Prologue
Immanuel had always wanted to write a book. Something deep
within him wanted to create. Unlike all other books ever written, this book
would be uniquely different. Within the covers of this book we will get a
glimpse of eternity gazing in a mirror. We will see the unseen. Creation and
time will begin and end. But the most unique thing about this book is that
Immanuel himself will enter into the pages of his book and live within the
confines of its pages, just as his creation lived. Will they recognize the
author of their very lives and what would his purpose be in confining himself
to the pages of his book? Listen, Immanuel is about to speak…
Chapter 1
First, I will create an environment for my creation to
live in. I’m going to paint pictures of myself in all that I create. I think I
will create 2 different realms. First I will create a spiritual realm where I
will dwell with other spiritual beings that can see me. Then I will create a
physical realm where I will also create time and space and matter. I will visit
the physical realm occasionally but they won’t be able to see me until that
time when I come as one of them.
The spiritual realm I have created is beautiful beyond
description and the angelic beings I have created to dwell with me there are
wonderful companions…but something is missing. I love them dearly and I love
that they love me but they are created beings and I sometimes feel alone and
long for a companion that is uncreated as I am. A being that is one with me. I
know she is within me.
“My Creator.”
Michael, one of 3 of my greatest angelic creations,
interrupted my thoughts.
“My Lord, Lucifer has incited a riot among the angelic
host. He has surmounted an insurrection and has gathered a third of us to his
side and right now he is attempting to overtake your realm. What shall we do?”
Hmmm. I knew this was coming. Lucifer is also one of my 3
greatest angelic creations. I gave him such a high position and honor and I
soon saw that he abused his position as he coveted my glory as creator. He did
not have the humility needed to walk in the high position that I gave him and
he soon sensed that he would have to take by force that which he coveted in his
heart. Wow, what a silly, foolish angel. There is so much that he doesn’t know.
My eternal plan was conceived and finished before I started my book and long
before I created him. If only he would have come to me and confessed the evil
in his heart, I could have helped him see his folly.
Now I must leave the next page of my book blank. It is a
page where I Am not. It is a formless and void page where darkness hides in
nothingness…an abyss.
“Michael, go and stop the rebellion. I give you my authority
to cast Lucifer and his followers out of our realm.”
“But where shall we send them once we defeat them?”
“Send them to the place of nothingness, the void that is
where I Am not.”
I could sense the shiver that Michael felt, as it is
incomprehensible to Michael to ever be where I Am not. I showed Michael the
place that is not a place and as he left, I thought of how easily pride can
delude one into seeking only for themself.
Although I knew that Lucifer would rebel, I created him
and all the angels with free will and choice… such a strange paradox. You see,
the book I write has been in me for quite a while. I know the beginning and the
end of my book before I even write it. I Am the beginning and the end. I hold
history in my hand and I can enter my book at any place or in any time.
Speaking of time, I think it’s time for me to create.
Chapter 2
Well, the first thing We need to do is get some light in
here. I was talking out loud so that my angels could hear and witness all that
I was about to do. I wanted them to understand specific portions of my eternal
plan and to see how I weave myself into my creation. They were amazed at how I
could create something out of nothing. It was fun and they all joiced at the
light and then rejoiced at everything that followed. The light I created was
part of my nature, kind of like a picture of me. Now that my light has
illuminated the darkness and formless void, it’s time we cleaned up this mess.
It seems that Lucifer and his followers have made a huge mess of things here.
How does one make a void and darkness even worse than it is? I think I will
change Lucifer’s name. He was a light bearer as he reflected my light as he
dwelt in my presence, but now he is opposed to everything I do so his name
shall now be Satan as he has made himself to be an adversary. Although he will
oppose me in everything I do, he will be completely unaware that I will use him
as a tool in accomplishing my purpose.
It was sad to watch Satan and his followers try to hide
when I created my light. They actually were fighting each other to hide behind
one another. I will cause my light to shine on a portion of each day and leave
darkness for them to dwell in. There will be opposites of me in my creation and
it is there that they will dwell and work. I allow this with a great purpose in
mind. I explained to my angels how Satan and his followers, which we will call
demons, will now always try to imitate me because he wants to be me or to be in
my position as creator…as God. He dwelt in my presence and saw my goodness and
bore my light. When he decided that he wanted these things for himself and
allowed pride to pervert him, he then rebelled against me and then could only
imitate what he saw in me. Now, whatever I do, he will imitate but his motive is
evil while mine is good. He can only imitate good but the good that he imitates
is truly evil because it is a deception to keep others from me, the one who is
truly good. He will imitate my light and all that I Am in order to deceive.
