Premortal

Chapters 90 - 91

Chapter 90 – Ancient of Days

Michael rose slowly, feeling a heavy weight upon him. Silently he prayed for assistance as he moved towards the stage. His prayer was heard and answered. While Michael was annoyed at the audacity of his brother, the immensity of the occasion, and the enormity of the task of trying to rebut Lucifer, dulled his anger somewhat. He paused before he spoke, then commenced deliberately and confidently.

'My brothers and sisters, firstly I would like to assure you that I will be voting in favour of our parents' plan today. To say that I do not trust Lucifer is an understatement, but that is only one reason that I will not vote for his plan.

The more important and persuasive reason is the trust that I have in Mother, Father and Jehovah.

'I confess to you that I do not know or understand all of the details of their plan. I believe that I have some level of comprehension, but there is still much to learn. I expect that until we are born into mortality, and progress through it, we will still have much to learn.

'Nevertheless, I have been living in this Kingdom for thousands of years and from the very first moment, until this very hour, I have never experienced anything but love, kindness and caring from our heavenly parents and our elder brother. Knowing this, why would I choose to disbelieve them now? Why would I suspect that, after thousands of years of giving me every opportunity to grow, they would do anything except continue to guide me on that path?

'On the other hand I have had dealings with Lucifer at intervals, during the course of our time here, and there is nothing in our mutual dealings that would give me as much confidence in him as I have in Father, Mother or Jehovah. In saying this, I do not suggest for a moment that all of my dealings with Lucifer have been negative, he was once a noble spirit.

'Unfortunately though, it is clear to me that this has changed. While I do not enjoy criticising him, I fear that by failing to point out some of his personal flaws I would fail to put you in possession of all of the facts that are relevant to this crucial decision.

So in consideration of this I must point out that my recent dealings with Lucifer have been very concerning, and it is clear to me that he has strayed wildly from the path that he should be on.

'As evidence of this I would invite you to consider his countenance. When Jehovah spoke to us his countenance shone with a brilliant whiteness that testified of his perfection, and the truth of his words. When Lucifer spoke his countenance was not only dull, it was black. This was a testimony of the darkness of his proposal, and the absence of truth in his words.'

As many looked in his direction, Lucifer squirmed, wishing that he owned a special garment that would brighten his countenance. No such luck however and he was forced to sit there looking as dark as ever.

Michael was by no means finished and though he paused briefly, so as to allow all to focus on Lucifer, he soon resumed.

'For those of you who are wise enough to be aware of the feelings that you had whilst listening to Jehovah and Lucifer, you would also have noticed the peace and power that accompanied Jehovah's words, which are a testament of their truth. Again this could be directly contrasted with the darkness of Lucifer's words that sadly lacked the power of truth, or the peace that accompanies such a message.

'I would also draw your attention to the fact that there has been much trouble in the Kingdom in recent times, trouble that was never present prior to the development of this alternate plan. Again this is a testament of the folly of the plan, and the fruits that it would produce.