The Hidden Book Of Moses
By
Holy Moses
As Copied From
Stephen O. Smoot’s, “The Book Of Moses, “in The Pearl Of Great Price: A Study Edition
For Latter-day Saints (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central,
2022), 8–13.
1 The words of God
which he spake unto Moses at a time when Moses was caught up into an
exceedingly high mountain. 2 And he saw God face to face,
and he talked with him, and the glory of God was upon Moses. Therefore, Moses
could endure his presence.
3 And
God spake unto Moses, saying, “Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty, and Endless
is my name. For I am without beginning of days or end of years, and is not this
endless? 4 And, behold, thou art my son. Wherefore look,
and I will show thee the workmanship of mine hands. But not all, for my works
are without end, and also my words, for they never cease. 5 Wherefore,
no man can behold all my works, except he behold all my glory. And no man can
behold all my glory, and afterwards remain in the flesh on the earth. 6 And
I have a work for thee, Moses, my son. And thou art in the similitude of mine
Only Begotten. And mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Saviour, for He is
full of grace and truth. But there is no God beside me, and all things are
present with me, for I know them all. 7 And now behold,
this one thing I show unto thee, Moses, my son. For thou art in the world, and
now I show it unto thee.” 8 And it came to pass that Moses
looked, and beheld the world upon which he was created. And Moses beheld the
world and the ends thereof, and all the children of men which are, and which
were created. Of the same he greatly marvelled and wondered. 9 And
the presence of God withdrew from Moses, that His glory was not upon Moses. And
Moses was left unto himself. And as he was left unto himself, he fell unto the
earth.
10 And it came to pass
that it was for the space of many hours before Moses did again receive his
natural strength like unto man. And he said unto himself, “Now for this cause I
know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed. 11 But
now mine own eyes have beheld God. But not my natural, but my spiritual eyes,
for my natural eyes could not have beheld, for I should have withered and died
in His presence. But His glory was upon me, and I beheld His face, for I was
transfigured before Him.”
12 And it came to pass
that when Moses had said these words, behold, Satan came tempting him, saying,
“Moses, son of man, worship me.” 13 And it came to pass
that Moses looked upon Satan, and said, “Who art thou? For behold, I am a son
of God, in the similitude of his Only Begotten. And where is thy glory, that I
should worship thee? 14 For behold, I could not look upon
God, except His glory should come upon me, and I were transfigured before Him.
But I can look upon thee in the natural man. Is it not so, surely? 15 Blessed
be the name of my God, for His Spirit hath not altogether withdrawn from me, or
else where is thy glory, for it is darkness unto me. And I can judge between
thee and God. For God said unto me, ‘Worship God, for Him only shalt thou
serve.’ 16
“Get thee hence, Satan. Deceive me not.
For God said unto me, ‘Thou art after the similitude of mine Only
Begotten.’ 17 And He also gave me commandments when He
called unto me out of the burning bush, saying, ‘Call upon God in the name of
mine Only Begotten, and worship me.’” 18 And again Moses
said, “I will not cease to call upon God, I have other things to inquire of
Him. For His glory has been upon me; wherefore I can judge between Him and
thee. Depart hence, Satan.”
19 And now, when Moses
had said these words, Satan cried with a loud voice, and ranted upon the earth,
and commanded, saying, “I am the Only Begotten. Worship me!” 20 And
it came to pass that Moses began to fear exceedingly. And as he began to fear,
he saw the bitterness of hell. Nevertheless, calling upon God, he received
strength, and he commanded, saying, “Depart from me, Satan, for this one God
only will I worship, which is the God of glory.” 21 And
now Satan began to tremble, and the earth shook. And Moses received strength,
and called upon God, saying, “In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence,
Satan.” 22 And it came to pass that Satan cried with a
loud voice, with weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and he departed
hence, even from the presence of Moses, that he beheld him not. 23 And
now of this thing Moses bore record, but because of wickedness it
is not had among the children of men.
24 And it came to pass
that when Satan had departed from the presence of Moses, that Moses lifted up
his eyes unto heaven, being filled with the Holy Spirit, which beareth record of
the Father and the Son. 25 And calling upon the name of
God, he beheld His glory again, for it was upon him. And he heard a voice,
saying, “Blessed art thou, Moses, for I, the Almighty, have chosen thee, and thou
shalt be made stronger than many waters. For they shall obey thy command as if
thou wert God. 26 And lo, I am with thee, even unto the
end of thy days. For thou shalt deliver my people from bondage, even Israel my
chosen.” 27
And it came to pass, as the voice was
still speaking, Moses cast his eyes and beheld the earth, yea, even all of it,
and there was not a particle of it which he did not behold, discerning it by
the Spirit of God. 28 And he beheld also the inhabitants
thereof, and there was not a soul which he beheld not, and he discerned them by
the Spirit of God. And their numbers were great, even numberless as the sand
upon the seashore. 29 And he beheld many lands, and each
land was called earth, and there were inhabitants on the face thereof.
30 And it came to pass
that Moses called upon God, saying, “Tell me, I pray Thee, why these things are
so, and by what Thou madest them.” 31 And behold, the
glory of the Lord was upon Moses, so that Moses stood in the presence of God,
and talked with Him face to face. And the Lord God said unto Moses, “For mine
own purpose have I made these things. Here is wisdom and it remaineth in
me. 32 And by the Word of my power have I created them,
which is mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth. 33 And
worlds without number have I created, and I also created them for mine own
purpose. And by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten. 34 And
the first man of all men have I called Adam, which is many. 35 But
only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you.
For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the Word of my
power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man.
But all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them.”
36 And it came to pass
that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, “Be merciful unto thy servant, O God,
and tell me concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, and also the
heavens, and then thy servant will be content.” 37 And the
Lord God spake unto Moses, saying, “The heavens, they are many, and they cannot
be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine. 38 And
as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof, even so shall another
come. And there is no end to my works, neither to my words. 39 For
behold, this is my work and my glory: to bring to pass the immortality and
eternal life of man. 40 And now, Moses, my son, I will
speak unto thee concerning this earth upon which thou standest. And thou shalt
write the things which I shall speak. 41 And in a day when
the children of men shall esteem my words as naught and take many of them from
the book which thou shalt write, behold, I will raise up another like unto
thee, and they shall be had again among the children of men, among as many as
shall believe.”
