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Apocalypse of Paul 7

Visio Pauli

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Behold, ye sons of men, the creature is subject to God, but the human race alone sins.

2For this cause, therefore, ye sons of men, bless the Lord God unceasingly, every hour and every day: but more especially when the sun has set: for at that hour all the angels proceed to the Lord to worship him and to present the works of men, which every man has wrought from the morning till the evening, whether good or evil.

3And there is a certain angel who proceeds rejoicing concerning the man in whom he dwells.

4When therefore the sun has set in the first hour of night, in the same hour the angel of every people and every man and woman, who protect and preserve them, because man is the image of God: similarly also in the matin hour which is the twelfth of the night, all the angels of men and women, go up to God to worship God, and present every work which each man has wrought, whether good or evil.

5Moreover every day and night the angels show to God an account of all the acts of the human race.

6To you, therefore, I say, ye sons of men, bless the Lord God without fail all the days of your life.

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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