Satan comes to Rochester Cathedral
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Rochester Cathedral is one of the oldest churches in England. Founded not long after Canterbury and by St Augustine, it was rebuilt by the Normans. While the building itself is interesting and features some beautiful sculptures, it seems, to me at least, to have lost its way. For while there is no Rood cross any more and indeed few Christian symbols, it has now embraced dragon symbolism.
In this video, we examine the church, exploring the meaning of the architecture before confronting the clear meaning of modern imagery, which says this is no longer a Christian building but part play-ground and part canvas for the new religion of environmentalism.
Watch this video to the end. You will be very surprised where it leads.
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The last time I visited Rochester Cathedral they had a bloody golf course inside !.....I kid you not.....a bloody pitch and put set-up of all things !.........I walked straight out. Only Archbishop Wokeby could preside over such nonsense.
Exactly!. And then they wonder why nobody takes them seriously any more. I included a picture of the golf course near the end of this video. If you haven't seen it till the end, then I think you will enjoy what I propose should be done with our great cathedrals and it is not turning them into golf courses.
As for Wellby??? He looks a complete clown in his silly hat and coat. Perhapos he could get a job on a fairground. I think he would be better suited to Billy Smart's Circus than as the most senior prelate in the CofE.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Oh yes....I must admit I commented prematurely ; I was primed so to speak by my experience that can only be described as an abomination of what these ancient temples were built for . One thinks of that episode in Matthew 21:12-13 when Christ evicted the people selling sheep and exchanging money etc. Archbishop Wokeby.......who will rid us of this troublesome priest ?
@@kevinhastieLove the quote about Becket -Except neither the King nor the PM care, they are all set on their own personal agendas, the God of WEF, and I do wonder if the priesthood has been bought off? We need to stand together, and pray a lot!
If you read my books you will discover that Egypt was once a Holy Land before it was corrupted by witchcraft and idolatry. That is why the Israelites were put there, The pyramids represented the Belt of Orion. This is a clue to human origins.
What the frock!!
54:15 “The take over of the CofE has been done by stealth”. Other examples include obsession with carbon net zero, taking the knee for BLM and undermining traditional Christian marriage. Thank you for this video!
Unfortunately, it is not only the CofE that has gone 'woke'. Catholicism too has followed this path. My sisters in particular are horrified by what the present papacy is doing. I regard myself as a non-denominational Christian. I like to learn from other Christians too. What is needed now is for Christians of all types to prepare for the return of their Lord. We need to cooperate and not fight each other.
@@AdrianGilbert1 The Catholic Church, is a Military Order, which has a Marxist Pope as its head, they preach a false Gospel of works, pray to Mary - idol worship, and dead saints, tell people they need a see a priest to get their sins forgiven. The only one that died for man’s sins is Jesus Christ, fully God, fully man. This is simply, the spiritual warfare we are in, Law v Grace.
Born again believers are saved, justified, forgiven, reconciled to God by Faith alone in Jesus Christ and his perfect sacrifice. Everybody else, everybody on this earth is guilty under the law, because the law is perfect, they are not, but are counting on their “ good deeds “ - ( works of the law ) to be justified before God, which they never will be. Repentance is a change of mind - to trusting in the one that paid the sin debt you could never pay…To enter heaven we have to receive Gods righteousness, which is by Faith. God bless ❤
That church garden website uses the word "gaia" which is mother earth worship, yes, the end time religion which is the worship of creation rather than the Creator.
Very well put: 'worship of the creation instead of the creator'. Do you mind if I borrow that in future videos?
@@AdrianGilbert1 You can, it might be better to use the original scripture on this, Romans1:25 "who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen". Indeed, all of Romans 1 is a very accurate description of the times in which we now live.
@@Templeborough You're welcome!
Good presentation. The CoE is utterly subverted at this point.
It is time the people took it back from the clowns who are dragging it into the dirt. I believe Jesus is returning very soon, WE need to clean house before he finds it in a mess.
It's completely inverted.
Surprised they don't display an upside down cross
Since 2015, female bishops are preferentially chosen over male ones (yes it's written in law) to be given a seat in the house of Lords as Lords spiritual. CofE is feminised and woke. I'm fairly sure those that aren't are pushed out from being in positions that can make real change. Social justice, virtue signalling, permissiveness, appeasing the world are prioritised over the gospel.
Thank you.
I do agree with you.
I am a Catholic, a traditional one at that, and I used to live near Durham Cathedral. I used to love silent times in Durham Cathedral when I visited the city.
Recently, I visited as a special treat on my birthday.
It was a lovely day for me but the atmosphere was as if I were in a museum with crowds of people just gawping and making quite a lot of noise with, it seemed, no idea of the beautiful solemnity of such an amazing place.
We stand on holy ground, I kept thinking.
Surely I was not the only one who felt like that.
Thank you, Mr. Gilbert...you are not being a stick in the primordial mud, your point is very valid and is well taken.
We have but to open our eyes and all is revealed.
I agree. A.G. is not a stick in the mud or old-fashioned, he is resisting that awlful bridle of Tolerance that has been forced upon us and has allowed ravenous wolves to creep in. Now, evil is called good, and Good is called Evil.
The coloured stain glass windows in Cathedrals and Churches not only let the light through physically but were spiritually there to remind people of the stories they had heard from the Gospels, Saints and Heroes in the Church, as people could not read in those days. 😊😇⛪️
Absolutely. They were picture books that everyone could read. The Cathedral itself was also a lesson in stone for those with the eyes to see,
Like church music, stained glass is intended to create an emotional response and change frequencies to create more effective prayer - prayer that is heard in the higher realms.
I agree with you I visited Rochester Cathedral recently and thought the dragon was something the children had made bye apparently it is an art work which the no doubt commissioned C o E seems to have lost its way The leader Archbishop endorses all these things unfortunately he's more worldly than spiritual
Lack of prper leadership is England's tragedy these days. It is our own fault. We turned our backs on God and now we are left rudderless in a sinking ship. The cure is obvious, We need to rediscover Faith in the true God and not fashionable fakery like Darwinism. If we don't we are liable to be kicked out of our own blessed island like the Israelites were from their Promised Land.