42 These
words were spoken unto Moses in the mount, the name of which shall
not be known among the children of men. And now they are spoken unto you. Show
them not unto any except them that believe. Even so. Amen.
1 And it came to
pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, “Behold, I reveal unto
you concerning this heaven and this earth. Write the words
which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End—the Almighty God. By
mine Only Begotten I created these things.
“Yea, in the beginning
I created the heaven and the earth upon which thou
standest. 2 And the earth was without form and void. And I
caused darkness to come up upon the face of the deep. And my Spirit moved upon
the face of the water, for I am God. 3 And I, God, said,
‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. 4 And I, God,
saw the light, and that light was good. And I, God, divided the light from the
darkness. 5 And I, God, called the light Day; and the
darkness I called Night. And this I did by the Word of my power, and it was
done as I spake. And the evening and the morning were the First Day.
6 “And again, I, God,
said, ‘Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water,’ and it was so, even
as I spake. And I said, ‘Let it divide the waters from the waters,’ and it was
done. 7 And I, God, made the firmament and divided the
waters, yea, the great waters under the firmament from the waters which were
above the firmament, and it was so even as I spake. 8 And
I, God, called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the
morning were the Second Day.
9 “And I, God, said,
‘Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place,’ and it
was so. And I, God, said, ‘Let there be dry land,’ and it was so. 10 And
I, God, called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters
called I the Sea. And I, God, saw that all things which I had made were
good. 11
And I, God, said, ‘Let the earth bring
forth grass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit after its
kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself upon the
earth,’ and it was so even as I spake. 12 And the earth
brought forth grass, every herb yielding seed after its kind; and the tree yielding
fruit, whose seed should be in itself, after its kind. And I, God, saw that all
things which I had made were good. 13 And the evening and
the morning were the Third Day.
14 “And I, God, said,
‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the
night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for
years. 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of
the heaven to give light upon the earth,’ and it was so. 16 And
I, God, made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the
lesser light to rule the night. And the greater light was the sun, and the
lesser light was the moon. And the stars also were made even according to my
word. 17 And I, God, set them in the firmament of the
heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 and the sun to
rule over the day, and the moon to rule over the night, and to divide the light
from the darkness. And I, God, saw that all things which I had made were
good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the Fourth Day.
20 “And I, God, said,
‘Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and
bird which may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.’ 21 And
I, God, created great whales, and every living creature that moveth which the
waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind. And every winged bird after
his kind. And I, God, saw that all things which I had created were good. 22 And
I, God, blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters
in the sea, and let bird multiply in the earth.’ 23 And
the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 “And I, God, said,
‘Let the earth bring forth the living creature, each after its kind: cattle,
and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind,’ and it was
so. 25 And I, God, made the beasts of the earth after
their kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything which creepeth upon the
earth after its kind. And I, God, saw that all these things were good.
26 And I, God, said
unto mine Only Begotten, which was with me from the beginning, ‘Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness,’ and it was so. And I, God, said, ‘Let them
have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and
over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.’ 27 And I, God, created man in
mine own image, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him; male and
female created I them. 28 And I, God, blessed them, and
said unto them, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue
it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the air,
and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.’ 29
And I, God, said unto man, ‘Behold, I
have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the
earth, and every tree in the (earth) which shall be the fruit of a tree
yielding seed. To you it shall be for meat. 30 And to
every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that
creepeth upon the earth, wherein I grant life, there shall be given every clean
herb for meat.’ And it was so, even as I spake. 31 And I,
God, saw everything that I had made, and, behold, all things which I had made
were very good. And the evening and the morning were the Sixth Day.”
1 “Thus the heaven
and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And
on the Seventh Day I, God, ended my
work, and all things which I had made. And I rested on the seventh day from all
my work, and all things which I had made were finished, and I, God, saw that
they were good. 3 And I, God, blessed the seventh day, and
sanctified it; because that in it I had rested from all my work which I, God,
had created and made.
4 “And now, behold, I
say unto you, that these are the generations of the heaven and of the earth,
when they were created, in the day that I, the Lord God, made the heaven and
the earth. 5 And every plant of the field before it was in
the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For I, the Lord God,
created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were
naturally upon the face of the earth. (For I, the Lord God, had not caused it
to rain upon the face of the earth.) And I, the Lord God, had created all the
children of men, and not yet a man to till the ground. For in heaven created I
them, and there was not yet flesh upon the earth, neither in the water, neither
in the air. 6 But I, the Lord God, spake, and there went
up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And
I, the Lord God, formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life. And man became a living soul, the first flesh upon
the earth, the first man also (called Adam).
Nevertheless, all things were before created, but spiritually were they created
and made according to my word.
8 “And I, the Lord
God, planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there I put the man whom I had
formed. 9 And out of the ground made I, the Lord God, to
grow every tree, naturally, that is pleasant to the sight of man. And man could
behold it. And it became also a living soul. (For it was spiritual in the day
that I created it. For it remaineth in the sphere in which I, God, created it,
yea, even all things which I prepared for the use of man.) And man saw that it
was good for food. And I, the Lord God, planted the tree of life also in the
midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And
I, the Lord God, caused a river to go out of Eden to water the garden. And from
thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 And
I, the Lord God, called the name of the first Pison, and it compasseth the whole
land of Havilah, where I, the Lord God, created much gold. 12 And
the gold of that land was good, and there was bdellium and the onyx
stone. 13And the name of the second river was called Gihon; the
same that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And
the name of the third river was Hiddekel; that which goeth toward the east of
Assyria. And the fourth river was the Euphrates.
15 “And I, the Lord
God, took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden, to dress it, and to
keep it. 16 And I, the Lord God, commanded the man,
saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat, 17 but
of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it;
nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee, but
remember that I forbid it, for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely
die.’
18 “And I, the Lord
God, said unto mine Only Begotten that it was not good that the man should be
alone; wherefore, I will make a help meet for him. 19 And
out of the ground I, the Lord God, formed every beast of the field, and every
bird of the air, and commanded that they should come unto Adam, to see what he
would call them. And they were also living souls, for I, God, breathed into
them the breath of life, and commanded that whatsoever Adam called every living
creature, that should be the name thereof. 20 And Adam
gave names to all cattle, and to the bird of the air, and to every beast of the
field. But as for Adam, there was not found a help meet for him.
