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By A D A M President R U T H E R F O R D F.R.G.S. of the Institute of Pyramidology

T H E INSTITUTE
KINGSWAY HALL,

OF PYRAMIDOLOGY
KINGSWAY, L O N D O N , W . C . 2.

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ADDRESS39, B E V E R L E Y STANMORE, MDDX.

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AMERICAJulius A . Graeves, P . E . 63, Eppirt St., East Orange, N . J . , U.S.A. ICELANDSnaebjrn Jnsson, Austurstraeti 4, Reykjavik.

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T h e N o r t h S i d e of the G r e a t P y r a m i d ( D i a g r a m ) . The " A m e r i c a n " S

The B e n d a n d Contraction i n the Descending P a s s a g e . The Great Subterranean " C h a m b e r " . . . T h e G r e a t S e a l of the U . S. A T h e G r a n i t e Secret H o u s e of the P y r a m i d . . T h e C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e i n the P y r a m i d ' s Secret H o u s e . M o d e l of G r e a t P y r a m i d o n Professor S m y t h ' s g r a v e .

"Pyramidology is the science which co-ordinates, combines and unifies science and religion, and is thus the meeting place of the two. When the Great Pyramid is properly understood and universally studied, false religions and erroneous scientific theories will alike vanish, and true religion and true science will be demonstrated to be harmonious. "
ADAM RUTHERFORD, F.R.G.S.,
President of the Institute of Pyramidology.

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IN these s t r e n u o u s d a y s p e o p l e i n g e n e r a l h a v e n o t so m u c h leisure t i m e t o d e v o t e t o r e a d i n g a n d s t u d y , hence i t is n o t s u r p r i s i n g t h a t requests h a v e c o m e i n f r o m m a n y p a r t s of the W o r l d for a s m a l l e r a n d s i m p l e r b o o k o n the G r e a t P y r a m i d one t h a t w o u l d be s u i t a b l e t o i n t r o d u c e t o " the m a n i n the s t r e e t " w h o m i g h t s h o w some interest i n the the present l i t t l e w o r k . D o u b t l e s s m a n y w h o h a v e n o t r e a d a n y t h i n g of t h i s t h e m e p r e v i o u s l y w i l l be a m a z e d at the m a r v e l s of the P y r a m i d a n d the o v e r w h e l m i n g w e i g h t of e v i d e n c e b e h i n d its C h r i s t i a n L e t t e r s are f r e q u e n t l y r e c e i v e d , e x p r e s s i n g great on learning what the P y r a m i d reveals. Recently message. surprise subjecthence

a n I c e l a n d i c g e n t l e m a n i n R e y k j a v i k , w h o h a d j u s t r e a d some l i t e r a t u r e o n t h e subject, w r o t e " T h i s has o p e n e d u p t o m e a n e w w o r l d w h i c h I h a d no c o n c e p t i o n e x i s t e d . " T o those w h o , h a v i n g r e a d t h i s w o r k , w i s h t o i n v e s t i g a t e f u r t h e r , The t i m e at most Great Pyramid, a Scientific Revelation, will be f o u n d v e r y s u i t a b l e for the p u r p o s e . people's I n spite of t h e l a c k of old French

d i s p o s a l n o w a d a y s , the

p r o v e r b s t i l l h o l d s g o o d , " V o u l o i r c'est p o u v o i r " or, freely t r a n s l a t e d i n t o E n g l i s h , " W h e r e there's a w i l l , there's a w a y . "

ADAM RUTHERFORD.

London, December,

1942.

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T H E G r e a t P y r a m i d s t a n d i n g t e n m i l e s t o the south-west of A f r i c a ' s largest c i t y , C a i r o , has a t t r a c t e d m o r e a t t e n t i o n t h a n a n y other b u i l d i n g i n the world. V i e w e d from whatever s t a n d p o i n t i t is a m a r v e l of m a r v e l s . A m o n g s t the S e v e n W o n d e r s of the A n c i e n t W o r l d , the G r e a t P y r a m i d was recognised as the greatest of t h e m a l l a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y was p l a c e d at the h e a d of the list. A l t h o u g h i t was the oldest of those W o n d e r s , it has p r o v e d to be the m o s t e n d u r i n g , for it is the o n l y one out of the w h o l e seven t h a t r e m a i n s t o - d a y , a n d o w i n g to its p a r t i c u l a r t y p e of c o n s t r u c t i o n i t w i l l m a n i f e s t l y y e t s t a n d for countless t h o u s a n d s of y e a r s to come. A l l d o w n the ages since i t w a s b u i l t o v e r 4, 500 years ago, h i s t o r i a n s , a r c h i t e c t s , poets, scientists, a n d a u t h o r s h a v e eloquently voiced their wonder and admiration regarding it. H e a r k e n t o the f o l l o w i n g eulogies of f a m o u s m e n c o n c e r n i n g this w o n d e r f u l P y r a m i d ! J a m e s F e r g u s o n , i n his great w o r k History of Architecture ( V o l . I V , p . 31) describes the G r e a t P y r a m i d as " t h e m o s t perfect a n d g i g a n t i c s p e c i m e n of m a s o n r y t h a t the w o r l d has yet seen. " J a m e s B a i k i e , the h i s t o r i a n , says the P y r a m i d is " t h e most m a r v e l l o u s b u i l d i n g t h a t the m i n d a n d h a n d of m a n ever planned a n d executed. " Professor G r a e v e s , a s t r o n o m e r , i n Pyramidographia says " T h e s t r u c t u r e of i t h a t h been the l a b o u r of a n e x q u i s i t e hand. "

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S i r W . F l i n d e r s P e t r i e , E g y p t o l o g i s t , states " T h e p a v e m e n t , l o w e r c a s i n g a n d e n t r a n c e passage [of the G r e a t P y r a m i d ] are e x q u i s i t e l y w r o u g h t ; i n fact t h e m e a n s e m p l o y e d for p l a c i n g a n d c e m e n t i n g t h e b l o c k s of soft l i m e s t o n e , w e i g h i n g a d o z e n or t w e n t y t o n s e a c h , w i t h s u c h h a i r - l i k e j o i n t s , are a l m o s t i n c o n c e i v a b l e at p r e s e n t ; a n d the a c c u r a c y of the l e v e l l i n g is m a r v e l l o u s . " H e f u r t h e r says, " H o w i n the c a s i n g of the G r e a t P y r a m i d , t h e y c o u l d f i l l w i t h c e m e n t a v e r t i c a l j o i n t a b o u t 5 feet b y 7 feet i n a r e a , a n d o n l y a v e r a g i n g one-fiftieth (1/50) p a r t of a n i n c h t h i c k is a m y s t e r y . . . y e t t h i s w a s the u s u a l w o r k o v e r 13 acres of surface, w i t h tens of t h o u s a n d s of c a s i n g stones, none less t h a n a t o n i n w e i g h t . " C o m m a n d e r B a r b e r s a i d r e g a r d i n g the i n t e r i o r of the edifice " n o one c a n p o s s i b l y e x a m i n e t h e i n t e r i o r of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d w i t h o u t b e i n g s t r u c k w i t h a s t o n i s h m e n t at the w o n d e r f u l s k i l l d i s p l a y e d i n its c o n s t r u c t i o n . T h e i m m e n s e b l o c k s of g r a n i t e b r o u g h t f r o m S y e n e ( A s w n ) , a d i s t a n c e of 500 m i l e s , p o l i s h e d l i k e glass, are so f i t t e d t h a t the j o i n t s c a n h a r d l y be detected. N o t h i n g c a n be m o r e w o n d e r f u l t h a n the e x t r a o r d i n a r y a m o u n t of k n o w l e d g e d i s p l a y e d i n the c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e c h a m b e r s o v e r the r o o f of the K i n g ' s A p a r t m e n t , i n the a l i g n m e n t of the s l o p i n g galleries, i n the p r o v i s i o n of v e n t i l a t i n g shafts, a n d i n a l l t h e w o n d e r f u l c o n t r i v a n c e s of the s t r u c t u r e . . . . N o t h i n g m o r e perfect, m e c h a n i c a l l y , has ever b e e n erected since t h a t t i m e . " W i l l i a m K i n g s l a n d , engineer, w r o t e c o n c e r n i n g the i n t e r n a l passages a n d c h a m b e r s of the P y r a m i d , " A l t o g e t h e r t h e y are absolutely unique b o t h i n design a n d construction. There is n o t h i n g l i k e t h e m i n a n y o t h e r k n o w n b u i l d i n g i n the W o r l d . E v e r y passage, e v e r y c h a m b e r , a l m o s t e v e r y stone, is a problem. " D r . S. B i r c h , E g y p t o l o g i s t , w r o t e : " T h e t e c h n i c a l m a s o n r y was u n r i v a l l e d . " T h e poet P e t r o c c h i , r e a l i s i n g the e x t r e m e a n t i q u i t y of the P y r a m i d a n d t h a t i t w a s i n existence l o n g ages before a n y of the o t h e r s i x W o n d e r s of the A n c i e n t W o r l d , p e n n e d the f o l l o w i n g lines r e g a r d i n g i t :

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(English translation b y R e v . Charles Strong). I a s k ' d of Time: " T o w h o m arose t h i s h i g h M a j e s t i c p i l e , here m o u l d e r i n g i n d e c a y ? " H e a n s w e r ' d n o t , b u t s w i f t e r s p e d his w a y , W i t h ceaseless p i n i o n s w i n n o w i n g t h e s k y . T o Fame I t u r n ' d : " S p e a k t h o u , whose sons defy T h e w a s t e of years, a n d deathless w o r k s e s s a y ! " She h e a v e d a s i g h , as one t o grief a p r e y , A n d s i l e n t , d o w n w a r d cast h e r t e a r f u l eye. O n w a r d I pass'd, but sad and thoughtful grown, W h e n , s t e r n i n aspect, o'er the r u i n ' d shrine I s a w Oblivion s t a l k f r o m stone t o stone. " D r e a d P o w e r ! " I c r i e d , " T e l l m e whose vast d e s i g n " H e c h e c k e d m y f u r t h e r speech, i n s u l l e n t o n e ; " W h o s e once i t w a s , I care n o t ; n o w 'tis m i n e ! " F o r massiveness, the G r e a t P y r a m i d has n e v e r been e q u a l l e d a l l d o w n t h e ages b y a n y o t h e r edifice, a n d i t s t i l l is, e v e n i n o u r m o d e r n d a y , the largest b u i l d i n g i n the w o r l d ; its great square base h a v i n g a side of755-3/4feet a n d c o v e r i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y 13 acres of g r o u n d . I t c o n t a i n s t h i r t y t i m e s the a m o u n t of m a s o n r y i n N e w Y o r k ' s largest s k y s c r a p e r . E a c h of the four sides of the m i g h t y s t r u c t u r e rises n e a r l y 500 feet a n d has a n a r e a of5-1/2acres, t h u s t o t a l l i n g 22 acres of o r i g i n a l l y h i g h l y p o l i s h e d l i m e s t o n e b l o c k s , w h i c h i n the b r i l l i a n t s u n shine of E g y p t , a c t e d as g i g a n t i c m i r r o r s reflecting great b e a m s of l i g h t , t h a t c o u l d be seen f r o m a l l o v e r the c o u n t r y . H e n c e b y t h e a n c i e n t E g y p t i a n s t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d was c a l l e d a Khuti, w h i c h m e a n s " T h e L i g h t s . " I t w a s also t e r m e d Ikhet, m e a n i n g t h e " G l o r i o u s L i g h t . " A s left b y the a n c i e n t b u i l d e r s it w a s l o v e l y t o b e h o l d ; its l o f t y s u m m i t of d a z z l i n g w h i t e t o w e r e d h i g h i n t o t h e deep b l u e E g y p t i a n skies. N o w o n d e r the c l a s s i c a l G r e e k geographer, S t r a b o , e x c l a i m e d , " I t s e e m e d l i k e a b u i l d i n g let d o w n f r o m h e a v e n , untouched b y h u m a n h a n d s ! " T h e b e a u t i f u l p o l i s h e d b l o c k s w h i c h c o v e r e d the entire e x t e r i o r , t h u s e n c a s i n g the w h o l e s t r u c t u r e b e c a m e k n o w n as C a s i n g Stones. A t the present d a y , o n l y a few of these

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are left i n p o s i t i o n o n e a c h side at t h e base, m o s t of t h e others h a v i n g b e e n s t r i p p e d off b y t h e A r a b s a n d c u t u p t o b u i l d t h e i r mosques i n C a i r o . I t w a s n o t u n t i l A. D. 1925, w h e n t h e E g y p t i a n G o v e r n m e n t S u r v e y w a s m a d e , t h a t sufficient debris w a s c l e a r e d a w a y t o e x h i b i t t h e c a s i n g stones for a c o n s i d e r a b l e l e n g t h o n a l l f o u r sides of t h e P y r a m i d , at t h e base. The author was fortunate i n v i s i t i n g a n d e x a m i n i n g the Great P y r a m i d d u r i n g t h a t v e r y y e a r , a l m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y after t h e e x c a v a t i o n s were c o m p l e t e d . T h e largest of t h e r e m a i n i n g C a s i n g Stones is a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 feet (in height) b y8-1/4feet b y6-3/4feet a n d w e i g h s a b o u t 19 B r i t i s h t o n s . A few h a v e b e e n r e m o v e d t o o t h e r l a n d s . A p a r t f r o m those s t i l l left o n t h e P y r a m i d , t h e m o s t perfect s p e c i m e n a n y w h e r e t o b e f o u n d is t h a t p r e s e r v e d i n a glass case i n t h e R o y a l S c o t t i s h O b s e r v a t o r y , E d i n b u r g h . It w a s r e c o v e r e d f r o m t h e m o u n d s of s a n d a n d stones l y i n g at t h e foot of t h e P y r a m i d b y W a y n m a n D i x o n , C. E . , w h o p r e s e n t e d i t t o t h e A s t r o n o m e r R o y a l for S c o t l a n d , Professor C. P i a z z i S m y t h , one of t h e greatest P y r a m i d pioneers. T h e present A s t r o n o m e r R o y a l for S c o t l a n d , P r o f e s s o r G r e a v e s , * k i n d l y g r a n t e d t h e a u t h o r p e r m i s s i o n t o h a v e t h e large glass case r e m o v e d a n d t o e x a m i n e , m e a s u r e a n d p h o t o g r a p h t h i s C a s i n g S t o n e , i n D e c e m b e r 1941. T h e p h o t o g r a p h s are r e p r o d u c e d o n p a g e 16. T h i s is one of t h e s m a l l e r t y p e of C a s i n g S t o n e s f r o m t h e u p p e r p a r t of t h e P y r a m i d , a n d measures 21 i n c h e s h i g h , 19-1/2 i n c h e s b r o a d at t h e t o p a n d 1 y a r d at t h e b o t t o m , w h i l s t i t s l e n g t h is 1 P y r a m i d c u b i t , t h a t i s , j u s t o v e r 25 B r i t i s h i n c h e s . T h e angle of t h e face of t h e stone s h o w s t h e steepness of t h e s l o p i n g faces of t h e Pyramid. The core m a s o n r y b e h i n d t h e c a s i n g stones is q u i t e r o u g h ,

* B y a striking coincidence the first book to be w r i t t e n on the Great P y r a m i d i n the E n g l i s h language was also b y a Professor Greaves, who like wise was an astronomer (John Greaves, Savilian Professor of A s t r o n o m y at Oxford). T h i s book was called Pyramidographia and was published i n L o n d o n i n the year 1646. Photographs of the title page and first page of that old book are shown on pages 20 and 21. T h e w o r k is descriptive and records what ancient writers said about the P y r a m i d s , b u t m a i n l y about the Great P y r a m i d .

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as it is m e r e l y f i l l i n g . It is c o m p o s e d l a r g e l y of coarse l i m e stone ( n u m m u l i t i c ) m a i n l y f r o m the q u a r r i e s of M a s a r a a n d T u r r a i n the M o k a t t a m H i l l s o n the opposite side of the. R i v e r N i l e . T h e P y r a m i d ' s p r i n c i p a l i n t e r i o r a p a r t m e n t the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r , h o w e v e r , is c o n s t r u c t e d e n t i r e l y of r e d g r a n i t e f r o m the S y e n e Q u a r r i e s , A s w n . T h e r o o f of the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r is f o r m e d of e n o r m o u s g r a n i t e b e a m s , these b e i n g the largest k n o w n stones i n the w h o l e b u i l d i n g ; i n fact one of t h e m is 27 feet l o n g b y 5 feet b r o a d a n d 7 feet deep, a n d weighs n e a r l y 70 t o n s . T h e q u e s t i o n n a t u r a l l y arises, w h e n w a s the G r e a t P y r a m i d built a n d what was its p u r p o s e ? T h e first p a r t of the q u e r y is e a s y t o a n s w e r , for we h a v e f i r s t - h a n d i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m the P y r a m i d itself o n the point. I n 1763 N a t h a n i e l D a v i s o n ( B r i t i s h C o n s u l at A l g i e r s ) d i s c o v e r e d a " c o n s t r u c t i o n c h a m b e r " i m m e d i a t e l y over the r o o f of the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r , a n d t h i s has been n a m e d D a v i s o n ' s C h a m b e r after h i m . O v e r s e v e n t y y e a r s later, i n 1837, C o l o n e l H o w a r d V y s e d i s c o v e r e d , a b o v e D a v i s o n ' s C h a m b e r , four m o r e C h a m b e r s of C o n s t r u c t i o n , w h i c h he named respectively, Wellington's Chamber, Nelson's Chamber, L a d y Arbuthnot's Chamber and Campbell's Chamberthe last n a m e d b e i n g the t o p m o s t . These c o n s t r u c t i o n a l recesses are t h e o n l y places inside the entire P y r a m i d where o r i g i n a l h i e r o g l y p h i c s are t o be f o u n d , a n d t h e y exist i n a l l of t h e m except D a v i s o n ' s C h a m b e r . T h e great v a l u e of these h i e r o g l y p h s lies i n the fact t h a t t h e y e x h i b i t the c a r t o u c h e of K h u f u (Cheops) as the E g y p t i a n k i n g i n whose r e i g n the

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P y r a m i d w a s b u i l t . K h u f u w a s a k i n g of t h e F o u r t h E g y p t i a n D y n a s t y , so the G r e a t P y r a m i d is therefore o v e r 4, 500 y e a r s o l d . T h a t is t o s a y , i t w a s a l r e a d y a n o l d b u i l d i n g w h e n A b r a h a m e n t e r e d E g y p t i n t h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y , B . C. It w a s older s t i l l w h e n t h e I s r a e l i t e s c a m e t o E g y p t ; i n fact, it was while the Israelites were i n bondage to the pharaohs t h a t t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s 1, 0 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o c c u r r e d . B y the t i m e t h a t J e s u s w a s b r o u g h t t o E g y p t as a c h i l d , t h e P y r a m i d w a s v e r y a n c i e n t 2 , 600 y e a r s o l d ! B u t m a n y l o n g centuries after t h a t , N a p o l e o n g a z e d u p at t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d a n d e x c l a i m e d " M o r e t h a n 40 c e n t u r i e s l o o k d o w n upon u s ! " Y e s , the P y r a m i d w a s 4, 400 y e a r s o l d i n N a p o l e o n ' s d a y . A s w i l l be s h o w n l a t e r , t h e b u i l d i n g itself i n a scientific m a n n e r , r e v e a l s the e x a c t d a t e of i t s c o n s t r u c t i o n . F r o m H e r o d o t u s , w h o has b e e n c a l l e d " t h e F a t h e r of H i s t o r y " w e l e a r n t h a t 100, 000 m e n ( r e l a y e d e v e r y t h r e e m o n t h s a n d g i v e n free r a t i o n s ) were e m p l o y e d for o v e r 30 years ( i n c l u d i n g 10 y e a r s i n p r e l i m i n a r y q u a r r y i n g ) i n e r e c t i n g t h i s G r e a t P y r a m i d , w h e r e i n are n o less t h a n 203 courses of masonry. A s t o t h e p u r p o s e of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d , t h e g e n e r a l l y accepted theory has been t h a t i t , i n c o m m o n w i t h the other p y r a m i d s , w a s m e r e l y a t o m b of a p h a r a o h . T h a t m o s t of t h e p y r a m i d s were s i m p l y r o y a l m a u s o l e u m s w e h a v e c o m p l e t e proof, for t h e m u m m i e s h a v e b e e n o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e m . M o d e r n rese a r c h , h o w e v e r , h a s p r o v e d t h a t K h u f u w a s n o t buried i n the P y r a m i d a t t r i b u t e d to h i m . B u t even if a n embalmed b o d y h a d been deposited therein, it w o u l d not a l t e r the fact t h a t t h e P y r a m i d is s o m e t h i n g m o r e t h a n m e r e l y a t o m b . A s C o m m a n d e r B a r b e r , U . S. N . , p o i n t s o u t i n h i s Mechanical Triumphs of the Ancient Egyptians, e v e n i f the P y r a m i d w a s u s e d as a t o m b , i t w a s also s o m e t h i n g m u c h m o r e ; he says, " t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y m a t h e m a t i c a l p r o p e r t i e s of the G r e a t P y r a m i d c e r t a i n l y impresses one w i t h t h e i d e a t h a t t h i s p y r a m i d at least was m o r e t h a n a t o m b . " T h e G r e a t P y r a m i d is s e p a r a t e a n d d i s t i n c t f r o m a l l t h e o t h e r p y r a m i d s i n s e v e r a l respects. W h i l e w e f i n d o t h e r

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E g y p t i a n p y r a m i d s h a v i n g d o w n w a r d passages l e a d i n g t o s e p u l c h r a l c h a m b e r s w h i c h are e i t h e r u n d e r g r o u n d or at g r o u n d l e v e l , t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d is the o n l y one t h a t has a s c e n d i n g passages l e a d i n g t o c h a m b e r s u p i n t h e b o d y of the m a s o n r y . F r o m t h e d i a g r a m of t h e passage a n d c h a m b e r s y s t e m of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d s h o w n i n t h e frontispiece it w i l l be o b s e r v e d t h a t the t w o large c h a m b e r s i n the b u i l d i n g p r o p e r h a v e e a c h t w o a i r c h a n n e l s or v e n t i l a t o r s . No c h a m b e r s i n a n y of t h e o t h e r p y r a m i d s h a v e v e n t i l a t o r s . T h e presence of v e n t i l a t o r s i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e a p a r t m e n t s were for some p u r p o s e o t h e r t h a n s e p u l c h r a l c h a m b e r s . They are l i v i n g r o o m s , not d e a t h c h a m b e r s . I n all k n o w n tombs i n E g y p t , b o t h before a n d after the e r e c t i o n of the G r e a t P y r a m i d , the p r a c t i c e , i n e v e r y i n s t a n c e , w a s t o go d o w n to the n a t u r a l r o c k for t h e B u r i a l C h a m b e r . A p a r t f r o m the single D e s c e n d i n g Passage ( w i t h its s e e m i n g l y " u n f i n i s h e d " c h a m b e r ) , a n d the stone chest i n the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r , e v e r y t h i n g i n the i n t e r i o r of the G r e a t P y r a m i d of G i z e h is e n t i r e l y different f r o m w h a t w e f i n d a n y w h e r e i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h burial monuments. A s W i l l i a m K i n g s l a n d , M . I . E . E . has r e m a r k e d " I f w e l o o k at the G r e a t P y r a m i d as a w h o l e , it is difficult t o c o n c e i v e t h a t i t w a s b u i l t for the sole purpose of a t o m b , or e v e n for t h a t p u r p o s e at a l l . " T h e m i s t s of m y s t e r y , h o w e v e r , b e g a n f a i n t l y t o c l e a r a w a y a b o u t the m i d d l e of last c e n t u r y . I t w a s suggested t h a t the s t r u c t u r e of the G r e a t P y r a m i d e m b o d i e d m a t h e m a t i c a l a n d scientific i n f o r m a t i o n , b u t i t w a s n o t u n t i l 1859, w h e n J o h n T a y l o r ' s b o o k The Great Pyramid. Why was it Built? was p u b l i s h e d , t h a t sufficient e v i d e n c e w a s p r o d u c e d t o s h o w the h i g h p r o b a b i l i t y of the t h e o r y a n d t h a t f u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n was j u s t i f i e d . A c c o r d i n g l y , at the request of J o h n T a y l o r h i m s e l f , Professor C . P i a z z i S m y t h , A s t r o n o m e r R o y a l for Scotland went to E g y p t and undertook a detailed examination of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d d u r i n g t h e w i n t e r of 1 8 6 4 - 1 8 6 5 , w i t h the r e s u l t t h a t m o s t of t h e m a i n elements of t h e t h e o r y were p r o v e d t o b e c o r r e c t i n essentials. F u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n s since t h a t t i m e h a v e p r o v e d the t r u t h of the f u n d a m e n t a l s of

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special visits t o E g y p t i n order t o d o research w o r k at the G r e a t P y r a m i d itself a n d t h u s o b t a i n f i r s t - h a n d i n f o r m a t i o n ; the list of P y r a m i d o l o g i s t s w h o h a v e done so b e i n g as f o l l o w s : P r o f . C . P i a z z i S m y t h , F. R. S. E., F. R. A. S., i n 1 8 6 4 - 6 5 ( d i e d 1900). P r o f . J o h n E d g a r , M . A . , B . S c , M . B . , C.M., i n 1909 (died 1910). M o r t o n E d g a r i n 1909, 1 9 2 5 - 2 6 , e t c .
A d a m R u t h e r f o r d , F . R . G . S . , F . C . R . A . , A.M. Inst.T. i n 1 9 2 5 .

W i l l i a m K i n g s l a n d , M . I . E . E . i n 1931 ( d i e d 1935). I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e a b o v e , t w o e x c e l l e n t s u r v e y s of t h e P y r a m i d h a v e been m a d e : one i n 1 8 8 0 - 8 2 b y t h e w e l l - k n o w n E g y p t ologist, S i r W . M . F l i n d e r s P e t r i e , a n d t h e o t h e r (of t h e e x t e r i o r o n l y ) i n 1925 for t h e E g y p t i a n G o v e r n m e n t , b y J . H . C o l e , B.A., not F.R.G.S. mathematics statistics Researches of t h e p a s t f e w decades h a v e d i s c l o s e d t h e fact o n l y does t h e P y r a m i d r e v e a l m a r v e l s of a n d science, b u t m u c h of i t is i n r e g a r d t o m i n u t e

p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e p l a n e t o n w h i c h w e l i v e , s u c h as t h e precise size of t h e E a r t h , i t s e x a c t shape, i t s w e i g h t , t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of l a n d a n d w a t e r o n i t s surface, t h e s u n d i s t a n c e , t h e precise l e n g t h of t h e y e a r t o t h e m i n u t e , t h e t i l t of t h e E a r t h ' s a x i s a n d t h e p e r i o d of i t s r e v o l u t i o n . scientific manner b y geometry. A l l this is revealed i n a sound It will be observed that

m u c h of t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h u s e n s h r i n e d w a s n o t k n o w n b y m a n at the remote period when the P y r a m i d was built, a n d i n d e e d c o u l d n o t be a s c e r t a i n e d b y m a n u n t i l m o d e r n t i m e s , after t h e i n v e n t i o n of m o d e r n a p p l i a n c e s a n d instruments. T h i s i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d is a r e v e l a t i o n of p h y s i c a l science b y a H i g h e r P o w e r . indicate that behind the A s S i r James Jeans said recently, whole material universe therefore is a t h e w h o l e e v i d e n c e of t h e l a t e s t d i s c o v e r i e s of m o d e r n science Mathematic Mind. perpetually T h e ancient P l a t o also d e c l a r e d , " G o d that

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words, b u t t h r o u g h the m e d i u m of g e o m e t r y , a language t h a t can be u n d e r s t o o d b y a l l n a t i o n s a n d one t h a t is perfect a n d absolutely accurate i n its expression. T h e r e is a n o t h e r e v e n g r a n d e r a n d m o r e w o n d e r f u l phase of P y r a m i d t r u t h s u p e r i m p o s e d u p o n the s c i e n t i f i c , a n d i t is t o explain that higher revelation i n a simple w a y that this little v o l u m e is w r i t t e n . B e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g t o t h a t , h o w e v e r , i t w i l l be h e l p f u l t o d e a l j u s t b r i e f l y a n d s i m p l y w i t h the scientific aspect, as i t f o r m s t h e f o u n d a t i o n . T h r o u g h o u t t h e u n i v e r s e a l l forces act i n s t r a i g h t lines i n the first i n s t a n c e ; i t is o w i n g t o a c o m b i n a t i o n of forces c o m i n g i n t o p l a y t h a t d e v i a t i o n occurs. O n t h e o t h e r h a n d a l l m a t t e r i n t h e u n i v e r s e is i n the f o r m of spheres, a n d a sphere is the s o l i d s h a p e t h a t is m a r k e d out b y a r e v o l v i n g c i r c l e . N o t o n l y are the m i g h t y h e a v e n l y b o d i e s , " t h e s u n , m o o n a n d s t a r s " a n d also t h e E a r t h o n w h i c h w e l i v e , i n the f o r m of spheres or globes, b u t the t i n y a t o m s of w h i c h a l l substances c o n s t i t u t i n g m a t t e r are c o n s t r u c t e d are e a c h i n themselves exceedingly m i n u t e " s o l a r s y s t e m s " i n f o r m , each h a v i n g its c e n t r a l b a l l or " s u n " c a l l e d the p r o t o n , a n d r e v o l v i n g " p l a n e t s " c a l l e d e l e c t r o n s a s r e v e a l e d b y science. That is t o s a y , the m i g h t i e s t t h i n g s i n t h e m a t e r i a l c r e a t i o n , the g i g a n t i c suns h a v i n g d i a m e t e r s of m i l l i o n s of m i l e s , as w e l l as t h e t i n i e s t t h i n g s i n c r e a t i o n , the m o s t i n s i g n i f i c a n t elec t r o n of t h e s m a l l e s t a t o m , are a l l spheres o r b a l l s , or as the s m a l l s c h o o l b o y w o u l d s a y , t h e y are a l l " r o u n d . " B u t a l l of these, f r o m the least t o the greatest, are c o n t r o l l e d b y forces, a n d owe t h e i r v e r y existence t o forces, e a c h of w h i c h i n d i v i d u a l l y acts i n a s t r a i g h t l i n e . Y e t , because of the c o m b i n a t i o n of forces a l l a c t i n g i n s t r a i g h t lines, t h e a c t u a l m o t i o n s r o t a t i o n a n d r e v o l u t i o n o f a l l m a t e r i a l spheres, h o w e v e r m i g h t y or h o w e v e r i n s i g n i f i c a n t , are c i r c u l a r or e l l i p t i c a l . H e n c e the g e o m e t r i c basis u p o n w h i c h the w h o l e v a s t u n i v e r s e is c o n s t r u c t e d is t h e s t r a i g h t l i n e a n d t h e c i r c l e ( w i t h i t s f u r t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t , the ellipse). T h e r e f o r e the r a t i o b e t w e e n the s t r a i g h t l i n e a n d the c i r c l e is the a l l - i m p o r t a n t a n d f u n d a m e n t a l g e o m e t r i c v a l u e i n m a t h e m a t i c s r e l a t i n g to

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the u n i v e r s e . T h i s r a t i o b e t w e e n t h e c i r c u m f e r e n c e of a circle a n d the s t r a i g h t l i n e t h r o u g h its c e n t r e (the d i a m e t e r ) is t e r m e d "" (the s i x t e e n t h l e t t e r of t h e G r e e k a l p h a b e t ) . T h i s sign has b e e n a d o p t e d because of t h e fact t h a t t h e r a t i o i n q u e s t i o n has n e v e r y e t b e e n a s c e r t a i n e d t o i t s f i n a l i t y , a l t h o u g h , of course, i t has b e e n c a l c u l a t e d t o a n e x c e e d i n g l y h i g h degree of p r e c i s i o n , v i z . , t o o v e r 700 places of d e c i m a l s . A s a n a r i t h m e t i c a l v u l g a r f r a c t i o n i t is n e a r l y 3-1/7, b u t i t is u s u a l l y q u o t e d m o r e c o r r e c t l y as 3.14159, w h i c h is s u f f i c i e n t l y a c c u r a t e for o r d i n a r y purposes, a l t h o u g h a s t r o n o m e r s a n d geodesists s o m e t i m e s r e q u i r e t o use t h e m u c h m o r e precise figure 3.14159265358979. N o w t h i s g e o m e t r i c r a t i o , w h i c h p e r v a d e s t h e w h o l e universe also p e r v a d e s t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d i n its e n t i r e t y , inside a n d o u t s i d e . W h e t h e r we t a k e t h e m i g h t y b u i l d i n g as a w h o l e , or e x a m i n e t h e m i n u t e s t features of i t s s m a l l e s t c h a m b e r , the r a t i o is e v e r y w h e r e p r e d o m i n a n t i n t h e geo m e t r i c c o n s t r u c t i o n . T h e P y r a m i d , c o m p l e t e d , rises f r o m a square base, b y four t r i a n g u l a r faces, t o a n a p e x o v e r t h e centre of the base. T h e angle of t h e slope of t h e P y r a m i d ' s sides is such t h a t i t results i n t h e v e r t i c a l h e i g h t of t h e b u i l d i n g b e a r i n g the same r a t i o t o t h e c i r c u i t of t h e base t h a t t h e radius of a circle does t o the c i r c u m f e r e n c e . I n o t h e r w o r d s , if t h e h e i g h t of t h e P y r a m i d t o t h e a p e x b e t a k e n as t h e r a d i u s of a circle, t h e d i s t a n c e r o u n d t h e P y r a m i d is f o u n d t o be e x a c t l y e q u a l t o t h e c i r c u m f e r e n c e of t h a t circlesee d i a g r a m o n o p p o s i t e page. T h e angle of the P y r a m i d ' s faces necessary t o p r o d u c e t h i s r e s u l t is c o n s e q u e n t l y k n o w n as t h e angle (51 5 1 ' 14-3").
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u n i t of design, w h i c h u n l o c k s t h e w o n d e r f u l k n o w l e d g e enshrined, is r e v e a l e d i n the b u i l d i n g itself. A c r o s s t h e P y r a m i d ' s " d r a w i n g o f f i c e " o r l i t t l e " A n t e - c h a m b e r " as i t is n o w g e n e r a l l y c a l l e d , there stretches f r o m east to w e s t w a l l s , at a h e i g h t of3-1/2feet f r o m t h e floor, a h u g e d o u b l e s l a b of granite k n o w n as t h e G r a n i t e L e a f . O n t h e u p p e r s l a b , at a height of o v e r s i x feet f r o m t h e floor, the P y r a m i d s t a n d a r d of l i n e a r m e a s u r e , w i t h its s u b d i v i s i o n are m a r k e d off b y means of t h e G r a n i t e S e a l . ( M u c h i n t h e s a m e w a y as the B r i t i s h s t a n d a r d m e a s u r e s are m a r k e d off i n the c e n t r a l s q u a r e s of o u r large cities.) T h e P y r a m i d ' s s t a n d a r d u n i t of l i n e a r m e a s u r e is e q u a l to 25.027 B r i t i s h i n c h e s , a n d is m a d e u p of 25 s m a l l e r e q u a l d i v i s i o n s . T h e longer m e a s u r e has been c a l l e d the P y r a m i d c u b i t , a n d t h e s h o r t e r , the P y r a m i d i n c h (because i t is a l m o s t i d e n t i c a l w i t h the B r i t i s h m e a s u r e m e n t of t h a t n a m e ) . W h e n these u n i t s of t h e P y r a m i d ' s o w n p r o v i d i n g are a p p l i e d t o the m a n y v a r i e d i n t e r i o r a n d e x t e r i o r d i m e n s i o n s , the w h o l e m i g h t y edifice speaks, r e v e a l i n g a n a m a z i n g w e a l t h o f k n o w l e d g e l o n g h i d d e n . I t is o b v i o u s t h a t the P y r a m i d c u b i t , w i t h its s u b d i v i s i o n t h e P y r a m i d i n c h , is the u n i t of d e s i g n i n the s t r u c t u r e ; i t is t h e k e y t h a t u n l o c k s the P y r a m i d . I t is a n a r r e s t i n g fact t h a t t h e s a c r e d c u b i t of the v e r y e a r l y H e b r e w s a n d t h e i r ancestors w a s j u s t a trifle o v e r 25 B r i t i s h inches, hence i d e n t i c a l w i t h the P y r a m i d c u b i t (see Dissertation on Cubits b y S i r I s a a c N e w t o n ) . T h i s i m p l i e s t h a t those r e s p o n s i b l e for the e r e c t i o n of t h e P y r a m i d m a y h a v e been a n c i e n t ancestors of the H e b r e w s . O n m a k i n g a scientific e x a m i n a t i o n of the P y r a m i d c u b i t , it is f o u n d to b e a r a n e x a c t r e l a t i o n s h i p to t h e size of the p l a n e t o n w h i c h we l i v e . T h e P y r a m i d c u b i t is d i s c o v e r e d to b e t h e e x a c t 10,000,000th p a r t of the d i s t a n c e f r o m the c e n t r e of the E a r t h to the P o l e , or i n o t h e r w o r d s t h e precise 10,000,000th of the E a r t h ' s p o l a r r a d i u s or s e m i - a x i s . A c c o r d i n g t o the I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t a n d a r d s of L i n e a r U n i t s a n d M e a s u r e m e n t s a d o p t e d A.D. 1924, t h e p o l a r r a d i u s of the E a r t h is 6,356,912 metres. C o n v e r t i n g t h i s to B r i t i s h inches (1 m e t r e = 39.370113 inches) a n d d i v i d i n g b y 10,000,000 the result is 25.027 B r i t i s h

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inches, the precise l e n g t h of the P y r a m i d c u b i t (correct t o three places of d e c i m a l s ) . A t the t i m e of the F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n , the F r e n c h s a v a n t s also c o n c e i v e d t h e i d e a of i n s t i t u t i n g a u n i t of l i n e a r m e a s u r e b a s e d u p o n the size of the E a r t h , a n d i n v e n t e d t h e m e t r e , w h i c h , a l t h o u g h i t has b e e n a d o p t e d i n c o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e , is, f r o m t h e scientific s t a n d p o i n t , v e r y f a u l t y . T h e F r e n c h m e t r e w a s a r r i v e d at b y t a k i n g the 10,000,000th p a r t of t h e s o - c a l l e d q u a d r a n t of the E a r t h as c a l c u l a t e d f r o m the N o r t h P o l e t o the E q u a t o r , a l o n g a m e r i d i a n p a s s i n g t h r o u g h D u n k e r q u e a n d P a r i s . I n the first p l a c e as t h e E a r t h is n o t a perfect sphere, the s a i d d i s t a n c e is n o t a t r u e q u a d r a n t , hence it is not t r u l y scientific t o d e t e r m i n e a u n i t of s t r a i g h t measure f r o m s u c h a c u r v e d surface, a n d s e c o n d l y , the c a l c u l a t i o n s were s u b s e q u e n t l y d i s c o v e r e d to be s l i g h t l y i n error. S c i e n t i f i c a l l y , a u n i t of s t r a i g h t m e a s u r e s h o u l d be b a s e d o n the s t r a i g h t d i s t a n c e c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o the c u r v e d s e m i - m e r i d i a n , n a m e l y the s e m i - a x i s or p o l a r r a d i u s of the E a r t h , as has b e e n c o r r e c t l y done i n t h e case of the P y r a m i d c u b i t . Furthermore the E a r t h ' s a x i s is the o n l y c o n s t a n t n a t u r a l s t r a i g h t l i n e o n our P l a n e t , a n d i t is also t r u l y i n t e r n a t i o n a l , for a l l n a t i o n s r o t a t e r o u n d i t once e v e r y d a y . H o w a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t t h e P y r a m i d ' s u n i t s of m e a s u r e m e n t s h o u l d be a c c u r a t e l y b a s e d u p o n i t ! T h u s the D e s i g n e r of t h e P y r a m i d l o n g f o r e s t a l l e d m o d e r n m a n i n the scientific i d e a of h a v i n g a u n i t of m e a s u r e based o n the size of the E a r t h , a n d therefore t h e D e s i g n e r of the P y r a m i d e v i d e n t l y k n e w the e x a c t d i m e n s i o n s of the E a r t h l o n g before m a n d i d . I n d e e d , the P y r a m i d c u b i t is r e a l l y the F r e n c h m e t r e s c i e n t i f i c a l l y a n d m a t h e m a t i c a l l y c o r r e c t e d o v e r 4,000 y e a r s before the F r e n c h scientists e v e n t h o u g h t of the i d e a ! I t has a l r e a d y b e e n s h o w n h o w a n d w h y the r a t i o p e r v a d e s the entire P y r a m i d . T h e r e is one o t h e r m a t h e m a t i c a l v a l u e t h a t also p e r m e a t e s the w h o l e P y r a m i d , n a m e l y , t h e l e n g t h of the y e a r , e x p r e s s e d i n d a y s . T h e r e are t h r e e different years k n o w n t o a s t r o n o m e r s , a n d a l l t h r e e are s h o w n a c c u r a t e l y to the f r a c t i o n of a m i n u t e , i n t h e P y r a m i d ; nevertheless,

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there is b u t one of these t h a t p e r v a d e s the w h o l e b u i l d i n g as does, a n d enters i n t o a l m o s t e v e r y f o r m u l a r e l a t i n g t o l i n e a r m e a s u r e m e n t s i n the P y r a m i d , a n d t h a t is the y e a r k n o w n to the m a n i n t h e street, t h e y e a r of h i s t o r y ( t e c h n i c a l l y t e r m e d the m e a n solar t r o p i c a l year) a n d i t s l e n g t h e x p r e s s e d i n d a y s is 365.242. F o r c o n v e n i e n c e w e s h a l l h e r e i n refer t o t h i s v a l u e as "y". T h e u b i q u i t y of i n the P y r a m i d identifies the C r e a t o r of the U n i v e r s e w i t h t h e D e s i g n e r of the P y r a m i d , w h i l s t t h a t of y i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e P y r a m i d ' s D i v i n e R e v e l a t i o n p e r t a i n s to matters i n connection w i t h this p a r t i c u l a r w o r l d on w h i c h we l i v e , whose y e a r or p e r i o d of r e v o l u t i o n r o u n d the S u n is 365.242 d a y s t h e D i v i n e P l a n for t h e p l a n e t E a r t h , a n d n o t t h a t for V e n u s , M a r s , J u p i t e r or a n y o t h e r w o r l d . Hence we f i n d t h a t the d i m e n s i o n s of t h e P y r a m i d ' s passages a n d c h a m b e r s are defined b y formulae i n c o r p o r a t i n g b o t h a n d y. F o r e x a m p l e , the l e n g t h of the a n t e - c h a m b e r , a l r e a d y referred t o , is 116.26 P y r a m i d inches, b u t t h i s is y d i v i d e d b y . = 365.242 3.14159 = 116.26). G e o m e t r i c a l l y , the c o m b i n a t i o n of a n d y is e x p r e s s i b l e b y one s i m p l e figure, a c i r c l e h a v i n g a c i r c u m f e r e n c e o f 365.242 u n i t s . (The c i r c u m f e r e n c e is y a n d t h e r a t i o b e t w e e n the c i r c u m f e r e n c e a n d t h e d i a m e t e r is ). A l l m e a s u r e m e n t s of the p r i n c i p a l features of t h e P y r a m i d , e x t e r i o r a n d i n t e r i o r , are s i m p l e f u n c t i o n s of t h i s Y e a r C i r c l e , the u n i t e m p l o y e d b e i n g the i n c h . I t is a m a z i n g t o w h a t a n i n s i g n i f i c a n t e x t e n t the o r i g i n a l perfect i n c h , as s t i l l p r e s e r v e d i n t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d , has f l u c t u a t e d d o w n t h e ages. T h e i n c h as n o w u s e d i n B r i t a i n after a l l these l o n g c e n t u r i e s h a s o n l y d e v i a t e d f r o m the o r i g i n a l scientific s t a n d a r d b y t h e t h o u s a n d t h p a r t of a n i n c h , w h i c h is p r a c t i c a l l y n e g l i g i b l e . F o r a l m o s t a l l d o m e s t i c purposes at least, t h e i n c h i n the P y r a m i d a n d the i n c h as f o u n d t o - d a y i n B r i t a i n a n d U . S . A . c a n be r e g a r d e d as i d e n t i c a l . A s we go b a c k i n h i s t o r y , w e f i n d , of course, t h a t the i n s i g n i f i c a n t difference w a s s t i l l m o r e i n s i g n i f i c a n t . E v e n i n the d a y s of Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h t h e i n c h as t h e n i n use i n B r i t a i n o n l y d e v i a t e d b y a m o s t m i c r o s c o p i c f r a c t i o n f r o m the o r i g i n a l (y

