When Everything seems so Unreal and you can’t find your way home…
Remember that this world is only temporary and you’re only passing through…
Your home is where your heart lives and mine lives through HIM…
Just
Feel
The
Soft
Cool
Caress
Of
The
Breeze
And
Know
It
Is
He
And
Believe
Just
Believe…
And
His
Spirit
You
Will
Receive
Infinitely…
By Donna Bowles
AKA Dee Biggins
June 1, 2016
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 23
1. At that time the word of the Lord came to Abraham, and he said unto him, Abraham, and he said, Here I am.
2. And he said to him, Take now thy son, thine only son whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which shall be shown to thee, for there wilt thou see a cloud and the glory of the Lord.
3. And Abraham said within himself, How shall I separate my son Isaac from Sarah his mother, in order to bring him up for a burnt offering before the Lord?
4. And Abraham came into the tent, and he sat before Sarah his wife, and he spoke these words to her,
5. My son Isaac is grown up and he has not for some time studied the service of his God, now tomorrow I will go and bring him to Shem, and Eber his son, and there he will learn the ways of the Lord, for they will teach him to know the Lord as well as to know that when he prayeth continually before the Lord, he will answer him, therefore there he will know the way of serving the Lord his God.
6. And Sarah said, Thou hast spoken well, go my lord and do unto him as thou hast said, but remove him not at a great distance from me, neither let him remain there too long, for my soul is bound within his soul.
7. And Abraham said unto Sarah, My daughter, let us pray to the Lord our God that he may do good with us.
8. And Sarah took her son Isaac and he abode all that night with her, and she kissed and embraced him, and gave him instructions till morning.
9. And she said to him, O my son, how can my soul separate itself from thee? And she still kissed him and embraced him, and she gave Abraham instructions concerning him.
10. And Sarah said to Abraham, O my lord, I pray thee take heed of thy son, and place thine eyes over him, for I have no other son nor daughter but him.
11. O forsake him not. If he be hungry give him bread, and if he be thirsty give him water to drink; do not let him go on foot, neither let him sit in the sun.
12. Neither let him go by himself in the road, neither force him from whatever he may desire, but do unto him as he may say to thee.
13. And Sarah wept bitterly the whole night on account of Isaac, and she gave him instructions till morning.
14.. And in the morning Sarah selected a very fine and beautiful garment from those garments which she had in the house, that Abimelech had given to her.
15. And she dressed Isaac her son therewith, and she put a turban upon his head, and she enclosed a precious stone in the top of the turban, and she gave them provision for the road, and they went forth, and Isaac went with his father Abraham, and some of their servants accompanied them to see them off the road.
16. And Sarah went out with them, and she accompanied them upon the road to see them off, and they said to her, Return to the tent.
17. And when Sarah heard the words of her son Isaac she wept bitterly, and Abraham her husband wept with her, and their son wept with them a great weeping; also those who went with them wept greatly.
18. And Sarah caught hold of her son Isaac, and she held him in her arms, and she embraced him and continued to weep with him, and Sarah said, Who knoweth if after this day I shall ever see thee again?
19. And they still wept together, Abraham, Sarah and Isaac, and all those that accompanied them on the road wept with them, and Sarah afterward turned away from her son, weeping bitterly, and all her men servants and maid servants returned with her to the tent.
20. And Abraham went with Isaac his son to bring him up as an offering before the Lord, as He had commanded him.
2. And Abraham took two of his young men with him, Ishmael the son of Hagar and Eliezer his servant, and they went together with them, and whilst they were walking in the road the young men spoke these words to themselves.
22. And Ishmael said to Eliezer, Now my father Abraham is going with Isaac to bring him up for a burnt offering to the Lord, as He commanded him.
23. Now when he returneth he will give unto me all that he possesses, to inherit after him, for I am his first born.
24. And Eliezer answered Ishmael and said, Surely Abraham did cast thee away with thy mother, and swear that thou shouldst not inherit any thing of all he possesses, and to whom will he give all that he has, with all his treasures, but unto me his servant, who has been faithful in his house, who has served him night and day, and has done all that he desired me? to me will he bequeath at his death all that he possesses.
25. And whilst Abraham was proceeding with his son Isaac along the road, Satan came and appeared to Abraham in the figure of a very aged man, humble and of contrite spirit, and he approached Abraham and said to him, Art thou silly or brutish, that thou goest to do this thing this day to thine only son?
26. For God gave thee a son in thy latter days, in thy old age, and wilt thou go and slaughter him this day because he committed no violence, and wilt thou cause the soul of thine only son to perish from the earth?
27. Dost thou not know and understand that this thing cannot be from the Lord? for the Lord cannot do unto man such evil upon earth to say to him, Go slaughter thy child.
28. And Abraham heard this and knew that it was the word of Satan who endeavored to draw him aside from the way of the Lord, but Abraham would not hearken to the voice of Satan, and Abraham rebuked him so that he went away.
29.And Satan returned and came to Isaac; and he appeared unto Isaac in the figure of a young man comely and well favored.
30. And he approached Isaac and said unto him, Dost thou not know and understand that thy old silly father bringeth thee to the slaughter this day for naught?
31. Now therefore, my son, do not listen nor attend to him, for he is a silly old man, and let not thy precious soul and beautiful figure be lost from the earth.
32. And Isaac heard this, and said unto Abraham, Hast thou heard, my father, that which this man has spoken? even thus has he spoken.
33. And Abraham answered his son Isaac and said to him, Take heed of him and do not listen to his words, nor attend to him, for he is Satan, endeavoring to draw us aside this day from the commands of God.
34. And Abraham still rebuked Satan, and Satan went from them, and seeing he could not prevail over them he hid himself from them, and he went and passed before them in the road; and he transformed himself to a large brook of water in the road, and Abraham and Isaac and his two young men reached that place, and they saw a brook large and powerful as the mighty waters.
35. And they entered the brook and passed through it, and the waters at first reached their legs.
36. And they went deeper in the brook and the waters reached up to their necks, and they were all terrified on account of the water; and whilst they were going over the brook Abraham recognized that place, and he knew that there was no water there before.
37. And Abraham said to his son Isaac, I know this place in which there was no brook nor water, now therefore it is this Satan who does all this to us, to draw us aside this day from the commands of God.
38. And Abraham rebuked him and said unto him, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan, begone from us for we go by the commands of God.
39. And Satan was terrified at the voice of Abraham, and he went away from them, and the place again became dry land as it was at first.
40 And Abraham went with Isaac toward the place that God had told him.
41. And on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place at a distance which God had told him of.
42. And a pillar of fire appeared to him that reached from the earth to heaven, and a cloud of glory upon the mountain, and the glory of the Lord was seen in the cloud.
43. And Abraham said to Isaac, My son, dost thou see in that mountain, which we perceive at a distance, that which I see upon it?
44. And Isaac answered and said unto his father, I see and lo a pillar of fire and a cloud, and the glory of the Lord is seen upon the cloud.
45. And Abraham knew that his son Isaac was accepted before the Lord for a burnt offering.
46. And Abraham said unto Eliezer and unto Ishmael his son, Do you also see that which we see upon the mountain which is at a distance?
