The History of the Universe-Chapters 5 & 6

The History of the Universe~Chapter 5

After contemplating His children who, repenting, lay at His feet, the Eternal took them by the hand and gently raised them. He rejoiced in being able to reveal to the fallen man the plan of redemption. With tenderness, Yahuah began to share with them first the bitter results of their fall, saying, "Children, you have sealed the fate of all creation in the clutches of death. Disharmony now permeates nature, seeking to destroy all its virtues. The abyss into which you are immersed for disobedience is too deep to be rescued by my mighty arm. But even so disconnected from the source of Life, there still remains more to man another chance after death."

After uttering these words that revealed their sad fate, the Eternal invited the couple to follow Him. Downcast, Adam and Chavah in tears followed the Creator in His footsteps of Justice, which were heading towards the place of the shameful fall where they supposed to find their painful end. In this painful walk, they sobbed to remember their past glory undone by ingratitude. How it hurt them in the soul the terrible expectation of being reduced, along with all of creation, to the cold ashes in the darkness of that night of sin!

As they walked, they stared through tears at the sleeping beauties bathed by the light of Yahuah. They saw the innocent animals, who were unaware of their great pain. Suddenly, the couple paused, overcome by intense wailing. Their faltering steps had led them to be with a lamb, the most beloved pet. Would his little eyes of tenderness also fade? Wiping their tears, the Eternal commanded them to take in their arms the innocent lamb. Holding it close to the chest, they accompanied the silent footsteps of the Creator, to reach the top of Mount Zion, the place of shameful fall.

Contemplating there the remains of the crimson fruit, the memory of the divine sentence came with haste to their minds, "The day you eat thereof, you shall surely die." The terrible moment had some. The guilty man must drink the bitter cup of death, succumbing hopelessly.

Aware of their destruction, the couple realized with horror that the hands that brought them to life were now wielding a sharp stone cleaver. Trembling, they fell down and waited for the fulfillment of the just sentence. While muted by fear, Adam and Chavah waited for the blow that would reduce them to dust. Instead, they then felt the soft touch of the divine hands that rose them to a new life. The punishment, however, would fall upon a replacement.

Putting the hands of Adam on the knife, the Creator said, "The lamb will die instead of you. Adam must sacrifice him." Scared against the order of Yahuah, the couple tearfully began to cry, "Master, not the lamb, he is innocent!" With an expression of justice, the Eternal said, "If he does not die, you may not have the garments of which I spoke." Before the insistence of the Creator, Adam, all trembling and with a painful effort, stabbed the lamb in the chest with that acute stone. The blow was fatal, and the little animal, shedding His precious blood, was plunged into the darkness of an endless night. Contemplating the lamb inert on the bloody grass, the couple raised their voices and wept. They were beginning to grasp the enormity of their tragedy. How terrible was death! Death, in its power, could erase all the light from the eyes of an innocent animal. Leaning silently on the inert body of the lamb, the Eternal took its wool coated skin and made coats to cover the nakedness of the couple.

After they put them on, He asked them fondly, "Do you understand the meaning of all of this?" In deep thought, between sobs of recognition and gratitude, the couple said, "He died in our place, to give us his clothes!"

While Adam and Chavah understood that physical reality, they were far from understanding the full significance of that event. The Creator then revealed to them the mystery of divine love. With an expression of infinite mercy, Yahuah went on to reveal to the huma the sense of that painful sacrifice, saying, "The innocent lamb that suffered today, symbolizes a man who will be born. In His eyes will be the same gentleness, the same love. Coated by a righteous life, as wool covering a lamb, this man will grow as a branch on Earth, not having on His hands the shackles of sin. In its appearance, this man will not bring the pomp of a king, so He will be despised by many."

"He will be a man of sorrows, because on Him will fall the weight of all the trials. In fidelity to the kingdom of light, this man will fight the enemy usurper, finally defeating it. After triumphing in His struggles, He will take upon Himself the burden of your condemnation that will cause a horrible death. He will be pierced because of your transgressions and bruised for your iniquities. He will be oppressed and afflicted, yet will not open His mouth, as the lamb today surrendered peacefully."

"Succumbing in death, He will grant you the merits of His victory. Involved in His robes of righteousness, you will be free of condemnation. Eternal life will triumph through the sacrifice of that righteous man who will be born."

Adam and Chavah, with a mixture of gratitude and pain heard the revelation of so great a salvation, reverently inquired about that special man in their offspring who would arise in order to accomplish such an immense sacrifice. The Creator, watching them tenderly. moved by a love that overcomes even death. wrapped them in a loving embrace and revealed, "I will be the man!" Surprised before the declaration of the Eternal. Adam and Chavah were motionless while contemplating His gentle countenance.

Understanding the meaning of the tremendous sacrifice, they fell at His feet with tears and cried, "We are deserving of death Master, but Thou art innocent and must not suffer in our place!" Wiping their tears, the Eternal tenderly told them, "My children, I love you with an everlasting love. I will die instead of you." Before this confirmation, the couple raised their voice in painful lamentation, and said, "We killed the Creator! We killed the Creator!"

But Yahuah comforted the couple with words of hope, saying, "After sipping the cup of eternal death, I shall return to life and ascend to heaven. There I will intercede for the lost man, giving all those who repent and accept My sacrifice the garments of My victory. Together, we will triumph finally over the kingdom of sin that will be overthrown like ashes under our feet. Then I will create a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness alone and love reign. We will live forever in a kingdom of perfect peace and harmony." The Creator, still accompanying the couple there on Mount Zion, concluded His revelations by saying, "The Garden of Eden will now be empty. Humans, during the long night of sin, will wander in exile. They will not, however, walk alone. The Eternal, also a pilgrim, will tread with the man across the thorny road, until they together climb the hill that was lost, triumphing gloriously over the realm of death."

