Post by Dave on Feb 2, 2013 13:25:10 GMT -5
The Concept of Our Great Power
(also translated as - Thoughts of our Great Power)
The Concept of Our great Power is a Christian Gnostic “salvation history.” Beginning with creation, it recounts the workings of God’s justice and mercy in the conflict between good and evil, ending with the final beatitude. Unusually for a Gnostic work the tractate is “apocalyptic,” …
The very first lines of the tractate make it clear that human salvation depends upon knowing our great power.
In a manner typical of apocalyptic, the tractate divides all history into three “aeons.” The first, the “aeon of the flesh” ends with the flood. In the second, or “psychic” aeon, the revealer appears. … The second aeon ends with a war amoung wicked angelic rulers – the “ARCHONS” – the appearance of am antichrist figure, and the destruction of the world by fire. Though the fire consumes matter, it purifies souls; together with the “saints,” the purified souls then live forever in the great power’s “indestructible aeon.”
Scholars are divided as to the date of origin. If translated from common Coptic the text could be from 100 B.C. - 400 A.D.; however, many scholars think it to written in proto-Coptic which would make it much older. Although all agree this text was well established prior to 400 A.D..
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"He who will know our great Power will become invisible, and fire will not be able to consume him. But it (the fire) will purge and destroy all your possessions. For everyone in whom my form will appear will be saved, from (the age of) seven days up to one hundred and twenty years. …
Then behold the Spirit and know where He is. He gave himself to men that they may receive life from Him every day, since he has His life within Him; He gives to all. …
This is the work that came into being. See what it is like before it comes into being it does not see, because the aeon of the flesh came to be in the great bodies. And there were appointed unto them long days in the creation. For when they had polluted themselves and had entered into the flesh, the father of the flesh, the water, avenged himself. For when he had found that Noah was pious and worthy – and it is the father of the flesh who holds the angels in subjection. And he (Noah) preached piety for one hundred and twenty. And no one listened to him. And he made a wooden ark, and who he had found entered it. And the flood took place. … And the judgment of the flesh was unleashed. Only the work of the Power stood up.
Next the psychic aeon. It is a small one, which is mixed with bodies, by begetting in the souls and defiling them, For the first defilement of the creation found strength. And it begot every work: many works of wrath, anger, envy, malice, hatred, slander, contempt, and war, lying and evil counsels, sorrows, and pleasures, basenesses and defilements, falsehoods and disease, evil judgments that they decree according to their desires.
Then, in this aeon, which is the psychic one. The man will come into being who knows the great Power. He will receive (me) and He will know me. He will drink from the milk of the mother, in fact. He will speak in parables; He will proclaim the aeon that is to come, just as he spoke in the first aeon of the flesh as Noah.
Then a great disturbance took place. The Archons raised up their wrath against him. They wanted to hand him over to the ruler of Hades. … Then the ruler of Hades took him. And he found that the nature of his flesh could not be seized, in order to show it to the Archons. But he was saying: “who is this? What is this? His word has abolished the law of the aeon. He is from the logos of the Power of life.” And he was victorious over the command of the Archons, and they were not able by their work to rule over him.
The Archons searched after that which had come to pass. They did not know that this is the sign of their dissolution, and that it is the change of the aeon. The sun set during the day; that day became dark. The evil spirits were troubled. And after these things he will appear ascending. And the sign of the aeon that is to come will appear. And the aeon will dissolve,
And those who would know these things that were discussed with them, will become blessed. And they will reveal them, and they will become blessed, since they will come to know the truth. For you have found rest in heavens.
Then the wrath of the Archons burned angry at the life. The Cities were overturned; the mountains dissolve. The Archon came, with the Archons of the western regions, to the East, that is, to that place where the Logos appeared at first. Then the earth trembled, and the cities were troubled. Moreover, the birds ate and were filled with the dead. The earth mourned together with the inhabited world; they became desolate
Then, when the times were completed, then wickedness arose mightily even until the final end of the Logos. Then the Archons of the western regions arose, and from the East he will perform work, and he will instruct men in his wickedness. And he wants to nullify all teaching, the words of wisdom, while loving the lying wisdom. For he attacked the old, wishing to introduce wickedness and to put on dignity. He was incapable, because the defilement of his garments is great. Then he became angry. He appeared and desired to go up and to pass up to that place.
Then the appointed time came and drew near. And he changed the commands. Then the time came until the child had grown up. When he had come to his maturity, then the Archons sent the imitator to that man on order that they might know our great Power. And they were expecting from him that he would perform for them a sign. And he bore great signs. And he reigned over the whole earth and over all those who are under heaven. He placed his throne upon the end of the earth, for “I shall make you god of the world.” He will perform signs and wonders. Then they will turn from me. And they go astray."
