es of brass, and bruise in pieces the kingdoms
of iron.

6 Then will I in mercy save your soul and the souls of the righteous,
to give them rest in My garden. And that shall be when the end of the
world is come.

7 And, again, in regards to the Water of Life you seek, it will not be
granted you this day; but on the day that I shall shed My blood on your
head* in the land of Golgotha**.

8 For My blood shall be the Water of Life to you at that time, and not
to just you alone, but to all your descendants who shall believe in
Me***; that it be to them for rest forever."

9 The Lord said again to Adam, "O Adam, when you were in the garden,
these trials did not come to you.

10 But since you transgressed My commandment, all these sufferings have
come over you.

11 Now, also, does your flesh require food and drink; drink then of
that water that flows by you on the face of the earth.

12 Then God withdrew His Word from Adam.

13 And Adam and Eve worshipped the Lord, and returned from the river of
water to the cave. It was noon-day; and when they drew near to the
cave, they saw a large fire by it.

* This phrase indicates that the bleeding will take place in an
elevated position above the populace. This is believed to be a
reference to the cross whereby Christ bled profusely above the people
below.

** Golgotha (goal-goth-uh) was the hill outside the walls of Jerusalem
where Jesus was crucified. Its exact location is not precisely known,
but the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is believed to have been
constructed on this hill.

*** Reference: John 6:25 and 7:38

Chapter XLIII - The Devil attempts arson.

1 Then Adam and Eve were afraid, and stood still. And Adam said to
Eve, "What is that fire by our cave? We have done nothing in it to
cause this fire.

2 We neither have bread to bake therein, nor broth to cook there. As
to this fire, we have never known anything like it, neither do we know
what to call it.

3 But ever since God sent the cherub with a sword of fire that flashed
and lightened in his hand, from fear of which we fell down and were
like corpses, have we not seen the like.

4 But now, O Eve, behold, this is the same fire that was in the
cherub's hand, which God has sent to keep the cave in which we live.

5 O Eve, it is because God is angry with us, and will drive us from it.

6 O Eve, we have again transgressed His commandment in that cave, so
that He had sent this fire to burn a