Sacred Secrets: Freemasonry, the Bible and Christian Faith

by Mike Neville

Who were Tubalcain, Jabal and Jubal and what is their significance for the Freemason? There is a general interest in the rituals of Freemasonry, generated in part by the apparently obscure references they contain. This is the only book that offers a guide to the stories used in Masonic ritual and their links to the Bible and Christianity. The new Mason is directed to a ‘serious contemplation of the Volume of the Sacred Law’ ― but that is easier said than done without a grounding in the Scriptures, something that fewer and fewer people have. The historical and geographical setting of the Bible is explained here, making such contemplation easier for Mason and non-Mason alike. Mike Neville has systematically cross-referenced the most influential Chapters of the Bible to the ceremonies. It is his intention to get Freemasons to understand the ritual ― not just to memorise and regurgitate ― as well as to elucidate for the non-Mason. Sacred Secrets will aid the clergy, theologians and any other person interested in Freemasonry to see the links between ritual and scripture.

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2012

Reviews

[JRG Iggulden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting

Clearly lots of research here and even for someone who grew up in a very religious environment it was hard to spot a lot of the ritual in the bible. I think that this has made me a better man and a better Mason.

[Art · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exhaustive chronicling of the connection between the Bible and masonic ritual degrees. The author starts at Genesis and plows through the entire Biblical canon, connecting Biblical passages with specific masonic degrees. He also covers Christian history from the early Church through the Reformation. Despite the critics, "throughout all the degrees, the God of the Bible is the deity and with 40 percent of its chapters featuring in the ritual (not including the Apocrypha), this book cannot make clearer the fact that the vast majority of Masonic ceremonies originate from one source -- the King James Version of the Bible." The author strongly recommends masons spend time reading the Bible, the book that is so prominently displayed in Western masonic lodges.