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• Chapters forty five through fifty nine. Chapters forty five through forty seven. The second parable the Lot of the Apostates, the New Heaven and the New Earth, chapter forty five. And this is the second parable concerning those who deny the name of the Dwelling of the Holy Ones and the Lord of Spirits. And into the heaven they shall not ascend, and on the earth they shall not come. Such shall be the lot of the sinners who have denied the name of the Lord of Spirits, who are thus preserved for the day of suffering and tribulation. On that day, Mine elect One shall sit on the throne of Glory and shall try their works, and their places of rest shall be innumerable, and their souls shall grow strong within them. When they see Mine elect Ones and those who have called upon MY glorious name. Then will I cause Mine elect One to dwell among them, And I will transform the heaven and make it an eternal blessing and light. And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing. And I will cause minelect ones to dwell upon it. But the sinners and evildoers shall not set foot thereon, For I have provided and satisfied with peace my righteous ones, and have caused them to dwell before me. But for the sinners there is judgment impending with me, so that I shall destroy them from the face of the earth. Chapter forty six. The Head of Days and the Son of Man Chapter forty six. And there I saw one who had a head of days, and his head was white like wool. And with him was another being whose countenance had the appearance of a man, and his face was full of graciousness, like one of the holy angels. And I asked the angel who went with me and showed me all the hidden things concerning that son of Man, who he was, and whence he was, and why he went with the head of days. And he answered and said, unto me, this is the son of Man, who hath righteousness, with whom dwelleth righteousness, and who revealeth all the treasures of that which is hidden, because the Lord of Spirits hath chosen him, and whose lot hath the pre eminence before the Lord of spirits in uprightness forever. And this son of Man, whom thou hast seen, shall raise up the kings and the mighty from their seats, and the strong from their thrones, and shall loosen the reins of the strong, and break the teeth of the sinners. And he shall put down the kings from their thrones and kingdoms, because they do not extol and praise Him, nor humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed upon them. And He shall put down the countenance of the strong, and shall fill them with shame. And darkness shall be their dwelling, and worms shall be their bed, and they shall have no hope of rising from their beds, because they do not extol the name of the Lord of Spirits. And these are they who judge the stars of heaven, and raise their hands against the most high, and tread upon the earth and dwell upon it. And all their deeds manifest unrighteousness. And their power rests upon their riches, and their faith is in the gods which they have made with their hands. And they deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, and they persecute the houses of His congregations, and the faithful who hang upon the name of the Lord of Spirits Chapter forty seven. The Prayer of the Righteous for vengeance and their joy at its coming Chapter forty seven and in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the righteous and the blood of the righteous from the earth before the Lord of Spirits. In those days, the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens, shall unite with one voice and supplicate and pray, and praise, and give thanks and bless the name of the Lord of Spirits on behalf of the blood of the righteous which has been shed, and that the prayer of the righteous may not be in vain before the Lord of Spirits, that judgment may be done unto them, and that they may not have to suffer forever. In those days I saw the Head of Days, when he seated himself upon the throne of his glory, and the books of the Living were opened before him, and all his host which is in heaven above, and his counselors stood before him, And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy, because the number of the righteous had been offered, and the prayer of the righteous had been heard, and the blood of the righteous been required before the Lord of Spirits. Chapter forty eight. The Fount of Righteousness, the Son of Man, the stay of the Righteous, judgment of the Kings, and the Mighty Chapter forty eight. And in that place I saw the Fountain of Righteousness, which was inexhaustible, and around it were many fountains of wisdom, and all the thirsty drank of them and were filled with wisdom. And their dwellings were with the Righteous and holy and elect. And at that hour that son of man was named in the presence of the Lord of Spirits, and his name before the head of days, yea before the sun and the signs were created, before the stars of the heaven were made. His name was named before the Lord of Spirits. He shall be estaff to the righteous, whereon to stay themselves and not fall, And he shall be the light of the gentiles and the hope of those who are troubled of heart. All who dwell on earth shall fall down in worship before him, and will praise and bless and celebrate with song the Lord of Spirits. And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before him before the creation of the world and forevermore. And the wisdom of the Lord of Spirits hath revealed him to the Holy and righteous, for he hath preserved the lot of the righteous, because they have hated and despised this world of unrighteousness, and have hated all its works and ways in the name of the Lord of Spirits. For in his name they are saved, And according to His good pleasure hath it been in regard to their life. In these days downcast and countenance shall the kings of the earth have become, and the strong who as the land because of the works of their hands. For on the day of their anguish and affliction, they shall not be able to save themselves, And I will give them over into the hands of mine elect as straw and the fire. So shall they burn before the face of the Holy as lead in the water. Shall they sink before the face of the Righteous, And no trace of them shall any more be found. And