"The tree of knowledge of good and evil, the monument of defiance, will then be undone, giving way to a glorious tree that will unite its canopy to the tree of life, and become an arch commemorating the great victory. So shall the faithful rest forever, redeemed upon the holy mountain that will be triumphantly named, the throne of Yahuah and of the Lamb."

Adam and his companion, after hearing words so comforting and hopeful, raised their voiced in a song of gratitude and praise. Now they knew the infinite love of their Creator and were willing to serve Him. After consoling the couple, Yahuah took them out of Eden. It was not easy to say goodbye to that precious home. There they had awakened to life in the arms of the Eternal, and there they had enjoyed moments of pure happiness in the company of the Creator, angels and docile animals. An infinite longing seemed to involve the couple in their footsteps of abandonment.

Astonished, Satan and his subjects witnessed the intervention of the Eternal. They were shaken before the starting revelation of the rescue plan. With angry frustration, they realized that if indeed the divine promise came to fruition, there would not be any hope for them. After reflecting on all that had happened, a great anger came over Satan's heart. He was unwilling to recognize the redemption of mankind. He would make every effort to maintain his control over mankind, along with the kingdom given to him.

When the wounded couple, accompanied by their Creator, reached the valley of death, it was already dawn. There Satan confronted them angrily, in an attempt to hold back the human being. The couple was trembling in the face of the enemy, but the protective hands of Yahuah calmed them down. With His countenance expressing the firmness of a justice that is eternal, the Most High silenced the enemy's threats with the following words, "The human being belongs to Me, because I bought them with my blood."

Silent as they walked along the Creator, Adam and Chavah watched with sadness the signs of death in that nature that was once so full of life. The beautiful flowers that had blossomed to exhale aromas hung withered now, the birds, which hailed with joy in each dawn with their trills, flew far away, so sad their songs sounded! Everything was changed in nature.

The knowledge of good and evil did not bring any good to the universe, but an intense spiritual and physical conflict. Fully realizing the devastating consequences of their fall, the couple was overcome by unutterable sadness and they lay prostrate, repentant, and wept bitterly.

Yahuah, who was also sad for their pain in contemplating their bleak scenario, sought with words of hole to comfort them. He told them about the new Shamayim and the new earth that would one day come, where peace and love would return to reign in every heart. Where they would live always together, not bringing upon the forehead the marks of sorrow, but crowns of eternal victory.

There He would wipe away the tears from their faces, and they would never return to moisten their eyes. Bolstering Adam and Chavah in their footsteps, the Creator led them through a wounded valley until they reached the foot of a hill.

They climbed it in slow steps as they exchanged words of encouragement and hope. His feet finally reached the soft grass that covered the top of that spacious hill. It was about that place that the couple saw every day the sunset, bathing the sky and valleys in bright red, like the blood that gushed from the breast of the lamb.

Turning to the eastern side, the couple, in a mixture of pain and longing, gazed at the landscape far in the past where they had been so happy. Looking to Mount Zion, which stood majestic in the middle of Eden, they cried remembering the fall. How weak they were!

The sun was declining in its journey, announcing the arrival of a sad night--the first outside of paradise. With a quiet gesture, the Eternal showed them to the hill overlooking the valley and told them fondly, "Here is your temporary abode. Here you can behold Paradise that for some time will remain on Earth until it is returned to its place of origin within the Set-apart, Jerusalem. There, protected by justice, it will await the dawn of victory. When that big day comes, we will return together to Zion, where we will be crowned in glory. in a kingdom of eternal happiness and peace." After saying these words, Yahuah ordered the couple to build an altar of stone, on which each week, the night before the Seventh day, they should sacrifice a lamb in memory of His sacrifice.

As a sign of His presence, and to make sure that their sins would be forgiven. He would kindle a fire on the altar, which would last all night, until it utterly consumed the sacrificial offering. So that humans could establish their faith in the truths revealed, and not in the visible manifestation of the person of the Creator, He would remain invisible from that moment on.

The Almighty told them with love, "Children, though you have to stay in the hostile environment, you need not fear, for I will stay beside you. I will be a friend and companion on this journey. I will take upon My shoulders your pain, your desires, your struggles. When tempted by the enemy and you are about to give in, you can find shelter in My arms, they will always be extended to save you. If ever you do not resist, and the fury of the enemy drags you to the depths of the abyss, do not despair thinking there is no hope, because I'll be there with forgiveness and strength. Always have in mind the significance of the garments you received from My hands, for they speak of the redemption that belongs to man. Rest, My children, in My arms of love."

After consoling the couple with these promises, the Creator, seeing that they were sleepy by fatigue, made them lay in his lap and, as usual, stroked them gently until they fell asleep, Yahuah cried to predict the suffering they would experience upon waking. Heartbroken by that pain caused by physical separation, the Creator left the couple asleep on the grass, after kissing their faces already marked in suffering. His light dissipated by becoming invisible, giving way to the darkness of that first night out of paradise.

Subconsciously, the couple began parading colorful dreams of a happy past, where once again they were among the beauties of Eden and satiated by eternal joy. Grateful for life. they ran in the flower fields, playing with the animals. With happiness they united with voices of angels in harmonious songs in praise of the Creator. So many beautiful scenes paraded through their subconscious, but those dreams became nightmares, making them relive their tragedy.