Gabriel, one of the 3 highest angels I created, asked me
what all the others wanted to ask.
“Lord, who will they try to deceive, we are all there is
and we all fought against them and cast them out of our realm, we will not be
deceived by them…will we?
“Soon, I said, you will all see. I have not finished
creating.”
I spent the next 5 days creating the heavens and the
earth and its environs and saw that everything that I created was good. With
each day, I created a higher form of life and as with all things I create, I
wove into the physical creation a part of me so that all could see me in my
creation. Once again, Gabriel spoke up on behalf of all the others.
“Lord, we see you in the light and in water and in the
life that you bestow on all living things that you have placed on this
wonderful blue ball, but we are still uncertain of what your purpose is. Please
help us to understand.”
The angels were amazed each day with all that I created.
This was a physical realm that was beyond their understanding because all they
have ever known is the spiritual realm. It was hard for them to understand that
I would create an even higher form of life. I said to them…
“Patience my friends, I have still not finished creating.”
Chapter 3
I sat and studied the lump of clay before me. Even though
I created all the animals from this same earth, this one would be different.
This one would be unique. This would be the highest life form I create in the
physical realm. I could sense the anticipation of my angels and hear some of
their whispers.
“Is He going to form another animal, I gave Him an idea
for one that I call a unicorn, I hope that is what He will make.”
“It’s just dirt. Why is He taking so long?”
I smiled and then laughed and then started sculpting. My
attention to every detail was captivating to my angels. They witnessed all of
creation being spoken into existence by me. This was different. I was forming
this being with my own hands. They could sense that something special was being
formed. They were not disappointed. I stepped back from my creation and heard
the gasps from my angels. They were captivated and could not take their eyes
from it. Then their eyes would go back and forth from me to my creation. They
were mesmerized and speechless and at the same time wanted to shout for joy and
ask a thousand questions. Finally, Michael stepped out from the midst of
them and said…
“Lord, it looks like you. Is it you? Lord, what is it? Who is it?”
I smiled again and said to them all,
“OK, I will no longer leave you in suspense. I will now
open your understanding of what I am doing. I have worked and created for 6
days, I am now going to breathe life into this form of my image and call him
man. He will be my highest creation in this realm because when I breathe life
into him he will become a living being with a soul. On the 7th day, we will all
rest and as man explores his new home, I will explain to you all that you seek
to know.”
I then breathed life into man and spoke with him before I
sent him off to explore his home. I then gathered my angels and told them my
purpose in creating man.
I have never seen my angels so quiet before. They are
always singing with joy or worshipping but now it was so quiet that you could
hear a feather drop from the wing of an angel! I also noticed Satan trying to
hide himself, clothed as an angel of light. He was intently listening and he
actually thought that I was fooled by his disguise! I told them that the man I
created is my image. Man is lord over the earth just as I Am Lord over heaven.
He will rule in my place in the physical creation. Just as I have painted
pictures of myself in the physical creation, man is a picture of Me. He is my
physical image.
I Am 3 parts. There is my Father who is outside of this
book and from who I come. I Am His image. I Am the written and spoken Word
sent by my Father and my Spirit is the very essence of me. We dwell together as
one, eternally, outside of my book. Our eternal plan was conceived and enacted
outside of my book and will be manifested in my book, through my creation. My
book is to allow all my creation to understand this. All will be called but
only a few will respond and I will put my Spirit into those who respond so that
they will understand my eternal purpose. You have not seen or understood
anything outside of my book but you who are spirit are given the ability to
enter into the physical realm and move about the pages of my book as I direct.
The pages of my book, as pertaining to the physical realm, are time.
The physical realm consists of 3 parts also, time, space
and matter. Matter is anything that occupies space. All physical objects
consist of matter or substance, which man is. Objects have their position or
place in space. Time is the continued progress of existence in succession from
past to present to future. This was all a marvelous learning experience for
them as there is no such thing as time, space or matter in the spiritual realm.
There is only the eternal now and there is no space in which to be confined or
any type of matter that can be touched. All of the physical realm is bound and
limited in time. Man will only be able to move forward in time and will not
know when I will stop time. Man will not have the ability to step outside of
time or to enter the spiritual realm where we dwell unless I allow him to. He
can only occupy one space and be in one time because his body is matter or has
substance, whereas I can be in all places at the same time and also be in all
times, as I am Spirit. I can be in all parts of my book at the same time or at
different times or pick any time in my book and be there. I Am outside of my
book so I hold time, space and matter and even the spiritual places in my hand.
