Chapter 9
Es said: The light of Jehovih touched on the earth, and the heavens about were stirred to the foundation. Things past were moved forward. His voice was from the depth of darkness to the summit of All Light.
Nations that had not known Him, now knew Him. Accepting, and with loud rejoicings, they shouted: Jehovih! Jehovih! Almighty and Everlasting! Glory to You on High! Creator, Father! All praise to You forever.
And Jehovih went far and near swiftly, quickening with a new power both the living and the dead. And the peoples rose up, and heard His voice from every corner, calling: Come forth! Come forth! O My beloved.
And in the stirring up of things long past, it was as if a cloud of dust and darkness, foul and poisonous, overspreading heaven and earth, was to be cleared away and room made for other Gods and Saviors.
High above the clouds, and deep down in the all blackness, the All Light shone as the everlasting sun. The faith of men and angels rose up in unceasing assurance to the Most High, that He in matchless majesty, alone, would rise triumphant over all.
Jehovih said: Bring forth the legions of earth and heaven! Summon up the dead! Let the living rejoice! My kingdom is at hand. ||
And the dead came forth, clothed in the raiment of heaven; and they walked upon the earth; yes, talked face to face with the living, proclaiming the fullness of Jehovih, and His everlasting kingdoms.
Little infants who were long dead, returned to the living, full grown in heaven, singing in Jehovih’s praise. Mothers returned from the unseen world with love and angel kisses for their mortal babes and sorrow-stricken husbands.
Then the cloud of darkness rose, higher and higher; the poisonous smell and damnable tricks of hada belched forth in blackness terrible. The spirits of those slain in war, delirious, mad, and full of vengeance; and those whose earth-lives had bound them in torments; and those who lived on earth to glut themselves to the full in abhorrent lust, came assuming the names of Gods and Saviors.
And yet the voice of Jehovih called: Bring forth the legions of earth and heaven! Summon up the dead! Let the living rejoice! My chosen shall come forth. ||
Still, the beast struggled, awful in the smoke and dust of his bloodstained mantle, till the entire earth became like a solemn night before a battle of death. Rattling bones and empty skulls, with gnashing teeth, all stained with human gore, made hideous by the portentous omen, caused angels and men to stand appalled.
And then, as the cloud of darkness stretched up out of the earth, girdling it around like a venomous reptile secures his living food, lo and behold, the monster beast stretched forth four heads with flaming nostrils all on fire!
On each head were two horns, bloodstained and fresh with the macerated flesh of human victims. Their tongues darted forth in menace, and their open mouths watered for human souls; and mad with suspicion and much distrust, their bloodshot eyes pierced the temples of kings, and laid them in ruins.
And the names of the beast, now falsely assumed, to beguile Jehovih’s chosen, were Dyaus, Lord God, Osiris, and Te-in; and their horns were named, one Righteousness and the other Militant.
With their four bloody mouths, they called out of the fires of hell: Down! Jehovih! Down! I, alone, am Savior of mortals and angels! I will be the favorite God, or ruin all!
Jehovih answered to His faithful sons and daughters, the living and the dead: Bring forth the legions of earth and heaven! Summon up the dead! Let the living rejoice! My kingdom is at hand! My chosen shall be free!
The beast, rattling his hideous bones, held somewhat his breath, to see the great awakening light of the tree of Jehovih!
And as the beast looked on, behold, his four heads saw one another, and burst forth in a new tirade of horrid curses.
Each to know the others’ bold presumption.
Anuhasaj, the false Lord God, to the east, spoke first: Behold me! I am Ho-Joss! You, bloody Te-in, God of hada, your heavenly kingdom shall go down. Know that I, the Lord God, am God of all. It was I who drove the Great Spirit from earth and heaven, and made the name Lord God worshipful in the broad universe.
The false Te-in, mocking, said: And you will bury it in the depths of hell, you, of woman born.
Upward rose the head of the beast, the false Lord God, and with his mighty arm and sword, swept off the false Te-in’s head. And as the beast surged about, Dyaus, the false, sprang forward, shouting: Stop! You false Lord God! Never shall your name be honored on Jaffeth’yan soil or in her heavens. Behold me! I am Dyaus!
Ashtaroth, greedy Goddess, now urged her consort God, Baal, to rush in for the heavenly spoils. And the two of them, in the terrible tumult, drew away ten billion angel slaves.
Anuhasaj said to Dyaus: You miscreant God who dared steal my name, De’yus! And now confront me with your hellish taunts! Down! Down!
At that, their bloody swords clashed, and Dyaus thrust his adversary through, even as the false Lord God’s sword clipped off Dyaus’ traitorous head.
Meanwhile Osiris, the dragon-head, surged up from the punctured body of the beast, shouting: Behold me! I am all! I, Osiris, Savior of men; Lord God of heaven and earth, Dyaus, De’yus, all! By my sword, I am sworn!
Ashtaroth, cunning Goddess, flew immediately down to the earth, to the mortal king of Egupt, Pharaoh, and through the oracle proclaimed:
There is war in heaven! Osiris, thriftiest of Gods, has won the victory, and stands master of all the heavens’ broad kingdoms.
To earth he shall come no more. Proclaim yourself the Savior’s vice-gerent on earth, and king of the world!
Then Pharaoh, distracted by the flood of miracles and the superabundance of the spirits of the dead strolling over all of Egupt, embraced the oracle’s fearful decrees.
And now, behold, while the beast struggled in the four quarters of the world, Jehovih’s chosen, both on earth and in heaven, marched out of bondage, singing glory to the Creator’s name!
And now, Osiris, the chief remaining head of the beast, turned from the anarchy and hells in hada, to vent his hatred against Jehovih’s chosen on earth; and, with Baal and Ashtaroth, invented new tortures for the non-flesh-eating tribes of men.
But Jehovih’s light broke across the world. The smoke and clouds from the battle cleared away.
Osiris fled from the earth. Another group of false Gods had cleared away before Jehovih’s light.