Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
And the word which thy power said, He will not fear for an
accident with a demon of the hour of mid-day, namely, that the Pistis
Sophia did not fear for the emanation demonic of the Adamas, the tyrant,
this which thrust the Pistis Sophia down in great calamity, this which
came from Adamas out of the twelve Aeons. Because of this therefore said
thy power, He will not fear [134^a] for a calamity of demon of the time
of mid-day. The time of mid-day is because it came out of the twelve
Aeons, namely, the time of mid-day. And also Night, because it came out
of the Chaos, namely, the night, and it came out of the twelve Aeons,
which are between the two. Because of this thy power of light said, The
time of mid-day because the twelve Aeons are between the thirteenth Aeon
and between the Chaos. And the word also which thy power of light said
by David, There are thousand (who) will fall on left of him and a ten
thousand on right of him; and they will not approach him, namely,
[134^b] that when the emanations of the Self-willed One, these which are
numerous greatly, they having not been able to support the great light
of the effluence of Light, a multitude among them fell on left of the
Pistis Sophia. And a multitude fell on right of her. And they were not
being able to approach her to hurt her. And the word which thy power of
light said by David, Nevertheless thou wilt fill thy sight with them,
and thou wilt see the recompense of the sinners, because thou, O Lord,
art my helper, namely, the word that the Pistis Sophia filled her sight
with her enemies which are the emanations of the Self-willed, those all
of which fell (down) upon one another: [135^a] not only she filled her
sight with them in this, but thou also, my Lord, the First Mystery, thou
tookest away the power of light which becometh in the power of face of
lion, and also thou tookest away the power of all the emanations of the
Self-willed, and also thou heldest them down in Chaos for them to go
unto their Place from that hour. Because of this therefore the Pistis
Sophia filled her sight with her enemies, namely, the emanations of the
Self-willed in every thing, which prophesied David about the Pistis
Sophia, saying, Nevertheless thou wilt fill thy sight with them, and
thou wilt see the recompense of the sinners. Not only that she filled
her sight with them, they fell upon one another in the Chaos, but she
saw [135^b] also their recompense also this which they repaid to them:
according as the emanations of the Self-willed thought to take away the
light of the Pistis Sophia from her, thou repaidest to them, and thou
recompensed to them. And thou tookest away the power of light which (is)
in them instead of the light of the Sophia, this (one) who believed the
light of the Height. And according as thy power of light said by David,
Thou placedst him who is high for thee for place of refuge: there is not
evil (which) will be able to approach thee, and there is not scourge
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