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THE PARABLES
The Second Parable
- The Lot of the Apostates: the New Heaven and the New Earth.
Chapter 45
1 The second parable: concerning those who deny the name of the habitation of the Holy Ones, and the name of the Lord of Spirits.
2 They shall not ascend the renewed heaven, and they shall not come on the renewed earth. This shall be the portion of sinners who deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, and are thus reserved for the day of punishment and torment.
3 In that day the Elect One shall sit on a throne of glory, and shall appoint their conditions and countless habitations. And when they behold My Elect One, the spirits of those shall be strengthened, who have fled for protection to My Holy and Glorious name.
4 In that day, I will cause my Elect One to dwell in the midst of them, will renew heaven, will bless it, and enlighten it forever.
5 I also will renew the earth, will bless it, and will cause those whom I have chosen to dwell upon it, but they who have committed sin and wickedness shall not walk upon it,
6 for I have seen them. I will satisfy, my righteous ones with peace, and place them before me, but the condemnation of sinners shall draw near, that I may destroy them from the face of the earth.
- The Head of Days and the Son of Man.
Chapter 46
1 There I saw the Creator of Days,
whose head was like white wool,
and another was with Him, whose face was like that of men,
and his countenance was full of grace, like one of the holy angels.
2 Then I enquired of one of the holy angels, who went with me, and who shewed me every secret thing respecting the Son of Man, who He was, whence He was, and why He accompanied the Creator of Days.
3 He answered and said to me, “This is the Son of Man, Who is righteousness,With Whom righteousness has dwelt,And Who will reveal all the treasures of that which is concealed,“For the Lord of Spirits has chosen Him,And His portion has conquered all before the Lord of Spirits in everlasting righteousness.
4 “This Son of Man Whom thou beholdestShall raise up kings, and the mighty from their couches,And the powerful from their thrones,“Shall loosen the bridles of the mighty,And break in pieces the teeth of sinners.
5 “He shall drive kings from their thrones, and their dominions,Because they will not exalt and praise Him,Nor humble themselves before Him,By Whom their kingdoms were bestowed upon them.
6 “And He will cast down the countenances of the mighty,And fill them with confusion,“For their habitation shall be darkness,And their bed worms,“And they shall never again expect to be raised from that bed,Because they exalted not the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7 “They shall disdain the stars of heaven,Shall lift up their hands against the Most High,Shall tread upon and inhabit the earth,“While they shew forth all their works of wickedness,Even all their works of wickedness,And their strength shall be in their riches,And their faith in the gods which they have made with their own hands,
And they shall deny the name of the Lord of Spirits,
8 “And shall drive him out of the temples in which they assemble,And with him the faithful who suffer in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
- The Prayer of the Righteous for Vengeance and their Joy at its coming.
Chapter 47
1 “In that day, the prayer of the holy and righteous,And the blood of the righteous, shall ascend from the earth into the presence of the Lord of Spirits.
2 “The Holy Ones who dwell above the heavens,Shall assemble in that day, and with united voicePetition, supplicate, praise, laud, and glorifyThe name of the Lord of Spirits,On account of the blood of the righteous which has been shed,That the prayer of the righteous may not be interrupted before the Lord of Spirits,That for their sake He would execute judgment,And that His patience may not endure for ever.”
3 At that time, I saw the Creator of Days,While He sat upon the throne of his glory.The book of the living was opened in his presence,And all the powers which were in the heavens stood around and before Him.
4 Then the hearts of the saints were full of joy,Because the accomplishment of righteousness was come,The supplication of the saints heard,And the blood of the righteous esteemed by the Lord of Spirits.
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