text: She always starts off every conversation with the same greeting. "Morning!" Every morning, noon, and night. She likes to think she's an equal opportunist offender no matter what the time of day. You don't know what you like about it, perhaps you haven't even noticed. Have you?
  
  > Not really.
  No matter. It must not be very annoying if you haven't, and so she feels comfortable continuing on as herself around you. Maybe someday you will notice all of the little things she does to amuse herself and others. Who knows.
  
  As for right now you are standing in your doorway, and are surprised to see her there with that determined look in her eyes and a sheepish grin, aforementioned greeting barely out of her mouth. It is very late, and has begun to rain lightly.
  
  How do you approach the situation?
  
  > invite her inside.
  You notice she keeps her wet shoes and jacket in the corner near the door where they won't ruin the carpet.
  
  "Thanks," she smiles. "I'm sorry if this is a little sudden. I wanted to see you."
  
  The unanswered question comes through crystal clear. Did you want to see her? Probably. But at that exact moment? Hard to tell.
  
  No matter. It must not be very annoying if you haven't, and so she feels comfortable continuing on as herself around you. Maybe someday you will notice all of the little things she does to amuse herself and others. Who knows.
  
  As for right now you are standing in your doorway, and are surprised to see her there with that determined look in her eyes and a sheepish grin, aforementioned greeting barely out of her mouth. It is very late, and has begun to rain lightly.
  
  How do you approach the situation?
  
  > shut the door.
  That was a little uncalled for, you have to admit.
  
  She may not dump you for that, but she's certainly hurt, and will have to find her way back home in the dark.
  
  You hope the rain either lets up or gets worse.[Themes: fan fiction, biblical]
  
  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
  
  He created animals, trees, everything; he created LIFE. He also created man and woman, naming them Adam and Eve, in his image. And gave Adam dominion of His creation, but gave Adam and Eve one rule, which was to not eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
  
  One day Satan, in the form of a serpent, tempted Eve. Telling her "you will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (Genesis 3:4-5 ESV). Eve then saw that the fruit was good, and ate it. She then gave some of the fruit to Adam, and he:
  
  [Author's Note: This is a creative retelling of the story of the Holy Bible. In a way it can be used to quiz oneself and others of their knowledge of the Bible narrative. When one chooses story options that do not correspond to the actual events of the Bible, the story will come to a quick end. Created by: Rob Frampton, Brandon Hall, Kristin Arnesen, and Andrei Yaholkovsky.]
  
  > Ate the fruit.
  Ashamed of their sin and bodies Adam and Eve, when they heard the voice of God, hid themselves. Their sin had made them aware of their naked bodies and were afraid. God demanded to know who told them about their nakedness. Adam then blamed Eve and then Eve blamed the serpent saying that she had been deceived. God then turned the serpent and cursed him. After he cursed the serpent he turned to the woman and told her that childbearing will now be painful and your husband will rule over you. God finally turns to the man and tells him that he will have to work the land to produce fruit. After making garments for them God sent them out of the garden and told them to cultivate the land. In this moment Adam:
  
  > Cultivates the land
  Because of the curse of Adam men were born with sin. This lead to great unholiness in the land. The wickedness of man lead to God's discontent with his creation and decided for himself that he would blot man out from the face of the earth. Finding favor in his eyes, Noah, pleased God. God seeing Noah's obedience decided to spare him. God commanded Noah to build an ark, telling him that a great flood would come and overtake the land, destroying all of the flesh that existed on it. Noah obeyed and faced much mockery for his actions. God then commanded Noah to bring two every kind of animal. Noah then:
  
  > Boarded the boat with his family for 40 days and nights
  Man found that they were great in all that the accomplished and found no need to worship God. So they decided to build an extremely tall tower in hopes of reaching the heavens. This is so that they could prove that they to were equal with God. The Lord once again being disappointed with man decided to:
  
  > confuse the the languages of those building the tower, scattering them across the earth
  Abraham was called by God to leave his country and go to the land that God would show him, at the age of 75. God makes a covenant with Abraham to make his descendants as numerous as the stars through his own son.
  
