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CII. Terrors of the Day of Judgement: the adverse Fortunes of the Righteous on the Earth . Chapter CII. 1. In those days when He hath brought a grievous fire upon you, Whither will ye flee, and where will ye find deliverance? And when He launches forth His Word against you Will you not be affrighted and fear? p. 146 2. And all the luminaries shall be affrighted with great fear, And all the earth shall be affrighted and tremble and be alarmed. 3. And all the †angels shall execute their commands† And shall seek to hide themselves from the presence of the Great Glory, And the children of earth shall tremble and quake; And ye sinners shall be cursed for ever, And ye shall have no peace. 4. Fear ye not, ye souls of the righteous, And be hopeful ye that have died in righteousness. 5. And grieve not if your soul into Sheol has descended in grief, And that in your life your body fared not according to your goodness, But wait for the day of the judgement of sinners And for the day of cursing and chastisement. 6. And yet when ye die the sinners speak over you: "As we die, so die the righteous, And what benefit do they reap for their deeds? 7. Behold, even as we, so do they die in grief and darkness, And what have they more than we? From henceforth we are equal. 8. And what will they receive and what will they see for ever? Behold, they too have died, And henceforth for ever shall they see no light." 9. I tell you, ye sinners, ye are content to eat and drink, and rob and sin, and strip men naked, and acquire wealth and see good days. 10. Have ye seen the righteous how their end falls out, that no manner of violence is found in them till their death? p. 147 11. "Nevertheless they perished and became as though they had not been, and their spirits descended into Sheol in tribulation."

Themes

◆Cosmic Dualismtheology

Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.

A stark opposition is drawn between the righteous and sinners, involving contrasting fates of light versus darkness and peace versus cursing.

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◆Divine Hiddennesstheology

The supreme God's radical concealment beyond ordinary knowledge or perception; the Hidden Father.

Angels seek to hide themselves from the presence of the Great Glory, implying an overwhelming divine concealment.

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◆Divine Lighttheology

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

The text references the 'Great Glory' and contrasts the fate of those who see light with sinners who shall see no light forever.

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◆Divine Providencetheology

Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity.

The passage describes the divine actively ordering the unfolding of human affairs and the cosmos through the event of judgment.

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◆Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

God is depicted as actively bringing fire, launching forth His Word, and commanding angels to execute judgment.

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◆Logoscosmology

The divine reason, word, or ordering principle through which the universe was created; mediates between the transcendent God and the material world.

Verse 1 mentions God launching forth His 'Word' against the people as an active agent of judgment.

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◆Paradox As Teachingethics

Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight.

The text addresses the apparent contradiction of the righteous suffering and sinners prospering to teach about future judgement.

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◇Eschatological Judgmentsoteriology

Final, collective cosmic judgment as an event in which the wicked are sentenced and the cosmos restored; distinct from psychopomp_journey (individual passage at death) and emphasising verdict where Zoroastrian frashokereti emphasises restoration.

[auto] The passage is explicitly titled 'Terrors of the Day of Judgement' and centers on the final sentencing of sinners and vindication of the righteous.

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Related passages · 6 parallels

◆buddhism|The Dhammapada|Chapter X, Section 1b

“He who inflicts pain on innocent and harmless persons, will soon come to one of these ten states: [133. See Mahâbhârata XII, 4056. 134. See Childers, s.v. nibbâna, p. 270, and s.v. kâ m so; D'Alwis, Buddhist Nirvâ n a, p. 35. 136.…”

Both passages discuss the consequences of harmful actions and the suffering that ensues. They emphasize the eventual downfall and suffering of those who inflict pain on others, though they come from different religious traditions and contexts.

◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIRSTt

“And I trusted unto thee: now therefore, O Light of the Lights, I am afflicted in the darkness of the Chaos: if thou wishest therefore to come to deliver me, great is thy mercy; hear me in truth and deliver me: deliver me out of the matter o…”

Both passages deal with themes of divine judgment, the suffering of the righteous, and the ultimate deliverance by a higher power. They share a common concern with the fate of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked, though they come from different mystical traditions.

◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document SECONDw

“Those who sit in the darkness with the shadow of the death, those who are bound in a poverty with the iron; because he exasperated the word of God, they irritated the counsel of him who is exalted: their heart was humbled in their tribulati…”

Both passages discuss themes of suffering, deliverance, and the ultimate redemption of the righteous. They share a conceptual parallel in their focus on the tribulations of the righteous and their eventual salvation, though they come from different mystical traditions.

◆gnosticism|Pistis Sophia|Document FIFTHc

“And whenever should the Sphere turn round, she is wont to give her to her Receivers, that they may cast her unto the Aeons of the Sphere, that the Ministers of the Sphere may take her unto water being below the Sphere, that it may become [3…”

Both passages describe the fate of souls after death and the judgment they face. They share a common theme of moral accountability and the consequences of one's actions in the afterlife, though they come from different mystical traditions.

◆greek_mystery|Orphic Hymns|Hymn LXVIII. THE FURIES * The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS

“LXVIII. TO THE FURIES * The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. VOCIFEROUS Bacchanalian Furies, hear! Ye, I invoke, dread pow'rs, whom all revere; Nightly, profound, in secret who retire, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megara dire: Deep in a cavern merg'd,…”

Both passages deal with the themes of divine retribution and the fate of souls, though in different contexts. The Orphic Hymn invokes the Furies, who are agents of vengeance and punishment, while the second passage describes the terrors of the Day of Judgement and the fate of sinners and the righteous. Both emphasize the inevitability of divine justice and the consequences of actions.

◇mesopotamian|Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet IX — Gilgamish in Terror of Death Seeks Eternal Life|Tablet IX, Section 1

“THE NINTH TABLET. GILGAMISH IN TERROR OF DEATH SEEKS ETERNAL LIFE. . Gilgamish bitterly wept for his comrade, (for) Enkidu, ranging Over the desert: "I, too—shall I not die like Enkidu also? 5. Sorrow hath enter’d my heart; I fear death as…”

[auto] Mortality and judgment: Gilgamish's terror of death and quest for eternal life against Enoch's terrors of the Day of Judgement.