✨ OAHSPE Insights: The Lords' First Book - Chapter I - The Flood Story From Earth's View! ✨ Hey #lightseekers! 🌟 We're starting a new book today – The Lords' First Book! While The Book of Aph gave us the heavenly perspective of the Great Flood, this book brings us down to Earth to see how it all unfolded for mortals.🌍 The Lord, God of Earth (one of Jehovih's elder sons), addresses us directly, emphasizing that all of heaven and Earth belong to Jehovih, and we are all His children. He explains that "The Lord" isn't just one person, but a title passed down through generations of divine leaders, all serving Jehovih's plan. Here's what Chapter I reveals about the world before and during the Flood: * Humanity's Spiritual Divide: The Lord explains that throughout history, there have always been two types of people: * The Faithists (I'hins): These were the "chosen," who embodied higher wisdom, understood that a greater power (Jehovih) shaped all things, and chose God (Lord over corpor). * The Cainites (Druks): These were people of "lesser light," whose trust was in material things. They were considered "enemies of the Lord" because they engaged in war and destroyed life. These two groups have always existed side-by-side. * The Original Commandments: The Lord reminds us of core divine laws: love the Lord with all your soul, wisdom, and strength, and "Thou shalt not kill." He laments how His words were perverted by those seeking to justify sin, leading to division, war, and disease. * Corruption and Decline: By this time, mankind had multiplied, but the spirits of those who denied the Lord on Earth continued to deny Him in heaven, overwhelming the world with spirits of darkness. The #ihin race was persecuted and almost wiped out in places like Vohu, Jud, Thouri, and Dis. * The Warning & The Refuge: The Lord called His persecuted Faithists, who had kept His commandments. He commanded them to build 138 ships! 🚢 These ships were built over two years, on mountains and in valleys, nowhere near water, showing immense faith! * The Great Deluge! 🌊 The chapter describes the Earth rocking, torrential rains, and the sea rising to cover everything, including the highest mountains. All life perished, except for the #ihins who floated safely in their ships. * The Survivors: The Lord numbered those saved: 12,420 souls – all that remained of the first race of man. * New Beginnings & The Rainbow Covenant! 🌈 Jehovih's breath guides the ships, congregating them into four main fleets (plus two ships in their own fleet), designated to repopulate the Earth. The fleets were named: * GUATAMA (to the East, likely related to the Americas) * SHEM (South, today's India/Vindyu) * JAFFETH (Westward and North, today's China/Chine'ya) * HAM (Southwest, today's Egypt/Africa) * YISTA (Two ships to the North, today's Japan, meaning "Relict of the Continent of Pan," as it was where the land cleaved in two). * Jehovih establishes the rainbow as a covenant, promising not to destroy them again. * Enduring Signs & Practices: The #ihin are given specific signs to remember the flood and their covenant, including: * Repudiating idols, worshipping Jehovih. * The crescent and triangle symbols. * Sacred "mass days" for moon changes. * Circumcision as a measure of their chosen status. * Remembering the #seventetracts (the inner "beasts" from Chapter XIII of Aph). * Understanding the "three great lights" (OR, GOD, LORD) and "three lesser lights" (angels/lords, prophets, rab'bahs). * Three symbols of light: sun, moon, burning flame. * The Druk Warning: The Lord explicitly warns the #ihins not to "mingle" with the #druks (the black and brown ground people with long arms and curved backs). He explains that the #druks were "without understanding" and "not heirs to everlasting life" and that mixing led to corruption and disease in generations. * The Seed of Life: The Lord clarifies that inheritance of the everlasting kingdom is a matter of "the seed," not learning, meaning anyone born of the chosen will inherit. This chapter provides a detailed, earthly account of the Great Flood, focusing on the human story of division, divine guidance, and the re-seeding of the Earth with the faithful! What are your thoughts on the distinction between the I'hins and Cainites/Druks, and the reasons given for the Flood from this earthly perspective? Share your reflections! 👇