I found that very well said and interesting, and also, incredibly sad to see these beautiful buildings, once built to strengthen us on our path home to heaven, now fallen into the hands of the unholy. I was shocked to my core. Thank you for this presentation.
I agree. It is very sad. That building should be a beacon. Instead it like an archaeological relic to a former religion given no more relevance today than the paganism of pre-Christian England.
@@AdrianGilbert1 without being awkward and heretical, can someone please explain how we got from "dust off your feet" to cathedrals.
I honestly don't understand and if someone could possibly explain I would really appreciate it.
@@trulymental7651The Christian Church became, largely, a powerful political beast. Big buildings of awesome design, made to impress the poor peasants into a submissive state to Church and God. In itself, a Cathedral is a fantastic thing, capable of inspiring religious states of mind. Pity it's based on power and money, but Good came from it in the long term, in my opinion.
Shame that England is mostly secular now, and doesn't benefit from these places, spiritually.
@@jeffreybarton1297thank you. I thoroughly agree , the buildings are literally awesome.
I believe the acoustics could possibly be used to heal, especially as many are near water.
To be honest the church and religion has always scared me, I think because it has been so distorted and used for spiritual abuse and is so thoroughly male oriented.
Amazing acoustical spaces though , I wish we knew how to use them properly.
I appreciate your reply
@@trulymental7651 I think it's possible to use these buildings to gain spiritual breakthroughs, no matter what beliefs you have. The feeling of awe, the beauty of the light through the stained glass windows, the smells and atmosphere......
The only thing getting in the way is that many Churches are locked now, except for services, due to thieves and vandals.
It's probably worth trying the doors of your local churches. Hopefully you'll find a few that you can visit when they're empty and quiet.
As well as the above, a lot of churches were built on prehistoric sacred sites, and these old sites still generate that sacred energy.
Hopefully, you can ignore the dark side of the religion, and tune into the spiritual force of God/Goddess/whatever belief you follow.
I was there on the 1st day of the Summer Exhibition of Art and could not believe that not only was there 22 pieces of art around the Cathedral. But one very large piece hanging from the Crypt/Naive Inspirred by Draco Roffensis and Rochester Cathedral was these Dragons. I thought at the time, the dragon represented the devil and was very surprised.. the other thing was the art work was partly a project in connection with the blind art group. Which I find at the least odd.. (Dragon blind to it being the connection to the Devil) I thought I was the only one that thought it was not right..
I'm sure many other people thought that way but were afraid to say anything in case they were being rude. I find it interesting what a strong response this video of mine has elicited. I have been posting videos for years but usually they go unnoticed except by a small audience. This one is going viral. I believe it is because people are at last waking up to how our civilization (not just Britain) is under attack by demonic forces. The dragon symbolises this. For dragons in mythology hide in caves while sneaking out to take victims. Satan is like that. This manifestation indicates a more overt phase has been reached. Christians must wake up and realise that we are in the midst of a mind-war.
Symbols are very important.
Thank you for this very thoughtful presentation
You are not old-fashioned, just Christian. Something that can't be said of many of the leaders.
Thank you Jane. I try to shine a light in my little patch of the internet. I wish I could do more to bring sceptics back to the Christian path. It doesn't have to be the way the mainstream treat it. The western way (Christian) is every bit as mystical and exciting as Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism or any of the other eastern religions that have attracted western youth for generation now. We have our own path to enlightenment and it is better suited to the western temperament too.
Christian ✝️ = christ I am
When I clicked it had 666 views. I was no. 667
A few years ago they had a giant illuminated moon and afterwards a giant illuminated Earth. I thought then that this was Gaia worship.
Whatever they ae doing with dragons and the Moon, it has nothing to do with Christianity. I think the problem is that these priests and Bishops have not progressed their faith further than a 5 year old is taught. They don't understand the subtleties of their own religion (especially the logos doctrine) and so retreat into childish models of dragons etcetera. I doubt it will be very long before all the old cathedrals are declared to be museums. They willbe used as such.
Unless they go down the French Revolution route and rededicate them as temples of reason. It's interesting the connection you made to the natural history museum...
Ha yes as soon as I saw that dangling dragon I was reminded of the old diplodocus at the NHM.. I wouldn’t have gone through all your perfectly valid and just analysis, though - I would have merely considered that gaudy ‘instalation’ an intruder and an eyesore, an enemy to contemplation, robbing that magnificent space of its timeless and majestic dignity..
You are so right. The Cathedral has some beutiful sculpture and then they hang up that nonsense dragon like a scarecrow. Perhaps we need that sort of rubbish to make us realise what we are losing when we let fools run the church.
Most interesting. Spot on with your analysis. The C of E has been woke for some time. Unfortunately, this sort of thing will only get worse.
I believe this year is the Chinese year of the dragon, which perhaps helped the idea to gain traction. At any rate, it's a most unsuitable emblem for such a place.
You are right. I think it is time for the people of England, the English, to claim back our sacred spaces from those who abuse them. There is a long tradition of Reformation in England with people like John Wycliffe, John Bunyan and John Wesley showing the way. It is a law of nature that, over time, corruption creeps into even the best and holiest institutions. At those times, new ideas need to be injected and old ideas given a shaking. We are living at such a time now,
Christians need to climb out of the slough of despond and get busy again bringing new fish into the empty churches. We won't do that if we try to bend the Gospels to fit Darwinism and other fallacies like the Big Bang Theory. Bring God back into the church and we will soon be converting the Muslims even to Christ and not cowering in a corner while they build mosques on every street corner. Indeed those mosques too will be converted into churches in preparation for the return of the Messiah.