21 “And I, the Lord
God, caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam. And he slept, and I took one of his
ribs and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof. 22 And the
rib which I, the Lord God, had taken from man, made I a woman, and brought her
unto the man. 23 And Adam said, ‘This I know now is bone
of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called woman, because she was
taken out of man. 24 Therefore, shall a man leave his
father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one
flesh.’ 25 And they were both naked, the man and his
wife, and were not ashamed.”
1 And I, the Lord
God, spake unto Moses, saying, “That Satan whom thou hast commanded in the name
of mine Only Begotten is the same which was from the beginning. And he came
before me, saying, ‘Behold, here am I, send me. I will be thy son, and I will
redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it.
Wherefore give me thine honour.’ 2 But, behold, my Beloved
Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me, ‘Father,
thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever.’ 3 Wherefore,
because that Satan rebelled against me and sought to destroy the agency of man
which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him
mine own power, by the power of mine Only Begotten I caused that he should be
cast down. 4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the
father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at
his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
5 “And now the serpent was
more subtle than any beast of the field which I, the Lord God, had made. 6 And
Satan put it into the heart of the serpent (for he had drawn away many after
him), and he sought also to beguile Eve, for he knew not the mind of God,
wherefore he sought to destroy the world. 7 And he said
unto the woman, ‘Yea, hath God said, ‘Ye shall not eat of every tree of the
garden’?’ (And he spake by the mouth of the serpent.) 8 And
the woman said unto the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the
garden. 9 But of the fruit of the tree which thou
beholdest in the midst of the garden, God hath said, ‘Ye shall not eat of it,
neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.’ 10 And the
serpent said unto the woman, ‘Ye shall not surely die, 11 for
God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened,
and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.’
12 “And when the woman saw
that the tree was good for food, and that it became pleasant to the eyes, and a
tree to be desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,
and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 13 And
the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they had been naked. And
they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons. 14 And
they heard the voice of the Lord God, as they were walking in the garden, in
the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife went to hide themselves from the
presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 15 And
I, the Lord God, called unto Adam, and said unto him, ‘Where goest thou?’ 16 And
he said, ‘I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I beheld
that I was naked, and I hid myself.’ 17 And I, the Lord
God, said unto Adam, ‘Who told thee thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the
tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, if so thou shouldst
surely die?’ 18 And the man said, ‘The woman thou gavest
me, and commandedst that she should remain with me, she gave me of the fruit of
the tree and I did eat.’ 19 And I, the Lord God, said unto
the woman, ‘What is this thing which thou hast done?’ And the woman said, ‘The
serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.’
20 “And I, the Lord God,
said unto the serpent, ‘Because thou hast done this thou shalt be cursed above
all cattle, and above every beast of the field. Upon thy belly shalt thou go,
and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. 21 And I
will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed. And
he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’ 22 Unto
the woman, I, the Lord God, said, ‘I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy
conception. In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children, and thy desire shall be
to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.’ 23 And unto
Adam, I, the Lord God, said, ‘Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy
wife, and hast eaten of the fruit of the tree of which I commanded thee,
saying, ‘Thou shalt not eat of it,’ cursed shall be the ground for thy sake. In
sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. 24 Thorns
also, and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of
the field. 25 By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread until thou shalt return unto the ground (for thou shalt surely die), for
out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou wast, and unto dust shalt thou
return.’
26 “And Adam called his
wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living; for thus have I, the
Lord God, called the first of all women, which are many. 27 Unto
Adam, and also unto his wife, did I, the Lord God, make coats of skins, and
clothed them. 28 And I, the Lord God, said unto mine Only
Begotten, ‘Behold, the man is become as one of us to know good and evil. And
now lest he put forth his hand and partake also of the tree of life, and eat
and live forever, 29 therefore I, the Lord God, will send
him forth from the Garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was
taken. 30 For as I, the Lord God, liveth, even so my words
cannot return void, for as they go forth out of my mouth they must be
fulfilled.’ 31 So I drove out the man and I placed at the
east of the Garden of Eden, cherubim and a flaming sword, which turned every
way to keep the way of the tree of life.
32 “And these are the
words which I spake unto my servant Moses, and they are true even as I will.
And I have spoken them unto you. See thou show them unto no man, until I
command you, except to them that believe. Amen.”
1 “And it came to pass
that after I, the Lord God, had driven them out, that Adam began to till the
earth, and to have dominion over all the beasts of the field, and to eat his
bread by the sweat of his brow, as I the Lord had commanded him. And Eve, also,
his wife, did labour with him. 2 And Adam knew his wife,
and she bare unto him sons and daughters, and they began to multiply and to
replenish the earth. 3 And from that time forth, the sons
and daughters of Adam began to divide two and two in the land, and to till the
land, and to tend flocks, and they also begat sons and daughters.”
4 And Adam and Eve,
his wife, called upon the name of the Lord, and they heard the voice of the
Lord from the way toward the Garden of Eden speaking unto them, and they saw
Him not; for they were shut out from His presence. 5 And
He gave unto them commandments that they should worship the Lord their God, and
should offer the firstlings of their flocks for an offering unto the Lord. And
Adam was obedient unto the commandments of the Lord.
6 And after many days
an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying, ‘Why dost thou offer
sacrifices unto the Lord?’
And Adam said unto him, “I know not,
save the Lord commanded me.” 7
And then the angel spake, saying, “This
thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father,
which is full of grace and truth. 8 Wherefore, thou shalt
do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, and thou shalt repent and call
upon God in the name of the Son forevermore.”
9 And in that day the
Holy Spirit fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son,
saying, “I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth
and forever. That as thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind,
even as many as will.” 10 And in that day Adam blessed God
and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth,
saying, “Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes
are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall
see God.” 11
And Eve, his wife, heard all these
things and was glad, saying, “Were it not for our transgression we never should
have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our
redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.” 12 And
Adam and Eve blessed the name of God, and they made all things known unto their
sons and their daughters.
13 And Satan came among
them, saying, “I am also a son of God.” And he commanded them, saying, “Believe
it not,” and they believed it not, and they loved Satan more
than God. And men began from that time forth to be carnal, sensual, and
devilish. 14 And the Lord God called upon men by the Holy
Spirit everywhere and commanded them that they should repent. 15 And
as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved;
and as many as believed not and repented not, should be damned. And the words
went forth out of the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be
fulfilled.
