The Flat Earth Creator

The Demiurge, Yaldabaoth & the Father of Lies

By David Allen

***WARNING***

Being able to entertain and learn about ideas and beliefs that may not be your own will definitely help you through this book. An open mind has helped me put pieces together from my previous research into the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi library and the Flat Earth model.

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“This is definitely a journey deeper down the rabbit hole.”

Contents

Flat Earth Introduction:

Original Introduction

Book Guide

In this Book I will be Covering:

Arguments Leveled Against Gnostics

Orthodox Christ vs Gnostic Christ

The Council of Nicaea & Constantine

The Gnostic Conspiracy Today?

So God is the Devil?

The “True” God

The Father of Liars

Jesus Appears as an Eagle on the Tree of Knowledge

A Different Story

The Beginnings of Yaldabaoth (Our Creator)

Angels & Demons

Familiar Biblical Timeline

Cain & Abel the First Hybrids (Yaldabaoths Children)

The 13 Step Pyramid Older Than the American Dollar Bill

Secret Societies & The Roman Catholic Church

These Beliefs are Older Than We Know

Peter, Jesus & The Crucifixion

Know Jesus Christ … Just Not From Those Texts

Which Religion is Correct Then? If Any …

Heretical Jibber Jabber?

The Gnostic Influence on Secret Societies?

The Tower of Babel

Blame the Ignorant?

Put Them Back in the Hole They Came From

Non-Biblical Accounts of Jesus Christ

The Findings of Nicolas Notovitch

We As Humans Will Always Be Superior

It’s ALL About Perception

What I See in the Flat Earth Community Right Now …

The Apocryphon of John (in full)

Resources/References:

Flat Earth Introduction:

It’s a pretty big claim, right? “The Flat Earth Creator” and through the Flat Earth communities current research one would automatically surmise that this “Creator” is the one and the same “God” spoken about in the bible. At least that’s what Rob Skiba and various other Flat Earth proponents believe and would have you believe. Hopefully I’ll be able to persuade some of you to dig a bit further and expand your scope of research and not just casually stop at the conclusion that “God” must’ve done it because as far as I’m concerned it doesn’t just stop there, the rabbit hole goes much deeper.

I’m sure by now you’ve ventured down the rabbit hole far enough to wonder who could have possibly made the flat earth. I won’t waste your time rehashing all of the flat earth arguments because if you’ve found this book I’m sure you’ve had your fill of domes, horizons, maps and NASA deceptions and are ready for a few more answers.

This book will focus on previous research that I’ve done reading and studying the Nag Hammadi library and other corresponding books and texts further hypothesizing who could be the “true” creator of the Flat Earth.

When I discovered what I did through my research I had no idea of the flat earth ‘conspiracy’ at all, but since these flat earth details have come to light I couldn’t help but connect my findings with the flat earth conspiracy, especially after seeing so many people lead to the bible once their ‘eyes were opened’ to the flat earth.

My original research into this subject began by looking into the “banned books” of the bible, or obscure texts that seemed to really activate people’s passions. My original research findings which I will detail in this book seemed like a rather unsettling revelation when I started to uncover it but it wasn’t until people started talking about the flat earth that it really opened my eyes and I also noticed that people were attributing its creation to the wrong ‘creator’ God and thus running into the same issues and deceptions I found prevalent in the Abrahamic religions.

This book isn’t going to contain any new or old arguments for a flat earth, or some kind of biblical proof for a flat earth using obscure texts, instead this book is going to presume the flat earth theory or at best that a global deception is true and from there we’ll take a deeper look into who could have originally created this deception and why.

What helped me connect my research to the Flat Earth conspiracy are all of the similar familiar players involved in both my research into Gnosticism and the research done by the Flat Earth community. Secret Societies, NASA, the Roman Catholic Church, Zionists, NAZIs, Satanists, and other esoteric groups all implicated in other various conspiracies are also intimately tied to the Flat Earth conspiracy, it was obvious to me that my research had to be connected, it all fit together way too neatly to be coincidence.

My argument begins with the premise that the God of the Old Testament bible is actually a deity who goes by the name of Yaldabaoth/Yaltabaoth. At first it seemed fairly apparent based on the texts that there was sufficient evidence that this notion was carefully buried and a new religion based on Sun worship was adopted, but it didn’t quite make sense WHY this was done.

But it did strike my interest when I looked into our collective past and I noticed how the planets and celestial events are and have been worshipped and named in myths/legends, the interest placed upon them among occultists and secret societies, and the Sun, Moon and Stars’ place in our society and culture as a whole.

It’s interesting how we even call the celebrities we worship like idols “Stars” and they get a star on *Holly-Wood so they’re remembered [*the same wood magicians/occultists used to make wands so they could cast spells or command/manifest their will upon the world].

I’m pointing this out because in the Sethian Gnostic creation theme Yaldabaoth is responsible for creating what we call the Sun, Moon & Stars, all Celestial events and beings and as an Ignorant Creator God, has taught the worship of these things for ages immemorial; Sun and Moon worship, naming of the planets after “Gods”, naming the days of the week, Saturn, Mercury, Mars, Venus.

Also interesting are the ancient symbols all over the planet in the form of sundials, obelisks, inscriptions and artifacts some even plundered from ancient Egypt and carted miles away at great cost.

Sun worship symbols interestingly placed in Vatican City; Cleopatra's Needle mirrored in the City of Westminster situated by one of two sphinxes, also found in Paris and New York City. Along with Freemason Albert Pike revealing Lucifer, the Light Bringer as some kind of immaculate and noble Being subsequently challenging Christianity, whilst associating him with celestial bodies found in our skies. There definitely seems to be more going on than what meets the all Seeing Eye.

So right now based on my research many people in the flat earth community are eventually lead to the conclusion that if the earth is indeed flat that it must have been created, and that’s what the bible says after all, that God (YHWH) created the earth “stationary” right?

Well this whole flat earth thing seems to have the power to really get people thinking and questioning the very fabric of their reality and the world they were taught about and grew up in and I couldn’t watch all of this flat earth information unfold and lead people into believing that the same God that created the flat earth was the same one that Jesus taught about; on the contrary Jesus warned his disciples and every one about the jealous, ignorant creator God YHWH (Yaltabaoth) and differentiated him from the True God (whom has no name) [He is unnameable, since there is no one prior to him to give him a name. : The Secret Book of John] we could only know through Jesus. This same basic deity YHWH (Yaltabaoth) and his creations worshipped throughout history ad infinitum in many forms and names, followed by many societies both in the open and in secret. A deity with legions of servants and creations and one who has also claimed a chosen race as his favorite, the deceiver.

- Deuteronomy 14:2,
"For you are a holy people to YHWH your God, and God has chosen you to be his treasured people from all the nations that are on the face of the earth."

Multitudes have been led astray by a powerful Jealous, Ignorant Demiurge and its Creations; in this book I provide clear evidence for this and uncover the reason behind it all.

To continue I will present the original introduction to my research findings and my subsequent proofs.

Original Introduction

There are a lot of arguments surrounding the Gnostic texts; I will be focusing on the Nag Hammadi Library and early Christianity.

I've been reading the Nag Hammadi since 2004 and always find the texts interesting and highly fascinating; even when I hear people discuss Gnostics and especially Gnostic-Christianity I rarely hear them discuss the drastic differences between what traditional bible believers teach and what the Gnostic scriptures say, especially concerning some of the most memorable stories like the Garden of Eden and the crucifixion. There has always been a lot of focus put on the crucifixion but very little attention on the perspective held by Jesus about the crucifixion provided in the Gnostic scriptures or on the amount of time Jesus taught after the resurrection even though it’s generally believed that he remained on earth to teach for 40 days after the resurrection. In The Apocryphon of James (one of the Gnostic scriptures) Jesus specifically mentions that he had at that point been on earth 18 days after the resurrection, interesting for creating a timeline and determining pre and post crucifixion/resurrection teachings.

- For after the labor, you have compelled me to stay with you another eighteen days for the sake of the parables

I find it really odd that no-where in Christianity or the Roman Catholic Church will you find any mention of what he taught during this time nor any mention of Yaltabaoth (which I explain later) or many of the other differences that you find in the Gnostic scriptures, beliefs the early Christians held.

Most people argue against the legitimacy of the Gnostic scriptures instead of arguing against what those scriptures say, their immediate defense is to say that it isn't accepted canon although many of the books could be around the same age or pre-date what you find in today's modern bible; the matter is still up for debate but some researchers say that there could have been similar Gnostic groups even before Jesus and John the Baptist.

One thing I think most people don't realize is the highly experiential nature of the Gnostic scriptures, it isn't as much about hearing rules and stories as much as a deeper teaching that reveals the mysteries around you. As a form of Christianity it paints a much more complex spiritual system than what is traditionally taught.

Many of the oddities found in the bible can be explained when you include the Gnostic scriptures for instance in Genesis when it declares God said "let us" create man in "our image". This plurality can be explained when you read the Apocryphon of John where it also explains how Christ first came into being before he came to earth in human form and how Yaltabaoth was ignorantly created and went on to create numerous creations, including us.

Book Guide

I've used a number of quotes in this book (I've colored all quotes) so you don't have to reference several books to understand my arguments and to provide a clear guide to help illustrate my research.

This book won't have a clear list of chapters because of the nature of the content, but I have done my best to provide a table of contents that will help you get to certain subjects quickly.

I will include links to the scriptures I'm quoting, if no link is found, the link above it is from the same source.

I also understand there are great distinctions between Satan, Lucifer and the Devil but for the sake of this book I sometimes use all three to clarify for people who see them as the same entity or concept. I'm not attempting to dig too deep into the details and all of the nuances because I want to maintain a general theme. Some people haven’t researched as much as others and find it easier to understand when it’s presented as a duality … good vs bad, or light vs dark.

In this Book I will be Covering:

The Apocryphon of John - The Secret Book of John - The Secret Revelation of John

Some of the misconceptions of Gnostic Christianity

The differences between Gnostic Christianity and the Roman Catholic version of Christianity

Who the Gnostic God is

Digging into the Gnostic influence that continues from the days of Jesus until today Exploring secret societies and the influence if any the Gnostic scriptures may have The Garden of Eden and the creation of Adam & Eve

The Crucifixion and its significance to Gnostics the Council of Nicaea and Emperor Constantine the Tower of Babel

The Importance of Language and the Word

The Gnostic view of biblical "forgetfulness"

Non-Biblical Evidence for the Existence of Jesus Christ Nicolas Notovitch and the Evidence of Jesus Visiting India and much, much, more ...

Arguments Leveled Against Gnostics

I find a lot of the arguments leveled against the Gnostic scriptures are made by people who haven't read or tried to understand the texts or historians who first learned about the various Gnostic movements from their historical persecutors and the historical documents those persecutors left behind or they just plain don't understand the scriptures themselves because they haven't studied the bible or history.

There really isn't any one objectively true belief system and I think a lot of people get this confused and end up in dogmatic or cult like behavior, it's good to keep an open mind when studying anything, try it on and see what that view teaches you and if it has no value "take it off" and try on another theory.

Different people obviously interpret the texts in their own unique ways and there are people who study the texts and perform what is considered white sexual magic, and others interpret esoteric knowledge from the texts and derive many different occult practices from the scriptures. Others study the texts academically and historically and others study it for their own personal interests.

Unfortunately a lot of text is missing from the scriptures because the medium it was written on was so badly damaged and some of it was used as fuel for a fire to keep warm, which is quite tragic because it makes some of the texts very difficult to understand. Many have speculated and I myself believe that these and many other texts we don't even know about exist in full perfect quality in the possession of many different groups, individuals and organizations; namely the Vatican itself and its private libraries, as heavily guarded secrets.

Rarely do you ever hear people talk about what the ‘banned’ texts are actually saying and what that means to the story we've been told everyday about Christ and his message so far. The differences are massive, it’s like those who write history have carefully created a completely different Jesus Christ, perverted his true message and fluffed up his mission and message. Very interestingly if you read the Gnostic texts then you realize that the Roman Catholic Church, Muslims and the Jewish community are all actually worshipping Yaltabaoth, or what most people consider Satan, Lucifer or the Devil, although there are clear distinctions in those titles, we won’t go into that here.

I want to try and keep this information simple because there are a lot of distinctions, and terminology that can easily confuse the reader, so I’m going to try and use explanations that simplify things. For instance Yaltabaoth can be alternatively spelled Yaldabaoth, he also has 3 names, the other two being Saklas and the other being Samael and even those names are broken down with other meanings, like liar and other symbolic things that can really be quite interesting but for the sake of this book, I won’t be nitpicking over every little detail. I merely want to pique your interest so you do your own research and come to your own conclusions and we further knowledge and understanding and gain a better perception of our existence.

Orthodox Christ vs Gnostic Christ

It seems to me that the Gnostic Christianity of the 3rd century was more in line with the broader life and scope of Jesus and his teachings than what was eventually adopted as his “legacy”; the tales of him visiting India and Egypt and receiving the highest honors from many secret teachings all over the world. As we see the early Church went through many phases, most of which had to do with the power structure, conversion practices or how to get people to convert to Christianity, leadership and later integration with Rome.

At the time many of the first Christians were persecuted and there were many different branches of Christianity and you have to understand most of the information from antiquity was passed down orally so the new converts would gravitate towards the easier to understand teachings and not the deeper more esoteric teachings you find in some of the Apocryphon. These simple teachings would quickly become more popular while at the same time those closely related with the earliest esoteric beginnings would have converted some of those who would pass down the more intricate hidden teachings and could be considered an esoteric/occult secret society in today’s standards.

Most of those who taught the more esoteric material were considered heretics and murdered and their teachings destroyed or outlawed. This would inevitably create somewhat of a division between a lot of the popular accepted material and what could be considered the more esoteric/heretical teachings even at these early beginning stages after the crucifixion of Christ. Keeping this in mind we can look at the charges brought against a lot of the early Christians; blasphemy, speaking out against the rulers of the time, speaking out against the Church, a lot of the same things that can get you into trouble today, so as you can see not much has changed.

But what has changed is the apparent message that Jesus came to give. The message we have today is that he came to bring salvation through death and his resurrection, or that he brought a message of peace and love and brotherhood all of these things are familiar to any Christian. Although his complete opposition to the Old Testament God or the way “God” is worshipped is trivialized, his interaction with the money changers and the Pharisees of the time downplayed.

The mere fact that people with threatening beliefs were called heretics and murdered shows early evidence for two separate teachings; one which was allowed and openly taught and one that would get you killed, yet both of these teachings were attributed to Jesus Christ.

Gnostic beliefs were seen as a threat by Constantine, his vision of a unified Rome and a unified religion were put at risk by the beliefs of the Gnostics and pagans. So at the Council of Nicaea Emperor Constantine paid for all the Bishops and other scholars and attendees to travel to Nicaea and forced the various attendees to come to an agreement on the tenets of their new religion.

The Council of Nicaea & Constantine

At the time they were trying to come to an agreement on the status of Jesus Christ, was he physical, flesh and blood, or was he spirit? In essence they couldn't really come to an agreement and further in this book I want to explain why they were having such a hard time understanding this. They finally decided that Jesus was "of the same substance of God" and thus they decided on the trinity. They then turned their focus on deciding which books and teachings would be included in their new unified religion. Everything included would then have to adhere to their synopsis of Christ. Constantine decided to create 50 large bibles and thus they had to decide which books would be included and which ones wouldn't.

All 27 of the documents included in the New Testament that we read today are because of this Council of Nicaea meeting. People who still read the other documents were then becoming labeled heretics and to this day are considered pagans or heretics because a long time ago a group of people were forced to decide what went into an emperors bible, seems fair to me.. But what did those other heretical texts contain?

