, bringing a king's daughter from
Egypt. More Jerry's come from this country than anywhere else. This
place is Ireland. Jeremiah 41:10 indicates the presence of
"king's daughters" with Jeremiah's traveling group. They
travel first to Tahpanhes, Egypt. There is still a structure that
bears the name, "Palace of the
Jews Daughters". Isaiah 37:31 confirms this saying, "a
remnant of Judah"
shall escape and "take root downward". Most likely there
were five in his group, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ebed-Melech, Tea Tephi, and
her sister (unnamed). History has Jeremiah taking with him that
"Jacobs Pillow", the rock that the Israelites crowned all
their kings on, this same rock was carried with the Israelite's forty
years in the wilderness for water. This rock symbolizes Christ. There
are many tales in Ireland about this group of people, with many
variations to the stories. There is however a few underlying facts
that are in agreement to each, and they are: The "Stone of
Destiny" came from Spain; Before that it came from Egypt; It was
bought by an aged guardian who was called "Ollam Folla",
meaning Revealer or Prophet; Accompanying the man was an eastern
king's daughter. Eochaidh (Eremhon), of the ruling kings line of
Ireland, married the daughter, Tea Tephi; the old man became the most
influential statesman and spiritual leader of Ireland. God was
beginning to draw together the two sticks. Israel and Judah, were on
the right track to join together again in God's eyes.
When
they arrive in 583 B.C., the High King of Ireland gives Jeremiah
complete control. He instituted laws, schools, and congresses. We owe
our own constitution and schools to him. He, being the guardian and
Great Grandfather of Tea Tephi, gives her to marriage to Eochaidh, a
Celtic king. Eochaidh was crowned King on the coronation stone, that
Stone of Destiny, Jacobs's Pillow, brought there by Jeremiah. All the
kings of Israel and Judah were crowned standing on or beside this
stone. Eochaidh and Tea Tephi fulfilled Jacobs command that Judah
should rule over the people of the twelve tribes. Eochaidh is
descended from the Zarah line of Judah, and Tea Tephi was of the
Pharez line of Judah.
The stone was used
to crown all the
Ireland Kings, and
then taken to Scotland, it was used to crown the Scottish Kings. It
now rests under the coronation chair in England, where it has been
used to crown the English royalty who are of Scottish lineage. All of
the kings, Ireland, Scotland, and more recently the English kings,
have been directly descendant from the line of Judah. Recently, in
1996 (I believe), Britain moved the stone back to Scotland as a good
faith gesture since King Edward took the stone from Scotland to
England in 1296 A.D. The promise to David has been and still is being
fulfilled to this day. Interesting to note, the stone has two iron
rings that was used for carrying. The rock between the rings is worn
considerable; also the rings are worn badly. This could not have
happened from Ireland to Scotland and then to England. Forty years,
however, of wandering in the wilderness carrying that stone could
well have worn the rock and rings as they now are. The rock, also, is
of red limestone, native only to the Red Sea area.
If you
are of Celtic
origin, the Caucasians, you are directly descended from these Tribes
of Israel. The Jews
of today encompass only the tribe of Judah, the Levites, and a small
part of Benjamin. The rest of Israel can be found in the Celtic
nations, Great Britain, the United States (those of Celtic origin),
and Canada. Even the Japanese have their origins in the tribes of
Israel. There was found, an epitaph, on a tombstone north of the
Black and Caspian Seas that state that a portion of Gad, Reuben and
half of the tribe of Manasseh had moved away eastward "as far
east as China". This among other pieces of information proves
that the Japanese definately come from the tribes of Israel.
God did say that he would push them eastward and westward. That is
why the Japanese eyes and their color are different than the Chinese.
The Scottish
tartans, a multi-colored plaid cloth, used by the Scottish clans,
have their origins; it is believed, in Joseph's coat of many colors.
Tartans have been found dating as early as 400 B.C. Each clan has
different colors in their tartan. The Celtic Druid Priests, have
their origins from the Israelite Priests. Their belief system so
closely resembles that of Christendom, that when the gospel was sent
to them they wholeheartedly changed over to Christianity. The term
British, means simply "covenant man". In heraldry, the
banners and colors of the different tribes of Celts have similar
pictures and emblems as do the tribes of Israel.
