nt to burn you and Eve.

6 Why, O Adam, has he not kept his agreement with you, not even one
day; but has deprived you of the glory that was on you--when you
yielded to his command?

7 Do you think, Adam, that he loved you when he made this agreement
with you? Or that he loved you and wished to raise you on high?

8 But no, Adam, he did not do all that out of love to you; but he
wished to make you come out of light into darkness; and from an exalted
state to degradation; from glory to abasement; from joy to sorrow; and
from rest to fasting and fainting."

9 God also said to Adam, "See this fire kindled by Satan around your
cave; see this wonder that surrounds you; and know that it will
encompass about both you and your descendants, when you obey his
command; that he will plague you with fire; and that you will go down
into hell after you are dead.

10 Then you will see the burning of his fire, that will be burning
around you and likewise your descendants. You will not be delivered
from it until My coming; just like you cannot go into your cave right
now because of the great fire around it; not until My Word comes and
makes a way for you on the day My covenant is fulfilled.

11 There is no way for you at present to come from this life to rest,
not until My Word comes, who is My Word. Then He will make a way for
you, and you shall have rest." Then God called with His Word to the
fire that burned around the cave, that it split itself in half, until
Adam had gone through it. Then the fire parted itself by God's order,
and a way was made for Adam*.

12 And God withdrew His Word from Adam.

* Reference: Exodus 14:21,22 and Joshua 3:15-17

Chapter XLVI - "How many times have I delivered you out of his hand . .
."

1 Then Adam and Eve began again to come into the cave. And when they
came to the way between the fire, Satan blew into the fire like a
whirlwind, and caused the burning coal-fire to cover Adam and Eve; so
that their bodies were singed; and the coal-fire scorched them*.

2 And from the burning of the fire Adam and Eve screamed, and said, "O
Lord, save us! Leave us not to be consumed and plagued by this burning
fire; neither require us for having transgressed Your commandment."

3 Then God looked at their bodies, on which Satan had caused fire to
burn, and God sent His angel that stayed the burning fire. But the
wounds remained on their bodies.

4 And God said to Adam, "See Satan's love f