by Sue Watkins
“Zevul, a dwelling within the everlasting Celestial world contains a city and also a temple not built by created beings. The temple and city were spoken into existence. Michael the Warrior, who happens to be one of three reigning archangels, has the responsibility to protect Zevul. The city and temple stand protected for a future time. Someday it shall become the most important city for all humanity. Since it’s a Celestial place, we cannot yet enter the city, but there is an appointed time when it will descend and be part of Earth.
“Maon is another Celestial dwelling. From Maon the Malakhim and other ministering spirits enter and leave our dimensions. Moan is the place of portals; it is between the two universes. When not in our realm angels stand at these portals and sing to Earth. Adam heard these songs, but that was before sin. Sin corrupted the ability to see or hear into the Celestial.
“The heaven the ancients called Machon is the location, which acts as a storehouse or Celestial treasury for elements. The elements needed for our planet...for all creation actually, are in this storehouse, well except for human life, there is a second storehouse for human life.
“Aravot is that Celestial vault that contains the elements for human life and blessings. Aravot isn’t just a Celestial vault, but also the place where the throne of God’s government sits. It’s where the Ophannim, the angels who guard the presence of El Elyon, dwell. Also, the Seraphim, the burning ones who sing to the Eternal God…uh…I mustn’t forget the Chayyot, the four living creatures who worship him as the Melek over all. He is the Melek of both universes, and he rules from the Aravot.
“The Chayyot are special created beings, they continually abide in Aravot. Only rarely do they enter into the Maon and almost never into the realm of Earth. Aravot is the holiest of all holy places, except for the Eternal. As I said, man only interacts with the first three of these seven heavens. We can see the Dok and the Rakia, and our bodies live because we partake of the Shechakim. The Celestials live within the other four heavens. Zevul, Maon, Machon, and Aravot and they can only be accessed by mortal man through faith and prayer, unless El Elyon grants a divine, special appointment.”
Noah paused and held up four fingers of his right hand, “Growing up, I was told by my grandfather that his father, Enoch, visited all four of these Celestial heavens.” Noah made a fist with his left hand and wrapped his right hand around his left. Locking his hands tightly together he explained, “You see, Enoch said the universes are much like this, my left hand is inside my right. The terrestrial is inside the Celestial. In other words, what we call our universe is surrounded by the Celestial universe.” Noah moved away from the open window, returning to his chair, “Any questions?”
Enmerkar smiled, using the opportunity to shift in his seat, “No, I’m following.” Grinning he added, “This is very interesting, please go on.”
“First we need to go down a side trail. Originally ruled by an angelic being whose given name was Helel ben Shakar, Earth existed long before Adam. Helel was the first of the archangels created. A brilliant being of light, a glorious creature, who portrayed the great majesty of El Elyon’s wisdom. Helel possessed, as do all Celestial beings, the ability to travel and manifest, both in the terrestrial and Celestial universes. However, he corrupted this great beauty when he abandoned his duties to El Elyon and sought for his own glory.
“When pride was found in him, he was expelled from the altars of Aravot. He fell into an outer darkness along with the host of angels he enticed to rebel with him. The realm of darkness did not exist until Helel rebelled. The realm of darkness has not been given a name because naming anything means the owning of it, and El Elyon does not want man to own the realm of darkness.
“As I said, the realm of total darkness was created by the fall of Helel when Light departed from him. Son, you need to understand when light departs that is a form of death. But I ramble…the point I strive for is simply this, the realm of darkness is not outside Earth, but within its core. It is the lowest realm in all of the dimensions.
“When Helel was dethroned, his anarchy brought a reaction of pandemonium, and for the first time there was an absence of complete peace. Before, Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden to rule as the Melek of Earth, and was commanded to subdue and take dominion of his environment,” Noah stretched his legs and crossed his ankles, “there were two trees placed within Eden, one for the gaining of knowledge and the other for the continuity of immortality to humanity. The first tree contained elements of ra, the second tree, everlasting life.”
