CHAP. XXVI.

A beautiful prophecy of eternal life and joy
(v. 15). The fall of night.


THEN Adam took Eve, and they began to
return to the Cave of Treasures where they
dwelt. But when they neared
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it and saw it from afar, heavy sorrow fell
upon Adam and Eve when they looked at
it.
2 Then Adam said to Eve, "When we were
on the mountain we were comforted by the
Word of God that conversed with us; and
the light that came from the east, shone
over us.
3 "But now the Word of God is hidden from
us; and the light that shone over us is so
changed as to disappear, and let darkness
and sorrow come upon us.
4 "And we are forced to enter this cave
which is like a prison, wherein darkness
covers us, so that we are parted from each
other; and thou canst not see me, neither
can I see thee."
5 When Adam had said these words, they
wept and spread their hands before God;
for they were full of sorrow.
6 And they entreated God to bring the sun
to them, to shine on them, so that
darkness return not upon them, and they
come not again under this covering of
rock. And they wished to die rather than
see the darkness.
7 Then God looked upon Adam and Eve
and upon their great sorrow, and upon all
they had done with a fervent heart, on
account of all the trouble they were in,
instead of their former well-being, and on
account of all the misery that came upon
them in a strange land.
8 Therefore God was not wroth with them;
nor impatient with them; but He was
longsuffering and forbearing towards them,
as towards the children He had created.
9 Then came the Word of God to Adam,
and said unto him, "Adam, as for the sun,
if I were to take it and bring it to thee,
days, hours, years and months would all
come to naught, and the covenant I have
made with thee, would never be fulfilled.
10 "But thou shouldest then be turned and
left in a long plague, and no salvation
would be left to thee for ever.
11 "Yea, rather, bear long and calm thy
soul while thou abidest night and day;
until the fulfilment of the days, and the time
of My covenant is come.
12 "Then shall I come and save thee, O
Adam, for I do not wish that thou be
afflicted.
13 "And when I look at all the good things
in which thou didst live, and why thou
camest out of them, then would I willingly
show thee mercy.
14 "But I cannot alter the covenant that
has gone out of My mouth; else would I
have brought thee back into the garden.
15 "When, however, the covenant is
fulfilled, then shall I show thee and thy
seed mercy, and bring thee into a land of
gladness, where there is neither sorrow
nor suffering; but abiding joy and
gladness, and light that never fails, and
praises that never cease; and a beautiful
garden that shall never pass away."
16 And God said again unto Adam, "Be
long-suffering and enter the cave, for the
darkness, of which thou wast afraid, shall
only be twelve hours long; and when
ended, light shall arise."
17 Then when Adam heard these words
from God, he and Eve worshipped before
Him, and their hearts were comforted. They
returned into the cave after their custom,
while tears flowed from their eyes, sorrow
and wailing came from their hearts, and
they wished their soul would leave their
body.
18 And Adam and Eve stood praying, until
the darkness of night came upon them,
and Adam was hid from Eve, and she from
him.
19 And they remained standing in prayer.


Next: Chapter XXVII

CHAP. XXVII.

The second tempting of Adam and Eve.
The devil takes on the form of a beguiling
light .


WHEN Satan, the hater of all good, saw
how they continued in prayer, and how
God communed with them, and comforted
them, and how He had accepted their
offering--Satan made an apparition.
2 He began with transforming his hosts; in
his hands was a flashing fire, and they
were in a great light.
3 He then placed his throne near the
mouth of the cave because he could not
enter into it by reason of their prayers.
And he shed light into the cave, until the
cave glistened over Adam and Eve; while
his hosts began to sing praises.
4 And Satan did this, in order that when
Adam saw the light, he should think within
himself that it was a heavenly light, and
that Satan's hosts were angels; and that
God had sent them to watch at the cave,
and to give him light in the darkness.
5 So that when Adam came out of the cave
and saw them, and Adam and Eve bowed
to Satan, then he would overcome Adam
thereby, and a second time humble him
before God.
6 When, therefore, Adam and Eve saw the
light, fancying it was real, they
strengthened their hearts; yet, as they
were trembling, Adam said to Eve:--
7 "Look at that great light, and at those
many songs of praise, and at that host
standing outside that do not come in to us,
do not tell us what they say, or whence
they come, or what is the meaning of this
light; what those praises are; wherefore
they have been sent hither, and why they
do not come in.
8 "If they were from God, they would come
to us in the cave, and would tell us their
errand."
9 Then Adam stood up and prayed unto
God with a fervent heart, and said:--
10 "O Lord, is there in the world another
god than Thou, who created angels and
filled them with light, and sent them to
keep us, who would come with them?
11 "But, lo, we see these hosts that stand
at the mouth of the cave; they are in a
great light; they sing loud praises. If they
are of some other god than Thou, tell me;
and if they are sent by Thee, inform me of
the reason for which Thou hast sent
them."
12 No sooner had Adam said this, than an
angel from God appeared unto him in the
cave, who said unto him, "O Adam, fear
not. This is Satan and his hosts; he
wishes to deceive you as he deceived you
at first. For the first time, he was hidden in
the serpent; but this time he is come to
you in the similitude of an angel of light; in
order that, when you worshipped him, he
might enthrall you, in the very presence of
God."
13 Then the angel went from Adam, and
seized Satan at the opening of the cave,
and stripped him of the feint he had
assumed, and brought him in his own
hideous form to Adam and Eve; who were
afraid of him when they saw him.
14 And the angel said to Adam, "This
hideous form has been his ever since God
made him fall from heaven. He could not
have come near you in it; therefore did he
transform himself into an angel of light."
15 Then the angel drove away Satan and
his hosts from Adam and Eve, and said
unto them, "Fear not; God who created
you, will strengthen you."
16 And the angel went from them.
17 But Adam and Eve remained
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standing in the cave; no consolation came
to them; they were divided in their
thoughts.
18 And when it was morning they prayed;
and then went out to seek the garden. For
their hearts were towards it, and they
could get no consolation for having left it.


