Genesis in the Light of the New Testament-f w Grant

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GENESIS IN THE LIGHT OF THE NEW

TESTAMENT

PART I: GOD'S COUNSELS IN CREATION

F W Grant

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Ch%pte"& ( ): I!t"#*+t#",

1. The Typical Meaning

IN &ee-i!$ t# *eel#p %& i& !#w 0, p+"p#&e1 the t"+th& #2 the New Te&t%0e!t 2"#0 the

hi&t#", #2 the Ol*3 it i& the t,pi%l 0e%!i!$ with whih we h%e t# *#. The *ii!e $l#",3

%& &ee! i! M#&e&' 2%e3 w%& eile* t# the pe#ple %**"e&&e*4 2#" +&3 the eil i& *#!e %w%, i!Ch"i&t. The w#"*& #2 the %p#&tle with "e2e"e!e t# I&"%el'& hi&t#",3 it %! &%"el, be

*#+bte*3 %ppl, !# le&& t# th%t whih w%& b+t p"e2%t#", t# thei"& 5 6N#w3 %ll the&e thi!$&

h%ppe!e* +!t# the0 2#" e!&%0ple& 7lit3 t,pe&84 %!* %"e w"itte! 2#" #+" %*0#!iti#!3 +p#!

wh#0 the e!*& #2 the w#"l* %"e.6

He $ie& +&3 0#"e#e"3 0%!, #2 the *et%il&3 5 A*%0 3 % t,pe #2 Ch"i&t4 Ee3 #2 the Ch+"h4

Abel'& #22e"i!$3 #2 the &i!!e"'& %ept%!e4 N#%h '& &%l%ti#! b, the %"-3 #2 #+" #w! i!Ch"i&t4 Melhi9e*e-3 -i!$ #2 "i$hte#+&!e&& %!* pe%e4 the &t#", #2 Ab"%h%0 '& tw# !&4

%!* % hi!t3 %t le%&t3 %& t# the #22e"i!$ +p #2 I&%% G%l. : ;3 +t i! th%t %&e3 h#w l%"$e % p%"t #2 wh%t i& pl%i!l, &,0b#li%l

w#+l* be l#&t t# +& 5 the l%"$e" p%"t #2 the Leiti%l #"*i!%!e&3 !#t % 2ew #2 the p%"%ble&

#2 the L#"* Hi0&el23 %!* %l0#&t the wh#le #2 the b##- #2 Reel%ti#!. S+"el, !#!e #+l*

*elibe"%tel, %ept % p"i!iple whih w#+l* l#- +p 2"#0 +& l%"$e % p%"t #2 the i!&pi"e*W#"*.

Still 0%!, h%e the th#+$ht th%t it w#+l* be &%2e" t# "e2"%i! 2"#0 t,pi%l %ppli%ti#!& #2the hi&t#"i%l p#"ti#!& whe"e !# i!&pi"e* &t%te0e!t %+the!ti%te& the0 %& t,pe& %t %ll.

T%-e3 h#wee"3 &+h % hi&t#", %& th%t #2 ?#&eph3 whih !# *i"et &"ipt+"e &pe%-& #2 %& %

t,pe3 ,et the #00#! #!&e!t #2 %l0#&t %ll "eeie& %& &+h4 #" I&%%'& &%"i2ie3 #2 the

&i$!i2i%!e #2 whih we h%e the 0e"e&t hi!t. The 0#"e we #!&i*e" it3 the 0#"e we 2i!*it i0p#&&ible t# &t#p &h#"t he"e. F%!,3 !# *#+bt3 i& t# be *"e%*e*. S#b"iet, %!* "ee"e!t

%+ti#! %"e %b+!*%!tl, !ee*2+l. >+t %"e the, ee", whe"e. I2 we p"#2e&& wi&*#03 we be#0e 2##l&: &+b@eti#! t# the ble&&e* Spi"it #2 G#*3 %!* t# the W#"* i!&pi"e* #2 Hi03

%"e #+" #!l, &%2e$+%"*& he"e %!* el&ewhe"e.

Whe! we l##- % little l#&e"3 we 2i!* th%t the t,pe& %"e !#t &%tte"e* h%ph%9%"* i! the Ol*Te&t%0e!t b##-&. O! the #!t"%",3 the, %"e #!!ete* t#$ethe" %!* %""%!$e* i! %! #"*e"


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%!* with % &,00et", whih be%" wit!e&& t# the *ii!e b%!* whih h%& bee! %t w#"-

th"#+$h#+t. We 2i!* E=#*+& th+& t# be the b##- #2 "e*e0pti#!4 Leiti+&3 t# &pe%- #2

wh%t &+it& G#* with +& i! the &%!t+%", 5 #2 &%!ti2i%ti#!4 the! N+0be"&3 t# $ie thewil*e"!e&& hi&t#", #+" w%l- with G#* %2te" "e*e0pti#! %!* bei!$ b"#+$ht t# Hi0 whe"e

He i&1 th"#+$h the w#"l*. E%h i!*ii*+%l t,pe i! the&e *i22e"e!t b##-& will be 2#+!* t#

h%e 0#&t i!ti0%te %!* &i$!i2i%!t "el%ti#! t# the $"e%t e!t"%l th#+$ht pe"%*i!$ the b##-. Thi&3 whe! l%i* h#l* #23 #!2i"0& i00e!&el, #+" %pp"ehe!&i#! #2 the $e!e"%l %!*

p%"ti+l%" 0e%!i!$3 %!* $ie& it % 2#"e little i2 %t %ll &h#"t #2 %bl+te *e0#!&t"%ti#!.

The $"e%t e!t"%l t"+th i! Ge!e&i& i& 6LIFE.6 It th+& be$i!& whe"e %ll be$i!& %t+%ll, 2#"

the +l. G#* i& &ee! i! it %& Li2e5$ie"3 C"e%t#"4 thi& i!#li!$ !ee&&%"il, %l th%t He i&

e"ei$! i! p+"p#&e %!* Al0i$ht, i! e=e+ti#!. Thi& i& wh, Ge!e&i& i&3 %& it h%& bee!

%lle*3 6the &ee*5pl#t #2 the >ible36 be%+&e it i& the b##- #2 the #+!&el& #2 the e"ei$!%!* %l0i$ht, G#*.

Whih i& pl%i!l, G#*'& "eel%ti#! #2 Hi0&el2 t# Ab"%h%03 t# I&%%3 %!* ?%#b3 %& *i&ti!t

2"#0 ?eh#%h t# I&"%el &ee E=#*. ;. B1. I! the "e&t #2 the Pe!t%te+h the w#"* #+"& #!l,i! >%l%%0'& p"#phe, N+0. )13 %!* #!l, i! R+th be&i*e& #2 %ll the hi&t#"i%l b##-&

whe"e G#* h%& w"#+$ht3 %!* whe"e the 62le&h l+&teth %$%i!&t the Spi"it3 %!* the Spi"it

%$%i!&t the 2le&h3 %!* the&e %"e #!t"%", the #!e t# the #the".6 Ne=t3 N#%h'& p%&&%$e

th"#+$h the @+*$0e!t #2 the #l* w#"l* i!t# % !ew &e!e3 %epte* #2 G#* i! the &weet&%#" #2 &%"i2ie3 i& the t,pe #2 whe"e &%l%ti#! p+t& +& 5 6i! Ch"i&t3 % !ew "e%ti#!: #l*

thi!$& p%&&e* %w%,3 %!* %ll thi!$& be#0e !ew.6 Ch%p. ; 5 :.1

>+t 6li2e6 i&3 t# &pe%-3 the -e,5!#te 5 the th"e%* +p#! whih %ll el&e i& &t"+!$. Ge!e&i&

i& pl%i!l, %l0#&t e!ti"el, % &e"ie& #2 bi#$"%phie&. It *ii*e&3 %2te" the i!t"#*+t#", %#+!t#2 "e%ti#!3 i! h%pte"& %!* )3 i!t# &ee! #2 the&e3 i! whih we h%e % pe"2et pit+"e #2

*ii!e li2e i! the +l3 2"#0 it& %l0#&t i0pe"eptible be$i!!i!$ t# it& 2+ll 0%t+"it,.

A*%0 $ie& +& the be$i!!i!$3 whe!3 with the e!t"%!e #2 G#*'& W#"*3 li$ht #0e& i!t#

the +l #2 % &i!!e"3 %!* G#* 0eet& hi0 %& &+h with the p"#i&i#! #2 Hi& $"%e. Ch%p.

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The!3 Ch%p. %!* ;1 we h%e the hi&t#", #2 the tw# 6&ee*&36 %!* thei" %!t%$#!i&03 5 %

&t#", whih h%& it& #+!te"p%"t i! the hi&t#", #2 the w#"l* %t l%"$e3 b+t %l i! ee",i!*ii*+%l +l

Ab"%h%0'& C%!%%! li2e 5 pil$"i0 %!* &t"%!$e"3 b+t % w#"&hippe"3 $ie& +& the 2"+it %!*

#!&e+e!e #2 thi& 5 % 6w%l- i! Hi06 wh#0 we h%e "eeie*. Ch%p. : 5 ).1

The!3 I&%%3 #+" t,pe %& 6!&3 G%l. : )B.1 &pe%-& t# +& #2 % &el25&+""e!*e" i!t# % F%the"'&

h%!*&3 the *##" i!t# % li2e #2 +iet %!* e!@#,0e!t3 %& it &+"el, i&. Ch%p. )) 5 ):.1

?%#b &pe%-& #2 the *i&ipli!e #2 !&3 b, whih the "##-e* %!* *eeit2+l 0%! be#0e&

I&"%el 3 % p"i!e with G#*3 5 % h%&te!i!$ #2 l#e3 *e%li!$ with the 2"+it& #2 the #l* !%t+"ei! +&. Ch%p. );: 5 )


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While ?#&eph 3 the 2+lle&t i0%$e #2 Ch"i&t3 &+22e"&3 !#t 2#" &i!3 b+t 2#" "i$hte#+&!e&&' &%-e3

%!* %tt%i!& &+p"e0%, #e" the w#"l*3 %!* 2+ll!e&& #2 ble&&i!$ 2"#0 the %l0i$ht, O!e3 hi&&t"e!$th. Ch%p. < 221

All thi& we 0%, 0#"e 2+ll, &ee he"e%2te". Ee! thi& hi!t #2 it 0%, 0%-e pl%i! wh%t I h%e%l"e%*, &t%te* t# be the 0%i! 2e%t+"e #2 the b##-3 with whih the 2i"&t &eti#! #""e&p#!*&

i! the l#&e&t w%,. Li-e 0%!, %!#the" 2i"&t &eti#!3 b+t pe"h%p& be,#!* %!, #the"3 it i&

"e%ll, % "t #2 t%ble #2 #!te!t& t# the "e&t #2 the b##-. It i& #2 #+"&e 0+h 0#"e th%!th%t3 %& we &h%ll &ee3 i2 the L#"* $ie wi&*#0 t# +!2#l* wh%t thi& &t#", #2 "e%ti#! $ie&

+&.

It i&3 %& %ll el&e he"e3 % t,pe3 while it i& !#!e the le&& #! th%t %#+!t % lite"%l hi&t#",. It&&pi"it+%l 0e%!i!$ i! !# wi&e t+"!& it i!t# 0,th #" 2%ble3 %& e w#+l* %&&+0e. 6All the&e

thi!$& h%ppe!e* +!t# the036 &%,& the %p#&tle3 5 the thi!$& "e%ll, h%ppe!e*3 b+t 5 62#"

t,pe&.6 Wh%t i0p#"t%!e 0+&t %tt%h3 the!3 t# % 6t,pe36 t# p"#*+e whih G#* h%&

%t+%ll, 0#*elle* the hi&t#", #2 the w#"l* 2"#0 the be$i!!i!$ With wh%t "ee"e!e&h#+l* we li&te! t# the +tte"%!e& &t"%!$el, $ie!3 0%"ell#+&l, 6w"itte! 2#" #+"

%*0#!iti#!6 I!&te%* #2 &etti!$ %&i*e the lite"%l "e#"* #2 "e%ti#!3 it &+"el, #!2i"0& it i!the hi$he&t *e$"ee th%t the C"e%t#" &h#+l* *e0#!&t"%te Hi0&el2 the !ew C"e%t#"3 %!*

&h#w h#w i! l%,i!$ the 2#+!*%ti#!& #2 the e%"th whih &i! h%& +"&e* %!* *e%th h%&

&%""e*3 He wh# &eeth the e!* 2"#0 the be$i!!i!$ h%* ee! the! be2#"e Hi03 i! the*epth& %!* #+!&el& #2 Hi& he%"t3 % &e!e i!t# whih3 &e+"e i! it& +!h%!$i!$ He%*3 &i!

%!* *e%th !# 0#"e &h#+l* e!te" 5 whih the, &h#+l* !ee"0#"e *e2ile It i& *ii!e3 thi&

"e#"*: t"+e3 #2 #+"&e3 the!3 %!* i!2i!itel, 0#"e 5 %lth#+$h 2%ith be !ee*e* 2#" the

"e%li9%ti#! #2 it.

I *# !#t *#+bt th%t the &t#", be2#"e +& i& !#t 0e"el, ee! % &i!$le3 b+t % tw#2#l* t,pe4

2i!*i!$ it& 2+l2ill0e!t i! tw# &phe"e&3 whih %"e e", $e!e"%ll, #""e&p#!*e!t t# #!e%!#the". The w#"l* with#+t h%& it& "e2leti#! i! the w#"l* withi! +&. S# the &tep& i! the

*ii!e *e%li!$ with the w#"l* %t l%"$e h%e thei" #""e&p#!*e!e with Hi& *e%li!$ with +&

%& i!*ii*+%l&. I! #+" #!&i*e"%ti#! #2 the03 thi& i!*ii*+%l %ppli%ti#! will #0e 2i"&t. Iti& th%t whih i& 0#&t p"#0i!e!t %ll th"#+$h3 %!* whih li!-& the wh#le &e"ie& #2 t,pe&

t#$ethe"4 %!* thi& h%& it& &i$!i2i%!e 2#" +&. I! 0e!'& th#+$ht& ,#+ will 2i!*3 %& wh%t the,

i0%$i!e t# be %*%!e* %!* libe"%l iew&3 the p"#$"e&& #2 the "%e p+tti!$ #+t #2 &i$ht the

i!te"e&t #2 the i!*ii*+%l: the, &pe%- 0+h #2 0%!3 thi!- little #2 0e!. It i& !#t withG#*4 the ble&&i!$ #2 the "%e i& "e%he* with Hi01 th"#+$h the ble&&i!$ #2 the i!*ii*+%l3

%!* !#t #!e i& #e"l##-e*. N%,3 6!#t % &p%""#w 2%ll& t# the $"#+!* with#+t ,#+" F%the".6

Thi& i& wh%t i& i! Hi& he%"t3 wh%tee" the pe"ple=it, whih &i! h%& i!t"#*+e*4 %!* #hh#w p"#2#+!*l, !ee*2+l 2#" +& the %&&+"%!e #2 thi& It 0%, *# 2#" phil#ph, t# p"#l%i0

the $"%!*e+" #2 $e!e"%l l%w&3 t# whih the i!*ii*+%l $##* 0+&t $ie pl%e4 b+t the $"ip

#2 thi& i"#! 0%hi!e", h%& !#!e #2 the #02#"t #2 the $"%&p #2 % F%the"'& h%!*. The he%"t#2 G#* %l#!e &+22ie& the he%"t& whih He h%& 0%*e.