16 And Adam and Eve,
his wife, ceased not to call upon God. And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she
conceived and bare Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man from the Lord; wherefore
he may not reject his words.” But behold, Cain hearkened not, saying, “Who is
the Lord, that I should know him?” 17
And she again conceived and bare his
brother Abel. And Abel hearkened unto the voice of the Lord. And Abel was a keeper
of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
18 And Cain loved Satan
more than God, and Satan commanded him, saying, “Make an offering unto the
Lord.” 19 And in process of time it came to pass that Cain
brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 20 And
Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof.
And the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering. 21 But
unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. (Now Satan knew this, and
it pleased him.) And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 22
And the Lord said unto Cain, “Why art
thou wroth? Why is thy countenance fallen? 23 If thou
doest well, thou shalt be accepted. And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at
the door, and Satan desireth to have thee. And except thou shalt hearken unto
my commandments, I will deliver thee up, and it shall be unto thee according to
his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 24 For
from this time forth thou shalt be the father of his lies; thou
shalt be called Perdition; for thou wast also before the world. 25 And
it shall be said in time to come that these abominations were had from Cain;
for he rejected the greater counsel which was had from God. And this is a
cursing which I will put upon thee, except thou repent.”
26 And Cain was wroth,
and listened not any more to the voice of the Lord, neither to Abel, his
brother, who walked in holiness before the Lord. 27 And
Adam and his wife mourned before the Lord, because of Cain and his
brethren. 28
And it came to pass that Cain took one
of his brothers’ daughters to wife, and they loved Satan more than God. 29 And
Satan said unto Cain, “Swear unto me by thy throat, and if thou tell it thou
shalt die. And swear thy brethren by their heads, and by the living God, that
they tell it not; for if they tell it, they shall surely die; and this that thy
father may not know it; and this day I will deliver thy brother Abel into thine
hands.” 30 And Satan sware unto Cain that he would do
according to his commands. And all these things were done in secret. 31 And
Cain said, “Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great secret, that I may
murder and get gain.” Wherefore Cain was called Master Mahan, and he gloried in
his wickedness.
32 And Cain went into
the field, and Cain talked with Abel, his brother. And it came to pass that
while they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and slew
him. 33 And Cain gloried in that which he had done,
saying, “I am free! Surely the flocks of my brother falleth into my
hands.” 34
And the Lord said unto Cain, “Where is
Abel, thy brother?”
And he said, “I know not. Am I my
brother’s keeper?” 35
And the Lord said, “What hast thou
done? The voice of thy brother’s blood cries unto me from the ground. 36 And
now thou shalt be cursed from the earth which hath opened her mouth to receive
thy brother’s blood from thy hand. 37 When thou tillest
the ground it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. A fugitive and
a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
38 And Cain said unto
the Lord, “Satan tempted me because of my brother’s flocks. And I was wroth
also; for his offering thou didst accept and not mine. My punishment is greater
than I can bear! 39 Behold thou hast driven me out this
day from the face of the Lord, and from thy face shall I be hid. And I shall be
a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth. And it shall come to pass, that he that
findeth me will slay me, because of mine iniquities, for these things are not
hid from the Lord.” 40 And I the Lord said unto him,
“Whosoever slayeth thee, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.”
And I the Lord set a mark upon Cain,
lest any finding him should kill him. 41 And Cain was shut
out from the presence of the Lord, and with his wife and many of his brethren
dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
42 And Cain knew his
wife, and she conceived and bare Enoch, and he also begat many sons and daughters.
And he builded a city, and he called the name of the city after the name of his
son, Enoch. 43
And unto Enoch was born Irad, and other
sons and daughters. And Irad begat Mahujael, and other sons and daughters.
And Mahujael begat Methusael, and other
sons and daughters. And Methusael begat Lamech. 44
And Lamech took unto himself two wives;
the name of one being Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. 45 And
Adah bare Jabal. He was the father of such as dwell in tents, and they were
keepers of cattle. And his brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all
such as handle the harp and organ. 46 And Zillah, she also
bare Tubal Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron. And the
sister of Tubal Cain was called Naamah. 47
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and
Zillah, “Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech. For I have
slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 48 If
Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech shall be seventy and
sevenfold.” 49 For Lamech having entered into a covenant
with Satan, after the manner of Cain, wherein he became Master Mahan, master of
that great secret which was administered unto Cain by Satan. And Irad, the son
of Enoch, having known their secret, began to reveal it unto the sons of
Adam. 50 Wherefore Lamech, being angry, slew him, not like
unto Cain, his brother Abel, for the sake of getting gain, but he slew him for
the oath’s sake.
51 For, from the days
of Cain, there was a secret combination, and their works were in the dark, and
they knew every man his brother. 52 Wherefore the Lord
cursed Lamech, and his house, and all them that had covenanted with Satan. For
they kept not the commandments of God, and it displeased God, and He ministered
not unto them. And their works were abominations, and began to spread among all
the sons of men. 53 And it was among the sons of men, and
among the daughters of men these things were not spoken,
because that Lamech had spoken the secret unto his wives, and they rebelled
against him, and declared these things abroad, and had not compassion. 54 Wherefore
Lamech was despised, and cast out, and came not among the sons of men, lest he
should die. 55 And thus the works of darkness began to
prevail among all the sons of men. 56 And God cursed the
earth with a sore curse, and was angry with the wicked, with all the sons of
men whom he had made. 57 For they would not hearken unto
his voice, nor believe on his Only Begotten Son, even Him whom he declared
should come in the meridian of time, who was prepared
from before the foundation of the world.
58 And thus the Gospel
began to be preached, from the beginning, being declared by holy Angels sent
forth from the presence of God, and by His own voice, and by the gift of the
Holy Spirit. 59 And thus all things were confirmed unto
Adam, by a holy ordinance, and the Gospel preached, and a decree sent forth,
that it should be in the world, until the end thereof. And thus it was. Amen.
1 And Adam
hearkened unto the voice of God and called upon his sons to repent. 2 And
Adam knew his wife again, and she bare a son, and he called his name Seth. And
Adam glorified the name of God, for he said, “God hath appointed me another
seed, instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.” 3 And God revealed
Himself unto Seth and he rebelled not, but offered an acceptable sacrifice like
unto his brother Abel. And to him also was born a son, and he called his name
Enos. 4 And then began these men to call upon the name of
the Lord, and the Lord blessed them.
