Defender of the Faith: 10 Weird Facts About the Coronation

by Ray Comfort

The Coronation, a momentous occasion. Gold, velvet, rare stones all on display for the public, a representation of royalty and pride. Have you ever looked a little deeper into the imagery? During Charles’ coronation, the king is handed a pearl-studded sceptre, finished with a diamond-encrusted orb. What is the meaning of this? Three swords are carried before him-one of which is blunt, what does this represent?
 
Did you know special oil is poured onto his head in a private ceremony? Or, that the king wears six robes during the ceremony? What do the four crosses on the king’s crown represent?
 
In these short but fascinating chapters, you will learn ten interesting facts that will unravel a deeper insight into unspoken traditions of the coronation.
 

Genres: History

114 pages, Paperback

Published April 13, 2023

About the author

Ray is the Founder and CEO of Living Waters and the best–selling author of more than 80 books, including, Hell's Best Kept Secret, Scientific Facts in the Bible, and The Evidence Bible. He co–hosts (with actor Kirk Cameron) the award–winning television program "The Way of the Master," seen in 200 countries. He is also the Executive Producer on the movies "Audacity," "180," "Evolution vs. God," and others, which have been seen by millions. He and his wife, Sue, live in Bellflower, California, where they have three grown children.

Reviews

[Mia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yikes! Religious propoganda alert. This book was handed to me on the sidewalk so that was my first warning.

The subtitle of the book "10 Interesting Facts About The Cornonation" is misleading as it only refers to 1 chapter of the book. The rest of the chapters are dedicated to rebuking Catholicism (and any religion that isn't Protestant). Most of the arguments rest on events such as the Inquisition, indulgences, and Martin Luther's 95 Theses which are pretty basic concepts that most students learn in Western History 101. But the author does provide a whole paragraph with various quotes that sum up to say that knowing the Bible is more important than education so maybe he doesn't want people to attend their History 101 class anyway.

By the way, saying that the Bible has 12 times more copies in print than Harry Potter is actually a much more impressive testament to the popularity of modern fantasy novels than it is to the Bible which has had over 500 years to gain a following.

The main takeaway is for Catholics, Budhists, Hindus, Muslims, agnostics and athiests to "repent and trust in Jesus". Given that the author quotes Jesus' warning that hatred will come from those who are religious, "And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God" (John 16:2), it is suprising he can't recognize the hypocrisy of this entire book.

It would be well advised for the author to look up the meaning of "tautology" per his argument on pg 95. It is a logical fallacy to argue that Jesus is the only way to salvation as written in the New Testament simply because the gospel tells us so.

Let's all play nice and just find a way to repect each other's beliefs without having to tear down literally every other religion and non-religion on the planet.

[Sorcha · Rating 1 out of 5]

The title, cover, synopsis... None of that suitably represents the contents. It isn't even really the religious history of a deeply religious ceremony. A friend sent this to me for the "weird facts," but this is more a sermon.

[Kyle Bartsch · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a decent little book, I learned a lot about the coronation of British monarchs and the Christian symbolism that covers it…. Still not super into the British monarchy. Ray comfort seems to be a bit of an apologist for the monarchy…. Disappointing.

[Chrissy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Highly disappointing. Only chapter 6 was useful to me, which includes the 10 pieces of the coronation and their meaning. I skimmed other 8 chapters because they are overly focused on religion.

[Noah Tapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with clear points showing the leftover legacy of a nation/kingdom that was once rich in spiritual fervor.

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting facts about the coronation. Ray did a good job of listing these facts in chapter form.