Exact Word Count caught up into an exceedingly high mountain, upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence. created; and Moses beheld the world and the ends thereof, and all the children of men which are, and which were created; of the same he greatly marveled and wondered. not upon Moses; and Moses wass=hlblue>as left unto himself. And ass=hlgree>as he wass=hlblue>as left unto himself, he fell unto the earth. for the space of many hours before Moses did again receive his natural strength like unto man; and he said unto himself: Now, for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed. upon me; and I beheld his face, for I wass=hlblue>as transfigured before him. been upon me, wherefore I can judge between him and thee. Depart hence, Satan. he began to fear, he saw the bitterness of hell. Nevertheless, calling upon God, he received strength, and he commanded, saying: Depart from me, Satan, for this one God only will I worship, which is the God of glory. upon him; and he heard a voice, saying: Blessed art thou, Moses, for I, the Almighty, have chosen thee, and thou shalt be made stronger than many waters; for they shall obey thy command ass=hlgree>as if thou wert God. the voice wass=hlblue>as still speaking, Moses cast his eyes and beheld the earth, yea, even all of it; and there wass=hlblue>as not a particle of it which he did not behold, discerning it by the Spirit of God. not a soul which he beheld not; and he discerned them by the Spirit of God; and their numbers were great, even numberless ass=hlgree>as the sand upon the sea shore. called earth, and there were inhabitants on the face thereof. upon Moses, so that Moses stood in the presence of God, and talked with him face to face. And the Lord God said unto Moses: For mine own purpose have I made these things. Here is wisdom and it remaineth in me. one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof even so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to my words. naught and take many of them from the book which thou shalt write, behold, I will raise up another like unto thee; and they shall be had again among the children of men-- among ass=hlgree>as many ass=hlgree>as shall believe. without form, and void; and I caused darkness to come up upon the face of the deep; and my Spirit moved upon the face of the water; for I am God. light. good. And I, God, divided the light from the darkness. done ass=hlgree>as I spake; and the evening and the morning were the first day. so, even ass=hlgree>as I spake; and I said: Let it divide the waters from the waters; and it wass=hlblue>as done; so even ass=hlgree>as I spake. so; and I, God, said: Let there be dry land; and it wass=hlblue>as so. so even ass=hlgree>as I spake. so. the sun, and the lesser light wass=hlblue>as the moon; and the stars also were made even according to my word. so; with me from the beginning: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and it wass=hlblue>as so. And I, God, said: Let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. so, even ass=hlgree>as I spake. in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth. For I, the Lord God, had not caused it to rain upon the face of the earth. And I, the Lord God, had created all the children of men; and not yet a man to till the ground; for in heaven created I them; and there wass=hlblue>as not yet flesh upon the earth, neither in the water, neither in the air; spiritual in the day that I created it; for it remaineth in the sphere in which I, God, created it, yea, even all things which I prepared for the use of man; and man saw that it wass=hlblue>as good for food. And I, the Lord God, planted the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil. parted, and became into four heads. good, and there wass=hlblue>as bdellium and the onyx stone. called Gihon; the same that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Hiddekel; that which goeth toward the east of ass=hlblue>Assyria. And the fourth river wass=hlblue>as the Euphrates. not good that the man should be alone; wherefore, I will make an help meet for him. for Adam, there wass=hlblue>as not found an help meet for him. taken out of man. hamed. from the beginning, and he came before me, saying-- Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor. my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me-- Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever. many ass=hlgree>as would not hearken unto my voice. more subtle than any beast of the field which I, the Lord God, had made. gods, knowing good and evil. good for food, and that it became pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat. they were walking in the garden, in the cool of the day; and Adam and his wife went to hide themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. afraid, because I beheld that I wass=hlblue>as naked, and I hid myself. the mother of all living; for thus have I, the Lord God, called the first of all women, which are many. one of us to know good and evil; and now lest he put forth his hand and partake also of the tree of life, and eat and live forever, taken; I, the Lord God, liveth, even so my words cannot return void, for ass=hlgree>as they go forth out of my mouth they must be fulfilled. I will; and I have spoken them unto you. See thou show them unto no man, until I command you, except to them that believe. Amen.) I the Lord had commanded him. And Eve, also, his wife, did labor with him. obedient unto the commandments of the Lord. thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even ass=hlgree>as many ass=hlgree>as will. filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God. glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient. many ass=hlgree>as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved; and ass=hlgree>as many ass=hlgree>as believed not and repented not, should be damned; and the words went forth out of the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be fulfilled. a keeper of sheep, but Cain wass=hlblue>as a tiller of the ground. very wroth, and his countenance fell. had from God; and this is a cursing which I will put upon thee, except thou repent. wroth, and listened not any more to the voice of the Lord, neither to Abel, his brother, who walked in holiness before the Lord. called Master Mahan, and he gloried in his wickedness. wroth also; for his offering thou didst accept and not mine; my punishment is greater than I can bear. shut out from the presence of the Lord, and with his wife and many of his brethren dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. born Irad, and other sons and daughters. And Irad begat Mahujael, and other sons and daughters. And Mahujael begat Methusael, and other sons and daughters. And Methusael begat Lamech. the father of such ass=hlgree>as dwell in tents, and they were keepers of cattle; and his brother's name wass=hlblue>as Jubal, who wass=hlblue>as the father of all such ass=hlgree>as handle the harp and organ. called Naamah. administered unto Cain by Satan; and Irad, the son of Enoch, having known their secret, began to reveal it unto the sons of Adam; a secret combination, and their works were in the dark, and they knew every man his brother. among the sons of men. despised, and cast out, and came not