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As someone who was raised to believe that religious dooms day was right around the corner and every war/disaster was a herald of the end times…I always find it relieving to learn people have always been like this. So I don’t panic anymore having learned apparently every generation was certain they lived in the worst time ever
@@gmg9010 And - I assume - that it is also so good that the group knows something more that the 'worldly' plebians around did not and would enjoy paradise because the group was so much smarter for believing?
I've been to the Garden of Eden in Bedford and wandered around the room built for the 24 bishops. There are no Panaceans left, but there are Southcottians who have the 'real' box but the museum has a replica. (The guy at the gift shop claimed he'd seen the real one). They have Schiloh's coffin and some of Southcott's seals. Just round the corner was the semi-detached they bought for Jesus when he returns. Was a lovely day out,
I can really recommend a visit to the Panacea Museum to anyoe who can make it to Bedford. There is so much to take in, and the staff are really friendly and knowledgeable. I went there with two friends, and we came back for another visit because one afternoon just hadn't been enough!
With the trend of *every* Southcottian leader dying unceremoniously after dropping their biblical hot takes, one has to wonder if someone upstairs was trying to send them a message and they just didn't catch it
I am absolutely certain that God was definitely telling them he was not pleased. They were perverting his Gospel. They each made the choice, and suffered the consequences of their choices.
This almost sounds exactly like the Great Disappointment over in 😊the US where a former atheist named John Miller decided he believed in Christianity one day and using his reason and logic and math, deduced the day Christ would return. It basically went the exact same as this with people claiming to be the real date after each other time failed And long story short they formed the Seventh Day Adventists who have 22 million followers today.
I thought it was a slightly different figure who didn't believe in Miller but did believe in a Saturday Sabbath like him that poached most of the Millerites after the Great Disappointment.
@@ShadowOfCicero They've done it (likely) millions of times over the course of the history of religion, since almost all have some sort of "end times" myth that every youngest group think will come true in their generation.
@@thunderspark1536 I had a teacher once who noted that Jews and Catholics were the most immune to that kind of thinking because of their relative longevity. He also noted that when trouble came, they tended to see it as a sign to pick a career path that was stable. Hence why the legal profession is dominated by Jews and Catholics. Civilization will always need lawyers. "No man knows the day or hour..."
@@ShadowOfCicero That may also be due to a number of factors such as being a part of the largest religion offering more job opportunities (even in the US today religious groups can forbade jobs to those not in the faith), or the education focus of those religions allowing more people to get higher-paying jobs. Don't worry though, I don't knock any person for believing in their generation being special in some way, last one or not. That's why religions are even a thing, we want to be the "chosen ones" that'll make a big mark and be remembered, and flocking to a head honcho (even in polytheistic religions there is almost always a lead such as Ra, Zues, op Odin) is something humans just tend to do. Hell, even the Christian god, Yahweh, had his own group of 40-something gods, dude even had a wife.
I think whoever opens that box next is in for a nasty, moldy surprise. Paper doesn't have to survive centuries if not stored properly, and particularly if it was left to rats to chew on it, those ideal conditions probably weren't present. If they're a believer, they'll also certainly be disappointed in the contents, if they can even read 'em. I suspect the box has been opened a lot, and each believer who's done so has been faced with the awful realization that they can never tell anyone in their belief circle, both because the contents are so ridiculously nonsensical, and because they committed a taboo in opening it. Maybe the box is filled with notes from past openers saying "hey man, I opened the box and I'm disappointed/confused too; welcome to the club".
Imagine if the paper did rot away and it's like the scene in Raiders where they open the Ark and it's just a bunch of dust, before the ghosts come out and kill them.
The box and prophets honestly sound like the start of some modern SCP article, with 57 offsets and 7 different types of interview logs before having the box open and have the end of the multiverse come crashing down as Dr. Skrimblorop remains alive in a space shuttle made out of the box's material and everything resets.
Have you read competitive eschatology hub where the SCP world is attacked by multiple Mythological and Religious Gods trying to start the apocalypse Including the SCP that is God. The foundation try to stop it
Even mentioning _The Box of Doom_ is problematic, eliciting mindquakes and grinstone. Signs and portents. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria!