Agonizing, they awoke in the darkness of that first night in exile. Unable to sleep, the couple remained in tears, only to be comforted by the dawn that revealed to them the distant longing paradise. Yahuah, though invisible, stood next to Adam and Chavah there on the hill. Their suffering was Hos suffering, but He also had the hope of one day returning to Zion victorious.

The bleak future of humanity was revealed before the contemplative gaze of the Creator. Regretfully, countless creatures would perish without salvation by rejecting His love. Tears wet His face in anticipating the enemy employing every cunning to retain humans under his control. Long was the night of sin, and fierce the battle to regain the lost kingdom. It would require the triumph of light from the immense sacrifice of Yahuah.

In the person of the Messiah, in time, He would be born among men, with the mission to pay the ransom price. Through Him many would be freed from the clutches of the enemy; those who accept Him as Savior and King against those choosing to enlist all the enemy forces trying to make them fall. In His vision of the future, the Creator beheld with joy the final triumph of the redeemed, but all were more than conquerors through Him who redeemed them from darkness to the kingdom of light.

Foreseeing the suffering that would come from the big fight, the Eternal extended His view across the plains, contemplating the rebel armies held captive, but willing to fight. The intent of these armies was to gain hold again of the human, upon whom was sealed the right to rule over the universe. Contrary to nature of the Creator is war, but for the defense of His children, He was willing to use His power. His strength, however, would only be employed with justice. If humans refused the protection offered by the sacrifice of the Messiah, Yahuah could do nothing to prevent them from perishing in the claws of the enemy.

Adam and Chavah had repented of their great sin, receiving the mercy of Yahuah's garments of salvation that were symbolized by the skins of the sacrificial lamb. Justified by the delivery of the couple, the Eternal called His mighty armies to battle. The prompt obedience in the hosts of light broke through outer space towards Earth and created a strong wall surrounding the hill, supporting that treasure redeemed by the blood of the Almighty King of the Shamayim.

Humans had been given the duty in Eden to take care of nature, preparing beds for flowers, harvesting fruits for food, driving the animals in their innocent lives and training them to be useful. These occupations had been sources of development and pleasure for them. Now, despite the adversities, they should continue performing this duty. This work itself, performed according to the orders of the Creator, would nullify many enemy attacks.

The first occupations of the couple that morning brought them revelations of the great love of Yahuah, hitherto unknown. Gathering the stones to build the altar, they experienced the pain of wounds that gushed blood as well as the fatigue that wrings out sweat. Sensing and contemplating the humans in their weakness, the Savior loved them more. He, for whom the altar was built, knew that it foreshadowed larger wounds that would shed all His blood, as well as bring fatigue that would wring out all the sap of His Life. His gaze was full of longing and hope that the couple, from now on, would never lay down to rest outside of Eden without first discerning the altar of sacrifice.

This altar, with their blood and sweat stains, remained as a reminder of the pain and suffering that after moistening the lips of human beings, the Creator would drink the overflowing cup. After contemplating the longed-for paradise of enteral life that extended far beyond that dark altar of death, the couple experienced the sweet relief of rest. Desiring to know the landscapes of their new home, Adam and Chavah, animated by hope, went for a walk. Their steps led them down paths of smiles and tears, charms and disappointments; delicate flowers that bloomed bathed in perfume, and flowers without their petals tumbling wilted and odorless; animals still docile and submissive, and fierce and menacing enemy animals.

The couple discerned on their tour the currencies of both worlds. Light and darkness, love and selfishness, hope and despair, harmony and disharmony, life and death. This sight filled them with grief, and they wept at length. This sadness would increase further in the suture, when they discovered the deepening of those currencies within their offspring.

Six afterglows had already colored the sky, announcing to the couple the dark and sold nights that with a cloak of darkness undid all the vivid images, but with hope to see them again at the dawn of colored light. It was now approaching the time of sacrifice when the coarse altar, ablaze in its blood by justice, would cry.

If they did not place an offering upon the altar, surely it would explode, involving the whole world with its flames. No longer would there be dawn, and there would be no hope of Eden to bloom. How precious is blood! Blood is life, life is light! For some, being that night would become eternal, without dawn! This being would be taking the blame from around the world, giving their blood to the coarse altar.

Who would offer themselves? Who would pour out their sap of life, until their eyes no longer reflected the stars in the sky? After reflecting for a long time in contemplation of the cradle of death built by their hands, Adam and Chavah looked at each other uneasily with this crucial question--Who will volunteer?

This inquiry was born in their fault. Deep in their memories thrilled the voice of the blessed Creator in His revelation of infinite goodness, "I love you with an everlasting love, I will die in your place." Grateful, the couple fell reverently before the thirsty altar, seeing Him by faith, satiated by His gift of eternal love. That afternoon of day 6, Yahuah subjected the humans to a tremendous test of faith. They had before them the altar of stone, built according to celestial order but there was no sheep for sacrifice. In their yearnings, they remembered Eden where there were many herds. Seeing the sun move further away into the distance, Adam and Chavah began to cry out to Yahuah for help, knowing that only a miracle could provide for them, at that last moment, a lamb for sacrifice.

