In the spiritual world, in the void in front of the gate of the First Temple "Ruins of Creation·Forbidden Fruit Court", Shen Yue's consciousness was still immersed in the grand echo of the world-destroying torrent and the Rainbow Contract. He thought that the trial of the First Temple had ended, but the guidance of the guardian spirit had not been interrupted. A new stream of consciousness, like a tributary of the historical river, was injected into his perception, focusing on the key node after the world-destroying torrent, when humans multiplied in the new world but quickly moved towards division and arrogance.
Three sons split, and their fate was initially determined
Due to the deep erosion of turbid air, the morality of humans in the old world was degraded and finally swallowed up by the world-destroying torrent. In order to revitalize this cleansed but desolate land, the Holy Lord specially saved Yu Hong's family, because He once said to them: "In this corrupt generation, I see you in front of me as a person who upholds the spiritual contract."
However, the root of turbid air is deeply rooted in human weakness and has not completely disappeared with the flood. In the three sons of Yu Hong, Cheng Qi, An Liu and Tuo Jiang, the division between good and evil, reverence and rebellion before the flood of destruction soon reappeared. The characters and choices of these three ancestors of the new generation of mankind have already outlined the initial outline of the fate of their descendants.
The Holy Master's spiritual revelation descended on the elderly Yu Hong, allowing him to glimpse the direction of the future. He did not impose a curse or favoritism, but under the spiritual revelation, he foresaw the general outline of the historical direction of the main ethnic groups from these three lines. He especially pointed out the path of descendants represented by the son of An Liu, Shen Lu, and declared in heavy words: "Shen Lu shall be marked, and he shall be a servant of servants to his brothers."
This is not an unwarranted punishment, but comes from An Liu's own disrespect. His lack of due respect for his father Yu Hong not only exposed his inner contempt for the authority of his elders, but also reflected his nature of being evil and ungodly. These toxic traits inevitably passed on to Shen Lun and his descendants. They chose the path of indulgence and rebellion, constantly accumulating turbidity, and their final outcome must be the judgment and punishment of the Holy Lord.
In contrast, Cheng Qi and Tuo Jiang's respect for their father Yu Hong, and their respect for the Holy Lord's Heavenly Rules through this behavior, paved a more blessed path for their descendants. Regarding these two sons, Yu Hong predicted in his spiritual revelation: "The Holy Lord, the Holy Lord of Chengqi, should be praised! May Shenlun be the servant of Chengqi. May the Holy Lord expand Tuojiang, let him live in Chengqi's tent (symbolizing sharing spiritual blessings), and may Shenlun be his servant."
The descendants of Chengqi will become the people of the covenant chosen by the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord's covenant will be especially with them, and the promised "Dawnbreaker" who brings ultimate salvation will also come from this bloodline. The Holy Lord will be the guardian of Chengqi and his descendants. The later Xingyin and the people who keep the covenant, and even the "Dawnbreaker" itself, all originated from the lineage of Chengqi. "With the Holy Lord as their guardian, these people are blessed!"
As for Tuojiang , he will "live in the tent of inheritance", which means that the descendants of the expansion will also have the opportunity to share the spiritual blessing and light of salvation brought by the dawn breaker.
The descendants of the fall eventually indulged in the most corrupt and filthy idolatry and evil customs, and their actions were full of blasphemy against the Holy One. Although the seal of the prophecy was set, the fate of "becoming a servant" was delayed for hundreds of years. The Holy One tolerated their disrespect and corruption with great patience until the turbid air in their bodies overflowed and exceeded the limit set by His mercy. At that time, the Holy One revoked their ownership of the land, so that they finally fulfilled the prophecy. Words, became servants of the descendants of Chengqi and Tuojiang.
Yuhong's prophecy is not a mandatory designation of the fate of individuals by the Holy Lord, nor is it a pre-set character of his descendants. It reveals the future picture that will inevitably be caused by the life paths they have chosen and the characters solidified thereby. This is also the will and the law of the universe that the Holy Lord has announced in advance by relying on his omniscience to foresee the characters and behaviors of them and their descendants.
Generally speaking, offspring will always inherit the temperament and habits of their parents to a greater or lesser extent, and unconsciously follow their examples as they grow up. Parents' mistakes and choices often affect several generations through subtle influence. In this way, Undercurrent's rebellious and disrespectful dark character, like a hereditary shadow, shrouded his descendants, causing many generations to bear the mark of the choice of their ancestors. "A sinner can ruin many good deeds. "The infectious power of turbid air is far-reaching beyond imagination.
In sharp contrast, Chengqi's respect for his father brought him and his descendants such rich rewards! Among his descendants, countless sages who adhered to the spiritual covenant emerged, forming a glorious lineage! The Holy One favors those who uphold the spiritual covenant, and their descendants are blessed by the Spirit for generations. "Therefore, you should realize that the Holy One, your guardian, is a faithful guardian who keeps his covenant and shows mercy to those who love Him and keep His heavenly rules, until a thousand generations. "The consequences of a single choice can transcend time and space and have far-reaching impacts.
