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  will find root in Mary’s womb, grow in stature,

  wisdom and anointing from an early age.” “Lord,”

  Gabriel speaks, “so, from your Heart, even Your

  Spirit, you take this seed.

  This seed will become flesh with voice, and He, even your Son, will reveal Your heart my Lord.” “You have spoken truly Gabriel. I have one message to deliver.” “Yes, Lord,

  what will the message be?”

  This is too intense even for God, Gabriel sees,

  as tears start rolling from His eyes. Now the Father

  speaks, “I love mankind. Look, Gabriel, I will

  establish my covenant with man, even Abram. This

  Seed will be passed down for generations to come,

  even unto Mary. My Spirit will water this Seed only

  when the time has come, but not before the

  appointed time. For indeed, He is Son of man, even

  David. For the appearing of the Messiah will be in a

  way and means not expected of man, for even as

  Abram will await his son, so it shall be, in like

  manner, my Son will come in a time when man least

  expects it. Hear me now, Gabriel. Is anything too

  hard for me?” “No, my Lord,” Gabriel responds.

  “Lord,” Gabriel speaks, “so, this Seed will be passed

  down generations even unto Mary and in due season

  the Spirit will water this Seed?” “You have spoken

  truly, Gabriel. The time is now! Go, Gabriel. For I

  will speak to Abram in days to come.”

  Abram is in the field, shepherding his flock. He

  says in his heart, “Surely the gods have certainly blessed

  me this year.” As he stares across all his father’s

  land he hears a soft and gentle voice: "Abram." Not

  sure of it’s origin, looks to the left, then to the right. The Father speaks again, “Abram.” Abram thinks in his heart: Could it be that the gods are speaking to me? Finally, God says: “Take yourself and all you own and go to a land I will show you.

  I have given this land to you, Abram. It

  will stand as a testament to all men. I am The One

  True God. Before the beginning, I AM.” Abram

  takes hold of his staff and runs to Sarai. “Sarai, the

  One True God has spoken to me that I am to take all

  I own to a land that He will show unto me.” Sarai

  thinks to herself: who is this One True God?

  “Abram, look at all your own. You are of age, is it likely that the gods have sent you this word, that you are to leave everything and go to a country not known to us?

  Could it be that this God expects us to abandon everything and by His Word go to another land?” “Sarai, this is the Word of the Lord, we must obey.

  Later that evening, as his servants gather around the

  fire, a discussion rises amongst them. “Could it be

  true, that Abram heard the Voice of God, a God no

  eye has seen? We have had all these idols all these

  years; now we are to follow the God of Abram.” An

  old man who knows his master, silences the debate.

  “You will remain faithful to your master.

  I know Abram. He has lived purely and is just in all his

  ways. If God has spoken to him, then this is what we

  will do. Have we not prospered in the house of

  Abram all these years? Therefore, let there not be a

  quarrel amongst yourselves. Tomorrow we will

  depart.”

  CHAPTER 10

  It is the next day. Abram, his wife Sarai and his

  brother Lot with all their possessions, take course to

  the land of Canaan. This place has much water and

  the pastures are green and good for cattle. As Abram

  waters his livestock he hears the same voice as

  before. “Abram, I have given this land to you and

  your lineage. I will make of you a great nation, I will

  bless them that bless you, and curse them that curse

  you. In you Abram, all the families of the earth shall

  be blessed. Abram, look to the north, east, south and

  west. As far as your eye can see I have given unto

  you. I will make of you a great nation; out of your

  loins kings shall surely come. Count the grains of sand

  in the earth, Abram, for I tell you, in such number

  will your Seed be.”

  “Lord, how can this be since you have not given

  me any Seed?” “Do not fear, Abram, for I am your

  shield and exceedingly great reward. Abram, look at

  the stars; count them. In such number will your Seed

  be.” “Lord, how can this be since I am of an old age,

  even Sarai is barren, how can she bear a child in her

  old age?” “Abram, is anything too difficult for me?

  Take faith in these words. Indeed, I will give you a

  seed. Every nation will bow at His feet, and confess

  that He is Lord, the Son of Promise.” Abram speaks,

  “Lord, I believe.” “You are my faithful servant,

  Abram. Through you I will establish my covenant,

  therefore, live purely and be blameless. From now

  on, you will be called Abraham, for I will make you

  the father of many nations. No longer will your wife

  be known as Sarai, but you shall call her Sarah, and

  she will be the mother of many nations. From your

  loins and the womb of Sarah will be born a child. I

  will bless Him and His Seed after him.”

