Of the glory of the four-and-twenty invisibles
And Jesus answered and said unto Mary: “What is there in this world which is like unto them, or rather what region is there in this world which is comparable to them? Now, therefore, to what am I to liken them, or rather what am I to say concerning them? For nothing existeth in this world to which I shall be able to liken them, and no form existeth in it which is able to be like them. Now, therefore, nothing existeth in this world which is of the quality of the heaven. [But] amen, I say unto you: Every one of the invisibles is nine times greater than the heaven and the sphere above it and the twelve aeons all together, as I have already said unto you at another time. And no light existeth in this world which is more excellent than the light of the sun. Amen, amen, I say unto you: The four-and-twenty invisibles shine ten-thousand times more than the light of the sun which is in this world, as I have already said unto you at another time. For the light of the sun in its shape in truth is not in this world, for its light pierceth through many veils and regions. But the light of the sun in its shape in truth, which is in the region of the Virgin of Light, shineth ten-thousand times more than the four-and-twenty invisibles and the great invisible forefather and also the great triple-powered god, as I have already said unto you at another time.
“Now, therefore, Mary, there is no form in this world, nor any light, nor any shape, which is comparable to the four-and-twenty invisibles, so that I may liken it to them. But yet a little while and I will lead thee and thy brethren and fellow-disciples into all the regions of the Height and will lead you into the three spaces of the First Mystery, save only the regions of the space of the Ineffable, and ye shall see all their shapes in truth without similitude.
“And if I lead you into the height and ye shall see the glory of them of the height, then will ye be in very great amazement.”
In reality, nothing in this world is comparable to the Four-and-twenty Elders, nor is anything similar to them.
Nevertheless, the Four-and-twenty Elders are the Four-and-twenty autonomous and self-cognizant parts of our own inner, profound Being.
We must never forget the seven, the twelve and the twenty-four, etc. within ourselves.
Indeed, the forty-and-nine fires are the forty and nine independent and self-cognizant parts of our real Being.
Each one of the Four-and-twenty Invisibles shines ten thousand times more than the light of the physical sun.
The spiritual light of the invisible Sun penetrates through many veils and suprasensible regions.
The light of the spiritual Sun shines in the region of the Virgin of Light.
The Sun-Christ shines ten thousand times more than the Four-and-twenty Invisibles.
The great invisible Forefather is Aelohim, the Unknowable Divinity.
The great Triple-Powered God is the Demiurge Creator of the universe: Multiple Perfect Unity.
The Creator Logos is the Holy Triamatzikamno, the Verb, the Great Word.
The three spaces of the First Mystery are the regions of the Demiurge Creator.
The regions of the space of the Ineffable are the regions of Aelohim, the Unknowable Divinity.
Of the glory of the Fate
“And if I lead you into the region of the rulers of the Fate, then will ye see the glory in which they are, and because of their overtowering great glory ye will deem this world before you as darkness of darknesses, and ye will look at the whole world of men, how it will have the condition of a speck of dust for you because of the great distance it is far distant from it, and because of the great condition it is considerably greater than it.”
In reality, this painful valley of Samsara is the Darkness of darknesses, where only cries and gnashing of teeth are heard.
The Rulers of the Law live in the glory of the Light.
This world is a great speck of dust and ruins, in a dark corner of the universe, very distant from the sacred Absolute Sun.
The Light shines in the Twelve Aeons, but in this valley of Samsara darkness reigns.
Of the glory of the twelve aeons
“And if I lead you into the twelve aeons, then will ye see the glory in which they are: and because of the great glory the region of the rulers of the Fate will count for you as the darkness of darknesses, and it will have for you the condition of a speck of dust because of the great distance it is far distant from it and because of the great condition it is considerably greater than them, as I have already said unto you at another time.”
Certainly, the Twelve Aeons are very far away from the Light of lights, and from the sacred Absolute.
Of the glory of the thirteenth aeon
“And if I lead you moreover into the thirteenth aeon, then will ye see the glory in which they are; the twelve aeons will count for you as the darkness of darknesses, and ye shall look at the twelve aeons, how their region will have for you the likeness of a speck of dust because of the great distance it is far distant from it, and because of the great condition it is considerably greater than the former.”
Within the Thirteenth Aeon, there are splendors that are impossible to define with words.
The Twelve Aeons, or Regions of the Light, result in darkness in spite of their splendors, when they are compared with the luminous radiations of the Thirteenth Aeon.
Of the glory of the Middle
“And if I lead you into the region of those of the Middle, then will ye see the glory in which they are; the thirteen aeons will count for you as the darkness of darknesses. And again ye will look at the twelve aeons and upon the whole Fate and the whole ordering and all the spheres and all the others in which they are; they will have for you the condition of a speck of dust because of the great distance their region is distant from it and because of the great condition it is considerably greater than the former.”
The Thirteen Aeons become the Darkness of darknesses for those who are found within the bosom of the Great Reality and the universe of relativity.
A speck of dust are the Twelve Aeons, where the Rulers of the Law, the whole Fate and the sacred order that the Logos has established in nature dwell.
The whole Fate and the superior order and all the Spheres of the Rulers, and all the Spheres where the agents of the law live are certainly a speck of dust, because they are very far from the Absolute.
Of the glory of the Right
“And if I lead you into the region of those of the Right, then will ye see the glory in which they are; the region of those of the Middle will count for you as the night which is in the world of men. And if ye look at the Middle, it will have for you the condition of a speck of dust because of the great distance the region of those of the Right is considerably distant from it.”
Those from the Right also have a glory of distinct splendors.
The region of the Middle is like the night, which is in the world of men, where there is suffering, renunciation and where the work of the great cause is performed.
Of the glory of the Treasury
“And if I lead you into the Light-land, that is into the Treasury of the Light, and ye see the glory in which they are, then will the region of those of the Right count for you as the light at midday in the world of men, when the sun is not out; and if ye look at the region of those of the Right, it will have for you the condition of a speck of dust because of the great distance the Treasury of the Light is distant from it.”
In the Light-land, the Soul of the world (which is in the Treasury of the Light) you will see the glory of the pure Souls.
Then you will have evidence that the Souls of the Right live in the Midday, which means, they develop within the Aeons.
Those of the Right are also found to be very distant from the Treasury of the Light.
Of the glory of the Inheritance
“And if I lead you into the region of those who have received the inheritances and have received the mysteries of the Light, and ye see the glory of the Light in which they are, then the Light-land will count for you as the light of the sun which is in the world of men. And if ye look upon the Light-land, then will it count for you as a speck of dust because of the great distance the Light-land is distant from it, and because of the greatness by which it is considerably greater than former.”
Those who have received the lost Inheritances and the mysteries of the Light are in a region that has its glory, its splendors, which is the Light of the Soul of the world, the Solar Light in the world of men.
The Light-land is like the light of the Sun, where those who have received the mysteries and the lost Inheritances dwell.
Nevertheless, the Light-land is like a great speck due to the huge distance that exists between the world and the Absolute.
