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The Advancing Noah Movement

An Assembly of Faith

The Way of the Eternal Dove

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Spiritual Religion Founded by Daniel Thomas Andrew Daly

Beliefs:

The 70 Divine Principles of Peace

The Rainbow Torah

The Theological Writings

Doves Amongst Men Saga

The 70 Divine Principles of Peace

Let Peace be found in the Centre of your Soul and Let it radiate calmly and flow in natural harmony

Let Peace be found in the Centre of your Heart and let it beat eternally and project in natural chemistry

Let Peace be found in the Centre of your Spirit and let it think mercifully and judge in natural sanity

Make Peace the blueprint of your life, the plan of your adventure, the object of your mission and the star of your story

The Dove is the Symbol of Peace we utilize. Let its grace and nobility inspire you to be a beautiful, gentle and humble servant of Yahweh

Work can not go on without measure, for if you must work six days in a row, let it be the maximum, and on the seventh day you shall find your peaceful rest

Noah's Dove returned to the Ark each time for its salvation, but eventually the dove found its own way in the world when the world was reborn. The Way of the Eternal Dove is born within the Assembly of the Divine Creator, and while they will always be their home, Eternal Dove's are ultimate free to fly away and begin their own Kingdom.

Make Peace your salvation, and turn from strife, and you will have a happy life

Let the peace of God fill you to the brim and let it flow from you to guide others away from tension, chaos and harm

Do not Kill. Peaceful people do not like violence or tension or the way of misrule.

Carnality is not in bed with peace.

Gentle music, gentle love, gentle peace, gentle dove

Worshipping Statues of Doves is idolatry. But statues of doves as symbols of nobility can be inspiring.

A peaceful soul is usually a lawful soul

Doves are sacrificial creatures. Let your peace be a sacrifice to the worlds anxieties.

Support the pastoral chooks who run the fellowship. Not necessarily tithing, but every man and woman must pay their dues and their fair share.

A Child stays with its parents until it is ready to spread its wings, fly away, and make a home of its home. But sometimes a child may be to fearful to leave the nest and even when it does, it makes its home just on the next peak. Often, though, the wisest dove stays with its parents, builds on their foundation, and never leaves the old faithful home, which it perpetuates in its seed as its eternal legacy. PRAY, once you own your home and have progeny, for them to own your home through their seed eternally.

Let your name be known as a name of peace, and let this be the hallmark of virtue you are best remembered for.

Peaceful people are inevitably polite people and with such good manners, and through the wise grooming of the parents or spouse, a sensible dovechild can go into the world and make a name for itself and build an economic foundation stone upon which its family can rely.

The wisest dove is the wisest dove because it has never stopped studying and learned from many sources of lore and wisdom and truth. Study hard in your schooling years, and later you can fly to the stars.

A peaceful family is a joy to the heart, and a salvation rock in your life you can praise Yahweh for forever and ever.

God is the father of all mankind, and the way of the Eternal Dove is dedicated to God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, and all that therein is.

The Rainbow Torah Scriptures are the Bedrock of Scripture which the Way of the Eternal Dove can fall back upon. In a very real sense, this is what the Assembly of the Divine Creator, the General Assembly, represents to us.

Godianity is one of the other Denominations in the Assembly of the Divine Creator. It preceded us, and is an older denominational brother.

Choose the ways of Peace and you choose the ways of salvation. Make it your home, and stay at home nearly all the time, going out only to conduct whatever affairs you must, but taking all the peace with you that you can keep in the strength of your character.

Shaking hands has always been a sign of peace, and this is a good thing. But wearing gloves is also a very sensible way of preventing the spreading of germs and diseases.

Shower or bathe every day, and when you have gotten dirty, extra cleaning is often required.

Don't be stubborn and proud – listen to your mother or father's advice on your life when you know in your heart they are teaching you the right thing to do and the right ways to behave, even if you think they may be somewhat fussy.

Don't Kidnap people, because it really builds up hatred and strife from those families affected by the situation and if you are doing it, what kind of peace is really in your heart anyway? Learn the ways of peace, not the ways of lawlessness, and the income you desire from life will then start to manifest. Don't kid yourself though – God doesn't bless the unrepentant sinner.

The reward for a filthy lucre life, never repented of till death, is an eternity which doesn't have a happy ending. So remember, Crime does not pay.

2 male doves don't procreate a baby dove. 2 female doves don't procreate a baby dove. 1 male and 1 female dove DO procreate a baby dove.

Surrender to peace, and you always knew when you were doing it you were making the right decision. Backing down takes a stronger spirit, that can stomach humility and its pride being assaulted, in the end, only by one whose pride has turned them bestial.

In your work, always be known for your calmness and peaceful ways, and people will always like working with you and like enjoying your presence.

Think about it – if its traditionally called a sin, then it may end up causing peace to be ripped apart. In the Way of the Eternal Dove, our adherents chose this faith because they really wanted to find peace of Soul, Heart and Spirit. Sinning, when your conscience says to you 'Should I really be doing this,' or 'Should I really be hanging around here', is never going to be the right thing to do. Avoiding sin is what builds your peace.

A peaceful soul may not necessarily be the greatest of passionate lovers or the greatest of charitable souls, or the greatest and most generous person there is. These things will usually find a home with peace, but when its really peace of self you need, don't think you have to fork over a tithe to necessarily gain it. Concentrate on the ways of peace, and you will get your reward.

New Age Relaxation Music is probably quite ideal for our fellowship. Most of that sort of stuff, from panpipes, to celtic music, to new age keyboard sounds, to even pagan things, can probably be appropriate kinds of music for us to listen to. So, also, music from Indigenous and Native and Pagan and Eastern spiritualities as well as folk music and gentle forms of music, as well as classical, are all probably ok for us. Gospel music is really mainly for the church, and Jewish Music is mainly for the Jewish people, and is their private spiritual salvations. We are able to utilize some of these things, but need to keep it limited and very respectful if we do.

A woman of peace uses her own money to obtain wealth in life, so that tension and strife from police and other law officers do not interrupt her life and send her to jail for theft. Constant pinching only breeds guilt, and you never really find peace of heart in doing it.

A peaceful saturday afternoon, where board games are played by happy and calm children and grandparents snooze soundly in their armchairs............

A lazy sunday afternoon, where queen albums have been playing all afternoon, and your watching the rugby or tennis, getting a little fatter, and enjoying your peace of mind...........

The Way of the Eternal Dove is just that – Eternal. Enshrine its wisdom into your heart, soul and spirit and let it be the Halakah you live by all the days of your eternity.

The Angels of Hope Literature is the Primary Pseudepigraphal Haggadah for the Way of the Eternal Dove.

Followers of the Way of the Eternal Dove can develop this denomination even further with their own writings on spirituality based within its teachings, and it is entirely appropriate for members to develop 'Angels of Hope' fanfiction.

Membership in the Way of the Eternal Dove is through an Affirmation of Faith to the Pastoral Council first and then the Assembly you are joining, which was preceded by a year of study and learning.

When making important decisions think, will this result in ways of peace. If it won't, question whether it is the right decision to make.

