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War of Wings. Tanner McElroy
Читать онлайн.Название War of Wings
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isbn 9781612541693
Автор произведения Tanner McElroy
Жанр Ужасы и Мистика
Издательство Ingram
“Saraquel, I saw you.”
“Forgive me, Lucifer!”
“Why are you hiding?”
“I am amazed at your power. I couldn’t turn away. You told me to find you.”
Lucifer reached out his hand as he approached, and Saraquel began to bow.
“No longer bow your head to me. You will become my brother this day if you will accept what I have to say.” Saraquel’s eyes grew wide, and his mouth dropped slightly. It was a moment or two before he could speak.
“Of course, Lucifer. Please tell me what you would like from me.”
“I want nothing from you except for you to make your own decisions based on the knowledge I am about to give you.”
“Yes, sir. I can do that.” They began to walk across the snow, and Saraquel fell into step beside him.
“Let me ask you some questions, and I want you to answer as honestly as possible. The throne that you had built for me, by what means did you construct it?” Lucifer asked.
“Well, I had my angels work on it for me—in your honor, of course.”
“And they followed your commands because you are an archangel and their leader, correct?”
“Yes. They were eager to serve you as well.” Saraquel twisted his hands together.
“You had them build this for me. Why?”
“Because you asked me to.”
“Why would you listen to me?”
Saraquel paused. He began shaking slightly in confusion. Finally he answered, “Because you are the highest cherubim and it brings me great joy to serve you. Was I not supposed to, your highness?”
“Yes, of course, you were, because of the order of things between the angels and the tiers of power. I am above you.”
“Your virtues surpass ours, and there is no shame in praising you.”
“Thank you, but who truly says that is how it has to be?”
“God does. I am as God made me, and that is how it should be. We all have our roles to play. I live to worship Him as my unique self and in my unique way.”
“What if I told you that you could be a throne, a seraph, or even take my place as the highest cherubim right now? Would you take it?”
Saraquel visibly hesitated, like it was a trick. “God made me who I am. I am content.”
“I am your friend, Saraquel.” Lucifer felt nauseous at his own words, but if his plan was to work, he would need support. It might as well begin with this pitiful angel. “You are in a safe place. I see the desires in your heart, and they are more than you say. Does it not sound intriguing to be more than God has made you?”
Saraquel looked away. “I am an archangel, that is all I will ever be.”
“That is all you will ever be according to God.” Lucifer waited until his gaze came back and forced a smile. “I say you can be more than that.”
“But God made the classes of all angels. He wouldn’t let you change that.”
“What if I told you the rules were arbitrary, that His rules are based on His deceit?”
“I wouldn’t believe you. God loves us. Why would He lie?”
“He doesn’t love us,” answered Lucifer calmly. “He uses us and lies to us. Look at who is on top. Who sits on a throne while you take orders in Heaven?”
“But He created us.”
“That is what He would have us believe. Let me ask you this. How does a tree or a plant grow and bear fruit? Where does it originate?”
Saraquel answered quickly. “It starts as a seed. Then it grows until it can bear fruit.”
“What if I told you that I have a tree that never started as a seed? What if I told you it just always existed?”
Saraquel squinted his eyes and took his time with his answer. “That would not make sense.”
“Yet that is how God explains Himself. He claims to be the only One that never had a beginning: a tree but never a seed.”
Saraquel stood silent. Lucifer could sense his heart beating fast and his mind racing wildly. He almost had him. “I know how you feel. I too was disappointed when I first accepted this truth. But the disappointment will soon pass. These are hard questions, and I do not know all the answers either. But I do wonder why God has one set of rules for Him and another for us, yet we were supposedly made in His image. If you figure it out, will you let me know? I believe the glory of God can only be magnified by our understanding of His great design.”
“He tells us to have faith in Him, so that is what I do.”
Lucifer’s eyes lit up with energy. “Think of what you just said. How do you fool the masses into believing something? You make them believe in you. Then you tell them what to do and they do it. What if God has done that to us?”
“That is impossible.”
“Is it?” Lucifer saw on Saraquel’s face that he was teetering on the brink. “God speaks of the importance of wisdom. Why then does reality contradict His very teachings?”
“I don’t know.”
“I know you don’t because no one can answer that. And the only one who claims He has an answer says He had no beginning. But I asked Him personally. He simply says, ‘Have faith.’ Well, no thanks. Not anymore. I encourage you to think for yourself. Don’t let Him do it for you. It’s time for a change in thinking. And that time is now.”
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