Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
Now therefore also hear that I may speak with you concerning the glory
of those who will also receive the mystery of the First Mystery. He who
will receive therefore the mystery of that First Mystery, will become at
the time (at) which he cometh out of the body of the matter of the
Rulers, come the Receivers of the Contentious (ones), and bring the soul
of that man out of the body; and that soul will become a great overflow
of light among the Receivers of Contentious (ones): and those Receivers
will fear before [218^a] the light of that soul, and that soul will go
unto the Height, and pass through all the Places of the Rulers, with all
the Places of the emanations of the Light: and it will not give answer
nor defence nor symbol in any Place of the Light, nor in any Place of
the Rulers; but it will pass through in all the Places and it will
surpass all, and go and reign over all the Places of the First Saviour.
Likewise also he who will receive the second mystery of the First
Mystery with the third with the fourth even until he receive the twelfth
mystery of the First Mystery, whenever he should become in the time (at)
which they come out of the body of the matter of the Rulers, come the
Receivers [218^b] of Contentious (ones) and bring the soul of that man
out of the body of the matter, and those souls will become a great
overflow of light among the Receivers of Contentious (ones). And those
Receivers will fear before the light of that soul, and they will be
weakened and fall upon their face. And those souls will fly unto the
Height at the hour and pass over all the Places of the Rulers, and in
all the Places of the emanations of the Light, and they will not give
answer nor defence in any Place nor symbol: but it will pass through in
all the Places and they surpass all within, and they will reign over all
the Places of the twelve Saviours, so that those who receive the second
[219^a] mystery of the First Mystery will reign over all the Places of
the second Saviour in the Inheritances of the Light. Likewise also those
who receive the third mystery of the First Mystery with the fourth with
the fifth with the sixth even until the twelfth, each will reign over
all the Places of the Saviour, who received the mystery unto him. And he
who will receive twelve (twelfth, MS) mysteries one after (upon, MS)
another of the First Mystery, namely, the absolute Mystery, this
concerning which I speak with you. And he who will receive therefore
those twelve (twelfth, MS) mysteries these which are reckoned unto the
First Mystery, whenever he should come out of the World, he will pass
through all the Places of the Rulers, with all the Places of the Light,
being with a great effluence of the Light [219^b]. And also he will
reign over all the Places of the twelve Saviours. But they will not be
equal with those who receive the one Mystery of the Ineffable, but he
who will receive that Mystery will remain in those arrays, because that
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