“CO-INCIDENCES”? Linking Britain with Ancient Israel
AS a Christian gentleman and a senior officer in the forces of the Crown follows in the ranks of many other believers in the destiny of the British, Celto Saxon people becoming the nucleus of the earthly kingdom of God, and it was for the purpose of propagating this truth that the Brigadier compiled this book of ‘Co-incidences’.
G.H. Wilson attended Woolwich Military College and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1929. He served in India and actually led the last cavalry charge made by the British army. After the second world war there was service in Palestine until 1948 when the British army was forced to evacuate that country. Retiring in 1961 to live in Keswick the old soldier became very interested in the Mountain Rescue Service. It is with fond reflections of the Brigadier that I wish this little book every success.
Patience Strong
INTRODUCTION
What is a “Co-incidence”? How many ‘coincidences’ have to occur before you can cease to write them off as such, and begin to realise that each of these so-called coincidences is adding its weight to support a particular premise?
We believe that the Anglo-Celtic-Saxon Peoples. and Britain in particular, are the literal present day descendants of God’s Servant Nation Israel. We base this belief on the Word and Authority of Almighty God, given to us in the Bible.
We believe that under Divine guidance our forefathers migrated – over a long period – from the Bible area of the Middle East to a place appointed for them by God in fulfilment of His Covenant with David: (II Samuel 7:10) i.e. the British Isles and the North Sea fringe.
We also believe that God has faithfully kept His solemn promise that David’s throne (which IS the Throne of the Lord*) and his royal line should ‘endure for ever’ and would have a descendant of David’s line reigning on that Throne from generation to generation-holding that very Throne in trust our history, our ceremonial, our national languages and especially in everything that concerns our Royal Throne; ALL linking our indigenous British People with their Biblical Israelite origins. Some of these items are listed here at random. Separately they may appear to be mere co-incidences and of little significance – but TOGETHER their combined weight MUST be considerable, and they all point in the same direction, confirming our belief.
We ask our critics to ponder-with an open mind – over WHY we do these things, and HOW they originated. WHY do so many of these so-called co-incidences link Britain with God’s chosen servant nation Israel of Old Testament days? WHY have the inhabitants of these Islands been so favoured and protected over the centuries? This favour and protection at times of extreme national peril (The Armada, Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain. etc.) can only be described as ‘divine’… WHY? It most certainly is NOT through our
own merit!!
BRITAIN’S ROYAL THRONE
1 . Our Coronation Service
Why does our coronation service bear such a remarkable similarity to that used when crowning the Kings of Israel and Judah? The crowning ceremony of no other nation follows this pattern: why should ours do so? For example:
a) The monarch is anointed with holy oil just as the kings of Israel were anointed. Even the wording used by the Archbishop stresses this when he says, “O Lord, Who by anointing with oil, didst of old make and consecrate kings, priests and prophets to teach and govern Thy people Israel”. The monarch is anointed three times, on the head with the words, “Be thy head anointed with holy oil, as kings, priests and prophets were anointed …”, on the breast and then on the palms of both hands with the words, “Be thy hands anointed with holy oil, as Solomon was anointed by Zadoc the Priest and Nathan the Prophet, so be you anointed” …WHY? Why drag Israel, Solomon, Zadoc and
Nathan into it… UNLESS?
Is it also a co-incidence that the formula for making the Oil used in the Anointing service conforms to that ordered by God in Exodus 30:22-25,30,31 ?
b) Our Monarchs are crowned on or by the Sacred Coronation Stone, just as the kings of Israel were crowned. WHY? Co-incidence?
c)The Crown has twelve precious (or semi-precious) stones set around the base, these stones are identical to the types of stones representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel, they are arranged in the identical order specified by God – Exodus 28:15-21 and identical to those mounted in the High Priest’s Breastplate in Israel (Zechariah 9:16). WHY? No other crown in the world has this remarkable symbolism. Why should ours have it?… Co-incidence?
d) Our Coronation Insignia is of entirely Israelite origin; bearing in mind that our Monarch is both head of State and head of the Church. Consider:
(i) The Sceptre. “The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, till Shiloh come”. Genesis 49:10
(ii) The Robe – was one of the special emblems of office put upon Aaron when he was anointed and consecrated High Priest.(iii) The Rod. Other monarchs have sceptres, but none has The Rod, the special emblem of office of the High Priest of Israel. Why should our monarchs alone be invested with the regalia of Ancient Israel’s High Priests? Co-incidence?
(iv) The Bracelets (Armills), symbolic of the appointment of David as King of Israel upon the death of Saul (2 Samuel l:10) The Amalakite who brought the news of Saul’s death to David, presented David with the crown and the bracelet saying, “I took the crown that was on his head, and the bracelet that was upon his arm, and have brought them unto My Lord.” No other monarch is presented with bracelets – why should ours be? co-incidence?
(v) The Ring. At the same time as the Sovereign is invested with the sceptre and the rod – symbols of headship of both state and church, he/she is invested with the ring which is placed on the fourth finger of the right hand. The ring is referred to as “The wedding ring of England”. It signifies the union of the Sovereign with his/ her people and his/her marriage to the nation.