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true scientific i n c h o f t h e P y r a m i d . W e m e n t i o n here, i n c i d e n t a l l y , t h a t o u r present s y s t e m of measures v e r y m u c h needs t o b e r e f o r m e d o n a d e c i m a l s y s t e m , b a s e d h o w e v e r o n the scientific i n c h a n d n o t o n t h e u n s c i e n t i f i c m e t r e . I t is a significant fact t h a t t o - d a y the i n c h n o w belongs e x c l u s i v e l y to the B r i t i s h or A n g l o - C e l t o - S a x o n R a c e , w h o are the o n l y people i n the w o r l d w h o use i t i n d a i l y p r a c t i c e . T h e Y e a r C i r c l e is the g e o m e t r i c basis of the scientific r e v e l a t i o n of the P y r a m i d ; it e m b r a c e s the three v a l u e s , , y a n d the inch, e x p l a i n e d a b o v e , the significance of w h i c h is s u m m a r i s e d b e l o w : s i g n i f y i n g t h e D i v i n e o r i g i n of the P y r a m i d ' s r e v e l a t i o n . s i g n i f y i n g t h a t t h e P y r a m i d ' s r e v e l a t i o n relates t o the w o r l d of m a n k i n d o n t h i s E a r t h . (3) The Inch s i g n i f y i n g t h a t the P y r a m i d ' s r e v e l a t i o n c o n t a i n s a p a r t i c u l a r message t o t h e B r i t i s h race (in the B r i t i s h E m p i r e a n d U . S . A . ) r e g a r d i n g i t s f u n c t i o n i n the D i v i n e p u r p o s e for t h e n a t i o n s . T h e i n c h , w h i c h t o - d a y is a B r i t i s h u n i t of m e a s u r e , is the key that unlocks the P y r a m i d ' s D i v i n e R e v e l a t i o n to m a n . It is n o w a fact of h i s t o r y t o o t h a t p r a c t i c a l l y the w h o l e of the P y r a m i d ' s r e v e l a t i o n at present k n o w n t o us has b e e n u n f o l d e d t h r o u g h m e m b e r s of t h e B r i t i s h race. I n d e e d i t is r e m a r k a b l e t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y of t h e m o s t e m i n e n t P y r a m i d o l o g i s t s h a v e b e e n S c o t s m e n . A l l t h e i m p o r t a n t b o o k s o n t h e subject h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n i n E n g l i s h i n the first p l a c e , a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y t r a n s l a t e d i n t o o t h e r tongues. N o t a single b o o k , of a n y consequence, o n t h e P y r a m i d ' s r e v e l a t i o n has ever b e e n written i n any other language. O u r d a y is p r e - e m i n e n t l y the scientific age. M a n y people t o - d a y w i l l o n l y a c c e p t as t r u t h t h a t w h i c h h a s s t o o d t h e test of science. I n p r i n c i p l e , of course, t h i s is g o o d , for the l a w s of n a t u r e or science are b u t t h e l a w s of G o d , w h o b r o u g h t t h e m i n t o e x i s t e n c e . B u t i t is e s s e n t i a l t o m a k e a c l e a r d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n s c i e n t i f i c fact a n d scientific t h e o r y . Scientific fact is t r u t h , w h e r e a s scientific t h e o r y m a y be t r u e (1) (2) y

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or i t m a y be u t t e r l y erroneous. U n f o r t u n a t e l y the w o r d " s c i e n c e " is often u s e d i n a s l i p - s h o d m a n n e r t o i n c l u d e scientific t h e o r y r i g h t o r w r o n g , a n d t h i s h a s g i v e n rise t o t h e a n o m a l o u s s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e r e is d i s a g r e e m e n t between science a n d r e l i g i o n . T h e r e is c e r t a i n l y d i s a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t r u e science a n d false r e l i g i o n , a n d also b e t w e e n t r u e r e l i g i o n a n d erroneous scientific theories, b u t n e v e r b e t w e e n t r u e science a n d t r u e r e l i g i o n , for b o t h e m a n a t e f r o m t h e A l m i g h t y a n d are i n absolute h a r m o n y . H e n c e w e see t h e D i v i n e wisdom i n arranging long beforehand a scientific revelation, s u c h as the G r e a t P y r a m i d enshrines, i n order t o m e e t t h e n e e d of this d a y of scientific a p p e a l w h e n i t a r r i v e d , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n r e l i g i o n is a c c u s e d of b e i n g at v a r i a n c e w i t h science. A s science a n d r e l i g i o n are c o m p o n e n t phases of t h e great e t e r n a l t r u t h , i t is n o t s u r p r i s i n g t o find t h a t t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d also reveals t h e t r u t h i n r e l i g i o n a n d t h e D i v i n e p u r p o s e i n regard to m a n o n the E a r t h t h r o u g h the agesthe entire revelation, natural and spiritual, being portrayed upon a scientific basis. B u t before i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e r e l i g i o u s a n d p r o p h e t i c aspect of P y r a m i d r e v e l a t i o n , i t is a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t we d e a l w i t h t h e queries t h a t w o u l d b e r a i s e d b y C h r i s t i a n s at t h i s j u n c t u r e . A C h r i s t i a n w o u l d n a t u r a l l y e n q u i r e " I s it n o t g o i n g c o n t r a r y t o t h e t e a c h i n g of S c r i p t u r e t o e n q u i r e i n t o a n o u t s i d e source s u c h as t h e P y r a m i d for f u r t h e r D i v i n e r e v e l a t i o n , w h e n the B i b l e itself i n f o r m s us t h a t t h e S c r i p t u r e s t h e m s e l v e s are sufficient ' t h a t t h e m a n of G o d m a y b e perfect and thoroughly furnished' " ? T o this question we r e p l y I n i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e P y r a m i d w e are n o t g o i n g o u t s i d e t h e S c r i p t u r e s n o r c o n t r a r y t o t h e i r i n s t r u c t i o n , because t h e r e is a B i b l i c a l passage, w h i c h has h i t h e r t o b e e n o v e r l o o k e d , t h a t identifies t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d as G o d ' s S t o n e W i t n e s s t h a t w o u l d s p e a k i n t h i s o u r d a y . S o i f a p e r s o n r e a l l y believes t h e B i b l e a n d y e t does n o t n o w l i s t e n t o t h e v o i c e of t h e P y r a m i d , he is m i s s i n g s o m e t h i n g w h i c h G o d h a s s p e c i a l l y p r o v i d e d for his e d i f i c a t i o n i n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r d a y a n d age. B u t even apart f r o m the B i b l i c a l pointer to the P y r a m i d dealt w i t h b e l o w , the P y r a m i d itself, of course, c o n t a i n s i t s

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o w n o v e r w h e l m i n g i n t e r n a l e v i d e n c e of D i v i n e i n s p i r a t i o n . T h e p a r t i c u l a r S c r i p t u r a l passage, r e f e r r i n g t o the G r e a t P y r a m i d , t h e m e a n i n g of w h i c h has b e e n h i d d e n u n t i l t h i s age of science w h e n i t w a s r e q u i r e d , is I s a i a h 19, w h i c h says " I n t h a t d a y s h a l l there be a n a l t a r t o the L O R D i n the m i d s t of the l a n d of E g y p t , a n d a p i l l a r ( H e b r e w matstsebah = m o n u ment) at the b o r d e r thereof to the L O R D . A n d i t s h a l l be for a sign a n d for a w i t n e s s u n t o the L O R D of hosts i n the l a n d of E g y p t : for t h e y s h a l l c r y u n t o the L O R D because of t h e oppressors, a n d he s h a l l s e n d t h e m a S a v i o u r , a n d a great one, a n d he s h a l l d e l i v e r t h e m . " I n these verses there is d e s c r i b e d a c e r t a i n m o n u m e n t i n E g y p t t h a t w o u l d be a w i t n e s s t o G o d at a t i m e of great o p p r e s s i o n f o l l o w e d b y a great d e l i v e r a n c e . T o - d a y aggression a n d o p p r e s s i o n h a v e c o m e t o the f u l l , a n d w i l l s o o n g i v e place t o the N e w O r d e r of l i b e r t y . H o w t h e t o r t u r e d n a t i o n s of E u r o p e are n o w c r y i n g t o G o d " b e c a u s e of the o p p r e s s o r s " a n d at the same t i m e P r e s i d e n t R o o s e v e l t has d e c l a r e d the oppressors w i l l be so u t t e r l y c r u s h e d t h a t those aggressive p o w e r s w i l l n e v e r be able to rise a g a i n i n a t h o u s a n d y e a r s a n d t h a t l i b e r t y w i l l p r e v a i l throughout the world. N o t e , too, that a H i g h e r Power than e v e n P r e s i d e n t R o o s e v e l t is t o ensure the great d e l i v e r a n c e , a n d g u a r a n t e e t h e t r u t h of the h o n o u r a b l e P r e s i d e n t ' s w o r d s . A s the c o n d i t i o n s f o r e t o l d i n the p r o p h e c y h a v e n o w c o m e to pass before o u r eyes, the due t i m e , a c c o r d i n g t o the B i b l e , has therefore a r r i v e d for t h i s m o n u m e n t t o be i d e n t i f i e d a n d for its " v o i c e " h i t h e r t o s i l e n t a l l d o w n the ages, n o w t o speak p r o c l a i m i n g i t s D i v i n e message t o o u r d a y a n d g e n e r a t i o n .
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T h i s m o n u m e n t is also d e s c r i b e d as a n a l t a r . T h e r e are t w o t y p e s of a l t a r m e n t i o n e d i n S c r i p t u r e , n a m e l y , altars of sacrifice a n d a l t a r s of w i t n e s s . I n the case of a l t a r s of sacrifice s t r i c t c o m m a n d s were g i v e n t h a t s u c h were t o be m a d e of e a r t h or stone, b u t i f stone w e r e used i t m u s t be u n h e w n n o t o o l m u s t be u s e d , " f o r i f t h o u lift u p t h y t o o l u p o n it t h o u hast p o l l u t e d i t " ( E x o d u s 20, ) . B u t i n the case of a l t a r s of witness t h a t were n o t for sacrifice ( J o s h u a 22, ) no s u c h i n s t r u c t i o n s were issued. T h e a l t a r of I s a i a h 19, is
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c l e a r l y s t a t e d to be a n a l t a r of w i t n e s s : " i t s h a l l be for a sign a n d for a W I T N E S S u n t o t h e L O R D of H o s t s " ; hence there is n o t h i n g to p r e v e n t i t b e i n g b u i l t of h e w n stone. In passing, i t is i n t e r e s t i n g t o note t o o t h a t as o u r m o d e r n d a y is t h e a p p o i n t e d t i m e at w h i c h t h i s W i t n e s s is t o s p e a k , t h i s m o n u m e n t is also b e c o m e a n a l t a r i n t h e m o d e r n sense of t h e w o r d , n a m e l y , a p l a c e , l i t e r a l or m e t a p h o r i c a l , w h e r e h o m a g e is p a i d o r w o r s h i p offered. W h e n once w e realise t h a t t h i s m o n u m e n t is a w i t n e s s t o t h e L o r d a n d is n o w s p e a k i n g w i t h D i v i n e A u t h o r i t y , we i n s t i n c t i v e l y d o h o m a g e t o G o d there ( w i t h o u t n e c e s s a r i l y v i s i t i n g t h e l i t e r a l m o n u m e n t , of course). N o t o n l y is t h i s a l t a r - m o n u m e n t p l a i n l y s t a t e d t o b e i n E g y p t , b u t its e x a c t g e o g r a p h i c a l p o s i t i o n is d e f i n e d . I t is described as b e i n g " i n the midst of the land of Egypt" and y e t " a t the border thereof." T h e r e is o n l y one s p o t o n t h e face of t h e E a r t h t h a t c o m p l e t e l y answers t h i s d e s c r i p t i o n , b o t h g e o m e t r i c a l l y a n d g e o g r a p h i c a l l y , a n d t h a t s p o t is t h e p r e c i s e place where t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d s t a n d s . T h i s a p p a r e n t l y c o n t r a d i c t o r y d e f i n i t i o n i n t h e centre a n d y e t a t t h e b o r d e r is t r u e i n s e v e r a l w a y s , because of t h e u n i q u e shape a n d c o n f i g u r a t i o n of E g y p t . I n ancient time, the c o u n t r y was i n two parts, U p p e r E g y p t a n d L o w e r E g y p t , a n d at t i m e s e a c h h a d i t s o w n k i n g . It was t h e L o w e r E g y p t w i t h w h i c h t h e Israelites were f a m i l i a r , for d u r i n g t h e i r E g y p t i a n b o n d a g e t h e y were d o m i c i l e d i n G o s h e n , w h i c h w a s a r e g i o n i n t h e e a s t e r n p a r t of L o w e r E g y p t . T h e t e r r i t o r y of L o w e r E g y p t a n d t h a t of t h e N i l e D e l t a were p r a c t i c a l l y i d e n t i c a l . T h e D e l t a of t h e N i l e i s t h e most s y m m e t r i c a l l y shaped delta i n the w o r l d . If a l l the p r o t r u d i n g p o i n t s o n t h e coast of t h e N i l e D e l t a be j o i n e d b y a l i n e , t h e c u r v e so f o r m e d w i l l b e f o u n d t o b e t h e a r c of a q u a r t e r - c i r c l e o r q u a d r a n t , as w i l l b e seen f r o m t h e m a p o n the o p p o s i t e page. I f t h e ends of t h a t a r c b e j o i n e d t o t h e centre of t h a t c i r c l e , t h e r e s u l t a n t q u a d r a n t is p r a c t i c a l l y i d e n t i c a l w i t h t h e t e r r i t o r y of L o w e r E g y p t , w h i c h is t h e N i l e D e l t a . F r o m near t h a t centre t h e R i v e r N i l e b e g i n s t o d i v i d e a n d s p r e a d out l i k e a f a n i n t o m a n y s t r e a m s t h u s f o r m i n g

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t h e q u a d r a n t - s h a p e d d e l t a . T h u s L o w e r E g y p t is s h a p e d l i k e a n o p e n f a n o r q u a d r a n t , h a v i n g i t s c e n t r e at t h e e x t r e m e s o u t h e r n p o i n t . G e o m e t r i c a l l y , a n d f r o m t h e s t a n d p o i n t of t h e p h y s i c a l g e o g r a p h y of t h e c o u n t r y , t h a t p o i n t is b o t h at t h e centre a n d y e t at t h e e x t r e m e edge or b o r d e r thereof. T h a t is t h e spot w h e r e , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e P r o p h e t I s a i a h , y o u w i l l f i n d G o d ' s a l t a r - m o n u m e n t erected. T h e e x a c t spot w a s first d i s c o v e r e d b y a n A m e r i c a n s c i e n t i s t , w h o h a d n o c o n ception whatever that his discovery h a d a n y t h i n g to do w i t h B i b l i c a l p r o p h e c y , a n d t h a t of course m a k e s t h e m a t t e r a l l the m o r e u n b i a s s e d a n d c o n c l u s i v e . It was i n t h e y e a r 1868 t h a t H e n r y M i t c h e l l , C h i e f H y d r o g r a p h e r of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Coast S u r v e y (who w a s sent t o E g y p t t o r e p o r t o n t h e progress of the S u e z C a n a l t h a t y e a r ) w a s i m p r e s s e d b y t h e r e g u l a r i t y of the general c u r v a t u r e of t h e coast of the N i l e D e l t a , a n d o n observing that it formed a quadrant, was curious to ascertain where t h e centre w a s l o c a t e d . T o h i s s u r p r i s e h e f o u n d t h a t centre t o be m a r k e d b y t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d , w h e r e u p o n he exclaimed " T h a t m o n u m e n t stands i n a more i m p o r t a n t physical situation than a n y other b u i l d i n g erected b y m a n ! " T h i s u n i q u e p o s i t i o n is t r u e i n r e g a r d t o p o l i t i c a l g e o g r a p h y also. T h i s G r e a t P y r a m i d of G i z e h is n e a r O n ( H e l i o p o l i s ) t h e c a p i t a l of t h e a n c i e n t k i n g d o m of L o w e r E g y p t , a n d e q u a l l y near t o M e m p h i s , t h e c a p i t a l of U p p e r E g y p t , w h i l e i t w a s e v e n closer s t i l l t o t h e b o r d e r b e t w e e n t h e t w o E g y p t s . B o t h of those a n c i e n t c a p i t a l c i t i e s , as w e l l as t h e b o r d e r b e t w e e n t h e E g y p t s , were w i t h i n sight of t h e P y r a m i d . So t h e P y r a m i d was at the p o l i t i c a l h u b or centre a n d y e t at t h e b o r d e r of b o t h the a n c i e n t E g y p t s s e p a r a t e l y , as w e l l as t a k e n as a w h o l e . T o - d a y , w h e n t h e d u e t i m e h a s c o m e for t h e P y r a m i d t o " s p e a k " as G o d ' s w i t n e s s , t h e m o d e r n E g y p t i a n C a p i t a l C i t y of C a i r o (the largest c i t y i n t h e w h o l e of A f r i c a ) is nearer s t i l l to the P y r a m i d t h a n were e i t h e r of t h e f o r m e r C a p i t a l s ; so near i n d e e d t h a t the C a i r o t r a m c a r s r u n o u t t o t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d a n d a fine p a n o r a m i c v i e w of t h e c i t y a n d i t s e n v i r o n s is o b t a i n a b l e f r o m t h e t o p of t h e m o n u m e n t . T h u s t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d is at t h e v e r y heart of E g y p t ' s p o l i t i c a l a n d s o c i a l

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A s t h e S c r i p t u r e s refer t o t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d it is n o t s u r p r i s i n g t o f i n d t h a t t h e m o n u m e n t enshrines s p i r i t u a l a n d p r o p h e t i c t r u t h as w e l l as p h y s i c a l science. O n e x a m i n a t i o n t h e i n t e r i o r passages a n d c h a m b e r s of the s t r u c t u r e are f o u n d t o r e v e a l , b y s y m b o l a n d m e a s u r e m e n t , the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d d u r a t i o n of t h e ages of w o r l d h i s t o r y a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y their function relative to the D i v i n e purpose. T h e chart

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f o r m i n g the f r o n t i s p i e c e s h o w s t h e r e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n s of t h e passages a n d c h a m b e r s of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d . It is i n t h e f o r m of a n e l e v a t i o n ( l o o k i n g east). T h e passages are a l l i n t h e one v e r t i c a l p l a n e , t h e same b e i n g p a r a l l e l t o t h e east a n d west sides of t h e P y r a m i d , at a d i s t a n c e of n e a r l y 24 feet t o the east of t h e centre of t h e b u i l d i n g ; hence t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e P y r a m i d is n o t o n t h e centre l i n e of t h e n o r t h side b u t to the east of i t , as s h o w n o n t h e d i a g r a m o n p a g e 58. A l l the c h a m b e r s e x t e n d w e s t w a r d f r o m t h e v e r t i c a l p l a n e of t h e passage s y s t e m . I n a n y b u i l d i n g , c o r r i d o r s or passages a r e n o t p e r m a n e n t places of a b o d e ; t h e y are s i m p l y a m e a n s of t r a n s i t , l e a d i n g t o r o o m s or c h a m b e r s w h e r e we c a n settle d o w n . So i n t h e P y r a m i d , as we s h a l l see, t h e passages f i t t i n g l y s y m b o l i s e t h e ages a n d d i s p e n s a t i o n s w h i c h m u s t be t r a v e r s e d before r e a c h i n g the f i n a l destinies r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e c h a m b e r s . Furthermore, these P y r a m i d passages are c o n s t r u c t e d t o scale, t h e l e n g t h s of the v a r i o u s c o r r i d o r s b e i n g p r o p o r t i o n a t e t o t h e l e n g t h s of the r e s p e c t i v e ages t h e y represent. T h u s , space i n l i n e a r distance represents space i n t i m e , a n d t h e u n i t of l e n g t h represents t h e u n i t of t i m e . I n t h e P y r a m i d ' s d r a w i n g office, the s o - c a l l e d A n t e - C h a m b e r , as we h a v e a l r e a d y seen, t h e P y r a m i d ' s u n i t of l e n g t h is s h o w n t o be t h e i n c h , a n d t h e u n i t of t i m e t h e y e a r , a n d so the scale of t h e P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h is a P y r a m i d i n c h to a y e a r . S o m u c h of t h e P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o l o g i c a l p r o p h e c y has n o w b e c o m e a c t u a l h i s t o r y t h a t the scale, 1 i n c h = 1 y e a r , has b e e n i n c o n t r o v e r t i b l y p r o v e d . T h e fact t h a t t h e w h o l e i n t e r i o r a r r a n g e m e n t of t h e P y r a m i d is b u i l t u p f r o m the f u n c t i o n s of " " a n d " y " i n g e o m e t r i c inches is scientific e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e great F i r s t C a u s e w h o d e s i g n e d t h e u n i v e r s e , d e s i g n e d t h e P y r a m i d ' s i n t e r n a l passages, a n d therefore d e s i g n e d t h e d u r a t i o n of t h e ages, w h i c h t h e lengths of those passages represent. H e n c e the Great P y r a m i d , a n c i e n t as i t is, presents t o us scientific c h r o n o l o g i c a l p r o p h e c y f r o m the A l m i g h t y H i m s e l f , t h u s b r i n g i n g t o o u r m i n d the w o r d s of S c r i p t u r e , " I a m G O D . . . d e c l a r i n g t h e e n d f r o m the b e g i n n i n g , a n d F R O M A N C I E N T T I M E S t h e t h i n g s t h a t

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are n o t y e t done, s a y i n g , M y c o u n s e l s h a l l s t a n d , a n d I w i l l do a l l m y p l e a s u r e . . . y e a , I h a v e s p o k e n i t , I w i l l also b r i n g i t t o p a s s ; I h a v e p u r p o s e d i t , I w i l l also d o i t " ( I s a i a h 46, ). H a v i n g l e a r n e d the c h r o n o l o g i c a l scale t o be a p p l i e d t o the l e n g t h s of t h e passages a l l w e n o w r e q u i r e i n order t o o b t a i n the dates of t h e ages o r p e r i o d s of t i m e is t o a s c e r t a i n the s t a r t i n g p o i n t or " s c r a t c h m a r k " a n d t h e date m a r k e d t h e r e b y . A s t h e i n t e r i o r passage s y s t e m c o n s t i t u t e s a D i v i n e p r o p h e c y , l a i d o u t t o scale as a n a r c h i t e c t ' s p l a n , c o n c e r n i n g ages a n d events t h a t were f u t u r e f r o m t h e t i m e of t h e P y r a m i d ' s erection, one w o u l d n a t u r a l l y e x p e c t t h a t t h e E n t r a n c e i n t o t h e P y r a m i d w o u l d m a r k t h e d a t e of t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e P y r a m i d , a n d t h a t e v e r y i n c h f o r w a r d i n t o t h e b u i l d i n g a l o n g t h e passages w o u l d represent a y e a r f o r w a r d i n t i m e f r o m t h a t date. So far as t h e science of E g y p t o l o g y is c o n c e r n e d , u n t i l recent years o n l y v e r y s c a n t y a n d u n c e r t a i n i n f o r m a t i o n has b e e n a v a i l a b l e r e g a r d i n g t h e age of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d ; i n fact, the o n l y t h i n g t h a t w a s k n o w n w i t h c e r t a i n t y w a s t h a t i t was b u i l t i n t h e r e i g n of K h u f u (as d i s c l o s e d b y t h e h i e r o g l y p h i c s i n the C h a m b e r s of C o n s t r u c t i o n i n t h e h e a r t of t h e P y r a m i d itself) b u t as t o the precise t i m e at w h i c h t h a t m o n a r c h l i v e d there r e m a i n e d g r e a t o b s c u r i t y , t h e c o m p u t a t i o n s of t h e l e a d i n g a u t h o r i t i e s d i f f e r i n g b y m a n y h u n d r e d s of y e a r s . Recent r e s e a r c h , h o w e v e r , has f i x e d t h e t i m e of K h u f u ' s r e i g n (and hence t h e e r e c t i o n of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d ) t o t h e e n d of the 2 7 t h c e n t u r y before t h e C h r i s t i a n E r a . A l t h o u g h E g y p t o l o g i s t s state t h e p a r t i c u l a r p e r i o d , none w o u l d g u a r a n t e e t h e a c c u r a c y of specific dates t o a y e a r for K h u f u ' s r e i g n or t h e e r e c t i o n of t h e P y r a m i d . F r o m t h e science of E g y p t o l o g y we t h u s l e a r n t h a t t h e date m a r k e d b y t h e E n t r a n c e i n t o the P y r a m i d falls s o m e w h e r e i n t h e 2 7 t h c e n t u r y before C h r i s t . S o far so g o o d , b u t e v i d e n t l y w e s h a l l r e q u i r e t o t u r n t o some o t h e r science t o enable us t o f i x t h e e x a c t date of t h e b e g i n n i n g of the P y r a m i d ' s chronograph.
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a c c u r a t e l y is b y m e a n s of a s t r o n o m i c a l f i x i n g . W i t h the a d v a n c e of r e s e a r c h i n P y r a m i d o l o g y i t has b e c o m e q u i t e evident that the Great P y r a m i d was astronomically built, t h a t is t o s a y , i t s v a r i o u s p l a n e s a n d angles w e r e d e s i g n e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h the p o s i t i o n s of the h e a v e n l y b o d i e s r e l a t i v e t o the E a r t h , a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h e P y r a m i d ' s precise p o s i t i o n o n the G l o b e . T o s u c h a n e x t e n t is t h i s the case t h a t one w e l l - k n o w n a s t r o n o m e r , R i c h a r d A . P r o c t o r , of C a m b r i d g e U n i v e r s i t y , h e l d the v i e w t h a t t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d was o r i g i n a l l y b u i l t as a n o b s e r v a t o r y . S o , n a t u r a l l y , t h e P y r a m i d h a s a r r e s t e d the a t t e n t i o n of e m i n e n t a s t r o n o m e r s s u c h as S i r J o h n H e r s c h e l a n d Professor C . P i a z z i S m y t h . A s t r o n o m e r s , geodesists a n d s u r v e y o r s a l i k e , w h o h a v e t a k e n o b s e r v a t i o n s there, h a v e b e e n a m a z e d at t h e e x c e p t i o n a l l y h i g h degree of a c c u r a c y i n the o r i e n t a t i o n of t h e P y r a m i d , t h a t is, i n the c o n s t r u c t i o n of i t s f o u r sides so as t o face a b s o l u t e l y due n o r t h , s o u t h , east, a n d west r e s p e c t i v e l y . A f t e r s t a n d i n g for o v e r 4,500 y e a r s d u r i n g w h i c h t i m e i t has been s u b j e c t e d t o e a r t h q u a k e s , subsidence, a n d p r o b a b l y e v e n slight m o v e m e n t of t h e E a r t h ' s c r u s t itself t h r o u g h t h e ages, the a c c u r a c y of t h e P y r a m i d ' s o r i e n t a t i o n is e v e n y e t so w o n d e r f u l , t h a t i t is v e r y q u e s t i o n a b l e i f a n y o t h e r large b u i l d i n g i n t h e w o r l d t o - d a y equals i t i n t h a t respect. Not o n l y t h e o r i e n t a t i o n b u t also the v a r i o u s angles a n d planes i n the s t r u c t u r e of t h e P y r a m i d h a v e b e e n d e s i g n e d i n r e l a t i o n t o the p o s i t i o n s of c e r t a i n s t a r s at specific t i m e s , a n d i t i s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h these a s t r o n o m i c a l p h e n o m e n a t h a t the P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o l o g y is f i x e d . A s t h i s w o r k is w r i t t e n for t h e m a n i n t h e street, w e s h a l l , i n e x p l a i n i n g h o w t h i s a s t r o n o m i c a l f i x i n g is a r r i v e d at, a v o i d t e c h n i c a l i t i e s as far as p o s s i b l e . V i e w e d f r o m t h e site of the P y r a m i d at a c e r t a i n t i m e , t h e D r a g o n S t a r ( k n o w n t o a s t r o n omers as Draconis) a p p e a r e d due n o r t h at a n a n g l e a b o v e the h o r i z o n t h e s a m e as the t i l t of the E n t r a n c e Passage o n the n o r t h side of t h e P y r a m i d . T h a t is t o s a y , the E n t r a n c e Passage a n d the D r a g o n S t a r w e r e i n the s a m e i n c l i n e d p l a n e , w h i c h for the sake of u s i n g a n e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d t e r m , we

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shall c a l l the plane of the Dragon Star ( w h i c h f o r m e d the pole star for a p e r i o d i n a n c i e n t t i m e ) . D o w n t h e E n t r a n c e Passage at a d i s t a n c e of a b o u t f o r t y feet f r o m t h e e n t r a n c e there are t w o a b s o l u t e l y s t r a i g h t knife-edge g r o o v e s c u t f r o m roof t o floor, one o n e a c h side w a l l , a n d o p p o s i t e e a c h other. T h i s c l e a r l y shows the c u t t i n g t h r o u g h or i n t e r s e c t i o n of the p l a n e of the D r a g o n S t a r b y a n o t h e r p l a n e . O n d i s c o v e r i n g t h i s the A s t r o n o m e r R o y a l for S c o t l a n d i m m e d i a t e l y b e g a n t o c a l c u l a t e b a c k i n t i m e t o a s c e r t a i n w h a t was the s t a r i n d i c a t e d b y t h i s p l a n e . H e f o u n d i t t o be a s t a r c o m m o n l y k n o w n as A l c y o n e (called Tauri b y astronomers) the chief s t a r of t h a t b e a u t i f u l a n d m u c h a d m i r e d l i t t l e stellar c l u s t e r , the P l e i a d e s or S e v e n Sisters i n t h e c o n s t e l l a t i o n of the B u l l . F o r the sake of s i m p l i c i t y w e s h a l l c a l l t h i s p l a n e the plane of the Pleiades. N o w , the p o i n t of t i m e c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o the i n t e r s e c t i o n of the plane of the Dragon Star a n d the plane of the Pleiades i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e i r r e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n s t o the P y r a m i d has been g e o m e t r i c a l l y a n d a s t r o n o m i c a l l y f i x e d a n d i t falls i n the y e a r 2141 B.C. T h u s the i n t e r s e c t i o n of these planes i n the P y r a m i d , s h o w n b y t h e fine grooves c r o s s i n g the E n t r a n c e Passage, m a r k s the d a t e 2141 B.C. F u r t h e r m o r e , the a p p e a r ance of these d e l i c a t e l y c u t g r o o v e s i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e y are i n t e n d e d as a c l e a r - c u t z e r o - l i n e or " s c r a t c h m a r k " f r o m w h i c h t o t a k e m e a s u r e m e n t s a n d t h u s o b t a i n the d u r a t i o n a n d dates of the ages r e p r e s e n t e d b y the l e n g t h s of the P y r a m i d ' s passages. T h i s " s c r a t c h m a r k " is often referred t o as the S c o r e d L i n e . T h u s t h e P y r a m i d singles out t h a t p a r t i c u l a r y e a r , 2141 B.C. as the y e a r of reference i n respect of c h r o n o logical measurements. S o , h a v i n g a s c e r t a i n e d the c h r o n o l o g i c a l scale, a P y r a m i d i n c h t o a y e a r , a n d t h e a s t r o n o m i c a l l y fixed S c o r e d L i n e d a t e 2141 B . C . , the P y r a m i d ' s entire p r o p h e t i c c h r o n o g r a p h is t h e r e b y a s t r o n o m i c a l l y fixed. M e a s u r e m e n t s i n i n c h e s , b a c k w a r d or f o r w a r d f r o m the S c o r e d L i n e represent the c o r r e s p o n d i n g n u m b e r of y e a r s before or after the d a t e 2141 B.C. T h e d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e S c o r e d L i n e b a c k u p the E n t r a n c e Passage t o t h e E n t r a n c e itself is481-1/2P y r a m i d inches, repre-

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m o s t c r i t i c a l s c i e n t i s t c a n r e v e l i n i t s scientific soundness. A s w i l l be seen f r o m t h e c h a r t , t h e E n t r a n c e Passage or D e s c e n d i n g Passage as i t is often c a l l e d , b y w h i c h e n t r y i n t o t h e P y r a m i d is g a i n e d , slopes d o w n w a r d at a n a n g l e of a l i t t l e o v e r 2 6 . T h i s passage, after r e a c h i n g t h e g r o u n d l e v e l continues o n w a r d d o w n into the n a t u r a l r o c k a n d finally enters a great u n d e r g r o u n d c a v i t y t e r m e d the S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r i n t h e b o t t o m of w h i c h is a deep shaft k n o w n as the "Bottomless Pit." The whole circumstances obviously s y m b o l i s e a s i n i s t e r c o n d i t i o n . T h e passage l o o k s o u t d u e N o r t h a n d t h e angle of i t s slope w a s i d e n t i c a l w i t h t h e a l t i t u d e of t h e D r a g o n S t a r (at its l o w e r c u l m i n a t i o n ) w h e n i t w a s the pole star of a n c i e n t t i m e ; i n o t h e r w o r d s t h e D r a g o n S t a r shone d i r e c t l y d o w n t h e l o n g b o r e of t h e passage. The Dragon S t a r or T h u b a n w a s t h e b r i g h t e s t o r chief s t a r of t h e D r a g o n C o n s t e l l a t i o n , a n d w a s k n o w n t o the a n c i e n t s as t h e D e v i l S t a r , t y p i f y i n g t h e c h i e f of t h e e v i l hosts. I n t h e B i b l e , t h e D e v i l is s y m b o l i s e d b y a D r a g o n a n d c a l l e d S a t a n ( R e v e l a t i o n 20, ) . I n v i e w of t h e t h r e e facts(1) t h a t t h e D e v i l S t a r w a s at one t i m e t h e N o r t h S t a r ; (2) t h a t i t u s e d t o s h i n e d o w n the D e s c e n d i n g Passage of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d , a n d (3) t h a t t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage leads t o t h e P i t t h e w o r d s of I s a i a h 14, , are s i g n i f i c a n t , " H o w a r t t h o u f a l l e n f r o m h e a v e n , L u c i f e r ! . . . F o r t h o u hast s a i d i n t h i n e h e a r t , I w i l l e x a l t m y t h r o n e a b o v e t h e S T A R S of G o d : I w i l l sit also u p o n t h e m o u n t of t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n i n t h e farthest e n d of t h e N O R T H ; I w i l l a s c e n d a b o v e t h e h e i g h t s of t h e c l o u d s , I w i l l be l i k e t h e M o s t H i g h . Y e t t h o u s h a l t be b r o u g h t d o w n to h e l l , t o t h e j a w s of t h e P I T . " T h i s D e s c e n d i n g Passage, w h i c h w a s t h e o n l y m e a n s of e n t r y i n t o t h e P y r a m i d , c l e a r l y s y m b o l i s e s a c o n d i t i o n u n d e r E V I L influences a n d o u t of t u n e w i t h t h e I n f i n i t e t r u l y t h e c o n d i t i o n of t h e great m a s s of t h e w o r l d of m a n k i n d . T h i s i n i t i a l passage of t h e P y r a m i d w e l l represents t h e course of t h e n a t i o n s i n g e n e r a l d u r i n g w h a t t h e B i b l e c a l l s " t h i s present e v i l w o r l d . "
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the D e s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e , b u t t o freely v e n t i l a t e d c h a m b e r s or l i v i n g r o o m s u p i n the m a s o n r y of t h e P y r a m i d , h i g h a b o v e g r o u n d l e v e l . T h e s e u p w a r d or a s c e n d i n g passages c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e a n u p l i f t i n g influence w h i c h i n the u l t i m a t e l e a d t o life a n d l i b e r t y , i n c o n t r a s t t o the D e s c e n d i n g Passage l e a d i n g t o the u n d e r g r o u n d P i t of d e a t h a n d d e s t r u c t i o n . I t w i l l be r e c a l l e d t h a t n o o t h e r p y r a m i d i n E g y p t has c h a m b e r s of a n y k i n d u p above g r o u n d l e v e l ; a l l the chambers i n the other p y r a m i d s are d e a t h c h a m b e r s (in w h i c h m u m m i e s were u s u a l l y deposited) access t o w h i c h is g a i n e d o n l y b y d e s c e n d i n g passages. T h e D e s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e leads d o w n t o e a r t h a n d u n d e r t h e e a r t h t h u s s y m b o l i s i n g t h a t t h e e v i l forces l e a d e v e n t u a l l y t o gross m a t e r i a l i s m a n d " D e v i l " w o r s h i p i n one f o r m or a n o t h e r , c o n s c i o u s l y or u n c o n s c i o u s l y , a n d a c c o r d i n g l y t h a t g r e a t e v i l p o w e r is s p o k e n of i n the B i b l e as " t h e g o d of this w o r l d . " T h e a s c e n d i n g passages p r e s e n t a n opposite a s p e c t ; t h e y are e n t i r e l y a b o v e t h e e a r t h a n d u p i n the m a s o n r y of t h e b u i l d i n g ; t h e y l e a d , n o t d o w n w a r d t o a n underground dungeon w i t h no " b o t t o m " but u p w a r d to o r d e r l y w e l l - v e n t i l a t e d c h a m b e r s w h e r e one c a n b r e a t h e freely. T h e s e c h a m b e r s (one of w h i c h is e n t i r e l y of granite) m a g n i f i c e n t l y b u i l t a c c o r d i n g t o a m a r v e l l o u s g e o m e t r i c design, h a v e n o e x i t s o r passages l e a d i n g b e y o n d t h e m , hence t h e y are finalities a n d s y m b o l i s e great a n d w o n d e r f u l destinies. T h e passages l e a d i n g t h e r e t o fittingly s y m b o l i s e the ages a n d c i r c u m s t a n c e s i n w h i c h t h e influences l e a d i n g t o t h o s e destinies are b r o u g h t i n t o p l a y . T h e forces d e p i c t e d i n t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage are d e v i l i s h , b u t those r e p r e s e n t e d i n the A s c e n d i n g Passages are t h e a n t i t h e s i s of t h a t , n a m e l y a n t i - D e v i l i s h , t h a t i s , D i v i n e . T h e influences p o r t r a y e d i n t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage are d e g r a d i n g , m a t e r i a l i s t i c a n d m a l i g n ; those i n the A s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e s are u p l i f t i n g , s p i r i t u a l a n d b e n i g n . T h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e is t h r u s t t h r o u g h the r o o f of the D e s c e n d i n g Passage, f o r m i n g a n a p e r t u r e n e a r l y 60 inches l o n g at t h e l o w e r e n d of w h i c h the floor of t h e u p w a r d passage c o m m e n c e s . T h e place where the floor of the A s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e t h u s begins is1,169-1/2P y r a m i d

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H e b r e w c h r o n o l o g y has n o w b e e n s c i e n t i f i c a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d as far b a c k as t h i s p e r i o d , a n d t h e d a t e for t h e b i r t h of M o s e s at t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e O p p r e s s i o n is f o u n d t o b e 1573 B . C . , a n d h i s d e a t h at t h e b o r d e r of t h e P r o m i s e d L a n d , 1453 B . C . It w i l l be o b s e r v e d t h a t t h i s p e r i o d 1573 t o 1453 B . C . is t h e precise 120 y e a r p e r i o d defined at t h e j u n c t i o n of t h e D e s c e n d i n g a n d A s c e n d i n g Passages, w h e n t a k e n i n a p e r f e c t l y s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d m a n n e r j u s t as i t s t a n d s . T h e d a t e s s h o w n i n t h e m a r g i n of o u r E n g l i s h B i b l e s o n l y differ t w o y e a r s f r o m these, a n d w h e n we consider that the chronology therein inserted w a s c o m p i l e d b y A r c h b i s h o p U s s h e r o v e r 300 y e a r s ago, before the a d v a n c e of archaeology a n d scientific r e s e a r c h , t h e y are w o n d e r f u l l y a c c u r a t e ; for a t w o y e a r s ' e r r o r i n t h e d a t e s of events a b o u t 3,500 y e a r s ago is v e r y s m a l l . H o w e v e r , t h e d a t e s e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e m o d e r n scientific m e t h o d s of archae o l o g y , a s t r o n o m i c a l fixing etc., agree e x a c t l y w i t h those revealed i n the P y r a m i d . W e h a v e o n l y t o l o o k i n t o t h e l a w w h i c h w a s g i v e n t o the Israelites t h r o u g h M o s e s t o realise w h a t a h i g h s p i r i t u a l s t a n d a r d w a s p l a c e d before t h e Israelites at t h a t t i m e i n comparison w i t h the polytheistic i d o l a t r y a m o n g the nations a l l a r o u n d t h e m . T h o s e l a w s e n s u r e d a g a i n s t t h e people

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b e c o m i n g p r i e s t - r i d d e n . T h e r i g h t s a n d p r i v i l e g e s of the priests w e r e l i m i t e d ; t h e y were g i v e n n o c i v i l p o w e r w h a t e v e r a n d w h o l l y l a c k e d o p p o r t u n i t y for u s i n g t h e i r office t o i m p o s e u p o n t h e r i g h t s a n d consciences of t h e people. I t w a s also p r o v i d e d t h a t r i c h a n d p o o r s t o o d o n a c o m m o n l e v e l before t h e c i v i l l a w . T h e a r r a n g e m e n t s i n t h e l a w of Moses for t h e p r e v e n t i o n of excessive w e a l t h or e x t r e m e p o v e r t y t h r o u g h the i n s t i t u t i o n of t h e r e s t i t u t i o n o n t h e j u b i l e e h a v e n o t , as y e t , ever b e e n e q u a l l e d b y a n y o t h e r p e o p l e . N o t o n l y was c r u e l t y t o a n i m a l s p r o h i b i t e d , b u t e v e n p r o p e r rest for the l o w e r c r e a t i o n t h a t serve m a n w a s p r o v i d e d for. T h e t r e a t m e n t of s e r v a n t s , foreigners a n d t h e a g e d w a s the subject of s p e c i a l c o n s i d e r a t e l e g i s l a t i o n . T h e l a w s were m a d e p u b l i c a n d a n y o n e c o u l d c o p y t h e m , a n d t h e y were r e a d t o t h e people at t h e i r s e p t e n n i a l f e s t i v a l s t h u s p r e v e n t i n g a n y t a m p e r i n g w i t h t h e r i g h t s of t h e p e o p l e b y m e n i n a u t h o r i t y . It s h o u l d be m e n t i o n e d t o o t h a t t h e f o o d l a w s t h e n p u t i n t o o p e r a t i o n were a b r e a s t w i t h , i f n o t i n a d v a n c e of the c o n c l u s i o n s of m o d e r n science. T h e s p i r i t u a l life, d u t y t o w a r d s G o d a n d f e l l o w m a n r a n k e d of p a r a m o u n t i m p o r t a n c e . P a r t of the l a w p e r t a i n e d t o t h e l a n d , a n d t h e w h o l e l a w w a s due t o be p u t i n t o f u l l o p e r a t i o n w h e n t h e Israelites e n t e r e d t h e P r o m i s e d L a n d a n d f o u n d t h e i r feet i n t h e i r n e w sphere i n 1453 B.C., t h e precise d a t e m a r k e d b y t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e floor of the F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage. T h e Israelites, o r s o m e s e c t i o n of t h e m , as a n a t i o n , t h u s occupied the H o l y L a n d a n d m a i n t a i n e d the Mosaic Order t h e r e i n , i n v a r y i n g degrees, for a p p r o x i m a t e l y fifteen centuries, t h a t is, u n t i l t h e first c e n t u r y of t h e C h r i s t i a n era. B u t the M o s a i c L a w w a s n o t p r o p e r l y c a r r i e d o u t , a n d t h r o u g h the c e n t u r i e s serious c o r r u p t i o n set i n . W h e n C h r i s t c a m e he c o n d e m n e d t h e a p o s t a t e s y s t e m , d e c l a r e d i t t o be at a n e n d , i n t r o d u c e d r e l i g i o u s a n d s p i r i t u a l t e a c h i n g of t h e highest order, a n d , i n the religious w o r l d , inaugurated a n entirely n e w age, w i t h u n i v e r s a l scope. T h i s great c h a n g e , as w e l l as t h e precise t i m e w h e n i t w a s effected, is a c c u r a t e l y p o r t r a y e d i n t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d . T h e