Next: Chapter XXVIII

CHAP. XXVIII

The Devil pretends to lead Adam and Eve
to the water to bathe.


BUT when the wily Satan saw them, that
they were going to the garden, he gathered
together his host, and came in appearance
upon a cloud, intent on deceiving them.
2 But when Adam and Eve saw him thus in
a vision, they thought they were angels of
God come to comfort them about their
having left the garden, or to bring them
back again into it.
3 And Adam spread his hands unto God,
beseeching Him to make him understand
what they were.
4 Then Satan, the hater of all good, said
unto Adam, "O Adam, I am an angel of the
great God; and, behold the hosts that
surround me.
5 "God has sent me and them to take thee
and bring thee to the border of the garden
northwards; to the shore of the clear sea,
and bathe thee and Eve in it, and raise you
to your former gladness, that ye return
again to the garden."
6 These words sank into the heart of Adam
and Eve.
7 Yet God withheld His Word from Adam,
and did not make him understand at once,
but waited to see his strength; whether he
would be overcome as Eve was when in
the garden, or whether he would prevail.
8 Then Satan called to Adam and Eve, and
said, "Behold, we go to the sea of water,"
and they began to go.
9 And Adam and Eve followed them at
some little distance.
10 But when they came to the mountain to
the north of the garden, a very high
mountain, without any steps to the top of
it, the Devil drew near to Adam and Eve,
and made them go up to the top in reality,
and not in a vision; wishing, as he did, to
throw them down and kill them, and to
wipe off their name from the earth; so that
this earth should remain to him and his
hosts alone.

Next: Chapter XXIX

CHAP. XXIX.

God tells Adam of the Devil's purpose. (v.
4).


BUT when the merciful God saw that Satan
wished to kill Adam with his manifold
devices, and saw that Adam was meek and
without guile, God spake unto Satan in a
loud voice, and cursed him.
2 Then he and his hosts fled, and Adam
and Eve remained standing on the top of
the mountain, whence they saw below
them the wide world, high above which
they were. But they saw none of the host
which anon were by them.
3 They wept, both Adam and Eve, before
God, and begged for forgiveness of Him.
4 Then came the Word from God to Adam,
and said unto him, "Know thou and
understand concerning this Satan, that he
seeks to deceive thee and thy seed after
thee."
5 And Adam wept before the Lord God, and
begged and entreated Him to give him
something from the garden, as a token to
him, wherein to be comforted.
6 And God looked upon Adam's thought,
and sent the angel Michael as far as the
sea that reaches unto India, to take
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from thence golden rods and bring them to
Adam.
7 This did God in His wisdom, in order that
these golden rods, being with Adam in the
cave, should shine forth with light in the
night around him, and put an end to his
fear of the darkness.
8 Then the angel Michael went down by
God's order, took golden rods, as God had
commanded him, and brought them to
God.


Next: Chapter 30

CHAP. 30
Adam receives the first worldly goods .