5 And a book of
remembrance was kept, in the which was recorded in the language of Adam, for it
was given unto as many as called upon God to write by the spirit of
inspiration. 6 And by them their children were taught to
read and write, having a language which was pure and undefiled. (7 Now
this same priesthood, which was in the beginning, shall be in the end of the
world also.) 8 Now this prophecy Adam spake, as he was
moved upon by the Holy Spirit, and a genealogy was kept of the children of God.
And this was The Book Of The Generations
Of Adam, saying, “In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God
made he him, 9 in the image of His own body, male and
female, created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the
day when they were created and became living souls in the land upon the
footstool of God.”
10 And Adam lived one hundred
and thirty (130) years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his own
image, and called his name Seth. 11 And the days of Adam,
after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundred (800) years, and he begat many
sons and daughters. 12 And all the days that Adam lived
were nine hundred and thirty (930) years, and he died.
13 Seth lived one
hundred and five (105) years, and begat Enos, and prophesied in all his days,
and taught his son Enos in the ways of God; wherefore Enos prophesied
also. 14 And Seth lived, after he begat Enos, eight
hundred and seven (807) years, and begat many sons and daughters. 15 And
the children of men were numerous upon all the face of the land.
And in those days Satan had great
dominion among men, and raged in their hearts. And from thenceforth came wars
and bloodshed, and a man’s hand was against his own brother in administering
death, because of secret works (in) seeking for power. 16 All
the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve (912) years, and he died.
17 And Enos lived
ninety (90) years, and begat Cainan. And Enos and the residue of the people of
God came out from the land, which was called Shulon, and dwelt in a land of
promise, which he called after his own son, whom he had named Cainan. 18 And
Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen (815) years, and
begat many sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and
five (905) years, and he died.
19 And Cainan lived
seventy (70) years, and begat Mahalaleel. And Cainan lived after he begat
Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty (840) years, and begat sons and daughters.
And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten (910) years, and he
died.
20 And Mahalaleel lived
sixty-five (65) years, and begat Jared. And Mahalaleel lived, after he begat
Jared, eight hundred and thirty (830) years, and begat sons and daughters. And
all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five (895) years, and
he died.
21 And Jared lived one
hundred and sixty-two (162) years, and begat Enoch. And Jared lived, after he
begat Enoch, eight hundred (800) years, and begat sons and daughters. And Jared
taught Enoch in all the ways of God. 22 And this is
the genealogy of the sons of Adam, who was the son of God, with whom God,
Himself, conversed. 23 And they were preachers of
righteousness, and spake and prophesied, and called upon all men, everywhere,
to repent. And faith was taught unto the children of men. 24 And
it came to pass that all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two
(962) years, and he died.
25 And Enoch lived
sixty-five (65) years, and begat Methuselah.
26 And it came to pass
that Enoch journeyed in the land among the people. And as he journeyed, the Spirit
of God descended out of heaven, and abode upon him. 27 And
he heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Enoch, my son, prophesy unto this
people, and say unto them, ‘Repent.’ For thus saith the Lord, I am angry with
this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them. For their hearts have
waxed hard, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes cannot see
afar off. 28 And for these
many generations, ever since the day that I created them, have they gone
astray, and have denied me, and have sought their own counsels in the dark. And
in their own abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the
commandments, which I gave unto their father, Adam. 29 Wherefore,
they have foresworn themselves, and, by their oaths, they have brought upon themselves
death. And a hell I have prepared for them, if they repent not. 30 And
this is a decree which I have sent forth in the beginning of the world, from my
own mouth, from the foundation thereof. And by the mouths of my servants, thy
fathers, have I decreed it, even as it shall be sent forth in the world, unto
the ends thereof.”
31 And when Enoch had
heard these words, he bowed himself to the earth, before the Lord, and spake
before the Lord, saying, “Why is it that I have found favour in thy sight, and
am but a lad, and all the people hate me. For I am slow of speech. Wherefore am
I thy servant?” 32 And the Lord said unto Enoch, “Go forth
and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy mouth,
and it shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my
hands, and I will do as seemeth me good. 33 Say unto this
people, ‘Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you.’ 34 Behold
my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify. And the mountains
shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course. And thou
shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.”
35 And
the Lord spake unto Enoch, and said unto him, “Anoint thine eyes with clay, and
wash them, and thou shalt see.” And he did so. 36 And he
beheld the spirits that God had created, and he beheld also things which were
not visible to the natural eye. And from thenceforth came the saying abroad in
the land: ‘A seer hath the Lord raised up unto his people.’
37 And it came to pass
that Enoch went forth in the land, among the people, standing upon the hills
and the high places, and cried with a loud voice, testifying against their
works. And all men were offended because of him. 38 And
they came forth to hear him, upon the high places, saying unto the
tent-keepers, “Tarry ye here and keep the tents, while we go yonder to behold
the seer, for he prophesieth, and there is a strange thing in the land; a wild
man hath come among us.” 39 And it came to pass when they
heard him, no man laid hands on him, for fear came on all them that heard him, for
he walked with God.
40 And there came a man
unto him, whose name was Mahijah, and said unto him, “Tell us plainly who thou
art, and from whence thou comest.” 41 And he said unto
them, “I came out from the land of Cainan, the land of my fathers, a land of
righteousness unto this day. And my father taught me in all the ways of
God. 42 And it came to pass, as I journeyed from the land
of Cainan, by the sea east, I beheld a vision. And lo, the heavens I saw, and
the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment. Wherefore, for this cause, to
keep the commandment, I speak forth these words.”
43 And Enoch continued
his speech, saying, “The Lord which spake with me, the same is the God of
heaven, and He is my God, and your God, and ye are my brethren, and why counsel
ye yourselves, and deny the God of heaven? 44 The heavens
He made; the earth is His footstool, and the foundation thereof is His. Behold,
He laid it, a host of men hath He brought in upon the face thereof. 45 And
death hath come upon our fathers. Nevertheless, we know them, and cannot deny,
and even the first of all we know, even Adam. 46 For a
book of remembrance we have written among us, according to the pattern given by
the finger of God. And it is given in our own language.”
47 And as Enoch spake
forth the words of God, the people trembled, and could not stand in his
presence. 48 And he said unto them, “Because that Adam
fell, we are; and by his fall came death, and we are made partakers of misery
and woe. 49 Behold Satan hath come among the children of
men, and tempteth them to worship him. And men have become carnal, sensual, and
devilish, and are shut out from the presence of God. 50 But
God hath made known unto our fathers that all men must repent.
