And we touched him, that we might learn of a truth whether he were risen in the flesh; and we fell on our faces (and worshipped him) confessing our sin, that we had been unbelieving. Then said our Lord and Saviour unto us: Rise up, and I will reveal unto you that which is above the heaven and in the heaven, and your rest which is in the kingdom of heaven. For my Father hath given me power (sent me, Eth.) to take you up thither, and them also that believe on me.
Apocrypha · Chapter 12 of 51
The Epistle of the Apostles 12
Early Epistle
Words in this chapter
What these words meant in the original — and where else they appear.
- ChatatחַטָּאתSin as missing the mark — the arrow that lands wide of what it should have hit.
- YeshuahיְשׁוּעָהSalvation as concrete rescue: being pulled out of the tight place, the enemy, the illness.
- EmetאֱמֶתTruth as solidity: what you can lean on without falling.
- MalkutמַלְכוּתKingdom as reign in action — the ruling happening, not the territory.
About The Epistle of the Apostles
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.