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When the brightness had been created in its place, the Man went in haste, came to the world of the deficient one and bestowed it on Sin in fullness. The Man who bestowed the brightness on him called out to him urgent warnings and ordinances. He said to him: "I give you the garment of brightness, that with it you may illumine the darkness of the perishable house. When the splendour of the sun is veiled, your brightness will rise."

Then he called out to him, gave him commands, spurred him on and set steadfastness and watchfulness upon him. "Take heed," he said to him, "of the community of souls that we have left behind in the world."

He bowed and departed from him and went to the house of Abathur. He arose and descended to the watch-houses. He arose and descended to the watch-houses, to make the reckoning complete in every respect.

On the day on which he is withdrawn from the world, in the hours in which he is hidden from the world, because of the offences that he hurls against the disciples, torment, oppression and torture are let loose against him. Anguish, fear and terror are shown to him until he dies and passes away, grows dark, and his form looks as it never was. When he comes out of the watch-houses, his colour is taken from him. His colour is taken from him, and his form looks as it never was. Afterwards he sits in his chariot and puts on bright rays. They spread the strong brightness over him, and he begins his journey through the world. On the first day he appears at the summit of heaven. It opens, whereupon he comes out from the upper heaven and goes to rest in the lower heaven. Until the second day his brightness does not shine over all the worlds. Until the seventh day of the month Sin speaks in obedience to God. He speaks in obedience to God because he keeps in mind the fear and dread of Him. When he is past the seventh day, he has already forgotten the fear and dread. He has forgotten fear and dread and hurls evil into the world.

To you I speak and explain, you men who bear witness to life: Be firm and endure the persecution in the perishable house. For very soon the world will perish and the two mountains will collapse together. The two mountains will collapse, and the power of light will be taken from them. All the firmness that they had in high measure will be taken away. Their form will become dark and despised, and will look as it never looked before. The souls who professed allegiance to them howl and cry and weep from their place and say to them: "When we were in this world, your splendour shone over all the worlds. We bore witness for you and worshipped you and praised you exceedingly. Why has your form now become despised, and become dark and gloomy, as it never was?" The planets had no explanation to give their worshippers as to how it had come about. The planets and their worshippers and their souls, and all their misfortunes, but also the souls of the children of the great community of life who believed in them, will sink down into the lower Sheol. They will fall into the great serpent, whose name is Ur, lord of the darkness. But from that day on, our souls and the souls of our pious brothers and our believing sisters, the souls of the upright and believing men, will be redeemed and rescued. They will ascend and behold the great place of light.

God is exalted and victorious, and victorious is the man who went forth to this place.