CHAP. XIV.

The earliest prophecy of the coming of
Christ.

THEN Adam said unto God: "O Lord, take
Thou my soul, and let me not see this
gloom any more; or remove me to some
place where there is no darkness."
2 But God the Lord said to Adam, "Verily I
say unto thee, this darkness will pass from
thee, every day I have determined for thee,
until the fulfilment of My covenant; when I
will save thee and bring thee back again
into the garden, into the abode of light
thou longest for, wherein is no darkness. I
will bring thee, to it--in the kingdom of
heaven."
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3 Again said God unto Adam, "All this
misery that thou hast been made to take
upon thee because of thy transgression,
will not free thee from the hand of Satan,
and will not save thee.
4 "But I will. When I shall come down from
heaven, and shall become flesh of thy
seed, and take upon Me the infirmity from
which thou sufferest, then the darkness
that came upon thee in this cave shall
come upon Me in the grave, when I am in
the flesh of thy seed.
5 "And I, who am without years, shall be
subject to the reckoning of years, of times,
of months, and of days, and I shall be
reckoned as one of the sons of men, in
order to save thee."
6 And God ceased to commune with
Adam.


from the Forgotten books of Eden: the First book Adam and Eve

kingxsamz:


Your comment alone proves you're not wise or patient even.
The Op hadn't even made his point known or addressed the issue yet, but you're already jumping to conclusions...

if am not wise, you then must be blind
I don't know your faith (if u have any) but ur comment shows your daftness and ignorance
this was a statement made by the op " If you are tired of begging any god for a drop of grace"

If u were wise u would already conclude to where the misguided op is heading. because hw has completely denied the fact that grace is a gift and is given by a supernatural being and not something u cook up or try to control like luck

Afromentalist:

You did not ask a question in all humility. You had already termed my message a false teaching although you had not even read it yet. Why should I answer the question of a scoffer?

Now if you withdraw your accusations, and ask nicely, I might decide to answer your question. Otherwise, do not let my inner peace discobombulate your troubled soul.

my soul isn't troubled but not surprised when people like u think u can do without God.
I have said all I can. its ur problem not mine

Afromentalist:

How Can Your Cup Be Filled If It Is Already Full? I have not even exposed my principles here, and you are already despising it. If you are satisfied with stone age religious teachings, so be it.

We have deeper analysis to carry out. You can find your way out of the room.

o! u can't even answer the question but avoid it with your deceitful logic

oh simple humans of the earth.
how narrow in reasoning is the mindset of the op
"Grace is a gift to do something on our behalf that we can't not do" - Monroe

it is only a fool that thinks that he/she can be in control of all things

Answer me this
will be using a familiar example in the Bible

supposing you were an Israelite in Egypt, just before the angel of death would come to kill every first born child in land. what is your science of grace to deliver yourself and your family upon a heavenly judgement passed on the land ?

it was God's grace of the blood of lamb on doors that protected the Israelites from the angel of death..
how would u a mere mortal with your tiny grey matter protect yourself since you boast of a scientific grace

first go and understand the meaning of grace before you preach false teachings here

freeman500:
From the story, Cain married his sister after he killed Abel right?
So there were no other ofsprings of Adam and Eve then except Cain and Luluwa, Abel (late) and Akila.

Genesis 4: 14-15
Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” And the Lord said to him, “ Therefore, whoever kills Cain, a sevenfold vengeance [that is, punishment seven times worse] shall be taken on him [by Me].” And the Lord set a [protective] mark (sign) on Cain, so that no one who found (met) him would kill him.
Genesis 4:14‭-‬15
Pls who are the others that will find Cain? Knowing it was just Adam and Eve, Cain and Luluwa, Abel (late) and Akila.

also another revelation about the passages u quoted implies that those who will kill Cain are sinners (murderers). because if they hadn't fallen. they won't kill. and we all know who fell. and it was the seeds of Cain that populated from a distant land carrying the iniquity of their father with them and committing all sorts of iniquity over there. the Second book of Adam and Eve revealed it all.

freeman500:
From the story, Cain married his sister after he killed Abel right?
So there were no other ofsprings of Adam and Eve then except Cain and Luluwa, Abel (late) and Akila.

