The Father’s Will and Aim for each of His children - To be each independent, free “I am,” hence without blind faith

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The Fathers Will and Aim for each of His children: To be

each independent, free I am, hence without blind faith

Source: The Household of od, !olume "

#hapter $%"

MONDAY'S MORNING MEAL. THE LORD INSTRUCTS THE TWELVE

MESSENGERS IN WRITING AND READING AND LAMECH'S BROTHERS IN THE

WORKING OF METALS. ENOCH IS APPOINTED HIGH PRIEST. THE LORD'S

ADMONITIONS; HIS BLESSING AND FAREWELL TO THE CHILDREN OF THE

HEIGHT

As on Sunda& and on the Sabbath, also on 'onda& a mornin( meal blessed b& Abedam

was ta)en which Seth a(ain arran(ed*

"* After the mornin( meal Abedam summoned the well+)nown twel!e messen(ers and

tau(ht them to en(ra!e with pointed (ra!ers onto stone tablets words b& correspondin(

si(ns and immediatel& read them* And He bade them teach also all the other brothers, if

not the en(ra!in(, then at least the readin(*

* Then He also told them when inspired b& the spirit to record e!er& Word (one forth

from His mouth, as well as e!er&thin( one or the other had said in His presence- all this

should be preser!ed for the future b& the leaders of the main tribes*

%* The collection was to be entitled WI$$e Hol& .oo) or the Wars of /eho!ah0- but the

wars should form the latter part*

1* Thus He dealt within a short time with the twel!e* Then He told /ared to rise with Him

and to(ether with Him accompan& the maiden to his house- He also told the other

patriarchs to follow Him to His house which partl& belon(ed to /ared*

2* And the& all stood up and followed Him*

3* In /ared4s house He said to 5ura: 0.ehold, '& little dau(hter, it is (ood to be here- for

this is '& house, bein( a house of purest lo!e which dwells in /ared, 6noch, 'ethuselah

and '& 7amech who has 8ust recei!ed one of '& dear dau(hters for his wife out of '&

hand, as well as his brothers who are the husbands of their sisters and are of a chasteheart*

9* 0Thus &ou, too, will remain here until &our spirit is full& matured, when I shall call &ou

from the earth and &ou will enter into the realm of true, eternal life*0

* Then He turned to /ared and said to him: 0.e as wise a father to this child whom &ou

recei!ed directl& from '& hand as &ou are to 6noch, 'ethuselah and 7amech* Thus,

whate!er &ou will do to this '& dau(hter in '& name, will be perfect- howe!er, she shall

not be familiar with a man until I e;plicitl& tell &ou so*Amen."

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* 0So far at least I see no one approach our dwellin(s from an&where*

%* 0Trul&, if no one turns up toda&, it will be re(arded b& me as one of the (reatest

miracles bestowed on us throu(h the most hol& !isible presence of /eho!ah*0

1* .ut the )nown Abedam promptl& answered Adam4s @uestion as follows: 07isten, most

!enerable father, the da& has hardl& be(un as &et- hence do not re8oice too soon*

2* 07oo), our thou(hts, our words and our actions are not unnoticed- for m& (reat

Camesa)e can 8ust as well be in!isibl& in our midst as He onl& &esterda& wal)ed amon(

us !isibl&*

3* 0Howe!er, if &ou should perhaps re8oice on account of some temporal ad!anta(e,

behold, He is in readiness and will promptl& destro& for &ou all that would please &ou in a

worldl& sense*

9* Therefore, I am of the opinion that we should not re8oice too soon*

For in that case He ma& trouble us toda& with so man& ar(uers that &ou ma& not be able

to finish with them toda&, and at that ar(uers of the most hairsplittin( )ind who do not

comprehend and see an&thin( and alwa&s want to ha!e the last sa&*

* 0And how pleasant it is to tal) to people who ha!e a head of stone and an iron breast,