Joanna suffered from pseudocyesis or false pregnancy, it's abundantly clear, and it was brought about because she was absolutely certain she'd deliver the messiah. A tragic end, truly, as she wasn't trying to deceive others. Now, as for the others, the results are more mixed. Still, what an amazing ride and your videos just keep on getting better and better, Jack.
I don't think you use political unrest to push your own "prophecies" which put you at an unreasonably important spiritual position to your own personal profit without having some bad intentions.
The 6th guy knew what he was doing, holy shit did he know. He actually created a proper commune that wasn't flimsy, that sustained itself and that contained everything anyone would need *including a goddamn apocalypse shelter* then his wife was a greedy woman who ruined the community. Idc about the religious aspect i like that there was a proper commune that didn't end up in the police being involved and that actually seemed quite nice to be in.
I've always had an interest in religious studies, and this video basically summarized why in a very fun way. Here's hoping you get that box, it'd be the only unboxing video worth watching.
@@blenderbanana Basically the game's story revolves around a box (sarcophagus) for which a bunch of people (well, vampires) fight, and this sarcophagus is said to end the world if opened
Michigander here. Of anywhere in Michigan, I'm not surprised that Benton Harbor would provide key players in a semi-modern doomsday sect. Not much else to do there except wait for the end of the world
I feel awful cuz I love your channel and watched it forever but forgot about it the past couple months but thank God the algorithm finally put you in my path again!!
I literally forgot about _The Box_ three times throughout this video Complete and Utter fanciful discombobulation - to whit - was thoroughly entertained whilst revealing nothing 5 perplexed stars out of five!
Speaking as a fan of the big J, I gotta say I've been tired of attempted sequels for at least a thousand years. Some attempts were funny, but come on guys, you can't beat the classic!
From Pandora's Box and the Ark of the Covenant, to now Joanna's Boxed Box, I can wager that it's perhaps personal family heirloom for the promised Shiloh
As someone from Michigan, WHY DO ALL OF THESE WEIRD PSEUDO-CHRISTIAN CULTS EITHER START HERE OR AT LEAST PASS THROUGH? I love the forests of my state, but Calvinism sure dug in deep here.
My family is from Michigan (though, I am not), going back almost 200 years, so I've studied a bit of the history. I've also studied a lot religious history in general. I'm not an expert, and I haven't studied this particular question very much, but perhaps the answer is that the frontier breeds people looking for hope and new beginnings? Michigan did very well in its early, frontier days. Hard working, industrious, devout people of good will and good intentions built the State. Perhaps that is the kind of environment that gives rise to earnest people who have wild ideas? The US has always been notable as the breeding ground of new cults. I've read that no other country has given rise to so many new religious cults or sects as has the US. Some of those cults went on to great success, fame and fortune. Others are much more obscure. Probably every state in the United States has given rise to or fostered some cult, some more than others. Pennsylvania was founded by a Quaker with the mission, among other goals, of encouraging religious freedom of all religions. Rhode Island was founded by the man most responsible for the Baptist faith in America. New York gave rise to Mormonism. Many other churches, cults and sects followed, often quite esoteric, especially when California got into the game. Be glad that Michigan never had a Jonestown moment (as far as I know). This is all just my recollections off the top of my head.
I don’t know what you’ve been doing, with the CK3 video or the AI thumbnail, but holy shit this video was amazing. The denomination hopper’s game show presentation was hilarious in a way that’s very nerdy (nobody cool knows that much about each denomination) but still so bold. Well done.
I just recently stumbled across your channel. I love the entertaining yet informational way you present stuff! You're also covering a lot of little nooks and crannies of history I was not aware of. I hope you keep up the good work!
Officially, on record, they have admitted to opening it twice, and there was nothing special the times they had. I think they just refuse to open it again to keep an air of mystery to it.
@@pinrod1 I remember hearing about that years ago I think it was on one those ridiculous ancient alien shows saying its a nuclear drive or something ridiculous lol
The House of David compound is just down the road from here. I thought I knew some about them but I guess I didnt know the BEFORE part of it so yeah, thanks for that! It makes the place even more special now.
thank you, also it's interesting the few religions that WOMEN were the leaders or start of a religion. I live near where the 7th Day Adventist were founded, which appears to be founded by a woman. There is a lovely little walking trail in the woods with rocks with inscriptions about the religion. When the world did NOT end it became known as "The Great Disappointment". The church is still there, you go to the general store and they will give you the key, juts please return it!
