CHAPTER X.
1. So Apollo visited all the divisions of the earth, and the islands in the ocean; and histraveling attendants, companions and officers made a record of all things they saw,especially those relating to the corporeans; their manners, sizes, color, habits, educationand procreative capacities; and the records were taken with them, to be finally carried toetherea in the coming ascent.
2. And Apollo and his companions then visited atmospherea, making like observations ofthe people in the first and second resurrections, recording the number and kind ofnurseries, hospitals, factories, schools and colleges, together with the asaphs, teachers andphysicians, nurses, and so on. And this record was also prepared so as to form a briefhistory of the earth's heaven.
3. On the twenty-eighth day, Apollo and his hosts returned to Gau, the place of thethrone of God in the lower heaven. In the meantime, the word of God commanding theassembly for the ascent of two thousand million of Jehovih's Brides and Bridegrooms,had aroused the people of the lower heaven beyond measure; millions of them neverhaving witnessed an ascent, nor, in fact, had seen an etherean adavaysit, a ship of fire.
4. On the twenty-ninth day, in the evening, a light was seen high up in the firmament, andto the north-west, brilliant, like a star of the first magnitude. Presently, it grew larger andbrighter, and shot across toward the south-west firmament, and then began to ascendtoward the earth, growing larger and brighter as it came.
5. The people of the lower heaven knew it was the adavaysit of the third resurrection, andthey rejoiced before Jehovih, singing and praying. And now the marshals and properpersons for the purpose, commenced to form the groups of Brides and Bridegrooms ofJehovih. And the groups were arrayed in stars, crescents, squares and circles and ovals,being classified according to their rates in these figures; and the groups had banners, andsignals of colored lights, according to their rank in love or intelligence, or good works, orother characteristic virtues.
6. And these groups were arranged into combinations, every combination representingthe work done by a sub-Lord or sub-God. And these combinations were again formedinto four divisions, representing the four great divisions of the earth, and the fourLords, Jehovih's Sons. So that when the whole two thousand millions of spiritswere in due form, they characterized Harmony, Symmetry and Music, being the symbolof Apollo, Son of Jehovih, God of three etherean worlds, brevet Orian Chief.
7. At midnight, the sea of fire, the adavaysit, reached Chinvat, the border of the earth'svortex, just beyond the orbit of the moon, and in size twice the moon's diameter. Here theship halted for four hours, and then again began to descend, and rapidly, fearful to behold,becoming more scarlet within the vortex, but growing larger and definite in figure.
8. And, lo and behold, when the adavaysit drew near, it was in the form and figure of thegroups of Brides and Bridegrooms of Jehovih. It had fifty thousand curtains, and onehundred thousand banners, and the hosts within the ship, seven millions of souls, boreeach a streamer of phosphorescent light, of all colors, shades and tints, and arrayed insymbols of the name, Apollo.
9. Unlike all other etherean ships of fire that had as yet visited the earth's heavens, it wasprovided with openings in the bottom, five hundred thousand in number, which were theplaces of entrance and exit. And the openings were studded with crystals of ceaseless fire,of all conceivable colors, shades and tints, and sizes and figures, curves, circles, angles,crescents, and so on. And up within the openings, were the crystal and opaque chambers,provided for the heirs of the third resurrection. And yet, within these chambers, were thereports of the guardian angels, of the lives and good work heretofore done by every manand woman of all the two thousand million who were to ascend to Jehovih's higherheavens. But in all the records there was not recorded one evil thing, or dark deed, orselfish thought; for of these things the ascended hosts had long since purged themselves,till they were gems of the pure light of the Father of all. High up within the ship were thebeams and net-work of timber and ropes and arches; and around about the whole ship wasthe photosphere of its power, so that the whole adavaysit was like a crystal ship within aglobe of phosphorescent light; and yet, in fact, the ship was the true light, and the angelsthe light of that light, whilst the photosphere was really the shell of darkness madereflective.
10. This, then, was the size of the adavaysit; two thousand miles, east and west, and northand south, diameters; and seven thousand miles high. And the ship within it was onehundred miles, east and west, and north and south, diameters; and two hundred mileshigh.
