It's All Greek And Hebrew To Me

"It's All Greek And Hebrew To Me" is a mini-story that is part of the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series.

The Story
During one of Empath's visits to the Smurf Village, Empath found Tapper all by himself reading a book that he had never seen Tapper read before. "Salutations, fellow Tapper," Empath greeted in a voice of no particular emotion. "This smurf is curious as to find out what kind of book you are reading today."

"Ah, my fellow Empath," Tapper said. "I would be happy to satisfy your curiosity. This happens to be the book called the Holy Scriptures, which was smurfed to me by an angel who claims to be of God."

"God?" Empath asked. "Which god are you referring to?"

"The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Lord God Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, whose name is Jehovah, or Yahweh," Tapper replied. "He is the only true God in existence who has created everything you see as well as everything you don't."

"How can this God be the only true god that exists?" Empath asked. "What about Mother Nature and Father Time?"

"Those are not gods in the sense that they are equals to the one true God, my good Empath," Tapper answered. "In the beginning, God created all the spiritual forces that exist in creation, including the angels. Not all spirits are good, mind you, for even the greatest angel of all, the one named Lucifer, chose to oppose the one true God and was sent down to Earth along with one-third of the heavenly host that chose to smurf his side."

"So Mother Nature and Father Time are fallen angels?" Empath asked.

Tapper sighed. "I'm afraid that this is going to get a bit difficult to answer, because even I don't know all the answers. Nevertheless, the reason that God's opponent, the Devil, is called Lucifer is that he uses light to deceive people into thinking that he's a good divine being."

"And this book you're reading helps you to know who and what this one true God is and what He wants of you," Empath surmised.

"Indeed, Empath," Tapper said. "The Psalmist says 'Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor has stood in the way of sinners, nor has sat in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the Law of Jehovah; and in His Law he meditates day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not wither, and all that he does shall prosper.'"

To be expanded on.