Stand Off

Author says: what if rebellious mankind was more frightened of Satan's wrath than God's displeasure? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).

playing upon the stubborn refusal to accept that their "trespass condemned mankind to death" (Romans, 5:18-19), the "ancient serpent" (Rev, 20:2) persuaded Please click the icon to follow us on Facebook.Adam and Eve to undo God's curse by returning to the Garden of Eden to eat from the Tree of Life.

Having tasted fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, Adam and Eve had been punished for their disobedience with eviction from the Garden. And the serpent was doomed to "crawl on [its] belly [and] eat dust" (Genesis, 3:14).

God then placed Uriah, an angel with a flaming sword (Genesis, 3:24) to guard the Tree of Life preventing mankind from returning to the Garden. Misinterpreted by Adam and Eve as an act of vengeance, this measure was in fact a precaution to avoid them eating from the Tree of Life, an act which would condemn them to live forever in a state of sin. This outcome could now only be averted if Uriah chose to slay Adam and Eve. The ancient serpent had succeeded in setting mankind against his creator.

Author says to view guest historian's comments on this post please visit the Today in Alternate History web site.

Imagine what would be, if history had occurred a bit differently. Who says it didn't, somewhere? These fictional news items explore that possibility. Possibilities such as America becoming a Marxist superpower, aliens influencing human history in the 18th century and Teddy Roosevelt winning his 3rd term as president abound in this interesting fictional blog.