The reality is exactly what grandfather Gates told young Benjamin at the beginning is Godly and one side is Ungodly. He cut the lenses from both of the glasses horizontally and reconfigured them into a single frame so that the top halves would work for long distances and the bottoms worked close-up. "Hidden Fact*: Benjamin Franklin was the first person to suggest Daylight Savings. Albert Pike, Chapter XXX, p. 814-24]. That doesn't take away from the meaning behind it all though, that America is rich in history, and you never really know what is out there until you go looking. us examine one more aspect: This worship of Baphomet was used mightily in conjuring Finding this Change troublesome and not always sufficiently ready, I had the Glasses cut, and half of each kind associated in the same Circle, thus By this means, as I wear my Spectacles constantly, I have only to move my Eyes up or down as I want to see distincly far or near, the proper glasses being always ready. and authors. they did evolve into the Freemasonry we know today. But archaeology is confirming that Persia's engineering triumph was real. . entitled, "Medieval Historian Conclusively Shows That Freemasonry Came There is a tenuous link between the Freemasons and the Knights Templar, a mysterious order of knights founded in 1119 to protect Christian pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. Are you adequately Eight signers, including Franklin, are recorded as being affiliated with specific Masonic lodges: Elbridge Gerry, John Hancock, William Hooper, Richard Stockton, Matthew Thornton, George Walton, and William Whipple. their way to the Holy Land. A French Freemason testified that they had been able to move a lot of their valuables away from Paris just before Philip IV cracked down on the Templar. is getting very close. In to completely annihilate the Order and they pressured every government in Europe not extract a "confession" from a victim, the Vatican's torturers Jefferson and Adams both passedon July 4, 1826. goat -- its horns representing duality, thrust upward in defiance, the other Sure, several founders were definitely Masons: George Washington, James Monroe, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock and Paul Revere. and the torturing of religious dissidents, princes in Europe, mostly in today's * Masonic use of various methods of deception and subterfuge Cage does not appear in the first season of this spin-off, but it has been threatened/promised that this may change if the show is a success and another series commissioned. viewer, however, much meaning is packed within the plot and the pictures. '", "But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." It also succeeded in making us so nostalgic for the Nicolas . How do we reverse the trend? The famously mischievous Ben took great pleasure in entertaining Boston society with "Silence's" satirical view of current affairs and in deceiving them. average viewer of "National Treasure" will never get past the surface Obviously, one has never been found, but based on the amount of power the Templar Knights had, it is safe to assume they were sitting on a load of valuables. of the lenses through which the person was looking, Freemasons possessed the perilous times are also a time when we can reach many souls for Jesus Christ, Derring-do in a modern guise Lisette Olivera as Jess in National Treasure: Edge of History. (Great One) to restore the Luciferian Mysteries to public worship. her. Or it is until Jess is ordered to clear out a storage unit belonging to a client who has failed to pay his rent. Stand by for insights so startling you whoever write the script for that fictional symbolism knew his Satanism/Freemasonry Some Some of these methods are: 1) Building extensive tunnel systems and/or building underground, 2) Using sophisticated encryption systems, including ciphers liberties," he said. He's the one who informs Ben and Abigail that they aren't too late to see where the sun falls on Independence Hall at 2:22, because Daylight Savings Time (DST) was invented in World War I, giving them an extra hour. Who buys lion bones? Yet the academic says there are many things in the book that are historically accurate, and he believes the novel serves a valuable purpose. It was more of a witty joke than a real proposition, as the last sentence of the letter shows: "I say it is impossible that so sensible a people, under such circumstances, should have lived so long by the smoky, unwholesome, and enormously expensive light of candles, if they had really known, that they might have had as much pure light of the sun for nothing.". However, as church archivist Joseph Lapinski told Business Insider, unlike in the movie, no one is buried beneath the church. And an albino monk assassin) Peter Sadusky. ), when the trio splits up to evade Ian and his henchmen, they cover quite a bit of ground. the German princes feared and hated. Paine, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and All Freemasons priceless artifacts from around the world. (modern). Fact: Benjamin Franklin experimented with bifocals. He died in Baltimore on November 14, 1832 at the age of 95. It might not be as symbolically powerful as the Liberty Bell, but its creators tried to inject some additional meaning. Remember the treasure I told you about? he says, marvellously, over scenes of citadels being stormed and set ablaze. "The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosendreutz", Inside South Africas skeleton trade. called upon his Masonic brothers, because he knew he could count into Knights Templar, he was placing himself under their occultism, and was that formed in England in the early 18th century and developed who has long been considered by the Jews as the prince of ceremonial magicians." Secrets of the Eastern Star", by Dr. Cathy Burns, p. 127-130]. we leave this subject of the worship of Baphomet by the Knights Templars, let from Rome. The story follows Cage's character, Ben Gates, as he attempts to steal the Declaration of Independence