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Then said John: 'Well
hast thou spoken, O master, but we lack to know how man sinned through pride.'
Jesus answered: 'When God has expelled Satan, and the angel Gabriel had purified that mass of earth whereon Satan spat, God created everything that liveth, both of the animals that fly and of them that walk and swim, and he adorned the world with all that it hath. One day Satan approached unto the gates of paradise, and, seeing the horses eating grass, he announced to them that if that mass of earth should receive a soul there would be for them grievous labour; and that therefore it would be to their advantage to trample that piece of earth in such wise that it should be no more good for anything. The horses aroused themselves and impetuously set themselves to run over that piece of earth which lay among lilies and roses.
Whereupon God gave spirit to that unclean portion of earth upon which lay the spittle of Satan, which Gabriel had taken up from the mass; and raised up the dog, who' barking filled the horses with fear, and they fled. Then God gave his soul to man, while all the holy angels sang: 'Blessed be thy holy name, O God our Lord.'
'Adam, having sprung up upon his feet, saw in the air a writing that shone like the sun, which said: "There is only one God, and Mohammed is the messenger of God." Whereupon Adam opened his mouth and said: "I thank thee, O Lord my God, that thou hast deigned to create me; but tell me. I pray thee, what meaneth the message of these words: "Mohammed is messenger of God. Have there been other men before me?"
'Then said God: "Be thou welcome, O my servant Adam. I tell thee that thou art the first man whom I have created And he whom thou hast seen [mentioned] is thy son, who shall come into the world many years hence, and shall be my messenger, for whom I have created all things; who shall give light to the world when he shall come; whose soul was set in a celestial splendour sixty thousand years before I made anything."
'Adam besought God, saying: "Lord, grant me this writing upon the nails of the fingers of my hands." Then God gave to the first man upon his thumbs that writing; upon the thumb-nail of the right hand it said: "There is only one God," and upon the thumb-nail of the left it said: "Mohammed is messenger of God." Then with fatherly affection the first man kissed those words, and rubbed his eyes, and said: "Blessed be that day when thou shalt come to the world."
'Seeing the man alone, God said: "It is not well that he should remain alone." Wherefore he made him to sleep, and took a rib from near his heart, filling the place with flesh. Of that rib made he Eve, and gave her to Adam for his wife. He set the twain of them as lords of Paradise, to whom he said: "Behold I give unto you every fruit to eat, except the apples and the corn" whereof he said: "Beware that in no wise ye eat of these fruits, for ye shall become unclean, insomuch that I shall not suffer you to remain here, but shall drive you forth, and ye shall suffer great miseries."
Jesus answered: 'When God has expelled Satan, and the angel Gabriel had purified that mass of earth whereon Satan spat, God created everything that liveth, both of the animals that fly and of them that walk and swim, and he adorned the world with all that it hath. One day Satan approached unto the gates of paradise, and, seeing the horses eating grass, he announced to them that if that mass of earth should receive a soul there would be for them grievous labour; and that therefore it would be to their advantage to trample that piece of earth in such wise that it should be no more good for anything. The horses aroused themselves and impetuously set themselves to run over that piece of earth which lay among lilies and roses.
Whereupon God gave spirit to that unclean portion of earth upon which lay the spittle of Satan, which Gabriel had taken up from the mass; and raised up the dog, who' barking filled the horses with fear, and they fled. Then God gave his soul to man, while all the holy angels sang: 'Blessed be thy holy name, O God our Lord.'
'Adam, having sprung up upon his feet, saw in the air a writing that shone like the sun, which said: "There is only one God, and Mohammed is the messenger of God." Whereupon Adam opened his mouth and said: "I thank thee, O Lord my God, that thou hast deigned to create me; but tell me. I pray thee, what meaneth the message of these words: "Mohammed is messenger of God. Have there been other men before me?"
'Then said God: "Be thou welcome, O my servant Adam. I tell thee that thou art the first man whom I have created And he whom thou hast seen [mentioned] is thy son, who shall come into the world many years hence, and shall be my messenger, for whom I have created all things; who shall give light to the world when he shall come; whose soul was set in a celestial splendour sixty thousand years before I made anything."
