1. 123456789101112131415161718192021 Mohammed Jesus New Testament written -2-3-4-5 The Crusades – Templar Knights Freemasonry The Crusades, and Knights Templar -6-7-8 Christianity vs Islam Koran/ Hadith written ? 1095-1096 The Peasants’ Crusade – after which, they become an Order of soldier monks within the Catholic Church 1095-1099 The First Crusade – Crusader Knights capture Jerusalem; create first Christian state, Antioch to Jedda 1147-1149 The Second Crusade – Triggered by the fall of Edessa to Muslim forces 1187- Saladin takes Jerusalem 1189-1192 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 1201-1204 The sack of Constantinople 1217-1221 The Fifth Crusade - Crusader armies are trapped and forced to make truce 1228-1229 The Sixth Crusade - The Emperor Frederick II wins back Jerusalem by treaty with the Sultan of Egypt 1248-1254 The Seventh Crusade – Louis IX of France is captured and held for ransom by Egyptian forces 1270-1270 The Eighth Crusade – Crusaders succumbed to disease, dysentery and typhoid - Louis IX also died 1291- 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!

2. 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