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F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e M o s a i c o r d e r i n t h e H o l y L a n d , is i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w e d b y a s p a c i o u s l o f t y passage k n o w n as the G r a n d G a l l e r y . I t has a l r e a d y b e e n s h o w n t h a t the b e g i n n i n g of the F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage floor m a r k s the S p r i n g of 1453 B.C. o n the P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h . The l e n g t h of the F i r s t A s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e is 1,485 P y r a m i d inches, r e p r e s e n t i n g 1,485 y e a r s . It is t h u s a m a t t e r of s i m p l e a r i t h m e t i c t o a s c e r t a i n at w h a t d a t e , a c c o r d i n g t o P y r a m i d p r o p h e c y , the M o s a i c A g e w a s due t o e n d a n d the G o s p e l A g e b e g i n , for 1,485 y e a r s after 1453 B.C. b r i n g us t o A.D. 3 3 * as t h e d a t e m a r k e d b y the j u n c t i o n of t h e A s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e a n d t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y , a n d , as w i l l be seen f r o m t h e m a r g i n of o u r E n g l i s h B i b l e s , A.D. 33 w a s the precise y e a r of t h e C r u c i f i x i o n a n d R e s u r r e c t i o n of C h r i s t ; a n d t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of the n e w age i n the r e l i g i o u s sphere o c c u r r e d o n the D a y of P e n t e c o s t ( W h i t s u n t i d e ) of t h a t s a m e y e a r , A.D. 33, w h e n C h r i s t ' s i n s t r u c tions t o p r e a c h the G o s p e l t h r o u g h o u t t h e w h o l e w o r l d , b e g i n n i n g at J e r u s a l e m , w e r e p u t i n t o o p e r a t i o n (see L u k e 24, ).
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Q u i t e i n d e p e n d e n t of B i b l i c a l a n d C h r i s t i a n w r i t e r s , a v a l u a b l e c o n f i r m a t i o n of t h e d a t e of t h e C r u c i f i x i o n is s u p p l i e d b y the G r e e k s . A m y s t e r i o u s d a r k e n i n g of t h e s u n at m i d d a y w h i l e C h r i s t was o n the cross is d e s c r i b e d i n the G o s p e l s ( M a t t h e w 27, , a n d L u k e 23, ). This remarkable p h e n o m e n o n is also referred t o i n the G r e e k records. Phlegon, w h o c o l l e c t e d the series of O l y m p i a d s , r e c o r d s t h a t i n the f o u r t h y e a r of the 2 0 2 n d O l y m p i a d , t h e r e was a m y s t e r i o u s d a r k e n i n g of t h e s u n at n o o n , i n a n u n p r e c e d e n t e d m a n n e r a n d to a n unprecedented extent, a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n earth quake. T h e Greeks reckoned their years, not from J a n u a r y t o D e c e m b e r as we do n o w , b u t f r o m m i d s u m m e r t o m i d s u m m e r . T h e f o u r t h y e a r of t h e 2 0 2 n d O l y m p i a d e n d e d i n m i d s u m m e r 33, a n d so i n c l u d e d the first h a l f of the y e a r t h a t we w o u l d n o w c a l l A.D. 33, w h e r e i n C h r i s t w a s c r u c i f i e d . A s a l m o s t
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e v e r y o n e k n o w s , C h r i s t d i e d i n t h e R o m a n m o n t h of A p r i l the p r e c i s e d a t e , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e J u l i a n C a l e n d a r of the R o m a n s , b e i n g F r i d a y , A p r i l 3 r d , A . U . C . 7 8 5 * , w h i c h , expressed a c c o r d i n g t o o u r m o d e r n c a l e n d a r , w o u l d be F r i d a y , A p r i l 1st, A . D . 33. P h l e g o n r e p o r t s t h a t so c o m p l e t e w a s t h e d a r k e n i n g of t h e s u n t h a t t h e stars were v i s i b l e at m i d - d a y . T h i s d a r k ness w a s n o t c a u s e d b y a n eclipse of t h e s u n , because there was no s o l a r eclipse d u r i n g the 4 t h y e a r of t h e 2 0 2 n d O l y m p i a d , and it came about i n " a n unprecedented manner." Besides, C h r i s t ' s d e a t h t o o k p l a c e at t h e t i m e of t h e f u l l m o o n w h e n a n eclipse of t h e s u n w a s i m p o s s i b l e (a solar eclipse is o n l y possible at n e w m o o n ) . T h e a r r a n g e m e n t of t h e s t r u c t u r a l features at t h e u p p e r e n d of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage a n d t h e b e g i n n i n g of the G r a n d G a l l e r y b e a u t i f u l l y d e p i c t s t h e life of C h r i s t a n d w h a t t h a t life a c c o m p l i s h e d for t h e w o r l d . T h i s is m a r v e l l o u s , w h e n we c o n s i d e r t h a t t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d was b u i l t m o r e t h a n a t h o u s a n d years before M o s e s c o m p i l e d the first b o o k of the B i b l e a n d 2,600 y e a r s before J e s u s of N a z a r e t h l i v e d o n E a r t h ! I m m e d i a t e l y w i t h i n t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y we see at o u r feet, o n t h e r i g h t - h a n d side, a r e p l i c a of a n E a s t e r n s h a f t - t o m b , b u t w i t h t h e m o u t h of i t b l o w n o p e n f r o m w i t h i n as i f b y a v i o l e n t i n t e r n a l e x p l o s i o n . S u r e l y no s c u l p t o r c o u l d more v i v i d l y p o r t r a y resurrection f r o m the d e a d ! According to t h e B i b l i c a l a c c o u n t , G o d r a i s e d J e s u s C h r i s t f r o m the d e a d o n t h e t h i r d d a y after t h e C r u c i f i x i o n , n a m e l y o n S u n d a y , 5 t h A p r i l , A . U . C . 785 o n t h e R o m a n C a l e n d a r , b u t a c c o r d i n g to the G r e g o r i a n r e c k o n i n g a d o p t e d i n our m o d e r n calendar, t h i s d a t e w o u l d , of course, be S u n d a y , 3 r d A p r i l , A.D. 33. T h e floor of t h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of a b u r s t - o p e n s h a f t - t o m b is o n t h e s a m e l e v e l as t h e floor of t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r , a n d t h i s l e v e l intersects t h e s l o p i n g floor of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage 33-1/2 i n c h e s f r o m t h e e n d of t h e l a t t e r , w h i l s t the v e r t i c a l l i n e m a r k i n g t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y i n t u r n intersects t h e " S h a f t - t o m b " l e v e l 30 inches f r o m t h e l a t t e r ' s i n t e r s e c t i o n w i t h t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage floor,
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t h u s f o r m i n g a t r i a n g l e , as w i l l be seen f r o m t h e d i a g r a m o n page 54. T h e last 33-1/2 i n c h e s of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage floor c o n s t i t u t e s t h e h y p o t h e n u s e (longest side) of t h a t t r i a n g l e , w h i l s t t h e p o r t i o n of t h e " s h a f t - t o m b " f l o o r - l e v e l e x t e n d i n g b e t w e e n t h e p o i n t s of i n t e r s e c t i o n j u s t d e s c r i b e d , f o r m s t h e base of t h e t r i a n g l e a n d is 30 i n c h e s i n l e n g t h . I t w i l l be o b s e r v e d t h a t t h e longest side of t h e t r i a n g l e m a r k s p r e c i s e l y , on t h e P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h , t h e p e r i o d of C h r i s t ' s life o n E a r t h , 33-1/2 y e a r s , w h i l s t t h e base s h o w s t h e i n t e r v a l of t i m e f r o m H i s b i r t h t i l l H i s b a p t i s m , n a m e l y , 30 y e a r s . T h e l e n g t h of C h r i s t ' s m i n i s t r y is t h u s r e v e a l e d t o be 3-1/2 y e a r s (33-1/2 - 30 = 3-1/2), as t h e P r o p h e t D a n i e l also f o r e t o l d , b u t it is i n d e e d w o n d e r f u l t h a t t h e c h r o n o l o g y of C h r i s t ' s life w a s p r o p h e t i c a l l y r e c o r d e d i n t h e P y r a m i d so l o n g before D a n i e l ' s d a y . D a n i e l u t t e r e d h i s p r o p h e c y , r e g a r d i n g t h e t i m e of t h e c o m i n g of t h e M e s s i a h , o v e r 500 y e a r s before t h e b i r t h of C h r i s t , b u t t h e P y r a m i d w a s e r e c t e d 2,000 y e a r s before D a n i e l ' s time. T h i s triangle i n the P y r a m i d ' s design p e r t a i n i n g to the life of J e s u s C h r i s t o n E a r t h w e a p p r o p r i a t e l y c a l l T H E CHRIST TRIANGLE. T h e i n i t i a l p o i n t of t h e C h r i s t T r i a n g l e (on t h e floor of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage 33-1/2 i n c h e s f r o m the end) of course, m a r k s the time of the b i r t h of J e s u s , b u t t h e P y r a m i d also i n d i c a t e s t h e place w h e r e H e w o u l d be b o r n . I n t h e C h r i s t T r i a n g l e t h e angle at t h e i n i t i a l p o i n t , m a k i n g C h r i s t ' s b i r t h , is 26 18' 9.7". A s w i l l be seen f r o m t h e m a p o n p a g e 55, a l i n e d r a w n f r o m t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d at t h i s precise angle to t h e p a r a l l e l of l a t i t u d e goes d i r e c t t o B e t h l e h e m w h e r e the M e s s i a h was b o r n (that is, of course, t h e a n c i e n t l i t t l e c i t y of B e t h l e h e m , w h i c h l a y a few h u n d r e d y a r d s t o t h e n o r t h of t h e present t o w n ) . T h i s r e m a r k a b l e angle, 26 1 8 ' 9 7 " we designate T H E C H R I S T A N G L E or M E S S I A N I C A N G L E , for i t n o t o n l y defines b o t h t h e t i m e a n d p l a c e of t h e b i r t h of C h r i s t (The M e s s i a h ) b u t also d e t e r m i n e s t h e r a t i o of the h y p o t h e n u s e a n d base of t h e C h r i s t T r i a n g l e as 33-1/2 t o 30, as the p r o p o r t i o n a t e d i v i s i o n of C h r i s t ' s life, as i t s u b s e q u e n t l y c a m e t o pass i n a c t u a l h i s t o r y .
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W e n o w come to a v e r y i m p o r t a n t matter i n connection w i t h t h e P y r a m i d ' s r e v e l a t i o n r e g a r d i n g Jesus of N a z a r e t h , n a m e l y , w h a t f u n c t i o n does he p e r f o r m i n t h e D i v i n e scheme of t h i n g s , a n d w h a t w a s a c c o m p l i s h e d t o t h a t e n d d u r i n g H i s a d v e n t o v e r 1,900 y e a r s a g o ? T o d e a l w i t h t h i s q u e s t i o n , it w i l l be necessary first of a l l t o t u r n o u r a t t e n t i o n for a w h i l e to t h e e x t e r i o r of t h e P y r a m i d . I n 1925, t h e e x t e r i o r of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d w a s c a r e f u l l y surveyed b y the E g y p t i a n G o v e r n m e n t , the w o r k being carried out u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of J . H . C o l e , B . A . , F . R . G . S . In spite of t h e v a n d a l i s m of c e n t u r i e s , s o m e of t h e o r i g i n a l c a s i n g stones h a v e b e e n left i n p o s i t i o n at t h e base o n a l l t h e sides of t h e b u i l d i n g , c o n s e q u e n t l y t h e s u r v e y o r s were able t o a s c e r t a i n t h e d i s t a n c e r o u n d t h e base of the P y r a m i d as c o n s t r u c t e d b y t h e a n c i e n t b u i l d e r s , a n d t h e y f o u n d i t t o be 921.455 m e t r e s , t h a t is t o s a y 36,238 P y r a m i d inches. T h u s the o r i g i n a l l e n g t h of e a c h of t h e four sides w a s9,059-1/2P y r a m i d inches. B u r i e d b e n e a t h t h e s a n d s of dozens of c e n t u r i e s t h e o r i g i n a l setting-out lines for t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e base of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d as e n g r a v e d o n t h e n a t u r a l r o c k b y the ancient b u i l d e r s h a v e b e e n d i s c o v e r e d . T h e o r i g i n a l setting-out l e n g t h of t h e base is c l e a r l y defined o n t h e r o c k at t h e s o u t h side of t h e P y r a m i d , a n d m e a s u r e s 9,140 B r i t i s h inches, t h a t is 9,131 P y r a m i d inches, f r o m c o r n e r t o c o r n e r . T h u s the o r i g i n a l d e s i g n e d d i s t a n c e r o u n d t h e base of t h e P y r a m i d was 36,524 P y r a m i d i n c h e s (4 t i m e s 9,131). T h e difference b e t w e e n t h e d e s i g n e d s q u a r e c i r c u i t of t h e P y r a m i d , 36,524 P y r a m i d i n c h e s a n d t h a t as a c t u a l l y c o n s t r u c t e d , 36,238 P y r a m i d inches is therefore 286 P y r a m i d inches. T h a t is t o s a y , t h e P y r a m i d ' s base w a s b u i l t 286 i n c h e s s h o r t of t h e perfect design. Examin a t i o n of t h e b e a u t i f u l l y m a d e p a v e m e n t , t h e base, a n d the e x t e r i o r m a s o n r y e n c a s i n g t h e P y r a m i d reveals e x q u i s i t e s k i l l a n d a n a l m o s t i n c r e d i b l y h i g h degree of a c c u r a c y i n t h e w o r k m a n s h i p , a n d t h e s u g g e s t i o n t h a t t h i s a p p a r e n t shortage i n m e a s u r e m e n t t o the e x t e n t of 286 i n c h e s ( n e a r l y 24 feet) is due t o a n y l a c k of s k i l l , carelessness o r a c c i d e n t o n t h e p a r t of s u c h

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v e r y last l a p , a p p a r e n t l y o m i t t o place t h e f i n a l " T o p - S t o n e " on t h e i r g r e a t m a s t e r p i e c e of m a s o n r y ? A s t h e shortage at t h e base w a s 286 inches, t h e result was t h a t e v e r y one of t h e 203 courses of m a s o n r y i n t h e b u i l d i n g was also 286 i n c h e s s h o r t of t h e f u l l d e s i g n , a n d t h e p l a t f o r m at t h e s u m m i t , w h i c h w a s at t h e necessary l e v e l , was c o n s e q u e n t l y 286 i n c h e s s h o r t of t h e r e q u i r e d m e a s u r e m e n t t o fit t h e specified size of t h e " T o p - S t o n e " t h a t w a s t o be p l a c e d u p o n i t . So t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d was n e v e r " c r o w n e d . " T h e s e c r e t of t h e s o l u t i o n of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s e x t e r i o r s y m b o l i s m l i e s i n t h e d i s c o v e r y of t h e r e c t i f i c a t i o n of the P y r a m i d ' s d i s p l a c e m e n t feature. W h e n we have ascertained h o w t h i s r e c t i f i c a t i o n i s effected, w e w i l l h a v e d i s c o v e r e d h o w t h a t w h i c h i s o u t of h a r m o n y w i t h the p e r f e c t w i l l of the A l m i g h t y w i l l be b r o u g h t i n t o l i n e a n d h o w t h i s c h a o t i c w o r l d w i l l b e b r o u g h t i n t o t u n e w i t h the I n f i n i t e . I n o t h e r w o r d s , w e w i l l have found h o w the c o n d i t i o n requested i n the L o r d ' s P r a y e r " T h y w i l l b e d o n e o n E a r t h as i t i s i n H e a v e n " w i l l be b r o u g h t a b o u t . A s w e h a v e seen, e v e r y w h e r e o n t h e e x t e r i o r of the P y r a m i d there is d e v i a t i o n f r o m t h e c o m p l e t e d e s i g n , a n d i n a l l instances, whatever f o r m the deviation takes, whether contraction, e c c e n t r i c i t y or i n c o m p l e t e n e s s , t h e e x t e n t of s u c h is a l w a y s 286 inches. S o t h e n , for t h e k e y t o t h e r e c t i f i c a t i o n of this d i s p l a c e m e n t w e m u s t e x p l o r e t h e P y r a m i d t o search for this factor of 286 i n c h e s p o r t r a y e d i n a n o p p o s i t e aspect, t h a t is t o s a y , c o n n e c t e d n o t w i t h c o n t r a c t i o n , e c c e n t r i c i t y o r a n y o t h e r i m p e r f e c t i o n , b u t w i t h e x p a n s i o n , e n l a r g e m e n t , uplift, thus revealing the counteracting power adequate to rectify the d i s p l a c e m e n t . W e find t h i s r e q u i r e m e n t i n o n l y one place, i n t h e P y r a m i d ' s i n t e r i o r , n a m e l y r i g h t o v e r t h e b u r s t o p e n m o u t h of t h e w e l l - s h a f t , f e a t u r i n g t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n of C h r i s t . A t t h i s p l a c e , t h e roof of t h e passage is l i f t e d u p t h r o u g h s e v e n tiers of stone, t o t h e e x t e n t of 286 P y r a m i d inches, p r o d u c i n g t h a t m a g n i f i c e n t spectacle k n o w n as t h e Grand Gallery. H e r e , t h e r e is no trace of c o n t r a c t i o n or

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shortage, b u t t h e v e r y opposite, e n l a r g e m e n t a n d u p l i f t t h e c o u n t e r a c t i n g p o w e r t o the P y r a m i d ' s d i s p l a c e m e n t , a n d there fore the P y r a m i d ' s Rectification Factor. A s w e h a v e seen a l r e a d y , the s y m b o l i s m here p e r t a i n s t o the r e s u r r e c t i o n , a n d ascension of C h r i s t a n d t h e D i v i n e m a n i f e s t a t i o n o n the D a y of Pentecost of the efficacy of H i s f i n i s h e d w o r k at C a l v a r y a l l of w h i c h a c c o r d i n g t o t h e P y r a m i d ' s i n c h - y e a r m e a s u r e m e n t s were due t o o c c u r i n t h e S p r i n g of A.D. 3 3 , a n d a l l of w h i c h b e c a m e a c t u a l fact at t h e t i m e D i v i n e l y a p p o i n t e d , as is r e c o r d e d i n the N e w T e s t a m e n t . T h e G r e a t P y r a m i d t h u s r e v e a l s t h a t the p o w e r t o r e c t i f y the d i s p l a c e m e n t a n d so b r i n g the w o r l d of m a n k i n d i n t o c o m p l e t e h a r m o n y w i t h the C r e a t o r , is v e s t e d i n J e s u s C h r i s t . A n d the B i b l e says the same, for i t states " H e rose a g a i n for o u r j u s t i f i c a t i o n " a n d C h r i s t H i m s e l f , after H i s r e s u r r e c t i o n d e c l a r e d " A l l p o w e r is g i v e n u n t o m e i n h e a v e n a n d i n e a r t h . " (see S t . M a t t h e w 28, ) T h e q u e s t i o n is, H o w a n d w h e n w i l l t h i s p o w e r be p u t f u l l y i n t o o p e r a t i o n a n d t h e l o n g - l o o k e d for e r a w h e r e i n G o d ' s w i l l s h a l l be " d o n e o n E a r t h as i t is i n Heaven " b e inaugurated? T o l e a r n how t h i s w i l l b e a c c o m p l i s h e d w e m u s t i n v e s t i g a t e the P y r a m i d ' s e x t e r i o r t o a s c e r t a i n the m a n n e r i n w h i c h the d i s p l a c e m e n t c a n b e r e c t i f i e d t h r o u g h the c o u n t e r a c t i n g f a c t o r n o w d i s c o v e r e d . T o a s c e r t a i n when it w i l l c o m e t o pass w e s h a l l of course r e q u i r e t o t u r n t o the i n t e r i o r passages a n d c h a m b e r s w h i c h are c o n s t r u c t e d t o scale so as t o r e v e a l t h e c h r o n o l o g y of the D i v i n e p l a n of the ages.
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b u i l d e r s of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d r e j e c t e d t h e C r o w n o r " H e a d S t o n e " a n d t h e S c r i p t u r e s s p e a k of C h r i s t as " t h e Stone w h i c h t h e b u i l d e r s r e j e c t e d . " B u t t h e s a m e S c r i p t u r e speaks p r o p h e t i c a l l y of t h e e x a l t a t i o n of t h e rejected S t o n e t o t h e p o s i t i o n of H e a d S t o n e " T h e stone w h i c h t h e b u i l d e r s rejected t h e s a m e is b e c o m e t h e H e a d of t h e C o r n e r " ( P s a l m 118, ; M a t t h e w 2 1 , ; A c t s 4, ) a n d the " C h i e f C o r n e r S t o n e " (I P e t e r 2, ). If applied to a n ordinary b u i l d i n g these w o r d s h a v e n o p o i n t , i f i n d e e d a n y m e a n i n g at a l l . B u t i n t h e case of a P y r a m i d a l l t h e four corners of t h e s t r u c t u r e f i n a l l y c o n v e r g e i n one stone at t h e t o p a n d t h a t stone is t h e H e a d S t o n e , so t h a t t h e T o p S t o n e of t h e P y r a m i d is at t h e s a m e t i m e b o t h t h e H e a d S t o n e a n d t h e Chief C o r n e r Stone.
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N o w , i f a l l t h e f o u r sides of t h e e n t i r e P y r a m i d be " f i l l e d o u t " w i t h m a s o n r y u n t i l t h e y come into exact line w i t h the p r o j e c t i n g edges a n d angles of t h e perfect T o p S t o n e , t h e r e s u l t w o u l d be t h a t t h e corners at t h e base w o u l d fit e x a c t l y into the original setting-out lines engraved b y the ancient P y r a m i d b u i l d e r s o n t h e f o u n d a t i o n r o c k , a n d t h e base c i r c u i t w o u l d b e e n l a r g e d b y 286 i n c h e s , a n d t h e p e r i m e t e r w o u l d become 36,524 P y r a m i d inches i n accordance w i t h the A r c h i t e c t ' s f u l l d e s i g n (note t h a t 36,524 is t h e n u m b e r of d a y s i n a c e n t u r y ) . T h u s t h e d i s p l a c e m e n t feature i n t h e P y r a m i d ' s e x t e r i o r f o r m is c o m p l e t e l y e l i m i n a t e d b y t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e R e c t i f i c a t i o n F a c t o r i n t h e " T o p S t o n e . " T h e m e a n i n g is o b v i o u s . T h e e x a l t a t i o n of C h r i s t , t h e perfect " T o p S t o n e " a n d t h e s u b j e c t i o n of a l l t h i n g s t o H i s h o l y w i l l is t h e s o l u t i o n t o t h e W o r l d ' s present d i s p l a c e m e n t , a n d w e h a v e the g r a n d assurance of b o t h t h e P y r a m i d a n d t h e B i b l e t h a t t h i s w i l l a c t u a l l y c o m e t o pass at a n a p p o i n t e d t i m e i n t h e D i v i n e p u r p o s e . I n t h e m e a n t i m e , w e c a n see h o w u t t e r l y futile i t w o u l d be for us t o a t t e m p t t o e s t a b l i s h a n e w o r d e r o n a n entirely m a t e r i a l basis. B u t w h e n is t h e a p p o i n t e d t i m e for t h e c o m p l e t e r e c t i f i c a t i o n of t h e W o r l d ' s i l l s ? I f i t is t h e D i v i n e w i l l t o r e v e a l t h i s t o us i n o u r d a y , i t w i l l , of course, be s h o w n o n t h e P y r a m i d ' s

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c h r o n o g r a p h w h i c h , as w e h a v e seen, is p o r t r a y e d i n t h e i n t e r i o r passages a n d c h a m b e r s . L e t us therefore t u r n our a t t e n t i o n a g a i n t o the i n t e r i o r , a n d c o n t i n u e o u r i n v e s t i g a t i o n therein. W e r e a c h e d the p l a c e w h e r e t h e life a n d w o r k of C h r i s t at H i s F i r s t A d v e n t is p o r t r a y e d , n a m e l y , at the u p p e r e n d of the F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage a n d b e g i n n i n g of the G r a n d G a l l e r y . J u s t before p r o c e e d i n g f r o m t h i s p o i n t , i t s h o u l d be o b s e r v e d t h a t , w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of the D e s c e n d i n g Passage w h i c h is u n d e r the d o m i n a t i o n of the forces of e v i l , a l l t h e m a i n passages i n the P y r a m i d r a d i a t e f r o m the spot p o r t r a y i n g the d e a t h a n d r e s u r r e c t i o n of C h r i s t , t h u s i n d i c a t i n g t h a t the w h o l e D i v i n e p u r p o s e a n d a r r a n g e m e n t centres i n C h r i s t a n d rests o n H i m . H e is t h e h u b a n d centre of the D i v i n e P l a n . O n the d a y of P e n t e c o s t A.D. 33, as referred t o a b o v e , the p u t t i n g i n t o o p e r a t i o n C h r i s t ' s i n j u n c t i o n t o p r e a c h the G o s p e l t o a l l n a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e W o r l d , b e g i n n i n g at J e r u s a l e m , c o n s t i t u t e d the f u l l i n a u g u r a t i o n of the C h r i s t i a n D i s p e n s a t i o n or, as i t is s o m e t i m e s t e r m e d , t h e G o s p e l A g e . W h e n J e s u s was a s k e d w h a t w o u l d be the s i g n of " t h e e n d of the A g e " ( M a t t h e w 24, R e v i s e d V e r s i o n , m a r g i n ) , H i s r e p l y c o n t a i n e d the f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t : " A n d t h i s gospel of the K i n g d o m s h a l l be p r e a c h e d i n a l l the w o r l d for a w i t n e s s u n t o a l l n a t i o n s ; a n d t h e n s h a l l t h e e n d c o m e " ( M a t t h e w 24, ) . T o - d a y , t h i s G o s p e l has n o w b e e n t r a n s l a t e d i n t o m o r e t h a n a t h o u s a n d languages a n d d i a l e c t s , a n d has b e e n p r e a c h e d b o t h b y w o r d of m o u t h a n d p r i n t e d p a g e t h r o u g h o u t the w h o l e E a r t h t o e v e r y n a t i o n . T r u e , the b u l k o f the w o r l d ' s p o p u l a t i o n has n o t been c o n v e r t e d t o C h r i s t i a n i t y , b u t t h a t is n o t w h a t was s t a t e d ; the G o s p e l of the K i n g d o m w a s t o be p r e a c h e d t h r o u g h out the w o r l d as a witness, a n d t h a t w i t n e s s has n o w been g i v e n t o e v e r y n a t i o n o n the face of the E a r t h . T h e w o r k of b r i n g i n g a l l h u m a n i t y i n t o h a r m o n y w i t h the D i v i n e w i l l a n d a r r a n g e m e n t s is e v i d e n t l y the p u r p o s e of a n age y e t future. H o w e v e r , t h e u n i v e r s a l p r o c l a m a t i o n of the G o s p e l has been a c c o m p l i s h e d , a n d , therefore o n the a u t h o r i t y of J e s u s C h r i s t , we are n o w i n the e n d of the G o s p e l A g e .
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W h a t has the P y r a m i d t o s a y a b o u t the e n d of the age? T h e P y r a m i d reveals t h a t n o t o n l y are w e i n the e n d of the age, b u t i n the e n d of a n o r d e r of ages a n d t h a t a n e w o r d e r is i m m i n e n t . I n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n i t is significant t h a t the m o t t o of t h e y o u n g e s t of t h e large n a t i o n s of t o - d a y , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a , is " A n e w order of ages." F r o m the P y r a m i d ' s i n c h - y e a r m e a s u r e m e n t s w e h a v e a l r e a d y ascertained t h a t the G r a n d G a l l e r y , r e p r e s e n t i n g the G o s p e l A g e , w a s due t o b e g i n i n t h e S p r i n g of A.D. 3 3 , a n d the a c c u r a c y of t h i s has b e e n c o n f i r m e d b y h i s t o r i c fact. T h e l e n g t h of the G r a n d G a l l e r y a p p r o p r i a t e l y r e v e a l s t h e d u r a t i o n of the G o s p e l A g e . W h e n the e n d of the G r a n d G a l l e r y is r e a c h e d h o w e v e r , i t is n o t f o l l o w e d b y a n o t h e r m a i n passage c o n t i n u i n g o n w a r d at the s a m e g r a d i e n t , b u t b y a series of s m a l l short h o r i z o n t a l passages e m e r g i n g i n t o a g r e a t c h a m b e r , c o m m o n l y k n o w n as t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r . T h i s c h a m b e r is b u i l t e n t i r e l y of g r a n i t e , is w e l l v e n t i l a t e d a n d h a s no e x i t . T h e s e arrange m e n t s s h o w t h a t at t h e t e r m i n a t i o n of t h i s age we are n o t s u d d e n l y u s h e r e d i n t o a n e w e r a at a c e r t a i n d a t e , b u t at the close of the age t h e r e is a difficult, t r o u b l o u s t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d d u r i n g w h i c h t h e o l d o r d e r is b r o u g h t t o a n e n d a n d t h e n e w b r o u g h t i n . T h e b e g i n n i n g of these s m a l l , short passages at the e n d of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y a p p r o p r i a t e l y m a r k s the d a t e of the b e g i n n i n g of t h i s c o m p a r a t i v e l y short t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d . A s the d a t e of t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y o n the P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h is t h e S p r i n g of A.D. 33 a n d t h e l e n g t h of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y is f u l l y 1,881 P y r a m i d inches, t h e e n d therefore m a r k s t h e f a l l of A.D. 1914 as the d a t e w h e n the p a i n f u l trans i t i o n p e r i o d w a s due. A l l m i d d l e - a g e d a n d e l d e r l y readers w i l l w e l l r e m e m b e r t h e g r e a t e v e n t s of 1914 w h i c h m a r k e d the s t a r t of the b r e a k i n g u p of the o l d order, e x a c t l y o n t i m e i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h the c h r o n o g r a p h of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d . B o t h C h r i s t a n d D a n i e l s t a t e d t h a t t h i s age w o u l d t e r m i n a t e w i t h " a t i m e of t r o u b l e s u c h as n e v e r w a s , since t h e r e w a s a n a t i o n " a n d w e h a v e t r u l y w i t n e s s e d t h i s before o u r eyes, i n v a r y i n g degrees of i n t e n s i t y ever since 1914. T h e fact t h a t t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r is a s p a c i o u s h a l l a n d not

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a p a s s a g e shows t h a t i t r e p r e s e n t s a p e r m a n e n t n e w o r d e r a n d n o t s i m p l y a t r a n s i e n t age. T h e f u r t h e r fact t h a t i t h a s no exit indicates that it symbolises a finalitya destiny. A l t h o u g h t h e c h a m b e r is e n c a s e d w i t h i n h u n d r e d s of feet of s o l i d m a s o n r y i t is f l o o d e d w i t h fresh a i r b y m e a n s of i t s t w o great a i r c h a n n e l s , so t h a t one c a n b r e a t h e freely, t h u s s y m b o l i s i n g a c o n d i t i o n of life a n d l i b e r t y . H i s t o r y has b e e n m a d e so fast since 1914 a n d e p o c h - m a k i n g changes a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s are n o w t a k i n g p l a c e one after a n o t h e r i n so s h o r t a t i m e t h a t i t w o u l d be q u i t e i m p r a c t i c a b l e t o p o r t r a y i n stone t h e present p e r i o d at t h e c o m p a r a t i v e l y s m a l l g e n e r a l scale of a n i n c h t o a y e a r , hence t h e G r e a t A r c h i t e c t of t h e P y r a m i d has a d o p t e d t h e s a m e p r o c e d u r e t h a t a l l wise a r c h i t e c t s a n d c a r t o g r a p h e r s a d o p t w h e n i t is necessary t o r e v e a l t h e d e t a i l s of s o m e i m p o r t a n t s e c t i o n t h a t c a n n o t v e r y well be s h o w n o n t h e scale of t h e g e n e r a l p l a n o r m a p , n a m e l y , i n s e r t a n inset at a l a r g e r scale. I n t h e case of a m a p of a c o u n t r y , i t is q u i t e c o m m o n t o f i n d a n i n s e t s h o w i n g the p r i n c i p a l c i t y at a m u c h l a r g e r scale t h a n t h e g e n e r a l m a p . T a k e a m a p of P a l e s t i n e for e x a m p l e ; o n s u c h , i t is u s u a l to see a n inset of J e r u s a l e m a n d i t s e n v i r o n s at a l a r g e r scale, because t h a t p l a c e is t h e m e t r o p o l i s a n d i t is i m p o s s i b l e to s h o w t h e d e t a i l s of t h e c i t y w i t h i t s s u b u r b s a n d s u r r o u n d i n g s at t h e o r d i n a r y scale o n w h i c h t h e m a p of t h e c o u n t r y is portrayed. Similarly, on the P y r a m i d ' s chronograph, when i t is r e q u i r e d t o s h o w a v e r y i m p o r t a n t s e c t i o n of h i s t o r y (or w h a t w i l l b e c o m e h i s t o r y ) i n w h i c h great d e v e l o p m e n t s take p l a c e i n s u c h r a p i d succession t h a t i t is i m p o s s i b l e t o depict s u c h at t h e scale of t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h (an i n c h t o a year) t h e G r e a t A r c h i t e c t of t h e P y r a m i d has d e v i s e d insets at a l a r g e r scale. W e s o m e t i m e s h e a r p e o p l e s p e a k i n g of " c h a n g e of s c a l e " i n t h e P y r a m i d , b u t t h i s e x p r e s s i o n is r a d i c a l l y w r o n g : t h e r e is n o s u c h t h i n g . I n t h e e x a m p l e of t h e m a p of P a l e s t i n e j u s t m e n t i o n e d , n o one w o u l d s a y t h a t t h e r e is a c h a n g e of scale i n t h e m a p o n a c c o u n t of t h e inset of J e r u s a l e m b e i n g i n s e r t e d at a l a r g e r scale. C h a n g e s of scale i n a p l a n or m a p w o u l d be i n c o n s i s t e n t ; i n fact t h e m a p w o u l d be reduced

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to a n a b s u r d i t y . I m a g i n e w h a t a m a p of S c o t l a n d w o u l d be l i k e w i t h t h e C o u n t y of R o x b u r g h a t one scale, A b e r d e e n shire at a n o t h e r scale, t h e Isle of S k y e at s t i l l a n o t h e r , a n d so o n ! I t w o u l d o b v i o u s l y be a farce. T h e P y r a m i d presents a consistent p l a n a n d t o a t t e m p t t o a p p l y changes of scale to t h e g e n e r a l c h a r t , o r w i t h i n a n y i n d i v i d u a l inset, w o u l d be f a l l a c i o u s . T o d o so w o u l d be t o t u r n t h e P y r a m i d i n t o " a n old f i d d l e " on which y o u could p l a y any tune y o u like. T h e Great P y r a m i d ' s entire chronograph or Chart of the Ages is c o n s t r u c t e d i n stone, a n d t h e scale is c o n s i s t e n t l y a P y r a m i d i n c h t o a y e a r at t h e g r a d i e n t of t h e M e s s i a n i c A n g l e throughout. T h e r e is n o c h a n g e of scale a n y w h e r e , n e i t h e r is t h e r e a n y d e v i a t i o n f r o m t h e M e s s i a n i c o r C h r i s t A n g l e , w h i c h is t h e slope at w h i c h t h e m a i n passages are c o n s t r u c t e d . A t t a c h e d t o t h e l o n g s l o p i n g passages w h i c h define t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h are s h o r t e r h o r i z o n t a l ones i n t h e f o r m of insets to t h e g e n e r a l c h a r t . I t is e s s e n t i a l t o o b s e r v e t h a t t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h is n e v e r o n t h e h o r i z o n t a l , a n d t h a t i n s e r t i o n s or insets are n e v e r o n t h e slope. T h e i n s e r t i o n s m a y be at a larger, s m a l l e r o r t h e s a m e scale a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s t r u c t u r a l d a t a s u p p l i e d , b u t those at a l a r g e r scale are t h e m o r e u s u a l , as, for reasons g i v e n a b o v e , t h e y are m o r e often r e q u i r e d . If a passage is h o r i z o n t a l , i t is c o n s e q u e n t l y off t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h ( w h i c h is d i s p l a y e d e n t i r e l y a t t h e C h r i s t A n g l e of 26 1 8 ' 9.7") a n d t h a t fact alone r e v e a l s t h a t i t is a n inset. If at t h e b e g i n n i n g of a h o r i z o n t a l passage t h e c o n t a c t w i t h the s l o p i n g passage s y s t e m of t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h is i n the f o r m of a d i s c o n n e c t i o n o r b r e a k - o f f i t a p p r o p r i a t e l y represents a " b r e a k - o f f " i n t h e scale, w h i l s t t h e n e w scale of the inset is r e v e a l e d i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e d i s c o n n e c t i o n or break-off. I n the case of t h e h o r i z o n t a l T r a n s i t i o n Passage S y s t e m b e y o n d t h e e n d of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y t h e difference of scale is i n d i c a t e d b y t h e fact t h a t i t s floor does n o t j o i n o n t o t h e s l o p i n g floor of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y at t h e j u n c t i o n of t h e t w o passages, b u t is e l e v a t e d t o a h i g h e r l e v e l a n d d i s c o n n e c t e d
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f r o m i t . A s w i l l b e seen f r o m t h e d i a g r a m o n t h e o p p o s i t e page t h e h o r i z o n t a l floor p r o j e c t s b a c k w a r d for f u l l y five feet i n t o t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y w h i l s t t h e s l o p i n g floor of t h e l a t t e r t e r m i n a t e s a b r u p t l y n e a r l y t h r e e feet b e l o w , t h u s f o r m i n g w h a t is k n o w n as t h e G r e a t S t e p . E v e n t h e s l o p i n g floor l i n e w h e n i t reaches t h e e n d of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y does n o t c o i n c i d e w i t h t h e h o r i z o n t a l floor of t h e T r a n s i t i o n Passages b u t falls short b y a v e r t i c a l d i s t a n c e of o v e r5-1/2inches. T h e p r o j e c t i o n of t h e h o r i z o n t a l floor i n t o t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y o v e r l a p s t h e general c h r o n o g r a p h of t h e l a t t e r t o t h e e x t e n t of f u l l y 68 inches ( A B o n t h e d i a g r a m ) w h i l s t t h e h o r i z o n t a l floor, as we h a v e j u s t seen, is e l e v a t e d f u l l y 5-1/2 i n c h e s a b o v e t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y floor l i n e at t h e j u n c t i o n of t h e passages ( B C o n t h e d i a g r a m ) . T h e r a t i o of these t w o d i s c o n n e c t i o n s t h e o v e r l a p a n d t h e e l e v a t i o n i s t h e r a t i o of t h e n e w scale o n the h o r i z o n t a l inset t o t h e o r d i n a r y scale of t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h o n t h e slope at t h e M e s s i a n i c A n g l e . T h i s r a t i o is as 365.242 t o 30. T h a t is t o s a y , t h a t w h e r e a s o n t h e scale of t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h a n i n c h represents 365.242 d a y s (a y e a r ) , i t o n l y represents 30 d a y s (a m o n t h ) o n t h e inset scale of t h e h o r i z o n t a l T r a n s i t i o n Passages b e y o n d t h e G r a n d Gallery. T h e first s e c t i o n of t h e T r a n s i t i o n Passage s y s t e m consists of a short l o w c o n t r a c t e d passage b u i l t of l i m e s t o n e . T h i s is the last l i m e s t o n e passage i n t h e u p p e r p a r t of t h e P y r a m i d ' s i n t e r i o r passage s y s t e m ; b e y o n d t h i s e v e r y t h i n g is a l m o s t e n t i r e l y g r a n i t e . I t presents a great c o n t r a s t t o t h e l o f t y G r a n d G a l l e r y p r e c e d i n g i t , a n d i n d i c a t e s a p l u n g e i n t o s t r e n u o u s a n d diffi c u l t t i m e s w h i c h , as w e h a v e a l r e a d y seen, w a s due t o start i n A.D. 1914 a c c o r d i n g t o t h e P y r a m i d m e a s u r e m e n t s . The l e n g t h of t h i s l i t t l e passage, s y m b o l i s i n g t h e first p h a s e of the t r o u b l o u s t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d , is 52 i n c h e s , w h i c h at t h e inset scale of a n i n c h t o a m o n t h of 30 d a y s represents 52 times 30 d a y s , t h a t is, 1,560 d a y s . O n 4 t h A u g u s t , 1914, Great B r i t a i n d e c l a r e d w a r o n G e r m a n y a n d w i t h i n a few m o n t h s a d o z e n n a t i o n s were i n v o l v e d i n t h e G r e a t W a r . P r e c i s e l y 1,560 d a y s l a t e r , i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s

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r e v e l a t i o n , t h e G r e a t W a r e n d e d o n n t h N o v e m b e r , 1918. I t s h o u l d be n o t e d , t o o , t h a t t h i s i n c h - m o n t h inset scale i n the h o r i z o n t a l T r a n s i t i o n Passages w a s k n o w n before t h e Great W a r began. I n t h e y e a r 1904 i t w a s t h u s a p p l i e d b y W i l l i a m R e e v e of T o r o n t o , C a n a d a . F i v e y e a r s l a t e r , i n 1909, W i l l i a m R e e v e p u b l i s h e d a b o o k e n t i t l e d History ful filling Prophecy, i n w h i c h he s t a t e d t h a t t h e first p o r t i o n of t h i s passage f o l l o w i n g t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y r e p r e s e n t e d a p e r i o d of t r o u b l e l a s t i n g 4 y e a r s a n d 4 m o n t h s , d u r i n g w h i c h t h e B r i t i s h R a c e w o u l d be i n v o l v e d i n w a r b u t n o t be defeated. H i s t o r y has n o w d e m o n s t r a t e d t h a t he w a s c o r r e c t i n these t w o p a r t i c u l a r s , for t h e G r e a t W a r l a s t e d p r a c t i c a l l y 4 years a n d 4 m o n t h s a n d t h e enemies of t h e B r i t i s h R a c e suffered defeat. I n w h a t w a y B r i t a i n is d e n o t e d i n t h e P y r a m i d , we shall explain presently. F o r o t h e r d e t a i l s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h i s p e r i o d of t r o u b l e we m u s t t u r n t o a n o t h e r h o r i z o n t a l inset s i t u a t e d v e r t i c a l l y b e n e a t h t h i s one, n a m e l y , t h e s u b t e r r a n e a n h o r i z o n t a l inset s y s t e m , t h e p r i n c i p a l feature of w h i c h is t h e G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y or " c h a m b e r " cut out i n the n a t u r a l limestone rock. I t s h o u l d be c l e a r l y u n d e r s t o o d at t h i s j u n c t u r e t h a t o n the P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h (either o n t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h or o n a n inset) a d a t e is n o t s i m p l y m a r k e d b y a p o i n t b u t b y t h e e n t i r e v e r t i c a l a l i g n m e n t of t h e p a r t i c u l a r p o i n t . A v e r t i c a l line d r a w n a t a n y p l a c e o n t h e g e n e r a l c h a r t of s l o p i n g passages m a r k s t h e self-same d a t e o n w h a t e v e r passages it m a y intersect. F o r e x a m p l e , i f w e select a p o i n t o n t h e floor of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y , s a y 1,000 i n c h e s u p f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h a t passage, t h u s m a r k i n g t h e d a t e A.D. 1033 a n d d r o p a v e r t i c a l l i n e t h e r e f r o m d o w n t o t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage b e n e a t h , i t w i l l be f o u n d t h a t t h e p o i n t w h e r e i t intersects t h e floor of t h e l a t t e r passage also m a r k s t h e d a t e A.D. 1033. T h e same r u l e a p p l i e s t o t h e h o r i z o n t a l insets c o n s t r u c t e d on t h e i n c h - m o n t h scale. A v e r t i c a l l i n e d r o p p e d f r o m t h e p o i n t m a r k i n g 4 t h A u g u s t , 1914, at t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e T r a n s i t i o n Passages falls j u s t w i t h i n t h e G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y at i t s c o m m e n c e m e n t . T h e e n d of the floor of t h e passage

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l e a d i n g i n t o t h e C a v i t y lies o n l y 1/4 of a n i n c h t o t h e n o r t h of t h i s v e r t i c a l l i n e . A s t h e scale o n t h e h o r i z o n t a l insets is a n i n c h t o a m o n t h of 30 d a y s (unless s p e c i a l l y s h o w n t o be different, as i n t h e case of t h e H o r i z o n t a l Passage t o the Queen's C h a m b e r ) , t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y therefore m a r k s a d a t e 1/4 of 30 d a y s , t h a t is7-1/2d a y s , p r i o r t o t h e n i g h t of 4 t h A u g u s t , 1914, n a m e l y 2 8 t h J u l y , 1914, t h e v e r y d a y o n w h i c h t h e first d e c l a r a t i o n of w a r w a s m a d e in the Great W a r . Hostilities began w h e n A u s t r i a - H u n g a r y d e c l a r e d w a r o n S e r v i a , 2 8 t h J u l y , 1914. F o u r d a y s l a t e r , 1st A u g u s t , G e r m a n y d e c l a r e d w a r o n R u s s i a , a n d o n 3 r d A u g u s t G e r m a n y declared w a r on France, then, o n the following d a y , 4 t h A u g u s t , j u s t a w e e k after t h e b e g i n n i n g of h o s t i l i t i e s , Great B r i t a i n declared war on G e r m a n y . B u t t h e q u e s t i o n n a t u r a l l y arises, W h y s h o u l d t h e d a t e of t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e G r e a t W a r be s h o w n i n t h e l o w e r regions of t h e P y r a m i d b u t t h e d a t e of B r i t a i n ' s e n t r y i n t o t h a t w a r be p o r t r a y e d i n t h e u p p e r passages? I t w i l l be r e c a l l e d t h a t t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage represents t h e course of t h e n a t i o n s of t h e w o r l d i n g e n e r a l , as affected b y e v i l influences, w h i l s t t h e A s c e n d i n g Passages feature t h e course of those p a r t i e s w h o h a v e c o m e u n d e r d i r e c t D i v i n e influence t h r o u g h t h e ages a n d w i t h w h o m G o d h a s b e e n d e a l i n g i n a specific m a n n e r for a p a r t i c u l a r p u r p o s e . T h o s e w h o s y m b o l i c a l l y traverse the G r a n d G a l l e r y a n d the h o r i z o n t a l T r a n s i t i o n S y s t e m b e y o n d , h a v e b e e n a n d are b e i n g G o d - d i r e c t e d w i t h a final object i n v i e w i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e d e s t i n y of the h u m a n race. A s t h e T r a n s i t i o n Passages l e a d i n t o t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r s y m b o l i s i n g t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of t h e N e w O r d e r of l i b e r t y a n d life, t h e p e o p l e w h o are r e p r e s e n t e d as t r a v e r s i n g those passages are t h e D i v i n e l y d i r e c t e d h u m a n i n s t r u m e n t selected for t h e p u r p o s e . T h e n a t i o n s of t h e w o r l d i n general c a n n o t be r e p r e s e n t e d there, for t h e i r course as w e h a v e seen is i n t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage. O n l y those p a r t i e s u n d e r D i v i n e G u i d a n c e t h a t are t o h a v e a p a r t t o p l a y as h o n o u r e d i n s t r u m e n t s i n t h e D i v i n e P l a n for t h e u l t i m a t e s a l v a t i o n a n d b l e s s i n g of a l l m a n k i n d , are r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e a s c e n d i n g

