Tom: "Grandpa what are you talking about?
I'll go if you go".

Someone in the compound now spoke up, his
name was Peter.

Peter: "What about us? We don't know anything
about this compounds secrets".

Thomas: "It was necessary that it be that way Peter.
But I planed on going nowhere and leave you all destitute.
You should know that I have blue prints and I will show
you and at least one or two others how this place operates,
and how to get it to produce food".

"You should know that they will never give this area peace.
Until they find out where I am. There may come a time
that I have to give them what they want for everyone
else's sake".

Tom: "If you give yourself up, I'm going to do so also".

Thomas smiled at Tom and Tom smiled back.

ANOTHER ASSAULT ON JOB

Again a day came when the sons of Elohim came to
present themselves before him. Satan came also to
present himself before Elohim.

Again God starts the conversation.

Elohim: "From where have you come"?

Heylel: "Going to and fro on the earth, and walking
all around it ".

Elohim: "Have you considered my servant Job? That
there is none like him on earth. He is a perfect and
upright man. One that fears God and hates evil. He
still holds onto his integrity, even though I allowed
you to use direction destruction on him even with
no fault of his own".

Heylel: "Skin for skin, a man will give everything
to stay alive".

Heylel pauses for effect. "Put forth your hand now and
touch his bones and his flesh, and he will curse you to
your face".

Elohim: "He is in your hands, but you can't take his life."

The adversary left the presence of God and went and
afflicted Job with boils from the bottom of his feet to
the top of his head. Job sat down among  the ashes and
took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself.

It had been months since Heylel's initial assault on Job.
And many people had begun think that Job must be a sinner
for all this to come upon him. Now this new thing was just
more proof. It must be that he and his family were great
sinners, they thought. And many would no longer associate
with him.

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