Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

Excellent Masters you must have been, or thus far
you could not have come. But you cannot go
farther without my words, signs, and word of
exhortation. My words are, Haggai, Joshua, and
Zerubbabel. My sign is this: (holds out a tumbler
of water, and pours out a little on the floor.) It is
in imitation of one given by God to Moses, when
he commanded him to pour water upon the dry
land, and it became blood. My word of
exhortation is explanatory of this sign, and is
found in the writings of Moses, viz., the fourth
chapter of Exodus:
"And it shall come to pass, if they will not
believe in the two former signs, thou shalt take of
the water of the river and pour it upon the dry
land; and the water shall become blood upon the
dry land."
Master of Third Veil--I also present you with the
Signet of Truth, which is that of Zerubbabel.
(Presents a triangular piece of metal, with ZER-
UBBA-BEL engraved on it.)
Principal Sojourner (to candidates.)--
Companions, we have now passed the Third Veil:
let us make an alarm at the Fourth. (Stamps as
before.)
Royal Arch Captain--Who comes there? Who
dares approach the Fourth Veil of our sacred
Tabernacle, where incense burns, day and night,
upon the holy altar? Who are you, and what are
your intentions?
Principal Sojourner--Three weary sojourners
from Babylon, who have come up thus far to aid
and assist in the noble and
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