@@AdrianGilbert1the church in the Bible is not the building but “ the body of believers “. There are to many CINO’s in the UK - ( Christian in name only ) who think calling themselves a Christian = being saved, it doesn’t. The bible says, you must be born again - spiritually, receive the free gift of everlasting life by faith alone, - reformation - King James Bible. The Churches in the UK are corrupted and in bed with the Whore of Babylon - Rome. I did check a few years ago and I saw a comment saying there were about 2 churches in the UK preaching the one true Gospel of Grace, it’s shocking and upsetting that our Nation has rejected Jesus Christ for an anti Christ Dictator
It is grossly anti-Christian and pro Satanic
Thank you Adrian for your explanation of the Great Churches and Cathedrals which are for Praying in and to talk to our God, Lord Jesus Christ, who died for His people! Muhammed didn’t, Buddha didn’t, Vishnu didn’t, etc. He loved us so much to suffer and die to bring back all fallen men/ women to Heaven but sadly not all will accept Him and follow Him.
Whilst not happy with the leadership of the C of E at the moment, I think it is easy to go overboard on the claims that it in general has been subverted. There is much good still done at parish level and many good christians keeping the faith humbly and quietly.
Absolutely, and I admire these people greatly. It is just a shame that the churches (Catholic as well as Protestant) are let down by the leaders/ They should be trying to convert the Muslims, for example, not caving in to their demands.
The CoE has been lost unfortunately. It cast away its congregation and replaced our Lord with a variety of other gods. They worship at the altar of climate, social justice and so many others. The Roman Catholic Church is on the other hand having a revival of traditionalism. The numbers for attending the Latin mass are growing exponentially.
I fear that the CoE if it doesn’t change its path soon it will be consigned to history forever.
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All very sad. As a former Catholic myself, I am not so sure that it is reviving. The Papacy and most of the Cardinals seem to be hell-bent on 'modernising', which means reconciliation with Muslims etcetera. |It does not bode well imho. What is needed right now is a new REformation and reset of all of Christendom. GEt away from clcericalism and get back to the church as a school not a focus for rituals. That's my opinion anyway.
dragon and serpent are interchangeable
Are they? Most would assume the serpent to be a snake/reptile; but it is not. "The serpent" references the Hebrew [H]5172.nachash (Strong's Concordance). It means “to practice divination, magic, enchantments, omens.” This is the root word of the serpent. It seems to be more of an oracle kind of figure, somebody wise and knowledgeable about magic and mysticism and the occult maybe. Probably one of the other Elohim pantheon whom the jealous "god" wants to demonise.
Why was it better for Adam and Eve to live lives of blissful ignorance rather than to be enlightened? Similarly, Prometheus is said to have angered the gods by giving the mortals the knowledge of fire and husbandry and was punished for his trouble. Why? Whose interests are being protected here?
The Mass is NOT a representation of the Last Supper. It is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The Mass embodies the essential elements of the instigation of the Eucharist, the Bread and Wine at the Last Supper and the actual Sacrifice of Jesus, the Body and Blood on the cross at Calvary.
You must be a Catholic!
@@AdrianGilbert1 Well spotted. The reason for my comment was because Rochester Cathedral was built by Catholics and any images therein must be looked at from that perspective and at that time the concept of the mass being the representation of the last supper would have been heretical.
@@PJ-go9jw why would it be heretical?
@@romeisfallingagainBecause it would lead to error
And Dualism.
@@vonroretz3307 2 things can be true at once.
To the left of the main door, as every old Medway school boy knows, is the statue of Bishop Gundulf who built the cathedral, who Tolkien based his description, and stole the name from, his Lord of the rings character Gandalf
How very amusing. Gundulf became Gandalf. But there again, Tolkien was rather more than a mere story teller. He would recognise the dragon as Sauron (the lizard) in disguise. A ring is more than a piece of gold, It symbolises holy vows, No wonder the dragon wants to destroy the church but first he has to make it irrelevant.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Tolkein was an eminent historian. An expert on Anglo Saxon Britain.
Thank you, Adrian. Very insightful and thought provoking. I pray the church will repent and come out of its apostasy. Blessings. Mary
Thank you Mary. I was going to make a longer comment but as I am not myself an Anglican, maybe I had better hold my tongue!
Very. well thought out presentation, I was horrified to find what's been done to a fine building that's inspired people for generations, and your thoughts are very valid, as this is the last of the last days we can turn the scriptures to find out what has happened here with any that has eyes to see, the C of E was a construct of king Henry and his predicament! While Jesus says I will set up kingdom in the last days and it will be made without hands, and it shall be as a stone rolling down a mountain those who have ears let him hear
Amen to all of that.
Britain was a Christian nation before Augustine. The Gospel had been preached right across it twice. After the RC paganism came in, Aiden had to basically start again.
I am aware that the ancient Britons were Christianised by Joseph of Arimathea and others. St Paul is said to have preached in London. Indeed there is a statue of him in the Churchyard of St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate this.
The Catholic Church has certainly gone off the rails too since Vatican 2 in the 1960s. I think you are being a little harsh calling it pagan though. There are undoubtedly distortions but you might expect that after 2000 years. However, I do understand the reasons for the Protestant Reformation and these days I regard myself as a non-denominational Christian and I am half-Welsh and so quite connected psychically to the old church of Joseph.
RC paganism.... silly girl
My ex-husband was a minister and he used to say that he could easily attract people into his church. All he had to do was offer free pints and spirits!
You are bang on track with this observation. Also, that people are more tied up with this world than the kingdom of God as preached by Jesus on the Mount of Olives. His kingdom starts now and we should be living it now and preparing for when he eventually comes to claim his faithful ones, not those who want to be part of the church, oops, I mean the community social club.
You are so right. I would laugh at that stupid dragon if it weren't so sad what has happened to that beautiful church.
Godlessness.
I'm not sure that anyone who starts by referring to Rochester as the second foundation of the Church of England before correcting himself to church in England has anything of value to say about the history of Christianity in England. It's also worth pointing out that up until the 18th century, there were no pews in the nave, so technically Rochester having none is historically correct.
Well, I know that it was Roman Catholic before the Reformation but most people are more interested in what it is now. So I am not sure your comment is all that helpful.
No , you’re not old fashioned , just a sincere Christian who sees through our meaningless , materialistic society , which offers nothing to satisfy the basic need of man to be reconciled to his creator !
