And on the seventh day there went forth from the presence
of God a mighty angel, full of wrath and consuming, and God
gave unto him the dominion of the outermost sphere.
Eternity brought forth time; the boundless gave birth to
limit; being descended into generation.
As lightning I beheld SataN fall from heaven, splendid in
strength and fury.
Among the Gods is none like unto Him, into whose hand are
committed the kingdoms, the power and the glory of the
worlds;
Thrones and empires, the dynasties of kings, the fall of
nations, the birth of churches, the triumphs of time.
They arise and pass, they were and are not; the sea and the
dust and the immense mystery of space devour them.
Many names hath God given him, names of mystery, secret and
terrible.
God called him SataN the Adversary, because matter opposeth
spirit, and time accuseth even the saints of the Lord.
And the Destroyer, for his arm breaketh and grindeth to
pieces; wherefore the fear and the dread of him are upon
all flesh.
And The Avenger, for he his arm breaketh and grindeth to
pieces; wherefore the fear and the dread of him are open
all flesh.
And the Avenger, for he is the anger of God; his breath
shall burn up all the souls of the wicked.
And the Sifter, for he straineth all things through his
sieve, dividing the husk from the grain; discovering the
thoughts of the heart; proving and purifying the spirit of
man.
And the Deceiver, for he maketh the false appear true, and
concealeth the real under the mask of illusion.
And the Tempter, for he setteth snares before the feet of
the elect: he beguileth with vain shows, and shall enter in
at the beautiful gates.
For SataN is the doorkeeper of the temple of the King:
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