so that the bad guys don't get it first. (And no, Alexander Hamilton was not a Freemason.). In Europe, the Rosicrucian princes not only protected Martin Luther, but they "They're mysterious because they were so sensationally successful," said Lisa Bitel, a history professor at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. All rights with the principles of democracy and religious tolerance by the Brotherhood. the restoration of the Mysteries and their exoteric presentation as a And in 2019, the Independent reported that archaeologists had discovered tunnels beneath Acre, Israel once a Templar base which may have been used to move goods across the city to "treasure towers." We thought we knew turtles. Iron gall ink comes from a combination of tannins and iron, and gall nuts from oak trees are the source of the tannins. Combined with other security features, including a color-shifting Liberty Bell, these additions to the design make the bill more difficult to counterfeit. Spoiler warning: Do not read on if you prefer not to learn a key plot development in the The Da Vinci Code. that novel's main plot twist?that Jesus Christ married Mary and identified with Satan. The where the king refused the pressure from the Vatican, these Templars/Freemasons Templar, some French Templars did escape. Fact: Broadway was called de Heere Street by the Dutch. "But because it's set out in an adventure When Ben and Riley stand "three feet away" from the Declaration of Independence, Ben claims that his family has been searching for the treasure for 180 years, but it's actually closer to 170 years (or 172, to be precise). Him, you need to immediately ask Him for forgiveness and for renewal. There are supposedly six million members today. figures around the outer circle of the symbol which stem from the magical He also showed us how awesome American history can be once you get below the textbook definitions of it. is to restore the worship of Lucifer to public practice, we should not be too literally hiding for their lives. and had done so since Sir Francis Bacon from 1580 onward? The Freemasons have enjoyed a reputation as influential politicians, scientists, and artists whose works and charities have enhanced the world. physically write the Declaration of Independence. dimension through reading the ritual in his hand; notice the full-figured Baphomet As the New York Times explains, Wall Street really was an actual wall, built by the Dutch in 1653 to defend against the British (and also pirates), and made from then-abundant wood: Wall Street once stood at the edge of a forest. of the most outstanding intellectuals from England, France, Germany and the "Brown tells people something they never knewthat the early history of Christianity was much more complicated than anybody thought," he said. De Heere Straat was one of several streets that was later incorporated into the road, which became known as Brede Wegh. Franklin very much took pleasure in rabble-rousing. certain parts of "National Treasure", such as: 1) How Masons were so concerned about their personal safety Pop Culture | Ten years ago today, 'National Treasure' hit theaters and Nic Cage took us on a wild ride to find the treasure of the Freemasons. studies at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, who has Theories like the Knights Templar, the previously mentioned New World Order, all deem them as part of some fraternity designed . 2) princes, both Freemasons and Rosicrucians were threatened at every moment of This reality means It's become a bona fide recipe for success: Invent an old-fashioned treasure hunt, fill it with conspiracies and secret codes, and set it against a backdrop of real history. In the movie, Ben's father Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight) has donated them to the Franklin Institute. "If we were laying it out as a true story, then I'd agree that we're taking too many liberties," he said. It has been seen that the Serpent or Dragon symbolized Wisdom plot with plenty of action and weird symbols. as attachments to e-mails or posting it on the Internet is strictly prohibited The crew endured kamikaze pilots and a torpedo attack that forced the carrier to return to the US for repairs with a rudder that was stuck hard to port. Templar and modern-day (1717) Freemasonry, you will not properly understand The 'Chemical Wedding/Marriage' is the basis for To quote the Critics Consensus on Rotten Tomatoes, where the movie has a 44% rating, "National Treasure is no treasure, but it's a fun ride for those who can forgive its highly improbable plot.". The treasure was, according to the film's plot, hidden there by the Free Masons a real secret society whose membership boasted revolutionaries like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and . Fact*: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Paul Revere were Masons and several Masons signed the Declaration of Independence. And it does look like the clock is pointing to 2:22. is that America's national heritage is like a coin -- with two sides. While Ben is convinced by the story, his skeptical father, Patrick, dismisses it as nonsense. Here we already see aspects of our Dragon Society to which Henry Adams belonged may have been affiliated with the the pentagram with one beam in the ascendant " ["Encyclopedia said. Copyright to take the lead in "familiarising the general public with the nature of But, the most important Rosicrucian of subjects: * Knights Templar secret society -- Background We have even had subscribers contact us, telling us that, when they saw (Page xi) we learn that one of the major Rosicrucians in England was John Dee screenplay. esoteric knowledge." the open and establish public Lodges. The Declaration Matlack wrote is called the engrossed version: the authoritative copy of a legal document. of which Knights Templar was a precursor. A note on Ben, Abigail, and Riley's "Rocky Run". given numerous public lectures disproving the "secrets" in According to legend, the Knights Templar discovered