“All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand.”

Boyle Roche

If asked, any Freemason will categorically deny that the Masons protect a coded secret in the Bible, or that the Square and Compass are used to draw a Key on the Bible. They will deny that they had anything to do with protecting the Ark of the Covenant. They will deny that they played any roll in creating the trail of clues in Washington, DC that lead to the resting place of the Ark and other treasures. They will deny with absolute resolve that the Freemasons have any real secrets to protect other than a few secret words and handshakes. They will deny any connection to the Templar Knights.

The list of things the Freemasons will deny is almost longer than the list of things they will take credit for. And when they do deny all these things, they will be telling the Truth because no matter how high one progresses in the Freemason organization, the real secrets and purpose of the brotherhood are never revealed. As far as the Masons are concerned there is no earth shattering secret to be found.

If they are telling the Truth, then how can we ever resolve the issue? It is with absolute certainty that the Freemasons have had a guiding hand in all major decisions surrounding the protection of the Ark and the construction of the clues that surround us, telling of its existence and how to find it. The guiding hand of a Mason can be found in Presidents, architects, engineers, surveyors, revolutionaries, etc. As each major element of the trail leading to the Ark was forged, a Mason was there with a leading role.

The Bible does indeed contain a coded message that can be broken using the tools of a Freemason, specifically, the Square and Compass. The symbols that the Masons use everyday protect this secret, yet they all have no knowledge of it. How is this possible?

Let’s step back to the question I asked about King James and the treasure he had to protect in A Pilgrim Hypothesis. Who do you trust? This is a simple question, but one that is not easily answered. An individual can only be deemed trustworthy after they have demonstrated themselves to have a higher purpose than themselves; when they have demonstrated a higher calling than riches or fame. To find the few that can really be trusted, you need a way to test them without anyone ever knowing they are being tested.

This could very well be the real purpose of the Freemasons. The entire organization is set up to answer this one question. Who do we trust? The phrase “In God We Trust” is the official motto of the United States. If we trust in God, then who we entrust the secrets of God to? There must be a way to answer this basic question.

There are many levels in the Masonic organization and each Mason strives to rise as high as possible. When they have achieved that singular highest degree, there is nothing left for them to seek. They are the top, the top of the topless pyramid. The All Seeing Eye is above the topless pyramid, in Figure 1.

Figure 1 – The All-Seeing Eye on The United States Seal

This symbol could represent the unseen order of the Freemasons. The only explanation that satisfies all aspects of this mystery, is the existence of an unknown order at the top of the Masonic pyramid that nobody knows exists. One might imagine this order functioning in total secrecy. Its members are all Masons themselves, but the only way to gain membership into this unseen order is to be invited in. One does not strive to reach this upper level because it does not exist in the eyes of a normal Freemason.

The unseen order is always watching, thus the all-seeing eye symbol. The members of this order are active members in Masonic lodges all over the world. They wait in silence, watching, listening, and observing the behavior of their fellow members within the organization as they progress from one level to the next. The Masonic organization, by its very nature, tests an individual’s loyalty, sincerity, morality, and above all else, one’s ability to maintain absolute secrecy.

As an initiate climbs the pyramid within the Masonic organization, they are tested almost on a daily basis. They are given “secrets” designed to weed out all but the most dedicated and loyal. The process takes years, even decades. They are given progressively more responsibility within the lodge and they advance through the many degrees, learning “secrets”. They are taught that these “secrets” are to never be revealed.

The unseen order watches to determine whether an individual can be trusted or not. When that question has been answered and the individual has demonstrated that he or she can be trusted, then, and only then, is that individual approached to join the unseen order that lies above the topless pyramid. They are then told what they really protect and the secret is passed on from generation to generation, each testing the next to find the most worthy and loyal.

In this manner, the secrets of God could be protected for generations.