Let +& t%-e3 the!3 thi& i!*ii*+%l %ppli%ti#! 2i"&t3 %!* let "e%ti#! p"e%h t# +& le&!&

whih 0%, be h%ppil, 2%0ili%" t# +&3 %!* ,et h%e % !ew h%"0 %& p"e%he* th+&3 whe"e


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%& %ll p"e%hi!$ &h#+l* be31 the &e"0#! i& %! %!the03 %!* the %!the0 i& i! the 0%!,

#ie& #2 the +!ie"&e 5 the "eel%ti#!5h#"+& t# whih %ll will #0e %t l%&t: 6A!* ee",

"e%t+"e whih i& i! he%e!3 %!* #! the e%"th3 %!* +!*e" the e%"th3 %!* &+h %& %"e i! the&e%3 %!* %ll th%t %"e i! the03 he%"* I &%,i!$3 >le&&i!$ %!* h#!#" %!* $l#", %!* p#we" be

+!t# Hi0 th%t &itteth +p#! the th"#!e3 %!* +!t# the L%0b 2#"ee" %!* ee"6'

A&3 e. $. D". Te0ple'& 6E*+%ti#! #2 the W#"l*36 i! E&&%,& %!* Reiew&.6

2. The Individual Application

THERE %"e tw# &0%lle" &eti#!& #2 the 2i"&t !%t+"%l *ii&i#! #2 the b##- #2 Ge!e&i&. The

2i"&t h%p. . 5 ): 1 $ie& +& the w#"- #2 G#* %!* Hi& "e&t4 the &e#!*3 h%p. ): 5 ).1

G#* i! "el%ti#!&hip with the "e%t+"e He h%& 0%*e. He!e3 i! thi& l%tte" p%"t the #e!%!t5

!%0e i& 2#" the 2i"&t ti0e i!t"#*+e*4 it i& !#t 6G#*6 0e"el,3 b+t 6The L#"* G#*6 5

?eh#%h. We &h%ll &ee 0#"e 2+ll, the 2#"e #2 thi& he"e%2te". I! thi& *#+ble %#+!t the"e i&%! e=+i&ite be%+t,3 whih the +!belie2 th%t %il& %t it %! !ee" &ee.

It i& !ee&&%", %l t# *i&ti!$+i&h 2"#0 the &i= *%,&' w#"-3 wh%t h%& bee! &t"%!$el,

#!2#+!*e* with it3 the p"i0itie "e%ti#! #2 the 2i"&t h%pte" %!* e"&e3 %!* the "+i! i!t#

whih it h%* 2%lle! whe! 6with#+t 2#"0 %!* #i*3 %!* *%"-!e&& #! the 2%e #2 the *eep.6Thi& +&e* t# be3 %!* I &+pp#&e &till 0%, be %lle*3 the #00#! iew4 %!* ,et the 0#"e

#!e l##-& %t the p%&&%$e the 0#"e it &ee0& i0p#&&ible t# 0%-e &+h % 0i&t%-e. F#"

pl%i!l, the w#"- #2 the &i= *%,& be$i!& with thi&: 6G#* &%i*3 Let the"e be li$ht4' %!* the"ew%& li$ht.6 >+t %& pl%i!l, the e%"th3 %lth#+$h w%&te %!* *el%te3 w%& the"e be2#"e th%t3

!#t "e%te* the!. M#"e#e" the w#"*& 6with#+t 2#"0 %!* #i*36 2#" whih 6w%&te %!*

*el%te6 w#+l* be p"e2e"%ble %& % "e%*i!$3 i0pl, *i&ti!tl, % &t%te #2 "+i!3 %!* !#t #2*eel#p0e!t4 while % p%&&%$e i! whih the 2i"&t #2 the&e te"0& i& +&e* %&&e"t& e=p"e&&l,th%t the L#"* *i* !#t "e%te the e%"th .

It i& the w#"* "e!*e"e* 6i! %i!36 I&%i%h : B. The tw# %"e 2#+!* t#$ethe" i! I&%i%h

: %!* ?e"e0i%h : ).

N#" %! it be &%i* th%t the e=i$e!ie& #2 % $e#l#$i%l *i22i+lt, h%e 2#"e* &+h %#!&t"+ti#! #2 the #pe!i!$ w#"*& #2 thi& %#+!t. A+$+&ti!e3 wh# -!ew !#thi!$ #2 &+h

% *i22i+lt,3 l#!$ %$# *ei*e* 2#" it 2"#0 the 0e"e 2#"e #2 the l%!$+%$e +&e*. The

"e+i"e0e!t #2 it b, the 0e"e t,pi%l iew I %0 @+&t !#w %*#%ti!$3 i& i!*epe!*e!t #2 it

%l %!* ,et +ite %& +"$e!t4 2#" it 0%-e& the &i= *%,&' w#"- % "e0#+l*i!$ #2 % 2#"0e"l%p&e* "e%ti#!3 the !ew bi"th3 %& we 0%, %ll it3 #2 % w#"l*. H#w pl%i!l, &i$!i2i%!t i&

th%t3 %t #!e A!* &+h % iew #2 it the w#"*& the0&ele& !ee&&it%te.

The"e w%&3 the!3 % p"i0%", "e%ti#!3 %2te"w%"* % 2%ll4 2i"&t3 6he%e! %!* e%"th36 i! *+e

#"*e"4 the! e%"th with#+t % he%e! 5 i! *%"-!e&&3 %!* b+"ie* +!*e" 6% *eep6 #2 &%lt %!*

b%""e! %!* "e&tle&& w%te"&. Wh%t % pit+"e #2 0%!'& #!*iti#!3 %& 2%lle! %w%, 2"#0 G#*H#w #0plete the #!2+&i#! h#w p"#2#+!* the *%"-!e&&3 h#w *eep the "e&tle&& w%e& #2


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p%&&i#! "#ll #e" the w"e- #2 wh%t w%& #!e 2%i" 6The wi-e* %"e li-e the t"#+ble*

&e%3 whe! it %!!#t "e&t3 wh#&e w%te"& %&t +p 0i"e %!* *i"t.6

The! 0%"- h#w the !ew bi"th be$i!&: 6The Spi"it #2 G#* 0#e* 7#" b"##*e*8 +p#! the

2%e #2 the w%te"&. A!* G#* &%i*3 Let the"e be li$ht.'6 F"#0 the Spi"it %!* the W#"* it

#0e&: we %"e 6b#"! #2 the Spi"it46 we %"e 6b#"! #2 the i!#""+ptible &ee*6 #2 6the W#"*#2 G#*.6 A!* 6the e!t"%!e #2 Th, W#"* $ieth li$ht.6 H#w 2%ith2+ll, thi& be$i!!i!$ #2

"e%tie w#"- *epit& th%t 0#"e 0i$ht, &till i! the h+0%! +l3 %!* %&&+"e& #2 wh%t w%&

ee! the! 2#" +& i! the #+!&el& #2 *ii!e wi&*#0 T"+l, Hi& 6*eli$ht& we"e with the !&#2 0e!.6

The 2i"&t *%, $ie& +&3 the!3 the e!t"%!e #2 the W#"* $ii!$ li$ht. The &t%te #2 the

"e%t+"e i& 0%!i2e&te* b, it3 b+t %& ,et it &hi!e& #! !%+$ht b+t *el%ti#!. N#thi!$ i&h%!$e*3 &%e the *%"-!e&&4 the"e i& !#thi!$ th%t G#* %! 2i!* #2 $##* b+t the li$ht it&el2.

Th%t He p"#!#+!e& 5 &ee"& it 2"#0 the *%"-!e&& %!* $ie& it % pl%e %!* % !%0e4 b+t

the *%"-!e&& t## i& !%0e*3 %!* h%& it& pl%e3 %!* i& !#t %ll "e0#e*. F#" !#t i! the e%"th

it&el2 i& the +"e #2 li$ht3 %!* whe! t+"!e* %w%, 2"#0 thi& it i& &till *%"-. P"%ti%ll,3 the*%, i& !#t %ll li$ht3 b+t 6ee!i!$ %!* 0#"!i!$6 0%-e it +p4 ,et3 th#+$h *%"-!e&& i& i!

it&el2 6!i$ht36 it i& well t# !#te th%t it i& !ee"3 !#w th%t li$ht h%& #!e #0e i!3 &i0ple%!* %bl+te !i$ht %!, 0#"e3 b+t 6ee!i!$46 e "%,& #2 the *%, the"e ee" %"e4 %!* i!

G#*'& #"*e"3 t##3 %! ee!i!$ &+"el, $ii!$ pl%e t# 0#"!i!$. A!* the! %$%i!3 %& t# the

60#"!i!$36 it& p"#0i&e #2 the pe"2et 6*%,6 i& !ee" "e%li9e* +!til G#*'& w#"- i& w"#+$ht#+t %!* Hi& S%bb%th i& "e%he*4 the!3 i!*ee*3 the"e i& !# 0#"e ee!i!$3 #" 0#"!i!$ eithe"3

b+t 6*%,36 with#+t 0i=t+"e #" *eli!e 5 G#*'& $"e%t 2i!%lit, 5 i& 2+ll, #0e.

I *# !#t beliee thi& !ee*& i!te"p"eti!$4 the &i$!i2i%!e #2 it& #ie i& !#t h%"* t#%pp"ehe!*. A!* the! !#t #!l, 6*%, +!t# *%, +tte"eth &peeh36 b+t %l 6!i$ht +!t# !i$ht

&h#weth -!#wle*$e.6 De%" "e%*e"3 i2 pe"h%!e #!e the"e be wh# 0%, "e%* thi&3 *#w!

i!t# wh#&e *el%te +l the li$ht h%& &h#!e3 "ee%li!$ !#t $##* b+t ill3 whe! $##* h%& be$+! t# h%e %tt"%ti#! t##3 b+t the"e i& !#!e 5 ,#+ %"e le%"!i!$ b+t thi& 2i"&t *%,'& le&!.

Spite #2 %ll th%t i& *i&l#&e*3 the li$ht i& $##*. Wel#0e it %& 2"#0 G#*3 the be$i!!i!$ #2

Hi& $"%i#+& w#"- i! ,#+3 the p"#0i&e #2 the *%, th%t ,et &h%ll #0e.

The &e#!* &t%$e #2 thi& *ii!e w#"- i& the 0%-i!$ #2 the 62i"0%0e!t36 #" 6e=p%!&e36 b,

whih % &ep%"%ti#! #2 the w%te"& i& e22ete*. St"%!$el, 0i&+!*e"&t##* %& it h%& bee! b,

e3 it i&3 #!e w#+l* thi!-3 &el25ei*e!tl,3 the 2#"0%ti#! #2 the %t0#&phe"i 6he%e!&36whih *"%w +p !#w %& the, h%e bee! *#i!$ ee" &i!e1 #+t #2 the *eep bel#w3 w%te"&

whih3 p+"$e* #2 thei" &%lt!e&&3 be#0e the &till i!e=pli%bl, b%l%!e* l#+*&.

The &pi"it+%l &t%$e it "ep"e&e!t& i& &%"el, 0#"e *i22i+lt t# 2#ll#w. A &ep%"%ti#! i& !#w

e22ete*3 !#t i! the e=te"!%l #!*iti#! 0e"el,3 b+t 0#"e i!w%"*l,. The +!&ee! thi!$&

#pe"%te +p#! the +l3 %!* %tt"%t %22eti#!& %!* *e&i"e& +pw%"* t# the0. Th%t whih w%&6l+&t6 %!* 6#""+pti#!6 i! % he%"t %w%, 2"#0 G#* i& th+& p+"i2ie* b, the !ew #b@et. It i&

the 6-i!$*#0 #2 he%e!6 &pi"it+%ll, be$+!. The he%"t i& +!*e" *ii!e $#e"!0e!t. A!*

while the $e!e"%l &t%te #2 the "e%t+"e "e0%i!& %pp%"e!tl, the &%0e the"e i& &till !# 2"+it

!#" li* $"#+!*1 5 while &till 6i! 0e3 th%t i&3 i! 0, 2le&h3 *well& !# $##* thi!$36 ,e%3


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while 6h#w t# pe"2#"0 th%t whih i& $##* I 2i!* !#t6 5 &till we %! &%,3 6T# will i& p"e&e!t

with 0e36 %!* 6with the 0i!* I 0,&el2 &e"e the l%w #2 G#*.6 Pe%e i& !#t #0e3 !#"

libe"t,3 !#" p#we"4 b+t the he%"t *"%w! +p t# G#*3 th%t i!te"#+"&e with he%e! i& be$+!whih %t % 2+"the" &t%$e &h%ll b"i!$ *#w! &h#we"& #2 ble&&i!$ t# 2e"tili9e %!* b"i!$ 2#"th

2"+it t# G#*.

Still3 b, the W#"* i& ee", &t%$e p"#*+e*. E%h ti0e G#* &pe%-&. It i& !#t 0e"e

*eel#p0e!t #2 wh%t lie& +!2#l*e* i! the e%"lie&t $e"0. Step b, &tep the 2#"thp+tti!$ #2*ii!e p#we" %#0pli&he& #+!&el& th%t %"e %ll *ii!e. 6We %"e Hi& w#"-0%!&hip65 the

p%tie!t3 pe"2et el%b#"%ti#! #2 the wi&*#0 #2 G#*5 6"e%te* i! Ch"i&t ?e&+&.6 H%pp, we3

p"#p#"ti#!%tel, %& we %"e ,iel*e* i!t# Hi& h%!*&3 %!* %&t i!t# the 0#+l* #2 Hi&e22i%i#+& W#"*

The 6thi"* *%,6 &pe%-& t# the Ch"i&ti%! he%"t #2 "e&+""eti#!. It i& 0%"-e* he"e b,"e&+""eti#! p#we": the e%"th #0e& +p #+t #2 the w%te"&. Th%t whih %! be w"#+$ht

+p#! %!* 0%*e 2"+it2+l i& !#w b"#+$ht +p 2"#0 +!*e" the i""el%i0%ble w%&te #2 &e%. Thi&

i& !#t "e0#e*3 b+t b#+!*e* %!* "e&t"%i!e*4 it %!!#t "et+"! t# #e" the e%"th. It&e=i&te!e i& i!*ee* *i&ti!tl, "e#$!i9e*4 it $et& 2#" the 2i"&t ti0e it& !%0e 2"#0 G#*4 i!

the !ew e%"th the"e will be !#!e. Re. ):1 Me%!while He l%,& the 2#+!*%ti#!& #2 the

e%"th3 th%t it !ee" &h#+l* be 0#e* %t %!, ti0e.

N#t the w#"l* b+t th%t 6*", l%!*6 whih He h%& !%0e* 6E%"th6.

Thi& i& #!l, the 2i"&t h%l2 #2 the thi"* *%,. It i& % *#+ble *%,3 %& we 0%, &%,3 with G#*.Twie He &pe%-&4 twie He p"#!#+!e& Hi& w#"- $##*. I! the 2i"&t h%l23 the e%"th i&

&ep%"%te* 2"#0 the w%te"&4 i! the &e#!*3 it b"i!$& 2#"th the 6$"%&&36 the 6he"b36 %!* 6the

2"+it t"ee ,iel*i!$ 2"+it.6 Let +& e=%0i!e the &pi"it+%l 0e%!i!$ #2 %ll thi&.

6Ri&e! with Ch"i&t6 i& the t"+th whih i!eit%bl, #!!et& it&el2 with &+h % 2i$+"e. Ch"i&t

h%i!$ *ie* %!* "i&e! %$%i! 2#" +&3 Hi& "e&+""eti#! !# le&& th%! Hi& *e%th i& #+"&. Hi&*e%th i& #+" p%&&%$e #+t #2 #+" #l* &t%te %!* #!*iti#! %& &i!!e"& 5 %& hil*"e! #2 A*%0.

Hi& "e&+""eti#! i& #+" e!t"%!e i!t# % !ew &t%te %!* &phe"e. 6I! Ch"i&t6 5 6i2 %!, 0%! be6

the"e3 6he i& % !ew "e%t+"e: #l* thi!$& %"e p%&&e* %w%,4 beh#l*3 %ll thi!$& %"e be#0e

!ew.