Ironically, this story highlights just how remarkable Christ's actual arrival and life was. Born in a manger (basically a food trough) in the middle of nowhere, with only shepherds (the most disregarded of their society) as witnesses. All fulfilling hundreds of years of prophecy, with some Angelic fanfare sure, but humility was a significant element all throughout. When Christ actually started his ministry, He could back it up with miracles. So much so He got accused of working on the sabbath (a religious tabboo) for healing someone undeniably miraculously. The truth stands out as being unremarkable and yet miraculous.
I really appreciate how you have respect for people because of who they were as people instead of just judging them on account of the consequences of their actions.
The fact they even had a single follower is so insanely alien to me, but i guess thats what an ultra religious upbringing and nothing to do besides 14h work days and plagues do to a mf
“Crime and banditry Distress and perplexity Will continue until the bishops open Joanna Southcott’s box” Well, this turned out to be true, at the very least. 😮
Apparently the House of David is still around in the Benton Harbor area but they keep a very low profile. I worked with a woman whose grandmother was in the House of David and ran afoul of Parnell, so she ended up being exiled to High Island in northern Lake Michigan (near Beaver Island). That was where Parnell sent troublemakers. Quite an interesting history, I had no idea of the British connection!
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So many damaged and needy people making something from nothing. That So many people bought into the story to fill some whole in there existence amazes me. I feel compassion for all of them, because I can see myself in them.
If you can't find immense humor and comedy in history then your just not looking hard enough! They say we are crazy now seems to be a level playing field all throughout times as far as I can tell😂
Oh hell yeah its a full video. My phone keeps popping up ol Jack's shorts so I clicked this one expecting that Instead? Almost a half hour of content. Let's go
Huh, I'm curious where the shorts are coming up for you. I set them not to send notifications so people know when regular videos are released, and normally they show up in a different place when browsing the platform. Crossing my fingers they aren't appearing as regular videos and causing confusion
@@brook_angel Yeah that's been happening for a while, as best I can tell RUclips just moved away from subscriptions as a primary form of engagement a few years ago
I remember (sorry for the lack of better details) one of the letters from readers in Fortean Times that was from someone who sent off for an item from the "Opening of Joanna Southcott's Box" some time in te early 90s - I think they got the item in the late 80s? They got a small square of linen which they were supposed to soak in water, then use the water in everyday life, though the only example I remember was while washing the dishes. They said they had never had such a run of bad fortune after doing this! So ... maybe it wasn't really from **the box** ... or maybe **the box** wasn't due to be opened? Or maybe not. But a little snippet more for the lore.
2 minutes in "What the shit?!' 😂 I wonder how many outtakes and edits Jack has to do because he's laughing. I cant believe he can do this without laughing. His wit astounds me
Hey! I’m a prophet. I can tell you all kinds of things that won’t happen. Like people stop believing everything other people tell them. Yeah. That’s not going to stop.
Fun fact about the House of David baseball team……they had a woman who pitched on that team….. and she allegedly struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig….the preceded to have her contract voided…..
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You always find some really fun n interesting stories Jack. Nice job.
Any Sunday with a new Jack Rackham video is a good Sunday. Always happy to contribute to videos that both educate me and make me lol.
i LOVE the sound effect for.............................THE BOX .........*box noise*.................... subbed xD
Baloney.
I love how history makes Monty Python's the Life of Brian sound like a documentary
Part of the parody behind Monty Python is actually how close to reality most of the ridiculous things that happen are.
Yeah but besides that, what did the Romans ever do for us??
@@ProjectdarkeThe roads are pretty good...😂😂😂
"I'm Brian...and so is my wife!"
“Are there any… *women* …here today?”
"Doomsday Cult leader makes his followers play baseball as a spiritual exercise" is an extremely Post-Civil War 1800's American thing to happen.
As someone who was raised to believe that religious dooms day was right around the corner and every war/disaster was a herald of the end times…I always find it relieving to learn people have always been like this.
So I don’t panic anymore having learned apparently every generation was certain they lived in the worst time ever
Yeah same but I was told more about a certain mark and how it’s so good that God created me so that I could go to heaven ?
