In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Upon the barren earth he made Eden – a garden paradise where all creatures of the earth could live in harmony. He made the first man, Adam, to steward the garden and care for the beings within. This Adam did well, but the Lord did see that Adam lacked fellowship. And so God brought forth the first Woman, Eve, to be a companion for Adam and to share in his duty.
The Lord said unto them, ‘Eat fruit from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.’ For a time, they lived together in Eden, pure of thought and free of sinful desires. Adam and his wife were naked and had no shame.
One day the wicked Serpent came to Eve and beguiled her, luring her to the forbidden tree. When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for eating and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it, and convinced Adam to eat also.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. And the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden to live forever in the wilderness.
Thus has the story of Adam and Eve been told by the Church throughout the ages. However, some say the true nature of events in the Garden of Eden have been long buried, suppressed for countless generations by the Church. Perhaps they feared their legitimacy would be compromised should the debauched tale of the first Man and Women become widely known.
What follows is the true story of humanity’s origin, long kept alive through whispered conversations in dark places. A perverse tale of how God’s plan for a celibate, sexless creation was foiled by the Deceiver.
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