Constantine wanted a unified religion for the simple fact it would be easier to control the people when they all follow the same thing. The early Church was a threat because the various groups all believed different things and some groups of early Christians even created mini self-sufficient societies because of their beliefs and didn't participate or interact with any other groups, even Rome; which would obviously present a problem for the Rome Constantine envisioned.

The Gnostic Conspiracy Today?

Some have even speculated that there is a Gnostic conspiracy today to create a one world government. Dr. Peter Jones who attended the West Coast Conference themed "A Christless Christianity" from the Ligonier Ministries in 2010 made some odd parallels between ancient Gnosticism and the events of modern and current history and is quoted as saying:

- "Here's what I want you to take away from this lecture, Gnosticism is both a specific ancient heresy that the Church already faced and defeated, but that it is also the essence of the rival of religious paganism which has the goal of creating a new pagan planetary civilization where the Christian message will be snuffed out if they can do it."

So we can see that there are many different views and interpretations of these ancient texts. The ancient Gnostics were considered heretical and were persecuted mercilessly and today many people still consider Gnosticism heretical or call it paganism I hope that by writing this book that people will get a better idea of what the texts actually say, why we believe what we believe today, why that version is so avidly defended and regarded as canon, “Gospel Truth” and what it could mean to today’s Christianity and the new Flat Earth revelations if this ancient Gnostic belief in an ignorant demiurge, Yaldabaoth that Jesus Christ taught about gains the traction it once had before it was snuffed out by Rome.

Dr. Peter Jones was quoting his own book that he'd written in 1992 at that same lecture I quoted from previously and quoted saying:

- "I suggested that all these wildfires that were beginning to spring up in the culture were actually related by a massive fire burning underneath just the surface of the culture that actually connected all the dots together in a new ideology, a new agenda of what I began to call paganism."

Dr. Peter Jones draws parallels between ancient Gnosticism and Freemasonic beliefs in his lecture, and the beliefs and direction of many other groups, claiming that it’s somehow evidence that these ancient pagan beliefs are infiltrating our society and how society is being guided by what he deems ancient Gnostic paganism; in my opinion his view on Gnosticism is incorrect but at the same time the groups that he associates with Gnosticism, if they indeed deem themselves to be Gnostic also have an incorrect view on the Gnostic-Christian texts. I'm not saying I have the correct view on everything myself but I thought that since my interpretations are unique that I would join the conversation and add to the dialogue, especially now since so many people are being turned towards the bible due to the whole flat earth conspiracy.

It's my opinion that the Gnostic texts have been misunderstood everywhere and at every time they’ve surfaced. Not only are the texts misunderstood but those who consider themselves to be Gnostic are often highly misunderstood and with that being said I believe that those who consider themselves Gnostics often even misunderstand the texts as well, myself included. It appears to be more of a clearing of perception(s), more of a path.

A lot of the time people get caught up trying to interpret the spiritual significance of the sayings and stories instead of looking at the entire story from many different perspectives; you have to keep in mind a lot of the scriptures provide clarity and insight into other scriptures when you research further, in one text it will tell you something that will help put a different text into perspective. Jesus spoke in parables and his entire life was supposed to be a parable as well, fulfilling prophecies, which a lot of people focus on instead of the message and concept of Yaltabaoth, the Demiurge which Jesus taught the disciples about, stories that were passed around early pre-Christian communities and considered Gnostic/Heretical; there’s a reason why it was written that the only way to the Father is through Jesus because in the Gnostic texts you learn that Jesus came and taught about a completely different Father-God and exposed the traditional Old Testament Father-God as Yaltabaoth.

So God is the Devil?

While most people focus on that revelation and claim that Gnostics believe that God is the Devil, that would be a completely incorrect statement because Jesus taught (in the Gnostic scriptures) and one could argue even in the traditional bible about the “True God” and how to “know” the True God and why Jesus Christ was actually sent here and let me tell you, it’s quite the different story, it’s much broader and richer than the way the message of Jesus is portrayed in almost every bible across this planet, I often tell people to ask themselves if you were what people considered the Devil, a liar and murderer from the beginning and you had all of his supposed powers, wouldn’t you attempt to twist and alter how people perceived God’s message, or even who people perceived was God?

One of the main arguments I've heard is completely based off of something that isn't even true if you read the texts and understand what it's saying in the big picture; people claim that Gnostics say that the God in the Old Testament is Lucifer or Satan and therefore that God is Satan and if you research enough conspiracy theories about Freemasons, Satanists, the Papacy and Roman Catholic Church, the Royal British Family, Aleister Crowley, Jack Parsons, NASA etc. You’ll notice a common theme of some kind of Sun, Moon & Star worship, satanic worship and guarded secrets that have conspiracy theorists speculating day and night.

The “True” God

It does say that the God of the Old Testament is Yaltabaoth but in that same text it makes clear who Jesus Christ reveals as the real True God. I find this a glaring oversight by most people who read the texts, when you put the whole picture together it shows why Jesus was such a threat at the time. Below is a quote demonstrating the difference between Yaltabaoth and the essence of True God as revealed by Jesus Christ.

- "He is the invisible Spirit, of whom it is not right to think of him as a god, or something similar. For he is more than a god, since there is nothing above him, for no one lords it over him. For he does not exist in something inferior to him, since everything exists in him. For it is he who establishes himself. He is eternal, since he does not need anything. For he is total perfection. He did not lack anything, that he might be completed by it; rather he is always completely perfect in light. He is illimitable, since there is no one prior to him to set limits to him. He is unsearchable, since there exists no one prior to him to examine him. He is immeasurable, since there was no one prior to him to measure him. He is invisible, since no one saw him. He is eternal, since he exists eternally. He is ineffable, since no one was able to comprehend him to speak about him.
He is unnameable, since there is no one prior to him to give him a name.

"He is immeasurable light, which is pure, holy (and) immaculate. He is ineffable, being perfect in incorruptibility. (He is) not in perfection, nor in blessedness, nor in divinity, but he is far superior. He is not corporeal nor is he incorporeal. He is neither large nor is he small. There is no way to say, 'What is his quantity?' or, 'What is his quality?’ for no one can know him. He is not someone among (other) beings, rather he is far superior. Not that he is (simply) superior, but his essence does not partake in the aeons nor in time. For he who partakes in an aeon was prepared beforehand. Time was not apportioned to him, since he does not receive anything from another, for it would be received on loan. For he who precedes someone does not lack, that he may receive from him. For rather, it is the latter that looks expectantly at him in his light. http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/apocjn.html

As we can see here in the above quote God is given a description, one which most Christians would agree is a description that could be attributed to God. Later in the same Apocryphon it explains how God created a "counter- part" or what we'd consider a wife today, another thing that no one seems to talk about much. It’s important to remember here that this God is NOT the same God spoken of in the Old Testament.

- "And his thought performed a deed and she came forth, namely she who had appeared before him in the shine of his light. This is the first power which was before all of them (and) which came forth from his mind, She is the forethought of the All - her light shines like his light - the perfect power which is the image of the invisible, virginal Spirit who is perfect.

The Father of Liars

God's counter-part goes onto request all the same powers that God has, like being able to create, immortality etc. But before we get into that we should keep in mind some of the other claims made in scriptures that Lucifer, the devil, Satan would be deceitful, "the father of liars" and a murderer from the beginning; how could the devil be the father of anything and what did Jesus say about the divinity within each of us?

- John 8: 44-47

44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”

I included this quote because Thomas Paine makes a great argument that indeed the God of the Old Testament is indeed “Satan” / Yaltabaoth which I will explain later on and this will all start to make sense. You'll notice Thomas Paine doesn't seem to like Christians very much from the below quote, I don't subscribe to the beliefs of Thomas Paine because as you can see he also makes no mention of the serpent actually being Christ in the form of an eagle (which you learn in Gnostic scriptures) I'll expand on that later, but he also makes no mention of Yaltabaoth. I've included this specifically because it adds further evidence that the serpent was actually Christ in the form of an Eagle. In this quote you could replace the words serpent with Christ and replace the words God with Yaltabaoth and it would make more sense as it's taught in the Gnostic-Christian scriptures.

- -- Thomas Paine Age of Reason, Part I, pp. 18-19

He begins by asking Eve a question. "Did God say you could eat of every tree of the Garden?" He's employing the Socratic Method to get her to see the bars of God's cage for herself. Then, instead of commands and threats, the Serpent offers a testable hypothesis: "You will not die, but when you eat the fruit, your eyes will be opened and you will be as gods." He never even asks Eve to eat the fruit. He just tells her the truth about it and lets her decide for herself. He does not threaten to bite her if she doesn't eat it. Instead, he offers her value.

Once Eve takes a closer look at the fruit, she realizes that it is pleasant to the eyes (beauty), desirable to make one wise (knowledge) and good for food (physical nourishment and pleasure). In other words, the Fruit is symbolic of all the elements of the good life. Notice further that the Serpent isn't trying to "rule the world." He never issues any commands, asks for worship and praise. Never has a crusade or jihad ever been waged in his name. In fact, he treats Eve respectfully, as an equal.

So Eve eats the Fruit, and sure enough, she doesn't die "in the day" she does so. Neither does Adam. Later in the narrative, he (women don't count in the Bible) is attributed an astounding life-span of nearly a thousand years. Given that "day" in Genesis is supposed to really mean "day" (as any fundamentalist Creationist will assure you), we have no choice but to accept that God's claim--that knowledge is poison--was falsified. In fact, God himself acknowledges the truth of the Serpent's claim:

"Behold the man (women don't count) is become as one of us, (and here I thought there was only one god) to know good and evil: and now, lest he put out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: Therefore, the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden...and he placed at the east of the garden Cherubim’s (a type of spirit being) and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."

So, rather than bringing humanity's death, eating the Fruit made Adam and Eve "like gods" just as the Serpent said, and not only that, it opened the way to immortality for them. And so, to prevent humans from completing their ascent to divinity (it was a Rise in the Garden, not a fall); God responds with what would soon become his old stand-by: violence.

"But Adam and Eve died spiritually the day they ate the Fruit!" you say?

Where in Genesis does it say anything about a "spiritual" death? God just told Adam he would die "in the day" he ate the fruit. He didn't say anything about "spiritual" death, or expulsion from the Garden, or any other punishment. He would die, period. You claim to revere the Bible, but you twist the plain meaning of the text to prop up your theological "interpretation" rather than adjusting your theology to conform to the Bible.

Furthermore, you Christians are always fond of tying morality and spirituality together. "If there is no God," you say, "then there's no morality either! There will be blood in the streets!" But, you see, it is self-evident in Genesis that God intended for humanity not to be morally good, but obedient. He wanted creatures that would obey his commands without regard to whether they were good or evil, because they couldn't tell the difference. There is no morality with God.

If you don't believe me, just look at all the moral excuse-making you have to do on God's behalf. "But it's OK for

God to perform abortion (cause a miscarriage)." "It's OK for God to kill people for disobeying him." "It's OK for God to torture people forever." "It's OK for God to sanction mass child molestation (Num. 31:17-18)." It's OK for God to sire an illegitimate child with another guy's fiancé.'" Etc. Then, look at all the atrocities you commit on his behalf. No, we don't even have to go back to the Salem witch trials or the Crusades.

What's going on right now, today, in Iraq is sufficient. Or all the needless deaths from AIDS in Africa because you think it is better for black people to suffer lingering death than to use condoms.

So, if you wish to link "spiritual life" with such things as morality, self-awareness, the faculty of conscious deliberation and choice, etc. (i.e. the things that distinguish us, for the most part, from other animals), then it is self-evident in the narrative that the Fruit gave Adam and Eve spiritual life, awakening them from the zombie- like slumber God had hoped to keep them in.

Look again at the two claims.

God: "In the day you eat the fruit, you shall surely die." Serpent: "You shall not surely die! For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you shall be as gods." God himself endorses the Serpent's claim and reacts with fear and wrath not to prevent Adam and Eve from dying, but to prevent them from living forever.

"But Adam did die, because as a result of his sin, God denied him access to the Tree of Life, which he was free to eat from before."

That's quite an interesting admission. You see, Adam did not die because he ate the Fruit of Knowledge. It was not poisonous; nothing about the Fruit of Knowledge itself caused them to die or prevented them from living forever. Had God just shrugged and walked away, Adam and Eve would have been immortal. God, using violence, insured their deaths. In other words, slow-motion murder.

So, what have we seen here? God lied. That is self-evident in the narrative. Eating the Fruit of Knowledge did not kill Adam and Eve. It had the exact effects the Serpent said it would, a fact God carefully chose to hide from Adam, and which he later did not even try to deny. Everything the Serpent said was true. That also is self- evident in the narrative.

Furthermore, the Serpent did not kill Adam and Eve. He never threatened them or harmed them in the least. He simply gave them the gift of truth about the Fruit, and about God. And one more thing: he gave them freedom. He did not command them to eat the Fruit, or threaten to punish them if they didn't. As he promised, the Fruit was not poisonous or unhealthy. To the contrary, Eve acknowledges that it was "good for food," and her account is never contradicted.

Who killed Adam and Eve? Who took violent action to insure that they would die? God. Again, this is self- evident in the narrative.

Remember that bit about the Devil being "A liar and a murderer from the beginning?"

--Thomas Paine Age of Reason, Part I, pp. 18-19

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So we begin to see a slightly different narrative to the bible than most people are taught at Church, but not only is it a different narrative, it’s sitting there staring you right in the face of the text. While most people would consider this a contradiction in the text it begins to make a lot more sense when you begin to read the Gnostic scriptures.

Jesus Appears as an Eagle on the Tree of Knowledge

Most modern Christians have difficulty in explaining God's violent nature in the Old Testament but it begins to make more sense in the Gnostic context as I will detail in this book. Not only right in the beginning of the bible do we see a jealous, lying God, we see that the character referred to as the serpent in the bible tells Adam and Eve the truth. In the Gnostic scriptures and more specifically the Apocryphon of John, Christ explains to John in a revelation that it was actually Christ who appeared to Adam and Eve on the tree in the form of an Eagle right after he explains the mysteries of the tree.

- I appeared in the form of an eagle on the tree of knowledge, which is the Epinoia from the foreknowledge of the pure light, that I might teach them and awaken them out of the depth of sleep. For they were both in a fallen state, and they recognized their nakedness. The Epinoia appeared to them as a light; she awakened their thinking.

*(The following 10 quotes are from the same source link) http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/apocjn.html

So it starts to make a bit more sense in the Thomas Paine quote when we learn that it was Christ who appeared to them, told them the truth and persuaded them to eat the fruit, even John himself was confused when presented with this information so it’s no wonder why people would be shocked today. I wonder what Thomas Paine would have written had he read the Gnostic scriptures. Below we see Christ explaining to John the deception of the chief archon.

- "But what they call the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which is the Epinoia of the light, they stayed in front of it in order that he (Adam) might not look up to his fullness and recognize the nakedness of his shamefulness. But it was I who brought about that they ate."

And I said to the savior, "Lord, was it not the serpent that taught Adam to eat?" The savior smiled and said, "The serpent taught them to eat from wickedness of begetting, lust, (and) destruction, that he (Adam) might be useful to him. And he (Adam) knew that he was disobedient to him (the chief archon) due to light of the Epinoia which is in him, which made him more correct in his thinking than the chief archon. And (the latter) wanted to bring about the power which he himself had given him. And he brought a forgetfulness over Adam."

A Different Story

So in this context we begin to see a completely different story that was taught just before Constantine manufactured his 50 bibles which were the results of the meeting at the council of Nicaea.