The Biblical symbolism of this solemn rite is remarkable when we recall the many references in God’s Word affirming that He, The Lord God, was married to His servant nation Ephraim-Israel. For example, the Lord’s exortation to this ten-tribed northern kingdom – “Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord, for I am married unto you” Jeremiah 3:14. Another reference is in Isaiah 54:5 again addressed specifically to Ephraim Israel (not to Judah) – declares “For Thy Maker is thy Husband: the Lord of Hosts is His Name”. No other nation in the world has this marriage symbolism in the Coronation Ceremony. Why should WE have it? Or is it just another co-incidence?
e) The Anthem sung during the Anointing ceremony – the most solemn and sacred part of the whole ceremony, being the Moment when the Monarch becomes “The Lord’s Anointed’ is, by custom “Zadoc the Priest” …Co-incidence?
f) The Presentation of The Bible to the Monarch, with the words “The most valuable thing that this world affords …This is the Royal Law; These are the lively Oracles of God”. No other country does this!
g) The Monarch is finally conducted to the Throne with these significant words … “The Lord God Almighty … establish your throne in righteousness, that it may stand fast for evermore, like as the sun before Him, and as a faithful witness in Heaven”. Now compare this with the Lord’s covenant with David …
“I have sworn by My Holiness that I will not lie unto David: his seed shall endure for ever and his throne as the sun before Me, it shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in Heaven”. Why this remarkable wording? Coincidence?
h) In fact the whole Coronation Ceremony is based on that used in ancient Israel – right down to the finale … “And all the people stood and shouted ‘God Save the King!” Why? Or is all this similarity just co-incidence?
2. The Throne and the Royal Line
a) The inheritance and succession to Britain’s Royal Throne may be passed to and through the female heir, just as was laid down for inheritance in ancient Israel (Numbers 27:8) so that a female heir may both hold the sceptre and/or pass the inheritance of succession to her heirs; as did King Zedekiah’s daughter after his male heirs had been liquidated by Nebuchadnezzar.
b) Our Throne is still held by a descendant of David’s Royal line – and of his forebear Judah, fulfilling the scripture ‘The sceptre shall not depart from Judah …’ Our Royal House trace their descent back to King David, and through Pharez to Judah (and also through Zarah, Pharez’ twin brother).
Details of this succession through Scottish and Irish Kings were kept at Windsor Castle but are now held in the manuscript department in the British Library. (MS 43968)
c) The Royal Motto is “Dieu et Mon Droit” – God and my right – i.e. My Birthright. The Birthright was given to Joseph and then to Ephraim, the leading tribe of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. (I Chronicles 5:2)
d) The Royal Arms contain emblems showing their Israel origins:-
The Lion: Emblem of Judah, the Sceptre Line.
The Unicorn representing Ephraim, the Birthright Line.
The Harp of David: thus displaying the Emblems of Israel’s Sceptre and Birthright Lines, and
The House of David (from which the Irish Harp originated.)
Many other heraldic links with Israel may be seen, e.g. the Red Hand of Ulster- this is the emblem of Zarah,Judah’s other royal house depicting the hand round which the midwife tied the red cord in Genesis 38:28.
e) Finally we have the almost incredible or “uncanny” way in which this Throne of David (which IS the Throne of the Lord) has been occupied continuously since the fall of Zedekiah by a descendant of David’s line. The succession being transferred through Zedekiah’s eldest daughter by her marriage into the Irish Royal line and thence into the Scottish Royal line. Finally, when James VI of Scotland became James I of Great Britain, to our own Royal line – fulfilling the Davidic Covenant. Can all this be coincident? Only Britain has this throne. There is none anything like it anywhere in all the world!
3. The Coronation Stone
a) It is well known that when seeing the Coronation Chair visitors to Westminster Abbey are shown the Coronation Stone – one of our most treasured national possessions; they are told that THIS is the stone which Jacob used as his ‘pillow’ at Bethel. In fact the guides refer to it AS ‘Jacob’s Pillow’. WHY? How did this so-called legend originate?
Why has this block of undecorated sandstone – apparently valueless – been SO venerated over so many centuries?
The history, since its arrival in Ireland about 583 B.C., is well known and documented. So too are the movements which culminated in its installation in Westminster Abbey by King Edward I in 1296 A.D.
b) The legend/tradition of the Stone’s arrival in Ireland is recorded in various ancient Irish historical records. In about 583 B.C. a ship of the ‘Iberian Danaan’ (from Spain) landed at Carrickfergus bearing a venerable old man who was a Hebrew Prophet, a Hebrew or Egyptian princess of great beauty and the old man’s secretary ‘Brug’ or ‘Bruch’ (Baruch?). They had with them a bound chest and a sacred stone which they guarded with great reverence. The princess also had a gold coloured banner with a lion emblazoned on it in red. (The banner or ensign of the tribe of Judah was a red lion.)
The princess married the Irish king and they were crowned on or beside the Stone. This custom continued in future generations just as it had existed for so long in Israel.
c) Now why was the Stone immediately recognised and ever afterwards regarded as a national treasure to be used as a symbol at coronation ceremonies by Irish and Scottish kings (who were themselves descendants of Zarah – Judah’s other royal line)?
d) The Stone has two iron rings, which are well worn but show no sign of rust or corrosion, so that it may be carried slung on two poles. The Stone itself shows evidence of much travelling yet we know that since its arrival in Ireland it has travelled very little.
e) In 503 A.D. Fergus the Great established the Royal line and Throne in Scotland. He refused to be crowned without the ‘Stone of Destiny’ which after nearly 1,000 years was still considered necessary for a coronation. The Stone was then brought by ship to Scotland. Later it was transferred to Scone where it remained until King Edward I of England seized it in 1296 and ordered it to be transported to Westminster by cart. There it remains except in recent times when it was stolen by Scots Nationalists and returned to Scotland for a short time.
These travels alone would not account for the worn rings and battered appearance of the stone. Clearly its history goes far back beyond its arrival in Ireland.
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