A rather unorthodox Christian but I am sincere. I think God rather likes that.
Rochester is a city. Always has been.
It should be but there is some kind of bureaucratic wrangling over this at present.
Well said ... Thank you and God Bless you
Strange days.
Jesus is God, he exchanged my sinful life for his so I can enter the kingdom of heaven!!! You too can get this gift for free, anyone who believes in him will have eternal life. We are Sinners and God gave us a "get out of jail free card", please take it before its too late.
Jesus is the incarnation of the logos. It says this at the beginning of John's Gospel and he was the most gifted and highly initiated of all the apostles. God creates by the 'word' logos, which also means 'law'. When God 'speaks' it is in the form of commandments and these 'words' are the law. Jesus synchronised his will with that of his Father in Heaven and so became the incarnation of the the law. You may enjoy my video on this subject: 'The secret doctrine of the logos' studio.ua-cam.com/users/videozyPdtajSz28/edit
@@AdrianGilbert1 The Bible says Jesus is unique in both His person and His purpose. He wasn't just some spiritual individual during His time on earth; He was both God's Son (John 3:16) and God Himself-God in human flesh (1 Timothy 3:16). Yes, He was fully man, but He was also fully God (Colossians 2:9).
On a visit to the UK last year I was shocked to see people walking their dogs through Canterbury cathedral. The very spot where Thomas a Becket was murdered was being trampled by scruffy mutts without so much as a disapproving glance. Cash is king in the C of E it seems.
I too am shocked to hear this. The only exception might be guide dogs for the blind. I have to say, I am often astounded by the Church of England's attitude towards churches. There again, during Oliver Cromwell's time, the church of St Bartholomew Major in London, a very old foundation for the sick and poor, was used as a stab;e for horses. I think this kind of thing was quite common at the time.
I’m sorry not to have watched the full video, but I thought I’d leave a brief message (even if I’m not entitled to) to say I think that these sorts of events and exhibitions which are put together to draw visitors in are a good thing. It might not increase congregation numbers, but if it makes more people feel like they are welcome in the building, it’s doing good.
Perhaps in future years your suggestion of Old Testament / New Testament panels along with reflective music might happen. Maybe you might even offer to arrange it?
Some background: I previously spent some time working as a musician in cathedrals, including Rochester until about 15 years ago. Over the years I have probably become more understanding of these ‘extras’.
Well, I do see that Cathedrals need to be creative in their methods. My proviso is that they also need to remain true to the Faith that they preach. I found the dragon very offensive, especially since there was nothing on display to suggest this was an actively Christian building. What notices there were concerned Green issues (Gaia), Textus Raffensis (though not its content, other than the dragon) and advertisements for Jazz and Blues Festivals.
The trouble with using the building in this way is that de-consecrates it. There is such a thing as the Holy Ghost, which manifests as a refined atmosphere of holiness. It is meant to be a House of God not a village hall.
If it were used in a Godly way, and my suggestion about gentle music and explanatory postings concerning the Christian Faith, \I am sure people would come.
I would add, I hve been in many mosques, in Egypt and Turkey as well as the Dome of the Rock and al Aqsa Mosque. I can tell you, Muslims would never dream of treating their holy buildings in this way. Far from it. They are carpeted inside and you must remove your shoes before entering. Treat a building as a house of God and you have a chance of it becoming so. Use it like a public market and God will stay away.
To end on a positive note, I assume you have played that organ then. It looks wonderful. I would love to hear it and the choir singing sometime.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Yes, the organ is beautiful and also very powerful. I think they still have choral services most days at 5.30.
Bless you for this excellent (if deeply worrying) presentation.
Thank you. What is best: to roll over and go back to sleep when your house is on fire or to get out of the building and call the fire brigade? No one wants a fire in the home but sometimes awful things happen. We have to find ways of coping. It's no good ignoring the situation and hoping it will just go away. We only have to look at history to see that Peace never lasts forever, especially when we take it for granted. WE have been guilty of familiarity. We took it for granted that things could only get better. It is not true. They can get much worse and very quickly if the balance is shifted too much.
@@AdrianGilbert1 I take your point. Although not a member of CofE, I get the impression that its bishops are committed to liberalism and seemingly to apostasy. Some in their congregations are choosing to leave these institutions and seek refuge in a church still committed to biblical fidelity but this is a 'solution' only as long as society permits such places to continue to exist. (and it also means saying 'goodbye' to the wonderful heritage of Anglican church buildings). Are we heading towards a China-type scenario where conservative believers are forced underground into secret house churches?
I have paused to write this. Looking at the arched rings around the centrepiece, the figures actually look like they represent letters. Just a passing observation.
My eyesight is not that good. It needs further investigation. I am sure it has meaning that I don't know.
Is not the king the defender of the faith but at his coronation he did not say that he said all religions..
I believe you are right in that. I have always wondered about this curious relationship between the monarch and the CofE.
Cathedrals are beautiful buildings, and I love seeing them for the architecture etc. But I have long since given up on thinking they are actually Christian buildings. Most of them have been doing these types of things for years.
Yes, it's rather sad. I am hoping that when things get rough, as they will, there will be a Christian revival in Britain. It has happened befre and I think it could again.
Rochester is a city by default, in that it has a Church of England cathedral and bishop. It cannot be 'demoted' from its status as a 'cathedral-city'. Here in Somerset, even our tiny town of Wells is a 'cathedral-city'. 'Satan' does not exist! 'He' is a part of ancient Hebrew metaphysics and cosmology. Human beings do not require a 'Tempter' to make us do monstrous things: in the words of the ex-Primus of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, Richard Holloway, we are caught "between the monster and the saint". It is part of our 'human condition'. The Church needs to ditch its literalist readings of our scriptures: because they make no sense to contemporary people. I write this as a convinced believer that the Creator God of Israel, expected to send his Messiah (according to one strand of Judaism) was embodied in the young male Jew, Jesus of Nazareth. However, getting to that figure is not simply a matter of reading the Gospels and Letters of the Early Church. Being a follower of Jesus today takes some thinking: perhaps more than has been necessary since the Scholastics! Personally, I have found the writings of Jewish Jesus Scholars (Geza Vermes, Paula Fredriksen, and Daniel Boyarin) particularly helpful in bringing Jesus to 'life', and making sense of him.
