Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
will go unto the punishments of the great dragon with the Darkness which
is outer, this which is cruel greatly, and they will not cast you unto
the World for unto age, but ye will become existenceless outside. Say
unto those who will forsake the teaching of the truth of the First
Mystery, Woe to you, ye, because your punishment is evil beyond (that
of) all men. For ye will remain in the great cold, the ice with the hail
in the midst of the dragon with the Darkness which is outer, and they
will not cast you unto the World from this hour unto age, but ye will
become petrified at that place. And in the dissolution of the Universe
ye will be wasted away, and ye will become without existence unto age.
Say also further unto the men [239^a] of the World, Be quiet and receive
the mysteries of the Light and go unto the Height of the kingdom of the
Light. Say unto them, Do love of man, and be worthy of the mysteries of
the Light, and go unto the Height of the kingdom of the Light. Say unto
them, Be meek and receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the
Height unto the kingdom of the Light. Say unto them, Be peaceable and
receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height unto the
kingdom of the Light. Say unto them, Be merciful and receive the
mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height unto the kingdom of the
Light. Say unto them, Do alms and receive the mysteries of the Light,
and go unto the Height unto the kingdom of the Light. Say unto them,
[239^b] Minister unto the poor with those who are sick, with those who
are paralysed, and receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the
Height unto the kingdom of the Light. Say unto them, Do love of God and
receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height unto the
kingdom of the Light. Say unto them, Be righteous and receive the
mysteries, and go unto the Height unto the kingdom of the Light. Say
unto them, Be good and receive the mysteries, and go unto the Height
unto the kingdom of the Light. Say unto them, Renounce the Universe, and
receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height unto the
kingdom of the Light.
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