Man is also 3 parts. He is spirit, soul and body. I have
created his body and breathed his soul life into him. His soul also consists of
3 parts; his mind, will and emotions. I have created his mind to rule over his
will and emotions. I have also created his spirit to rule over his soul and his
body. I have not yet made his spirit alive with my Spirit. He has one part
missing now. It is the most important part. I will put my Spirit into him soon
when he has made the proper choice. Right now he is my highest creation in the
physical realm but he is still a little lower than you angels. When man chooses
my Spirit to dwell in him, he will then be the highest life form ever created.
He will actually possess my Life and live by my Life. He will be a son of God.
When this happens, man will no longer be restrained by space or time and will
be able to freely move about between our two realms. You, my companions, will
have the high honor of serving and to fellowship with man just as you do with
me.
After explaining this to my angels they were overwhelmed
with excitement and wanted to return to earth and begin this wonderful
fellowship with man. I told them to wait a little more as I wanted to meet with
man and spend time with him so that we could get to know one another. I
returned to earth quite often to spend time with man. I called him Adam because
I formed him from the earth. We became such good friends and we both enjoyed
our time with each other. I created a beautiful garden that I called Eden and
told Adam to live there. All of his needs were taken care of and he lacked
nothing. It was a perfect environment, a perfect picture of my home in the
spiritual realm. I placed a tree in the garden. It was the tree of life. The
fruit of this tree contained my very life. If Adam would eat of this tree, he
would have my life in him and his spirit would be made alive with my Spirit. He
would be made perfect, just as I was perfect.
I gave Adam authority over all things on the earth. I
then brought all the animals that I created to Adam so that he could name
them and so that the animals would know their lord. We laughed and joked about
some of the odder ones and Adam even asked me where the unicorn was! Looks like
he’s been hanging out with one of my angels. It was all good but when we were
finished Adam asked me why all the animals had mates but their lord had no
suitable mate for himself. I pondered his question for a minute and said…
“Well Adam, maybe everything isn’t good. I don’t think
it’s good for man to be alone. What shall we do about that Adam?”
“My Maker,” Adam replied, “You are the only one who has
the answer to that. Have you created my mate and hidden her from me? Were you
going to surprise me, where have you hidden her?”
“I have hidden her in the same place that I have hidden
my counterpart.”
This made Adam stop and think. He started to realize just
how much he was like me.
“Wait a minute. If I am made in your image and I, lord of
earth have no mate, then you, Lord of all, have no mate also.”
“Ah, Adam. You show the wisdom that I created you to
have. How shall we rectify this problem?
I left Adam alone for a time so that he could ponder this
question. When I returned, I asked him what he understood of this.
“Lord, I am so very happy. The garden is beautiful beyond
description and I have no needs. Your creation is in perfect harmony and the
time that we spend together fills me with wonder, but I have a deep yearning
within me as if someone was deep within me calling to me with the same
yearning. It is as if my counterpart was deep within me longing to come alive
so that she could be with me also. It is almost as strong as my desire for you.
I believe that you have put this desire within me because I delight in you. I
also believe that if I have this desire then you must have it also because you
have made me in your image. I have so much love to pour out upon her that I
feel I must die if she is not brought forth. I feel that I would give my very
life up for her to be brought forth but in doing so would she then be without
me?”
“Adam, I see that wisdom grows in you daily. You have
understood correctly and the time has come for a gift for you. You need not
give your life…only a rib. I will now cause you to sleep deeply, similar to a
physical death and when you awake, you will find a great surprise.”
I caused a deep sleep to come upon Adam and I called my angels
to come and witness what I was about to do. Again, I noticed Satan curiously
watching from a distance. As they gathered around, I opened Adams side and
removed one of his ribs. I took his rib and started to form his counterpart. I
took extra special care in forming her so that she would be perfectly made for
one who is almost perfect. When I had finished and gave her the breath of life,
my angels were amazed with wonder of one so radiant and beautiful. She opened
her dove’s eyes and looked deep into my own eyes. Her first words echoed across
the universe and penetrated the heart of every angel and yes, my heart also…
“My Lord and my God.”
I saw in her the radiance of the one who is deep within
My own being. Oh the joy she will bring to Adam with her beauty and her
selfless love and innocence. He will now have his mate to love and cherish
forevermore. I was about to wake Adam so that we all could share in this
wondrous event of man when suddenly I had to stop time…
Chapter 5
With a flash of darkness, never before seen on earth,
Satan boldly stepped forward as pride and jealousy emanated from within his
being and melted his disguise of light. He could no longer contain his rage as
he arrogantly pointed his finger towards me. Every angel instinctively drew
their swords and instantly Michael was by my side. I was still sitting next to
the image of my counterpart and writing in the sand, unconcerned with one so
deluded who actually thought that he would be a threat to me.
