LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 177"There, I have taught you about the pattern of the rulers and the matter in
which it was made visible, along with their parent and their universe."
EPILOGUE
But I^80 said, "Sir, am I also from their matter?"
"You,^81 together with your offspring, are from the primeval father. Their
souls come from above, out of the incorruptible light.^82 Therefore, the au-
thorities cannot approach them, since the spirit of truth resides in them, and
all who have known this way exist deathless in the midst of dying people.
Still, the offspring will not become known now. Instead, after three genera-
tions it will come to be known and free them from the bondage of the au-
thorities' error."
Then I said, "Sir, how much longer?" He said to me, "Until the moment
when the true human,^83 within a modeled form, reveals the existence of the
spirit of truth that the father has sent.
"Then he will teach them about everything. And he will anoint them with
the unction of life eternal, given him from the generation without a king.
"Then they will be free of blind thought. And they will trample on death,
which comes from the authorities. And they will ascend into the limitless light
where this offspring belongs.
"Then the authorities will relinquish their ages. And their angels will weep
over their destruction, and their demons will lament their death.
"Then all the children of the light will truly know the truth and their root
and the father of all and the holy spirit. They will all say with a single voice,
'The father's truth is just, and the child^84 presides over all.'And from everyone,
till the ages of ages, 'Holy, holy, holy! Amen!'"^85
- Norea.
- Eleleth is again speaking to Norea.
- The wording here is similar to Gospel of Thomas 50 and other texts.
- The true man, the perfect human, as above.
- Or "son."
- The trisagion, "Holy, holy, holy," is sung by those around the divine throne in Isaiah and
Revelation.