47. And they answered and said, We see nothing more than like the other mountains of the earth. And Abraham knew that they were not accepted before the Lord to go with them, and Abraham said to them, Abide ye here with the ass whilst I and Isaac my son will go to yonder mount and worship there before the Lord and then return to you.
48. And Eliezer and Ishmael remained in that place, as Abraham had commanded.
49. And Abraham took wood for a burnt offering and placed it upon his son Isaac, and he took the fire and the knife, and they both went to that place.
50. And when they were going along Isaac said to his father, Behold, I see here the fire and wood, and where then is the lamb that is to be the burnt offering before the Lord?
51. And Abraham answered his son Isaac, saying, The Lord has made choice of thee my son, to be a perfect burnt offering instead of the lamb.
52. And Isaac said unto his father, I will do all that the Lord spoke to thee with joy and cheerfulness of heart.
53. And Abraham again said unto Isaac his son, Is there in thy heart any thought or counsel concerning this, which is not proper? tell me my son, I pray thee, O my son conceal it not from me.
54. And Isaac answered his father Abraham and said unto him, O my father, as the Lord liveth and as thy soul liveth, there is nothing in my heart to cause me to deviate either to the right or to the left from the word that he has spoken to thee.
55. Neither limb nor muscle has moved or stirred at this, nor is there in my heart any thought or evil counsel concerning this.
56. But I am of joyful and cheerful heart in this matter, and I say, Blessed is the Lord who has this day chosen me to be a burnt offering before Him.
57. And Abraham greatly rejoiced at the words of Isaac, and they went on and came together to that place that the Lord had spoken of.
58. And Abraham approached to build the altar in that place, and Abraham was weeping, and Isaac took stones and mortar until they had finished building the altar.
59. And Abraham took the wood and placed it in order upon the altar which he had built.
60. And he took his son Isaac and bound him in order to place him upon the wood which was upon the altar, to slay him for a burnt offering before the Lord.
61. And Isaac said to his father, Bind me securely and then place me upon the altar lest I should turn and move, and break loose from the force of the knife upon my flesh and thereof profane the burnt offering; and Abraham did so.
62 And Isaac still said to his father, O my father, when thou shalt have slain me and burnt me for an offering, take with thee that which shall remain of my ashes to bring to Sarah my mother, and say to her, This is the sweet smelling savor of Isaac; but do not tell her this if she should sit near a well or upon any high place, lest she should cast her soul after me and die.
63 And Abraham heard the words of Isaac, and he lifted up his voice and wept when Isaac spake these words; and Abraham’s tears gushed down upon Isaac his son, and Isaac wept bitterly, and he said to his father, Hasten thou, O my father, and do with me the will of the Lord our God as He has commanded thee.
64. And the hearts of Abraham and Isaac rejoiced at this thing which the Lord had commanded them; but the eye wept bitterly whilst the heart rejoiced.
65. And Abraham bound his son Isaac, and placed him on the altar upon the wood, and Isaac stretched forth his neck upon the altar before his father, and Abraham stretched forth his hand to take the knife to slay his son as a burnt offering before the Lord.
66. At that time the angels of mercy came before the Lord and spake to him concerning Isaac, saying…
67. 0 Lord, thou art a merciful and compassionate King over all that thou hast created in heaven and in earth, and thou supportest them all; give therefore ransom and redemption instead of thy servant Isaac, and pity and have compassion upon Abraham and Isaac his son, who are this day performing thy commands.
68. Hast thou seen, O Lord, how Isaac the son of Abraham thy servant is bound down to the slaughter like an animal? now therefore let thy pity be roused for them, O Lord.
69. At that time the Lord appeared unto Abraham, and called to him, from heaven, and said unto him, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him, for now I know that thou fearest God in performing this act, and in not withholding thy son, thine only son, from me.
70. And Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, a ram was caught in a thicket by his horns; that was the ram which the Lord God had created in the earth in the day that he made earth and heaven.
71. For the Lord had prepared this ram from that day, to be a burnt offering instead of Isaac.
72. And this ram was advancing to Abraham when Satan caught hold of him and entangled his horns in the thicket, that he might not advance to Abraham, in order that Abraham might slay his son.
73. And Abraham, seeing the ram advancing to him and Satan withholding him, fetched him and brought him before the altar, and he loosened his son Isaac from his binding, and he put the ram in his stead, and Abraham killed the ram upon the altar, and brought it up as an offering in the place of his son Isaac.
74. And Abraham sprinkled some of the blood of the ram upon the altar, and he exclaimed and said, This is in the place of my son, and may this be considered this day as the blood of my son before the Lord.
75. And all that Abraham did on this occasion by the altar, he would exclaim and say, This is in the room of my son, and may it this day be considered before the Lord in the place of my son; and Abraham finished the whole of the service by the altar, and the service was accepted before the Lord, and was accounted as if it had been Isaac; and the Lord blessed Abraham and his seed on that day.
76. And Satan went to Sarah, and he appeared to her in the figure of an old man very humble and meek, and Abraham was yet engaged in the burnt offering before the Lord.
77. And he said unto her, Dost thou not know all the work that Abraham has made with thine only son this day? for he took Isaac and built an altar, and killed him, and brought him up as a sacrifice upon the altar, and Isaac cried and wept before his father, but he looked not at him, neither did he have compassion over him.
78. And Satan repeated these words, and he went away from her, and Sarah heard all the words of Satan, and she imagined him to be an old man from amongst the sons of men who had been with her son, and had come and told her these things.
79. And Sarah lifted up her voice and wept and cried out bitterly on account of her son; and she threw herself upon the ground and she cast dust upon her head, and she said, O my son, Isaac my son, O that I had this day died instead of thee. And she continued to weep and said, It grieves me for thee, O my son, my son Isaac, O that I had died this day in thy stead.
80 And she still continued to weep, and said, It grieves me for thee after that I have reared thee and have brought thee up; now my joy is turned into mourning over thee, I that had a longing for thee, and cried and prayed to God till I bare thee at ninety years old; and now hast thou served this day for the knife and the fire, to be made an offering.
81. But I console myself with thee, my son, in its being the word of the Lord, for thou didst perform the command of thy God; for who can transgress the word of our God, in whose hands is the soul of every living creature?
82. Thou art just, O Lord our God, for all thy works are good and righteous; for I also am rejoiced with thy word which thou didst command, and whilst mine eye weepeth bitterly my heart rejoiceth.
83. And Sarah laid her head upon the bosom of one of her handmaids, and she became as still as a stone.
84. She afterward rose up and went about making inquiries till she came to Hebron, and she inquired of all those whom she met walking in the road, and no one could tell her what had happened to her son.
85. And she came with her maid servants and men servants to Kireath-arba, which is Hebron, and she asked concerning her Son, and she remained there while she sent some of her servants to seek where Abraham had gone with Isaac; they went to seek him in the house of Shem and Eber, and they could not find him, and they sought throughout the land and he was not there.
86 And behold, Satan came to Sarah in the shape of an old man, and he came and stood before her, and he said unto her, I spoke falsely unto thee, for Abraham did not kill his son and he is not dead; and when she heard the word her joy was so exceedingly violent on account of her son, that her soul went out through joy; she died and was gathered to her people.