I stood and told my angels to sheath their swords. They
once asked me if they could be deceived by this deceiver. I informed them that
wherever this deceiver and his followers are, there is deception. He hid amidst
their ranks disguised as one of them so they must always be aware. My angels
felt a threat towards me when Satan revealed himself so I made them to
understand that he is not a threat to me but a pawn that I will use to
accomplish my will. Even so, you must always be on guard, as this one will
devour any being that is unaware of his presence.
I allowed Satan to approach and to speak what was on his
deluded mind. With disdain and bitterness dripping from every word he said…
“Do you actually think that I will sit idly by as you
allow these two to rule over me and my domain? I held back when you created
Adam, biding my time, as I knew I would destroy him easily when he was alone
without you to protect him. But now there are two of them and I believe they
will be able to procreate just as I see the animals do. I will not allow these
images of you to rule over me and my domain. I may have lost the first battle
for the spiritual realm but I will return to my original home and rule just as
I do here. I have been cast down to this realm and it is mine. You may have
these so-called elect angels fooled, but not me. Man is a little lower than the
angels but I will steal his birthright, I will kill him, I will destroy his
relationship with you. He will not possess your life and be higher than me. I
will enslave them and rule over them. They will bow to me just as you will.”
Instantly he was gone and I watched as he manifested
himself in a tree that was right next to the tree of life. The fruit of that
tree turned poisonous although it still retained a delight to ones eyes. He is
a crafty one with great knowledge but he has forsaken wisdom. That tree is now
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. You see, before Satan rebelled, he
was my light bearer. He carried my light and beheld my glory and holiness. He
saw my love and my authority. He saw many of my attributes and saw that they
were all good and desired them for himself. When he was cast out of the
spiritual realm to the earth, he set himself up as god. He wanted to be like
me. He wanted to be me. Since he did not have my life in him, he could only
imitate me. He now takes all of my attributes and imitates them in order to
deceive one in to following him. He did that with my angels and he will now try
to do the same with man.
The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
will always bring death once it is eaten. Death is separation from Me. The good
fruit contains the same poison as the evil fruit. It comes from the same tree;
it is all the same fruit. There is no such thing as a tree bearing both apples
and oranges. If you eat the good fruit you will spend your life trying to be
good. This shows the craftiness in his deception. You will imitate good just as
he does but you will be separated from me. This is death. I Am life. If you are
not a part of me, you will die. The evil fruit is the same as the good fruit
but reveals his true nature. Both have his life and his nature in them. The
existence of this tree presupposes that good and evil exist. Man has no
understanding of evil because he has only been in relationship with good. This
will always be unless man chooses to go his own way. The fruit of the tree of
life possesses my life and once eaten, man will be a part of me, possessing my
life. Adam will have to make this choice, as will all his descendants.
My angels were taken aback by such insolence and were even
more incredulous when I allowed Satan to leave without any consequence. I
explained once again that I will allow Satan to pursue his demented plans but
also reminded them that I have my own plan and soon, very soon, they would
begin to see it manifested.
Chapter 6
Time, once again, came into view and I gently woke Adam
up. He immediately sensed that a part of him was missing…not really missing but
somehow outside of him and was alive. He looked at me with a look of wonder and
anticipation and saw the excitement in the angels and in my eyes. I stepped
aside and Adam beheld one in raiment of light, reflecting my glory more
perfectly than the sun. Adam stood and proclaimed to all creation:
“One was taken out of me that reflects the beauty and
glory of my Lord. I shall call her woman. She is bone of my bone and flesh of
my flesh. She is my oneness.”
They embraced as they both wept for joy and as angels
rejoiced and as I longed for a coming day…
Soon, all creation joined in this rapturous celebration
as the lord of earth was crowned with his mate. These were never ending times
of joy that would only be eclipsed by when the Lord of all was joined to His
mate. After some time, I sat down with Adam and his wife and explained to them
that together they are man, or mankind. All of the human race is in them. You
shall be joined together as one and your reunion will be a symbol of a coming
day. I have joined you together; let nothing separate you. I took woman out of
Adam and now all of mankind will come out of woman.
Adam said, “I will call her Eve because she will be the
mother of all the living.”
“I created you with a purpose in mind and you must walk in
my purpose. To do this you must partake of my life. My life is eternal and is
the highest life form. My angels have everlasting life and are spirit as I Am,
while you are a little lower than them, being physical. But I have created you
to be mine and to be like me but you must have my life in you and it must be
your choice to do so.
