The Oahspe Project

God's Book of Eskra

Chapter 49

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The Lord said: After Looeamong had cast out all other false Gods in his earth dominions, he set to work enriching his heavenly home, employing no less than seven billion angel slaves for that purpose.

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Now, the place and extent of his heavenly capital was from Hasetus to Roma, and then northward to the Aquarian Mountains.

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His palace was modeled after Ennochissa’s, at Eta-shong, and of equal magnificence.

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His greatest warriors were now exalted as Lords, generals, marshals, and so on. And he provided rites and ceremonies, and tournaments, and all types of heavenly diversions.

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But he made the rules of entrance to his palace so rigid, that only his highest officers and visiting Gods could gain access to him.

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Now, for more than a thousand years, the angel warrior, Gabriel, alias Thoth, had been Looeamong’s most faithful sub-God.

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And Looeamong had promised Gabriel that, when he overthrew Baal, and cast him in hell, he would give Gabriel a great heavenly kingdom, with an earthly base.

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Accordingly, Gabriel applied for Jerusalem (his station), and for the heavens belonging to it, and for one billion slaves.

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But Looeamong postponed the matter from time to time, for more than six hundred years.

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Thoth, alias Gabriel, then sent this message to Looeamong:

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By virtue of my own worth before the Gods of heaven, I greet you in peace and love. First, in remembrance of your many promises to me, in which you have kept no part of them faithfully.

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Second, that you are not Kriste, which is All Knowledge, but a usurper and pretender.

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Third, that I made you what you are; and, by my own hand, helped you to cast out Baal and Ashtaroth and all the Roman’yan and Argos’yan Gods. For which service it is known in these three great heavens, that you promised me for more than seven hundred years, to give me a kingdom of a billion subjects.

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Fourth, since you are safely raised up above all Gods within these regions, you have affected to not know me. Yes, and in your great heavenly recreations, tournaments and receptions, you have not commanded my presence, or in any way shown more remembrance of me than as if I were an es’yan.

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Fifth, you have long promised me that, if you should succeed in establishing a sub-kingdom on the earth, or in hada, near the earth, you would hand the same over to me, to rank you equal in all things. But you have greedily kept both kingdoms to yourself, making either place your residence, according to the times and seasons most propitious to your own glory and ease.

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And lastly, that you sacrifice the liberty of your subjects, making them your laborers to embellish your kingdom; and making them little better than slaves, in forever parading in the ceremonies given in your applause.

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These things I have often desired to speak to you about; but you ever affected to be overrun with other matters, so as to put me off from my opportunity. As a result of which I have prayed to the Holy Ghost, for hundreds of years, to have my suit just and honorable and holy.

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But I shall search no further. Hundreds of millions of your highest grades, who went down to the earth with me to fight your battles, and who know the justness of my cause, will, at a word from me, withdraw from your kingdom, and join me in an enterprise of my own.

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I shall wait patiently for your reply. ||

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But Gabriel received no reply to his message. And so, in course of time, he called together ten thousand angel warriors, and they assembled in a place called Kalla-Hored, the place of seven steps, in hada. Gabriel spoke before them, saying:

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Here I will establish my kingdom of heaven, and forever. I will show this false Kriste, what I can do. Mark you, the great power of a God is to establish a good foothold on the earth. The natural increase will soon populate a heavenly kingdom.

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I will raise up a prophet and seer of my own on the earth, and establish a new doctrine among mortals. Behold, I have a sword that will cut to pieces Looeamong’s kingdom on earth. For, listen! In the old Eguptian libraries are books, tablets and manuscripts that will show the perversity of the Constantine bible.

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Now, when I have established my prophet, I will cause mortal legions of Arabin’yans to possess these libraries, especially Alexandria’s. And I will raise up mortal scholars, who shall establish the truth of my prophet’s doctrines, and the falsity of this false Kriste’s doctrines; and I will thus overturn his earthly kingdom, and possess all these mortal regions myself, to be mine forever!

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In that manner, the angel, Gabriel, boasted. And he made the ten thousand his Holy Council, and from among them he appointed marshals, captains, generals, heralds and officers in general. And they built a throne in heaven for Gabriel, and called it the THRONE OF KALLA-HORED; and he went and sat on it, and then crowned himself, GABRIEL, GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.

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And then he crowned ten Lords, namely: Ateiniv, Le Chung, Tudol, Raim, Hakaya, Wochorf, Yademis, Stu’born, Wolf, and Gussak. And after that, Gabriel commenced the initiation of members to his kingdom. And there thus acceded to his heavenly place more than five hundred thousand angels every day, and this continued until Kalla contained more than eight hundred million angel subjects.

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Of these, certain selections were made, according to grade, who were appointed as officers over the rest; and immediately they were put to work, building heavenly mansions, constructing streets and roads, and all things required in an exalted heaven, and in the meantime Gabriel’s palace and throne were extended and beautified beyond description.

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Gabriel knew the power of rites and ceremonies, and he provided his heavenly kingdom accordingly, so that his people were kept in a constant strain of excitement, because of his wonderful inventions. So that millions and millions of them truly believed he was the veritable Creator of heaven and earth, thus in the form of an angel.

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Gabriel perceived this, and for these he provided places of trust and nearness to him, so that his miraculous power would be better strengthened with the unbelieving.

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Now, the time came when Gabriel’s kingdom was sufficiently established, and he began to provide for his great scheme to establish himself with mortals, so that their spirits after death could be brought to his kingdom. || For such is the order of Jehovih’s creation, that whoever man worships while he is on earth, to that God his spirit will float after death; and, without resistance, become a dutiful slave, not knowing there are other Gods and other heavens. ||

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And Gabriel made Ateiniv Chief Lord of Lords to go down to the earth, and find a mortal capable of the required inspiration. And he gave to Ateiniv to be his co-laborers, Yademis, Stu’born and Wolf, and with them, at their call, three hundred million warrior angels.

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And with this host, Ateiniv departed for the earth, for Arabin’ya; and as he went forth he dropped groups of angels from his hosts, at certain distances, which formed the line of light from Gabriel down to the earth.