They will say: 'Fasting does not exist. God did not command it.' They depart from the Covenant and deprive themselves of divine promises.
2Remember that the Lord commanded fasting for the good of men, so that the Evil One may not dominate you!
Apocrypha · Chapter 4 of 26
Apocalypse of Elijah 4
Eschatological Prophecy
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An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.