87. And when Abraham had finished his service he returned with his son Isaac to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba, and they came home.
88. And Abraham sought for Sarah, and could not find her, and he made inquiries concerning her, and they said unto him, She went as far as Hebron to seek you both where you had gone, for thus was she informed.
89. And Abraham and Isaac went to her to Hebron, and when they found that she was dead they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly over her; and Isaac fell upon his mother’s face and wept over her, and he said, O my mother, my mother, how hast thou left me, and where hast thou gone? O how, how hast thou left me!
90. And Abraham and Isaac wept greatly and all their servants wept with them on account of Sarah, and they mourned over her a great and heavy mourning.
I must say, I feel as though it’s our last May to remember…
Prepare your hearts and surrender…
It’s time to choose sides and choose wisely because there are only two sides to one Great story…
Light or darkness…
Truth or lies
Good or evil…
Life or death…
You decide…
The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., [1926], at sacred-texts.com
ODE 10.
A vigorous little Ode in which Christ Himself is the speaker.
1. The Lord hath directed my mouth by His word: and He hath opened my heart by His light: and He hath caused
to dwell in me His deathless life;
A safety net encircles a tinted bottle, created in a moment of faith.
A restoration of vision in a world that is blind.
Believe, just believe, and you too will find…
The Book of ODE
The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., [1926], at sacred-texts.com
ODE 5.
This Ode has strangely appeared in a speech by Salome in another ancient work called the Pistis Sophia.
1. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, because I love thee;
2. O Most High, thou wilt not forsake me, for thou art my hope:
3. Freely I have received thy grace, I shall live thereby:
4 My persecutors will come and not see me:
5. A cloud of darkness shall fall on their eyes; and an air of thick gloom shall darken them:
6. And they shall have no light to see: they may not take hold upon me.
7. Let their counsel become thick darkness, and what they have cunningly devised, let it return upon their own heads:
8. For they have devised a counsel, and it did not succeed:
9. For my hope is upon the Lord, and I will not fear, and because the Lord is my salvation, I will not fear:
10. And He is as a garland on my head and I shall not be moved; even if everything should be shaken, I stand firm;
11. And if all things visible should perish, I shall not die; because the Lord is with me and I am with Him. Hallelujah.
Book of Jasher, Chapter 23
1. At that time the word of the Lord came to Abraham, and he said unto him, Abraham, and he said, Here I am.
2. And he said to him, Take now thy son, thine only son whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which shall be shown to thee, for there wilt thou see a cloud and the glory of the Lord.
3. And Abraham said within himself, How shall I separate my son Isaac from Sarah his mother, in order to bring him up for a burnt offering before the Lord?
4. And Abraham came into the tent, and he sat before Sarah his wife, and he spoke these words to her,.
5. My son Isaac is grown up and he has not for some time studied the service of his God, now tomorrow I will go and bring him to Shem, and Eber his son, and there he will learn the ways of the Lord, for they will teach him to know the Lord as well as to know that when he prayeth continually before the Lord, he will answer him, therefore there he will know the way of serving the Lord his God.
6. And Sarah said, Thou hast spoken well, go my lord and do unto him as thou hast said, but remove him not at a great distance from me, neither let him remain there too long, for my soul is bound within his soul.
7. And Abraham said unto Sarah, My daughter, let us pray to the Lord our God that he may do good with us.
8. And Sarah took her son Isaac and he abode all that night with her, and she kissed and embraced him, and gave him instructions till morning.
9. And she said to him, O my son, how can my soul separate itself from thee? And she still kissed him and embraced him, and she gave Abraham instructions concerning him.
10. And Sarah said to Abraham, O my lord, I pray thee take heed of thy son, and place thine eyes over him, for I have no other son nor daughter but him.
11. O forsake him not. If he be hungry give him bread, and if he be thirsty give him water to drink; do not let him go on foot, neither let him sit in the sun.
12. Neither let him go by himself in the road, neither force him from whatever he may desire, but do unto him as he may say to thee.
13. And Sarah wept bitterly the whole night on account of Isaac, and she gave him instructions till morning.
14.. And in the morning Sarah selected a very fine and beautiful garment from those garments which she had in the house, that Abimelech had given to her.
15. And she dressed Isaac her son therewith, and she put a turban upon his head, and she enclosed a precious stone in the top of the turban, and she gave them provision for the road, and they went forth, and Isaac went with his father Abraham, and some of their servants accompanied them to see them off the road.
16. And Sarah went out with them, and she accompanied them upon the road to see them off, and they said to her, Return to the tent.
17. And when Sarah heard the words of her son Isaac she wept bitterly, and Abraham her husband wept with her, and their son wept with them a great weeping; also those who went with them wept greatly.
18. And Sarah caught hold of her son Isaac, and she held him in her arms, and she embraced him and continued to weep with him, and Sarah said, Who knoweth if after this day I shall ever see thee again?
19. And they still wept together, Abraham, Sarah and Isaac, and all those that accompanied them on the road wept with them, and Sarah afterward turned away from her son, weeping bitterly, and all her men servants and maid servants returned with her to the tent.
20. And Abraham went with Isaac his son to bring him up as an offering before the Lord, as He had commanded him.
2. And Abraham took two of his young men with him, Ishmael the son of Hagar and Eliezer his servant, and they went together with them, and whilst they were walking in the road the young men spoke these words to themselves.
22. And Ishmael said to Eliezer, Now my father Abraham is going with Isaac to bring him up for a burnt offering to the Lord, as He commanded him.
23. Now when he returneth he will give unto me all that he possesses, to inherit after him, for I am his first born.
24. And Eliezer answered Ishmael and said, Surely Abraham did cast thee away with thy mother, and swear that thou shouldst not inherit any thing of all he possesses, and to whom will he give all that he has, with all his treasures, but unto me his servant, who has been faithful in his house, who has served him night and day, and has done all that he desired me? to me will he bequeath at his death all that he possesses.
25. And whilst Abraham was proceeding with his son Isaac along the road, Satan came and appeared to Abraham in the figure of a very aged man, humble and of contrite spirit, and he approached Abraham and said to him, Art thou silly or brutish, that thou goest to do this thing this day to thine only son?
26. For God gave thee a son in thy latter days, in thy old age, and wilt thou go and slaughter him this day because he committed no violence, and wilt thou cause the soul of thine only son to perish from the earth?
27. Dost thou not know and understand that this thing cannot be from the Lord? for the Lord cannot do unto man such evil upon earth to say to him, Go slaughter thy child.
28. And Abraham heard this and knew that it was the word of Satan who endeavored to draw him aside from the way of the Lord, but Abraham would not hearken to the voice of Satan, and Abraham rebuked him so that he went away.
29.And Satan returned and came to Isaac; and he appeared unto Isaac in the figure of a young man comely and well favored.
30. And he approached Isaac and said unto him, Dost thou not know and understand that thy old silly father bringeth thee to the slaughter this day for naught?
31. Now therefore, my son, do not listen nor attend to him, for he is a silly old man, and let not thy precious soul and beautiful figure be lost from the earth.
32. And Isaac heard this, and said unto Abraham, Hast thou heard, my father, that which this man has spoken? even thus has he spoken.