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passages of the P y r a m i d ; t h a t is w h y C h r i s t is s h o w n there, also t h e c r e a m of J e w r y (in G o d ' s s i g h t ) , w i t h those w h o c o m prise t h e t r u e C h u r c h of G o d (but n o t a n y p a r t i c u l a r d e n o m i n a t i o n , for some of t h e S a i n t s are o u t s i d e a l l d e n o m i n a t i o n s ) . A s g i v e n m o r e i n d e t a i l l a t e r , e a c h of these p a r t i e s has a n a p p r o p r i a t e f u n c t i o n i n t h e s e t t i n g u p of t h e N e w O r d e r . B u t i n a d d i t i o n t o those e n u m e r a t e d a b o v e t h e r e is a n o t h e r p a r t y t h a t has a n h o n o u r e d t a s k t o p e r f o r m i n the i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h i s N e w O r d e r . W h i l e a n o t h e r p a r t of t h e P y r a m i d shows t h a t t h e r e w i l l u l t i m a t e l y be a h a r m o n i o u s u n i v e r s a l i n t e r n a t i o n a l state f r o m w h i c h w a r , a r m a m e n t s a n d a m u l t i t u d e of o t h e r e v i l s w i l l b e e n t i r e l y a b o l i s h e d , nevertheless i n t h e present t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d of i n t e r n a t i o n a l strife, some race or n a t i o n , i n t h e v e r y n a t u r e of t h i n g s , m u s t l e a d t h e w a y as t h e s p e a r h e a d t h r o u g h the t r o u b l e a n d finally o u t of t h e chaos i n t o t h e N e w O r d e r of j u s t i c e a n d f r e e d o m . W h o are t h e privileged people to w h o m Providence has entrusted this noble t a s k ? T h e P y r a m i d c l e a r l y shows t h a t 4 t h A u g u s t , 1914, was the d a t e w h e n t h i s p e o p l e w e r e p l u n g e d i n t o t h e great u n p r e c e d e n t e d t r o u b l e a n d t h a t t h e y w o u l d c o n t i n u e i n the first phase of i t ( T h e G r e a t W a r ) for p r e c i s e l y 1,560 d a y s , as r e v e a l e d b y t h e d e t a i l s of t h e e n t r a n c e i n t o t h e T r a n s i t i o n Passages as g i v e n a b o v e . W h a t e v e r g r e a t n a t i o n e n t e r e d t h e G r e a t W a r o n t h a t d a y a n d r e m a i n e d i n t h e w a r for t h e p e r i o d specified is t h e N a t i o n t h u s h o n o u r e d t o l e a d t h e n a t i o n s i n t o t h e g r a n d n e w age n o w i m m i n e n t . I t w a s G r e a t B r i t a i n w h o d e c l a r e d w a r o n G e r m a n y t h a t d a y i n o r d e r t o k e e p her w o r d a n d h o n o u r her treaties w h e r e i n she h a d s o l e m n l y p r o m i s e d t o p r o t e c t s m a l l a n d w e a k e r n a t i o n s f r o m aggression, and, true to the P y r a m i d ' s chronograph, B r i t a i n r e m a i n e d i n t h a t struggle for 1,560 d a y s t i l l the aggressor w a s defeated for t h e t i m e b e i n g . T h e r e f o r e t h e B r i t i s h are t h e race t h u s h o n o u r e d t o l e a d t h e w a y i n t o t h e N e w O r d e r , a n d t h i s has b e c o m e m o r e a n d m o r e e v i d e n t as w e h a v e p l o u g h e d t h r o u g h these p a i n f u l years o f t r a n s i t i o n . I n t h e present greater W o r l d W a r i t w a s a g a i n B r i t a i n w h o at t h e v e r y outset d e c l a r e d w a r o n t h e same b e a s t l y aggressor

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for the s a m e m e a n a c t i o n of p o u n c i n g m e r c i l e s s l y o n l i t t l e n e i g h b o u r s w e a k e r t h a n itself ( B e l g i u m i n 1914 a n d P o l a n d i n 1939). A n d after the collapse of F r a n c e i n 1940, the B r i t i s h s t o o d alone as the sole c h a m p i o n s of l i b e r t y against the m i g h t y aggression t h a t t h r e a t e n e d the w h o l e w o r l d w i t h its b e s t i a l i t y . H o w fitting were the w o r d s of t h e B r i t i s h P r i m e M i n i s t e r , the Pvt. H o n . W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l , w h e n i n D e c e m b e r , 1941, he s a i d , " H e m u s t i n d e e d h a v e a b l i n d s o u l w h o c a n n o t see t h a t some great p u r p o s e a n d d e s i g n is b e i n g w o r k e d out here b e l o w , of w h i c h we h a v e the h o n o u r to be f a i t h f u l servants. " T h i s D i v i n e v o c a t i o n , h o w e v e r , is n o t l i m i t e d t o the B r i t i s h Isles, b u t e x t e n d s t o the w h o l e s t o c k of w h i c h B r i t a i n is the k e r n e l , a n d hence, i n the u l t i m a t e , i n c l u d e s the w h o l e N o r s e A n g l o - C e l t o - S a x o n R a c e i n the B r i t i s h E m p i r e a n d U . S. A . , a n d i n f r a g m e n t s o u t s i d e these confines, s u c h as I c e l a n d . I n fact, the P y r a m i d singles out the t w o great n a t i o n s , G r e a t B r i t a i n a n d the U . S. A . a n d the v e r y t i n y n a t i o n of I c e l a n d as each performing a distinctive function, though i n complete u n i s o n a n d c o - o p e r a t i o n , i n t h e D i v i n e scheme of t h i n g s ahead. W h i l s t the D i v i n e a r r a n g e m e n t s for the i n a u g u r a t i o n of the N e w O r d e r are r e v e a l e d i n the u p p e r passages of the P y r a m i d , the O l d O r d e r a n d i t s d e s t i n y are p o r t r a y e d i n the l o w e r passages. F o r t h o u s a n d s of y e a r s the w o r l d has b e e n m o r e or less d o m i n a t e d b y aggressive e m p i r e s i n e a r l i e r ages, b y A s i a t i c n a t i o n s , b u t d u r i n g the p a s t 2, 200 y e a r s b y powers of C o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e , w h o are s t i l l a t t e m p t i n g w o r l d d o m i n a t i o n t o - d a y . T h e s e p o w e r s a n d the e v i l influences c o n t r o l l i n g t h e m are d e p i c t e d b y the l o n g D e s c e n d i n g Passage, as e x p l a i n e d a b o v e . T h e D e s c e n d i n g P a s s a g e fittingly represents the O l d O r d e r , w h i l s t the A s c e n d i n g Passages a n d u p p e r p o r t i o n of the P y r a m i d p o r t r a y t h e D i v i n e p r e p a r a t i o n for, a n d the i n a u g u r a t i o n of the N e w O r d e r , w h i c h is s h o w n t o be p e r m a n e n t , for i t w i l l be D i v i n e l y d i r e c t e d a n d c o n t r o l l e d . T h e t y r a n n y of the O l d O r d e r i n c r e a s e d u n t i l the W o r l d w a s finally p l u n g e d i n t o the D a r k A g e s , as is s y m b o l i s e d b y the D e s c e n d i n g Passage g o i n g ever d o w n , d o w n , d o w n , for m a n y

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h u n d r e d s of inches. T h e D a r k A g e s d e v e l o p e d g r a d u a l l y d u r i n g the m i d d l e c e n t u r i e s of t h e C h r i s t i a n E r a a n d e n d e d w i t h the R e n a i s s a n c e ( R e v i v a l of L e a r n i n g ) a n d t h e R e f o r m a t i o n . D u r i n g t h e b l a c k e s t p a r t of t h e D a r k A g e s t y r a n n y a n d intolerance h a d reached a terrible p i t c h . I f a person dared to possess e v e n a c o p y o f t h e B i b l e i n h i s n a t i v e l a n g u a g e he r i s k e d his life, a n d i f he d a r e d t o p r e a c h t h e S c r i p t u r e s a n d give out an interpretation contrary to that sanctioned b y " t h e p o w e r s t h a t b e " he w a s u s u a l l y t o r t u r e d o r b u r n t at the stake. T h e B i b l e was kept b u r i e d i n a dead language, L a t i n , w i t h t h e d e l i b e r a t e m a l i c i o u s i n t e n t i o n of k e e p i n g t h e masses of t h e p e o p l e i n t h e d a r k n e s s of i g n o r a n c e , for w e l l d i d the v i l l a i n s k n o w t h a t the B i b l e is t h e t o r c h of c i v i l i s a t i o n a n d l i b e r t y a n d t h a t i f t h e peoples got t o k n o w r e a l l y w h a t C h r i s t d i d t e a c h , t h e n t h e i r d i a b o l i c a l priest-ridden r e g i m e w o u l d c o m e t o a n i n g l o r i o u s e n d " W h e r e t h e S p i r i t of C h r i s t is, t h e r e is l i b e r t y . " T h e R e n a i s s a n c e , t h e A g e of G e o g r a p h i c a l D i s c o v e r y , a n d the R e f o r m a t i o n a l l f a l l i n g w i t h i n t h e fifteenth a n d s i x t e e n t h c e n t u r i e s p u t a b r a k e o n t h e d o w n w a r d t r e n d of c i v i l i s a t i o n a n d p r e v e n t e d t h e w o r l d f r o m s i n k i n g i n t o deeper d e p r a v i t y . H a d i t n o t b e e n for these events t h e w o r l d i n o u r d a y w o u l d h a v e been m u c h worse t h a n i t is. T h e s t a y i n g effect of these d e v e l o p m e n t s o n t h e w o r l d ' s d o w n w a r d course is b e a u t i f u l l y p o r t r a y e d i n t h e P y r a m i d , for far d o w n the D e s c e n d i n g Passage at a p a r t t h a t , b y m e a s u r e m e n t , represents t h e v e r y t i m e of those events, t h e passage b e n d s f r o m a d o w n w a r d t o a h o r i z o n t a l course, a n d at t h e same t i m e c o n t r a c t s i n b o r e . In t h e a s c e n d i n g a n d u p p e r passages, w h i c h s y m b o l i s e influences a n d forces t h a t are g o o d , a c o n t r a c t i o n i n t h e b o r e represents the o p e r a t i o n of s u c h influences i n m o r e c o n t r a c t e d c i r c u m stances, hence signifies r e s t r a i n t , t r o u b l e , d i f f i c u l t y , b u t i n t h e d e s c e n d i n g a n d l o w e r passages, w h i c h s y m b o l i s e e v i l influences, a c o n t r a c t i o n i n b o r e s y m b o l i s e s t h e c o n t r a c t i o n or measure of r e s t r a i n t of t h e e v i l forces, a n d so signifies a c o n d i t i o n i n w h i c h s u c h e v i l p o w e r s h a v e less scope a n d less effect. So w h i l e c o n t r a c t i o n i n b o r e a l w a y s represents r e s t r a i n t , the

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r e s u l t a n t d e v e l o p m e n t s s y m b o l i s e d b y s u c h m a y be opposites i n different p a r t s of t h e P y r a m i d . So w e see t h a t i n t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage p o r t r a y i n g e v i l forces, t h e c o n t r a c t i o n i n bore represents a m e a s u r e of restraint of s u c h forces a n d hence c o n d i t i o n s m o r e t o l e r a b l e . O n the a c c o m p a n y i n g d i a g r a m the d e t a i l s are s h o w n of t h a t p a r t of the D e s c e n d i n g Passage w h e r e the b e n d a n d c o n t r a c t i o n occur. T h e d i s t a n c e f r o m the E n t r a n c e of the P y r a m i d d o w n to the p o i n t w h e r e t h e b e n d t a k e s p l a c e is4,142-1/2P y r a m i d inches. A s t h e E n t r a n c e m a r k s the f a l l of the y e a r 2623 B.C., the b e n d therefore represents a d a t e4,142-1/2y e a r s later, n a m e l y A.D. 1521, w h i l s t , as w i l l be o b s e r v e d f r o m the d i a g r a m , the " l i n e s of i n f l u e n c e " of t h e h o r i z o n t a l s e c t i o n c o m e i n t o p l a y 81 years earlier, i n A.D. 1440. H i s t o r y has c o m p l e t e l y v e r i f i e d t h a t the d e v e l o p m e n t s d u r i n g the 81 y e a r s f r o m 1440 p r o d u c e d the n e w c i r c u m s t a n c e s of g r e a t e r f r e e d o m f r o m 1521 o n w a r d s . N o w , 1440 m a r k e d the t i m e of t h e i n v e n t i o n of the p r i n t i n g m a c h i n e (the e x a c t d a t e of t h i s e p o c h - m a k i n g i n v e n t i o n is n o t r e c o r d e d i n h i s t o r y , b u t i t is k n o w n to h a v e been d u r i n g the s e c o n d q u a r t e r of the fifteenth c e n t u r y , a n d i t w i l l be n o t e d t h a t 1440 is a b o u t t h e m i d d l e of t h a t q u a r t e r ) . Printing p r o v e d t o be the greatest m a t e r i a l p o w e r i n the s p r e a d of k n o w l e d g e a n d a b o l i t i o n of i g n o r a n c e t h e v e r y factor r e q u i r e d to b r i n g t h e D a r k A g e s t o a n e n d . T h e R e n a i s s a n c e or R e v i v a l of L e a r n i n g q u i c k l y f o l l o w e d a n d c o i n c i d e d w i t h the r a p i d d e v e l o p m e n t of p r i n t i n g , u l t i m a t e l y p r o d u c i n g the a l l e v i a t e d c o n d i t i o n s i n t h e f o r m of t h e R e f o r m a t i o n , b e g i n n i n g i n G e r m a n y i n 1521, the v e r y d a t e s h o w n i n t h e P y r a m i d as the t u r n i n g p o i n t i n the c o n d i t i o n s a n d the b e g i n n i n g of a m e a s u r e of relief f r o m t h e t y r a n n y . A s D ' A u b i g n ' s famous w o r k , The History of the Reformation, p o i n t s o u t , f r o m 1521 o n w a r d t h e influence of the R e f o r m a t i o n s p r e a d l i k e w i l d f i r e o v e r E u r o p e . T h u s the g r e a t forces w h i c h the P y r a m i d s h o w e d w o u l d d e v e l o p f r o m 1440 a n d w o u l d p r o d u c e the great c h a n g e i n 1521, b e c a m e a n a c c o m p l i s h e d fact. W h i l e t h e R e v i v a l of L e a r n i n g a n d the R e f o r m a t i o n effected the t e r m i n a t i o n of t h e D a r k A g e s , t h e y d i d n o t e n d the O l d

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O r d e r b y a n y m e a n s ; these e v e n t s o n l y c o n s t i t u t e d the p r e l i m i n a r y stage. T o - d a y , four h u n d r e d y e a r s after the R e f o r m a t i o n , t h e e v i l forces of t y r a n n y a n d i n t o l e r a n c e , s c h e m i n g t o r e c o v e r f u l l w o r l d d o m i n a t i o n , are s t i l l c e n t r e d i n R o m e a n d B e r l i n (with a " n e w b r a n c h " opened i n T o k y o d u r i n g recent years). T h e p e r i o d of h i s t o r y of the d o m i n a n t C o n t i n e n t a l n a t i o n s f r o m t h e R e f o r m a t i o n t o o u r d a y is p o r t r a y e d b e t w e e n t h e b e n d i n the D e s c e n d i n g Passage a n d t h e G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y . A l t h o u g h we do n o t purpose t o go i n t o t h e d e t a i l s i n t h i s l i t t l e v o l u m e , as we d e e m i t m o r e h e l p f u l t o d e v o t e the space t o the p r e s e n t a n d future s i t u a t i o n s , we j u s t m e n t i o n b y w a y of i n t e r e s t t h a t t h e p r i n c i p a l d e v e l o p m e n t s s h o w n i n t h e l o w e r p a r t of the P y r a m i d passage s y s t e m , r e f e r r i n g t o t h a t p e r i o d are t h e F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n , N a p o l e o n i c W a r s a n d t h e d e c l i n e of the P a p a c y i n E u r o p e . A l l the e v e n t s s y m b o l i s e d d o w n i n t h a t p a r t as w e l l as the dates m a r k e d p e r t a i n e x c l u s i v e l y t o the affairs of C o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e . B r i t i s h a n d A m e r i c a n h i s t o r y of t h a t p e r i o d is d e p i c t e d e n t i r e l y i n t h e u p p e r passages of the P y r a m i d . T h e t e r m i n a l h o r i z o n t a l p o r t i o n of the D e s c e n d i n g Passage leads f i n a l l y i n t o the G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e u s u a l h o r i z o n t a l i n c h - m o n t h scale, t h e d a t e m a r k e d b y t h e e n t r a n c e i n t o the G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y , as we h a v e a b o v e s h o w n , is 2 8 t h J u l y , 1914, t h e d a y o n w h i c h the G r e a t W a r b e g a n , t h e first b e l l i g e r e n t s b e i n g C o n t i n e n t a l n a t i o n s . T h i s b r i n g s us t o t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e s y m b o l i s m a n d the c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the c h r o n o l o g y r e l a t i v e t o the G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y . T h i s S u b t e r r a n e a n " C h a m b e r " has a t e r r i f y i n g a p p e a r a n c e , for i n its e x c e e d i n g l y r o u g h - a n d t u m b l e b o t t o m is a g r e a t y a w n i n g c r a t e r , i n the centre of w h i c h is a v e r t i c a l shaft, t h u s r e s e m b l i n g the m o u t h of a v o l c a n o . I n the a n c i e n t E g y p t i a n r i t u a l i t w a s a l l u d e d to as t h e C h a m b e r of C e n t r a l F i r e a n d also the C h a m b e r of Chaos. I t is t r u l y t h e P y r a m i d ' s " C h a m b e r of H o r r o r s . " A s i t is a s p a c i o u s p l a c e at the e n d of a passage s y m b o l i s i n g e v i l influences i t therefore represents a t i m e a n d c o n d i t i o n w h e r e i n r e s t r a i n t is w i t h d r a w n a n d the forces of e v i l u n l e a s h e d ; so, d u r i n g the

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p e r i o d it represents, w e c a n e x p e c t t o see a v e r i t a b l e " H e l l let l o o s e " on the C o n t i n e n t of E u r o p e i n p a r t i c u l a r . I n 1914, r i g h t o n the v e r y d a y r e v e a l e d i n the P y r a m i d , E u r o p e w a s p l u n g e d i n t o the inferno. T h e " t i m e of t r o u b l e s u c h as n e v e r w a s since there w a s a n a t i o n , " f o r e t o l d b y C h r i s t a n d D a n i e l , b e g a n a n d , at the t i m e of w r i t i n g , s t i l l c o n t i n u e s . I n t h i s p a r t of the P y r a m i d n o d i s t i n c t i o n is m a d e b e t w e e n t h e W o r l d W a r of 1914 a n d the W o r l d W a r of 1939, n o r the i n t e r v e n i n g W o r l d E c o n o m i c D e p r e s s i o n . A l l these are p i c t u r e d as the one great t r o u b l e a n d one great process. F r o m 1914 i t has r e a l l y b e e n a l l the one w a r , the i n t e r v a l b e i n g m e r e l y a n a r m i s t i c e . I n fact the P y r a m i d i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e r e a l o r i g i n of the m a t t e r dates f r o m the F r a n c o - P r u s s i a n W a r of 1870, the success of w h i c h u r g e d the G e r m a n s t o p r e p a r e for a n d a t t e m p t w o r l d d o m i n a t i o n b y m e a n s of t h e m a i l e d fist, a n d i n 1914 t h e y t h o u g h t t h a t the d a y h a d c o m e t o h a v e i t . H o w e v e r , the P y r a m i d leaves us i n n o d o u b t as t o t h e o u t c o m e of i t a l l . T h e w h o l e of t h e S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r slopes d o w n t o a n d converges u p o n t h e g a p i n g P i t , as the great c r a t e r w i t h its deep shaft is u s u a l l y c a l l e d . (The E g y p t i a n G o v e r n m e n t d o n o t a l l o w the p u b l i c , e v e n w h e n a c c o m p a n i e d b y official A r a b guides, t o go i n t o the S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r , as it is t o o dangerous.) T h e s y m b o l i s m is o b v i o u s . T h e e v i l powers, w h e n let loose, i n s t e a d of a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h e i r objects, w i l l b r i n g a b o u t t h e i r o w n d e s t r u c t i o n l a n d i n the P i t . T h i s m e a n s , of course, t h a t the w o r l d of m a n k i n d w i l l be freed f r o m the t y r a n t s a n d b e a s t l y aggressors, w i t h w h i c h t h e y h a v e been p l a g u e d so l o n g . It w i l l be o b s e r v e d f r o m the d i a g r a m o n the o p p o s i t e p a g e t h a t the e x i t f r o m the G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r is at a c o n s i d e r a b l y l o w e r l e v e l t h a n the e n t r a n c e . In traversing the " c h a m b e r " f r o m the e n t r a n c e t o the e x i t i t is t h u s necessary not o n l y t o cross i t b u t also t o d r o p f r o m the floor of the e n t r a n c e d o w n t o t h e l e v e l of t h e floor of the e x i t . V e r t i c a l rises or d r o p s i n the floors of the passages a n d c h a m b e r s do n ot i n a n y w a y affect the d a t i n g s o n the P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h . T h e a l t e r a t i o n i n l e v e l c a n n o t i n itself represent a n y

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f u r t h e r dates, because a l l p o i n t s i n a v e r t i c a l p l a n e r u n n i n g d i r e c t across a passage or c h a m b e r (east-west) m a r k t h e s a m e d a t e as the i n t e r s e c t i o n of s u c h p l a n e w i t h t h e r e g u l a r floor l i n e of the passage o r c h a m b e r . N e v e r t h e l e s s w h e n t r a v e r s i n g t h e P y r a m i d ' s i n t e r i o r passages we c a n n o t i g n o r e these rises a n d falls w h e n w e c o m e t o t h e m . W h e n s u c h are e n c o u n t e r e d we m u s t c l i m b either u p or d o w n as t h e case m a y be, o t h e r w i s e we w o u l d be u n a b l e t o p r o c e e d f u r t h e r . A rise o r d r o p n a t u r a l l y represents a d e v e l o p m e n t for t h e b e t t e r o r worse, i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h w h a t e v e r is s y m b o l i s e d at t h e p a r t i c u l a r p o i n t , a n d the fact t h a t t h e r e is a c l i m b u p o r d o w n i n v o l v e d , c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e s t h a t s u c h has a c h r o n o l o g i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e . So w h i l e t h e d a t e o n t h e P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h m a r k e d b y t h e rise o r d r o p is t h a t of t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e process o r d e v e l o p m e n t s y m b o l i s e d t h e e x t e n t of t h e rise o r f a l l represents the d u r a t i o n of t h e process or d e v e l o p m e n t , hence t h e t e r m i n a t i o n of s u c h c a n be e a s i l y c a l c u l a t e d b y s i m p l e a r i t h m e t i c , a l t h o u g h t h e d a t e is n o t a c t u a l l y s h o w n o n t h e c h r o n o g r a p h . A s t h e S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r has n o floor, t h e b o t t o m of i t r e s e m b l i n g t h e r u g g e d m o u n t a i n r o c k of a v o l c a n o , t h e r e i s therefore no floor l i n e , hence t h e difference of 41 i n c h e s i n t h e floor levels of t h e e n t r a n c e a n d e x i t is of i m p o r t a n t c h r o n o l o g i c a l significance. I t i n d i c a t e s t h a t after t h e g r e a t aggressive C e n t r a l P o w e r s of E u r o p e h a v e r e a c h e d t h e z e n i t h of t h e i r p o w e r , t h e d u r a t i o n of t h e i r d e c l i n e a n d f a l l is s y m b o l i s e d b y t h e d r o p t o t h e l e v e l of t h e e x i t . T h e d i s t a n c e across the S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r , f r o m t h e e x t r e m i t y of t h e passage floor, f o r m i n g t h e e n t r a n c e , t o t h e o p p o s i t e side of t h e C h a m b e r as m e a s u r e d a l o n g i t s a x i s is322-5/8P y r a m i d i n c h e s , r e p r e s e n t i n g 322-5/8 m o n t h s of 30 d a y s e a c h , w h i c h w h e n m e a s u r e d f r o m 2 8 t h J u l y , 1914, c o m e t o 2 5 t h J a n u a r y , 1941. O w i n g t o the slight o b l i q u i t y a n d i r r e g u l a r i t i e s of t h e " c h a m b e r " the e x t r e m e m e a s u r e m e n t across is 5 i n c h e s m o r e , v i z . 3 2 7 I inches, thus indicating a 5-month period, 25th J a n u a r y - 2 5 t h June, 1941, w h e r e i n t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s w o u l d d e v e l o p t h a t w o u l d t u r n t h e t i d e a g a i n s t t h e aggressor a n d u l t i m a t e l y b r i n g a b o u t the terrific disaster t o t h e w i c k e d p o w e r s as s y m b o l i s e d b y the

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P i t . H i s t o r y n o w s h o w s t h a t these v e r y c i r c u m s t a n c e s d e v e l o p e d r i g h t o n t i m e , a n d as e v e r y o n e n o w k n o w s , 1941 was t h e " p i v o t a l y e a r " of t h i s great w o r l d u p h e a v a l . T h e d r o p t h u s represents t h e p e r i o d of t h e d e c l i n e , f a l l a n d p u l v e r i s a t i o n of t h e e v i l aggressive p o w e r s . T h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e y e a r 1941 f o u n d t h e arch-aggressor H i t l e r , assisted b y h i s p u p p e t M u s s o l i n i , s t i l l a d v a n c i n g a n d o v e r - r u n n i n g t h e s u r r o u n d i n g c o u n t r i e s ; i n fact, he w a s d o i n g j u s t as he l i k e d i n C o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e . W i t h o u t a single f r i e n d h e l p i n g , B r i t a i n w a s s t a n d i n g alone a g a i n s t t h e g i g a n t i c a n d beastly m i l i t a r y monster. B u t b y t h e e n d of t h a t y e a r w h a t a c h a n g e ! T h e r e t r e a t i n g a r m i e s of G e r m a n y a n d her allies w e r e b l e e d i n g a n d f r e e z i n g t o d e a t h i n t h e R u s s i a n w i n t e r , a n d t h e G e r m a n s a n d I t a l i a n s i n N o r t h e r n A f r i c a were likewise being h u r l e d back. B r i t a i n b y then h a d gained m i g h t y allies, R u s s i a , U . S . A . a n d C h i n a . C o n s e q u e n t l y , i n D e c e m b e r , 1941, t h e B r i t i s h P r i m e M i n i s t e r t r u l y s a i d , " W e r e a c h t h e crest of t h e r o a d . " " T h e t i d e is t u r n i n g against t h e H u n " j u s t as p r e - r e c o r d e d i n t h e P y r a m i d . B u t h o w d o t h e precise dates of t h e i n i t i a l causes of t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e A x i s d o w n f a l l t a l l y w i t h t h e P y r a m i d d a t i n g s J a n u a r y 25th a n d J u n e 25th, 1941? U p t i l l the beginning of 1941 A m e r i c a w a s n e u t r a l as regards t h e w a r . B u t r i g h t o n t h e P y r a m i d d a t e J a n u a r y 2 5 t h , 1941 ( B r i t i s h t i m e ) , L o r d H a l i f a x a r r i v e d i n t h e U . S . A . f r o m B r i t a i n ; he w a s g i v e n a n unprecedented reception b y President Roosevelt, a n d then A m e r i c a n l e g i s l a t u r e h a s t e n e d t o pass l a w s t o a i d B r i t a i n . W i t h i n a few m o n t h s t h e f a m o u s A t l a n t i c C h a r t e r w a s signed, a n d before t h e y e a r h a d e n d e d t h e U . S . A . w a s f u l l y i n t o t h e w a r as a b e l l i g e r e n t b y t h e side of B r i t a i n . T h a t t h e p a r t t a k e n b y A m e r i c a is a large f a c t o r i n " t h e t u r n i n g of t h e t i d e a g a i n s t t h e H u n " n o - o n e w i l l d e n y . T h e o t h e r great f a c t o r w a s t h e e n t r y o f R u s s i a i n t o t h e w a r i n 1941, a n d t h e i m m e d i a t e results i n t h i s case w e r e e v e n m o r e s t r i k i n g . A s s h o w n b y t h e a b o v e m e a s u r e m e n t s , J u n e 2 5 t h , 1941, m a r k e d t h e l i m i t of the d o m i n a t i o n b y the E u r o p e a n dictators according to the P y r a m i d . T r u e t o t h e P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h , t h e great F

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dictators continued to extend their d o m i n a t i o n right u p to t h e t i m e l i m i t . P r i o r t o J u n e , 1941, i f t h e d i c t a t o r s d e c i d e d t o d o m i n a t e or c o n q u e r a c o u n t r y , i t b e c a m e a n a c c o m p l i s h e d fact w i t h i n a f e w m o n t h s o r w e e k s o r e v e n d a y s . B u t w i t h the e n t r y of R u s s i a i n t o t h e w a r at m i d s u m m e r t h e d i c t a t o r s h i p p o w e r s are n o w s t r u g g l i n g for t h e i r v e r y l i v e s a n d b l e e d i n g to death, a n d have neither the power nor the t i m e to e x t e n d t h e i r d o m i n a t i o n a n y m o r e . O n 1 8 t h J u n e , 1941, H i t l e r gave R u s s i a t o t h e 2 5 t h of t h e m o n t h , t h a t is, a w e e k , for " c a p i t u l a t i o n t o G e r m a n d e m a n d s for c o n t r o l of t h e S o v i e t ' s f o o d a n d m a t e r i a l r e s o u r c e s . " B u t G e r m a n t r o o p s crossed t h e R u s s i a n frontiers w i t h o u t w a r n i n g o n 2 2 n d J u n e , H i t l e r ' s excuse b e i n g that Russia was preparing to attack G e r m a n y on the 25th, the e x p i r i n g d a t e of t h e u l t i m a t u m . T h i s date, 2 5 t h J u n e , 1941, w h e n G e r m a n y a n d R u s s i a w e r e officially a t w a r , is the day shown i n the P y r a m i d . T h u s , t r u e t o t h e P y r a m i d ' s p r o p h e t i c m e a s u r e m e n t s , the five m o n t h s 2 5 t h J a n u a r y t o 2 5 t h J u n e , 1941, w i t n e s s e d the c o m i n g i n t o o p e r a t i o n of those forces t h a t c a u s e d t h e t u r n i n t h e W o r l d W a r a n d are n o w b r i n g i n g d o w n t h e A x i s P o w e r s . H o w long w i l l the downfall t a k e ? A s w e h a v e o b s e r v e d , the d r o p d o w n t o t h e e x i t of t h e S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r is 41 inches,* r e p r e s e n t i n g 41 m o n t h s of 30 d a y s , n a m e l y , 1,230 days, w h i c h w h e n c o u n t e d f r o m t h e five m o n t h p e r i o d 2 5 t h J a n u a r y - 2 5 t h J u n e , 1941, b r i n g us t o t h e five m o n t h p e r i o d 7 t h J u n e 5 t h N o v e m b e r , 1944, w h i c h a p p r o p r i a t e l y m a r k s t h e e x i t or l i b e r a t i o n o f E u r o p e f r o m t h e p i t of N a z i t y r a n n y a n d t h u s the throwing of the N a z i s b a c k i n t o their o w n den (Germany). T h e f u r t h e r d r o p f r o m t h e e x i t d o w n t o t h e b o t t o m o f the c h a m b e r a t t h a t p o i n t i s 9 i n c h e s , b r i n g i n g u s 9 m o n t h s l a t e r to 4 t h / 5 t h M a r c h 1 s t / 2 n d A u g u s t , 1945 b y w h i c h t i m e w e m a y ex p e c t t h e b a c k b o n e o f N a z i p o w e r t o b e b r o k e n , a n d t h e n followed * It is important to notice that when this drop of 41 inch-months is taken at the entrance to the Subterranean Chamber, and calculated from the entrance date, 28th July, 1914, the date revealed is 9 t h December, 1917, the precise day on which Jerusalem was delivered by the British from age-long oppression, in fulfilment of the words of Christ, " Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles till the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled,"

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b y the r e v o l u t i o n a r y era, as s y m b o l i s e d b y t h e b u m p y b o t t o m . B y t h e e x i t o u t of t h e G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y w e enter i n t o w h a t is k n o w n as t h e D e a d E n d Passage. T h i s is the l o w e s t passage i n t h e e n t i r e P y r a m i d , i n b o t h senses of the w o r d i t is t h e l o w e s t i n h e i g h t , as w e l l as b e i n g at t h e lowest l e v e l . I t s b o r e is o n l y a b o u t 29 i n c h e s s q u a r e . T h i s , the greatest c o n t r a c t i o n i n t h e P y r a m i d ' s passages, shows t h a t after 1944 t h e d o m i n a t i n g e v i l s y s t e m s t h a t t r y t o r u l e t h e E a r t h w i l l be r e s t r i c t e d t o a n e x t e n t h i t h e r t o u n k n o w n i n the h i s t o r y of t h e w o r l d ! T h a t w i l l i n d e e d be g r a n d ! B u t t h i s does n o t m e a n t h a t w e are g o i n g t o h a v e U t o p i a o r the M i l l e n n i u m a l l at once i n 1945. W h i l s t t h e c o l l a p s e of s o m e of t h e m i g h t y e v i l s y s t e m s w i l l d o u b t l e s s h a p p e n w i t h a l a r m i n g suddenness, t h e r e s t r a i n t of a l l t h e v a r i o u s e v i l influences i n the w o r l d w i l l be m o r e g r a d u a l as s h o w n b y t h e fact t h a t t h e D e a d E n d Passage is of c o n s i d e r a b l e l e n g t h , b u t as t h i s t a k e s us i n t o t h e f u t u r e , i t is essential, before p r o c e e d i n g further, to a s c e r t a i n i f i t is y e t t h e D i v i n e w i l l for us t o k n o w a n y t h i n g of t h e f u t u r e t i m e s , for i f n o t , t h e n i t w o u l d be f u t i l e for us to a t t e m p t t o i n t e r p r e t t h e P y r a m i d ' s r e c o r d of t h e future. A l l t h e m a i n t i m e - p r o p h e c i e s of t h e O l d T e s t a m e n t S c r i p t u r e s are g a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r i n one b o o k D a n i e l . I n t h e c l o s i n g c h a p t e r of t h a t b o o k t h e D i v i n e i n j u n c t i o n is r e c o r d e d " S h u t up the words a n d seal the b o o k . " S i x h u n d r e d years later t h i s b o o k of D i v i n e " t i m e s a n d s e a s o n s " w a s s t i l l s e a l e d ; for w h e n J e s u s w a s a s k e d c o n c e r n i n g t h e t i m e of t h e e n d of the age a n d t h e s e t t i n g - u p of t h e l o n g p r o m i s e d K i n g d o m of G o d o n e a r t h , H e s a i d : " I t is n o t for y o u t o k n o w t h e t i m e s or t h e seasons w h i c h the F a t h e r h a t h p u t i n H i s o w n p o w e r . " " N o m a n k n o w e t h , n o , n o t t h e angels w h i c h are i n h e a v e n , neither the S o n , b u t the F a t h e r o n l y . " So i n Christ's d a y the t i m e - f e a t u r e s of t h e D i v i n e P l a n of t h e A g e s were a p r o f o u n d secret, n o t o n l y o n E a r t h b u t e v e n a m o n g s t t h e h e a v e n l y hosts t o o . S e e i n g t h a t J e s u s s a i d t h a t n o n e i n h e a v e n or o n e a r t h k n e w e x c e p t t h e A l m i g h t y F a t h e r , i t follows t h a t n o n e e x c e p t t h e A l m i g h t y H i m s e l f c o u l d h a v e b e e n t h e D e s i g n e r of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d , w h i c h , is a " b l u e p r i n t " of ages a n d w o r l d

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events, p o r t r a y e d as a n a c c u r a t e s c a l e - d r a w i n g , t h o u s a n d s of years before t h e y o c c u r . B u t , p r a i s e be t o G o d , t h i s is n o t an e t e r n a l secret, for t h e L o r d declares t h r o u g h t h e P r o p h e t D a n i e l t h a t H e has p r e - a r r a n g e d a n a p p o i n t e d t i m e w h e n the great secret is due t o be r e v e a l e d . H e says, " T h e w o r d s are c l o s e d u p a n d sealed u n t i l the t i m e of t h e e n d . " I n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n therefore i t is a m a t t e r of t h e first i m p o r t a n c e to a s c e r t a i n w h e t h e r or n o t we h a v e y e t a r r i v e d at t h a t a p p o i n t e d t i m e . A s is t o be e x p e c t e d , G o d has s u p p l i e d m a n y evidences b y w h i c h we w o u l d k n o w w h e n " t h e t i m e of the e n d " h a d c o m e . H a v i n g g i v e n those f r o m t h e P y r a m i d source, we deem i t a d v i s a b l e , o w i n g t o t h e v i t a l i m p o r t a n c e of the m a t t e r to g i v e f u r t h e r S c r i p t u r a l p r o o f also. H e r e are t h r e e of the p r i n c i p a l l i n e s of e v i d e n c e f r o m t h e B i b l e : 1. T w i c e o v e r i n t h e B o o k of D a n i e l , n a m e l y , i n c h a p t e r 2 a n d i n c h a p t e r 7, G o d t h r o u g h t h e p r o p h e t gives a p a n o r a m i c v i e w of a l l t h e d o m i n a n t e m p i r e s t h a t w o u l d rise a n d f a l l i n succession f r o m D a n i e l ' s d a y r i g h t d o w n t h r o u g h t h e ages t i l l " t h e t i m e of t h e e n d , " w h e n a N e w O r d e r u n d e r D i v i n e d i r e c t i o n w o u l d be i n a u g u r a t e d . T h e s e e m p i r e s h a v e r i s e n a n d passed i n t o h i s t o r y i n t h e v e r y succession f o r e t o l d , w i t h the precise c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s f o r e t o l d , a n d o c c u p y i n g t h e exact t i m e f o r e t o l d , a n d n o w t h e final p h a s e of t h e last of these is p a s s i n g a w a y o n t h e C o n t i n e n t of E u r o p e t o - d a y . These empires are B a b y l o n , M e d o - P e r s i a , Greece, a n d R o m e i n its v a r i o u s phases a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s , n a m e l y , P a g a n R o m e , P a p a l R o m e , a n d l a s t l y t h e aggressive p o w e r s of m o d e r n E u r o p e (centred i n R o m e a n d B e r l i n ) n o w b e i n g s m a s h e d . H e r e , t h e n , is one e v i d e n c e t h a t we are i n " t h e t i m e of t h e e n d . " 2. B u t for those w h o are e n t i r e l y u n a c q u a i n t e d w i t h w o r l d h i s t o r y G o d has s u p p l i e d a n o t h e r p r o o f w h i c h the s i m p l e s t m i n d c a n a p p r e c i a t e . H e has t o l d us the c o n d i t i o n s t h a t w o u l d characterise " t h e t i m e of t h e e n d . " A l l w e h a v e t o do is to l o o k a r o u n d us a n d see i f those c o n d i t i o n s are before o u r eyes t o - d a y ; i f t h e y are n o t , t h e n i t is useless for us t o t r y t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e D i v i n e " t i m e s a n d s e a s o n s " ; b u t i f t h e y are, t h e n t h e due t i m e is here t o c o m p r e h e n d those great m y s t e r i e s .