Genesis 4: 14-15
Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” And the Lord said to him, “ Therefore, whoever kills Cain, a sevenfold vengeance [that is, punishment seven times worse] shall be taken on him [by Me].” And the Lord set a [protective] mark (sign) on Cain, so that no one who found (met) him would kill him.
Genesis 4:14‭-‬15
Pls who are the others that will find Cain? Knowing it was just Adam and Eve, Cain and Luluwa, Abel (late) and Akila.

God Cursed a fear and trembling in Cain, he took away his peace, so imagine yourself having no peace mind and thinking that anything whether animals/humans that came ur way would kill u. its was a curse that made Cain have a mental paranoia thinking there were others
moreover read this book completely.. there were verses that revealed Satan tempting Adam and his family especially with the deceit that there were others God made but which was false.
also the book revealed how Cain died.
Just like Adam they all never knew what was in the strange land they were now living in having been driven out from the garden. they were assumptions in their mind that God himself had to clarify because they he created weren't all knowing but needed learning of their environment

THE SECOND BOOK OF
Adam and Eve.

CHAP. I.

The grief stricken family. Cain marries
Luluwa and they move away .


WHEN Luluwa heard Cain's words, she
wept and went to her father and mother,
and told them how that Cain had killed his
brother Abel.
2 Then they all cried aloud and lifted up
their voices, and slapped their faces, and
threw dust upon their heads, and rent
asunder their garments, and went out and
came to the place where Abel was killed.
3 And they found him lying on the earth,
killed, and beasts around him; while they
wept and cried because of this just one.
From his body, by reason of its purity,
went forth a smell of sweet spices.
4 And Adam carried him, his tears
streaming down his face; and went to the
Cave of Treasures, where he laid him, and
wound him up with sweet spices and
myrrh.
5 And Adam and Eve continued by the
burial of him in great grief a hundred and
forty days. Abel was fifteen and a half
years old, and Cain seventeen years and a
half.
6 As for Cain, when the mourning for his
brother was ended, he took his sister
Luluwa and married her, without leave from
his father and mother; for they could not
keep him from her, by reason of their
heavy heart.
7 He then went down to the bottom of the
mountain, away from the garden, near to
the place where he had killed his brother.
8 And in that place were many fruit trees
and forest trees. His sister bare him
children, who in their turn began to
multiply by degrees until they filled that
place.
9 But as for Adam and Eve, they came not
together after Abel's funeral, for seven
years. After this, however, Eve conceived;
and while she was with child, Adam said
to her "Come, let us take an offering and
offer it up unto God, and ask Him to give
us a fair child, in whom we may find
comfort, and whom we may join in
marriage to Abel's sister."
10 Then they prepared an offering and
brought it up to the altar, and offered it
before the Lord, and began to entreat Him
to accept their offering, and to give them a
good offspring.
11 And God heard Adam and accepted his
offering. Then, they worshipped, Adam,
Eve, and their daughter, and came down to
the Cave of Treasures and placed a lamp in
it, to burn by night and by day, before the
body of Abel.
12 Then Adam and Eve continued fasting
and praying until Eve's time came that she
should be delivered, when she said to
Adam: "I wish to go to the cave in the
rock, to bring forth in it."
13 And he said, "Go and take with thee thy
daughter to wait on thee; but I will remain
in this Cave of Treasures before
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the body of my son Abel."
14 Then Eve hearkened to Adam, and went,
she and her daughter. But Adam remained
by himself in the Cave of Treasures.

CHAP. LXXV.

The family revisits the Cave of Treasures.
Birth of Abel and Aklemia.


