The Binding Page #2

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Yes, and I appreciate it.

But if I decide that

something is for the best,

I think that my wife

should honor that.

Bram, you haven't

slept in almost a month.

You're barely eating.

Your behavior is almost

exactly how it was-

Sarah.

I'm not drinking, you know that.

It's a fact.

Sarah, do you know that?

My head does.

Bramwell, the position

you've taken is valid.

Ephesians asks that wives

submit unto their husbands

as they would unto the Lord.

For the husband is

the head of the wife

as Christ is the

head of the church,

and therefore, as the

church submits to Christ,

so let wives do

unto their husbands.

However, your position

has validity too, Sarah.

What you described,

and described on

several occasions,

is behavior that is,

to say the least, unusual.

And it seems to me

is indicative of

a larger problem,

but we're not going

to make any progress

until Bram is honest.

Are you telling us, truly,

that there's nothing wrong?

I'm honestly telling you

I need to work

through some things.

- For how long?

- As long as it takes.

I'm very sorry,

but I can't live like this

for as long as it takes.

And for the past month I feel

I've been sharing the house

with some sort of photocopy.

It constantly reminds

me of how things were,

and I can't go back to that.

I'm sorry, I just can't.

- What do you want me to do?

- I want you to tell him.

I don't think

that's a good idea.

I think it's the only idea.

Bramwell,

what's she referring to?

As I understand it...

I've been visited

by God almighty.

Well, that's wonderful.

It was.

He appeared to me and

said that something important

was gonna fall on Sarah and I,

and that I would be the

one to carry it out.

And when was this?

33 days ago.

And has it happened again since?

Every night.

And on these

subsequent occasions...

Has He spoken to you?

- Yeah.

- What has He said?

Try to understand.

Please.

His words.

They aren't like ours.

It's as if you were

born blind and deaf

and gained everything at once.

It's overwhelming.

But as I understand it...

If I do not carry out His will,

the end times are nigh.

He's shown it to me.

Darkness covers the earth,

piece by piece,

closer and closer.

Other things change, but

that's always how it begins.

People turn on each other.

Action is taken

but to no effect.

Fear and pain only grow

and long after it's

become too much to bear...

The earth itself

swallows all who remain.

And what is His will?

What must we do

to prevent this from happening?

As I understand it...

I must kill my only child.

Your confession has shown

tremendous courage, Bramwell.

But understand that

there are many ways to interpret

what you've experienced.

Interpret?

Well first, and

most importantly...

Of course,

you haven't considered...

No, of course not.

Next.

Are you certain that

what you've seen are visions

as opposed to dreams?

Yes.

Of that one thing I am certain.

Well, count yourself blessed

that you've received His touch.

But know that wise

men, historically,

have posited that

He would never ask

the slaughter of

one of His children.

But, the...

By Abraham and Issac,

the binding.

Jeremiah 32:
35.

God speaks of the ancient

Israelite practice

of child sacrifice,

and he asserts it

never entered my mind

that they would do

this abomination.

Now you said it yourself.

God's words are not ours.

As early as the 1300s,

it was suggested that unlike

the cruel heathen deities,

our Lord in heaven requires only

spiritual surrender.

It was Abraham's imagination

that led him astray.

All God wishes

is to know that you are His.

Mind, body and soul.

Yes.

Of course.

Then go forth with

this new certainty.

Be troubled no more.

Hello, you've reached

Sarah Eyman's cell phone.

Please leave a message and I'll

get back to you as soon as I can.

Thank you, have a blessed day.

Sarah, hello,

this is Minister Uriel.

As you might imagine,

I was a bit taken aback

this afternoon by what occurred.

It's not everyday

that something of this

magnitude presents itself.

I hope that my

counsel was helpful,

and I pray that it means

the end of this trouble

for you and yours,

but, if it isn't,

if Bramwell's visions

persist or intensify,

I have some information here

regarding someone that

you might consider seeing.

A good God fearing man.

A psychiatrist.

He helped my brother in a time of

need a few years ago and he...

Well, that's all.

God bless.

Did you have fun at Nana's?

Yes, you did.

Yes you did.

How dare you.

Bram?

You questioned my will.

You shake your fist

at me in defiance.

- Bram, wake up.

- I will not be commanded!

First...

Darkness covers the land.

Brother turns against brother.

It all begins with your child.

Bram, stop this.

You have yet to

learn the meaning

of spiritual surrender.

Bramwell, your family

must remain whole

until the night,

the night that you

remove your daughter

from all others.

- All who meddle.

- Stop this right now.

- Present her to me.

- Stop it!

And cut her heart

from her chest!

No!

What happened?

What happened?

Well, it appears as

though we're looking

at a sort of good news,

bad news situation.

The good news is,

there does not appear

to be a single thing

medically wrong with you.

Everything is right

where it needs to be.

Nothing barren or out of place.

The bad news is,

if everything you've told me

is the God's honest truth,

signs point toward you're

suffering a psychotic break.

And that's another

matter entirely.

Great, thank you.

Goodbye.

Okay, we're all set

for tomorrow at 12:30.

Is that still okay?

None of this is okay.

I appreciate that, Bram,

which is why we're taking

steps to get you well.

Look, Uriel spoke very

highly of Dr. Kore.

- With any luck, maybe he'll-

- He's not a doctor.

He's a shrink.

I think it's the same thing.

I'm gonna go there,

and he's gonna

say that I'm crazy

and put me on all

sorts of medications

or ship me off somewhere

where I'm not gonna be able

to see either of you anymore.

Bram, what's happening to you?

I don't know what's

happening to me, Sarah.

I think that maybe we're

looking for answers

in the wrong places.

Wrong places?

We devoted ourselves

to something, Sarah.

Something bigger than ourselves.

Something that has

been there for us

through good and through bad.

Something that's

solved our problems

when we both didn't think

that we could get any lower,

and I don't think that

it's in our best interest

to just cast that

off the moment...

The moment that what?

Mind your tone.

Please.

It's worth thinking about,

that's all I'm saying.

No, Bram, I saw

something the other night

that I've never seen before.

I don't think anyone

has ever seen before.

Okay, I don't know

who was speaking to me

in our bedroom,

but it wasn't you.

Do you understand?

So what happens the next time

that little visitor

decides to show up?

But instead of just talking,

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