'Adam besought God, saying: "Lord, grant me this writing upon the nails of the fingers of my hands." Then God gave to the first man upon his thumbs that writing; upon the thumb-nail of the right hand it said: "There is only one God," and upon the thumb-nail of the left it said: "Mohammed is messenger of God." Then with fatherly affection the first man kissed those words, and rubbed his eyes, and said: "Blessed be that day when thou shalt come to the world."
'Seeing the man alone, God said: "It is not well that he should remain alone." Wherefore he made him to sleep, and took a rib from near his heart, filling the place with flesh. Of that rib made he Eve, and gave her to Adam for his wife. He set the twain of them as lords of Paradise, to whom he said: "Behold I give unto you every fruit to eat, except the apples and the corn" whereof he said: "Beware that in no wise ye eat of these fruits, for ye shall become unclean, insomuch that I shall not suffer you to remain here, but shall drive you forth, and ye shall suffer great miseries."
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'Then both of them knew that they were naked:
wherefore, being ashamed, they took fig leaves and made a clothing for their
secret parts. When midday was passed, behold God appeared to them, and called
Adam, saying: "Adam, where art thou?"
'He answered: "Lord, I did hide myself from thy presence because I and my wife are naked, and so we are ashamed to present ourselves before thee."
'Then said God: "And who hath robbed you of your innocence, unless ye have eaten the fruit by reason of which ye are unclean, and will not be able to abide longer in paradise?"
'Adam answered: "O Lord, the wife whom thou hast given me besought me to eat, and so I have eaten thereof."
'Then said God to the woman: "Wherefore gavest thou such food to thy husband?"
'Eve answered: "Satan deceived me, and so I did eat."
"'And how did that reprobate enter in hither?" said God.
'Eve answered: "A serpent that standeth at the northern gate brought him near to me."
'Then said God to Adam: "Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife and hast eaten the fruit, cursed be the earth in thy works; it shall bring forth for thee brambles and thorns, and in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. And remember that thou art earth, and to earth thou return."
'And he spoke to Eve, saying: "And thou who didst hearken to Satan, and gavest the food to thy husband, shalt abide under the dominion of man, who shall keep thee as a slave, and thou shalt bear children with travail."
'And having called the serpent, God called the angel Michael, him who holdeth the sword of God, [and] said: "First drive forth from paradise this wicked serpent, and when outside cut off his legs: for if he shall wish to walk, he must trail his body upon the earth." Afterwards God called Satan, who came laughing, and he said to him: "Because thou, reprobate, hast deceived these and hast made them to become unclean, I will that every uncleanness of them and of all their children, whereof they shall be truly penitent and shall serve me, in going forth from their body shall enter through thy mouth, and so shalt thou be satiated with uncleanness."
'Satan then gave a horrible roar, and said: "Since thou willest to make me ever worse, I yet will make me that which I shall be able!"
'Then said God: "Depart, cursed one, from my presence!"
Then Satan departed; whereupon God said to Adam [and] Eve, who were both weeping: "Go ye forth from paradise, and do penance, and let not your hope fail, for I will send your son in such wise that your seed shall lift the dominion of Satan from off the human race: for he who shall come, my messenger, to him will I give all things."
'God hid himself, and the angel Michael drove them forth from paradise. Whereupon Adam, turning him round, saw written above the gate, "There is only one God, and Mohammed is messenger of God." Whereupon, weeping, he said: "May it be pleasing to God, O my son, that thou come quickly and draw us out of misery."
'And thus,' said Jesus, 'sinned Satan and Adam through pride, the one by despising man, the other by wishing to make himself equal with God.'
'He answered: "Lord, I did hide myself from thy presence because I and my wife are naked, and so we are ashamed to present ourselves before thee."
'Then said God: "And who hath robbed you of your innocence, unless ye have eaten the fruit by reason of which ye are unclean, and will not be able to abide longer in paradise?"