33. And Abraham answered his son Isaac and said to him, Take heed of him and do not listen to his words, nor attend to him, for he is Satan, endeavoring to draw us aside this day from the commands of God.
34. And Abraham still rebuked Satan, and Satan went from them, and seeing he could not prevail over them he hid himself from them, and he went and passed before them in the road; and he transformed himself to a large brook of water in the road, and Abraham and Isaac and his two young men reached that place, and they saw a brook large and powerful as the mighty waters.
35. And they entered the brook and passed through it, and the waters at first reached their legs.
36. And they went deeper in the brook and the waters reached up to their necks, and they were all terrified on account of the water; and whilst they were going over the brook Abraham recognized that place, and he knew that there was no water there before.
37. And Abraham said to his son Isaac, I know this place in which there was no brook nor water, now therefore it is this Satan who does all this to us, to draw us aside this day from the commands of God.
38. And Abraham rebuked him and said unto him, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan, begone from us for we go by the commands of God.
39. And Satan was terrified at the voice of Abraham, and he went away from them, and the place again became dry land as it was at first.
40 And Abraham went with Isaac toward the place that God had told him.
41. And on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place at a distance which God had told him of.
42. And a pillar of fire appeared to him that reached from the earth to heaven, and a cloud of glory upon the mountain, and the glory of the Lord was seen in the cloud.
43. And Abraham said to Isaac, My son, dost thou see in that mountain, which we perceive at a distance, that which I see upon it?
44. And Isaac answered and said unto his father, I see and lo a pillar of fire and a cloud, and the glory of the Lord is seen upon the cloud.
45. And Abraham knew that his son Isaac was accepted before the Lord for a burnt offering.
46. And Abraham said unto Eliezer and unto Ishmael his son, Do you also see that which we see upon the mountain which is at a distance?
47. And they answered and said, We see nothing more than like the other mountains of the earth. And Abraham knew that they were not accepted before the Lord to go with them, and Abraham said to them, Abide ye here with the ass whilst I and Isaac my son will go to yonder mount and worship there before the Lord and then return to you.
48. And Eliezer and Ishmael remained in that place, as Abraham had commanded.
49. And Abraham took wood for a burnt offering and placed it upon his son Isaac, and he took the fire and the knife, and they both went to that place.
50. And when they were going along Isaac said to his father, Behold, I see here the fire and wood, and where then is the lamb that is to be the burnt offering before the Lord?
51. And Abraham answered his son Isaac, saying, The Lord has made choice of thee my son, to be a perfect burnt offering instead of the lamb.
52. And Isaac said unto his father, I will do all that the Lord spoke to thee with joy and cheerfulness of heart.
53. And Abraham again said unto Isaac his son, Is there in thy heart any thought or counsel concerning this, which is not proper? tell me my son, I pray thee, O my son conceal it not from me.
54. And Isaac answered his father Abraham and said unto him, O my father, as the Lord liveth and as thy soul liveth, there is nothing in my heart to cause me to deviate either to the right or to the left from the word that he has spoken to thee.
55. Neither limb nor muscle has moved or stirred at this, nor is there in my heart any thought or evil counsel concerning this.
56. But I am of joyful and cheerful heart in this matter, and I say, Blessed is the Lord who has this day chosen me to be a burnt offering before Him.
57. And Abraham greatly rejoiced at the words of Isaac, and they went on and came together to that place that the Lord had spoken of.
58. And Abraham approached to build the altar in that place, and Abraham was weeping, and Isaac took stones and mortar until they had finished building the altar.
59. And Abraham took the wood and placed it in order upon the altar which he had built.
60. And he took his son Isaac and bound him in order to place him upon the wood which was upon the altar, to slay him for a burnt offering before the Lord.
61. And Isaac said to his father, Bind me securely and then place me upon the altar lest I should turn and move, and break loose from the force of the knife upon my flesh and thereof profane the burnt offering; and Abraham did so.
62 And Isaac still said to his father, O my father, when thou shalt have slain me and burnt me for an offering, take with thee that which shall remain of my ashes to bring to Sarah my mother, and say to her, This is the sweet smelling savor of Isaac; but do not tell her this if she should sit near a well or upon any high place, lest she should cast her soul after me and die.
63 And Abraham heard the words of Isaac, and he lifted up his voice and wept when Isaac spake these words; and Abraham’s tears gushed down upon Isaac his son, and Isaac wept bitterly, and he said to his father, Hasten thou, O my father, and do with me the will of the Lord our God as He has commanded thee.
64. And the hearts of Abraham and Isaac rejoiced at this thing which the Lord had commanded them; but the eye wept bitterly whilst the heart rejoiced.
65. And Abraham bound his son Isaac, and placed him on the altar upon the wood, and Isaac stretched forth his neck upon the altar before his father, and Abraham stretched forth his hand to take the knife to slay his son as a burnt offering before the Lord.
66. At that time the angels of mercy came before the Lord and spake to him concerning Isaac, saying…
67. 0 Lord, thou art a merciful and compassionate King over all that thou hast created in heaven and in earth, and thou supportest them all; give therefore ransom and redemption instead of thy servant Isaac, and pity and have compassion upon Abraham and Isaac his son, who are this day performing thy commands.
68. Hast thou seen, O Lord, how Isaac the son of Abraham thy servant is bound down to the slaughter like an animal? now therefore let thy pity be roused for them, O Lord.
69. At that time the Lord appeared unto Abraham, and called to him, from heaven, and said unto him, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him, for now I know that thou fearest God in performing this act, and in not withholding thy son, thine only son, from me.
70. And Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, a ram was caught in a thicket by his horns; that was the ram which the Lord God had created in the earth in the day that he made earth and heaven.
71. For the Lord had prepared this ram from that day, to be a burnt offering instead of Isaac.
72. And this ram was advancing to Abraham when Satan caught hold of him and entangled his horns in the thicket, that he might not advance to Abraham, in order that Abraham might slay his son.
73. And Abraham, seeing the ram advancing to him and Satan withholding him, fetched him and brought him before the altar, and he loosened his son Isaac from his binding, and he put the ram in his stead, and Abraham killed the ram upon the altar, and brought it up as an offering in the place of his son Isaac.
74. And Abraham sprinkled some of the blood of the ram upon the altar, and he exclaimed and said, This is in the place of my son, and may this be considered this day as the blood of my son before the Lord.
75. And all that Abraham did on this occasion by the altar, he would exclaim and say, This is in the room of my son, and may it this day be considered before the Lord in the place of my son; and Abraham finished the whole of the service by the altar, and the service was accepted before the Lord, and was accounted as if it had been Isaac; and the Lord blessed Abraham and his seed on that day.
76. And Satan went to Sarah, and he appeared to her in the figure of an old man very humble and meek, and Abraham was yet engaged in the burnt offering before the Lord.
77. And he said unto her, Dost thou not know all the work that Abraham has made with thine only son this day? for he took Isaac and built an altar, and killed him, and brought him up as a sacrifice upon the altar, and Isaac cried and wept before his father, but he looked not at him, neither did he have compassion over him.
78. And Satan repeated these words, and he went away from her, and Sarah heard all the words of Satan, and she imagined him to be an old man from amongst the sons of men who had been with her son, and had come and told her these things.