The %tte0pt t# "e%* thi& b, e=pe"ie!e h%& bee! the l#&& p"%ti%ll,1 #2 it& ble&&e*!e&&.

U!%ble t# l##- withi! %!* &%, 6%ll thi!$& %"e !ew36 0e! h%e bee! "e*+e* eithe" t#0#*i2, thi& %& i2 it we"e t## e=t"e0e % &t%te0e!t3 #" el&e t# *#+bt i2 the, we"e "e%ll,

Ch"i&ti%!&. M#"e#e"3 the t",i!$ t# p"#*+e &+h % &t%te #2 thi!$& withi! the0 h%&

"e&+lte* i! #!&t%!t *i&%pp#i!t0e!t %!* "e%l l#&& #2 p#we". The, h%e +$ht t# 0e!* &el2 %!* p"#*+e the"e wh%t the, 0i$ht 2i!* &%ti&2%ti#! i!3 i!&te%* #2 t+"!i!$ %w%, 2"#0 &el2

%lt#$ethe"3 t# 2i!* i! #+p%ti#! with Ch"i&t %!* with Hi& l#e t"+e p#we" #e" it.

>+t it i& !#t 6i2 %!, 0%! be b#"! %$%i!6 #" 6be #!e"te*.6 It i& !#t the "e&+lt #2 the w#"-withi! +& th%t i& &t%te*3 b+t the "e&+lt #2 the !ew p#&iti#! be2#"e G#* i! whih we &t%!*.

Aept%!e i! Ch"i&t i& %ept%!e %& Ch"i&t. It i& !# +e&ti#!3 the"e2#"e3 #2 wh%t i& i! +&


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%t %ll3 b+t #2 wh%t i& i! Ch"i&t 2#" +&4 th+& iewe*3 #l* thi!$& %"e i!*ee* p%&&e* %w%,3 %!*

%ll thi!$& be#0e !ew.

Ch"i&t'& "e&+""eti#! h%& p+t +& i! thi& !ew pl%e4 we %"e "i&e! with Hi0. The %ept%!e

#2 thi& ble&&e* 2%t b"i!$& +& i!t# "e&t %!* pe%e3 %!* &et& +& #! %!t%$e5$"#+!* %b#e the

w%te"52l##*&. It i& 2#" +& &pi"it+%ll, G#*'& b"i!$i!$ +p the e%"th 2"#0 +!*e" the w%e&3 %!*&ettli!$ it +p#! it& ee"l%&ti!$ 2#+!*%ti#!&. T"+e3 the w%te"& %"e !#t "e0#e*3 the 2le&h i&

!#t be#0e &pi"it3 !#" *#!e %w%,4 #! the #!t"%",3 it i& !#w 2#" the 2i"&t ti0e 2+ll,

"e#$!i9e* %& the"e3 %!* i!+"%ble 5 h%& it& pl%e %!* it& !%0e *e2i!e*4 b+t the 0%! i!Ch"i&t h%& "i&e! #+t #2 it 5 i& 6!#t i! the 2le&h.6 It i& i! hi04 b+t he i& !#t it3 !#" i! it.

Thi& i& the 2i"&t p%"t #2 the *%, #2 "e&+""eti#! #!l,. The &e#!* p%"t $ie& +& the

2"+it2+l!e&& whih i& the i00e*i%te #!&e+e!e #2 thi&4 2#" bei!$ !#w 60%*e 2"ee 2"#0&i!36 we %"e 6be#0e the &e"%!t& #2 "i$hte#+&!e&&.6 N#tie e 2e%t+"e& he"e.

G#* %ll& the *", l%!* 6E%"th.6 I! the #"i$i!%l3 thi& w#"* i& *e"ie* 2"#0 #!e whih

0e%!& 6"+0bli!$36 %!* it i& 0%!i2e&tl, % hie2 #!*iti#! #2 2e"tilit, th%t e%"th &h#+l*"+0ble. The 0#"e #!ti!+%ll, it& l#*& b"e%- +p i!t# ee" 2i!e" *+&t3 the 0#"e it&

p"#0i&e t# the h+&b%!*0%!4 %!* thi& i& % &i0ple le&! %!* % $"e%t #!e. The b"#-e!!e&&#2 &pi"it whih 0%-e& !# "e&i&t%!e t# the F%the"'& h%!* i& % 0%i! ele0e!t #2 2e"tilit, i!

+l& whe"ei! He w#"-&. It i& !#t p#we" He &ee-& 2"#0 +&3 b+t we%-!e&&4 !#t "e&i&t%!t

2#"e3 b+t 6,iel*i!$!e&&6 t# Hi0. All p#we" i& Hi&: Hi& &t"e!$th i& pe"2ete* i! we%-!e&&.

The h%"%te" *epite* he"e i& be%+ti2+ll, ill+&t"%te* i! thi& e", 6thi"* *%,6 &t%te i!R#0%!& B. Up t# the e", e!* #2 h%pte"


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wh#&e &ee* i& i! it&el2 +p#! the e%"th6 5 %!#the" be%+ti2+l 2i$+"e th%t. The 2"+it be%"&

withi! it&el2 the %p%it, #2 &el25pe"pet+%ti#!. It&el2 2#" the M%&te"'& +&e %!* it i& well t#

"e0e0be" th%t13 the &ee* i& i! thi& 2"+it %#"*i!$ t# it& -i!*3 5 l#e t# p"#*+e l#e3 %!* #!. I2 we w%!t t# 2i!* l#e3 we 0+&t &h#w it. A!* the "ipe" the 2"+it i& 2#" the M%&te"'&

t%&te3 the "ipe" the &ee* i& %l the be&t "ipe 2"+it i& th%t whih h%& h+!$ i! the &+! 0#&t.

All thi& i& &i0ple4 %!* it &h#w& the"e i& % "e%l #ie i! "e%ti#! "#+!*3 t# be +!*e"&t##* i2

we h%e will t# +!*e"&t%!*. The w#"-& #2 Hi& h%!* be%" wit!e&& t# Hi0&el23 5 "e%ti#! t#

"e*e0pti#! 5 thi!$& &ee! t# the +!&ee!4 the th#+$ht& #2 G#*'& he%"t3 the *epth& #2 Hi&l#e. It i& !#t % 0e"e %#00#*%ti#! #2 the&e thi!$& we %"e 0%-i!$4 the, %"e *e&ti!e*

wit!e&&3 th#+$h Ch"i&t 0+&t be the -e, t# %ll.

A!* !#w we %"e #0e t# the 2#+"th *%,. He"e the e!ti"e &e!e i& h%!$e*. It i& !#t thel%,i!$ the 2#+!*%ti#!& #2 the e%"th %!, 0#"e3 b+t the $%"!i&hi!$ #2 the he%e!&. S+! %!*

0##! %"e #"*%i!e* %& li$ht5$ie"& t# the e%"th !#w 0%*e3 %!* 2#" &i$!& %!* 2#" &e%!&3

2#" *%,& %!* ,e%"&.

A!* we %"e !#t #!l, 6"i&e! with Ch"i&t36 b+t i! Ch"i&t3 he%e!l,4 6&e%te* t#$ethe" i!

he%e!l, pl%e& i! Ch"i&t ?e&+&.6 Thi& t"+th !ee&&%"il, 2#ll#w& th%t #2 "e&+""eti#!3 %!*!# iew #2 #+" !ew "e%ti#! #+l* be i! %!, wi&e #0plete whih le2t #+t thi&. He"e it

2#ll#w&3 the!3 i! e", !%t+"%l #"*e"3 %!* the l%!$+%$e #2 the t,pe i& !#t h%"* t# %pp"ehe!*.

6He%e!6 i&3 I *#+bt !#t3 it& #w! &,0b#l3 %& i!*ee* the 2i"0%0e!t3 the l#we" he%e!3$ie& it& !%0e t# the +!&ee! %!* &pi"it+%l he%e!3 G#*'& *welli!$5pl%e. Appl,i!$ it i!

thi& w%,3 the 2i"&t #b@et &ee! i! it &pe%-& 2#" it&el2. S"ipt+"e t## %pplie& it M%l. . ).1.

The $"e%t l+0i!%", #2 the *%,3 the +"e #2 he%t %!* li$ht t# the e%"th3 it& li$ht &el25

*e"ie*3 +!h%!$i!$3 #!&t%!t %& the *%, it b"i!$& 5 le%"l, e!#+$h p"e&e!t& t# +& the6He%e!l, O!e6 b%- i! the $l#", whe!e He %0e. The &e#!*%", li$ht3 li$ht #2 the

!i$ht3 % li$ht *e"ie* 2"#0 Hi&3 ,et #h h#w #l* %!* *+ll #0p%"%tiel, %t the be&t3

h%!$e2+l 5 2+ll52%e* #" *wi!*le* %#"*i!$ %& it 2+ll, 2%e& #" i& t+"!e* %w%, 2"#0 Hi04h#w e%&il, we "e%* th%t t##3 %& we "e%* &+h w#"*& %& the %p#&tle'& he"e 5 6 We %ll3 with

#pe! 2%e beh#l*i!$ the $l#", #2 the L#"*3 %"e h%!$e* i!t# the &%0e i0%$e 2"#0 $l#", t#

$l#",3 ee! %& b, the Spi"it #2 the L#"*.6

Let +& le%"! the le&!& th%t the 0##! te%he&3 2#" the, %"e &e"i#+& %!* ,et help2+l #!e&.

Wh%t 0#"e &e"i#+& le&! th%! he" h%!$e2+l!e&&J She bel#!$& %lw%,& t# he%e!

%#"*i!$ t# G#*'& #"*i!%!e. P"%ti%ll,3 ,#+ %!!#t %lw%,& 2i!* he" the"e4 !%,3 &he i&0#"e #2te! t# 0%!'& &i$ht3 #2 #+"&e31 #+t #2 the &-, th%! i! it. The!3 whe! the"e3 h#w

&el*#0 2+ll5#"be* h#w #2te! t+"!e* %w%, 2"#0 hi0 2"#0 wh#0 %ll he" "%*i%!e #0e&

F#" it *#e& #0e4 he" p%"t i& "eepti#! 0e"el,4 &he &hi!e& pe"2#"e whe! i! hi& li$ht3!#t b, he" #w! e22#"t i! the le%&t. A!* #+l* ,#+ $# +p3 %tt"%te* b, he" b"i$ht!e&&3 t# &ee

h#w 2%i" %!* $l#"i#+& &he w%&3 ,#+ w#+l* 2i!* ,#+"&el2 the"e !#t i! the $l#", #2 the 0##!

%t %ll3 b+t #2 th%t &+! whih w%& b%thi!$ he" with b"i$ht!e&&.

The! !#tie he" 2"#0 thi& e%"th !ew "i&e! 2"#0 the w%te"&. F%i" &he 0%, be3 %!* 6p"ei#+&

2"+it& be b"#+$ht 2#"th6 b, he"4 ,e%3 6%b+!*%!e #2 pe%e %& l#!$ %& the 0##! e!*+"eth46

&till the *i"et &+!5"%,& %"e %!#the" thi!$3 %!* %"e the "e%l 2"+ti2,i!$3 li2e5$ii!$


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i!2l+e!e %2te" %ll. It i& #!e thi!$ t# be #+pie* ee! with wh%t we %"e i! Ch"i&t 5 %!* it

i& #+" $+i*e i! the !i$ht3 t## G%l. ;: ;.1 5 it i& ,et %!#the" t# be i! the $l#", #2 Hi&

p"e&e!e3 whe"e 0##! %!* &t%"& %"e hi**e! i! the *%,.

The"e i& 0+h 0#"e he"e3 b+t I le%e it %!* p%&& #!. The 2i2th *%, b"i!$& %!#the" h%!$e

#2 &e!e4 %!* he"e3 whe! we 0i$ht h%e th#+$ht th%t we h%* le2t the0 2i!%ll, behi!*3 we%"e b"#+$ht b%- %$%i! t# the b%""e! w%&te #2 w%te"&. >+t !#w ee! he"e the p#we" #2

G#* i& w#"-i!$4 the w%te"& &w%"0 with &w%"0& #2 lii!$ "e%t+"e&3 %!* bi"*& 2l, i! the

#pe! 2i"0%0e!t #2 he%e!. It i& &till p"#$"e&& i! the $"e%t "e%tie pl%!3 %!* !ew %!*hi$he" 2#"0& #2 li2e %"e "e%he* th%! he"et#2#"e. It i& !#t !#w $"%&& %!* he"b3 b+t the

6lii!$ +l36 %!* G#* ble&&e& the03 %!* bi*& the0 0+ltipl,.

C%! we $ie thi& e=p"e&&i#!J I beliee . The"e %"e h%"0#!ie& el&ewhe"e th%t will $+i*e+& t# %! +!*e"&t%!*i!$ #2 it.

T%-e #!e i! the #"*e" #2 the Pe!t%te+h it&el23 whe"e the &%0e thi!$ #+"& 5 % "e%l

p"#$"e&& b, %pp%"e!t "et"#$"e&&i#!. F#" i2 Ge!e&i& be$i!& %& we h%e &ee! it *#e&1 with6li2e36 E=#*+& $ie& +&3 e", pl%i!l,3 the "e*e0pti#! #2 G#*'& pe#ple4 while Leiti+&

le%*& +& i!t# the &%!t+%", #2 G#*3 t# le%"! i! Hi& p"e&e!e wh%t &+it& Hi0 t# wh#0 we

%"e b"#+$ht %!* wh#&e we %"e. Th+& %ll i& p"#$"e&&4 b+t %t the !e=t &tep thi& &ee0& e!*e*3

2#" i! N+0be"& we p%&& #+t #!e 0#"e i!t# the w#"l* t# 2%e the t"i%l& #2 the wil*e"!e&&%!* the &till w#"&e e=p#&+"e #2 #+"&ele& th%t 0eet& +& the"e.

Thi& &ee0& "et"#$"e&&i#!4 &till it i& p"#$"e&& %2te" %ll. The"e i& !# *i&l#%ti#! #2 Hi& pl%!wh# i& ee" w#"-i!$ #!w%"* t# pe"2eti#!. F#" the w#"l* i& &+"el, the pl%e whe"e3 %2te"

we h%e -!#w! "e*e0pti#!3 %!* the G#* th%t h%& "e*ee0e* +& t##3 we %"e le2t t# be

p"%tie* i! wh%t we -!#w3 th%t we 0%, be 6th#&e wh# b, "e%! #2 +&e3 h%e thei"

&e!&e& e=e"i&e* t# *i&e"! b#th $##* %!* eil.6

The"e i& *i&ipli!e i! thi&4 %!* 2%il+"e #0e& #+t ple!ti2+ll, t##4 &till we %"e h%&te!e* t#

be p%"t%-e"& #2 Hi& h#li!e&&4 the !ew li2e i! +& $et& p"%ti%l 2#"0 %!* e0b#*i0e!t3 %& we0%, &%,: i! #the" w#"*& 5 the w#"*& #2 #+" t,pe 5 the 6lii!$ +l6 i& p"#*+e* #+t #2 the

0i*&t #2 the w%te"&.

F#" the w%te"& %"e3 %& we h%e &ee!3 the "e&tle&& %!* 2%lle! !%t+"e #2 0%!4 %!* it i& thi&

whethe" withi! #" with#+t1 th%t 0%-e& the wil*e"!e&& the pl%e #2 t"i%l th%t it i&4 ,et #+t

#2 thi& eil3 *ii!e e"ei$!t, p"#*+e& $##*. A!* %$%i!3 the 6lii!$ +l 6 5 &i!e the+l i& the &e%t #2 *e&i"e&3 %ppetite&3 %22eti#!&3 et.3 5 0%, 2itl, *epit the lii!$ e!e"$ie&

whih l%, h#l* #2 ete"!%l thi!$& %0i* the p"e&&+"e #! ee", &i*e #2 wh%t i& &ee! %!*

te0p#"%l.