Before the eyes of the inhabitants of the universe, the great miracle by which the human cried, had already processed for nearly a week. Guided by the Creator, an immaculate lamb left Eden and followed the tracks of the couple on their journey into exile. on their long journey, the lamb had to face many challenges and dangers, but they were protected and guided by the Eternal on their mission. When the shadows of evening began to engage the hill, the couple who lived such a severe test of faith, discerned a white blip hopping on the lawn coming toward them. As it approached, that figure seemed to speak of hope, life, and warmth.

Seeing that the great miracle happened, they rushed to meet the lamb, involving him in their arms. He was tired but would not rest. Instead, he would give rest. He was thirsty but would not drink. Instead, he would give drink to the altar crying out for blood. That lamb wanted to live in the man's arms but would die so that man could live in the arms of Yahuah. It was a perfect symbolism of the Redeemer that would leave His glory and come for the sinner.

The darkness of another night prefigurative lowered slowly involving the whole of nature in its prison. Its strength, however, would be broken by the glow of a special fire, lit by the hands of divine forgiveness over the lifeless body of the innocent lamb. Everything was prepared for the painful blow, the act that would erase from those little gentle eyes the last sat of life by soaking them in the cold darkness of eternal night. A darkness that generated light; a cold that generated heat, a death that generated life. All these undeserved gifts were fruits of divine love offered to sinners, whose hands were ready to strike.

Amid the silent night by the altar, the sad man cried out in tears, while the lamb, dumb, did not ask for his life to be extended. The hands that built the altar rose now, not to stroke as before, but to hurt, extracting the bleeding price of forgiveness. Just a gesture, nothing more, and the stars would erase forever from innocent eyes, making the light of salvation shine in a guilty face.

Adam, shivering in mourning, slowly knelt before the altar that no longer demanded blood but offered light, accepting the unmerited forgiveness. Rising, the couple contemplated at length the wounded body of the poor lamb, without being able to say thank you for the wealth it granted them in exchange for its life.

Bathed in the soft light of the sacrifice, Adam and his companion remained silent to meditate, and were overcome by a deep sleep. Leaning back on the ground covered with soft grass, they gently fell asleep under the warm rays of forgiveness, certain that its brightness and warmth would last until the darkness of that Shabat was faded completely by the blazing sun.

The light from the lamb on the altar remained in constant war with the darkness that night. It repeatedly grew in brightness, driving to a distance the cold darkness, bathing the surrounding nature with its rays of life. Sometimes the darkness brought its cold wind that would almost completely extinguish the flame. However, through a great effort and fed from the blood of the lamb, the light would toss its burning flame on high, flooding all that was around with light and heat.

That conflict between the light born if sacrifice and the darkness of the night taught the open faithful if the Universe many important lessons, truths that would occupy their minds for eternity. In that flame still burning now in its glow, despite being buffeted by the winds of the night, the faithful saw a representation of the ancient conflict between good and evil, a conflict that would spread relentlessly until the eternal dawn.

The Eternal, by the pledge of His future sacrifice, lit in the darkness the light of truth, and it would be kept burning in the heart of the human being by virtue of His blood that would be shed for the remission of guilt. Against this light, the enemy would hurl all the cold winds of wickedness into the hearts of many, banishing their sweet brightness. How they would lie lost for refusing the light of divine forgiveness, getting enveloped by the darkness of the darkest night!

After long hours of combat, there appeared in the sky the signals of dawn. The darkness that had launched its angry winds on the undying flame looking to banish it became confounded at the signal of dawn. The sky was dyed bright red, as a reminder of the blood that gushed from the breast of lamb so that the flame of forgiveness could illuminate the human night. Amid the color of blood, the blazing sun in the distance, bringing its warm rays and the taste of victory, involving all life. Dawn, in her wistful affection, caresses the distant paradise, bringing in on the morning breeze the scent of nostalgia, a message of comfort and hope to the suffering creatures in the valley of death.

Bathed by the warm rays and the breeze of hope, the couple awoke on another Day 7, whose symbolism points to the rest of the kingdom of Yahuah, the culmination of the great conflict between light and darkness. Besides that altar covered with ashes, Adam and Chavah contemplated at length the longed-for paradise. Though distant in exile, they rejoiced in the knowledge that the sacrifice of the Messiah would shine for them on the Sabbath of Sabbath--that the tears forever banished. The sun always shining in a clear sky; lamb always alive to play on the lawn. A day without evening, when there would be no altar covered in blood and ashes.

The sighed for that glorious day when Yahuah would be eternally visible, showing marks in His hands of His infinite love for His children. Prior to the fall, the human being, as well as all the heavenly hosts, learned at the feet of the Creator who patiently taught them the treasure of wisdom contained in the vast compendium of nature. Everything in the universe, from the tiniest atom to the greatest world, testified in her perfect existence of the character of the Eternal King.

Many teachings, however, remained hidden in the pages of this great book in the run up to the fall. They were like stars, hidden during the day, but revealed their brightness by the lowering shades of night. The existence of nature captivates the enemy in their attempts to block the revelation of Eternal Wisdom and blur it with selfishness, destruction, misery, and death. The enemy knew not that the marks on the face of the depth creation of justice and love of Yahuah, would lead the faithful to love Him and reverence Him even more. For the couple, as well as for all the children of light, the nature of the wounds broke the veil, revealing new aspects of the Creator's goodness hidden until then.

Adam and Chavah, who were accustomed to everlasting flowers in the Shamayim, and had not seen them bloom, viewed them now appear in tender buttons, amid threats of thorns ready to hurt. These tender flowers without consideration of their thorns, exhaled sweet odors of praise and gratitude, never getting tired of pleasing the environment. When buffeted by the cold winds of night, the flowers were not resentful, but offered their scent, which transformed the fury of the winds into breezes scented with dawn.