I guess we could say it’s similar to how government works today, especially when they’re forced to come to an agreement on something. I’m sure if the people back then weren’t at risk of being killed the approval rating of a lot of our historic leaders wouldn’t have been too high, something like the approval rating of the American congress today (2012).

Yet this is the bible that we’re familiar with today, luckily in 1945 and 1947 the Nag Hammadi texts and the Dead Sea scrolls were found. So if the God in the Old Testament is the Devil / Yaltabaoth, then who is he exactly? How did he get here? And what is he trying to do? I’ve already referred to him as Yaltabaoth and in the Gnostic texts we learn that Yaltabaoth was created in ignorance, after Christ was formed and without the permission of the “True God” which is why Christ is always referred to as God’s only begotten Son, begotten which usually refers to the male aspect of creation, meaning that Christ issued from the father and in the below quote we see that it was God’s counter-part who created Yaltabaoth.

- "And the Sophia of the Epinoia, being an aeon, conceived a thought from herself and the conception of the invisible Spirit and foreknowledge.

She wanted to bring forth a likeness out of herself without the consent of the Spirit, - he had not approved - and without her consort, and without his consideration.

And though the person of her maleness had not approved, and she had not found her agreement, and she had thought without the consent of the Spirit and the knowledge of her agreement, (yet) she brought forth.

And because of the invincible power which is in her, her thought did not remain idle, and something came out of her which was imperfect and different from her appearance, because she had created it without her consort. And it was dissimilar to the likeness of its mother, for it has another form.”

"And when she saw (the consequences of) her desire, it changed into a form of a lion-faced serpent. And its eyes were like lightning fires which flash. She cast it away from her, outside that place, that no one of the immortal ones might see it, for she had created it in ignorance.

And she surrounded it with a luminous cloud, and she placed a throne in the middle of the cloud that no one might see it except the Holy Spirit who is called the mother of the living. And she called his name Yaltabaoth.”

It explains in the text that after his creation he left the place where he was put and he created angels and places and it states that Yaltabaoth had a multitude of faces and that he was ignorant because he didn’t know where he was from.

- "Now the archon who is weak has three names. The first name is Yaltabaoth, the second is Saklas, and the third is Samael. And he is impious in his arrogance which is in him. For he said, 'I am God and there is no other God beside me,' for he is ignorant of his strength, the place from which he had come.

We can see here the similarities of the God we find in the bible (YHWH) but with a completely different narrative that was taught, it’s no wonder why it wasn’t included in the original canon because this would have caused a tremendous amount of hostility in the Jewish community of the time and possibly even today because it’s essentially saying the Jewish God is Satan or at best an ignorant creator God, which could be another reason why Jesus was crucified, his message subverted and why other faiths might not believe that Jesus was indeed the Son of God.

But if we read the Gnostic scriptures correctly we see a completely different picture emerges than most of the modern or historic arguments offer because at the time it was immediately dismissed as anti-Semitic or heretical but if you analyze the entire message presented it makes more logical sense than the Roman Catholic version that has been passed down since emperor Constantine. One thing I do find interesting is the offer that Satan makes to Jesus in the bible, he offers him the entire world, control over the world and its cities.

One proof I hear quite often to legitimize the flat earth theory because it would be impossible to do this on a globe earth. I often asked myself if Jesus was the only person he offered that to and what if someone else actually took him up on the offer? For instance … a chosen people?

Gnosticism was revolutionary for its time and even in today’s modern world. Gnosticism placed women on an even footing with men, morals were a matter of personal responsibility rather than rules set in stone, non-compulsion, if you didn't want to be Gnostic they wouldn’t force you.

So to put things into perspective we have to remember that Constantine converted to Christianity after he saw a cross in the sky before battle. A battle where he was out numbered yet still won. Now that sounds like the purpose Jesus had behind his teachings? Leading people to victory in war? And this was the guy who decided which books should and should not be included in “his” bible. Right … a liar and a murderer from the beginning.

People today still don’t like the message the early Christians taught let alone the Sethian Gnostics which even predate Christianity. The Gnostic scriptures are often complicated or confusing to most people who read them and I’ve found a lot of the arguments made against Gnosticism and early Christian Gnosticism mainly is unfounded or based on a biased ignorant view.

The Beginnings of Yaldabaoth (Our Creator)

In the Apocryphon of John it goes onto explain the beginnings of Yaltabaoth and how things got the way they are as we read in Genesis, the version you’ll find familiar from Church (if you’ve ever been) so you could call it the pre-Genesis story where Christ explains to John through revelation how Yaltabaoth created somewhat of a shadow version of the place that he came from.

- "And having created [...] everything, he organized according to the model of the first aeons which had come into being, so that he might create them like the indestructible ones. Not because he had seen the indestructible ones, but the power in him, which he had taken from his mother, produced in him the likeness of the cosmos.

And when he saw the creation which surrounds him, and the multitude of the angels around him which had come forth from him, he said to them, 'I am a jealous God, and there is no other God beside me.'

But by announcing this he indicated to the angels who attended him that there exists another God. For if there were no other one, of whom would he be jealous?

Here we also see the ignorance and arrogance of Yaltabaoth and the beginnings of a possible conflict between him and his creations, namely the angels that he created. At this point in the story it focuses on his “mother” or the True God’s counter-part as she realizes the error she made and “She repented with much weeping.”

Then it explains how she was lifted above her son (Yaltabaoth) until she corrects “her deficiency”, the True God (not the Old Testament God) wouldn’t directly intervene, instead he wanted his counter-part to fix her own problem. It explains that at the same time this is happening that a voice appears that Yaltabaoth also hears. In his ignorant state he doesn’t realize that he stole “a power” from his mother. This power is something that once he loses it he tries everything he can do to get it back even until this day, through us.

- "And a voice came forth from the exalted aeon-heaven: 'The Man exists and the son of Man.' and the chief archon, Yaltabaoth, heard (it) and thought that the voice had come from his mother. And he did not know from where it came. And he taught them, the holy and perfect Mother-Father, the complete foreknowledge, the image of the invisible one who is the Father of the all (and) through whom everything came into being, the first Man. For he revealed his likeness in a human form.

"And the whole aeon of the chief archon trembled, and the foundations of the abyss shook. And of the waters which are above matter, the underside was illuminated by the appearance of his image which had been revealed. And when all the authorities and the chief archon looked, they saw the whole region of the underside which was illuminated. And through the light they saw the form of the image in the water.

"And he said to the authorities which attend him, 'Come, let us create a man according to the image of God and according to our likeness, that his image may become a light for us.' And they created by means of their respective powers in correspondence with the characteristics which were given. And each authority supplied a characteristic in the form of the image which he had seen in its natural (form). He created a being according to the likeness of the first, perfect Man. And they said, 'Let us call him Adam, that his name may become a power of light for us.'

Angels & Demons

It goes on to list the responsibilities of each of the creations of Yaltabaoth; each angel/creation of his is responsible for making each different part of the human body, it doesn’t list all of them but darn close to it, in the scripture it recommends reading the book of Zoroaster if you want to learn all of them. “And all the angels and demons worked until they had constructed the natural body "And their product was completely inactive and motionless for a long time.” And as the scripture further explains, God’s counter-part realizes that she needs to get the power back from her son Yaltabaoth, so she petitions God to convince Yaltabaoth to blow the power into his motionless creation.

- "And when the mother wanted to retrieve the power which she had given to the chief archon, she petitioned the Mother-Father of the All, who is most merciful. He sent, by means of the holy decree, the five lights down upon the place of the angels of the chief archon. They advised him that they should bring forth the power of the mother. And they said to Yaltabaoth, 'Blow into his face something of your spirit and his body will arise.' And he blew into his face the spirit which is the power of his mother; he did not know (this), for he exists in ignorance. And the power of the mother went out of Yaltabaoth into the natural body, which they had fashioned after the image of the one who exists from the beginning. The body moved and gained strength, and it was luminous.

"And in that moment the rest of the powers became jealous, because he had come into being through all of them and they had given their power to the man, and his intelligence was greater than that of those who had made him, and greater than that of the chief archon. And when they recognized that he was luminous, and that he could think better than they, and that he was free from wickedness, they took him and threw him into the lowest region of all matter.

So not only is Yaltabaoth jealous, now the rest of the powers (his creations) are jealous of us.

And thus this is the first creation of Adam one could surmise not the physical blood and flesh you find on earth, I suppose you could say it was a functional blue-print because it isn’t until later when Yaltabaoth tries to steal the power back that they form Adam the way it describes in the bible. The mother had foreseen Yaltabaoth and his creations intentions and feared that they might try to gain control over the natural body so she hid the power inside of Adam so that Yaltabaoth and his creations wouldn’t become familiar with the power, this power we learn later becomes Eve as Yaltabaoth puts Adam “to sleep” and tries to extract the power out of his body. But because Yaltabaoth is ignorant he mistakenly creates Eve who then carries the power.

- "But the blessed One, the Mother-Father, the beneficent and merciful One, had mercy on the power of the mother which had been brought forth out of the chief archon, for they (the archons) might gain power over the natural and perceptible body.

And he sent, through his beneficent Spirit and his great mercy, a helper to Adam, luminous Epinoia which comes out of him, who is called Life. And she assists the whole creature, by toiling with him and by restoring him to his fullness and by teaching him about the descent of his seed (and) by teaching him about the way of ascent, (which is) the way he came down.

And the luminous Epinoia was hidden in Adam, in order that the archons might not know her, but that the Epinoia might be a correction of the deficiency of the mother.

Next we see the backlash and jealousy of Yaltabaoth and his creations as they scheme to take advantage of Adam; here we see that Adam existed in a different form prior to taking a mortal flesh body yet at the same time we learn that the “light” or power that was within him stayed in him and their plan was thwarted further frustrating them because they couldn’t grasp the light that Yaltabaoth originally “stole” from his mother when she ignorantly created him. The same power that Yaltabaoth breathed into the motionless "body" that Yaltabaoth and his creations had manufactured to give it life.

- "And the man came forth because of the shadow of the light which is in him. And his thinking was superior to all those who had made him. When they looked up, they saw that his thinking was superior. And they took counsel with the whole array of archons and angels.

They took fire and earth and water and mixed them together with the four fiery winds. And they wrought them together and caused a great disturbance. And they brought him (Adam) into the shadow of death, in order that they might form (him) again from earth and water and fire and the spirit which originates in matter, which is the ignorance of darkness and desire, and their counterfeit spirit.

This is the tomb of the newly-formed body with which the robbers had clothed the man, the bond of forgetfulness; and he became a mortal man. This is the first one who came down, and the first separation. But the Epinoia of the light which was in him, she is the one who was to awaken his thinking.

Familiar Biblical Timeline

Finally we get close to the timeline we’re more familiar with in the bible "And the archons took him and placed him in paradise. And they said to him, 'Eat, that is at leisure,' for their luxury is bitter and their beauty is depraved. And their luxury is deception and their trees are godlessness and their fruit is deadly poison and their promise is death. And the tree of their life they had placed in the midst of paradise.

It’s interesting to note the word "paradise" literally translates as meaning "a walled enclosure". Or is that meaning a "farm" or a "prison", perhaps even a "concentration camp" or a "labor camp" or a flat earth plane we’re told is a globe planet. Further thinking on that subject brings me to think about the “global” flood and where did all that water go? Was it used to create a barrier before some kind of expansion to separate us from the “Gods” that used to comingle with us? Anyway, I digress.

At this point Adam is in a state of forgetfulness much like we are today and Christ explains to John some misconceptions and clarifies what happened in the Garden of Eden. Explaining that the forgetfulness isn't literally forgetting something or being asleep but having the wrong perception.

- And I said to the savior, "What is the forgetfulness?" And he said "It is not the way Moses wrote (and) you heard. For he said in his first book, 'He put him to sleep' (Gn 2:21), but (it was) in his perception. For also he said through the prophet, 'I will make their hearts heavy, that they may not pay attention and may not see' (Is 6:10).

"Then the Epinoia of the light hid herself in him (Adam). And the chief archon wanted to bring her out of his rib. But the Epinoia of the light cannot be grasped.

Although darkness pursued her, it did not catch her. And he brought a part of his power out of him. And he made another creature, in the form of a woman, according to the likeness of the Epinoia which had appeared to him.

And he brought the part which he had taken from the power of the man into the female creature, and not as Moses said, 'his rib-bone.'

Above we see Christ clarifying the Old Testament and explaining how Eve was created and why she was created; because Yaltabaoth was trying to steal the power he originally “took” from his mother. After this took place Adam became sober and he recognized her as his counter-image and through the power that was in them both they tasted what the text calls “Perfect Knowledge” and because of this they are superior to Yaltabaoth and his creations, which tremendously angered Yaltabaoth and his creations.

Cain & Abel the First Hybrids (Yaldabaoths Children)

Adam and Eve were in a fallen state so Christ appeared to them on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil “I appeared in the form of an eagle on the tree of knowledge, which is the Epinoia from the foreknowledge of the pure light, that I might teach them and awaken them out of the depth of sleep. For they were both in a fallen state” this really angered Yaltabaoth so he cursed them and cast them out of paradise and apparently clothed them in gloomy darkness. It explains how Yaltabaoth noticed the Epinoia of life in Eve and it says that Yaltabaoth ignorantly seduced her and had two children Eloim and Yave “And these he called with the names Cain and Abel with a view to deceive.”

- "And the chief archon seduced her and he begot in her two sons; the first and the second (are) Eloim and Yave. Eloim has a bear-face and Yave has a cat-face.

The one is righteous but the other is unrighteous. (Yave is righteous but Eloim is unrighteous.) Yave he set over the fire and the wind, and Eloim he set over the water and the earth. And these he called with the names Cain and Abel with a view to deceive.

"Now up to the present day, sexual intercourse continued due to the chief archon. And he planted sexual desire in her who belongs to Adam. And he produced through intercourse the copies of the bodies, and he inspired them with his counterfeit spirit.

Without a doubt this is a completely different story than the one presented in the bibles of the world today, even among Gnostics I find they don’t understand the gravity of these revelations and its narrative. There is evidence that there is a group or groups of people who do understand this narrative and its repercussions and have chosen their side so to speak. Much like Dr. Peter Jones I notice a subtle thread through history, an unseen influence through the times identified in many secret societies but I don’t ascribe this with the influence of Jesus Christ because most times this hidden hand has been seen doing some quite ghastly things. Although I don’t agree with Dr. Peter Jones at all, in my opinion he simply doesn’t understand Gnostics or the repercussions of Jesus Christ’s message in Gnostic scripture.

The 13 Step Pyramid Older Than the American Dollar Bill

Interestingly an artifact of a pyramid that Klaus Dona has displayed has what he calls pre-Sanskrit written on the bottom, 4 characters that have been translated by Professor Kurt Schildmann, who was the President of the German Linguistic Association and was proficient in more than forty languages said the translation of these four letters is: "The son of the creator comes." I couldn’t find an age to the artifact but accompanying the 4 letters there are also little gold plates showing the Orion star constellation. The pyramid itself responds under black-light and has a unique inlay eye at the top of 13 steps. The pyramid looks exactly like the pyramid on the United States dollar bill.

Could it be that this unseen hand, these unseen people, this unseen influence believes in Yaltabaoth as the creator/demiurge and are awaiting his Son as the messiah and disregard Jesus Christ as the messiah because he taught about a different True God and dismissed their God as ignorant and jealous? They truly await this “Anti-Christ” and think of this as their messiah?

What’s with all the secret societies and their influence? What is really going on? What is our hidden history? Were there really giants? Dinosaurs?