@@gmg9010
And - I assume - that it is also so good that the group knows something more that the 'worldly' plebians around did not and would enjoy paradise because the group was so much smarter for believing?
I mean, they all died so impending doom did come just not the way expected.
@@glasscardproductions4736 yeah kinda like in some of the churches I’ve been to yes my parents were the church hopping kind.
Very unusual in the UK though.
Both now and then.
I've been to the Garden of Eden in Bedford and wandered around the room built for the 24 bishops. There are no Panaceans left, but there are Southcottians who have the 'real' box but the museum has a replica. (The guy at the gift shop claimed he'd seen the real one). They have Schiloh's coffin and some of Southcott's seals. Just round the corner was the semi-detached they bought for Jesus when he returns. Was a lovely day out,
I can really recommend a visit to the Panacea Museum to anyoe who can make it to Bedford. There is so much to take in, and the staff are really friendly and knowledgeable. I went there with two friends, and we came back for another visit because one afternoon just hadn't been enough!
We just need to get Brad Pitt to head over there and say his line from Se7en in order to convince them to open the box:
"C'mon, what's in the box?!"
for a hot second I thought you meant Bedford, Texas, wondering where the hell the Garden of Eden is
With the trend of *every* Southcottian leader dying unceremoniously after dropping their biblical hot takes, one has to wonder if someone upstairs was trying to send them a message and they just didn't catch it
I was....
Someone upstairs in a one floor house
I am absolutely certain that God was definitely telling them he was not pleased. They were perverting his Gospel. They each made the choice, and suffered the consequences of their choices.
I'm still not sure how this channel doesn't have millions of subs. Easily one of the most entertaining and informative channels on RUclips
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I just found it. IM a history nut and practically live on youtube. the algorithm is clearly broke.
I just discovered it yesterday and I'm wondering how I just found this channel
Wow. What an amazing story!
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[Bah-Dum-Tch]
"The scripture will deside your fate."
John Ward: "I am the scripture!"
“It’s Heresy Then.”
Every protestant: "The scriptures can be whatever I want them to be."
Also John Ward: *dies and refuses to elaborate*
This almost sounds exactly like the Great Disappointment over in 😊the US where a former atheist named John Miller decided he believed in Christianity one day and using his reason and logic and math, deduced the day Christ would return.
It basically went the exact same as this with people claiming to be the real date after each other time failed
And long story short they formed the Seventh Day Adventists who have 22 million followers today.
I thought it was a slightly different figure who didn't believe in Miller but did believe in a Saturday Sabbath like him that poached most of the Millerites after the Great Disappointment.
@@ShadowOfCicero They've done it (likely) millions of times over the course of the history of religion, since almost all have some sort of "end times" myth that every youngest group think will come true in their generation.
@@thunderspark1536 I had a teacher once who noted that Jews and Catholics were the most immune to that kind of thinking because of their relative longevity. He also noted that when trouble came, they tended to see it as a sign to pick a career path that was stable. Hence why the legal profession is dominated by Jews and Catholics. Civilization will always need lawyers.
"No man knows the day or hour..."
@@ShadowOfCicero That may also be due to a number of factors such as being a part of the largest religion offering more job opportunities (even in the US today religious groups can forbade jobs to those not in the faith), or the education focus of those religions allowing more people to get higher-paying jobs.
Don't worry though, I don't knock any person for believing in their generation being special in some way, last one or not. That's why religions are even a thing, we want to be the "chosen ones" that'll make a big mark and be remembered, and flocking to a head honcho (even in polytheistic religions there is almost always a lead such as Ra, Zues, op Odin) is something humans just tend to do.
Hell, even the Christian god, Yahweh, had his own group of 40-something gods, dude even had a wife.
and then it happened again in 2011
I thought the box in the thumbnail was just super ultra moldy
Don't breathe those apocalypse spores!
I mean by the looks of it, its either mold or smoke...THE MOLDY BOX or THE SMOKEY BOX. Both r better than THE BOX™
@@TrollOfReason ITS THE SPOREPOCALYPSE!