Moved by deep gratitude, the couple followed closely the ministry of love from those flowers that never tired of blessing, which offered their beauty and fragrance as a relief to those who were injured by rude thorns. Those flowers were unpretentious and pure, showing in their short life that forgiveness and love are stronger than all the winds and thorns. In a last effort to communicate joy they would exhale their perfume, then topple wilted and lifeless onto the cold ground. There, forgotten, they turned into meaningless dust that was scattered by the wind. Though the flowers in death seemed like failures, to the couple they revealed the mystery of rebirth and life. Dying, the flowers gave life to the fruits that would come after serving food, donating their seeds full of life.

On the death of the seed, the miracle of life was reborn, multiplying the trees with their flowers ready to repeat the teaching if love and sacrifice. Nature, although tainted by sin, revealed the hidden mystery of the plan of redemption. Each flower blooming amid the thorns in his short life of love, was a symbol of the Savior who would be born among the thorns of malice toward His perfume of comfort to the hearts of the afflicted. Similar to the flower, the Messiah would prove that love and forgiveness are more powerful than all the winds of hatred, that the truth and justice of the kingdom of Yahuah is greater than all the mistakes and injustices of the kingdom of the enemy, and that He would pour out the sap of His life, dying to redeem the guilty.

The History of the Universe~ Chapter 6

Solaced in the revelations of nature, Adam and his companion, students in the school of suffering, learned every day to love the Savior more. They grew in wisdom, humility and holiness. All the virtues destroyed by sin were reborn in the heart. With encouragement, the couple dedicated themselves to the labor of edifying gardens planted by the power of Yahuah, which were filled with fragrant flowers and delicious fruits.

Their home in exile became a refuge for persecuted animals from the valleys. The hill, under the protection of the angels of light, became a miniature Eden apart. Among the animal gathered and tamed with love, there were many sheep. Adam and Chavah could not set eyes on these docile sacrificial animals without tasting a mixture of pain and gratitude deep in their soul.

On the night that preceded each 7th Day-Shabat, Adam had to, by order of the Creator, repeat the painful act. How much bitterness and regret came upon the couple by the lowering dark of the night sacrifice! The flame of forgiveness that never ceased to shine on the altar brought them consolation on those prefigurative nights. The critical value of the sacrifice, so that life could flourish under the divine protection, led the couple to immensely appreciate their little flock. Every Friday, however, came to bring, beside the pain, a restlessness, "Who will donate their blood to the altar when the last sheep had perished?"

In the eyes of the amazed couple, the miracle of love finally happened, renewing in them hope to live other weeks in the glow of the flame of forgiveness. A sheep, the fattest of them all, started to bleed like a sacrifice. From their pain was born four lambs. Filled with joy and gratitude, Adam and Chavah fell down before the invisible Savior, having in their hands those new creatures that brought in their eyes the gentleness and willingness to sacrifice. Convinced that new miracles would multiply their days, the couple joined their voices as before, in a hymn of praise and worship to the Creator, who just as the lambs would be born of pain in life to fulfill the greatest of all sacrifices for the salvation of mankind.

The Eternal, though invisible to His human children, remained very close, accompanied by an army of angels in tireless ministry of care and protection. The couple was unaware that the sweet calm and peace reigning in that hill, and all their prosperity, were the fruits of so intense a fight. If their eyes were opened to the scenes occurring invisibly, they would be overcome with astonishment.

How dreadful was the enemy and his hosts in their constant attacks for the purpose of ruining the human being and snatching it from the hands of the Creator. Seeing that the use of force was not equivalent to victory, the enemy in his cunning devised a trap with which to ensnare the couple. Bringing together his armies, he revealed to them his plans saying, "As humans were commanded to sacrifice lambs as symbols of the coming Savior, we will attempt to have them look at these symbols as the carriers of forgiveness and life, making them gradually forget the reality of the sacrifice promised by Yahuah. It will be a slow process, but a secure victory."

The Creator, knowing the danger of this trap, was grieved, because when looking at the future, He could see so many of His children being diverted from the path of salvation, clinging to so many other symbols, trying in them to find virtue! Yahuah, in His love and care, would not leave them unaware if the danger that threatened them. He knew how Adam and Chavah loved those lambs that died on the altar, offering them light and heat. They could easily be induced to see them as a source of life and light, coming to revere them.

Several weeks had passed, bringing the nights of pain and sacrifice, followed by days of hope and longing. The loving Father, who after making promises to them and wiping their tears, had become an invisible if before their eyes. Each passing day brought anew the burden of homesickness for the couple, making them ask every morning, "When will we kiss His face again? When will we be embraced in His arms, walking in the light of His love?" How they longed for Eden and those nights when they would fall asleep in the soft lap of their divine Father!

Another week of work and lessons learned was coming to a close. The sun in its decline heralded another night of repentance and innocent blood bathing the altar. The couple silently hoped that night that the painful blow, that was always followed by fire, would reveal to them the face of the Eternal Father. With trembling hands, Adam lifted the lamb, dumb, who gave no resistance to being laid upon the altar. Tears rolled down his face at the thought of one more innocent animal diving into the heated darkness of death, with their blood remaining to generate light.

Sacrifice is painful, but there is no other way of salvation. Solely through the shed blood of the Lamb, would they be able to live in the future to behold the face of the Father. In a painstaking effort, Adam brings down the pointed stone upon the lamb, who in a moan of pain sheds his blood. A glorious light soon banished the darkness, flooding the entire hill with its rays of life. Through their tears, the couple then beheld their tears, the couple then beheld the Creator in the fire of the altar.

