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Apocalypse of Peter 7

Vision of Hell

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Then shall men and women come unto the place prepared for them.

2By their tongues wherewith they have blasphemed the way of righteousness shall they be hanged up.

3There is spread under them unquenchable fire, that they escape it not.

4Behold, another place: therein is a pit, great and full (of.. ), In it are they that have denied righteousness: and angels of punishment chastise them and there do they kindle upon them the fire of their torment.

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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