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Apocrypha · Chapter 12 of 51

Apocalypse of Paul 12

Visio Pauli

And I looked at the height and saw other angels whose faces shone like the sun, and their loins were girded with golden belts.

2Holding palms in their hands, and the sign of God, clothed in garments upon which was written the name of the Son of God, full of all gentleness and mercy.

3And I asked the angel and said: Who are these, Lord, of such beauty and compassion?

4And the angel answered and said to me: These are the angels of righteousness who are sent to bring the souls of the righteous in the hour of necessity.

5Even those who believed that they had the Lord for their helper.

6And I said to him: Do the righteous and sinners necessarily meet when they are dead?

7And the angel answered and said to me: The way by which all pass to God is one.

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A guided tour of paradise and of the punishments, with a day of rest granted to the condemned. It directly influenced the Divine Comedy.