'Adam answered: "O Lord, the wife whom thou hast given me besought me to eat, and so I have eaten thereof."
'Then said God to the woman: "Wherefore gavest thou such food to thy husband?"
'Eve answered: "Satan deceived me, and so I did eat."
"'And how did that reprobate enter in hither?" said God.
'Eve answered: "A serpent that standeth at the northern gate brought him near to me."
'Then said God to Adam: "Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife and hast eaten the fruit, cursed be the earth in thy works; it shall bring forth for thee brambles and thorns, and in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. And remember that thou art earth, and to earth thou return."
'And he spoke to Eve, saying: "And thou who didst hearken to Satan, and gavest the food to thy husband, shalt abide under the dominion of man, who shall keep thee as a slave, and thou shalt bear children with travail."
'And having called the serpent, God called the angel Michael, him who holdeth the sword of God, [and] said: "First drive forth from paradise this wicked serpent, and when outside cut off his legs: for if he shall wish to walk, he must trail his body upon the earth." Afterwards God called Satan, who came laughing, and he said to him: "Because thou, reprobate, hast deceived these and hast made them to become unclean, I will that every uncleanness of them and of all their children, whereof they shall be truly penitent and shall serve me, in going forth from their body shall enter through thy mouth, and so shalt thou be satiated with uncleanness."
'Satan then gave a horrible roar, and said: "Since thou willest to make me ever worse, I yet will make me that which I shall be able!"
'Then said God: "Depart, cursed one, from my presence!"
Then Satan departed; whereupon God said to Adam [and] Eve, who were both weeping: "Go ye forth from paradise, and do penance, and let not your hope fail, for I will send your son in such wise that your seed shall lift the dominion of Satan from off the human race: for he who shall come, my messenger, to him will I give all things."
'God hid himself, and the angel Michael drove them forth from paradise. Whereupon Adam, turning him round, saw written above the gate, "There is only one God, and Mohammed is messenger of God." Whereupon, weeping, he said: "May it be pleasing to God, O my son, that thou come quickly and draw us out of misery."
'And thus,' said Jesus, 'sinned Satan and Adam through pride, the one by despising man, the other by wishing to make himself equal with God.'
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Thereupon said the
disciples: 'O master, it is thus written in the book of Moses, that in Isaac
was the promise made.'
Jesus answered, with a groan: 'It is so written, but Moses wrote it not, nor Joshua, but rather our rabbins, who fear not God. Verily I say unto you, that if ye consider the words of the angel Gabriel, ye shall discover the malice of our scribes and doctors. For the angel said: "Abraham, all the world shall know how God loveth thee; but how shall the world know the love that thou bearest to God? Assuredly it is necessary that thou do something for love of God." Abraham answered: "Behold the servant of God, ready to do all that which God shall will."
'Then spoke God, saying to Abraham: "Take thy son, thy firstborn Ishmael, and come up the mountain to sacrifice him."
How is Isaac firstborn, if when Isaac was born Ishmael was seven years old?
Then said the disciples: 'Clear is the deception of our doctors: therefore tell us thou the truth, because we know that thou art sent from God.'
Then answered Jesus: 'Verily I say unto you, that Satan ever seeketh to annual the laws of God; and therefore he with his followers, hypocrites and evil-doers, the former with false doctrine, the latter with lewd living, to-day have contaminated almost all things, so that scarcely is the truth found. Woe to the hypocrites! for the praises of this world shall turn for them into insults and torments in hell.
'I therefore say unto you that the messenger of God is a splendour that shall give gladness to nearly all that God hath made, for he is adorned with the spirit of understanding and of counsel, the spirit of wisdom and might, the spirit of fear and love, the spirit of prudence and temperance, he is adorned with the spirit of charity and mercy, the spirit of justice and piety, the spirit of gentleness and patience, which he hath received from God three times more than he hath given to all his creatures. O blessed time, when he shall come to the world! Believe me that I have seen him and have done him reverence, even as every prophet hath seen him: seeing that of his spirit God giveth to them prophecy. And when I saw him my soul was filled with consolation, saying: "O Mohammed, God be with thee, and may he make me worthy to untie thy shoelatchet, for obtaining this I shall be a great prophet and holy one of God." '
And having said this, Jesus rendered his thanks to God.
