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.But the sound of twelve thousand Nephilim foot soldiers stomping overhead was warning enough.Lookouts had spotted the Nephilim long before they arrived, and the Karabu were already suited up and ready for battle.They simply waited for the right moment.• • • • •Cain was unearthed at dark.He bid farewell to his comrade-in-arms, Inanna, and her armed force of demigods.It took only a few hours to fly back to his Hidden Valley.When he arrived, a downcast Awan and her pack of wolves greeted him.He learned that their prisoners had escaped in broad daylight.She had no idea how it happened.She had turned her head and they were suddenly gone.She wondered if they had put a spell on her and the guards.But when they had heard the roar of Behemoth signaling their exit, she knew they were either dead and eaten or long gone into the Zagros mountain range, where no doubt they were quite at home in evading detection.Cain flushed with anger.He suppressed the emotion to maintain control of the situation.“You said you heard Behemoth?” he asked.“Yes,” said Awan.“But when we checked the valley exit, we found nothing.No blood, no sign of struggle.”Cain said, “Had it entered your thoughts that they may have possibly engaged in a deceit to make you think they had escaped or were eaten?”Awan was silent.She had not thought of it.“Had you considered that they may in fact be hiding somewhere in this valley, waiting for a better opportunity or better course for departure?”“No, my lord and god,” said Awan.“I want the entire pack ready for the hunt, NOW!” he yelled.She bowed in submission and ran to alert the others.I had them, thought Cain.I had them in my hands, and they slipped through.It burned like a knife in his back, one that kept burning.I have sought all my life for this opportunity and now I have been betrayed by my own clan.My own clan.I have nothing.I have no one.I am alone, utterly alone.Elohim has stolen my revenge.He heard the howls of the wolf tribe already on the chase for human blood.Maybe I will kill the whole tribe when this is over, thought Cain.Chapter 53After the satan trumpeted his philosophical dilemma of an unloving or unjust God, Enoch was about to respond when the entrance of another counselor to his team interrupted him.He came from the right hand of the throne of the Ancient of Days and whispered to Enoch.The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow.His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.But when he whispered, it was a still small voice heard only by his listener.It was the Son of Man, the “second power in heaven.” The first one he spoke to was Uriel.The Son of Man whispered something to him and Uriel immediately excused himself from the throne room.Then the Son of Man walked to Enoch and gave him counsel.Enoch could see the satan visibly shaken by the presence of this glorious being.It was as if he knew his case was instantly lost.Enoch had seen this “Son of Man” in his dreams when he was on earth, but after ascending into heaven, he came to know him.There he learned that this Son of Man was also a Son of Elohim, but not like all the other heavenly host.He was the Firstborn, a species-unique, uncreated Son of God.And now, he had joined the defense.Everything would change.After receiving counsel, Enoch spoke, “There is a third way, not addressed by the satan’s dilemma.And that is substitutionary atonement.”The satan scoffed with derision.He was so loud, he turned heads.“I knew he would pull this.”Enoch continued, “The purpose of blood sacrifice is to place the penalty of the guilty upon an unblemished innocent.The shed blood satisfies divine wrath for justice, which makes forgiveness of the repentant covenant-breaker possible.”“Barbaric!” barked the satan.“Slaughtering innocent precious animals for the bloodlust of divinity.This animal cruelty is despicable and disgusting.”In truth, it was not despicable or disgusting to the satan or the rest of the rebel Watchers.They had set up their own religion of blood sacrifice that would substitute humans for animals.Children seemed to please them the most.Children in great numbers [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]