(Ebook) The Hiram Key Revisited - Freemasonry: A Plan For A New World Order by KNIGHT, Christopher and BUTLER, Alan ISBN 9781907486135, 1907486135

(Ebook) The Hiram Key Revisited - Freemasonry: A Plan For A New World Order by KNIGHT, Christopher and BUTLER, Alan ISBN 9781907486135, 1907486135

First published 2007 in the UK and USA in hardback as "Solomon’s Power Brokers" by Watkins Publishing, London.[rear cover blurb]THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPELLING BOOKEVER WRITTEN ABOUT THE SECRET SOCIETY THATSHAPED THE MODERN WORLDFreemasonry, with its arcane rituals, occult symbols and labyrinthinehierarchy, has mystified the outside world for centuries. But it has becomeapparent that even the most senior Freemasons do not understand its ancientorigins or purpose. So what is this powerful and arcane organization really for?In this eye-opening account, two seasoned researchers show that today’sFreemasons are the spiritual descendants of an ancient priesthood that wasforced to act in secrecy. They predicted the birth of the coming Messiah, andJesus Christ was part of their mission. Soon after the Crucifixion they werenearly wiped out by a programme of mass genocide conducted by the Romans;later, in feudal Europe, they grew to a position of unparalleled power beforebeing branded as heretics and forced underground. But they could not bestopped, and they continued to work in subtle, sometimes subversive, alwaysanonymous, ways to pursue their objective — a new world order that put Godabove, and yet out of, human affairs.CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT has published many successful books. His first book,The Hiram Key, co-authored with Robert Lomas, became an internationalbestseller, selling more than a million copies worldwide.ALAN BUTLER is an historical researcher and an expert in astrology andastronomy. He has published several successful books and is a playwrightand an accomplished radio dramatist.