It's a box made of mouldy cheese
I mean… anything can be world ending if there’s enough of it. Especially something infectious like mould
I think whoever opens that box next is in for a nasty, moldy surprise. Paper doesn't have to survive centuries if not stored properly, and particularly if it was left to rats to chew on it, those ideal conditions probably weren't present. If they're a believer, they'll also certainly be disappointed in the contents, if they can even read 'em. I suspect the box has been opened a lot, and each believer who's done so has been faced with the awful realization that they can never tell anyone in their belief circle, both because the contents are so ridiculously nonsensical, and because they committed a taboo in opening it. Maybe the box is filled with notes from past openers saying "hey man, I opened the box and I'm disappointed/confused too; welcome to the club".
Imagine if the paper did rot away and it's like the scene in Raiders where they open the Ark and it's just a bunch of dust, before the ghosts come out and kill them.
The box and prophets honestly sound like the start of some modern SCP article, with 57 offsets and 7 different types of interview logs before having the box open and have the end of the multiverse come crashing down as Dr. Skrimblorop remains alive in a space shuttle made out of the box's material and everything resets.
Dr bright opened it I bet
@goldenfiberwheat238 his name is not exactly welcome on the wiki anymore.
@@switchplayer1016 oh right his creator is a child groomer or something right
Have you read competitive eschatology hub where the SCP world is attacked by multiple Mythological and Religious Gods trying to start the apocalypse
Including the SCP that is God. The foundation try to stop it
@@goldenfiberwheat238 Wth seriously?
Even mentioning _The Box of Doom_ is problematic, eliciting mindquakes and grinstone. Signs and portents. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria!
Joanna suffered from pseudocyesis or false pregnancy, it's abundantly clear, and it was brought about because she was absolutely certain she'd deliver the messiah. A tragic end, truly, as she wasn't trying to deceive others.
Now, as for the others, the results are more mixed.
Still, what an amazing ride and your videos just keep on getting better and better, Jack.
...or ovarian cancer. Poor woman needed medical help in more than one way through her life.
Relationship trauma too, maybe
Yeah, I'm sure she was totally legit not trying to deceive anybody when she sold safety seals for the end times.
I don't think you use political unrest to push your own "prophecies" which put you at an unreasonably important spiritual position to your own personal profit without having some bad intentions.
Im just wondering how anybody could believe that a woman in her 60s was pregnant.
This is one of the goofiest sequences of historical events I've ever heard of and thank you so much for bringing it to everyone's attention.
So far
I'm willing to bet that any "prophecy" in that box will be severely out of date.
Just imagine, the world is ending, the church opens the box and the message says "Yeah, we have no idea of what to do. Good luck!"
"Ba ba booey! Ba ba booey! Howard Stern's penis! Ba ba booey!"
* puts the letter back in the box*
What the fuck?
probably. We won't know tho until we *OPEN THE BOX!*
not to mention the paper will probably be so moldy it would be illegible, if not a pile of dust at this point.
The 6th guy knew what he was doing, holy shit did he know. He actually created a proper commune that wasn't flimsy, that sustained itself and that contained everything anyone would need *including a goddamn apocalypse shelter* then his wife was a greedy woman who ruined the community. Idc about the religious aspect i like that there was a proper commune that didn't end up in the police being involved and that actually seemed quite nice to be in.
I've always had an interest in religious studies, and this video basically summarized why in a very fun way. Here's hoping you get that box, it'd be the only unboxing video worth watching.
And now I won’t be able to say “The Box” without a dramatic sting added.
I didn't know Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines was based on historical events.
Huh?
@@blenderbanana Look up the game and play it
@@blenderbanana Basically the game's story revolves around a box (sarcophagus) for which a bunch of people (well, vampires) fight, and this sarcophagus is said to end the world if opened
@@trianqren127 Cool! Wait, so it has Mummies? *TM*
@@tremere3337 Nah, I want him to tell me. Already looks like i'm gonna have to quit my job, and sell blood & seed to hotshot Baldurs Gate 3.
Michigander here. Of anywhere in Michigan, I'm not surprised that Benton Harbor would provide key players in a semi-modern doomsday sect. Not much else to do there except wait for the end of the world
Lived in Benton Harbor for years can confirm.
If you want excitement you could always move to St. Joe.
I feel awful cuz I love your channel and watched it forever but forgot about it the past couple months but thank God the algorithm finally put you in my path again!!