I have researched
my lineage and what I've found is that the Scottish name Robinson
comes from the Clan Donnachaidh. They had taken their name from
Robert the Bruce, of "Braveheart" fame. The Clan
Donnachaidh is one of the oldest clans in
Scotland, and they are descendant from the earliest Kings of
Scotland. I'm almost sure that I am from the tribe of Benjamin as was
Jeremiah. It makes me feel honored to be part of that heritage,
however, we must be humbly reminded that all of the members of the
clan are not a blood relative to the King. Many people that are of
the clan had taken the name to themselves to honor the King. They
became literal members of the clan even though they weren't directly
related to them. Below, is the particular tartan, badge, and motto of
the clan that I am part of. The motto of the clan reads,"Glory
is the Reward of Valor". Every clan has different colors and
patterns for their tartan, which makes identity of someone easy by
discerning the color and pattern of the tartan that is worn.
I now want to relate to you a somewhat different yet fascinatingly
connected story.
When Jesus was growing up, we have no record of what he did between
twelve and thirty. Some say that he went to Egypt, to India, even to
the America's. There is, however, evidence that he spent a lot of
time in Glastonbury, England. Travel, back in Jesus' day, was not
cheap. You had to have considerable finances, compared to the average
person, to attempt a long voyage by land or sea back then.
Have you not wondered why John the Baptist didn't recognize Jesus at
first? He even sent his disciples to question Jesus if he was the one
that John was expecting to come. Even when Jesus spoke in the
synagogue, people asked if he wasn't the son of Joseph the carpenter.
If he had lived with these very people during his teens and twenties
they would have immediately known for sure who he was. When Jesus was
asked to pay tribute, it was a tax on foreigners and was paid with
the Greek Stater, right out of the mouth of a fish, not the Jewish
shekel that was used for the temple tax. He was an outsider to them
and he had not been living there for many years.
It
is known that Joseph had died when Jesus was just young. It then came
upon the next of kin to support Mary and her family. Joseph of
Arimathea was wealthy, and there are stories about him taking Jesus
on his many trips. He also took Mary on some of the trips. Joseph was
a dealer in metals and other goods. He is known to have taken many
trips to Britain to obtain these metals. One such story has Joseph
taking Jesus and Mary to the "LakeVillage", he dropped them
off before heading to the lead mines of the Mendip Hills. Joseph
found accommodations for the boy and his mother and then departed.
Jesus then went to a neighboring island and began to construct a
"Wattle Hut", similar to those of the lake village. When it
was finished, the boy and mother moved to the hut and Joseph sailed away.
You may ask, as some have, that why did Jesus choose Britain
to live in. There are several reasons. First, here was a place that
abounded in fish and game. There was fertile soil to grow food. There
was an ample supply of water from the spring, or "Chalice
Well". It has been, since ancient times, known as "Jesus'
Well". One story has it that the Holy Grail used by Jesus at the
Last Supper was taken to the well by Joseph and buried next to it.
There are many stories of the healing powers of the water from the
well. Stories also have it that Jesus and Mary came to live in the
home that Jesus had built with his own hands. This "Isle of
Avalon", has been sacred for centuries. Even King Arthur is said
to be buried there. Another reason for Jesus picking this island to
live on is that it was totally free from the Roman rulership. Jesus
was right at home regarding his worship among the Druidic worship of
the area. The Druidic Priests are known to have a very similar
worship. It is told that they had knowledge of the One God yet a
triune God. Also they believed in a coming "Yesu" or
"Hesus", the messiah that would redeem man back to God.
This is the reason that the Druid's readily accepted Jesus as the
true messiah after Jesus' death and resurrection. The Druidic faith
anticipated Christianity and even called their messiah by his true
name. Though Jesus did not reveal himself to them as their messiah,
they came to revere this Holy Man for his teaching and knowledge.
This famous, "Isle of Avalon", was an island during the
time of Jesus. It became attached to the mainland as the estuary
retreated to the sea and six lakes were formed. The lakes were in
existence up until the 16th century. Today some of the former lakes
still have their original names such as, "Meare Pool",
which is now a field. The "Tor" (mount), part of the island
is raised higher than the surrounding area. There still exists a
tower which is what remains of a church that was dedicated to Michael
the Archangel.
It is said that Michael appeared to a group of fishermen there in 495 A.D.
