HITLTER AND THE CROWN JEWELS

It is very interesting how historical events mirror the Book of Revelation. Hitler was enthralled with holy relics of the Catholic faith and tried to establish a thousand year Third Reich. When Yeshua returns at the end of this current age He will establish a thousand year reign. The following article reveals how Satan works to establish his false kingdom on earth.



In 1909, Hitler was living in Vienna, Austria. He was a struggling art student with large ambitions but little talent. One day, he visited the Kunsthistoriches Museum and entered room 11, where he saw the Holy Lance and the Crown Jewels for this first time. He would have learned from the catalogue description near the display that the treasures on display were the ancient insignia of the German kings, passed down to each following ruler by divine right.

In Mein Kampf, he later wrote “During those years a view of life and a definite outlook on the world took shape in my mind. These became the granite basis of my conduct at that time. Since then I have extended that foundation only very little, and I have changed nothing in it.” The Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire were cherished symbols of the medieval concept of Catholic government. This idea began in 800, when the German King Charlemagne was crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III and lasted more than one thousand years.

 

The Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire included the imperial crown, the orb, the scepter, and two swords. The crown was not round in shape, like most modern crowns, but octagonal with eight hinged plates rounded off at the top and a golden cross in the front. The orb was in the shape of a globe with a cross on top, symbolizing Christ’s authority over the world. The scepter was a ceremonial staff that represented the king’s authority.

At coronation ceremonies, the imperial sword of Saint Mauritius was always carried ahead of the king and pointed upward. It was different from the ceremonial sword, which the kind used to bestow knighthood on loyal subjects. Its handle had the imperial eagle, and the crossbar was inscribed with the words “Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat” (Christ triumphs, Chris rules, Christ commands).

In the early medieval period, the Holy Lance and the Crown Jewels moved with the emperor from city to city. In 1424, Holy Roman Empreror Sigismund placed the Holy Lance and Crown Jewels in Nurnberg where, by royal decree, they were to remain for the rest of eternity. Nurnberg was recognized as an “imperial city”, directly under the control of the Holy Roman Emperor. The Teutonic Knights, a special group of soldier-priests, received the duty of protecting the treasure.

Pilgrims came from far and near to see the Holy Lance and Crown Jewels. Their mystical powers were felt by townspeople and visiting royalty alike. Isabella of Spain sent a piece of fabric to Nurnberg to be pierced by the spear point so she could wear it close to her heart.

On April 4^th of 1561, the Nurnberg saw what has been described as a “war in the heavens.” Chroniclers wrote it was a “frightful spectacle” and “dreadful apparition.” According to them, this “celestial battle” in the sky ended with the sacred image of the triumphant Holy Lance.

 

Following the Reformation, some Protestants stopped believing in the Holy Lance and the Crown Jewels. They claimed these sacred relics were ancient symbols that had become irrelevant in the “modern world”. German nun, Sister Anna Catherine Emmerich was asked to verify the authenticity of the Holy Lance. Many people had stopped believing it was the actual spear that had pierced Christ’s side during the crucifixion.

When Sister Anna Catherine touched the top of the Holy Lance, she had a mystic vision and a stigmatic wound appeared on her side. Astonished witnesses noticed that blood and water poured from the wound, which also flowed when Christ was pierced during the crucifixion. Their faith was restored.

 

However, the Holy Roman Empire was weakening. In 1796, the Holy Lance and the Crown Jewels were removed to keep them from falling into the hands of Napoleon and the invading French army. Baron Charles von Hugel was given the mission to hide the Holy Lance and Crown Jewels in Regensburg, Germany. He had promised to return the collection to Nurnberg when Napoleon was defeated.

 

When peace was finally restored, the Holy Roman Empire had dissolved. Baron von Hugel took advantage of the situation and sold the Holy Lance and Crown Jewels to the Hapsburg family in Vienna, Austria. Nurnberg demanded they be returned, but the Austrian government refused. The royal decree made by Holy Roman Emperor Sigsimund, that the treasures were to remain in Nurnberg forever, was being ignored.

 

Hitler knew and studied these ancient Catholic legends. After he took power, he built a replica of the wooden shrine that held the treasures in Nurnberg during medieval times.

During the Nurnberg’s rallies held in 1933, the replica shrine was placed in the market square, just as they would have appeared centuries earlier during Feast of the Holy Lance

 

                                                                                                       

                  

                                 The Spear of Destiny                                                         The Crown Jewels  

 

However, the shrine was empty. The Holy Lance and the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire were in Vienna, Austria. Germany had been robbed of its Catholic spiritual legacy. Prior to the Nurnberg rallies in 1935, an expensive replica of the Holy Lance was created. It was presented to Hitler as a “symbol of unity, stature, power, and strength of the German nation.” Later, Hitler explained that the Holy Lance was a “symbol of German imperial power.”

 

When Germany annexed Austria in 1938, Waffen SS soldier Major Walter Buch disguised himself and traveled ahead to Vienna. He checked into a small hotel with a luger pistol and secret orders to defend the Holy Lance or Crown Jewels at the Kunsthistoriches Museum. He was ordered to kill anyone who might attempt to take them before the Storm Troopers could secure the city.

 

On March 12, German troops entered into Austria. Buch changed into his SS uniform and protected the treasure. Three days later, on the Catholic feast day of Saint Longinus, Buch removed the collection from the museum and presented them to Hitler. Buch raised his arm in a salute announced “Die Heilige Lanze, mein Fuhrer” (The Holy Lance, my Fuhrer).

 

Hitler didn’t just take the Holy Lance and the Crown Jewels though. After Austria was accepted into the Reich, the Austrian ambassador to Germany presented the treasures to the city of Nurnberg and returned the Crown Jewels to their real home.

 

The Holy Lance and Crown Jewels were escorted to Nurnberg on a heavily guarded eight-car train. The treasure arrived in Nurnberg on August 30, 1938. One week later, they were displayed in a special opening ceremony at Saint Catherine’s Catholic Church.

 

Along with the Holy Lance and Crown Jewels, Hitler gathered a large collection of relics from the Holy Roman Empire. These included the royal slippers, gloves, stockings, vestments, and the embroidered silk coronation robe of the Holy Roman Emperor.

Hitler also collected the most valuable collection of holy relics outside of the Vatican. He had gathered a piece of wood from the True Cross, cloth from the robe worn by the apostle John, links from a chain that shackled Saint Paul, soil soaked with the blood of Saint Stephen, and a bone relic of Saint Maurice (the patron saint of the Holy Roman Empire).

 

These were the sacred treasures of the Holy Roman Empire, which Hitler called the “First” Reich. Therefore, he considered them treasures of his “Third”, and equally holy, Reich.

At the end of this current age the Anti-Christ will attempt to establish his own evil Reich. Amazing how history repeats!