  The Lord promised Abraham and Sarah that they would have a son of their own, despite their old age, and would make their descendants into great nations. This covenant established the divine line that was to come through Abraham's offspring. The covenant was symbolized through the act of circumcision of Abraham and all of his people. At the ripe age of 100 Abraham and Sarah have their son, Isaac, whom God asks Abraham to sacrifice.
  
  > Abraham almost sacrifices Isaac, but God spares him
  Through Abraham's descendants, specifically Joseph, the Israelites were brought to Egypt because God commanded them to and promised that He would make them into a great nation. Pharaoh ordered that all the Israelite boys being born were to be thrown into the Nile. Moses' mother put him in a basket and pushed him down the Nile river where Pharaoh's daughter came and took the child, nursed him, and raised him. Moses ran away from Egypt, after killing an Egyptian slave driver, to Midian where he met Zipporah and married her. God speaks to Moses through the Burning Bush calling him to free His people from bondage. Through Moses and Aaron, God speaks to Pharaoh commanding him to let His people go through mighty signs. God delivers the people from Pharaoh after the ten plagues and through Moses guides them across the Red sea towards the Promise Land.
  
  God gives Moses the Ten Commandments, twice, for the people to follow as well as establishes a sanctuary with them, the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle. After 40 years of wandering in the desert:
  
  > Moses leads them to the promised land, but is not allowed to enter
  Moses leads them to the Promise Land but is not allowed to enter, forbidden by God, but leaves the Israelites with a leader and the hope that God will fulfill his covenant.
  
  When Saul was king over God's people, the Lord rejected him for the things he had done. God then anoints a boy named David, to be king over his people. At a young age, David does many great things, including defeating the mighty Goliath, the largest soldier of the Philistine's army.
  
  King Saul becomes jealous of David, and desires to put an end to David's life, but David flees after being warned by Saul's son, Jonathan. After many close encounters between Saul and David, Saul dies by the hands of the Philistines at Mount Gilboa.
  
  God then tells David to go to Hebron, where David is anointed as King over God's people. After some time God established a covenant with David.
  
  "Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel. And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever" (2 Samuel 7:8-16 ESV).
  
  In the proceeding years, David experienced many victories as king.
  One day, David caught sight of a beautiful woman named Bathsheba, and they slept together, and she became pregnant. Now Bathsheba was married to Uriah the Hittite, because of this David:
  
  > Sends Uriah to his death at the front lines of his army
  David sends Uriah to his death. But is convicted of his sin by Nathan. David repents and continues his time as king.
  
  After the age of kings had passed and the nation was divided into two kingdoms God used the prophets to speak, guide, and be the voice of God in such dark times. The prophets mourned for the wickedness that God's people had got involved in while trying to give them the answer to their problems. The prophets gave hope to the future of Israel and the Savior that would come.
  
  For to us a child is born,
  to us a son is given;
  and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
  and his name shall be called
  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
  Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  (Isaiah 9:6 ESV)
  
  > The prophets laid the foundation for the belief that the Savior would come back to save Israel
  The Jews were ready for the expected Savior. They were ready for Him to come and give them political, physical, and national freedom. They were expecting royalty. Jesus came through the Davidic line through virgin birth of Mary, born to a carpenter's son.
  
  Jesus' birth was announced to the highest and the lowest, the wise men and the shepherds. Jesus was born in Nazareth, fulfilling many prophecies. Jesus' birth was the act of Jesus coming to this earth living incarnationally fulfilling His Father's commands.
  
  > Jesus grew up and started his ministry, bringing in disciples, and giving them Godly wisdom
  While Jesus was on earth he performed many signs and miracles that revealed God's glory. He turned water into wine, fed 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish, and healed a blind man.
  
  Jesus cared for the poor, spent time with the marginalized, and showed love and grace to all. He confronted the religious leaders and challenged their thinking. Jesus lived in a way that was challenged his culture. Because of this Jesus' life was often in danger. The authorities wanted to stone him and arrest him because Jesus claimed that he was God.
  