T%-e Philippi%!& %& the ii* p#"t"%,%l #2 thi&.

Thi&3 I beliee3 i& the 2i2th5*%, &e!e. O!e *%, %l#!e "e0%i!&3 %!* G#*'& w#"- i&#0plete.


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N#" i& the 0ille!!i+03 with %ll it& ble&&e*!e&&3 % p"#pe" S%bb%th. The %p#&tle "ep"e&e!t&

the 6"e&t6 lite"%ll,3 6S%bb%th -eepi!$361 th%t "e0%i!& t# the pe#ple #2 G#*3 %& G#*'& "e&t3

%!* th%t &+"el, i&3 %& b#th the epi&tle t# the Heb"ew& h%p. :.1 %!* the b##- #2Ge!e&i& &h#w3 Hi& e%&i!$ 2"#0 Hi& w#"-. >+t i! the 0ille!!i+0 the"e i& !#t %& ,et thi&.

It i& the l%&t w#"-5*%, "%the"3 %!* !#t till the !ew he%e!& %!* e%"th will G#*'& "e&t be

#0e. The &ee!th *%, i& !#t3 the!3 the t,pe #2 % 0ille!!i+0 %t %ll3 b+t #2 2i!%l %!*ete"!%l "e&t.

M#"e#e"3 the 0ille!!i%l -i!$*#0 %!&we"& 2+ll, t# the &i=th5*%, "+le #2 the 0%! %!*w#0%! #e" the e%"th3 th%t it i& &t"%!$e h#w it #+l* e&%pe the !#tie #2 th#&e wh# we"e

&ee-i!$ % *i&pe!&%ti#!%l %ppli%ti#! #2 the "e%ti#!5w#"-. While #! the #the" h%!* % 0e"e

%"ith0eti%l i!te"p"et%ti#! #2 the *%,& %& e%h % th#+&%!* ,e%"& #2 the w#"l*'& hi&t#",3

&ee0& %l0#&t &el25ei*e!tl, %"ti2ii%l %!* +!&pi"it+%l.

I 0%, le%e thi&3 the!3 t# p#i!t #+t wh%t I h%e !# *#+bt i& the "e%l *i&pe!&%ti#!%l

%ppli%ti#!. I! thi& it will be 2#+!* we h%e b+t the 2#"0e" i!te"p"et%ti#! e=te!*e* %!*

%*%pte* t# the l%"$e" &phe"e.Th+& we h%e he"e %li-e % p"i0itie "e%ti#! %!* % 2%ll3 %!* the!3 t##3 th%t w#"- #2 the

Spi"it %!* the W#"* b, whih ee", &tep t#w%"* the ble&&e*!e&& th%t &h%ll be h%& bee!&+e&&iel, p"#*+e*. The 2i"&t *%, h%& e", pl%i!l, the 2e%t+"e& #2 the %$e be2#"e the

2l##*3 whe! th"#+$h the w#"* #2 p"#0i&e the li$ht &h#!e3 b+t with#+t 2+"the" i!te"2e"e!e

with the &t%te #2 the "e%t+"e. The li$ht 2ell #!l, +p#! % "+i!. L+&t %!* i#le!e we"e the$e!e"%l 2e%t+"e& #2 0%!'& #!*iti#!3 %!* 2+"!i&h % hi&t#", #e" whih the Spi"it #2 G#*

p%&&e& with &i$!i2i%!t b"eit,3 %!* whih 6the t"#+ble* &e%3 whe! it %!!#t "e&t36

&+22iie!tl, *epit&. Up#! thi& w#"l* % lite"%l 2l##* p%&&e*3 %!* it pe"i&he*.

The &e#!* *%, $ie& +& the 2#"0%ti#! #2 the 6he%e!&36 % &,0b#l !#t h%"* t# "e%*3 whe!

we h%e le%"!t el&ewhe"e the #!&t%!t +&e #2 the&e %& the &e%t #2 %+th#"it, %!* p#we". It i&

the +!i2#"0 l%!$+%$e #2 S"ipt+"e th%t 6the he%e!& "+le.6 The 6&+! t# "+le b, *%,6 i&i!*ee* !#t ,et #0e3 !#" the 0##! b, !i$ht. N%+$ht 2ill& the&e he%e!& %& ,et b+t 6w%te"&

6 5 w%te"& %b#e %& well %& be!e%th 5 the e", t,pe #2 i!&t%bilit,. A!* thi& 0%-e& it the

pe"2et t,pe #2 wh%t t##- pl%e whe! %2te" the 2l##*3 0%! w%& p+t i! the pl%e #2"e&p#!&ibilit, t# be hi& b"#the"'& -eepe". 6Wh# &he**eth 0%!'& bl##*3 b, 0%! &h%ll hi&

bl##* be &he*36 i& the p"i!iple3 %!* w%& the i!&tit+ti#!3 %& i& pl%i!3 #2 h+0%!

$#e"!0e!t. It w%& the 2#"0%ti#! #2 % p#liti%l 6he%e!&6 with3 %& ,et3 !#thi!$ b+t w%te"&

2illi!$ the0. A!* h#w +i-l, N#%h3 the %-!#wle*$e* he%* #2 the !ew w#"l*3 *"+!-with the 2"+it #2 hi& i!e,%"*3 e=e0pli2ie* the i!&t%bilit, #2 the t,pe A!* 2"#0 he!e2#"th

wh%t h%& it bee! b+t the #!&t%!t *i&pl%, #2 thi& 5 the w%!t #2 &el25$#e"!0e!t i! th#&e

wh# $#e"!J A &tep t#w%"* the 2+ll %tt%i!0e!t #2 G#*'& pe"2et #+!&el 2#" the e%"th it i&4ee! !#w3 p#we" #"*%i!e* #2 G#*3 %!* Hi& 0i!i&t", 2#" $##*3 %!* ,et % Ne"# #" C%li$+l%

0%, be thi& 6p#we".6 A!* &i$!i2i%!t it &ee0& th%t #! thi& &e#!* *%, the"e i& !# #ie #2

G#* p"#!#+!i!$ 6$##*6 wh%t i& !ee"thele&& 2#" $##*. P"#i*e!ti%ll,3 He 0%, bew#"-i!$ ble&&i!$ b, th%t whih i! it&el2 He %!!#t ble&&. A!* thi& i& #2 le0! i0p#"t 2#"

%ll ti0e& %!* &phe"e&.

The thi"* *%, 2#ll#wi!$ &ee& the *", l%!* &ep%"%te* 2"#0 the w%te"&. The&e w%te"& we

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h%e %ll %l#!$ &ee! t# be the t,pe #2 h+0%! p%&&i#! %!* &el25will 5 wh%t 0%! le2t t#

hi0&el2 e=hibit&. >+t thi& i& ei*e!tl,3 #! the l%"$e" &%le we %"e !#w t%-i!$3 @+&t the

Ge!tile&3 %!* the e%"th "%i&e* +p #+t #2 the&e w%te"& i& the &ee* #2 Ab"%h%0 %2te" the2le&h 5 th%t pe#ple pl#+$he* +p with the pl#+$h &h%"e #2 G#*'& h#l, l%w3 %!* %0#!$

wh#0 w%& w! the &ee* #2 the *ii!e W#"*. Little 2"+it 0%, it ,et h%e ,iel*e*3 %!*

$ie! +p it 0%, be 2#" it& 2"+itle&&!e&& %!* +!p"#2it%ble!e&& %t the p"e&e!t ti0e4 ,et it lie& b+t 2%ll#w3 li-e the %t+%l l%!* #2 I&"%el 3 w%iti!$ 2#" the l%tte" "%i! %!* the 2#"et#l*

2e"tilit, +!*e" the %"e #2 the *ii!e h+&b%!*",. N#" h%& the p%&t bee! #!l, 2%il+"e. F#"

l#!$ the #!l, 2"+it 2#" G#* we -!#w w%& t# be 2#+!* the"e3 %!* i! % &e!&e3 #2 it& 2"+it %"eee! we: 6&%l%ti#!6 w%& 6#2 the ?ew&.6 Th+& the"e !ee* be !# *i22i+lt, i! thi& 2e"tile

e%"th &ep%"%te* 2"#0 the w%te"& "ep"e&e!ti!$ I&"%el '& &ep%"%ti#! t# G#* #+t #2 %ll the

!%ti#!& #2 the w#"l*.

C#0p%"e Re. ;: 6The w%te"& %"e pe#ple& %!* 0+ltit+*e& %!* !%ti#!& %!*t#!$+e&.6

T# th#&e %+%i!te* with the 0e%!i!$ #2 Reel%ti#! 3 it will !#t be i!&i$!i2i%!t th%tthe l%&t Ge!tile e0pi"e &h#+l* be 2i$+"e* the"e i! the be%&t 2"#0 the %e3 the ?ewi&h

A!tih"i&t i! the &e#!* be%&t 2"#0 the e%"th.

The 2#+"th *%,'& le&! i& #!e &i0ple" &till. The li$ht& &et i! the he%e!& &pe%- e", pl%i!l, #2 Ch"i&t %!* #2 the Ch+"h4 #"3 %& we %"e %+&t#0e* t# &%,3 #2 the Ch"i&ti%!

*i&pe!&%ti#!. The 0,&te", he"e we h%e %l"e%*, $l%!e* %t3 2#" the i!*ii*+%l %ppli%ti#!

&%"el, *i22e"& 2"#0 the *i&pe!&%ti#!%l. He"e Ch"i&t3 "ee%le* b, the H#l, Gh#&t3 &hi!e&#+t 2#" 0e! i! the w#"* #2 Hi& $"%e4 while the Ch+"h i& the "e&p#!&ible "e2let#" #2

Ch"i&t3 Hi& epi&tle t# the w#"l*. The w#"* #2 the Spi"it t# the h+"he& Re. )31 0%,

$ie +& the 0##!'& ph%&e& i! the !i$ht #2 Ch"i&t'& %b&e!e 5 th%t !i$ht &+"el, !#w 2%&t

*"%wi!$ t# % l#&e.

Let thi& &e!e p"e%h t# +& th%t %ll t"+e %!* *ii!e li$ht !#w i& he%e!l,. T# Let #+" 6li$ht&hi!e6 i& !%+$ht el&e th%! t# let 0e! &ee we bel#!$ t# %!#the" &phe"e3 %"e !#t #2 the w#"l*

ee! %& Ch"i&t w%& !#t4 %!* t# let the0 &ee #+" 2%e& b"i$hte!e* with the @#, #2 wh%t He

i&3 #+" he%"t& &%ti&2ie* with Hi0&el23 %!* i!*epe!*e!t #2 the b"#-e! i&te"!& 2"#0

whih the, &t"ie t# *"%w "e2"e&h0e!t. Thi& w%& #!e %t+%ll, the Ch+"h'& te&ti0#!,3 i!th#&e *%,& whe! 0e! we"e 6t+"!e* t# G#* 2"#0 i*#l& . . . t# w%it 2#" Hi& S#! 2"#0

he%e!.6 Al%& while the >"i*e$"##0 t%""ie*3 the li$ht $"ew *i0. 6The, %ll &l+0be"e* %!*

&lept.6 The #!l, li$ht 2#" the w#"l* i& &till the i"$i!'& l%0p %& &he $#e& 2#"th t# 0eet the>"i*e$"##0.

Hi& %ll #2 the0 t# Hi0&el2 will l#&e thi& *i&pe!&%ti#!3 %!* the! will *%w! th%t &t"%!$e

%!* le0! 2i2th *%,3 whe! #!e %$%i! the 6w%te"&6 will h%e "i&e! %!* #e"e* ee",

thi!$4 the ti0e #2 whih the !i!et,5thi"* p&%l0 &pe%-&3 th#+$h %& #2 % p%&t #!*iti#!3 56The 2l##*& h%e li2te* +p3 # L#"*3 the 2l##*& h%e li2te* +p thei" #ie4 the 2l##*& li2t +p

thei" w%e&46 b+t #!l, t# p"#e th%t 6the L#"* #! hi$h i& 0i$htie" th%! the !#i&e #2 0%!,

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The ti0e #2 the w#"l*'& *i&ipli!e will h%e #0e3 6the h#+" #2 t"i%l +p#! %ll the w#"l*3 t#

t", the0 th%t *well +p#! the e%"th.6 The&e w%te"& &pe%- #2 % +!ie"&%l Ge!tile th%t i&3

l%wle&&1 &t%te4 #2 the w#"-i!$ #2 0%!'& wil* will: 6+p#! the e%"th *i&t"e&& #2 !%ti#!&3 with pe"ple=it,4 the &e% %!* the w%e& "#%"i!$3 0e!'& he%"t& 2%ili!$ the0 2#" 2e%"3 %!* 2#"

l##-i!$ %2te" th#&e thi!$& whih %"e #0i!$ #! the e%"th.6

>+t whe! G#*'& 6@+*$0e!t& %"e +p#! the e%"th3 the i!h%bit%!t& #2 the w#"l* will le%"!

"i$hte#+&!e&&.6 Thi& i& the &e"et #2 the w%te"& p"#*+i!$ the lii!$ "e%t+"e. It i& the ti0e

whe! the he%e!l, pe#ple bei!$ $%the"e* h#0e1 G#* will be p"ep%"i!$ % pe#ple 2#"e%"thl, ble&&i!$. >"ie2 0%, be the ti0e i! whih He *#e& thi&: S"ipt+"e i& !#!e the le&&

2+ll #2 the *et%il #2 the 0i$ht, w#"- t# be *#!e. A!* % 0#&t "e%l %!* !ee&&%", &tep it will

be t#w%"* th%t "ei$! #2 "i$hte#+&!e&& %!* pe%e whih the &i=th *%, pl%i!l, 2i$+"e&.

F#" he"e the "+le #2 the 0%! i! G#*'& i0%$e %!* li-e!e&& %! &%"el, 2%il t# 0%-e it&el2

+!*e"&t##* b, th#&e wh# l##- 2#" the L#"* the! t# t%-e % th"#!e whih %& S#! #2 M%! He

%! %ll Hi& #w! Re. : 4 : ).13 %!* whih the"e2#"e He %! &h%"e with Hi& pe#ple3

%& He %!!#t &h%"e Hi& F%the"'& th"#!e. The 2i"&t A*%03 we %"e t#l* b, the %p#&tle R#0.:.13 w%& the i0%$e #2 the O!e t# #0e4 ee! %& he %l tell& +& Eph. :). ).1 Ee i&

#2 th%t Ch+"h whih He will p"e&e!t t# Hi0&el2 with#+t &p#t #" ble0i&h. Th+& we %!&%"el, b, %!, p#&&ibilit, 0i&t%-e the &pi"it+%l 0e%!i!$ #2 the &i=th *%,'& w#"-.

I! th%t *%,3 t##3 the e%"th b"i!$& 2#"th the lii!$ "e%t+"e. 6 I&"%el &h%ll b+* %!* bl#&

%!* 2ill the 2%e #2 the e%"th with 2"+it.6 She &h%ll be ?e9"eel3 6the &ee* #2 G#*36 %!* 6I

will w he" t# Me i! the e%"th36 &%,& the L#"* G#*.

A!* %& thi& i& the l%&t w#"-5*%,3 !#t ,et S%bb%th "e&t3 i& the 0ille!!i%l -i!$*#0 i! the

h%!*& #2 Hi0 wh# t%-e& it t# b"i!$ %ll thi!$& b%- t# G#*. 6He 0+&t "ei$! till He h%th p+t

%ll e!e0ie& +!*e" Hi& 2eet. A!* whe! %ll thi!$& &h%ll be &+b*+e* +!*e" Hi03 the! &h%llthe S#! %l Hi0&el2 be &+b@et: +!t# Hi0 th%t p+t %ll thi!$& +!*e" Hi03 th%t GOD 0%,

be %ll i! %ll.6 The!3 %!* !#t till the!3 i& the S%bb%th "e%he*.

