Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
Hear and I (will) speak with
thee of their time in which these (things) will happen, namely, these
which I said to thee, They are about to happen whenever (the) three
times should be fulfilled. Answered the Pistis Sophia, said she to me, O
Light, whereby shall I know when (will) happen the three times, that I
might be glad and rejoice because approached the time for thee to lead
me unto my Place, and also I shall rejoice because came the time (when)
thou wilt take away the powers of light from all those who hate me,
because I [156^a] believed thy light? But I, I answered, said I to her,
Whenever thou wilt see the gate of the Treasury of the great Light, this
which is open unto the thirteenth Aeon, namely the Left, whenever they
should open that gate, then were fulfilled the three times. Answered
also the Sophia, said she, O Light, whereby shall I know, being in this
Place, that they opened that gate? But I, I answered, said I to her,
Whenever they open that gate, will know those who become in all the
Aeons, because of the great light which will become in all their Places:
nevertheless therefore, behold, I appointed that they should not dare
(to do) unto thee anything of evil, until were fulfilled [156^b] the
three times. But thou, thou shalt become having the authority to go up
unto their twelve Aeons at the time which thou wishest, and also thou
(wilt) return and come unto thy Place, this which is below the
thirteenth Aeon, this in which thou art becoming now. But thou wilt not
have authority to go in unto the gate of the Height, this which becometh
in the thirteenth Aeon, for thee to go in unto thy Place, this out of
which thou camest. Nevertheless therefore whenever should be fulfilled
the three times, will oppress thee the Self-willed with all his Rulers,
for them to take away thy light from thee, [157^a] he being angry with
thee, thinking that thou, thou restrained his power in the Chaos, and he
is thinking that thou, thou tookest away its light from it: he will be
exasperated against thee, for him to take away thy light from thee, that
he should send it unto the Chaos, and give it in unto his emanation
which is there, that it should be able to come up from the Chaos and
come unto his Place. But these will begin the Adamas. But I, I shall
take away all thy powers from him and give them to thee. And I shall
come and take them away. Now therefore whenever they should oppress thee
at that time, hymn up unto the Light, and I, I shall not fail thee for
to help thee. And I am coming (close) to thee quickly out of the Places
which are below. [157^b] And I am coming down unto their Places and take
away their light from them. I am coming unto this Place in which I put
thee, this which is below the thirteenth Aeon, until I lead thee unto
thy Place, this out of which thou camest.
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