For quite a long time after the world-destroying flood, Yu Hong and his descendants still lived in the mountains where the Tianzhou docked. As the population grew, differences also quietly widened. Those who resisted the Creator in their hearts and longed to break free from the constraints of the Heavenly Rules began to feel that the teachings and examples held by their companions who feared the Holy Lord were a constant nuisance and restriction.
Finally, the internal tension evolved into an open split. The rebels decided to leave the group that adhered to the spiritual covenant and find a place where they could do whatever they wanted. They migrated eastward and finally arrived at a vast fertile land called Chuyuan in the Yuanhe River Basin. The beautiful terrain and fertile soil here deeply attracted them. So they decided to settle here.
After gathering, an extremely bold plan filled with the ultimate arrogance of mankind quickly took shape in their minds. They were going to build an unprecedented magnificent city here, and in the center of the city, a giant tower that would reach the sky - the Tower of Babel , to make it the focus of the world and an immortal symbol of their collective strength and wisdom.
Their motives for building this tower are complex and profound, far more than just showing off. First, it is to prevent the tribe from following the will of the Holy Lord and dispersing around the world. They are eager to gather strength and establish a unified, self-centered and powerful tribe, and even want to develop into an earthly empire that encompasses the entire earth and rules all nations. This city will become the center of the empire, its glory will be admired by the world, and the name of the initiator will be immortal. Second, this giant tower that can "reach the sky" will serve as a permanent monument to their ability, so that future generations will remember their great achievements and even replace the position of the Holy Lord in their subconscious.
The residents of the original plains are not completely convinced by the eternal covenant made by the Holy Lord through the rainbow - the promise not to destroy the world with a torrent of destruction. Many of them even completely deny the existence of the Holy Lord and attribute the torrent of destruction to accidental natural phenomena. Even those who verbally acknowledge the Holy Lord, their hearts are like the old Kyle, full of doubts about the Holy Lord. The resentment and alienation of judgement.
Another purpose of building the Tower of Babel was out of this disbelief and fear, in an attempt to rely on their own strength to ensure safety when the next (they thought it might happen) flood of destruction came. They planned to build the tower far higher than the height reached by the last flood, naively thinking that they could rest assured. What's more, they hoped to use the tower to climb to the clouds, to spy on the mysteries of the heavens, and to challenge the authority of the Holy Lord.
This entire huge project was essentially to satisfy the builders' infinitely inflated pride and ambition, to make them more conceited and more godless. They hoped to use it to guide future generations to completely abandon the Holy Lord and worship the idols they made and the power of human beings themselves.
The construction of the Tower of Babel progressed rapidly. After the tower reached a considerable height, some floors were set aside as residences for craftsmen. Other rooms were splendidly decorated to enshrine various idols cast in gold and silver. People were fanatical about their achievements, congratulated each other, and praised those cold idols, but completely betrayed the true ruler who created the world.
However, just when they thought they were about to reach the pinnacle and be on par with God, this vigorous project suffered a devastating blow overnight. The Holy Lord sent His Spiritual Messenger to come and completely crush the arrogant plots of these tower builders in a way that no one could have predicted.
The tower was so high that the workers on the upper and lower levels could not communicate directly, and had to pass messages through the middle-level personnel step by step. Just as this transmission was proceeding in an orderly manner, chaos came without warning. Their words lost their common meaning in an instant! The originally unified language was split into countless dialects and accents with different pronunciations and unclear meanings. The instructions issued by the upper level were distorted when they were transmitted to the lower level, and they were even more unrecognizable when they were transmitted to the lower level. As a result, the materials sent up from the lower level were not what was needed, and the orders executed were often the opposite of the instructions.
As a result, indescribable chaos and panic spread explosively throughout the construction site like a plague. All work was forced to stop. People were shocked to find that they could no longer work together effectively. These builders, who were once united by a common goal, had no idea where this sudden estrangement came from. In extreme anger and despair, they began to blame and abuse each other. The conflict escalated rapidly, and the former companions turned against each other, eventually turning into bloody conflicts and fights.
At this moment, dazzling lightning flashed across the sky, and thunder rumbled, showing the displeasure of the Holy Lord. A huge lightning bolt accurately struck the highest floor of the Tower of Babel, completely destroying it, turning it into scorched earth and rubble, and falling from the sky. It was not until this time that those proud people finally experienced firsthand that there was indeed a supreme being in the sky who controlled everything and could not be blasphemed!
Before this, all human beings spoke the same language. But from this moment on, due to the language barrier, they naturally gathered into different groups based on the dialects and accents that could still be communicated. They could no longer live together, and could only take their respective ethnic groups, look around in confusion, and finally choose different directions to migrate to various parts of the earth. "The Holy One scattered them from there over the whole earth." This great dispersion caused by the chaos ironically fulfilled the Holy One's original intention - to fill the earth with human beings. The means used by humans to resist His will became the means for His plan to be realized.