+ fathers, I ha!e felt onl& too often>

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$* To me, howe!er, a brother4s or a sister4s hu( means more than the world4s hi(hest

respect*0

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* 0So I thin) a(ain that it depends onl& on us how we approach the matter in our hearts

+ either out of pure lo!e for our brothers before od or out of 8ud(mental coercion which

had once been the share of all of us 4+, and we all can then be full& assured that He, the

immensel& (ood Father, did not la& a metal &o)e on the nec)s of us, His little children>

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$$* 07oo), brothers, this is m& opinion* Howe!er, since this is the da& of dispute and so

far no ar(uer has appeared, &ou ma& well ar(ue with me- for I do not mean to be an

infallible hi(h priest, but I want to compare a brother4s e!er& word with mine, + e;cept the

7ord4s Spirit were to spea) out of me a(ainst which our words would of course be

nothin( but an empt& bawl* So &ou ma& ob8ect if &ou can, for these were onl& m& own

words*0

$"* At this speech b& 6noch, Abedam was @uite baffled- then he embraced 6noch and

finall& said: 0?es, &es, dear brother, &ou alone are perfectl& ri(ht* The 7ord is completel&

with &ou- whereas I am alwa&s i(norant to the core* h, how I could tear m&self apart

out of sheer an(er at m& obdurate foolishness>

$* 0Will it ne!er completel& dawn in m& heartB + nl& this tell me now, dear brother>

$%* 0Co, no, it is incomprehensible how calml& I ha!e formerl& re!ealed m& i(norance ++

tr&in( as it were to dra( &ou down to m& foolishness and instruct &ou>

$1* 0h + oh ++ (reat simpleton that I am> I + to (i!e a lesson to 6noch> + .rother, for(i!e

me, a poor, sill& simpleton>

$2* 0emember that I tal)ed e;actl& as I understood it*0

$3* And 6noch answered him: 0< brother, set &our mind at rest* Also &our word has a

(ood foundation, + and mine has (rown out of it- therefore, it will also remain, li)e mine,

preser!ed to the end of time* So set &our mind at rest- for also teachers and prophets

find lo!e, pro!ided the& are after the will of od, the Father* + Eo &ou understand thisB0

Chapte !"%

THE ARRIVAL OF TWO MESSENGERS. ADAM'S AND THE OTHER ABEDAM'S

EMBARRASSMENT

And Abedam replied: 0h &es, dear brother 6noch, I certainl& do understand it now>

"* 0nl& as concerns the preser!ation of m& erstwhile speech to the end of time, &ou

ma& be ri(ht insofar as e!en all our thou(hts are stored up in od and thus surel& also

m& former speech, had it been e!en twice as empt& as it an&wa& was- but that it shoulde!en be recorded on stone tablets, + that is as)in( a little too much>

* 0There I am not @uite sure what &ou thereb& meant to sa&- so it should not do me the

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%* And 6noch replied, sa&in(: 0I tell &ou in the 7ord4s name: Cot onl& &our erstwhile

speech, but also e!er& word 8ust said b& &ou will be recorded on stone tablets* + Eo &ou

comprehend it nowB0

1* And Abedam replied: 0?es, now it is @uite clear to me- but from this moment on I will

no lon(er tal), lest e!en more of the most empt& babble of m& mouth will appear on the

stone tablets*

2* 0.ut loo), there from the e!enin( re(ion I see two men hurr& towards us- surel& m&

ton(ue will thus now be (i!en a rest, but m& ears all the more wor)*

3* 0It (i!es me a secret little pleasure that m& prediction was ri(ht in somethin(, namel&,

that one should not re8oice too soon at the non+appearance of the ar(uers in the earl&

mornin(* For these must be a pair of real hotheads since the& mo!e their feet so fast*

9* 0.ut no more of this now, for the& are as (ood as here*0

* And the two men approached the patriarchs on the hei(ht at a fast pace and (reetedthe latter with (reat re!erence*

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These words of 6noch set Adam4s mind a(ain at rest- but the stran(er who had

pre!iousl& been tal)in( stepped up to 6noch and said to him:

