1. Parable the second, respecting these who deny[94] the name of the
habitation of the holy ones, and of the Lord of spirits.
2. Heaven they shall not ascend, nor shall they come on the earth. This
shall be the portion of sinners, who deny the name of the Lord of
spirits, and who are thus reserved for the day of punishment and of
affliction.
3. In that day shall the Elect One sit upon a throne of glory; and shall
choose their conditions and countless habitations (while their spirits
within them shall be strengthened, when they behold my Elect One),
_shall choose them_ for those who have fled for protection to my holy
and glorious name.
4. In that day I will cause my Elect One to dwell in the midst of them;
will change _the face of_ heaven; will bless it, and illuminate it for
ever.
5. I will also change _the face of_ the earth; will bless it; and cause
those whom I have elected to dwell upon it. But those who have committed
sin and iniquity shall not inhabit it,[95] for I have marked their
proceedings.[96] My righteous ones will I satisfy with peace, placing
them before me; but the condemnation of sinners shall draw near, that I
may destroy them from the face of the earth.
Footnote 93:
In the Paris MS. it is section viii. In the Bodleian MS. section vii.
Footnote 94:
In the Bodleian MS. there seems here an evident omission. This
omission is supplied in the Paris MS. I have followed the latter.
Footnote 95:
_tread upon it._
Footnote 96:
_for I have seen them._