Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

I am not a lifelong royalist. Born and raised in the United States, I had no acquaintance with royal things. Instead, I learned about republican government and the American Revolutionary War. America broke with King George III and the British Crown because of taxation without representation and other grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence. The only royalty we Americans had was Hollywood and the ‘Camelot Kennedys.' I am interested in the (constitutional) monarchy because of its role in modern Britain, Australia, and the rest of the Commonwealth. One thing I learned quickly is that the monarchy greatly evolved since the days of King George III and 1776.   Apparently, people worldwide are, as a whole, fascinated with the pageantry, pomp, and ceremony of the kings, queens, crowns, castles, and costly jewellery. As illustrated in the coronation service, the Biblical Christian emphasis in the crown is beyond dispute and unmistakable. In an age where we need to withstand the...

In Part One we learned that all English/British monarchs were coronated at Westminster Abbey, London, utilising the same oath that has been used for the past one thousand years. Coronation is the ‘crowning’ service. The key part of the monarch’s oath is that he or she ‘ maintains the laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel.’ This is their number one priority. The service is based on Scripture and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, which we are about to see in this second and final part. Word and Spirit And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon - 1 Kings 1:39 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God — Matthew 22:29 We now understand that the crowning of the monarch is not some civil ceremony in a secular venue: it is a sacred service conducted in a church under the guidance of a high-ranking clergyman. It i...

It is a thousand-year-old service in a thousand-year-old church that has not been witnessed for almost seventy years. Full of pageantry, music, solemnity and dazzling jewels, its most important aspect will not be seen at all. Only two thousand two hundred people will be present but the event will be witnessed by 100s of millions worldwide. The event in question is the coronation of King Charles III, scheduled at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May 2023. For over a millennium Britain has been a solidly Christian country. Some of history’s greatest men and women of God came from there. From its shores, the gospel spread worldwide. Its legacy of Protestant Christianity, the King James Bible, famous revivals and sound Bible teaching has left an incalculable legacy for the world. Yet a recent poll revealed a shocking statistic: only forty-six per cent of people in the United Kingdom identify as Christians - less than half. Church attendance is declining. A strong secularist impetus over the...