"* 06noch, &our words appeal to me* ?ou are a true teacher and prophet- for &ou preach

lo!e*

* 0And lo!e is the reason that has led me and, as &ou can see, another brother to this

place*

%* 0For we do not want to ar(ue before &ou who ha!e been filled with the spirit of lo!e,

but we want to probe this !er& spirit of lo!e within &ou as thou(h it were un)nown to us-

and once we ha!e probed it we do not want to ta)e it from &ou but lea!e it with &ou in all

its fullness*

1* 0.ehold, this is the reason wh& we came here* + 6!en the sun rises and sets brin(in(

about da& and ni(ht on the earth- but in the sun itself, which is a far (reater world than

the earth, there is no ni(ht, since the sun is li(ht throu(hout*

2* Thus it seems to be the case also with man- when he is not probed throu(h and

throu(h in his lo!e he is li)e a planet on which da& and ni(ht alternate*

3* 0.ut once he is probed in his heart, the heart turns into a sun and henceforth it will no

lon(er be ni(ht in his soul*

9* Thus also a bride(room probes his bride and she in turn the bride(room- thereb&

their lo!e becomes pro(ressi!el& more radiant, so that the& reco(niDe and lo!e one

another more and more*

* 0And when their lo!e is full& ablaDe the& seiDe each other, fore!er throu(h and throu(h

illumined, since the& reco(niDe each other and onl& in this reco(nition do the& ta)e the

(reatest pleasure in each other*

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but onl& a little *+ the li(ht +- howe!er, since &ou as a chief ser!ant b& !irtue of &our lo!e

for Him and out of this for all the brothers ha!e been endowed with the most li(ht,

enli(hten us on that on which we cannot a(ree*

* This is the point di!idin( us *+ the li(ht: I sa& it within m&self that also the man under

8ud(ment is ali!e- howe!er, he li!es a life under compulsion whereas the free, un8ud(ed

man li!es an absolute, uncoerced life*

%* 0Thus a life under 8ud(ment is a life of sin, but an un8ud(ed life a life of lo!e- hence

there is no death, but merel& a difference *+ the @ualit& of life*

1* 07oo), this is what I thin)- but the brother here sa&s:

2* 0A life under 8ud(ment is b& no means a life, but merel& a crassest death> For a life

under 8ud(ment is li)e a thrown stone which, thou(h fl&in( throu(h the air li)e a bird,

does this onl& as lon( as the pro8ectile force carries it alon(* nce this ceases, it

promptl& falls down to earth completel& inert, whereas the bird can mo!e freel& *+ all

directions*4

3* 0Indeed, he e!en adds: 45resumin( the stone had been thrown with such force as to

compel it to mo!e on fore!er *+ the endlessness of space, the @uestion arises as to

whether the stone owin( to this e!erlastin( fli(ht is ali!e + or ne!ertheless completel&

dead*4

9* 07oo), dear 6noch, this is therefore our crac) of li(ht which we as) &ou to rectif&, but

in a manner that it will be sufficientl& clear to each of us what &ou want to tell us about

it*0

* Here 6noch pondered in his heart without, howe!er, findin( an answer to his @uestion*For, probin( one sentence he found it completel& correct, + and doin( it with the second,

this one a(ain was infallibl& correct* And so despite his ruminations and comparisons he

could find no answer*

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$9* 0f course, He has told us all man& times that e!er&thin( depended on lo!e- that

with lo!e we could do e!er&thin(*

$* 0.rother, I lo!e + and ha!e lo!ed + od alwa&s with all m& stren(th, and I could eat all

people out of sheer lo!e, + &et with all that I am as i(norant as one could e!er be>

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%* 0If for instance at ni(httime scattered clouds pass under the moon, the impression on

the e&e is that the moon mo!es abo!e them- but is that seemin( motion realB

1* 0h b& no means* In this respect the moon is dead- for the moon does not mo!e, onl&

the clouds do*

2* 0/ust as such a motion is no motion, but merel& a standin( still, thus also a life under

compulsion or 8ud(ment is not a life, but in relation to the actual life a !eritable death*