Joseph of Arimathea is known mostly in the Bible as the Great-Uncle
of Jesus. He was a secret disciple of Jesus. He defended Jesus to the
Sanhedrin, and by his relationship to Jesus, he rightfully claimed
the body of Christ. It is not commonly known of his whereabouts after
the resurrection and Ascension of Christ. The Eastern church
confirms, as does the Talmud, that Joseph was the Great Uncle of
Jesus and the Uncle of Mary. It is also known that Mary's husband
Joseph, had died early in Jesus' life. Jesus other siblings were from
Joseph's first marriage. The next male kin to Mary would take over as
guardian of the family. Hence, it fell to Joseph of Arimathea.
Another important piece of information is that Jesus sibling's
mother, Joseph's first wife, was the sister-in-law of Zacharias. This
made them full cousins to John the Baptist. It seems strange that the
Bible does not mention Joseph of Arimathea at all after the burial of
Jesus. I would presume that after the resurrection and ascension of
Jesus that Joseph would become an ardent follower of Jesus. The facts
are that Joseph became the first Apostle to
Britain, more than 500 years before St. Augustine set foot there.
Why did Jesus tell the disciples, regarding a woman of Canaan and her
daughter that was "vexed" with a devil, that he was not
sent but unto the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel? (Mt.15:24) I
believe that he knew that Christianity would spread throughout the
Celtic nations, starting in Britain, his home before he began his
ministry. Several ancient manuscripts indicate that after the Passion
of Christ, Joseph was commissioned by St. Phillip, the Apostle, to
take the Gospel to Britain. A great persecution arose against the
disciples and followers of Christ. Legends have it that Joseph, with
several other disciples including Mary, the mother of Jesus, was set
adrift off the coast of Caesarea with no oars or sails, by the Jewish
Sanhedrin. They arrived at Cyrene unharmed. They obtained sails and
oars and proceeded to the south of France. Records have the Bethany
family, including Mary Magdalene and Lazarus, teaching and preaching
in southern France. The party then parted, leaving the Bethany family
in France. While some of the party settled in France, Joseph, Mary,
and eleven other disciples journeyed on to their destination, the
Isle of Avalon, Glastonbury England. There are two traditional
routes, that is said, that was taken by them, one by land and the
other by sea. What is not in question is that they arrived there.
They were met by King Arviragus of the Silurian Dynasty in Britain.
He and Joseph were well known to each other because of the former
"metal trade" that Joseph was in.
King Arviragus was converted to Christianity chiefly through his
relationship with Joseph of Arimathea and the Cross became a main
symbol of Britain. It is recorded history that King Arviragus granted
to Joseph and his followers "twelve hides of land" about
1900 acres, in "Yniswitrin", a marshy tract of land, which
was called in later times as the "Isle of Avalon". This
Royal Charter is written in the "Domesday Book of Britain".
In this book it is stated that, "The Domus Dei, in the Great
Monastery of Glastonbury, called the Secret of the Lord, the
GlastonburyChurch possesses, in its own villa, XII hides of land
which have never paid tax." This grant gave the recipients many
favors including citizenship, which offers a range of things,
including freedom of movement through all districts even during time
of war. This land was given to them under their title, "Judean
Refugees". This Domesday book was compiled by King William, his
chroniclers used all possible information to bring up to date their
knowledge of history.
William
Malmsbury, historian of Glastonbury, referencing ancient documents
states that, "in the year of our Lord 63, twelve holy
missionaries, with Joseph of Arimathea (who buried our Lord) at their
head came over to Britain
preaching the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. ...The king ...gave for
their habitation a certain island bordering on his region....Called
Ynis-wytrin.". After obtaining this grant from the King, Joseph
and the others began to build homes for Mary, and the rest of them.
Archaeology recently confirmed a central large building surrounded by
twelve smaller homes. This was the first church ever built and it was
built in Britain.
Of all the traditions of Glastonbury the story of King Arthur, making
his final resting place among the graves of the earliest disciples of
Jesus and his mother Mary, is proudly regarded as truth by the
earliest Monk's of the Abbey. As the mighty King Arthur lay dying
from fatal wounds he received in Cornwall,
he asked to be conveyed to that Isle of Avalon to be laid to rest
there. There is not much recorded history of this mighty King of
Britain. It was some two centuries after Arthur, that there were
recorded, the first words regarding him and his many battles with the
Picts and the pagan Saxons. Modern research has proven fruitful
regarding this great leader and his Knights of the Round Table. It no
longer is deemed legend, that he existed, or that his mighty sword
Excalibur was literal. It is stated in 1191AD by the Abbot of
Glastonbury that "King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere were
buried in the monk's graveyard between two pyramids". An eye
witness to the search relates that at the depth of seven feet a large
flat stone was found. On the underside of the stone was fastened a
lead cross. The cross was taken from the stone and on the side facing
the stone were found the words, "Hic jacet sepultus inclytus Rex
Arthurius in Insula Avalonia", meaning "Here lies, buried
in the island of Avalonia, the renowned King Arthur". Under the
stone was a huge coffin of hollowed oak that contained two cavities.
