CHAPTER 6
“Adam ... Adam, where are you?” Covered in woven leaves, the two make their appearance before the Lord. “Adam, who told you that you are naked? Have you indeed eaten from the tree I gave you clear instruction not to eat of?” “But, Lord...” God stops Adam in his words. “Look, Adam, all this I have given you. I trusted you, loved you. I know the thoughts I have towards you, Adam, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Yet look, Adam, you have thrown all of the creation off balance, and surely I say unto you, you will learn from this; for even as the olive tree matures, will you learn from this with bitter sweat. And as for, you, serpent, because you have done this, you are cursed above all the animals, and above every creature of the field; on your belly, you shall go and dust shall be your food for the rest of your days.
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. Her Seed will bruise your head, and you will bruise Her heel.” Gabriel stands by as a witness to these words.
And suddenly remembers God speaking of the two seeds, that the first seed will bear no fruit, but the second seed will bear much fruit. God speaks, “For behold, I will slaughter the Lamb and its skin will be for you a cover, yes, even a tunic of lamb’s skin. Learn, son of man, learn and be wise.” Finally, the decree is spoken: Adam and Eve are to leave the Garden and will now till the soil for survival, the very soil they were taken from, the very soil to which they will return. Then, God ascends to the highest heaven, and even, yes, even higher than the highest heaven.
As he looks down on Earth, He sees two specks making their way across the dry and cursed land. There is to be a gathering. Once again the Godhead is to unite. Once again no one else is invited, for God will now proceed.
Suddenly a dark glowing creature, uninvited, makes his presence known. Satan himself, with a grin on his face, walks up to God. “Is this indeed the work of your hand? Look what you have done. Now Adam has handed over to me his scepter of authority. You failed, God. What you desire most will never be yours ... they don’t love you. If they truly loved you, then they would have heeded your words. They will pay the price in blood, sweat, and tears for all eternity.”
The Word jumps to His feet and walks up to Satan, so close that the Son can smell his vile brimstone breath. “I will pay the price.” “Indeed, will the Word indeed pay the price?” Satan continues to speak: “See, the only problem is, they believed me, not you. By one act through their belief in me, they ate of the fruit leading to everlasting damnation.” The Holy Spirit, burning with fire and fury, looks straight into the eyes of the blasphemer. “Look here, in their hearts, they will believe in the
Word, and look – with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” “Ha,” Satan sneers, “who can save their souls? This price is too costly. Even you God, what will You give in return for their redemption?” Now it is the Father's turn to speak: “For I so love the world, yes, so much that I will offer what is most dear to me; I will offer my Son's life, and whoever believes in Him shall never perish but have everlasting life.” “So, Lord, what you are saying is, you will take their place? Will innocence become sin and be destroyed forever?
Very well God, since you put such high a price on this creation, I will gladly accept this offering. For I know, yeah, I once was one of your most favored. I know very well, you are the keeper of your Word. Now, look, you have lost your Son to me.” The Word declares with a face that speaks of power: “Lo and beholds, love, conquers all.” With this Satan leaves the Godhead. The Word now continues: “Therefore, I will truly step down 42 generations, with a blameless bloodline, wrap myself in human flesh and become unthinkable ... sin.”
CHAPTER 7
“Michael!” With the speed of light the archangel arrives at the throne. “Yes, Lord,” Michael speaks. “See Michael, from the north I have called you, and the north shall be your dwelling place, and see Michael, I will set aside for me a people, and this is where I will plant the olive tree. This tree's branches will reach to the furthermost north, south, east and west, to every corner of the Earth, indeed, every bird under the sun shall nest in its branches. Only then Michael, only then will the olive tree be ripe for harvest.”
With this God points with his finger towards the Word, but this time the Word changes form. “What do you see, Michael?” “I see an olive Lord.” “Truly it is an olive, and I tell you the truth, this olive I will plant in the north...” With this God stretches out His hand and takes the olive in His right hand. With tears in His eyes, He crushes the olive with untold anger. Michael witnesses as a single drop of olive oil drip from the right hand of God. So God concludes the vision with these few words: “Michael, this olive will have oil in endless measure.
So it shall be: the Word will be known as the Christ, the Messiah, even the anointed one. He, Michael, He is the one that baptizes with the Holy Spirit and with fire. For my Spirit, Michael, even my Spirit, clothed the earth with love and mercy before the foundations of creation. Only the Spirit, Michael knows my loneliness.”
This revelation is too intense for Michael, he almost wants to leave the presence of God. For he knows God has just given a hidden revelation that will only be told by the life of the olive tree.