6A!* #! the &ee!th *%, G#* h%* e!*e* Hi& w#"- whih He h%* 0%*e4 %!* He "e&te* #!

the &ee!th *%, 2"#0 %ll Hi& w#"- whih He h%* 0%*e. A!* G#* ble&&e* the &ee!th *%,3

%!* &%!ti2ie* it3 be%+&e th%t i! it He h%* "e&te* 2"#0 %ll Hi& w#"- whih G#* "e%te*%!* 0%*e.6

He"e G#* %l#!e %ppe%"&3 %!* the w#"- bei!$ e!*e*3 %ll bei!$ %#"*i!$ t# Hi& 0i!*3 He&%!ti2ie& the *%, #2 Hi& "e&t. H#w &i$!i2i%!t thi& #2 the *%,& !ee" t# $ie pl%e t#

%!#the"3 whe! "e*e0pti#! bei!$ 2+ll, %#0pli&he*3 %!* %ll thi!$& b"#+$ht t# the p%tte"!

p"#p#&e* i! the ete"!%l #+!&el&3 He &h%ll i!*ee* p+t the &e%l #2 Hi& pe"2et *eli$ht +p#!the wh#le !ew "e%ti#!3 h%ll#we* t# Hi0&el2 2#"ee" H#w #+l* G#* "e&t &h#"t #2 thi&

#!&+00%ti#!J The! i!*ee* He will be 6%ll36 %!* th%t be the &i0ple3 2+ll e=p"e&&i#! #2

the "e%t+"e'& ble&&e*!e&&3 %!* #2 it& pe"pet+it, %& well.

S#0e *et%il& #2 thi& 2i!%l ble&&i!$ %"e p"e&e!te* t# +& i! the 2#ll#wi!$ &eti#!3 whih

#!l+*e& thi& 2i"&t p%"t #2 Ge!e&i& h%p. ): 5 ).14 b+t be2#"e we $# #! t# thi& let +&

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%l0#&t &pe!*& hi& li2e %w%, 2"#0 it4 I&%% 0%, 2%il3 %!* *#e&3 b+t !ee" le%e& it4 %!* %&

the pit+"e #2 Ch"i&t Hi0&el23 %& he +!*#+bte*l, i&3 he i& !ee&&%"il, the pit+"e #2 the

"e2leti#! #2 Ch"i&t 5 #2 the S#! %!* #2 the S#!& #2 G#*.

The p%"%llel #2 the 2i2th5*%, t,pe with ?%#b i& &el25ei*e!t4 the le&! #2 e%h i&

*i&ipli!e3 %!* wh%t G#* %#0pli&he& i! it 2#" Hi& #w! 5 the pe%e%ble 2"+it #2"i$hte#+&!e&& i! th#&e wh# %"e e=e"i&e* the"eb,.

While ?#&eph'& li2e i& %& pl%i!l, the &p#!t%!e#+& 2"+it #2 the !ew !%t+"e3 %!* the%tt%i!0e!t #2 e"ei$!t, #e" %ll %"#+!*3 %& the &i=th *%, i& %l #2 the &%0e thi!$&3 !#!e

the le&& ble&&e* be%+&e little -!#w!.

Th+& the "e0%"-%ble +!it, #2 thi& 2i"&t b##- #2 S"ipt+"e i& %pp%"e!t. N#" will thi& $l%!e%t it be i! %i!3 i2 it %w%-e i! %!, +l % 2"e&h "e%li9%ti#! #2 th%t ete"!%l l#e 0%!i2e&tl,

&et +p#! +&3 whe! He 2#" wh#0 %"e %ll thi!$& %!* b, wh#0 %"e %ll thi!$& 2#"0e* the

he%e!& %!* l%i* the 2#+!*%ti#!& #2 the e%"th. Well 0%, #+" #ie& 0i!$le i! th%t @+bilee5

!$36P"%i&e ,e the L#"* 2"#0 the he%e!&4

p"%i&e Hi0 i! the hei$ht&4 p"%i&e ,e Hi03 &+! %!* 0##!4 p"%i&e Hi0 %ll ,e &t%"& #2 li$ht4 p"%i&e Hi03 ,e he%e!& #2 he%e!&3 %!* ,e w%te"& th%t be

%b#e the he%e!&.

P"%i&e the L#"* 2"#0 the e%"th3 ,e *"%$#!& %!* %ll *eep&4 0#+!t%i!& %!* %ll hill&4 2"+it2+lt"ee& %!* %ll e*%"&4 be%&t& %!* %ll %ttle4 "eepi!$ thi!$& %!* 2l,i!$ 2#wl4 -i!$& #2 the

e%"th3 %!* %ll pe#ple4 p"i!e& %!* %ll @+*$e& #2 the e%"th4 b#th ,#+!$ 0e! %!* 0%i*e!&4

#l* 0e! %!* hil*"e!4 let the0 p"%i&e the !%0e #2 the L#"*3 2#" Hi& !%0e #!l, i&

e=elle!t4 Hi& $l#", i& %b#e the e%"th %!* he%e!.6

4. aradise

WE h%e !#te* %l"e%*, th%t 2"#0 the 2#+"th e"&e #2 the &e#!* h%pte" i& % *i&ti!t p%"t3

%!* $ie& +& 6G#* i! "el%ti#!&hip with the "e%t+"e He h%& 0%*e.6 Th+& He i& !#w &p#-e!

#23 !#t &i0pl, %& G#* 5 El#hi03 b+t %& the L#"* G#* 5 ?eh#%h5 El#hi0.

?eh#%h i& the !%0e #2 whih the i!&pi"e* t"%!&l%ti#! i& $ie! i! the thi"* #2 E=#*+& 56I

%0:6 e=p%!*e* t# it& 2+ll &i$!i2i%!e i! the b##- #2 Reel%ti#! %&3 6He whih i&3 %!*whih w%&3 %!* whih i& t# #0e.6 Th+& i! i00+t%ble e=i&te!e He 2#ll#w& #+t the

h%!$e& #2 "e%te* bei!$3 p"#ppi!$ +p "e%t+"eh##* with the &t"e!$th #2 ete"!it,. 6>,

Hi0 %ll thi!$& #!&i&t.6 A& i! "el%ti#! with % "e*ee0e* pe#ple 5 I&"%el 5 h#w ble&&e* %!*

"e%&&+"i!$ thi& Hi& #e!%!t5!%0e

>+t he"e He i& the 6L#"* G#*36 !#t #2 I&"%el 3 b+t #2 0%!3 % p"#phe, %!* pit+"e #2 wh%t

&h%ll be whe! 6the t%be"!%le #2 G#* &h%ll be with 0e!.6 Still the"e i& !# 6t%be"!%le #2G#*6 he"e4 the 2i!%l 2%t t"%!&e!*& %ll pit+"e&.

Th%t we h%e3 h#wee"3 % pit+"e #" t,pe #2 ete"!%l ble&&e*!e&& i! thi& %#+!t th%t2#ll#w& i& pl%i! t# &ee. It& e!t"%l 2i$+"e3 A*%03 with hi& "el%ti#!&hip t# Ee3 hi& wi2e3 i&


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"e2e""e* t# el&ewhe"e. R#0. :4 Eph. : 3 ).1 P%"%*i&e %!* the t"ee #2 li2e %l

0eet +& i! p"#pheie& #2 the ble&&e*!e&& t# #0e. Re. ):"i*e e=i&t&3 the "e%t+"e& %"e b"#+$ht t# A*%03 th%t he 0%,

&ee wh%t he will %ll the03 %!* %& 0%&te" #2 the0 %ll he $ie& the0 !%0e&. A!* th#+$hthe w#0%! i! *+e ti0e &h%"e& thi& e"ei$!t, %& we -!#w3 h%p. :)


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Th+& i! P%"%*i&e it&el23 with %ll the ei*e!e #2 *ii!e $##*!e&& be2#"e he" e,e&3 &he t+"!&

i!2i*el %t #!e. 6A!* the w#0%! &%i* +!t# the &e"pe!t3 We 0%, e%t #2 the 2"+it #2 the

t"ee& #2 the $%"*e!3 b+t #2 the 2"+it #2 the t"ee whih i& i! the 0i*&t #2 the $%"*e!3 G#*h%th &%i*3 e &h%ll !#t e%t #2 it3 !eithe" &h%ll ,e t#+h it3 LEST ,e *ie.' 6 N#tie h#w pl%i!

it i& th%t &he i& %l"e%*, 2%lle!. She h%& %*0itte* the +e&ti#! %& t# the %pp%"e!t

&t"%!$e!e&& #2 G#*'& w%,&3 %!* i00e*i%tel, he" e,e& 2%&te! +p#! the 2#"bi**e! thi!$+!til &he %! &ee little el&e. G#* h%* &et h%p.):.1 the t"ee #2 li2e i! the 0i*&t #2 the

$%"*e!3 %!* with#+t %!, p"#hibiti#!. F#" the w#0%! !#w it i& the 2#"bi**e! t"ee th%t

#+pie& th%t pl%e. I!&te%* #2 li2e3 &he p+t& *e%th #" wh%t w%& i*e!ti2ie* with it 2#" he"1%& the e!t"%l thi!$. The 6$%"*e! #2 *eli$ht6 h%& 2%*e* 2"#0 he" e,e&. It h%& be#0e t# he"

the e", $%"*e! #2 2%ble %2te"w%"* whe"e %ll w%& !#t 2%ble3 b+t thi& e", &e!e %&

*epite* b, hi0 wh# w%& !#w p+tti!$ it be2#"e the e!h%!te* $%9e #2 hi& iti01 i!

whih the #!e $#l*e!52"+ite* t"ee h+!$ *#w! it& l%*e! b"%!he&3 $+%"*e* 2"#0 0%! #!l, b, the *"%$#!'& @e%l#+&,. >+t he"e G#* %!* the *"%$#! h%* h%!$e* pl%e&. Th+& &he %**&

t# the p"#hibiti#!3 %& i2 t# @+&ti2, he"&el2 %$%i!&t O!e wh# h%& l#&t Hi& e"ei$!t, 2#" he"

he%"t3 6e &h%ll !#t e%t #2 it3 !eithe" &h%ll ,e t#+h it6 5 whih He h%* !#t &%i*. A 0e"e

t#+h3 %& &he e=p"e&&e* it t# he"&el23 w%& *e%th4 %!* wh,3 the!3 h%* He p+t it be2#"e the0#!l, t# p"#hibit itJ Wh%t w%& it He w%& $+%"*i!$ 2"#0 the0 with &+h @e%l#+& %"eJ M+&t

it !#t be i!*ee* ethi!$ th%t He %l+e* hi$hl,JThe $%"*e! #2 He&pe"i*e& .

She 2i"&t %**& t# the p"#hibiti#!3 the! &he we%-e!& the pe!%lt,. I!&te%* #2 6,e &h%ll &+"el,*ie36 it i& 2#" he" #!l, 6le&t 72#" 2e%"8 ,e *ie.6 The"e i& !# "e%l e"t%i!t, th%t *e%th w#+l*

be the "e&+lt. Th+& the +e&ti#! #2 G#*'& l#e be#0e& % +e&ti#! #2 Hi& t"+th %l. I *#

!#t w%!t +p#! the th"#!e % bei!$ I %!!#t t"+&t4 he!e #0e& the t%0pe"i!$ with Hi&

w#"*. The he%"t *eeie& the he%*. I2 I *# !#t w%!t it t# be t"+e3 I #! le%"! t# +e&ti#! i2 it be . All thi& le!$th the w#0%!3 i! he" 2i"&t %!* #!l, %!&we" t# the &e"pe!t3 $#e&. He

%! th+& $# 2+"the"3 %!* &tep %t #!e i!t# the pl%e #2 %+th#"it, with he" whih G#* h%&

pl%i!l, l#&t. He &%,&3 !#t5 6e &h%ll !#t &+"el, *ie6 5 2#" 0+h the w#0%! h%* %l"e%*,&%i* 5 b+t 6S+"el, ,e &h%ll !#t *ie.6 He" 2eeble +e&ti#! #2 it be#0e& #! hi& p%"t the

pe"e0pt#", *e!i%l b#th #2 t"+th %!* l#e i! G#*: 6S+"el, ,e &h%ll !#t *ie4 2#" G#* *#th

-!#w th%t i! the *%, ,e e%t the"e#23 the! ,#+" e,e& &h%ll be #pe!e*4 %!* ,e &h%ll be %&$#*&3 -!#wi!$ $##* %!* eil.6 H#w &+"e he i& #2 hi& *+pe She #! he" p%"t !ee*& !#

2+"the" liit%ti#!: 6A!* whe! the w#0%! &%w th%t the t"ee w%& $##*6 5 &he w%& &eei!$

th"#+$h the *eil'& e,e& !#w 5 6th%t the t"ee w%& $##* 2#" 2##*6 5 the"e the l+&t #2 the

2le&h w%& *#i!$ it& w#"- 5 6%!* th%t it w%& ple%&%!t t# the e,e&6 5 the"e the l+&t #2 the e,e&#0e& #+t 5 6%!* % t"ee t# be *e&i"e* t# 0%-e #!e wi&e6 5 the"e the p"i*e #2 li2e i&

0%!i2e&te* 5 6&he t##- #2 the 2"+it the"e#23 %!* *i* e%t4 %!* $%e %l t# he" h+&b%!* with

he"3 %!* he *i* e%t.6

Th+& the &i! w%& #!&+00%te*. A!* he"ei! we 0%, "e%*3 i2 we will3 %& le%" %& *%,3 #+"

0#"%l $e!e%l#$,. The&e %"e &till #+" #w! 2e%t+"e&3 %& i! % $l%&&3 !%t+"%ll,. Let +& p%+&e%!* p#!*e" the0 2#" % 0#0e!t3 %& we 0%, well *#3 &e"i#+&l, %!* le0!l,. It i& le%" %&

%! be th%t with the he%"t 0%! 2i"&t #2 %ll *i&beliee*. Hi& p"i0%", #!*iti#! w%& !#t3 %&

e w#+l* 2%i! pe"&+%*e +&3 th%t #2 % &ee-e" b, hi& !%t+"%l "e%! %2te" G#*. G#* h%*

*el%"e* Hi0&el2 i! % 0%!!e" &+ite* t# hi& #!*iti#!3 i! $##*!e&& whih he h%* #!l, t#


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e%&e 2"#0 #!e'& #w! !%t+"%l &el25i*#l%t", i! the p"e&e!e #2 % G#* wh# i& "e%ll, %!*

w#"th, t# be1 th%t The"e i& !# &+h ble&&e*!e&& be&i*e.

>+t we 0+&t "et+"! t# l##- %t 0%!'& !%t+"%l #!*iti#!. N#tie h#w &+"el, thi& lep"#&, #2

&i! &p"e%*&3 %!* 0#&t &+"el, t# th#&e !e%"e&t %!* 0#&t i!ti0%te. Te0pte* #+"&ele&3 we

be#0e te0pte"& #2 #the"&3 %!* %"e !#t &%ti&2ie* +!til we *"%$ *#w! th#&e wh# l#e +& 5 I%!!#t &%, 'wh#0 we l#e'3 2#" thi& i& t## h#""ible t# be %lle* l#e 5 t# #+" #w! leel.

N%,3 i2 ee! we w#+l* #!&i#+&l, *# !# &+h thi!$3 we %!!#t help *#i!$ %ll we %! t#

e22et it. We *"e&& +p &i! 2#" the0 i! the 0#&t %ll+"i!$ 2#"0&4 we i!e&t the0 with %!%t0#&phe"e #2 it whih the, b"e%the with#+t &+&pii#!. The w#0%! 0%, be he"e 0#"e

e22iie!t th%! the &e"pe!t. He"&el2 *eeie*3 &he *#e& !#t *eeie the 0%!3 b+t &he %ll+"e&

hi0. The it#", i& e%&ie"3 &pee*ie"3 th%! th%t #e" he"&el2: 6She $%e %l +!t# he"

h+&b%!* with he"3 %!* he *i* e%t.6 The 2i"&t e22et i&3 6thei" e,e& we"e #pe!e*46 the 2i"&t6i!e!ti#!36 #2 whih the, h%e +$ht #+t 0%!, &i!e3 %! %p"#! t# hi*e thei" &h%0e

2"#0 thei" #w! e,e&.

