Face of John the Baptist painted on door by Knights Templar Templecombe Somerset

Templecombe Crusaders Knights Church

Face of John the Baptist painted on door by Knights Templar
On my quest around Englands churches, recently I came across the church at Templecombe, where I found this four foot painting of the face of John the Baptist . It is believed by some that the Knights Templar painted it. It was hidden in the roof of an outhouse, during the second world war when some plaster fell from the ceiling, revealing this painting.
Also around the surrounding villages, I came across in the churches signs of the Templars. Templar crosses, roses and very strange splash crosses which were engraved into the church walls. It is said that the ministers would splash consecrated water on the building to ward off evil spirits.
It seems that everywhere that we look we find evidence of these Christian Crusaders, who visited and worshipped in these Churches long ago

Face of John the Baptist

Inside and out, there are consecrated crosses cut into the masonry. During the Middle Ages, it was common to incise twenty-four into a church, three on each internal wall and twelve outside. The bishop who consecrated the building would anoint each one with the words ‘Sanctifecetur hoc templum’ (blessed be this church). This was a visible sign of dedication and a defence against the powers of the Devil. In this case, the fact that there are both internal and external examples indicate that it was done according to the English Rite and not that of Rome, which only required consecration on the inside.

 

 

consecrated crosses

consecrated crosses

Holy Water and St. Teresa of Avila

Holy Water

On entering an Anglican Church in Hampshire recently, I saw a place by the door where Christians would pray and cross themselves with Holy Water, for protection against evil. I thought to myself, Yes, the Anglican and Catholic Churches knew the power in this simple , yet powerful practice, which frightens the devil and his demons.

Christians in the early Church were told about this power to rid evil from their houses and Churches.

In these early days some believed that this secret of using Holy Water which was blessed during Communion by Christians , was suppressed by the established Church of that day, So that the Pastors and  Priests could yield power over their congregations if the people were ignorant to the fact that all Christians were able to bless the Water themselves without a Priest or Pastor.

Now this knowledge is known by many Christians and they are beginning to use Holy water which they themselves are praying over when they partake of the bread and the wine in their own homes with their own families, not relying on a Pastor or a Priest, for they know the scripture in the Bible that tells them that they are a royal priesthood a Holy nation.  

When dangers threaten. The devil hates holy water because of its power over him. He cannot long abide in a place or near a person that is often sprinkled with this blessed water.

St. Teresa of Avila wrote: “From long experience I have learned that there is nothing like holy water to put devils to flight and prevent them from coming back again.

They also flee from the cross, but return; so holy water must have great value. For my own part, whenever I take it, my soul feels a particular and most notable consolation.

 In fact, it is quite usual for me to be conscious of a refreshment which I cannot possibly describe, resembling an inward joy which comforts my whole soul.

This is not fancy, or something which has happened to me only once it has happened again and again and I have observed it attentively. It is let us say, as if someone very hot and thirsty were to drink from a jug of cold water: he would feel the refreshment throughout his body.

 I often reflect on the great importance of everything ordained by the Church and it makes me very happy to find that those words of the Church are so powerful that they impart their power to the water and make it so very different from water which has not been blessed.”

“One night, too, about this time, I thought the devils were stifling me; and when the nuns had sprinkled a great deal of holy water about I saw a huge crowd of them running away as quickly as though they were about to fling themselves down a steep place.”

“I will only describe something that happened to me one night of All Souls. I was in an oratory: I had said one nocturn and was repeating some very devotional prayers which follow it — they are extremely devotional:

we have them in our office-book — when actually the devil himself alighted on the book, to prevent me from finishing the prayer. I made the sign of the Cross and he went away.

I then began again and he came back. I think I began that prayer three times and not until I had sprinkled some holy water on him could I finish it.

Keep your soul beautifully pure in God’s sight by making the Sign of the Cross carefully while saying, “By this holy water and by Thy Precious Blood wash away all my sins, O Lord.”

Knights Templars wood carving found.

Catherines wooden wheel carved in wood

Knights Templars nine hundred year old wood carving found in All Saints Church. West  Parley, Dorset.

A carvings of one of their favorite saints St.  Catherine, a wooden wheel carved in wood, and a sword striking the wheel, representing the Word of God, which freed Catherine when she was tied to the wheel to be martyred.

Catherine of Alexandria was a Christian martyr initially sentenced to death on the wheel. When she was fastened to the wheel, she cried out to Jesus and her bonds were miraculously loosed and the wheel itself broke, its spikes flying off and killing some of the onlookers. She was then beheaded,  angels took her remains to Mount Sinai. Around the year 800, monks from the Sinai Monastery found her remains.

 Hymn of St. Catherine.                             
“O Jesus, your Lamb Catherine cries out to You with great love: ÔO my Bridegroom, I long for You in great pain, I am crucified with You, and in baptism I am buried with You. I suffer for Your sake in order to reign with You, I die for You in order to live in You. Accept me as an immaculate victim, since I am immolated for Your love’.

The Monastery of Mt. Sinai was erected by Justinian I in 549 where tradition says is the site of the burning bush of Moses. Justinian built a castle around the monastery in 530, for the protection of the monks of the vicinity.