I know the information may seem out of place but the accusation has been made that there is a heavy Gnostic influence today in Masonry not only by Dr. Peter Jones but many people on internet conspiracy websites like http://www.abovetopsecret.com. But their main premise is that it’s heavily Satanic or Evil, yet they gloss over the True God and go on worshipping Yaltabaoth and his creations.

I suppose my argument would be that if this pyramid is genuine it certainly outdates any Masonry that we know of yet would fundamentally signify the symbolism found in Masonry today yet it’s an ancient artifact with an even more interesting inscription and “constellation” inlayed in gold on the bottom of it.

Secret Societies & The Roman Catholic Church

Even more interesting is the Vatican gave Full Papal approval of membership in secret societies. On November 27th 1983 Pope John Paul II, issued the Papal Bull which legalized secret society membership for Roman Catholics.

After a visit to the meditation room at a meeting Pope John Paul IV attended at the UN where he gave as a gift the Papal Ring and his Pectoral Cross to Secretary General U Thant who sold them at an auction.

Which on the surface might not seem like much but once you learn a thing or two about the occult you begin to see the significance of certain events in history and the symbolism that has deep meaning to occultists. I’m reminded of Jesus telling the disciples to be as wise as serpents yet as innocent as doves, sometimes learning about something makes you aware of its presence around you and influence on you.

Jesus always said that what he taught privately is the same thing he taught publically but he did teach privately as well and after his resurrection he reveals more than he ever did while he was alive but you'll notice the bible doesn't have much to say about this time period or at least not as much as the Gnostic scriptures do.

- Mark 4:34

“But without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples”

- Matt 13:10-11

“And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes (parables) dost thou speak to them?' And he (Jesus) answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given”

- Matt 13:34-42

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the

field. He answered and said unto them,

He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

- Matt 17:9

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

- Mark 3:11-12

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he (Jesus) straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

- John 16:12-15

New International Version (NIV)

12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine.

That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.” Even Dionysius (an early Christian Mystic) wrote of keeping the “holy of Holies” and the “things of God unshared and undefiled by the uninitiated.”

My only guess as to what some secret societies are still keeping a secret is the fact that they worship the God of the Old Testament and convince everyone else to do the same thing even after Jesus came and taught everyone where they were originally from and who the True God is.

Almost like there exists some kind of unseen society or group of chosen people who know our true history, know we live on a flat plane created by an ignorant demiurge who gave them dominion over this flat plane as Yaltabaoth and his creations continue to try and figure a way out to steal back the power they originally lost to us, or perhaps they’re just prolonging “judgement” because they don’t want to die, who knows? I’m not saying it’s just Jewish chosen people or something because some people might interpret my words to hold some kind of hidden anti-Semitism, on the contrary I find such things childish and needless although I do find Zionism distasteful, as I do any kind of superior race type of rhetoric.

These Beliefs are Older Than We Know

I didn’t just make up all of this stuff though these were early Christian beliefs and in some cases these beliefs predate Christianity and would mean that everyone today erroneously and some purposely worship Satan or rather Yaltabaoth, (those who aren’t of a different faith that is) regardless I suppose if you take the Gnostic scripture seriously though everything aside from the True God that Jesus spoke of would be from the demiurge; every world religion would be from Yaltabaoth or a demon or angel he created, everything within our current perception would be a deception taught to us by entities who disdain us or worse, envy us to the point where they wish to see us suffer.

Yet we ask if there were a God, he wouldn’t allow us to suffer as we do, well you’ve all been barking up the wrong tree. It’s written that angels and demons taught us astrology, magick, even using makeup and putting on plays, why? And where did all of these myths and legends come from? Well … back on topic.

One thing I think Jesus tried to accomplish with the crucifixion was to teach us, the true nature of man. This was and still is today a subject that is hotly debated. What is the classification of Jesus Christ? Was he a man? Was he God? Was he something else? This was the first thing that the council of Nicaea addressed and by contrast he was in my opinion showing us the divine spark within us, the divinity within us. During a conversation during the crucifixion about the crucifixion an alternate Jesus explained to Peter that the physical body “being put to death” was a vessel/home for the demons.

- And he said to me, "Be strong, for you are the one to whom these mysteries have been given, to know them through revelation, that he whom they crucified is the first-born, and the home of demons, and the stony vessel in which they dwell, of Elohim, of the cross, which is under the Law.

The following explains this in full and is from “The Apocalypse of Peter” which can also be found at the Nag Hammadi library in it Christ also describes a brotherhood very similar to Masonic brotherhoods today that must have existed in Christ’s time as they have throughout history. In this interaction between Christ and Peter the Savior explains what’s going to happen in the future (which seems fairly accurate) and even goes on to say that people will be taught the wrong thing, “misleading multitudes of living ones” and will speak Christ’s name and be believed, which seems to be the case today because they don’t bother teaching his whole message and continue to worship Yaltabaoth.

Further in the quote Christ demonstrates through the crucifixion the true nature of man and the sacrifice that he made and what it accomplished from the time in the Garden of Eden when Yaltabaoth imprisoned Adam in mortal flesh, and slept with Eve creating copies of the bodies which eventually became what we’d call humanity. This is the source of a lot of arguments against the Gnostics.

Where people get the idea that Gnostics didn’t believe that Jesus was a flesh and blood human although Christ makes it clear in this passage what he actually meant because he clearly identifies himself with the flesh and blood version in this revelation he’s merely making a distinction between all the visions that Peter is seeing so he can understand the meaning of something that Peter himself experienced and the meaning of previous teachings that Jesus had given the Apostles. It goes onto explain the purpose of the flesh body of Jesus to be a vessel for demons of Elohim, of the cross which interestingly is what is still worshipped today instead of the resurrected Jesus, a dead body and cross represent him and the teachings that those institutions chose to teach its members.

I think it’s scriptures like these that should make people question organized religion as it exists today and the message that Gnostic-Christianity presents. People consider Jesus to be one of the world’s greatest teachers even if they aren’t Christians but we only get to hear a selection of his teachings, carefully selected books and teachings, a certain narrative and more questions than answers. A lot of the answers I found researching the Gnostic scriptures made me question Christianity and the Papal office, it made me more aware of the depth to Christ’s teachings and curious why people who held those beliefs were persecuted so heavily.

Peter, Jesus & The Crucifixion

The below quote is a dialogue between Jesus and Peter explaining things that just don’t make sense if you believe the popular version of Christianity jammed down the worlds throat by the Roman Catholic Church, but if you take an older Sethian Gnostic view that corresponds with what Jesus Christ is talking about here, it makes complete sense explaining to Peter what he should expect and the plan laid out by Jesus Christ for the future.

- "And still others of them who suffer think that they will perfect the wisdom of the brotherhood which really exists, which is the spiritual fellowship of those united in communion, through which the wedding of incorruptibility shall be revealed. The kindred race of the sisterhood will appear as an imitation. These are the ones who oppress their brothers, saying to them, "Through this our God has pity, since salvation comes to us through this," not knowing the punishment of those who are made glad by those who have done this thing to the little ones whom they saw, (and) whom they took prisoner."

"And there shall be others of those who are outside our number who name themselves bishop and also deacons, as if they have received their authority from God. They bend themselves under the judgment of the leaders. Those people are dry canals."

But I said " I am afraid because of what you have told me, that indeed little (ones) are, in our view, the counterfeit ones, indeed, that there are multitudes that will mislead other multitudes of living ones, and destroy them among themselves. And when they speak your name they will be believed."

The Savior said, "For a time determined for them in proportion to their error they will rule over the little ones. And after the completion of the error, the never-aging one of the immortal understanding shall become young, and they (the little ones) shall rule over those who are their rulers. The root of their error he shall pluck out, and he shall put it to shame so that it shall be manifest in all the impudence which it has assumed to itself. And such ones shall become unchangeable, O Peter."

"Come therefore; let us go on with the completion of the will of the incorruptible Father. For behold, those who will bring them judgment are coming, and they will put them to shame. But me they cannot touch. And you, O Peter, shall stand in their midst. Do not be afraid because of your cowardice. Their minds shall be closed, for the invisible one has opposed them."

When he had said those things, I saw him seemingly being seized by them. And I said "What do I see, O Lord? That it is you yourself whom they take, and that you are grasping me? Or who is this one, glad and laughing on the tree? And is it another one whose feet and hands they are striking?"

The Savior said to me, "He whom you saw on the tree, glad and laughing, this is the living Jesus. But this one into whose hands and feet they drive the nails is his fleshly part, which is the substitute being put to shame, the one who came into being in his likeness. But look at him and me."

But I, when I had looked, said "Lord, no one is looking at you. Let us flee this place." But he said to me, "I have told you, 'Leave the blind alone!'. And you, see how they do not know what they are saying. For the son of their glory instead of my servant, they have put to shame."

And I saw someone about to approach us resembling him, even him who was laughing on the tree. And he was -filled- with a Holy Spirit, and he is the Savior. And there was a great, ineffable light around them, and the multitude of ineffable and invisible angels blessing them. And when I looked at him, the one who gives praise was revealed.

And he said to me, "Be strong, for you are the one to whom these mysteries have been given, to know them through revelation, that he whom they crucified is the first-born, and the home of demons, and the stony vessel in which they dwell, of Elohim, of the cross, which is under the Law.

But he who stands near him is the living Savior, the first in him, whom they seized and released, who stands joyfully looking at those who did him violence, while they are divided among themselves. Therefore he laughs at their lack of perception, knowing that they are born blind. So then the one susceptible to suffering shall come, since the body is the substitute. But what they released was my incorporeal body.

But I am the intellectual Spirit filled with radiant light. He whom you saw coming to me is our intellectual Pleroma, which unites the perfect light with my Holy Spirit."

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/apopet.html

Is it any wonder that the Church gets accused of with-holding scriptures, if indeed it is a religion that worships Yaltabaoth, it sure makes more sense. The 1991 book "The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception" by Michael Baigent & Richard Leigh/ Summit Books, identifies Ratzinger as the "Inquisition" head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith", with-holding scrolls from the public.

Know Jesus Christ … Just Not From Those Texts

One of the most frustrating things about reading the Nag Hammadi library is that a lot of the scriptures are missing very large chunks and in some cases several pages and the occasional word, sentence or paragraph missing makes some of it hard to understand because of the way the material is formulated for understanding. As explanations of parables are given specific key phrases are missing which leave you guessing at the final interpretation that’s being explained. Frustrating yes, but as I stated before I imagine the texts and many others exist in full perfect condition in private libraries either at the Vatican or held by private individuals or groups.

So the true Gnostic God is the God that Jesus Christ came to teach us about, the one we wouldn’t have known about if he didn’t come. Not Yaltabaoth, (YHWH). Which is why he is “the way to the father” as it’s written in the bible, it’s becomes evident no one could go to the Father except through him when he makes it clear in the Gnostic texts that he teaches the Old Testament God is Yaltabaoth.

But it seems that Satanists, and those who do evil use this knowledge (Gnosis) for their own gain. After all we’re apparently smarter than Yaltabaoth and his creations (demons/angels), so one could reason that if you made everyone else around you dumb, distracted, preoccupied with meaningless crap and you held onto certain knowledge (Gnosis) you could in essence control the world using Yaltabaoth and his legions, similar to King David / King Solomon and the ring that bound the demons/aliens and maybe even pass that knowledge down the generations.

We can see in the below quote that Jesus stresses the point on knowing him, which I’ve tried to do by tracking down any text or scripture I can find that in any way relates to him which is how I stumbled upon Yaltabaoth, the demiurge and all of this in the first place; it always bothered me when pastors or priests would tell me what I was talking about wasn’t accepted canon. I didn’t want to know what they wanted to know, I wanted to read all I could find and then make up my mind, not cherry pick information that fit some institutional model they constructed ages ago.

- John 14:5-7

5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know[a] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

Which Religion is Correct Then? If Any …

So one question a lot of people ask me when I lay this all on them is: How do you decide which religion is correct then? When studying anything you don't necessarily have to believe it because I’m definitely not saying any particular religion has the right answer but I do find Gnostic-Christianity very intriguing because of how drastically different it is than the religion passed down since the Council of Nicaea.

It’s like they’re saying we believe in God and Jesus and all of that stuff but we don’t actually believe the real one, we made a new one we believe in. Like watching a TV show, and completely rewriting everything the way you want, and not the way it was or is actually presented then saying you absolutely love that show and all the characters and plots etc.

That’s essentially what’s happened since the time of Rome, there was already a “TV Show” in existence for a long time (Sethian Gnosticism) it had its own plot and characters, Constantine came along and rewrote it the way he wanted it and got everyone else to agree, then over time murdered anyone who talked about the “real” version of the “TV Show” or believed in any of the actual “characters” or their message, it was a messy message and so he rewrote it to suit his agenda and buried any mention of it in antiquity, until it was dug up in Nag Hammadi in 1945.

So how do you tell which religion is the right one?
Perhaps a different way of approaching this question could possibly expand our scope on the subject. As it stands, the books and the collection of words that make up any spiritual or religious book are just a representation of the deeper esoteric realizations that are the foundation of the beliefs expressed and taught from the collection of words in the various books and sermons. It becomes somewhat circular.

In other words, words aren't experience itself, they just contain what we filtered out of our environment and paid attention to and we use words to condense that experience and translate it to other people; other people hear those words and use their own experiences to unpack your translation in relation to what those words mean to them and the experience they believe you had.

What I'm saying is we aren't necessarily picking or choosing the "correct" religion because I think that is an erroneous way of approaching the underlying method used to receive the information and concepts collected in the various religious books.

Like the rest of the objects and things around us, the names and labels we give those objects and things do not make the labels true or correct. Language is not experience.

A Cat doesn't become more of a cat because someone calls it a cat, nor does it become more of a dog if someone were to call it a dog especially since in other languages those animals don't have the same names.

Much in the same way that the books, words and sermons don't make people Buddhist, Jewish, Christian or Muslim, even imitating the advice and language inside those books don't make you a Buddhist, Jewish or a Christian or a Muslim because those are themselves just words and the words are meant to provide a guide for a certain type of experience for instance a cat can practice all it wants to bark and act like a dog but that still doesn't and won't ever make it a dog, the words are meant to shape and explain your experience;

Lucky is the word the human consumes so that the word becomes human, and foul is the human that the words consume as the words will still become human. What I mean by this is when someone becomes consumed by the words it is a religious affair between words and when someone consumes the words they themselves become the words and the words become them; it has changed their experience although those who are so consumed by the words become just the words, shells of experience, devoid of action, they are people who know the words but fail to put them into action within themselves.

So in conclusion I think that to ask the question which religion is correct boils down to... Not whether the religion is the correct one, but that all religions and religious books are based off of language and as such the words can only be properly used as an experience and not as experience itself. Religious books can only be discussed in terms of process and how the words can provide a powerful guide for experience.

Religion is from this plane, religion is based on words and perception therefore it’s my opinion there is no correct or good religion. People have created a religion based on Christ, who opposed their philosophies and taught completely different material than they did. He followed no religion, the Gnostic Christ had no affiliation with the beliefs of the Pharisees. His mission was to awaken our perceptions, akin to someone entering your dream to wake you up from it.

Heretical Jibber Jabber?

The following passage taken from The Apocryphon of James is an interesting insight into the confusion the apostles showed at the time and an interesting indication that when you believe in the kingdom Jesus taught that you will never leave it “even if the Father wishes to banish him”.