However, what a heavy price those rebels paid for this! The Holy One's original intention was to hope that human beings would establish states in various places, bring His heavenly rules and revelations to the ends of the earth, so that the light of truth could be passed on and would not be completely extinguished by the fall of mankind.
Yu Hong, who faithfully kept the spiritual covenant, survived for another 350 years after the world-destroying flood; his son Cheng Qi lived for 500 years. Their descendants had ample opportunities to learn the heavenly rules and understand the Holy One's past deeds. However, those who chose to leave were disgusted with these unpleasant truths and were unwilling to be bound by the heavenly rules. The confusion of words completely separated them from those who could convey the true light (such as the direct descendants of Yu Hong and Cheng Qi), making them lose the opportunity to receive further revelations and guidance.
The people who built the Tower of Babel were filled with resentment towards the Holy One in their hearts. Instead of being grateful for the mercy of the ancestor Arius and remembering the benevolent rainbow covenant made by the Holy One and Yuhong, they kept complaining about how harsh the Holy One was in expelling the ancestor from the origin and destroying the world with the flood of destruction.
It is regrettable that while they were secretly criticizing the "severity" of the Holy One, they willingly submitted to the power of the most cruel and tyrannical ruler - the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord has been committed to making the world despise the sacrifice that foreshadows the sacrifice of the "Dawnbreaker". When people's hearts are completely darkened by idolatry, the Dark Lord tempts them to imitate the most brutal blood sacrifice, and even sacrifice their own children on the altar of false gods. Once mankind turns away from the Holy One, then what replaces His justice, purity and love must be oppression, violence, cruelty and endless darkness.
Shen Yue's consciousness withdrew from this historical scene full of division, arrogance and chaos, and his heart was stagnant and full of emotion. He witnessed how humans quickly repeated their mistakes after being reborn, and once again went to division and degeneration due to pride and rebellion. The collapse of the Tower of Babel was not only the destruction of a building, but also the complete bankruptcy of human beings' ambition to replace the Holy Lord and establish the Kingdom of God on earth. The confusion of language has become the deep root of the estrangement, misunderstanding and hatred between human beings, and has also made the spread of the light of truth extremely difficult.
He subconsciously clenched the fragments of the pseudo-covenant in his hand, especially the fragment of the "Rainbow Covenant" shining with colorful light. After witnessing the rapid departure of mankind again, this merciful promise that still remains in the trial seems even more heavy and precious.
No new pseudo-covenant fragments were generated. This experience is not to gain power, but to review history and accept warnings. The Saint showed him that even after the thorough cleansing of the world-destroying torrent, the erosion of the turbid air never stopped, and the spiritual relationship between humans and the Saint was always in a dynamic and challenging tension.
"The road to repairing the contract is indeed a long and arduous journey." Shen Yue muttered in his heart. He realized that he could not just stop at understanding history, but also draw strength and wisdom from these failures and lessons to face the turbid air and ubiquitous challenges in the real world.
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Reality, the Temple Library.
Shen Yue opened his eyes, and his deep pupils seemed to reflect the ruins of the Tower of Babel and the scattered backs of the primitive people. He picked up the quill and wrote down his new insights on the parchment roll:
"The eighth insight (the aftermath of the ruins of creation): After Yuhong, the three sons separated, showing the chain of inheritance of good and evil. The descendants of the dark current received the mark, and the "initiative" to expand the territory was blessed by the spirit, showing the difference between reverence and rebellion. On the original, the Tower of Babel was born from arrogance and ended in chaos; the chaos of words blocked the true light, the tribes were scattered all over the land, and the turbid air took the opportunity to regenerate. Don't forget the past, learn from the future, and maintain the spiritual contract twice as hard."
The first Xuanji watched him finish recording, nodded slowly, with a hint of approval in his expression: "You can see through the causal chain of choice and inheritance from this period of history, and understand the destructive consequences caused by pride. Your cognition has indeed improved by one level. Remember the lesson of the Tower of Babel - any attempt by human beings to rely on their own strength, replace the Holy Lord, and establish the kingdom of God on earth will eventually return to chaos and defeat. Only by adhering to the spiritual contract , obeying the rules of heaven is the long-term way. "
Xuan Ji pointed to the door leading to the depths of the library again: "Are you ready to set off? The real test is waiting for you. Cross this door and you will enter the next spiritual temple. The road ahead is unpredictable and difficult. Only the spiritual contract in your heart is your most solid armor. "
Shen Yue took a deep breath, stood up solemnly, and looked at the unknown door with a calm and sharp gaze. All the experiences and insights of the Ruins of Creation have settled in his heart, and his mission is calling him to embark on a new journey.