on the day of their affliction there shall be rest on the earth, and before them they shall fall and not rise again, and there shall be no one to take them with his hands and raise them. For they have denied the Lord of Spirits and tis anointed. The name of the Lord of Spirits be blessed. Chapter forty nine. The Power and wisdom of the elect one, chapter forty nine. For wisdom is poured out like water and glory. Faileth not before him forevermore, for he is mighty in all the secrets of righteousness and unrighteousness shall disappear as a shit fado and have no continuance. Because the elect one standeth before the Lord of Spirits, and his glory is forever endeavor, and his might unto all generations. And in him dwells the spirit of wisdom, and the spirit which gives insight, and the spirit of understanding and of might, and the spirit of those who have fallen asleep in righteousness. And he shall judge the secret things, and none shall be able to utter a lying word before him, for he is the elect one before the Lord of Spirits, according to his good pleasure Chapter fifty. The glorification and victory of the Righteous, the repentance of the gentiles chapter fifty. And in those days a change shall take place for the holy and elect, and the light of days shall abide upon them, and glory and honor shall turn to the Holy on the day of affliction, on which evil shall have been treasured up against the sinners, and the righteous shall be victim glorious in the name of the Lord of Spirits. And he will cause the others to witness this, that they may repent and forego the works of their hands. They shall have no honour through the name of the Lord of Spirits. Yet through his name shall they be saved. And the Lord of Spirits will have compassion on them. For his compassion is great, and he is righteous also in his judgment and in the presence of his glory. Unrighteousness also shall not maintain itself. At his judgment. The unrepentance shall perish before him, And from henceforth I will have no mercy on them, saith the Lord of Spirits Chapter fifty one. The Resurrection of the Dead and the separation by the Judge of the Righteous and the wicked, chapter fifty one. And in those days shall the earth also give back that which has been entrusted to it, and Shiol also shall give back that which it is received, and Hell shall give back that which it owes. For in those days the elect One shall arise, and he shall choose the righteous and wholly from among them, For the day has drawn nigh that they should be saved. And the elect One shall in those days sit on my throne, and his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel. For the Lord of spirits, hath given them to him, and hath glorified him. And in those days shall the mountains leap like rams, and the hills also shall skip like lambs, satisfied with milk, and the faces of all the angels in heaven shall be lighted up with joy, and the earth shall rejoice, and the righteous shall dwell upon it, and the elect shall walk thereon chapter fifty two, the seven Metal Mountains, and the elect one chapter fifty two. And after those days, in that place where I had seen all the visions of that which is hidden, for I had been carried off in a whirlwind, and they had borne me to war wards the west. There mine eyes saw all the secret things of heaven, that shall be a mountain of iron, and a mountain of copper, and a mountain of silver, and a mountain of gold, and a mountain of soft metal, and a mountain of lead. And I asked the Angel who went with me, saying, what things are these which I have seen in secret? And he said, unto me, all these things which thou hast seen shall serve the dominion of his anointed, that he may be potent and mighty on the earth. And that angel of Peace, answered saying, unto me, wait a little, and there shall be revealed unto thee all the secret things which surround the Lord of Spirits, And these mountains which thine eyes have seen, the mountain of iron, and the mountain of copper, and the mountain of silver, and the mountain of gold, and the mountain of soft metal, and the mountain of lead. All these shall be in the presence of the elect One as wax before the fire, and like the water which streams down from above upon those mountains, and they shall become powerless before his feet. And it shall come to pass in those days that none shall be saved, either by gold or by silver, and none be able to escape. And there shall be no iron for war, nor shall one clothe oneself with a breastplate. Bronze shall be of no service, and tin shall be of no service and shall not be esteemed, and lead shall not be desired. And all these things shall be denied and destroyed from the surface of the earth, when the elect One shall appear before the face of the Lord of Spirits. Chapter fifty three and fifty four. The Valley of Judgment, the Angels of Punishment, the communities of the elect one chapter fifty three. There mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, And all who dwell on the earth, in sea and islands shall bring to him gifts and presents in tokens of homage. But that deep valley shall not become full, and their hands commit lawless deeds, and the sinners devour all whom they lawlessly oppress. Yet the sinners shall be destroyed before the face of the Lord of Spirits, and they shall be banished from off the face of His earth, and they shall perish forever endeavor. For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding there and preparing all the instruments of Satan. And I asked the Angel of Peace, who went with me, for whom are they preparing these instruments? And he said, unto me, they prepare these for the kings and the Mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed. And after this the Righteous and elect One shall cause the house of his congregation to appear. Henceforth they shall be no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits. And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before his righteousness, but the hills shall be as a fountain of water, and the righteous shall have rest from the oppression of sinners. Chapter fifty four. And I looked and turned to another part of the earth, and saw there a deep valley with burning fire. And they brought the kings and the mighty and began to cast them into this deep