Chapter 1: Hell Fall of Satan
Seen from distant space, the earth lay in the murky and dark shadows blocking the view to the continents. On one side of the earth was night, on the other day. People down there longed for peace and stability; however, it could not come, because there was no peace in the Kingdom of Heaven. As we all know, God the Almighty, the wonderful Trinity of God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit had first created the angels out of fire and then adorned the sky with the sun, the moon and the stars. It was not until the seventh day that he created man out of clay. God the Almighty told Adam and Eve the rules and then he gathered all the angels in heaven and said:
"From now on, you will serve not only me but also humans."
Image 1: Hell fall of the angels
The angels sang:
"Praise the Lord"
but one third of all the angels disagreed, and they questioned God's command. Archangel Satanel, sometimes also called Lucifer, leader of the rebels and at the same time the supreme angel in heaven said:
"I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."
A bitter fight broke out and in the end Satanel's entourage lost. Angel Michael, who had defeated Satanel, now became the supreme angel in the Kingdom of Heaven. God in his infinite goodness decided that fallen angels have a right to repent. Because of this, the defeated angels were not destroyed, but were overthrown by the Celestial Army down to the earth. There they live to this day, deep beneath the upper layer of the earth in Hell, whose gates are never closed. People call these gates volcanoes and are afraid of them. From that day on, Archangel Satanel was called Satan.
Chapter 2: God Almighty has an idea
Endless millions of years had passed since Adam and Eve had to leave paradise and the angels to fell to hell. Immediately after Cain killed his brother Abel, God Almighty appointed prophets on earth who taught the heavenly rules of human coexistence. Seeing that many people did not listen to the prophets, he called Moses and gave him the Ten Commandments, which were to apply to all. The Commandments were carved on tablets of stone, placed in the Ark of the Covenant, and brought to the Temple of Jerusalem, where they were guarded by priests and angels. Through the years the laws of God fell into oblivion. Powerful warlords gathered land, goods and chattels; the people were enslaved and oppressed by different rulers. Again sin had gained the upper hand. More and more people listened to the devil and not to the Prophets. In Hell, the droves of Satan rejoiced and spewed with joy glowing lava from the gates of hell. God Almighty saw the action of Satan from above and one day he ordered all the dwellers of the heaven to gather before his throne.
The Celestial Choir began with the songs, because today an important event was to be proclaimed. Four magnificent animals, not comparable to those on earth, stood to the left and right of the heavenly throne. The 24 elders, dressed in white robes and with golden crowns on their heads, sat in the front ranks, left and right. Behind the elders were thousands upon thousands of celestial servants, and right behind them all the angels who were highest in the hierarchy. Farther back, on the left and on the right, was the whole of the Celestial Army, ten thousand times ten thousand four-faced warriors on winged battle horses with eyes in front and behind, and even on their legs. The choirs sang:
"Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his hosts Praise the Lord from the earth: O monsters of the sea, and all the depths, fire and hail, snow and fog, the stormy wind that carries out his word, ye mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all the cedars, you animals all, wild and tame, your reptiles and their feathered birds."
In front of the Celestial Throne, an infinite ocean of light stretched, lined with billions of shining stars and planets. The whole assembly fell silent as the celestial vehicle landed on the sea of light. The four animals to the left and right of the throne lowered their heads and said:
"Amen".
The 24 elders knelt down and prayed:
"Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit as in the Beginning, so now and forever and forever, Amen."
God sat upon his throne, lifted the golden sceptre and said:
"I, Almighty God, Divine Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, will send
Impressum
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Texte: Ingeborg Kazek, Germany
Bildmaterialien: All Images are in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less
Cover: Ingeborg Kazek
Lektorat: Liam Daly, Boston, Massachusetts, Northeastern University, USA
Übersetzung: Ingeborg Kazek
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 17.04.2018
ISBN: 978-3-7438-6570-9
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