THEN Adam prepared an offering, and he
and Eve offered it up for their children, and
brought it to the altar they had built at
first.
2 And Adam offered up the offering, and
besought God to accept his offering.
3 Then God accepted Adam's offering, and
sent a light from heaven that shone upon
the offering. And Adam and the son drew
near to the offering, but Eve and the
daughter did not approach unto it.
4 Then Adam came down from upon the
altar, and they were joyful; and Adam and
Eve waited until the daughter was eighty
days old; then Adam prepared an offering
and took it to Eve and to the children; and
they went to the altar, where Adam offered
it up, as he was wont, asking the Lord to
accept his offering.
5 And the Lord accepted the offering of
Adam and Eve. Then Adam, Eve, and the
children, drew near together, and came
down from the mountain, rejoicing.
6 But they returned not to the cave in
which they were born; but came to the
Cave of Treasures, in order that the
children should go round it, and be
blessed with the tokens brought from the
garden.
7 But after they had been blessed with
these tokens, they went back to the cave
in which they were born.
8 However, before Eve had offered up the
offering, Adam had taken her, and had
gone with her to the river of water, in
which they threw themselves at first; and
there they washed themselves. Adam
washed his body and Eve hers also clean,
after the suffering and distress that had
come upon them.
9 But Adam and Eve, after washing
themselves in the river of water, returned
every night to the Cave of Treasures,
where they prayed and were blessed; and
then went back to their cave where the
children were born
10 So did Adam and Eve until the children
had done sucking. Then, when they were
weaned, Adam made an offering for the
souls of his children; other than the three
times he made an offering for them, every
week.
11 When the days of nursing the children
were ended, Eve again conceived, and
when her days were accomplished she
brought forth another son and daughter;
and they named the son Abel, and the
daughter Aklia.
12 Then at the end of forty days, Adam
made an offering for the son, and at the
end of eighty days he made another
offering for the daughter, and did by them,
as he had done before by Cain and his
sister Luluwa.
13 He brought them to the Cave of
Treasures, where they received a blessing,
and then returned to the cave where they
were born. After the birth of these, Eve
ceased from childbearing.

This is from the first book of Adam and Eve.
chapters were copied and pasted to share with those that seek answers.
you are welcomed to research & read more about the book which is amongst other books compiled in the forgotten books of Eden. Google search.


CHAP. LXXIV.

The birth of Cain and Luluwa. Why they
received those names .


AND they dwelt on the earth working, in
order to continue in the well-being of their
bodies; and were so until the nine months
of Eve's childbearing were ended, and the
time drew near when she must be
delivered.
2 Then she said unto Adam, "This cave is
a pure spot by reason of the signs
wrought in it since we left the garden; and
we shall again pray in it. It is not meet,
then, that I should bring forth in it; let us
rather repair to that of the sheltering rock,
which Satan hurled at us, when he wished
to kill us with it; but that was held up and
spread as an awning over us by the
command of God; and formed a cave."
3 Then Adam removed Eve to that cave;
and when the time came that she should
bring forth, she travailed much. So was
Adam sorry, and his heart suffered for her
sake; for she was nigh unto death; that the
word of God to her should be fulfilled: "In
suffering shalt thou bear a child, and in
sorrow shalt thou bring forth thy child."
4 But when Adam saw the strait in which
Eve was, he arose and prayed to God, and
said, "O Lord, look upon me with the eye
of Thy mercy, and bring her out of her
distress."
5 And God looked at His maid-servant Eve,
and delivered her, and she brought forth
her first-born son, and with him a
daughter.
6 Then Adam rejoiced at Eve's deliverance,
and also over the children she had borne
him. And Adam ministered unto Eve in the
cave, until the end of eight days; when
they named the son Cain, and the daughter
Luluwa.
7 The meaning of Cain is "hater," because
he hated his sister in their mother's
womb; ere they came out of it. Therefore
did Adam name him Cain.
8 But Luluwa means "beautiful," because
she was more beautiful than her mother.
9 Then Adam and Eve waited until Cain and
his sister were forty days old, when Adam
said unto Eve, "We will make an offering
and offer it up in behalf of the children."
10 And Eve said, "We will make one
offering for the firstborn son; and
afterwards we shall make one for the
daughter."

You Also Said COULD have married his sister which is a probability that means it ain't certain and you not sure also, so that part of the Bible truth be told made no mention of him marrying is sister so it's debateable.

go and read the book of Adam and Eve (the first &
second) and get a clearer understanding.
the name of the wife is mentioned there

Where is it recorded in Genesis or Bible that they married distant sisters or you just made the inference, no bible references OLADEGBU why are you always bent on making something appear what it's not? Even the writer of that article isn't sure he simply said they MUST have married distant sisters and not they married distant sisters.