An interesting point that could be taken to mean many things, if you don’t read the Gnostic scriptures correctly you could be lead to believe that no matter how bad you are if you just believe in “the kingdom” not even the Father can banish you; I think this is an incorrect interpretation. On the contrary I believe the confusion stems from the confusion of who God is, because this would have been a rather new concept for people at the time it would have been hard to grasp for some people. I believe Jesus is making a distinction between the True God and the Father of humans (Yaltabaoth).

- Peter said, "Sometimes you urge us on to the kingdom of heaven, and then again you turn us back, Lord; sometimes you persuade and draw us to faith and promise us life, and then again you cast us forth from the kingdom of heaven."

But the Lord answered and said to us, "I have given you faith many times; moreover, I have revealed myself to you, James, and you (all) have not known me. Now again, I see you rejoicing many times; and when you are elated at the promise of life, are you yet sad, and do you grieve, when you are instructed in the kingdom? But you, through faith and knowledge, have received life.

Therefore, disdain the rejection when you hear it, but when you hear the promise, rejoice the more. Verily, I say unto you, he who will receive life and believe in the kingdom will never leave it, not even if the Father wishes to banish him."
http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/jam.html

So with all that being said we can see a tremendous difference in the Christianity taught today. We could say that Jesus warned us this would happen or we could brush it off as heretical jibber jabber, I suppose the choice is ultimately yours.

It certainly does make you wonder how an institution that claims to preach the Word of God and has been accused of many heinous crimes doesn't want to include texts that make their entire empire illegitimate and then there's Jesus who over-turned the tables of the money changers, whipped them and caused a huge disturbance at the temples and if indeed changing our perceptions is a form of waking up from the forgetfulness what does that mean?

Most of the conspiracy theorists charge the Gnostic scriptures as being Satanic while completely disregarding the parts that unmask Yaltabaoth and the creator God as Satan, the very same God the Roman Catholic Church worships today and by an odd contrast of sorts pretty much all the other God's from other religions could be explained as creations of Yaltabaoth; by a weird twist it would mean that the Church of Satan also worships the same God as the Roman Catholic Church, only by a different name.

The odd thing is most Christians will never stumble on this information because this is definitely not mainstream information, we only found these texts "again" in 1945 and there has been new interest in labeling them heretical or ancient non-sense. Instead of talking about a completely different narrative that spills out of the Gnostic scriptures no one ever mentions that instead they talk about why they think it shouldn't be included in the traditional canon and their arguments aren't as powerful as the message of the documents themselves, I suppose it’s the ramifications of accepting them as Christ's words. Denying it though, if you believe the bible and the life of Jesus that also has ramifications in my opinion.

The most interesting thing I think is that if we were to take this all seriously, a lot of the powers in the world, the Vatican as an example would cease to have a purpose and would be exposed as something that isn't necessary. Corporations would be seen as idols, as objects that are considered legal people with godlike powers. Religions around the world would forever be changed and a completely different society would emerge and people all around the world would be absolutely fascinated with the words of Christ, this new narrative would definitely make people think about Christianity differently and the great Flat Earth deception would be over and we would as a people demand answers from those in power about our true history and nature of this plane. We would call out these demons and angels posing as aliens and beings from different galaxies and demand answers.

The Gnostic Influence on Secret Societies?

The supposed influence this Gnosticism has on secret societies would only go as far as realizing that Lucifer is the creator God but does very little to approach the True God as far as my research has uncovered. So the only thing I think secret societies have taken from Gnosticism is that fact that Yaltabaoth is the creator of humans or Lucifer/Satan as most people would consider him, no matter which religion you choose when you enter the secret society it would be considered the same religion or rather from the same root source even if it were Hinduism. So the Freemasonic requirement for belief in a higher power makes complete sense.

These statements might seem shocking especially if you’re a religious person but if you read the Gnostic scriptures correctly this is the message that it spells out, regardless if you think it’s true or not it is definitely interesting and the amount of secrecy and suppression involved only makes you wonder even more.

Many of the conspiracy theories could be explained away if you were to believe that Satan or Yaltabaoth created this entire place, or rather at least the perception of it, flat or globular. There is at least evidence for this if you take the forgetfulness that was put upon us as it's described as perception, our poor understanding of our history which today if we look towards quantum reality we can see how important the observer is in the creation of reality. This would also make sense of the claim Jesus makes from the Gospel of St. Thomas that Heaven is spread out among us yet we don't perceive it.

- 113. His disciples said to him, "When will the kingdom come?"

"It will not come by watching for it. It will not be said, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Rather, the Father's kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and people don't see It." http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/gosthom.html

What if the demiurges influence on our perceptions manifest themselves on this plane but somehow were easily changed merely by changing our perception as a people.

Now if we take all of this into consideration when we look more closely at the story of the tower of babel. Especially now of interest to me because of the Flat Earth. So what does Yaltabaoth want? It would be my guess that he'd want us to kill each other and do harm to one another because it keeps our focus off of him and the false perceptions that he and his legions project.

When humans work together the creator God came down or rather he said "let us" go down and confuse their language. The one time when humanity was at its closest to a general unity, Yaltabaoth came down and confused the language of the people and it would be my guess that the conspiracies of a new world order are a product of Yaltabaoth trying to create a similar unity but one of death and servitude.

The Tower of Babel

This is a remarkably eye opening narrative in this context. There isn't even a reason given for "confounding" the language and scattering the people all over the earth, just because they were coming together as one, this definitely sounds like something a jealous God would do and not something the God Jesus spoke about would do. I think people would find this version of Jesus threatening, a completely loving and peaceful Christ who is completely against the institutions of power established on earth and against lending money at interest and what “we” trying to reach anyway? With a giant tower? How exactly does a giant tower work on a globe anyway? It doesn’t. They were trying to reach “the Heavens”.

- Genesis 11:1-9

New International Version (NIV) The Tower of Babel

11 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b] and settled there.

3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”

8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel[c] —because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

This is an absolutely pivotal moment in human history if you believe the scriptures. You really have to wonder why did he want to stop them. Stop them before what exactly? Today we find ourselves marching quickly towards some kind of eerie one world government system that doesn't resemble anything Christ-like. Knowing all of this the Christian faith really teaches against all religions even the one that the Roman Catholic Church promotes, which could be another reason why secret societies don't reject anyone for their religious beliefs because it's all the same God or creations of the same God (Yaltabaoth) instead of the True God that Jesus came and taught about, which is considered heretical on this planet.

Modern Christians are worried about things like Harry Potter and homosexuality while Jesus already pointed out who the "devil" is; Yaltabaoth confounded our language and perceptions and is the father of liars and a murderer from the beginning is it any wonder why he wouldn't want us confused and fighting among each other, subjugating one another? Where's the freewill in that? It is odd that Jesus himself said that Yaltabaoth was the creator God in the Gnostic scriptures yet people still continue to worship him anyway and the scriptures are completely disregarded.

Blame the Ignorant?

One thing people may find odd though is that I don't ascribe any fault to Yaltabaoth, after all he is ignorant and didn't Jesus teach us to love your enemy, wouldn't he be the best person to convert or educate? Don't get me wrong I don't approve of anything ascribed to him or his cohorts. After all wouldn't Yaltabaoth be Christ's brother in some sort of weird way, I don’t know? Although Yaltabaoth was created in ignorance, Christ is Love and really his message was as much for us as it is for Yaltabaoth and his creations because as it was written Yaltabaoth doesn't know where he came from.

This puts John Lash's argument about the redeemer or savior complex into a different perspective where the real message that Jesus gave was that of a God that was different than the creator God in Genesis not the Roman Catholic version where only the message of peace and being crucified seemed important. The faults that John Lash has accused of both Christianity and Gnostic Christianity as well; those being that God sent his son to come and preach a message and be crucified for us, this is easy to confuse if you don't include all of the Gnostic texts or follow the Sethian Gnostic narrative because in the Gnostic texts it says that Christ was sent by God but as Jesus is said to have taught, it isn't the same creator God from Genesis.

His crucifixion was a demonstration of his teachings which he explains to Peter in a revelation in the Apocalypse of Peter found in the Nag Hammadi library, which I’ve already gone over previously in this book. Which shows to me John Lash hasn't interpreted the same thing as I have from reading the Nag Hammadi library and his astounding claims on the radio show Free Humanity with Frater X that he is apparently "qualified" to interpret information from the ancient Gnostics and mystery schools and that certain individuals were not, flabbergasted me and demonstrated to me his sheer arrogance which I do not want to impose at all; read the scriptures yourselves please and come to your own conclusions. I just thought that I should contribute this information because you don't hear many people talk about it. I'm not saying I'm right on every point but it's definitely fascinating.

We have to keep in mind how much of a bonding force Jesus had on the disciples; they all came from completely different backgrounds and then just as now when you put a group of people together who all come from different backgrounds you usually have disagreements and fighting which by biblical accounts happened even while Jesus was alive in the beginning of and throughout his ministry.

When the disciples wanted to bring down brimstone and destroy a village because they were rejected, Jesus explains to them that isn't his way, and that he will offer salvation but if they reject it he simply moved on to another village.

It wasn't until Pentecost that the disciples unified and the teachings that Jesus gave after his crucifixion had the biggest impact on the disciples. It bonded them and motivated them to carry on the teachings of Jesus, most of these teachings are found in the Gnostic scriptures and not in the bible.

Put Them Back in the Hole They Came From

I’ve even heard arguments that the Nag Hammadi texts should be put back in the hole they were found and that they are "more of the devils work". Which seems quite contradictory because those texts themselves indicate that the God they believe in ignorantly is indeed "the devil" but I suppose you would have to believe those texts before you could make that conclusion which is a very odd place to be. Much like Christ taught though, if they reject it move along and go to another "village".

I'm aware that not all of the Gnostic texts agree with each other and I am also aware that they aren't written by the disciples but we must also remember that many of the traditions and stories were passed along orally yet we are still able to see a completely different narrative arise from the Gnostic texts and it's message is ground breaking for religious researchers.

We should always include every source of information on a subject and research as much as we can before we make up our mind entirely yet we'll still find stubborn individuals who close their mind to any evidence that when Christianity started out it was a very rich and diverse religion that posed certain risks to the leaders and rulers of the time.

If I were to interview thousands of people and then from those interviews write a book and exclude some of the interviews or cut sections out of individual interviews it doesn't negate the fact there were other interviews, opinions, beliefs, ideas and evidence just because I selected certain sources to fit into a book due to publishing costs much like a lot of the odd artifacts you find around the world that even pre-date Jesus but speak of "The Son Of The Creator" or "The Son Of God" people exclude these and the church makes no mention of them yet there it is for us to inspect, non- biblical evidence.

If that 13 step pyramid in the possession of Klaus Dona with the all Seeing Eye is genuine it certainly predates Christ, I believe some of the other material found in the same location was more than 3-4 thousand years old. I don't believe he ever mentions the age of the pyramid but I could be wrong, if you find out please contact me and I will add a more accurate figure to this book as an edit. This is also based on the translation of the text on the bottom of the pyramid so if that isn't a correct translation it kind of throws that out the window as evidence for a non-biblical account of "the son of the creator" but he’s also found the skeletons of giants which could fit biblical narratives.

Non-Biblical Accounts of Jesus Christ

Although there is other evidence for a non-biblical account of Jesus as presented by Gary Habermas in a document he published. From Tacitus. Cornelius Tacitus (ca. 55 120 A.D.) who was a historian considered the "greatest historian" of ancient Rome recounted in the Annals, written about 115 A.D. that Nero "fastened the guilt" to the early Christians for the burning of Rome where he mentions Christ "suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius" where he also goes on to label Christianity as evil.

He also writes that procurator Pontius Pilatus had played a part and states:

- "and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre and become popular

Which is an interesting insight into the world at the time and how people perceived Christianity as a most mischievous superstition, quite a distinction from the Jewish faith that was popular at the time and apparent evidence that Christianity was unique and that Jesus was not carrying on some kind continuation of the Jewish faith and narrative.

I argue that this story about Yaltabaoth is one of the main reasons why it was considered that Jesus himself and Christianity was such a threat. I find that after reading the bible, particular Gnostic texts clarify things and put the biblical account into a different perspective that helps paint a clearer image of the theology as a whole. Other Gnostic texts add to the theology instead of clarifying it which is a good distinction to make when you're researching.

For instance the infancy gospels are an attempt to add the early years of Jesus to the theology, surely at the time of Jesus and shortly after his crucifixion there would have been stories told about Jesus when he was a child. What truth they had is unknown but the same can be said for any of the texts, the entire library of works on God is written for the individual to experience the teachings, not to just read the words.

There were numerous authors of the biblical texts, and still many more who wrote early on about Christ; his life, disciples and their mission.

Tacitus also wrote that those early Christians who were persecuted weren't persecuted so much for the crime of firing the city of Rome during the reign of Nero but for "hatred against mankind" which is an interesting admission that supplies evidence for the Yaltabaoth ignorant creator God theory that Jesus did indeed teach this because mankind would have been a creation of Yaltabaoth; the "copies of the original bodies" produced by sexual intercourse.

Their hatred would have been a product of the teachings but not the teachings themselves because Jesus taught to love your enemy although this also fits into my theory that a secretive group of Gnostic-Christians have existed for a long time who held these types of beliefs and a hatred for mankind based on the new information Jesus brought about the creator God. These groups could still exist today and could also explain the chaos in the world today. I dare not accuse any certain secret society with this because I just don't have the evidence for it but it would make sense to me that such a group does exist.

The Findings of Nicolas Notovitch

The findings of Nicolas Notovitch are also remarkable and correspond with the story you find in "The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus The Christ" of Jesus traveling to India and learning from secretive groups in the Himalayas during his "missing years".

When we add up all of the information it begins to tell a different story then most people even knew existed until just recently. It seems it's been conveniently hidden or forgotten by most of the public and you only hear people like Albert Pike being accused of saying that God is Lucifer the Light-bearer. Although if you read Morals & Dogma (the book people keep quoting they say claims this) it doesn't say that at all, moreover Albert Pike was writing the book as his opinion and not some kind of gospel for Masons although it can and has been treated like that. But suffice to say that I think that both the Masons that defend and the people using this rhetoric are mixing up a lot of information. Whether it's done on purpose or not remains to be seen.

Having access to undamaged scriptures from the earliest Christians would put a lot of these arguments to rest and I'm sure some exist somewhere in a private collection or private library hardly ever accessed and/or forgotten about. Not to mention all of the buried and hidden texts still in their original hiding spots all over the world. It certainly is a thrilling mystery, one of the most famous and controversial figures in history; his story and his message.

It almost seems as though this is a much older story, this Gnostic version of Christianity or what we call it today and if Jesus did go to many of the mystery schools like we find in the Aquarian Gospel a lot of this narrative could have been an esoteric secret until Jesus decided to teach it to everyone (the gentiles) which was the reason he came in the first place to "awaken our thinking". In the Aquarian Gospel you find that Jesus went to learn the mysteries but typically ended up teaching their most esteemed leaders/gurus instead of being taught by them. He explains to them the truth using their terminology so they could make their own teachings correct and most times he was chased away after he angered their elite religious orders.

An interesting book that correlates some of the information Nicolas Notovitch uncovered before Levi H. Dowling wrote the Aquarian Gospel from the Akashic records apparently (through automatic-writing) so whether Levi read about the findings of Notovitch and used that information in the creation of the Aquarian Gospel I suppose is up for debate.

One thing that I think is appealing about Yaltabaoth, Gnostic-Christianity and this particular narrative is that it unifies humanity as superior in thinking to our creator who himself was created in ignorance not knowing the True God himself or the place that he came from. It also clears up a lot of the contradictions in the bible like a God who says not to kill people, the very same people that he kills.

