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The Stone of Destiny or Jacobs “pillow” Stone, has a long history and dates back to the time of Jacob (Israel), who was the grandson of Abraham. In Genesis 28, we read of Jacob using the stone as a pillow to sleep in a place called Luz, in which he had a dream where God… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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When Jacob wakes up from his dream, he takes the stone he had used as a pillow and anoints it with oil and renames the place Bethel or “house of God”. Twenty-two years later, Jacob returns to Bethel with the stone where God appears to him again and changes his name to Israel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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There we see Gods promise to Israel that future Kings will come from his loins. One future king being David, who was also of the Tribe of Judah. God made a covenant with David, ensuring him that his kingdom and throne would be established forever.
"Your kingdom shall be made… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The stone was brought from Syria to Egypt by King Gathelus, who then fled to Spain following the defeat of the Egyptian army. A descendant of Gathelus brought the stone to Ireland, and was crowned on it as King of Ireland. And from Ireland, the stone moved with the invading… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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John de Balliol was the last Scottish king crowned on it, in 1292, before Edward I of England invaded Scotland in 1296 and moved the stone to London. There, at Westminster Abbey in 1307, he had a special throne, called the Coronation Chair, built so that the stone fitted… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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On Christmas morning 1950 the stone was stolen from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalists who took it back to Scotland. Four months later it was recovered and restored to the abbey. In 1996 the British government returned the stone to Scotland, exactly 700 years after it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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When it was returned to Scotland, it was taken to Edinburgh Castle. Otherwise known as Castle Rock, a stronghold that was once the residence of Scottish monarchs. The stone resides in the Crown Room in Edinburgh Castle to this day.
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As if it wasn’t already, why is all of this significant?
The kings of Israel were crowned on the stone. This was the pillar or coronation stone on which the kings of the house of David were crowned. God said there would always be a descendant of King David sitting on David’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Who just returned to Scotland and said, ‘great to be home’. Days before King Charles’ coronation? Trump is a descendant of the Tribe of Judah. This is and has been a war of the bloodlines.
Biblical.
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