I just want you to know, I for one noticed your Shen Yun and Falun Gong reference. Well played, sir Jack, well played.
Unsuccessful in love, but over 200 years later people still covet her box.
Fear fnar
@@williamchamberlain2263
Uh, not a good man.
I didn't notice the length of the video before clicking, and it kept going, and going. 😅
It was hilarious but also strangely moving in the end.
"It kept going and going" is exactly how I felt researching, thinking I was just gonna make a fun little video about Joanna and her box 😆
So basically, what if Harold Camping triple-downed on his apocalypse prophesy and people still believed him?
I love how Camping is now synomous with failed doomsday predictions.
Fitting given he ruined hundreds of peoples lives, but still funny.
I literally forgot about _The Box_ three times throughout this video
Complete and Utter fanciful discombobulation - to whit - was thoroughly entertained whilst revealing nothing
5 perplexed stars out of five!
Speaking as a fan of the big J, I gotta say I've been tired of attempted sequels for at least a thousand years. Some attempts were funny, but come on guys, you can't beat the classic!
I'm in too deep, I read "the Big J" and assumed you meant Joanna
Zoroaster was the real pioneer of the genre. All the later prophets are just cheap knockoffs or self-aggrandizing LARPers.
@@JackRackam i think "the big J" is the name of a weed dispensary down the road from where I live
As a Englishman I'm sorry to say that I never heard of this group - but am delighted to learn about them! What a tale!
I love how the "Holy Spirit" is just Joseph Joestar with a pigeon's head
Are we sure this Box isn't an SCP? The memetic effect alone is suspicious
@23:30 I kind of like the idea that Southcott was the kind of person that put a pistol in the box to save the world from Armageddon. 🤣
"It's dangerous to go alone, take this!"
From Pandora's Box and the Ark of the Covenant, to now Joanna's Boxed Box, I can wager that it's perhaps personal family heirloom for the promised Shiloh
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That ending was strangely beautiful
You can either have the washer and dryer where the lovely Smithers is standing. Or you can trade it all in for *what’s in this box*
Red Snappuh! Velly tasty!
WHAT'S IN THE BOX!!! WHAT'S IN THE BOX!!!
I really wanted to make that reference.
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As someone from Michigan, WHY DO ALL OF THESE WEIRD PSEUDO-CHRISTIAN CULTS EITHER START HERE OR AT LEAST PASS THROUGH?
I love the forests of my state, but Calvinism sure dug in deep here.
Convenient location but cheaper than Illinois.
Guess it's the illuminati... Christian gnostics. Actually because the US government is full of them.
Seven Day Adventists passed through this as well. Now they are dying away... kind of...
New England filled up with agnostics and the railroad to California hadn’t been completed yet.
My family is from Michigan (though, I am not), going back almost 200 years, so I've studied a bit of the history. I've also studied a lot religious history in general. I'm not an expert, and I haven't studied this particular question very much, but perhaps the answer is that the frontier breeds people looking for hope and new beginnings? Michigan did very well in its early, frontier days. Hard working, industrious, devout people of good will and good intentions built the State. Perhaps that is the kind of environment that gives rise to earnest people who have wild ideas?
The US has always been notable as the breeding ground of new cults. I've read that no other country has given rise to so many new religious cults or sects as has the US. Some of those cults went on to great success, fame and fortune. Others are much more obscure. Probably every state in the United States has given rise to or fostered some cult, some more than others. Pennsylvania was founded by a Quaker with the mission, among other goals, of encouraging religious freedom of all religions. Rhode Island was founded by the man most responsible for the Baptist faith in America. New York gave rise to Mormonism. Many other churches, cults and sects followed, often quite esoteric, especially when California got into the game. Be glad that Michigan never had a Jonestown moment (as far as I know). This is all just my recollections off the top of my head.
"THE BOX" *ominous box music playing*
I don’t know what you’ve been doing, with the CK3 video or the AI thumbnail, but holy shit this video was amazing. The denomination hopper’s game show presentation was hilarious in a way that’s very nerdy (nobody cool knows that much about each denomination) but still so bold. Well done.
Let’s storm the place it’s kept, and Open the box, they can’t stop us all!
I just recently stumbled across your channel. I love the entertaining yet informational way you present stuff! You're also covering a lot of little nooks and crannies of history I was not aware of. I hope you keep up the good work!