Na wa for you oo.

go and read the book of Adam and Eve (the first &
second) and get a clearer understanding.
the name of the wife is mentioned there

go and read the book of Adam and Eve (the first & second) and get a clearer understanding. the name of the wife is mentioned there

Empiree:
Well, waste no time of yourself. Narrations like this are usually found in hadith of prophet (pbuh). Qur'an only reflects on important issues necessary for us to know. Whatever else we need to know is by following the prophet (pbuh).

It's true that Adam's children intermarried. For instance, Adam's first set of twins were male and female. The second set of twins were also male and female. Instructions given by God was that the first male should marry second female. Second male should marry first female. I understand the wisdom behind this.

Anyways, the first son disagreed. He said he would marry his (immediate) twin sister not the second twin sister. This is how conflicts began between the two sons that brought about murder into the world today(hatred). My point is the conflicts between the two sons is what Quran pretty much concerned about. Quran only teaches us lesson about these sons (Cain/Abel) to be contended with whatever God decrees for us.

So the story of how many children Adam had, who married who etc was narrated by famous companions of the prophet (peace be upon him), Ibn Abbas and Ibn Masud(God be pleased with them). So it's not in the Quran but hadith.

what you said matches with the first book of Adam and Eve

go and read the book of Adam and Eve (the first & second) and get a clearer understanding. the name of the wife is mentioned there

solite3:

Question: "Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?"

Answer: The Bible does not specifically say who Cain’s wife was. The only possible answer is that Cain's wife was his sister or niece or great-niece, etc. The Bible does not say how old Cain was when he killed Abel ( Genesis 4:8 ). Since they were both farmers, they were likely both full-grown adults, possibly with families of their own. Adam and Eve surely had given birth to more children than just Cain and Abel at the time Abel was killed. They definitely had many more children later ( Genesis 5:4 ). The fact that Cain was scared for his own life after he killed Abel ( Genesis 4:14 ) indicates that there were likely many other children and perhaps even grandchildren of Adam and Eve already living at that time. Cain's wife ( Genesis 4:17 ) was a daughter or granddaughter of Adam and Eve.
Since Adam and Eve were the first (and only) human beings, their children would have no other choice than to intermarry. God did not forbid inter-family marriage until much later when there were enough people to make intermarriage unnecessary ( Leviticus 18:6-18 ). The reason that incest today often results in genetic abnormalities is that when two people of similar genetics (i.e., a brother and sister) have children together, there is a high risk of their recessive characteristics becoming dominant. When people from different families have children, it is highly unlikely that both parents will carry the same recessive traits. The human genetic code has become increasingly “polluted” over the centuries as genetic defects are multiplied, amplified, and passed down from generation to generation. Adam and Eve did not have any genetic defects, and that enabled them and the first few generations of their descendants to have a far greater quality of health than we do now. Adam and Eve’s children had few, if any, genetic defects. As a result, it was safe for them to intermarry.

go and read the book of Adam and Eve (the first & second) and get a clearer understanding.
the name of the wife is mentioned there

go read the book of Adam and Eve

if u call it fiction or don't properly understood what they meant. stop asking then since it seems u don't want to know the truth.

orunto27:
There is no Evil in Heaven. Evil exists on Earth because of the Selfishness of man.

did u read any place that I said evil was in Heaven ?

I will solve poverty crisis and make wealth access available using well established plans for all regions

if interested in my vendetta, quote me

please do endeavor to read the forgotten books of Eden; especially the first book of Adam & Eve to understand many more things that happened after Adam and Eve fell.

"Its only a fool that will say there is no God" such is popular saying and till now hasn't been sufficiently disproved and may I say never

also have you heard "it's only a fool that will say there is nothing like evil"

Question: where did evil come from ?
if you don't believe God but believe there is evil are you not a fool ?
if you believe God and believe not that evil exists are you not a fool"

for if you believe evil exists then surely you believe in that unseen but manifest through human actions

thus; where is the origin of Evil ?

for the thinkers who will childishly stroll down the lane to talk of culture variations, society labelling, etc
I asked you this; if you labor all day and made 20 millionaire naira and while going back home a group of men accosted you and stole your hard earned money isn't it evil ? no matter which culture locality/country it will be labelled bad/crime/unwanted all in family of Evil.

