Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
These therefore they are saying, weeping toward one another. At the hour
of nine of the morrow the heavens opened, and they saw Jesus coming
down, enlightening greatly greatly, there being no measure for his light
in which he is becoming, for he was enlightening more than the hour in
which he went up unto the heavens, so that it was not possible for
world-men to speak of the light which was being from him: and he was
casting out beams of [7^b] light greatly greatly, there being no measure
for his beams; and his light was not being equal with itself (one
another), but it was being of different kinds, and it was being of
different types, some more excellent than one another at a time; and all
the light was in itself different; it was being of three manners and one
more excellent than one at a time; the second which is in the middle was
being more excellent than the first which is below, and the third which
is above them all was more excellent than the two which (are) below. And
the first ray placed below them all, being of the kind of light which
[8^a] came upon Jesus before that he went up unto the heavens, and being
equal to it only in his light. And the three lights were being of
different kinds of light, and they were being of different types, some
more excellent than some at a time.
But it happened, (that) the disciples having seen these they feared
greatly and were disturbed. Jesus therefore the merciful and the sweet
(of) heart, having seen his disciples that they were disturbed in a
great disturbance spake with them, saying, Be confident of heart, I am,
fear not.
It happened therefore, the disciples having heard this word said they,
Lord if thou art, draw away unto thee thy light of glory, that [8^b] we
may be able to stand, otherwise our eyes are darkened, and we were
disturbed, and also was disturbed all the World out of the great light
which becometh from thee.
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