79. And Sarah lifted up her voice and wept and cried out bitterly on account of her son; and she threw herself upon the ground and she cast dust upon her head, and she said, O my son, Isaac my son, O that I had this day died instead of thee. And she continued to weep and said, It grieves me for thee, O my son, my son Isaac, O that I had died this day in thy stead.
80 And she still continued to weep, and said, It grieves me for thee after that I have reared thee and have brought thee up; now my joy is turned into mourning over thee, I that had a longing for thee, and cried and prayed to God till I bare thee at ninety years old; and now hast thou served this day for the knife and the fire, to be made an offering.
81. But I console myself with thee, my son, in its being the word of the Lord, for thou didst perform the command of thy God; for who can transgress the word of our God, in whose hands is the soul of every living creature?
82. Thou art just, O Lord our God, for all thy works are good and righteous; for I also am rejoiced with thy word which thou didst command, and whilst mine eye weepeth bitterly my heart rejoiceth.
83. And Sarah laid her head upon the bosom of one of her handmaids, and she became as still as a stone.
84. She afterward rose up and went about making inquiries till she came to Hebron, and she inquired of all those whom she met walking in the road, and no one could tell her what had happened to her son.
85. And she came with her maid servants and men servants to Kireath-arba, which is Hebron, and she asked concerning her Son, and she remained there while she sent some of her servants to seek where Abraham had gone with Isaac; they went to seek him in the house of Shem and Eber, and they could not find him, and they sought throughout the land and he was not there.
86 And behold, Satan came to Sarah in the shape of an old man, and he came and stood before her, and he said unto her, I spoke falsely unto thee, for Abraham did not kill his son and he is not dead; and when she heard the word her joy was so exceedingly violent on account of her son, that her soul went out through joy; she died and was gathered to her people.
87. And when Abraham had finished his service he returned with his son Isaac to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba, and they came home.
88. And Abraham sought for Sarah, and could not find her, and he made inquiries concerning her, and they said unto him, She went as far as Hebron to seek you both where you had gone, for thus was she informed.
89. And Abraham and Isaac went to her to Hebron, and when they found that she was dead they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly over her; and Isaac fell upon his mother’s face and wept over her, and he said, O my mother, my mother, how hast thou left me, and where hast thou gone? O how, how hast thou left me!
90. And Abraham and Isaac wept greatly and all their servants wept with them on account of Sarah, and they mourned over her a great and heavy mourning.
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ODE 4.
This Ode is important because of the historical allusion with which it commences. This may refer to the closing of the temple at Leontopolis in Egypt which would date this writing about 73 A. D.
1. No man, O my God, changeth thy holy place;
2. And it is not (possible) that he should change it and put it in another place: because he hath no power over it:
3. For thy sanctuary thou hast designed before thou didst make (other) places:
4. That which is the older shall not be altered by those that are younger than itself.
5. Thou has given thy heart, O Lord, to thy believers: never wilt thou fail, nor be without fruits:
6. For one hour of thy Faith is more precious than all days and years.
7. For who is there that shall put on thy grace, and be hurt?
8. For thy seal is known: and thy creatures know it: and thy (heavenly) hosts possess it: and the elect archangels are clad with it.
9. Thou hast given us thy fellowship: it was not that thou wast in need of us: but that we are in need of thee:
10. Distill thy dews upon us and open thy rich fountains that pour forth to us milk and honey:
11. For there is no repentance with thee that thou shouldest repent of anything that thou hast promised:
12. And the end was revealed before thee: for what thou gavest, thou gavest freely:
13. So that thou mayest, not draw them back and take them again:
14. For all was revealed before thee as God, and ordered from the beginning before thee: and thou, O God, hast made all things. Hallelujah.
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ODE 3.
The first words of this Ode have disappeared.
1 . . . I put on:
2. And his members are with him. And on them do I stand, and He loves me:
3. For I should not have known how to love the Lord, if He had not loved me.
4 For who is able to distinguish love, except the one that is loved?
5. I love the Beloved, and my soul loves Him:
6. And where His rest is, there also am I;
7. And I shall be no stranger, for with the Lord Most High and Merciful there is no grudging.
8. I have been united to I-run, for the Lover has found the Beloved,
9. And because I shall love Him that, is the Son, I shall become a son;
10. For he that is joined to Him that is immortal, will also himself become immortal;
1. And he who has pleasure in the Living One, will become living.
12. This is the Spirit of the Lord, which doth not lie, which teacheth the sons of men to know His ways.
13. Be wise and understanding and vigilant. Allelujah.
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ODE 1.
1. The Lord is on my head like a crown, and I shall not be without Him.
2. They wove for me a crown of truth, and it caused thy branches to bud in me.
3. For it is not like a withered crown which buddeth not: but thou livest upon my head, and thou hast blossomed upon my head.
4. Thy fruits are full-grown and perfect, they are full of thy salvation.
Happy Mothers Day Mom I Miss You.
My mother,
How she made everything
Beautiful and new.
Her smile lit up every room.
Her kindness, and unfailing love, always took away my gloom.
I miss you mom with all my heart.
Your fragrance fills the air with all the stories that you told.
Never, in the entire world, would there be a Mom with your heart of gold.
It’s seems like only yesterday that I’d kneel by you at night and pray.
Our trips to the ocean shore, a lunch for two, and the taste of that salty breeze, as though it was only yesterday, just you and me…
Oh, mother, how I miss you so.
I just wished that we could be together just once more.
The day will come when we will be in heaven with our Father forevermore.
Your smile I cannot wait to see.
Until that day, I’ll hold on tight to my dreams.
But, for now, another Mother’s Day must end.
May God be with you till we meet again.
Happy Mother’s Day, my precious Mom.
I ❤ you…
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CHAPTER II.
Adam and Eve faint upon leaving the Garden. God sends His word to encourage them.
1. BUT when our father Adam, and Eve, went out of the garden, they trod the ground on their feet, not knowing they were treading.
2. And when they came to the opening of the gate of the garden, and saw the broad earth spread before them, covered with stones large and small, and with sand, they feared and trembled, and fell on their faces, from the fear that came upon them; and they were as dead.
3. Because–whereas they had hitherto been in the garden-land, beautifully planted with all manner of trees–they now saw themselves, in a strange land, which they knew not, and had never seen.
4. And because at that time they were filled with the grace of a bright nature, and they had not hearts turned towards earthly things.
5. Therefore had God pity on them; and when He saw them fallen before the gate of the garden, He sent His Word unto father Adam and Eve, and raised them from their fallen state.
It’s an extraordinary day to be alive…
We must have faith which brings us hope…
We must continue look up, for HE is coming soon…
My only desire is to be with you Father…
I don’t feel comfortable in this world anymore…
And I miss my mom…
I’d remember only YOU Father GOD…♡♡♡
April 28, 2016
By Donna Bowles
AKA Dee Biggins
EPHESIANS 6: 10-24
[10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
[11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
[12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
[13] Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
[14] Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
[15] And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
[16] Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
[17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
[18] Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
[19] And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
[20] For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
[21] But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
[22] Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
[23] Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[24] Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Today, seems further away than yesterday.