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W h a t are the d i s t i n g u i s h i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of m o d e r n t i m e s ? T h e y are t w o : (1) W i t h the a d v e n t of m e c h a n i s e d t r a n s p o r t t h i s has b e c o m e the age of t r a v e l . O n l y a l i t t l e o v e r a h u n d r e d years ago N a p o l e o n w a s n o t able t o t r a v e l a n y faster t h a n t h e P h a r a o h s 5,000 y e a r s before h i m , whereas n o w the w h o l e w o r l d has b e c o m e g r i d - i r o n e d w i t h r a i l w a y s , the oceans a net w o r k of s t e a m s h i p s routes, a n d the a t m o s p h e r e p e r m e a t e d b y great a i r lines o v e r b o t h l a n d a n d sea. (2) W e are also l i v i n g i n a d a y of great a d v a n c e m e n t of k n o w l e d g e , a d a y of intense scientific research. B u t i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e a d v a n c e d k n o w ledge b r o u g h t t o l i g h t b y the e x p e r t s , we h a v e also w o r l d - w i d e diffusion of g e n e r a l k n o w l e d g e b y m e a n s of free e d u c a t i o n a n d the c i r c u l a t i o n of b o o k s , m a g a z i n e s a n d newspapers b y the m i l l i o n at l o w c o s t a t h i n g e n t i r e l y u n k n o w n i n the h i s t o r y of the w o r l d h i t h e r t o . N o w these t w o are t h e v e r y c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h t h e p r o p h e t D a n i e l s a i d w o u l d m a r k the t i m e of the end. I n D a n i e l 12, , i t is r e c o r d e d : " I n the t i m e of the e n d m a n y s h a l l r u n t o a n d fro, a n d k n o w l e d g e s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d . " Ferrar F e n t o n ' s t r a n s l a t i o n of the B i b l e i n t o m o d e r n E n g l i s h renders t h i s passage t h u s : " M a n y w i l l t r a v e l , a n d k n o w l e d g e w i l l be i n c r e a s e d . " T h e p r o p h e t also states the c o n d i t i o n i n w h i c h the t i m e of the e n d w i l l c u l m i n a t e , viz.: " A t i m e of t r o u b l e s u c h as n e v e r w a s since there w a s a n a t i o n . " E v e r y o n e w i l l agree t h a t since 1914 we h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d a n u n p r e c e d e n t e d p e r i o d of w o r l d - w i d e t r o u b l e a n d strife. T r u l y the t i m e of the e n d is here. 3. F o r those w h o are of a c a l c u l a t i n g t y p e of m i n d G o d has also p r o v i d e d a c h r o n o l o g i c a l p r o o f . T h e p e r i o d d u r i n g w h i c h those successive e m p i r e s were t o last u n t i l t h e i r s m a s h i n g b e g a n p r e p a r a t o r y t o the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the D i v i n e l y designed N e w O r d e r is s t a t e d b y the P r o p h e t D a n i e l t o be " S e v e n T i m e s , " a c r y p t i c e x p r e s s i o n w h i c h is s o l v e d i n the B o o k of R e v e l a t i o n . I n c h a p t e r s 11, 12 a n d 13, a c e r t a i n p e r i o d is i n t e r c h a n g e a b l y s p o k e n of as " f o r t y - t w o m o n t h s , " " 1 , 2 6 0 d a y s , " a n d " t i m e , t i m e s , a n d h a l f a t i m e " (i.e., three-and-a-half t i m e s ) . S e e i n g therefore t h a t t h r e e - a n d - a - h a l f T i m e s e q u a l 1,260 d a y s , t h e n S e v e n T i m e s are t w i c e 1,260 d a y s , i.e.,
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2,520 d a y s . ( N o t e t h a t a T i m e represents a n a n c i e n t y e a r of 360 d a y s , t h a t is, 12 m o n t h s of 30 days.) I n c h r o n o l o g i c a l p r o p h e c y t h e D i v i n e l y p r o v i d e d scale is g i v e n i n E z e k i e l 4, , w h i c h s t a t e s : " I h a v e a p p o i n t e d thee e a c h d a y for a y e a r . " Therefore S e v e n T i m e s , o r 2,520 d a y s , o n t h e p r o p h e t i c a l scale represents 2,520 y e a r s i n a c t u a l t i m e . S o t h e n 2,520 years after the f a l l of t h e y e a r 607 B.C., w h e n t h e B a b y l o n i a n E m p i r e g a i n e d t h e a s c e n d a n c y as t h e d o m i n a t i n g e m p i r e of t h e d a y , b r i n g s us t o t h e f a l l of A.D. 1914 as t h e d a t e for t h e b e g i n n i n g of " t h e t i m e of t r o u b l e , " w h e r e i n t h e aggressive k i n g d o m s of E u r o p e are b r o k e n t o pieces p r i o r t o t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r . T r u e t o t h e D i v i n e p r o p h e t i c c l o c k , t h e great s m a s h i n g t r o u b l e b e g a n d e a d o n t i m e i n 1914, as w e w e l l remember. S o n o w w e h a v e g i v e n t h r e e i n d e p e n d e n t l i n e s of p r o o f t h a t we are i n " t h e t i m e of t h e e n d , " a n d therefore G o d ' s a p p o i n t e d t i m e is here t o r e v e a l t o those w h o reverence H i m t h e w o n d e r f u l secrets p r o m i s e d , a n d , d e p e n d u p o n i t , H e has k e p t H i s p r o m i s e , w h i c h is ever f a i t h f u l , e v e r sure. G o d has n o w r e v e a l e d t h e ages a n d d i s p e n s a t i o n s of H i s g r a n d p l a n ; a n d w h a t a r e v e l a t i o n ! W h a t a p r i v i l e g e t o b e s h o w n those g l o r i o u s t h i n g s w h i c h hitherto the v e r y " a n g e l s desired to look i n t o . " N o w w h e n t h e u n f o l d i n g h a s c o m e i t is a g r a n d e r a n d m o r e g l o r i o u s r e v e l a t i o n t h a n we w o u l d e v e r h a v e t h o u g h t possible here b e l o w , i n t h i s age. N o t o n l y has p r a c t i c a l l y t h e w h o l e of t h e B o o k of D a n i e l b e e n r e v e a l e d , b u t m a n y o t h e r h i t h e r t o h i d d e n passages of S c r i p t u r e h a v e y i e l d e d t h e i r secrets, so t h a t n o w t h e e n t i r e p l a n of G o d i n a l l i t s m a i n features h a s been u n f o l d e d before o u r eyes. T h e h i d d e n m e a n i n g of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d , t h e i n t e r i o r of w h i c h is b u t a " b l u e p r i n t , " i n stone, of t h e D i v i n e " t i m e s a n d s e a s o n s " r e c o r d e d i n t h e B o o k of D a n i e l , has therefore also b e e n k e p t secret u n t i l t h i s " t i m e of t h e e n d . " T h a t is w h y e v e n J e s u s C h r i s t , at t h e t i m e H e w a s o n E a r t h , n e v e r once r e f e r r e d t o t h e P y r a m i d . H a d t h e slightest h i n t been g i v e n t h a t i t e m b o d i e d a scale d r a w i n g of t h e agespast, present a n d f u t u r e m a n m i g h t , at t h a t t i m e , h a v e o b t a i n e d
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a n a p p r o x i m a t e i d e a , at least, of t h e t h e n future ages, b u t t h a t w o u l d h a v e b e e n c o n t r a r y t o t h e express w i l l a n d purpose of t h e F a t h e r . B u t i t is g r a n d t h a t t h e " d u e t i m e " for t h e o p e n i n g of t h e B o o k of D a n i e l a n d t h e r e v e a l i n g of t h e m y s t e r y of t h e P y r a m i d is here. S o w e c a n n o w p r o c e e d t o i n v e s t i g a t e those p o r t i o n s of t h e P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h t h a t relate t o t h e future w i t h o u t a n y fear t h a t w e w o u l d be p r y i n g i n t o a n y t h i n g t h a t G o d does n o t w i s h us t o . A s w e h a v e seen, t h e s o u t h w a l l of t h e G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n " C h a m b e r " is g e o m e t r i c a l l y d e f i n e d as m a r k i n g t h e date J a n u a r y 2 5 t h , 1941. T h e l e n g t h of t h e D e a d E n d Passage b e y o n d is645-3/8P y r a m i d inches, r e p r e s e n t i n g 6 4 5 I m o n t h s of 30 d a y s , t h a t is t o s a y , 53 y e a r s a n d 3 d a y s , w h i c h w i l l c o n s e q u e n t l y r u n o u t o n J a n u a r y 2 8 t h , 1994, b y w h i c h t i m e we m a y therefore e x p e c t t h e d o m i n a t i o n of a l l e v i l p o w e r s t o h a v e ceased. T h a t does n o t m e a n t h a t t h e r e w i l l be n o e v i l w h a t soever o n t h e E a r t h after 1994, b u t i t does m e a n t h a t e v e r y e v i l i n s t i t u t i o n of e v e r y d e s c r i p t i o n (social, c i v i l a n d eccles i a s t i c a l ) t h a t i n a n y w a y i n j u r e s o r deceives or oppresses h u m a n i t y w i l l h a v e b e e n swept off t h e face of t h e E a r t h b y t h a t t i m e . T h e e r a d i c a t i o n of e v i l f r o m t h e i n d i v i d u a l s o u l w i l l be a m u c h l o n g e r process, as w e s h a l l see later. N e v e r theless, t h e fact t h a t t h e D e s c e n d i n g a n d u n d e r g r o u n d s y s t e m of passages c o m e s t o a b l i n d e n d at 1994 o n t h e c h r o n o g r a p h , s h o w s t h a t e v e r y t r a c e of t h e O l d O r d e r of o p p r e s s i o n ( p o l i t i c a l , financial a n d ecclesiastical) w i l l h a v e v a n i s h e d before t h e e n d of t h e present c e n t u r y . T h i s w i l l a l l be a c c o m p l i s h e d , of course, t h r o u g h t h e p o w e r of t h e N e w O r d e r t o be i n a u g u r a t e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r s t h a t n o w l i e i m m e d i a t e l y a h e a d of us. H a v i n g t r a c e d t h e h i s t o r y , d e c l i n e , c o l l a p s e a n d t h e final a n n i h i l a t i o n of t h e O l d O r d e r let us n o w go t o t h e u p p e r m o s t p a r t of t h e P y r a m i d ' s i n t e r i o r passage s y s t e m a n d trace t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n , c o n s t i t u t i o n a n d o p e r a t i o n of t h e g r a n d N e w O r d e r . T h e D e s c e n d i n g a n d u n d e r g r o u n d passages l e a d t o a p i t a n d a b l i n d e n d , r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e u l t i m a t e fate of t h e O l d O r d e r , b u t t h e s y s t e m of a s c e n d i n g passages s y m b o l i s i n g the D i v i n e l y d i r e c t e d p r e p a r a t i o n for t h e N e w O r d e r l e a d

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finally up to well-ventilated a n d magnificently constructed chambers h a v i n g no exits, thus symbolising that the con d i t i o n s of the N e w O r d e r w i l l n o t o n l y be g r a n d b u t p e r m a n e n t . T h i s D i v i n e l y c o n t r o l l e d N e w O r d e r is often referred t o i n t h e S c r i p t u r e s , a n d w e are r e p e a t e d l y a s s u r e d t h a t u l t i m a t e l y i t w i l l be b o t h u n i v e r s a l a n d p e r m a n e n t . " i t s h a l l s t a n d for e v e r " a n d " s h a l l n e v e r be d e s t r o y e d . " I n p o i n t of t i m e t h e f u l l i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h i s g r a n d N e w O r d e r is f o r e t o l d t o f o l l o w t h e p a s s i n g of t h e present aggressive p o w e r s of E u r o p e ( D a n i e l 2, ).
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I n t h e B i b l e e a c h of t h e great O r d e r s i n W o r l d h i s t o r y is s p o k e n of s y m b o l i c a l l y as a " w o r l d " c o m p r i s i n g " a h e a v e n s a n d a n e a r t h . " T h e c o n s t i t u t i o n d u r i n g t h e ages before t h e F l o o d is c a l l e d " t h e w o r l d t h a t t h e n w a s " (2 P e t e r 3, ) w h i l s t t h e present O r d e r , n o w b e i n g s m a s h e d , is t e r m e d " t h i s present e v i l w o r l d " ( G a l a t i o n s 1, ), a n d t h e p e r m a n e n t N e w O r d e r soon t o be e s t a b l i s h e d is c a l l e d " t h e w o r l d t o c o m e " ( H e b r e w s 2, ) . T h i s m e t a p h o r i c a l use of t h e w o r d " w o r l d " is n o t c o n f i n e d t o t h e B i b l e ; we h a v e t h e s a m e i n m o d e r n E n g l i s h . F o r example, the late B r i t i s h P r e m i e r , the R t . H o n . R a m s a y M a c D o n a l d s a i d , " T h e r e is n o t h i n g less t h a n a w o r l d c r u m b l i n g b e n e a t h o u r feet." H e w a s , of course, r e f e r r i n g t o t h e c r u m b l i n g of t h e O l d O r d e r of 1914. J u s t as i n t h e l i t e r a l p h y s i c a l w o r l d w e h a v e t h e e a r t h w i t h the heavens (atmosphere, etc.) a b o v e i t , so l i k e w i s e i n S c r i p t u r e e a c h of the t h r e e great " w o r l d s " or O r d e r s of h u m a n h i s t o r y is also s y m b o l i c a l l y t e r m e d " a h e a v e n s a n d e a r t h . " I n t h e t h i r d c h a p t e r of 2 P e t e r t h e a r c h a i c O r d e r or F i r s t W o r l d is also referred t o as t h e h e a v e n s a n d e a r t h t h a t were of o l d , b u t t h e S e c o n d W o r l d " t h i s present e v i l w o r l d " is s p o k e n of as " t h e h e a v e n s a n d t h e e a r t h w h i c h are n o w , " w h i l s t the T h i r d W o r l d o r N e w O r d e r is c a l l e d t h e " n e w h e a v e n s a n d n e w e a r t h . " O u r p l a n e t , t h e E a r t h , is, of course, t h e scene of a l l t h e three " w o r l d s " o r orders. T h e s y m b o l i c " h e a v e n s " relate t o t h e s p i r i t u a l c o n t r o l l i n g p o w e r s (good or evil) w h i l s t the s y m b o l i c " e a r t h " p e r t a i n s t o h u m a n s o c i e t y as o r g a n i s e d u n d e r t h e influence of s u c h c o n t r o l l i n g p o w e r s . T h i s is v e r y
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p l a i n l y s h o w n i n t h e B i b l e , for d u r i n g " t h i s present e v i l w o r l d " t h e D e v i l is d e c l a r e d t o be " t h e p r i n c e of t h e p o w e r of t h e a i r " t h a t is, t h e " h e a v e n s " ; he is c a l l e d " t h e g o d of t h i s w o r l d " also " t h e p r i n c e of t h i s w o r l d . " I n h a r m o n y w i t h t h i s t h e A p o s t l e P a u l says " F o r we w r e s t l e n o t against flesh a n d b l o o d , b u t a g a i n s t p r i n c i p a l i t i e s , a g a i n s t p o w e r s , against t h e r u l e r s of t h e d a r k n e s s of t h i s w o r l d , against s p i r i t u a l w i c k e d n e s s i n h i g h p l a c e s . " E v i d e n t l y t h e D e v i l a n d his associate d e m o n s c o m p r i s e t h e " h e a v e n s " of " t h i s present e v i l w o r l d . " T h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g " e a r t h " is represented i n h u m a n s o c i e t y as o r g a n i s e d b y t h e d o m i n a t i n g e m p i r e s of h i s t o r y c u l m i n a t i n g i n t h e g r e a t aggressive p o w e r s of t o - d a y . T h i s v i e w helps t o e x p l a i n some m a t t e r s o t h e r w i s e m y s t e r i o u s . I t is a l m o s t i n c r e d i b l e t h a t a n y h u m a n beings, h o w e v e r de p r a v e d , w o u l d of t h e i r o w n free w i l l , d e l i b e r a t e l y p l a n mass a t r o c i t i e s of t h e m o s t b e s t i a l t y p e s u c h as t h e v i l l a i n o u s G e r m a n G o v e r n m e n t are d o i n g t o - d a y . S u r e l y t h e y are g o a d e d o n b y t h e d e m o n influence of w h i c h t h e A p o s t l e P a u l spoke. D o u b t less, t h e v i l e " b o s s e s " of E u r o p e , n a m e l y H i t l e r , G o e b b e l s , M u s s o l i n i a n d C o . , are u n d e r t h e f u l l c o n t r o l of t h e e v i l s p i r i t p o w e r s t h a t c o m p r i s e t h e w i c k e d " h e a v e n s " of " t h i s present evil world." I f t h e N e w O r d e r is t o be successful a n d p e r m a n e n t , i t is o b v i o u s t h a t t h e present " h e a v e n s " as w e l l as t h e present " e a r t h " m u s t be o v e r t h r o w n , a n d i t w a s t o t h i s t h a t Jesus r e f e r r e d w h e n he s a i d " H e a v e n a n d e a r t h s h a l l pass a w a y , b u t m y w o r d s s h a l l n o t pass a w a y " ( L u k e 2 1 , ) . N o t e t h a t i n t h e c o n t e x t C h r i s t s h o w s t h a t t h i s w i l l o c c u r w i t h i n the l i f e t i m e of those l i v i n g w h e n J e r u s a l e m is freed f r o m o p p r e s s i o n . A s w e h a v e a l r e a d y n o t e d , J e r u s a l e m was d e l i v e r e d f r o m its a g e - l o n g o p p r e s s i o n t w e n t y - f i v e years ago, o n D e c e m b e r 9 t h , 1917, so t h e D e v i l a n d his s p i r i t associates together w i t h his chief e a r t h l y puppets i n R o m e a n d B e r l i n have not v e r y long t o go n o w . T h e A p o s t l e P e t e r says " t h e h e a v e n s " s h a l l go o n fire a n d pass a w a y w i t h a great noise a n d t h a t " t h e e a r t h also a n d t h e w o r k s t h a t are t h e r e i n s h a l l be b u r n e d u p " (2 P e t e r 3, ) . T h i s great " w o r l d " c o n f l a g r a t i o n is n o w
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g o i n g o n before o u r eyes. H o w a p p r o p r i a t e w a s t h e h e a d l i n e " T h e W o r l d o n F i r e " w h i c h a p p e a r e d i n s o m e of o u r n e w s p a p e r s earlier i n t h e w a r . I n Z e p h a n i a h 3, G o d says, " T h e r e f o r e w a i t ye u p o n me s a i t h the L o r d , u n t i l the d a y t h a t I rise u p t o t h e p r e y ! for m y d e t e r m i n a t i o n is t o g a t h e r the n a t i o n s , t h a t I m a y assemble t h e k i n g d o m s , t o p o u r u p o n t h e m m i n e i n d i g n a t i o n , e v e n a l l m y fierce a n g e r ; for a l l t h e e a r t h s h a l l be d e v o u r e d w i t h t h e fire of m y j e a l o u s y . F o r then w i l l I t u r n to the people a pure language, that t h e y m a y a l l c a l l u p o n t h e n a m e of t h e L o r d , t o serve H i m w i t h one c o n s e n t . " N o t i c e t h a t i t is t h e s o c i a l " e a r t h , " i.e. t h e e v i l o r g a n i s e d s y s t e m s , t h a t are t o be d e v o u r e d b y t h e fire of G o d ' s righteous i n d i g n a t i o n w h i c h w i l l sweep the whole earth, whilst the p e o p l e w i l l be so c o m p l e t e l y d e l i v e r e d f r o m o p p r e s s i o n t h a t t h e y w i l l u l t i m a t e l y a l l w o r s h i p G o d " w i t h one c o n s e n t . " E v i d e n t l y a great u n p r e c e d e n t e d w o r l d - w i d e r e f o r m a t i o n a n d r e v i v a l l i e a h e a d i n t h e n o t far d i s t a n t future.
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I t is b e y o n d t h e p o w e r of m a n t o d i s l o d g e t h e present w i c k e d " h e a v e n s " a n d i t is e q u a l l y b e y o n d t h e p o w e r of m a n t o e s t a b l i s h " t h e n e w h e a v e n s , " hence w e are a b s o l u t e l y d e p e n d e n t u p o n G o d for t h e success of t h e N e w O r d e r . I n m a r k e d d i s t i n c t i o n t o t h e " h e a v e n s " of t h e first " w o r l d " i n t h e ages before the F l o o d a n d t o t h a t of t h e s e c o n d " w o r l d " " t h i s present e v i l w o r l d , " t h e " h e a v e n s " of t h e t h i r d " w o r l d " or N e w O r d e r n o w i m m i n e n t are t o be g r a n d b e y o n d h u m a n d e s c r i p t i o n . I n 2 C o r i n t h i a n s 12, i t is r e c o r d e d b y t h e A p o s t l e P a u l t h a t , i n v i s i o n , he w a s c a r r i e d d o w n t h e ages a n d " c a u g h t u p t o t h e t h i r d h e a v e n " t h a t is t o s a y , " t h e h e a v e n " of t h e t h i r d " w o r l d . " P a u l w a s t h e r e b y g i v e n a g l i m p s e of t h e s p l e n d o u r of t h e " n e w h e a v e n s " as set u p b y C h r i s t H i m s e l f ; n o w o n d e r he w a s u n a b l e t o d e s c r i b e or r e v e a l t h e glories he b e h e l d !
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O u r i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e P y r a m i d ' s R e c t i f i c a t i o n F a c t o r d i s c l o s e d t h a t J e s u s is t h e o n l y one a b l e t o b r i n g m a n k i n d b a c k i n t o h a r m o n y w i t h t h e D i v i n e w i l l , a n d t h a t i n due t i m e H e w i l l be e x a l t e d as t h e s y m b o l i c " T o p S t o n e " or " H e a d S t o n e " t o w h o m a l l s h a l l b e s u b s e r v i e n t " b o t h w h i c h are i n h e a v e n a n d w h i c h are o n e a r t h " E p h e s i a n s 1, . W e o b s e r v e d , t o o , t h a t at the b e g i n n i n g of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y i t is r e v e a l e d t h a t C h r i s t " r o s e a g a i n for o u r j u s t i f i c a t i o n " w h i l s t J e s u s H i m s e l f , after his r e s u r r e c t i o n , d e c l a r e d " A l l p o w e r is g i v e n u n t o m e i n h e a v e n a n d i n e a r t h " t o be m a n i fested " i n t h e d i s p e n s a t i o n of t h e fullness of t i m e s . " N o w , the G r a n d Gallery a n d the A n t e - C h a m b e r a n d K i n g ' s C h a m b e r t h a t f o l l o w relate t o t h e D i v i n e p r e p a r a t i o n of the g o v e r n m e n t a l p a r t i e s for t h e N e w O r d e r a n d t h e i r i n s t a l l a t i o n i n t o office. T h e G r a n d G a l l e r y is d i v i d e d i n t o t w o d i s t i n c t p o r t i o n s , a n u p p e r a n d a l o w e r e a c h w i t h i t s separate, t h o u g h r e l a t e d , s y m b o l i s m . T h r o u g h o u t t h e e n t i r e l e n g t h of t h i s 28-feet h i g h G a l l e r y , t h e r e is c u t a 6 - i n c h w i d e groove, m i d w a y b e t w e e n t h e floor a n d roof, o n e a c h side w a l l . T h i s s t r u c t u r a l feature at once suggests a s l i d i n g p a r t i t i o n b e t w e e n the u p p e r a n d l o w e r p o r t i o n s . T h e h e i g h t of the roof of the G r a n d G a l l e r y exceeds t h a t of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage t o t h e e x t e n t of t h e R e c t i f i c a t i o n F a c t o r , as has a l r e a d y been e x p l a i n e d , w h i l s t t h e h e i g h t of the " p a r t i t i o n " grooves exceeds i t b y a d i s t a n c e e q u a l t o t h e d i a m e t e r of t h e y e a r c i r c l e (the circle h a v i n g a c i r c u m f e r e n c e of t h e s a m e n u m b e r of P y r a m i d i n c h e s as t h e r e are d a y s i n the s o l a r y e a r ) . T h i s precise g e o m e t r i c d i m e n s i o n (y = 116.26 P y r a m i d inches) i n P y r a m i d s y m b o l o g y is a l w a y s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h c e l e s t i a l , s p i r i t u a l o r h e a v e n l y m a t t e r s as d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m t h a t w h i c h is p u r e l y t e r r e s t r i a l . T h e fact t h a t t h e " floor" of t h i s h i g h e r h a l f of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y is l i f t e d u p t o t h e e x t e n t of the d i a m e t e r of t h e " C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e " i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h i s u p p e r p o r t i o n relates t o a h e a v e n l y c a l l i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e D i v i n e p r e p a r a t i o n for t h e h e a v e n s of t h e N e w O r d e r , a n d t h i s is c o m p l e t e l y c o n f i r m e d b y t h e S c r i p t u r e s . J u s t as t h e D e v i l a n d h i s associate d e m o n s c o m p r i s e " t h e h e a v e n s " of the O l d
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O r d e r n o w e n d i n g , so also the B i b l e m a k e s i t c l e a r t h a t i n " t h e n e w h e a v e n s " of the N e w O r d e r , C h r i s t t h e H e a d w i l l also h a v e associates w i t h H i m i n t h a t h i g h office. J e s u s H i m s e l f has p r o m i s e d his f a i t h f u l footstep followers t h a t t h e y s h a l l be e x a l t e d a l o n g w i t h H i m i n H i s h i g h office a n d share w i t h H i m i n a l l H i s g l o r y a n d w o r k as " t h e n e w h e a v e n s , " whose f u n c t i o n i t w i l l be t o g u i d e , r e c o n s t r u c t a n d restore h u m a n affairs, the s o c i a l e a r t h , w i t h s u c h s a t i s f a c t i o n a n d p e r f e c t i o n as t o b r i n g a b o u t u l t i m a t e l y the f u l f i l m e n t of t h e L o r d ' s P r a y e r " T h y w i l l be done o n e a r t h , as i t is i n H e a v e n . " I n v i e w of t h i s , h o w s i g n i f i c a n t are the s t a t e m e n t s r e c o r d e d i n the t h i r d c h a p t e r of G a l a t i o n s , " I f y e be C h r i s t ' s , t h e n are y e A b r a h a m ' s seed a n d heirs a c c o r d i n g t o the p r o m i s e . . . i n thee s h a l l a l l n a t i o n s be b l e s s e d " (verses 7, 8, 29). w h a t a change w h e n the D e v i l w i t h h i s d e m o n s are o v e r t h r o w n , a n d C h r i s t w i t h the S a i n t s are i n f u l l p o w e r ! N o t o n l y is Jesus s p o k e n of as t h e great H e a d a n d K i n g of " t h e n e w h e a v e n s a n d n e w e a r t h " b u t H e is also s t a t e d t o be the great J u d g e of the W o r l d ( J o h n 5, ) , a n d t o s h o w h o w i n t i m a t e l y the saints w i l l be a s s o c i a t e d w i t h C h r i s t a n d h o w h i g h t h e i r e x a l t a t i o n i n the " h e a v e n s " of the N e w O r d e r , t h e B i b l e p l a i n l y says n o t o n l y t h a t t h e s a i n t s s h a l l l i k e w i s e j u d g e the w o r l d b u t t h a t t h e y s h a l l e v e n j u d g e angels, t o o . "Know ye n o t t h a t the saints s h a l l j u d g e the w o r l d " a n d also " j u d g e a n g e l s " (I C o r i n t h i a n s 6, ). S e e i n g t h a t C h r i s t is t o be the great K i n g a n d J u d g e of b o t h the " n e w h e a v e n " a n d t h e " n e w e a r t h " a n d t h a t t h e saints are to be associated w i t h h i m i n the j u r i s d i c t i o n b o t h of terres t r i a l beings ( m a n k i n d ) a n d c e l e s t i a l (the a n g e l i c hosts) t h i s necessitates t h a t the saints, l i k e C h r i s t H i m s e l f , also be r a i s e d i n a c e l e s t i a l r e s u r r e c t i o n a n d g i v e n p o w e r s far a b o v e the h u m a n a n d the angelic also, a n d f u r t h e r m o r e t h a t t h i s t a k e p l a c e r i g h t at t h e outset of the i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r . A n d b o t h the B i b l e a n d the P y r a m i d c l e a r l y s h o w t h a t t h i s is p r e c i s e l y w h a t w i l l t a k e p l a c e . C o n c e r n i n g C h r i s t i t is w r i t t e n , " G o d h a t h h i g h l y e x a l t e d H i m far a b o v e angels, p r i n c i p a l i t i e s a n d powers a n d e v e r y n a m e t h a t is n a m e d " a n d t h a t " H e
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is sat d o w n o n t h e r i g h t h a n d of G o d i n t h e m a j e s t y o n H i g h . " W h i l s t c o n c e r n i n g t h e o v e r c o m i n g saints i t is w r i t t e n t h a t t h e y " s h a l l be i n t h e likeness of H i s r e s u r r e c t i o n " " f a s h i o n e d l i k e u n t o H i s g l o r i o u s b o d y " a n d C h r i s t H i m s e l f says of t h e m : " T o h i m t h a t o v e r c o m e t h w i l l I g r a n t t o sit w i t h M e i n M y throne." " Y e s h a l l sit w i t h M e i n M y t h r o n e , e v e n as I a m set d o w n w i t h m y F a t h e r i n H i s t h r o n e . " T h e A p o s t l e P a u l , s p e a k i n g of " t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n of the d e a d " i n I C o r i n t h i a n s 15, says, " T h e r e are also c e l e s t i a l b o d i e s , a n d bodies t e r r e s t r i a l ; b u t t h e g l o r y of t h e c e l e s t i a l is one, a n d t h e g l o r y of t h e t e r r e s t r i a l is a n o t h e r . " " A s is t h e e a r t h y [terrestrial] s u c h are t h e y also t h a t are e a r t h y ; a n d as is t h e h e a v e n l y [celestial] s u c h are t h e y also t h a t are h e a v e n l y . A n d as we [the saints] h a v e b o r n e t h e i m a g e of the e a r t h y [ i n t h i s life] we s h a l l also b e a r t h e i m a g e of the h e a v e n l y [ i n t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n ] . " I n h a r m o n y w i t h t h i s the B o o k of R e v e l a t i o n s p e a k s of t w o r e s u r r e c t i o n s , t h e first b e i n g the c e l e s t i a l o r h e a v e n l y r e s u r r e c t i o n t h a t of t h e saints w h i l s t t h e s e c o n d at a l a t e r p e r i o d is t h e g e n e r a l r e s u r r e c t i o n of t h e w o r l d of m a n k i n d t h e t e r r e s t r i a l r e s u r r e c t i o n . R e g a r d i n g t h e h e a v e n l y r e s u r r e c t i o n of t h e saints a n d t h e i r h i g h e x a l t a t i o n w i t h C h r i s t i n t h e " h e a v e n s " of t h e " N e w w o r l d , " R e v e l a t i o n 20, p r o c l a i m s , " B l e s s e d a n d h o l y is he t h a t h a t h p a r t i n t h e first r e s u r r e c t i o n : o n s u c h t h e s e c o n d d e a t h h a t h n o p o w e r , b u t t h e y s h a l l be priests of G o d a n d of C h r i s t , a n d s h a l l r e i g n w i t h H i m a t h o u s a n d y e a r s . " S o , c o n c e r n i n g the i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r w h e r e i n C h r i s t a n d t h e saints c o m e i n t o c o n t r o l , t h e P r o p h e t D a n i e l declares " A n d t h e t i m e c a m e t h a t t h e s a i n t s possessed t h e k i n g d o m , " w h i l s t J e s u s s a i d , " F e a r n o t , l i t t l e flock, for i t is y o u r F a t h e r ' s g o o d p l e a s u r e t o g i v e y o u t h e k i n g d o m . " S o h e r e i n is t h e d e s t i n y of t h e t r u e c h u r c h t h e " L i t t l e F l o c k " of o v e r c o m i n g saints o u t of a l l n a t i o n s c a l l e d t o be " h e i r s of G o d a n d j o i n t - h e i r s w i t h C h r i s t " i n the everlasting W o r l d - K i n g d o m , t h r o u g h w h o m " a l l n a t i o n s s h a l l be b l e s s e d . " I n t h e present d i s p e n s a t i o n G o d has t h u s b e e n c a l l i n g , t r a i n i n g a n d p r e p a r i n g t h e saints as p r o s p e c t i v e m e m b e r s i n
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" t h e n e w h e a v e n s " of the N e w O r d e r , a n d i t is f r o m t h i s p o i n t of v i e w t h a t t h e A p o s t l e P a u l says t h a t the s a i n t s " h a v e been q u i c k e n e d t o g e t h e r w i t h C h r i s t a n d m a d e sit t o g e t h e r i n h e a v e n l y p l a c e s . " H e n c e i n t h e B i b l e t h i s c a l l of the s a i n t s is t e r m e d " t h e h e a v e n l y c a l l i n g " a n d " t h e h i g h c a l l i n g . " T h e G r e e k w o r d w h i c h is t r a n s l a t e d " c h u r c h " i n o u r E n g l i s h B i b l e s is ekklesia a n d m e a n s " t h a t w h i c h is c a l l e d o u t . " So the e l e c t i o n of the t r u e c h u r c h m u s t be c o m p l e t e d , a n d t h e elect t h e m s e l v e s e x a l t e d t o office i n t h e F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n at the e n d of the present age before t h e N e w O r d e r c a n b e f u l l y i n a u g u r a t e d a n d the p r o m i s e d b l e s s i n g a n d u p l i f t of a l l n a t i o n s b e g i n . T h u s the d e s t i n y of the t r u e c h u r c h , the t r u e saints u n d e r C h r i s t t h e i r H e a d is t o f u n c t i o n as the " n e w h e a v e n s " of the N e w O r d e r or " w o r l d t o c o m e " " w o r l d w i t h o u t e n d . " T h e s e t t i n g - u p of " t h e n e w h e a v e n s " at the e n d of t h i s present age is b e a u t i f u l l y p o r t r a y e d i n the s t r u c t u r a l arrangements b e y o n d the G r a n d G a l l e r y i n the P y r a m i d . Before g o i n g i n t o d e t a i l s of t h i s , h o w e v e r , we t h i n k i t b e t t e r to s h o w h o w , d u r i n g the present d i s p e n s a t i o n , G o d has also b e e n p r e p a r i n g for t h e l e a d e r s h i p of " t h e n e w e a r t h , " a n d t h e n w e s h a l l d e a l w i t h the P y r a m i d ' s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e s e t t i n g u p of b o t h " t h e n e w h e a v e n s a n d the n e w e a r t h , " t h a t is, the N e w O r d e r i n i t s e n t i r e t y . A s the " h e a v e n l y c a l l i n g " or " h i g h c a l l i n g " of the saints d u r i n g t h i s age is p o r t r a y e d b y the h i g h e r or u p p e r p o r t i o n of the G r a n d G a l l e r y a b o v e t h e p a r t i t i o n grooves, so a p p r o p r i a t e l y the course of the class or race of p e o p l e w h o m G o d has b e e n d i r e c t i n g t o t a k e t h e i n i t i a t i v e i n the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of " t h e n e w e a r t h " i n due t i m e is r e p r e s e n t e d b y the l o n g floor of the G r a n d G a l l e r y b e n e a t h . T h e G r a n d G a l l e r y floor, i t w i l l be o b s e r v e d , is the c o n t i n u a t i o n of the floor of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage, at the same u p w a r d g r a d i e n t . A s h e r e i n before p r o v e d , the b e g i n n i n g of the a c t u a l floor of the F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage m a r k s t h e d a t e t h a t t h e Israelites of o l d entered the P r o m i s e d L a n d u n d e r D i v i n e d i r e c t i o n , w h i l s t the l o n g floor itself s y m b o l i s e s t h e p a t h of the Israelites, or m o r e a c c u r a t e l y , those sections of t h e Israelites w h o r e m a i n e d i n

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t h e H o l y L a n d t i l l C h r i s t ' s d a y . I n A.D. 33, the d a t e m a r k e d b y t h e e n d of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage, J e s u s a n n o u n c e d t o t h e J e w s t h e n i n h a b i t i n g P a l e s t i n e , " Y o u r house is left u n t o y o u d e s o l a t e . " T h e J e w s w e r e t h u s cast off, f r o m D i v i n e f a v o u r , i n t h e m e a n t i m e at a n y r a t e , because of unfaithfulness. B u t t h e floor of t h e F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage does n o t a b r u p t l y e n d o r a l t e r i n a n y w a y a t t h e e n d of t h e p a s s a g e ; o n t h e c o n t r a r y , i t c o n t i n u e s u n b r o k e n o n w a r d a n d u p w a r d , at t h e s a m e w i d t h a n d t h e s a m e g r a d i e n t , f o r m i n g t h e floor of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y . T h i s i n d i c a t e s t h a t w h e n t h e J e w s as a n a t i o n i n the H o l y L a n d rejected Christianity, " t h e straight l i n e of D i v i n e w o r k i n g " or s p e c i a l D i v i n e d i r e c t i o n t o t h e e n d i n v i e w c o n t i n u e d , a n d m u s t therefore h a v e b e e n s w i t c h e d from the Jews to another people. A n d the S a v i o u r H i m s e l f e x p r e s s l y s t a t e d t h a t t h i s is p r e c i s e l y w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n , for, a d d r e s s i n g t h e J e w s he s a i d , " T h e k i n g d o m of G o d s h a l l be t a k e n f r o m y o u a n d g i v e n t o a n a t i o n b r i n g i n g f o r t h t h e fruits t h e r e o f . " A g o o d m a n y C h r i s t i a n p e o p l e t h i n k t h a t t h e n a t i o n here r e f e r r e d t o is t h e t r u e c h u r c h . W h i l e we w o u l d n o t d e n y t h i s as t h e s p i r i t u a l i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , nevertheless n e i t h e r c a n w e d e n y t h e l i t e r a l f u l f i l m e n t , for t h e s e t t i n g of t h e v e r s e is l i t e r a l ; t h e J e w s were a l i t e r a l n a t i o n , a n d s u r e l y t h e o t h e r n a t i o n r e f e r r e d t o i n t h e s a m e sentence is also a l i t e r a l n a t i o n . W h o is t h i s o t h e r n a t i o n w h o m t h e A l m i g h t y has been g u i d i n g a n d directing w i t h a v i e w to their being H i s servants i n l e a d i n g the w o r l d u l t i m a t e l y into the enduring N e w O r d e r of l i b e r t y a n d peace, " t h e n e w e a r t h w h e r e i n d w e l l e t h r i g h t e o u s n e s s " u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l of C h r i s t ? I n answering this question we w i l l not indulge i n theorising, b u t go d i r e c t t o c o n t e m p o r a r y h i s t o r y a n d t a k e t h e facts as w e f i n d t h e m . I t is s t r a n g e t h a t i t is n o t b e t t e r k n o w n t h a t , a m o n g s t a l l t h e peoples of t h e w o r l d , t h e A n c i e n t B r i t i s h were t h e first i n a n a t i o n a l c a p a c i t y , t o a c c e p t C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d m a k e p u b l i c d e c l a r a t i o n of t h e fact. " T h e g l o r y of B r i t a i n " s a y s G e n e b r a r d " c o n s i s t s n o t o n l y i n t h i s , t h a t she was t h e first c o u n t r y w h i c h i n a n a t i o n a l c a p a c i t y professed herself C h r i s t i a n , b u t she m a d e t h i s confession w h e n t h e R o m a n

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E m p i r e itself was p a g a n a n d a c r u e l p e r s e c u t o r of C h r i s t i a n i t y . " E v e n R o m a n C a t h o l i c w r i t e r s a d m i t t h i s . I n h i s Three Conversions of England, R o b e r t P a r s o n s , the J e s u i t , a d m i t s that Christianity came into B r i t a i n direct from Jerusalem. " P o l y d o r e V e r g i l i n t h e r e i g n of H e n r y V I I , a n d after h i m C a r d i n a l P o l e , b o t h r i g i d R o m a n C a t h o l i c s , affirmed i n P a r l i a m e n t , the l a t t e r i n h i s address t o P h i l i p a n d M a r y t h a t ' B r i t a i n was the first of a l l c o u n t r i e s t o receive t h e C h r i s t i a n f a i t h . ' T h i s p r i o r i t y o f a n t i q u i t y was o n l y o n c e q u e s t i o n e d , a n d t h a t o n p o l i t i c a l g r o u n d s , b y t h e a m b a s s a d o r s of F r a n c e a n d S p a i n , at the C o u n c i l of P i s a , A.D. 1417. T h e C o u n c i l , h o w ever, affirmed i t . T h e a m b a s s a d o r s a p p e a l e d t o t h e C o u n c i l of Constance, A.D. 1419, w h i c h c o n f i r m e d t h e decision of t h a t of P i s a , w h i c h was a t h i r d t i m e c o n f i r m e d b y the C o u n c i l of Sena, A.D. 1423, a n d t h e n a c q u i e s c e d i n . " T h i s d e c i s i o n l a i d d o w n t h a t o n the p o i n t s of a n t i q u i t y a n d p r e c e d e n c y the C h u r c h of B r i t a i n m u s t be g i v e n p r i o r i t y a n d t h a t i t was f o u n d e d b y J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a " i m m e d i a t e l y after the passion of C h r i s t . " A s Sebellius s t a t e s : " C h r i s t i a n i t y was p r i v a t e l y confessed elsewhere, b u t the first n a t i o n t h a t p r o c l a i m e d i t as t h e i r r e l i g i o n , a n d c a l l e d itself C h r i s t i a n after the n a m e of C h r i s t , was B r i t a i n . " (Sabell. E n n o . b k . v i i . c. 5) a n d a g a i n Professor C a m d e n : " B r i t a i n , partly through J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a , p a r t l y t h r o u g h F u g a t u s a n d D a m i a n u s , was of a l l k i n g d o m s the first t h a t r e c e i v e d the G o s p e l " ( C a r d w e l l ' s A n c i e n t H i s t o r y 1837p. 18). T h e i d e a h e l d b y some t h a t C h r i s t i a n i t y was b r o u g h t to B r i t a i n b y the R o m a n C a t h o l i c m i s s i o n a r y , A u g u s t i n e , i n A.D. 597 is a l t o g e t h e r e r r o n e o u s : i t was R o m a n C a t h o l i c i s m , a n d n o t C h r i s t i a n i t y itself, t h a t was i n t r o d u c e d i n t o our I s l a n d s at t h a t d a t e b y A u g u s t i n e . T h e f a m o u s ecclesiastical h i s t o r i a n E u s e b i u s , w h o l i v e d t h r e e h u n d r e d y e a r s before A u g u s t i n e c a m e t o B r i t a i n a n d w h o is w e l l k n o w n as the F a t h e r of C h u r c h H i s t o r y says " T h e A p o s t l e s p a s s e d b e y o n d the ocean to the isles c a l l e d t h e B r i t a n n i c Isles." T h i s is c o n firmed b y the e a r l y B r i t i s h h i s t o r i a n G i l d a s ( A . D . 516-570) w h o states, " M e a n w h i l e , these i s l a n d s . . . r e c e i v e d the

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b e a m s of l i g h t , t h a t is, the H o l y p r e c e p t s of C h r i s t , the true S u n . . . at the l a t t e r p a r t , as w e k n o w , of the r e i g n of T i b e r i u s Caesar." T h i s T i b e r i u s Caesar w a s the r e i g n i n g R o m a n E m p e r o r , w h e n Christ was crucified. Notice G i l d a s ' w o r d s " a s w e k n o w , " w h i c h i n d i c a t e t h a t w h a t he records r e g a r d i n g t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of C h r i s t i a n i t y i n t o B r i t a i n w a s i n his d a y a m a t t e r of c o m m o n k n o w l e d g e . T i b e r i u s Caesar r e i g n e d f r o m A.D. 14 to 37, therefore G i l d a s ' w o r d s , " i n the l a t t e r p a r t of t h e r e i g n of T i b e r i u s C a e s a r " s h o w t h a t C h r i s t i a n i t y was i n t r o d u c e d i n t o B r i t a i n " i m m e d i a t e l y after the p a s s i o n of C h r i s t " as the a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d E u r o p e a n C o u n c i l s d e c l a r e d , for the c l a s s i c a l e c c l e s i a s t i c a l h i s t o r i a n E u s e b i u s , j u s t referred t o , states i n h i s Chronica t h a t t h e C r u c i f i x i o n of C h r i s t o c c u r r e d i n t h e 1 9 t h y e a r of the r e i g n of T i b e r i u s Caesar, t h a t is, i n the S p r i n g of A.D. 33, w h i c h i t w i l l be o b s e r v e d , agrees e x a c t l y w i t h t h e P y r a m i d d a t i n g . T h u s the B r i t i s h C h u r c h w a s of H e b r e w origin, not P a p a l . " T h a t v e r y e a r l y , the G o s p e l c a m e b y the h a n d s of H e b r e w s is b o r n e o u t b y the finding of t w o m e d a l s b e a r i n g the effigies of o u r L o r d w i t h o u t a h a l o ; one of these was u n e a r t h e d at C o r k i n 1812, u n d e r the f o u n d a t i o n of one of the v e r y first C h r i s t i a n m o n a s t e r i e s ever b u i l t i n I r e l a n d ; the o t h e r u n d e r a r u i n of a D r u i d i c a l c i r c l e at B r y n g w i n , i n A n g l e s e y , a b o u t the s a m e t i m e . A n t i q u a r i e s i n f o r m s us t h a t t h e H e b r e w l e t t e r ' A l e p h ' o n t h e obverse side to the r i g h t of the effigy of one of these, gives t h e d a t e as the first y e a r after the resur r e c t i o n , t h e o t h e r H e b r e w letters s i g n i f y i n g J e s u s , o n the l e f t ; t h e w o r d Messias is o n the c o l l a r , a n d the reverse side has a n i n s c r i p t i o n i n H e b r e w , r e n d e r e d t h u s , " M e s s i a h the P r i n c e , c a m e i n p e a c e , a n d m a n , life for m a n b e c a m e . " O n the o t h e r m e d a l , the i n s c r i p t i o n is different, b u t also i n H e b r e w , a n d r e a d s ' N o u g h t i n T h e e w a s f o u n d w o r t h y of D i v i n e W r a t h ' " (British History Traced, p . 1 3 2 R e v . L . G . A . Roberts). N o t o n l y w a s t h e a n c i e n t B r i t i s h R a c e t h e first n a t i o n t o recognise C h r i s t i a n i t y , b u t a l l a v a i l a b l e evidence also goes to s h o w t h a t G l a s t o n b u r y (in Somersetshire) w a s t h e first G

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C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h b u i l d i n g i n the w o r l d a n d t h a t i t w a s b u i l t b y J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a a n d h i s associates. T h e famous V a t i c a n L i b r a r i a n , C a r d i n a l Baronius, discovered a n ancient M S . i n the V a t i c a n t e l l i n g o f J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a , L a z a r u s , M a r t h a a n d M a r y l a n d i n g at M a r s e i l l e s i n A.D. 35. T h i s is i n a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e records of t h e e a r l y E n g l i s h h i s t o r i a n W i l l i a m of M a l m e s b u r y , w h o states t h a t J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a (who t o o k care o f o u r L o r d ' s b o d y after t h e C r u c i f i x i o n ) a c c o m p a n i e d b y e l e v e n m i s s i o n a r i e s u n d e r h i s charge, c a m e to B r i t a i n v i a F r a n c e , h a v i n g b e e n sent b y P h i l i p t h e A p o s t l e , a n d t h a t the B r i t i s h K i n g g a v e t h e m Y n y s - v i t r i n o r G l a s t o n b u r y a n d t w e l v e H i d e s of l a n d . C o n f i r m a t o r y of t h i s the Doomsday Book c o n t a i n s t h e f o l l o w i n g e n t r y : " T h e C h u r c h of G l a s t o n b u r y has i n i t s o w n v i l l e t w e l v e H i d e s of L a n d , w h i c h h a v e n e v e r p a i d t a x . " (Doomsday Survey, folio p . 249b.) I n J . W . T a y l o r ' s w o r k , The Coming of the Saints, the j o u r n e y of J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a is f o l l o w e d p l a c e to place f r o m P a l e s t i n e through G a u l , v i a Marseilles into B r i t a i n . Furthermore the e a r l y W e l s h w r i t e r , M a e l g w y n of L l a n d a f f (circ. A.D. 450) i n f o r m s us t h a t J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a is b u r i e d at G l a s t o n b u r y ( A v a l o n ) . T h a t J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a p r e a c h e d the G o s p e l i n B r i t a i n is also c o n f i r m e d b y foreign w r i t e r s , e.g. S t . G r e g o r y of T o u r s i n h i s History of the Franks, a n d H a l e c a , A r c h b i s h o p of Saragossa i n h i s Fragmenta. F o r a l o n g t i m e G l a s t o n b u r y ( " I s l e " of A v a l o n ) w a s r e g a r d e d as t h e m o s t s a c r e d spot i n a l l B r i t a i n . T h e o r i g i n a l c h u r c h erected b y J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a a n d h i s c o m p a n i o n s was b u i l t of w a t t l e s . A t the present d a y , the r u i n s of G l a s t o n b u r y A b b e y s t a n d o n t h e site of t h a t o l d w a t t l e c h u r c h . T h a t spot has t h u s b e e n a p l a c e of C h r i s t i a n w o r s h i p f r o m C h r i s t ' s d a y t o t h e present t i m e . R e g a r d i n g its a n t i q u i t y as s u c h , n o t e the f o l l o w i n g e x t r a c t s f r o m the v a r i o u s a u t h o r i t i e s : Sir Henry Spelman: " I t is c e r t a i n t h a t B r i t a i n r e c e i v e d the f a i t h i n t h e first age f r o m t h e first sowers of t h e W o r d . O f

