Can anyone recommend a good book about the Knights Templar?

[catholicsuffer]

Dear (name removed by moderator), I really hope you are as vigorous in your defense of Jesus Christ being the road to salvation for all exclusively, as you are in defense of your order. The problem of course with any reputed Catholic Sanction of your order is that there is none from Rome. Your order would have no problems accepting Christian Unitarians or Arians (early heresy) who deny Christ’s divinity but only worship Him as the highest among us mortals. This is indeed what many Masons believe.
I mentioned in another thread here on Freemasonry how it was incompatible with Catholicism based on my own research and from family members who are Masons. One was exalted into Royal Arch. Royal Arch masons in the higher degrees learn the secret occult name of God. The Great Architect of the Universe is JAH-BUL-ON, the ineffable name.
JAH= Jahweh, the God of the Old Testament
BUL= Baal, the ancient Canaanite fertility god associated with magic, (the devil to the Hebrews).
ON= Osiris, the Ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.
I know this from personal experience because when I asked a member of my family (60 years old) to pronounce this name, he froze in front of the whole family because he did not think anyone would know Gods secret name and by Masonic Ritual, nobody is allowed to utter the words Jahbulon on pain of decapitation, at least they promise. A Royal Arch can only pronounce one consonant of the above trinity requiring two others to pronounce the other two respectively. After Royal Arch many masons get bored and start joining other rites for fun. Beyond the non-Christian Craft and Royal Arch degrees are self-styled Christian Orders including yours (Knights Templar), the Red Cross of Constantine, and the Rose Croix. In the 1950s Father Walton Hannah (a religious man, having nothing to do with the conspiracy fringe of Catholic writing on Masonry) analyzed the rituals of these ``Christian Orders which enables mere master Masons of the 3rd degree to vault to the 18th in a Gnostic obligation pledging fidelity to the secrets and mysteries of this Order. The emphasis is on the inititiate`s impersonation of Christ in achieving his own salvation through enlightenment (which is the oldest heresy the Church had to fight, Gnosticism, which teaches that salvation is only achievable by secret knowledge forbidden to the profane).
My dad knew way too many people who left the Catholic Church, became Orthodox or other, just so they could belong to the Order.
Books in support of my claims (2 bestsellers): Inside the Brotherhood by Martin Short, The Brotherhood by Steven Knight, and Walton Hannah Darkness Visible .

I like to thank you and everyone else that remains strong in the Catholic Faith and speak up against the masons/freemasons. I live down here in the south where they control almost everything, especially in the Government and businesses.
I strongly recommend that all catholics make theirself aware of the masons signs, religious beliefs, and various orders so that they can protect theirselves from this satanic occult. This is a highly dangerous occult which attacks Catholics without mercy and often without the victims knowledge. Unfortunatly they are also a very secretive religious organization which are quick to claim that they are not a religious organization but a charitable organization, do not be fool.If you walk into any local governments building down here in the deep south then you probablely have walk right into a control mason/freemason atmosphere, they are quick to give these government jobs out to their members. They also infiltrate various Catholic orders. I work with one guy who claim that his brother was a mason and was one of the one in charge of the Florida Knights of Columbus, of course this may not have been true, I never investigated the matter, being I myself am not a Catholic. Just be cautious and protect your religion with great vigor and make yourself aware of those around you who are in there orders, with careful observation you will become amaze at how many and how strong they really have become. You will also be very amaze at the similarity of the masons and other religious occults like the Mormons and the Klu Klux Klan.
If all of this sounds far-fetched or like a conspiracy theory then you better think again.
Oh, yes, getting back to the main topic about a recommended book, good-luck and enjoying the topic.

 

[NPS]

Many people interested in the Templars will find the story of the Siege of Malta riveting.
The Knights of Malta were the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, aka the Hospitallers, and they saved Malta and Christendom with a heroic defense.

Nicholas Prata has written an incredibly good novel about the siege. I can’t recommend this book enough. Here is the description. Read the customer reviews on Amazon.

**The year is AD 1523 and the island of Rhodes has just fallen to the Turks. Those sailing away in defeat from this captured bastion are members of an anachronistic crusading order called the Knights of St. John – otherwise known as the Hospitallers. Among the dejected company is a stalwart young knight named Jean Parisot De La Valette. Were it up to him, the order would have defended the island to the bitter end. Forty-two years later, history has repeated itself. The Hospitallers are again besieged by the teeming armies of the relentless Turk. Their tiny island-fortress of Malta is all that stands between the armies of Suleiman and the very heart of Christendom. But this time the scenario is different – La Valette wears the Grand Master’s cape. Behind him stand the knights of his faithful order: men of incredible valor ready to “strike a blow for Christ” and sacrifice their lives to halt the invading Turks at the gates of Europe. What follows is a desperate struggle between East and West, Cross and Koran, faith and despair. Angels in Iron is based on the actual events surrounding the Siege of Malta in 1565. Nicholas C. Prata relates the tale in riveting and graphic prose which brings the extreme heroism of the knights and the unimaginable horror of combat sharply into focus. Prepare yourself for an epic adventure. **

To keep the current Templar thread on topic, please reply in a thread about the book, titled “Great Book For Catholic Men”:
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