Robber and Thief – the soul
is led out of the body, and spend three days circling round and instructing
about the creatures of the world.
Then he is led into the Amente and receives
chastisements for three months, eight days and two hours.
He is then led into chaos with 49 demons who scourge
him for another three months, eight days and two hours.
And then he is led on the way to the midst where
everyone of the rulers scourge him with their dark smoke and wicked fire for
another three months, eight days and two hours.
Thereafter, he is taken to the Virgin of Light who
judges him, he is cast into a water below the sphere with seething fire until
the soul is purified.
Finally, he is cast into a lame, halt, and blind body,
forgetting his punishments.
An
arrogant, Overweening Man
His soul is led out of his body, travel
around the world and is instructed about the creatures of the world.
He is then led to Amente, is chastised for 20 months
Afterwards, he is led into chaos and is scourged by 49
demons for another 20 months.
Thereafter, he is taken to the Virgin of Light for
judgment, lead it to the water of seething fire until it is purified.
Finally, with the cup of forgetfulness, he is cast
into a lame and deformed body, so that all despise it persistently.
A
persistent blasphemer-
On coming out of his body, his tongue is
bound to a great demon with a horse’s face, spend traveling round with it in
the world and scourge him.
He is then led to region of the cold and of the snow,
and take vengeance on him there eleven years.
Then he is led into the chaos, 49 demons punish him
for 11 years.
Finally, the soul is led into outer darkness, becomes
frozen up, destroyed and dissolved.
Read on ...
Peter protesteth against the women.Peter said: "My Lord, let the women. cease to question, in order that we also may question."
Jesus said unto Mary and the women: "Give
opportunity to your men brethren, that they also may question."
Peter answered and said: "My Lord, a robber and thief, whose sin is this persistently,
when he cometh out of the body, what is his chastisement?"
Of the chastisement of the thief.Jesus said: "If the time of such an one is
completed through the sphere, the receivers of Adōnis come after him, and lead
his soul out of the body, and they spend three days circling round with it and
instructing it concerning the creatures of the world.
"Thereafter they lead it down into the Amente
before Ariēl, and he taketh vengeance on it in his chastisements three months,
eight days and two hours.
"Thereafter they lead it into the chaos before
Yaldabaōth and his forty-and-nine demons, and every one of his demons taketh
vengeance on it another three months, eight days and two hours.
"Thereafter they lead it on to the way of the
midst, and every one of the rulers of the way of the midst taketh vengeance on
it through his dark smoke and his wicked fire another three months, eight days
and two hours.
"Thereafter they lead it up unto the Virgin of
Light, who judgeth the righteous and the sinners, that she may judge it. And
when the sphere turneth itself, she handeth it over to her receivers, that they
may cast it into the æons of the sphere. And they lead it forth into a water
which is below the sphere; and it
becometh a seething fire and eateth into it until it purifieth it utterly.
"Thereafter cometh Yaluham, the receiver of
Sabaōth, the Adamas, bringeth the cup of forget-fulness and handeth it unto the
soul; and it drinketh it and forgetteth all things and all the regions to which
it had gone. And
they cast it into a lame, halt and blind body.
"This is the chastisement of the thief."
Andrew answered and said: "An arrogant, overweening man,
when he cometh out of the body, what will happen to him?"
Of the chastisement of the arrogant.Jesus said: "If the time of such an one is
completed through the sphere, the receivers of Ariēl come after him and lead
out his soul [out of the body] and spend three days travelling round in the
world [with it] and instructing it concerning the creatures of the world.
"Thereafter they lead it down into the Amente
before Ariēl; and he taketh vengeance on it with his chastisements twenty
months.
"Thereafter they lead it into the chaos before
Yaldabaōth and his forty-and-nine demons; and he and his demons, one by one,
take vengeance on it another twenty months.
"Thereafter they carry it on to the way of the
midst; and every one of the rulers of the way of the midst taketh vengeance on
it another twenty months.
"And thereafter they lead it unto the Virgin of
Light, that she may judge it. And when the sphere turneth itself, she handeth
it over to her receivers, that they may cast it into the æons of the sphere.
And the servitors of the sphere lead it
into a water which is below the sphere; and it becometh a seething fire and
eateth into it until it purifieth it.
"And Yaluham, the receiver of Sabaōth, the
Adamas, cometh and bringeth the cup with the water of forgetfulness and handeth
it to the soul; and it drinketh and forgetteth all things and all the regions
to which it had gone. And they cast it
up into a lame and deformed body, so that all despise it persistently.
"This is the chastisement of the arrogant and
overweening man."
Thomas said: "A persistent blasphemer, what is
his chastisement?"
Of the chastisement of the blasphemer.Jesus said: "If the time of such an one is completed
through the sphere, the receivers of Yaldabaōth come after him and bind him by his
tongue to a great demon with a horse's face; they spend three days
travelling round with him in the world, and take vengeance on him.
"Thereafter they lead him into the region of the
cold and of the snow, and take vengeance on him there eleven years.
"Thereafter they lead him down into the chaos
before Yaldabaōth and his forty-and-nine demons, and every one of his demons
taketh vengeance on him another eleven years.
"Thereafter they lead him into the outer darkness until the day
when the great ruler with the dragon's face who encircleth the darkness, shall
be judged. And that soul becometh frozen up [?] and destroyed and dissolved.
"This is the judgment of the blasphemer." 
