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Assumption of Moses 10

Testament of Moses

And then His kingdom shall appear throughout all His creation,

2And then Satan shall be no more,

3And sorrow shall depart with him.

4Then the hands of the angel shall be filled

5Who has been appointed chief,

6And he shall forthwith avenge them of their enemies.

7For the Heavenly One will arise from His royal throne,

8And He will go forth from His holy habitation

9With indignation and wrath on account of His sons.

10And the earth shall tremble: to its confines shall it be shaken:

11And the high mountains shall be made low

12And the hills shall be shaken and fall.

13And the horns of the sun shall be broken and he shall be turned into darkness;

14And the moon shall not give her light, and be turned wholly into blood.

15And the circle of the stars shall be disturbed.

16And the sea shall retire into the abyss,

17And the fountains of waters shall fail,

18And the rivers shall dry up.

19For the Most High will arise, the Eternal God alone,

20And He will appear to punish the Gentiles,

21And He will destroy all their idols.

22Then you, O Israel, shall be happy,

23And you shall mount upon the necks and wings of the eagle,

24And they shall be ended.

25And God will exalt you,

26And He will cause you to approach to the heaven of the stars,

27In the place of their habitation.

28And you will look from on high and see your enemies in Ge(henna)

29And you shall recognize them and rejoice,

30And you shall give thanks and confess thy Creator.

31And do you; Joshua (the son of) Nun, keep these words and this book; For from my death [assumption] until His advent there shall be 250 times [= year-weeks = 1750 years]. And this is the course of the times which they shall pursue till they are consummated. And I shall go to sleep with my fathers. Wherefore, Joshua you (son of) Nun, (be strong and) be of good courage; (for) God has chosen (you) to be minister in the same covenant.

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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.