Be Peace in the Hearts of Men

Public Servants of all kinds are ideal jobs which we can sow seeds of peace in. International and National Fast food, Supermarkets and other public companies, and mainstream private companies, are also the ideal kinds of jobs where we can sow seeds of peace and make this a better world. If you want to be a Superstar, this can be a lot of tension and strife, and not always the option of a peace-lovers heart, but it can be if you choose the route of peace in such a choice. But the road is difficult, and must be chosen as young as possible, giving God plenty of advance notice, and being completely prepared and committed to doing the kinds of things he will require of you to justify such glories.

A warrior of peace will defend his nation if it is required to keep the peace. But we do not proactively go to war, usually, otherwise. Empire building dictatorships need to be a thing of the past for those who choose the ways of peace, but rising up against those attempting such things is an acceptable 'Way of the Peaceful Warrior'.

You won't find peace in your heart by insulting God on an ongoing basis. Repent, and leave God alone, as you shouldn't backbite against the greatest source of peace in existence.

Neither will you find peace in your heart in desiring everything of your fellow neighbours who has prospered, for it can lead to theft and stealing and jealousy and envy, and there is little peace in such things.

Imagine a neighbour of beauty and peace, who makes you feel wonderful a lot. What a horrible thing it would be to lie about such a neighbour and spread rumours about him or her, even in a court of law. Lies are never good, and only little white ones to Aunt Lily, from who you pinched a chocolate, can ever be acceptable. Peace will stay in your heart if you keep these things in mind and practice them.

Vampire movies are cool, but the Cullens are undead because of their addiction to blood. Blood is the life of a creature, as scripture decrees. And while we may eat its meat, the blood should be drained back into mother nature from whence it came. A gory, bloody appetite, never brings peace of heart.

A peaceful world will flourish when the environment is green and healthy and mother nautre is taken care of and looked after. A dirty river never brings peace to those who need its life giving water, and an eroded field never brings joy to its owner who can not farm it for food. A healthy, green and taken care of planet will bring peace of heart to everyone.

Be careful who you sleep with, because incestuous acts can often bring anxiety and tension later on in life, and peace can be hard to find.

A conscience which is free from guilt is a conscience which has found peace.

Dressed in white, like a dove, a maiden on her wedding day, when the colour traditionally symbolizes virginity..............

Doves are living creatures, and they live and do things with their lives. Do things with your life and don't necessarily hang around the nest all day long. Have some fun, and make sure you do the work required to take care of things financially.

When your unwell, visit a doctor. When your in a legal strait, visit a lawyer. When you need food, go to the supermarket. When you need a new suit, go to a tailor. When you need charity, seek the pastor. When you need work, make sure you have an education. When you need love, sometimes a dating agency is quite acceptable. And when you need peace, turn away from darkness, tension and strife, read the 70 Divine Principles, put on some relaxing music, have a long glass of peach ice tea ready to drink, and relax in your quiet place, in a special seat perhaps, and let the tensions ebb away, thinking calm thoughts of family and nature and loved things and God.

Yahweh El Shaddai is God Almighty, the Eternal Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh

God made it all on 6 days, and rested on the 7^th

Noah survived the flood with his family on the ark, and the ark had housed the Dove, so Noah cares for Doves too.

It is a true saying that love can cover a multitude of sins and through such loving behaviour, peace of mind can often be found.

A sound marriage can really be the fidelity of peace your life has needed for a while.

Children are born rebellious it would seem, so carefully teach them the ways of peace and discipline them with mercy and love to bring forth this joy into their life and your families.

In 7DF tradition, not necessarily acquiring lots of things, but suitable things for your life which carry over into eternity is usually the best advice. Be prepared to potentially suffer, though, if you really desire a lot of things, which means peace will sometimes elude you. Mark these words, and keep them in mind, but study peace more and more and more, and your good works on peace will often alleviate such sufferings.

When thinking over moral issues, ask if such things will develop a peaceful world.

Let peace find its home in your family for all your days of eternity and let it witness to all who come into contact with you so they can be inspired and find the things they also need for their comfort and salvation. Let your peaceful lifestyle be a witness to others so it can speak to the hearts of men.

Let peace flow like a gentle stream, sparkling softly in the sunlight, in a beautiful valley, full of pines and graceful willows, flowing on forever as a stream of glory through the heart of the Assemblies of the Way of Eternal Peace.

A peaceful home, wherever it may be, will grant you peace of mind, eternally.

Pray for peace, for God delights in such prayer.

Let peace be the end of your arguments, and let peace be the beginning of your each and every day.

Holy Scripture – The Rainbow Torah

Creation

In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light.” And light became. And God saw the light, that it was good; and so he divided the light from the darknesses. And he called the light, ‘Day,’ and the darknesses, ‘Night.’ And it became evening and morning, one day.

God also said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide waters from waters.” And God made a firmament, and he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became. And God called the firmament ‘Heaven.’ And it became evening and morning, the second day.

Truly God said: “Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear.” And so it became. And God called the dry land, ‘Earth,’ and he called the gathering of the waters, ‘Seas.’ And God saw that it was good. And he said, “Let the land spring forth green plants, both those producing seed, and fruit-bearing trees, producing fruit according to their kind, whose seed is within itself, over all the earth.” And so it became. And the land brought forth green plants, both those producing seed, according to their kind, and trees producing fruit, with each having its own way of sowing, according to its species. And God saw that it was good. And it became evening and the morning, the third day.

Then God said: “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven. And let them divide day from night, and let them become signs, both of the seasons, and of the days and years. Let them shine in the firmament of heaven and illuminate the earth.” And so it became. And God made two great lights: a greater light, to rule over the day, and a lesser light, to rule over the night, along with the stars. And he set them in the firmament of heaven, to give light over all the earth, and to rule over the day as well as the night, and to divide light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And it became evening and morning, the fourth day.

And then God said, “Let the waters produce animals with a living soul, and flying creatures above the earth, under the firmament of heaven.” And God created the great sea creatures, and everything with a living soul and the ability to move that the waters produced, according to their species, and all the flying creatures, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good. And he blessed them, saying: “Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea. And let the birds be multiplied above the land.” And it became evening and morning, the fifth day.

God also said, “Let the land produce living souls in their kind: cattle, and animals, and wild beasts of the earth, according to their species.” And so it became. And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their species, and the cattle, and every animal on the land, according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And he said: “Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth.” And God created man to his own image; to the image of God he created him; male and female, he created them. And God blessed them, and he said, “Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” And God said: “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant upon the earth, and all the trees that have in themselves the ability to sow their own kind, to be food for you, and for all the animals of the land, and for all the flying things of the air, and for everything that moves upon the earth and in which there is a living soul, so that they may have these on which to feed.” And so it became. And God saw everything that he had made. And they were very good. And it became evening and morning, the sixth day.

And so the heavens and the earth were completed, with all their adornment. And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made. And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished. And he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. For in it, he had ceased from all his work: the work whereby God created whatever he should make.

Adam and Eve

These are the generations of heaven and earth, when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made heaven and earth, and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land, and every wild plant, before it would germinate. For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth, and there was no man to work the land. But a fountain ascended from the earth, irrigating the entire surface of the land.