Occupying two thirds of this coffin at the head was a man of
"gigantic" stature. His large skull had ten wounds, nine of
which showed signs of healing. A woman's bones lay in the remaining
third of the coffin. A large tuff of yellow hair was found by her
bones that disintegrated when touched.
King Edward, in 1278, having kept the festival of Easter at
Glastonbury, had the relics of King Arthur and Guinevere put on
display. He then ordered them put into separate coffins and sealed in
a black marble tomb. This tomb had survived until the Abbey's
dissolution in 1539. The tomb was found again in 1931, near to the
original position of the High Altar. Modern excavations uncovered
what is believed to be the original resting place of Arthur, and it
is still marked as such today. On the river Brue, a mile from Glastonbury,
is to be found an ancient bridge with four arches. This bridge
called today, "Pomparles", has been said to be the place
where Arthur gave up his sword Excalibur. King Arthur was an avowed
Christian. He used his faith to bind Britain together to defeat all
her enemies. What seems strangely interesting to me is that King
Arthur's lineage is directly descended to Joseph of Arimathea. The
historian John of Glastonbury gives us his lineage as being the 10th
direct descendant from St. Joseph of Arimathea. This relationship of
Arthur to Joseph, leads us to understand more fully the relationships
among King David, King Solomon, Judas Maccabees, with the traditions
surrounding King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and their
quests, among which is the quest of the Holy Grail.
There are two stories regarding this Cup of the Last Supper, the Holy
Grail, that circulate among the faithful at Glastonbury.
Tradition has it that Joseph had the cup with him when he came,
bringing Mary the mother of Jesus. He is said to have buried it in
the earth at the "Chalice Well", or "Jesus' Well".
This would explain the miraculous healing properties that the
faithful proclaim the water of the well has. There is however another
interesting theory. There exists a relic of old, a knarled Olive wood
cup. This story begins with Henry VIII. In his ruthless destruction
of monasteries, he had the Glastonbury Abbey destroyed. The last
Abbot, Richard Whiting, entrusted a wooden cup to his monks to carry
to safety. He claimed this cup as being "the most precious
treasure of our Abbey". These monks fled to Wales, then having
to flee again from Henry's destructive force. They fled over
mountainous and marshy land for some fifteen miles where they arrived
at the, "Nantous Manor". The Lord of the manor took them
in, gave them lodging and food, and provided them work so they could
stay indefinitely. As the years past, the monks numbers dwindled,
until only one was left. As he lay dying, he entrusted the Lord of
the Manor with the cup and the secret behind it. He was told to keep
it in the possession of the Manor "until the church claims her
own". This cup, the "Nantous Cup", has been claimed
responsible for healing many, many people over the centuries. They
had to fashion a glass bowl to keep the cup in, so people wouldn't
bite a chip off of it. This dark, blackened wooden cup resembles half
of a coconut shell with much of one side broken or bitten off.
Whether or not this cup is the "Holy Grail", is not
questioned by the people that have been healed by drinking from it.
The written history of people that have been healed is beyond
refuting. Who knows? Maybe Joseph broke a part off of the cup to be
left in the well and gave the rest of it to be kept by the monks.
Perhaps one of the most intriguing legends surrounding Glastonbury,
is about the Holy Thorn tree. It is said that when Joseph of
Arimathea arrived, he took his staff; some claim it was Jesus' staff,
and he thrust it into the ground. He was claiming that his journey
was over. This staff, in the moist earth, took root and budded,
growing into the famous "Glastonbury Thorn". What is
significant about this Hawthorn is that it blooms twice a year, once
in May and again in December. Botanists agree that it is a Levantine
Hawthorn that is indigenous to the area of the Eastern Mediterranean,
not England. What is strange about this "Holy Thorn", is
that it blooms in May, similar to the Ireland's native Hawthorn, and
in December it blooms which is when the Hawthorn's of the Middle
Eastern countries bloom. The mid-east variety only blooms in December
and the British Hawthorn only blooms in May. This is the only
Hawthorn in the world that has been found to bloom twice a year.
