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Apocalypse of Peter 17

Vision of Hell

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And behold, suddenly there came a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased: <he hath kept>) my commandments.

2And then came a great and exceeding white cloud over our heads and bare away our Lord and Moses and Elias.

3And I trembled and was afraid: and we looked up; and the heaven opened and we beheld men in the flesh, and they came and greeted our Lord and Moses and Elias and went into another heaven.

4And the word of the scripture was fulfilled: This is the generation that seeketh him and seeketh the face of the God of Jacob.

5And great fear and commotion was there in heaven, and the angels pressed one upon another that the word of the scripture might be fulfilled which saith: Open the gates, ye princes.

6Thereafter was the heaven shut, that had been open.

7And we prayed and went down from the mountain, glorifying God, which hath written the names of the righteous in heaven in the book of life.

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About Apocalypse of Peter

A detailed description of the judgement, with punishments matched to each sin. It appeared in ancient lists of accepted books before being left out. English text: The Apocryphal New Testament, Apocalypse of Peter (Oxford: Clarendon Press), M. R. James, 1924 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: The Apocryphal New Testament, Apocalypse of Peter (Oxford: Clarendon Press), M. R. James (1924) · public domain