I have planted the tree of life in the middle of the garden. The fruit of this tree contains my life. You may partake of this tree freely along with any other trees in the garden. But there is also one other tree in the garden that you must not eat from. It is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and this is the only tree that you are forbidden to eat from. If you eat the fruit of this tree, you will die. You will be separated from me. Go now and tend the garden, it is your home. Enjoy each other and make little ones that will also be My image and I will visit with you often.” Eternal Truth ran free in youthful bliss in its new environment and soon expressed itself in a mystery as the two became one.
Now you must understand that before I ever gave a
commandment to man to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
there was a deep fellowship and communion between man and Myself. There was
deep love mutually expressed. The command to not eat from that tree was also
given in love. It was given for their protection. There will always be a
foundation of love that any rule or law or command is built upon. When love is
not the foundation then the rule becomes a burden. When given in love, the
choice to obey is love expressed. The choice will be theirs to make.
Chapter 7
The days and nights went by without notice as the 2 that
were now one explored their habitat together. Every part of them was in deep
union with me and with each other. Angels frolicked with man and each other.
All creation was in harmony. All was good.
Adam said to Eve
“My oneness, we have explored the garden and have tasted
of all its bountiful fruit but we have yet to eat from the tree of life. It is
the largest and most beautiful tree in the garden and I sense in my spirit that
the fruit of the tree is bursting with life just as the river beside it
glimmers as if it is alive. Tomorrow we shall eat of it and discover the
mysteries that our Lord has hidden within it. Let’s rest now and contemplate
all the good things the Lord has given us.”
I told my angels to observe that from the time of their
creation Adam and Eve have never been apart. They are one in body, soul
and spirit. They are pure and holy in their union and as one they cannot be
overcome. They watched with joy as the two that were one sat in the shade
together under the tree of life. Adam noticed that Eve was looking at the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil with childlike curiosity.
"Don’t even look at it Eve.” Adam said. “Remember
what our Lord has said regarding that tree.”
I know, my love, it just looks so strangely beautiful and
has an alluring draw to it that makes me want to just touch it and see what it
feels like.”
Their conversation was interrupted by a little lamb. It
had wandered nearby and seemed to be lost from its flock. Adam instinctively
went to it and picked it up and carried it back to the flock. Knowing
that I had joined them as one, Satan knew that he must separate them in
order to overcome them. It was Satan who stole the little lamb from its flock
in an attempt to lure Adam away from Eve. This was the moment that Satan
had patiently waited for, the first time they were apart. He instantly entered
a serpent with the power of deception raging within him.
As soon as Adam left, Eve noticed that a serpent was standing next to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and was waving for her to come to him. Her curiosity was no longer childlike and she surreptitiously, almost running, made her way to the serpent. Now at that time, the serpent was a lovely creature and the craftiest beast that I had made and he was holding a piece of fruit from the tree and took a bite as he said to Eve.
“My lady, didn’t God say that you could eat from any tree in the garden?”
“Yes, He did. We can eat from any tree in the garden
except this one. He said if we eat from this tree or even touch it, we would
die.”
Eve was trying to remember what Adam had told her about
this tree but she was eerily mesmerized by the glittering light that was coming
from the tree. It seemed to be emanating from the serpent himself.
The serpent took another bite of the fruit as he
continued.
“You must have misheard God or misunderstood what He
said. Isn’t it obvious that you will not die? I have been eating this fruit for
a long time and I am eating it as we speak. You see that I have not died. I do
believe that God wants you to eat this fruit because it will make you even more
like Him. Isn’t that what He wants? You will be just like God and you will know
good and evil. Look at me, I grow wiser with each bite and look at my light, am
I not like God?”
Eve kept looking at the fruit and then at the serpent and
then at the fruit. It looked so good to her, delightful to her eyes and she
reasoned in her mind that it was good for food and that it would make her wise
like the serpent and the serpent had eaten the fruit and didn’t die. Was it the
fruit or was it Eve that was ripe with anticipation as Eve reached out for the
fruit that hung within arms reach. Angels and I watched with heavy hearts as
Eve put the fruit to her lips. I cried out to her at the same moment as did
Adam…
“Eve, my love, my oneness…stop.”
Adam was returning and could see Eve in the distance
talking with the serpent. He called out to her but she did not hear his cry as
she had already taken her first bite of the poisonous fruit or was it that the fruit had
taken it’s first bite out of her? In that split second, unaware to Eve, I saw the
serpent bite her on the heel and watched as the venom of death enveloped her
very DNA. And now Eve, the mother of all, would pass this on to all her
offspring. But I have a plan…an eternal plan and I will crush the head of the
serpent.
