The Seed



  The Seed

  By Jaco Basson

  Copyright 2015 Jaco Basson

  The Seed is a work of fiction, authored by

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  In the Beginning He already existed, He was One! Triune in excellent splendour. For He was the First and He was also the Last, the rank supreme power. All of creation was in perfect submission to His rule and most supreme majesty. Not only in Heaven, but all of Creation was in perfect harmony to His Kingly dominion, rule and reign. The most grandeur design was yet to unfold even before the first tick of time was ever put in place or ever recorded

  He was Perfect! No fault nor blemish was to be found in Him! He was Holy. He was also Love! Love in itself in its perfect nature and form was impossible to be retained, yes! Even by love Himself. He was perfect love, He did not create love, love was His Heart. This most powerful force of Life could no longer be contained.

  Taken and Formed from the earth. He will be of the earthly kind, for he will be taken from it. But even greater, a even more wonderful thing. Surely! this creature would evidently be leafed and adorned and in its season bear much fruit. Fruit after its own kind with it's seed inside of itself. This is the True SEED that comes from the Father. Deeply planted and rooted in the inner recesses of the Heart. This earthly creature would not just have dominion in the earth, he would multiply, subdue it and reign in it!

  In God was the Life, and the Light of all creation. For as He had perfect order in Heaven, in like manner, the earthly ruler would bring this order into the earthly realm. For as God ruled the Heavens, to such degree He would delegate authority and Lordship to this creature that would be called man.

  And so it Begins:

  “There shall be one...” as God whispers to the Godhead.

  “Yes one, a man after Our kind. Modelled in Our form and image, yes, this is the one I will love. This is indeed the one upon whom I will pour My everlasting abiding love. He will be like me, alone, and not only will He receive my love but surely..."He will love in return.”

  Finally, it is proclaimed; all heaven stands in awe as He is about to make the announcement to things created and uncreated. “I will pour myself into this creature. There shall be none like this ever again, not in this age or even, even into all eternity.” The angelic hosts hold their breath for a moment. Can anything good come from this wretched earth? One angel cries out of turn: “How is this possible! Will God indeed create a counterpart in His own likeness? What will be

  the purpose of this?” The angel is quickly silenced by God, who smiles for but a moment.

  Few of the angels gather together and a discussion occurs amongst them; they know their Creator, so with newfound revelation one angel speaks, “There must be a plan.” In an instant God envelopes the speck of dirt called earth in His love. “Look,” says God, as He slowly turns towards a crowd of spectators. He shall be like me, and I shall set Him on this earth.” God sighs for a moment, breathes out and says, “I will provide one command. Yes, this will be the greatest: He will love me with everything he has.” One angel wonders to himself, what does God mean by it? God senses the angel's inner thoughts, and puts him to silence with tremendous thunder...“EVERYTHING!

  With this God looks at this wretched planet earth, closes His eyes and speaks: "Let there be Light.” For a moment something that resembles a blazing fire appears out of nowhere.

  The brilliance of this light is so intense that even some of the angels have to look away. With this God announces, “I will divide the day from the night, the greater light to rule by day and the lesser light to rule by

  night. With unprecedented excitement, God jumps with joy as he proclaims, “It is good!”

  It is the next day; God appears on the scene as He is about to complete His painting on the empty canvas of earth. First He divides the water from the land. Then He carefully plants all manner of vegetation known under the sun. As if this is not enough, He speaks the heavenly bodies into existence, galaxies blazing with fire, fury and revelation, lights in the heavenly realms, reflecting the Glory of their Maker. He creates every animal in the field, every bird in the air, and all manner of sea creatures.

  Finally, a moment of silence ... Never has any angel seen God expressing such passion and love. All angels waited with keen anticipation, wondering what God will say next, and their silence is interrupted as God proclaims, “It is time. I will now create my counterpart, for as I am Lord of the heavenly realms, so will I delegate authority to my counterpart to rule and reign in the earth. He will be very much like me ... alone!”

  God stretches out His hand and takes a handful of soil. Looking deeply into the grains of soil, He looks at what appears to be nothing, and all heavenly hosts witnesses a

  smile on their Maker's face: never have they seen God so content.

  God bends to His knees and starts to model a figure in the soil. As He digs deeper into the earth the angels witness something they have never seen before, tears of joy starts forming in His eyes, each time He reaches into the soil one can almost hear Him whisper, “Never ... never alone!”

  God carefully leans over the sculpted figure in the soil, reaches into the deepest parts of His Spirit. All the angels and heavenly beings momentarily have to close their eyes for this force of Life was set aside for a far greater purpose than any angel will ever fully understand.

