Genesis Apocryphon flood. Noah heeds the being’s proclamation, and thus survives the flood in an ark with his family. When the flood has ceased, the ark comes to rest in the Ararat mountains, and Noah leaves the boat to give a thank offering to God. He and his family explore the land and praise God for the beauty that is found there. God appears to Noah and makes a covenant with him to rule over the earth, so long as he and his sons do not consume blood. This covenant between God and man is made manifest by a rainbow "a sign
Christendom Astray from the Bible chapters and republished as "Christendom Astray From the Bible" in 1884. "Christendom Astray" covers topics such as "The Bible—What it is, and how to interpret it" (chapter 1), "The Dead Unconscious till the Resurrection, and consequent error of popular belief in heaven and hell" (chapter 3), "The Devil not a personal supernatural being, but the scriptural personification of sin in its manifestations among men" (chapter 7) and "The Promises made to the Fathers (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), yet to be fulfilled in the setting up of the Kingdom of God upon earth" (chapter 9). The last section of the book