crown of thorns

God created all things and made them beautiful according to their time; He also placed eternal life in the hearts of the world.However, man cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

……………………………………………………——The Bible Old Testament Ecclesiastes

Apart from God, Adam did not respect other angels.At that time, he couldn't find any fruit to eat, so he could only walk around in the garden. Suddenly, a woman ran up to him and said, "I found some fruit!"

Adam went with her, and they came to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, whose fruit was bright red and colorful, and pleasing to the eye.But the woman looked at it and shook her head and said, "I didn't look carefully just now, so it's the fruit from this tree, and we can't eat it." Adam also sighed.

Suddenly a snake hung down from the treetop.The snake looked docile and lovely, and Adam and the woman stared at it.

When the woman saw the snake, she was surprised and said, "What are you?"

The snake said: "I am a snake, and I am the most spiritual among the living creatures here."

The woman asked, "Why haven't I seen you before?" The snake said, "I've been on this tree all this time. If you avoided this tree before, you couldn't see me." The woman and Adam nodded in agreement.

The snake hung in the air and said: "I see that you look anxious, what's the matter?"

Adam said, "The fruits in this garden are all gone, and we have nothing to eat." The snake laughed and said, "Isn't this an easy thing to do? Take the fruit from this tree and eat it."

The woman shook her head and said, "We can eat the fruit from the tree in the garden, but God has said, 'You shall not eat or touch the fruit of the tree in the garden, lest you die'."

The snake laughed and said, "You don't have to die, because God knows it. When you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil." Woman, aren't you often called a flesh by angels? Why do you have to eat it? How can you suffer from such anger? You must know that they look down on your rudeness and stupidity, and God will not help you in view of all these things. You might as well eat this fruit. At that time, you will be extremely intelligent, and no one will dare to laugh at you. "

Adam and his wife thought it made sense. The woman saw that the fruit on the tree was pleasing to the eye, so she picked it off. She took a bite and found it delicious, so she handed it to Adam and said, "This fruit is very delicious. It is better than before." It’s been a lot more delicious.”

Adam ate too.

After they ate, their eyes were opened, and they realized that they were naked, and they felt extremely ashamed.He took fig leaves from the garden, and sewed himself aprons.

When I saw this, I was horrified. Now we have made a big mistake!

I knelt on the ground and called on the name of the LORD, God. I cried out with tears, but I couldn't get up on my knees, and a cool breeze came from the garden.Yahweh God walked in the garden.When Adam and the woman heard God's footsteps, they became frightened and looked for a place to hide.And I fear more than they do.

At that time, what I was worried about was not that they ate the fruit, because I still thought that God’s prohibition on them was not strict, but it was me and the three angels who really made mistakes.They played as much as they wanted, and plucked the fruit from the garden, but I did not stop them, so that Adam and his wife had to approach the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.We have committed a great crime!

God said, "Adam, where are you?"

Adam said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, and because I was naked, I hid myself."

God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I told you not to eat?"

Then Adam said, "The woman you gave me to live with me, she gave me fruit from that tree, and I ate it." The LORD God turned to the woman and said, "What have you done? ?” The woman said, “There was a snake on the tree that tempted me, so I ate it.”

The LORD cursed the man, the woman, and the snake separately:

He said to the serpent, "Cursed are you who have done this,

Worse than all livestock and wild animals.

You will walk on your stomach and eat dust all your days.

And I have made enmity between you and the offspring of the woman;

The offspring of the woman will bruise your head,

You're going to hurt his heel. "

And he said to the woman, "I will multiply your pains in childbirth,

You will give birth to children with much pain.

You will love your husband,

your husband will rule over you. "

And he said to Adam, "Since you obey your wife,

and ate from the tree which I commanded you not to eat,

Cursed is the ground for your sake.

You will have to work all your life to eat from the ground.

The earth will bring forth thorns and thistles for you,

You shall also eat the vegetables of the field.

You will eat your bread by the sweat of your brow,

until you return to the ground;

For you were born from the earth.

Dust you are, and to dust you will return. "

So Adam named his wife Eve and called her the mother of all.Yahweh God took animal furs, made them clothes, and let them wear them. I saw all of this.

Jehovah God turned to me and said, "Raziel, come here."

I fell on my knees and asked Jehovah God for forgiveness: “Lord, I have done something I shouldn’t have done!”

Yahweh God didn't say much, but said to me, "Raziel, send them to the earth, they can no longer live in this garden."

I froze for a moment, not understanding what God meant, but since God had a will to issue, I followed it quietly. I took Adam and Eve by the hand and sent them out of the Garden of Eden.Adam and Eve walked out of the Garden of Eden for the first time and gained the wisdom of knowing good and evil. They were so excited that I felt their hands tremble slightly.

"Your Majesty Raziel, is that the ground?"

I smiled at them: "Well, go out along the Pison River, that is, the whole land of Havilah, where good gold is produced. However, after going out, life will be very difficult, and everything must be produced by yourself. Be careful, for there are many wild beasts on the ground, and it is not as peaceful as the garden of Eden."

Adam and Eve were like newborn children, curious about everything. Although God brought all kinds of creatures to Adam and asked him to name them, this was the first time he opened his eyes to see these creatures.Whether it is a beast or a livestock, it is as if he has come into contact with it for the first time, and it is extremely novel.