  God lovingly breathes into the nostrils of this newly modelled figure. A sudden brilliance of light explodes in the all, and all manner of creation pauses for a single moment.

  Some of the angels brave enough, slowly open their eyes. All they can see is a soft glowing creature, lying on the ground. God slowly stretches out His hand to the last addition of His creation and helps it to its feet. God turns to a crowd of spectators standing by, and with a sense of ecstatic delirium cries out, “Behold, a man after my kind.

  He is mine, mine forever. And I shall call him Adam.” With this God turns to Adam.

  God waits earnestly on Adam's first words, and so he speaks: “Lord, I am truly yours.” It is almost as if deep inside Adam there is a part that recognizes his origin. So he continues, “I am man, and I look like you ... Lord. Why this resemblance?” Adam gazes at the angels standing nearby and notices that they are not like him. “Lord,” Adam speaks, “am I the only one like you, will I be alone?” Indeed, you are like Me, Adam. Yes, you are alone ... Like Me, there is no other like you, except ... Me.

  “Look,” says God,” I have given you all manner of creation on Earth to rule and reign over, for as I am Lord of the heavenly realms so shall you be lord of the earth, for now I will place you in a garden that I have planted for you. It will be your duty, Adam, to look after it for me...” Within the blink of an eye, God and Adam travel to a place in the garden, to a tree. “Look,” says God, “I have given to you all manner of fruit to eat, but from this tree, Adam, from this tree you shall not eat, for the day that you eat from this tree you shall surely die. Remember, Adam, this fruit will not be for food.” Adam slowly nods his head in recognition of this command.

  With this God withdraws to the heavens to rest and to give Adam time to spend on his own.

  CHAPTER 2

  As Adam ventures into the open planes of the <
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  garden, he can't help but notice that he is one of a

  kind. All around him is vibrancy of life. With every

  step he takes, he witnesses a new miracle each time. Adam

  speaks to himself: “Indeed this is good.” As Adam

  learns about this life, he senses deep inside of him a

  part that cannot be seen: he is not quite sure what it is; all

  he can discern is a kind of longing, even that this

  time was ordained from before the foundations of

  creation.

  It is the next morning. As Adam opens his eyes,

  he sees his Lord staring at him with a smile. “Come,

  Adam. Today I will introduce you to creation. What

  I am about to do is pass before you all manner of

  creation on earth. This is your duty, Adam: you will

  name every one of them.” God selects an open space

  in the garden. Adam, not quite sure what to expect,

  sees all kinds of creatures appearing out of nowhere.

  First he names all manner of birds; then he

  names every herb of the field, all kinds of sea

  creatures and then finally God passes before him the

  animal kingdom. God notices that Adam is

  extremely concerned. And so God asks Adam:

  “Adam, look. All this I have given to you. Why do

  you look so sad?” Adam, not quite sure what to say,

  suddenly bursts out in revelation, “Lord, I am one,

  and I am alone. Is this good, Lord? Is it good that I

  be alone?” Adam senses something in the deepness

  of his spirit, a sense of loneliness that cannot be

  expressed in words. God softly takes Adam's hand,

  looks deeply into his eyes with infinite compassion

  and simply says: “Look Adam.” For the first time,

  Adam sees into a realm that cannot be expressed in

  human terms. Never has he sensed this sight before:

  everything around him disappears until it is only

  God and Adam. Saturated in a state of utter emotion,

  he lifts his head and beholds.

  God asks Adam: “What do you see Adam?”

  With a sense of joy Adam responds: “I see two,

  Lord.” “Yes, Adam, two.” God suddenly draws

  Adam's attention from this revelation. “What else do

  you see, Adam? “I see an olive seed Lord.” “Look

  deeper, Adam; look deeper.” “Yes, Lord, it is ready

  to be planted. Why this, Lord? What is the meaning

  of this?” “Consider the olive tree, Adam. Likened to

  the olive tree is a mystery, for as the olive tree

  grows and matures so shall all time mature and be

  fulfilled.” “When Lord? To what end, Lord?”

  “Look, Adam. I am the first and I am the last. I AM

  the great I AM. For now, much of this truth is not

  yet ripe unto revelation. As there is a time and season

  for everything under the sun, so shall you learn the

  meaning of this great mystery.” With this, God

  separates His hand from Adam and returns into the

  heavens. Adam, not sure exactly what has just

  happened, wanders around in the garden.