After the fall of man many of us readers of the Bible usually miss one thing..man was stripped of his divine nature just like Satan. thus was he given the flesh called also the animal flesh that would thirst and be hungry. (please read the first book of Adam and Eve)

thus many of us behave like animals even to the point comparing ourselves/DNAs with other animals
but if so then why can't we stop labeling our various actions good and evil like we don't have in the animal kingdom.
this is because we aren't animals but humans.
don't points to higher intelligence because even plants have a residue of intelligence and why is it only humans that have higher intelligence than other living things ?

the flesh we wear is brutish and evil is a knowledge; Evil simply means contrary to what exists.
thus if by sociology we learn everything from our environment and from the actions of others where was evil learnt from ?

Evil is unseen and is buried in human hearts; from our thoughts, words and actions, in which I vehemently doubt was produced by our DNA.

I recall a verse in the Bible; "Wickedness in high places"

if we say there is no God but believe in a nature unseen that influences the way we think of others, what we say to others even behind their backs and the horrors we do against others without restraint
then our case is worse
for its like we rather allow bar Jesus to be set free than to believe in Christ Jesus

Evil is a knowledge and knowledge is transferred but who transferred it ? because nature didn't teach us that
Evil is a nature and not nurture so how does evil exists ?

don't compare entirely the human nature with the animal kingdom because they don't know adultery, they don't know back biting, malice, torture, dishonor,etc
they steal from each other, they fight, they topple each other from power, they have sex like crazy, they care for each other, etc all these are natural in their eyes
we lost what was natural in our eyes which was the nature of holiness & righteousness and knew another nature which was called Good & Evil. the animals don't know that nature but only we humans; that's why they can't label their acts good and evil (even being confused to whats right & wrong nowadays) but we humans do even though we wear the animal flesh that hungers, thirst and has survival instincts unlike the divine body nature we lost after the fall

so for the unbelievers against the existence of God why believe in Evil ?

mine own is that I can never cross over to Muslim faith that is promising its believers their end will be fucking many Virgin women in their Paradise why they killed people. and their women weren't promised much but only subjects to sexual intercourse. their prophet as well was depraved of having sex and I heard he died not for the world but on top of a woman. these are the key truths they proudly follow and call Christians infidels.

but in Christianity its totally the opposite
the end reward isn't fucking women, men and women will become like angels with no need for intimacy. because its spiritual only in the physical is there a need for intimacy (Muslims think about that)
and lastly our master we follow died on the cross for our sinful ways

compare and contrast

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Janet96:
Today, we’re going to broach a very sensitive topic but an important topic and a controversial topic, the topic of masturbation. Within the greater body of Christ there is a spectrum of opinion on the subject. The reason for this is because, as we’ll soon see, the Bible is actually silent on the subject, at least to some degree.

Read more:

https://christ-like-life..com/2019/04/is-masturbation-wrong.html?m=1

the simple answer which is a question is...

in the act of masturbation is the person lusting after another person in his heart as a kind of stimuli to reach cum ?

if you answer correctly then you will know if its sin or not according to Christ teaching about lusting in the heart even with your eyes

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

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.

please ur evidence that its false u ignorant fellow.
if the book is lies pls take the forum and answer all
questions related to Genesis.
ur reasoning is whack I suspect u aren't open
minded and you don't want people to be further
enlightened.
if its lies provide evidence and if u can't pls
explain some raised questions in Genesis
and if u can't shut up.

quoting and twisting verse doesn't make u right and I wrong

mrZENographer:
Victoronah1

False book filled with lies.
God said, when God said not
God did, when he did not

Believe this book at your own peril. One small lie in this midst of 100 truthful statement is enough to lead you astray and accomplish the evil purpose it was created.

please ur evidence that its false u ignorant fellow.
if the book is lies pls take the forum and answer all questions related to Genesis.
ur reasoning is whack I suspect u aren't open minded and you don't want people to be further enlightened.
if its lies provide evidence and if u can't pls explain some raised questions in Genesis
and if u can't shut up

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.

CHAP. XXXV.

God's reply.