3* 0For if somethin( lifeless is onl& carried alon( b& some other life as if itself ali!e, 8ust

as I for instance carr& a (arment around on m& li!in( bod&, it does not follow that it li!es,

but it is absolutel& dead with respect to m& life althou(h it must possess a peculiar innate

power owin( to which it does not completel& perish thus becomin( unable to ser!e me

as a (arment*

9* 0.ehold, this is all I can tell &ou in answer to &our @uestion*

* 0Howe!er, if &ou want to learn about some stri)in( difference under all circumstances,&ou will ha!e to turn to somebod& else or wait for a more opportune time when I ma&

ha!e more li(ht in this matter than 8ust now*

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Chapte !".

THE OFFICE AS MORTIFICATION BEFORE GOD AND THE WORLD. ENOCH'SSPEECH ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LIFE IN GOD AND THE LIFE IN

MAN. THE STRANGER'S -UESTION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A

CREATED BEING AND A CHILD OF GOD

Thereupon 6noch said to Abedam: 0Eear brother, I notice more and more that &ou were

not e;actl& wron( in &our first speech toda& to the father Adam and me*

"* 0.ut the la&in( down of our offices is surel& not so eas& as &ou thin)* For, had our

fathers appointed us we could ha!e done this without further ado*

* 0.ut behold, since the almi(ht&, hol& Will Itself has called us personall& throu(h Him

Whom it has pleased to carr& &our name, the la&in( down of our offices is not so eas& as

&ou thin)* For as lon( as we must reco(niDe that the hi(h Abedam was the 7ord od

Gebaoth Himself, we must also carr& willin(l& and lo!in(l& under all circumstances the

burden, which He laid upon us*

%* 0For He has certainl& not (i!en us the office for our worldl& (lorification, but for our

constant humblin( before Him and also before the world*

1* 0Howe!er, if we reco(niDed, or rather could reco(niDe, that the hi(h Abedam was not

the ne as Whom throu(h word and deed He re!ealed Himself, I shall be the first tofollow &our ad!ice*

2* 0.ut I thin) this will no lon(er be so easil& achie!able* For who can spea) as He

spo)e and who perform such deeds as He performed before our e&esB Who has e!er

disco!ered such lo!e in a man and who e!er felt such bliss in a man4s pro;imit& as we all

ha!e felt in HisB

3* 0.ehold, for these onl& too wei(ht& reasons we cannot possibl& help belie!in( that He

was the ne as Whom He re!ealed Himself to us faithfull&*

9* 0And since we are thus bound to belie!e this, we must bear in all lo!e, (ratitude,

patience, (entleness and (reat humilit& the burden He Himself imposed on us*

* 0.ut we can both be sure of this: He surel& did not do this for our perdition*

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$* 0.ut loo), the stran(ers are waitin( for &our answer- finaliDe &our business with them

and sa& whate!er comes into &our mind* Tal) them down so that the& will lea!e us a(ain

as soon as possible- for these two are @uite a((ressi!e*

$%* 0So see to it that we (et rid of them @uic)l&*0

$1* Thereupon 6noch turned to the stran(er and said to him: 07isten, dear brother, &our

ob8ection is so ri(ht and (ood and true that it cannot be refuted, +, onl& it does not @uite

seem to fit here- for there surel& is an endlessl& (reat difference between our life and the

life in od*

$2* 0ur life, e!en under the most perfect conditions, will remain a restricted one,

whereas the most hol&, most perfect life in od is an eternall& freest and absolutel&

unrestricted life* For od there e;ists no death, but before Him, e!er&thin( is sub8ect to

His will, not onl& life, but also 8ud(ment or death, as seen from our standpoint*

$3* 0.efore od e!er&thin( is ali!e- before od no 8ud(ment can endure, but onl& His

eternal order, which is He Himself in His freedom*

$9*0Howe!er, all created bein(s b& !irtue of this His free order e;ist in Him, dependin(on the conditions of this !er& same free order*