God sat quietly in the Garden of Eden, watching our group go farther and farther, I seemed to hear His sigh, and He turned and said, "Raphael, where are you?"

Raphael appeared before the LORD God, knelt down and said, "Lord, your servant Raphael is here."

God said: "The man has already been able to discern good and evil. I am afraid that they will stretch out their hands and pick the fruit of the tree of life, and they will live forever. Remember, I have given the tree of life into your hands today. You must take care of this tree at all times. Go The path of the tree must be the land under your control. Beside the tree there must be a sword that turns around and shoots fire. The name of this sword is Dioanti. Anyone who approaches this tree will surely die under this sword."

Raphael promised, and from then on, Raphael often lived beside the tree until that day came. [Note: Some of the dialogues in this section are directly quoted from the Bible, and some of them are slightly modified or supplemented on the basis of the original sentences of the Bible. 】

I sent Adam and Eve to the earth. I was afraid that they would be attacked by wild beasts, so I said: "You two must fetch dry wood to make a fire at night, because the fire comes from the hand of the Lord, and the monsters will not dare to approach it."

After Adam and Eve thanked me, they set out to build houses and clear fields on the ground.

I saw that their confidence was very strong, and their worry was slightly weakened, so I planned to return to Jehovah God.But what worries me more is what God thinks of me.God favored me very much, but when I clearly knew that the high-ranking angels could not do something, I did not do anything to stop it, which resulted in the two being cursed.

I was determined to confess my sins to God, so I came to the Garden of Eden, before the God who was sitting quietly, fell to the ground, and said, "Lord, I know what I did wrong! Please give me the punishment I deserve."

God didn't answer my question, but just asked, "Did you see that snake?"

I said, "I saw the snake, but I was too confused to hear what it said."

"The snake is a very intelligent living creature. It should not have been in the Garden of Eden, but it will appear in front of people, and it will be cursed by me."

I didn’t understand God’s meaning. God smiled at me and said, “You were angry with Van Kil, now you should be happy for those two people.”

It turns out that God knows everything, and I’m afraid He knows everything about me and Lucifer, Michael, and Samael.I was ashamed and ashamed, and said to God, "Lord, what face do I have to see You?"

Jehovah God stroked my head and said, "Raziel, you know, everything has changed since man ate the fruit. In the future, will you be in my hand or not?" What God said at that time , I didn't understand what it meant at the time.I could only answer with superficial understanding: "The Lord has given me grace and glory, how could I betray God?"

"But you didn't think so when you met Van Kil. Among the angels, although your status is high, your ability is small. You can't win when you fight with them."

Hearing this, I became even more ashamed and lowered my head even lower.

But God commanded me: “Raise your head up.” I was taken aback when I heard this, and then looked up at God silently.The appearance of God is like lightning, frost and wind, and stars in the sky. I couldn't detect it for a while, but I felt that I could see it clearly.

God placed his hand on top of my head and said, "Raziel, I bless you today:

Released, imprisoned, and repeated from your hand

You will be like a shepherd in the wilderness, lifting the snake over your head,

Crowned with serpents as olives.

A talkative woman is speechless before you.

The thirsty traveler is full before you.

The abandoned woman will weep in the wilderness,

When you dig a well for people to drink, you will silence their crying.

O wise man who walks the way!Your staff will be thrown away in the wilderness of Canaan.

This stick stands firm as a sign to the shepherds who come and go.

You lift nine bowls and plates, but only seven have water in them.

You are rich and joyful, but sad indeed.

Because you lift nine bowls and plates, but only seven have water in them.

Somehow, after listening to this song, my ears were opened. Since then, I suddenly found that every time God speaks oracles or parables, I can immediately understand the meaning. It's completely different, except for the meaning of this song, I have no way of knowing from beginning to end.

The author has something to say: This chapter is a bit mysterious, but first of all, I want to explain why people are cursed by God after eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and become wise. People, but they don't look angry.You can figure out these doubts by yourself. I just want to explain one point. God once told Adam and Eve that you may eat any fruit in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. You will die if you eat it.But Adam and Eve ate it and didn't die, that's why.This involves a text intensive reading problem.God originally said that only the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil could not be eaten, which meant that all other fruits in the garden could be eaten. This meant that the fruit of the tree of life was originally edible.That is to say, among eternal life and wisdom, God originally intended to give mankind eternal life, but human beings did not abide by the agreement with God, and chose wisdom. This choice is an active choice of human beings.This kind of active attitude is pride (because pride and self-confidence are more powerful than God, and they made a choice to surpass God), and pride is the first of the seven deadly sins, so it does not mean that gaining wisdom is a sin, the real sin refers to What is broken is the covenant with God.And because human beings choose wisdom, they cannot gain eternal life. Therefore, there is something in God's words. He said that you will die when you eat the fruit, which means that you will lose eternal life.And some people say that God is a masochist, so it’s fine if he doesn’t create the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but to some extent, combined with the content of this chapter, you will find that God even has a kind of deliberate intention in this matter. Tendency to be eaten.As for why people eat it intentionally, I leave this question to everyone to think for themselves.