Well, while I applaud your Philosophic outlook, I think you should maybe re-read the Gospels after all, actually the Old Testament too. The serpent makes his first appearance right back in Genesis. Now, I know there is a lot that needs unpacking in that story, however, the Bible is definite that there were 'fallen angels' who came to earth and messed up the human race. I think the Jews also believe this, though they are not so keen on the Jesus being their expected messiah bit of the bible.
Fast forward to the time of Jesus, and he not only meets with Satan in the desert (who tempts him) but he goes round exorcising demons wherever he goes. Thus, to be a true Christian, you do need to believe that he was not 'out of his head' doing this. Evidently, there are invisible entities who can on occasion possess people. Later, the apostles carried on this tradition of expelling evil spirits and it is even done today.
As for poor Rochester, I am not making this up. \It has had its city status revoked and people in Kent are not amused. It seems the Government these days doesn't care much whether there is a bishop or not. City status is given to places like Brighton and even Croydon I think, while it is taken from Rochester, which has a very old Cathedral and a bishop. Unfortunately, he mistakes his Cathedral for a museum.
Anyway, thank you for your comment. Why not watch a few more of my videos. Got to be good for a laugh if nothing else.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Adrian, raised in Ramsgate, Kent (I attended Chatham House Grammar before university) I feel the pain of the people of Kent. But all they need do is to continue to refer to the 'cathedral-city of Rochester'. This is a status not open to 'royal fiat'. Wells is England's smallest 'cathedral-city' (possibly much smaller than Rochester); and the people of Somerset will never permit that status to be removed. And, have you ever visited St David's? It's a village, with one of Wales' largest cathedrals. As for the rest of your comment; thank you for it, and I may follow you more: though I tend to restrict my self-mortification to following 'Anglican Unscripted', 'Catholic Unscripted', Rev Dan and Rev Brett Murphy. You see, where feminism compelled the Church to re-assess the position of women, and ignore Paul and the Pastoral Epistles, and 'abolitionism' performed the same service for the Church with regard to slavery, on the subject of human sexuality the Church adamantly refuses to allow the insights of the contemporary 'human sciences' to exert any influence of scripture whatsoever. Most churchgoers are not able to read Hebrew, Kouine Greek, Syriac or Aramaic: and so we are compelled to read IN TRANSLATION. Do check out the footnote, in his personal translation of the entire NT, to 1 Cor 6:9ff (by Dr Daviud Bentley Hart) of the word 'arsenokoitai'. It is a lengthy footnote: but it reveals how bigotry often comes before accuracy.
You are absolutely correct - Rochester has no sense of the sacred. They also had the Museum of the Moon (a huge moon was displayed) and this was purely scientific with no symbolism acknowledged - so Jesus is the sun giving us light and Mary is the moon reflecting the light of her Son. When I visit both Rochester and Canterbury cathedrals I get no sense of the sacred. Their goddess is Gaia. Icabod.
It is such a shame and tragic even that these wonderful buildings are not being used for the purpose for which they were built. There is so much that could be done with these spaces to draw lost souls back to the light. However, they prefer to use them for golf and blues music. It's ridiculous. No wonder the Church of England is dying on its feet.
nothing against charging for cathedral entry (unless for worship) ,most people are happy to pay if it stops the need for heretic events in churches. In fact tithes should be brought back to maintain local churches - better to spend it on that than most of the things government spends it on
What are your thoughts on the preaching from the Koran in Wells Cathedral? February 2020.
“…all the best intentions in the world…” Yes, but given the title of your heartfelt and touching talk, isn’t there a saying that lends a certain poignancy to your benign utterance?
I believe that England is not yet lost. We have been in terrible jams before. However, we certainly need to wake up. That is why I have made this and many other videos.
Christianity in general needs support, followers, churches with active members, acknowledgement and to be do what it is known for, helping and supporting communities, teaching the values taught in the Bible, and how to pray to and understand God. The government should at least be receptive to people if they want to use their church for it's intended purpose.'Society needs to wake up. Can you imagine if the Muslim community had this problem? They would be on the street causing mayhem.
Unbelievable!
Believe it! They have actually hung a symbolic dragon over the nave.
Hi Adrian, still enjoying your videos and picking up knowledge along the way. Been watching Randall Carlson Lol. The symbol above the entrance to the Cathedral where Jesus is sitting is called the vessel ( shaped as a fish, pisces) early sign of Christianity. The book is open, which if I'm correct means they are willing to reveal secrets. Just passing on info. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌
Did Satan have to pay or does he get mates rates?
He's like a tape-worm, he travels under cover.
No reverence ,very little is held sacred in the churches .
Sadly, that is true. What seems to have been forgotten is that everything works on the principle of tuning forks. If you fill the church with coarse imagery, you will attract coarse energies in the spectrum of spirit. If yu fill the church with uplifting images and with beautiful music, you will draw in spiritual forces of a high and refined sort that can act as food for our higher nature. It is really that simple.
Good intentions? Are you kidding me, a **** Red Dragon, have none read Revelation?
I prefer to think they were just being stupid rather than outright evil. But yu are right. The red dragon of Revelation is an image of the Devil. Which rather makes you wonder about the Red Dragon on the flag of Wales.
Thank you. I have been both informed and inspired by watching this video. I have liked and subscribed and will be sharing. You say that you are not CoE - may I ask if you are Christian and if so, of what church are you a member/subscriber.
I am glad to hear you enjoyed my video, even more that you found it inspiring. It seems to me that the Christian churches have a lot to feel inspired about but instead prefer to remain in a depressed and even ignorant state. That is a shame.
What am it? Well, I was brought up Catholic but I would not describe myself as such now. I prefer the term 'inter-denominational Christian'. There is much Catholic dogma that I do not accept and that is even before we get onto the ridiculous pomp, costumes, politics and popery. I recognise that there are many very good Catholics but see that there are other equally good Christians in other churches.
