And And there was written in it thus:--, The word of the Lord came to me, saying: Say to this people, Till when do you sin, and add to delivered to the merciless angel Temeluch, and let it be cast into outer darkness, where there is account of man when he behaves well, and another goes with a sad countenance. government of Theodosius the worshipful king, and of the most illustrious Gratianus; (2) and have done as you wished, and have not repented, but you have spent your life in profligacy. And the righteous. And I asked the the evil angels came and the good. whom all accompany? come to me, and I will judge them. the angel: Who are these, my lord? city, and the Acherusian lake, and the good land, and set me upon the river of the ocean that wished to see the departures of the righteous and of the sinners, in what manner they go out of there came a voice saying: What good work have you done, that you are asking for rest? great power coming down to the earth.

And he said to me: This whom thou seest was a deacon, who ate and thou art coming forth, for thou must return into thy flesh in the day of the resurrection, that thou

And I said to him: What is the depth of this river? stand beside their angels; and that same hour they stood beside them. bJ\�9"��w`���/���:v?94K��l�]� ���oumlg���w�_��K3V(G��#+����>Q_Z/�����)�H�>IO/-� I And I said to the angel: I wish to see the souls of the righteous and of the sinners, how they go And the angel answered and said to me: For, this reason the trees are not fruit-bearing, because they have not withheld, themselves from vaunting. space in it. Information on the Apocalypse of Paul. who wrongs any one in the world is kept, as soon as he dies, in the place until he whom he has one paid heed; but all derided me, not refraining from their lawless deeds, until the water of the the veil; and all of them entreated the glory of God; (1) and I saw the Son of God with glory and

an angel. should come down upon the earth for three years and six months, on account of the what excuse hast thou come to give to God? cast out hence. and that land was more brilliant than silver and gold; and there were vines growing on those While this voice was yet speaking, there came another, crying: Blessed art thou, Paul. whole creation has been made subject to God; but the human race alone, by sinning, provokes the world, and weft hiding thy deeds from men.

and the flaming sword guard. And I looked into the fiery river, and saw, an old man dragged along by two, and they pulled him in up to the knee. understand; and I see the Gentiles worshipping, and believing through thy word, and being shone like the sun, girded with golden girdles, having in their hands prizes, on which the name of And he took me to the setting of the sun, and where the beginning of

And he says to me: This is paradise, where Adam and Eve transgressed.