Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
These only are the lots of the kingdom of the first Space of the
Ineffable, those who receive also all the mysteries of the second Space,
namely, the Space of the First Mystery, they will remain also in the
Light of my kingdom, being distributed according to the glory of each of
them, each of them becoming in the (Place of the) mystery unto which he
received. And those who receive the mysteries which are more excellent
will remain also in the Place which is high, and those who receive the
mysteries which are lower, being about to remain in the Place which is
lower in the Light of my kingdom. This is the lot of the second kingdom
(King, MS) of those who receive the mystery of the second Space of the
First Mystery. Those who receive also the mysteries of the second Space,
[227^a] (of the First Mystery) namely, the first Space (reckoning) from
without, those also, they will remain after the second kingdom (King,
MS) being distributed also in the Light of my kingdom according to the
glory of each of them, (they) will remain in the Place unto which they
received mysteries so that those who receive the mysteries which are
high, will remain also in the Places which are high, And those who
receive the Mysteries which are lower, they will remain also in the
Places which are lower. These are the three lots of the kingdom of the
Light, the mysteries of these three lots of the Light they are numerous
greatly greatly: ye will find them in the great two books of Ieou, but I
shall give to you, and I shall say unto you the great mysteries of each
lot, these which are more excellent than each Place, namely, the heads
in every [227^b] Place and in every array, these which will take the
whole race of the mankind in unto the Places which are high according to
the Space of the Inheritance. The remainder therefore of the Mysteries
which are lower ye need them not, but ye will find them in the two books
of Ieou, these which wrote Enokh, while I was speaking with him out of
the Tree of the Knowledge, and out of the Tree of the Life in the
paradisos of Adam. Now therefore whenever I should finish distributing
to you the Distribution of the Universe, I shall give to you and I shall
say unto you the great mysteries of the three lots of my kingdom,
namely, the heads of the mysteries which I shall give to you, and which
I shall say unto you in all their figures with all their types with all
their tickets (pebble, MS) with the seals of the last [228^a] Space,
namely, the first Space (reckoning) from without. And I shall say unto
you the answers with the defences with the symbols of that Space. (As
for) the second Space however (reckoning) inwards they have not answer
nor defence nor symbol nor ticket nor seal, but only types are they with
figures, those which they have. All these having finished saying them
the Saviour unto his disciples, came forward Andreas, said he, My Lord,
Be not angry with me, but have pity upon me, and reveal to me the
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