Remember your mortality!

If it were possible to know with certainty the day of your death, would you live your life differently? If you knew that tomorrow the sun would not rise, what would you do? If you knew that you had only days, months, or years to live, would you use your time on earth more wisely? If you knew that you had to die to ensure the protection of the secrets of God, could you do it? Would you do it?

Few would argue that George Washington was not dedicated to the service of God and America, but how many can say they know the true depth of his commitment? In a moment you will know the truth. The death of George Washington is surrounded by controversy. The medical treatment he received in his final days is hard to explain, even when viewed according to the commonly accepted practices of the time. Before diving into what might really have happened, the traditional version of events is repeated here.

On December 12, 1799, George Washington went about his normal activities on his beloved Mount Vernon estate, checking on his farms in snow and rain. He later ate dinner without changing into dry clothes. The next morning he complained of a sore throat, which became increasingly worse. Early on the 14th, he told his wife, Martha, that he was feeling very sick. According to standard practice at the time, Washington was bled by an associate, George Rawlins, at Mount Vernon. After no signs of improvement, three physicians were summoned. Each of these physicians also bled Washington. In total, more than five pints of blood were removed from his body over the course of less than a day. The first President of The United States died around 10 o’clock p.m. on December 14, 1799. Per Washington’s last wishes, his body was left in the house for a total of four days. He was buried in full Masonic ritual on December 18, 1799. His body was deposited in the old family tomb shortly before sunset.

The story might very well end here, if it were not for some very odd circumstances and the unlikely relationships of the people who surrounded him in his final hours. The first indication of potential problems with the story starts at the beginning. George Washington was supposed to have spent almost all of December 12 working his farm on horseback with several inches of snow on the ground, and with snow, rain, and hail falling. What farm requires tending during the middle of winter? There could not have been any crops to tend. There may have been animals to feed and water, but Mount Vernon had dozens of slaves and employees whose job it was to take care of the day to day operations of the farm. Why would George Washington need to be out in such terrible weather at the age of 67?

The second problem with the story surrounds the three attending doctors who apparently made the horrendous mistake of draining too much blood in a futile attempt to heal the former President. The three doctors were Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick, Dr. Gustavus Brown Wallace, and Dr. James Craik. These doctors were not just three randomly selected doctors who happened to be available when Washington fell ill. Each of these doctors shared a common thread that will help unravel the story of George Washington’s death.

Doctor Elisha Cullen Dick graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1782. He was a founding member of the Alexandria Library Company and commanded a cavalry company. But the most interesting piece of information is that Elisha Dick was a Freemason and founding member of the Alexandria, Virginia lodge. Following George Washington, he was the Worshipful Master of Masonic Lodge No. 22 in Alexandria. He also assisted George Washington in laying the cornerstone for the U.S. Capitol.

Doctor Gustavus Brown Wallace was a member of Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge No 4 in Virginia, the same lodge where George Washington was first initiated into the Masonic order on November 4, 1752. The lodge’s own website states that, “During the Revolution, it provided George Washington, Hugh Mercer, George Weedon, William Woodford, Fielding Lewis, Thomas Posey, Gustavus Wallace, the Marquis de Lafayette and 94 other of its brethren to the cause of American Liberty.” Also, the idea to construct the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia was first proposed in the 1850’s by Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4. The importance of this monument was shown in the previous chapter.

Doctor James Craik was born in Scotland and studied medicine in Edinburgh. After moving to America, he took up the Colonial cause and joined Colonel Fry’s Regiment. After Colonel Fry died, command of the regiment was assumed by George Washington. Dr. Craik was the Surgeon-General of the Continental Army and eventually became the first Surgeon-General of the United States. After the war, Dr. Craik and his family lived at Mount Vernon with George Washington. It is not known if Dr. Craik became a Mason during the Revolution or in Scotland prior to coming to America. However, he was a known member of Lodge No. 39 under a Pennsylvania Charter before it became Alexandria Lodge No. 22, the same lodge whose membership roles included Dr. Elisha Dick and George Washington.

All three doctors that attended to George Washington in his final days were active Freemasons and close personal friends of Washington. These doctors would not have made the mistake of bleeding their close friend and fellow Mason to death. If it was not an accident, then what happened?

George Washington was totally committed to protecting The Holy Grail. This was the true purpose of his life’s work. His commitment was so deep that even in death he wanted to leave a clue about the treasure. The number 666 has led the path directly to the tomb of George Washington and this selfless man wanted those who would eventually find the secret to know that the journey was not in vain. A man’s life is generally measured in years, but it can also be measured in days. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. He died on December 14, 1799, and was placed in his tomb on December 18, 1799. Washington was born under the Julian calendar. He died under the Gregorian calendar.

The Gregorian calendar was adopted in the United States in September of 1752. To synchronize the dates between the two calendars, 11 days, from September 3 to September 13 were skipped. Taking into account this adjustment, there were a total of 24,761 days from the birth of George Washington to the day his body was laid inside the tomb. Divide 24,761 by 666 to get,

Rounding the answer to two decimal places yields the number 37.18. It has already been shown that the completion of Washington’s tomb was delayed until the 1837, the reverse of 37.18. The product of 37 and 18 is also 666. Using standard rounding rules, there are a total of only seven days that Washington’s body could have been placed inside the tomb and still encoded the 37.18 number in the days of his life divided by 666. To encode the secret message of 37.18, George Washington had to die and his body had to be interred in the tomb between the dates of December 16, 1799 and December 22, 1799. Adding the first and last dates together, gives the result, 16 + 22 = 38. Recall that the new tomb was completed in 1837, 38 years after his death. Also, 38 is the standard value of ‘GOLD’. The number 1837 was even encoded in the inscription above the entrance to his new tomb.

Yet another confirmation that the 16th of December was the first day that his body could be placed in the tomb and still achieve the number 37.18, can be found in the names of the four people who helped bleed Washington, George Rawlins, James Craik, Elisha Cullen Dick, and Gustavus Brown Wallace. The standard gematria value of the four names is,

GEORGE RAWLINS + JAMES CRAIK + ELISHA CULLEN DICK + GUSTAVUS BROWN WALLACE = 650

666 – 650 = 16

The value 650 is 16 less than 666, which indicates that the 16th of December is associated with the number 666. December 16 was the first available date that would round to 37.18. The names of the overseer and the three doctors have been used to encode the secret about George Washington’s death.

There is overwhelming evidence that George Washington did not die by accident. He was not murdered. He was a willing participant in establishing the final clue that would one day confirm the location of The Holy Grail. Tobias Lear, Washington’s secretary, reported that shortly before Washington died, he provided his last wishes to Lear. Washington said, “I am just going. Have me decently buried; and don’t let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead.” If the day of his death, the 14th, is included, then Washington’s instructions were to ensure that he was not buried before the 16th of December, the first day that produces the 37.18 value. George Washington was well aware that his body had to be placed in the tomb no earlier than the 16th and he wanted to make sure that Mr. Lear understood this. The last words that George Washington said were, “‘Tis well.”

The Freemasons were executing a highly detailed plan that had probably been laid out for decades. George Washington and his three Masonic doctors had seven days to complete the final chapter of his life. George Washington literally gave his life to protect the secrets of God. The method of his death was carefully chosen because the legend of the Grail says it holds the blood of Jesus. He shed his blood just as Jesus did to show future generations the seriousness of this undertaking. The Holy Grail is not just about a hoard of gold and jewels.

It is about God!