The contradictions that people overlook today like the Roman Catholic Church preaching the words of Jesus yet it remains one of the richest entities on this planet, perpetuating certain scriptures and teachings while ignoring all others; it seems like nothing will ever change on this planet, we'll always be fighting amongst each other.

I think that perception is one of the main keys to understanding any message and either way you look at forgetfulness or being asleep it's mentioned early in the bible and no doubt countless people use the term "waking up" today.

Whatever we're waking up from it seems to be popular these days as information becomes accessible to everyone and we're able to communicate between languages conquering borders that would have been impossible in the past. The internet is a type of Tower of Babel in that sense where we're speaking a common language and building a network of information and resources, speaking a similar language.

A lot of that information was classified as secret or esoteric at one time but now people from all over the world are reading it and uncovering its secrets and making all sorts of claims (as am I) and performing all kinds of rituals and religious/occult type practices (which I'm not).

It's almost like information overload for a species and we see all kinds of things happening today that are a direct result of religious ideology; the conflicts in the middle-east, male superiority, homophobia, and a mass accumulation of wealth selling the forgiveness of sins all of which is based on dogmas that ultimately doesn't exist in Gnostic- Christianity.

From my understanding after years of reading the texts, attempting to understand them and research them I've begun to surmise that it seems like a much more unifying theology than any of the main world religions. The Apocryphon of John is an ultimately unique Genesis story that hasn't been explored in the mainstream by many people at all and I think as a theology that has to be explored experientially because of its recent discovery and release to the general public it's only a matter of time before these belief systems begin to dominate the religious landscapes across the world.

Many of these secret mystery schools still exist today, I suppose the one difference between them and what Jesus taught is that the same thing he said in private was the same thing he said publically in parables and the teachings he gave after his crucifixion were also for the public.

With this being said I also think many people understood it in different ways; the same differences we find in religions and spiritual paths today. Of course elaborate exaggerations have been written but usually they're easy to dismiss; there are certain features of The Apocryphon of John that make it hard for me to dismiss it, but that's just me. The fact it makes more sense than the usual biblical narrative or rather that it clarifies certain questions that arise when reading the bible also adds to its credibility (for me).

It fits and completes the Genesis story quite eloquently and really says to humanity that we're being manipulated, beyond that I find that many of the accusations brought against the ancient Gnostic community show the error of their perception and the extremes that they took the theology. It's reported some sects believed that the flesh (physical body) was evil and that everything visible was evil and therefore they tortured themselves obviously forgetting Christ's teaching about loving your enemy.

We have to remember that following this particular Gnostic belief system our apparent creator God (Yaltabaoth) was created in ignorance and is therefore ignorant. How is that particularly evil the way we perceive it today? If someone today does something out of ignorance even if it is really bad, quite often people will forgive them once they learn their error, correct?

We As Humans Will Always Be Superior

Humans are apparently superior in perception and intelligence compared to Yaltabaoth and the Archons/demons/angels he created. Which happened when he blew the power into the first man, we received a piece of the divine spark. Something that Yaltabaoth has been trying to reclaim since he realized that he had ignorantly given it to Adam and subsequently Eve.

After breeding with his own creations we have the New Testament accounts of this God [Yaltabaoth] (according to Gnostic theology), Adam and Eve and their children. We would have to assume that an ignorant God would sort of make it up as he went along, not really knowing what he's doing and there is evidence for this in the Old Testament (in my opinion). I would argue that this is definitely a different perception on the writings but I thought it deserved some attention.

One thing I always found odd as a child about churches was their outright and literal idol worship of Jesus on the cross and when Jesus taught the disciples to break the bread and eat it as his flesh and drink the wine as his blood until I researched a bit of history and cannibalism; more specifically ritualistic cannibalism and cannibalism for medical purposes. It turns out that not only did British Royalty practice cannibalism but many dark occult sects and high ranking church officials from various types of churches perform secret rituals some of which include eating human flesh and drinking blood, or putting your mouth on newly circumcised bleeding penises.

Even if you don't believe me you need look no further than Aleister Crowley for bizarre rituals. There are numerous ancient texts that speak of rituals that would make your stomach churn but what I think what Jesus did at that time is made the disciples aware that they could as he taught "be as wise as serpents yet as innocent as doves" by demonstrating you can use substitutes. Which to me means knowing both good and evil but doing good instead of evil.

It’s ALL About Perception

It's all about the perception, which is a fundamental tool in any occult teachings. Being ignorant of something is unacceptable when you're dealing with these types of things (performing rituals and high occult magic) and it's a fine line between learning about something and letting it affect your perception. Regardless it's a touchy subject because the bible forbids magic yet records Jesus turning water into wine, healing people and walking on water. So I guess it's up to you to weigh the evidence for yourself, dig deeper and learn more about one of this world’s most recent historical conundrums on humanities journey into their beginnings.

In the end and dare I say at the beginning it's always been about perception and one thing I can say with certainty is that all conspiracies, and pretty much anything we can discuss or observe is linked to language. One thing that sets us apart from the other sentient creatures on this planet is written language.

Through my research on various theories and concepts I was lead to hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming. This opened my mind to the true power of language and made me realize that hypnosis is far older than most people realize. I'd like to pique your interest in this subject because words are important; wasn't it written that in the beginning was the Word?

Advertising/Marketing, Politics and Religion are probably the most prime examples of how language is used to influence people and one thing most people misunderstand is what exactly hypnosis is. It isn't the zombie arm in the air passive experience most people expect it to be on the contrary all communication is hypnotic in nature.

This is the reason for rituals, incantations, speeches, symbolism and symbology especially within secret societies. Most people don't use language with purpose, or have a good grasp on their native language; poor vocabulary, or can't define a verb from an adverb or a noun/pronoun etc.

I believe this is done on purpose, for the distinct purpose of manipulation in the worst sense of the word.

If people are interested in this type of stuff, when I write my next book I'll find easily identifiable examples of this type of manipulation where people are knowingly manipulating other people.

Social Engineering is accomplished through a sophisticated use of language and symbols.
A great example of this is the current Flat Earth debate, NASA uses images/symbols and language/lies to convince people we live on a globe, I mean oblate spheroid, I mean pear shaped... OH God... Nevermind.

This is why there is so much division among common native speakers (in other words, people who share the same native language will argue over meaning and definition as well as intention and proliferation) but what exactly is it that is proliferating/growing? My answer would be "chaos" or confusion.
Coincidentally
“The most probable derivation of the name “Yaldabaoth” was that given by Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler, “Son of Chaos,” from Aramaic yalda bahut, ילדא בהות.”

Which reminds me of the story from the bible of the tower of babel which most people brush over quickly without understanding what that story is attempting to make you aware of. Why would "God" or "Satan" depending on your interpretation of the biblical texts come to cause confusion?

Jesus himself said something about knowing at which entrance the robbers come... Language is that doorway. Language and the use of symbols are so pervasive in our life that most times we don't even think about it. All babies babble on using the same intonation patterns until they reduce the set of noises and develop their native language.

Another thing I find interesting about the bible (dealing with language) is the story of Adam & Eve and the tree. What is language? It helps us make distinctions, as children we make bodily distinctions; this is my hand, this is my foot, these are my toes... etc... And language helps us determine what is right and what is wrong.

Which if I remember correctly is what Adam & Eve gained from "eating" the fruit. The Knowledge of what is good and what is evil.

Which to me indicates they gained language, or at least a more sophisticated language then they'd previously had, which is why they realized they were naked (figuratively or not) I find the story interesting. Food for thought anyway.

As far as conspiracies go, I think language is numero uno, it completely flies under the radar of most people.

Our entire school system is predicated on the teaching of language starting with grammar school which was historically the place to learn classical languages. My question etymologically speaking is who determined how we learn language? Do you even know how you understand what you're reading right now? Or how you understand what someone is saying to you? It is an unconscious activity, it isn't something you do consciously.

I find this all very interesting when you notice the issues in the world; language is the root of it all, language is what recruits armies, elects politicians, can make what is right, wrong and can make what is wrong, right, it orders missile launches and other horrifying human activities, it is the most powerful tool humans ever developed (or were taught) and the most crudely used and understood even unto this day.

- "For many will accept our teaching in the beginning. And they will turn from them again by the will of the Father of their error, because they have done what he wanted. And he will reveal them in his judgment, i.e., the servants of the Word. But those who became mingled with these shall become their prisoners, since they are without perception.

And the guileless, good, pure one they push to the worker of death, and to the kingdom of those who praise Christ in a restoration. And they praise the men of the propagation of falsehood, those who will come after you. And they will cleave to the name of a dead man, thinking that they will become pure.

But they will become greatly defiled and they will fall into a name of error, and into the hand of an evil, cunning man and a manifold dogma, and they will be ruled without law."

"For some of them will blaspheme the truth and proclaim evil teaching. And they will say evil things against each other.

What I See in the Flat Earth Community Right Now …

This is what I’m seeing in the Flat Earth community right now, people saying evil things against each other. There has been no common enemy other than those hiding this from us and there’s mass confusion as to why this type of lie would ever be perpetuated. I hope people research the demiurge more and unify against evil and falsehood in all forms. The same people who keep perpetuating this globe earth lie are the same ones that worship Yaltabaoth and his creations because after all, they made it.

That’s why they’re hiding the flat earth from us, because they worship the ignorant creator God and his creations who created it, it’s a giant playground for those who “know” and for those who just play along and do as they’re told. They can give their soul over to this evil and be promised to come back. As it stands their grand lie is set up in such a manner Yaltabaoth, his angels and demons could come back and mingle with us again under the guise of coming from distant planets. Living in debauchery and Chaos with immortal beings, transhumanism, Artificial Intelligence, and every type of perversion set loose upon the minds of humans. We’ve only had television for under 100 years and look how it has shaped our societies and cultures, how Hollywood and magic with words and symbols has paved the way for all sorts of behaviors.

I guess we’ll see how this all plays out in the end.

Below I will include The Apocryphon of John (in full) translated by Frederik Wisse for you to reference while you're reading this book. I have also quoted from a few other Gnostic texts and will include a link to where you can find them online in the Nag Hammadi digital library for free. I have colored the text blue to differentiate between my opinions and the quotes taken from other sources.

The Nag Hammadi Library

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html

The Apocryphon of John

(The Secret Book of John - The Secret Revelation of John)

Translated by Frederik Wisse

The Apocryphon of John is commonly referenced by two other names: The Secret Book of John and The Secret Revelation of John, depending upon how the word "Apocryphon" is translated. There are four surviving Coptic manuscripts of this text: two shorter version found in the Berlin Codex; and Nag Hammadi Codex III, and two longer version, found in Nag Hammadi Codex II and IV. This translation prepared by Dr. Wisse for the Nag Hammadi Library in English uses all four manuscripts to produce a single text.

Separate translations of the short and long version, along with extensive additional resources, are available in the Apocryphon of John Collection of the Gnostic Society Library.

Visit the Apocryphon of John Collection for more information http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl_sbj.htm

The Apocryphon of John (in full)

And it happened one day, when John, the brother of James - who are the sons of Zebedee - had come up to the temple, that a Pharisee named Arimanius approached him and said to him, "Where is your master whom you followed?" And he said to him, "He has gone to the place from which he came." The Pharisee said to him, "With deception did this Nazarene deceive you (pl.), and he filled your ears with lies, and closed your hearts (and) turned you from the traditions of your fathers."

When I, John, heard these things I turned away from the temple to a desert place. And I grieved greatly in my heart, saying, "How then was the savior appointed, and why was he sent into the world by his Father, and who is his Father who sent him, and of what sort is that aeon to which we shall go? For what did he mean when he said to us, 'This aeon to which you will go is of the type of the imperishable aeon, but he did not teach us concerning the latter, of what sort it is."

Straightway, while I was contemplating these things, behold, the heavens opened and the whole creation which is below heaven shone, and the world was shaken. I was afraid, and behold I saw in the light a youth who stood by me. While I looked at him, he became like an old man. And he changed his likeness (again), becoming like a servant. There was not a plurality before me, but there was a likeness with multiple forms in the light, and the likenesses appeared through each other, and the likeness had three forms.

He said to me, "John, John, why do you doubt, or why are you afraid? You are not unfamiliar with this image, are you? - that is, do not be timid! - I am the one who is with you (pl.) always. I am the Father, I am the Mother, I am the Son. I am the undefiled and incorruptible one. Now I have come to teach you what is and what was and what will come to pass, that you may know the things which are not revealed and those which are revealed, and to teach you concerning the unwavering race of the perfect Man. Now, therefore, lift up your face, that you may receive the things that I shall teach you today, and may tell them to your fellow spirits who are from the unwavering race of the perfect Man."

And I asked to know it, and he said to me, "The Monad is a monarchy with nothing above it. It is he who exists as God and Father of everything, the invisible One who is above everything, who exists as incorruption, which is in the pure light into which no eye can look.

"He is the invisible Spirit, of whom it is not right to think of him as a god, or something similar. For he is more than a god, since there is nothing above him, for no one lords it over him. For he does not exist in something inferior to him, since everything exists in him. For it is he who establishes himself. He is eternal, since he does not need anything. For he is total perfection. He did not lack anything, that he might be completed by it; rather he is always completely perfect in light. He is illimitable, since there is no one prior to him to set limits to him. He is unsearchable, since there exists no one prior to him to examine him. He is immeasurable, since there was no one prior to him to measure him. He is invisible, since no one saw him. He is eternal, since he exists eternally. He is ineffable, since no one was able to comprehend him to speak about him. He is unnameable, since there is no one prior to him to give him a name.

"He is immeasurable light, which is pure, holy (and) immaculate. He is ineffable, being perfect in incorruptibility. (He is) not in perfection, nor in blessedness, nor in divinity, but he is far superior. He is not corporeal nor is he incorporeal. He is neither large nor is he small. There is no way to say, 'What is his quantity?' or, 'What is his quality?', for no one can know him. He is not someone among (other) beings, rather he is far superior. Not that he is (simply) superior, but his essence does not partake in the aeons nor in time. For he who partakes in an aeon was prepared beforehand. Time was not apportioned to him, since he does not receive anything from another, for it would be received on loan. For he who precedes someone does not lack, that he may receive from him. For rather, it is the latter that looks expectantly at him in his light.

"For the perfection is majestic. He is pure, immeasurable mind. He is an aeon-giving aeon. He is life-giving life. He is a blessedness-giving blessed one. He is knowledge-giving knowledge. He is goodness-giving goodness. He is mercy and redemption-giving mercy. He is grace-giving grace, not because he possesses it, but because he gives the immeasurable, incomprehensible light.

"How am I to speak with you about him? His aeon is indestructible, at rest and existing in silence, reposing (and) being prior to everything. For he is the head of all the aeons, and it is he who gives them strength in his goodness. For we know not the ineffable things, and we do not understand what is immeasurable, except for him who came forth from him, namely (from) the Father. For it is he who told it to us alone. For it is he who looks at himself in his light which surrounds him, namely the spring of the water of life. And it is he who gives to all the aeons and in every way, (and) who gazes upon his image which he sees in the spring of the Spirit. It is he who puts his desire in his water-light which is in the spring of the pure light-water which surrounds him.

"And his thought performed a deed and she came forth, namely she who had appeared before him in the shine of his light. This is the first power which was before all of them (and) which came forth from his mind, She is the forethought of the All - her light shines like his light - the perfect power which is the image of the invisible, virginal Spirit who is perfect. The first power, the glory of Barbelo, the perfect glory in the aeons, the glory of the revelation, she glorified the virginal Spirit and it was she who praised him, because thanks to him she had come forth. This is the first thought, his image; she became the womb of everything, for it is she who is prior to them all, the Mother-Father, the first man, the holy Spirit, the thrice-male, the thrice-powerful, the thrice-named androgynous one, and the eternal aeon among the invisible ones, and the first to come forth.

