The Birth of the Savior, and the Advent of the Messiah

 In Section X (Part 14 in our study), we saw how the dates of the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ are marked at the upper end of the First Ascending Passage. These calculations are specially connected with the Plane of Human Perfection, as symbolized by the level of the Queen’s Chamber floor. We find that the Pyramid contains an additional corroboration of the dates of both of these important events by a method of indication which is more particularly related to the Nation of Israel, as symbolized by the First Ascending Passage.

In the two time-measurements presented in Sections XI (Part 9 in our study), and XLII (Part 10), viz.: (1) the period from the giving of the Law to the death of Christ; and (2) the period from the Exodus to the dispersion of the people of Israel by the Roman army, the unfaithful element of the Nation is very apparent. Because of their unbelief and hardness of heart, the Lord in 33 A.D. pronounced the sentence of desolation upon their “House” or national polity; and five days later they laid cruel hands upon him and slew him. In the year 70 A.D. the Nation entered the hadean condition, as a punishment for its continued lack of faith.

At the beginning of the Nation’s separate existence the same evil heart of unbelief is noticeable; for of all those above twenty years of age, that is, all the responsible individuals who were called out of Egypt, only two, Joshua and Caleb, were permitted to enter the land of Canaan. All the others were so unbelieving and disobedient, that they perished in the wilderness (See Deut. 1:22-40; Num. 14:22-45).

But in the midst of the general blind unbelief, the Lord always had his few faithful witnesses. Of such (“Israelite’s Indeed”) were the small remnant, who, at the end of the Age, were received by Christ as his joint-heirs (John 1:11; Rom. 9:27; 11:5).

The Great Pyramid symbolically distinguishes these loyal members of the Nation of Israel by means of special time-measurements. The time-measurements which refer to these faithful ones are on a higher plane than those which refer to the Nation at large. The unfaithful majority are pictured as going up the floor-line of the First Ascending Passage, but the faithful minority, not in sympathy with, and in the Lord’s sight much superior to, the others, are represented as going up (1) along the axial-line, i.e., the line midway between the floor and the roof; and (2) along the roof-line.

These measurements start from the floor of the Descending Passage, as indicating Spring 1575 B.C., the date of the Jewish Nation’s entrance into Canaan (See Bible dates, Sec. III). They terminate at the upper south end of the First Ascending Passage. Joshua and Caleb, and the children of those who perished in the wilderness, were permitted to enter the land of promise (Num.14:31, 32; Deut. 1:36-40). They showed their faith when they crossed the flooded waters of Jordan, and caused themselves to be circumcised, for their disobedient unbelieving fathers had not circumcised them in the wilderness (Josh. 5:2-9). It was because of their faith, also, that the walls of Jericho fell, and that the hostile nations were subdued before them (Heb. 11:30).

For what great event were the faithful Israelite’s hoping and longing?

They eagerly looked forward to the Advent of the great Deliverer, whom God had promised. The waiting was long in order that their faith and patience might be tried and developed. In due time the few who remained true to the Lord and his promises were rewarded. Jesus, the Savior, was born in Autumn of the year 2 B.C. (Sec. X, Part 14); and the faithful Israelite’s at that time, the shepherds, Simeon, Anna and others, gladly received him and “spoke of him to all them that looked for redemption in Israel” (Luke 2:38).

It was not, however, until his baptism in Autumn 29 A.D., when he was “anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power,” that he came as the “Messiah,” or the “Christ” (Acts 10:38; John 1:41, margin). Then the hearts of many, who were Israelite’s indeed, such as Peter, John, Philip and Nathanael, were gladdened, because they had “found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write,” “the Son of God, the King of Israel” (John 1:45-49).

Thus, these two measurements, in conjunction with the other in Section XI (Part 9), show that the upper end of the First Ascending Passage indicates three important dates, each of which may be regarded as a starting-point of the Gospel Age, as symbolized by the Grand Gallery.

