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Originally posted by SpringHeeledJack
reply to post by Oberlin
Oh lord, it was bound to be said sometime lol.
I can assure you, there are no "New Knights Templar."
It was just something he said he was. He's not.
In fact, there's a drug cartel in Mexico calling themselves the same thing.
Please don't spread this ridiculous rumor.
Nonsense. There's no evidence that the Shroud of Turin even existed before the Templars. In fact, there's a fair amount of evidence to suggest that the image on the shroud is Jacques DeMolay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar who was burned at the stake, and not Christ.
Originally posted by Conspirus
they were actually on a different mission, which was to get the Shroud of Turin to the Pope, who claims ownership of it to this day.
Well yes, the Templars worked for the Church. Pope Honorius II made them official in 1127 and Pope Innocent II exempted them from local laws in 1139. It's foolish to believe the Pope wears a Maltese Cross because the Templars did. It makes far more sense to believe the Templars wore a Maltese Cross because they were instruments of the Pope. (Until Pope Clement V bowed to King Philip IV's desire to not pay the money he owed and had all the Templars killed to avoid a debt.)
The Maltese Cross is proudly worn by the pope, which was the Knight's Templars Cross. Basically they seem to have been working, or ARE working, as a team.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Masonry predates the Templars in a primative form by evidence of the Regius Poem (or Manuscript) which says that Masonry was brought to England in the 10th Century (circa. 924 to 936). It is the oldest known Masonic document and while its age is not quite certain (late 14th to early 15th centuries) the contents therein are believed to be accurate.
Originally posted by Oberlin
This new Knights Templar seems to be a crude revival of the ancient one. The question is: is it possible this new Knights Templar might ACTUALLY be descended from the old one, having waited until today, when the time is right to finish off their eternal nemesis, the faith of Islam?
JoshNorton: Nonsense. There's no evidence that the Shroud of Turin even existed before the Templars.
JoshNorton: In fact, there's a fair amount of evidence to suggest that the image on the shroud is Jacques DeMolay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar who was burned at the stake, and not Christ.
Well yes, the Templars worked for the Church.
There have been numerous carbon datings of the shroud. None of them seem to agree, so who can really say which one is correct?
Originally posted by Conspirus
Is that right? Let's see, Templars were active around.... 1119–1314 (wikipedia)
"...the shroud is between 1,300 and 3,000 years old."
news.bbc.co.uk...
Now I'm not too brilliant at math myself but it's obvious even for me that doesn't add up too well
You seem to be confusing immolation with cremation. Burning someone at the stake still leaves a full body, not ashes. Yes, the flesh is charred, but it simply wouldn't have burned hot enough to melt flesh like you describe.
So if Mr. DeMolay was burned at the stake to the point of his followers wanting to carry or save his ashes, how could he have made the image on the shroud? (DeMolay on wikipedia); also, even if he were not have burnt to ashes, when burned at the stake your flesh literally just melts off of ya at some point (Book of Martyrs), it'd be hard to make an imprint on the shroud at that point wouldn't it?
Sunlight?
It has been scientifically clarified that the image on the shroud is basically a 3D negative image of a man - which can only be made by a light passing through it, much like a scanner putting a 3D image onto a paper. I am assuming DeMolay is a very important person as far as your society is concerned, but with a body of ashes how did he accomplish such a unique imprint?
In my opinion, the Maltese Cross, since you want to be specific, is not prominent in our society today at all. Is it around? Sure. Some people use it (biker gangs, for instance). Is it prominent? I'd say no.
You appear to be one loyal to the Freemasons, I have a question for you - why is the Maltese Cross, and renderings of it, so prominent in our society today? In your opinion.
Originally posted by JoshNorton
There have been numerous carbon datings of the shroud. None of them seem to agree, so who can really say which one is correct?
Immolation, along with burning anything with an open flame will lead to ashes. An open fire will burn at a minimum of 980 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature will without a doubt cause severe third degree burns in a matter of seconds. When considering immolation results in exposure longer than seconds and into minutes, there will be much greater damage than a third degree burn.
You seem to be confusing immolation with cremation. Burning someone at the stake still leaves a full body, not ashes. Yes, the flesh is charred, but it simply wouldn't have burned hot enough to melt flesh like you describe.
Valiant guess, but that is a very primitive assumption. Assuming you were able to direct enough radiation (or light) for long enough duration for it to leave an imprint, in your assumption the object must be between the source (the sun) and the medium for the "picture"; especially in cases of any radiation. Since shroud would be on top, sunlight would not have produced an image like that. The following excerpts also imply that if the image on the Shroud were just from sunlight the mystery of the Shroud would have been solved a long time ago:
Sunlight?
Actually if you do any research it is very prominent all over the place, a few examples being: many fire stations all over the U.S., hospitals, royalty, FFC, Hitler used it, some flags, old coins.....actually, you look it up yourself - they're all over the place. Though claimed to have been unproved as to origin so far their resemblance are uncanny AND associated with many things that are prominent in our society. My point in saying they're related is that all secret societies are connected and they all have one common goal.
In my opinion, the Maltese Cross, since you want to be specific, is not prominent in our society today at all. Is it around? Sure. Some people use it (biker gangs, for instance). Is it prominent? I'd say no.
what makes you think that the right time for the knights templar return is now?
I would think the real Knight's Templar would call themselves a different name today with all of these offshoot groups that are defiling the real Knight's Templar name.
Originally posted by HD4kinetic
what makes you think that the right time for the knights templar return is now?
When the Knights Templar think or feel it's the right time they will appear but from a source I can not name, that time is not now. But soon.
I would think the real Knight's Templar would call themselves a different name today with all of these offshoot groups that are defiling the real Knight's Templar name.
In this instance, yes they would not use the name that the world is using so freely and corruptly today.
When the time is right they will be creating it under a unique Order name, keeping all the old training hidden within.
There were seven families keeping the tradition going, four of these families have been taken out and the last three have just had to hide even deeper. Again I can not reveal my source for this information but it is the truth and they are only now starting to think about returning but the time is still not right.
Originally posted by HD4kinetic
reply to post by xuenchen
The England temples was forewarned of the purge. The lord Provincial and Preceptors elected seven families to lead the order into the future. As time move forward four of the elected families were wiped out leaving the last three having to go into hiding so the same didn't come upon them.
Two of them were sent to the colonies (Canada and Australia) as it was believed people wouldn't go looking for them there whilst one remains in England. With this they have two Militant (Temporal) branches and the last of the spiritual. As there was recently a decree of passiveness between these families, they are awaiting upon the Spiritual family to choose the time.
As for when the right time is, I have been asked not to relay anything on this other than sometime in the next two years.