On This Rock — Part 1: The Eden Incident That Changed Everything

On this rock … Something happened at that rock. Something incredible. It could literally save the world. Unfortunately, too many people either don’t know or don’t care. Do you? Do you care enough to risk everything? That rock represented the start of a revolution. One that you can take part in. If you’re willing.

It’s a famous line. But that’s boring.

“merely players”

How about a life where life really matters? Not as a mere player, but as an active participant? A participant in the greatest revolution of all time?

On this rock – Rule #1

Imagine being told this by the leader of the revolution:

What is On this rock?

Sounds like the intro to Mission Impossible.
Or maybe the start to a really cool video game.

But this isn’t a movie.
And it’s not a game.

This isn’t about a play either.

Let’s change the As you like it quote a bit.
Let’s say that all the world’s involved in an epic battle between good and evil.
And whether they believe it or not, all the men and women are involved.
Failure to accept their part in this battle means the player will lose, by default, due to lack of interest.

This is about real life. Or real death.

Your life.  Or death. 

Actually, everyone’s life.  Or death.

On This Rock is based on something Jesus said.

I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.  I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.  

It’s written as though you, the reader, are Peter.  And the time is now, not 2,000 years ago. And your leader? That’s Jesus.

Some personal notes about On this rock

This is a multi-part series. When I started it, I kind of had an idea where I thought it was going to go. While writing it, I eventually realized that it wasn’t going to be close to what I expected. It’s so much bigger.

One thing that has changed – most of 2016, one of our little guys – Dewey, a Shih-Tzu – went through treatment for lymphoma.  It was an incredibly up and down 8 months.  During those months – the traditional chemo approach failed.  At the end, when it should have been going into remission, it came roaring back.  He was accepted into a trial for a new drug.  One of the conditions for getting into the trial is no chemo of any kind for a week.  Talk about the cancer roaring back.  After a week totally unchecked, we were praying that he even lived long enough to start the trial.  Learning from a dog 🐾🐶⚓

Ultimately, Dewey didn’t make it.  He did start the trial, and the drug was acting very quickly.  Unfortunately, the cancer went to his brain.  Because of the makeup of the canine body and this drug, the drug cannot get to the brain.  So, once it went there, the only humane thing to do was put him down.  He went from OK to suffering within a matter of hours.  

Why do I bring this up? It’s really let me look at my relationship with God – viewing it through the eyes of Dewey’s relationship with me, my wife, and all the people he has come across during his chemo treatments, emergency room visits for side effects, and others.  It’s a real look at something that may be as close as we’ll ever see of God’s unconditional love – this side of Heaven.

Since then, I’ve gone through my own bout with cancer. You can read about my 6-years and counting journey at 🎗️ Don’t waste your cancer.

And now, here’s the second update of On this rock.

On this rock …, said Jesus

Let’s begin with the conversation between Jesus and HIs disciples that set the stage of the journey we’re about to take in “On This Rock”.

Here’s what Jesus said, in the full context of a section the NIV titles Peter’s Confession of Christ.

On this rock, a fantasy about real life

On This Rock is presented in a fantasy‑style format. The content itself is not fantasy — it’s rooted in Scripture — but the narrative style is intentional. It gives you room to step inside the story, to imagine yourself in the setting, and to hear the Commander’s words as if spoken directly to you. I chose this approach because the genre helps so many people today engage more deeply with the themes and the journey.

That may sound weird to some.  Maybe sacrilegious to others, although, the Jewish leaders had a hard time with the way Jesus conducted His revolution – so maybe I’d be in good company doing it like this.  Still others will just be turned off.  That’s OK.  

Jesus had a different message for different people – so why shouldn’t I?  And if you don’t get His message from me, there are plenty of others out there who are involved as well.  It doesn’t matter who you hear it from.  What matters is that you get to hear it.  After that – it’s between you and God.

As God told His disciples at the time –

So if you don’t like my approach – please don’t blame Jesus.  This one probably just wasn’t for you. However, I feel led to write this for Jesus, so it must be for someone.  If it’s not your thing just shake the dust off and move along.  No problem.  But please do look someplace for His message.  You can even look at other articles here. It’s not like I use this style very often. In any case, ss you’ll see, here or somewhere else, you are involved, so it would be good to know what you’re into.