And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning. In it, he placed the man whom he had formed. And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat. And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise, which is divided from there into four heads. The name of one is the Phison; it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath, where gold is born; and the gold of that land is the finest. In that place is found bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Kush. Truly, the name of the third river is the Tigris; it advances opposite the Assyrians. But the fourth river, it is the Euphrates.

Thus, the Lord God brought the man, and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment, so that it would be attended and preserved by him. And he instructed him, saying: “From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat. But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in whatever day you will eat from it, you will die a death.” The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.” Therefore, the Lord God, having formed from the soil all the animals of the earth and all the flying creatures of the air, brought them to Adam, in order to see what he would call them. For whatever Adam would call any living creature, that would be its name. And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself. And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam. And when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and he completed it with flesh for it. And the Lord God built up the rib, which he took from Adam, into a woman. And he led her to Adam. And Adam said: “Now this is bone from my bones, and flesh from my flesh. This one shall be called woman, because she was taken from man.” For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh. Now they were both naked: Adam, of course, and his wife. And they were not ashamed.

III

The Temptation

However, the serpent was more crafty than any of the creatures of the earth that the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Why has God instructed you, that you should not eat from every tree of Paradise?” The woman responded to him: “From the fruit of the trees which are in Paradise, we eat. Yet truly, from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of Paradise, God has instructed us that we should not eat, and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we may die.” Then the serpent said to the woman: “By no means will you die a death. For God knows that, on whatever day you will eat from it, your eyes will be opened; and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil.” And so the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and beautiful to the eyes, and delightful to consider. And she took from its fruit, and she ate. And she gave to her husband, who ate. And the eyes of them both were opened. And when they realized themselves to be naked, they joined together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves. And when they had heard the voice of the Lord God taking a walk in Paradise in the afternoon breeze, Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God in the midst of the trees of Paradise. And the Lord God called Adam and said to him: “Where are you?” And he said, “I heard your voice in Paradise, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and so I hid myself.” He said to him, “Then who told you that you were naked, if you have not eaten of the tree from which I instructed you that you should not eat?” And Adam said, “The woman, whom you gave to me as a companion, gave to me from the tree, and I ate.” And the Lord God said to the woman, “Why have you done this?” And she responded, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” And the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, you are cursed among all living things, even the wild beasts of the earth. Upon your breast shall you travel, and the ground shall you eat, all the days of your life. I will put enmities between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. She will crush your head, and you will lie in wait for her heel.” To the woman, he also said: “I will multiply your labors and your conceptions. In pain shall you give birth to sons, and you shall be under your husband’s power, and he shall have dominion over you.” Yet truly, to Adam, he said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, from which I instructed you that you should not eat, cursed is the land that you work. In hardship shall you eat from it, all the days of your life. Thorns and thistles shall it produce for you, and you shall eat the plants of the earth. By the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, until you return to the earth from which you were taken. For dust you are, and unto dust you shall return.” And Adam called the name of his wife, ‘Eve,’ because she was the mother of all the living. The Lord God also made for Adam and his wife garments from skins, and he clothed them. And he said: “Behold, Adam has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Therefore, now perhaps he may put forth his hand and also take from the tree of life, and eat, and live in eternity.” And so the Lord God sent him away from the Paradise of enjoyment, in order to work the earth from which he was taken. And he cast out Adam. And in front of the Paradise of enjoyment, he placed the Cherubim with a flaming sword, turning together, to guard the way to the tree of life.

Cain and Abel

Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have obtained a man through God.” And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer.

Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth. Abel likewise offered from the firstborn of his flock, and from their fat. And the Lord looked with favor on Abel and his gifts. Yet in truth, he did not look with favor on Cain and his gifts. And Cain was vehemently angry, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said to him: “Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen? If you behave well, will you not receive? But if you behave badly, will not sin at once be present at the door? And so its desire will be within you, and you will be dominated by it.” And Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go outside.” And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and he put him to death. And the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he responded: “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” And he said to him: “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the land. Now, therefore, you will be cursed upon the land, which opened its mouth and received the blood of your brother at your hand. When you work it, it will not give you its fruit; a vagrant and a fugitive shall you be upon the land.” And Cain said to the Lord: “My iniquity is too great to deserve kindness. Behold, you have cast me out this day before the face of the earth, and from your face I will be hidden; and I will be a vagrant and a fugitive on the earth. Therefore, anyone who finds me will kill me.” And the Lord said to him: “By no means will it be so; rather, whoever would kill Cain, will be punished sevenfold.” And the Lord placed a seal upon Cain, so that anyone who found him would not put him to death.

And so Cain, departing from the face of the Lord, lived as a fugitive on the earth, toward the eastern region of Eden. Then Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he built a city, and he called its name by the name of his son, Enoch.

Thereafter, Enoch conceived Irad, and Irad conceived Mahujael, and Mahujael conceived Mathusael, and Mathusael conceived Lamech. Lamech took two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah. And Adah conceived Jabel, who was the father of those who live in tents and are shepherds. And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of those who sing to the harp and the organ. Zillah also conceived Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artisan in every work of brass and iron. In fact, the sister of Tubalcain was Noema. And Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: “Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech, pay attention to my speech. For I have killed a man to my own harm, and an adolescent to my own bruising. Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.” Adam also knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth, saying, “God has given me another offspring, in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.” But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord.

The First Genealogy

This is the book of the lineage of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God. He created them, male and female; and he blessed them. And he called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Then Adam lived for one hundred and thirty years. And then he conceived a son in his own image and likeness, and he called his name Seth. And after he conceived Seth, the days of Adam that passed were eight hundred years. And he conceived sons and daughters. And all the time that passed while Adam lived was nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died. Seth likewise lived for one hundred and five years, and then he conceived Enos. And after he conceived Enos, Seth lived for eight hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Seth that passed were nine hundred and twelve years, and then he died. In truth, Enos lived ninety years, and then he conceived Cainan. After his birth, he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos that passed were nine hundred and five years, and then he died. Likewise, Cainan lived seventy years, and then he conceived Mahalalel. And after he conceived Mahalalel, Cainan lived for eight hundred and forty years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Cainan that passed were nine hundred and ten years, and then he died. And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and then he conceived Jared. And after he conceived Jared, Mahalalel lived for eight hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Mahalalel that passed were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and then he died. And Jared lived for one hundred and sixty-two years, and then he conceived Enoch. And after he conceived Enoch, Jared lived for eight hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Jared that passed were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and then he died. Now Enoch lived for sixty-five years, and then he conceived Methuselah. And Enoch walked with God. And after he conceived Methuselah, he lived for three hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Enoch that passed were three hundred and sixty-five years. And he walked with God, and then he was seen no more, because God took him. Likewise, Methuselah lived for one hundred and eighty-seven years, and then he conceived Lamech. And after he conceived Lamech, Methuselah lived for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Methuselah that passed were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and then he died. Then Lamech lived for one hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived a son. And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will console us from the works and hardships of our hands, in the land that the Lord has cursed.” And after he conceived Noah, Lamech lived for five hundred and ninety-five years, and he conceived sons and daughters. And all the days of Lamech that passed were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and then he died. In truth, when Noah was five hundred years old, he conceived Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The Sons of God

And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them, the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose. And God said: “My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh. And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown. Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times, repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart, he said, “I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves me that I have made them.” Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord.

