Abbaton
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Adam and Eve are cast out of Paradise—Satan declares war upon their posterity—Muriel is appointed as Abbaton, the Angel of Death—He is given power over all souls, to take them at the end of their days—God grants mercy through remembrance and charity in his name.
1 It was in this wise that My Father expelled Adam and Eve from Paradise; He shut the gate thereof, and He placed a mighty being of fire to watch the gate of Paradise, so that no one might enter therein until all those things which He had proclaimed concerning Adam had been fulfilled.
2 And the Devil went to meet Adam outside Paradise, and he said unto him, Behold, O Adam, I was cast forth from my glory through thee, and behold, I have made thee to be expelled from the Paradise of Delight because thou hast caused me to become a stranger to my dwelling-place in heaven.
3 Know thou that I will never cease to contend against thee and against all those who shall came after thee from out of thee, until I have taken them all down into Hell with me.
4 And when Adam heard these things he became very sad, and shed many tears both by day and by night.
5 And My Father said unto Muriel the angel, Behold, the man whom I created in My image hath transgressed the commandment which I gave him.
6 He hath eaten of the tree and hath brought a great injury upon all mankind, and for this reason I make thee king over him, for it was thou who didst bring him to Me on this day, which is the thirteenth of the month Hathor.
7 Thy name shall be a terror in the mouth of every one, and they shall call thee Abbaton, the Angel of Death.
8 Thy form and thine image shall be associated with complaining, and wrath, and threatening in all souls, until they have yielded up their spirits.
9 Thine eye and thy face shall be like unto a wheel of fire which beareth waves and waves of fire before me.
10 The sound of thy nostrils shall be like unto the sound of a lake of fire wherein burn fire and sulphur (or, naphtha).
11 The sound of the noises made by thy lips shall be like unto the sounds of the seven thunders which shall speak with their tongues.
12 Thy head shall be like unto these great pillars of fire which reach from heaven downwards.
13 Thy teeth shall project from thy mouth the length of half a cubit.
14 The fingers of thy hands and the toes of thy feet shall be like unto sharp reaping-knives.
15 Seven heads shall be on the top of thy head, and they shall change their shapes and forms continually.
16 Their teeth shall project outside their mouths for the length of two palms, and they shall point towards the four quarters of the world.
17 Thou shalt be suspended in the midst, and thou shalt sit upon a throne of fire.
18 Thine eyes shall look down upon the earth, and upon whatsoever is in the depths of the waters;
19 Nothing shall be hidden from thee in heaven, nor from one end of the earth to the other, from the north to the south, and from the east to the west, among all the created things which I have made.
20 Not one of them shall yield up his spirit until he hath see thee.
21 Thou shalt shew compassion neither upon small nor great, and thou shalt carry all away mercilessly.
22 The Powers shall be under thy control, and thou shalt send them after every soul.
23 They shall strike terror into souls, and shall change their forms.
24 When the period of their life hath come to an end thou shalt appear to them, and they shall look upon thee, and when they look upon thy face their souls shall not be able to abide in them, even for a moment, and they will be forced to yield them up.
25 Thus thou shalt continue to be king over them until the period for which I have ordained the world to last shall be ended.
26 And when the angels saw him they were all greatly disturbed together, and they said, Woe! Woe be unto the sons of men who shall be born into the world!
27 For behold, even we who are incorporeal shall perish through terror.
28 Then Abbaton, the Angel of Death, cast himself down before My Father, saying: My Lord, behold Thou hast made me to be an object of terror unto all the angels.
29 Now, therefore, O my Lord, I entreat Thee, and I beseech Thy goodness to grant that when the sons of men who shall be born into the world shall hear that thou hast made me to be an object of terror and fear they shall become afraid, and shall give charity, and alms, and gifts, in my name.
30 And that the day whereon Thou didst stablish me may be written down in the Book, and that they may appear on the day of my commemoration, and may seek after mercy and rest for their souls.
31 And now, O my Lord, let Thy Spirit stablish them, and grant unto me power over them, so that I may take them to the place of rest, and to the dwelling-place of all those who rejoice.
32 And let them celebrate a festival in my honor upon the earth even as they celebrate festivals in honor of all my fellow angels.
33 O my Lord, let Thy mercy help them!
34 And My Father spake, saying: I tell thee, O Abbaton thou Angel of death, whosever shall hold thee in terror and shall give alms and charities in thy name, or repent, write in the book the day of thy stablishing, that is to say, the thirteenth day of the month Hathor, the day whereon I established thee over Adam because of his disobedience.
35 And I will write their names in the Book of Life, and I will give them as a gift unto thee in My kingdom, and they shall never experience any kind of punishment.
36 But thou shalt not go unto them in this terrible form of thine, but thou shalt go unto them and treat them with gentle tenderness, until thou art able to bring them out of the body.
37 I will give thee power over them, and thou shalt take them to the place of rest, the dwelling-place of all those who rejoice, for I am God, the good and Compassionate towards My clay.
38 Then Abbaton, the Angel of Death, cast himself down before My Father, and he spake unto Him, saying: I shall purify them, O Lord, my God and my King, in the place of all those whom Thou hast made.
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