THEN God looked again upon Adam and
his weeping and groaning, and the Word of
God came to him, and said unto him:--
2 "O Adam, when thou wast in My garden,
thou knewest neither eating nor drinking;
neither faintness nor suffering; neither
leanness of flesh, nor change; neither did
sleep depart from thine eyes. But since
thou transgressedst, and camest into this
strange land, all these trials are come
upon thee."

To be continued tomorrow

CHAP. XXXIV.

Adam recalls the creation of Eve. He
eloquently appeals for food and drink .


AND on the morning of the forty-third day,
they came out of the cave, sorrowful and
weeping. Their bodies were lean, and they
were parched from hunger and thirst, from
fasting and praying, and from their heavy
sorrow on account of their transgression.
2 And when they had come out of the cave
they went up the mountain to the west of
the garden.
3 There they stood and prayed and
besought God to grant them forgiveness of
their sins.
4 And after their prayers Adam began to
entreat 'God, saying, "O my Lord my God,
and my Creator, thou didst command the
four elements to be gathered together, and
they were gathered together by Thine
order.
5 "Then Thou spreadest Thy
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hand and didst create me out of one
element, that of dust of the earth; and
Thou didst bring me into the garden at the
third hour, on a Friday, and didst inform
me of it in the cave.
6 "Then, at first, I knew neither night nor
day, for I had a bright nature; neither did
the light in which I lived ever leave me to
know night or day.
7 "Then, again, O Lord, in that third hour in
which Thou didst create me, Thou
broughtest to me all beasts, and lions, and
ostriches, and fowls of the air, and all
things that move in the earth, which Thou
hadst created at the first hour before me of
the Friday.
8 "And Thy will was that I should name
them all, one by one, with a suitable name.
But Thou gavest me understanding and
knowledge, and a pure heart and a right
mind from Thee, that I should name them
after Thine own mind regarding the naming
of them.
9 "O God, Thou madest them obedient to
me, and didst order that not one of them
break from my sway, according to Thy
commandment, and to the dominion which
Thou hast given me over them. But now
they are all estranged from me.
10 "Then it was in that third hour of Friday,
in which Thou didst create me, and didst
command me concerning the tree, to
which I was neither to draw near, nor to
eat thereof; for Thou saidst to me in the
garden, 'When thou eatest of it, of death
thou shalt die.'
11 "And if Thou hadst punished me as
Thou saidst, with death, I should have died
that very moment.
12 "Moreover, when Thou commandedst
me regarding the tree, I was neither to
approach nor to cat thereof, Eve was not
with me; Thou hadst not Yet created her,
neither hadst Thou yet taken her out of my
side; nor had she yet heard this order from
Thee.
13 "Then, at the end of the third hour of
that Friday, O Lord, Thou didst cause a
slumber and a sleep to come over me, and
I slept, and was overwhelmed in sleep.
14 "Then Thou didst draw a rib out of my
side, and created it after my own similitude
and image. Then I awoke; and when I saw
her and knew who she was, I said, 'This is
bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh;
henceforth she shall be called woman.'
15 "It was of Thy good will, O God, that
Thou broughtest a slumber and a sleep
over me, and that Thou didst forthwith
bring Eve out of my side, until she was
out, so that I did not see how she was
made; neither could I witness, O my Lord,
how awful and great are Thy goodness and
glory.
16 "And of Thy goodwill, O Lord, Thou
madest us both with bodies of a bright
nature, and Thou madest us two, one; and
Thou gavest us Thy grace, and didst fill us
with praises of the Holy Spirit; that we
should be neither hungry nor thirsty, nor
know what sorrow is, nor yet faintness of
heart; neither suffering, fasting, nor
weariness.
17 "But now, O God, since we
transgressed Thy commandment and broke
Thy law, Thou hast brought us out into a
strange land, and has caused suffering,
and faintness, hunger and thirst to come
upon us.
1S "Now, therefore, O God, we pray Thee,
give us something to eat from the garden,
to satisfy our hunger with it; and
something wherewith to quench our thirst.
19 "For, behold, many days, O God, we
have tasted nothing and drunk nothing,
and our flesh is dried up, and our
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strength is wasted, and sleep is gone from
our eyes from faintness and weeping.
20 "Then, O God, we dare not gather aught
of the fruit of trees, from fear of Thee. For
when we transgressed at first Thou didst
spare us, and didst not make us die.
21 "But now, we thought in our hearts, if
we eat of the fruit of trees, without God's
order, He will destroy us this time, and will
wipe us off from the face of the earth.
22 "And if we drink of this water, without
God's order, He will make an end of us,
and root us up at once.
23 "Now, therefore, O God, that I am come
to this place with Eve, we beg Thou wilt
give us of the fruit of the garden, that we
may be satisfied with it.
24 "For we desire the fruit that is on the
earth, and all else that we lack in it."