VII

Noah

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man, and yet he was predominate among his generations, for he walked with God. And he conceived three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God, and it was filled with iniquity. And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth) he said to Noah: “The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight. The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence, and I will destroy them, along with the earth. Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood. You shall make little dwelling places in the ark, and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior. And thus shall you make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. You shall make a window in the ark, and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top. Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it: a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level. Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are on the earth shall be consumed. And I shall establish my covenant with you, and you shall enter the ark, you and your sons, your wife and the wives of your sons with you. And from every living thing of all that is flesh, you shall lead pairs into the ark, so that they may survive with you: from the male sex and the female, from birds, according to their kind, and from beasts, in their kind, and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind; pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live. Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them.” And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him.

VIII

The Flood

And the Lord said to him: “Enter the ark, you and all your house. For I have seen you to be just in my sight, within this generation. From all the clean animals, take seven and seven, the male and the female. Yet truly, from animals that are unclean, take two and two, the male and the female. But also from the birds of the air, take seven and seven, the male and the female, so that offspring may be saved upon the face of the whole earth. For from that point, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. And I will wipe away every substance that I have made, from the surface of the earth.” Therefore, Noah did all things just as the Lord had commanded him. And he was six hundred years old when the waters of the great flood inundated the earth. And Noah entered into the ark, and his sons, his wife, and the wives of his sons with him, because of the waters of the great flood. And from the animals both clean and unclean, and from the birds, and from everything that moves upon the earth, two by two they were brought into the ark to Noah, male and female, just as the Lord had instructed Noah. And when seven days had passed, the waters of the great flood inundated the earth. In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great abyss were released, and the floodgates of heaven were opened. And rain came upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. On the very same day, Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark. They and every animal according to its kind, and all the cattle in their kind, and everything that moves upon the earth in their kind, and every flying thing according to its kind, all the birds and all that can fly, entered the ark to Noah, two by two out of all that is flesh, in which there was the breath of life. And those that entered went in male and female, from all that is flesh, just as God had instructed him. And then the Lord closed him in from the outside. And the great flood occurred for forty days upon the earth. And the waters were increased, and they lifted the ark high above the land. For they overflowed greatly, and they filled everything on the surface of the earth. And then the ark was carried across the waters. And the waters prevailed beyond measure across the earth. And all the lofty mountains under the whole heaven were covered. The water was fifteen cubits higher than the mountains which it covered. And all flesh was consumed which moved upon the earth: flying things, animals, wild beasts, and all moving things that crawl upon the ground. And all men, and everything in which there is the breath of life on earth, died. And he wiped away all substance that was upon the earth, from man to animal, the crawling things just as much as the flying things of the air. And they were wiped away from the earth. But only Noah remained, and those who were with him in the ark. And the waters possessed the earth for one hundred and fifty days.

Redemption

Then God remembered Noah, and all living things, and all the cattle, which were with him in the ark, and he brought a wind across the earth, and the waters were diminished. And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. And the rain from heaven was restrained. And the waters were restored to their coming and going from the earth. And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia. Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared. And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, sent forth a raven, which went forth and did not return, until the waters were dried up across the earth. Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth. But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest, she returned to him in the ark. For the waters were upon the whole earth. And he extended his hand and caught her, and he brought her into the ark. And then, having waited a further seven days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark. And she came to him in the evening, carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves. Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth. And nevertheless, he waited another seven days. And he sent forth the dove, which no longer returned to him. Therefore, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were diminished upon the earth. And Noah, opening the cover of the ark, gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was made dry. Then God spoke to Noah, saying: “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and the wives of your sons with you. Bring out with you all the living things that are with you, all that is flesh: as with the birds, so also with the wild beasts and all the animals that move upon the earth. And enter upon the land: increase and multiply upon it.” And so Noah and his sons went out, and his wife and the wives of his sons with him. Then also all living things, and the cattle, and the animals that move upon the earth, according to their kinds, departed from the ark.

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. And, taking from each of the cattle and birds that were clean, he offered holocausts upon the altar. And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: “I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done. All the days of the earth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, will not cease.”

And God blessed Noah and his sons. And he said to them: “Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth. And let the fear and trembling of you be upon all the animals of the earth, and upon all the birds of the air, along with all that moves across the earth. All the fish of the sea have been delivered into your hand. And everything that moves and lives will be food for you. Just as with the edible plants, I have delivered them all to you, except that flesh with blood you shall not eat. For I will examine the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast. So also, at the hand of mankind, at the hand of each man and his brother, I will examine the life of mankind. Whoever will shed human blood, his blood will be poured out. For man was indeed made to the image of God. But as for you: increase and multiply, and go forth upon the earth and fulfill it.”

The Covenant

To Noah and to his sons with him, God also said this: “Behold, I will establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you, and with every living soul that is with you: as much with the birds as with the cattle and all the animals of the earth that have gone forth from the ark, and with all the wild beasts of the earth. I will establish my covenant with you, and no longer will all that is flesh be put to death by the waters of a great flood, and, henceforth, there will not be a great flood to utterly destroy the earth.”

And God said: “This is the sign of the pact that I grant between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations. I will place my arc in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the pact between myself and the earth. And when I obscure the sky with clouds, my arc will appear in the clouds. And I will remember my covenant with you, and with every living soul that enlivens flesh. And there will no longer be waters from a great flood to wipe away all that is flesh. And the arc will be in the clouds, and I will see it, and I will remember the everlasting covenant that was enacted between God and every living soul of all that is flesh upon the earth.” And God said to Noah, “This will be the sign of the covenant that I have established between myself and all that is flesh upon the earth.”

And so the sons of Noah, who came out of the ark, were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Now Ham himself is the father of Canaan. These three are the sons of Noah. And from these all the family of mankind was spread over the whole earth.

Drunkenness

And Noah, a good farmer, began to cultivate the land, and he planted a vineyard. And by drinking its wine, he became inebriated and was naked in his tent. Because of this, when Ham, the father of Canaan, had indeed seen the privates of his father to be naked, he reported it to his two brothers outside. And truly, Shem and Japheth put a cloak upon their arms, and, advancing backwards, covered the privates of their father. And their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father’s manhood. Then Noah, awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him, he said, “Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants will he be to his brothers.” And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, let Canaan be his servant. May God enlarge Japheth, and may he live in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.” And after the great flood, Noah lived for three hundred and fifty years. And all his days were completed in nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.

XII

The Second Genealogy

These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood.

The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations.

And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush were Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dadan. And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth. And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’ And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of Shinar. From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah, and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city. And truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, Naphtuhim, and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from whom came forth the Philistines and the Caphtorim. Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, the Girgashite,
the Hivite, and the Arkite: the Sinite, and the Arvadian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite. And after this, the peoples of the Canaanites became widespread. And the borders of Chanaan went, as one travels, from Sidon to Gerar, even to Gaza, until one enters Sodom and Gomorrah, and from Admah and Zeboiim, even to Lesa. These are the sons of Ham in their kindred, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations.