Home is where your heart lives…
It’s a colorful world, and safe but only from the inside looking out…
SIGNS
Signs of time gone by an allusion of what’s ahead.
Can you read between the lines..?
Between the dementions of all times…?
Or are you blind?
Open your eyes for you do not want to be left behind…
To This world…
I have no interest in this world of treasures and I can’t feel at home here.
I love you Father. I’m watching for Your return, and praying continually that You protect my children and I, so that we may be ready for Your coming,
Thank you Father,
Jesus Name amen.
Sincerely,
Your daughter who longs to be with You and ONLY You…
Forever…♡
Donna Bowles
Dee Biggins
And a moment of time captured forever…
The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., [1926], at sacred-texts.com
Chapter LVIII.
Enoch’s instruction to his sons.
1. LISTEN to me, my children, to-day.
2. In those days when the Lord came down on to earth for Adam’s sake, and visited all his creatures, which he created himself, after all these he created Adam, and the Lord called all the beasts of the earth, all the reptiles, and all the birds that soar in the air, and brought them all before the face of our father Adam.
3. And Adam gave the names to all things living on earth.
4. And the Lord appointed him ruler over all, and subjected to him all things under his hands, and made them dumb and made them dull that they be commanded of man, and be in subjection and obedience to him.
5. Thus also the Lord created every man lord over all his possessions.
6. The Lord will not judge a single soul of beast for man’s sake, but adjudges the souls of men to their beasts in this world; for men have a special place.
7. And as every soul of man is according to number, similarly beasts will not perish, nor all souls of beasts which the Lord created, till the great judgement, and they will accuse man, if he feed them ill.
Next: Chapter LIX…http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/fbe/fbe166.htm
Is unusual…
The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., [1926], at sacred-texts.com
This sounds hideously familiar. I’m sure these Angeles were showing Enoch our world in 2016…
Chapte X.
Here they showed Enoch the terrible place and various tortures.
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AND those two men led me upon to the Northern side, and showed me there a very terrible place, and there were all manner of tortures in that place: cruel darkness and unillumined gloom, and there is no light there, but murky fire constantly flameth aloft, and there is a fiery river coming forth, and that whole place is everywhere fire, and everywhere there is frost and ice, thirst and shivering, while the bonds are very cruel, and the angels fearful and merciless, bearing angry weapons, merciless torture, and I said:
2 ‘Woe, woe, how very terrible is this place.’
3 And those men said to me: This place, O Enoch, is prepared for those who dishonour God, who on earth practise sin against nature, which is child-corruption after the sodomitic fashion, magic-making, enchantments and devilish witchcrafts, and who boast of their wicked deeds, stealing, lies, calumnies, envy, rancour, fornication, murder, and who, accursed, steal the souls of men, who, seeing the poor take away their goods and themselves wax rich, injuring them for other men’s goods; who being able to satisfy the empty, made the hungering to die; being able to clothe, stripped the naked; and who knew not their creator, and bowed down to soulless (sc. lifeless) Gods, who cannot see nor hear, vain gods, who also built hewn images and bow down to unclean handiwork, for all these is prepared this place amongst these, for eternal inheritance.
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CHAP. V.
In which Eve makes a noble and emotionable intercession, taking the blame on herself.
THEN Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.
2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes, and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead, so that he could see neither heaven, nor God’s creatures. So he wept and smote heavily upon his breast, until he dropped, and was as dead.
3 And Eve sat weeping; for she believed he was dead.
4 Then she arose, spread her hands towards God, suing Him for mercy and pity, and said, “O God, forgive me my sin, the sin which I committed, and remember it not against me.
5 “For I alone caused Thy servant to fall from the garden into this lost estate; from light into this darkness; and from the abode of joy into this prison.
6 “O God, look upon this Thy servant thus fallen, and raise him from his death, that he may weep and repent of his transgression which he committed through me.
7 “Take not away his soul this once; but let him live that he may stand after the measure of his repentance, and do Thy will, as before his death.
8 “But if Thou do not raise him up, then, O God, take away my own soul, that I be like him; and leave me not in this dungeon, one and alone; for I could not stand alone in this world, but with him only.
9 “For Thou, O God, didst cause a slumber to come upon him, and didst take a bone from his side, and didst restore the flesh in the place of it, by Thy divine power.
10 “And Thou didst take me, the bone, and make me a woman, bright like him, with heart, reason, and speech; and in flesh, like unto his own; and Thou didst make me after the likeness of his countenance, by Thy mercy and power.
11 “O Lord, I and he are one and Thou, O God, art our Creator, Thou are He who made us both in one day.
12 “Therefore, O God, give
him life, that he may be with me in this strange land, while we dwell in it on account of our transgression.
13 “But if Thou wilt not give him life, then take me, even me, like him; that we both may die the same day.”
14 And Eve wept bitterly, and fell upon our our father Adam; from her great sorrow.
My sincere prayer
By Dawna Bowles
April 15, 2016
1.) I, Donna make a noble and emotionable intercession, taking the blame on myself for the spiritual death of my children.
When I, and my children entered the cave. I stood praying in my own words not knowing how to pray to God.
2.) And as I prayed, my children raised their eyes, and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered them overhead, so that they could see neither heaven, nor God’s creatures. So they wept and smote heavily upon their breast, until they dropped, and was as dead.
3.) And I sat weeping; for I believed they were dead.
4.) Then I arose, spread my hands towards God, suing Him for mercy and pity, and said, “O God, forgive me my sin, the sin which I committed, and remember it not against me.
5.) “For I alone caused my children to fall from the garden into this lost estate; from light into this darkness; and from the abode of joy into this prison.
6.) “O God, look upon this Thy children that’s fallen, and raise them from their death, that they may weep and repent of their transgression which they committed through me.
7.) “Take not away their souls this once; but let them live that they may stand after the measure of their repentance, and do Thy will, as before their death.
8.) “But if Thou do not raise them up, then, O God, take away my own soul, that I be like them; and leave me not in this dungeon, one and alone; for I could not stand alone in this world, but with them only.
11.) “O Lord, I and they are one and Thou, O God, art our Creator, Thou are He who made us all in that day.
12.) “Therefore, O God, give them life, that they may be with me, as one, with You in this strange land, while we dwell in it on account of our transgressions.
13.) “But if Thou wilt not give them life, then take me, even me, like them; that we all may die the same day.”
14.) And I wept bitterly in great sorrow because of my transgression and that I caused the death of my precious children.
Windows to the soul…
By the window…
Forever…
I miss the America that I grew up in…
Now….
Nothing changes if nothing changes…
Is silently still…
But not lonely….
Thank you Father…
Where did all the time go?
It was stolen while we were sleeping…
I miss you…💜
I miss you today…
Believe ~°•○•°`☆~•°~`♡
The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., [1926], at sacred-texts.com
The first book of Adam and Eve
CHAPTER II
Adam and Eve faint upon leaving the Garden. God sends His word to encourage them.
BUT when our father Adam, and Eve, went out of the garden, they trod the ground on their feet, not knowing they were treading.
2 And when they came to the opening of the gate of the garden, and saw the broad earth spread before them, covered with stones large and small, and with sand, they feared and trembled, and fell on their faces, from the fear that came upon them; and they were as dead.