Jesus answered, with a groan: 'It is so written, but Moses wrote it not, nor Joshua, but rather our rabbins, who fear not God. Verily I say unto you, that if ye consider the words of the angel Gabriel, ye shall discover the malice of our scribes and doctors. For the angel said: "Abraham, all the world shall know how God loveth thee; but how shall the world know the love that thou bearest to God? Assuredly it is necessary that thou do something for love of God." Abraham answered: "Behold the servant of God, ready to do all that which God shall will."
'Then spoke God, saying to Abraham: "Take thy son, thy firstborn Ishmael, and come up the mountain to sacrifice him."
How is Isaac firstborn, if when Isaac was born Ishmael was seven years old?
Then said the disciples: 'Clear is the deception of our doctors: therefore tell us thou the truth, because we know that thou art sent from God.'
Then answered Jesus: 'Verily I say unto you, that Satan ever seeketh to annual the laws of God; and therefore he with his followers, hypocrites and evil-doers, the former with false doctrine, the latter with lewd living, to-day have contaminated almost all things, so that scarcely is the truth found. Woe to the hypocrites! for the praises of this world shall turn for them into insults and torments in hell.
'I therefore say unto you that the messenger of God is a splendour that shall give gladness to nearly all that God hath made, for he is adorned with the spirit of understanding and of counsel, the spirit of wisdom and might, the spirit of fear and love, the spirit of prudence and temperance, he is adorned with the spirit of charity and mercy, the spirit of justice and piety, the spirit of gentleness and patience, which he hath received from God three times more than he hath given to all his creatures. O blessed time, when he shall come to the world! Believe me that I have seen him and have done him reverence, even as every prophet hath seen him: seeing that of his spirit God giveth to them prophecy. And when I saw him my soul was filled with consolation, saying: "O Mohammed, God be with thee, and may he make me worthy to untie thy shoelatchet, for obtaining this I shall be a great prophet and holy one of God." '
And having said this, Jesus rendered his thanks to God.
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'When these signs be passed, there shall be
darkness over the world forty years. God alone being alive, to whom be honour
and glory for ever. When the forty years be passed, God shall give life to his
messenger, who shall rise again like the sun, but resplendent as a thousand
suns. He shall sit, and shall not speak, for he shall be as it were beside
himself. God shall raise again the four angels favoured of God, who shallseek
the messenger of God, and, having found him, shall station themselves on the
four sides of the place to keep watch upon him. Next shall God give life to all
the angels, who shall come like bees circling round the messenger of God. Next
shall God give life to all his prophets, who, following Adam, shall go every
one to kiss the hand of the messenger of God, committing themeselves to his
protection. Next shall God give life to all the elect, who shall cry out:
"O Mohammed, be mindful of
us!" At whose cries pity shall awake in the messenger of God, and he shall
consider what he ought to do, fearing for their salvation. Next shall God give
life to every created thing, and they shall return their former existence, but
every one shall besides possess the power of speech. Next shall God give life
to all the reprobates, at whose resurrection, by reason of their hideousness,
all the creatures of God shall be afraid, and shall cry: "Let not thy
mercy forsake us, O Lord our God." After this shall God cause Satan to be
raised up, at whose aspect every creature shall be as dead, for fear of the
horrid form of his appearance. May it please God,' said Jesus, 'that I behold
not that monster on that day . The messenger of God alone shall not be
affrighted by such shapes, because he shall fear God only.
'Then the angel, at the sound of whose trumpet all shall be raised, shall sound his trumpet again, saying: "Come to the judgment, O creatures, for your Creator willeth to judge you." Then shall appear in the midst of heaven over the valley of Jehoshaphat a glittering throne, over which shall come a white cloud, whereupon the angels shall cry out: "Blessed be thou our God, who hast created us, and saved us from the fall of Satan."
