Is
it conceivable that two thousand years ago Jesus and members of His family
came to ancient Caledonia, now Scotland. This extraordinary possibility
is examined in detail by Scottish based author Barry Dunford, after having
extensively researched this fascinating and intriguing scenario. This book
reveals that there has been a monumental historical cover up surrounding
the real Jesus story and the true purpose behind His spiritual mission.
The
English visionary poet William Blake claimed that the real and original
Holy Land of Christ was to be found within the ancient British Isles rather
than Palestine in the Middle East, and there are certainly grounds for giving
some credence to such an intriguing notion. There is reason to believe that
the forbears of Jesus may have been of Celto-Hebraic origin and that while
His immediate family came from gentilic Galilee, their earlier roots may
well have originated in the British Isles, specifically ancient Caledonia,
now Scotland. Related to the foregoing is a possible link between the Jesus
family lineage and the Celtic Royal household of ancient Britain, which
is suggested in documents found in the English College of Arms (the Heralds
Office) and elsewhere. This appears to have had a direct bearing on the
presence of Joseph of Arimathea and a key Apostolic mission in ancient Britain.
The ramifications behind this Christic movement in the British Isles are
far reaching indeed.
There
have been a number of inferences from various ecclesiastical sources, together
with many localised legends, encompassing the past two millennia, to the
effect that during the first century A.D, an Apostolic mission in the British
Isles, was at the root of the development of the Church of Christ in Britain.
Several contemporary historians, including Tertullian, the first of the
Latin Church Fathers, and later such authorities as the Roman Catholic Cardinal
Baronius and Sir Henry Spelman, an English antiquary, may be cited in support
of this historical contention. Legends trace the origins of this British
Church of Christ, at least in part, to the presence of Joseph of Arimathea,
the uncle of Jesus Himself, in ancient Britain and at Glastonbury in particular.
A
British Apostolic connection appears to be further supported in the Declaration
of Arbroath, signed by Scottish nobles at Arbroath, Scotland, in 1320. It
was sent to Pope John XXII in Avignon, France, as a declaration of Scottish
national freedom. Within this Declaration, as translated, from the original
Latin, by Lord Cooper of Culross (1892-1955) we find the following interesting
assertion: "Within this our realm there have reigned one hundred and thirteen
Kings of our native royal dynasty, and not one of alien birth. If proof
be needed of the quality and worth of our people, it shines forth for all
to see in this that the King of Kings, our Lord Jesus Christ, after His
Passion and Resurrection, chose us as almost the first to be called to His
most holy faith, though we dwelt in the uttermost parts of the earth, and
He would not that we should be confirmed therein by anyone except the first
of His Apostles by calling, though the second or third in rank, Andrew the
Meek, the brother of blessed Peter, whom He appointed to be our leader and
patron Saint for ever." This document which was based on ancient Scottish
records, clearly reveals that St. Andrew was specifically charged with a
mission to carry the message of Christ to Scotland by Jesus Himself. This
presupposes that Jesus personally knew of the existence of ancient Caledonia
and considered it of sufficient importance to send a leading Apostle there.
What lay behind this?
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A
dramatic stained glass window found in Innerwick Church, Glenlyon, Perthshire.
It portrays St. Andrew against a Scottish Highlands background, wearing
a tartan cloak. At the foot are two prominent croix pattés
(Templar crosses). Does this reveal a secret Templar tradition of St. Andrew's
actual presence in Scotland and his possible Celtic background?
There
was also a tradition that during the reign of the Roman Emporer Domitian
(81 A.D.) some of the disciples of the apostle John visited Caledonia. It
appears very likely that there was a strong Christian base established in
Scotland by 200 A.D., as the ancient Scots Chronicles record that the then
king, Donaldus, was the first Christian King of Scotland. Could such a situation
have arisen from the existence of a secret Church of Christ based on an
ancient gnostic Druid/Essene teaching and tradition, established nearly
two thousand years ago in what is now central Scotland? And were members
of the Jesus family involved in establishing such a spiritual centre? As
a result of the author's extensive research a remarkable story unfolds.
This story
revolves around the coming to the British Isles of Joseph of Arimathea and
Lazarus on a secret Essene mission after the crucifixion of the historical
figure known as Jesus of Nazareth. With them was a small band of relatives
including several women initiates. This small group may have come to Scotland,
to a place now known as Fortingall where is to be found a very ancient yew
tree, which is believed to be the oldest tree in Europe.
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Barry Dunford
The
author with Sir George Trevelyan at the Fortingall Yew in May 1994. Six
months earlier, Sir George planted a sapling from this yew tree in Glastonbury
Abbey, England. At the same time monks from the Tibetan Buddhist monastery,
Samye Ling, Scotland, planted another sapling from this same yew, on Holy
Island off the coast of Arran, Scotland.
Aerial
photographs of the village of Fortingall suggest that a monastic settlement
may subsequently have been established here, possibly for the dissemination
of an ancient mystery tradition centred around the Christ teaching. This
could have formed the basis of a Johannine Grail Church which incorporated
the mystery teaching of St. John the Evangelist. Apparently, as a result
of a fusion between this Essenic group and elements of a pre-existing Druid
magi, this Johannine Church developed through a monastic line which became
known in Celtic Britain as the Culdees, a term originating from the gaelic
'culdich' which translates both as 'servants of the Lord' and 'certain strangers'.
In her book, Celt, Druid and Culdee, the author, Isabel Hill Elder, states:
"John Colgan, the celebrated hagiologist and topographer, translates Culdich
'Quidam Advanae' - certain strangers - particularly strangers from a distance;
this would seem an unaccountable interpretation of the name for these early
Christians were it not for the statement of Freculphus [Bishop of Lisieux,
France, during the ninth century] that certain friends and disciples of
our Lord, in the persecution that followed His Ascension, found refuge in
Britain in A.D. 37." The
author traces the extraordinary genealogical tapestry of the Christic Grail
descent from the family of the antedeluvian patriarch Noah
through to the immediate Jesus family circle. The Celto-Hebraic origins
of the family of Christ are shown to be directly associated with Scotland,
formerly ancient Caledonia, thus giving rise to its appellation as the Holy
Land.
.
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Barry Dunford
Is
this remarkable stained glass window portraying Jesus and Mary Magdalene
holding hands? The woman appears to be pregnant which is highlighted by
her girdle being painted around her lower abdomen rather than around her
waist. It has been claimed that a son of Jesus and Mary Magdalene was born
on the holy Isle of Iona and, curiously, this stained glass window is to
be found just eighteen miles away in Kilmore Church, Dervaig, on the Scottish
Isle of Mull.
In approaching
the historical Gospel of the Grail, the author believes that a complete
overview is not truthfully possible without giving some consideration
and attention to the extensive ramifications of what can be seen to be
a nefarious anti-Grail scenario. It is for this reason that he has covered
in some detail the anti-Grail (anti-Christ) global agenda.
The Holy Land of Scotland contains a wealth of fascinating documented
information and provides an extraordinary insight into the hidden history
of humanity for the past two millennia and beyond. A truly ground breaking
and comprehensive study which uncovers much hidden history.
© copyright
1996 - 2002 Barry Dunford
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