Adam quickened his pace and arrived at the tree as Eve continued eating the fruit. Eve, being full of excitement now, picked another piece of fruit and quickly gave it to Adam. Before Adam knew what was happening, he found himself holding a piece of the fruit. Eve went on to tell him what the serpent had told her and was desperately trying to convince Adam of the same. Jumping up and down and twirling in circles as if intoxicated in her new found freedom, she exclaimed.
Adam quickened his pace and arrived at the tree as Eve continued eating the fruit. Eve, being full of excitement now, picked another piece of fruit and quickly gave it to Adam. Before Adam knew what was happening, he found himself holding a piece of the fruit. Eve went on to tell him what the serpent had told her and was desperately trying to convince Adam of the same. Jumping up and down and twirling in circles as if intoxicated in her new found freedom, she exclaimed.
“As you can see, I have not died. The serpent has not
died. I believe you have misunderstood what God had said about this tree. Look
at the light that reflects from the serpent to the tree and then to me. Eat, my
husband, and join us, we must remain one.”
Adam, seeing how Eve was reveling in her state of being
and wanting to please her, bit into the deadly fruit. He waited a minute to see
if he would die and when nothing happened, he finished the fruit. All in the
while, the serpent with sinister gleefulness walked behind the tree, or was it
into the tree? Suddenly all of creation went dark for a split second as if a
light switch was turned off and then back on very quickly.
The earth shifted and tilted throwing all creation out of
harmony. Animals instinctively hid themselves. Adam noticed it first with Eve.
The light that emanated the glory of the Lord from within her was no longer
there but was replaced by the light coming from the tree that she was now
reflecting and now that light was not pure but a dingy yellow. As he watched in
horror, that light dissipated as Eve now stood before him…naked.
Eve could see the horror in Adams eyes as she looked down
at herself and then to Adam once again only to see the same transformation in
him before her eyes. The horror in her eyes now matched his. Weeping
uncontrollably and feeling things that were unknown to her, Eve reached out for
Adam. Not understanding what he was feeling, Adam reached out for Eve.
Deception and Fear, 2 of the highest ranking demons, danced around them where
only angels could before. Not knowing what to do, Adam and Eve, no longer
clothed in the light of God and feeling the shame of their nakedness because
they were now self conscious instead of God conscious, sewed together leaves from
a fig tree in a vain attempt to cover themselves’. They then tried to
hide themselves, like the animals.
I came to the garden as I often did to spend time with
Adam and Eve but they were nowhere in sight. I called out to them to give them
the opportunity to come out of hiding. I knew what they were feeling and I
wanted them to know how much I loved them but Deception had already perverted their thinking and
darkened their souls and Fear had convinced them that I was there to punish
them and to hurt them. They were no longer aware of my great love for them and
could not understand that I was there to forgive them as I had already made a
Way, the only Way, to cover their sin. But in their state of deception they
could only see themselves and continued in the way that seemed right to them. They would now put themselves first in all things.
If I don’t seek them out and explain and instruct them, their fate will be much
worse than what awaits them. I called out to them again and Adam finally
answered and told me they were hiding because they were naked.
I said, “If you know that you are naked then you must
have eaten from the tree that was forbidden to you.”
Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent. Instead of
taking responsibility for their actions, they blamed others. I called the
serpent forth and cursed this once beautiful animal who now represents Satan, so
that it would no longer walk but slither on its belly and feed off the dust of
the earth. Man was made from the dust so the serpent will feed off of mans
carnal nature. There will always be enmity between Satan and man and he will
bruise man on his heel but Man will crush his head. This is a hint that I gave
to man to make him aware of my plan. I told the woman that she would now have
great pain in bringing forth children instead of the painless way that was
designed for them. Their children would now be in their image instead
of My image and even though this pain will be great, she would still
desire her husband and his position even though he will rule over you. I then
told Adam that the ground would be cursed and no longer yield its fruit with
ease and he would have to toil and sweat to make it yield. He was taken from
the earth and to the earth he shall return. These were the natural consequences
of their choice to eat of the fruit that was forbidden them.
I explained to them what had happened to them. I told them
of how Satan had rebelled and how he and his demons were cast out of my realm.
I told them why I created them and how Satan wanted to steal, kill and destroy
them and keep them from me. As I was speaking Eve blurted out...
“But Lord, why didn’t you tell us these things first so
that we would know not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
and not be deceived?”
“Oh my beautiful Eve. How could I tell you things that
you could not have understood? You had no knowledge of good and evil as I do.