My father was a very devout Catholic, who believed it was the only true version of Christianity. I believe that the Christian world is like a pot that is smashed in many pieces. Each retains a portion of the whole. And so I am willing to talk and mix with all denominations to hear what they have to say. In this way I put together my own pot, which hopefully will hold good wine.
I also have been following my own, idiosyncratic path that you will not find in any text book. I do not have a 'fixed' faith as such. I believe that your faith must change as you grow. In fact religion is all about growth and change, not clinging to what you were taught as a five year old. We are on a journey. A good church should be like a bus: you buy your ticket and climb aboard, confident you will be taken to your destination. However, if that bus has no wheels, then you would be wise to get off and hitch-hike instead. It may be a gamble that you will get a lift, but you are not going anywhere in a bus without wheels.
That is probably a longer answer than you were expecting. If you want to know more, watch my many videos. If you want to find a better bus, then you might consider joining 'The Invisible College'. I established it for free-thinkers who want guidance without having dogmas forced down their throats. For what |I see so lacking in the CofE and other churches today is knowledge. Emotion is no substitute and neither is a retreat into the past. We must confront the present and act accordingly. That is what I try to do.
@@AdrianGilbert1Absolutely not a longer answer than I wanted. More a longer answer than I could have hoped for. I appreciated every word and I will certainly be taking your advice as well as watching many of your videos. Thank you so much. 🙏
Under the incumbancy of the High Priest of Davos himself.
You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment!
@@AdrianGilbert1better let uncle Klaus know Kyrill is on his tail 🇷🇺☦️🇬🇧
Have you not missed your vocation, Adrian?!
I am a free thinker Christopher and I am living my vocation. YOu don't have to put on a cassock to be a Christian and nor do you need a mitre to be initiated into God's mysteries. You just have to ask to be shown and do this persistently. For it says in the bible, what son asks his father for a fish and is given a rock'. Ask and it is given. You do have to be persistent though.
I zoned out when you denied evolution!
"From between the two cherubim upon the ark, I will speak with you " [Ex25v22]". In the Temple the ark was set between two more cherubim, giving us the Four Living Creatures of the Judean state: lion (warrior/Zealot), ox (worker/Essene), man (trader/Sadducee) & eagle (law/Pharisee). Four gospels/evangelii [8:20] were chosen to preserve this 'template'.
I've never heard that one before but interesting idea. Incidentally, the 'dragon' of Rochester looks rather like a Seraph or fire angel. From what I have read, Lucifer was one of these.
@@AdrianGilbert1 The virtues of the cherubim of Rev4v7 can be deduced from the vices (Horsemen) each summons in Rev6: Lion ->conqueror, Ox-> ploughshare beaten into a "great sword", removing "peace from the earth", Man -> austerity measures, Eagle -> laws where all is either mandatory or forbidden are the death of free will, & Hell follows. The Lords speaks from between these, like the Pole Star about which the Host of Heaven turns.
Have we gone back to Druidry? (Trouble is, Islam will be taking over soon).
I hope not. the Koran is not a patch on the Bible. And anyway, I believe that \Jesus Christ is returning very soon. That is why we are seeing all the craziness that we are. We are living in the times of Noah.
you should make a video on Saint John's cathedral in NYC. The pillars show NYC being destroyed in a cataclysm
The Devil went down to Rochester
He was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willing to make a deal
When he came across this young man
Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot
And the Devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said "Boy, let me tell you what"
The meaning diminishes, there are bountiful distractions these days. As you say, they are attracting people for an entertaining day out. Of course the powers that be are atheist and would hope to curtail Christianity.
Also what are your thoughts on Serpent mound? Why did some cultures seem to like and revere the serpent? Apparently there are other serpent mounds across the world, not just the famous one in Ohio
This is easy to answer. Paganism, especially worship of serpents and serpent art, is indigenous to the entire Americas, from Alaska and Canada down to the tip of terra del fuego.
This is explained in Maya and Aztec sources. The age previous to the age of the jaguar (which finished in 2012) ended in a great cataclysm. Those who survived were on mountain tops, cold and hungry. They had no fire but then a divine being appeared to them. He gave them fire in return for blood sacrifices.
This being was clearly demonic but they took a blood oath to 'feed' him and other pagan gods. This is why they had all the heart sacrifices etcetera. At that time the world was not yet saved by the blood of Christ. Theblood sacrifives carried on in the Americas till the arrival of Hernan Cortes and his men in Mexico. They brought with them monks who carried out an exorcism of the Templo Mayor in Mexico City (Tenochtitlan).
So, basically, serpent cults are demonic. Keep away from them. Do not make blood contracts with them. If you already have, then get baptised and pray to God for forgiveness and healing. The Devil is powerful but he is not as powerful as Jesus Christ who has command over the serpents. I hope that helps.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Thank you for the in depth reply. I know Jesus is King and he died for our sins. God bless you
You are right
Wow, thank you 😊 that was an awesome video
Thank you for commenting. I am glad you liked it. There are plenty more from where that came from. Visit invisible.college.uk for listings of at least some of them!
@AdrianGilbert1 iv never followed any religion, but I always knew that the soul is eternal, we keep getting reincarnated back to this 3rd dimensional prison planet , and the reason we are here is because we are currently not ready to ascend into 4th dimensional existence in a different place .
And you have answered a lot of my questions about Christianity
disgracefull GOD WILL NOT BE MOCKED
Unfortunately Britain is paying the price now for decades of mockery. We desperately need to repent and ask for forgiveness. The alternative is to have our country taken away from us, as it was at the time of Assyria and Israel.
Why? Did he take a wrong turning off the M20?
Probably. He was on his way to London from Canterbury.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Well. it makes a change from UA-camrs insisting that Satan is obviously a Catholic.