'Then the angel, at the sound of whose trumpet all shall be raised, shall sound his trumpet again, saying: "Come to the judgment, O creatures, for your Creator willeth to judge you." Then shall appear in the midst of heaven over the valley of Jehoshaphat a glittering throne, over which shall come a white cloud, whereupon the angels shall cry out: "Blessed be thou our God, who hast created us, and saved us from the fall of Satan."
Then the messenger of
God shall fear, for that he shall perceive that none hath loved God as he
should. For he who would get in change a piece of gold must have sixty mites;
wherefore, if he have but one mite he cannot change it. But if the messenger of
God shall fear, what shall the ungodly do who are full of wickedness?'
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'The messenger of God shall go to collect all
the prophets, to whom he shall speak, praying them to go with him to
pray God for the faithful. And every one shall excuse himself for fear; nor, as
God liveth, would I go there, knowing what I know. Then God, seeing this, shall
remind his messenger how he created all things for love of him, and so his fear
shall leave him, and he shall go nigh unto the throne with love and reverence,
while the angels sing: "Blessed be thy holy name O God, our God."
'And when he hath drawn nigh unto the throne, God shall open [his mind] unto his messenger, even as a friend unto a friend when for a long while they have not met. The first to speak shall be the messenger of God, who shall say: "I adore and love thee, O my God, and with all my heart and soul I give thee thanks for that thou didst vouchsafe to create me to be thy servant, and madest all for love of me, so that I might love thee for all things and in all things and above all things; therefore let all thy creatures praise thee, O my God." Then all things created by God shall say: "We give thee thanks, O Lord, and bless thy holy name." Verily I say unto you, the demons and reprobates with Satan shall then weep so that more water shall flow from the eyes of one of them than is in the river of Jordan. Yet shall they not see God.
'And God shall speak unto his messenger, saying: "Thou art welcome, O my faithful servant; therefore ask what thou wilt, for thou shalt obtain all." The messenger of God shall answer. "O Lord, I remember that when thou didst create me, thou saidst that thou hadst willed to make for love of me the world and paradise, and angels and men, that they might glorify thee by me thy servant. Therefore, Lord God, merciful and just. I pray thee that thou recollect thy promise made unto thy servant."
'And God shall make answer even as a friend who jesteth with a friend, and shall say: "Hast thou witnesses of this, my friend Mohammed?" And with reverence he shall say: "Yes, Lord." Then God shall answer: "Go, call them, O Gabriel." The angel Gabriel shall come to the messenger of God, and shall say: "Lord, who are thy witnesses?" The messenger of God shall answer: "They are Adam, Abraham, Ishmael, Moses, David, and Jesus son of Mary."
'Then shall the angel depart, and he shall call the aforesaid witnesses, who with fear shall go thither. And when they are present God shall say unto them: "Remember ye that which my messenger affirmeth?" They shall reply: "What thing, O Lord?" God shall say: "That I have made all things for love of him, so that all things might praise me by him." Then every one of them shall answer: "There are with us three witnesses better than we are, O Lord." And God shall reply: "Who are these three witnesses?" Then Moses shall say: "The book that thou gavest to me is the first"; and David shall say: "The book that thou gavest to me is the second"; and he who speaketh to you shall say: "Lord, the whole world, deceived by Satan, said that I was thy son and thy fellow, but the book that thou gavest me said truly that I am thy servant; and that book confesseth that which thy messenger affirmeth." Then shall the messenger of God speak, and shall say: "Thus saith the book that thou gavest me, O Lord."
'And when he hath drawn nigh unto the throne, God shall open [his mind] unto his messenger, even as a friend unto a friend when for a long while they have not met. The first to speak shall be the messenger of God, who shall say: "I adore and love thee, O my God, and with all my heart and soul I give thee thanks for that thou didst vouchsafe to create me to be thy servant, and madest all for love of me, so that I might love thee for all things and in all things and above all things; therefore let all thy creatures praise thee, O my God." Then all things created by God shall say: "We give thee thanks, O Lord, and bless thy holy name." Verily I say unto you, the demons and reprobates with Satan shall then weep so that more water shall flow from the eyes of one of them than is in the river of Jordan. Yet shall they not see God.