" requested from the invisible, virginal Spirit - that is Barbelo - to give her foreknowledge. And the Spirit consented. And when he had consented, the foreknowledge came forth, and it stood by the forethought; it originates from the thought of the invisible, virginal Spirit. It glorified him and his perfect power, Barbelo, for it was for her sake that it had come into being.

"And she requested again to grant her indestructibility, and he consented. When he had consented, indestructibility came forth, and it stood by the thought and the foreknowledge. It glorified the invisible One and Barbelo, the one for whose sake they had come into being.

"And Barbelo requested to grant her eternal life. And the invisible Spirit consented. And when he had consented, eternal life came forth, and they attended and glorified the invisible Spirit and Barbelo, the one for whose sake they had come into being.

"And she requested again to grant her truth. And the invisible Spirit consented. And when he had consented, truth came forth, and they attended and glorified the invisible, excellent Spirit and his Barbelo, the one for whose sake they had come into being.

"This is the pentad of the aeons of the Father, which is the first man, the image of the invisible Spirit; it is the forethought, which Barbelo, and the thought, and the foreknowledge, and the indestructibility, and the eternal life, and the truth. This is the androgynous pentad of the aeons, which is the decad of the aeons, which is the Father.

"And he looked at Barbelo with the pure light which surrounds the invisible Spirit, and (with) his spark, and she conceived from him. He begot a spark of light with a light resembling blessedness. But it does not equal his greatness. This was an only-begotten child of the Mother-Father which had come forth; it is the only offspring, the only-begotten one of the Father, the pure Light.

"And the invisible, virginal Spirit rejoiced over the light which came forth, that which was brought forth first by the first power of his forethought, which is Barbelo. And he anointed it with his goodness until it became perfect, not lacking in any goodness, because he had anointed it with the goodness of the invisible Spirit. And it attended him as he poured upon it. And immediately when it had received from the Spirit, it glorified the holy Spirit and the perfect forethought, for whose sake it had come forth.

"And it requested to give it a fellow worker, which is the mind, and he consented gladly. And when the invisible Spirit had consented, the mind came forth, and it attended Christ, glorifying him and Barbelo. And all these came into being in silence.

"And the mind wanted to perform a deed through the word of the invisible Spirit. And his will became a deed and it appeared with the mind; and the light glorified it. And the word followed the will. For because of the word, Christ the divine Autogenes created everything. And the eternal life (and) his will and the mind and the foreknowledge attended and glorified the invisible Spirit and Barbelo, for whose sake they had come into being.

"And the holy Spirit completed the divine Autogenes, his son, together with Barbelo, that he may attend the mighty and invisible, virginal Spirit as the divine Autogenes, the Christ whom he had honored with a mighty voice. He came forth through the forethought. And the invisible, virginal Spirit placed the divine Autogenes of truth over everything. And he subjected to him every authority, and the truth which is in him, that he may know the All which had been called with a name exalted above every name. For that name will be mentioned to those who are worthy of it.

"For from the light, which is the Christ, and the indestructibility, through the gift of the Spirit the four lights (appeared) from the divine Autogenes. He expected that they might attend him. And the three (are) will, thought, and life. And the four powers (are) understanding, grace, perception, and prudence. And grace belongs to the light-aeon Armozel, which is the first angel. And there are three other aeons with this aeon: grace, truth, and form. And the second light (is) Oriel, who has been placed over the second aeon. And there are three other aeons with him: conception, perception, and memory. And the third light is Daveithai, who has been placed over the third aeon. And there are three other aeons with him: understanding, love, and idea. And the fourth aeon was placed over the fourth light Eleleth. And there are three other aeons with him: perfection, peace, and wisdom. These are the four lights which attend the divine Autogenes, (and) these are the twelve aeons which attend the son of the mighty one, the Autogenes, the Christ, through the will and the gift of the invisible Spirit. And the twelve aeons belong to the son of the Autogenes. And all things were established by the will of the holy Spirit through the Autogenes.

"And from the foreknowledge of the perfect mind, through the revelation of the will of the invisible Spirit and the will of the Autogenes, (the) perfect Man (appeared), the first revelation, and the truth. It is he whom the virginal Spirit called Pigera-Adamas, and he placed him over the first aeon with the mighty one, the Autogenes, the Christ, by the first light Armozel; and with him are his powers. And the invisible one gave him a spiritual, invincible power. And he spoke and glorified and praised the invisible Spirit, saying, 'It is for thy sake that everything has come into being and

everything will return to thee. I shall praise and glorify thee and the Autogenes and the aeons, the three: the Father, the Mother, and the Son, the perfect power.'

"And he placed his son Seth over the second aeon in the presence of the second light Oriel. And in the third aeon the seed of Seth was placed over the third light Daveithai. And the souls of the saints were placed (there). And in the fourth aeon the souls were placed of those who do not know the Pleroma and who did not repent at once, but who

persisted for a while and repented afterwards; they are by the fourth light Eleleth. These are creatures which glorify the invisible Spirit.

"And the Sophia of the Epinoia, being an aeon, conceived a thought from herself and the conception of the invisible Spirit and foreknowledge. She wanted to bring forth a likeness out of herself without the consent of the Spirit, - he had not approved - and without her consort, and without his consideration. And though the person of her maleness had not approved, and she had not found her agreement, and she had thought without the consent of the Spirit and the knowledge of her agreement, (yet) she brought forth. And because of the invincible power which is in her, her thought

did not remain idle, and something came out of her which was imperfect and different from her appearance, because she had created it without her consort. And it was dissimilar to the likeness of its mother, for it has another form.

"And when she saw (the consequences of) her desire, it changed into a form of a lion-faced serpent. And its eyes were like lightning fires which flash. She cast it away from her, outside that place, that no one of the immortal ones might see it, for she had created it in ignorance. And she surrounded it with a luminous cloud, and she placed a throne in the middle of the cloud that no one might see it except the holy Spirit who is called the mother of the living. And she called his name Yaltabaoth.

"This is the first archon who took a great power from his mother. And he removed himself from her and moved away from the places in which he was born. He became strong and created for himself other aeons with a flame of luminous fire which (still) exists now. And he joined with his arrogance which is in him and begot authorities for himself. The name of the first one is Athoth, whom the generations call the reaper. The second one is Harmas, who is the eye of envy. The third one is Kalila-Oumbri. The fourth one is Yabel. The fifth one is Adonaiou, who is called Sabaoth. The sixth one is Cain, whom the generations of men call the sun. The seventh is Abel. The eighth is Abrisene. The ninth is Yobel. The tenth is Armoupieel. The eleventh is Melceir-Adonein. The twelfth is Belias, it is he who is over the depth of Hades. And he placed seven kings - each corresponding to the firmaments of heaven - over the seven heavens, and five over the depth of the abyss, that they may reign. And he shared his fire with them, but he did not send forth from the power of the light which he had taken from his mother, for he is ignorant darkness.

"And when the light had mixed with the darkness, it caused the darkness to shine. And when the darkness had mixed with the light, it darkened the light and it became neither light nor dark, but it became dim.

"Now the archon who is weak has three names. The first name is Yaltabaoth, the second is Saklas, and the third is Samael. And he is impious in his arrogance which is in him. For he said, 'I am God and there is no other God beside me,' for he is ignorant of his strength, the place from which he had come.

"And the archons created seven powers for themselves, and the powers created for themselves six angels for each one until they became 365 angels. And these are the bodies belonging with the names: the first is Athoth, a he has a sheep's face; the second is Eloaiou, he has a donkey's face; the third is Astaphaios, he has a hyena's face; the fourth is Yao, he has a serpent's face with seven heads; the fifth is Sabaoth, he has a dragon's face; the sixth is Adonin, he had a monkey's face; the seventh is Sabbede, he has a shining fire-face. This is the sevenness of the week.

"But Yaltabaoth had a multitude of faces, more than all of them, so that he could put a face before all of them, according to his desire, when he is in the midst of seraphs. He shared his fire with them; therefore he became lord over them. Because of the power of the glory he possessed of his mother's light, he called himself God. And he did not

obey the place from which he came. And he united the seven powers in his thought with the authorities which were with him. And when he spoke it happened. And he named each power beginning with the highest: the first is goodness with the first (authority), Athoth; the second is foreknowledge with the second one, Eloaio; and the third is divinity with the third one, Astraphaio); the fourth is lordship with the fourth one, Yao; the fifth is kingdom with the fifth one, Sabaoth; the sixth is envy with the sixth one, Adonein; the seventh is understanding with the seventh one, Sabbateon. And these have a firmament corresponding to each aeon-heaven. They were given names according to the glory which belongs to heaven for the destruction of the powers. And in the names which were given to them by their Originator there was power. But the names which were given them according to the glory which belongs to heaven mean for them destruction and powerlessness. Thus they have two names.

"And having created [...] everything, he organized according to the model of the first aeons which had come into being, so that he might create them like the indestructible ones. Not because he had seen the indestructible ones, but the power in him, which he had taken from his mother, produced in him the likeness of the cosmos. And when he saw the creation which surrounds him, and the multitude of the angels around him which had come forth from him, he said to them, 'I am a jealous God, and there is no other God beside me.' But by announcing this he indicated to the angels who attended him that there exists another God. For if there were no other one, of whom would he be jealous?

"Then the mother began to move to and fro. She became aware of the deficiency when the brightness of her light diminished. And she became dark because her consort had not agreed with her."

And I said, "Lord, what does it mean that she moved to and fro?" But he smiled and said, "Do not think it is, as Moses said, 'above the waters.' No, but when she had seen the wickedness which had happened, and the theft which her son had committed, she repented. And she was overcome by forgetfulness in the darkness of ignorance and she began to be ashamed. And she did not dare to return, but she was moving about. And the moving is the going to and fro.

"And the arrogant one took a power from his mother. For he was ignorant, thinking that there existed no other except his mother alone. And when he saw the multitude of the angels which he had created, then he exalted himself above them.

"And when the mother recognized that the garment of darkness was imperfect, then she knew that her consort had not agreed with her. She repented with much weeping. And the whole pleroma heard the prayer of her repentance, and they praised on her behalf the invisible, virginal Spirit. And he consented; and when the invisible Spirit had consented, the holy Spirit poured over her from their whole pleroma. For it was not her consort who came to her, but he came to her through the pleroma in order that he might correct her deficiency. And she was taken up not to her own aeon but above her son, that she might be in the ninth until she has corrected her deficiency.

"And a voice came forth from the exalted aeon-heaven: 'The Man exists and the son of Man.' And the chief archon, Yaltabaoth, heard (it) and thought that the voice had come from his mother. And he did not know from where it came. And he taught them, the holy and perfect Mother-Father, the complete foreknowledge, the image of the invisible one who is the Father of the all (and) through whom everything came into being, the first Man. For he revealed his likeness in a human form.

"And the whole aeon of the chief archon trembled, and the foundations of the abyss shook. And of the waters which are above matter, the underside was illuminated by the appearance of his image which had been revealed. And when all the authorities and the chief archon looked, they saw the whole region of the underside which was illuminated. And through the light they saw the form of the image in the water.

"And he said to the authorities which attend him, 'Come, let us create a man according to the image of God and according to our likeness, that his image may become a light for us.' And they created by means of their respective powers in correspondence with the characteristics which were given. And each authority supplied a characteristic in

the form of the image which he had seen in its natural (form). He created a being according to the likeness of the first, perfect Man. And they said, 'Let us call him Adam, that his name may become a power of light for us.'

"And the powers began: the first one, goodness, created a bone-soul; and the second, foreknowledge, created a sinew- soul; the third, divinity, created a flesh-soul; and the fourth, the lordship, created a marrow-soul; the fifth, kingdom created a blood-soul; the sixth, envy, created a skin-soul; the seventh, understanding, created a hair-soul. And the multitude of the angels attended him and they received from the powers the seven substances of the natural (form) in order to create the proportions of the limbs and the proportion of the rump and the proper working together of each of the parts.

"The first one began to create the head. Eteraphaope-Abron created his head; Meniggesstroeth created the brain; Asterechme (created) the right eye; Thaspomocha, the left eye; Yeronumos, the right ear; Bissoum, the left ear; Akioreim, the nose; Banen-Ephroum, the lips; Amen, the teeth; Ibikan, the molars; Basiliademe, the tonsils; Achcha, the uvula; Adaban, the neck; Chaaman, the vertebrae; Dearcho, the throat; Tebar, the right shoulder; [...], the left shoulder; Mniarcon, the right elbow; [...], the left elbow; Abitrion, the right underarm; Evanthen, the left underarm; Krys, the right hand; Beluai, the left hand; Treneu, the fingers of the right hand; Balbel, the fingers of the left hand; Kriman, the nails of the hands; Astrops, the right breast; Barroph, the left breast; Baoum, the right shoulder joint; Ararim, the left shoulder joint; Areche, the belly; Phthave, the navel; Senaphim, the abdomen; Arachethopi, the right ribs; Zabedo, the left ribs; Barias, the right hip; Phnouth the left hip; Abenlenarchei, the marrow; Chnoumeninorin, the bones; Gesole, the stomach; Agromauna, the heart; Bano, the lungs; Sostrapal, the liver; Anesimalar, the spleen; Thopithro, the intestines; Biblo, the kidneys; Roeror, the sinews; Taphreo, the spine of the body; Ipouspoboba, the veins; Bineborin, the arteries; Atoimenpsephei, theirs are the breaths which are in all the limbs; Entholleia, all the flesh; Bedouk, the right buttock (?); Arabeei, the left penis; Eilo, the testicles; Sorma, the genitals; Gorma- Kaiochlabar, the right thigh; Nebrith, the left thigh; Pserem, the kidneys of the right leg; Asaklas, the left kidney; Ormaoth, the right leg; Emenun, the left leg; Knyx, the right shin-bone; Tupelon, the left shin-bone; Achiel, the right knee; Phnene, the left knee; Phiouthrom, the right foot; Boabel, its toes; Trachoun, the left foot; Phikna, its toes; Miamai, the nails of the feet; Labernioum - .

"And those who were appointed over all of these are: Zathoth, Armas, Kalila, Jabel, (Sabaoth, Cain, Abel). And those who are particularly active in the limbs (are) the head Diolimodraza, the neck Yammeax, the right shoulder Yakouib, the left shoulder Verton, the right hand Oudidi, the left one Arbao, the fingers of the right hand Lampno, the fingers of the left hand Leekaphar, the right breast Barbar, the left breast Imae, the chest Pisandriaptes, the right shoulder joint Koade, the left shoulder joint Odeor, the right ribs Asphixix, the left ribs Synogchouta, the belly Arouph, the womb Sabalo, the right thigh Charcharb, the left thigh Chthaon, all the genitals Bathinoth, the right leg Choux, the left leg Charcha, the right shin-bone Aroer, the left shin-bone Toechtha, the right knee Aol, the left knee Charaner, the right foot Bastan, its toes Archentechtha, the left foot Marephnounth, its toes Abrana.

"Seven have power over all of these: Michael, Ouriel, Asmenedas, Saphasatoel, Aarmouriam, Richram, Amiorps. And the ones who are in charge over the senses (are) Archendekta; and he who is in charge over the receptions (is) Deitharbathas; and he who is in charge over the imagination (is) Oummaa; and he who is over the composition Aachiaram, and he who is over the whole impulse Riaramnacho.