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a l l t h e C h u r c h e s whose o r i g i n I h a v e i n v e s t i g a t e d i n B r i t a i n , t h e C h u r c h of G l a s t o n b u r y is the m o s t a n c i e n t . " Archbishop Ussher: "The B r i t i s h N a t i o n a l C h u r c h was f o u n d e d A.D. 36, a h u n d r e d a n d s i x t y years before h e a t h e n R o m e confessed C h r i s t i a n i t y . T h e M o t h e r C h u r c h of the B r i t i s h Isles is t h e C h u r c h of I n s u l a A v a l l o n i a c a l l e d b y the Saxons, G l a s t o n . " Fuller: " I f c r e d i t be g i v e n t o a n c i e n t a u t h o r s , t h i s C h u r c h of G l a s t o n b u r y is t h e senior c h u r c h of the w o r l d . " Publius Discipulus: "The C h u r c h of A v a l o n i n B r i t a i n no o t h e r h a n d s t h a n those of the d i s c i p l e s of the L o r d t h e m selves b u i l t . " Theodore Martin (Lovar), " I t is n o t t o o m u c h t o s a y t h a t the site of S t . M a r y ' s C h u r c h i n the A b b e y g r o u n d s at G l a s t o n b u r y is the site of t h e first k n o w n a b o v e - g r o u n d c h u r c h i n the w o r l d . " T h e o l d Glastonbury Chronicle c o n t a i n s t h e r e c o r d of the B r i t i s h K i n g , A r v i r a g u s , g r a n t i n g J o s e p h " t w i c e s i x hides (of l a n d ) at G l a s t o n i a a n d t h a t J o s e p h left the r i g h t s w i t h his companions" W h y s h o u l d J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a choose G l a s t o n b u r y i n the " I s l e " of A v l o n ? T h e r e is a n a m a z i n g a m o u n t of e v i d e n c e t h a t J e s u s , as a y o u n g m a n , s e e k i n g a q u i e t retreat outside t h e R o m a n E m p i r e , so as t o be u n m o l e s t e d , c a m e t o B r i t a i n b y sea, a n d i n the q u i e t s a n c t u a r y of the Isle of A v l o n spent s o m e y e a r s i n p r a y e r a n d m e d i t a t i o n , p r e p a r i n g for H i s m i n i s t r y a n d p a s s i o n . T h i s absence of C h r i s t f r o m P a l e s t i n e , n o d o u b t e x p l a i n s the B i b l e ' s silence r e g a r d i n g t h e e a r l y m a n h o o d of J e s u s . T h a t J e s u s b u i l t for H i m s e l f a l i t t l e w a t t l e house for p r a y e r a n d m e d i t a t i o n , near a w e l l at the foot of the h i l l k n o w n as G l a s t o n b u r y T o r , a n d t h a t i t was subse q u e n t l y u s e d b y J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a a n d h i s associates as a p r i v a t e c h a p e l (as d i s t i n c t f r o m the c h u r c h t h e y erected beside i t for p u b l i c w o r s h i p ) i s c o n f i r m e d b y the f o l l o w i n g e x t r a c t f r o m t h e r e p o r t w h i c h A u g u s t i n e sent t o P o p e G r e g o r y d u r i n g

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"In the western confines of Britain there is a certain royal island of large extent, surrounded by water, abounding in all the beauties of nature and necessaries of life. In it the neophites of catholic law, God beforehand acquainting them, found a church constructed by no human art, but by the hands of Christ Himself, for the salvation of His people." ( G l a s t o n b u r y used t o be s u r r o u n d e d b y a n e x p a n s e of fresh w a t e r , hence the n a m e Isle of Avalon, i.e. Isle of A p p l e s ) . I n t h a t great a u t h o r i t y the Doomsday Book ( A . D . 1088) there is r e c o r d e d " T h e H o u s e of G o d , i n t h e g r e a t M o n a s t e r y of G l a s t o n b u r y , c a l l e d the Secret of t h e L o r d . " B u t e v e n m a n y centuries before the Doomsday Book was c o m p i l e d , T a l i e s i n , the P r i n c e - B a r d a n d D r u i d w r o t e , " C h r i s t , the W o r d f r o m the b e g i n n i n g , w a s f r o m the b e g i n n i n g o u r T e a c h e r , a n d we n e v e r lost H i s t e a c h i n g . " T o q u o t e C . C . D o b s o n : " H e r e was a n i s l a n d u n c o n q u e r e d b y the R o m a n s , a n d r e m o t e f r o m R o m a n influence a n d a u t h o r i t y . T h e a t t e m p t t o c o n q u e r i t b y J u l i u s Caesar (55 B.C.) h a d p r o v e d a b o r t i v e . H e r e was a f a i t h p r o p a g a t e d b y p r o f o u n d o r a l t e a c h i n g , e n s h r i n i n g the t r u t h of the c o m i n g C h r i s t , u n d e r the v e r y n a m e Jesu a n d the p r i n c i p l e of the a t o n e m e n t . D o we w o n d e r t h a t Jesus c a m e t o reside i n a l a n d t h u s r i p e t o r e c e i v e H i s t r u t h ? " " I n B r i t a i n H e w o u l d be free f r o m the t y r a n n y of R o m a n oppression, the s u p e r s t i t i o n of R a b b i n i c a l m i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , a n d the grossness of p a g a n i d o l a t r y , a n d b e s t i a l i m m o r a l c u s t o m s . I n D r u i d B r i t a i n H e w o u l d l i v e a m o n g people d o m i n a t e d b y the h i g h e s t a n d p u r e s t ideals, the v e r y ideals H e h a d c o m e t o p r o c l a i m . " T h i s f o r c e f u l l y b r i n g s t o our m i n d the w o r d s of J e s u s n e a r the v e r y e n d of H i s m i n i s t r y , " T h e K i n g d o m of G o d s h a l l be t a k e n f r o m y o u [the J e w s i n Judaea] a n d g i v e n t o a n a t i o n b r i n g i n g f o r t h the fruits thereof [Britain]." W i l l i a m B l a k e , the poet (1757-1826), h a v i n g h e a r d the s t o r y of C h r i s t ' s s t a y i n B r i t a i n , i m m o r t a l i s e d i t i n his " J e r u s a l e m , " w h i c h has been b e a u t i f u l l y set t o m u s i c b y

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S i r H u b e r t P a r r y , a n d k n o w n as " T h e G l a s t o n b u r y H y m n , " w h i c h is n o w s u n g o n great occasions. So " w h e n J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a s u b s e q u e n t l y c a m e [to B r i t a i n ] t o p r o c l a i m t h e S a v i o u r u n d e r the v e r y n a m e [ Y e s u or J e s u ] f a m i l i a r t o e v e r y D r u i d , a n d as h a v i n g fulfilled i n the A t o n e m e n t t h e i r b a s i c p r i n c i p l e , w e d o n o t w o n d e r t h a t he r e c e i v e d a w e l c o m e at the h a n d s of the D r u i d s . It is a r e m a r k a b l e fact t h a t D r u i d i s m n e v e r o p p o s e d C h r i s t i a n i t y , a n d eventually became v o l u n t a r i l y merged i n i t . " A s J o h n P y m Y e a t m a n i n his Early English History, p a g e . 104 says, " T h e stories of the a t r o c i t i e s of the D r u i d s were m e r e i n v e n t i o n s of t h e R o m a n s to c o v e r t h e i r o w n c r u e l t y a n d t o excuse i t . T h e r e l i g i o n of a p e o p l e w h o were so m i l d a n d m e r c i f u l t h a t t h e y w o u l d n o t e v e n i m p r i s o n t h e i r debtors, as d i d t h e R o m a n s , c o u l d n o t be b l o o d y . " I n Religions of Britain, page 37, C h a r l e s H u l b e r t l i k e w i s e states, " T h e charge of s t a i n i n g t h e i r c o n s e c r a t e d places w i t h h u m a n b l o o d a n d offering u p o n the a l t a r of C o r - G a w r or Stonehenge h u m a n v i c t i m s , h a t h no r e a l f o u n d a t i o n i n f a c t ; a n a c c u s a t i o n as w i c k e d as u n j u s t . . . . N e x t t o the J e w i s h i n p u r i t y w e c o n s i d e r the a n c i e n t r e l i g i o n of Britain." T h e o l d D r u i d r e l i g i o n w a s far i n a d v a n c e of h e a t h e n religions i n g e n e r a l . I t t a u g h t t h e t r u t h of the one great s u p r e m e G o d , i n c o n t r a d i s t i n c t i o n t o t h e p o l y t h e i s m w h i c h w a s rife e v e r y w h e r e . T h e n i n the s e c o n d p l a c e t h e y h a d no g r a v e n images. N o i d o l s of B r i t i s h o r i g i n h a v e ever b e e n u n e a r t h e d i n o u r c o u n t r y . F r o m L a n d ' s E n d t o J o h n O ' G r o a t ' s no s u c h t h i n g has ever b e e n f o u n d . A s W y l i e ' s History of Scotland, page 71 s t a t e s : " R e l i c s of a l l sorts h a v e b e e n f o u n d i n o u r s o i l , b u t n e v e r i d o l of B r i t i s h m a n u f a c t u r e , n o r is one s u c h t o be seen i n a n y of o u r m u s e u m s . " I n v i e w of a l l the a b o v e facts, w e c a n u n d e r s t a n d w h y , after h i s e x p u l s i o n f r o m P a l e s t i n e , J o s e p h of A r i m a t h a e a w a s eager t o b r i n g the G o s p e l t o B r i t a i n a n d t o t a k e u p residence at G l a s t o n b u r y , a l r e a d y h a l l o w e d b y the h o m e of Jesus there. H e r e J o s e p h l i v e d for the r e m a i n d e r of his life. T h e W e l s h poet M a e l g w y n , of L l a n d a f f ( A . D . 450), records t h a t o n J o s e p h

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a n d Pudens a n d L i n u s a n d Claudia, a n d a l l the brethren." P u d e n s m e n t i o n e d i n t h e verse w a s t h e h u s b a n d of C l a u d i a ; he w a s a R o m a n n o b l e . A t the t i m e t h a t verse w a s w r i t t e n , a l l t h r e e of t h e m were l i v i n g i n R o m e . P u d e n s has the dis t i n c t i o n of b e i n g the o n l y n a m e m e n t i o n e d i n the B i b l e r e c o r d e d i n stone of a n c i e n t d a t e i n B r i t a i n . A m o n g s t R o m a n r e m a i n s at C h i c h e s t e r t h e r e w a s d u g u p i n 1723 a stone b e a r i n g a n i n s c r i p t i o n i n w h i c h P u d e n s is m e n t i o n e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e e r e c t i o n of a R o m a n t e m p l e t h e r e . T h i s stone is n o w e x h i b i t e d o u t s i d e t h e C o u n c i l H o u s e at C h i c h e s t e r a n d is k n o w n as t h e P u d e n s ' S t o n e . T h e i n c i d e n t r e c o r d e d o n i t , of course, o c c u r r e d before P u d e n s a c c e p t e d C h r i s t i a n i t y . P u d e n s w a s a R o m a n officer s t a t i o n e d at C h i c h e s t e r d u r i n g the e a r l i e r p a r t of t h e R o m a n o c c u p a t i o n of B r i t a i n a n d i t w a s d u r i n g h i s s t a y here t h a t h e w o n t h e affections of the B r i t i s h k i n g ' s d a u g h t e r C l a u d i a . P u d e n s a n d C l a u d i a were s u b s e q u e n t l y m a r r i e d i n R o m e i n A.D. 53. H o w d e e p a r o o t C h r i s t i a n i t y h a d t a k e n i n the B r i t i s h Isles d u r i n g t h e c e n t u r i e s i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g t h e t i m e of C h r i s t m a y be j u d g e d f r o m the f o l l o w i n g e x t r a c t f r o m C h r y s o s t u m , P a t r i a r c h of C o n s t a n t i n o p l e A.D. 3 4 7 - 4 0 7 : " T h e B r i t i s h Isles w h i c h are b e y o n d t h e sea [ M e d i t e r r a n e a n ] a n d w h i c h lie i n the ocean [the A t l a n t i c ] h a v e r e c e i v e d t h e v i r t u e of the w o r d . . . . T h o u g h t h o u s h o u l d e s t go t o the o c e a n , t o the B r i t i s h Isles, t h e r e t h o u shoulde st h e a r a l l m e n e v e r y w h e r e d i s c u s s i n g m a t t e r s o u t of t h e S c r i p t u r e s w i t h a n o t h e r v o i c e i n d e e d , b u t n o t a n o t h e r f a i t h ; w i t h a different t o n g u e , b u t the s a m e j u d g m e n t . " T h e A n c i e n t B r i t o n s of the B r i t i s h Isles t h u s b e i n g the first race t o recognise C h r i s t , b e c a m e t h e pioneer n a t i o n i n m i s s i o n a r y w o r k . I n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n the g r e a t w o r k done b y t h e I r i s h s e c t i o n of t h e e a r l y C e l t i c C h u r c h m u s t n o t be o v e r l o o k e d . T h e noble part p l a y e d b y Ireland i n missionary w o r k earned for i t the t i t l e " I s l e of S a i n t s " d u r i n g t h e e a r l y centuries. A t t h a t t i m e , " s w a r m s of d e v o t e d m i s s i o n a r i e s " w e n t o u t f r o m I r e l a n d t o e v e r y p a r t of E u r o p e , so m u c h so t h a t D r . J o h n s o n states t h a t I r e l a n d w a s " t h e s c h o o l of the w e s t . "

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'the sowing of Christianity must be the chief intent of such as shall make any attempt at foreign discovery, or else whatever is builded upon other foundation shall never obtain happy success or continuance.' " I t is also a r e m a r k a b l e fact t h a t the p h e n o m e n a l g r o w t h of B i b l e Societies a n d F o r e i g n M i s s i o n s a n d t h e r a p i d e x p a n s i o n of t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e h a v e b e e n s i m u l t a n e o u s . T o - d a y m o r e t h a n 90 p e r cent. of t h e funds for F o r e i g n P r o t e s t a n t M i s s i o n s are s u b s c r i b e d b y t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e a n d t h e U . S . A . F u l l y 90 p e r cent. of F o r e i g n M i s s i o n a r i e s are f r o m t h e s a m e source. D u r i n g t h e y e a r 1939 t h e S c r i p t u r e s dis t r i b u t e d b y the B r i t i s h a n d F o r e i g n B i b l e Society, A m e r i c a n B i b l e S o c i e t y a n d t h e N a t i o n a l B i b l e S o c i e t y of S c o t l a n d , to m e n t i o n o n l y t h r e e , r e a c h e d t h e c o l o s s a l t o t a l of o v e r 28,000,000, p r i n t e d i n m a n y h u n d r e d s of l a n g u a g e s . T h e t o t a l d i s t r i b u t i o n of copies of t h e S c r i p t u r e s b y a l l o t h e r n a t i o n s c o m b i n e d for t h e s a m e p e r i o d is o n l y a f e w t h o u s a n d s . V e r i l y G o d has f o u n d H i s witnesses i n t h o s e n a t i o n s t h a t h a v e s p r u n g f r o m t h e race of t h e B r i t i s h I s l e s ! I n s p i t e of a l l h e r f a u l t s , B r i t a i n a n d h e r k i n d r e d n a t i o n s t o - d a y are, f r o m t h e s p i r i t u a l p o i n t of v i e w , m a n i f e s t l y a l o n g w a y i n a d v a n c e of t h e great C o n t i n e n t a l n a t i o n s steeped i n p a g a n N a z i - i s m , F a s c i s m , A t h e i s m , etc. E s p e c i a l l y n o w i n t h i s g r e a t W o r l d W a r , w h e r e w o u l d t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n of t h e G o s p e l be, b u t for B r i t a i n a n d t h e n a t i o n s t h a t h a v e s p r u n g from h e r ? Surely the B r i t i s h to-day, notwithstanding a l l t h e i r a d m i t t e d b l e m i s h e s , are as m u c h G o d ' s witnesses i n the m o d e r n w o r l d as I s r a e l of o l d were i n t h e a n c i e n t w o r l d ! A n d i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n i t is i n t e r e s t i n g t o observe t h a t t h e L o r d t h r o u g h t h e P r o p h e t I s a i a h addresses h i s p e o p l e as dwelling on islands: " H e a r k e n unto me, m y people; and g i v e ear u n t o m e , M Y N A T I O N : for a l a w s h a l l p r o c e e d from me. T h e I S L E S shall wait upon me and on mine a r m shall they trust." " T h e I S L E S s h a l l w a i t for H i s l a w . " " L i s t e n I S L E S u n t o m e : a n d hearken ye people from far." " W h e r e f o r e g l o r i f y y e the L o r d . . . i n t h e I S L E S O F T H E

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W E S T " (the H e b r e w w o r d for sea a n d for west is t h e s a m e ; " i s l e s of t h e s e a " is a m e a n i n g l e s s t r a n s l a t i o n for a l l i s l a n d s of a n y consequence are i n the sea). T h e o n l y i m p o r t a n t i s l a n d s i n the west are t h e B r i t i s h Isles a n d I c e l a n d . I n his w o r k o n Pre-historic Nations B a l d w i n says, " I n S a n s k r i t b o o k s the B r i t i s h I s l a n d s are d e s c r i b e d as " T h e S a c r e d Isles of t h e W e s t . " T h e s m a l l n u m b e r of people i n h a b i t i n g Ice l a n d , a l t h o u g h f o r m i n g a separate c o m m u n i t y , are of the same race as the B r i t i s h , w i t h the N o r s e e l e m e n t p r e dominating. T h e G r e a t P y r a m i d i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of B r i t a i n as t h e people w h o are t o l e a d the w a y t h r o u g h the p r e s e n t c h a o t i c t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d i n t o the N e w O r d e r of s p i r i t u a l v a l u e s a c c o r d i n g to the D i v i n e p u r p o s e , h o w e v e r , is v e r y s t r i k i n g . I t w i l l be r e c a l l e d t h a t a l t h o u g h the s h o r t passage l e a d i n g f r o m the e n d of the G r a n d G a l l e r y p e r t a i n s t o t h e G r e a t W a r , the date m a r k e d b y i t s e n t r a n c e (4th A u g u s t , 1914) is n o t the date when the war began but that on w h i c h B r i t a i n entered into i t , a n d the l e n g t h of the passage c o r r e s p o n d s t o t h e precise p e r i o d t h a t B r i t a i n w a s i n t h a t w o r l d c o n f l i c t . B r i t a i n is therefore t h e n a t i o n t h a t , t h r o u g h the c e n t u r i e s has s y m b o l i c a l l y t r a v e r s e d the G r a n d G a l l e r y f r o m i t s b e g i n n i n g m a r k i n g A.D. 33, w h e n the J e w s , as a n a t i o n , w e r e cast off f r o m D i v i n e f a v o u r . T h i s c o m p l e t e l y c o n f i r m s o u r findings r e g a r d i n g the c i r c u m s t a n c e s of the e a r l y h i s t o r y of B r i t a i n , a n d d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t B r i t a i n w a s t h e n a t i o n t o w h i c h C h r i s t referred w h e n H e s a i d t h a t the interests of H i s K i n g d o m w o u l d be t a k e n f r o m the J e w s a n d g i v e n t o a n o t h e r n a t i o n . T h e fact t h a t B r i t a i n is the n a t i o n whose course d u r i n g t h e p a s t n i n e t e e n centuries is represented b y t h e t r a c k of the passage floor t h r o u g h o u t the G r a n d G a l l e r y m e a n s t h a t B r i t i s h h i s t o r y has b e e n G o d - d i r e c t e d so as t o d e v e l o p i n t h e B r i t i s h race those c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d v i r t u e s necessary t o p e r f o r m the t a s k n o w e n t r u s t e d t o us. T h i s e x p l a i n s w h y t h e A n g l o C e l t o - S a x o n t e m p e r a m e n t is m o r e s u i t e d t o serve a n d guide h u m a n i t y t h a n is t h e C o n t i n e n t a l t y p e i n g e n e r a l . I n the h a n d of G o d , B r i t a i n , w i t h h e r c o m p a n i o n s , is t o be a s e r v a n t

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n a t i o n h e l p i n g t h e w h o l e w o r l d of m a n k i n d o u t of t h e " g u t t e r , " a n d n o t a n o b j e c t i o n a b l e , p r o u d " m a s t e r r a c e " of t h e t y p e H i t l e r p r o p o s e d t h e G e r m a n s s h o u l d be. T h e B r i t i s h C o m m o n w e a l t h of N a t i o n s has therefore b e e n b u i l t u p u n d e r D i v i n e d i r e c t i o n a n d has b e e n b r o u g h t i n t o existence for a n e n d u r i n g p u r p o s e i n t h e interests of t h e h u m a n race. A f t e r t h e c o l l a p s e of F r a n c e i n 1940, the N a z i t y r a n t s were p r e v e n t e d f r o m o v e r - r u n n i n g t h e B r i t i s h Isles, w h e n , h u m a n l y s p e a k i n g , t h e y c o u l d h a v e d o n e so. T h a t b y w h i c h t h e life of t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e w a s p r e s e r v e d a n d t o w h i c h o u r n a t i o n owes i t s v e r y existence t o - d a y w a s t h e w i l l of the A l m i g h t y , w h o has g r a c i o u s l y p u r p o s e d t h a t B r i t a i n s h a l l be a n h o n o u r e d i n s t r u m e n t i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of " t h e n e w e a r t h . " The B r i t i s h s t o o d a l o n e for o v e r a y e a r (1940-1941) against t h e h i d e o u s m i l i t a r y m o n s t e r of E u r o p e a n d s a v e d t h e freedom of t h e W o r l d , b u t o n l y b y t h e grace of G o d . L e t B r i t o n s not forget t h e d e l i v e r a n c e of D u n k i r k a n d t h a t i t q u i c k l y f o l l o w e d t h e N a t i o n a l D a y of P r a y e r . A t t h i s j u n c t u r e s t u d e n t s of t h e S c r i p t u r e s n a t u r a l l y e n q u i r e where do the Jews come into the p i c t u r e ? Does not the B i b l e t e a c h t h a t t h e J e w s are t o b e r e s t o r e d at t h e e n d of t h e age a n d p l a y a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t i n t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of " t h e n e w earth"? Y e s , i t is p e r f e c t l y c l e a r f r o m t h e B i b l e t h a t the J e w s , o r a c e r t a i n s e c t i o n of t h e m at a n y r a t e , are g o i n g t o h a v e s u c h a n e x p e r i e n c e a n d r e v e l a t i o n at t h e close of t h e present age t h a t " t h e y s h a l l l o o k u p o n h i m w h o m t h e y h a v e p i e r c e d [Jesus] a n d t h e y s h a l l m o u r n for h i m , as one m o u r n e t h for h i s o n l y s o n " ( Z e c h a r i a h 12, ). T h e c o n t e x t of t h i s passage of S c r i p t u r e r e v e a l s t h a t t h i s is t o o c c u r at t h e t i m e w h e n J e r u s a l e m a n d J u d e a are b e i n g r e - i n h a b i t e d a n d re b u i l t b y t h e house of J u d a h , t h e J e w s . T h e r e t u r n of J e w s t o P a l e s t i n e a n d t h e r e b u i l d i n g of t h e cities of J u d a h a n d c r e a t i o n of n e w t o w n s w i t h p o p u l a t i o n s e n t i r e l y J e w i s h i n t h e H o l y L a n d h a s b e e n g o i n g o n v i g o r o u s l y before o u r eyes for t h e p a s t 25 y e a r s , t h a t is, e v e r since t h e d e l i v e r a n c e of J e r u salem a n d the P r o m i s e d L a n d i n 1917-1918. Therefore, t h e l o n g f o r e t o l d g r e a t s p i r i t u a l a w a k e n i n g of t h e J e w s is
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i m m i n e n t , a n d so great w i l l be t h e a w a k e n i n g a n d so r a d i c a l the c h a n g e i n t h e r e l i g i o u s life of t h e J e w s t h a t t h e B i b l e declares i t w i l l p r o f o u n d l y influence t h e o t h e r n a t i o n s a n d t h a t u l t i m a t e l y t h e J e w s w i l l l e a d t h e n a t i o n s i n t h e w o r s h i p of God; l i s t e n a g a i n t o t h e v o i c e of t h e P r o p h e t Z e c h a r i a h , " T h u s s a i t h t h e L O R D of h o s t s ; I n those d a y s i t s h a l l c o m e t o pass, t h a t t e n m e n s h a l l t a k e h o l d o u t of a l l l a n g u a g e s of the n a t i o n s , e v e n s h a l l t a k e h o l d of t h e s k i r t of h i m t h a t is a J E W , s a y i n g , W e w i l l go w i t h y o u : for w e h a v e h e a r d t h a t G o d is w i t h y o u . " " Y e a , m a n y p e o p l e a n d s t r o n g n a t i o n s s h a l l c o m e t o seek t h e L O R D of hosts i n J e r u s a l e m , a n d t o p r a y before t h e L o r d " ( Z e c h a r i a h 8, ) . The Divinely a l l o c a t e d f u n c t i o n of t h e r e f o r m e d J e w s i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of " t h e n e w e a r t h " is e v i d e n t l y m a i n l y c o n n e c t e d w i t h e c c l e s i a s t i c a l m a t t e r s a n d t h e w o r s h i p of G o d , a n d so we find t h a t w h e n t h e Israelites were first f o r m e d i n t o a n o r g a n i s e d c o m m u n i t y after t h e E x o d u s G o d d e s t i n e d t h e H o u s e of J u d a h t o be H i s s a n c t u a r y , as the P s a l m i s t d e c l a r e s : " J u d a h was His sanctuary."
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B r i t i s h d e l i v e r e d J e r u s a l e m f r o m c e n t u r i e s of o p p r e s s i o n , w h i l s t i n t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r t h e T u r k s were d r i v e n e n t i r e l y o u t of P a l e s t i n e a n d t h e w h o l e c o u n t r y fell i n t o B r i t i s h h a n d s . J e w i s h i m m i g r a n t s t h e n p o u r e d i n t o P a l e s t i n e . I n 1925, L o r d B a l f o u r opened the famous H e b r e w U n i v e r s i t y i n J e r u s a l e m " t h e c r o w n of H e b r e w R e v i v a l " a n d t h i s has b e c o m e t h e centre of J e w i s h life a n d c u l t u r e t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . H e b r e w , w h i c h has b e e n a d e a d l a n g u a g e for a m u c h longer p e r i o d t h a n L a t i n , has b e e n r e v i v e d i n P a l e s t i n e a n d is recog n i s e d b y the G o v e r n m e n t as a n official l a n g u a g e of the c o u n t r y . T h e n t h e i n t e n s i f i e d p e r s e c u t i o n of t h e J e w s i n C o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e , e s p e c i a l l y i n G e r m a n y after t h e a s s u m p t i o n of p o w e r b y H i t l e r , caused increased J e w i s h i m m i g r a t i o n into Palestine a n d a great i n f l u x of J e w s i n t o t h e B r i t i s h Isles a n d U . S . A . H o w e v e r , as w i l l be o b s e r v e d , a l l t h i s w o n d e r f u l d e v e l o p m e n t h a d its origin i n the B a l f o u r D e c l a r a t i o n , a n d on this point the w o r d s of G e n e r a l L u d e n d o r f f are w o r t h y of n o t e : he s a i d , " B y t h e B a l f o u r D e c l a r a t i o n of 2 n d N o v e m b e r , 1 9 1 7 , w i t h its f a r - r e a c h i n g p r o m i s e s , B r i t a i n u n d e r t o o k to protect the J e w i s h n a t i o n , a n d t h u s b o u n d u p t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h a t n a t i o n w i t h h e r o w n d e s t i n y . " (These Eventful Years, V o l . I , p . 280). T h u s t h e J e w s are n o w b o u n d u p i n t h e d e s t i n y of B r i t a i n i n h a r m o n y w i t h t h e D i v i n e a r r a n g e m e n t , so t h a t t h e y w i l l be r e a d y t o p e r f o r m t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r f u n c t i o n a n d c o l l a b orate w i t h us w h e n B r i t a i n , w h i c h m u s t also y e t be p u r g e d , l a y s t h e f o u n d a t i o n s of " t h e n e w e a r t h " i n t h e years t h a t lie i m m e d i a t e l y a h e a d . A s t h e H o l y L a n d is n o w u n d e r B r i t i s h c o n t r o l a n d the r e s t o r a t i o n of t h e J e w s is t a k i n g place w i t h i n t h e scope a n d j u r i s d i c t i o n of the B r i t i s h E m p i r e , a n d t h e d e s t i n y of t h e J e w s has b e c o m e i n c o r p o r a t e d w i t h i n o u r o w n d e s t i n y , the course of t h e J e w s at t h i s stage is therefore n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y i n t h e P y r a m i d , b u t is i n c l u d e d i n t h a t of the B r i t i s h E m p i r e as p a r t of t h e one great c o m p o s i t e " n a t i o n " o r p o w e r t h a t w i l l , w h e n f u r t h e r p u r g e d , c o n s t i t u t e t h e n u c l e u s of " t h e n e w earth." W h e n we s p e a k of B r i t a i n i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n , of course we

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m e a n t h e w h o l e of w h a t is n o w c a l l e d the A n g l o - S a x o n w o r l d , the k e r n e l of w h i c h is G r e a t B r i t a i n . I n fact, t h e P y r a m i d shows t h a t a s s o c i a t e d w i t h G r e a t B r i t a i n as p a r t of t h e one great " p o w e r " i n t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r , t h e r e w i l l be t w o k i n d r e d c o m m u n i t i e s w h o are n o t u n d e r t h e B r i t i s h C r o w n , n a m e l y , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a a n d I c e l a n d . It is r a t h e r r e m a r k a b l e t h a t one of these, t h e U . S . A . , is e n o r m o u s ( p o p u l a t i o n , 130,000,000), w h i l e t h e o t h e r , I c e l a n d , is v e r y t i n y ( p o p u l a t i o n 130,000). A s one is a t h o u s a n d t i m e s l a r g e r t h a n the o t h e r i n p o p u l a t i o n , t h e i r f u n c t i o n s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e N e w O r d e r are, as w e w o u l d e x p e c t , e n t i r e l y different. F r o m t h e s t a n d p o i n t of h i s t o r i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t , t h e U . S . A . is, of course, r e a l l y a d e v e l o p m e n t o u t of t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e . T h e first c o l o n i s a t i o n s were a l l B r i t i s h a n d t h e b u l k of t h e p o p u l a t i o n of t h e U . S . A . t o - d a y are of t h e A n g l o - C e l t o - S a x o n s t o c k of t h e B r i t i s h Isles, w h i l s t t h e i r l a n g u a g e a n d e v e n t h e i r w e i g h t s a n d measures are B r i t i s h , a n d t h e y h a v e t h e same religious o u t l o o k . H e n c e i t is n o t s u r p r i s i n g t o f i n d the P y r a m i d i n d i c a t i n g t h a t A m e r i c a t o g e t h e r w i t h the m e m b e r s of the B r i t i s h C o m m o n w e a l t h w i l l act as one w i t h G r e a t B r i t a i n a n d conjointly lead the w o r l d into the N e w Order. T h e G r e a t S t e p at t h e e n d of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y is one of the k e y features i n the e n t i r e P y r a m i d . A s e x p l a i n e d a b o v e , its geometric construction supplies the k e y to the chronological scale of t h e h o r i z o n t a l inset t h a t follows, b u t i t is also t h e k e y t o m u c h m o r e . T h e v e r t i c a l edge of t h e G r e a t S t e p defines t h e E - W A x i s a n d therefore t h e l a t i t u d e of t h e P y r a m i d . The date m a r k e d on the general chronograph b y this v e r t i c a l riser of the S t e p is 1846, t h e y e a r t h a t w i t n e s s e d t h e " c o m p l e t i o n " of t h e U . S . A . , t h e largest single A n g l o - S a x o n n a t i o n i n t h e w o r l d . T h a t y e a r s a w t h e U . S . A . at w a r w i t h M e x i c o , a n d t h i s r e s u l t e d i n c o l o s s a l a c q u i s i t i o n s of t e r r i t o r y ; t h e w h o l e of N e w M e x i c o , A r i z o n a , T e x a s a n d C a l i f o r n i a (a t o t a l area greater t h a n t h a t of the entire B r i t i s h Isles, F r a n c e , G e r m a n y a n d I t a l y a l l p u t together) b e i n g a n n e x e d t o the U . S . A . , t h u s " c o m p l e t i n g " A m e r i c a as i t s t a n d s t o - d a y . These v a s t t e r r i t o r i e s were o c c u p i e d b y t h e U . S . A . i n 1846,

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the official a n n e x a t i o n s t a k i n g p l a c e d u r i n g 1 8 4 6 - 1 8 5 0 . A.D. 1846 w a s t h e y e a r i n w h i c h t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s e x p a n d e d itself o v e r t h e f u l l b r e a d t h of the great A m e r i c a n C o n t i n e n t f r o m the A t l a n t i c t o t h e P a c i f i c , as i t a p p e a r s o n o u r m a p s at the present d a y . P r i o r t o t h a t d a t e the U . S . A . o n l y e x t e n d e d over the eastern part of the continent, a n d h a d o n l y the A t l a n t i c seaboard. I n t h a t s a m e y e a r , 1846, t h e b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d C a n a d a w a s fixed b y l a w a n d t h e b o u n d a r y o b e l i s k s e a c h b e a r i n g t h e d a t e 1846 were erected a l l a l o n g the f r o n t i e r f r o m t h e P a c i f i c t o t h e G r e a t L a k e s b u t , of course, east of t h i s t h e y w e r e n o t necessary, as n a t u r a l g e o g r a p h i c a l features (lakes a n d r i v e r s ) m a i n l y f o r m t h e b o u n d a r y . I t is r e m a r k a b l e t h a t 1846, t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s American Identification Date, s h o u l d b e e x h i b i t e d o n stone across t h e A m e r i c a n C o n t i n e n t for w e l l o v e r a t h o u s a n d m i l e s , a n d t h a t t h i s l o n g l i n e of d a t e d stones s h o u l d m a r k the b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n t h a t c o u n t r y a n d p a r t of t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e , whose c o u r s e is r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e floor of t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y o n w h i c h t h e 1846 d a t e is so p r o m i n e n t l y m a r k e d . T h i s 1846d a t e - b o u n d a r y - l i n e , w h i c h lies due east-west for m u c h of its course (on 4 9 t h P a r a l l e l ) f o r m s a n a x i s d i v i d i n g t h e great N o r t h A m e r i c a n Continent into two practically equal parts of w e l l o v e r 3,000,000 square m i l e s e a c h . T h e v e r t i c a l front of t h e G r e a t S t e p lies e x a c t l y o n t h e east-west a x i s of the P y r a m i d a n d therefore m a r k s i t s l a t i t u d e . T h u s t h e l a t i t u d e of t h e a p e x a n d c e n t r e of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d m a r k the d a t e 1846 o n t h e P y r a m i d ' s c h r o n o g r a p h . B u t t h i s l a t i t u d e at w h i c h t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d is b u i l t , n a m e l y 29 5 8 ' 5 1 " N . , c h r o n o l o g i c a l l y m a r k i n g A.D. 1846, is the m e a n l a t i t u d e of the s o u t h e r n b o u n d a r y of t h e U . S . A . , i.e. t h e U . S . A . - M e x i c o f r o n t i e r , w h i c h w a s a c t u a l l y defined i n t h a t v e r y y e a r , 1846, w h e n t h e s o u t h - w e s t t e r r i t o r i e s were o c c u p i e d b y U . S . A . t r o o p s (the s t a t u t o r y fixing of the v a r i o u s sections of i t t a k i n g place d u r i n g the four years i m m e d i a t e l y following). A n d as i f t o m a r k t h e m e a n l a t i t u d e of the b o u n d a r y , the frontier a c t u a l l y crosses t h e p a r a l l e l of l a t i t u d e of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d at a p o i n t j u s t m i d - w a y across the C o n t i n e n t b e t w e e n the G u l f of
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M e x i c o a n d the P a c i f i c Coast (the R i o G r a n d e d e l N o r t e f o r m i n g the b o r d e r - l i n e at the spot). I t s h o u l d be n o t e d too t h a t the P y r a m i d ' s p a r a l l e l of l a t i t u d e defines the general line of the m a j o r p o r t i o n of the s o u t h coast of the U n i t e d states of A m e r i c a ( G u l f of M e x i c o ) . A s 1846 w a s the y e a r i n w h i c h the largest of a l l the present A n g l o - C e l t o - S a x o n n a t i o n s , the U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a , w a s f o r m e d , as w e k n o w i t o n the m a p t o d a y , h o w significant is the d a t e 1846 r e v e a l e d i n the P y r a m i d o n the specific t r a c k t h a t represents the course of the A n g l o - C e l t o - S a x o n n a t i o n s w h i c h h a v e d e v e l o p e d o u t of the o r i g i n a l race of the B r i t i s h Isles. F u r t h e r m o r e , as the G r e a t Step, w h i c h m a r k s the y e a r 1846, o n the c h r o n o g r a p h , c o n s t i t u t e s the s t r u c t u r a l b e g i n n i n g of the s p e c i a l h o r i z o n t a l passage s y s t e m at the e n l a r g e d inset scale a p p l i c a b l e t o M o d e r n T i m e s , w h i c h s y s t e m p o r t r a y s the i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e p e r m a n e n t N e w O r d e r n o t e , n o t s i m p l y a n e w age b u t a n e w w o r l d , a n e w o r d e r of ages. I n v i e w of t h i s , h o w h i g h l y significant is the fact t h a t o n the reverse side of the official Great Seal of the United States of America t h e r e is p o r t r a y e d the P y r a m i d w i t h t h e A p e x or T o p S t o n e r a i s e d u p s e p a r a t e l y a b o v e i t a n d e n c i r c l e d w i t h the h a l o of D i v i n e G l o r y u n d e r the A l l - S e e i n g E y e , w h i l s t u n d e r n e a t h are the t h r e e L a t i n w o r d s " N O V U S O R D O S E C L O R U M " m e a n i n g A New Order of Ages, w h i l s t o v e r
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prospered our beginnings. ( T h i s S e a l is, of course, u s e d for official d o c u m e n t s . B o t h sides of i t were also p r i n t e d o n the d o l l a r n o t e s i s s u e d i n D e c e m b e r , 1935.) O n e c a n n o t r e f r a i n f r o m r e m a r k i n g , w h a t a p i t y these w o n d e r f u l m o t t o e s , so f u l l of m e a n i n g , are h i d d e n i n t h e d e a d l a n g u a g e L a t i n . Even t h e B i b l e itself w a s k e p t i n L a t i n i n t h e D a r k A g e s i n o r d e r t h a t the c o m m o n p e o p l e m i g h t be k e p t i n i g n o r a n c e r e g a r d i n g i t s r e a l t e a c h i n g . I n m o r e m o d e r n t i m e s of course, there is u s u a l l y n o u l t e r i o r m o t i v e i n t h e use of L a t i n o n official or p u b l i c documents a n d m o t t o e s ; it has s i m p l y become a habit a b a d h a b i t , for i t keeps t h e c o m m o n people i n t h e d a r k . M a y w e suggest t h a t L a t i n be a b o l i s h e d f r o m a l l d o c u m e n t s ,

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of t h e i n t r o d u c t o r y S t e p is a P y r a m i d i n c h t o a m o n t h of 30 d a y s , as a l r e a d y d e m o n s t r a t e d , hence t h e p e r i o d represented is475-1/3m o n t h s of 30 d a y s , t h a t is, 14,260 d a y s . A s a l r e a d y a s c e r t a i n e d , t h e e n t r a n c e i n t o t h a t h o r i z o n t a l passage s y s t e m m a r k s m i d n i g h t , A u g u s t 4 t h , 1914, w h e n B r i t a i n entered the G r e a t W a r a n d t h e p r e l i m i n a r y stage i n t h e s m a s h i n g of the O l d O r d e r b e g a n ; 14,260 d a y s f r o m t h a t t i m e b r i n g s us to A u g u s t 2 0 t h , 1953, as t h e d a t e b y w h i c h the t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d w i l l h a v e e n d e d , t h e O l d O r d e r gone, a n d t h e f o u n d a t i o n s of t h e N e w O r d e r of A g e s w i l l h a v e b e e n l a i d . W h i l e t h e m a i n p i l l a r s of t h e o l d " B a b y l o n i a n " s y s t e m of a r r o g a n t states i n C o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e m a y be e x p e c t e d t o collapse i n 1945 as s h o w n b y t h e S u b t e r r a n e a n C h a m b e r d e t a i l s , nevertheless t h e r e are m a n y o t h e r lesser p r o p s of t h e o l d u n j u s t O r d e r t o c o m e d o w n after t h a t , some of t h e m i n d e e d i n n e a r l y e v e r y c o u n t r y . T h e P y r a m i d shows t h a t after t h e d o w n f a l l of the aggressor p o w e r s , p r a c t i c a l l y a n o t h e r decade w i l l pass before a l l t h e v a r i o u s u n r i g h t e o u s i n s t i t u t i o n s of t h e O l d O r d e r are b r o u g h t t o a n e n d . S i m u l t a n e o u s w i t h t h e m o p p i n g u p of t h e O l d O r d e r , the N e w w i l l , of course, g r a d u a l l y c o m e i n . A l t h o u g h the date o n the chronograph m a r k e d b y the end of the G r a n d G a l l e r y is 1914, as o b t a i n e d b y t h e direct measure m e n t u p t h e passages at t h e M e s s i a n i c A n g l e , nevertheless i n a c t u a l l y t r a v e r s i n g t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y , at t h e e n d we e n c o u n t e r a n d m u s t s u r m o u n t t h e G r e a t S t e p at t h e 5 0 t h course of the G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s m a s o n r y , t h u s suggesting t h e a p p r o a c h t o t h e great J u b i l e e of R e s t i t u t i o n a n d R e c t i f i c a t i o n , w h i c h i n d i c a t e s t h a t w e are b e i n g i n t r o d u c e d to t h e p r e l i m i n a r y p r e p a r a t i o n s for t h e R e c t i f i c a t i o n of the W o r l d . B u t R e c t i f i c a t i o n is i m p o s s i b l e so l o n g as the O l d O r d e r stands, hence the first steps i n v o l v e t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e O l d W o r l d . I f a g a r d e n c i t y is t o be b u i l t o n a site at present o c c u p i e d b y s l u m s , t h e first j o b is t h e d e m o l i t i o n of t h e s l u m p r o p e r t y . T h e O l d O r d e r is l i k e the s l u m d w e l l i n g s , i n m o r e senses t h a n one, a n d the i n i t i a l process of r e c t i f i c a t i o n is o b v i o u s l y t h e d e m o l i t i o n of t h e m a i n s t r u c t u r e s , at least, of t h a t O l d O r d e r . T h e m a i n s t r u c t u r e s of t h e e a r t h l y p h a s e of t h e O l d O r d e r

