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Apocalypse of Paul 37

Visio Pauli

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And I saw another multitude of pits in the same place, and in the midst of it a river full of a multitude of men and women, and worms consumed them.

2But I lamented and sighing asked the angel and said: Sir, who are these?

3And he said to me: These are those who exacted interest on interest and trusted in their riches and did not hope in God that He was their helper.

4And after that I looked and saw another place, very narrow, and it was like a wall, and fire round about it.

5And I saw inside men and women gnawing their tongues, and I asked: Sir, who are these.

6And he said to me: These are they who in church disparage the Word of God, not attending to it, but as it were make naught of God and His angels: for that cause they now likewise pay the proper penalty.

About Apocalypse of Paul

A guided tour of paradise and of the punishments, with a day of rest granted to the condemned. It directly influenced the Divine Comedy. English text: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 9, The Vision of Paul (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), Andrew Rutherfurd, 1896 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 9, The Vision of Paul (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), Andrew Rutherfurd (1896) · public domain