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YEAR 144 = The man, Marcion, ca. 85-160, was an Early Christian theologian who was excommunicated by the Roman church as a heretic. His canon consisted of eleven books: his own version of the Gospel of Luke, and ten of Paul's epistles. Some believe that the Epistles of Paul may have originated from this man Marcion. All other epistles and gospels of the New Testament were rejected by Marcion. His teachings were influential during the 2nd century and a few centuries afterward, rivaling that of the Church of Rome. Marcion taught an alternative theology to the Canonical, Proto-orthodox, Trinitarian, and Christological views of the Roman Church. The early Church fathers denounced him sharply. Marcionism is the dualist belief system that originates in the teachings of Marcion around the year 144. Marcion affirmed Jesus Christ as the Saviour sent by God and Paul as his chief apostle. Marcion declared that Christianity was distinct from and in opposition to Judaism. He rejected the entire Hebrew Bible. When conflicts with the bishops of Rome arose, Marcion began to organize his followers into a separate community. He was excommunicated by the Church of Rome around 144 and had a large donation of 200,000 sesterces returned. After his excommunication, he returned to Asia Minor where he continued to spread his message. He created a strong ecclesiastical organization resembling the Church of Rome and put himself as bishop. Marcion was quite a problem for the church of Rome at the time. If 144 is indicated, the 2 books = 11, representing the eleven books of Marcion's 'bible'. Ten Epistles of Paul and one of Luke.

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YEAR 1118 = The year that the Knights Templar was first [officially] formed with Grand Master, Hugues de Payens of Champagne, France. I believe the Templars operated much, much, earlier than this year, but 1118 is the year the church officially employed the group as the Knights Templar to provide protection for them. More on this later.

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YEAR 1244 =.In the year 1244 CE, Jerusalem was sacked by Tartars and Khwarezmians [Chorasmians], again resulting in the recapture of the city from the Christians, to whom it had been returned by treaty. The Tartars were Turks, the Khwarezmians were of Iranian stock from the area of the Aral Sea, from the same stock as the Turkish-Iranian Khazars who, around 750 - 1000 CE, adopted the religion of Judaism and claimed to be descendants of the ancient Israelites. See article on Esau

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THE LOST BOOK OF NOSTRADAMUS
PLATE # 3

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      Plate #3 shows an elderly [seemingly] Oriental man pointing out something in two books to a group of  8 people, four men and four women. They seem to be quite interested in what the Sage is showing or telling them and it appears that they hold this man in high regard for they are kneeling before him. He may be teaching them or the books themselves represent something sacred to the people so they kneel in reverence.
      I do not believe the 'teaching' man is Jesus as this is not the typical representation of Jesus from any time period, and the artist makes it a point to indicate that the man is older than what Jesus would have been when teaching.
     This man is meant to represent a SEER, a SAGE, a WISEMAN, or a RESPECTED MASTER of some type. Possibly the TEACHER is portrayed as an Eastern man to indicate a 'SEER' or 'WISE MAN', per biblical implication that the 'Magi came from the East' - Magi meaning wiseman, seer, or prophet.
        This teacher wishes to tell men and women alike something about a BOOK or two BOOKS. The two books might represent the BIBLE, both Old and New Testaments, OR, they could represent the bible of early Marcion and the Catholic bible, or, they could represent two accounts of history - the correct version and the incorrect version. Much of the implication gathered from this 'Lost Book' seems to concentrate on Medieval history, particularly history of the Roman Church at both France and Rome.
        At any rate, the teacher wishes to convey a message to all peoples - men and women alike. Either something pertaining to what is written in these books, or the significance of the books themselves.
    If the artist is Nostradamus, he lived from 1503-1566, and if the books represent 'The Great Bible', it was prepared for reading around 1538, during Nostradamus' lifetime. The King James Version of the Bible was printed in English, in 1611- by King James VI of Great Britain. But remember, these books may not represent the bible - as obvious implication leads us to believe, but rather, these books probably represent two versions of history - one wrong, one correct.