Noah raised a hand and chuckled, “To get a full understanding, I need to side step again, when El Elyon created Adam, he was perfect. He fully possessed an understanding of the ways of the Lord of Creation. El Elyon added Eve as a mate, and she too was perfectly created.
“Helel, observing from the darkness, perceived Eve would be the easiest to deceive since she had not received the initial instructions as Adam had. Anyway, you know the story, the Adversary convinced Eve the partaking of knowledge would gain her immortality and would make her like the Elohim, wise. And Adam, as the story goes, partook of the tree of knowledge once he knew Eve had. Adam gave into the temptation to join her in her state of self-awareness instead of taking the matter to El Elyon. Rather than petitioning El Elyon for her forgiveness as her priest, he joined her in the transgression, as the Melek…”
“Is this the place in the story where El Elyon provided the lambskin garments?” Enmerkar interrupted.
Noah nodded somberly, “Sadly, yes, the garments made from the skins taken from the lambs used in the first blood sacrifice. Unfortunately, those skins are no longer in my possession or I would show them to you, they were stolen by a fallen angel.”
Afraid his face might unintentionally betray him, Enmerkar stood and walked to the same open window Noah had stood before moments earlier. Careful to keep his back toward Noah, he casually asked, “They were stolen?”
Without any inflection of remorse, Noah responded, “Yes, but that’s not a story I wish to discuss tonight. But let me say this, those garments were provided to the Melek as a covering because he ruled Earth. They were symbolical of the importance of the priesthood as well as the authority to rule Earth. But, moving forward with our topic, man created to be the ruler of Earth, is to protect Earth and act upon its behalf. And in that respect, Adam failed the Creator. That is how evil entered into our world. It’s at this point the story written in the night sky becomes meaningful. Because, before recreating Earth, El Elyon knew man would transgress against these dictates. And, because God knew ahead of time, he placed a hope of redemption in the Rakia for all to read. The sun, moon, and stars are deliberately aligned to declare the glorious story of a Promised Seed.
“Do you know what El Elyon told the Evil One in the Garden?” Noah rose from his chair and walked to a nearby table, not waiting for an answer he continued, “El Elyon said, ‘I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.’ This is the Minchar Al Sugia, ‘the piercing of the deceiver.’”
After carefully pouring two cups of water from a pitcher, he followed Enmerkar to the window and handed one cup of water to his great-grandson, and then after drinking the other, he continued, “When my great-grandfather Enoch ascended into the heavens and was given revelation of these things he wrote some of what I tell you. Sadly, however, we lost many of his written words with the flood but I managed to save some…”
“El Elyon cursed…” Lost in thought, Enmerkar did not immediately realize he had interrupted Noah’s words until he heard himself speak aloud, “and set the Celestials to war against...I’m sorry, you said Minchar Al Sugia, what is that?”
“Why yes, it is called the Seed War. It is a war between the seed of woman and the seed of the Evil One. Minchar Al Sugia is a star in the decan called Hydra. If that term is new to you, a decan simply put is a smaller grouping of stars contained within a larger constellation. The smaller
group of stars will emerge as the bigger grouping moves through its seasonal rotation. Hydra is the constellation that resembles a serpent. It’s associated with the constellation of Arieh, the lion. I’ll discuss each constellation later. But I don’t want to get ahead of myself so bear with me as I continue with the story behind the story. Be patient, my son. In order to fully understand the story of the stars, you must know why the story is so important.” Noah turned and looked into the tired eyes of his great-grandson, “Do I continue tonight, or will you prefer to continue this tomorrow?”
“Maybe you can give me the abbreviated version tonight and the longer version tomorrow?” Enmerkar suggested with a grin.