So – here we go.

On this rock – Prologue

The revolution began nearly 2,000 years ago. Peter was our very first “human only” leader. Peter was the first to figure out rule #1. Yes, there was another who was human as well, but his father was one of the ancient ones, so we look at him differently.

Who are the Ancient Ones?

If you’re not familiar with the ancient ones, it’s actually kind of a misnomer.  There was only one ancient one.  And yet, somehow that we still don’t really understand today, He appears to us as something called a trinity.  Three-in-one.  Those three are the one called father, his son, and the spirit of the ancient one.

We know that Jesus, our Commander, is the Son of the Ancient One called Father. Somehow, that again we don’t understand, the Ancient One called Holy Spirit is the spirit of both the Father and the Son. Although we don’t understand it, you can tell from the Commander’s letter at the top that the commitment of the members of His revolution is very high indeed. Life or death high.

Why is this revolution needed? Well, the events that made the revolution necessary took place thousands of years before the Son was “born” – came to our planet as a person, but also with the Spirit of the Ancient Ones in Him.

Oddly enough, those very same events came with a prophecy that a revolution was to come. A revolution that’s still in progress today. Although, as we know, the ancient ones have already won. There’s some kind of time disconnect/wormhole/something that allows them to know things that haven’t yet happened. But they assured us, if we stay with them, we will share in the final victory. And not only us, but anyone we bring with us. That is, anyone who follows rule #1, from the letter at the top.

This may seem overwhelming at first. So let’s go back and see what happened. It explains as much as we’re able to understand. But it’s enough to know the cause is critically important.

A long time ago

A long time ago, in a dimension located right here in our own galaxy, the Ancient One that we now call Father walked with the very first of our kind. They lived in a place called Eden, literally a paradise.

But there was another creature there. One who looked like he should have been a prince of the light, but who would eventually come to be called the prince of darkness and would become – and still is, for now – the prince of the earth.

He tricked the residents of Eden into having an election of sorts. He wanted to be their leader. To replace the one called Father. In this “election”, he ran the very first smear campaign. He lied about the one called Father. He lied so well that the residents of Eden never bothered to check with the one called Father to verify what was said. It was unanimous. The residents rejected the one called Father.

The “election”

So, the one called Father was the leader. The God of everything. And why not? He did create everything.

The lie was spoken. The woman recognized that the serpent’s words weren’t quite right. But rather than check with the other man or the Ancient Ones, she gave her own version, which wasn’t quite right either. The trap was sprung.

Both Eve and Adam realized they messed up. Messed up big time!

Uh oh. Things just got worse from there. The cross-examination was about to begin.

Here’s the thing about that though. It’s not like the one called Father needed to ask any questions. In fact, He already knew all the answers. No, the cross-examination was for the benefit of those first two humans. And for us today.

We’d like to think that if it was us, that scenario never would’ve played out. That’s pride. Pride which shows that in fact, we did fall for it – or would have.

Let’s see what happened.

The blame game began.

I sometimes wonder, were they really deceived? Or did they know what God said, but they hoped against all reason that this strange creature in the Garden might be right? Or maybe that question is for us today? Probably both. Even those of us in the revolution today still have trouble with this.

Why did the one called Father allow the election?

You probably wonder why the Ancient Ones allowed the election. They could’ve stopped the whole thing in its tracks if they done that! Why allow it? I mean, if there was no election, they wouldn’t have been kicked out of Eden. And we wouldn’t have to sign up for the revolution. Why Didn’t They Cancel The Election?

Well, it turns out, The one called Father wanted, but didn’t force, Adam & Eve to love Him? How could He? Forced love isn’t love at all! The election had to take place eventually. Given that free will was necessary for love, then this scene had to play out. We have the free will to love, hate, or not give a hoot. It’s the whole range.

But there’s more to the Ancient Ones than just free will.

