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The Hidden History of Jesus and the Holy Grail Continued from page 18 not Romans; they were Holy Land Jews—__ royal house which in the 14th century Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes and the like. introduced the unicorn of the Cathars as the Throughout the ages, parliaments and Apart from that, there were large numbers sovereign emblem of Scotland. Shortly governments have had as much trouble as__ of Samaritans and Gentiles (non-Jews, the afterwards, they introduced the prestigious the Church in confronting the Messianic Arab races). Who represented them? The Order of the Unicorn, which carried the social code, and the position is no different answer is "no one"—until Jesus made it his Grail motto "All as One". today. Presidents and prime ministers are mission to do so. Like King Arthur, the Stewart Kings also ‘elected’ by the people. They are supposed This was the beginning of the Grail code had a dual Desposynic heritage from both to represent the people. But do they? In _ of non-affiliated princely service—a code Jesus and his brother James. In fact, from actual fact, they don't. They are always perpetuated by the Messianic dynasts in _ the 1370s they were the senior house of the affiliated to a political party, and they _ their continuing role as "common fathers". Messianic line, and they were Europe's achieve their positions by way of majority to the people. The Grail code is based on longest-reigning dynasty, holding their party vote. But not everybody takes the _ the principles of liberty, fraternity and crown for 317 years until finally deposed trouble to vote, and sometimes there are equality, and it was particularly apparent in by the Anglican Church in 1688. They more than two parties to vote for. the American and French revolutions, both were deposed because, in compliance with Consequently, at any given time, more than of which discarded the lordship of despotic the Grail code, they claimed affinity to God half the people of a nation may not be rep- aristocracy. But what has replaced it? It and the nation before Parliament, the resented by the political party in power. In has been replaced by party politics and = Church and the aristocracy. this regard, even though a ‘majority vote’ _ largely non-representative government. Today, the senior legitimate descendant has been applied, the democratic principle From the Middle Ages there were a num- _ in this line is HRH Prince Michael Stewart, fails. What emerges is not "government by _ ber of chivalric and military orders specifi- Count of Albany (whose own book, The the people, for the people", but "govern- cally attached to the Messianic Blood — Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland, is sched- ment of the people". Royal in Britain and Europe. They includ- uled for publication by Element Books in Jesus confronted a very similar situation ed the Order of the Realm of Sion and the May 1998). in the first century. At that time, Jerusalem Order of the Sacred Sepulchre. But the and Judaea were under Roman occupation, most prestigious of all was the Sovereign A" now to a question that I have fre- with King Herod and the Governor, Pontius Order of the Sangréal—the Knights of the quently been asked in the months Pilate, both appointed by Rome. But who Holy Grail. This was a dynastic order of — since Bloodline of the Holy Grail was pub- represented the people? The people were Scotland's Royal House of Stewart, the lished. The question is: why is all this Throughout the ages, parliaments and governments have had as much trouble as the Church in confronting the Messianic social code, and the position is no different today. Presidents and prime ministers are ‘elected’ by the people. They are supposed to represent the people. But do they? In actual fact, they don't. They are always affiliated to a political party, and they achieve their positions by way of majority party vote. But not everybody takes the trouble to vote, and sometimes there are more than two parties to vote for. Consequently, at any given time, more than half the people of a nation may not be rep- resented by the political party in power. In this regard, even though a ‘majority vote' has been applied, the democratic principle fails. What emerges is not "government by the people, for the people", but "govern- ment of the people". Jesus confronted a very similar situation in the first century. At that time, Jerusalem and Judaea were under Roman occupation, with King Herod and the Governor, Pontius Pilate, both appointed by Rome. But who represented the people? The people were A" now to a question that I have fre- quently been asked in the months since Bloodline of the Holy Grail was pub- lished. The question is: why is all this JUNE - JULY 1998 NEXUS +83