First: In the center of the south doorway of the First Ascending Passage (Illustration above), midway between the floor and roof, the date of the Birth of Jesus, Autumn 2 B.C., is indicated. Jesus came to this earth for the very purpose of giving his flesh for the life of the world (John 6:51; 1 Pet. 3:18). From the date of the entrance of the Nation of Israel into the Holy Land, in Spring of 1575 B.C., to the birth of the Man Christ Jesus in Autumn 2 B.C. is a period of 1573 1/2 years. The axial length of the First Ascending Passage (Illustration below), starting from the floor-line of the Descending Passage (as representing the Israelite’s leaving the wilderness to enter the land of promise), is 30 inches, practically, more than the floor-length; and 1543½ plus 30 is 1573½ Pyramid inches (taking round numbers. See the NOTE below).

Second: But Jesus was unable to present himself in sacrifice until he was 30 years of age. Accordingly, it was in Autumn 29 A.D. that he symbolized his consecration unto death in the waters of Jordan (Luke 3:21-23). From that moment he became the Messiah, and the “Head” of the Church. This date is indicated where the roof of the First Ascending Passage terminates at the north wall of the Grand Gallery; for the roof-length of the passage, starting this time also from the floor-line of the Descending Passage, is 30 inches more than the axial length (i.e. 60 inches), or, in round figures, 1603½ Pyramid inches. From the date of crossing the Jordan till the date of our Lord’s baptism in Jordan, is 1603½ years.

Third: Three and a half years later Christ completed his sacrifice by his death on the cross, and at Pentecost, fifty days after his resurrection, the Holy Spirit was poured forth on his disciples, the first members of the Church, when they were all with one accord in one place. It was in the year 33 A.D., therefore, that the Gospel “Call” commenced so far as the Church, the “Body” of Christ, was concerned (Col. 1:18 ; Phil. 3:14). This date, as we have seen in Section XI (Part 9), is indicated by the point where the floor of the First Ascending Passage meets the floor of the Grand Gallery.

NOTE: By trigonometrical computation, on the basis that the angle of the passages is 26° 18′ 9″.7, and their mean transverse or right-angled height 47″.6, the extra length of the produced roof-line of the First Ascending Passage to the floor of the Descending Passage, is 59.9140+, i.e., 60 inches. This is practically the same as the actual measurements of Professors Smyth and Petrie. The extra axial length is, of course, half the extra roof length.

AN ADDITIONAL CORROBORATION

The main date, and its attendant main historical event, which is marked by the line of demarcation between the First Ascending Passage and the Grand Gallery, is that of our Lord’s death and resurrection, spring of the year 33 A.D. (floor-line measure) This is proved by all the principal time-measurements of the Pyramid, yet, as we have seen, other time-measurements of importance, though not of the principal order, show that this same vertical line of demarcation also indicates the dates of our Lord’s birth (center axis measure), and of his baptism (roof measure); while the event of his death and resurrection is particularly symbolized by the Well-shaft.

As our understanding of the Pyramid’s teachings increases, we perceive that every definite point at, or connected with, the Well-shaft pertains to the events and dates of our Lord’s first advent; and the time-measurements, direct or indirect, which draw attention to these dates and events are always harmonious with the main indications.

When the young Scotsman, Robert Menzie, first referred to the Well-mouth in the Grand Gallery as symbolizing the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (and by this wonderful suggestion, opened up the whole Messianic teaching of the Great Pyramid), he explained that a measurement of 33½ inches up the floor-line of the Grand Gallery from the north wall, brings one “over against the mouth of the Well.”

But this measured length of 33½ inches does not, as Robert Menzie knew, lead to any one definite point at the Well- mouth, such as the exact center of that opening, or at the north or south edges, but is merely a general measurement ending somewhere within the confines of the mouth-opening.