Likewise, from Shem, the father of all the sons of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born. The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram were Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. But truly, Arphaxad conceived Shelah, from whom was born Eber. And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth became divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan. This Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jerah and Hadoram, and Uzal and Diklah, and Obal and Abimael, Sheba and Ophir, and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. And their habitation extended from Messa, as one sojourns, even to Sephar, a mountain in the east. These are the sons of Shem according to their kindred, and tongues, and the regions within their nations. These are the families of Noah, according to their peoples and nations. The nations became divided according to these, on the earth after the great flood.

XIII

The Tower of Babel

Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech. And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it. And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar. And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.” Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building. And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.} Therefore, come, let us descend, and in that place confound their tongue, so that they may not listen, each one to the voice of his neighbor.” And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city. And for this reason, its name was called ‘Babel,’ because in that place the language of the whole earth became confused. And from then on, the Lord scattered them across the face of every region.

The End of Holy Scripture

Psalms of the Way of the Eternal Dove

Psalm 1

The world is flux of day and night

Travelling in constant flight

From day to night and night to day

And each keeps the other always at bay

The ocean rises and tide comes in

Guided by the moon's stellar grin

The ocean falls and tide goes out

And the moon again it gives its shout

The flowers bloom in blessed light

Yet fall asleep every night

To wake again the following dawn

To sing their glory to the morn

There is a way in natures law

Which every day doth have in store

Patterns true and constant fixed

Of God's design which has no tricks

The mind of God created all

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall

The decrees of God stand since their birth

To guide each step of mother earth

Psalm 2

The Dove flies, the Dove soars, its wings spread wide, a noble bird

It symbolizes peace and love, the gentlest creature, eternal Dove

The Way of the Eternal Dove, the way of peace in innermost heart

Serving God, following him, in seeking peace we play our part

We do not fight, we do not brawl, peacemakers, quiet souls

We do not stir up strife and wrath, we do not pay the devil's toll

Children of the dove, it seems, must be the purest, gentlest kind

Keeping calm inside our being, keeping sobriety in our minds

The Dove flies, the Dove soars, its wings spread wide, a noble bird

In peace we find our life's true mission, serving God in peace and love.

The Creator

The Creator Lives. The Creator Loves. The Creator has a life of his own. The Creator enjoys the life of his own. God works in mankind. God works wonders in mankind. May receive, perceive and appreciate those wonders, and some are jaded, disinterested or only apathetic about this. The Creator is Yahweh El Shaddai. He has a mind infinite, and knows a lot of stuff. The Creator made men – in his image – and gave them a life purpose. The Creator blessed Job, and gave him offspring, long life and vast possessions at the end of his suffering. One of the purposes, thus, the Creator has for your life is those prosperity ideas. So, the Creator usually has a plan for lives that accept him and draw close to him. Strive for success in life if you want it – striving is how it is achieved. The mediocre approach gives the mediocre result. For some that's enough. For some they just want more out of life. The Creator has his wisdom, and it shines in the design of his creation, yourself included. And his moral rule is found in Torah, the guide for life. The Advancing Noah Movement and the Cherubim Torah community seek the influence of the Creator in their lives to guide and judge them, and to teach and inspire them. To the Creator be the glory, Alleluia, AMEN.

'Doves Amongst Men'

Daniel Thomas Andrew Daly

‘Rachel’s Lament’

Rachel Smith. She sat there, unmoving, looking into space. Looking nowhere, not wanting to see anything, wanting to forget. Wanting to forget about all the madness of love – love given, yet a love gone, and never to return. An impossible love, in the end. Stupid girl. Should have known better. They come, look all handsome, win your heart, and then they are gone. Taken away in some grand hallucination, and then left in an empty bed. Left to misery and lament, a lost love, forsaken.

Her mother Celia had tried consoling her, as had Jeremy, but to no avail. No, she would not be consoled. She could NOT be consoled.

So she sat there, in her flat in Crossden, staring at the wall on a Saturday afternoon, depressed as fucking hell.

Her mother walked into the room from her bedroom after a while, looked at her glumly, and decided she would think better of the situation and returned to her bedroom. But Rachel didn’t care. Hey, who gives a fuck.

Eventually, not knowing what else to do, she took herself off from the flat, and walked out onto the streets of Crossden, not knowing were she was going, not caring.

As she walked she thought on Callodyn’s gentle touch. She thought on his strong arms, his protective arms, his arms of love. And thinking she would never feel that love again she found herself on a bridge, looking down at the tarmac below, and stepping off, not caring, not caring.

It was a few hours later, gradually coming into consciousness in the hospital, that Rachel felt the pain in her back instantly. But she was alive. And, somehow, things felt better. She noticed her mother and her brother from the corner of her eye, and the priest. The Anglican priest, reverend Dawson, sitting with Celia, comforting her. He looked at her, noticed her waking up, and smiled.

‘She’s awake, Celia.’

Celia came over, stroked Rachel’s head, and said ‘Oh Rachel. Dear Rachel.’

As the weeks passed she recovered, and realized she had been prayed for. And so, coming out of the hospital, the doctors telling her to be careful with her back, she came to reverend Dawson and sat with him late in the afternoons, learning about Jesus.

She quit her work after a while and her mother agreed to support her, but Social Security offered her a disability pension for her back problems, so she didn’t complain.

Learning about Jesus, learning about his love and grace, was fulfilling. She was now getting better. Learning to rely on her saviour, a saviour which actually cared for her, which showed her peace and consolation, a saviour which ministered to her heart. She felt better.

14 months and her back had somewhat recovered. She ventured into social security, cancelled her disability pension and they simply offered her job back. She took it.

She sat there one day, but Callodyn entered her head. And then a voice spoke to her. Without looking up, Rachel asked, ‘Yes, can I help you.’

‘Yes, you can, wife of mine.’ Rachel quickly looked up, shocked at the person standing before her. ‘Callodyn,’ she said. ‘Is it, is it really you.’

‘Yes, my love. It is I.’

She got to her feet and ran quickly around the side of the desk, almost bowling him over, throwing her arms around him. ‘Oh my dearest. Callodyn. Callodyn. I had thought I had lost you forever. That day in the hotel – I thought it had been a hallucination. And suddenly you were gone.’

Samael looked into her eyes. ‘That was a test of heaven dear Rachel,’ he said. ‘Perhaps both for me and you. But it is over now. And I will never leave you again. I swear that to you.’ She continued to hug and kiss him, the absolute joy in her face giving pure happiness to Samael’s heart.

‘Things don’t always go the way we expect them, Rachel. There is something about life. Something about this life we live. With all its dramas, complexities, and fates and destinies. Sometimes things happen which interfere and prolong our sorrow, perhaps in a way far longer than it was supposed to. But healing comes, Rachel. And Jesus really does love you. Whatever else remember that. Jesus really does love you.’

‘Yes, I know he does. I feel his love. Thank you reverend. Thank you.’

The laments of Rachel Smith came to an end. The darkness she had endured for too long, a time she could not speak of, in a void of nothingness when another heart perhaps had captured that of her beloved, the darkness had finally ended. And Rachel was now born again into a new hope of life, the ways of the old life gone forever.

