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Название книги: Dark Mysteries of the Vatican
Автор(ы): H. Jeffers
Жанр: Прочая документальная литература
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Dark-Mysteries-of-the-Vatican-193387.html
Copyright © 2010 H. Paul Jeffers
To Jennifer and Mark NisbitFor there is nothing hid, which shall not be made manifest: neither was it made secret, but that it may come abroad.– Jesus Christ (Matthew 4:22)
Introduction: Keys to the Kingdom
Almost from the moment Jesus Christ changed the fisherman Simon’s name to Peter and gave him the keys to the kingdom of Heaven, the religion that was built in Christ’s name began keeping secrets out of necessity. Deemed by the Roman emperors to be dangerous, Christians literally went underground by gathering to worship in catacombs and caves. They came up with secret hand signals, symbols, and other signs of recognition and means of communication to avoid detection and persecution. From its outset, Christianity was a religion of secrets.After three centuries of suppression, the outlaw status of followers of Christ ended when the Emperor Constantine converted to the religion after literally seeing the light. While on the way to
Название книги: Dark Mysteries of the Vatican
Автор(ы): H. Jeffers
Жанр: Прочая документальная литература
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Dark-Mysteries-of-the-Vatican-193387.html
Copyright © 2010 H. Paul Jeffers
To Jennifer and Mark NisbitFor there is nothing hid, which shall not be made manifest: neither was it made secret, but that it may come abroad.– Jesus Christ (Matthew 4:22)
Introduction: Keys to the Kingdom
Almost from the moment Jesus Christ changed the fisherman Simon’s name to Peter and gave him the keys to the kingdom of Heaven, the religion that was built in Christ’s name began keeping secrets out of necessity. Deemed by the Roman emperors to be dangerous, Christians literally went underground by gathering to worship in catacombs and caves. They came up with secret hand signals, symbols, and other signs of recognition and means of communication to avoid detection and persecution. From its outset, Christianity was a religion of secrets.After three centuries of suppression, the outlaw status of followers of Christ ended when the Emperor Constantine converted to the religion after literally seeing the light. While on the way to
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