11. As the earth is opaque, with a transparent vortex around it, so not so, but opposite, isthe structure of an etherean adavaysit, being light and habitable within as well as without,like the etherean worlds in the firmament. As Jehovih maketh worlds, and sendeth themforth in the places of His firmament, so, in imitation of Him, His etherean Gods andGoddesses make adavaysits to traverse space from star to star, and from one ethereanregion to another. Great in wisdom and power are Jehovih's etherean Gods andGoddesses! Yet they, too, were once but men and women, with corporeal bodies.
12. Jehovih said: I have given power to spirits of the newly dead to clothe themselvesfrom the atmosphere with corporeal semblances of flesh and blood; and, to My exaltedatmospherean angels, I have given power to clothe themselves from ethe in forms of light. But, to My exalted etherean angels, I have given power to clothe their hosts with ships offire, and otevans, and adavaysits.
CHAPTER XI.
1. Cventi, marshalless for the hosts of Apollo, with ten thousand marshals and fiftythousand respondents of ceremonies, made ready to receive the hosts of the adavaysits,commanded by Cim'iad, Goddess of Du'e'ghi, in etherea, Goddess of Noad and Rak, inji'ya, thirty-eight, well known to Apollo, and to Phaeja, God of Norse, long residents ofUm, in etherea.
2. Cim'iad was a small woman, dark, and of deep love, most jovial of Goddesses;and had long looked forward with joy to her pleasure of bringing so large a ship todeliver two thousand million of Jehovih's Brides and Bridegrooms into ethereanworlds. And so, when the adavaysit was about to land in Gau, Cim'iad looked outfrom the clusters of central stars, the ornaments of the throne within the ship, to seethe hosts who were assembled beneath, and joyously clapped her hands withdelight, whereupon she was saluted by Apollo and Phaeja, and by God and his Lords.
3. Presently, the mighty vessel landed and anchored fast; and the ship of Apollo wasmoved up aside and made fast to the adavaysit. Meantime, Cim'iad came forth out of theship, and was received in the arms of Cventi, marshalless of Apollo, and then proceededto the throne of God.
4. All the while, the musicians had been playing and singing; and the music of the lowerheaven was thus united with the music of the upper heaven.
5. God said: Welcome, O Daughter of Jehovih! Come thou and honor my throne, in Hisname!
6. Cim'iad said: By the grace and love of Jehovih, am I come, O God! And to thee, OApollo, most wonderful of earth-born Gods, how can I express my boundless love! Andto thee, O Phaeja, long-enduring Son of Jehovih, my soul is as a twin, for the glory of ourEverlasting Creator!
7. Behold, I am come in Jehovih's name to wed these two thousand million Brides andBridegrooms to Jehovih!
8. Phaeja said: Thy will and Jehovih's be done! And now they shook hands, as is thecustom of Gods and Goddesses, and Cim'iad went and sat on the throne, saluting all theassemblage by making the sign of Jehovih's name with her right hand, which wasanswered by three thousand million spirits. And now the musicians played and sang theSTARS OF JEHOVIH! Meanwhile, the All Light began to descend thick and fast on Cim'iad'shead, so brilliant that many could not look thereon.
9. And Jehovih spake through Cim'iad, saying: I blow My breath upon a corporeal world,and man springeth forth into life, the highest of My created lights. In the womb of Mi, Ifashion his spirit. When he is shapely and white, I deliver him. I open the heaven of suns,and warm his soul. Brighter than diamonds he cometh forth; male and female come they;as stars for My everlasting worlds. Dressed as Brides and Bridegrooms for My chambersof Light and Love. In My arms shall they be blessed forever; in My mansions rejoiceforever.
10. The respondents said (being led by the etherean hosts): I am thy bride (orbridegroom), O Jehovih! My soul findeth love in Thee only, forever!
11. Thou, my Father, O Jehovih! I come to Thee to abide forever!
12. From Mi, my mother, the earth, who conceived me, I rise me up and go, forever.
13. All praise to Thee, O Jehovih! And to thee, O God of earth and heaven! And to ye, OLords of the earth, praise forever!
14. Thy Lords, O Jehovih, raised me up. How can I render them joy for my stubbornnessof heart! And Thy God, for my second resurrection.
15. How hast Thou made us brothers and sisters, O Jehovih! And given to me a higherworld to abide in, forever!
16. O, Joy of my soul! To Thee am I beholden, O Father, Everlasting Creator!
17. Jehovih said: Behold Me, O Brides and Bridegrooms! I am the All that is Within All,and Over All. Members of My body are all things under the sun, seen and unseen,boundless, forever! I give them to you for your inheritance, forever!