'And God shall speak unto his messenger, saying: "Thou art welcome, O my faithful servant; therefore ask what thou wilt, for thou shalt obtain all." The messenger of God shall answer. "O Lord, I remember that when thou didst create me, thou saidst that thou hadst willed to make for love of me the world and paradise, and angels and men, that they might glorify thee by me thy servant. Therefore, Lord God, merciful and just. I pray thee that thou recollect thy promise made unto thy servant."
'And God shall make answer even as a friend who jesteth with a friend, and shall say: "Hast thou witnesses of this, my friend Mohammed?" And with reverence he shall say: "Yes, Lord." Then God shall answer: "Go, call them, O Gabriel." The angel Gabriel shall come to the messenger of God, and shall say: "Lord, who are thy witnesses?" The messenger of God shall answer: "They are Adam, Abraham, Ishmael, Moses, David, and Jesus son of Mary."
'Then shall the angel depart, and he shall call the aforesaid witnesses, who with fear shall go thither. And when they are present God shall say unto them: "Remember ye that which my messenger affirmeth?" They shall reply: "What thing, O Lord?" God shall say: "That I have made all things for love of him, so that all things might praise me by him." Then every one of them shall answer: "There are with us three witnesses better than we are, O Lord." And God shall reply: "Who are these three witnesses?" Then Moses shall say: "The book that thou gavest to me is the first"; and David shall say: "The book that thou gavest to me is the second"; and he who speaketh to you shall say: "Lord, the whole world, deceived by Satan, said that I was thy son and thy fellow, but the book that thou gavest me said truly that I am thy servant; and that book confesseth that which thy messenger affirmeth." Then shall the messenger of God speak, and shall say: "Thus saith the book that thou gavest me, O Lord."
And when the messenger
of God hath saidthis, God shall speak, saying: "All that I have now done,
I have done in order that every one should know how much I love thee." And
when he hath thus spoken, God shall give unto his messenger a book, in which
are written all the names of the elect of God. Wherefore every creature shall
do reverence to God, saying "To thee alone, O God, be glory and honour,
because thou hast given us to thy messenger."
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`Unworthy though I am
to untie his hosen, I have received grace and mercy from God to see him.'
Then answered the
priest, with the governor and the king, saying: `Distress not thyself, O Jesus,
holy one of God, because in our time shall not this sedition be any more,
seeing that we will write to the sacred Roman senate in such wise that by
imperial decree none shall any more call thee God or son of God.'
Then said Jesus: `With
your words I am not consoled, because where ye hope for light darkness shall
come; but my consolation is in the coming of the messenger, who shall destroy
every false opinion of me, and his faith shall spread and shall take hold of
the whole world, for so hath God promised to Abraham our father. And that which
giveth me consolation is that his faith shall have no end, but shall be kept
inviolate by God.'
The priest answered:
`After the coming of the messenger of God shall other prophets come?'
Jesus answered: `There
shall not come after him true prophets sent by God, but there shall come a
great number of false prophets, whereat I sorrow. For Satan shall raise them up
by the just judgement of God, and they shall hide themselves under the pretext
of my gospel.'
Herod answered: `How
is it a just judgement of God that such impious men should come?'
Jesus answered: `It is
just that he who will not believe in the truth to his salvation should believe
in a lie to his damnation. Wherefore I say unto you, that the world hath ever
despise the true prophets and loved the false, as can be seen in the time of
Michaiah and Jeremiah. For every like loveth his like.'
Then said the priest:
`How shall the Messiah be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?'
Jesus answered: `The
name of the Messiah is admirable, for God himself gave him the name when he had
created his soul, and placed it in a celestial splendour. God said: "Wait Mohammed; for thy sake I will to create
paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make thee a
present, insomuch that whoso bless thee shall be blessed, and whoso shall curse
thee shall be accursed. When I shall send thee into the world I shall send thee
as my messenger of salvation, and thy word shall be true, insomuch that heaven
and earth shall fail, but thy faith shall never fail." Mohammed is his blessed name.'
