Mohammed Jesus New Testament written The Crusades – Templar Knights Freemasonry The Crusades, and Knights Templar Christianity vs Islam Koran/ Hadith written ? The Peasants’ Crusade – after which, they become an Order of soldier monks within the Catholic Church The First Crusade – Crusader Knights capture Jerusalem; create first Christian state, Antioch to Jedda The Second Crusade – Triggered by the fall of Edessa to Muslim forces Saladin takes Jerusalem The Third Crusade – concluded by a truce between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin; allowing pilgrims to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcre in Jerusalem The sack of Constantinople The Fifth Crusade - Crusader armies are trapped and forced to make truce The Sixth Crusade - The Emperor Frederick II wins back Jerusalem by treaty with the Sultan of Egypt The Seventh Crusade – Louis IX of France is captured and held for ransom by Egyptian forces The Eighth Crusade – Crusaders succumbed to disease, dysentery and typhoid - Louis IX also died The end of a Christian presence in the Holy Land with the sack of Acre, last Crusader port. The Templar Knights began in France, sole purpose was protection of the Holy Land treasures, pilgrim safety But then …. The Templars become first global corporation, with great wealth, power, independence from European kings Templar power threatens France; French king covets their wealth to cover french debt; 5000 knights arrested; Pope Clement V shocked, but then moves politically to join/lead Templar elimination. HitlerAdam, Abraham, Solomon Templars regroup in Cyprus; melded into Hospitalier Knights – then, evolved to Knights of Malta etc – eventually, freemasonry claims historical link to templars. Temple of Solomon treasures - eg Arc of the Covenant; Holy Grail; Wood from Christ’s cross; Spear Pilgrims unsafe Syria – Sunni Egypt - Shia The Mongols vs Syria, Egypt Holy Lands occupied by Jews, Christians, various groups Jewish Torah written? “The whole point of Islamic salvation history is to adapt Judeo-Christian religious themes for the formulation of an Arabian religious identity. ‘ Sumerian civilisation; wheel, writing, time - minutes and seconds Temple 3 built AD638 Temple 2 built by Jews BC19 Temple 1 built by Solomon Christianity and Islam collide!

The Protestant Reformation and Counter-reformation AD1300 – 1650 Protestants – believe church of Jesus is an invisible, spiritual reality comprised of all those who belief in Christ rightly in their hearts Catholics – believe church of Jesus is a visible, historical reality existing in unified form in the world. Catholic principle of “unity of faith’ replaced by Protestant principle of “purity of faith” The key Protestant reformists And the catholic reformist response to them was - AD 1563 New Religious Orders Several great saints Protestantism made little further headway in Europe after 1563 ! The Council of Trent Matteo Ricci, China, 1581; Robert de Nobili, India; Phillipines 1581; St Turibio, Peru 1580; Isaac Jogues, Iroquois indians 1646; John de Brebeuf, Huron indians 1625 And missionary outreach across the Far East, North and South America