ONE GOD ONE AIM
ONE DESTINY

NOV 1998

JAH WORD

The Coronation Edition                                             

The Coronation

Allow me to tell you of the Glory of the coronation of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I,      RAS
TAFARI. First let me explain that he is the 225 direct descendent of King Solomon through the Queen of Sheba. First lets not forget who King Solomon was. Not just a wise king but more than that he was the king of Israel the son of David. He built the temple of the Lord and was of the bloodline that God made his covenant with the bloodline of Abraham, Jacob {Israel}, and David right up to himself, Solomon and he past that on through to his first born Menyelek I as he was also known as Bayna-Lehkem (his Hebrew name) both meaning son of the wise man as well as David II. To find out more you would have to read the Kebra Nagast. And of course we can't forget the Queen of Sheba who ruled over Ethiopia with righteousness and a wise mind. God saw this with favor and made it in her heart that she would desire to hear the wise mind of Solomon. Through their union Menyelek I was conceived, whom the Most High had plans for; as we know God works in mysterious ways. But moving forward- this shows that the lawful kings of Ethiopia were descended from Solomon, King of Israel. That Menyelek brought the Tabernacle of the Law of God the Ark of the Covenant back from Jerusalem to Aksum, that the God of Israel transferred His place of abode on earth from Jerusalem to Aksum, the ecclesiastical capital of Ethiopia. Menyelek was performing the will of God when he removed the Ark from Jerusalem, as God saw it the Jews were no longer worthy to be custodians of

translated means Might and Power of the Holy Trinity. When he was crowned King of kings Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Light of this World, King of Zion. On this day 72 nations of the world were there to give reverence unto His Imperial Majesty and his Queen Wayzaro Menen. As they became Emperor and Empress before the world, on this day also King George V of England sent his son Prince Edward VII with the Scepter of Righteousness that they had stolen from Ethiopia by the invasion of lord Napier, of Queen Victoria's military command. This is the same Scepter of Righteousness that's in the book of Genesis 49:10…  The Scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. {As Sunday, November 2}, dawn cleared, all in Addis Ababa began to prepare for the impressive event of the morning. The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah And his Empress have just completed a night of prayer and devotion at the Most High alter within. Through the early morning the chanting of praises continued, Accompanied by the dancing of the priest with their great pulsating drums, the Whole suggestive of the Ancient Jewish rites which were in use at the time of King David danced before the Ark of the Covenant. Proceeded by waving incense burners, His Imperial Majesty, attired in white silk communion robes, entered the ceremonial hall with an escort of aides and clergy, and took his place upon the Throne. The thrilling but solemn silence gently breaks to the throaty voice of his holiness the Abuna

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HIS  IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I

the Ark where His Presence is to dwell here on earth. And Menyelek's kingship was established in accordance with commandments that were given to Moses, the Prophets and Priests of Israel. The line of kings founded by Solomon continued to reign even when the Ethiopians became Christians. That line continued unbroken until the tenth century of our era. God permitted the line to separate from the throne and allowed Zagwe kings to rule over Ethiopia. Yekuno Amlak restored the Solomonic dynasty in 1270 A. D.  And this brings us up to July 23^rd, 1892 at a time when Ethiopia was experiencing one it's worst droughts resulting in wide spread famine. But on July 23^rd
A thunderous clap sounded and the rains broke forth and at the same time a child was born in Harar, Ethiopia to Yashimabiet and Ras Makonnen. The child which was born was named Tafari, he later received the Ethiopian title Ras, which means head, and became known as Ras Tafari. Lets move forward to November 2^nd  1930,unto the coronation of Ras Tafari; at which time he was given the spiritual name- Haile Selassie I, literally

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