For instance, a measurement of 43½ inches from the north wall of the gallery would still be correctly described as ending “over against the mouth of the Well” ; for the north and south edges of this opening measure, on the incline, 25.0106+, and 54.7233+ , Pyramid inches respectively up from the north wall of the Gallery.

Therefore, so far as time is concerned, the 33½ inches mentioned by Robert Menzie CANNOT be taken as a corroboration of the 33½ years of Christ Jesus’ earthly life.

The Great Pyramid does not corroborate any time – feature of the Scriptures, or of secular history, except by measurements that are definite, and at least comparatively close in agreement between units of time on the one hand, and appropriate Pyramid units of measure on the other.

If this reasonable rule is not consistently recognized, then the time-corroborations of the Great Pyramid are rendered valueless. Nevertheless, the dimensions and proportions of the Pyramid were so wonderfully balanced by the great Designer, that all the most important Biblical and secular time-features are corroborated beyond question by definite corresponding measurements in the building.

Thus, although the 33½ inches, when measured in the way referred to by Robert Menzie, do not corroborate the definite Scriptural period of 33½ years between our Lord’s birth and crucifixion, there is a corroborative method of measuring between the north wall of the Grand Gallery as marking the date of Jesus’ birth, and the Well-mouth as marking the date of his death and resurrection 33½ years later. This method of measuring is a symmetrical one which we now find to be used frequently in the Pyramid, both for time-measurements, and scientific features, namely, the sum of the base and perpendicular of a right-angled triangle.

“In a right-angle triangle, if either of the two acute angles, as for instance, (A) in the diagram above, and the length of one of the sides be known, the lengths of the two other sides can be ascertained by means of the trigonometrical values of the known angle. These values vary with the size of the angle; but they are constant with the same angle, no matter what may be the length of the sides, because with the same angle the sides bear the same relative proportion to each other.”

The two definite points at this section of the Pyramid which can be consistently taken as marking the dates of Christ’s birth and death, Autumn of 2 B.C. and Spring of 33 A.D., are (1) the north wall of the Grand Gallery where the floor begins its ascent, and (2) the point on this inclined floor which coincides with the north edge of the Well-mouth. This section of the sloping floor of the Gallery is too short to corroborate the period between these two prominent dates, if a direct inclined measurement in inches is required; but it is just the correct length to corroborate that period by the symmetric method of measuring we speak of, that of the sum of the base and perpendicular of a right-angled triangle:

For we may regard this particular floor-section as the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle, rising at the passage-angle of 26° 18′ 9″.7. Its precise length, according to the standard dimensions, is 25.0106 + Pyramid inches, which is very little more than the cubit-length. By the rules of trigonometry we ascertain the base and perpendicular lengths of the right-angled triangle as being, respectively, 22.4211 +, and 11.0825+, Pyramid inches. The sum of these two is 33.5037+ Pyramid inches, or only about a 300th part of an inch more than the exact 33½ inches.

In this symmetrical way, therefore, not only is the north wall of the Grand Gallery proved to mark the date of the birth of the Man Christ Jesus, but, more important still, the definite point at the very north edge of that part of the Pyramid’s symbolical system which so beautifully represents, and pictures, the death and resurrection of the world’s Savior, the upper mouth of the Well-shaft, is now seen to mark the actual date of that far-reaching event, Spring of the year 33 A.D. This time-measurement is, of course, additional to the one described in Section X (Part 14), which corroborates the prominent dates and events of our Lord’s first advent from another viewpoint.

Thus far we have found that the time features of the Great Pyramid fully collaborate the scriptures in regards to both the First and Second Dispensations, the “Old world” and this “Present Evil World”, as well as the “Patriarch Age”, the “Jewish Age”, and the “Gospel Age” beginning with the advent of Christ. Next up we will take a look at the first age or segment of the “World to come” (the Third Dispensation) and, the “Millennial Age”.

Great Pyramid Passages Page 212-217, par. 556-577