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Apocalypse of Peter 6

Vision of Hell

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Then shall he command them to enter into the river of fire while the works of every one of them shall stand before them (something is wanting) to every man according to his deeds.

2As for the elect that have done good, they shall come unto me and not see death by the devouring fire.

3But the unrighteous, the sinners, and the hypocrites shall stand in the depths of darkness that shall not pass away, and their chastisement is the fire, and angels bring forward their sins and prepare for them a place wherein they shall be punished for ever (every one according to his transgression).

4Uriel (Urael) the angel of God shall bring forth the souls of those sinners (every one according to his transgression: perhaps this clause should end the preceding paragraph: so Grébaut takes it) who perished in the flood, and of all that dwelt in all idols, in every molten image, in every (object of) love, and in pictures, and of those that dwelt on all hills and in stones and by the wayside, whom men called gods: they shall burn them with them (the objects in which they dwelt, or their worshippers?) in everlasting fire; and after that all of them with their dwelling-places are destroyed, they shall be punished eternally.

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About Apocalypse of Peter

A detailed description of the judgement, with punishments matched to each sin. It appeared in ancient lists of accepted books before being left out. English text: The Apocryphal New Testament, Apocalypse of Peter (Oxford: Clarendon Press), M. R. James, 1924 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: The Apocryphal New Testament, Apocalypse of Peter (Oxford: Clarendon Press), M. R. James (1924) · public domain