Adam's Bones Quotes

“Generations have passed since Noah’s time. God desires to forgive sin. He doesn’t want people to receive the punishment reserved for the Evil One and his angels. Judgment will come.” “I am to tell them. How can I do that?” “By the way you live, by the truth you stand for, by your example. Be pure among ravenous wolves,” Wisdom said. Erika fell to her knees and wept. “Walk, my children, God says, in longsuffering, in meekness, honesty, in provocation, in grief, in faith and in truth, in reliance on promises, in illness, in abuse, in wounds, in temptation, in nakedness, in privation, loving one another, till you go out from the age of ills, that you become inheritors of endless time.” Wisdom helped Erika to her feet. “Now go!”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“The Euro had unified Europe with a common currency. Many hoped the Americas would follow suit with a North American Union adopting the Amero. The Middle East Free Trade Area, the African Union, and various Middle East peace processes had also acted as major milestones toward establishing policies supporting world government. Peace was at its crux. It all sounded well and good until one thought about individual rights. The elite would rule the poor and dumb, deciding on how they best should live their lives. Contrarily, Christ Jesus had come to save the poor and outcast. “Come unto me and I will give you rest,” he’d said. “My peace I give you.” Peter realized he was among the minority who still believed the Bible was the infallible Word of God, that Jesus was the Life, the Truth, the only Way to Heaven. Self-made preachers and so-called prophets took bits and pieces of the Gospels to implement their ministries. God must be very unhappy with mankind.”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“Illuminati?” Todd had asked. “I’m afraid I don’t know much about that,” Peter had replied. “I do know some of the world’s greatest freethinkers have claimed membership. Enlighten me.” He’d been eager to learn more. “The movement began in 1776, in Bavaria, as an offshoot of the Enlightenment,” Todd explained. “Some believe that the group aspired to infiltrate and overthrow the governments of many European states. They called themselves, ‘Perfectdibilists.’” “Why would an organization of that type be interested in an institute intent on proving the Bible’s authenticity?” “For centuries, freethinkers of every generation have joined organizations like the Freemasons in order to associate with men of powerful influence. Money speaks volumes,”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“when Jeremias came to a hollow cave, he carried three things inside: the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Altar of Incense.” Peter was astounded, never having heard this version. “Some people followed Jeremias with the intention to mark the place where the Ark was stowed. The Prophet declared that the place should remain unknown until God gathered together the congregation of the people to receive them in His mercy.”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“The French monk named Pierre believed that God hid the Ark in a cave, his idea based on 2 Maccabees 2:4-8, an ancient writing excluded from the Bible. “How so?” Peter grew captivated with history. “Apparently, Jehovah enjoyed giving expensive gifts. The Cave of Treasures not only provided shelter for Adam and Eve, it housed God’s tokens of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Pierre continued. “This particular passage in 2 Maccabees refers to Jeremias, also known as the Prophet Jeremiah. God commanded him to take the Ark of the Covenant to the mountain where Moses went up and saw the inheritance of God.”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“Priceless works of art, Arab mosaics, Greek and Russian icons, Western oil paintings, and other valuable articles, had been collected by curators as time passed and placed in the monastery. Only the Roman Vatican had a larger collection of illuminated manuscripts: 3,500 volumes written in Greek, Coptic, Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Slavic, Syriac, Georgian, etc.”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“history of the monastery and the long list of artifacts it housed and learned that St. Catherine’s was the oldest working Christian monastery in the world. The mother of Constantine the Great, Empress Helen, began the building project, but the Emperor Justinian later finished it somewhere between 527 and 565 A.D. for the purpose of housing the bones of St. Charles of Alexandria. According to oral tradition, Moses’ Burning Bush lay beneath the chapel. Priceless works of art, Arab mosaics, Greek and Russian icons, Western oil paintings, and other valuable articles, had been collected by curators as time passed and placed in the monastery.”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“After Eve conceived and bore children, twin sons, God tested their loyalty. He asked them for a token of their worship. Abel brought a blood offering to God while Cain presented grain. When Abel’s offering proved acceptable in God’s sight, and Cain’s was rejected, he killed Abel and was banished from the family dwelling, the Cave of Treasures. That was when the most amazing thing happened. Cain threw his head back and laughed wildly. “The gods visited my ancestors. I am a god!”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones

“God provided Adam and Eve with a dwelling place after they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden. The cave where they dwelt was called the “House of Treasures,” or “House of concealment.” Or simply the “Cave of Treasures” because of what was placed inside. According to oral tradition, Satan appeared to Adam and Eve many times after they left the Garden, pretending he was angelic, or sent by God to assist them. Adam, often at the point of death, was continually rescued by God and shown the truth: that Satan’s hideous form could be miraculously altered into a thing of beauty. Needing to be comforted in this new and dangerous terrain called the world God gave Adam and Eve special gifts from the Garden of Eden: seventy rods of gold, twelve pounds of incense, and three pounds of myrrh, all symbolic of future events.”
― M. Sue Alexander, Adam's Bones