In a gesture of love, Yahuah opened His arms as before, and with a smile, walked to give them that long-awaited hug. Without finding words to express their immense longing, the couple cast themselves upon His chest and wept bitterly. The Heavenly Father, moved and also crying, tried to console His children with His sweet smile. With excitement, the couple gazed at the face of the Father, embracing Him with kisses. Their love for Him was intensified by their suffering.

Grateful and happy, they walked beside the Creator, showing Him the gardens laden with flowers and fruits. They told Him the lessons they learned in nature and showed Him their flock tamed by affection. Illuminated by the soft light of the Eternal Father, the couple sat at His feet as before, ready to hear His teaching. The Creator, watching them tenderly, proceeded to warn them of the dangers. He oriented them about the sacrifices of lambs, which were important in order to keep in mind the certainty of a coming Savior, as the lamb who would be sacrificed for the redemption of sinners. Lambs, however, had no power in themselves to forgive guilt because they were merely symbols of the Messiah King.

After being made aware of the danger of becoming attached to the symbols and seeking to find salvation in them, the couple was given the job of transmitting these guidelines to their descendants. After warning the human being, the Creator rested His gaze on the sheep that lay dormant along with the lambs, and exclaimed, "How beautiful are the lambs!" The couple, in a mixture of happiness and pain added, "They jump when filled with pleasure, forgetting that birth and death bring so much pain."

After contemplating the lambs, Yahuah looked at the couple tenderly showing them something that surprised and gladdened, "When there have been thirty-six lambs ascended to the altar, your arms will embrace the first child, as they also arise from pain. This son in his childhood will bring joy to the lambs jumping in your home. You shall instruct him with dedication in the laws of harmony, shoeing him the path of redemption. Like you, he will be free to choose the direction he follows. Accepting the teaching, his life will be victorious, rejecting it, he will walk to defeat." Adam and Chavah heard the promise with eternal joy, but at the same times experienced the depths of fear by becoming aware of the responsibility they would have. They knew how Satan would make every effort to take the promised child to perdition.

It was late at night when the Creator, after embracing His children, left them asleep on the soft lawn. After the promise, each lamb brought to the altar coincided with a stronger pulsing hope in the womb of the joy that would soon be reached. Thirty-six lambs finally receded into darkness, fulfilling the time determined by the Creator in which the first child would receive light. With hands still stained by the blood of the sacrifice, Adam steadied his wife at the foot of the altar, who had prostrated herself, overcome by the pain that brought her first child. The small child brought no joy in the face of his freedom, but the cry of his arrest. This mourning would have lasted all night, if not for the brilliance of that flame of heated hope that soon attracted the attention of his little alert eyes.

Wrapping him with joy, Chavah consoled his grief, and said, "I have attained the promise of the Eternal." They gave him the name of Qayin (Cain). After enfolding the little boy with the soft fur if a lamb, the couple remained awake to ponder. Many were the thoughts that occupied their minds. Thoughts of joy, gratitude, hope and longing for the sense of responsibility that weighed on their shoulders now. Caressing tenderly the small child, the couple had matured in their experience, better understanding the mysterious love Yahuah had to save His children, Himself willing to die in their place.

Adam and Chavah were not alone in their reflections. All intelligent beings in the Universe considered with interest the future of the helpless baby in an intimate realm of infinite dimensions disputer by the two powers, Would Qayin be the one to fulfill the promise? The toddler with his shinning eyes of joy looked so much like the lambs that were born and grew with the mission to be sacrificed! Considering thus and squeezing the young son to their chest, the young couple began to cry disconsolately. How terrible it would be to offer their little innocent child to the rude altar. The couple's pain was broken by the bright sun that emerged, reviving in its warm rays with the promise that pointed to a Savior who, even in the future, would also be born of pain to fulfill the eternal plan of redemption.

Baruch by the Creator and enveloped by the love and care of parents, the child was developing in his physical and mental nature, becoming every day a bigger target of the relentless battle between the spiritual hosts. Adam and Chavah, eager to make him understand the truths of salvation, would take him in their arms every damn and at the edge of the altar they would point towards the distant Eden, telling those stories of emotion which the little Qayin still could not understand.

How was the joy of those parents to see one sunny morning, with his little hand pointing to the home of nostalgia, pronouncing the sacred name of the Creator. Thrilled, they took him in their arms, asking to repeat this sublime name, which was the key of happiness, always drawing out to them a paradise of eternal love. All the hists of light bowed themselves with joy at the small child pronouncing the name of the divine King- Yahuah.

Weeks went by, bringing more victims to the altar, and little Qayin, who was the focus of attention and care of Yahuah and the hosts of light and those tireless loving parents whose mission was to instruct him, gathered his few words to ask questions. He was always curios and wondering about everything. As the day declined with the boy lying on his mother's lap, he asked her, "Mom, why does the sun always go away, leaving us in the cold and the dark?"

Chavah in surprise beheld her son, finding no words to answer his question that brought her to the remembrance of past happiness destroyed by guilt. After a moment of silence, she kissed the face of little Qayin and said to him, "My little son, one day the sin will come to stay, bringing in its rays a world of harmony, where there will be no animals to fight and no need for lambs to die on the altar."