Justice

The Ancient Ones also considered justice to be important. Free will without justice is – well – eventually going to be chaos, anarchy, and all sorts of other “not good” things.

And so, in the old days of Eden, it’s time for justice. Punishments. Consequences. But also hope.

Justice for the serpent

We saw the blaming above. We also saw that, by and large, it was on target – to varying degrees. However, if we think about the desire for love, we have to consider something. Yes, The Ancient Ones desired that their creation love them. And that love should’ve been a natural response to living in a literal paradise.

We also have to believe they wanted their most prized creations – Adam, Eve, and eventually their offspring, to love each other as well. And with the blame game, all that went out the window. Just like they voted against love for the one called Father when they listened to the serpent.

And so, there’s plenty of punishment and consequences to go around with the blame. And because of the lack of love.

Yes, the ancient one meted out justice in verse 14. But he also sent out a message of hope for us. Even after what we did. And that hope is the person behind our revolution today The ancient one known as the Son.

It’s beyond the scope of today’s topic, but the first sign of hope for us is in verse 15. Remember, this was the punishment for the serpent’s actions. The reference to the woman’s offspring was pointing to our Commander, the one called Son, Jesus. Both of the events foretold did take place. When this event took place – and you will strike his heel – the serpent thought he won. But the scrolls left to us from two thousand years ago tell us a different story. Yes, the one called Son did die – but he also rose again to life.

Then, the other event, he will crush your head, has yet to take place. But since we know the revolution is already won – even though we don’t how this works, we are assured the serpent’s head will be crushed, as foretold in the last scroll about the end of the revolution.

Justice for the woman

Now, we move on from the serpent to the woman, Eve. We know all to well that this punishment has been carried out. We also know all to well the consequences.

No more explanation is needed.

Justice for the man

So, let’s move along with words to Adam, the man.

Again, this is so obvious today. And while many of us don’t actually “work the ground” these days, whatever work we do does tend to be more toil than fun and easy.

The conclusion to the “Eden Incident”

This brings us to the conclusion of what I’m calling the Eden Event. One thing that’s interesting, Eve finally gets a name. Shoe’s not just “the woman” anymore. I also think it’s interesting that her name is based on the future (from their time) and not on her part in the Eden Incident.

Because so much wrong had been done, and because Eden was such a paradise, the residents had to leave Eden. The one called Father could not have them stay in Eden any longer. So he drove them out. And hid Eden from their sight.

No – Eden was not destroyed.

Yes – Eden is still hidden from sight, even from us today, these thousands of years later. Although we have learned about dimensions other than length, width, height, and time – and can pretty much prove they exist – we still can’t see into them. Many who are sure these dimensions must exist still refuse to accept that Eden could possibly be hidden in one of them.  The lies from that first election continue to have an impact on us.

The one called Father accepted the election results, although he vowed to eventually correct this injustice. Since the one who would be called the prince of the earth had lied in the election, there was a price to be paid. Since the residents believed his lies, and didn’t even bother to check them out, there was a price to be paid. Justice had to be served. This was an absolute requirement for the one called Father.

For thousands of years, the one known as the prince of darkness has continued his smear campaign against the one called Father. It is well documented. But still – like the Eden incident, many refuse to believe that this battle exists at all.  Most unfortunate.  Because we are all in it, whether we know it or not.  More effects from that first lie and first election.

Notice though, even though He lost the election, the one called Father still made better clothes for Adam and Eve. Everything was about to change drastically. And not for the better.

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The next installment will get into justice. Justice and love are extremely important to the ancient ones. And that’s what we always talk about. And yet, there’s something else we just don’t seem to associate with them. It’s freedom of choice. Some of us scream bloody murder when things like, for instance our freedom of choice over whether or not to be vaccinated, is taken away. But will we acknowledge that the ancient ones give us the freedom to choose to love them or not?

We’ll get into justice and love next in On this rock Part 2 – Justice and Love to the Ancient Ones

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For more on the “Eden Incident”, please see Why were Adam and Eve kicked out of the Garden of Eden?, Free Will in the Garden of Eden, and The “knowledge of evil” versus “actual evil”.

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