 

  CHAPTER 11

  Once again there is a gathering in the heavens.

  God calls for Michael. “Yes, my Lord, I am at your

  service.” “Michael, behold, I have sealed my

  covenant with Abraham and Sarah. Remember in

  the beginning I gave you Word that you are to

  guard Adam and Eve. Now I tell you, you will guard

  Abraham, his wife and their whole house.”

  “Michael, remember that Adam was the father

  of all the earth, and Eve the mother. Now, this title

  and position has been handed over to Abraham and

  Sarah, for I have assuredly blessed them. For in

  Abraham all the families of the earth shall be

  blessed. Abraham believed and it was accounted to

  him for righteousness. So it is. I am the rewarder of

  the righteous. If one’s honour is for oneself, then

  this is not true. If one's honour is for another, then

  this is true and acceptable. Hear me now, Michael,

  no greater honour exists than giving one's life for

  another. For I tell you. The Son cannot receive

  honour of Himself, but the Son honours the Father

  and the Spirit the Son. Therefore, when honour is

  received from another, this is not to be refused. My

  Son receives honour, because it is given to Him. For

  this cause he will enter the world, to lay down his

  life, since this sacrifice is acceptable and pleasing to

  the Father. The Son shall be born from the Seed of Abraham. This is the One I will bless. For I tell you, even Abraham saw His day and was glad. He will be named Emmanuel, for indeed, God will be with them.”

  Without Michael’ sknowing, God has just revealed a significant insight into the revelation and manifestation of the Seed.

  “Michael, sin entered the world through one named

  Adam. And so the seed and offspring of Adam

  results in death. As sin entered the world thou
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  seed, so sin will be removed by One, the Seed. The

  life is in the blood Michael. Without the life of the

  blood, this world cannot be saved. There is no

  greater love than this: giving up one's life for

  another.

  The blood speaks for itself, it requires no

  interpretation, for by itself it makes a proclamation

  and cries out the ultimate gift of love. For all men

  have sinned and fallen short of my good will and

  intent. Sin is real, Michael, and will follow its

  course to the end, even death. This is the blood, a

  life-giving force beyond human understanding.

  Men will die having not received the life it gives. For His

  blood cures every disease, vindicates the lost. As the

  great physician, He enters a dying world. Only this

  blood has the power to restore, to heal, to cleanse, to

  deliver, to restore sight, to make whole, the power to

  cure the sin-infected soul. This is the life-giving

  blood. This blood cries out. It sums up the totality of

  the deepness of my love for mankind. Love,

  Michael, is not love without sufficient tangible

  proof. Something as complicated as love cannot be

  contained in the recesses of the heart. It will break

  free, move to new frontiers, find the destitute, find

  the cast out and rejected. It will elevate, produce

  compassion, set free.”

  Michael responds, “Lord, how is this possible

  that love is not love without tangibility?” “Michael,

  for I so love the world, that I will send my Son to

  die, that whosoever believe in Him will not perish

  but have everlasting life.” “I see, Lord, even though

  you love mankind in his sinful state, you will send

  your Son to lay down his life, and even though they

  were sinners, yet your Son loved them to the point that

  He would lay down his life of His own accord. This

  is proof sufficient? Truly you have spoken, Michael.

  So it is, as He lays down his life, he has the power to

  raise it up again.”

  CHAPTER 12

 

  Not long after God visited the house of

  Abraham, Sarah conceived a child and they named

  him Isaac. While Abraham stands in his field, he

  hears the voice of the Lord again: “Abraham.” “Yes,

  my Lord, here I am,” Abraham responds. “Take

  your son Isaac, whom I have given you, to Mount

  Moria, where I want you to offer a sacrifice to me;

  your son Isaac.” “Lord, even in this will I obey, for

  you are faithful and your Word is true, that even

  should I sacrifice my son, you, my Lord, have the

  power to raise him up again. So be it. According to

  your Word, my Lord, your faithful servant

  believes.”

  The next morning Abraham awakes Isaac. “Be

  prepared, my son, for today we will honour God. Let

  us depart for Moria, for there we will offer a

  sacrifice to the Lord our God.” “Yes, Father.” Isaac responds.

  In the third day of the journey, Isaac prompts

  his father. “Father, look, we have all we need to

  offer this sacrifice. How is it then that there is no

  lamb?” Abraham puts his right hand on Isaac, his

  only begotten son. “Do not fear, my son.”

