Melchizedek

Melchizedek

Translated by Søren Giversen and Birger A. Pearson.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, from the aeons, that I might tell all of the aeons, and, in the case of each one of the aeons, that I might tell the nature of the aeon, what it is, and that I might put on friendship and goodness as a garment, O brother, and ...

He will reveal to them the truth in proverb(s). Death will tremble and be angry, not only he himself, but also his fellow world-ruling archons, and the principalities and the authorities, the female gods and the male gods, together with the archangels.

They will say concerning him, and concerning hidden mysteries out of the All. They will bury him quickly. They will call him "impious man", "lawless", "impure". And on the third day, he will rise from the dead and reveal himself to his holy disciples. And the Savior will reveal to them the world that gives life to the All.

But those in the heavens spoke many words, together with those on the earth, and those under the earth.

Furthermore, they will say of him that he is unbegotten, though he has been begotten, that he does not eat, even though he eats, that he does not drink, even though he drinks, that he is uncircumcised, though he has been circumcised, that he is unfleshly, though he has come in the flesh, that he did not come to suffering, though he came to suffering, that he did not rise from the dead, though he arose from the dead.

But all the tribes and all the peoples will speak the truth who are receiving from you yourself, O Melchizedek, Holy One, High-Priest, the perfect hope and the gifts of life. I am Gamaliel, who was sent to the congregation of the children of Seth, who are above thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, of the aeons, the essence of the aeons, O divine Mother of the aeons, Barbelo! O first-born of the aeons, splendid Doxomedon! O glorious one, Jesus Christ! O chief commanders of the luminaries, you powers Armozel, Oroiael, Daveithe, Eleleth, and you man-of-light, immortal aeon Pigera-Adamas, and you good god of the beneficent worlds, Mirocheirothetou, through Jesus Christ, the Son of God!

This is the one whom I proclaim, inasmuch as there has visited the One who truly exists, among those who exist, Abel Baruch, that you might be given the knowledge of the truth, that he is from the race of the High-priest, which is above thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, of the aeons. The adverse spirits are ignorant of him, and of their own destruction.

Not only that, but I have come to reveal to you the truth, which is within the brethren. He included himself in the living offering, together with your offspring. He offered them up as an offering to the All.

For it is not cattle that you will offer up for sins of unbelief, and for the ignorances, and for all the wicked deeds which they will do. For the waters which are above receive baptism. But receive that baptism which is with the water which [...] while he is coming.

Pray for the offspring of the archons and all the angels, together with the seed which flowed forth from the Father of the All. There were engendered the gods and the angels, and the men out of the seed, all of the natures, those in the heavens and those upon the earth and those under the earth.

For when they ate of the tree of knowledge, they trampled the Cherubim and the Seraphim with the flaming sword. They were bound with the natures among those that are in the heavens. They were bound with [...] But this is not the true Adam nor the true Eve.

For they will renounce the archons who receive from him the hidden [...]. For they are worthy of immortal and great sons of men, disciples, image, and from the light which is holy. For from the beginning a seed [...]

But I will be silent, for we are the brethren who came down from the living [...]. They will ... upon the descendants of Adam, Abel, Enoch, Noah, [...] you, Melchizedek, the Priest of God Most High.

These two who have been chosen will at no time nor in any place be convicted, whenever they have been begotten, by their enemies, by their friends, nor by strangers, nor their own kin, nor by the impious, nor the pious.

These will be confined in other forms, and will be punished. These the Savior will take them away, and they will overcome everything, not with their mouths and words, but by means of the [...], which will be done for them. He will destroy Death.

These things which I was commanded to reveal, these things reveal as I have done. But that which is hidden, do not reveal to anyone, unless it is revealed to you to do so.

And immediately, I arose, I, Melchizedek, and I began to praise God, that I should rejoice while he is acting living. I said, I will not cease, from now on, forever, O Father of the All, because you have had pity on men, and you have sent the angel of light from your aeons to reveal.

I have a name: I am Melchizedek, the Priest of God Most High; I know that it is I who am truly the image of the true High-Priest of God Most High. For it is not a small thing that God [...]. And the angels that dwell upon the earth ...

I have offered up myself to you as an offering, together with those that are mine, to you yourself, O Father of the All, and those whom you love, who have come forth from you who are holy and living. And according to the perfect laws, I shall pronounce my name as I receive baptism now and forever, as a name among the living and holy names, and now in the waters. Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, O Father of the All, who truly exists, Abel Baruch, for ever and ever, Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, Mother of the aeons, Barbelo, for ever and ever, Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, First-born of the aeons, Doxomedon, for ever and ever, Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, commander, luminary of the aeons, Oriael, for ever and ever, Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, commander of the aeons, man-of-light, Daveithe, for ever and ever. Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, commander-in-chief, Eleleth, for ever and ever, Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, good god of the beneficent worlds, Mirocheirothetou, for ever and ever, Amen.

Holy are you, Holy are you, Holy are you, Commander-in-chief of the All, Jesus Christ, for ever and ever, Amen.

Blessed confession. And confess him now, then it becomes fear and disturb surrounding them, in the place which has a great darkness in it, and many appear there.

They said to me, "Melchizedek, Priest of God Most High," they spoke as though their mouths were in the All. Lead astray with his worship, and faith, and his prayers.

There are those that are his first. They did not care that the priesthood which you perform, which is from this aeon, which exists in the counsels of Satan, the sacrifice, his doctrines.

The Savior will take them away. But the ones who are hidden and the holy ones will be gathered together.

When the brethren who belong to the generations of life had said these things, they were taken up to the regions above all the heavens. Amen.

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