The apocalypse of peter pdf

The Lord saith to us: This is the place of your high-priests, the righteous men. And over against that place I saw another, squalid, and it was the place of punishment; and those who were punished there and the punishing angels had their raiment dark like the air of the place.

And there were certain there hanging by the tongue: and these were the blasphemers of the way of righteousness; and under them lay fire, burning and punishing them. And there was a great lake, full of flaming mire, in which were certain men that pervert righteousness, and tormenting angels afflicted them. And there were also others, women, hanged by their hair over that mire that bubbled up: and these were they who adorned themselves for adultery; and the men who mingled with them in the defilement of adultery, were hanging by the feet and their heads in that mire.

And I said: I did not believe that I should come into this place. And I saw the murderers and those who conspired with them, cast into a certain strait place, full of evil snakes, and smitten by those beasts, and thus turning to and fro in that punishment; and worms, as it were clouds of darkness, afflicted them.

And the souls of the murdered stood and looked upon the punishment of those murderers and said: O God, thy judgment is just. And near that place I saw another strait place into which the gore and the filth of those who were being punished ran down and became there as it were a lake: and there sat women having the gore up to their necks, and over against them sat many children who were born to them out of due time, crying; and there came forth from them sparks of fire and smote the women in the eyes: and these were the accursed who conceived and caused abortion.

And other men and women were burning up to the middle and were cast into a dark place and were beaten by evil spirits, and their inwards were eaten by restless worms: and these were they who persecuted the righteous and delivered them up. And near those there were again women and men gnawing their own lips, and being punished and receiving a red-hot iron in their eyes: and these were they who blasphemed and slandered the way of righteousness.

And over against these again other men and women gnawing their tongues and having flaming fire in their mouths: and these were the false witnesses. And in a certain other place there were pebbles sharper than swords or any spit, red-hot, and women and men in tattered and filthy raiment rolled about on them in punishment: and these were the rich who trusted in their riches and had no pity for orphans and widows, and despised the commandment of God.

And in another great lake, full of pitch and blood and mire bubbling up, there stood men and women up to their knees: and these were the usurers and those who take interest on interest. And other men and women were being hurled down from a great cliff and reached the bottom, and again were driven by those who were set over them to climb up upon the cliff, and thence were hurled down again, and had no rest from this punishment: and these were they who defiled their bodies acting as women; and the women who were with them were those who lay with one another as a man with a woman.

And alongside of that cliff there was a place full of much fire, and there stood men who with their own hands had made for themselves carven images instead of God. And alongside of these were other men and women, having rods and striking each other and never ceasing from such punishment. Furthermore the angel Azrael shall bring children and maidens to show them those that are tormented.

They shall be chastised with pains, with hanging up and with a multitude of wounds which flesh- devouring birds shall inflict upon them. These are they that boast themselves trust in their sins, and obey not their parents and follow not the instruction of their fathers, and honour not them that are more aged than they. Beside them shall be girls clad in darkness for a garment and they shall be sore chastised and their flesh shall be torn in pieces.

These are they that kept not their virginity until they were given in marriage, and with these torments shall they be punished, and shall feel them. And again, other men and women, gnawing their tongues without ceasing, and being tormented with everlasting fire. These are the servants slaves which were not obedient unto their masters; and this then is their judgement for ever.

And hard by this place of torment shall be men and women dumb and blind, whose raiment is white. They shall crowd one upon another, and fall upon coals of unquenchable fire. These are they that give alms and say: We are righteous before God: whereas they have not sought after righteousness. Azrael the angel of God shall bring them forth out of this fire and establish a judgement of decision.

This then is their judgement. A river of fire shall flow and all judgement they that are judged shall be drawn down into the middle of the river. And Uriel shall set them there. And there are wheels of fire and men and women hung thereon by the strength of the whirling thereof.

And they that are in the pit shall burn: now these are the sorcerers and sorceresses. Those wheels shall be in all decision judgement, punishment by fire without number. Thereafter shall the angels bring mine elect and righteous which are perfect in all uprightness, and bear them in their hands, and clothe them with the raiment of the life that is above.

They shall see their desire on them that hated them, when he punisheth them, and the torment of every one shall be for ever according to his works.

And all they that are in torment shall say with one voice: have mercy upon us, for now know we the judgement of God, which he declared unto us aforetime, and we believed not. And the angel Tatirokos Tartaruchus, keeper of hell shall come and chastise them with yet greater torment, and say unto them: Now do ye repent, when it is no longer the time for repentance, and nought of life remaineth. And they shall say: Righteous is the judgement of God, for we have heard and perceived that his judgement is good; for we are recompensed according to our deeds.

Then will I give unto mine elect and righteous the washing baptism and the salvation for which they have besought me, in the field of Acherousia. They shall adorn with flowers the portion of the righteous, and I shall go I shall rejoice with them.

And alongside of that cliff there was a place full of much fire, and there stood men who with their own hands had made for themselves carven images instead of God. And alongside of these were other men and women, having rods and striking each other and never ceasing from such punishment. For instance, Peter in the Apocalypse says that the children who are born out of due time shall be of the better part: and that these are delivered over to a care-taking angel that they may attain a share of knowledge and gain the better abode [after suffering what they would have suffered if they had been in the body: but the others shall merely obtain salvation as injured beings to whom mercy is shown, and remain without punishment, receiving this as a reward].

But the milk of the women running down from their breasts and congealing shall engender small flesh eating beasts: and these run up upon them and devour them.

The earth, it sc. The scripture says that infants that have been exposed are delivered to a care-taking angel, by whom they are educated and so grow up, and they will be, it says, as the faithful of a hundred years old are here. Whence also we have received in divinely-inspired scriptures that untimely births are delivered to care-taking angels, even if they are the offspring of adultery.

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The apocalypse of peter or revelation of peter is an early christian text of the 2nd century and an example of apocalyptic literature with hellenistic overtones. This is undoubtedly drawn from the apocalypse of peter: Havelaar, the coptic apocalypse of peter, The coptic apocalypse of peter the coptic apocalypse of peter by henriette w. This is my beloved son. The gospel of peter. That enjoyed a measure of temporary or local canonicity. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help!

Featuring the church fathers, catholic encyclopedia, summa theologica and more. Gnostic apocalypse of peter gappt in a clear legible handwriting. But these will become sons of perdition. And then god will come unto my faithful ones who hunger and thirst and are afflicted and purify their souls in this life; Fragments of the apocalypse of peter. It is an outstanding an ancient example of that type of writing by means of which the pictorial ideas of heaven and hell were taken over into the christian church.

Embed for wordpress. The apocalypse of peter is a greek composition of the early second century. Selection made from james m. These obscurities ' this writing was the subject of the groningen dissertation of h. Apocalypse of peter, the vision of paul, the apocalypse of the virgin and sedrach, the testament of abraham, the acts. It is not included in the standard canon of the new testament, but is mentioned in the muratorian fragment, the oldest surviving list of new testament books, which also states some among authorities would not have it read in church.