Cuttings of this thorn tree that are taken even to the U.S. still
retain the properties of the original, blooming twice a year. Because
of the fanatical Puritans, the original thorn tree was destroyed, it
is said of the person wielding the axe that he was wounded in the eye
with a thorn from it causing him to go blind. The original tree was
gigantic, with two main trunks. One of them was cut through and the
other was cut almost through. It survived like this for some thirty
years, and a descendant of the original now grows next to where the
original did. Cuttings from this tree have been sent worldwide and
many new Hawthorn trees have been produced, all of which still retain
the characteristics of the original Holy Thorn tree, grown from the
staff of Joseph of Arimathea.
Now I'm getting down to the end of this study. My objective, in all
my letters and teaching, is to prove that, time after time God's word
is found to be faithful. Every word that he has conveyed to us has or
will come to pass. If we look at truths and promises, that God has
given, and we can prove that all of them have come to pass, then we
can be assured that the prophesy remaining to be fulfilled, will be
fulfilled, every jot and tittle, by God Almighty. When we find the
accuracy of God's word in spite of our own feelings and traditions
that make void God's word, then we can stand confident in our future
and destiny as Heirs of God and Joint Heirs of Christ. As Christians
and followers of Jesus Christ, we are to be Kings and Priests for him
in the future. Our destiny is to be conformed into the image of
Christ. We need to learn to put on the whole armor of God to be able
to withstand all the darts that Satan throws and will throw at us.
Knowing, that we know, that we know, that God is in control and He
will see us through all the trials and afflictions that we are called
to endure. He is just molding us, sharpening our swords to be ready
for battle. A smart General, will never send his troops into battle
if they aren't ready. And so God, being ever more knowledgeable and
loving us as his sons and daughters, is in the process of preparing
us and this earth to be able to accept Jesus, ruling and reigning, as
our Lord and Master forever.
It
is written, that we should always be ready to give an account for why
we believe. That is why I teach on various subjects that are
typically avoided by the majority of church leaders. I have a calling
to shout from the rooftops, truth's that confirm God's plan, that he
is in control, and that we know the outcome of the battle of the ages
that we are marching towards. I beg of you, if you haven't accepted
Jesus as Savior and Lord of your life, to do so now, before it is too
late. The truth, is what we should seek, and God has provided a way
for all mankind to come to a full knowledge of God's plan for him.
For he has said that at the time of the end, mysteries will be
revealed. During the previous centuries, some of these truths have
been known only by a few. God has provided, that, through modern
archaeology, through the internet, and through his true believers,
His truth's can be found and understood by all men, so that mankind
is truly without excuse.
The so called "Lost Tribes", were never lost. They were
just forgotten, until the time of the end when God saw fit to join
again the two sticks. The Kingdom
of Israel joined again with the Kingdom of Judah. The very lineage
of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles can be known by all, and it
begins with Judah. You, having read these truths, are being called in
Christ, to fulfill that number of believers that will inherit the
lost third part of heaven that Lucifer gave up in his rebellion.
Please do not resist God's calling. If you haven't yet asked Jesus
into your heart, do so now, right where you are, and God will receive
you unto himself and write your name in the Lamb's Book of Life. I
pray that my words may affect a spark of faith in someone, anyone and
everyone that reads my letters. For God led you to my site for a
reason. That the few chosen will live by faith, knowing that God is
in control and He always gives us grace, sufficient to endure this
ungodly world, full of sin, until he whom it is destined to reign
Lord of all, comes again to his own.
There
is still tons of information that I have not covered. What my
purpose is in this letter, is to show you the truth about the Lost
Tribes of the House of Israel, and regarding the traditions of
Glastonbury, that go hand in hand with the each other. I want you to
understand, and be knowledgeable enough to be able to discuss these
things with others, and to receive it in a very concise form that
makes it readable without having to research through many books some
of which would be large and unreadable themselves. I hope and pray
that I have accomplished this so you don't have to be a full time
college scholar to understand what miraculous things God has done for
us. I urge you to study more of this for yourself, check out my
resources page, in it you'll find the ISBN# for The
Traditions of Glastonbury,
and a couple of links to more of the Lost Tribe teaching. Dr.
Scott's website has
much information on this subject.
Please
e-mail me if you have any questions or comments.