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are, of course, the great e m p i r e s a n d states t h a t h a v e t r i e d to d o m i n a t e a n d enslave the w o r l d for t h e i r o w n selfish a g g r a n d i s e m e n t . T h e d i r e c t m e a s u r e m e n t u p the G r a n d G a l l e r y t o the b e g i n n i n g of the h o r i z o n t a l inset g i v e s the c h r o n o g r a p h date 1914 as the b e g i n n i n g of the i n i t i a l stage of t h a t d e m o l i t i o n . T h e fact t h a t t h e d i r e c t c h r o n o g r a p h measure m e n t g i v i n g the 4 t h A u g u s t , 1914 d a t e ignores the " A m e r i c a n " S t e p shows t h a t o n t h a t date B r i t a i n alone, w i t h o u t the U . S . A . , w o u l d be i n v o l v e d i n the b e g i n n i n g of t h e i n i t i a l state. A s o n l y the B r i t i s h a n d k i n d r e d n a t i o n s are s h o w n i n the u p p e r passages of the P y r a m i d , t h e r e is n o t h i n g t o p r e v e n t allies j o i n i n g w i t h t h e m , either because t h e y h a v e the w i s d o m t o d o so, or are forced i n t o the p o s i t i o n t h r o u g h c i r c u m s t a n c e s . B u t i t m u s t be c l e a r l y o b s e r v e d t h a t at the b e g i n n i n g of the F i r s t W o r l d W a r i n 1914 a n d at the b e g i n n i n g of the present S e c o n d W o r l d W a r ( w h i c h is b u t the c o n t i n u a t i o n of the F i r s t ) w h e n G e r m a n y b e g a n h e r great aggressions o n sur r o u n d i n g n a t i o n s , t h e first n a t i o n t o c a l l t o a c c o u n t the m i g h t y m u r d e r o u s aggressor a n d declare w a r o n G e r m a n y at great p e r i l t o herself ( h u m a n l y speaking) w a s B r i t a i n w h i c h d e m o n s t r a t e s the t r u t h of the G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s r e v e l a t i o n t h a t B r i t a i n is t h e " s p e a r h e a d " of the N e w O r d e r o n E a r t h . T h e u p p e r m o s t p o r t i o n of the G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s i n t e r i o r passage s y s t e m p o r t r a y s t h i s t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d (1914-1953) f r o m the s t a n d p o i n t of the i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r , w h i l s t the l o w e r m o s t p o r t i o n , l y i n g s o m e 240 feet v e r t i c a l l y b e n e a t h , d e p i c t s the s i m u l t a n e o u s o v e r t h r o w a n d d e s t r u c t i o n of the O l d O r d e r . T h e p e r i o d of 4 y e a r s f r o m the s u m m e r of the y e a r 1941 to the y e a r 1945 is r e v e a l e d t o be the t i m e of the s i n k i n g , c o l l a p s e , a n d d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e A x i s P o w e r s w h i c h are the m a i n p i l l a r s of the O l d O r d e r . T h e present W o r l d W a r w i l l d e v e l o p i n t o the G r e a t R e v o l u t i o n a r e v o l u t i o n s u c h as the w o r l d has n e v e r k n o w n , one i n c o m p a r i s o n w i t h w h i c h the F r e n c h a n d R u s s i a n R e v o l u t i o n s w i l l be i n significant. T h o s e great o r g a n i s a t i o n s whose h e a d q u a r t e r s are i n R o m e a n d B e r l i n , b u t whose influence a n d i n t r i g u e e x t e n d t o e v e r y p a r t of the G l o b e , w i l l be g r o u n d t o p o w d e r a n d

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u t t e r l y d e s t r o y e d , n e v e r t o rise a g a i n . W i t h t h e m the bondage a n d i n t o l e r a n c e of t h e O l d O r d e r w i l l go, a n d t h e l i b e r t y of the individual soul will triumph. A s w i l l be seen f r o m t h e c h a r t s , the s p e c i a l h o r i z o n t a l passage s y s t e m b e y o n d t h e G r a n d G a l l e r y is m a i n l y c o n s t r u c t e d of r e d g r a n i t e . T h e first l o w p a r t , h o w e v e r , is e n t i r e l y of l i m e s t o n e , a n d p e r t a i n s , as w e h a v e seen b y its s y m b o l i s m a n d m e a s u r e m e n t , t o the p e r i o d of t h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r i n r e l a t i o n t o B r i t a i n , f r o m 4 t h A u g u s t , 1914, t o A r m i s t i c e D a y , n t h N o v e m b e r , 1918. T h i s w a s t h e i n i t i a l stage of t h e W o r l d T r i b u l a t i o n w i t h w h i c h " t h i s present e v i l w o r l d " ends a n d w a s p r o p h e t i c a l l y r e f e r r e d t o b y C h r i s t as " the b e g i n n i n g of s o r r o w s " d u r i n g w h i c h J e r u s a l e m a n d Judaea ceased t o be " t r o d d e n d o w n of t h e G e n t i l e s . " J e r u s a l e m w a s d e l i v e r e d i n t h e c l o s i n g m o n t h of 1917 a n d t h e e n t i r e c o u n t r y was freed i n 1918, a n d since t h e n t h e y h a v e n o t b e e n " t r o d d e n d o w n " b y a n y p o w e r ; o n the c o n t r a r y t h e H o l y L a n d , w i t h its c a p i t a l , J e r u s a l e m , h a v e b e e n u p l i f t e d b y B r i t a i n f r o m the ashes of centuries. I n O u r L o r d ' s G r e a t P r o p h e c y ( M a t t . 24, M a r k 13, L u k e 21) f r o m w h i c h t h e a b o v e q u o t a t i o n s are t a k e n H e says, " t h i s g e n e r a t i o n [i.e. t h e g e n e r a t i o n t h a t witnesses " t h e b e g i n n i n g of s o r r o w s " a n d is l i v i n g w h e n J e r u s a l e m is d e l i v e r e d ] s h a l l n o t pass a w a y t i l l a l l be f u l f i l l e d . " ( L u k e 2 1 , ) . A c c o r d i n g to B i b l i c a l u s a g e a g e n e r a t i o n was 40 years, the d u r a t i o n of the W i l d e r n e s s J o u r n e y of t h e Israelites ( N u m b e r s 32, ) . " T h e b e g i n n i n g of s o r r o w s " c o m m e n c e d i n 1914, a n d therefore t h e p e r i o d of t h a t g e n e r a t i o n w i l l " p a s s a w a y " b y 1954, f o r t y y e a r s later. O u r L o r d ' s G r e a t P r o p h e c y reveals t h a t w i t h i n t h i s p e r i o d t h e O l d O r d e r w i l l c o m e t o a n end, the F i r s t Resurrection take place a n d " the new h e a v e n s " c o m e i n t o b e i n g , a n d the f o u n d a t i o n s be l a i d of t h e N e w O r d e r , or i n o t h e r w o r d s , t h e t r a n s i t i o n f r o m the O l d O r d e r t o the N e w w i l l be c o m p l e t e . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e P r o p h e c y a l l t h i s is due to be fulfilled before the p e r i o d of t h i s g e n e r a t i o n passes a w a y d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1954, t h a t is t o s a y a l l is t o be a c c o m p l i s h e d b y 1953 at t h e latest. W e h a v e a l r e a d y s h o w n f r o m t h e g e o m e t r i c m e a s u r e m e n t s t h a t t h e e n d of the h o r i z o n t a l
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s y s t e m s y m b o l i s i n g t h i s t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d m a r k s the d a t e 2 0 t h A u g u s t , 1953, w h i c h , i t w i l l be o b s e r v e d , agrees w i t h Our L o r d ' s Great P r o p h e c y to the letter. F u r t h e r m o r e , the d e t a i l s p o r t r a y e d i n t h a t h o r i z o n t a l passage s y s t e m agree p r e c i s e l y w i t h t h e d e t a i l s of O u r L o r d ' s Great Prophecy. A s mentioned above, " t h e new h e a v e n s " of t h e N e w O r d e r c o m p r i s e C h r i s t a n d h i s r e s u r r e c t e d s a i n t s , w h o w i l l d i s p l a c e " t h e h e a v e n s w h i c h are n o w " c o n s i s t i n g of the D e v i l a n d his d e m o n s . I n t h e B i b l e t h e N e w O r d e r is often c a l l e d t h e K i n g d o m of G o d a n d i t w a s for t h i s t h a t C h r i s t t a u g h t us t o p r a y " T h y K i n g d o m c o m e , T h y w i l l be done o n E a r t h as i t is i n H e a v e n . " H o w e v e r great t h e p r e p a r ations n o w b e i n g m a d e for t h e N e w O r d e r , i t o b v i o u s l y c a n n o t be f u l l y i n a u g u r a t e d u n t i l " t h e n e w h e a v e n s " c o m e i n t o b e i n g , t h a t is, u n t i l t h e saints be r e s u r r e c t e d a n d g i v e n p o w e r and authority, " s i t t i n g w i t h Christ upon H i s throne," dis p l a c i n g S a t a n as " t h e g o d of t h i s w o r l d " a n d " t h e p r i n c e of the p o w e r of t h e a i r . " T h i s o b v i o u s l y necessitates t h e F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n of C h r i s t ' s s a i n t s t o t a k e p l a c e i n the present t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d b e t w e e n t h e O l d O r d e r a n d the N e w ; a n d b o t h the B i b l e a n d t h e P y r a m i d c l e a r l y r e v e a l t h a t w i l l be so. O u r L o r d i n H i s G r e a t P r o p h e c y r e v e a l s t h a t before t h i s g e n e r a t i o n passes [i.e. t h e 1914 g e n e r a t i o n ] H e s h a l l c o m e for h i s saints a n d a p p e a r " i n h e a v e n " a n d t h a t c o n s e q u e n t l y " t h e p o w e r s of t h e [present] h e a v e n s s h a l l be shaken." I n h a r m o n y w i t h this the A p o s t l e P a u l , addressing the saints, states, " w h e n C h r i s t w h o is o u r life s h a l l a p p e a r , t h e n s h a l l y e also a p p e a r w i t h h i m i n g l o r y . " S o C h r i s t tells us t h a t w i t h i n t h e a l l o t t e d g e n e r a t i o n (1914-1954), w h a t we n o w c a l l the O l d O r d e r , t h e present " h e a v e n a n d e a r t h s h a l l pass a w a y " i n " a t i m e of t r o u b l e s u c h as n e v e r w a s since there was a n a t i o n " a n d " distress of n a t i o n s w i t h p e r p l e x i t y " just w h a t we see h a p p e n i n g before o u r v e r y eyes t o - d a y . A n d Jesus s a i d , " W h e n these t h i n g s b e g i n t o c o m e t o pass, t h e n l o o k u p , a n d lift u p y o u r h e a d s : for y o u r d e l i v e r a n c e draweth nigh." But the m a i n feature i n O u r L o r d ' s P r o p h e c y a n d t h e one

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H e s p e c i a l l y stresses is H i s c o m i n g t o t a k e the saints to be w i t h H i m i n g l o r y " i n the h e a v e n s , " a n d so we find t h a t the p r e d o m i n a t i n g s y m b o l i s m i n the h o r i z o n t a l s y s t e m b e y o n d the G r a n d G a l l e r y i n the P y r a m i d p e r t a i n s t o the F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n t h e g a t h e r i n g of the saints t o f o r m " t h e new h e a v e n s . " O n e m e r g i n g f r o m the " G r e a t W a r " Passage we i m m e d i a t e l y find ourselves u n d e r t h e g r a n i t e roof of the " A n t e - C h a m b e r " a n d f r o m t h a t p o i n t o n w a r d the s t r u c t u r e is a l m o s t e n t i r e l y of g r a n i t e ; the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r itself a n d the passage l e a d i n g i n t o i t b e i n g w h o l l y g r a n i t e . T h e w h o l e g r a n i t e arrangement was a l l u d e d t o i n t h e a n c i e n t E g y p t i a n r i t u a l as The Secret House. I t f o r m s a separate a n d d i s t i n c t i v e feature of the P y r a m i d , w h i c h is o t h e r w i s e b u i l t e n t i r e l y of l i m e s t o n e ; it is r e a l l y a s e p a r a t e b u i l d i n g w i t h i n t h e l i m e s t o n e of the P y r a m i d . I t is also a g e o m e t r i c e n t i t y , as i t is c o n s t r u c t e d a c c o r d i n g t o a c o m p l e t e g e o m e t r i c d e s i g n , the e x t e n t of w h i c h coincides exactly w i t h the complete granite structure. A s g r a n i t e is a s u p e r i o r stone t o l i m e s t o n e , the p r e d o m i n a t i n g s y m b o l i s m of the G r a n i t e " H o u s e " i n the P y r a m i d p e r t a i n s t o the h i g h e r phase of the N e w O r d e r , t h a t is, " t h e new heavens." B o t h t h e g e o m e t r i c a n d the s t r u c t u r a l s y m b o l i s m c o m p l e t e l y c o n f i r m t h i s . T h e d i s t a n c e f r o m the e n d of the l i m e s t o n e " G r e a t W a r " passage a l o n g the f u l l l e n g t h of the " A n t e - C h a m b e r " t o t h e b e g i n n i n g of the G r a n i t e Passage is the same as the h e i g h t of the G r a n d G a l l e r y ' s p a r t i t i o n g r o o v e s a b o v e t h e roof l i n e of the F i r s t A s c e n d i n g Passage a n d is e q u a l t o the d i a m e t e r of the C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e (the Y e a r C i r c l e ) . T h u s the l e n g t h of the A n t e - C h a m b e r is s u c h t h a t the C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e fits e x a c t l y i n t o the " c h a m b e r " b e t w e e n its n o r t h a n d s o u t h w a l l s . T h e r a d i u s (58.13 P " ) a n d double r a d i u s or d i a m e t e r (116.26 P") of the C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e , i n t h e P y r a m i d , are i n v a r i a b l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h the " h e a v e n s " or s p i r i t u a l life. F o r e x a m p l e , the P y r a m i d ' s A p e x (of the f u l l design) is 5,813 P y r a m i d inches a b o v e the base, a n d t h i s is p r e c i s e l y 100 t i m e s t h e r a d i u s of the C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e . T e n (10) is the c o m p l e t e n u m b e r , o n w h i c h the n u m e r i c s y s t e m s of a l l n a t i o n s are b a s e d . T e n t i m e s t e n (10 X 10) or t e n

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s q u a r e d (10 ) represents t h a t w h i c h is c o m p l e t e o n a l l sides p e r f e c t i o n . H o w a p p r o p r i a t e therefore t h a t C h r i s t , t h e e m b o d i m e n t of s p i r i t u a l p e r f e c t i o n , as H e a d of t h e N e w H e a v e n s s h o u l d b e r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e P y r a m i d ' s A p e x or T o p - S t o n e e x a l t e d t o t h e h e i g h t of 100 t i m e s t h e r a d i u s of t h e C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e a b o v e t h e e a r t h . T h a t t h e l e n g t h of the Ante-Chamber being equal to the Celestial Circle diameter is of deep s p i r i t u a l significance a n d has t o d o w i t h t h e n e w h e a v e n s is c o n f i r m e d b y t h e s t r u c t u r a l s y m b o l i s m . A t t h e e n d of t h e A n t e - C h a m b e r , o v e r t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e s m a l l G r a n i t e Passage, four deep b r o a d v e r t i c a l grooves rise r i g h t u p t o t h e l o f t y roof of t h e " c h a m b e r . " A t t h e b o t t o m of e a c h of t h e v e r t i c a l grooves t h e r e is a scoop eight inches l o n g , the l o w e r e n d of t h e scoops c o i n c i d i n g w i t h t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e roof of the l o w G r a n i t e Passage. T h e s y m b o l i s m here is u n m i s t a k a b l e ; i t c l e a r l y p i c t u r e s a process of b e i n g s c o o p e d u p or c a u g h t u p , w h i c h i n s t i n c t i v e l y calls to o u r m i n d t h e w o r d s of t h e A p o s t l e P a u l w i t h reference t o C h r i s t ' s r e t u r n a n d t h e F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n w h e n he s a i d , " T h e d e a d i n C h r i s t s h a l l rise f i r s t ; t h e n we w h i c h are a l i v e a n d r e m a i n S H A L L B E C A U G H T U P t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e m i n t h e c l o u d s t o meet t h e L o r d I N T H E A I R " a n d so f o r m " t h e n e w h e a v e n s " a n d t h u s d i s p l a c e t h e present " p r i n c e of T H E P O W E R O F T H E A I R " as t h e B i b l e designates t h e D e v i l . The w o r d s of O u r L o r d ' s G r e a t P r o p h e c y r e g a r d i n g t h i s e v e n t a r e : " T h e y s h a l l see t h e S o n of M a n c o m i n g i n the c l o u d s of h e a v e n w i t h p o w e r a n d great g l o r y . A n d he s h a l l s e n d his angels w i t h a great s o u n d of a t r u m p e t , a n d t h e y s h a l l g a t h e r t o g e t h e r h i s elect f r o m t h e four w i n d s " h e n c e the significance of t h e four grooves. T h e s e four v e r t i c a l grooves r i s i n g f r o m the roof of the G r a n i t e Passage at i t s e n t r a n c e c l e a r l y s h o w t h a t t h i s passage represents t h e passage of t h e saints i n t o g l o r y t o f o r m " t h e n e w h e a v e n s , " a n d t h i s is c o m p l e t e l y p r o v e d b y t h e fact t h a t t h i s short passage leads i n t o t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r , t h e p r e d o m i n a t i n g s y m b o l i s m of w h i c h u n m i s t a k a b l y p e r t a i n s t o r e s u r r e c t i o n g l o r y i n t h e D i v i n e presence. I n the ancient E g y p t i a n texts

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the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r w a s a l l u d e d t o as " T h e C h a m b e r of the R e s u r r e c t i o n " a n d also as " T h e C h a m b e r of the O p e n T o m b " for i n i t s t a n d s the G r a n i t e Coffer, w h i c h has the a p p e a r a n c e of a n e m p t y stone coffin w i t h o u t a l i d . T h e a n c i e n t E g y p t i a n s of the P y r a m i d p e r i o d , o n o b s e r v i n g w h a t a p p e a r e d t o be a n e m p t y lidless s a r c o p h a g u s b e i n g p l a c e d i n t h e P y r a m i d ' s c r o w n i n g c h a m b e r , the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r , w h i l e u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n , c o n c l u d e d , a n d r i g h t l y so, t h a t i t s y m b o l i s e d r e s u r r e c t i o n , b u t n a t u r a l l y t h e y m i s a p p l i e d i t t o a l o c a l d e i t y t h e deified O s i r i s i n s t e a d of t o C h r i s t a n d the r i s e n saints of a n age t h e n i n the f a r - d i s t a n t f u t u r e . S p e a k i n g of the beliefs of the a n c i e n t E g y p t i a n s r e g a r d i n g the P y r a m i d , the w e l l - k n o w n E g y p t o l o gist, M a r s h a m A d a m s , i n h i s w o r k The Book of the Master of the Hidden Places (1933 e d i t i o n ) p . 4 1 , says, " I n t r u t h , the G r e a t P y r a m i d is the H o u s e of a T o m b ; b u t i t is not a c l o s e d b u t a n o p e n t o m b . I t is t h e t o m b . . . n o t of the d e a d , b u t of t h e r i s e n . " I t is r e m a r k a b l e , t o o , t h a t t h i s Coffer i n the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r is the s a m e size, i n i t s i n t e r i o r c a p a c i t y , as w a s the A r k of the C o v e n a n t i n t h e H o l y of H o l i e s i n the o r i g i n a l H e b r e w T e m p l e at J e r u s a l e m . It w i l l be r e c a l l e d t h a t i t w a s f r o m t h e t o p of the A r k of t h e C o v e n a n t t h a t the S h e k i n a h L i g h t , r e p r e s e n t i n g the D i v i n e presence, r a d i a t e d . T h e c o r r e s p o n d e n c y i n s y m b o l i s m b e t w e e n the g r a n i t e Secret H o u s e i n t h e h e a r t of t h e P y r a m i d a n d t h e a n c i e n t H e b r e w T a b e r n a c l e or T e m p l e , is s t r i k i n g . T h e t w o g r a n i t e b l o c k s f o r m i n g the roof of t h e s h o r t , l o w G r a n i t e Passage, t o g e t h e r w i t h the o t h e r b l o c k s a b o v e t h e m c o n s t i t u t i n g t h e " p a r t i t i o n " b e t w e e n the Ante-Chamber and K i n g ' s Chamber correspond symbolically to the enormously t h i c k c u r t a i n c a l l e d the V a i l w h i c h d i v i d e d t h e H o l y f r o m t h e H o l y of H o l i e s , a n d u n d e r w h i c h the H i g h P r i e s t h a d t o s t o o p d o w n t o g a i n access t o the presence of the L o r d r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e H o l y of H o l i e s (or M o s t H o l y ) . In t h e T a b e r n a c l e p r o p e r or Secret H o u s e , g o l d w a s the m e t a l u s e d i n c o n s t r u c t i o n , w h i l s t i n the C o u r t o u t s i d e a l o w e r grade of m e t a l , n a m e l y c o p p e r , w a s e m p l o y e d . S o the P y r a m i d ' s Secret H o u s e is c o n s t r u c t e d of g r a n i t e , w h i l s t outside of t h a t

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S a n c t u a r y t h e entire P y r a m i d is b u i l t of a l o w e r g r a d e stone, l i m e s t o n e . T h u s , g r a n i t e i n the P y r a m i d c o r r e s p o n d s t o g o l d i n the T a b e r n a c l e a n d represents t h i n g s D i v i n e . T h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r , t h e i n n e r m o s t of t h e t w o c h a m b e r s of the P y r a m i d ' s s a n c t u a r y has t h e s a m e significance as t h e i n n e r m o s t of t h e T a b e r n a c l e ' s t w o c h a m b e r s , t h e H o l y of H o l i e s . T h e great m y s t e r y e n s h r i n e d i n t h e P y r a m i d ' s " S e c r e t H o u s e " of g r a n i t e , therefore, is t h e u n i o n of t h e m e m b e r s of the t r u e c h u r c h w i t h C h r i s t i n t h e F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n . A n d w h a t is m o s t c o n v i n c i n g , t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t also declares t h i s t o be t h e g r e a t m y s t e r y of t h e S c r i p t u r e s t h a t has been h i d d e n f r o m ages a n d generations. L i s t e n to the following s t a t e m e n t s f r o m t h e B i b l e : " C h r i s t also l o v e d t h e c h u r c h a n d g a v e h i m s e l f for i t ; t h a t he m i g h t s a n c t i f y a n d cleanse i t . . . t h a t he m i g h t present i t t o h i m s e l f a g l o r i o u s c h u r c h , n o t h a v i n g spot or w r i n k l e o r a n y s u c h t h i n g ; b u t t h a t it s h o u l d be h o l y a n d w i t h o u t b l e m i s h . So o u g h t m e n t o l o v e t h e i r w i v e s as t h e i r o w n b o d i e s . F o r w e are m e m b e r s of his b o d y . F o r t h i s cause s h a l l a m a n . . . be j o i n e d u n t o his wife a n d t h e y t w o s h a l l be one flesh. T h i s i s a g r e a t m y s t e r y : b u t I speak c o n c e r n i n g C h r i s t a n d the C h u r c h . " " B e h o l d , I s h e w y o u a m y s t e r y : we [the saints] s h a l l n o t a l l sleep, but we s h a l l a l l be c h a n g e d , i n a m o m e n t , i n t h e t w i n k l i n g of an eye, at t h e last t r u m p : for t h e t r u m p e t s h a l l s o u n d a n d the d e a d s h a l l be r a i s e d i n c o r r u p t i b l e a n d we s h a l l b e c h a n g e d . " " T h e d e a d i n C h r i s t s h a l l rise first a n d w e w h i c h are alive a n d r e m a i n s h a l l b e c a u g h t u p t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e m . . . so s h a l l we ever be w i t h t h e L o r d . " " T h e m y s t e r y w h i c h h a t h been h i d f r o m ages and f r o m generations but n o w is made manifest to h i s saints to w h o m G o d w o u l d m a k e k n o w n w h a t i s t h e r i c h e s of t h e g l o r y of t h i s m y s t e r y . . . w h i c h i s C h r i s t i n y o u , t h e h o p e of g l o r y . " T h e r e is no e x i t f r o m t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r ; i t is a finality. T h i s shows t h a t " t h e n e w h e a v e n s , " c o m p r i s i n g C h r i s t a n d the r i s e n saints, a n d of course, " t h e n e w e a r t h " o r g a n i s e d under t h e i r d i r e c t i o n a n d c o n t r o l w i l l be a n a b i d i n g c o n d i t i o n . H e n c e " t h e n e w h e a v e n s a n d the n e w e a r t h w h e r e i n d w e l l e t h

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r i g h t e o u s n e s s " are also t e r m e d i n the B i b l e " t h e w o r l d w i t h o u t e n d . " T h e P r o p h e t D a n i e l says the s a m e t h i n g b u t i n different p h r a s e o l o g y : " T h e saints of the M o s t H i g h s h a l l t a k e the k i n g d o m , a n d possess t h e k i n g d o m for ever, e v e n for ever a n d e v e r . " " A n d the k i n g d o m a n d d o m i n i o n , a n d the greatness of t h e k i n g d o m u n d e r the w h o l e h e a v e n , s h a l l be g i v e n to the people of the saints of the M o s t H i g h , whose k i n g d o m is a n e v e r l a s t i n g k i n g d o m , a n d a l l d o m i n i o n s s h a l l serve a n d o b e y H i m . " N o w t o s u m m a r i s e the s i t u a t i o n T h e h o r i z o n t a l s y s t e m b e y o n d the G r a n d G a l l e r y p o r t r a y s the t i m e of t r a n s i t i o n b e t w e e n the O l d O r d e r a n d the N e w O r d e r , a n d is the precise period covered b y Our Lord's Great Prophecy. The intro d u c t o r y l i m e s t o n e s e c t i o n c o m p r i s i n g the first l o w passage represents the first W o r l d W a r , 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 , w i t h r e l a t i o n t o B r i t a i n , the p o w e r t h a t l i b e r a t e d J e r u s a l e m a n d the H o l y L a n d f r o m age-long o p p r e s s i o n . T h e L o r d referred t o this as " t h e b e g i n n i n g of s o r r o w s , " w h e r e i n H e s a i d " n a t i o n s h a l l rise a g a i n s t n a t i o n a n d k i n g d o m against k i n g d o m " a n d J e r u s a l e m w o u l d cease to be " t r o d d e n d o w n of the G e n t i l e s . " B e y o n d the " G r e a t W a r " Passage we c o m e i n t o the sphere of g r a n i t e a n d e n t e r the Secret H o u s e , the s y m b o l i s m of w h i c h is m a i n l y d e v o t e d t o the f i n a l u n i o n of C h r i s t a n d the saints (the t r u e C h u r c h ) i n the F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n . T h i s is the m y s t e r y or secret e n s h r i n e d i n the " S e c r e t H o u s e " of the P y r a m i d a n d it is t h i s s a m e great secret or m y s t e r y t h a t the B i b l e r e p e a t e d l y refers t o a n d says i t is the m y s t e r y t h a t has b e e n h i d d e n for ages, a n d i t is the m a i n t h e m e of O u r L o r d ' s G r e a t P r o p h e c y . C o n c e r n i n g H i s P r o p h e c y the L o r d s a i d i t w o u l d a l l be fulfilled w i t h i n a g e n e r a t i o n , t h a t is, i n less t h a n 40 years, i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h the B i b l i c a l usage of the t e r m . A c c o r d i n g to the c h r o n o l o g i c a l scale p r o v i d e d b y the P y r a m i d itself, the m e a s u r e m e n t of t h e f u l l l e n g t h of the " S e c r e t H o u s e " w i t h its i n t r o d u c t o r y l i m e s t o n e passage r e v e a l s t h a t a l l w i l l be fulfilled i n 39 years, f r o m 1914 t o 1953. V e r i l y , the G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s Secret H o u s e of g r a n i t e , w i t h i t s i n t r o d u c t o r y passage, is O u r L o r d ' s G r e a t P r o p h e c y i n s t o n e ! T h e s i m u l t a n e o u s d i s s o l u t i o n of the

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O l d O r d e r i n the " t i m e of t r o u b l e s u c h as n e v e r w a s since t h e r e w a s a n a t i o n " is p o r t r a y e d i n t h e G r e a t U n d e r g r o u n d C a v i t y a n d P i t t h a t l i e v e r t i c a l l y b e n e a t h t h e Secret H o u s e . T h e g r a n i t e " S e c r e t H o u s e " is a n e n t i t y , f o r m i n g a c o m p l e t e p a t t e r n of s y m b o l i s m i n i t s e l f a m a s s of s y m b o l i s m en bloc, p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e p e r i o d as a w h o l e , i n w h i c h i t is set, n a m e l y , 1918-1953. I n the A n t e - C h a m b e r p o r t i o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y , the s y m b o l i s m is v e r y e l a b o r a t e , i n v o l v i n g p o r t c u l l i s a r r a n g e m e n t s , pilasters, b r o a d groovings, semi-circular cuttings, wainscots, e t c . ; o b v i o u s l y i t w o u l d be u n r e a s o n a b l e t o m e a s u r e u p a n y one of these d e t a i l s , c a l c u l a t e a d a t e t h e r e f r o m a n d e x p e c t the p a r t i c u l a r s y m b o l i c d e t a i l o n l y t o a p p l y t o t h a t m o m e n t of t i m e . C l e a r l y the e l a b o r a t e s y m b o l i s m a p p l i e s t o the G r a n i t e H o u s e as a w h o l e a n d w i l l a l l be fulfilled w i t h i n t h e c h r o n o l o g i c a l period represented thereby. E v e n the geometrical construc t i o n c o n f i r m s t h i s . I f t h e C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e , w h i c h e x a c t l y fits i n t o the A n t e - C h a m b e r a n d defines i t s l e n g t h , be r e g a r d e d as a c h r o n o l o g i c a l c y c l e , t h a t is t o s a y i f i t w e r e t o m a k e a c o m p l e t e r e v o l u t i o n a l o n g t h e i n s e t c h r o n o g r a p h , w h i c h is r e p r e s e n t e d o n the floor, t h e d a t e d e f i n e d b y t h e e n d of the c y c l e w o u l d be 2 0 t h A u g u s t , 1953, w h i c h is t h e v e r y d a y , m a r k e d b y the e n d of the P y r a m i d ' s " G r a n i t e H o u s e . " That is t o s a y , the e n t i r e m a s s of d e t a i l e d s y m b o l i s m p o r t r a y e d i n g r a n i t e f o r m s one c o m p r e h e n s i v e w h o l e a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e p e r i o d as a w h o l e , s h o w i n g the d e v e l o p m e n t s t h a t w i l l t a k e place w i t h i n the specified p e r i o d r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e G r a n i t e H o u s e a n d defined b y the c h r o n o l o g i c a l c y c l e of t h e C e l e s t i a l C i r c l e w h i c h is g e o m e t r i c a l l y p o r t r a y e d i n the A n t e - C h a m b e r at the entrance to t h a t G r a n i t e House. H o w perfectly this position harmonises w i t h what Christ f o r e t o l d ! H e t o l d us t h a t w h e n w e see these t h i n g s b e g i n t o t a k e p l a c e ( a n d w e h a v e n o w seen " t h e b e g i n n i n g of s o r r o w s " a n d d e l i v e r a n c e of J e r u s a l e m w h i c h he prophesied) the g e n e r a t i o n w i t n e s s i n g t h e m w o u l d n o t pass a w a y t i l l a l l the w o r d s of H i s G r e a t P r o p h e c y h a d b e e n fulfilled. The m a i n e v e n t d e a l t w i t h i n t h e P r o p h e c y a n d the one t h a t is e m p h a s i s e d is the final u n i o n of a l l the elect s a i n t s w i t h C h r i s t

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i n g l o r y , w h i c h is therefore due w i t h i n the B i b l i c a l g e n e r a t i o n of 40 y e a r s f r o m " t h e b e g i n n i n g of s o r r o w s " i n 1914. T h e P y r a m i d s h o w s also t h a t a l l t h a t is f o r e t o l d i n our L o r d ' s G r e a t P r o p h e c y is c h r o n o l o g i c a l l y due t o o c c u r b y the f a l l of 1953, j u s t w i t h i n the 40 y e a r s ' l i m i t . W h i l e the L o r d i n f o r m e d us of the p e r i o d , H e d i d n o t r e v e a l the precise d a y w h e n the u n i o n of H i s t r u e c h u r c h w i t h H i m w o u l d b e c o m p l e t e d i n g l o r y , b u t o n the c o n t r a r y t o l d us t o " W a t c h ! " A l t h o u g h the e x a c t p e r i o d is so d e f i n i t e l y s h o w n i n the P y r a m i d , e v e n t o t h e v e r y d a y , a n d t h e s y m b o l i s m p o r t r a y i n g the glorifica t i o n of t h e c h u r c h so o u t s t a n d i n g l y c l e a r a n d p r e d o m i n a n t , y e t the precise d a t e w i t h i n t h e specified p e r i o d is n o t r e v e a l e d , b u t here, as i n t h e S c r i p t u r e s , t h e r e is sufficient m a d e p l a i n t o cause e v e r y f a i t h f u l footstep f o l l o w e r of C h r i s t t o " W a t c h " d i l i g e n t l y , for at t h e m o s t t h e r e is o n l y some t e n y e a r s t o r u n , a n d i t m a y be m u c h less, for the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r represents the i n a u g u r a t i o n of " t h e n e w h e a v e n s " w i t h t h e n u c l e u s of " t h e n e w e a r t h " u n d e r i t s c o n t r o l b y the f a l l of t h e y e a r 1953. B u t h a v i n g b e e n i n s t r u c t e d t o w a t c h , let us w a t c h for a n y i n d i c a t i o n s t h a t t h e t i m e m a y be n e a r e r . T w o dates i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h B i b l i c a l t i m e - p r o p h e c i e s f a l l w i t h i n t h i s brief p e r i o d , a n d i t w i l l be w o r t h o u r w h i l e t o w a t c h t h e m . The b e g i n n i n g s a n d e n d i n g s of t h e l o n g - t e r m p e r i o d s of c h r o n o l o g i c a l p r o p h e c y r u n i n series. T h e l a s t t w o d a t e s of the series i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e " 1 , 3 3 5 d a y s " of D a n i e l ' s p r o p h e c y r u n out i n 1945 a n d 1948. E s p e c i a l l y i n v i e w of t h e state m e n t " t h e blessedness of h i m t h a t w a i t e t h , a n d c o m e t h t o t h e 1,335 d a y s " w e w o u l d be w e l l a d v i s e d t o w a t c h care f u l l y these t w o dates. I t s h o u l d also b e c a r e f u l l y n o t e d t h a t t h e " 2 , 3 0 0 d a y s " of D a n i e l ' s p r o p h e c y r u n o u t p r e c i s e l y i n 1953, t h e l i m i t i n g d a t e of t h e c h r o n o g r a p h of t h e P y r a m i d ' s Secret H o u s e of G r a n i t e . W i t h t h i s g l o r i o u s r e v e l a t i o n of t h e P y r a m i d ' s Secret G r a n i t e H o u s e h o w f u t i l e i t is t o l o o k h e r e for d a t e s , etc. i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e p r e s e n t w a r a n d chaos a m o n g s t t h e n a t i o n s , for these are t o b e f o u n d i n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e p l a c e , the c h a o t i c S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y far b e l o w . T h e b u r s t i n g - u p of the O l d

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O r d e r c o u l d n e v e r be f o u n d s y m b o l i s e d i n g r a n i t e i n the Pyramid. T h e d a r k t r a n s i t i o n p e r i o d b e t w e e n t h e O l d O r d e r a n d the new, d u r i n g w h i c h t h e g l o r i f i c a t i o n of the t r u e c h u r c h t a k e s place, is s e v e r a l t i m e s f i t t i n g l y s p o k e n of i n the B i b l e as a " n i g h t . " I n fact i n M a r k ' s a c c o u n t of O u r L o r d ' s G r e a t P r o p h e c y , C h r i s t ends w i t h these w o r d s : " W a t c h y e t h e r e f o r e : for y e k n o w n o t w h e n the M a s t e r of the H o u s e c o m e t h , at e v e n , or at m i d n i g h t , or at t h e c o c k c r o w i n g , or i n the m o r n i n g : L e s t c o m i n g s u d d e n l y he find y o u s l e e p i n g . A n d w h a t I say unto y o u I say unto a l l , W a t c h ! " I n early O l d T e s t a m e n t t i m e s t h e r e were three w a t c h e s i n the n i g h t , n a m e l y , the F i r s t W a t c h t i l l m i d n i g h t , the M i d d l e W a t c h t i l l 3 a . m . a n d the M o r n i n g W a t c h t i l l 6 a . m . I n C h r i s t ' s t i m e h o w e v e r the n i g h t f r o m 6 p . m . t o 6 a . m . w a s d i v i d e d i n t o four w a t c h e s of t h r e e h o u r s e a c h a n d n a m e d as u n d e r : F i r s t W a t c h or Evening Second Midnight .. .. 6 p . m . to 9 p . m . 9 p . m . t o 12 m . n ' t .

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I n the d a r k n i g h t of t r o u b l e , 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 5 3 , w e are n o w a b o u t t o enter w h a t w o u l d c o r r e s p o n d t o the M o r n i n g W a t c h , 1 9 4 3 1953. T r u e t o the P r o p h e c y , we d i d n o t k n o w b e f o r e h a n d d u r i n g w h a t w a t c h the L o r d w o u l d g a t h e r h i s s a i n t s a n d " s h a k e the powers of the h e a v e n s " b y f o r m i n g " t h e n e w heavens," but we k n e w it w o u l d happen w i t h i n the generation as H e h a d t o l d us. B u t w e n o w k n o w the W a t c h , because three o ut of the four h a v e n o w passed, a n d therefore i t c a n be n o o t h e r t h a n the f o u r t h or M o r n i n g W a t c h . W h i l s t the " m o r n i n g w a t c h " is one of h o p e , for i t t e r m inates i n the d a w n i n g r a y s of s u n s h i n e , nevertheless i t also c o n t a i n s the b l a c k e s t of the n i g h t , for i t is a t r u e s a y i n g , " T h e d a r k e s t h o u r c o m e s j u s t before the d a w n . " B o t h B i b l e a n d P y r a m i d r e v e a l t h a t the b r i g h t e s t m o r n i n g i n the w o r l d ' s h i s t o r y , the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of " t h e n e w h e a v e n s a n d the n e w e a r t h w h e r e i n d w e l l e t h r i g h t e o u s n e s s " is t o be p r e c e d e d b y

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t h e d a r k e s t of her n i g h t . G o d says i n t h e S c r i p t u r e s " I w i l l s h a k e t h e h e a v e n s a n d t h e e a r t h ; a n d I w i l l o v e r t h r o w the t h r o n e o f k i n g d o m s , a n d I w i l l d e s t r o y t h e s t r e n g t h of t h e k i n g d o m s of t h e h e a t h e n . A n d I w i l l shake a l l nations, a n d t h e desire of a l l n a t i o n s s h a l l c o m e : a n d I w i l l fill t h i s house w i t h g l o r y , s a i t h t h e L o r d of H o s t s . " ( H a g g a i 2, ). T h i s is t r u l y a b l a c k c l o u d w i t h a g o l d e n l i n i n g ! T h e c l i m a x i n t h e s h a k i n g of t h e s y m b o l i c e a r t h , i.e. t h e w r e c k i n g of t h e p r e s e n t s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e of t h e w o r l d , is p i c t u r e d i n t h e s y m b o l s of t h e B o o k of R e v e l a t i o n as a c o l o s s a l e a r t h q u a k e s u c h as h a s n e v e r b e e n k n o w n . T h i s is m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e , for if t h e e a r t h s y m b o l i s e s t h e s o c i a l e a r t h , t h e n a n e a r t h q u a k e fittingly symbolises a violent shaking a n d overthrow i n organised society, i n other words a revolution. L i s t e n to the B i b l e ' s d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e t e r r i b l e r e v o l u t i o n n o w i m m i n e n t that w i l l c o m p l e t e l y w r e c k the O l d O r d e r : " A n d there was a g r e a t e a r t h q u a k e , s u c h as w a s n o t since m e n were u p o n t h e e a r t h , so m i g h t y a n e a r t h q u a k e a n d so g r e a t " R e v e l a t i o n 16, . T h e c o n t e x t s h o w s t h a t t h i s is a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e f a l l of t h e B a b y l o n i a n s y s t e m w h i c h has c o n t i n u e d i n t h e d o m i n a n t C o n t i n e n t a l E m p i r e s t h r o u g h t h e ages as t h e h e a r t a n d core of t h e O l d O r d e r . I n o t h e r w o r d s t h i s m o s t a p p a l l i n g revolution is the terrific Continental R e v o l u t i o n n o w i m m i n e n t , i n w h i c h particularly the systems centred i n R o m e and Berlin w i l l b e b l o w n off t h e face of t h e e a r t h . R e v e l a t i o n i n d i c a t e s i t w i l l be p a r t i c u l a r l y t e r r i b l e i n t h e c i t y t h a t s i t t e t h o n seven h i l l s , i.e. R o m e ( b o t h s y m b o l i c a n d l i t e r a l ) .
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T h e B i b l e is t e a m i n g w i t h e x a m p l e s of w h e r e t h e present t e r r i b l e w o r l d t r o u b l e is d e p i c t e d a n d t h e n i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w e d b y a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e g r a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h e N e w O r d e r . See, for e x a m p l e , I s a i a h , c h a p t e r 34, w h e r e t h e present w o r l d h o l o c a u s t is v i v i d l y p o r t r a y e d , w h i l s t t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a p t e r , t h e f a m o u s 3 5 t h , describes t h e glories of t h e N e w O r d e r , a n d closes w i t h t h e g r a n d w o r d s " s o r r o w a n d s i g h i n g s h a l l flee away." S i m i l a r l y I s a i a h 24 g i v e s a v i v i d p i c t u r e of t h e c u r r e n t w o r l d t r i b u l a t i o n w h i l s t t h e n e x t c h a p t e r , 25, t e l l s of t h e g l o r i o u s t i m e t o f o l l o w w h e r e i n G o d " w i l l d e s t r o y t h e face

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of t h e c o v e r i n g cast o v e r a l l p e o p l e , a n d t h e v a i l t h a t is s p r e a d o v e r a l l n a t i o n s . A n d i t s h a l l b e s a i d i n t h a t d a y , L o , t h i s is o u r G o d , w e h a v e w a i t e d for H i m , w e w i l l b e g l a d a n d rejoice i n his s a l v a t i o n . " I n I s a i a h , c h a p t e r 24, j u s t m e n t i o n e d , d e s c r i b i n g t h i s g r e a t final c a t a c l y s m u p o n t h e n a t i o n s , t h e r e is i n t e r j e c t e d , r i g h t i n t h e m i d d l e of t h e l u r i d d e s c r i p t i o n , t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t i n a certain region the people shall glorify G o d a n d sing l o u d praises t o H i m . I n o t h e r w o r d s , a g r e a t s p i r i t u a l r e v i v a l is t o d e v e l o p d u r i n g t h i s g r e a t t r i b u l a t i o n , a n d t h i s is d e s c r i b e d as b u r s t i n g f o r t h i n t h e " I s l e s of t h e W e s t " , w h i c h , as w e h a v e a l r e a d y s h o w n , are t h e isles off t h e w e s t coast of E u r o p e , n a m e l y , t h e B r i t i s h Isles a n d I c e l a n d . T h i s i s j u s t w h a t w e w o u l d n a t u r a l l y e x p e c t , for, as w e h a v e seen, i t i s t h e race l i v i n g o n t h e s e i s l a n d s w h o are t h e D i v i n e l y a p p o i n t e d i n s t r u m e n t t o a c t as t h e " s p e a r h e a d " l e a d i n g t h e n a t i o n s i n t o t h e n e w age, a n d , w h e n p u r g e d , t o f o r m t h e n u c l e u s of t h e N e w O r d e r a m o n g s t t h e n a t i o n s , u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l of Christ. Doubtless the great r e v i v a l w i l l have m u c h to do w i t h t h e necessary p u r g i n g . E a r l i e r i n t h i s w o r k w e h a v e q u o t e d p a r t of t h e S c r i p t u r a l reference n o w u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n , b u t h e r e is t h e t e x t i n f u l l : " T h e y shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the west. [ H e b r e w "yam" = sea or w e s t ] . Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the Isles of the West. From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous." (Isaiah 24, ) . W h i l e these verses a p p l y t o t h e Isles of t h e W e s t i n g e n e r a l t h e B r i t i s h , I c e l a n d i c a n d F a r o e s e I s l a n d s a c a r e f u l e x a m i n a t i o n of the p r o p h e c y reveals t h a t t h e w o r d s h a v e a p a r t i c u l a r a p p l i c a t i o n to Iceland. N o t e the following particulars concerning the h o m e l a n d of t h e p e o p l e w h o are t o b e h e a r d p r a i s i n g G o d i n the m i d s t of a t r o u b l e d w o r l d :
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t h a t w e k n o w of are v o l c a n o e s , a n d I c e l a n d is t h e o n l y one of these i s l a n d s t h a t h a s a c t i v e v o l c a n o e s . N o t o n l y so, b u t i n p r o p o r t i o n t o i t s size, I c e l a n d c o n t a i n s m o r e volcanoes t h a n a n y other c o u n t r y i n the world. In m o d e r n t i m e s , t h e t r e m e n d o u s o u t p o u r i n g s of w h i t e h o t l a v a i n I c e l a n d are u n e x a m p l e d a n y w h e r e else i n the W o r l d . A s c o m p a r a t i v e l y r e c e n t l y as 1783 t h e great L a k i C r a t e r s t h r e w o u t a l a v a s t r e a m a b o u t 45 m i l e s i n l e n g t h a n d 15 m i l e s i n b r e a d t h . S t e f a n Stefansson i n h i s b o o k o n " I c e l a n d " s a y s t h a t t h i s is " b y far the greatest o n record a n d 'unparalleled o n the E a r t h i n h i s t o r i c t i m e s ' . " S o far as i s k n o w n , t h i s i s t h e biggest fire t h e W o r l d h a s e v e r seen since m a n w a s u p o n t h e Earth. T h e w h o l e c o u n t r y of I c e l a n d w a s f o r m e d b y fire; i t owes i t s e x i s t e n c e e n t i r e l y t o v o l c a n i c a c t i o n , a n d t h e m a n y geysers a n d h o t s p r i n g s t o b e f o u n d a l l o v e r t h e i s l a n d are c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e v o l c a n i c fires b e l o w . I c e l a n d is k n o w n t o E u r o p e a n s as " T h e L a n d of F i r e . " * T r u l y , t h e I c e l a n d i c n a t i o n has l i v e d a m i d s t fires! T h e H e b r e w w o r d " u r i m " t r a n s l a t e d " f i r e s " i n the a b o v e q u o t a t i o n f r o m t h e E n g l i s h B i b l e also m e a n s "lights". T h e o n l y great n a t u r a l l i g h t s i n o u r w o r l d are t h e P o l a r L i g h t s (The N o r t h e r n L i g h t s o r A u r o r a Borealis a n d the Southern L i g h t s or A u r o r a Australis) a n d the o n l y i s l a n d n a t i o n l i v i n g sufficiently near either P o l e t o see these l i g h t s v i v i d l y f r o m a l l p a r t s of t h e i r c o u n t r y is Iceland. 2. T h e p r o p h e c y locates t h i s i n s u l a r c o u n t r y as b e i n g i n " t h e u t t e r m o s t p a r t of t h e e a r t h " o r as t h e a n c i e n t s s a i d , t h e " u l t i m a t h u l e " . T h e e x p r e s s i o n w a s a t one t i m e a p p l i e d i n a g e n e r a l w a y t o t h e far n o r t h , b u t l a t e r b e c a m e l o c a l i s e d t o I c e l a n d . S i r R i c h a r d B u r t o n has

* I t is also referred to as " T h e L a n d of F i r e and F r o s t . " Iceland was o r i g i n a l l y called Snowland. A l t h o u g h the climate i n the lower lands of the south-west is r e m a r k a b l y equable, the interior of Iceland contains huge snowfields, P e r p e t u a l snow occupies over 5,400 square miles of the country, a n d the snow-line i n the n o r t h of the island is o n l y 2,000 feet above sea-level.