18. Response: Who can give like unto Thee, O Jehovih! Not only gavest Thou myself, butsent Thy Gods and Lords to me to teach me how to live to enjoy Thy Fullness, forever!
19. I will rise to Thy immortal kingdoms, and learn the mysteries of Thy glory andwisdom, O Jehovih! And when I am strong, I will go forth to them who are beneath me,and raise them up, to rejoice, forever!
20. Jehovih said: Laborers with Me; helpmates and companions, forever! With ye I wed,from everlasting to everlasting.
21. Response: With Thee we wed, helpmates, forever! In the glory of Thy worlds, withoutend!
22. Jehovih said: Mine are All Harmony; All Symmetry; All Love; and will endureforever!
23. Response: When I was in darkness, I fed on hate, and anger, and war, and lust. ButThou hast taught me harmony, and symmetry, and love, and I shall indulge in themforever!
24. Jehovih said: Receive ye, My mantles and My crowns, O My beloved! The darknessis come and gone; the rain is dried up, and My flowers are blooming for you, Mybeloved!
25. Response: Glory be to Thee, My Creator and Preserver! All hail to Thy WondrousWorks, O Jehovih! In all my giving I cannot attain to Thee, forever! Thy Crown shallshine in my behavior, world without end! Amen! Amen! Amen!
26. Jehovih, Thou art mine, forever! Amen!
27. I am Thine, O Jehovih, forever! Amen! Amen!
CHAPTER XII.
1. The rites of the resurrection were completed, the whole of which would make a book,were the words written down; and as for the music, for which there were five hundredthousand singers and players, scarce a conception of it can be given to mortals. And whenthe light of the throne of God broke away a little, God announced six hours' recreation;whereupon, all the angels of Gau and of the etherean heavens, mingled together joyfully.
2. And after this (for, behold, the end of the dawn of dan had come), Apollo, mightiest ofall, rose up, and waved his hand in the sign, INJEHOVIH’SNAME! and stood aside from thethrone of God. After Apollo, Cim'iad rose up, and gave the same sign; followed byPhaeja. And when these three stood aside, high raised, on the floor of the throne, so thatall the assembled millions could see them, so hushed were all things, like as if Time hadcome to an end.
3. Then filed in front the ten thousand Lords and Lordesses, they who had once been falseGods and false Lords, and, of the ancient times, arrayed in such gorgeous attire; nowrobed in plain white, and without ornaments.
4. The marshals opened the arches of the adavaysit, but yet not a soul moved from his orher place.
5. Then great Apollo, and Cim'iad, and Phaeja, came down and sat at the foot of thethrone, more loved than all the Gods who had as yet visited the earth and her heavens.
6. God came down from the throne and took Apollo's hand, saying: Arise, O Son ofJehovih, and go thy way. Apollo rose up, himself in tears, and stood aside. God nowtook the hand of Cim'iad, saying: Arise, O Daughter of Jehovih, and go thy way. Next he raised up the long-tried Phaeja, when lo, both he and God burst into tears, andfell in each other's arms! Phaeja, of few words at most, was last to slack the fondembrace; and then he and great Apollo, and Cim'iad, light of heaven, broke loose andmarched forth to the etherean ship of fire. God resumed the throne, blinded by his tears.
7. Now fell the mantles of Jehovih, and His crowns, on the two thousand million Bridesand Bridegrooms. The awakening Light of the etherean firmament bespoke Jehovih'sAwful Presence! The hosts moved with one accord, and presently entered into theadavaysit, amidst a shower of etherean flowers.
8. The marshals signaled, for the dawn was ended. The bright Cim'iad stretched forth herslender hand and arm to Jehovih, saying: By Thy Power, O Father, I command! Arise! Arise! Ad-av-ay-sit! Arise!
9. And the mighty vessel, and the vessel of Apollo, adjoined, arose up from Gau, rocking,rising, and moving to the music of a million trumpeters and singers, joined by thees'enaurs of the lower heavens. Higher and higher rose the etherean fire-ships, turning andrising, passing beyond the vortex of the earth, beyond Chinvat, out into the firmament ofetherea, higher and higher, till all was lost in the distance.