AFTER these things, God commanded the angel Gabriel to go down to the garden, and say to the cherub who kept it, "Behold, God has commanded me to come into the garden, and to take thence sweet smelling incense, and give it to Adam." 2 Then the angel Gabriel went down by God's order to the garden, and told the cherub as God had commanded him. 3 The cherub then said, "Well." And Gabriel went in and took the incense. 4 Then God commanded His angel Raphael to go down to the garden, and speak to the cherub about some myrrh, to give to Adam. 5 And the angel Raphael went down and told the cherub as God had commanded him, and the cherub said, "Well." Then Raphael went in and took the myrrh. 6 The golden rods were from the Indian sea, where there are precious stones. The incense was from the eastern border of the garden; and the myrrh from the western border, whence bitterness came upon Adam. 7 And the angels brought these three things to God, by the Tree of Life, in the garden. 8 Then God said to the angels, "Dip them in the spring of water; then take them and sprinkle their water over Adam and Eve, that they be a little comforted in their sorrow, and give them to Adam and Eve. 9 And the angels did as God had commanded them, and they gave all those things to Adam and Eve on the top of the mountain upon which Satan had placed them, when he sought to make an end of them. 10 And when Adam saw the golden rods, the incense and the myrrh, he was rejoiced and wept because he thought that the gold was a token of the kingdom whence he had come, that the incense was a token of the bright light which had been taken from him, and that the myrrh was a token of the sorrow in which he was.

CHAP. 30


Adam receives the first worldly goods .


AFTER these things, God commanded the
angel Gabriel to go down to the garden,
and say to the cherub who kept it, "Behold,
God has commanded me to come into the
garden, and to take thence sweet smelling
incense, and give it to Adam."
2 Then the angel Gabriel went down by
God's order to the garden, and told the
cherub as God had commanded him.
3 The cherub then said, "Well." And
Gabriel went in and took the incense.
4 Then God commanded His angel Raphael
to go down to the garden, and speak to the
cherub about some myrrh, to give to
Adam.
5 And the angel Raphael went down and
told the cherub as God had commanded
him, and the cherub said, "Well." Then
Raphael went in and took the myrrh.
6 The golden rods were from the Indian
sea, where there are precious stones. The
incense was from the eastern border of the
garden; and the myrrh from the western
border, whence bitterness came upon
Adam.
7 And the angels brought these three
things to God, by the Tree of Life, in the
garden.
8 Then God said to the angels, "Dip them
in the spring of water; then take them and
sprinkle their water over Adam and Eve,
that they be a little comforted in their
sorrow, and give them to Adam and Eve.
9 And the angels did as God had
commanded them, and they gave all those
things to Adam and Eve on the top of the
mountain upon which Satan had placed
them, when he sought to make an end of
them.
10 And when Adam saw the golden rods,
the incense and the myrrh, he was rejoiced
and wept because he thought that the gold
was a token of the kingdom whence he
had come, that the incense was a token of
the bright light which had been taken from
him, and that the myrrh was a token of the
sorrow in which he was.

Lies lies lies and lies.

Story of lies.

God said, when God did not say

Ezekiel 22:28
And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

mrZENographer:
Lies lies lies and lies.

Story of lies.

God said, when God did not say

Ezekiel 22:28
And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

pls your evidence & stop being foolish
am open minded and if u have evidence its lies then I will take it down.
but if u don't shut up
I don't know ur mission; quoting a verse proves nothing but u merely twisting it and quoting out of context.

Inteltower:


pls your evidence & stop being foolish
am open minded and if u have evidence its lies then I will take it down.
but if u don't shut up
I don't know ur mission; quoting a verse proves nothing but u merely twisting it and quoting out of context.

I know the Bible has been the Christian standard for thousands of years and a solid history behind it.
*Who wrote this book you advertise?
I can't be open-minded to false doctrines.

God said! Adam said!
*How does this person know what God said or did outside of the bible? Was it a revelation, vision?
*Are you expecting Christians to take this as another valid Bible scripture?

mrZENographer:


I know the Bible has been the Christian standard for thousands of years and a solid history behind it.
*Who wrote this book you advertise?
I can't be open-minded to false doctrines.

God said! Adam said!
*How does this person know what God said or did outside of the bible? Was it a revelation, vision?
*Are you expecting Christians to take this as another valid Bible scripture?

am not forcing you to believe it
u can hold on to ur narrow mindset
and while at it help answer wanting questions in Genesis..

see how ignorant you are and research.
tell me how Genesis was written ?
secondly why did the Roman catholic remove some books from the Bible if it was a standard as u claim

have you heard of other books discovered and being translated currently ?

you are ignorant of all this but u open that ur mouth to shout lies
am not against the Bible in any way and this first book of Adam and Eve gave more insights and compliments Genesis that has two accounts of creation

what u don't know or understand don't be in a hurry to criticise like a Pharisee because they too would use that same verse against Christ so stop ur ignorance and be wise in asking the write question, no one is all knowing except God. so stop ur ignorance