Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 2

come The mystery of the five words on the vesture The interpretation thereof The three robes of light .... The first vesture The second vesture ..... The third vesture The day of " Come unto us " . Jesus putteth on his vesture He entereth the firmament The powers of the fu-mament are amazed and fall down and worship him ..... He entereth the first sphere The powers of the first sphere are amazed and fall down and worship him ..... He entereth the second sphere The powers of the second sphere are amazed and fall down and worship him .... He entereth the aeons .... The powers of the aeons are amazed and fall down and wor ship him Adamas and the tyrants fight against the light He taketh from them a third of their power He changeth the motion of their spheres Mary asketh and receiveth permission to speak Mary interpreteth the above from the words of Isaiah Jesus commendeth Mary. She further questioneth him on the changing of the spheres .... Jesus explaineth further the conversion of the spheres Philip questioneth Jesus .... Why the path of the aeons was changed . Mary questioneth him again The coming of Melchisedec Of the fabrication of the souls of men The rulers devour their matter so that souls may not be fabri cated Adamas and the tyrants battle against the light-vesture . Jesus taketh from them a third of their power and changetl their course ........ They no more have the power of devouring their matter The powers adore the light-vesture ..... PAGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 31 32 83 34 36 37 38 39 40 CONTENTS. V PAGE The tyrants become as the dead 41 Jesus entereth the thirteenth seon and findeth Pistis Sophia 42 Sophia and her fellow-powers behold the light Mary desireth to hear the story of Sophia . . . .43 The rulers hate her for ceasing in their mystery ... 44 Arrogant uniteth himself with the rulers of the twelve aeons and emanateth a lion-faced power to plague Sophia . . 45 Sophia taketh the lion-faced power of Arrogant for the true light 46