51 “And he called upon
our father Adam by his own voice, saying, ‘I am God. I made the world, and men
before they were in the flesh.’ 52 And He also said unto
him, ‘If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and
repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name
of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth—which is Yahoshuah
(Jesus Christ), the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby
salvation shall come unto the children of men—ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Spirit, asking all things in His name. And whatsoever ye shall ask, it
shall be given you.’
53 And our father Adam
spake unto the Lord, and said, ‘Why is it that men must repent and be baptized
in water?’
And the Lord said unto Adam, ‘Behold I
have forgiven thee thy transgression in the Garden of Eden.’ 54 Hence
came the saying abroad among the people, that the Son of God hath atoned for
original guilt, wherein the sins of the parents cannot be answered upon the
heads of the children, for they are whole from the foundation of the world. 55 And
the Lord spake unto Adam, saying, ‘Inasmuch as thy children are conceived in
sin, even so when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts, and
they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good. 56 And
it is given unto them to know good from evil, wherefore they are agents unto
themselves, and I have given unto you another law and commandment. 57 Wherefore
teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can
in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there, or
dwell in his presence. For in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is His
name, and the name of His Only Begotten, is the Son of Man, even Yahoshuah
(Jesus Christ), a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian of time.
58 “‘Therefore I give
unto you a commandment, to teach these things freely unto your children,
saying 59 that by reason of transgression cometh the fall,
which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by
water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a
living soul, even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven, of
water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only
Begotten, that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the words of
eternal life, in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even
immortal glory. 60 For by the water ye keep the
commandment, by the Spirit ye are justified, and by the blood ye are
sanctified. 61 Therefore, it is given to abide in you: the
record of heaven, the Comforter, the peaceable things of immortal glory, the
truth of all things (Spiritual Science), that (Holy Spirit)
which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things, that which knoweth
all things, and hath all power, according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and
judgment.
“62 And now, behold, I
say unto you, this is the plan of salvation unto all men, through the blood of
mine Only Begotten, who shall come in the meridian of time. 63 And
behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to
bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are
spiritual, things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the
earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth,
both above and beneath. All things bear record of me.’
64 “And it came to
pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried unto the
Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down
into the water, and was laid under the water, and was brought forth out of the
water. 65 And thus he was baptized, and the Spirit of God
descended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spirit, and became quickened in
the inner man. 66 And he heard a voice out of heaven,
saying, ‘Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Spirit. This is the
record of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and forever. 67 And
thou art after the order of Him who was without beginning of days or end of
years, from all eternity to all eternity. 68 Behold, thou
art one in me, a son of God; and thus may all become my sons. Amen.’”
1 And it came to
pass that Enoch continued his speech, saying, “Behold, our father Adam taught
these things, and many have believed and become the sons of God; and many have
believed not, and have perished in their sins, and are looking forth with fear,
in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God to be poured out upon
them.”
2 And from that time
forth Enoch began to prophesy, saying unto the people, that, “As I was
journeying, and stood upon the place Mahujah, and cried unto the Lord, there
came a voice out of heaven, saying, ‘Turn ye, and get ye upon the mount
Simeon.’ 3 And it came to pass that I turned and went up
on the mount. And as I stood upon the mount, I beheld the heavens open, and I
was clothed upon with glory. 4 And I saw the Lord, and He
stood before my face, and He talked with me, even as a man talketh one with
another, face to face. And He said unto me, ‘Look, and I will show unto thee
the world for the space of many generations.’
“5 And it came to pass
that I beheld in the valley of Shum, and lo, a great people which dwelt in
tents, which were the people of Shum. 6 And again the Lord
said unto me, ‘Look!’ And I looked towards the north, and I beheld the people
of Canaan which dwelt in tents. 7 And the Lord said unto
me, ‘Prophesy!’ And I prophesied, saying, ‘Behold the people of Canaan, which
are numerous, shall go forth in battle array against the people of Shum, and
shall slay them that they shall utterly be destroyed. And the people of Canaan
shall divide themselves in the land, and the land shall be barren and unfruitful,
and none other people shall dwell there but the people of Canaan. 8 For
behold, the Lord shall curse the land with much
heat, and the barrenness thereof shall go forth forever.” (And there was a
blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among
all people.)
9 “And it came to pass
that the Lord said unto me, ‘Look!’ And I looked, and I beheld the land of
Sharon, and the land of Enoch, and the land of Omner, and the land of Heni, and
the land of Shem, and the land of Haner, and the land of Hanannihah, and all
the inhabitants thereof. 10 And the Lord said unto me, ‘Go
to this people, and say unto them, ‘Repent,’ lest I come out and smite them
with a curse, and they die.’ 11 And he gave unto me a
commandment that I should baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
which is full of grace and truth, and of the Holy Spirit, which beareth record
of the Father and the Son.”
12 And it came to pass that
Enoch continued to call upon all the people, save it were the people of Canaan,
to repent. 13 And so great was the faith of Enoch, that he
led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them. And he
spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled,
even according to his command. And the rivers of water were turned out of their
course, and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness, and all
nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the
power of the language which God had given him. 14 There
also came up a land out of the depth of the sea, and so great was the fear of
the enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off and went
upon the land which came up out of the depth of the sea. 15 And
the giants of the land, also, stood afar off. And there went forth a curse upon
all people that fought against God. 16 And from that time
forth there were wars and bloodshed among them, but the Lord came and dwelt with
His people, and they dwelt in righteousness. 17 The fear
of the Lord was upon all nations, so great was the glory of the Lord which was
upon his people. And the Lord blessed the land, and they were blessed upon the
mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish.
18 And the Lord called
His people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in
righteousness, and there was no poor among them. 19 And
Enoch continued his preaching in righteousness unto the people of God. And it
came to pass in his days, that he built a city that was called the City of Holiness, even Zion. 20 And
it came to pass that Enoch talked with the Lord, and he said unto the Lord,
“Surely Zion shall dwell in safety forever.” But the Lord said unto Enoch,
“Zion have I blessed, but the residue of the people have I cursed.” 21 And
it came to pass that the Lord showed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the
earth. And he beheld, and lo, Zion, in process of time, was taken up into heaven.
