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Anon., Ascension Of Isaiah, 9

nan AND he took me into the air of the seventh heaven, and moreover I heard a voice saying: "How far will he ascend that dwelleth in the flesh?" And I feared and trembled., And when I trembled, behold, I heard from hence another voice being sent forth, and saying: "It is permitted to the holy Isaiah to ascend hither; for here is his garment.", And I asked the angel who was with me and said: "Who is he who forbade me and who is he who permitted me to ascend?", And he said unto me: "He who forbade thee, is he who is over the praise-giving of the sixth heaven., And He who permitted thee, this is thy Lord God, the Lord Christ, who will be called "Jesus" in the world, but His name thou canst not hear till thou hast ascended out of thy body.", And he raised me up into the seventh heaven, and I saw there a wonderful light and angels innumerable., And there I saw the holy Abel and all the righteous., And there I saw Enoch and all who were with him, stript of the garments of the flesh, and I saw them in their garments of the upper world, and they were like angels, standing there in great glory., And there I saw Enoch and all who were with him, stript of the garments of the flesh, and I saw them in their garments of the upper world, and they were like angels, standing there in great glory., But they sat not on their thrones, nor were their crowns of glory on them., And I asked the angel who was with me: "How is it that they have received the garments, but have not the thrones and the crowns?", And he said unto me: "Crowns and thrones of glory they do not receive, till the Beloved will descent in the form in which you will see Him descent [will descent, I say] into the world in the last days the Lord, who will be called Christ., Nevertheless they see and know whose will be thrones, and whose the crowns when He has descended and been made in your form, and they will think that He is flesh and is a man., And the god of that world will stretch forth his hand against the Son, and they will crucify Him on a tree, and will slay Him not knowing who He is., And thus His descent, as you will see, will be hidden even from the heavens, so that it will not be known who He is., And when He hath plundered the angel of death, He will ascend on the third day, [and he will remain in that world five hundred and forty-five days]., And then many of the righteous will ascend with Him, whose spirits do not receive their garments till the Lord Christ ascend and they ascend with Him., Then indeed they will receive their [garments and] thrones and crowns, when He has ascended into the seventh heaven.", And I said unto him that which I had asked him in the third heaven:, "Show me how everything which is done in that world is here made known.", And whilst I was still speaking with him, behold one of the angels who stood nigh, more glorious than the glory of that angel, who had raised me up from the world., Showed me a book, [but not as a book of this world] and he opened it, and the book was written, but not as a book of this world. And he gave (it) to me and I read it, and lo! the deeds of the children of Israel were written therein, and the deeds of those whom I know (not), my son Josab., And I said: "In truth, there is nothing hidden in the seventh heaven, which is done in this world.", And I saw there many garments laid up, and many thrones and many crowns., And I said to the angel: "Whose are these garments and thrones and crowns?", And he said unto me: "These garments many from that world will receive, believing in the words of That One, who shall be named as I told thee, and they will observe those things, and believe in them, and believe in His cross: for them are these laid up.", And I saw a certain One standing, whose glory surpassed that of all, and His glory was great and wonderful., And after I had seen Him, all the righteous whom I had seen and also the angels whom I had seen came to Him. And Adam and Abel and Seth and all the righteous first drew near and worshipped Him, and they all praised Him with one voice, and I myself also gave praise with them, and my giving of praise was as theirs., And then all the angels drew nigh and worshipped and gave praise., And I was (again) transformed and became like an angel., And thereupon the angel who conducted me said to me: "Worship this One," and I worshipped and praised., And the angel said unto me: "This is the Lord of all the praise-givings which thou hast seen.", And whilst he was still speaking, I saw another Glorious One who was like Him, and the righteous drew nigh and worshipped and praised, and I praised together with them. But my glory was not transformed into accordance with their form., And thereupon the angels drew near and worshipped Him., And I saw the Lord and the second angel, and they were standing., And the second whom I saw was on he left of my Lord. And I asked: "Who is this?" and he said unto me: "Worship Him, for He is the angel of the Holy Spirit, who speaketh in thee and the rest of the righteous.", And I saw the great glory, the eyes of my spirit being open, and I could not thereupon see, nor yet could the angel who was with me, nor all the angels whom I had seen worshipping my Lord., But I saw the righteous beholding with great power the glory of that One., And my Lord drew nigh to me and the angel of the Spirit and He said: "See how it is given to thee to see God, and on thy account power is given to the angel who is with thee.", And I saw how my Lord and the angel of the Spirit worshipped, and they both together praised God., And thereupon all the righteous drew near and worshipped., And the angels drew near and worshipped and all the angels praised.

Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

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1. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 10.14 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) 10.14. הֵן לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַשָּׁמַיִם וּשְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם הָאָרֶץ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ׃ 10.14. Behold, unto the LORD thy God belongeth the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that therein is."
2. Hebrew Bible, Nehemiah, 9.6 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) 9.6. אַתָּה־הוּא יְהוָה לְבַדֶּךָ את [אַתָּה] עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם שְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְכָל־צְבָאָם הָאָרֶץ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ הַיַּמִּים וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם וְאַתָּה מְחַיֶּה אֶת־כֻּלָּם וּצְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם לְךָ מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים׃ 9.6. Thou art the LORD, even Thou alone; Thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and Thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth Thee."
3. Anon., Testament of Job, 47-50, 46 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE)
4. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 7 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
5. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 18 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
6. New Testament, 1 Corinthians, 2.6-2.9, 9.1-9.3, 12.10, 15.5-15.7 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 2.6. We speak wisdom, however, among those who are fullgrown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world,who are coming to nothing. 2.7. But we speak God's wisdom in amystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained beforethe worlds to our glory 2.8. which none of the rulers of this worldhas known. For had they known it, they wouldn't have crucified the Lordof glory. 2.9. But as it is written,"Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear,Which didn't enter into the heart of man,These God has prepared for those who love him. 9.1. Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen JesusChrist, our Lord? Aren't you my work in the Lord? 9.2. If to others Iam not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of myapostleship in the Lord. 9.3. My defense to those who examine me isthis. 12.10. and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and toanother discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages;and to another the interpretation of languages. 15.5. and that heappeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 15.6. Then he appeared to overfive hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but somehave also fallen asleep. 15.7. Then he appeared to James, then to allthe apostles
7. New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 4.6, 12.1-12.4 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
8. New Testament, Acts, 1.10, 8.39 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) 1.10. While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing 8.39. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn't see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
9. New Testament, Apocalypse, 13 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
10. New Testament, Colossians, 4.17 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 4.17. Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.
11. New Testament, Galatians, 1.11-1.12 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 1.11. But Imake known to you, brothers, concerning the gospel which was preachedby me, that it is not according to man. 1.12. For neither did Ireceive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me throughrevelation of Jesus Christ.
12. New Testament, Philippians, 3.8 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 3.8. Yes most assuredly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
13. New Testament, Luke, 24.51 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 24.51. It happened, while he blessed them, that he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.
14. New Testament, Mark, 1.22, 2.10, 4.22, 13.9, 13.26, 14.58, 14.62 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 1.22. They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 2.10. But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the paralytic -- 4.22. For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. 13.9. But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them. 13.26. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 14.58. We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.' 14.62. Jesus said, "I AM. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.
15. New Testament, Matthew, 19.17 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 19.17. He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.
16. Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies, 3.59.3, 7.106.4 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
17. Justin, First Apology, 7, 67 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) 67. And we afterwards continually remind each other of these things. And the wealthy among us help the needy; and we always keep together; and for all things wherewith we are supplied, we bless the Maker of all through His Son Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Ghost. And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president verbally instructs, and exhorts to the imitation of these good things. Then we all rise together and pray, and, as we before said, when our prayer is ended, bread and wine and water are brought, and the president in like manner offers prayers and thanksgivings, according to his ability, and the people assent, saying Amen; and there is a distribution to each, and a participation of that over which thanks have been given, and to those who are absent a portion is sent by the deacons. And they who are well to do, and willing, give what each thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president, who succours the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and in a word takes care of all who are in need. But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Saviour on the same day rose from the dead. For He was crucified on the day before that of Saturn (Saturday); and on the day after that of Saturn, which is the day of the Sun, having appeared to His apostles and disciples, He taught them these things, which we have submitted to you also for your consideration.
18. Anon., 2 Enoch, 11-22, 8-10
19. Anon., Ascension of Isaiah, 9.13

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
apocalypse\u2002	Luther Hartog and Wilde, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Travel Experiences: 3rd century BCE – 8th century CE (2024) 222
apocalyptic literature	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
apostles	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16
apostleship	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16
ascent, ascension	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
authority	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16
authority of paul	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
birth	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
blood	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
bones	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
book	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
bread	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
christian/ity, and prophecy	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 94
clement of alexandria	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
community	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
covenant	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
creation	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
creator	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
cross	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
daniel, book of	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
encounter	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
eschatology	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
first day of the week	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
geography\u2002	Luther Hartog and Wilde, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Travel Experiences: 3rd century BCE – 8th century CE (2024) 222
gospels, new testament	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
heaven\u2002	Luther Hartog and Wilde, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Travel Experiences: 3rd century BCE – 8th century CE (2024) 222
hiddenness	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
irenaeus of lyons	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
just	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
law	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
mary	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
message	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
mystery	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
paradise	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16
paul (the apostle)	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
paul of tarsus\u2002	Luther Hartog and Wilde, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Travel Experiences: 3rd century BCE – 8th century CE (2024) 222
peter	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
philip	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
power, power of god, powers	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
power	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
prophets	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
ptolemy	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
rabbis	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
revelation, the apocalypse of jesus christ	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
revelation	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
rome	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
salvation	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
school	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
secrecy	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
suffering	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121; Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
sunday	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
temple	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
tertullian	Roskovec and Hušek, Interactions in Interpretation: The Pilgrimage of Meaning through Biblical Texts and Contexts (2021) 40
twelve	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16, 101
valentinians	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16
vision	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
vision of christ	Rowland, The Mystery of God: Early Jewish Mysticism and the New Testament (2009) 121
visions	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16
women'	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 101
women	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 16