3 Because–whereas they had hitherto been in the garden-land, beautifully planted with all manner of trees–they now saw themselves, in a strange land, which they knew not, and had never seen.
4 And because at that time they were filled with the grace of a bright nature, and they had not hearts turned towards earthly things.
5 Therefore had God pity on them; and when He saw them fallen before the gate of the garden, He sent His Word unto father Adam and Eve, and raised them from their fallen state.
Next: Chapter III…http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/fbe/fbe007.htm
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to
me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home…a country…
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our Attitudes…
Charles R. Swindoll
One critic has said of this writing:
“This is we believe, the greatest literary discovery that the world has known. Its effect upon contemporary thought in molding the judgment of the future generations is of incalculable value.
The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., [1926], at sacred-texts.com
THE FIRST BOOK OF
Adam and Eve
ALSO CALLED
The Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan.
PRESENT day controversy that rages around the authenticity of the Scriptures and how human life began on this planet must pause to consider the Adam and Eve story. Where does it come from? What does it mean?
The familiar version in Genesis is not the source of this fundamental legend, it is not a spontaneous, Heaven-born account that sprang into place in the Old Testament. It is simply a version, unexcelled perhaps, but a version of a myth or belief or account handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation of mankind-through the incoherent, unrecorded ages of man it came–like an inextinguishable ray of light that ties the time when human life began, with the time when the human mind could express itself and the human hand could write.
This is the most ancient story in the world–it has survived because it embodies the basic fact of human life. A fact that has not changed one iota; amid all the superficial changes of civilization’s vivid array, this fact remains: the conflict of Good and Evil; the fight between Man and the Devil; the eternal struggle of human nature against sin,
That the Adam and Eve story pervaded the thoughts of ancient writers is seen in the large number of versions that exist, or whose existence may be traced, through the writings of Greeks, Syrians, Egyptians, Abyssinians, Hebrews, and other ancient peoples. As a lawyer might say who examines so much apparently unrelated evidence–there must be something back of it.
The version which we give here is the work of unknown Egyptians (the lack of historical allusion makes it impossible to date the writing). Parts of this version are found in the Talmud, the Koran, and elsewhere, showing what a vital rôle it played in the original literature of human wisdom.
The Egyptian author first wrote in Arabic (which may be taken as the original manuscript) and that found its way farther south and was translated into Ethiopic. For the present English translation we are indebted to Dr. S. C. Malan, Vicar of Broadwindsor, who worked from the Ethiopic edition edited by Dr. E. Trumpp, Professor at the University of Munich. Dr. Trumpp had the advantage of the Arabic original, which makes our bridge over the gap of many centuries a direct one.
The reading of these books is an adventure. You will find the mind of man fed by the passions, hopes, fears of new and strange
earthly existence rioting, unrestrained, in the zest of self-expression. You roam in the realms of mythology where swiftly the aspects of nature assume manifold personalities, and the amorphous instinct of sin takes on the grotesqueries of a visible devil.
From such imaginative surroundings you find yourself suddenly staring at commonplace unvarnished events of family life–and such a family as “the first earthly family” was! They had all the troubles, all the petty disagreements, and the taking sides with one another, and the bother moving, and “staying with the baby,” that in the total mark family life to-day. You will see it when you peep beneath the overlaying glamour of tradition.
One critic has said of this writing:
“This is we believe, the greatest literary discovery that the world has known. Its effect upon contemporary thought in molding the judgment of the future generations is of incalculable value.
“The treasures of Tut-ank-Amen’s Tomb were no more precious to the Egyptologist than are these literary treasures to the world of scholarship.”
But we prefer to let the reader make his own exploration and form his own opinion. The writing is arresting enough to inspire very original thoughts concerning it,
In general, this account begins where the Genesis story of Adam and Eve leaves off. Thus the two can not well be compared; here we have a new chapter–a sort of sequel to the other. Here is the story of the twin sisters of Cain and Abel, and it is notable that here the blame for the first murder is placed squarely at the door of a difference over Woman.
The plan of these books is as follows:–
Book I. The careers of Adam and Eve, from the day they left Eden; their dwelling in the Cave of Treasures; their trials and temptations; Satan’s manifold apparitions to them. The birth of Cain, of Abel, and of their twin sisters; Cain’s love for his own twin sister, Luluwa, whom Adam and Eve wished to join to Abel; the details of Cain’s murder of his brother; and Adam’s sorrow and death.
Book IL The history of the patriarchs who lived before the Flood; the dwelling of the children of Seth on the Holy Mountain–Mount Hermon–until they were lured by Henun and by the daughters of Cain, to come’ down from the mountain. Cain’s death, when slain by Lamech the blind; and the lives of other patriarchs until the birth of Noah.
Chapter I
The crystal sea. God commands Adam, expelled from Eden, to dwell in the Cave of Treasures.
1. ON the third day, God planted the garden in the east of the earth, on the border of the world eastward, beyond which, towards the sun-rising, one finds nothing but water, that encompasses the whole world, and reaches unto the borders of heaven.
2. And to the north of the garden there is a sea of wafer, clear and pure to the taste, like unto nothing else; so that, through the clearness thereof, one may
look into the depths of the earth.
3. And when a man washes himself in it, becomes clean of the cleanness thereof, and white of its whiteness–even if he were dark.
4. And God created that sea of His own good pleasure, for He knew what would come of the man He should make; so that after he had left the garden, on account of his transgression, men should be born in the earth, from among whom righteous ones should die, whose souls God would raise at the last day; when they should return to their flesh; should bathe in the water of that sea, and all of them repent of their sins.
5. But when God made Adam go out of the garden, He did not place him on the border of it northward, lest he should draw near to the sea of water, and he and Eve wash themselves in it, be cleansed from their sins, forget the transgression they had committed, and he no longer reminded of it in the thought of their punishment.
6. Then, again, as to the southern side of the garden, God was not pleased to let Adam dwell there; because, when the wind blew from the north, it would bring him, on that southern side, the delicious smell of the trees of the garden.
7. Wherefore God did not put Adam there, lest he should smell the sweet smell of those trees forget his transgression, and find consolation for what he had done, take delight in the smell of the trees, and not be cleansed from his transgression because God is merciful and of great pity, and governs all things in a way He alone knows–He made our father Adam dwell in the western border of the garden, because on that side the earth is very broad.
9 And God commanded him to dwell there in a cave in a rock–the Cave of Treasures below the garden.
Next: Chapter II
Read more and original here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/fbe/fbe018.htm
The hour is upon us…
And you will find your way home…
What will tomorrow bring…
Is a million ddreams away….
Yesterday…
If you keep going to the barbra shop you’re going to get a haircut…
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She was truthful when lying was the common speech of men; she was honest when honest had become a lost virtue; she was a keeper of promises when the keeping of a promise was expected of no one; … she was full of pity when a merciless cruelty was the rule; she was steadfast when stability was unknown, and honorable in an age which had forgotten what honor was; she was a rock of convictions in a time when men believed in nothing and scoffed at all things; she was unfailingly true in an age that was false to the core; … she was of a dauntless courage when hope and courage had perished in the hearts of her nation…”
~Mark Twain~Joan of Arc.