These things did not exist in your realm. All was good. I love you. I created
you. I gave life to you. It is because I love you that I told you not to eat
from that tree. That was all you needed to know and hear. I created you with
the ability to choose. I had to give you the ability to choose so that you
would choose to love me in return. That choice also gave you the ability to
choose yourself before me. Satan has deceived you into making that choice to
put yourself first. His life is in the fruit of that tree. You have chosen to
partake of his life. Your eyes have now been opened to good and evil. If you
had eaten from the tree of life, you would have partaken of my life because my
life is in the fruit of the tree of life. Your eyes would have been opened
also, but opened to my ways and my life.”
I then took some animals and made coverings for them from
the skin. They were horrified that the innocent animals that they loved had to
be sacrificed to cover their nakedness. They were now clothed like the animals
instead of being clothed in light like Me. They were created a little lower
than the angels and now they were just a little higher than the animals. They
were destined to have my own life, the highest life, until they chose to live
their own life. The desire for the fruit that was forbidden them had caused
them to exalt themselves. Now they are humbled. They tried to save their own
lives by wanting to be like Me. Now they have lost their lives. What I had
offered to them for free, they tried to take and have separated themselves from
me. The deceiver has deceived them into acting just the way he acted and they
have received the same fate. Mans lordship over earth has been usurped by Satan
but a new Man will come and I will face this same temptation…I have a plan, an
eternal plan.
Chapter 8
Now I had to do the hardest thing since creating man. I
had to remove them from the garden and protect them from eating from the tree
of life. Man had sinned and separated himself from Me and if they ate from the
tree of life, they would then possess My eternal life and live forever in their
sinful state, separated from Me. I Am life and to be separated from Me is
death. They thought that their physical bodies would die but it was their
spirit that was now dead. Their physical bodies would now also die because
death was given access to man through his sin and death was now the shepherd of
all mankind. Although man did not understand, it was out of my love for them
and mercy that I sent them out of the garden and stationed cherubim at the
garden with a flaming sword that turned in every direction so that no one could
partake of the tree of life.
Adam looked out at the landscape. Eve could only cling to
her husband afraid to even look up. This was not their home. They felt alone
and sensed fear. They didn’t know where they would go or what they should do.
They had become gods of their new world...impotent gods. Now clothed like the
animals that they were once lord over and no longer able to see the unseen, they
became limited in their understanding and learned to reason with the knowledge
of good and evil.
In the same manner that the lord of earth rebelled
against the Lord of all, so did all of creation under his lordship. Docile
animals took on a new nature as some became predators and some became prey.
Almost all were now afraid of their former lord and some would not be afraid to
kill if given the opportunity. The demons called Fear and Deception had already
established themselves as the new world powers in all of creation as Satan, the
new god of this world, watched with an unsavory delight.
Harmony was unseated as chaos now reigned on earth.
Seasons displaced My perfect environment with to much heat at one time and then
too much cold at other times. At times there was no water, at other times, too
much water. The earth would only yield its fruit to man after much struggle and
time. Space and time was now the matrix that confined man where he became
fodder for the one that deceived them. I would often come to them to comfort
them but they could no longer see me or hear me. At times, they could sense me
but in their fallen state, soon their soul took preeminence over their dead
spirit. Alternating between their mind, will and emotions ruling them, they
became easy prey for Satan and his demons. Angels watched with dismay as the
intelligence that I gave to man, gave way to reason. His will no longer in
harmony with my will, gave way to whatever they reasoned in their own mind.
Their emotions pulled them in many different ways based on their own
self-interest. At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before his body ruled over his
soul and they sink even further. Lust stood near to deception waiting for an
opportune time to strike.
Adam and Eve still had each other. They still stayed
together as much as possible, more out of fear than love. They couldn’t
understand the fears that tormented them. They had never felt feelings such as
these in the garden. They didn’t know where they came from or how to be rid of
them. They longed for the peace and joy and love that was theirs in the garden.
At times they would feel such feelings as these, but they were short lived and
never felt as real anymore. As time went on they slowly adjusted to their new
life and surroundings. One night I listened as Eve said to Adam...
“Adam, I’ve been thinking about that last day in the
garden when the serpent deceived me. If Satan could enter into the serpent then
it is conceivable that he could enter into any creature. If he could deceive me
in such a paradise as the garden, then how much easier would it be to deceive
us in this place where all is not good? We now know good and evil. I still can
remember the goodness of our God and I now can feel the evil that haunts me.
These feelings of fear are of the evil one. All of these feelings that we have
been experiencing have only been with us after we were deceived. So this, now
we know, must be evil. What we knew in the garden was all good. We must know
and differentiate these feelings in order to know when evil is working in us
and against us.”
