And I beheld a rod of iron,
and it extended along
the bank of the river, and led to the tree
by which I stood.
And I also beheld a straight
and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood; and it also led
by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious field, as if it had been a world.
And I saw numberless concourses
of people, many of whom were pressing forward, that they might obtain the path
which led unto the tree.
And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great
mist of darkness, insomuch that they
who had commenced on the path did lose their way, that they wandered off and were lost.
I beheld others pressing forward, and they came forth
and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron;
and they did press forward through the mist of darkness clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and partake
of the fruit of the tree.
I beheld, on the other side
of the river of water,
a great and spacious building; and it stood as it were
in the air, high above the earth.
And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male and female; and their manner of dress
was exceedingly fine.
How pitiful! And they were in the attitude
of mocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at
and were partaking of the fruit. And after they had partaken
of the fruit of the tree
they did cast their eyes about as if they were ashamed, Because of those
that were scoffing at them;
and they fell away
into forbidden paths and were lost.
