In the Beginning (Archangel Jarahmael and the War to Conquer Heaven, Book I) (21 page)

Chapter 28

The next day, Luciferael led the procession into the Throne Room for the morning ceremony. He was followed in his descent by the Seraphim surrounding the Almighty, and the Order of the Throne Angels. As was customary, all fourteen Archangels were seated closest to the Almighty as the morning Angelic assembly was held, the Almighty conversing with all the assembled Orders of Angels. After all the Orders of Angels received their assignments, the Almighty had the Archangels remain in the Throne Room so He could speak with them directly.

"While I have had our lord Luciferael and many of you focused on expanding the creation of galaxies, stars and planets on the fringes of our Universe, I have also been working on a special project tied to the planet Earth. It's called the Garden of Eden, tied between the First Heaven and the planet Earth. Not all of you may know that I assigned Michael and Jarahmael to deal directly with the three Beings I have created so far in the Garden of Eden. I have had some of the other Orders of Angels assigned to build structures in the Garden of Eden and at various places along the Earth. I realize that many of you have become uncomfortable, not knowing what I have been doing in this endeavor. Luciferael brought up the subject of these new Beings just a few days ago and I wanted to let you all know the events that have been unfolding there."

The Almighty looked around at the Archangels, making sure they were all following what was being said. He then continued:

"I loved the work that Luciferael had done on the planet with the creation of the dinosaurs and the further development of his creation the reptiles, including the Serpentalians. Luciferael brought life as instinctual flesh to the next stage where intelligence could be incorporated into the creatures. I made the Simians on the Earth in the hopes that they would take creativity a step further, but they still were missing something. And I believe that this latest refinement of the Humans in the Garden of Eden will take the development of these Beings even further."

The faces of Beelzebael, Mephistophael, Sammuael, Damiel, Mammonael and Suriel on the side by Luciferael became concerned. Luciferael spoke up for them and asked, "Lord, perhaps You would tell us what that means."

The Almighty answered, "Both the Simians and the Humans have been created out of the clay of the Earth itself. But I have refined the Humans a step further by giving these new Beings the capacity to act beyond their built-in instincts. They have the ability to make choices. Choose one thing over another. To do so, I gave them part of My own divine spark similar to what I have given each of you."

"The ability to think, my Lord?" asked Beelzebael

"Yes, but more than that . . . more like you . . . but different." The Almighty shone even more warmly. "You are all My First Born, all of you made as part of My creating Light. You have My divine spark and an extra dose of My direct energy of love. I am not giving these creatures that full set of energy. You love Me and worship Me because of that direct connection."

All the Archangels responded in unison. "Oh yes, Lord, we love You with all of our Being!"

"Yes, I know!" the Almighty responded warmly. "But I want these creatures to have the choice to not love Me directly as you do. To see how they develop. Make them perhaps a bit more independent."

Michael and the Archangels seated by him, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Jarahmael, and Ariel shifted their bodies uncomfortably, as Michael responded, "But we would never want to be independent of You, my Lord."

The remaining Archangels of the Auxilium did not move, looking expectantly for a cue from Luciferael.

The Almighty continued, "Yes, I know, and that's why we have such a close relationship. Your direct love and devotion is of the utmost importance to Me. This experiment is to focus purely on the ability to create in the earthly plane. This way, those Beings who I call mankind can have time and energy to build upon things on the Earth."

Michael then asked the Almighty with some concern in his voice, "Are we going to give mankind the Book of Creation, my Lord?"

"No!" the Almighty responded quickly. "There is too much knowledge contained within that Book. Perhaps as mankind develops and demonstrates that they can make the right choices we will reveal more knowledge to them. But for now they are not far enough along and stable in making choices, yet."

Mephistophael then asked, "What do You mean that they are not stable in making choices yet?"

"I have had a slight disappointment in Humans already," stated the Almighty, concern in his voice. "Initially, I created a man, whom I named Adam, and a woman, whom I named Lillith. They were created, each independent of one another, separate and apart. They should have become life mates and been compatible with one another as happens in other species like the Simians, male and female."

"What happened?" interjected Luciferael.

"They were each so independent that they could not get along. She left Adam when they could not agree on their mating practices and has hidden herself from him. She is very intelligent and apparently resourceful. Adam was unable to locate her, despite looking extensively for her."

A blush of excitement passed over Jarahmael's body as he thought of Lillith having escaped from Adam finally, and warmth grew within him about her resistance to Adam's sexual advances.
Perhaps she really does love me
, he thought to himself. Then he felt a flash of fear pass through him as he thought about the possibility of danger to her. But he could not think of anything that was dangerous to the Humans in the Garden of Eden. He knew she did not have wings, so she would not be able to leave the Garden on her own. The worst that could happen to her in the Garden of Eden would be that she would be alone.

The Almighty continued, "Jarahmael, as soon as we are done here I want you to go find Lillith as I am worried about her. Once you find her let Me know and I will create another home for her and create another mate for her as I did for Adam. So the rest of you know that I made another mate for Adam. I used a part from his own body, which should cause a stronger bond between them. I named her Eve and the two of them have been getting along fine in all ways. Tell Lillith when you see her that I will do the same for her. And that I love her very much. Also, Jarahmael, tell her that from now on she should come to Me with her problems. I don't expect her to handle these things alone. I am always available to her if she but asks Me."