Adam replied, “Your wisdom outshines your beauty this day
my deep love. If this is so, then it makes sense now what our Lord told us that
Satan wants to steal, kill and destroy. He has already stolen our lordship over
the earth. He has destroyed our relationship with our God and he is now
determined to kill us. I already feel half dead so I know this must be so.
Since Satan copies our God then we must assume that he will try to copy the
goodness of our God as he did in the garden. We must also understand that
trying to be good will not restore our relationship with God. Our only hope is
to eat from the tree of life but how can we when we cannot go back to the
garden?”
Eve continued,
“My only love, if I have any wisdom it comes from you as I
was taken from you. I only have what our Lord has placed in you. I know that we
are now prohibited from the tree of life and that it is our Gods mercy and love
for us that does this. Can you ever imagine living in this state forever? I
also know that our God is good and that He will provide a way for us to partake
of the tree of life. Until then, we must always be aware of the evil that works
within and without. I am now aware that Satan and his demons have copied our
Lord in regards to his government on earth. He is now god of this world and has
his hierarchy in the demonic ranks just as our Lord does with His angels. We
already know of these high-ranking demons of deception and fear. They have kept
us from seeking our Lord. We must always be aware now of their workings in and
around us, knowing that whatever we feel that was after our departure from the
garden is not good. We must always stand together and help each other to
remember and teach these things to our children. And Adam, speaking of
children...”
Chapter 9
“Let’s call him Cain,” said Eve.
“Well OK, but I am going to name the next one,” Adam
replied.
Man was made in the image of God but now all men born of
man will be the image of man with each successive generation less and less of
the image of God. As sin permeates all of creation so does death. Adam and Eve
witnessed first hand the devastating effect on creation and how it grew
exponentially over time. Sometimes they would weep together and sometimes
alone. I always wept alone.
Life had gradually gotten better for Adam and Eve ever
since I gave them more understanding of the circumstances they were in. Ever
since that day, they started seeking after Me once again and would talk to me
individually and as one. As they did this, fear and deception had less of an
influence on them. Now that man was once again seeking his Lord, some of the
animals started seeking after their lord. It was great to see Adam and Eve
playing with many different animals again and learning to use others in their
labor. As fear and deception had less influence over the former lord of earth
so had it lessened over many of the creatures of the earth. I watched as
Satan would meet with Deception and Fear and threaten them for losing control
of the situation. He added another high-ranking demon to their cause with a new
strategy. This demon was named Hate.
Not long after this, Abel was born. The years passed and
Adam and Eve continued to have more children and they passed on to their
children how it all started and what they have learned through their lives.
They instructed their children to continue to pass this history down to each
successive generation. Time continued forward and life remained relatively
normal but Eve was the first to notice that there was much enmity and strife
between Cain and Abel. She told Adam about it but he, at first shrugged it off.
As the boys grew older, it could no longer be shrugged off. Eve said to Adam.
“Remember when we discussed that anything that was not good
must be from the evil one? Look at your sons, they are now men and they are
fighting all the time. We have not known things like this before and you, we,
must speak with them as I feel that a new kind of evil is upon us.”
They sat them down and told them once again of their life
in the garden and the 2 trees in the garden and how they were deceived and how
evil crept up on them, unseen and unheard like a serpent. Cain was impatient
and did not want to sit and listen to the stories again. He continually pointed
the finger at Abel and accused him of causing all the problems that they fought
over. Abel felt remorse and asked his brother to forgive him for any wrongs he
had done to him. This did not assuage Cain but actually made him feel more
embittered against his brother. He stormed off angrily as Hate followed closely
behind.
Satan is quite aware that the offspring of Adam and Eve
will one day crush his head so he naturally assumed that it would be Cain, the
firstborn. As Cain and Abel grew up, Satan saw how easily he could influence
Cain but not Abel. He then believed that it would be Abel that would crush his
head and take over his rule so he devised a plan to kill Abel first. You will
find him doing this throughout the history of man because he does not know who
this Man will be or when He would be born.
It was a day like any other but on this day a new form of evil has had its way with fallen man. Abel was dead, murdered by his own brother. Hate had found its way into Cain and dwelt there. Deception had convinced Cain that he would never be able. Fear now controlled Cain. It was from this strategic point that humanity was led, unknowingly but almost willingly down a path of doom and destruction. The population of man grew at an ever-increasing rate, as did the demonic forces under the supervision of Satan. As Deception, Fear and Hate led their legions of fallen angels they stealthily controlled fallen mankind.
(See Contents for chapters 10 through 19)