Th+& #!&ie!e be$i!& i! &h%0e3 %!* &et& the0 %t w#"- +p#! e=pe*ie!t&3 whe"eb, the,0%, h%pl, 2#"$et thei" &i!&3 %!* %tt%i! "e&pet%bilit, %t le%&t3 i2 #!&ie!e be !# 0#"e

p#&&ible. H#w !%t+"%l &+h % th#+$ht i& we %"e %ll wit!e&&e& t# #+"&ele&3 %!* ,et it i& %thi!$ 2+ll #2 *%!$e". It w%& the e22#"t t# "et%i! @+&t &+h % 2i$5le%2 %p"#! whih &e!t the

%+&e"& #2 the %*+lte"e&& #+t #2 the p"e&e!e #2 the L#"*. 6Let hi0 th%t i& with#+t &i!

%0#!$ ,#+ %&t the 2i"&t &t#!e %t he"6 h%* bee! li-e % li$ht!i!$52l%&h3 "ee%li!$ t#the0&ele& thei" #w! #!*iti#!. The, we"e 6#!ite* i! thei" #w! #!&ie!e&46 b+t %

#!ite* #!&ie!e *#e& !#t %lw%,& le%* t# &el2 @+*$0e!t #" t# G#*: %!* 6the,3

#!ite* b, thei" #w! #!&ie!e3 we!t #+t #!e b, #!e3 be$i!!i!$ %t the el*e&t6 5 the

#!e wh# !%t+"%ll, w#+l* h%e 0#&t h%"%te" t# +ph#l*3 5 6ee! +!t# the l%&t36 %!* le2tthe &i!!e" i! the #!l, p#&&ible &%2e pl%e 2#" % &i!!e" 5 i! the p"e&e!e #2 the &i!!e"'&

S%i#+". She3 wh#&e 2i$5le%2 %p"#! w%& wh#ll, $#!e3 wh# h%* !# 0#"e h%"%te" #"

"e&pet%bilit, t# 0%i!t%i!3 #+l* &t%,. Thi& w%& wh%t the l#&& #2 th%t &till le2t t# he"4 %!* h%* He &%i* t# the Ph%"i&ee&3 6The p+bli%!& %!* h%"l#t& $# i!t# the -i!$*#0 #2 G#*

be2#"e ,#+.6 Thi& i& the 0i&e", &till #2 0%!'& 2i"&t i!e!ti#!3 whih i! 0%!, &h%pe& he

&till "epe%t&. Whe! the #ie #2 the L#"* G#* i& he%"* i! the $%"*e!3 the 2i$5le%2 %p"#!%%il& !#thi!$. He hi*e& hi0&el2 2"#0 G#* %0#!$ the t"ee& #2 the $%"*e!: 6I w%& %2"%i*3

be%+&e I w%& !%-e*36 i& hi& #w! %#+!t.

Thi& i& wh%t %lte"!%te& ee" with &el25@+&ti2i%ti#! i! % +l: the #ie #2 G#* 5 the th#+$ht#2 G#* 5 i& te""#" t# it. The&e tw# p"i!iple& will be 2#+!* t#$ethe" i! ee", ph%&e #2

%lle* !%t+"%l "eli$i#! the w#"l* #e"3 %!* the, will be 2#+!* e+%ll, whe"ee"

Ch"i&ti%!it, it&el2 i& 0+til%te* #" 0i&%pp"ehe!*e*3 0%-i!$ thei" %ppe%"%!e %$%i!. M%!3i! &h#"t3 +!t%+$ht #2 G#*3 !ee" $et& be,#!* the04 2#" he !ee" %! +ite beliee th%t he

h%& 2#" G#* % "i$hte#+&!e&& th%t He will %ept3 %!* he !ee" %! i0%$i!e G#* Hi0&el2

p"#i*i!$ % "i$hte#+&!e&& whe! he h%& !#!e. He!e3 2e%" i& the #!t"#lli!$ p"i!iple%lw%,&. Hi& "eli$i#+&!e&& i& %! e22#"t t# %e"t w"%th3 i! "e%lit,3 i2 it 0i$ht be3 t# $et %w%,

2"#0 G#*: %!* ee! with the hi$he&t p"#2e&&i#! it 0%, be3 &till 6the"e i& !#!e th%t &ee-eth

%2te" G#*.6 N#tie th+&3 the L#"*'& pit+"e #2 the 6el*e" !6 i! the p%"%ble3 wh#3 h%"*5

w#"-i!$3 "e&pet%ble3 !# w%!*e"e" 2"#0 hi& 2%the"3 !# p"#*i$%l3 b+t "i$hte#+&l, &ee"e #!


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hi0 wh# h%& &pe!t hi& lii!$ with h%"l#t&3 2i!*& it ,et % &e"ie b%""e! e!#+$h #2 @#,. The

0+&i %!* *%!i!$ i! the 2%the"'& h#+&e %"e % &t"%!$e +!* t# hi0: whe! he he%"& it3 he

%ll& % &e"%!t t# -!#w wh%t it %ll 0e%!&. Hi& #w! 2"ie!*&3 %!* hi& 0e""i0e!t3 %"e %ll#+t&i*e3 &pite #2 hi& #""et *ep#"t0e!t3 %!* he &pe%-& #+t wh%t i& i! hi& he%"t t#w%"* hi&

2%the" whe! he &%,&3 6Th#+ !ee" $%e&t 0e % -i*3 th%t I 0i$ht 0%-e 0e"", with 0,

2"ie!*&.6 The"e the L#"* h#l*& +p the 0i""#" 2#" the Ph%"i&ee #2 %ll ti0e. Ple!t, #2 &el25%&&e"ti#!3 #2 &el25i!*i%ti#!3 ee! %& %$%i!&t G#* Hi0&el24 the tie t# Hi03 &el25i!te"e&t4

hi& he%"t el&ewhe"e4 % "#+!* #2 b%""e! %!* @#,le&& &e"ie&.

Thi& 0+&t !ee*& b"e%- *#w! i! te""#" whe! G#* #0e& "e%ll, i!: i!*ee*3 the p"i!iple %ll

th"#+$h i& 2e%"3 5 &e"ile3 !#t 2ili%l. S# A*%0 hi*e& hi0&el2 %0#!$ the t"ee& #2 the $%"*e!3

b+t the #ie #2 the ble&&e* G#* 2#ll#w& hi0. 6A!* the L#"* G#* %lle* +!t# A*%03 %!*

&%i* +!t# hi03 Whe"e %"t th#+J' 6He"e3 the!3 we be$i! t# t"%e the %ti!$& #2 *ii!e $"%ewith % &i!!e". Ri$hte#+&!e&& h%& it& w%, !# le&&3 %!* @+*$0e!t i& !#t &et %&i*e3 b+t

0%i!t%i!e* 2+ll,. A!* he"ei! i& &h#w! #+t the h%"0#!, #2 the *ii!e %tt"ib+te&3 the 0#"%l

+!it, #2 the G#* wh#&e %tt"ib+te& the, %"e. The"e i& !# #!2lit i! Hi& !%t+"e. ?+&tie %!*

0e",3 h#li!e&& %!* l#e3 %"e !#t %t w%" i! Hi0. Whe! He %t&3 %ll %t. Let +& 0%"-3 the!32i"&t #2 %ll3 thi& +e&ti#!i!$ #2 A*%0 #! the p%"t #2 G#*. Th"ee &ee"%l ti0e& we 2i!* the&e

+e&ti#!&. He +e&ti#!& the 0%!3 +e&ti#!& the w#0%!4 the &e"pe!t He *#e& !#t +e&ti#!3 b+t p"#ee*& i!&te%* i00e*i%tel, t# @+*$0e!t. Pl%i!l, the"e i& ethi!$ &i$!i2i%!t i!

thi&. F#" it %!!#t be th#+$ht th%t the O0!i&ie!t !ee*e* t# -!#w the thi!$& th%t He

i!+i"e* %b#+t4 the"e2#"e3 i2 !#t 2#" Hi& #w! &%-e3 it 0+&t h%e bee! 2#" 0%!'& &%-e He0%*e the i!+i",. It w%&3 i! 2%t3 the %ppe%l t# 0%! 2#" #!2i*e!e i! O!e wh# #! Hi& p%"t

h%* *#!e !#thi!$ t# 2#"2eit it4 the $"%i#+& e22#"t t# b"i!$ hi0 t# #w!3 i! the p"e&e!e #2

hi& C"e%t#"3 hi& p"e&e!t #!*iti#! %!* the &i! whih h%* b"#+$ht hi0 i!t# it.

It i& &till i! thi& w%, th%t we 2i!* e!t"%!e i!t# the e!@#,e* 2%#+" #2 % S%i#+"5G#*: 6we

h%e %e&& b, 2%ith i!t# thi& $"%e whe"ei! we &t%!*36 the 6$##*!e&& #2 G#*6 le%*i!$ 6t#

"epe!t%!e.6 C#!2i*e!e i! th%t $##*!e&& e!%ble& +& t# t%-e t"+e $"#+!* be2#"e G#*3 %!*e!%ble& Hi0 th+&3 %#"*i!$ t# the p"i!iple& #2 h#l, $#e"!0e!t3 t# &h#w +& Hi& 0e",.

N#t i! &el25"i$hte#+& e22#"t& t# e=+&e #+"&ele&3 !#" ,et i! &el25&+22iie!t p"#0i&e& 2#"

the 2+t+"e3 b+t 6i2 we #!2e&& #+" &i!&3 He i& 2%ith2+l %!* @+&t t# 2#"$ie +& #+" &i!&3 %!* t#le%!&e +& 2"#0 %ll +!"i$hte#+&!e&&.6 T# thi& #!2e&&i#! *# the&e +e&ti#!i!$& #2 G#* %ll

the&e 2i"&t &i!!e"& #2 the h+0%! "%e. >e%+&e the"e i& 0e", 2#" the03 the, %"e i!ite* t#

%&t the0&ele& +p#! it. >e%+&e the"e i& !#!e 2#" the &e"pe!t3 the"e i& i! hi& %&e !#

+e&ti#!. >+t let +& !#tie %l the *i22e"e!t h%"%te" #2 the&e +e&ti#!&3 %& well %& the#"*e" #2 the0. E%h #2 the&e h%& it& be%+t, %!* &i$!i2i%!e. The 2i"&t +e&ti#! i& %!

%ppe%l t# A*%0 t# #!&i*e" hi& #!*iti#!3 5 the e22et #2 hi& &i!3 "%the" th%! hi& &i! it&el2.

The &e#!* it i& th%t "e2e"& *i"etl, t# the &i!3 %!* !#t the 2i"&t.

Thi& *#+ble %ppe%l we &h%ll 2i!* ee", whe"e i! S"ipt+"e. D#e& 0%! 6thi"&t36 he i&

bi**e! t# #0e %!* *"i!- #2 the lii!$ w%te"4 i& he 6l%b#"i!$ %!* he%,5l%*e!36 he i&i!ite* t# 2i!* "e&t 2#" hi& +l. Thi& &t,le #2 %**"e&& le%"l, t%-e& the $"#+!* #2 the 2i"&t

+e&ti#!. It i& the he%"t !#t %t "e&t he"e "%the" th%! the #!&ie!e "#+&e*. Whe"e the l%tte"

i& the %&e3 h#wee"3 %!* the &e!&e #2 $+ilt p"e&&e& #! the +l3 the! the"e i& % Ch"i&t #2

wh#0 ee! Hi& e!e0ie& te&ti2, th%t He "eeieth &i!!e"&3 %!* wh#&e #w! w#"*& %"e th%t


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the 6S#! #2 M%! i& #0e t# &ee- %!* t# &%e th%t whih i& l#&t.6 The&e %"e3 %& it we"e3

G#*'& tw# %"0& th"#w! %"#+!* 0e!. Th+& w#+l* He 2%i! be ee", tie #2 i!te"e&t *"%w

the0 t# Hi0&el23 5 #2 &el25i!te"e&t whe! the, %"e %& ,et i!%p%ble #2 %!, hi$he"3 %!,w#"thie" 0#tie. H#w p"ei#+& i& thi& wit!e&& t# % l#e whih 2i!*& %ll it& i!*+e0e!t i!

it&el2 5 % l#e3 !#t whih G#* h%&3 b+t whih He i& H#w 2%l&e %! e&ti0%te *# we 0%-e #2

it %!* #2 Hi0 whe! we 0%-e Hi0 @+&t &+h %!#the" %& #+"&ele&3 5 whe! we thi!- #2 Hi&he%"t %& !ee*i!$ t# be w#! b%- t# +&3 %& i2 He h%* 2%lle! 2"#0 Hi& #w! $##*!e&&3 with

#+" 2%ll 2"#0 i!!#e!e H#w &l#w %"e we t# "e*it Hi0 whe! He &pe%-& #2 the 6$"e%t

l#e whe"ewith He l#e& +&3 ee! whe! we %"e *e%* i! &i!&6 H#w little we beliee it3ee! whe! we h%e be2#"e #+" e,e& 6G#*3 i! Ch"i&t3 "e#!ili!$ the w#"l* +!t# Hi0&el23

!#t i0p+ti!$ thei" t"e&p%&&e& +!t# the06 Ee! whe! the %w2+l "#&&3 whe"ei! 0%!'& &i!

2i!*& %l#!e it& pe"2et ei*e!e %!* 0e%&+"e0e!t i! #!e3 0%!i2e&t& % $"%e #e"2l#wi!$3

%b#+!*i!$ #e" it3 5 ee! the! %! he @+&ti2, hi0&el2 "%the" th%! G#*3 %!* "e2+&e the pl%i!e&t %!* &i0ple&t te&ti0#!, t# e"ei$! $##*!e&&3 whih he h%& l#&t ee! the b%"e

%bilit, t# #!eie. I! h#w 0%!, w%,& i& G#* be&eehi!$ 0%! t# #!&i*e" hi& #w!

#!*iti#! %t le%&t3 i2 !#thi!$ el&e I! h#w 0%!, t#!$+e& i& thi& 6A*%03 whe"e %"t th#+J6

"epe%te* t# the p"e&e!t *%, Ee", $"#%! #2 % "e%ti#! &+b@et t# %!it,3 whe"e#2 thewh#le 2"%0e5w#"- i& #!+l&e* %!* #+t #2 @#i!t3 i& &+h % t#!$+e.

He"ei! i& Wi&*#0 ",i!$ i! the &t"eet&3 ee! whe"e the"e i& !# &peeh %!* !# w#"*3 6S#

te%h +& t# !+0be" #+" *%,&3 th%t we 0%, %ppl, #+" he%"t& +!t# wi&*#0.6 Thi&3 0%!!ee" *#e& +!til *ii!el, t%+$ht. 6Wi&*#0 i& @+&ti2ie*6 #!l, 6#2 he" hil*"e!.6 A!* A*%0

*#e& !#t ,et %pp"#e hi0&el2 %& #!e #2 the&e. Hi& #!2e&&i#! #2 &i! i& "%the" %! %+&%ti#!