  As a part of his ministry on earth he chose twelve men to be his disciples. They followed Jesus and learned from him. Towards the end of Jesus' ministry Judas, one of his disciples, betrayed him by telling the authorities where they could find Jesus.
  
  Knowing that Judas was going to betray him, Jesus:
  
  > Went to a garden that of often went to with his disciples, where Judas betrays him
  "Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, 'Whom do you seek?' They answered him, 'Jesus of Nazareth.' Jesus said to them, 'I am he.' Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.' So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him." (John 18:4-5, 12)
  
  Judas' betrayal led to the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus was presented to Pilate and was asked, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' (John 18:33) Jesus claimed that he is a king and that his kingdom is not of this world. Pilate found no fault in Jesus and presented Jesus' case to the people.
  
  This was happening during Passover. The Jewish custom during Passover was that the people could choose one man to be released from prison. Because Pilate found no fault in Jesus, he asked the people if he should release the King of the Jews. The people had the choice between Jesus and Barabbas, a robber. They decided to release:
  
  > Barabbas, a thief
  The people chose to crucify Jesus. After Jesus had suffered on the cross and died a slow death, some of his disciples and others who were close to Jesus provided a proper burial according to the Jewish custom and placed his body in a new tomb. Three days later Mary Magdalene visited the tomb and the large stone covering the entrance had been rolled away. She went inside the tomb and Jesus was no longer there. She told two of the disciples that the body was gone. When they arrived at the empty tomb, John saw the cloths that had covered Jesus' body and believed.
  
  Mary stayed outside the tomb and wept. Jesus appeared to her and said, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." (John 20:17-18) That night Jesus went to visit the disciples and they believed. In his resurrected body, Jesus:
  
  > Spent time with the disciples and remained on earth for forty days
  Jesus stayed on earth in his resurrected body for forty days. While he was on earth he spent time with his disciples and gave them the Great Commission:
  
  "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)
  
  While Jesus was with the disciples, the disciples asked him when he would restore Israel. He told them that only the Father knows when Israel will be restored. Then Jesus told his disciples, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
  
  Then Jesus ascended into heaven. Soon after Jesus left earth, he sent the gift of the Holy Spirit. On the day of Pentecost all believers received the Holy Spirit. All believers started speaking in tongues different than their mother tongues and understood one another. Peter explained that this event was the release of the Holy Spirit to all believers.
  
  He said that the Father had fulfilled the promise of the Holy Spirit and that everyone who repents and asks for the forgiveness of their sins will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  
  With the gift of the Holy Spirit, the early Church:
  
  > Was persecuted by many Jewish religious leaders, including Saul
  In the days of the early Church, there was a Jewish leader named Saul. He ravaged the Church, throwing believers of Jesus into jail, and even executing them. But one day, on his way to Damascus, a bright light shone around him, and Jesus revealed himself to him.
  
  The Lord told him to go to a man in Damascus named Ananias, and Ananias told him "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and the regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized" (Acts 9:17-18 ESV).
  
  After Saul's conversion the Lord renamed him Paul, and Paul brings the gospel to many gentiles on numerous missionary journeys. One day during Paul's ministry, he said to his fellow worker Barnabas "let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are" (Acts 15:36 ESV). Barnabas suggest that they take John called mark with them, but Paul doesn't want to, so they:
  
  > Seperate, Paul taking Silas to Syria and Cicila, and Barnabas taking John Mark to Cyprus
  While John was exiled on the Island of Patmos, the Lord Jesus Christ gave him a revelation of things to come.
  
  "Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords." (Revelation 19:11-16 ESV)
  
  "Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan" and: (Revelation 20:1-2 ESV)
  
  > Binds him for a thousand years, and throws him into a pit
  "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done."
  (Revelation 20:11-12 ESV)
  
  "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.'"
  
  "And he who was seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.' Also he said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.' And he said to me,'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.'" (Revelation 21:1-8 ESV)
  
  "Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal,
  
  flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever." (Revelation 22:1-5 ESV)
  
  The End, or the New Beginning.