$* 0#onse@uentl& we, as His created bein(s, cannot translate our restricted conditions

to Him, thereb& ele!atin( oursel!es to the same le!el with Him*

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"9* 0If he comes with &et another such ob8ection, he shall ha!e me to deal with* Trul&, I

will tal) him down and dri!e him be&ond all mountains* He shall remember such aspeech from m& mouth*

"* 0.rother 6noch- 8ust now compose &ourself* Then lea!e the ar(uer to me in case he

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Chapte !%/

THE FORWARD ABEDAM IS HUMBLED BY THE STRANGER

Here the stran(er turned to Abedam and said to him: 0.rother and friend Abedam, if m&

surel& important ob8ections upset &ou so much that at the ne;t one &ou e!en mean to

tal) me down and be&ond all mountains, behold, &ou can do this presentl&- and once

&ou ha!e secured &our seemin( !ictor& &ou ha!e protected 6noch and &ourself from all

future ar(uments about life and lo!e*

"* 0Howe!er, I rec)on that, life bein( no child4s pla& but a matter of (reat earnest, such

ob8ections should certainl& be of (reater importance than &our own comfort*

* 0.esides, so far I ha!e not bothered &ou with a @uestion- wh&, then, do &ou want to

blow where &ou are not burnin( in the leastB

%* 0Howe!er, as I said before, if &ou feel inclined to thorou(hl& tal) me down, be(in

strai(ht awa& and it will show in the end who will remain the !ictor on this battlefield*

1* 0I trust that in this battle &ou will be b& far the loser*

2* 0So compose &ourself well if &ou should still be inclined to en(a(e with me in a battle

of words*

3* 0'& wisdom anno&s &ou because it is superior to &ours, particularl& now that &ou

fanc& ha!in( eaten wisdom b& the spoonful throu(h the presence of /eho!ah, b& Whose

side &ou were constantl&, and all &our brothers in the e!enin( are supposed to be more

i(norant than &ou so that &ou mi(ht let them thorou(hl& feel &our superior wisdom*

9* 0Eo &ou not )now and ha!e &ou ne!er heard that alone lo!e, patience, humilit& and

mee)ness are the main supports of all wisdomB

* 0#an &ou maintain that this is within &ou since &ou are ta)in( offence at me, and that

for the sole reason that &ou consider me of deeper insi(ht and wiser than &ouB

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$$* 0Abedam, loo), loo) for once into &our heart> What must it be li)e if alread& toda& it

can repudiate the ne from Whom onl& &esterda& it recei!ed the (reatest, most

wondrous benefitsB

$"* 0Has the hi(h Abedam not deser!ed better than that now &ou want to repudiate Him

and in a lo!eless manner, 8ealous of m& wisdom, tal) me down and be&ond all

mountainsB

$* 0h how poorl& &ou must ha!e (rasped Abedam4s words>

$%* 44When would He ha!e ordered an&one to be(rud(e another4s wisdomB

$1* 0How can &ou e!er claim true wisdom if &our heart is full of an(erB

$2* 0So purif& at first &our heart, and it will become e!ident how much wisdom can be

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$3* 0Eo &ou understand thisB + I tell &ou: 6ither understand it or ar(ue with me* For I full&

measure up to &our stren(th- because I )now &ou and the hi(h Abedam better than &ou

do*0

$9* These words penetrated Abedam4s heart so that in his (reat remorse he be(an to

weep, and he as)ed the un)nown brother4s for(i!eness concludin( his entreat& with

these words:

$* 0.rother, since in all wisdom &ou surpass me a thousand fold + which I ha!e 8ust in all

clarit& (athered from &our trul& hea!enl& pure and true admonitor& speech + and also

come from the e!enin( re(ion, do become m& helper and substitute* For what can I do in

m& (reat foolishnessB

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$2* 0Are the animals perchance capable of thisB + h no, the& must alwa&s fulfill the will

of the #reator- for their nature as such is alread& a carrier of the #reator4s will* .ut it is

not so with humans, who are set to be true children of od*

$3* To them od4s will is re!ealed so that the& mi(ht 8ud(e the same at first with their

own free spirit as the alone 8ust and true, reco(niDe it, then ma)e it their own and act *+

accordance with it*

$9* 0Whoe!er accepts the re!elation and acts accordin(l& thin)in( he had to, is alread&