The End

‘Aphrayel’s Torment’

Chapter One

Aphrayel sat in her room in the Realm of Infinity, thinking life pretty much sucked. Really, pretty much sucked. She had loved Samael, but the last few months, watching him through the portal with Rachel Smith, and now seeing them together at last, she wondered to herself wether she would ever get her man back. ‘Probably not,’ she sighed in her heart.

Sandalphon, over by the window, looking out at the city, drinking his scotch, was unmoved by her sorrows. He seemed, in some way, oblivious to her suffering. Almost not caring really. But, so she felt, that was what the male angels had always been like. Harder – less sensitive – more preoccupied with their power games. No time for affairs of the heart and the needs of their maiden sisters who loved them so dearly.

She didn’t want to, but finding herself walking down the steps, coming across to the library and up to the portal, she knew she could not fight the compulsion. Her eternal sorrow demanded such worship.

She stared glumly at the two of them, sniffing a little on her held back tears, wanting to cry and justify such sorrow, but a little part of her feeling better despite herself. She had accepted it in her heart. He loved Rachel, and that was the way things were. She sat down, looked at the shelf, picked up one of Dolphyel’s story books, and started reading. She sat there, going through the motions, not caring much. She sat there, reading, slowly coming into the life of the tale, and gradually forgetting her sorrow.

Time passed.

4 hours later she was half way through the book and an angel had put her lunch meal in front of her, but she had not yet touched it. The lead character was a female angel named Nebraldiel. She had overcome Satan’s torments, and had fought him in a fight, kicking him in the head and tying him up, hanging him from the tower of Azion. Aphrayel laughed at the irony, and silently wondered to herself if her brother Satan was still alive, still falling into eternity below.

4 more hours passed and she was finished the tale. Nebraldiel married Logos and was crowned queen of Infinity, and everyone loved her.

She put the book down and, staring at her cold lunch, started eating, thinking on Nebraldiel. She herself had no interests in Logos, and really could not imagine it anymore. Once there had been something perhaps, but it had never occurred. Perhaps a maiden like Nebraldiel would one day win his heart. Perhaps.

She went to the portal, looked through, speaking the words, and gazed upon Samael and Rachel at rest in each others arms. That was Nebraldiel and she had gotten Aphrayel’s logos. Lucky girl.

She took her plate, returned it to the kitchen, and wandered out. And she wandered. For the rest of the afternoon, until it was dark, she wandered, going across to the edge of the rim, and wishing, suddenly, for something to preoccupy herself with. It was as if, now, suddenly, she had lost a focus. A focus on an aspect of eternity which gave it meaning, and on which plans had been built. And she knew in her heart that such a focus had been Samael. But that was ended, now. She knew that deep down in her heart that he would always now choose Rachel over herself.

And so she needed someone new, but really could not imagine any of her other Onaphim brothers. Really, she couldn’t. But there was one. Just one she liked, a bit, now. Michael. The Seraphim Michael. He was conscientious, dutiful and caring. And a good example as the head of the Seraphim. He had been single without mating for so very long now that she felt, perhaps, perhaps Michael might make a good choice to hang around with. Now that Samael was irrevocably hitched with another, she needed a new man, and felt that it may as well be firstborn of the Seraphim.

Chapter Two

Gabriel of the Seraphim of Infinity sat down in the large pinball parlour of Nadrazon. The specialist one he had designed, just dedicated to Space Invaders. A humungous pinball parlour filled with 1,000 versions of the arcade game Space Invaders. It was based on Australian coinage from down on earth, utilising 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent, 1 dollar & 2 dollar coins, the standard coins, but also utilised the collector rare coins published by the Australian Mint, using the $10 coin, the $20 coin, the $100 coin and the extremely expensive $200 coin. Realm credits were used to purchase the coins which were then used in the arcade machines.

The 1 cent game of Space Invaders was simple. 1 life, 1 screen to complete. If you completed the screen without dying a ‘Congratulations’ flashed across the screen, and that was it. Not much, really, but nobody objected for just a cent. The 2 cent version was the same, with the option of entering a high score with your initials at the end. The 5 cent version offered an extra life. The 10 cent version offered 2 extra lives. The 20 cent version 3 extra lives. The 50 cent version 4 extra lives. The 1 Dollar version a total of 10 lives. The 2 Dollar version a total of 20 lives, and so on and so forth up to the mega $200 coin version which offered 500 lives and permanent storage of your score on the comprehensive all time list which, so Gabriel assured everyone, had been tweaked by God to last Googleplexian’s of millennias before being full of names and then only accepting new high scores for the list. Fortunately the games from the 50 cent version had a pause button with a password feature to allow you to continue them over many days, weeks, years or as you saw fit.

It was a very basic Arcade, but amazingly popular now as so many people simply liked Space Invaders and hanging around Gabriel’s parlour with good food and a good climate.

Michael was over on a 10 cent machine, trying his luck, working on his skills. Next to him, surprisingly to Gabriel, was Aphrayel, who had apparently been coming on to him for the last few weeks. Michael had taken it in good stead, but so far denied her all serious advances. And she was getting very frustrated from the looks of it. But she was a persevering type, his dear sister, and he admired her for it.

He sat at the change counter, drinking a milk shake, watching Star Trek Deep Space Nine on a DVD TV set, when Aphrayel came up. ‘I need a $200 coin.’

Gabriel looked at her, and smiled. ‘Is this a tactic?’

‘None of your business. Here,’ she handed her credit card over to him. ‘Give me the coin.’

He processed it and handed her a $200 coin which he pulled out of the change drawer.

She then made for the centre of the parlour and sat down at one of the 3 large $200 coin machines, put in her coin, and started playing.

Eventually, Michael finishing his game after about another hour, walked over to Gabriel who pointed towards Aphrayel. ‘I think she is trying to impress you. Give her a chance. She is our sister and a good sort, you know. I think she will never be with Samael again, so she might need someone. And I know you have always liked her.’

Michael looked at him, thinking over his role in the ecclesia of Logos. And thinking, in the end, Logos did not now forbid marriage or sexual activity for the Seraphim, that maybe Aphrayel would be the right one for him. He looked at Gabriel, looked at Aphrayel, and nodded. ‘Ok, Gab. But if it backfires I will hold you responsible.’

‘I don’t think anything will go wrong. I know Aphrayel. She has always had a sensible head. And I know you too, Mikey. You will stay faithful. Go for it.’

Michael shrugged, ordered a milkshake, and went over to watch his younger sister.

She smiled when he sat down next to her on the other machine, but said nothing. She would impress him now, and do her best. Or die trying, she laughed to herself.

Chapter Three

She loved him. She really did. But he was hard to nail. She was tormented by his stubborn refusal to bed her, citing he was not that kind of an angel, but she reminded him that he was, in the end, only an angel and still needed his sisters’ caresses and touch. And so, slowly, perhaps inevitably, perhaps inexorably, she wooed his heart, and one afternoon, sitting there together in her apartment, Michael made a move on her, and they spent the afternoon making out.

He was still good in bed, she found out. She remembered the early years when they had been together, and he had, like the others, lusted after their sisters. But then Logos had separated them and called them to purity, and she had not known him since.