And the Lord said unto Enoch, “Behold mine abode forever.” 22 And
Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam. And
they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it were the seed of Cain, for
the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them.
23 And after that Zion
was taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld, and lo, all the nations of the earth
were before him. 24 And there came generation upon
generation. And Enoch was high and lifted up, even in the bosom of the Father,
and of the Son of Man. And behold, the power of Satan was upon all the face of
the earth.
25 And he saw Angels
descending out of heaven, and he heard a loud voice, saying, “Wo, wo be unto
the inhabitants of the earth.” 26 And he beheld Satan, and
he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth
with darkness. And he looked up and laughed, and his Angels rejoiced. 27 And
Enoch beheld Angels descending out of heaven, bearing testimony of the Father
and Son. And the Holy Spirit fell on many, and they were caught up by the
powers of heaven into Zion.
28 And it came to pass
that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people, and
He wept. And Enoch bore record of it, saying, “How is it that
the heavens weep, and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the
mountains?” 29
And Enoch said unto the Lord, “How is it
that thou canst weep, seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all
eternity? 30 And were it possible that man could number the
particles of the earth, yea millions of earths like this, it would not be a
beginning to the number of thy creations. And thy curtains are stretched out
still, and yet thou art there, and thy bosom is there, and also thou art just.
Thou art merciful and kind forever. 31 And thou hast taken
Zion to thine own bosom, from all thy creations, from all eternity to all
eternity. And naught but peace, justice, and truth is the habitation of thy
throne. And mercy shall go before thy face and have no end. How is it thou
canst weep?”
32 The Lord said unto
Enoch, “Behold these thy brethren. They are the workmanship of mine own hands,
and I gave unto them their knowledge, in the day I created them. And in the
Garden of Eden gave I unto man his agency. 33 And unto thy
brethren have I said, and also given commandment, that they should love one
another, and that they should choose me, their Father. But behold, they are
without affection, and they hate their own blood. 34 And the
fire of mine indignation is kindled against them. And in my
hot displeasure will I send in the floods upon them, for my fierce anger is
kindled against them. 35 Behold, I am God. Man of Holiness
is my name. Man of Counsel is my name. And Endless and Eternal is my name
also. 36 Wherefore, I can stretch forth mine hands and
hold all the creations which I have made, and mine eye can pierce
them also. And among all the workmanship of mine hands there has not been so
great wickedness as among thy brethren. 37 But behold,
their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers. Satan shall be their
father, and misery shall be their doom. And the whole heavens shall weep over
them, even all the workmanship of mine hands. Wherefore should not the heavens
weep, seeing these shall suffer? 38 But behold, these which
thine eyes are upon shall perish in the floods. And behold, I will shut them
up. A prison have I prepared for them. 39 And that which I
have chosen hath plead before my face. Wherefore, He suffereth for their sins,
inasmuch as they will repent in the day that my Chosen shall return unto me,
and until that day they shall be in torment. 40 Wherefore,
for this shall the heavens weep, yea, and all the workmanship of mine hands.”
41 And it came to pass
that the Lord spake unto Enoch, and told Enoch all the doings of the children
of men. Wherefore Enoch knew, and looked upon their wickedness, and their
misery, and wept and stretched forth his arms, and his heart swelled wide as
eternity, and his bowels yearned, and all eternity shook. 42 And
Enoch also saw Noah and his family, that the posterity of all the sons of Noah
should be saved with a temporal salvation. 43 Wherefore
Enoch saw that Noah built an ark, and that the Lord smiled upon it, and held it
in His own hand. But upon the residue of the wicked, the floods came and
swallowed them up. 44 And as Enoch saw this, he had
bitterness of soul, and wept over his brethren, and said unto the heavens, “I
will refuse to be comforted.” But the Lord said unto Enoch, “Lift up your
heart, and be glad; and look.”
45 And it came to pass
that Enoch looked. And from Noah he beheld all the families of the earth. And
he cried unto the Lord, saying, “When shall the day of the Lord come? When
shall the blood of the Righteous be shed, that all they that mourn may be
sanctified and have eternal life?” 46 And the Lord said,
“It shall be in the meridian of time, in the days of
wickedness and vengeance.” 47 And behold, Enoch saw the
day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh. And his soul rejoiced,
saying, “The Righteous is lifted up, and the Lamb is slain from the foundation
of the world. And through faith I am in the bosom of the Father, and behold,
Zion is with me.”
48 And it came to pass
that Enoch looked upon the earth, and he heard a voice from the bowels thereof,
saying, “Wo, wo is me, the mother of men. I am pained, I am weary, because of
the wickedness of my children. When shall I rest, and be cleansed from the
filthiness which is gone forth out of me? When will my Creator sanctify me,
that I may rest, and righteousness for a season abide upon my face?”
49 And when Enoch heard
the earth mourn, he wept, and cried unto the Lord, saying, “O Lord, wilt thou
not have compassion upon the earth? Wilt thou not bless the children of
Noah?” 50 And it came to pass that Enoch continued his cry
unto the Lord, saying, “I ask thee, O Lord, in the name of thine Only Begotten,
even Yahoshuah (Jesus Christ), that thou wilt have mercy upon Noah and his
seed, that the earth might never more be covered by the floods.”
51 And the Lord could
not withhold, and He covenanted with Enoch, and sware unto him with an oath,
that he would stay the floods, that he would call upon the children of
Noah. 52 And he sent forth an unalterable decree, that a
remnant of his seed should always be found among all nations, while the earth
should stand. 53 And the Lord said, “Blessed is he through whose seed
Messiah shall come. For he saith, ‘I am Messiah, the King of Zion, the Rock of
Heaven, which is broad as eternity. Whoso cometh in at the gate and climbeth up
by me shall never fall. Wherefore, blessed are they of whom I have spoken, for
they shall come forth with songs of everlasting joy.’”
54 And it came to pass that Enoch cried
unto the Lord, saying, “When the Son of Man cometh in the flesh, shall the
earth rest? I pray thee, show me these things.” 55 And the
Lord said unto Enoch, “Look!” And he looked and beheld the Son of Man lifted up
on the cross, after the manner of men. 56 And Enoch heard
a loud voice, and the heavens were veiled, and all the creations of God
mourned, and the earth groaned, and the rocks were rent, and the saints arose,
and were crowned at the right hand of the Son of Man with crowns of
glory. 57 And as many of the spirits as were in prison
came forth and stood on the right hand of God. And the remainder were reserved
in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great day.