  As he says this Abraham points into the distance to

  mount Moria, “God will provide a lamb.”

  As Abraham and Isaac arrive at the top of the

  mount, they begin to construct an altar. As they lay

  one stone on top of another, Abraham sits down

  with Isaac. “Isaac, my son, I have received this

  Word from the Lord, that He requires a sacrifice, even the dearest possession I own, you my son.” Isaac just

  remains silent; he does not say a word. He prostrates

  himself on the altar and awaits the offering. As

  Abraham lifts his knife, the angel of the Lord takes

  hold of his arm. “Abraham, even now you remain

  faithful, that you would not refrain from even this,

  that you are willing to offer your only son's life.

  Look to the thicket of thorny bush. What do you see,

  Abraham?” “I see a ram, Lord.” “So it is.”

  At this, Abraham sees the heavens open. He is

  swept away in an open vision. As he looks around

  him, he does not see an altar anymore, but rather a

  cross. As he gazes upon the ram, it takes on the form

  as of the only begotten Son of God, crowned in

  thorns of sin, led like a lamb to the slaughter.

  Willingly He becomes one with the cross, awaiting

  the fall of the hammer: the instrument of death

  strikes until He is put to shame. Suddenly a hand

  from heaven reaches for the cross; the cross

  becomes like a seed, even an olive seed.

  This Seed is then planted in the belly of the deep for three days. Then, without warning, the sun rises and the

  darkness is expelled. Abraham beholds the seedling

  as it grows into a young tree, with nine fruits on

  seven stems; this tree's branches reach to every

  corner of the earth; and every bird under the sun

  finds shelter in its branches.

 

  CHAPTER 13

  It has been decades, even fifty since man was born from the seed of Abraham.

  With a few words the Father summons all in the

  heavenly realms to gather in Abraham’s bosom, for

  now, the Word will address His creation. That which

  is to unfold will be one of the most profound

  sermons ever preached. The Son Himself will now

  speak. The crowd is in a state of ecstatic praise.

  Angels soar about, giving praise unto God;

  everything that has breath is praising God. The

  Seraphim, the Cherubim, Gabriel the great messenger and The Arch Angel Michael. The crowd sings in unison as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit appears before them. Now the Father speaks. As the Father points

  to the Son, He cries out, “Behold, the Lamb that

  takes away the sins of the World. He, My only

  begotten, will be buried for three days and rise as a

  soft tender seedling, nations will bow at His feet,

  yes, every knee shall bow and confess that He, my

  Son is Lord. The atmosphere is building and

  building, angels are flapping their wings in a state of

  absolute exultation and worship. Even, yes, the sons

  and daughters of men are altered in a state of

  absolute delirium.

  With this, the Father takes the Son’s hand and

  presents Him to the crowd. With every step that the

  Son takes, praise rises and rises; the atmosphere is

  electric. The Son builds His hand a fist, and

  with every step He gives, He shouts out: “We are

  going to save your sons, your daughters, your family

  and loved ones. The Son holds out his palms.

  Behold, these hands will bear the mark of love, and

  from my side will flow mercy. Then it will be finished,

  and we will be united in heaven forever.”

 

  CHAPTER 14

  The sermon continues… surprisingly, the Son

  takes a seated position a
mongst the crowd. Without

  word or command, the sons and daughters of men

  bows before the King, for a moment unknown to

  others, the Holy Spirit senses the Father’s joy.

  With this the Word continues: “If you men,

  being evil, know how to give good gifts to your

  children, how much the more will your Heavenly Father

  give you the Holy Spirit if you ask Him. For I will

  not leave anyone comfortless or in distress. For there

  was a man bound to go on a long journey. Along the

  way, waves beat against the ship,

  tossing it to and fro. As some of you would say: “ Shall I steer north, east, south or west.” But this man was wise and steered towards the brightness of the Son; and see,

  this man reached his destination. For others, you are

  already shipwrecked. Floating about, hoping that by

  some miracle God will save you from your distress.

  Look at the mighty winds of the sea, do not even

  they drive a strong mast to its destination, but I say

  unto you, a ship off course by a few metres will

  surely not reach its destination. You are the seed of

  your father Abraham. You should know, little ones,

  that as he was to offer his son's life, the Father sent

  Word and he was delivered. For Abraham was

  faithful in so doing and I have promised to make his

  lineage a formidable and mighty people.”