But they were now together again, and she found something in Michael’s heart – something placed there by the ministry of Logos – that wasn’t found in Samael. A consistency, a stability, a solidity on life, a life with just a bit less humour and sarcasm, but with still a charm and sophistication that she had admired in the firstborn of the Onaphim. He was Michael, a nice guy, and sometimes it was good to go with a nice guy, not quite as much on the edge as the daring Samael.

It was a different choice, almost from a different life in a way than she had planned, but it was suitable. Yes, it was definitely suitable. And thinking that, she smiled to herself, carefully checked that dinner was cooking properly, and looked out to Michael in the lounge hoping she had now find her forever life mate. But on that being the case, well time would only tell. Time would only tell indeed.

The End

Samael, Logos & Aphrayel

'A Dove is a simple bird,' said Logos. 'It is gentle, unassuming, and perfect for bloody sacrifice.'

'Charming,' said Samael.

'Oh, he loves that bloody Jewish Torah,' said Aphrayel. 'Think's he's the Christ of God's greater glory I think.'

'Don't compare me with the Jesus fuckwit,' said Logos. 'God was telling me he was going to meld us together unless I improved my sarcasm from evil to mildly malevolent.'

'You've got some way to go,' suggested Samael.

'Logos never has some way to go,' responded Logos. 'His near infinite mind is always patently aware of his choices and his ability to make decisions right in the now of this infinity. I choose to progress to his satisfaction at a leisurely place.'

'You'll get there,' said Aphrayel, smiling.

Logos just glared at her.

'You know, your like a dove,' said Samael to Logos. 'Innocent in many ways, kind of flighty, and pure as snow.'

'Marvellous that you've noticed,' responded Logos.

'But you drop shit on a lot of people,' said Samael, grinning. Logos did not respond. His look said it all.

'Aphrayel,' began Logos. 'Michael has no longer any interest. Why is that?'

'Samael has gotten over Rachel. Left her at Televon airport, and hasn't seen her for a century now.'

'Your devoted,' commented Logos. 'Marry the woman, but leave her. You know God doesn't like divorce.'

'It wasn't working out,' said Samael. 'Too human for my liking.'

'She's cherubim. And Ketravim,' said Logos.

'Now,' replied Samael. 'Only now. She's – simple – you know. Concerned with mundane matters. General living, but no excitement. Nothing to inspire a creative mind such as my own.'

'Vanity is a virtue in you it seems,' responded Logos.

'I'm sure your familiar with its tender caress,' replied Samael.

'Well, what about me?' asked Aphrayel. 'I'm an eternal dove. Perfect for the likes of a brother lost, but now found.'

'I've seen the light, have I?' asked Samael, smiling at Aphrayel. 'Nay, I think Sandalphons steady determination to win you will triumph.'

'Sandy?' queried Aphrayel. 'Uh, no. Not Sandy. Um, sure. We sleep together from time to time. But not Sandy.'

'You say that with such disdain,' said Samael.

'Not Sandy,' said Aphrayel again.

'Well, I'll date you if Samael won't,' said Logos. Aphryael smiled, but looked at Samael, as did Logos.'

'I'm hungry,' said Samael. 'Think I'll go to the cafeteria.' And thus he exited the scene leaving an awkward Aphrayel aware of Logos keen attention.

The End

The Way of the Eternal Dove

'The 70 Divine Principles of the Way of the Eternal Dove,' said Rachael the Ketravim to her fellow Ketravim in their little fellowship hall in south 'Harvestfield' village, somewhere on Televon.

'Sounds interesting,' said Jack Dagger. 'What's it about?'

'Yes, do tell,' said Cheryl Colson.

'It's a response to that ruddy New Agenda of Daniel's. If a man can do it, a woman can do it equally as well. And Samael was so damn jealous he told me to go to hell and have my own bloody religion, and flew off back to his coop, jealous as sin. A woman indeed. Fundamentalist Samaritan bastard. I hate him.'

'Certainly the way of peace then,' observed Jack Dagger.

Rachel gave him one of those looks.

'70 principles then,' said Cheryl. 'Tell us the first one.'

'The First. It reads 'Let Peace be found in the Centre of your Soul and Let it radiate calmly and flow in natural harmony'. And the rest are equally as wise and profound.'

'Illuminating,' said Jack. 'Just what a bent copper needs to do his job.'

'Your not that bent,' said Cheryl, cozying up next to him. 'You've got a heart of gold,' she said.

'Yep. Executioner of general scum and the likes of planet Televon's police force, known as 'Jack 'The Bastard' Dagger' to the crooks. Definitely a heart of gold.'

'Tough on crime shows love for God,' said Cheryl. 'And his laws.'

'Indeed,' responded Jack.

'So it's for the Ketravim,' said Cheryl, looking at the notebook on the desk in the fellowship hall office.

'The Ketravim Torah, huh?' asked Jack. 'We never really did get one of our own.'

'Torah? Perhaps,' said Rachel. 'But the way of peace, above all else. Gentle as doves. Eternal doves.'

'Sound's brill,' said Cheryl. 'You'll have to preach on the weekend on it. Sure the congregation will love it.'

'If they're not too set in their ways on Seraphim and Cherubim Torah,' stated Rachael flatly.

'Rachel Smith. They will love it,' said Cheryl. 'You won't let us down.'

'Let's hope not,' said Rachael the Ketravim.

The End

The First Sermon

Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, better known as his stage identity name of the British R&B soul singer 'Seal' said it best. 'Brilliant fucking sermon, Rach.' Henry was also a Ketravim angel, up high on the list, and resided in Harvestfield these days, as most of the upper hierarchy of the Ketravim community did. It had been Albert Rothchild who had sought out the Ketravim from their discs of the Realm of Eternity, and stated that a commitment of prayer had been given by several thousand dedicated Karaite Hakham's for the spiritual blessing upon the township of Harvestfield should the early Ketravim decide to make a home there. They were interested in a few hundred. They got about Ten Thousand of them in the end. The Ketravim were the 6^th group of Angels of the Realm of Eternity, logical, as Ketra meant 6 in the angelic tongue. They were special angels, whose origin for every last one of them had been simple humanity on earth, the ones chosen by God to be rebirthed as angelic identities. They were the chosen Ketravim, and it had been Rachel Smith, who at first was designated lastborn of the Cherubim, an addition to the original list, but who also then became firstborn of the Ketravim. Rachel Smith – wife of Samael of Infinity, one of the more popular angelic names in the universe. Rachel had never been officially the leader of the Ketravim. They had no leader except God. But, instead of leader, she had become the respected elder amongst them, and the one they felt should dictate much of the way of life and general attitudes of the Ketravim community as a whole. As good as a leader, when it all came down to it. Today, with about 50 elder Ketravim gathered at the main congregation hall for Harvestfield's Ketravim community, they had heard Rachael deliver to them the next part of the Ketravim agenda, so it seemed – The Way of the Eternal Dove. Their official religion, at last. Something finally for them. Since early times, the Ketravim had relied on the Seraphim and Cherubim Torah's as their official religion in the Spiritual universe. And that had sufficed, and that had been all well and good and that would do. But Rachel had found a little pride in her heart, eventually, for she was one of the humblest souls in existence, and she had sat down, with a notebook, staring at her husband Samael who watched TV most afternoons, and barely gave her a hug anymore, and wrote out her heart. It wasn't terribly long – a few hundred words, maybe a thousand or so. But in 70 principles, written down with a black pen, on a simple notebook, she had developed the religion which would change the world of the Ketravim community – forever.