among the sons of men, lest he should die. angry with the wicked, with all the sons of men whom he had made; prepared from before the foundation of the world. . Amen. born a son, and he called his name Enos. kept, in the which wass=hlblue>as recorded, in the language of Adam, for it wass=hlblue>as given unto ass=hlgree>as many ass=hlgree>as called upon God to write by the spirit of inspiration; pure and undefiled. in the beginning, shall be in the end of the world also. he wass=hlblue>as moved upon by the Holy Ghost, and a genealogy wass=hlblue>as kept of the children of God. And this wass=hlblue>as the book of the generations of Adam, saying: In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; against his own brother, in administering death, because of secret works, seeking for power. called Shulon, and dwelt in a land of promise, which he called after his own son, whom he had named Cainan. the son of God, with whom God, himself, conversed. taught unto the children of men. he journeyed, the Spirit of God descended out of heaven, and abode upon him. tray, and have denied me, and have sought their own counsels in the dark; and in their own abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the commandments, which I gave unto their father, Adam. it shall be sent forth in the world, unto the ends thereof. I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy mouth, and it shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do ass=hlgree>as seemeth me good. Mahijah, and said unto him: Tell us plainly who thou art, and from whence thou comest? I journeyed from the land of Cainan, by the sea east, I beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; wherefore, for this cause, to keep the commandment, I speak forth these words. Enoch spake forth the words of God, the people trembled, and could not stand in his presence. king all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ass=hlblue>ask, it shall be given you. thy children are conceived in sin, even so when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts, and they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good. ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory; caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and wass=hlblue>as carried down into the water, and wass=hlblue>as laid under the water, and wass=hlblue>as brought forth out of the water. baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he wass=hlblue>as born of the Spirit, and became quickened in the inner man. without beginning of days or end of years, from all eternity to all eternity. I wass=hlblue>as journeying, and stood upon the place Mahujah, and cried unto the Lord, there came a voice out of heaven, saying-- Turn ye, and get ye upon the mount Simeon. I stood upon the mount, I beheld the heavens open, and I wass=hlblue>as clothed upon with glory; a man talketh one with another, face to face; and he said unto me: Look, and I will show unto thee the world for the space of many generations. a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people. the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions wass=hlblue>as heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so powerful wass=hlblue>as the word of Enoch, and so great wass=hlblue>as the power of the language which God had given him. the fear of the enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off and went upon the land which came up out of the depth of the sea. upon all nations, so great wass=hlblue>as the glory of the Lord, which wass=hlblue>as upon his people. And the Lord blessed the land, and they were blessed upon the mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish. no poor among them. called the City of Holiness, even Zion. taken up into heaven. And the Lord said unto Enoch: Behold mine abode forever. the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them. taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld, and lo, all the nations of the earth were before him; high and lifted up, even in the bosom of the Father, and of the Son of Man; and behold, the power of Satan wass=hlblue>as upon all the face of the earth. the rain upon the mountains? not been so great wickedness ass=hlgree>as among thy brethren. they will repent in the day that my Chosen shall return unto me, and until that day they shall be in torment; eternity; and his bowels yearned; and all eternity shook. Enoch saw this, he had bitterness of soul, and wept over his brethren, and said unto the heavens: I will refuse to be comforted; but the Lord said unto Enoch: Lift up your heart, and be glad; and look. k thee, O Lord, in the name of thine Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ, that thou wilt have mercy upon Noah and his seed, that the earth might never more be covered by the floods. eternity; whoso cometh in at the gate and climbeth up by me shall never fall; wherefore, blessed are they of whom I have spoken, for they shall come forth with songs of everlasting joy. many of the spirits ass=hlgree>as were in prison came forth, and stood on the right hand of God; and the remainder were reserved in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great day. cend up unto the Father; and he called unto the Lord, saying: Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? Forasmuch ass=hlgree>as thou art God, and I know thee, and thou hast sworn unto me, and commanded me that I should ass=hlblue>ask in the name of thine Only Begotten; thou hast made me, and given unto me a right to thy throne, and not of myself, but through thine own grace; wherefore, I ass=hlblue>ask thee if thou wilt not come again on the earth. I live, even so will I come in the last days, in the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the oath which I have made unto you concerning the children of Noah; with a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that my people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion, a New Jerusalem. troubled, and men's hearts failing them, looking forth with fear for the judgments of the Almighty God, which should come upon the wicked. not, for God received it up into his own bosom; and from thence went forth the saying, Zion is Fled. not taken, that the covenants of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to Enoch; for he truly covenanted with Enoch that Noah should be of the fruit of his loins. four hundred and fifty years old, and begat Japheth; and forty-two years afterward he begat Shem of her who wass=hlblue>as the mother of Japheth, and when he wass=hlblue>as five hundred years old he begat Ham. they chose. it wass=hlblue>as in the beginning. with Noah, and the power of the Lord wass=hlblue>as upon him. it wass=hlblue>as given unto Enoch. lifted up in the imagination of the thoughts of his heart, being only evil continually. our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you; nevertheless they hearkened not. pained that the Lord had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at the heart. a just man, and perfect in his generation; and he walked with God, ass=hlgree>as did also his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. corrupt before God, and it wass=hlblue>as filled with violence. corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth. |