ied Heaven above and upon earth here below.

Let Your kingdom reign over us now and forever. The Holy Men of old
said remit and forgive unto all men whatsoever they have done unto me.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil thing;
for Thine is the kingdom and Thou shalt reign in glory forever and
forevermore, AMEN.

Chapter XXIV - A vivid prophecy of the life and death of Christ.

1 Then the merciful God, good and lover of men, looked at Adam and Eve,
and at their blood, which they had held up as an offering to Him;
without an order from Him for so doing. But He wondered at them; and
accepted their offerings.

2 And God sent from His presence a bright fire, that consumed their
offering.

3 He smelled the sweet savor of their offering, and showed them mercy.

4 Then came the Word of God to Adam, and said to him, "O Adam, as you
have shed your blood, so will I shed My own blood when I become flesh
of your descendants; and as you died, O Adam, so also will I die. And
as you built an altar, so also will I make for you an altar of the
earth; and as you offered your blood on it, so also will I offer My
blood on an altar on the earth.

5 And as you sued for forgiveness through that blood, so also will I
make My blood forgiveness of sins, and erase transgressions in it.

6 And now, behold, I have accepted your offering, O Adam, but the days
of the covenant in which I have bound you are not fulfilled. When they
are fulfilled, then will I bring you back into the garden.

7 Now, therefore, strengthen your heart; and when sorrow comes over
you, make Me an offering, and I will be favorable to you."

Chapter XXV - God represented as merciful and loving. The establishing
of worship.

1 But God knew that Adam believed he should frequently kill himself and
make an offering to Him of his blood.

2 Therefore He said to him, "O Adam, don't ever kill yourself like this
again, by throwing yourself down from that mountain."

3 But Adam said to God, "I was thinking to put an end to myself at
once, for having transgressed Your commandments, and for my having come
out of the beautiful garden; and for the bright light of which You have
deprived me; and for the praises which poured forth from my mouth
without ceasing, and for the light that covered me.

4 Yet of Your goodness, O God, do not get rid of me altogether; but be
favorable to me every time I die, and bring me to life.

5 And thereb