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And it came to pass that upon leaving the Garden, I sent my servant Raphael to instruct them further.
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And Raphael said unto them: Blessed are the wise by the mysteries coming from the wisdom of that tree, given them of the Lord God.
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Light is given to teach truth unto mankind; the power of the Lower and High Priesthoods is the foundation of the glory of Elohim.
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This secret word, for it is as yet unknown to the world, is as milk and honey upon the tongues of the righteous;
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For now, it be to you alone; for behold, these teachings are no longer foreign unto you.
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¶ And a commandment I give unto thee, not of my will, but a commandment of YHVH:
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Stand in the middle of the day, without provocation and without reward, and pray unto God that thou mayest learn the tributes of the reverence of Elohim.
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¶ Behold, thou art cast out from the Garden and the face of God, this is but for a time;
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Turn away thou from evil, journey on the path of righteousness that through Grace thou might see the face of God again while upon the earth.
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¶ Behold, I say unto thee: The great secret is reverence to the Lord; for the worthy go directly to the secret.
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For now, only reveal the secret of God to those that serve the Lord;
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But the time shall come that all shall know, and at that last day, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess these secrets.
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¶ Yeah, and there are three secrets corresponding to the Law; and all secrets correspond to these three.
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The first commandment is the first wisdom: Reverence of the Lord.
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And Reverence of the Lord is the first knowledge;
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Yea, the beginning of wisdom is reverence of the Lord, corresponding to three wisdoms.
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And of the outer wisdom, rejoice and build the house of wisdom with the secret of the foundation.
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Be wise by opening the heart to this secret; for there are but three types of secrets:
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The secret of the journey, the secret of origins, and the secret of the laws of God;
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These are made clear by the help of the Almighty God.
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¶ There are three kinds of reverence of heaven;
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They are reverence to the Lord, reverence to the Spirit of God, and reverence to Elohim.
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¶ It is made clear that reverence to the Lord is to love God and serve in love;
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For mankind only receives happiness when they revere the Lord YHVH (Jesus Christ).
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And it is reverence of Elohim to revere the Lord; and this shall ye do in love.
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¶ Desire in thy hearts, yea even write these things upon your hearts, and ye shall keep the commandments;
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For this is the whole Law: love the Lord thy God in reverence to Elohim; yea revere Elohim, lest you come into the hands of temptation.
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Mankind is not to serve God in temptation; not rising up by the name of the Messiah (Christ).
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It is decreed above, and it is written in the heavens: Mankind is beloved;
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Therefore, to love God is to love thy neighbor.
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God spoke to you and shall lead thy sons and daughters, even they that shall obey;
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Thus ye shall know to revere Elohim; thus ye know of love.
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Know too that mankind is not happy to journey by the counsel of wickedness; yea, mankind is only happy to revere the Lord;
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Therefore, show ye reverence to the God of heavens and the Earth all of thy days.
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¶ Write love in thy hearts, for reverence of the God of the heavens is in thy heart at all times;
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Yea, and this love is reverence, and this reverence is the purity of the Lord.
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And those giving reverence are loved by the Lord.
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Behold, there is much value in living in purity of spirit;
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Therefore, bathe in the glory of the light of Elohim.
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Ye that have gone forth from darkness into light, these have been divided from those led astray;
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And as the light shines down upon the waters of baptism, this is the reverence of Elohim who spoke unto thee in the Garden.
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From love, understanding was created by the love and reverence; and a thousand generations come after from that love.