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w r i t t e n a w o r k of t w o l a r g e v o l u m e s e n t i t l e d Ultima Thule: t h i s w o r k is a d e s c r i p t i o n of I c e l a n d , w h i c h t h i s a u t h o r c a l l s " T h e C a n a a n of t h e N o r t h " . I c e l a n d is c e r t a i n l y a t " t h e u t t e r m o s t p a r t of t h e e a r t h " , for b e y o n d i t t h e r e is n o t h i n g b u t t h e i c e - b o u n d P o l a r S e a . T h e n o r t h coast of I c e l a n d t o u c h e s t h e A r c t i c C i r c l e . T h a t G o d has been preparing the Icelandic nation to sing praises to H i m at that special time now near at hand, is shewn b y the following extract from Chambers' Encyclopaedia (caption " I c e l a n d " ; V o l . V I , pp. 61-65): "Iceland has always been and still is rich in song writers, especially, of a lyrical and religious tendency." In the seventeenth century the great religious poet, Hallgrimur Pjetursson (1614-1674) was raised up, and ever since that time his beautiful hymns have been sung at family worship in m a n y Icelandic homes and have had a distinctly uplifting influence on the spiritual life of the nation. W h e n the great revival comes what a contrast there will be between the happy worship of G o d in Iceland as voiced in Isaiah 24, and the shattering of those great materialistic nations on the Continent, as described b y the prophet in the same chapter, declaring: " T h e earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon i t ; and it shall fall and not rise again." " T h e earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of earth do languish." " T h e earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved." The similarity of the position of Iceland to-day in relation to the nations of Christendom to that of the Tribe of Benjamin amongst the Tribes of Israel in Biblical times is very striking, as will be seen from the following:
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Iceland Iceland is the smallest civilised nation, not only in Europe, but in the whole World.

T H E GREAT PYRAMID 2. Benjamin, the ancestor and federal head of the Benjamites, was the youngest of all Jacob's twelve sons, from whom the respective tribes of Israel originated. 3. A t one time Benjamin "ravined as a wolf", but in the end, proved to be the tribe truest to the Faith, and all Twelve Apostles of Christ were ultimately chosen from that one Tribe. The Benjamites (or Galilaeans, as they were later called) followed the Saviour by the thou sand, (It was the Jews of Judaea who rejected Him.)

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Iceland became inhabited last of the European countries, and is there fore the youngest of them all.

The Icelandic forefathers, as Vikings, also "ravined as a wolf", but in the end, Iceland likewise proved true to the Faith. To-day, although there is full religious liberty, almost everybody in Iceland accepts Christianity. " F r o m the first the Icelanders have been an almost homogeneous people as regards church and religion, and religious controversies may be said to be unknown in the country." The Icelanders are also very liberty-loving and tolerant in religion, The Established Church of Iceland is Protestant and Evan gelical. " T h e Icelandic Church has always been liberal in her views, even the so-called orthodox branch of it." As a result of the great tolerance exercised by this Church, sectarian bodies are extremely few and inconsiderable. The oldest known translation of the Scriptures (O.T.) in any living language is that in Icelandic (12th century).

4. The Benjamites were libertyloving and tolerant in religion. It was the most famous Benjamite of all, the great Apostle Paul, who said: "Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" "Stand fast therefore in the liberty where with Christ hath made us free." (2 Cor. 3, , Gal. 5, .)
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I n a n c i e n t t i m e , t h e l i t t l e T r i b e of B e n j a m i n w a s the one that usually l e d the w a y i n new spiritual developments a n d revivals, a n d at such times e x h i b i t e d great faith i n G o d . R i g h t at t h e v e r y outset of I s r a e l ' s n a t i o n a l h i s t o r y at t h e t i m e of t h e E x o d u s , w h e n t h e I s r a e l i t e s , p u r s u e d b y t h e E g y p t i a n hosts, c a m e t o t h e edge of t h e R e d S e a , a l l s t o o d i n d e s p e r a t i o n e x c e p t the T r i b e of B e n j a m i n , w h o t r u s t e d G o d , l e a p e d i n t o t h e b e d of t h e sea, a n d l e d a l l I s r a e l safely across. (Jewish Encyclopedia, V o l . I l l , p a g e 24). T h e n at t h e great crisis w h e n C h r i s t c a m e , i t w a s a g a i n t h e T r i b e of B e n j a m i n w h o l e d the w a y a n d b e c a m e t h e pioneers of C h r i s t i a n i t y . T h e B e n j a m i t e s b y t h a t t i m e h a d b e c o m e k n o w n as Galilaeans, o w i n g t o their h a v i n g occupied the territory called Galilee i n the n o r t h of t h e H o l y L a n d . A l l of t h e T w e l v e A p o s t l e s of C h r i s t

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w e r e Galilaeans, i.e. B e n j a m i t e s ; ( J u d a s I s c a r i o t w a s a Judaean, b u t his place was eventually t a k e n b y a Benjamite). T h e n P a u l , t h e great p i o n e e r i n g A p o s t l e t o t h e G e n t i l e s , s a i d h i m self t h a t he w a s of t h e T r i b e of B e n j a m i n ( R o m a n s II , T h e Galilaeans f o l l o w e d C h r i s t b y t h e t h o u s a n d ; i t w a s t h e Judaeans i n t h e s o u t h f r o m w h o m C h r i s t r e c e i v e d t h e m o s t of his persecution. P s a l m 68, s p e a k i n g p r o p h e t i c a l l y of t h e t i m e w h e n t h e k i n g d o m s of t h e E a r t h i n g e n e r a l b e g i n t o s i n g praises u n t o G o d , reveals t h a t t h e r e w i l l b e a m o d e r n B e n j a m i n , w h o w i l l l e a d i n t h e t h a n k s g i v i n g a n d p r a i s e a n d t h a t t h e y w i l l be a s m a l l c o m m u n i t y ; note p a r t i c u l a r l y the words i n the latter p o r t i o n of t h e p r o p h e c y : " H e hath scattered the peoples that delight in war. Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands to God. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the Earth; sing praises unto the Lord." "The singers went before... There is little Benjamin their ruler (leader)." R . V . T h e last sentence is b e a u t i f u l l y t r a n s l a t e d i n t h e French Bible, which reads:
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F r o m t h e p o l i t i c a l s t a n d p o i n t , of c o u r s e , I c e l a n d i s m u c h too i n s i g n i f i c a n t t o h a v e a n y w e i g h t o r p o w e r i n s e t t i n g u p the s t r u c t u r e of t h e N e w O r d e r a m o n g t h e n a t i o n s ; t h e m a j o r p a r t of t h a t t a s k w i l l b e t h e h o n o u r of t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e a n d t h e U . S. A . t o p e r f o r m . B u t i t is w i t h i n t h e p o w e r of a t i n y n a t i o n l i k e I c e l a n d t o p r o d u c e t h e l i g h t t h a t c o u l d set a b l a z e a great s p i r i t u a l r e v i v a l spreading over m a n y nations. In f a c t , t h e B i b l e itself t e l l s us t h a t i n s p i r i t u a l m a t t e r s " G o d h a t h c h o s e n t h e w e a k t h i n g s of t h i s w o r l d t o c o n f o u n d the t h i n g s w h i c h are m i g h t y . . . t h a t n o flesh s h o u l d g l o r y i n his presence. " I n s p i r i t u a l m a t t e r s G o d has frequently used a v e r y l o w l y m a n t o m o v e a g r e a t n a t i o n , so l i k e w i s e a t i n y n a t i o n filled w i t h s p i r i t u a l p o w e r c o u l d m i g h t i l y influence a l l Christendom. W h e n this great revival, w h i c h the B i b l e i n d i c a t e s w i l l be g r e a t l y h e l p e d f o r w a r d b y d e l i v e r a n c e s t h r o u g h D i v i n e i n t e r v e n t i o n ( E z e k i e l 39, ) , has s p r e a d o v e r m a n y n a t i o n s , G o d s a y s t h a t t h e c i t y of J e r u s a l e m , t h e scene of t h e d e a t h a n d r e s u r r e c t i o n of t h e S a v i o u r , w i l l be e s t a b l i s h e d as t h e e c c l e s i a s t i c a l C a p i t a l of t h e W o r l d R e a d I s a i a h 2, , a n d J e r e m i a h 3, . T h a t w i l l be t h e t i m e w h e n t h e J e w s w i l l c o m e u p o n t h e scene p r o m i n e n t l y a n d p l a y t h e i r p a r t i n t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r , as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e . I t is i n p r e p a r a t i o n for t h i s t h a t G o d h a s a r r a n g e d for t h e r a p i d r e - s e t t l i n g of P a l e s t i n e b y t h e J e w s d u r i n g t h e past quarter century. A t t h i s j u n c t u r e a c h r o n o l o g i c a l f e a t u r e s h o u l d n o t pass unnoticed. T h e parties w h o m G o d has arranged to function i n t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r are p o r t r a y e d i n t h e P y r a m i d as c o m i n g u n d e r t h e influence of t h e g r a n i t e i n 1918. B y t h a t d a t e t h e g r e a t A n g l o - S a x o n n a t i o n s of t h e B r i t i s h C o m m o n w e a l t h a n d U . S. A . h a d l o n g b e e n free f r o m d o m i n a t i o n o r o p p r e s s i o n , b u t n o t so w i t h I c e l a n d a n d P a l e s t i n e , t h e h o m e l a n d s of t h e o t h e r t w o peoples d e s t i n e d t o f u n c t i o n i n t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e " n e w e a r t h . " B u t w i t h t h e f a l l of t h e y e a r 1918 b o t h of these l a n d s w e r e set f r e e a l l P a l e s t i n e w a s l i b e r a t e d f r o m a g e - l o n g o p p r e s s i o n w i t h t h e close of t h e Great W a r , whilst Iceland, though not i n v o l v e d i n the war,
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w a s freed f r o m c e n t u r i e s of d o m i n a t i o n , w i t h i n t h r e e w e e k s of A r m i s t i c e D a y , n a m e l y D e c e m b e r 1st, 1918, t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of w h i c h i s n o w o b s e r v e d a n n u a l l y as I c e l a n d ' s N a t i o n a l I n d e p e n d e n c e D a y . T h e progress i n b o t h I c e l a n d a n d P a l e s t i n e since 1918 has b e e n p h e n o m e n a l , a n d i n m a r k e d c o n t r a s t t o t h e c e n t u r i e s of s t a g n a t i o n p r e v i o u s t o t h a t d a t e . A l t h o u g h I c e l a n d w a s freed f r o m o u t s i d e interference i n 1918, she s t i l l r e c o g n i s e d t h e D a n i s h K i n g as K i n g of I c e l a n d , u n t i l 1941, when Iceland became a n entirely independent sovereign state. I t w a s also i n 1941 t h a t a w e l l - k n o w n I c e l a n d e r , Jnas G u d mundsson, published i n the Icelandic C a p i t a l , a book entitled Spdmarnir um Island ( P r o p h e c i e s r e g a r d i n g I c e l a n d ) d r a w i n g a t t e n t i o n t o I c e l a n d ' s h o n o u r e d c a l l i n g . T h e b o o k shows i n a clear a n d simple yet scholarly w a y the marvellous fulfilment of P y r a m i d a n d B i b l e p r o p h e c i e s r e g a r d i n g I c e l a n d . A m o n g s t other t h i n g s i t d r a w s a t t e n t i o n t o t h e fact t h a t one of o u r o w n P y r a m i d w r i t i n g s p u b l i s h e d i n 1937 s t a t e d t h a t I c e l a n d w a s due t o o b t a i n c o m p l e t e l i b e r a t i o n i n 1941 a n d t h a t t h i s c a m e t o pass r i g h t o n t i m e , w h e n I c e l a n d b e c a m e a s o v e r e i g n state i n M a y of t h a t y e a r . Jnas G u d m u n d s s o n also p o i n t s o u t t h a t t h e present free a n d p r o s p e r o u s c o n d i t i o n of I c e l a n d , i n m a r k e d c o n t r a s t t o the t e r r i b l e sufferings of E u r o p e , w a s also p l a i n l y d e p i c t e d y e a r s ago, at a t i m e w h e n t h e r e w a s n o a p p e a r a n c e of s u c h d e v e l o p m e n t i n I c e l a n d . D r . H e l g i P j e t u r s s , I c e l a n d ' s m o s t e m i n e n t geologist has, f r o m a different angle of a p p r o a c h , also c o m e t o a s i m i l a r c o n c l u s i o n r e g a r d i n g I c e l a n d ' s c a l l i n g . I t w a s i n 1941 t o o , o n A u g u s t 1 4 t h , t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t of the U . S. A . a n d t h e B r i t i s h P r i m e M i n i s t e r s i g n e d t h e e p o c h - m a k i n g Atlantic Charter in t h e N o r t h A t l a n t i c , a n d before leaving that region the B r i t i s h P r i m e Minister, the R t . H o n . W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l , addressed the l i b e r t y - l o v i n g Icelanders from t h e b a l c o n y of t h e i r H o u s e s of P a r l i a m e n t i n R e y k j a v i k . T h e Great P y r a m i d i n its o w n wonderful w a y geometrically defines t h e g e o g r a p h i c a l p o s i t i o n of I c e l a n d a n d at t h e s a m e t i m e s y m b o l i c a l l y i n d i c a t e s t h e f u n c t i o n of I c e l a n d r e l a t i v e t o the i n t r o d u c t i o n of t h e N e w O r d e r , i n h a r m o n y w i t h w h a t we have just elucidated f r o m the B i b l i c a l standpoint. I n this

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case, h o w e v e r , t h e m a t t e r is d i s t i n c t l y m o r e t e c h n i c a l t h a n a n y t h i n g d e a l t w i t h i n t h i s l i t t l e v o l u m e t h u s far, a n d is b e y o n d t h e scope of t h i s w o r k , w h i c h is i n t e n d e d t o be a n o n - t e c h n i c a l b o o k for " t h e m a n i n t h e s t r e e t " . B u t a p a r t f r o m B i b l i c a l a n d P y r a m i d r e v e l a t i o n , is t h e r e a n y special reason w h y Iceland should lead the w a y i n thanks giving and r e v i v a l ? Y e s , definitely! Certainly no country i n E u r o p e , i f n o t i n t h e w h o l e w o r l d , has s u c h cause for t h a n k s g i v i n g at t h e p r e s e n t t i m e , as I c e l a n d . T o - d a y , w h e n p r a c t i c a l l y a l l t h e n a t i o n s of t h e w o r l d , b e l l i g e r e n t s a n d n e u t r a l s as w e l l , are suffering s e v e r e l y t h r o u g h t h i s great W o r l d W a r , I c e l a n d h a s n e v e r b e e n so w e l l off i n a l l h e r h i s t o r y . * F u r t h e r m o r e , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e e n j o y m e n t of f r e e d o m a n d p r o s p e r i t y , I c e l a n d has n o fear of i n v a s i o n b y the m u r d e r o u s N a z i aggressors for she is a m p l y p r o t e c t e d b y s t r o n g B r i t i s h a n d A m e r i c a n forces. T h e I c e l a n d i c n a t i o n a b o v e a l l o t h e r s o u g h t t o be p r a i s i n g G o d d a y a n d n i g h t for s u c h c o m f o r t , l i b e r t y a n d peace i n the m i d s t of a w o r l d w r i t h i n g i n a g o n y . A l t h o u g h I c e l a n d h a s n e i t h e r a r m y , n a v y n o r air-force, y e t G o d is d e m o n s t r a t i n g h o w H e c a n p r o t e c t a defenceless c o u n t r y i n a w o r l d a r m e d t o the t e e t h . I f a n y I c e l a n d e r does n o t feel f u l l of g r a t i t u d e t o G o d for s u c h a m a z i n g care i n s u c h a p e r i l o u s w o r l d , he is d o i n g h i s c o u n t r y a p o s i t i v e i n j u r y , for i f t h e r e b e m a n y s u c h , G o d i n H i s l o v e w o u l d d o u b t l e s s find i t necessary t o w i t h d r a w f r o m I c e l a n d s o m e of h e r p r e s e n t m a t e r i a l blessings i n order t h a t t h e s p i r i t u a l v a l u e s be m o r e h i g h l y a p p r e c i a t e d , so t h a t t h e r e v i v a l be n o t d e l a y e d . L e t t h i s g r e a t c a l l f o r t h a n k s g i v i n g a n d r e v i v a l be sounded l o u d l y i n every Icelandic c h u r c h , so t h a t I c e l a n d m a y c o n t i n u e t o e n j o y a l l her present blessings, a n d t h a t o t h e r n a t i o n s be e n c o u r a g e d t o r e v i v a l also. T h u s * One of the paintings by Iceland's greatest sculptor and artist, Einar Jnsson, shows the child Jesus and his Mother sheltering in a cave hollowed in the side of an Icelandic glacier surrounded by snowfields. B y this picture, called Jl. 1917 (Christmas, 1917) the painter wished to portray that during the Great War, Iceland was one little spot on Earth where the Saviour could rest really peacefully at Christmas. Whilst this wonderful painting, now to be seen in Reykjavik, is a true representation of the situation at that time, it is much more, for it is prophetic and depicts with even greater vivid ness God's great protecting care over Iceland in this greater World War. The painting is verily Isaiah 24, displayed on canvas.
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t h e c o m i n g g r e a t s p i r i t u a l r e v i v a l i n t h e " Isles of t h e W e s t " is s h o w n t o b e g i n i n t h e far n o r t h of these isles, i n I c e l a n d , a n d s p r e a d s o u t h w a r d i n t o t h e B r i t i s h Isles. H a v i n g now examined b o t h the descending a n d ascending series of t h e P y r a m i d ' s passages a n d t h e c h a m b e r s i n t o w h i c h t h e y l e a d , let us n o w t u r n o u r a t t e n t i o n b r i e f l y t o t h e l a r g e h o r i z o n t a l s y s t e m l y i n g b e t w e e n t h e t w o t h e o n l y p a r t of t h e i n t e r i o r of t h e P y r a m i d t h a t w e h a v e n o t y e t d e a l t w i t h . T h i s consists of a l o n g passage, u s u a l l y k n o w n s i m p l y as t h e H o r i z o n t a l Passage, l e a d i n g to the b e a u t i f u l l y constructed Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r . O r i g i n a l l y t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e H o r i z o n t a l Passage w a s c o m p l e t e l y c o v e r e d o v e r b y t h e floor stones of the G r a n d Gallery, thus indicating that this horizontal system is q u i t e s e p a r a t e a n d d i s t i n c t f r o m t h e s l o p i n g passage s y s t e m s . T h e Queen's C h a m b e r , i n w h i c h the H o r i z o n t a l Passage t e r m i n a t e s i s a final c h a m b e r , t h a t is t o s a y , a c h a m b e r h a v i n g n o e x i t ; i t is therefore a f i n a l i t y a n d s y m b o l i s e s a d e s t i n y . I t is s p a c i o u s , m a g n i f i c e n t l y c o n s t r u c t e d a n d h a s t w o v e n t i l a t o r s , t h u s i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e d e s t i n y is a g r a n d one of life a n d l i b e r t y . I n these t w o respects i t i s l i k e t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r . T h e t w o c h a m b e r s h a v e also t h e s a m e w i d t h , b u t t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r is s h o r t e r , t h a t i s , i t does n o t e x t e n d so f a r w e s t as t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r . B u t t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r is b u i l t a t a m u c h l o w e r l e v e l as i t i s c o n s t r u c t e d o n t h e 2 5 t h c o u r s e of m a s o n r y f r o m t h e base of t h e P y r a m i d , w h i l s t t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r rests o n t h e 5 0 t h c o u r s e . F u r t h e r m o r e , w h i l s t t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r is b u i l t e n t i r e l y o f r e d g r a n i t e , t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r c o n t a i n s n o g r a n i t e w h a t e v e r , b e i n g e n t i r e l y of limestonea lower grade of stone. A l l this c l e a r l y shows that the destiny symbolised b y the Queen's Chamber, g r a n d though i t be, refers t o a l o w e r p l a n e t h a n t h a t of t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r , E d r i s i , w h o v i s i t e d the G r e a t P y r a m i d a n d wrote a n account of i t i n t h e t h i r t e e n t h c e n t u r y , s t a t e s t h a t i n h i s d a y t h e r e w a s s t i l l a n e m p t y coffer i n t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r as w e l l as one i n t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r . S i r F l i n d e r s P e t r i e , c o m m e n t i n g o n E d r i s i ' s r e c o r d describes i t as a n " a c c u r a t e a n d o b s e r v a n t

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a c c o u n t o f t h e P y r a m i d . " H e also suggests t h a t some of t h e f r a g m e n t s of t h a t coffer are p o s s i b l y a m o n g s t t h e i n n u m e r a b l e pieces of loose stone n o w filling t h e m a n y holes a n d c o r n e r s i n the chamber caused b y excavations. It is practically c e r t a i n t h a t h a d the coffer i n t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r n o t been m a d e of v e r y h a r d t o u g h g r a n i t e , i t w o u l d also h a v e d i s a p p e a r e d l o n g before n o w , for e v e n as i t i s , i t s h o w s evidences of h a v i n g b e e n s e v e r e l y m a u l e d . T h e fact t h a t t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r o r i g i n a l l y c o n t a i n e d a n e m p t y coffer r e v e a l s t h a t t h e d e s t i n y i t s y m b o l i s e s also i n v o l v e s a r e s u r r e c t i o n , b u t , of course, o n a l o w e r p l a n e t h a n t h a t p o r t r a y e d i n the K i n g ' s C h a m b e r . Instinctively this brings to our m i n d the t w o resurrections of S c r i p t u r e , d e f i n e d as c e l e s t i a l a n d t e r r e s t r i a l , r e s p e c t i v e l y . A s t h e A p o s t l e P a u l declares, " B u t the glory of the celestial [represented b y the h i g h l y elevated granite K i n g ' s Chamber] is one, and the glory of the terrestrial [represented b y t h e less e l e v a t e d l i m e s t o n e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r ] is another. " C o n f i r m a t o r y of t h i s i s t h e fact t h a t t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r floor l i e s o n t h e s a m e l e v e l as t h e 3 0 - i n c h b a s e of t h e C h r i s t T r i a n g l e described above. T h a t h o r i z o n t a l base we discovered r e p r e s e n t e d t h e 30 y e a r s of J e s u s ' l i f e f r o m h i s b i r t h at B e t h l e h e m t i l l h i s b a p t i s m a t J o r d a n , w h e n h e offered h i s perfect h u m a n i t y for the l i f e of the w o r l d . T h e H e a v e n l y F a t h e r v i s i b l y m a n i f e s t e d h i s a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e offer, a n d J e s u s t h e n c e f o r t h for t h e n e x t 3-1/2 y e a r s " p o u r e d o u t h i s s o u l u n t o d e a t h , " t h e sacrifice b e i n g c o n s u m m a t e d a t C a l v a r y . T h a t t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r s t a n d s o n t h e l e v e l or p l a n e r e p r e s e n t i n g h u m a n perfection, indicates t h a t this is the destiny p o r t r a y e d b y t h a t C h a m b e r , a n d t h i s is i n c o m p l e t e a g r e e m e n t w i t h the fact t h a t the s y m b o l i s m of t h e C h a m b e r p e r t a i n s t o the terres t r i a l r e s u r r e c t i o n , a n d n o t t h e c e l e s t i a l . H o w p l a i n i t is t h a t t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r r e p r e s e n t s the d e s t i n y of t h e w o r l d of m a n k i n d w h i c h w i l l b e o b t a i n e d i n a n age f o l l o w i n g the e n t r y of t h e s a i n t s i n t o t h e i r c e l e s t i a l d e s t i n y i n t h e F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n . A f t e r t h e s a i n t s are u n i t e d w i t h C h r i s t i n t h e F i r s t R e s u r r e c t i o n a n d h a v e t a k e n c o n t r o l as " t h e n e w h e a v e n s " t h e y w i l l t h e n b e g i n t h e i r l o n g - p r o m i s e d f u n c t i o n of " b l e s s i n g

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a l l t h e n a t i o n s of t h e e a r t h " i n t h e r e g e n e r a t i o n . I n t h e a n c i e n t E g y p t i a n t e x t s t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r is a p t l y r e f e r r e d t o as t h e C h a m b e r of t h e M o o n , w h e r e i n t a k e s p l a c e t h e r e g e n eration. I n E g y p t i a n s y m b o l o g y the m o o n was associated w i t h the a n c e s t r a l h o m e of t h e E g y p t i a n s , t h e Holy Land of Khent, P a r a d i s e . T h e w a l l s i n t h e g r e a t H a l l of K h e n t a t the e n t r a n c e t o t h e T e m p l e of Isis at A n n u o r D e n d e r a h are c o v e r e d b y t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e f o u r t e e n d a i l y a s c e n t s of the m o o n as i t w a x e s f r o m t h e n e w t o t h e f u l l m o o n , s y m b o l i s i n g t h e r e s t o r a t i o n of P a r a d i s e o n E a r t h . T h e B i b l e describes t h e age i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g C h r i s t ' s r e t u r n for h i s saints as " t h e t i m e s of r e s t i t u t i o n of a l l t h i n g s w h i c h G o d h a t h s p o k e n b y t h e m o u t h of a l l t h e h o l y p r o p h e t s since t h e w o r l d b e g a n " ( A c t s 3, ) . The long, l o w H o r i z o n t a l Passage, w i t h its rough, b u m p y floor, b y w h i c h access t o t h e Q u e e n ' s C h a m b e r i s g a i n e d , fittingly represents t h e l o n g ages of o p p r e s s i o n t h r o u g h w h i c h h u m a n i t y passes before r e a c h i n g i t s g l o r i o u s d e s t i n y . T h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage a n d t h e features i n t h e l o w e r p a r t of t h e Pyramid's interior system portray the O l d Order, particularly i t s g o v e r n m e n t a l p o w e r s ; t h e a s c e n d i n g passages a n d features i n the u p p e r p o r t i o n d e p i c t t h e p r e p a r a t i o n for a n d i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e g o v e r n m e n t a l p o w e r s of t h e N e w O r d e r ; w h i l s t the H o r i z o n t a l Passage a n d Queen's C h a m b e r l y i n g between t h e t w o represents t h e c o u r s e of h u m a n i t y itself, t h a t i s , t h e peoples of t h e w o r l d as t h e y h a v e f a r e d , first u n d e r t h e r u l e r s h i p of the o l d orders a n d finally u n d e r t h e p e r m a n e n t g r a n d N e w O r d e r . I n fact t h i s c e n t r a l h o r i z o n t a l s y s t e m c o n s t i t u t e s a p a n o r a m i c v i e w of t h e course of h u m a n h i s t o r y , t h r o u g h the ages, t o i t s e t e r n a l d e s t i n y , as i t w a s i n t h e m i n d of G o d f r o m the b e g i n n i n g . T o i l l u s t r a t e t h a t t h i s is t h e v i e w p o i n t : J e s u s d i d not " d i e for o u r sins a n d rise a g a i n for o u r j u s t i f i c a t i o n " u n t i l m a n k i n d h a d b e e n o n t h e e a r t h for l o n g ages, b u t the B i b l e c l e a r l y states t h a t the D i v i n e a r r a n g e m e n t w a s m a d e for Jesus t o b e t h e S a v i o u r of t h e W o r l d before m a n c a m e i n t o existence o n t h e e a r t h at a l l , as w e r e a d i n I P e t e r 1, . " B u t w i t h the p r e c i o u s b l o o d of C h r i s t , as of a l a m b w i t h o u t
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b l e m i s h a n d w i t h o u t s p o t : w h o v e r i l y w a s f o r e o r d a i n e d before t h e f o u n d a t i o n of t h e w o r l d , b u t w a s m a n i f e s t i n these last t i m e s for y o u , w h o b y h i m d o b e l i e v e i n G o d , t h a t r a i s e d h i m up from the dead, a n d gave h i m g l o r y " ; a n d again i n R e v e l a t i o n 13, , w h e r e C h r i s t i s r e f e r r e d t o as " t h e L a m b s l a i n f r o m t h e f o u n d a t i o n of t h e w o r l d . " A c c o r d i n g l y , i n t h e P y r a m i d , w e f i n d t h a t t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e b u r s t o p e n shaft t o m b p o r t r a y i n g t h e d e a t h a n d r e s u r r e c t i o n of C h r i s t is s i t u a t e d a t t h e v e r y b e g i n n i n g of t h e H o r i z o n t a l Passage, w h i l s t the Queen's C h a m b e r s y m b o l i s i n g the u l t i m a t e g l o r i o u s d e s t i n y of m a n k i n d m a d e p o s s i b l e t h r o u g h C h r i s t , i s s i t u a t e d r i g h t a t t h e e n d of t h e passage. W e ask, C o u l d s t o n e s a y m o r e l o u d l y , " K n o w n u n t o G o d are a l l h i s w o r k s f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e w o r l d . " G o d k n o w e t h the end f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g . I t i s as t h o u g h t h e A l m i g h t y i n d e s i g n i n g t h e P y r a m i d h a d first of a l l a r r a n g e d for t h e p l a n of h u m a n s a l v a t i o n , as i t e x i s t e d i n H i s o w n m i n d , t o b e s h o w n r i g h t i n t h e v e r y h e a r t a n d c e n t r e of t h e s t r u c t u r e , as e x h i b i t e d b y the c e n t r a l h o r i z o n t a l system, a n d t h e n designed the sloping passages, etc., r o u n d t h i s i n o r d e r t o s h o w t h e d e t a i l s i n t h e w o r k i n g o u t of t h a t p l a n as i t d e v e l o p e d i n a c t u a l p r a c t i c e t h r o u g h t h e ages. T h u s i n t h e one case t h e d e a t h a n d r e s u r r e c t i o n of C h r i s t t h e S a v i o u r as s y m b o l i s e d b y t h e b u r s t - o p e n s h a f t - t o m b is r e p r e s e n t e d as b e i n g t h e b e g i n n i n g o r f o u n d a t i o n of t h e w h o l e m a t t e r , w h i l s t i n t h e o t h e r case i t f o r m s t h e h u b a n d c e n t r e of t h e w h o l e s c h e m e .
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course, is b e y o n d t h e scope of t h i s l i t t l e v o l u m e : those d e s i r i n g t o s t u d y t h e subject m o r e d e e p l y are r e f e r r e d t o o u r m o r e d e t a i l e d treatises o n C h r o n o l o g y a n d P y r a m i d o l o g y , n a m e l y , Hebrew Chronology Scientifically Established, a n d The Great Pyramid, A Scientific Revelation. H o w e v e r , i t is a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t c e r t a i n i m p o r t a n t c h r o n o l o g i c a l features r e l a t i n g t o t h e N e w O r d e r s h o u l d b e t r e a t e d here. I t w i l l b e r e c a l l e d t h a t t h e d a t e m a r k e d b y t h e e n d of t h e D e a d E n d Passage b e y o n d t h e G r e a t S u b t e r r a n e a n C a v i t y , as o b t a i n e d b y t h e m e a s u r e m e n t s i s 2 8 t h J a n u a r y , 1994, and that the s y m b o l i s m indicates that b y t h a t t i m e a l l the e v i l , h a r m f u l o r d e c e p t i v e i n s t i t u t i o n s w i l l h a v e gone, a n d e v e r y t r a c e of t h e s t r u c t u r e of t h e O l d O r d e r w i l l h a v e v a n i s h e d . F r o m t h e m e a s u r e m e n t s of t h e K i n g ' s C h a m b e r w e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e f o u n d a t i o n s of t h e N e w O r d e r are d u e t o b e l a i d b y 2 0 t h A u g u s t , 1953. T h e c o m p l e t e s e t t i n g - u p o r i n a u g u r a t i o n o f t h e N e w O r d e r a n d t h e w i p i n g o u t of a l l t r a c e s of t h e O l d O r d e r so f a r as i t s s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e is c o n c e r n e d w i l l t h u s o c c u p y a p e r i o d of o v e r f o r t y y e a r s f r o m 1953 t o 1994. T h e s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e of t h e N e w O r d e r h a v i n g b e e n b u i l t i n h a r m o n y w i t h t h e w i l l of G o d a n d H i s r i g h t e o u s l a w s b y 1994, t h a t D i v i n e O r d e r w i l l t h e n be r e a d y t o f u n c t i o n w i t h f u l l u n i m p e d e d scope a n d t a c k l e t h e r e a l t a s k for w h i c h i t w a s b r o u g h t i n t o b e i n g . W h a t t h a t t a s k is, is s t a t e d i n S c r i p t u r e i n no uncertain terms. I n R e v e l a t i o n 21, i t is recorded that t h e A p o s t l e J o h n w a s g i v e n a g r e a t v i s i o n of t h e f u t u r e , w h i c h he describes s a y i n g , " A n d I s a w a n e w h e a v e n a n d a n e w e a r t h [a N e w O r d e r ] " ; a n d t h e n proceeds t o n a r r a t e w h a t s h a l l be a c c o m p l i s h e d i n t h a t n e w o r d e r ; h e s a y s , " A n d G o d s h a l l w i p e a w a y a l l tears f r o m t h e i r e y e s ; a n d t h e r e s h a l l b e n o m o r e d e a t h , n e i t h e r s o r r o w , n o r c r y i n g , n e i t h e r s h a l l t h e r e be a n y m o r e p a i n : for t h e f o r m e r t h i n g s [the sufferings of t h e O l d O r d e r ] are p a s s e d a w a y . " I n h a r m o n y w i t h t h i s t h e A p o s t l e P a u l d e c l a r e d , " H e m u s t r e i g n t i l l h e h a t h p u t a l l enemies u n d e r h i s feet. T h e l a s t e n e m y t h a t s h a l l be d e s t r o y e d is d e a t h . " T h e P y r a m i d s h o w s t h e s a m e , a n d r e v e a l s h o w l o n g w i l l be r e q u i r e d t o e l i m i n a t e e v i l a n d a l l t h a t i t e n t a i l s (sin, s o r r o w ,

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suffering a n d d e a t h ) . I t w i l l b e o b s e r v e d t h a t t h e e n d of the D e a d E n d P a s s a g e m a r k s t h e e x t r e m e s o u t h e r n l i m i t of the G r e a t P y r a m i d ' s i n t e r i o r passage s y s t e m ; c o n s e q u e n t l y i t s v e r t i c a l a l i g n m e n t defines t h e e x t r e m e l i m i t n o t o n l y of t h e s p e c i a l i n c h - m o n t h c h r o n o g r a p h , b u t a l s o of t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h . T h e p l a n e of t h e D e s c e n d i n g Passage ever d o w n w a r d is t h e p l a n e of e v i l a n d i f t h i s be c o n t i n u e d t i l l i t reaches t h e a l i g n m e n t defined b y t h e e n d of t h a t d o w n w a r d passage s y s t e m ( t h a t i s , t h e v e r t i c a l a l i g n m e n t of t h e e n d of t h e D e a d E n d Passage) w e s h a l l therefore o b t a i n the d a t e w h e n e v i l , w i t h a l l i t s d i r e consequences, is due t o c o m e t o a n e n d , after w h i c h t h e r e s h a l l be n o m o r e s i n , s o r r o w , p a i n or d e a t h . T h e d a t e m a r k e d b y t h i s e x t r e m i t y , a c c o r d i n g t o the i n c h - y e a r scale of t h e g e n e r a l c h r o n o g r a p h is A. D. 2994, w h i c h i t w i l l be n o t i c e d , is p r e c i s e l y 1, 000 y e a r s after 1994, defined b y the same alignment o n the special inch-month chronograph. T h u s , according t o the P y r a m i d the period that w i l l be required t o r e m o v e s i n a n d d e a t h f r o m t h e E a r t h is 1, 000 years, e x a c t l y as s t a t e d i n t h e B i b l e . A s w e h a v e l e a r n e d f r o m t h e S c r i p t u r e j u s t q u o t e d C h r i s t is t o r e i g n t i l l t h e l a s t e n e m y , d e a t h , is d e s t r o y e d , a n d R e v e l a t i o n 20 states t h a t t h e s a i n t s are g o i n g t o r e i g n w i t h h i m 1, 000 y e a r s . T r u l y the B i b l e a n d the Pyramid are harmonious to the last degree! We have seen that even now God is making active prepara t i o n s for t h e N e w O r d e r , t h e 1, 0 0 0 - y e a r o p e n i n g - p h a s e of w h i c h w i l l c o n s t i t u t e t h e M i l l e n n i a l R e i g n of C h r i s t , often s i m p l y c a l l e d t h e M i l l e n n i u m . T h e P y r a m i d has also r e v e a l e d t o us t h a t t h e c o m p l e t e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e M i l l e n n i a l c o n d i t i o n s w i l l o c c u p y t h e p e r i o d 1 9 5 3 - 1 9 9 4 . E v e r y age has i t s i n a u g u r a l as w e l l as i t s c l o s i n g p e r i o d , a n d t h e M i l l e n n i u m is n o e x c e p t i o n . T h e t e r m i n a l p e r i o d a t t h e e n d of t h e T h o u s a n d Y e a r s or M i l l e n n i u m is r e f e r r e d t o i n t h e B i b l e as t h e L i t t l e Season, d u r i n g w h i c h a n e c e s s a r y t e s t i n g t a k e s p l a c e . A l t h o u g h , for reasons a l r e a d y s t a t e d w e c a n n o t i n t h i s b o o k go i n t o t h e chronological details of the central horizontal system, never theless w e j u s t s t a t e here, b y w a y of i n t e r e s t t h a t the p e r i o d of t h e L i t t l e S e a s o n at t h e e n d of t h e M i l l e n n i u m is t h e r e i n

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r e v e a l e d t o be A. D. 2 9 5 3 - 2 9 9 4 , hence p r e c i s e l y of the same d u r a t i o n as the i n a u g u r a l p e r i o d a t h o u s a n d y e a r s earlier. So t h e n , the l o n g - e x p e c t e d M i l l e n n i u m is due t o b e g i n w i t h the i n a u g u r a l p e r i o d 1 9 5 3 - 1 9 9 4 a n d t e r m i n a t e at the " L i t t l e S e a s o n " 2953-2994. B y the latter date the N e w Order will h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d i n a l l i t s p e r f e c t i o n a n d fulness, for e v e r y t r a c e of s i n a n d d e a t h w i l l h a v e b e e n w i p e d ou t forever, as b e a u t i f u l l y s t a t e d i n R e v e l a t i o n 21, , c i t e d a b o v e . The M i l l e n n i u m , or first t h o u s a n d y e a r s of the N e w O r d e r w i l l be g r a n d a n d g l o r i o u s i n d e e d , b u t t h e e t e r n i t y t o f o l l o w w i l l be more glorious still. A s the Scriptures say, " T h e whole earth s h a l l be filled w i t h t h e g l o r y of J e h o v a h . " W h i l s t t h e m a s s of m a n k i n d h a s been q u i t e o b l i v i o u s t o i t , a n d m a n y h a v e b e e n t h i n k i n g t h a t m a t t e r s h a d a l l gone w r o n g , y e t , a l l the t i m e G o d ' s great p l a n has been m o v i n g majestically forward to its grand consummation. " A c r o s s t h e v i s t a of ages H e s a w i n H i s p u r p o s e t h e g l o r y of a n i n t e l l i g e n t c r e a t i o n i n H i s o w n likeness, e s t a b l i s h e d i n r i g h t e o u s n e s s a n d w o r t h y of H i s gift of e t e r n a l life. H e t h e r e i n foresaw the m u t u a l pleasure of the C r e a t o r a n d the c r e a t u r e a n d w i t h a p e a c e f u l p a t i e n c e H e r e s o l v e d t o w a i t for the g l o r i o u s c o n s u m m a t i o n . "
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b r o u g h t i n t o perfect h a r m o n y w i t h G o d ' s h o l y w i l l a n d l a w . W h a t a g l o r i o u s p r o s p e c t ! H o w f o o l i s h for e i t h e r n a t i o n s or i n d i v i d u a l s t o a t t e m p t t o s t a n d i n t h e w a y of s u c h a g r a n d N e w O r d e r a s some of t h e C o n t i n e n t a l p o w e r s i n p a r t i c u l a r w i l l l e a r n b y b i t t e r e x p e r i e n c e s h o r t l y . B u t t h e r e are those i n o u r o w n c o u n t r y , too, t h a t are s t a n d i n g i n t h e w a y of t h e N e w O r d e r , a n d n o t least a m o n g s t these are s o m e of t h e bigoted religious movements a n d individuals, who w o u l d like t o c u t off f r o m C h r i s t i a n f e l l o w s h i p a l l w h o d o n o t a c c e p t t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of S c r i p t u r e , a n d w h o e x h i b i t s u c h a s p i r i t of i n t o l e r a n c e so t y p i c a l of t h e O l d O r d e r a n d so c o n t r a r y t o t h e s p i r i t of C h r i s t a n d t h e N e w O r d e r . LIBERTY is the v e r y essence of C h r i s t i a n i t y . A s t h e B i b l e itself s a y s : " W h e r e t h e s p i r i t of C h r i s t i s , t h e r e is l i b e r t y . " T h e n e x t q u e s t i o n t h a t n a t u r a l l y arises is t h e p r a c t i c a l o n e : H O W , i n v i e w of t h e p r o b l e m s a n d i n t r i c a c i e s of t h e present difficult t i m e s , c a n we c o m e i n t o h a r m o n y w i t h t h e p r i n c i p l e s of t h e D i v i n e l y p l a n n e d N e w O r d e r ? P r e s i d e n t F r a n k l i n D . R o o s e v e l t g a v e us t h e s o l u t i o n t o t h i s i n a n u t s h e l l w h e n he said recently: " I D O U B T I F T H E R E IS A N Y P R O B L E M SOCIAL, POLITICAL OR ECONOMICTHAT WILL NOT M E L T BEFORE T H E FIRE OF A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING. " H e r e is t h e k e y A S P I R I T U A L R E V I V A L , for i f a m a n ' s s p i r i t u a l c o n d i t i o n is r i g h t , e v e r y o t h e r p h a s e of his life a u t o m a t i c a l l y c o m e s r i g h t ; a n d the same is t r u e of a n a t i o n . A n d as w e h a v e j u s t seen, t h i s is p r e c i s e l y the specific message of t h e G r e a t P y r a m i d i n o u r t i m e , c a l l i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h e B r i t i s h C o m m o n w e a l t h , U . S. A . a n d Ice l a n d i n t h e present c i r c u m s t a n c e s , t o l e a d t h e w a y . The P y r a m i d i s s o u n d i n g a great c a l l to these n a t i o n s for a t r u e a n d s o u n d r e v i v a l as the r e a l a n d speedy s o l u t i o n to t h e i r p r e s e n t t r o u b l e s . T h e k e y - n o t e of t h e G R E A T P Y R A M I D ' S M E S S A G E to-day is C H R I S T I A N R E V I V A L . Let all C h r i s t i a n s w h e t h e r i n s i d e o r o u t s i d e of t h e d e n o m i n a t i o n s , heed the c a l l , put t h e i r s h o u l d e r to the w h e e l , a n d a s s i s t i n

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