Then the crowd lifted
up their voices, saying: `O God, send us thy messenger: O Mohammed, come quickly for the salvation
of the world!'
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Having said this, Jesus said: `Ye needs must
seek of the fruits of the field the wherewithal to sustain our life, for it is
now eight days that we have eaten no bread. Wherefore I will pray to our God,
and will await you with Barnabas.'
So all the disciples
and apostles departed by fours and by sixes and went their way according to the
word of Jesus. There remained with Jesus he who writeth; whereupon Jesus,
weeping, said: `O Barnabas, it is necessary that I should reveal to thee
great secrets, which, after that I shall be departed from the world, thou shalt
reveal to it.'
Then answered he that
writeth, weeping, and said: `Suffer me to weep, O master, and other men also,
for that we are sinners. And thou, that art an holy one and prophet of God, it
is not fitting for thee to weep so much.'
Jesus answered:
`Believe me, Barnabas, that I cannot weep as much as I ought. For if men had
not called me God, I should have seen God here as he will be seen in paradise,
and should have been safe not to fear the day of judgement. But God knoweth
that I am innocent, because never have I harboured thought to be held more than
a poor slave. Nay, I tell thee that if I had not been called God I should have
been carried into paradise when I shall depart from the world, whereas now I
shall not go thither until the judgement. Now thou seest if I have cause to
weep. Know, O Barnabas, that for this I must have great persecution, and shall
be sold by one of my disciples for thirty pieces of money. Whereupon I am sure
that he who shall sell me shall be slain in my name, for that God shall take me
up from the earth, and shall change the appearance of the traitor so that every
one shall believe him to be me; nevertheless, when he dieth an evil death, I
shall abide in that dishonour for a long time in the world. But when Mohammed shall come, the sacred messenger
of God, that infamy shall be taken away. And this shall God do because I have
confessed the truth of the Messiah; who shall give me this reward, that I shall
be known to be alive and to be a stranger to that death of infamy.
Then answered he that
writeth: `O master, tell me who is that wretch, for I fain would choke him to
death.'
`Hold thy peace,'
answered Jesus, `for so God willeth, and he cannot do otherwise: but see thou
that when my mother is afflicted at such an event thou tell her the truth, in
order that she may be comforted,'
Then answered he who
writeth: `All this will I do, master, if God please.'
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In this accursed spot shall abide the infidels
for evermore: insomuch that if the world were filled with grains of millet, and
a single bird once in a hundred years should take away a single grain to empty
the world - if when it should be empty the infidels were to go into paradise,
they would rest delighted. But there is not this hope, because their torment
cannot have an end, seeing that they were not willing for the love of God
to put an end to their sin.
`But the faithful
shall have comfort, because their torment shall have an end.'
The disciples were
affrighted, hearing this, and said: `So then the faithful must go into hell?
Jesus answered: `Every
one, be he who he may, must go into hell. It is true, however, that they holy
ones and prophets of God shall go there to behold, not suffering any
punishment; and the righteous, only suffering fear. And what shall I say? I
tell you that thither shall come [even] the messenger of God, to behold the
justice of God. Thereupon hell shall tremble at his presence. And because he
hath human flesh, all those that have human flesh and shall be under
punishment, so long as the messenger of God shall abide to behold hell, so long
shall they abide without punishment. But he shall abide there [only] so long as
it taketh to shut and open the eyes.
`And this shall God do
in order that every creature may know that he hath received benefit from the
messenger of God
`When he shall go
there all the devils shall shriek, and seek to hide themselves beneath the
burning embers, saying one to another: "Fly, fly, for here cometh Mohammed our enemy!" Hearing which,
Satan shall smite himself upon the face with both his hands, and screaming
shall say: "Thou art more noble than I, in my despite, and this is
unjustly done!"
