Tell me Taran did you see the
ice covering the planet broken up?”
“Yes I did!”
“Well that explains that part of the mystery
to me now. I always wondered what ‘ vibrating ’ could have to
do with the Spirit of God. Now I see. It seems hard to fathom, but
it’s rather simply laid out that there was an indeterminate period
of time between the first two verses of Genesis and then verse
three where God actively starts the re-creation of His earlier
creation, by making a great light, and a separation of light from
darkness, which at the completion of He said was the end of Day 1.
It seems rather clear that the creation of the heavens and earth in
verses one and two are separate from verse three and yet many do
not see that distinction, but choose to loop the first two verses
in with verse three and claim that it all transpired on Day 1, in
spite of the fact that God specifically outlines exactly what
transpired on Day 1. I think it interestingly collaborative that
God’s first action of recreation in verses 3-5 was to create a
great light and thus the creation of heat by which a frozen planet
could begin to be thawed out by. Well what do you think Taran?
I stared at him astonished at the
possibilities, “So you think the great expanse of time I saw
could’ve happened?”
“Yes, I believe so. Indeed I believe you have
been gifted with a great insight, but tell me how what you saw is
of help to us now?”
“I saw them, the white hairs and many others.
I saw what they were before and how they came to be. They are old
and their hatred for us is real. They have no hope and they hate us
for the redemption we have in God’s Son. They would’ve killed us
long ago, but the Spirit of God has been holding them back. They
are far more advanced than us.”
“Then how do we fight them?”
I looked him in the eye, “I didn’t say they
were stronger than us.”
Just then I heard a peel of laughter drift
into the church off the evening breeze. I glanced from the open
windows of the church to the Pastor and mentally sized him up.
I felt different somehow now and going on the
faith inspired in me by all I had seen I said, “Last night this
church, indeed your whole congregation of believers was spiritually
attacked. Are you ready to defend the faith and claim victory?”
“I am!” The older man said thumping his Bible
to his knee.
Smiling I got to my feet and extending a hand
to the Pastor I said, “Well come on preacher man I know where a
monster of old exists in the flesh.”
He looked at me oddly, but took my hand.
Pulling him up I headed for the door with him close behind.
Twilight was passing by and the evening of
the day, when life seemed to settle down was upon us, but tonight I
felt alive with the challenge of what I felt to be my new
commission in life. Whether I died or lived I didn’t much care,
because for the first time in years I had the joy of feeling
completely alive.
My God had brought me this new life and to
Him I would dedicate what remained of it.
Edgar and his lady love of the night before
were together just outside the café. I tipped my hat to both, but
didn’t stop.
Angus was putting his ‘Closed’ sign in place
and I stopped to tap him on the shoulder and say, “Come along
Brother Angus. I have need of you.”
Angus blinked, but didn’t hesitate to drop in
alongside of the Pastor and follow along behind as I continued on
down the boardwalk.
Thaddeus stepped into my path with his usual
overbearing manner. There was a queer anxiety to be seen in his
beady eyes as he said, “I heard you got religion Marshal.”
“Get out of my way!” I said testily.
“Now Marshal don’t be going and doing
something you might be regretting later. I for one don’t think it’s
a good thing to be mixing too much religion with a position of
governance and all. Now maybe we should just simmer down and……”
Angus cut in hotly, “What are you blathering
about man?”
“He’s just doing
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