Little Qayin wanting to see that day dawn soon, said to his mother, "Mom, tomorrow the sun will rise in paradise, ask him to stay! Then I can play, play, and never sleep." Eager to see daybreak that would not end, the little Qayin only fell asleep after making his mother promise to ask the sun to stay.

A new day's bright sun began walking in the sky and came to Qayin, bringing in its rays' joy and warmth. While playing in the garden, his curious little eyes were turned often to the sun that seemed to caress him with a smile of hope. Seeing it, however, walk towards the west, the small boy ran to his mother, asking her, "Mom, did the sun vow to stay?"

Chavah, taking him in her arms, smiled at him. She tried to make him understand with simple words the story of redemption, as she pointed to the distant paradise, that the sin would come one day to stay. Qayin dissatisfied with his mother's words, proved not to have patience to wait for that day that lay far in the future. He repeated in tears, "I want the sun today, not tomorrow!"

Chavah patiently sought to calm her son by talking about the birth of Yahuah, who would turn the evening into day. But like an arrow, the painful words of rebellion of Qayin penetrated the heart of Chavah, making her cry bitterly. Believers throughout the universe joined in mourning. An infinite sadness hung over the heart of the rejected Creator. Sketched on the gestures of Qayin were the first steps down the path of rebellion. How many would follow towards death!

Unaware of the sadness that had shot up over the kingdom of light, Adam, seeing the sun decline on the horizon, left his job in the field and headed towards home. He had a song in the heart while walking to another reunion with his family. When he approached the altar, he saw his wife and son prostrated beside it in sobs of great sorrow. Adam Joining them in mourning. The memory of the Savior, however, consoled him. Wiping his tears and those of his young son, he told him tenderly, "We can rejoice my son, because Yahuah promised to make the sun shine forever in the Shamayim. He is like a fire that appears at the altar, banishing the darkness of the night."

With their eyes focused on the last glow if the sunset, Qayin remained without comfort. That evening, there was not, as usual, a cheerful dinner. The small family, sadly, remained silent to meditate for long hours until, tired, they fell asleep under the starlight.

The enemy and his hosts of wickedness in sarcasm mocked that night of suffering for Yahuah and His faithful. Reapeating the words from the little rebellion of Qayin, he boasted as the winner. In defiance of the Creator he spoke, "See how this my little slave rejects you! The same will happen with all those who will be born. I am sure that the right to have dominion will never leave my hands." All rebel hosts repeated in echo the grievances of the deceiver, humiliating the subjects who suffered on the light side of the Eternal. With their reproach, the enemy sought for Yahuah to give up his plan of redemption. If that happened, his kingdom of darkness would last for all eternity, supplanting the field of light.

Responding to the challenge of the enemy, the Eternal said solemnly, "Although all reject Me, I will fulfill the promise." The Creator could not bear the thought of seeing little Qayin walk towards perdition. He interceded for him every day, offering to justice who would shed His blood. Mighty angels guarded him every moment, beating back the surrounding spiritual darkness that hoped to make Qayin insensitive to the benefits of salvation, which were illustrated by symbols.

Adam and Chavah, in their tireless ministry of love, taught Qayin every day the spiritual lessons illustrated in nature. Every 7th Day (Shabat) they sought to establish in his youthful mind the hope of eternal life, which would be the result of the sacrifice of the Savior who, through living a sinless life, would die as a lamb in order to expel the darkness forever.

Qayin was moved at times with the teachings, but almost always questioned hesitantly. Disgusted, he would ask, "Why was Samael rebelling?" One night, refusing to listen to the advice of his parents, he accused them of all evil by saying, "If there is not now a sin shining, it is your fault." Contemplation of the distant Eden bathed in sunshine birthed in the heart of youth Qayin thoughts of adventure. He began to think, "This paradise is not so far as Mom and Dad say. Why wait and suffer so long? It is so beautiful! From it comes the sun all day! If we conquer it, it would be easy to hold the light in its source; thus, we can live in a paradise of eternal sunshine."

Qayin's ideas of adventure filled the hearts of Adam and Chavah of sadness. They saw that his interest was only in the present, he dreamed of a paradise of happiness and light conquered by his strength. In his plans, he felt no need of a Savior. Qayin said, "What is a Savior for, if I am so young, intelligent, and full of life and ideals?"

The days of struggles, sacrifices and intercessions for the fate of Qayin were on-going. Precious opportunities arose each day before him to cling to the Savior, but they were all rejected, one by one. In his unbelief he came to doubt the existence of Yahuah, which he had never seen. This afflicted his parents, but always with patience they tried to save him from the perdition to which he was walking. He promised one day, after smiling with an air of incredulity, to believe in the Creator and His plan of salvation if He would become visible at the time of sacrifice.

Burning with faith, those parents began to cry out to the Eternal, His visible presence could perhaps save that dear son that every day became more rebellious. The Creator heard the cry of the afflicted parents. Although he knew that His appearance would hardly break the heart of young Qayin and his rebellious spirit, He was willing to comply with the request. He would extend arms of friendship to Qayin. looking with love to win his heart.

Knowing Qayin's desires and dreams of adventure, He could easily identify Himself with him in that enthrallment, because he was someone who always carried in his chest dreams of adventure. Was not the creation of the universe a great adventure? Was His dream not seeing it studded with blazing suns illuminating billion worlds with its luster? There was also His great desire to cross the valley of death, seeking the conquest of the distant Eden to forever keep the sun in the sky. They had much in common!