58 And again Enoch wept
and cried unto the Lord, saying, “When shall the earth rest?” 59 And
Enoch beheld the Son of Man ascend up unto the Father. And he called unto the
Lord, saying, “Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? Forasmuch as thou art
God, and I know thee, and thou hast sworn unto me, and commanded me that I
should ask in the name of thine Only Begotten. Thou hast made me, and given
unto me a right to thy throne, and not of myself, but through thine own grace.
Wherefore, I ask thee if thou wilt not come again on the earth.”
60 And
the Lord said unto Enoch, “As I live, even so will I come in the last days, in
the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the oath which I have made unto
you concerning the children of Noah. 61 And the day shall come
that the earth shall rest, but before that day the heavens shall be darkened,
and a veil of darkness shall cover the earth. And the heavens shall shake, and
also the earth. And great tribulations shall be among the children of men, but
my people will I preserve. 62 And righteousness will I
send down out of heaven. And truth will I send forth out of the earth, to bear
testimony of mine Only Begotten, His resurrection from the dead, yea, and also
the resurrection of all men. And righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep
the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four quarters
(corners) of the earth unto a place which I shall prepare, an holy city
(DivineBase City, also called DivineBase ministry), that my people may gird up
their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming. For there shall be
my Tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion, a New Jerusalem.”
63 And the Lord said
unto Enoch, “Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there, and we will
receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us. And we will fall upon their
necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other. 64 And
there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of
all the creations which I have made. And for the space of a thousand years the
earth shall rest.”
65 And it came to pass
that Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, in the last days, to
dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a thousand years. 66 But
before that day he saw great tribulations among the wicked. And he also saw the
sea, that it was troubled, and men’s hearts failing them, looking forth with
fear for the judgments of the Almighty God, which should come upon the
wicked. 67 And the Lord showed Enoch all things, even unto
the end of the world. And he saw the day of the righteous, the hour of their
redemption, and received a fullness of joy.
68 And all the days of
Zion, in the days of Enoch, were three hundred and sixty-five (365)
years. 69 And Enoch and all his people walked with God,
and he dwelt in the midst of Zion. And it came
to pass that Zion was not, for God received it up into His own bosom. And from
thence went forth the saying: “Zion is fled!”
1 And all the days
of Enoch were four hundred and thirty (430) years. 2 And
it came to pass that Methuselah, the son of Enoch, was not taken, that the
covenants of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to Enoch, for he truly
covenanted with Enoch that Noah should be of the fruit of his loins. 3 And
it came to pass that Methuselah prophesied that from his loins should spring
all the kingdoms of the earth through Noah, and he took glory unto
himself. 4 And there came forth a great famine into the
land, and the Lord cursed the earth with a sore curse,
and many of the inhabitants thereof died.
5 And it came to pass
that Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven (187) years, and begat
Lamech. 6 And Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech,
seven hundred and eighty-two (782) years, and begat sons and daughters. 7 And
all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine (969) years, and he
died.
8 And Lamech lived one
hundred and eighty-two (182) years, and begat a son. 9 And
he called his name Noah, saying, “This son shall comfort us concerning our work
and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath
cursed.” 10 And Lamech lived, after he
begat Noah, five hundred and ninety-five (595) years, and begat sons and
daughters. 11 And all the days of Lamech were seven
hundred and seventy-seven (777) years, and he died.
The Life And Ministry Of Noah
12 And Noah was four
hundred and fifty (450) years old, and begat Japheth. And forty-two (42) years
afterward he begat Shem of her who was the mother of Japheth, and when he was
five hundred (500) years old he begat Ham. 13 And Noah and
his sons hearkened unto the Lord, and gave heed, and they were called the sons
of God.
14 And when these men
began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, the
sons of men saw that those daughters were fair, and
they took them wives, even as they chose. 15 And the Lord
said unto Noah, “The daughters of thy sons have sold themselves. For behold,
mine anger is kindled against the sons of men,
for they will not hearken to my voice.”
16 And it came to pass
that Noah prophesied, and taught the things of God, even as it was in the
beginning 17 And the Lord said unto Noah, “My Spirit shall not
always strive with man, for he shall know that all flesh shall die. Yet his
days shall be a hundred and twenty
(120) years. And if men do not repent, I will send in the floods upon
them.” 18 And in those days there were giants on the
earth, and they sought Noah to take away his life. But the Lord was with Noah,
and the power of the Lord was upon him. 19 And the Lord
ordained Noah after his own order, and commanded him that he should go forth
and declare his Gospel unto the children of men, even as it was given unto
Enoch.
20 And it came to pass
that Noah called upon the children of men, that they should repent. But they
hearkened not unto his words. 21 And also, after that they
had heard him, they came up before him, saying, “Behold, we are the sons of
God. Have we not taken unto ourselves the daughters of men? And are we not
eating and drinking, and marrying, and giving in marriage? And our wives bear
unto us children, and the same are mighty men, which are like unto men of old,
men of great renown.” And they hearkened not unto the words of Noah. (The people then could not understand the spiritual
realities of life. There was general spiritual blindness, ignorance and
laziness.)
22 And God saw that the
wickedness of men had become great in the earth. And every man was lifted up in
the imagination of the thoughts of his heart, being only evil
continually. 23 And it came to pass that Noah continued
his preaching unto the people, saying, “Hearken, and give heed unto my
words. 24 Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized
in the name of Yahoshuah (Jesus Christ), the Son of God, even as our fathers,
and ye shall receive the Holy Spirit, that ye may have all things made
manifest. And if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you.”
Nevertheless, they hearkened not.
25 And it repented
Noah, and his heart was pained that the Lord had made man on the
earth, and it grieved him at the heart. 26 And
the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the
earth, both man and beast, and the creeping things, and the birds of the air.
For it repenteth Noah that I have created them, and that I have made them. And
he hath called upon me, for they have sought his life.” 27 And
thus Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. For Noah was a just man, and
perfect in his generation. And he walked with God, as did also his three sons,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 28 The earth was corrupt before
God, and it was filled with violence. 29 And God looked
upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way
upon the earth. 30 And God said unto Noah, “The end of all
flesh is come before me, for the earth is filled with violence, and behold, I
will destroy all flesh from off the earth.”