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The Templar Knights were officially founded in 1118 CE by Hugues de Payens, but may have been in existence long before this time frame. The church made them an official 'order' in 1118. By the 'Bull Vox in Excelso' of 1312 they were disbanded by the pope, forbidden to function as a group. They were unmercifully tortured and killed. The last acting Grand Master [from a total of 23 since 1118], was Jacques de Molay, who was born in 1244.
Plate #3 wants us to know the story of Jacques de Molay and the Templar Order.
Notice how the head, beard, and face of Jacques [see below] resemble the 'wiseman' in Plate #3.
You may also notice a halo around the head of Hugues [right] - it was not originally there - the head of the painting was quite dark so I lightened this area to better see his face.

Jacques was murdered on March 18, 1314.

Note: The French name Jacques is a form of the biblical name Jacob, and later the name James, which also comes from the name Jacob. The Templars had a divine purpose, which was kept secret from the common people. At any rate, 'The Lost Book' deals with France during the middle ages and tells of the wrongs that the church did to the Templars, and to the multitudes of people.

The last Grand Master of the Templar Knights, Jacques de Molay was born in the year 1244. Before his death he was tortured for seven years, beginning in 1307. He was burned to death in 1314.

As we follow along with the images we will see that Jacques was first beheaded, with the possiblity that his body was burned.
Jacques was the final legitimate Grand Master of the Knights Templar and there you have the importance of the year 1244. Jacques was probably the most well known and respected of all the Grand Masters of the Knights Templar - murdered on March 18, 1314.

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First Roman Christain Crusade (1095-1099) Notice that this date is prior to the date of 1118. As the story goes, a group of knights led by Hugues (Hugh) de Payens, first Grand Master of the Templar Knights, offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem to serve as a military force to safe guard a group of travelers to Jerusalem. This group - often said to be nine in number - thereafter received the mandate of protecting Christian pilgrims who were enroute to the Holy Land to visit the shrines that were sacred to their faith, or so the story goes.

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1044: Gothelo [or Gozelo] the Great, (c. 967 – 19 April 1044), was the duke of Lower Lorraine [France] from 1023 CE, and of Upper Lorraine from 1033 CE. He was also the margrave of Antwerp from 1005 CE (or 1008), and the count of Verdun. Gothelo was the youngest son of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, and Matilda Billung, daughter of Herman, Duke of Saxony. Gothelo died on 19 April 1044 and is buried in the Abbey Church of Bilsen. His son Godfrey succeeded in Upper Lorraine, but the Emperor Henry III refused to give him the duchy of Lower Lorraine as well. When Godfrey showed disagreement with the imperial decision, Henry III threatened to pass the duchy to Godfrey's incompetent brother Gothelo. This caused a long rebellion in Lotharingia between the allies of Godfrey (the counts of Flanders and Leuven) and imperial forces (1044-1056). There may be more to the death of Gothelo in 1044 than meets the eye, but I do not believe that 1044 is the year that we are looking for.

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YEAR 1442 = Invention of Printing. In the year, 1444, Johannes  Gutenberg of Mainz, Germany sets up the first printing press and shop. German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that, with refinements and increased mechanization, remained the principal means of printing until the late 20th century. The inventor's method of printing from movable type, including the use of metal molds and alloys, a special press, and oil-based inks, allowed for the first time the mass production of printed books.
From another source:
"The Invention of Printing, which has been well called "a new gift of tongues - if only it had been always turned to worth uses", The ebech assigned to that great event is the year 1442, when John Faust of dramatic legend, established his Press at Mainz, and the first work printed from metal types [cut, not yet cast] was the Latin Bible, completed at the same place by Johannes Gutenberg in the same year that Nicolas V died. Nicolas V was an imperialist and an Antepope to 1329." Source: "The History of the Christian Church During the Middle Ages with a Summary of the Reformation, Centuries XI to XVI.: With a Summary of the Reformation, Centuries XI to XVI." By Philip Smith, Published by Harper & bros., 1885

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