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Langdon
A1 Books
Category:
Literary Fiction
Publisher: Starsys Publishing Company
ISBN-10: 0982662203
Pages: 436
Copyright: 2007
ISBN-13: 9780982662205
A professor of psychology and anthropology, Dr. Reese Johnson. who specializes in religion and theology, is asked to interview a stranger who claims to be The Creator. Quite early in the interviews, he is struck with the depth of knowledge and the profound insights of the stranger who states that he prefers to be called Elohim. Dr. Johnson's training and past study have taught him the significance of this name. Although well known that Elohim is the Hebrew name for God, it is not as well known that the name was, at one point in our history, also a reference for the tier of angels from which Lucifer sprang. It was also, in Sumarian times, the name for a group of aliens from another planet who were thought to have colonized Earth.
Reese, now faced with the dilemma of deciding whether he is dealing with God, the devil or a space alien, witnesses an event that he believes may be a miracle. At this point he comes to the conclusion that he is in over his head, and brings in some additional experts to help him to assess Elohim. At that point, word leaks out and the world is told that God is on Earth. The people and the governments react strongly to this polarizing news and it is at that moment in time that Elohim chooses to share with the world, the purpose for his visit -- which is to take a group of The Chosen with him when he leaves in five days.
In a race against the clock, a mysterious group rises up to oppose Elohim's plans as Reese struggles to satisfy himself of the stranger's authenticity.
The various elements play out and build toward a phenomenal and world-changing conclusion.
“I’m afraid they have told me very little. It is my understanding your particular field of expertise is...I believe the words used were...desperately needed to resolve an extremely sensitive matter.”
“I’m flattered. My field of expertise is religion; I’m not sure how that would come in handy in the Situation Room.”
“I have been authorized to tell you this is a meeting you would not want to miss. I can also tell you that you’re needed to help us authenticate a person.”
Dr. Reese Johnson is better equipped to solve the riddle than possibly any other individual on Earth. With degrees in psychology and anthropology and a headline-making, dramatic personal history, who could be better for the job? Yet, he soon discovers that he faces the toughest struggle in his already-embattled career. Asked to “authenticate” the claim of a stranger who contends that he is The Creator, Johnson finds himself caught in a whirlwind that centers on this mysterious man who calls himself Elohim.
As Reese digs into the subject, the director of the FBI takes an unexpected leave of absence, an archbishop collapses on national television shortly after he meets with Elohim, a physicist is given the truth about time and space, and miracles happen right before his eyes.
Along the way, Elohim explains how creation happened, why he doesn’t answer prayers, and exactly who Lucifer is. He also tells Reese the reason for his visit - a shocking revelation that immediately divides the world into two distinct camps.
“Reese, we’ve made quite a jump from trying to prove that he was an imposter to granting the possibility that he is some sort of spiritual being.”
McWilliams asked Reynolds, “Do you blame us?”
“No, not at all. From what I’ve seen and heard, it’s a pretty reasonable assumption. My question is: since we are willing to pursue the realm of the spiritual, has anyone considered that this man is from...ahhh...the other side of the coin?”
As the culmination of Elohim’s plan nears, forces gather to oppose him and to stop him once and for all. The final confrontation will leave you breathless.
Are you among “the Chosen?”
Excerpt
Reese nodded, also leaning forward, sensing the import of what he was about to he told.
“That is a trait shared by all life, everywhere. It is not restricted to only the biological.”
“What other life forms are there?”
“The first life form in the universe contained no material components; it was purely energy -- a discreet energy
form with consciousness. That life form, in fact, preceded the existence of the physical, or material, universe.
It was that life form which created the universe consciously...deliberately, by manipulating the energy to bring
matter into existence.”
Reese’s mind raced as he grasped what he was being told. “It was You?”
“It was. And it is.”
“You are not what I see in front of me?”
“I am what you see, just as you are what you see in the mirror. I am that I am. This body, this form, is my home;
it is my environment. It is a part of me...I am a part of it. Its mind is mine. Its thoughts influence me. By
choosing to be a combination of what I was and a person, I have become what you see.
“And I was also driven to reproduce. It was this desire, this basic urge, which first caused me to create the angels which were a pure replication of my original form. Yet, because they were created by me, rather than the
genetically influenced offspring you so take for granted on Earth, they were essentially a clone with no distinction other than the singular polarity, as I explained before. It was not until I completed the laborious process of aiding
and nurturing the evolution of biological life that I found a suitable host for my own offspring.”
Reese was thunderstruck. Grasping for words, he managed to say, “Our souls are Your children?”
“They are.”
“Aren’t they also clones, without any differentiation from You?”
“That is the beauty of mankind -- the wondrous variability of each of you. For you see, upon the conception and
birth of each child on Earth, I infuse it with a soul. That soul is my progeny. The two grow and develop together,
one influenced by the other, and both becoming something they would not become alone, the whole becoming
more than the sum of its parts. As with any true symbiotic relationship, both man and the soul have evolved
together as well, until they reached a point of interdependence. Although the human body can physically survive
without the soul -- it becomes something less than what you would call a human. Without the soul, it lacks curiosity, it lacks a desire to live beyond the moment, it possesses no empathy. It is purely need-driven, self-absorbed and hedonistic. The soul without a body, as I have explained, lives an existence of darkness and silence. It does not even possess the ability to sense. It can only think.”
As Reese considered Elohim’s words, the picture in his mind began to clear. So many questions he had carried
with him since his early days in school found answers.
“It finally makes sense to me. It’s the missing piece to the puzzle.”
“The missing piece?”
“The creation of the universe and the cultivating of mankind solely for the purpose of keeping You company
never quite rang true to me. But now I understand. All life wishes to reproduce; You are, of course, correct.
From human to the most basic or bizarre life forms, the lengths to which they will go to reproduce are
phenomenal. You began as an energy form. You were able to split off from yourself as does an amoeba, creating
separate chunks of energy. Yet, unlike the amoeba which possesses DNA, You discovered You were not
reproducing, You were merely segmenting Yourself.”
Elohim nodded, smiling.
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