"And the origin of the demons which are in the whole body is determined to be four: heat, cold, wetness, and dryness. And the mother of all of them is matter. And he who reigns over the heat (is) Phloxopha; and he who reigns over the cold is Oroorrothos; and he who reigns over what is dry (is) Erimacho; and he who reigns over the wetness (is) Athuro. And the mother of all of these, Onorthochrasaei, stands in their midst, since she is illimitable, and she mixes with all of them. And she is truly matter, for they are nourished by her.

"The four chief demons are: Ephememphi, who belongs to pleasure, Yoko, who belongs to desire, Nenentophni, who belongs to grief, Blaomen, who belongs to fear. And the mother of them all is Aesthesis-Ouch-Epi-Ptoe. And from the four demons passions came forth. And from grief (came) envy, jealousy, distress, trouble, pain, callousness, anxiety, mourning, etc. And from pleasure much wickedness arises, and empty pride, and similar things. And from desire (comes) anger, wrath, and bitterness, and bitter passion, and unsatedness, and similar things. And from fear (comes) dread, fawning, agony, and shame. All of these are like useful things as well as evil things. But the insight into their true (character) is Anaro, who is the head of the material soul, for it belongs with the seven senses, Ouch-Epi-Ptoe.

"This is the number of the angels: together they are 365. They all worked on it until, limb for limb, the natural and the material body was completed by them. Now there are other ones in charge over the remaining passions whom I did not mention to you. But if you wish to know them, it is written in the book of Zoroaster. And all the angels and demons worked until they had constructed the natural body. And their product was completely inactive and motionless for a long time.

"And when the mother wanted to retrieve the power which she had given to the chief archon, she petitioned the Mother-Father of the All, who is most merciful. He sent, by means of the holy decree, the five lights down upon the place of the angels of the chief archon. They advised him that they should bring forth the power of the mother. And they said to Yaltabaoth, 'Blow into his face something of your spirit and his body will arise.' And he blew into his face the spirit which is the power of his mother; he did not know (this), for he exists in ignorance. And the power of the mother went out of Yaltabaoth into the natural body, which they had fashioned after the image of the one who exists from the beginning. The body moved and gained strength, and it was luminous.

"And in that moment the rest of the powers became jealous, because he had come into being through all of them and they had given their power to the man, and his intelligence was greater than that of those who had made him, and greater than that of the chief archon. And when they recognized that he was luminous, and that he could think better than they, and that he was free from wickedness, they took him and threw him into the lowest region of all matter.

"But the blessed One, the Mother-Father, the beneficent and merciful One, had mercy on the power of the mother which had been brought forth out of the chief archon, for they (the archons) might gain power over the natural and perceptible body. And he sent, through his beneficent Spirit and his great mercy, a helper to Adam, luminous Epinoia which comes out of him, who is called Life. And she assists the whole creature, by toiling with him and by restoring him to his fullness and by teaching him about the descent of his seed (and) by teaching him about the way of ascent, (which is) the way he came down. And the luminous Epinoia was hidden in Adam, in order that the archons might not know her, but that the Epinoia might be a correction of the deficiency of the mother.

"And the man came forth because of the shadow of the light which is in him. And his thinking was superior to all those who had made him. When they looked up, they saw that his thinking was superior. And they took counsel with the whole array of archons and angels. They took fire and earth and water and mixed them together with the four fiery winds. And they wrought them together and caused a great disturbance. And they brought him (Adam) into the shadow of death, in order that they might form (him) again from earth and water and fire and the spirit which originates in matter, which is the ignorance of darkness and desire, and their counterfeit spirit. This is the tomb of the newly-formed body with which the robbers had clothed the man, the bond of forgetfulness; and he became a mortal man. This is the first one who came down, and the first separation. But the Epinoia of the light which was in him, she is the one who was to awaken his thinking.

"And the archons took him and placed him in paradise. And they said to him, 'Eat, that is at leisure,' for their luxury is bitter and their beauty is depraved. And their luxury is deception and their trees are godlessness and their fruit is deadly poison and their promise is death. And the tree of their life they had placed in the midst of paradise.

"And I shall teach you (pl.) what is the mystery of their life, which is the plan which they made together, which is the likeness of their spirit. The root of this (tree) is bitter and its branches are death, its shadow is hate and deception is in its leaves, and its blossom is the ointment of evil, and its fruit is death and desire is its seed, and it sprouts in darkness. The dwelling place of those who taste from it is Hades, and the darkness is their place of rest.

"But what they call the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which is the Epinoia of the light, they stayed in front of it in order that he (Adam) might not look up to his fullness and recognize the nakedness of his shamefulness. But it was I who brought about that they ate."

And to I said to the savior, "Lord, was it not the serpent that taught Adam to eat?" The savior smiled and said, "The serpent taught them to eat from wickedness of begetting, lust, (and) destruction, that he (Adam) might be useful to him. And he (Adam) knew that he was disobedient to him (the chief archon) due to light of the Epinoia which is in him, which made him more correct in his thinking than the chief archon. And (the latter) wanted to bring about the power which he himself had given him. And he brought a forgetfulness over Adam."

And I said to the savior, "What is the forgetfulness?" And he said "It is not the way Moses wrote (and) you heard. For he said in his first book, 'He put him to sleep' (Gn 2:21), but (it was) in his perception. For also he said through the prophet, 'I will make their hearts heavy, that they may not pay attention and may not see' (Is 6:10).

"Then the Epinoia of the light hid herself in him (Adam). And the chief archon wanted to bring her out of his rib. But the Epinoia of the light cannot be grasped. Although darkness pursued her, it did not catch her. And he brought a part of his power out of him. And he made another creature, in the form of a woman, according to the likeness of the Epinoia which had appeared to him. And he brought the part which he had taken from the power of the man into the female creature, and not as Moses said, 'his rib-bone.'

"And he (Adam) saw the woman beside him. And in that moment the luminous Epinoia appeared, and she lifted the veil which lay over his mind. And he became sober from the drunkenness of darkness. And he recognized his counter- image, and he said, 'This is indeed bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.' Therefore the man will leave his father and his mother, and he will cleave to his wife, and they will both be one flesh. For they will send him his consort, and he will leave his father and his mother ... (3 lines unreadable)

"And our sister Sophia (is) she who came down in innocence in order to rectify her deficiency. Therefore she was called Life, which is the mother of the living, by the foreknowledge of the sovereignty of heaven. And through her they have tasted the perfect Knowledge. I appeared in the form of an eagle on the tree of knowledge, which is the Epinoia from the foreknowledge of the pure light, that I might teach them and awaken them out of the depth of sleep. For they were both in a fallen state, and they recognized their nakedness. The Epinoia appeared to them as a light; she awakened their thinking.

"And when Yaltabaoth noticed that they withdrew from him, he cursed his earth. He found the woman as she was preparing herself for her husband. He was lord over her, though he did not know the mystery which had come to pass through the holy decree. And they were afraid to blame him. And he showed his angels his ignorance which is in him. And he cast them out of paradise and he clothed them in gloomy darkness. And the chief archon saw the virgin who stood by Adam, and that the luminous Epinoia of life had appeared in her. And Yaltabaoth was full of ignorance. And when the foreknowledge of the All noticed (it), she sent some and they snatched life out of Eve.

"And the chief archon seduced her and he begot in her two sons; the first and the second (are) Eloim and Yave. Eloim has a bear-face and Yave has a cat-face. The one is righteous but the other is unrighteous. (Yave is righteous but Eloim is unrighteous.) Yave he set over the fire and the wind, and Eloim he set over the water and the earth. And these he called with the names Cain and Abel with a view to deceive.

"Now up to the present day, sexual intercourse continued due to the chief archon. And he planted sexual desire in her who belongs to Adam. And he produced through intercourse the copies of the bodies, and he inspired them with his counterfeit spirit.

"And the two archons he set over principalities, so that they might rule over the tomb. And when Adam recognized the likeness of his own foreknowledge, he begot the likeness of the son of man. He called him Seth, according to the way of the race in the aeons. Likewise, the mother also sent down her spirit, which is in her likeness and a copy of those who are in the pleroma, for she will prepare a dwelling place for the aeons which will come down. And he made them drink water of forgetfulness, from the chief archon, in order that they might not know from where they came. Thus, the seed remained for a while assisting (him), in order that, when the Spirit comes forth from the holy aeons, he may raise up and heal him from the deficiency, that the whole pleroma may (again) become holy and faultless."

And I said to the savior, "Lord, will all the souls then be brought safely into the pure light?" He answered and said to me, "Great things have arisen in your mind, for it is difficult to explain them to others except to those who are from the immovable race. Those on whom the Spirit of life will descend and (with whom) he will be with the power, they will be saved and become perfect and be worthy of the greatness and be purified in that place from all wickedness and the involvements in evil. Then they have no other care than the incorruption alone, to which they direct their attention from here on, without anger or envy or jealousy or desire and greed of anything. They are not affected by anything except the state of being in the flesh alone, which they bear while looking expectantly for the time when they will be met by the receivers (of the body). Such then are worthy of the imperishable, eternal life and the calling. For they endure everything and bear up under everything, that they may finish the good fight and inherit eternal life."

I said to him, "Lord, the souls of those who did not do these works (but) on whom the power and Spirit descended, (will they be rejected?" He answered and said to me, "If) the Spirit (descended upon them), they will in any case be saved, and they will change (for the better). For the power will descend on every man, for without it no one can stand. And after they are born, then, when the Spirit of life increases and the power comes and strengthens that soul, no one can lead it astray with works of evil. But those on whom the counterfeit spirit descends are drawn by him and they go astray."

And I said, "Lord, where will the souls of these go when they have come out of their flesh?" And he smiled and said to me, "The soul in which the power will become stronger than the counterfeit spirit, is strong and it flees from evil and, through the intervention of the incorruptible one, it is saved, and it is taken up to the rest of the aeons."

And I said, "Lord, those, however, who have not known to whom they belong, where will their souls be?" And he said to me, "In those, the despicable spirit has gained strength when they went astray. And he burdens the soul and draws it to the works of evil, and he casts it down into forgetfulness. And after it comes out of (the body), it is handed over to the authorities, who came into being through the archon, and they bind it with chains and cast it into prison, and consort with it until it is liberated from the forgetfulness and acquires knowledge. And if thus it becomes perfect, it is saved."

And I said, "Lord, how can the soul become smaller and return into the nature of its mother or into man?" Then he rejoiced when I asked him this, and he said to me, "Truly, you are blessed, for you have understood! That soul is made to follow another one (fem.), since the Spirit of life is in it. It is saved through him. It is not again cast into another flesh."

And I said, "Lord, these also who did not know, but have turned away, where will their souls go?" Then he said to me, "To that place where the angels of poverty go they will be taken, the place where there is no repentance. And they will be kept for the day on which those who have blasphemed the spirit will be tortured, and they will be punished with eternal punishment."

And I said, "Lord, from where did the counterfeit spirit come?" Then he said to me, "The Mother-Father, who is rich in mercy, the holy Spirit in every way, the One who is merciful and who sympathizes with you (pl.), i.e., the Epinoia of the foreknowledge of light, he raised up the offspring of the perfect race and its thinking and the eternal light of man. When the chief archon realized that they were exalted above him in the height - and they surpass him in thinking- then he wanted to seize their thought, not knowing that they surpassed him in thinking, and that he will not be able to seize them.

"He made a plan with his authorities, which are his powers, and they committed together adultery with Sophia, and bitter fate was begotten through them, which is the last of the changeable bonds. And it is of a sort that is interchangeable. And it is harder and stronger than she with whom the gods united, and the angels and the demons and all the generations until this day. For from that fate came forth every sin and injustice and blasphemy, and the chain of forgetfulness and ignorance and every severe command, and serious sins and great fears. And thus the whole creation was made blind, in order that they may not know God, who is above all of them. And because of the chain of forgetfulness, their sins were hidden. For they are bound with measures and times and moments, since it (fate) is lord over everything.

"And he (the chief archon) repented for everything which had come into being through him. This time he planned to bring a flood upon the work of man. But the greatness of the light of the foreknowledge informed Noah, and he proclaimed (it) to all the offspring which are the sons of men. But those who were strangers to him did not listen to him. It is not as Moses said, 'They hid themselves in an ark' (Gn 7: 7), but they hid themselves in a place, not only Noah, but also many other people from the immovable race. They went into a place and hid themselves in a luminous cloud. And he (Noah) recognized his authority, and she who belongs to the light was with him, having shone on them because he (the chief archon) had brought darkness upon the whole earth.

"And he made a plan with his powers. He sent his angels to the daughters of men, that they might take some of them for themselves and raise offspring for their enjoyment. And at first they did not succeed. When they had no success, they gathered together again and they made a plan together. They created a counterfeit spirit, who resembles the Spirit who had descended, so as to pollute the souls through it. And the angels changed themselves in their likeness into the likeness of their mates (the daughters of men), filling them with the spirit of darkness, which they had mixed for them, and with evil. They brought gold and silver and a gift and copper and iron and metal and all kinds of things. And they steered the people who had followed them into great troubles, by leading them astray with many deceptions. They (the people) became old without having enjoyment. They died, not having found truth and without knowing the God of truth. And thus the whole creation became enslaved forever, from the foundation of the world until now. And they took women and begot children out of the darkness according to the likeness of their spirit. And they closed their hearts, and they hardened themselves through the hardness of the counterfeit spirit until now.

"I, therefore, the perfect Pronoia of the all, changed myself into my seed, for I existed first, going on every road. For I am the richness of the light; I am the remembrance of the pleroma.

"And I went into the realm of darkness and I endured till I entered the middle of the prison. And the foundations of chaos shook. And I hid myself from them because of their wickedness, and they did not recognize me.

"Again I returned for the second time, and I went about. I came forth from those who belong to the light, which is I, the remembrance of the Pronoia. I entered into the midst of darkness and the inside of Hades, since I was seeking (to accomplish) my task. And the foundations of chaos shook, that they might fall down upon those who are in chaos and might destroy them. And again I ran up to my root of light, lest they be destroyed before the time.

"Still for a third time I went - I am the light which exists in the light, I am the remembrance of the Pronoia - that I might enter into the midst of darkness and the inside of Hades. And I filled my face with the light of the completion of their aeon. And I entered into the midst of their prison, which is the prison of the body. And I said, 'He who hears, let him get up from the deep sleep.' And he wept and shed tears. Bitter tears he wiped from himself and he said, 'Who is it that calls my name, and from where has this hope come to me, while I am in the chains of the prison?' And I said, 'I

am the Pronoia of the pure light; I am the thinking of the virginal Spirit, who raised you up to the honored place. Arise and remember that it is you who hearkened, and follow your root, which is I, the merciful one, and guard yourself against the angels of poverty and the demons of chaos and all those who ensnare you, and beware of the deep sleep

and the enclosure of the inside of Hades.

"And I raised him up, and sealed him in the light of the water with five seals, in order that death might not have power over him from this time on.

"And behold, now I shall go up to the perfect aeon. I have completed everything for you in your hearing. And I have said everything to you that you might write them down and give them secretly to your fellow spirits, for this is the mystery of the immovable race."

And the savior presented these things to him that he might write them down and keep them secure. And he said to him, "Cursed be everyone who will exchange these things for a gift or for food or for drink or for clothing or for any other such thing." And these things were presented to him in a mystery, and immediately he disappeared from him. And he went to his fellow disciples and related to them what the savior had told him.

Jesus Christ, Amen.

The Apocryphon According to John

Selection made from James M. Robinson, ed., The Nag Hammadi Library, revised edition. HarperCollins, San

Francisco, 1990.

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