Luciferael was not happy about the Almighty's tolerance and forgiveness for these new creatures.
This Lillith with her freedom of choice disobeys the Almighty's plan and wishes, and now He is worried about her. She runs away from her mate and the Almighty wants her back and will remedy her problems. And, here I am the First Born of all, who developed a magnificent set of creatures. Creatures that He later decides to destroy because they may interfere with these new disobedient Humans!
Luciferael was getting angry as he kept thinking about the Humans and decided he had best stop thinking about this injustice, and turned his thoughts back to what the Almighty was saying next.

"The third thing I wanted to discuss with all of you is how I want you to help Me with these Humans. I believe them to be one of My best creations, next to all of you and the other Orders of Angels, of course. But with that said, I believe this species has a lot of potential for creativity, particularly with the aid of the divine sparks I am giving these Humans. I am now calling that spark within them, their 'soul.' Since the 'soul' is a part of Me and all of us, I want your assistance in dealing with these Humans."

Luciferael decided it best to nod and smile in agreement. "Yes, my Lord, we all need to love these creatures as they too are a part of You. But I don't understand this ability of them to make choices. Don't we, as Angels, make choices too?"

"Yes, Luciferael, you do have the ability to make choices. And you . . . especially you . . . who have so much of Myself within you. But as you assist Me in the grand scheme of creation, I thought it may be best to allow mankind the ability to make choices without specific instructions from Me, let them move forward in the Garden of Eden and on the Earth. In our morning ceremonies we go over the day's plans, any concerns among any of the Angelic Orders or in one of the Heavens. Mankind will be able to decide for themselves what they wish to do each day as they are not required to assist Me in the overall creation and running of the Universes. By the same token I am restricting the amount of knowledge available to them. I don't want them interfering with the overall process of creation and My greater plan for their Universe. Their sole focus will be on the Garden of Eden and eventually, they will have dominion over the whole Earth as Eden expands and beautifies the planet."

"They will only have control over Eden at first and then later, the planet Earth?" inquired Gabriel.

"Yes, those places will be their kingdom."

"Shouldn't there be a consequence for failure though?" asked Sammuael. "We disposed of the whole species of dinosaurs as they did not adapt, nor prove to be of great benefit to the Creation. Instead they devoured large amounts of plant life and became brutal, even eating one another and just destroying things at will."

"True," responded the Almighty, "and that's why they had to be destroyed."

Luciferael made a suggestion. "Perhaps Lord, You should build in a mechanism so that these Humans do not get out of hand if they fail the free will experiment. What if they procreate like the dinosaurs and occupy the planet but become much more creative and powerful with the intent of thwarting Your will? Or to destroy Your Creation? They too are like us and immortal from what You have told us. The dinosaurs were at least mortal and could simply be destroyed."

Sammuael questioned further, "Could there be a test for them, my Lord? One that provides assurance that they remain of beneficial spirit? And that there is a consequence if they decide to choose things counter to the Creation and Your Will?"

Gabriel spoke up and countered, "But they will also possess some of Your divine spark, Lord. They should not be destroyed out of hand like the dinosaurs that did not have that divine spark."

"Yes, these are creatures that are made directly by You, Lord, and not a secondary set of Beings such as the dinosaurs created by Luciferael," said Michael, looking in deference to both the Almighty and Luciferael as he spoke.

Raphael interjected, "Perhaps just some minor harm that can be easily healed, Lord. Punishment that would teach them a lesson, but would not have a major consequence to their overall creation and purpose."

Beelzebael weighed in and spoke, "But that would not resolve the problem if they choose to rebel and destroy the rest of the Creation on the planet and could limit our response to their disobedience. Let's say as a result of their creativity, they find a means to leave the planet and come up through the Seven Heavens and then attack us or other parts of the Universe and wreak havoc there."

Uriel also suggested, "My Lord, even if there is a punishment for bad behavior, shouldn't there be some mercy available if needed or earned?"

Jarahmael said, "There should be some set of instructions for them to live by, my Lord. It is extremely unfair to judge them by rules they do not know. And, as of now, they do not know of any of those rules. Wouldn't there be more justice if You give them instructions on what they can, and cannot do, and then make a consequence as a result of them failing to follow instructions or obey them?"

"All valid points," stated the Almighty. "But at this stage I do not want to interfere any further. I want to give them a chance and see how things develop. I am glad to hear your concerns about these Humans and the Simians. As things stand today, the Humans have not disobeyed Me and are pure as of now. And I want them to succeed. And I want all of you to assist them wherever you can!"

"Of course, Lord. We shall do our best," Luciferael responded, bowing before Him as the rest of the Archangels followed his lead.

"Good, I am pleased then. Jarahmael, let Me know when you have found Lillith and I will come speak to her. I may have additional things for her to do as well. She seemed to have an extra measure of independence which could be a wonderful thing in the on-going Creation."

The Almighty brought himself up taller on the Throne of Heaven. "I wish all of you a blessed day." On cue, the Seraphim moved into position around the Almighty as the Throne Angels came beneath him, and they all rose slowly up through the skylight in the Throne Room, and then disappeared from view.