Gnostic John the Baptizer — Some Typical Extracts · 21 of 24 · tr. G.R.S. Mead
Section 21
p. 81
1 The salt,
bitter, water of the sea of death and destruction, as opposed to the fresh,
sweet water, the living water or water of Life.
2 Equating with
the Heavenly Jordan.
3 All symbolic
objects in the cult.
4 Sc . the
knife or sword of the Angel of Death.
p. 82
1 This may mean at
a certain period or appointed time.
2 The faithful are
figured as birds as well as sheep.
3 An
untranslatable idiom.
4 Sc . of
this world.