The one mountain peak of Mt. Sinai is 5,014 feet above sea level, and is surrounded by massive granite walls. It is, as it were, a fortress. Many devout Christians from many countries, before and after the Crusades visit there.

  

Knights of St. Catherine.

The Knights of St. Catherine were protectors of  the Monastery on Mount Sinai, said to be the oldest in the world.

The Order was like the Hospitallers or Templars. There mission was to protect pilgrims in their journey across the lands controlled by the enemy. They guarded the Monastery and its caravan-lines in the Crusader period, and were vaguely associated with the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, into which the Palestine branch of the Knights of St. Catherine was eventually absorbed.

An active order of Greek Orthodox monks still lives at Mount Sinai, under the Archbishop of Sinai, who maintain the world’s second largest collection of manuscripts, icons and reliquaries.

Knights of St John West Parley

Knights of St John West Parley

The Knights of St John used this church, now called All Saints West Parley, Dorset  as one of their staging posts before embarking on their crusades to Jerusalem from Poole quay. Here they would gather to worship Christ and receive His blessing. On the doorpost of the Church is where they would anoint their swords by sharpening them on the stones.

They left other signs behind them of their presence here, by the three foot cross that is outside the Church, leaning against the porch.

Also carvings of one of their favorite saints St.  Catherine, a wooden wheel carved in wood, and a sword striking the wheel, representing the Word of God, which freed Catherine when she was tied to the wheel to be martyred.

Although not a lot is now left of the Knights existence, yet there is still enough to tell us that they have been here, and remind us of their great bravery and loyalty to Jesus Christ. For without their great sacrifice, Christianity would not be as wide spread as it is today.

St. Catherine wheel

knights Templar Swords Crosses

Survival of a Christian, Fight or be Destroyed.

Survival of a Christian, Fight or be Destroyed.

If you are a Christian, then you must take the bread and the wine everyday in remembrance of Christ’s victory on the cross. Also you must cross your forehead with Holy water  which has been dedicated to the Lord when you partake of the emblems, which will remind you that Christ is with you and walking with you daily.

Then you must take some of the Holy water and splash it on crosses which you have placed inside and outside your house which will ward off all evil, this must be done everyday, ( this was done regularly by the early Christians who knew the power of God’s weapons), and the wearing of a cross is also essential.

Also you need to understand that God’s Hebrew  name is YHWH, who created all things and one of the things that He created for mans health is His holy herbs, which were given to deliver man from his many ailments.

Not only can these herbs be eaten but also they are to be placed as dried flowers around the house to ward off evil spirits as the early Church did. When using these swords and shields of faith, you must say the words JESUS CHRIST CONQUERS.

Also every day you must command God’s  Holy angels to go out and fight for you against the evil powers that afflict your life. You seal all this by reading God’s Word and prayer, and you will surely be victorious in your life .

All these things are a must for your survival in these evil days as we wait for the imminent return of Jesus Christ our Saviour, without them you will be crushed and not survive.

“ICXC NIKA”, meaning “Jesus Christ Conquers.”

COMMANDING ANGELS

butterflies angels everywhere

Commanding Holy Angels of the Lord

“Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?     {Hebrews 1: 14}.

Yes, angels play a great part in helping Christians to live in this world; The Lord showed me in a dream vision on how to command angels to make life easier. I was walking in a beautiful garden with God our heavenly Father, He was very tall, I could not see His face but I knew that it was God. He said to me, “Angels must be sent out with the voice of authority”. He showed me many butterflies in His beautiful garden, and He said, “Tell them to go”. So I said, “go”, just a few took off.

   Then He said, “ This is not the way”, and He put one of His hands behind Him, and then brought it forward forcefully with the voice of authority, and said “ GO”,  and a great multitude which could not be numbered took off, then He raised His other hand and repeated, “GO”, another great multitude took flight. Still He was not finished, then He raised both hands behind His head, then bringing them forward with such force and with a mighty voice of authority, He said, “GO”, and all you could see was butterflies filling the air.

   He then turned to me and said, “This is how you must send my angels out before you with the voice of authority”. Many times I have sent these angelic beings out with the voice of authority, commanding them to go in the mighty name of Jesus, and they have never failed to obey, no matter how big or small the task might be, let us always remember that we have a great heavenly host ready to go into action in and through the mighty name of Jesus. So you see angels are to minister, yes serve us, for we are the heirs of salvation, the chosen ones, and we are to send them forth as the Bible says in  {Hebrews 1 v 14}.

Warring Angel

Martin of Tours a Roman soldier.

Martin and the beggar

Martin of Tours a Roman soldier.

(Was born about the year 316 of pagan parents in Sabaria. His father was an officer in the Roman army_.

Martin experienced the vision that became the most-repeated story about his life. He was at the gates of the city of Amiens with his soldiers when he met a scantily dressed beggar.

He took off his warm cloak and, using his gleaming sword, sliced it in two. He gave half to the beggar.

That night he dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak which he had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: “Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptised ; he has clad me.”

Martin was interested in Christianity and tried to find out about it. Its message attracted him, and he started to obey some of its precepts. He earned himself some notoriety by refusing to join in some of the bawdier songs and more outlandish activities of military life.