Think back to Becket for inspiration. How rich and busy the church became with the attraction of a saint performing miracles. Same reason Rochester grasped onto William of Perth's murder & got him canonized in record time. Same again why Lourdes is still packed solid with the sick & disabled. What the church needs is a few miracles to bring in the pilgrims again, the HOPE of miracles is what made Billy Graham rich, that will pack the churches out again..
I agree. A few more miracles would help enormously. As I see it, the 'falling away' of not just the people but also their teachers, is another indication that we are living in the end times. Perhaps Jesus will work miracles himself when he returns. I expect that very soon but I doubt that Archbishop Wellby is thinking along those lines nor Bishop Jonathan Gibbs, the present incumbent at Rochester. If they did, they would recognise that it was a mistake to venerate the dragon!
I met the Bishop of Rochester a couple of years ago at a friend's confirmation, he seems reasonably 'normal'. We are both going to the Cathedral tomorrow to worship, and here this video appears in my feed, no doubt due to my cookies being read by UA-cam, but a nice forewarning for me anyway. I will check out some your books, you talk like an orthodox Christian but you seem to be involved in the esoteric or gnostic, are these not doctrines of Satan?
@@AdrianGilbert1 You might want to check into Welby. He was raised Jewish, was a jewish banker and inherited a jewish fortune. He still is in my opinion an infiltrator.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Thank the satanic globalists for "The falling away" of Christian worship when they demanded Christianity be removed from all schools. Our school, back in the 60s walked to Rochester Cathedral once a month to attend the children's service. Most kids today have never been inside a church.
Wasn't it the same at Glastonbury, where the monks lied about King Arthur (and Joseph of Arimathea/Saint Ilid?) being buried there to attract pilgrims to pay for a new roof after a major fire?!
Dictionnaire infernal baal will explain your feelings and in May 24 yeo 33° art showed himself as per the book - wef logo and doppleganger germanic term.....🎩
Please explain?
@@AdrianGilbert1
Dictionnaire infernal written in 1818 demons end times incarnate shows images baal seems pretty obvious doppleganger.
In May 24 art work with hidden meaning mirror image you can see cat sat on throne - black 🦋 means transitioning - turn upside down you see balphamot the true spirit of baal who hes transitioning to. Bringing this spirit here - enlil is sa-tan.
Then rushed wef election in June 24 wef logo ( through 3 Os - 🤔 election? Who consented to what?
IF THE SOVEREIGN GOVT IS MONARCH LORDS AND CIVILS UNDER POPE! 🎩🤣
WHATS THAT MAKE MPS AND STARMER? = 🎭 PUPPETS TO ENTERTAIN🤡
THE POPE IS SOVEREIGN & LIABLE AS IS THE MONARCH! THE GAMES ARE OVER.
The pope is the 8th king absolute 1929 fransis 8th king of bible.
Cw monarchs oath to govern under church law! Ode de joy thus Canon law divine monarch system and i qoute.
The Pope is Supreme Sovereign his GOVERNMENT is his monarch lords & civils. 🤔📜
I ask again people what did you consent to exactly in june? Pm and mps none sovereign Cw3 governor to rome none sovereign!
Two governments none sovereign! 🤡🎩
Wef want you home property you own nothing by 2030 oh and a mass cull of people! Now does the art have meaning?
Mps swear to a monarch under sovereign oath of a foreign power?! All mps lords civils monarch are lying.
Btw what king tales an oath to be a governor?🧐 🤡📜
Yvette cooper for force of laws of the land? But you use laws of the sea! 🤡📜🦋🎩 must be those earls of Orkney! 🤣
Thats why the POPEs BOATS keep coming! The mps lie as i have found out the Pope sovereign sending his boats and going to destruction if not stopped.
Laws of land no foreign rule or ruler by her own tongue Yvette your in high treason along with all others in system controlled by Rome.
Brexit! 🤣🤣🤣 SHAKESPERIAN PLAY ACTORS ACT! Yes they put you through all that claim sovereignty completed! 🤡🎩🦋
Cw would lose his de dums governor to rome titile - his oath to foreign entity govt who are sending the boats? His is not above the law as he claims as he is not sovereign.
I have watched i have shown mps who are running scared of truth and tbh Brexit now is major issue to the clowns of this era are the worst of the worst. Maybe treason wakes them all up?
I wonder what happens when mps are served papers as non sovereign mps just actors for cw3 and the real hidden system.
All lords and civlls of rome GB pay for! All laws coming to temporial lords - pope started all phanes nonsense - he end of their book he goes to destruction and well if not stopped that will happen.
Btw curses can and will be broken but people have to wake up first.
I wish we could all go back to the way of wyrd
maybe we're in satan's little season?
Dragons are not the enemy its just symbolic. Dragons are very friendly. If it was a horned goat I might agree with you. Dragons were real creatures which lived throughout the British Isles and feature in various medieval works such as the Deeds of The Abbots of St Albans.
Oh that lovely dragon as featured in Revelation from chapter 8 onwards. No thank you.
Rev 12: 9 " The great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the devil or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him "
@@user-qn2hw1bp7v It has always been a wonder to me as to the origins of some of the Masonic artwork featured on our Christian buildings, but that well of course be something behind the origins of the rather diverse Masonic theology?
@@user-qn2hw1bp7v what about snakes then and apples? Fig trees?
Are you a Jesuit by any chance ?
No but I was brought up as a Catholic and went to a school that also functioned as a seminary for priests. Today, I regard myself as a non-denominational Christian. There is much I disagree about concerning the mainstream churches but I do love God and have had a number of extraordinary, mystical experiences myself. I therefore call myself a 'gnostic', in the true sense of the word: one who knows from personal experience not someone else's indoctrination.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Dear Adrian, thank you for your kind reply. Do you believe that Truth is “ Absolute “ ? Because we as humans can either view the truth as relative or absolute, the word of God says “ lean not on your own understanding “ - narrow is the way that leads to life everlasting - Jesus Christ 🙏❤️🙂
Hi. You should get rid of the Horus Egptian god idol, it's pagan
Hail Satan
The dragon in Rochester cathedral is actually there as a symbol of the triumph of justice and law over lawlessness. It comes from the Textus Roffensis which is the oldest book of English Law in existence and which applied the concept of law (a fundamentally Judeo-Christian concept) to the Anglo-Saxon and later peoples of Kent and England.