#2 G#* 5 6The w#0%! wh#0 Th#+ $%e&t t# be with 0e3 &he $%e 0e #2 the t"ee3 %!* I*i* e%t.6 I! p%tie!t 0%@e&t,3 G#* t+"!& t# the w#0%!. She3 0#"e &i0pl,3 b+t &till e=+&i!$

he"&el23 ple%*& &he w%& *eeie*. 5 6The &e"pe!t be$+ile* 0e3 %!* I *i* e%t.6 The!3

with#+t %!, 2+"the" +e&ti#!3 He p"#ee*& t# @+*$0e!t3 5 @+*$0e!t i! whih 2#" the

te0pte* 0e", lie& e!2#l*e*3 %!* whe"e3 i2 the #l* "e%ti#! 2i!* it& e!*3 the"e %ppe%"& the be$i!!i!$ #2 th%t whih %l#!e 2+ll, l%i0& the title #2 6The C"e%ti#! #2 G#*.6 I! the

@+*$0e!t #2 the &e"pe!t3 we 0+&t "e0e0be" 2i"&t #2 %ll the e&&e!ti%ll, t,pi%l h%"%te" #2

the l%!$+%$e +&e*. We h%e !# "e%! t# beliee th%t A*%0 -!ew %& ,et the 0,&te", #2wh# the te0pte" w%&. 6Th%t #l* &e"pe!t3 whih i& the Deil3 %!* S%t%!36 w%& *#+btle&& 2#"

hi0 !#thi!$ 0#"e th%! the 0#&t &+btle #2 the be%&t& #2 the 2iel* whih the L#"* G#* h%*

0%*e.

He"ei!3 i!*ee*3 we"e *ii!e wi&*#0 %!* 0e", &h#w!3 the te0pte" bei!$ !#t pe"0itte* t#

%pp"#%h i! %!$eli h%"%te"3 %& #!e %b#e 0%!3 b+t i! be&ti%l3 %& #!e bel#w hi04 #!ei!*ee* #2 th#&e t# whih 0%! %& thei" l#"* h%* $ie! !%0e&3 %!* %0#!$ whih he h%*

2#+!* !# help3 0eet. H#w $"e%t w%& th+& hi& &h%0e whe! he li&te!e* t# the *eeie" He

h%* $ie! +p hi& *ii!el, %pp#i!te* &+p"e0%, i! th%t 0#0e!t. S# i! the @+*$0e!t he"eit i& %ll #+tw%"*l, the 0e"e &e"pe!t3 whe"e &pi"it+%ll, we *i&e"! % 2%" *eepe" thi!$. 6A!*

the L#"* G#* &%i* +!t# the &e"pe!t3 >e%+&e th#+ h%&t *#!e thi&3 th#+ %"t +"&e* %0#!$

%ll %ttle3 %!* %0#!$ %ll be%&t& #2 the 2iel*4 +p#! th, bell, &h%lt th#+ $#3 %!* *+&t &h%lt

th#+ e%t %ll the *%,& #2 th, li2e.' 6Th+& the it#", #2 eil i& i! "e%lit, the *e$"%*%ti#! #2the it#": he i& *e$"%*e* !ee&&%"il, b, hi& #w! &+e&&.


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H#w pl%i!l, i& thi& %! ete"!%l p"i!iple3 ill+&t"%te* i! ee", %"ee" #2 ill%!, +!*e" the

&+! >, i"t+e #2 it3 S%t%! will !#t be the hi$he&t i! hell3 %!* p"i!e #2 it3 %& 0e! h%e

2ei$!e*3 b+t l#we&t %!* 0#&t 0i&e"%ble #2 %ll the 0i&e"%ble the"e. 6D+&t &h%ll be the&e"pe!t'& 0e%t.6 6He 2ee*eth #! %&he&: % *eeie* he%"t h%th t+"!e* hi0 %&i*e3 th%t he

%!!#t *elie" hi& +l3 !#" &%,3 I& the"e !#t % lie i! 0, "i$ht h%!*J6 >+t the"e i& &till

%!#the" w%, i! whih the &e"pe!t'& it#", i& hi& *e2e%t: 6A!* I will p+t e!0it, betwee!thee %!* the w#0%!3 %!* betwee! th, &ee* %!* he" &ee*4 it &h%ll b"+i&e th, he%*3 %!* th#+

&h%lt b"+i&e Hi& heel.6 Th%t thi& l%&t e=p"e&&i#! "eeie* it& pl%i!e&t 2+l2ill0e!t #! the

"#&& I !ee* !#t i!&i&t +p#!. The"e S%t%! 0%!i2e&te* hi0&el2 p"i!e #2 thi& w#"l*3 %ble t# &pe%-1 b, hi& p#we" #e" 0e! t# %&t Ch"i&t #+t #2 it %!* p+t the P"i!e #2 li2e t# *e%th.

>+t th%t it#", w%& hi& ete"!%l #e"th"#w. 6N#w i& the @+*$0e!t #2 thi& w#"l*4 !#w &h%ll

the p"i!e #2 thi& w#"l* be %&t #+t4 %!* I3 i2 I be li2te* +p 2"#0 the e%"th3 will *"%w %ll

0e! +!t# Me6. Thi& i& *elie"%!e 2#" S%t%!'& %ptie&. It i& !#t the "e&t#"%ti#!3 h#wee"3#2 the #l* "e%ti#!3 !#" #2 the 2i"&t 0%!. The &ee* #2 the w#0%! i& e0ph%ti%ll, the

6Se#!* M%!36 %!#the" %!* % 6l%&t A*%036 !ew He%* #2 % !ew "%e3 wh# 2i!* i! Hi0

thei" title %& 6S#!& #2 G#*36 %& 6b#"!3 !#t #2 bl##* ie. !%t+"%ll,13 !#" #2 the will #2 the

2le&h3 !#" #2 the will #2 0%!3 b+t #2 G#*.6 Thi& i& !#t the pl%e i!*ee* 2#" the e=p%!&i#!#2 thi&3 2#" he"e it i& !#t e=p%!*e*. We &h%ll 2i!* the *eel#p0e!t #2 it 2+"the" #!. O!l,

he"e it i& !#te*3 th%t not sel'"recovery( )ut a deliverer( is the need o' #an 4 %!* i2 G#*t%-e +p h+0%!it, it&el2 whe"eb, t# e22et *elie"%!e3 it 0+&t be the &ee* #2 the w#0%!3

the e=p"e&&i#! #2 2eeble!e&& %!* *epe!*e!e3 !#t #2 !%t+"%l he%*&hip #" #2 p#we". The

2i"&t *i"et p"#phe, li!-& t#$ethe" the 2i"&t p%$e #2 "eel%ti#! with the l%&t3 2#" #!l, the"e*# we 2i!* the 2+ll #0pleti#! #2 it3 5 the &e"pe!t'& he%* %t l%&t b"+i&e*. A& % p"i!iple3 the

li2e #2 ee", &%i!t i! % w#"l* whih 6lieth i! the wi-e* #!e6 h%& ill+&t"%te* %!* e!2#"e*

it. I! the !e=t &eti#! #2 thi& b##- we &h%ll "et+"! t# l##- %t thi&.

The @+*$0e!t #2 the w#0%! %!* the 0%! !#w 2#ll#w3 b+t the, h%e li&te!e* %l"e%*, t#

the #ie #2 0e", 5 % 0e", whih %! t+"! t# ble&&i!$ the h%"*&hip %!* ""#w3

he!e2#"th the *i&ipli!e #2 li2e3 %!* ee! the i""e#%ble *##0 #2 *e%th it&el2. Th%tA*%0 h%& bee! !# i!%tte!tie li&te!e"3 we 0%, $%the" 2"#0 hi& #w! !e=t w#"*&3 whih

%"e !# e", #b&+"e i!ti0%ti#! #2 the 2%ith whih h%& &p"+!$ +p i! hi& +l. 6A!* A*%0

%lle* hi& wi2e'& !%0e Ee 7li2e83 be%+&e &he w%& the 0#the" #2 %ll lii!$.6 The 6w#0%!whih Th#+ $%e&t t# be with 0e6 i& %$%i! 6hi& wi2e36 %!* he !%0e& he" th"#+$h wh#0

*e%th h%* #0e i!3 %& the 0#the"3 !#t #2 the *,i!$3 b+t the lii!$. Th+& *#e& hi& 2%ith l%,

h#l* #! G#*3 5 the 2%ith #2 p##" &i!!e" &+"el,3 t# wh#0 *ii!e 0e", h%* #0e *#w!

with#+t % thi!$ i! hi0 t# *"%w it #+t3 &%e #!l, the 0i&e", whih &p#-e t# the he%"t #2i!2i!ite l#e. Li-e Ab"%h%03 %2te"w%"* 6he beliee* G#*36 %!* while t# the &e!te!e he

b#w& i! &+b0i&&ie &ile!e3 the $"%e i!l#&e* i! the &e!te!e #pe!& hi& lip& %$%i!.

>e%+ti2+ll, %"e we pe"0itte* t# &ee @+&t thi& i! A*%03 % 2%ith whih le2t hi0 % p##" &i!!e"&till3 t# be @+&ti2ie*3 !#t b, w#"-&3 b+t 2"eel, #2 G#*'& $"%e3 b+t &till p+t hi0 th+& be2#"e

G#* 2#" @+&ti2i%ti#!. We %"e "e%*, the 0#"e t# %pp"ehe!* %!* %pp"ei%te the &i$!i2i%!t

%ti#! 2#ll#wi!$: 6U!t# A*%0 %l %!* t# hi& wi2e3 *i* the L#"* G#* 0%-e #%t& #2 &-i!3%!* l#the* the0.6

Th+& the &h%0e #2 thei" !%-e*!e&& i& "e0#e*3 %!* b, G#* Hi0&el23 th%t: the, %"e 2it

2#" Hi& p"e&e!e4 2#" the #e"i!$ p"#i*e* #2 Hi0&el2 0+&t !ee*& be #w!e* %&


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i!t# the w#"l*3 % 2#"ei$! ele0e!t i! it. With thi& the "e#"* #2 the &i= *%,&' w#"- be$i!&:

6Let the"e be li$ht3 %!* the"e w%& li$ht.6 With thi&3 t##3 be$i!& the &t#", #2 th%t #2 whih

we h%e %l"e%*, &ee! the&e "e%tie *%,& t# be % t,pe. We *# !#t -!#w h#w l#!$ the e%"thl%, 6w%&te %!* e0pt,6 +!*e" *%"-!e&&4 we *# -!#w th%t 2#" 0%! !#t l#!$ w%& the

*%"-!e&& +!b"#-e!. G#*'& w#"* %$%i! b"#+$ht i! li$ht3 %lth#+$h li$ht %t 2i"&t l#!$

&t"+$$li!$ with the *%"-!e&& whih it 2#+!*4 ,et 2"#0 the 2i"&t G#*'& be!e*iti#! w%& it& ple*$e #2 2i!%l it#",. 6Ee!i!$6 0i$ht be3 b+t !#t he!e2#"th t#t%l 6!i$ht46 while e%h

60#"!i!$36 %& it 2#ll#w&3 p"e&%$e& %!* b"i!$& !e%"e" the 2+ll %!* pe"2et *%,3 G#*'&

S%bb%th5"e&t3 whe! *%"-!e&& &h%ll be $#!e 2#"ee".

>+t he"e3 the!3 i& #!2lit3 i2 0,&te"i#+&3 ,et 0#&t "e%l3 whe"e the"e %"e it#"ie& t# be

"e#"*e*3 %!* whe"e3 th%!- G#*3 the 2i!%l it#", i& &+"e: % #!2lit @+&t whe"e the li$ht i&3

%!* !#t el&ewhe"e4 % #!2lit t# whih ee", h+0%! he%"t i! whih G#* h%& &p#-e! th%t#+t #2 *%"-!e&& li$ht 0%, &hi!e3 i& wit!e&&3 %!* whih i& &ee! #! % 2%" $"%!*e" &%le i! the

2iel* #2 the w#"l* %t l%"$e. It i& t# thi& th%t the h%pte"& !#w be2#"e +& i!ite #+" %tte!ti#!4

%!* %& we &h%ll &ee i! the&e tw# &phe"e&3 whe"e the i!!e" w#"l* #2 the he%"t i& b+t the

0i!i%t+"e "ep"e&e!t%tie #2 the w#"l* with#+t. We 0%, &ee it 0#"e pl%i!l, i2 we t"%e it2i"&t +p#! the l%"$e" &%le.

He"e the bl##* #2 "i$hte#+& Abel &pe%-& t# +& #2 wh%t #2te! %+&e& t# the +l &+h *eep

pe"ple=it,3 the %pp%"e!t p"e%le!e #2 eil #e" $##*: % pe"ple=it, whih i& !#t "e0#e*

+!til we &ee it %& the l%w #2 the #!2lit we h%e &p#-e! #2. The &ee* #2 the w#0%! &h%ll b"+i&e the &e"pe!t'& he%*4 b+t the! the &e"pe!t &h%ll 2i"&t b"+i&e the heel #2 the w#0%!'&

&ee*. Thi& %pplie& 2i"&t #2 %ll %!* p"e5e0i!e!tl,3 %& %l"e%*, &%i*3 t# Ch"i&t %& the

#!+e"#" #e" 0%!'& 0#"t%l 2#e. I! Abel'& *e%th we 0%, th+& &ee Ch"i&t3 wh#&e bl##*

i!*ee* &pe%-& bette" thi!$& th%! th%t #2 Abel3 b+t #2 wh#0 Abel i& !#!e the le&&3 %& the2i"&t 0%"t,"3 *,i!$ %t % b"#the"'& h%!*3 % pe"2et t,pe.

I2 thi& be t"+e3 h#wee"3 C%i! 0+&t be % pit+"e e&pei%ll, #2 the pe#ple3 Ch"i&t'& b"eth"e!3t##3 %2te" the 2le&h3 %t wh#&e h%!* he "e%ll, *ie*4 %!* he"e %t #!e the wh#le t,pe %&&+0e&

0e%!i!$ %!* #!&i&te!,.

C%i!3 the!3 i& the ?ew3 the 2#"0%l w#"&hippe" #2 G#*3 b"i!$i!$ the w#"- #2 hi& h%!*&3 the

2"+it #2 hi& #w! t#il3 !#t *#+bti!$ th%t it #+$ht t# be %epte* #2 G#*. N#t i""eli$i#+&3 %&

0e! w#+l* &%,3 he i$!#"e& the b"e%h th%t &i! h%* %+&e* betwee! 0%! %!* hi& C"e%t#"3

b+t #2 whih the e", t#il wh#&e 2"+it he b"#+$ht w%& wit!e&&. S# #0i!$3 he i&!ee&&%"il, "e@ete* #2 G#*4 %!* &+h i& Ph%"i&%i&03 #2 wh%tee" $"%*e #" ti0e. ?+&t

pe"!&3 h%i!$ !# !ee* #2 "epe!t%!e4 *ili$e!t el*e" !&3 &e"i!$ the F%the"3 b+t with#+t

$etti!$ 0+h %& % -i* t# 0%-e 0e"", with thei" 2"ie!*&4 &el25&%ti&2ie* le$%li&t&3 i$!#"%!t#2 G#* %!* $"%e: &+h i& the L#"*'& pit+"e #2 % $e!e"%ti#! #2 whih C%i! w%& p"#t#t,pe

%!* 2%the". Ph%"i&ee& we"e the,3 wh# %lw%,& we"e 0#&t 9e%l#+& 2#" #00%!*0e!t& %!*

%$%i!&t Ch"i&t3 % $#i!$ %b#+t t# e&t%bli&h thei" #w! "i$hte#+&!e&&3 %!* !#t &+b0itti!$the0&ele& t# the "i$hte#+&!e&& #2 G#*.6

Abel3 #! the #the" h%!*3 *"%w& !e%" t# G#*3 b"i!$i!$ !#thi!$ #2 hi& #w! h%!*iw#"-3 b+t

%! i!!#e!t iti03 % li2e t%-e! whih !# &i! h%* &t%i!e* #" b+"*e!e*3 % &%"i2ie 0#&t


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+!"e%!%ble i2 it we"e !#t 2%ith. Wh%t ple%&+"e #+l* G#* t%-e i! *e%th3 #" h#w #+l*

the *e%th #2 % $+iltle&& &+b&tit+te %t#!e 2#" the $+ilt,J Th+& 0%! &till "e%!&. >+t the

e", 2#ll, #2 Abel'& &%"i2ie t# the e,e #2 "e%! &h#+l* &+22ie t# %&&+"e +& th%t he w%&!#t 2#ll#wi!$ the p"#0pti!$& #2 hi& #w! 0i!* i! it. Hi& w%& !#t will5w#"&hip3 b+t 2%ith4

%!* i2 pl%i!l, the *e%th #2 % be%&t #+l* !#t t%-e %w%, &i!3 hi& e,e "e&te* +p#! wh%t th%t

&+b&tit+ti#! 2#"e&h%*#we*. 6>, 2%ith Abel #22e"e* +!t# G#* % 0#"e e=elle!t &%"i2ieth%! C%i!.6 A!* i! thi& he 0i$ht well &pe%- t# +& #2 Hi0 wh#3 !#t 2#" Hi0&el2 i!*ee*3

b+t %& M%! 2#" 0e!3 #22e"e* t# G#* th%t #!e %ept%ble #22e"i!$ i! whih %ll #the"& 2i!*

thei" #!&+00%ti#! %!* thei" e!*.