Noah nodded and chuckled, “It’s a lot of information, I know, and best digested in pieces with maps and charts. I’ll show you the location of the constellations on the star charts, and give you the name of every decan associated with each constellation. We’ll learn the primary stars in each constellation and decan, when you see the stars on the charts, I think you’ll see the story in its entirety, but let’s sit down again.” Noah pointed to the chairs, “I, too, am tired so let me wrap this up quickly.
“Created as an archangel, Helel is very intelligent. He fully understood El Elyon had decreed the war because the part he played in Adam and Eve’s transgression. Our enemy knows he will be the loser of the Seed War. You see, by the implications contained within the Adamic curse, the Adversary has but an allotted time to wage war against humanity. This war will continue until the Promised Seed comes.
“But moving on, after the government of Adam was removed from the Garden of Eden, Adam built his home, actually quite near here and about five hundred years later, the Watchers came from the heavens. The Watchers were sent by El Elyon to gather information and report upon the conditions of Earth. They possessed the power to transform themselves into human men for a limited time. Two hundred of the Celestials gathered and made a pact on the top of Mount Hermon. The Watchers agreed they would not return to Aravot, but mutually agreed they would remain in Earth, in the form of men, their choice rendered them permanently unable to return to Aravot.
“The Watchers took women and had children by them. The hybrid children became giants and were used by the kingdom of darkness to gain control over humanity. The Nephilim were unlawful. They were half-Celestial and half-terrestrial creatures that roamed Earth taking with them ra where they chose to wander.
“The fallen Celestials even crossbred animals with humans, creating mixtures of abomination. They performed unspeakable crimes against women and enticed human men to join them. El Elyon found it necessary to declare a judgment and to purify Earth of this corruption.”
Enmerkar lifted his eyebrows as if to interrupt, but Noah lifted a hand to stop him. “Yes, I know, many tell me that El Elyon was vengeful to bring such an immense destruction but if you’d seen what was going on, you would understand why it was necessary. It was the only way to cleanse Earth of the effect of the crossbreeds, and there’s much yet to say,” Noah yawned, “but not tonight,” yawning again he finished his sentence, “I can’t hold my eyes open. Let’s continue tomorrow.”
16
Come near to me and listen to this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it happened, I was there. And now the Lord God has sent His Spirit in and with me. Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way, that you should go. Oh that you had hearkened to my commandments! Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a flowing river, and your righteousness [the holiness and purity of the nation] like the [abundant] waves of the sea. Isaiah 48:16-18, AMP
He determines and counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names. Psalm 147:4, AMP
The moment he walked into the chamber the students called haRagal, Enmerkar knew he had stepped over into a brand new world. Wide-eyed, head held back and stared up at the chamber’s domed ceiling. After making two full circles of the room, he moved to its center still staring up. Standing arms akimbo, he tried understanding all he saw but this was beyond words.
Upon a background of black or dark blue, he wasn’t sure which, were the sun, moon and the complete Mazzaroth, each etched in vibrant colors. It appeared that the entire Rakia was displayed upon the ceiling of the three-storied rotunda. A shiver traveled down his spine. He felt as if he had crossed more than a threshold, but was standing in the prelude to his destiny. Taking in as many of the details as he could, he noted around the perimeter of the rotunda’s ceiling was a walkway. In order to reach the platform, one had to mount a circular staircase. The steps of the staircase twisted and turned around the first two stories of the room as they seemingly spread out and gave way to form shelves containing what Enmerkar assumed to be charts and maps. As fascinating as the charts and maps might be, his eyes constantly returned to focus only on the amazing star filled ceiling. As he made another slow turn, still staring upward, he caught movement out of the corner of his eye.
Noah, leaning over the staircase balustrade greeted him, “Good morning son.” Laughing at the expression on Enmerkar’s face, Noah dismounted the stairs and explained his amusement, “I often see that same expression you have on your face; matter of fact it’s on every face that enters this chamber for the first time.”
“There are no words, sir,” Enmerkar shrugged his shoulders, “this place is incredible.”