The dragon appears in the only illustration in Textus from the letter R - R for Roffensis (Rochester). We might well wonder how a dragon can be in a cathedral, what spiritual significance it might have, and whether there are in fact any dragons in the Bible. Dragons in the Bible and in medieval literature often represent evil, or sin - things that we are frightened of. St George defeats a dragon - and in the legend this represents the triumph of good over evil. To some extent the serpent that beguiles Adam and Eve has evolved into a terrifying, fire-breathing beast. In the book of Wisdom (11:17-20) we find this graphic and significant reference to a dragon as part of creation:
For your all-powerful hand,
which created the world out of formless matter,
did not lack the means to send upon them a multitude of bears, or bold lions,
or newly-created unknown beasts full of rage,
or such as breathe out fiery breath,
or belch forth a thick pall of smoke,
or flash terrible sparks from their eyes;
not only could the harm they did destroy people,
but the mere sight of them could kill by fright.
Even apart from these, people could fall at a single breath
when pursued by justice
and scattered by the breath of your power.
But you have arranged all things by measure and number and weight.
The dragon in the cathedral is a commemorative, celebratory artwork which reminds us how the rule of law is a vital and valuable part of our Christian heritage. It is not pagan, any more than informing folk about how the gardens are kept in an ecologically positive way.
All very erudite but if this is true, why is it not explained, with posters and booklets in the Cathedral? Why are there no symbols or pictures of St George or St Michael taming the dragon?
The dragon is synonymous with the worm or serpent first encountered in the Garden of Eden. He tempts Man to disobey the first law of God: 'Don't eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil'.
Eating the fruit is synonymous with what we now call science. But the serpent speaks with a forked tongue. He teaches falsehood that lead to the imprisonment of Man on planet Earth. Man is cast down and thenceforth must work hard for his bread, cultivating ground that withut care and attention produces only weeds. The way to heaven was blocked by the angel with the fiery sword, an allusion I believe to St Michael.
Jesus came to rescue us and enable a path out of here. |However, Satan has not gone away. |He may be a dragon but he is still an angel, some say a fallen Seraph, and he is very intelligent. He is all the time trying to trick us out of faith in the mission of |Jesus Christ. Many of our sciences are Satanic in the sense that they are half truths.
A prime example is the Doctrine of Evolution as taught by the Darwinists. It is a lie to say that life began ipso facto from the mud and slime of the earth. It is a divine creation requiring intelligent design. Nor does evolution proceed willy-nilly by random chance and selection of the 'fittest'. Every species that we see on Earth has ben planted here, just as it says in Genesis. WE have the evidence for this in the fossil record with 6, major extinction events followed by entirely new species being placed here without anticedents from the previous era.
Today SAtan is still active and is seeking to replace Christianity with a 'One World' religion based on a modern form of paganism called Gaia. The dragon represents this. He is not a 'giver of laws' but a deceiving spirit that takes mankind away from God.
Clearly you know your bible and you will therefore be aware that the 'End Times' are portrayed symbolically in Matthew 24 and the Apocalypse of John. We are warned of the difficulties of these times, which I believe are upon us now. The eventual fate of the serpent/dragon is to be thrown into the |Lake of Fire. Before that, Christ will return and inaugurate the Millennial Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.
This might all sound like wishful thinking but it is what we have been taught. The doctrine of Gaia and salvation through ecology is a false teaching. For this world will pass away. What matters is saving the souls of mankind, as many as possible, and that, not gardening, is the job and duty of the church.
@@AdrianGilbert1 Because having the dragon there isn't ABOUT any of that. It's about the heritage of law. There are plenty of signs around explaining why it is there. It is a work of art and cathedrals have displayed artworks that reference Christianity for centuries. The Textus Roffensis was produced by a bunch of monks. Affirming the rule of law and displaying the artwork of blind people is hardly unchristian. Criticism such as yours is narrow and restrictive and there is a bigger, wider picture.
hic sunt leones?
Could be. Where is this a quote from please?
@@AdrianGilbert1 every map in the middle ages had "a limes" marked by this sentence. basically it defines limits of a known world/universe if you please.
so this circel of lions may be a pictorial reference to the known (human) universum and the dangerous outside realm.
Its catholic it neverrepresents Christ ever ever.
What's Catholic? I never said the bread was a representation of Christ. What is a representation is sharing bread as in the Last Supper. I agree with yuou that the Catholic Doctrine of 'Transubstantiation is a misunderstanding of what Jesus was saying. He was the embodiment of the word or logos, on account of making himself a pure vessel to receive it. What is the 'logos' then. It is the utterance of God and when God speaks, his word is the law (logos). God doesn't speak like we do but through issuing energy, most especially light (phos in Greek). The light is absorbed by vegetation, including wheat plants., They turn the light into wheat grain and from this we make bread.
In other words, Jesus, as the Christ, is identifying his 'body' as the entire creation that is made from condensed light. This is the meaning of the first chapter of St John's Gospel. He wanted his disciples to think on this when they share food, especially bread and wine.
Unfortunately, early theologians interpreted this tp mean he was transforming the bread by some miraculous means into something else. They then attributed thjis power to the subsequent priesthood, so that nobody could have communion without them in charge. This is a mockery of Christ's teaching and is one of the main reasons I left the Catholic Church. IMHO the bread remains bread, just as it did at the Last Supper. Eating bread, especially when it is shared with others, should be a reminder to us of Jesus and his Last Supper.
Signs of the zodiac! You have some peculiar idea of Christian theology.
The signs of the zodiac doesn't mean I worship them. They mark out the signs and seasons as it says in Genesis.
@@AdrianGilbert1 But to have them included within the carving of the cathedral stonework is obviously rather stretching into the fringes of mystic symbolism, which is inappropriate for such a building.
I have never understood as to why the design of gargoyles take the form they always have done.
You are right
Thank you for your endorsement!