Section 1h

Now the woman and man are one in the chamber with the bed, and those so joined will not come apart again. Eve and Adam separated because when they joined it was not in the chamber with the bed. ADAM’S SOUL The soul of Adam came into being through a breath blowing into him. Breath is spirit. The element given him is his mother. Soul became spirit. When he was joined to spirit, he spoke words incomprehensible to the powers. They envied him, excluded from the union of the spirit. Their exclusion spurred them into fashioning the bridal chamber where lovers would come and be defiled. JESUS AT THE JORDAN Jesus appeared at the Jordan River with the fullness of the kingdom of heaven. He was born before there was birth. He was anointed once and was anointed anew. He who was redeemed redeemed the world. MYSTERY It is good to speak of mystery, especially because the father of all joined with the virgin who came down, and on that day a fire shone over him. He came to the bridal chamber. So on that very day his body came into being. And on that day he left the chamber with the splendor of what passed between the bride and bridegroom. Through this force Jesus did everything. It is good for each of his students to go into the chamber and rest. VIRGIN BIRTHS Adam came into being from two virgins: from the spirit and from the virgin earth, and Christ was born of a virgin to heal the initial fall. TWO TREES OF PARADISE Two trees are growing in paradise. One bears animals, the other bears people. Adam ate from the tree that bore animals and became an animal and brought forth animals, and so Adam’s children worship animals. The tree whose fruit Adam ate is the tree of knowledge. So his sins increased. If he had eaten fruit from the tree of life, the one bearing people, the gods would worship man and woman, for in the beginning god created man and woman. Now they create god. In the world humans make gods and worship their creation. It would be better if the gods worshiped them! A MAN AND HIS CHILDREN A man does what he has the skills to do. He has the ability to make children. He does it easily in a few seconds. His accomplishment shows in his children. They are the image. He was also made after the image, doing things with his physical strength and producing his children with ease. SLAVES AND THE FREE In this world the slaves serve the free. In the kingdom of heaven the free will serve the slaves, and the attendants of the bridal chamber will minister to the wedding guests. The attendants of the bridal chamber have one name, rest, and need take no other form because they meditate and comprehend by insight. They are many, since they do not store their treasures in things below, despicable things, but in unknown glory. INTO THE WATER It was necessary for Jesus to descend into the water so that he could perfect and consecrate it. So also they who have received baptism in his name may be perfect. He said, “It is right in this way to perfect all that is just.” BAPTISM When you say you will die first and then rise, you are wrong. If you are not resurrected in life, you will receive nothing when you are dead. Great is baptism. Enter the water and live. JOSEPH AND THE WOODEN CROSS Philip the messenger said, “Joseph the carpenter planted a garden of paradise because he needed wood for his trade. He made the cross from the trees he planted, and his seed hung from what he planted.