`As for the faithful,
who are in seventy-two grades, those of the two last grades, who shall have had
the faith without good works - the one being sad at good works, and the other
delighting in evil - they shall abide in hell seventy thousand years.
`After those years
shall the angel Gabriel come into hell, and shall bear them say: "O
Mohammed, where are thy promises made to us, saying that those who have thy
faith shall not abide in hell for evermore?
`Then the angel of God
shall return to paradise, and having approached with reverence the messenger of
God shall narrate to him what he hath heard.
`Then shall his
messenger speak to God and say: :Lord, my God, remember the promise made to me
thy servant, concerning them that have received my faith, that they shall not
abide for evermore in hell."
`God shall answer:
"Ask what thou wilt, O my friend, for I will give thee all that thou
askest."
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Jesus went into the
wilderness beyond Jordan with his disciples, and when the midday prayer was
done he sat down near to a palm-tree, and under the shadow of the palm-tree his
disciples sat down. Then Jesus said: 'So secret is predestination, O brethren,
that I say to you, truly, only to one man shall it be clearly known. He it is
whom the nations look for, to whom the secrets of God are so clear that, when
he comes into the world, blessed shall they be that shall listen to his words,
because God shall overshadow them with his mercy even as this palm-tree
overshadows us. Yes, even as this tree protects us from the burning heat of the
sun, even so the mercy of God will protect from Satan them that believe in that
man.'
The disciples
answered, "O Master, who shall that man be of whom you speak, who shall
come into the world?" Jesus answered with joy of heart: 'He is Muhammad;, Messenger of God, and when he
comes into the world, even as the rain makes the earth to bear fruit when for a
long time it has not rained, even so shall he be occasion of good works among
men, through the abundant mercy which he shall bring. For he is a white cloud
full of the mercy of God, which mercy God shall sprinkle upon the faithful like
rain.'
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Jesus replied,
embracing his mother: 'Believe me, mother, for truly I say to you that I have
not been dead at all; for God has reserved me till near the end of the world.'
And having said this he prayed the four angels that they would manifest
themselves, and give testimony how the matter had passed.
Thereupon the angels
manifested themselves like four shining suns, insomuch that through fear every
one again fell down as dead. Then Jesus gave four linen cloths to the angels
that they might cover themselves, in order that they might be seen and heard to
speak by his mother and her companions. And having lifted up each one, he
comforted them, saying: 'These are the ministers of God: Gabriel, who announces
God's secrets; Michael, who fights against God's enemies; Rafael, who receives
the souls of them that die; and Uriel, who will call every one to the judgment
of God at the last day. Then the four angels narrated to the Virgin how God had
sent for Jesus, and had transformed Judas, that he might suffer the punishment
to which he had sold another.
Then said he who
writes: 'O Master, is it lawful for me to question you now, as it was lawful
for me when you dwelt with us?' Jesus answered: 'Ask what you please, Barnabas,
and I will answer you.' Then said he who writes: 'O Master, seeing that God is
merciful, wherefore has he so tormented us, making us to believe that you were
dead? and your mother has so wept for you that she has been near to death; and
you, who are an holy one of God, on you has God suffered to fall the calumny
that you were slain amongst robbers ;on the Mount Calvary?'
Jesus answered:
'Believe me, Barnabas, that every sin, however small it be, God punishes with
great punishment, seeing that God is offended at sin. Wherefore, since my
mother and my faithful disciples that were with me loved me a little with
earthly love, the righteous God has willed to punish this love with the present
grief, in order that it may not be punished in the flames of hell.
And though I have been
innocent in the world, since men have called me "God," and "Son
of God," God, in order that I be not mocked of the demons on the day of
judgment, has willed that I be mocked of men in this world by the death of
Judas;, making all men to believe that I died upon the cross. And this mocking
shall continue until the advent of Muhammad,
the Messenger of God, who, when he shall come, shall reveal this deception to
those who believe in God's Law. Having thus spoken, Jesus said: 'You are just,
O Lord our God, because to you only belongs honour and glory without end.'
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