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Ponder points –
The age of flesh -- “… the aeon of the flesh came to be in the great bodies. And there were appointed unto them long days in the creation.”
Great Bodies – What is actually meant by Great Bodies? My opinion is: Not only is the reference to LARGE bodies, i.e. Giants. Giant humans, Mutant forms, Ogars, Trolls; and Beast, Brontosaurus, T Rex, and The Beast and Leviathan of Job. The end result of the Watchers manipulating the genetic pool.
Also, implies many variety of forms, and therefore, many different Mutant forms to choose from.
“For when they had polluted themselves and had entered into the flesh,…” - All destroyed by the Flood of Noah.
The psychic age – current – it’s not about flesh or genetics, but rather, wisdom and understanding.
"For everyone in whom my form will appear will be saved, from (the age of) seven days up to one hundred and twenty years. …" -- another reference to the 120 year "generation / life span" allowance set by God after the Flood.
The Archons explore every vile aspect of humanity – hatred, evil, and malice
Introduction of the Messiah, Christ. “He will speak in parables; He will proclaim the aeon that is to come, just as he spoke in the first aeon of the flesh as Noah.” (here again a reference to Christ as the Second Messiah metaphor – with Noah being the first)
“The Archons raised up their wrath against him.” “His word has abolished the law of the aeon. He is from the logos of the Power of life.” --- I love this passage – He is from the logos of the Power of life!
Logos – is a Greek / Coptic word that is usually translated into English as “Word” or “The Word.”
John 1:1 (ASV) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
The Archons finally go to war at the end of the “Logos” – “… when the times were completed, then wickedness arose mightily even until the final end of the Logos.”
Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, 8 and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
ARCHONS ----
What exactly is anti-Christendom about this writing? What specifically is it that Rome has tried to quash -- except the revelation that the enemy powers, principalities, spirits of wickedness are alive and well -- active in their war against humanity -- and they are called ARCHONS!
Doesn't it appear that Roman Christendom was infiltrated long ago and manipulated to quash this real evidence against the Archon. So, they can continue to work in secret!
Yet, humanity has failed to learn the lesson of China's greatest General and Emperor - who said, "Know your enemy!"
Paul wrote 85% of the Roman Canon - why didn't this make it into canon?
The Prayer of the Apostle Paul
From the inside cover of Codex I (AKA – Jung Codex)
The prayer just praises God, and his son Jesus Christ. Paul is praying for wisdom and knowledge, when he says,
“Grant what no angel eye has seen and no Archon’s ear has heard … “
(also translated as - Thoughts of our Great Power)
The Concept of Our great Power is a Christian Gnostic “salvation history.” Beginning with creation, it recounts the workings of God’s justice and mercy in the conflict between good and evil, ending with the final beatitude. Unusually for a Gnostic work the tractate is “apocalyptic,” …
The very first lines of the tractate make it clear that human salvation depends upon knowing our great power.
In a manner typical of apocalyptic, the tractate divides all history into three “aeons.” The first, the “aeon of the flesh” ends with the flood. In the second, or “psychic” aeon, the revealer appears. … The second aeon ends with a war amoung wicked angelic rulers – the “ARCHONS” – the appearance of am antichrist figure, and the destruction of the world by fire. Though the fire consumes matter, it purifies souls; together with the “saints,” the purified souls then live forever in the great power’s “indestructible aeon.”
Scholars are divided as to the date of origin. If translated from common Coptic the text could be from 100 B.C. - 400 A.D.; however, many scholars think it to written in proto-Coptic which would make it much older. Although all agree this text was well established prior to 400 A.D..
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"He who will know our great Power will become invisible, and fire will not be able to consume him. But it (the fire) will purge and destroy all your possessions. For everyone in whom my form will appear will be saved, from (the age of) seven days up to one hundred and twenty years. …
Then behold the Spirit and know where He is. He gave himself to men that they may receive life from Him every day, since he has His life within Him; He gives to all. …
This is the work that came into being. See what it is like before it comes into being it does not see, because the aeon of the flesh came to be in the great bodies. And there were appointed unto them long days in the creation. For when they had polluted themselves and had entered into the flesh, the father of the flesh, the water, avenged himself. For when he had found that Noah was pious and worthy – and it is the father of the flesh who holds the angels in subjection. And he (Noah) preached piety for one hundred and twenty. And no one listened to him. And he made a wooden ark, and who he had found entered it. And the flood took place. … And the judgment of the flesh was unleashed. Only the work of the Power stood up.
Next the psychic aeon. It is a small one, which is mixed with bodies, by begetting in the souls and defiling them, For the first defilement of the creation found strength. And it begot every work: many works of wrath, anger, envy, malice, hatred, slander, contempt, and war, lying and evil counsels, sorrows, and pleasures, basenesses and defilements, falsehoods and disease, evil judgments that they decree according to their desires.