Jonathon and Lucinda Holmes sat aside with Rachel, some of the oldest of the Ketravims, who had known Rachel on earth.

'You know. These are special days, Rachael. Special days. Remember them. Take some pictures, or something. Write about them. When our newborn world was young. Remember it,' said Jonathon.

'Thank you,' replied Rachel. 'Those words are kind.'

Lucinda looked at her best friend. 'Do you miss him, then? Do you miss him?'

Rachel sighed. 'Yes. When it all comes down to it, yes. But damn the man for his pride. If he can't stomach the firstborn of the Ketravim Angels of Eternity having a religion of her own, damn him straight to hell, masculinist bastard.'

'He'll come round,' said Lucinda.

'I'm not sure if I care,' said Rachel.

And so the congregation chatted, and took in its new religion, and Rachael was pleased, and gave barely a thought to Samael of Infinity. Barely a thought at all.

The End

Delta's Concerns

Delta Goodrem. Popular Aussie songstress, famous all over the universe for her quality pop albums, popular actress on neighbours, and best friend of David Smith, cousin of Rachel Smith, was a Ketravim of extraordinary dedication and passion. Today she and David had touched down in an airport just outside of Nadrazon city in the Realm of Infinity, on their way to meet Samael of Infinity. They were on a mission. David Smith, of course, was the angel Ambriel of the Realm of Eternity, 60^th born of the Male Seraphim of Eternity. He was a Smith, proud and true, a dedicated Noahide and member of Haven Noahide Fellowship, the second 'President of the official Assemblies of the Advancing Noah Movement', next in line to Cherubim Daniel Daly, 347^th of the Male Cherubim of Eternity. David's father was Alexander Smith, who had married a certain 'Rose Rothchild', and thus David had Jewish blood in him also. Yet he recognized himself primarily as Noahide, was uncircumcised, and followed the Noahide covenant because of his strong belief in Patriarchal dynasty determining religious Covenant of the Torah's obligation. The Smiths were not Jewish, but ultimately Noahide, and thus David had chosen Noahide faith, and joined the fledgling Haven Noahide Fellowship in its youth. Delta, on the other hand, was a Ketravim angel, a very early one also, and best friends with Rachel Smith and David. And David and herself had chatted at a cafe in Harvestfield for the last few weeks and decided Samael needed to learn his lesson on his pride, as Rachel would simply herself be too proud to chase after him and knock some common sense into him.

'He's a proud angel,' said David. 'It won't be easy.'

'He's a sucker for a short skirt,' said Delta, dressed in a red top and short black skirt. 'I'll sweet talk him.'

'The Samaritan bugger he is loves those sex laws, you know. The leviticus ones. Makes him impermeable to temptation,' said David.

'Callodyn is only human in the end,' said Delta. 'And Mr Bradlock knows hot legs when he sees them. He'll crack.'

'You hope so,' said David.

They landed, and charted their way through the airport, and were soon off to another section for the short flight up to Azion, the Golden City, atop the Realm of Infinity.

* * * * *

'Stubborn pride was the uncoming of the devil,' said Delta forthrightly.

'I know him well,' said Samael. 'He just liked to party, really.'

'Yes. But it was his arrogance against the rules of God which led to his fall,' commented David.

'And Rachel is following the rules of God?' queried Samael.

'We are not, ultimately, bound by terribly much,' said Delta. 'We follow the Seraphim and Cherubim Torah's of Eternity as Ketravim, but they have never been commanded to us. God has always left us to our own devices to work things out. What the hell is wrong with Rachael having a say, then?'

'Look, that doesn't bother me that much anyway,' said Samael honestly.

'Uh, what?' asked Delta.

'It's not really why I left. There were other reasons.'

'And what were they exactly?' inquired Delta.

Samael sort of turned and looked at a photo of Aphrayel on his bookcase, and looked back at Delta. 'Personal reasons.'

'Well. Well, then. At least let Rachel know that. She's really timid about it, if you really must know. Really pushing her agenda. And we like what we are getting.'

'You want my vote of approval? For your own Ketravim community?' asked Samael.

'Your her husband, damn you,' replied Delta hotly.

'Mmm,' said Samael. 'Leave it with me then. I'll visit her soon enough I'd imagine.'

'Well, well,' said Delta, a little confused at how easy it had been. 'Well ok then.'

'Would you two like to go out to dine at a fine Nadrazon restaurant I know?' asked Samael.

'Sure,' said David, before Delta could interrupt.

'I'll make a booking,' said Samael.

And so they had been victorious, a little more easily than they had anticipated, but later, as Delta sat eating her Italian pasta, she began to think about what she had actually learned of the Way of the Eternal Dove and, with a new spiritual paradigm of destiny ruling their lives, what strange new possibilities awaited the future of the Ketravim community. Time would tell on that. Time would tell indeed.

The End

Samaen's Agenda

'Take them to the pit of despair. Take them to the holocaust of damnation. Teach them hell itself,' said Satan, between thick smoke from his cigar.

'Yes, my master,' responded the Saruvim Samaen. 'It shall be as you say.'

'And remember, that fuckwit Abaddon has betrayed the code of darkness. Chums, these days, practically, with those Eckist lightbringer idiots. He is not fit to wear the name of Saruvim Angel. You must restore our reputation of fear, intimidation and outright plague amongst the children of God. For we shall never rule in fear if a member fucks off and starts playing 'Hangman' with teeny weeny little members of Doreen Virtue fanatics. Oh my fucking God. He writes me emails, you know. Hey Satan. How you doing. Life is good now. I've really found a new life. I mean, I believe again, and all sorts of the most pathetic God nonsense you could not fucking believe Sammy.'

'Don't worry. I shall not fail you,' grinned Samaen. 'The world has yet to truly understand the fear and wrath of Samaen the Saruvim.'

'Good scumbag. Now the Ketravim have been largely untouched by us for the most part. Yet now they have a new agenda. The way of the eternal dove, from what my sources reveal to me. And with a new agenda comes a heartache of fresh new zeal to battle the darkness. For fuck's sake, it never fucking changes. Get themselves up and running, and after a few years, and a few minor successes, they think they can battle the devil himself. Time for their coming of age, Samaen. Time for their coming of age.'

'The wickedness I shall impart upon their very souls will be more malevolent than the diarrhoea of Samael of Heaven himself.'

Satan considered that. 'You know, that's pretty fowl actually. I've seen some of his shit. Not pleasant stuff.'

'You want me to use shit?' asked Samaen confused.

'Dickhead, just use your fucking imagination. Shit, if necessary. Always useful stuff. But fuck them, up. As simple as that. Fuck them up.'

'Thine will be done, most unholy lord of evil.'

'Then go,' said Satan dramatically. 'As I need a shit myself.'

And Samaen departed, and, verily, Satan did go off for a shit. And it was most fowl indeed.

The End