“Consider this unique and imposing distinction. Since the writing of human history began, Joan of Arc is the only person, of either sex, who has ever held supreme command of the military forces of a nation at the age of seventeen.”
~Louis Kossuth~
February 10, 2016
Dee Biggins
Yet not defeated….
American made…
Never give up…
BUT JESUS IS NOT….~°•○●
RELIGION IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AFRAID OF GOING TO HELL….
SPIRITUALITY IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE.
Reminiscent of your tranquillity without promise of reciprocity~
Azure canvas sets a silhouette for your unchallenged spell~
Your faultless essence restores my desire~
You are a calm in the eye of the storm~
An untamed echo in my dreams~
As your temper billows upon the sea awaiting your unchalanged command~
To break the silence of the calm~
And deliver birth to the raging storm ~
I bewail you…~
If old barns could talk…?
Layered history…
Yesterday is a thousand years away…
“I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.”
Mary Harris Jones
A piece of yesterday lingers in my mind.
Serenity for a moment in time…
It’s a wonderful world one day at a time.
One hour at a time.
One minute at a time.
Sometimes…
If you can only find a peaceful moment cling to it like it’s your last and cherish it forever…
Merry Christmas from my dog to yours…
When you change the way you look at things the things you look at change…
And continue to change…
Redundancy of landscape limits my perception of truth.
A misleading impression of reality.
A semblance of peace confined within my terrain…
By Dee Biggins ©
December 11, 2015
ECHOES OF WAR
Roads saturated with humanity’s tears.
A world without conscience sentenced to endure the affliction of selfishness renders only insanity and hopelessness.
As tears pound like broken glass against the earth and screams break the speed of sound.
Drummers continue to pound a relentless beat of war leaving humanity deafened by their echos of war.
The last kiss of autumn,
Lingers long after you’re gone…
I miss you…
Will you be my friend..?
Novemberish two thousand fifteen…
Unfamiliar
Separated
From
All
I’ve
Ever
Known
I
Want
To
Go
Home….
Thanksgiving sets an unfamiliar tone.
A moment of melancholy.
A forced smile absent of reason.
Friends, Family, laughter, and sincerity renders only uncertainties and loneliness.
A day when it used to be the way it should….
Be Thankful Anyways…
Thy will be done.
In Jesus Name Amen ~
~2015~
Memories fall down my cheeks…
JFK ASSASSINATION NOVEMBER 1963
1. On Nov. 11, 1963, President Kennedy laid a Veterans Day wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
2. He would be buried at the cemetery exactly two weeks later.
3. Jacqueline Kennedy rarely traveled with her husband on political trips but decided to fly with him to Texas on Nov. 21.
JFK Memories
President John F. Kennedy. — Library of Congress
4. On Nov. 22, the couple attended a breakfast in Fort Worth.
5. The presidential open-top limousine had been flown in from D.C.
6. A 14-year-old boy reported watching JFK’s face go blank around 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 22.
7. The boy also said he heard Jacqueline Kennedy shout, “God, oh God, no.”
8. Texas Governor John Connally Jr. received multiple gunshot wounds.
9. A priest administered last rites to the first Roman Catholic U.S. president.
10. This was the fourth presidential assassination in a nation that was less than 200 years old.
11. It was the first since the Secret Service began protecting presidents.
12. The Service scuffled with Dallas police for control of the president’s casket.
13. Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One.
14. He became president 99 minutes after Kennedy’s death.
15. Kennedy’s body was also aboard for the return flight to Washington.
16. Judge Sarah Hughes wept as she administered the oath of office.
17. Jackie Kennedy refused to take off her pink Chanel suit, stained with her husband’s blood. She told Lady Bird Johnson, “I want them to see what they have done to Jack.”
18. Jackie did, however, remove her wedding ring and put it on her husband’s finger to be buried with him.
Read original article here http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-10-2013/50-facts-about-jfk-assassination.html
This is my cameras definition of this evenings skys.
This is what my vision had shown me.
A spirit trapped in the eye of the storm…
Protected by its silence…
Something in the air…
And unfamiliar tone…
Present yet invisibility clear…
I wasn’t home…
Gloomy November Eighteen
Capturing moments of serenity to remind us of truth when we need to be reassured that HE LIVES…
Thank you Father….
In JESUS NAME AMEN.
Todays darkness to some may seem as a punishment.
But to others a moment of clarity.
A reminder of what we don’t want for our lives unless we are prepared.
An absolute that we are powerless over all things.
Yes, the end is coming for them without vision.
The beginning for the rest…
By Donna Jones Bowles
AKA Dee Biggins
November 16, 2015
If only I could find a way to the other side….
I would know…
What lies ahead…
Passing through Colorado July 2015.
MELVIN LOUIS BROWN
My Uncle Melvin Brown, I sincerely thank you for your service, courage, and sacrifice.
Your unfailing love and commitment to your family, country and your duty as an American Soldier, at 19 years old, is astounding and I salute you.
I love you so, even though I never had the opportunity to meet you. God put it in my heart. You are my hero and I love you.
I miss you because you are my uncle and it saddens me deeply that you’re gone.
My dad loved you so very much that the pain of your memory never left him.
I remember his sadness of your memory, and his tears, when I was child. I could feel your spirit when he cried.
You will always be my hero and, I know you are safely in heaven with your brother (my dad) Donald M. Brown and of course, my mom and Jesus.
Your memory of service, sacrifice, and bravery has been and always will be an inspiration to me.
War took you away from us but; God will restore you to us very soon.
I love you…
Sincerely,
Your niece,
Donna Brown, Bowles
Melvin Louis Brown, Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion. Place and date: Near Kasan, Korea, 4 September 1950. Entered service at: Erie, Pa. Birth: Mahaffey, Pa. G.O. No.: 11, 16 February 1951. Citation. Private First Class Brown, Company D distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. While his platoon was securing Hill 755 (the Walled City), the enemy, using heavy automatic weapons and small arms, counterattacked. Taking a position on a 50-foot-high wall he delivered heavy rifle fire on the enemy. His ammunition was soon expended and although wounded, he remained at his post and threw his few grenades into the attackers causing many casualties. When his supply of grenades was exhausted his comrades from nearby foxholes tossed others to him and he left his position, braving a hail of fire, to retrieve and throw them at the enemy. The attackers continued to assault his position and Private First Class Brown weaponless, drew his entrenching tool from his pack and calmly waited until they 1 by 1 peered over the wall, delivering each a crushing blow upon the head. Knocking 10 or 12 enemy from the wall, his daring action so inspired his platoon that they repelled the attack and held their position. Private First Class Brown’s extraordinary heroism, gallantry, and intrepidity reflect the highest credit upon himself and was in keeping with the honored traditions of the military service. Reportedly missing in action and officially killed in action, September 5, 1950.
By Donna Jones Bowles
AKA Dee Biggins
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Our God is an Awesome God…
Thank you Father for everything that you have done and everything you are yet to do…
Crimson,
Amber,
Brass,
Copper,
Bronze,
And,
Gold,
Autumn,
Sets
The
Stage
For
Winters
Bitter
Cold…
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