Bloodline of the Holy Grail
... Jew. When he traveled, he met men like himself and they tagged alone, in a manner of speaking. These men soon became amazed by his unselfishness and love for the Holy God. So, they began to write about his journeys and message. Even though he was but a normal man, the later named disciples were perplexed by his undying appreciation for God and his unquenchable thirst for His Word. It also seems important to note that Jesus had the option to be the King of Israel, which will be explained more thoroughly later. As he continued his preaching, he met a woman named Mary Magdalene, and they soon became married. This is were the problem arises. In the Bible, Jesus was not married, but for some reason, no one found that odd. Back, in the beginning of A.D., Jewish men were supposed to marry, but Jesus was an exception for some reason and no one mentioned it. Not a single disciple wrote that Jesus was too special for a mere women or that he had orders from God that he shouldn’t marry. In fact, no one mentioned the marriage either. So, as a great assumption, we can say that Jesus was indeed married because otherwise, it would have mentioned by at least one of the disciples. So why would this be hidden from the world? In A.D. 325, Constantine, the newly appointed Emperor of Rome, called to order the Council of Nicea. Led by an Alexandrian theologian named Arius, one school of thought argued that Jesus had undoubtedly been a remarkable leader, but he was not God in flesh. Arius proved an expert logician and master of extracting biblical proof texts that seemingly illustrated differences between Jesus and God, such as John 14:28: "the Father is greater than I." In essence, Arius argued that Jesus of Nazareth could not possibly share God the Father's unique divinity. In The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, the author, apparently adopts Arius as his representative for all pre-Nicene Christianity. Referring to the Council of Nicea, Brown claims that "until that moment in history, Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet … a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless." What I have just written tells the story, very briefly, how Jesus was voted to be considered “Holy.” Not long after that, Constantine “embraced” Christianity and the beliefs around it, including the whole idea of Jesus being Holy. But why would he do that? Recall that this was in the Fourth Century, and at this point, vast amounts of people grasped Christianity. Constantine, being known as a great ruler, realized that both his conquered lands and Rome itself had many people converting to this religion. Needless to say, Constantine understood what a powerhouse- for lack of a better word- of a religion this Christianity was going to become. So why not hop onto the train now? And that’s what he did, influencing his idea about Jesus being Holy. So then what’s the big idea about Mary Magdalene and Jesus and is it that important? Many people would believe so. Jesus himself could have been the King of Israel, even if he was never truly “God’s child.” Jesus’ bloodline goes back to King Solomon AND King David of Israel, giving him rights to the throne. What’s more, Mary Magdalene’s bloodline also dates back to a Israeli tribe, Benjamin, giving their child, which...