Noah still chuckling added, “Actually, before the flood, in my ancestral home, there was a room much like this, it was built by Enoch.” Noah walked to a nearby table and laid several long papyrus scrolls on it. “But before I give you the tour, let’s continue where I left off from last evening. We start today’s lesson with the charts I have pulled from the shelves. Not to repeat myself, but I need to recap the information I gave you last night so you have a succinct picture.” Shaking his head, he grinned sheepishly and sat at the table, “Truthfully, I’m not sure where I left off. Remember, I’m an old man and I’ve many students, so please appease me.”
Enmerkar nodded as he found a place at the table and sat. Without waiting for additional response Noah proceeded, “From El Elyon all that exists, was created. Everything his design, except ra. Everything began as thought within him. Because he is eternal, I guess you could say all things exist, even before they manifest, whether we speak of the Celestial or the terrestrial, this then would be true.
“I should pause and explain the Supreme Deity is triune, there are three different personages that manifest outside the dimensions of eternity. Within eternity, there is only one God.” Noah looking into Enmerkar’s eyes realized his student had not received the full meaning of what he was trying to communicate; he paused and asked, “Do you understand what I just explained?”
Enmerkar smiled, not wanting to waste time upon Noah’s extremism, nodded and then added, “Yes, sir.”
Feeling a hesitancy in his spirit, Noah said a silent prayer asking God to help his student understand and then he continued. “All right, the truth that El Elyon is eternal leads to the conclusion when we comprehend him, or have revelation of him outside of the eternal realm, we see him as Creator. In other words, he allows us to know him as the Creator. And if he created all things then his power surpasses all power and it would stand to reason, he is all-powerful.
“Let me back up and expound on the understanding that El Elyon is eternal. All creatures in the realm of the Celestial are everlasting or immortal. No one is eternal. Do you understand that principal?”
Shaking his head, Enmerkar questioned, “No I don’t think so.”
“El Elyon had no beginning. All other beings, all Celestials have origins. The word ‘create’ would imply a beginning, so if the creature was created, he would have a beginning. ”
Enmerkar waved a hand in the air, “Ah, all right, I see, please go on.”
“All right then, Helel ben Shakar was created to walk among the stones of fire, or t
he entirety of all universes, but he could not enter the eternal dimension. He was a Guardian, the first created of the archangels. He received the assignment to protect the habitation of El Elyon and he took from El Elyon, the light of his presence and carried that light to all of creation. In return, creation sang to Helel and Helel sang to the Lord God. Helel took the gratitude of creation back to the Creator as musical sounds. El Elyon harmonized with Helel, and together they brought forth new light and the cycle repeated. Continuous harmony in all creation and throughout the universes existed because of the sound and light flowing into and out of Helel.”
Noah shifted in his seat and at the same time, flattened his hands and spread them on the table, “In the midst of standing before El Elyon, Helel began to desire worship for his own beauty. That’s when he began to plot, and his thoughts led to his downfall that I spoke of last night. I’ll not repeat myself unless you need me to.”
Noah paused as Enmerkar shook his head and mouthed, no.
“Good, stay with me a bit longer and I will incorporate all the beauty of this story into one complete thought. So far, we have light and sound in our story but there is also the importance of color and the preciseness of numbers. Everything originates in the heart of El Elyon. Light, sound, color, and design, but keep in mind, everything begins as the sound of light. When light becomes perception, sound is heard; light contains all colors, and light and sound come in precise measurements.
“Usually when I ask the question, how does a superior intelligence speak with one that is inferior? My students stumble about trying to find a hidden meaning to my question, but I ask this with a forthright purpose. We all need to understand, El Elyon is not a man who is very intelligent, he the Creator, know all things. All intelligence is below his. He is the apex of knowing. If we think of knowledge as a pyramid, those created in the Celestial exist from the top to middle, and we, the terrestrials are the middle to base, but he is the all-knowing all-seeing God!