I wonder how many times the box had actually been opened. Guessing every single person who's had it has opened it.
Yea seriously they had to be curious
Officially, on record, they have admitted to opening it twice, and there was nothing special the times they had. I think they just refuse to open it again to keep an air of mystery to it.
@@SeruraRenge11 yea that sounds like something that a group like that would do if it turned out to be mundane
Like that church in Ethiopia that claims to have the ark of the covenant, but no one can see it, but it's real, just trust them! 😂
@@pinrod1 I remember hearing about that years ago I think it was on one those ridiculous ancient alien shows saying its a nuclear drive or something ridiculous lol
12:05 Jack, thus has the same energy as Napoleon promising Talleyrand that hell ease up on his conquests
Nope!
The House of David compound is just down the road from here. I thought I knew some about them but I guess I didnt know the BEFORE part of it so yeah, thanks for that! It makes the place even more special now.
Go get that box and open it!! DO EET NOW
This was absolutely hilarious.... Thank you for making me laugh, I really needed it! 😊
What’s in the box, man; what’s in the box?!
"The box -you opened it -we came."
Excellent work as always, Jack! Love the longer video format ❤ (Though I kinda miss the "Life and Times of" branding on the thumbnail and vid title)
John Ward was my grandfather, I mean he’s not this guy but I’m dying that hes got the same name.
How do this channel not have 1 million subscribers yet😵💫
5:41 “In 1814, she
Took a little trip
Along with Gen’ral Jackson down the mighty Mississipp’
they took a little bacon and they took a little beans,
and they caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans!
*SPOILER ALERT* the world didn’t end.
:O
@@JackRackam😮😮😮😮😮
Source?
@@andrewhooper7603Pinch yourself.
Yet* ;)
thank you, also it's interesting the few religions that WOMEN were the leaders or start of a religion. I live near where the 7th Day Adventist were founded, which appears to be founded by a woman. There is a lovely little walking trail in the woods with rocks with inscriptions about the religion. When the world did NOT end it became known as "The Great Disappointment". The church is still there, you go to the general store and they will give you the key, juts please return it!
Obligartory se7en reference:
Whats in the box?!
You have to do a video on Mother Shipton next... The inspiration behind Agnes Nutter of Good Omens.
Dude I just stumbled onto this channel... and I'm hooked. Great story telling
You are wonderful 💯
Ironically, this story highlights just how remarkable Christ's actual arrival and life was. Born in a manger (basically a food trough) in the middle of nowhere, with only shepherds (the most disregarded of their society) as witnesses. All fulfilling hundreds of years of prophecy, with some Angelic fanfare sure, but humility was a significant element all throughout. When Christ actually started his ministry, He could back it up with miracles. So much so He got accused of working on the sabbath (a religious tabboo) for healing someone undeniably miraculously.
The truth stands out as being unremarkable and yet miraculous.
“What’s in the fucking box?!”
An embarrassing picture of SpongeBob at the Christmas Party
Says Patrick the Starfish.
That is one heck of a story!
Maybe the real Shiloh was the friends we made along the way.~
Dude your videos are just awesome love too sit down with a blunt and watch n always find myself genuinely excited for your next video love the channel
I really appreciate how you have respect for people because of who they were as people instead of just judging them on account of the consequences of their actions.
I speak for all Americans when I say the box must be opened
Just tell your army it's full of oil and I'm sure they'll bomb it open.
As an American I give you the authority to speak for all Americans in this case.
A shout to your editor:
The arm and leg movement looks slicker. Also...
The Box!
Best historic infotainment on youtube..Jack Rules!
The fact they even had a single follower is so insanely alien to me, but i guess thats what an ultra religious upbringing and nothing to do besides 14h work days and plagues do to a mf
That pigeon is too sexy
Begone, you foul Specter of Tesla!
The sacred technique:
RUN AWAY
Jack Rackam: The child who never came
My brain: The prince that was promise
Also my brain: fuck you George... finish your book
I still genuinely think he's gonna be the next miura
“Crime and banditry
Distress and perplexity
Will continue until the bishops open Joanna Southcott’s box”
Well, this turned out to be true, at the very least. 😮
The one time a prophecy has come true. GG Panacea Society, GG.