Qayin was curious that 6th Day. Courage and joy were on the face of his parents, the fruit of a great faith. Encouraged by this expression of confidence, the young man began to assist them in preparing for the set-apart Shabat. The sun finally passed by rolling to the west, leaving as usual its longing wake announcing fear. In the darkness, Qayin discerned the white figure of the lamb being raised to the altar by the father's hand, this tireless priest who was always begging the Creator for the salvation of his beloved son. With uplifted hand, Adam was about to give the blow which could perhaps break the heart of Qayin's unbelief, giving birth in a single moment to the belief in salvation.

From his lips escaped then the prayer of faith, "Eternal Father, hear my request, my child needs Thee! Only a glance from you can win him over. Come Master!" This earnest prayer fell on the ears of that son, stirring him up. If only prayer would be enough to convince him of the actual existence of a Savior. While wiping the tears of emotion, Qayin trembled at the sound of the blow of death. Everything was solemn at that time. Would the Creator of the world come in response to the prayer of love? How would he face Him in his unbelief?

A strong glow then enveloped the whole hill, bathing also the eastern valley. With eyes wide, Qayin then beheld the loving eyes of the Creator who brought in His face a glow brighter than the sun but not blinding. Beholding Him with awe, Qayin said, "He is young like me, and He looks like the sun!"

Adam and Chavah, moved by their great longing, were eager to jump to the Savior's chest and embrace Him, but they held back so that He would meet first with Qayin. With joy they saw their precious child involved in the arms of their great friend, shining like a star. After a long embrace, Yahuah also hugged and kissed the dear couple. companions in suffering. With joy, they went out to walk in the gardens of the hill. At the center were the Creator and Qayin, flanked by Adam and his companion. What complete happiness they experienced in those steps!

With the affection of the Eternal Father, Qayin showed Him his pets and his small garden full of beautiful flowers. How delighted he was to see them colored as the daylight, the night being undone by the brilliance of the Creator. It seemed that even the light of the sun would diminish them now. Thinking about the sun, Qayin in his love for it, began to talk about it saying, "For the is beautiful and good! When it walks away, it leaves in its bloody tears a feeling of sadness and fear. Everything disappears in its absence--the animals, the garden, even the birds hush their beaks! But suffice it to say, when it appears, everything is full of charm. Nature awakens softly, looking in fear of the darkness, but when it sees the darkness flee, it is alert and sings. Animals, the birds, the garden, it all comes back to live happy! But this happiness always ends!"

After speaking these words to the Creator, Qayin staring curiously at the Most High, asked, "Dad always said it was You who created the sun, is that true?"

With a smile of sincerity Yahuah answered him, yes. Qayin continued, "When You did in the beginning, did it flee to the west?"

"He never runs away," answered the Most High. "The world is fleeing him. He is saddened by this ingratitude."

"But how?" Qayin asked, watching His face of light curiously. With tender words, Yahuah began to tell him that story of Lucifer, who in his ingratitude banned from their eyes and the eyes of a multitude of creatures the brightness of His face, the True Sun. Afterwards, this act eluded many saying it was the Sun who ran away from them. With his cunning, the rebel angel sought to drag humans into darkness and succeeded. That day, the sun cried many tears of blood that bathed the whole sky. In his last breath of light, however, he promised to the world that was taken in darkness to return one day to shine forever, filling all life within it with light.

After speaking these words, the Eternal stared at the young man, and with an expression of sadness in his eyes concluded by saying, "Today, the rebel angel promises his followers that they could hold the sin with their strength, but he will never be able to realize this plan. He does not have the bond that can stop it: love.'

Crestfallen, Qayin heard from the lips of the Creator that story of promises which he was already tired of hearing from his parents. This story gave him no pleasure, because it described a long night of sacrifices on the altar, and a Savior to perish in pain. Actually, Qayin saw no reason for all this. Why not just banish suffering by coloring darkness with light? In an effort to persuade him, the Eternal with great love for that young man who looked unhappy, told him that only the blood of His sacrifice could make the sun shine forever in a kingdom of eternal happiness and peace. There was no other way for this achievement. Therefore, he should be patient and rest under His care.

After talking for a long time with Qayin, in an attempt to make him recognize his need for salvation, Yahuah Himself returned to the couple and came to comfort them with the promise of the birth of another child.

Over thirty-six sacrifices would be counted, and their arms would then involve the second child. He would also be born of pain, but his eyes would shine in the comfort of salvation. The witness of fidelity would be perpetuated through all generations, the symbol of an altar covered in blood. The weeks were passing, bringing the couple new joys and sorrows. A heart full of pulsating life in the womb of Chavah, and an empty smell of death growing in the heart of young Qayin.

Though he had been dazzled before the manifestation of Yahuah, it did not do anything to change his arrogant beliefs about the meaning of life. He saw no point in the sacrifices offered in the altar. In the days following his meeting with the Creator, he argued with his parents saying, "If I were as powerful as the Eternal, I would never submit to the sacrifice to regain the lost kingdom. He is strong and shining like the sun. He could with one word expel all darkness, giving us paradise. Why must there be so much suffering?" With this argument, Qayin assumed himself wiser than the Creator. Who knows, maybe in the next meeting he would have the opportunity to advise Him? Thus, the young Qayin deepened increasingly into the abyss of pride and selfishness. He had illusions of the place where he was going, thinking to be heading for victory. Was not Lucifer, joined by a third of the heavenly hosts, attracted by this same illusion?

The good Yahuah, however, did not seal the fate of Qayin without first seeking all methods to save him from eternal ruin. Such undeserved grace, the fruit of heavenly love, would be granted to every human being that would be born into this world.