Next: Chapter XXXV

CHAP. XXXIII.

Satan falsely promises the "bright light!'


BUT Satan, the hater of all good, sought
them in the cave, but found them not,
although he searched diligently for them.
2 But he found them standing in the water
praying and thought within himself, "Adam
and Eve are thus standing in that water
beseeching God to forgive them their
transgression,
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and to restore them to their former estate,
and to take them from under my hand.
3 "But I will deceive them so that they
shall come out of the water, and not fulfil
their vow."
4 Then the hater of all good, went not to
Adam, but be went to Eve, and took the
form of an angel of God, praising and
rejoicing, and said to her--
5 "Peace be unto thee! Be glad and
rejoice! God is favourable unto you, and
He sent me to Adam. I have brought him
the glad tidings of salvation, and of his
being filled with bright light as he was at
first.
6 "And Adam, in his joy for his restoration,
has sent me to thee, that thou come to
me, in order that I crown thee with light
like him.
7 "And he said to me, 'Speak unto Eve; if
she does not come with thee, tell her of
the sign when we were on the top of the
mountain; how God sent His angels who
took us and brought us to the Cave of
Treasures; and laid the gold on the
southern side; incense, on the eastern
side; and myrrh on the western side.' Now
come to him."
8 When Eve heard these words from him,
she rejoiced greatly. And thinking that
Satan's appearance was real, she came
out of the sea.
9 He went before, and she followed him
until they came to Adam. Then Satan hid
himself from her, and she saw him no
more.
10 She then came and stood before Adam,
who was standing by the water and
rejoicing in God's forgiveness.
11 And as she called to him, he turned
round, found her there and wept when he
saw her, and smote upon his breast; and
from the bitterness of his grief, he sank
into the water.
12 But God looked upon him and upon his
misery, and upon his being about to
breathe his last. And the Word of God
came from heaven, raised him out of the
water, and said unto him, "Go up the high
bank to Eve." And when he came up to
Eve he said unto her, "Who said to thee
'come hither'?"
13 Then she told him the discourse of the
angel who had appeared unto her and had
given her a sign.
14 But Adam grieved, and gave her to
know it was Satan. He then took her and
they both returned to the cave.
15 These things happened to them the
second time they went down to the water,
seven days after their coming out of the
garden.
16 They fasted in the water thirty-five
days; altogether forty-two days since they
had left the garden.


Next: Chapter XXXIV

CHAP. XXXII.

Adam and Eve go into the water to pray.


AND Adam and Eve remained in the Cave
of Treasures until the seventh day; they
neither ate of the fruit of the earth, nor
drank water.
2 And when it dawned on the eighth day,
Adam said to Eve, "O Eve, we prayed God
to give us somewhat from the garden, and
He sent His angels who brought us what
we had desired.
3 "But now, arise, let us go to the sea of
water we saw at first, and let us stand in it,
praying that God will again be favourable
to us and take us back to the garden; or
give us something; or that He will give us
comfort in some other land than this in
which we are."
4 Then Adam and Eve came out of the
cave, went and stood on the border of the
sea in which they had before thrown
themselves, and Adam said to Eve:--
5 "Come, go down into this place, and
come not out of it until the end of thirty
days, when I shall come to thee. And pray
to God with fervent heart and a sweet
voice, to forgive us.
6 "And I will go to another place, and go
down into it, and do like thee."
7 Then Eve went down into the water, as
Adam had commanded her. Adam also
went down into the water; and they stood
praying; and besought the Lord to forgive
them their offence, and to restore them to
their former state.
8 And they stood thus praying, unto the
end of the five-and-thirty days.

Next: Chapter XXXIII