8ud(ed* For he does not act *+ accordance with the consensus of his own will with the

di!ine will, but li)e a machine- and he is and remains ne!ertheless dead because he

does not care about the full reco(nition of what is the di!ine will and its order, but,

reco(niDin( somethin( as the di!ine will b& wa& of hearin( + usuall& throu(h the mouth of

a boaster +, he does so without 8ud(in( the Wh& and Wherefore*

$* 07oo), this is as such sheer idolatr&- for man thereb& 8ud(es himself or rather, lets

himself be 8ud(ed* + and thus )illed>

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this alone- for &our wisdom will onl& be 8ustified throu(h &our children* So let us loo) to

the fathers lest the children perish* "1* 06noch, do &ou (rasp also thisB + So offer the

bread to the fathers and brothers>0

Chapte !%#

ENOCH'S SOLILO-UY ON THE STRANGER'S WISDOM. ABEDAM'S DREAM AND

GREAT FOREKNOWLEDGE

When 6noch had heard this from the stran(er he felt !er& peculiar and no lon(er )new

what to thin)*

"* He pondered and solilo@uiDed: 4The more I ponder his words the more I see theirirrefutable truth- &et a(ain I cannot remember that the hi(h Abedam had e!er told us

an&thin( about it*

* 0It is trul& stran(e: ne could not ima(ine an&thin( purer than these !er& words, + and,

as I said, Abedam had not proclaimed this* His teachin( was mainl& aimed at lo!e and

humilit& and His biddin( to me was to preach onl& lo!e and all humilit& resultin( from it*

%* 0Howe!er, if I now thorou(hl& ponder the words of this stran(er, it seems ne!ertheless

despite their correctness somewhat peculiar that a precept proclaimed b& an ordained

teacher should be sub8ect to the 8ud(ment of e!er& sin(le man before it can be accepted

as full& !alid, and be in complete a(reement with each 8ud(ment*

1* 0n the other hand a(ain it is true that a precept is (ood for nothin( unless it is

completel& accepted b& the hearts to which it was directed* + So what is to be done

hereB

2* 0In short, a rule there must be, and it shall be as follows: What &ou reco(niDe as

perfectl& correct, (ood and true + no matter from whose mouth it comes *on, &ou shall not

withhold from &our brothers- for the&, too, 8ust li)e &ou, ha!e an immortal spirit*

3* To this rule e!en /eho!ah Himself can surel& ha!e no ob8ection*

9* Therefore, I will do accordin( to the words of the un)nown man*

* 0Here for instance is alread& m& dear brother Abedam- let us see and hear what he

has to sa& to it*0

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Chapte !%"

ENOCH'S DIALOGUE WITH THE OTHER STRANGER. ENOCH AND ADAM IN A

-UANDARY

These words went to 6noch4s heart and he pondered in his heart all Abedam4s words

and particularl& those of the stran(er*

"* .ut this time all+ponderin( was in !ain- for he, whom I had ordained hi(h priest, had to

under(o a harder test than an&one else*

* While the stran(er was tal)in( in secret to Abedam, 6noch used the opportunit& and

went o!er to the other stran(er + to as) him who mi(ht be the un)nown spea)er, from

where he had deri!ed this purel& di!ine wisdom and what his name was*

%* .ut the other stran(er replied to 6noch sa&in(: 0How can &ou as) me about thatB

