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|    tesla sTinker to All    |
|    Apocalypse of the Mother of God ' 9th ce    |
|    19 Aug 18 14:56:06    |
      [continued from previous message]              > Then the Lord said to her: Hearken, all holy Mother of God, if anyone       > names and calls upon thy name, I will not forsake him, either in       > heaven or on earth. XXVII. And the all holy one said: Where is Moses?       > Where are all the prophets and fathers who never sinned? Where art       > thou, holy Paul of God? where is the holy Lord's Day, the boast of       > the Christians? where is the power of the precious and life-giving       > cross, which delivered Adam and Eve from the ancient curse? Then       > Michael and all the angels raised one voice saying: Lord, have mercy       > on the sinners. Then Moses also cried: Have mercy, Lord, on those to       > whom I gave thy law. Then John also called: Have mercy, Lord, on       > those to whom I gave thy Gospel. Then Paul cried: Have mercy, Lord,       > on those to whom I brought thy epistles in the Church. And the Lord       > God said: Hearken, all ye righteous: if according to the law which       > Moses gave, and according to the Gospel which John gave, and       > according to the epistles which Paul carried, they thus be judged.       > And they had nothing to say except, Have mercy, O just judge. XXVIII.       > And the all holy Mother of God said: Have mercy, Lord, on the       > Christians, because they kept thy law and gave heed to thy gospel,       > but they were simple ones. Then the Lord said to her: Hearken, all       > holy one: if anyone did evil to them and they did not requite him the       > evil, thou sayest well that they attended to both my law and my       > gospel, but if he did not do them wrong and they requited him evil,       > how may I say that these are holy men? now they shall be rewarded       > according to their wrongdoing. Then all hearing the voice of the Lord       > had nothing to answer; and the all holy one, when she saw that the       > saints were at a loss, and their Lord did not hear, and his mercy was       > hidden from them, then the all holy one said: Where is Gabriel, who       > announced unto me the "Hail, thou that from eternity shalt conceive       > him who is without beginning like the Father," and now does not look       > upon sinners? Where       >       > 174       >       > is the great commander-in-chief? come hither, all ye saints whom God       > justified, and let us fall down in the presence of the invisible       > Father, in order that the Lord God may hear us, and have mercy on       > sinners. Then Michael, the commander-in-chief, and all the saints       > fell on their faces in the presence of the invisible Father, saying:       > Have mercy, Lord, on the Christian sinners. XXIX. Then the Lord,       > seeing the prayer of the saints, had compassion and said: Go down, my       > beloved son, and because of the prayer of the saints let thy face       > shine on earth to sinners. Then the Lord came down from his undefiled       > throne: and when they saw Him, those who were under chastisement       > raised one voice saying: Have mercy on us, King of ages. Then the       > Lord of all things said: Hearken, all ye sinners and righteous men: I       > made paradise and made man after my image: but he transgressed, and       > for his own sins was delivered to death: but I did not suffer the       > works of my hands to be tyrannized over by the serpent: wherefore I       > bowed the heavens and came down and was born of Mary, the holy       > undefiled Mother of God, that I might set you free: I was baptised in       > Jordan in order that I might save the creature (nature) which had       > grown old under sin: I was nailed to the cross(1) to free you from       > the ancient curse: I asked for water and ye gave me vinegar mingled       > with gall: I was laid in the grave: I trampled on the enemy: I raised       > up mine elect, and even thus ye would not hear me. But now,       > because(2) of the prayer of my mother Mary, because she has wept much       > for your sake, and because of Michael my archangel, and because of       > the multitude of my saints, I grant you to have rest on the day of       > Pentecost to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. XXX.       > Then all the angels and archangels, thrones, lordships, authorities,       > governments, powers, and the many-eyed cherubim and the six-winged       > seraphim and all the apostles and prophets and martyrs and all the       > saints raised one voice, saying: Glory to thee, O Lord: glory to       > thee, lover of men: glory to thee, King of ages: glory be to thy       > compassion: glory be to thy long suffering: glory be to thy       > unspeakable justice of judgment, because thou hast been       > long-suffering with sinners and impious men: Thine is it to pity and       > to save. To him be the glory and the power to the Father and to the       > Son and to the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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