He gave freely to the poor, was kind to his servants, and liked to pray. But he postponed the actual step of Christian baptism. His first posting was to Rheims, and from there he was sent to Amiens.

Martin had a a dream vision, he saw a figure surrounded with shining glory Christ Himself, still wearing the half of Martin’s cloak.

Our Lord reminded Martin of His words in the Gospel: “I was naked and you clothed me … in as much as you did it to the least of the little ones, you did it to Me”.

Martin got himself baptized as a Christian, and when his term of duty was up, he left the army and decided to serve Jesus by helping Christians.

Martin’s preaching resulted in the decline of paganism in that part of Gaul. He destroyed temples and felled trees which the heathen held sacred.

Once when he had demolished a certain temple, he proceeded to the cutting down of a pine tree that stood near. The chief priest and other pagans there offered to cut it down themselves, on condition that he who trusted so strongly in his Christ Jesus would stand under it.

Martin agreed and allowed himself to be tied and placed on the side towards which the tree was leaning. Just as it seemed about to fall on him, he made the sign of the cross, at which the tree fell in the other direction.

St. Christopher

St. Christopher

St. Christopher

The Crusader Knights Templar and Hospitaller Knights brought back these testimonies of the saints to England during their Crusades. I found this Christian wall painting on my Holy Quest around Englands Churches, this church was a thousand years old, and was visited by the Knights Templar as most of the churches in England were, some have suggested that these paintings were done by them.

According  ancient Christian writings  Christopher was a Canaanite 12 cubits (18 ft) tall and with a fearsome face.

Christopher  the  Canaanite  took it into his head to go and serve the greatest king there was. the king of Canaan,

He went to the king who was reputed to be the greatest, but one day he saw the king cross himself at the mention of the devil.

On thus learning that the king feared the devil, he departed to look for the devil. He came across a band of men,  one of whom declared himself to be the devil, so Christopher decided to serve him.

 But when he saw this devil avoid a cross by the road and saw the fear on the devil face at  Christ’s  cross , he left him and enquired from people where to find Christ. He met a man who instructed him in the Christian faith.

Christopher asked him how he could serve Christ. When the man suggested fasting and prayer, Christopher replied that he was unable to perform that service. (Christopher did not like organized religion.)

The man then suggested that because of his size and strength Christopher could serve Christ by assisting people to cross a dangerous river, where many were perishing in the attempt. The man promised that this service would be pleasing to Christ.

After Christopher had performed this service for some time, a little child asked him to take him across the river. During the crossing, the river became swollen and the child seemed as heavy as lead, so much that Christopher could scarcely carry him and found himself in great difficulty.

When he finally reached the other side, he said to the child: “You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were.” The child replied: “You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work.” The child then vanished

Christopher later visited the city of Lycia and there comforted the Christians who were being martyred.  Christopher was brought before the  king, Christopher  refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods.

The king tried to win him by riches and by sending two beautiful women to tempt him. Christopher converted the women to Christianity, as he had already converted thousands in the city. The king ordered him to be killed. Various attempts failed, but finally Christopher was martyred by being decapitated.

This testimony of St Christopher was brought back by the Knights Templars to England from the crusades. Christopher’s testimony has been added to and corrupted over the centuries, but this simple testimony continues to be a blessing to many, for it points people to Jesus Christ.

St. Christopher

Very old Church wall painting found inside

Prophecy 15th November 2008

JESUS

This prophecy came to me this evening November 15^th 2008,

“The Lord says that you cannot resist sin in your own strength. You must resist sin by sending the angels out, Michael, Raphael, Uriel, Phinneal, Ariel, and Gabriel , will do the job for you, my sons and daughters.

The Lord God says, that if you resist the devil then he will flee, and you resist him by sending my angels out, thus saith the Lord”.

Angel Michael Will Fight For You

 

Do this in remembrance of Me..

Do this in remembrance of Me.

We must take the bread and the wine as a ordinance daily, for Jesus has commanded us to take it in remembrance of Him, the one and only Saviour Jesus Christ.  “Where two or three are gathered in My name there am I in the midst, to strengthen and renew saith the Lord.”

If you are alone then you must seek and pray for Him to send someone to you, so that you can take the Holy Communion together. It is very important for you to do this with someone, this command must be fulfilled in these troublesome days, and it is Jesus command that we take the Holy Communion every day. Not every week, or every month, or every year, but daily.

For by doing this every day with a brother or sister, it will bring His strength and victory into our lives, renewing and strengthening us.

For His sacrifice on that cross, the emblem of suffering and shame has been changed into victory and everlasting life, through His resurrected body. The Lord said  that we do not need a Pastor, or a Priest, just a brother or a sister in the Lord, this is His command.

Jesus Christ Conquers

Bible  - John – 6. 53-57.  Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

The most widely used Christogram is a four-letter abbreviation ICXC — a traditional abbreviation of the Greek words for “Jesus Christ” a sacred name. It is sometimes rendered as “ICXC NIKA”, meaning “Jesus Christ Conquers.”

Jesus has Conquered