And man ate fish and flesh, becoming carnivorous

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Pay attention to verses 8 through 10.

 

Oahspe

 

1. AFTER the creation of man, the Creator, Jehovih, said unto him: That thou

shalt know thou art the work of My hand, I have given thee capacity for

knowledge, power and dominion. This was the first era.

 

2. But man was helpless, crawling on his belly, and he understood not the

voice of the Almighty. And Jehovih called his angels, who were older than

the earth, and he said unto them: Go ye, raise man upright, and teach him to

understand.

 

3. And the angels of heaven descended to the earth and raised man upright.

And man wandered about on the earth. This was the second era.

 

4. Jehovih said to the angels that were with man: Behold, man hath

multiplied on the earth. Bring ye them together; teach them to dwell in

cities and nations.

 

5. And the angels of Jehovih taught the peoples of the earth to dwell

together in cities and nations. This was the third era.

 

6. And in that same time the Beast (self) rose up before man and spake to

him, saying: Possess thou whatsoever thou wilt, for all things are thine,

and are good for thee.

 

7. And man obeyed the Beast; and war came into the world. This was the

fourth era.

 

8. And man was sick at heart, and he called out to the Beast, saying: Thou

saidst: Possess thyself of all things, for they are good for thee. Now,

behold, war and death have encompassed me about on all sides. I pray thee,

therefore, teach me peace!

 

9. But the Beast said: Think not I am come to send peace on the earth; I

come not to send peace, but a sword. I come to set man at variance against

his father; and a daughter against her mother. Whatsoever thou findest to

eat, be it fish or flesh, eat thou thereof, taking no thought of to-morrow.

 

10. And man ate fish and flesh, becoming carnivorous, and darkness came upon

him, and he no more heard the voice of Jehovih, or believed in Him. This was

the fifth era.

 

11. And the Beast divided itself into four great heads, and possessed the

earth about; and man fell down and worshipped them.

 

12. And the names of the heads of the Beast were BRAHMIN, BUDDHIST,

CHRISTIAN and MOHAMMEDAN. And they divided the earth, and apportioned it

between themselves, choosing soldiers and standing armies for the

maintenance of their earthly aggrandizement.

 

13. And the Brahmins had seven million soldiers; the Buddhists twenty

millions; the Christians seven millions; and the Mohammedans two millions,

whose trade was killing man. And man, in service of the Beast, gave

one-sixth of his life and his labor to war and standing armies; and

one-third of his life he gave to dissipation and drunkenness. This was the

sixth era.

 

14. Jehovih called out to man to desist from evil; but man heard Him not.

For the cunning of the Beast had changed man's flesh, so that his soul was

hid as if in a cloud, and he loved sin.

 

15. Jehovih called unto His angels in heaven, saying: Go ye down to the

earth once more, to man, whom I created to inhabit the earth and enjoy it,

and say ye to man: Thus saith Jehovih:

 

16. Behold, the seventh era is at hand. Thy Creator commandeth thy change

from a carnivorous man of contention to an herbivorous man of peace. The

four heads of the Beast shall be put away; and war shall be no more on the

earth.

 

17. Thy armies shall be disbanded. And, from this time forth, whosoever

desireth not to war, thou shall not impress; for it is the commandment of

thy Creator.

 

18. Neither shalt thou have any God, nor Lord, nor Savior, but only thy

Creator, Jehovih! Him only shalt thou worship henceforth forever. I am

sufficient unto Mine own creations.

 

19. And to as many as separate themselves from the dominion of the Beast,

making these covenants unto Me, have I given the foundation of My kingdom on

earth.

 

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20. And all such shall be My chosen: By their covenants and by their works

shall they be known henceforth on the earth as Mine, and shall be called

FAITHISTS.

 

21. But to as many as will not make these covenants, have I given the

numbers of the Beast, and they shall be called UZIANS, signifying

destroyers. And these shall be henceforth the two kinds of people on earth,

FAITHISTS and UZIANS.

 

22. And the angels of heaven descended to the earth, to man, and appeared

before him face to face, hundreds of thousands of them, speaking as man

speaketh, and writing as man writeth, teaching these things of Jehovih and

His works.

 

23. And in the thirty-third year thereof, the Embassadors of the angel hosts

of heaven prepared and revealed unto man in the name of Jehovih, His

heavenly kingdoms; and have thus herein made known the plan of his

delightful creations, for the resurrection of the peoples of the earth.

 

24. Not immaculate in this Book, OAHSPE; but to teach mortals HOW TO ATTAIN

TO HEAR THE CREATOR'S VOICE, and to SEE HIS HEAVENS, in full consciousness,

whilst still living on the earth; and to know of a truth the place and

condition awaiting them after death.

 

25. Neither are, nor were, the revelations within this OAHSPE wholly new to

mortals. The same things have been revealed at the same time unto many, who

live at remote distances from one another, but who were not in

correspondence till afterward.

 

26. Because this light is thus comprehensive, embracing corporeal and

spiritual things, it is called the beginning of the KOSMON ERA. And because

it relates to earth, sky and spirit, it is called OAHSPE.