1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" *
2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,
3 but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
4 But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die.
5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
10 And he said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself."
11 He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"
12 The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
14 The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."
The false deity does not want humans to attain knowledge. The serpent is a symbol of darkness. The dragon, on the other hand, is a symbol of light and belongs to the keepers of valuable knowledge. This has sparked debates among interpreters, leading to various versions, including the one about Tiamat, as Tiamat is depicted as a dragon in Sumerian narratives. In these stories, Tiamat is also referred to as the first salty sea from which the earth and everything else emerged.
In another version, the serpent is called Lilith (Serpent-Woman), who is also known from Sumerian tales, where Lilith is the mistress of the waters and the creator of the world. The images of Tiamat and Lilith represent a woman from legend, split into two figures by different Sumerian sources. For simplicity's sake, both will be referred to as Lilith here.
It is said that the serpent (Lilith) knew the name of the false deity. This means Lilith was stronger than him. The version that Lilith was Adam’s first wife is incorrect.
The version that associates Lilith with dragons is correct, but it is meant metaphorically. Some legends depict her in the form of a dragon to symbolize the nature of her actions. The dragon is a symbol of wisdom, deep knowledge, and the protector of enlightened magicians.
It is also important to consider the mistranslation from Hebrew, where the word "nachash" can have an ambiguous translation. The context in which the word "nachash" is used must be taken into account. In one sense, it can mean "serpent," and in another sense, it can mean "possessor of knowledge."
In reality, the serpent did not lead Eve into sin but rather protected her, preventing her from remaining on a low level of development. When the serpent said, "No, you will not die," it did not lie, because the path to eternity lies through the knowledge of darkness and light over the course of lived lives, where death is a transitional period between lives and not a death that kills the soul.
It should be noted that the actions of the false deity point to his rivalry with God, as he aimed to shorten humanity's path to the world of happiness. He created conditions where there was no lack, no disease, no work, no wars, or discord - only an abundance of food and leisure to enjoy life as the king of animals and the lands assigned to him.
God allowed the false deity to create humans. But the false god could only create humans without the divine spark, although he breathed life into them. Moreover, he created humans who had not gone through the long path of rebirths from a small organism to human form. Adam had not gone through the path of plants to learn the value of life, nor the path of animals to grow through love, compassion, etc., and had no experience in recognizing good and evil. Therefore, Adam, in terms of the level of his soul, was no higher than a plant. Adam could only eat, drink, and idle. Eve was at the same level.
God secretly placed His spark into Adam and Eve, for God is merciful. They had to live through much time to learn, begin drawing conclusions, and grow in mind and experience.
Then Lilith appears to Eve. As you can see, the plot of the dialogue between the "serpent" and Eve is not simple.
In the Old Testament, the false deity seduces with a contract that forces people to follow only its commands, with the threat of torture in fire for violations. It seduces with promises of wealth and power on Earth, which inflames greed, pride, etc., leading to dust. In contrast, the Almighty offers a choice between dust and eternity through the knowledge of good and evil and provides an absolute divine program on the path of learning.
At the same time, God allowed two different teachings in the holy scriptures. Yes, He allowed this presence, for nothing happens that is not permitted by the Almighty. He allowed in the holy scriptures of light the presence of the teaching of darkness from the false god, at the level where humanity was at that time.
As souls experienced life after life, they began to distinguish more clearly between the path of good and the path of evil. Consequently, they paid less attention to the teachings of darkness and progressed on the path of light. Over time, many souls started to reject the doctrine of darkness, even as servants of religion continued to praise the entire scriptures without distinguishing between darkness and light. This means that both external darkness and external light create conditions for the soul’s growth. Darkness reveals the path to light by striking through its vile deeds, betrayals, wars, disputes, and misfortunes stemming from ignorance and division, while light attracts with its justice, mercy, love, knowledge, faithfulness, and unity. Darkness entices with base passions that lead to the effects of slavery to such passions, whereas light guides through the voice of God - conscience. In other words, both darkness and light perform their roles, but in fundamentally different ways. And both darkness and light fall under the dominion of the Creator.
Those who do not grow in their souls and remain in darkness choose the path to dust throughout their lives. On the Day of Judgment, they will understand that they were not on the side of external darkness, not on the side of the false god and his like, but on the side of their own inner darkness. Inner darkness and inner light are parts of the soul. Each person has the right, granted by the Almighty, to choose whether to nurture darkness within themselves, diminishing the light, or to cultivate the light from the "spark" of God, pushing out the darkness.
Let's return to Lilith, as there are many questions about her. There is more to her than the allegorical image formed from fragments of Sumerian legends. Some figures originate from legends, but some legends were born from the actions of real beings. Lilith held a significant position in the upper world (though not the highest) but she was unable to overcome the barrier called self-confidence. Lilith's self-confidence arose from her immense power and her exceptional level of knowledge. As a result, she found herself in a phase of learning, where she must recognize her mistake and overcome it in order to return to her former level and continue her path toward God. She stubbornly refuses to submit, failing to realize that no one expects her submission, and does not understand that it is her self-confidence that must yield. Lilith is convinced of the absoluteness of her rightness, not realizing that only the Almighty possesses true absolute rightness.
Many inhabitants of the upper world have not overcome the barriers of pride and vanity, and many of their actions have caused suffering in the middle world. These are the ones who were trapped in the swamp of arrogance, that were called gods, without knowing that it was these very so-called "gods" who once destroyed the middle world by fighting against the giants of the middle world, who were nearly equal to them in technology.
Much misfortune also came from the beings of the lower world. There, not everything is as material as in the middle world. Many of these beings are bodiless - some harmless and simple-minded, but others are dangerous and powerful demons. However, for most inhabitants of the middle world, this world is just as material as they themselves are. They were never able to penetrate the middle world and are controlled by the demons of the lower world. Their world originates from the middle world, which did not pass the test of the Last Judgment. Those who passed the test ascended to a higher level. Those whose soul level was too low turned to dust. Those with a sufficient soul level were given a chance to continue growing, but their level was so low that they descended with their middle world to the level of the lower world.
It was precisely to these beings that Jesus preached after fulfilling God's mission in the middle world during his first coming. Shortly before him, I (Aslan Uarziaty - translator's note) also preached in the lower world after completing God’s mission in the middle world and being killed there. Some inhabitants of the lower world have since developed to a higher level than some representatives of the middle world, just as some inhabitants of the middle world are more developed than some representatives of the upper world.
They tried to stop me, knowing that with the revelation of the book, the time of teaching would end and the exam time for all three worlds would begin. This means that on the Judgment Day, the time of "immortality" for the souls who have not passed the test will come to an end. The upper world was convinced that the sealed book would be opened in their world. But God decided otherwise, seeing the upper world fallen into pride.
Therefore, I tell you, and my companions also speak of the awakening: Your souls have going for thousands of years to reach this point. Do not miss the chance to pass the exam!
*The text of the Bible is quoted from the "English Standard Version".
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