1* 0I am onl& an opponent of His, and &ou )now that accordin( to ancient custom the

opponent must be silent while the other spea)s- and once the other has con!inced him

that his, namel&, the opponent4s tenets are wron( he has thereb& bound his ton(ue and

depri!ed him of an& further ri(ht to spea)*

2* 07oo), this m& opponent has done to me* Therefore, owin( to an ancient custom I also

no lon(er ha!e the ri(ht to re!eal an&thin( concernin( Him without His permission + least

of all before &ou, the present Hi(h 5riest of the 7ord>

3* 0It has ne!er been a custom to force the disputants to re!eal their names as this

would ha!e created bias*

9* 0Indeed, at all times the disputants ha!e for this reason had to !eil their face and e!en

state their case in a bro)en, monotonous !oice*

* Trul&, latel& it was no lon(er e!en permitted to both to spea), but one of them had

also to state the case of his opponent* In this wa& their identit& was )ept safe and a more

unbiased 8ud(ment could be passed on them*

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$3* 0/ust settle the dispute, + and once that is ended, wh& do &ou bother about other

thin(s as wellB

$9* 0Surel& the wisdom of the one and no less the strictl& 8udicial steadfastness of the

other, ma)in( him at least before me a man of the (ood old t&pe, are amaDin(, +

$* 0.ut wh& does this confound &ouB Eid not the 7ord Himself ma)e &ou a basic

teacher and priest of all the peopleB So remain with that and lea!e the other thin(s,

alone which toda& do not concern &ou*

"Amen."

Chapte !%%

ADAM'S CUTTING WORDS AND SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT TO THE

STRANGER. THE STRANGER REVEALS HIMSELF AS THE LORD

After this discussion the stran(er, lea!in( Abedam, stepped between 6noch and Adam,

as)in( both as it were:

"* 0?ou are discussin( somethin( in secret* Is this ma&be also a rule pertainin( to the

dispute da&B

* 0Formerl& the 8ud(e had to remain @uite silent for so lon( and was e!en forbidden toapproach or loo) at someone so that his 8ud(ment mi(ht be faultless-

%* 0.ut now 6noch, the 8ud(e of lo!e chosen b& od Himself, has turned into a chatterer

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1* 06noch, &ou ha!e been present here continuall& and must therefore surel& ha!e ta)en

notice of the 8ud(e4s order on the dispute da&*

2* 0Cot bein( able to den& this, what reason can &ou (i!e for disre(ardin( the sameB

3* 0r has the hi(h Abedam ma&be (ranted &ou e;emption introducin( another orderB

This also I should certainl& )now*

9* 0Howe!er, as far as I am concerned I )now nothin( of it + e;cept that He turned the

former dr& 8udicial office into an office of teachin( and lo!e*

* 0.ut I cannot remember at all whether He made an& arran(ements about the other

rules of this da&, namel&, as to whether the& should or should not remain*

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"%* 0Adam> For three da&s the hi(h Abedam, /eho!ah, od, the 6ternal Himself, has

preached nothin( but lo!e* Are these the fruits of His condescensionB

"1* 0Eid I in some wa& offend a(ainst 6noch b& merel& as)in( him for what reason he

was not obser!in( &our old law in all pointsB

"2* 0Adam, &ou ha!e poorl& understood Abedam4s teachin(>

"3* 0Eid not Abedam do awa& with all 8ud(ment and proclaim instead onl& lo!eB Eid He

not rid &ou of the common Adam thereb& e;emptin( &ou from bein( accountable to &our

descendantsB

"9* 0Wh& do &ou now want to load &ourself a(ain with the old burdenB

"* 0< &ou un(rateful man> What else should Abedam ha!e done which He did not doB+

?ou are full of wrath and, if &ou could, &ou would destro& 'e* h how poorl& &ou

understand the thousands upon thousands of Abedam4s words>

"* 0For brothers shall not 8ud(e one another+ sa!e with lo!e, patience, mee)ness and

merc&*

* 0When brothers will be(in to pass 8ud(ment on one another, then also I shall stand

up as a /ud(e and shall 8ud(e them towards eternal death>

%* 0Adam, do &ou now understand thisB0 + Here their e&es were opened and the&

reco(niDed the stran(er*

Chapte !%&

ABBA'S SPEECH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FATHER AND CHILDREN.