valley. And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments, iron chains of immeasurable weight. And I asked the Angel of Peace, who went with me, saying for whom are these chains being prepared? And he said, unto me, these are being prepared for the hosts of Azazel, so that they may take them and cast them into the abyss of complete condemnation. And they shall cover their jaws with rough stones, as the Lord of Spirits commanded, And Michael and Gabriel and Rafael and Fanul shall take hold of them on that great day and cast them on that day into the burning furnace, that the Lord of Spirits may take vengeance on them for their unrighteousness in becoming subject to Satan and leading as those who dwell on earth. Chapter fifty four, verse seven through fifty five, verse two. No Acic fragment on the First World judgment, and in those days shall punishment come from the Lord of spirits. And he will open all the chambers of waters which are above the heavens, and of the fountains which are beneath the earth, and all the waters shall be joined with the waters. That which is above the heavens is the masculine, and the water which is beneath the earth is the feminine. And they shall destroy all who dwell on the earth, and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven. And when they have recognized their unrighteousness, which they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall they perish. Chapter fifty five. And after that the Head of Days repented and said, in vain, have I destroyed all who dwell on the earth. And he swear by his great name, henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth. And I will set a sign in the heaven, and this shall be a pledge of good faith be between me and them forever, so long as Heaven is above the earth. And this is in accordance with my command. Chapter fifty five, verse three through fifty six, verse four. Final judgment of Azazel, the watchers and their children when I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain. Because of this, I will cause my chastisement and my wrath to abide upon them. Saith God, the Lord of Spirits, you mighty kings who dwell on the earth, you shall have to behold mine elect one. How he sits on the throne of Glory, and judges Azazel and all his associates and all his hosts, in the name of the Lord of Spirits, Chapter fifty six. And I saw there the hosts of the angels going, and they held scourges and chains of iron and bronze. And I asked the Angel of Peace, who went with me, saying to whom are these who hold the scurges going? And he said, unto me, to their elect and beloved ones, that they may be cast into the chasm of the abyss of the valley. And then that valley shall be filled with their elect and beloved and the days of their life shall be at an end, and the days of their leading astray shall not thenceforward be reckoned. Chapter fifty six, Verses five through eight. Last struggle of heathen powers against Israel. And in those days the angels shall return and hurl themselves to the east upon the Parthians and Meads. They shall stir up the kings, so that a spirit of unrest shall come upon them, and they shall rouse them from their thrones, that they may break forth as lions from their layers, and as hungry wolves among their flocks. And they shall go up and tread underfoot the land of his elect ones, and the land of his elect ones shall be before them a threshing floor and a highway. But the city of My righteous shall be a hindrance to their horses. And they shall begin to fight among themselves, and then their right hand shall be strong against themselves. And a man shall not know his brother, nor a son, his father, or his mother, till there be no number of the corpses through their slaughter, and their punishment be not in vain. In those days, she All shall open its jaws, and they shall be swallowed up therein, and their destruction shall be at an end. Shi' All shall devour the sinners in the presence of the elect Chapter fifty seven. The Return from the Dispersion chapter fifty seven, and it came to pass after this that I saw another host of wagons and men riding thereon and coming on the winds from the east and from the west to the south, and the noise of their wagons was heard. And when this turmoil took place, the Holy ones from heaven remarked it, and the pillars of the earth were moved from their place, and the sound thereof was heard from the one end of heaven to the other in one day, and they shall all fall down and worship the Lord of spirit. And this is the end of the Second Parable, chapter fifty eight through seventy one, the Third Parable, chapter fifty eight, the Blessedness of the Saints, chapter fifty eight. And I began to speak the third Parable concerning the Righteous in elect Blessed are ye, ye righteous and elect, For glorious shall be your lot. And the righteous shall be in the light of the sun, and the elect in the light of eternal life. And the days of their life shall be unending, and the days of the Holy without number, and they shall seek the light and find righteousness with the Lord of spirits. There shall be peace to the righteous in the name of the Eternal Lord. And after this it shall be said to the holy in heaven, that they should seek out the secrets of righteousness, the heritage of faith, for it has become bright as the sun upon earth, and the darkness is passed, and there shall be a light that never endeth, and to a limit literally number of days, they shall not come, for the darkness shall first have been destroyed, and the light established before the Lord of Spirits, and the light of uprightness established forever before the Lord of Spirits, chapter fifty nine. The Lights and the Thunder chapter fifty nine. In those days, mine eyes saw the secrets of the lightnings and of the lights, and the judgments they execute literally their judgment, and they lighten for a blessing or a curse, as the Lord of Spirits willeth. And there I saw the secrets of the thunder, and how when it resounds above in the heaven, the sound thereof is heard. And he caused me to see the judgments executed on the earth, whether they be for well being and blessing or for a curse, according to the word of the Lord of Spirits. And after that all the secrets of the lights and lightnings were shown to me, and they lighten for blessing and for satisfying and of Section seven