Then, in this aeon, which is the psychic one. The man will come into being who knows the great Power. He will receive (me) and He will know me. He will drink from the milk of the mother, in fact. He will speak in parables; He will proclaim the aeon that is to come, just as he spoke in the first aeon of the flesh as Noah.
Then a great disturbance took place. The Archons raised up their wrath against him. They wanted to hand him over to the ruler of Hades. … Then the ruler of Hades took him. And he found that the nature of his flesh could not be seized, in order to show it to the Archons. But he was saying: “who is this? What is this? His word has abolished the law of the aeon. He is from the logos of the Power of life.” And he was victorious over the command of the Archons, and they were not able by their work to rule over him.
The Archons searched after that which had come to pass. They did not know that this is the sign of their dissolution, and that it is the change of the aeon. The sun set during the day; that day became dark. The evil spirits were troubled. And after these things he will appear ascending. And the sign of the aeon that is to come will appear. And the aeon will dissolve,
And those who would know these things that were discussed with them, will become blessed. And they will reveal them, and they will become blessed, since they will come to know the truth. For you have found rest in heavens.
Then the wrath of the Archons burned angry at the life. The Cities were overturned; the mountains dissolve. The Archon came, with the Archons of the western regions, to the East, that is, to that place where the Logos appeared at first. Then the earth trembled, and the cities were troubled. Moreover, the birds ate and were filled with the dead. The earth mourned together with the inhabited world; they became desolate
Then, when the times were completed, then wickedness arose mightily even until the final end of the Logos. Then the Archons of the western regions arose, and from the East he will perform work, and he will instruct men in his wickedness. And he wants to nullify all teaching, the words of wisdom, while loving the lying wisdom. For he attacked the old, wishing to introduce wickedness and to put on dignity. He was incapable, because the defilement of his garments is great. Then he became angry. He appeared and desired to go up and to pass up to that place.
Then the appointed time came and drew near. And he changed the commands. Then the time came until the child had grown up. When he had come to his maturity, then the Archons sent the imitator to that man on order that they might know our great Power. And they were expecting from him that he would perform for them a sign. And he bore great signs. And he reigned over the whole earth and over all those who are under heaven. He placed his throne upon the end of the earth, for “I shall make you god of the world.” He will perform signs and wonders. Then they will turn from me. And they go astray."
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Ponder points –
The age of flesh -- “… the aeon of the flesh came to be in the great bodies. And there were appointed unto them long days in the creation.”
Great Bodies – What is actually meant by Great Bodies? My opinion is: Not only is the reference to LARGE bodies, i.e. Giants. Giant humans, Mutant forms, Ogars, Trolls; and Beast, Brontosaurus, T Rex, and The Beast and Leviathan of Job. The end result of the Watchers manipulating the genetic pool.
Also, implies many variety of forms, and therefore, many different Mutant forms to choose from.
“For when they had polluted themselves and had entered into the flesh,…” - All destroyed by the Flood of Noah.
The psychic age – current – it’s not about flesh or genetics, but rather, wisdom and understanding.
"For everyone in whom my form will appear will be saved, from (the age of) seven days up to one hundred and twenty years. …" -- another reference to the 120 year "generation / life span" allowance set by God after the Flood.
The Archons explore every vile aspect of humanity – hatred, evil, and malice
Introduction of the Messiah, Christ. “He will speak in parables; He will proclaim the aeon that is to come, just as he spoke in the first aeon of the flesh as Noah.” (here again a reference to Christ as the Second Messiah metaphor – with Noah being the first)
“The Archons raised up their wrath against him.” “His word has abolished the law of the aeon. He is from the logos of the Power of life.” --- I love this passage – He is from the logos of the Power of life!
Logos – is a Greek / Coptic word that is usually translated into English as “Word” or “The Word.”
John 1:1 (ASV) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
The Archons finally go to war at the end of the “Logos” – “… when the times were completed, then wickedness arose mightily even until the final end of the Logos.”
Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, 8 and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
ARCHONS ----
What exactly is anti-Christendom about this writing? What specifically is it that Rome has tried to quash -- except the revelation that the enemy powers, principalities, spirits of wickedness are alive and well -- active in their war against humanity -- and they are called ARCHONS!
Doesn't it appear that Roman Christendom was infiltrated long ago and manipulated to quash this real evidence against the Archon. So, they can continue to work in secret!
Yet, humanity has failed to learn the lesson of China's greatest General and Emperor - who said, "Know your enemy!"
Paul wrote 85% of the Roman Canon - why didn't this make it into canon?
The Prayer of the Apostle Paul
From the inside cover of Codex I (AKA – Jung Codex)
The prayer just praises God, and his son Jesus Christ. Paul is praying for wisdom and knowledge, when he says,
“Grant what no angel eye has seen and no Archon’s ear has heard … “