6Wit!e&&6 %!* 60%"t,"6 we"e 2"#0 the be$i!!i!$ #!e. The &el25"i$hte#+& he%"t #2 C%i!

"e&e!t& the te&ti0#!, t# 0%!'& $+ilt %!* G#*'& p"#i&i#! 2#" it3 "e&e!t& the te&ti0#!, #2

G#* Hi0&el2 t# the %ept%!e #2 Abel %!* hi& #22e"i!$. I! %i! *#e& G#* $"%i#+&l,"e0#!&t"%te with hi04 Abel i& &l%i!3 %!* C%i! $#e& #+t 2"#0 the p"e&e!e #2 the L#"*3 !#t

t# be &l%i! #2 0%!3 b+t t# be % 2+$itie %!* % %$%b#!* +p#! the e%"th.

H#w li-e the pe#ple wh# b#+$ht Ael*%0% with the bl##* #2 Ch"i&t 5 6the p#tte"'& 2iel* t# b+", &t"%!$e"& i!6 2#" the wh#le e%"th h%& bee! t# the0 &i!e the! % &t"%!$e"&' b+"i%l5

$"#+!*. A& % e&&el 0%""e* +p#! the wheel3 the, h%e bee! wit!e&&e& 2#" Hi0 i! thei""e@eti#! th%t the, %"e b+t %& l%, i! the h%!*& #2 Hi0 %$%i!&t wh#0 the, h%e &i!!e*.

et3 th#+$h w%!*e"e"& +p#! the e%"th3 the !%ti#! &+b&i&t&4 2#" He wh# h%& #"*%i!e* thei" p+!i&h0e!t h%& %l #"*%i!e* it& li0it. The, &+b&i&t with the 0%"- #2 C%i! +p#! the03 %

pe#ple wh# &t"i-i!$l, 2+l2ill the h%"%te" #2 C%i!'& p"#$e!, t# thi& *%,3 %w%, 2"#0 the

p"e&e!e #2 ?eh#%h3 %#"*i!$ t# #!e #2 thei" #w! p"#pheie&3 6with#+t % -i!$3 %!*

with#+t % p"i!e3 %!* with#+t % &%"i2ie3 %!* with#+t %! i0%$e3 %!* with#+t %! eph#*3%!* with#+t te"%phi0.6

With L%0eh %!* hi& !& the li!e #2 C%i! e!*&: #!e i! wh#0 &el25will %!* i0pe!ite!t%b+&e #2 G#*'& l#!$5&+22e"i!$ "e%h thei" hei$ht. A p#l,$%0i&t %!* w#+l*5be h#0ii*e3

hi& !%0e &pe%-& #2 the h+0%! 6&t"e!$th6 i! whih he "e@#ie&3 hi& wie& !%0e& #2 the l+&t

#2 e,e %!* e%" %2te" whih he $#e&3 hi& !&' !%0e& %!* thei" i!e!ti#!& #2 h#w3 the! %&!#w3 % +l %w%, 2"#0 G#* will +&e Hi& "e%t+"e& %& t# be %ble t# *i&pe!&e with Hi0.

Thi& i& % $e!e"%ti#! &+h %& th#&e #2 wh#0 the L#"* &%i*3 6The l%tte" e!* i& w#"&e th%!

the be$i!!i!$.6 With C%i!3 &ee! $e!e"%ti#!&3 %!* i! the l%&t &till C%i!3 #!l, *eel#pe*

2+"the": p"#$"e&& i! % "%e %w%, 2"#0 G#*3 wh# will p#&&e&& the0&ele& #2 the e%"th i!Hi& *e&pite3 %!* be p"#&pe"#+& iti9e!& i! the l%!* #2 %$%b#!*%$e.

L%0eh i& 6&t"#!$46 A*%h3 6#"!%0e!t46 ill%h3 6ti!-li!$6 60+&i pl%,e"6 e

i!te"p"et "%the" th%! t"%!&l%te it14 ?%b%l3 6the t"%elle"46 ?+b%l56the t"+0pet5bl%&t13 T+b%lC%i! i& %"i#+&l, "e!*e"e*3 6w#"-e" i! #"e36 6b"%&& #2 C%i!36 6i&&+e #2 C%i!46 N%%0%b3

6l#el,.6

H%ppil, thi& i& !#t %ll4 !#" i& th%t whih i& #2 G#*3 th#+$h *#w!5t"#**e!3 e=ti!t +p#!

e%"th. I! Seth %pp#i!te* i! the pl%e #2 Abel3 wh#0 C%i! &lew1 we h%e it& "e&+""eti#!3%!* he!e2#"th it& pe"pet+%ti#!. The li!e #2 C%i! pe"i&he* with the #l* w#"l* i! the


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w%te"& #2 the *el+$e4 with Seth3 G#* be$i!&3 %& it we"e3 the "%e #2 0%! %!ew h%p. 13

C%i! %!* the 2%ll bei!$ !#w #0itte*. Seth i& the ! #2 0%!3 t# &pe%-3 i! hi& li-e!e&&

wh# w%& 0%*e i! the li-e!e&& #2 G#* %!* ble&&e*. With Seth3 the"e %"e !i!e $e!e"%ti#!&+!t# N#%h3 i! wh#0 #!e 0#"e the e%"th i& %l ble&&e*: th"ee t"i%*&3 2#" G#* 0%!i2e&t&

Hi0&el2 i! %& well %& t# Hi& pe#ple4 %t the e!* #2 the &e#!* #2 whih E!#h $#e& t#

he%e! with#+t &eei!$ *e%th3 while N#%h i& G#*'& &ee*3 b"#+$ht th"#+$h the @+*$0e!t t#"eple!i&h %!* 2i!* hi& ble&&i!$ #! the e%"th be,#!*. The Ch+"h #2 2i"&t5b#"! #!e& %!*

I&"%el 2i!* he"e e", pl%i!l, thei" "ep"e&e!t%tie&3 t# th#&e wh# h%e le%"!e* 2"#0

S"ipt+"e the "e&petie *e&ti!ie& #2 e%h. Fitti!$l,3 the"e2#"e3 *#e& E!#h be#0e thee%"lie&t p"#phet #2 the L#"*'& %pp"#%h ?+*e .13 while the *%,& #2 N#%h %"e e=p"e&&l,

li-e!e*3 b, the L#"* Hi0&el23 t# the ti0e #2 the #0i!$ #2 the S#! #2 M%!.

The 0#"e we l##-3 the 0#"e we &h%ll &ee the 2#"e #2 the #0p%"i!. I!2i*elit, h%&

i!ite* #+" %tte!ti#! t# % #""e&p#!*e!e betwee! the tw# li!e& #2 C%i! %!* Seth3 %!*the"e i& % e"t%i! #""e&p#!*e!e whih it will be well t# e=%0i!e. The "e&e0bl%!e #2

e !%0e& p#i!te* #+t i& !# *#+bt &+pe"2ii%l4 b+t the"e %"e +!*#+bte*l, tw# E!#h&

%!* tw# L%0eh&3 %!* the l%tte" l#&e +p#! the e!* #2 the #l* w#"l*. O2 the tw# E!#h&3

%ll th%t i& !#te* i& b+t #!t"%&t. The 2i"&t $ie& hi& !%0e t# the it, whih C%i! b+il*& %& itwe"e i! *e2i%!e #2 hi& &e!te!e3 % it, wh#&e b+il*e" %!* 0%-e" G#* i& !#t. E!#h3 #!e

#2 % li!e whih h%e !# e%"thl, hi&t#",3 w%l-& with G#*3 %!* i& !#t3 2#" G#* h%& t%-e!hi0. The tw# L%0eh& h%e 0#"e i! #00#!3 2#" %l%& the &ep%"%te!e&& whih %t 2i"&t

#bt%i!e* betwee! the w#"&hippe"& #2 ?eh#%h %!* th#&e i! %lie!%ti#! 2"#0 Hi0 !%""#we*

%& ti0e we!t #!. It w%& whe! E!#& w%& b#"! th%t 0e! be$%! t# %ll +p#! the !%0e #2 theL#"*3 2#" 6E!#&6 i& 62"%il6 #" 60#"t%l 0%!36 %!* th#&e #!te!t t# be%" th%t title le%"! the

0e"ie& #2 % #e!%!t5-eepi!$ G#*. >+t %& ti0e $#e& #!3 L%0eh &+ee*& t# E!#& 5

&t"e!$th t# we%-!e&&3 the w#"l* %!* the Ch+"h %pp"#%h4 %!* th+& L%0eh3 li-e hi&

C%i!ite "ep"e&e!t%tie3 h%& hi& 0e0#"%ble &%,i!$ %l: pi#+&3 %!* l%"$el, t"+e3 b+t with#!e 2%t%l 2l%w i! it. L%0eh %lle* hi& !'& !%0e 6N#%h3' &%,i!$3 Thi& &%0e &h%ll

#02#"t +& #!e"!i!$ #+" w#"- %!* t#il #2 #+" h%!*& be%+&e #2 the e%"th whih the L#"*

h%& +"&e*.'6

A!* the #02#"t %0e3 %!* i! N#%h3 "e%l ble&&i!$ 2#" the e%"th 2"#0 G#*. L%0eh w%&

th+& 2%" % t"+e p"#phet4 b+t the pe#ple t# wh#0 he &p#-e3 #" the &+"i#"& #2 the03 withthei" wh#le p#&te"it,3 &%e N#%h'& 2%0il, %l#!e3 we"e %ll +t #22 b, the 2l##* th%t

p"ee*e* the ble&&i!$6 I& the"e !#thi!$ &i0il%" !#w3 whe! b#+!*%", li!e& %"e !e%"l,

e22%e*3 %!* the Ch+"h h%& &hi2te* 2"#0 the E!#& t# the L%0eh5&t%te3 %!* pe%e i&

p"e%he* i! the %&&+"%!e #2 $##* *%,& #0i!$3 while i!te"e!i!$ @+*$0e!t3 +!ie"&%l2#" the "e@ete"& #2 p"e&e!t $"%e3 i& #0pletel, i$!#"e* %!* &et %&i*eJ

Seth'& li!e h%& w%"!i!$ %& well %& #02#"t 2#" +&3 the!4 ,et i& it %2te" %ll the li!e t# whihG#*'& p"#0i&e %!* Hi& ble&&i!$ le%e3 %!* while the w#"l* p"#2it& !%+$ht b, thei"

i!e!ti#!&3 it i& be%+tit+l t# &ee h#w He !+0be"& +p the ,e%"& #2 thei" pil$"i0%$e. With

the0 %l#!e the"e i& % h"#!#l#$,3 2#" He wh# telleth the &t%"& 6!+0be"& thei" &tep&6 %!*6telleth6 ee! 6thei" w%!*e"i!$&.6

Th+& 2%"3 the!3 %& t# the i!te"p"et%ti#! #2 thi& p"i0e%l hi&t#", %& it %pplie& t# the l%"$e"

&%le #2 the w#"l* %"#+!*. >+t the"e i& % w#"l* withi! whih #""e&p#!*& e"t%i!l, !#t


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2+ll, %!* p"#pe"l, the w#0%!'& &ee*1 2i!* it#", 2"#0 *e2e%t. We !ee*3 #! #+" #w!

%#+!t %& He *i* !#t1 the h+0ili%ti#! #2 it. ?%#b3 th#+$h hei" #2 ble&&i!$3 0+&t h%lt

+p#! hi& thi$h be2#"e he %! be I&"%el3 % p"i!e with G#*4 %!* wh%t &ee0& #! the #!e &i*et# be +!"e*ee0e* eil %!* it& t"i+0ph #!l,3 &h%ll i! %!#the" be 2#+!* the 0i$ht, %!*

t"%!&2#"0i!$ t#+h #2 the 6%!$el th%t "e*ee0& 2"#0 eil.6

We 0+&t h%e the &e!te!e #2 *e%th i! #+"&ele&3 th%t we 0%, !#t t"+&t i! #+"&ele&3 b+t

i! G#* th%t "%i&eth the *e%*. The p#&&e&&i#! #2 li2e 5 #2 the !ew !%t+"e 5 i& !#t p#we" #e"

&i!4 %!* thi& we h%e t# le%"!3 th%t %ll 6p#we" i& #2 G#*.6 T"+&t i! % !ew !%t+"e whih weh%e $#t i& &till t"+&t i! #+"&ele& %& h%i!$ $#t it4 %!* &el25#!2i*e!e i! wh%tee" &h%pe

i& &till % thi!$ %lie!%te 2"#0 G#*3 %!* t# be b"#-e! *#w!3 !#t b+ilt +p. We 0+&t #0e t#

the &el25*e&p%i"i!$ ",3 6Wh# &h%ll *elie" 0e 2"#0 the b#*, #2 thi& *e%thJ6 be2#"e we

%! le%"!. %& we &h%ll the! &+"el, le%"!3 t# %!&we" 6I th%!- G#*3 th"#+$h ?e&+& Ch"i&t #+"L#"*.6 Th+& Abel *ie&3 %!* C%i! lie& %!* 2l#+"i&he&4 %w%, 2"#0 G#* i!*ee*3 b+t !#t

pe"0itte* t# be &l%i!. The 2le&h %bi*e& i! +&3 th#+$h we %"e b#"! %$%i!4 we %!!#t *e&t"#,

it whe! we $l%*l, w#+l*. N%,3 we h%e3 be2#"e we %! 2i!* the 2"+it we &ee- 2#"3 t# &ee

the 2le&h i! it& 2"+it3 +!*e" it& 2%i"e&t 2#"0&3 the eil thi!$ it ee" w%&. T# it& &ee!th$e!e"%ti#! 6th%t whih i& b#"! #2 the 2le&h i& 2le&h36 2"#0 C%i! t# T+b%l5%i!3 6C%i!'&

i&&+e.6 >+t the! we h%e "e%he* % !ew be$i!!i!$3 %!* 2#" #the" 2"+it 2i!* %!#the" t"ee 5Seth %pp#i!te* #2 G#* %& % &ee* 6i! the pl%e #2 Abel3 wh#0 C%i! &lew.6

?+&t whe! the 2"+it& #2 the 2le&h %"e 0%!i2e&t3 %!* we h%e p"#e* the i!e22i%, #2 the"i$ht %!* $##* *e&i"e& whih #0e #2 the !ew !%t+"e i! +&: whe! we h%e 2%ile* t# w#"-

*elie"%!e 2#" #+"&ele&3 %!* h%e h%* t# ", i! *e&p%i"3 6O w"ethe* 0%! th%t I %0

Wh# &h%ll *elie" 0e 2"#0 the b#*, #2 thi& *e%thJ6 we 2

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