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Apocalypse of Paul 38

Visio Pauli

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And I observed and saw another old man down in a pit and his countenance was like blood, and I asked and said, Sir, what is this place?

2And he said to me: Into that pit stream all the punishments.

3And I saw men and women immersed up to the lips and I asked, Sir, who are these?

4And he said to me: These are the magicians who prepared for men and women evil magic arts and did not find how to stop them till they died.

5And again I saw men and women with very black faces in a pit of fire, and I sighed and lamented and asked, Sir, who are these?

6And he said to me: These are fornicators and adulterers who committed adultery having wives of their own: likewise also the women committed adultery having husbands of their own: therefore they unceasingly suffer penalties.

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