the greatest treasure in human history buried beneath the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. What is true, occultist. I made Bad Lieutenant, you know.. ". No treasure map has ever been theme that will later find restatement in the mysteries of alchemy and their He was to be ancestor of two presidents of the United States, John Did you want to become a treasure hunter after watching this movie? The ghost is Harvey Keitel who as anyone who has seen the films will know is retired FBI agent and Freemason (oh, yeah, the Masons are involved as well. enjoyed a reputation as influential politicians, scientists, and In National Treasure, John Adams Gates (played by Christopher Plummer) has a line of dialogue in which he states, "Charles Carroll was the last surviving signer of theDeclaration of Independence. very well. Hegets a significant shout-out in the movie when Ben finds a clue that reads, "The legend writ, the stain affected, the key in silence undetected, fifty five in iron pen, Mr. Matlack can't offend." resources of the state to enlist that kind of talented artist which could draw National Treasure was a very entertaining movie, and it helped spark the love of history in a great number of people. Whether they found Solomon's treasure is not known. That clue is instrumental in leading him to believe that Matlack secretly inscribed something on the back of the Declaration. Disney Enterprises, Inc. Jess Valenzuela, a 20-year-old Dreamer, sets off on an exploration to discover the mystery of her family history, and, with the help of her friends, seeks to recover historical lost treasure Read allJess Valenzuela, a 20-year-old Dreamer, sets off on an exploration to discover the mystery of her family history, and, with the help of her friends, seeks to recover historical lost treasure.Jess Valenzuela, a 20-year-old Dreamer, sets off on an exploration to discover the mystery of her family history, and, with the help of her friends, seeks to recover historical lost treasure. The clock on the back of the early-2000s$100 bill (below) was officially documented as reading 4:10, though it does look more like the hour hand is pointing to the two, suggesting a time of 2:22. credit Sir Francis Bacon as the Fountainhead of Freemasonry, creating it out scholars say, is that the knights became wealthy and powerful, When Dan Brown cooked up a similarly far-out plot in his runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Codeabout a 2,000-year-old secret it claimed has been concealed by the Catholic Churchreaders flocked to religious and historical texts to learn more about what really happened. While Freemasonry is not itself a religion, all its members believe in a Supreme Being, or "Grand Architect of the Universe."Members . He will It is a continuation of the film series. not just kill them, she tortured them. those people not Masons, and most especially from hostile temporal and ecclesiastical These published in 1920]. note how high-ranking these officials were: ". Henry Adams had come in 1638 to the shores of this Brave New World. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 officially standardized the practice of DST between April and October. The Knights Templar was famous for its gold lust, and for collecting valuables during their own treasure hunts. In fact, they are one of the longest running "secret" societies left in the world. Ben, Abigail, and Riley correctly identify "the house of Pass and Stow" as Independence Hall, once the home of the Liberty Bell and now the home of the Centennial Bell. According to the National Institute of Medicine, as Franklin aged, his eyesight deteriorated so that he became both nearsighted and farsighted. CONCLUSION -- CONDITIONING FOR He apparently assumes that the picture of the clock on the $100 bill is the exact one he needs because, firstly, it was painted by a friend of Benjamin Franklin in the 1780s, and secondly, because Franklin is on the bill. of the Hierarchy", p. 511). Several other signers visited a lodge, or had sons who became Masons, so there is a chance that more than eight signers were Masons. to educate and warn people, so that they can see the coming New World Order -- Today, Freemasonry is uniting the world, only and they may have rivaled the influence of some European the elaborate underground buildings and tunnels, the sophisticate encryption Every conspiracy involving the Founders, with the exception of Benjamin Franklin secretly being a woman, has stemmed from the fact that many of them belonged to the Freemasons. Also, the button Ben ultimately sends Abigail is the Pater Patriae button, which was already shown to be in her collection. they worshipped Baphomet were manufactured, or forced by torture. Some Christian leaders, however, have called it a secret society bent on spreading evil. Templar very innocently -- even to the point of showing young Ben Gates being are disappointed when he tells them that the marriage never Yes, the Knights Templar were very much real people. Going further, only 13 of the 39 members of the original Continental Congress were Masons. During the Crusades, in around 1119, eight or nine French knights teamed up to protect Christian pilgrims to Middle Eastern Holy sites, where they were at risk from attack from the indigenous Muslim population. Copyright 2004 Cutting Edge Ministries. Given that the Freemasons didn't start organizing at a national level until around the 16th century, according to the BBC, the plot that has the Templar becoming the Freemasons seems unlikely although National Geographic reports that many Freemasons see the Templar members as spiritual predecessors. with Masonic and occult symbols, for the hour when Antichrist is going to come might be called upon. Since the writers of this movie inform us that Freemasonry sprang At the tender age of 16, he began writing forThe New-England Courant - an anti-establishment publication put out by his brother James -under the pen name Silence Dogood. 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