ONE GOD AND ONE FATHER ONLY2

And the& all fell down before the now reco(niDed stran(er and (lorified and praised in

Him the most hol& Father Who showed them so much (race and merc& that this time He

sta&ed with them also on the dispute da& + 8ust as He had promised them*

"* .ut the stran(er promptl& bade them rise a(ain and then told them: 07ittle children, '&

name is Abba- thus &ou shall at all times call 'e in &our hearts*

* 0If &ou call 'e thus in the spirit and all truth, I shall listen to &our call at all times-

howe!er, if &ou call 'e b& some other name, I shall not listen to &our call but shall turn

'& ear awa& from &our mouth and shall not loo) with '& e&es at &our wor)s>

%* The sla!e has a master- nature has an ine;orable od as its #reator and /ud(e-

before /eho!ah all thin(s must pass awa&, for the 6ternal and 6!erlastin( suffers

nothin( within and without Him ** for His holiness is untouchable +, onl& the Father )nows

His little children, and these shall reco(niDe alone Him and shall call: 4Abba, dear


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Father>4, and He will listen to them at all times and will (i!e them all that He Himself has,

namel&, the perfect, eternal life and all the endless treasures of the same*

1* 0?ou are as)in( &oursel!es in &our hearts: 4How are we supposed to do thisB For the

Father is also the sole eternal od and is infinite and e;ceedin(l& hol&* If we call to the

Father, we call also secretl& that which we are not supposed to call*

2* 04How can we call out 4Father>4 without at the same time rememberin( Who the Father

isB

3* 0?et I tell &ou all and e!en demand it that &ou shall at all times remember Who &our

Father is- for He created also &ou, 8ust as He created the whole of infinit&* All created

bein(s He left as the& were created- but &ou He transformed in His eternal lo!e to His

children*

9* 04Therefore, &ou shall alwa&s call Him 4Father4, howe!er, at all times rememberin(

Who the Father is, and He will alwa&s hear &ou-

* 0As od, I am an eternal /ud(e in accordance with '& infinite wisdom and holiness +

for nothin( can approach od and li!e +- but in '& e@uall& infinite lo!e I am a Father and

want to (ather all '& children around 'e*

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Followin( this call the& all rushed up to Abba, clusterin( around Him as best the& could,

and Abba commended the Deal of their hearts*

"* Since Adam was not so nimble on his feet as the others, it so happened that the

others had Abba completel& encircled b& the time Adam cau(ht up with them*

* It ir)ed the ancient a little that this time he was so little considered, and so he be(an in

all seriousness to be sul)&*

%* .ut Abba said to him: 0Adam, wh& are &ou sul)in(B Eid not two of us arri!eB If &ou

ha!e no room here, loo), there stands somebod& else> Cestle a(ainst him* .ut first

reco(niDe him and then as) &our heart which of us two is closer to it* I tell &ou that &our

own heart will loudl& tell &ou wh& this time &ou arri!ed too late at '& side*

1* 0I tell &ou also that at present the stran(er, whom &ou will soon reco(niDe, is better off

than &ou are now* For he is alread& immortal- &ou, howe!er, will at first ha!e tocompletel& die before &ou will attain to immortalit&*

2* Thus, ha!e a closer loo) at this '& companion- and once &ou ha!e reco(niDed him,

do tell us all as whom &ou ha!e reco(niDed him*0

3* Here Adam was ta)en abac) and, slowl& turnin( around to the stran(er, be(an to

scrutiniDe him from head to foot- and, since he was unable to reco(niDe him he a(ain

turned to Abba as)in( Him:

9* 0Abba, I cannot reco(niDe ?our companion* Who is he, and what is his nameB Abba,

do tell me lest the suspense )ill me>

* That I and m& descendants must first die in our flesh to the earth before our spirit will

once more return to its homeland, I ha!e )nown since the da&s of Abel- for he certainl&

became a sad e;ample to us all*

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