  As far as he wanders, he can't help but notice, there are two of every a kind of creature under the sun: the lion and the lioness, yes, even the

  sparrows together in their carefully crafted nest. I

  am only one. Could it be that God loves the

  sparrows more than me? For look, even the sparrows

  sing a song of love. Here am I, alone ... surely this

  cannot be good. With this thought, Adam falls into a

  deep sleep.

  CHAPTER 3

  There is a gathering in the highest heaven of the

  highest order. No one is invited. Even Gabriel the

  great messenger has to descent for a while. For now only

  the Godhead will gather. Never has there been such

  a meeting, not before all ages or even, yes, even

  through all eternity. For what is to unfold is the

  ultimatum of God’s intent. It is almost as if this is a

  time when God will conclude the purpose of His

  own existence. Finally, it is decided: not only will

  God have a counterpart, but man will also learn

  from this. For as the olive tree matures, so shall man

  learn from this time on earth. Indeed, man will be

  enriched with life on earth and be united with us for

  all eternity. So it is concluded ... this is not good, it

  is not good that man should be alone. As God

  descends to earth, Gabriel joins Him. “Lord,”

  Gabriel speaks, “surely in the innermost part of my

  being is a sense of destiny glowing with purpose and

  intent. Lord, it is as if this which you are about to

  perform is not only part of my existence and why I

  am created, but this is for sure – every created being

  will learn from this.”

  As God and Gabriel arrive to where Adam is

  resting, Gabriel notices God pause for a single moment.

  “What Lord, what’s wrong?” God does not say a

  word, He just moves toward Adam slowly. He

  continues to stare at Adam. “Look,” says God,

  “indeed he is one ... behold, now he will be two, and

  surely, they will become one again, for by my hand they have been created.” With great care God softly removes

  one rib from Adam. While He holds the rib in his

  left hand, God reaches deep down inside Himself

  with his right hand. Never has He reached so deep.

  In the one hand a rib, and in the other a force of light

  pulsating with untold glory and splendour. God

  carefully takes hold of the rib with both hands and

  speaks: “So be it. It is done! But far from finished.”

  “Finished, Lord?” Gabriel queries. “Is there actually

  an end to this?” “No, Gabriel, the olive tree, when

  finished, will release its seed.”

  “Truly I say unto you, there will be many.”

  “Many Lord? How is this possible?” Gabriel is not

  quite sure what God means by this. God sits down

  with Gabriel. “Look, Gabriel. Undoubtedly a tree

  springs forth from one seed. After becoming a

  seedling, it grows into a young tree. Only when the

  time is ripe unto harvest will it release its seeds.

  Even though they are many, yet look, they remain

  one.” “One, Lord?” Gabriel asks. “Yes one,” God

  replies. Finally God looks directly into the eyes of

  Gabriel. “Look, Gabriel, the first seed will bear no

  fruit, therefore, this seed will have no other purpose

  other than to be cursed and cast aside to be burned, but

  My Seed Gabriel, My Seed will live into eternity,

  and look, this tree will bear much fruit. For

  remember, a tree is known by its fruit.” Gabriel is

  not entirely sure what God means by the two seeds.

  Knowing God exceptionally well, he does not

  question God again. Only time will tell the mystery

  of the olive tree.

 

  CHAPTER 4

  It is the next day. Whilst Adam lies half asleep

  with his eyes closed, he senses something lying next

  to him. With eyes still closed, he moves his hand

  across this creature. First he feels a soft
, fragile

  and feminine hand. His heart starts to beat faster and

  faster. Finally, he feels a nose, a mouth and then

  suddenly jumps to his feet in pure ecstasy and declares:

  “Behold, we are two, and I shall call you

  Eve, for you will be the mother of our kind and look,

  we will be one.” Without Adam knowing, God

  stands afar watching intently to see what will

  happen next. Adam gently helps Eve to her feet. The

  very first impulse is to utter these few but profound

  words: “I love you, Eve.” At this saying, God bursts into

  tears, and withdraws to a place, a hidden place.

  Adam embraces Eve as they start strolling through

  the garden. Adam then runs a few steps ahead, falls

  on his back on soft tender green grass, holds out his

  arms, and with a smile suggests that Eve lie with

  him. Eve falls into the arms of Adam, and with this,

  behold they become one!

  Some of the angels standing by, realise for the

  first time part of God's intent. Even they are kept

  away from the fullness of this mystery. Only God

  will know, only God will know what it is like to be

  alone, and then become two, only to become one

  again. As the angels shake their heads in lack of

  understanding, God suddenly appears on the scene

  and speaks: “Look, they have become one.

  Learn from this, learn and be wise. For now, even

  now you will know in part, but the fullness of this

  great mystery will unfold with the life of the olive