I'm with Jack on this one. We need to open the box end on our face if it causes the end times.
What's in the box? I'm pretty sure it's Gwyneth Paltrow's head.
Apparently the House of David is still around in the Benton Harbor area but they keep a very low profile. I worked with a woman whose grandmother was in the House of David and ran afoul of Parnell, so she ended up being exiled to High Island in northern Lake Michigan (near Beaver Island). That was where Parnell sent troublemakers. Quite an interesting history, I had no idea of the British connection!
Brad Pitt voice, “What’s in the box???? Aahhh, what’s in the fucking box??!! “
I know they're not a sponsor of this video but I've signed up for a free trial of Magellan TV via your link and my watch list is a mile long! Thank you!
Happy I could connect you!
WHAT"S IN THE BOX? Nothing but dust. Of this I am certain. 🤣🤣🤣
This is called thinking inside THE BOX!
You can have the washer and dryer where the lovely Smithers is standing, or you can trade it all in for whatever's in...the mystery box!
Red Snappuh! Velly tasty!
I love ridiculously niche history. And psychotic ridiculously niche history is even better! 😂
Was expecting John Ward to do the "I am a god" quote from the 1979 Caligula movie at around 13:10
As someone who grew up in Bedford I had no clue this existed.
That was great, thank you.
So many damaged and needy people making something from nothing. That So many people bought into the story to fill some whole in there existence amazes me. I feel compassion for all of them, because I can see myself in them.
Hmm auto correct and being tired can make one seem illiterate 🤔
If you can't find immense humor and comedy in history then your just not looking hard enough! They say we are crazy now seems to be a level playing field all throughout times as far as I can tell😂
I love the reference to Falun Gong at 20 minutes XD
Love your content man!
You should do Alfred the Great at some point! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
He did a video on that guy a LONG time ago.
@@discountplaguedoctor88 i think you're refereing to athelstan
@@danielsantiagourtado3430 No, that video was EXPLICITLY LABELED as 'The Life and Times of Alfred the Great'.
@@discountplaguedoctor88 link please
omg, that just makes me want to open it more.
Yep good stuff
Oh hell yeah its a full video. My phone keeps popping up ol Jack's shorts so I clicked this one expecting that
Instead? Almost a half hour of content. Let's go
Huh, I'm curious where the shorts are coming up for you. I set them not to send notifications so people know when regular videos are released, and normally they show up in a different place when browsing the platform. Crossing my fingers they aren't appearing as regular videos and causing confusion
@@JackRackamthey are fine to me bro 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@JackRackam they often just don't show up in my subscriptions for some reason
@@brook_angel Yeah that's been happening for a while, as best I can tell RUclips just moved away from subscriptions as a primary form of engagement a few years ago
@@JackRackamwhat a boomer
I remember (sorry for the lack of better details) one of the letters from readers in Fortean Times that was from someone who sent off for an item from the "Opening of Joanna Southcott's Box" some time in te early 90s - I think they got the item in the late 80s? They got a small square of linen which they were supposed to soak in water, then use the water in everyday life, though the only example I remember was while washing the dishes. They said they had never had such a run of bad fortune after doing this!
So ... maybe it wasn't really from **the box** ... or maybe **the box** wasn't due to be opened?
Or maybe not. But a little snippet more for the lore.
The first time I’ve heard ‘Bedford’ and quaint’ together!
2 minutes in "What the shit?!' 😂 I wonder how many outtakes and edits Jack has to do because he's laughing. I cant believe he can do this without laughing. His wit astounds me
Omg, that jacked dove.....just, wow 😂
We need a new March of Dimes to find a ure for Religion
I bet if they do end up opening it, all they'll find is a note that says "Sucker!" 😆
I can't even count the number of times I've survived the end of the world.
Hey! I’m a prophet. I can tell you all kinds of things that won’t happen. Like people stop believing everything other people tell them. Yeah. That’s not going to stop.
In the Box is a shiny red button that's waiting to be pressed
The word on the button?
Easy.
Turns out, Joanna was a time traveler who went to Staples.
Fun fact about the House of David baseball team……they had a woman who pitched on that team….. and she allegedly struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig….the preceded to have her contract voided…..
i cant wait to see the motion picture. im its gonna be a block buster