Jesus Christ

Executes Judgements

And

Great Deliverance

Jesus Tramples, Seizes And Takes

Then, the King of Glory trampling upon death, seized the prince of hell, deprived him of all his power, and took our earthly father Adam, and all the saints, with Him to His glory.

Beelzebub Rebukes Satan For Persecuting Christ

Then, the prince of hell took Satan, and with great indignation (anger and wrath) said to him:

“O you prince of destruction, author of Beelzebub's defeat and banishment, the scorn of God's angels and loathed by all righteous persons!

What inclined you to act thus?

“You would crucify the King of Glory, and by His destruction, has made us promises of very large advantages, but as a fool you were ignorant of what you was about – ignorant of what you wee doing.

“For behold, Jesus of Nazareth, with the brightness of His glorious divinity, now puts to flight all the horrid powers of darkness and death;

He has broken down our prisons from top to bottom, dismissed all the captives, released all who were bound, and all who were formerly groaning under the weight of their torments have now insulted us, and we are now defeated by their prayers.

“Our impious dominions are subdued, and no part of mankind is now left in our subjection, but on the other hand, they all boldly defy us.

Though, the dead never before behave themselves insolently towards us; nor being prisoners, could ever on any occasion be merry.

O Satan, you prince of all the wicked, father of the impious and abandoned, why would you attempt this exploit, seeing our prisoners were previously always without the least hopes of salvation and life?

But now there is none of them that still groans, nor is there the least appearance of a tear in any of their faces.

“O prince Satan, you great keeper of the infernal regions, all your advantages which you did acquire by the forbidden tree, and the loss of Paradise, you have now lost by the wood of the cross;

And all your happiness have expired, when you crucified Jesus Christ the King of Glory.

You have acted against your own interest and mine, as you will henceforth perceive by those large torments and infinite punishments which you are about to suffer.

O Satan, prince of all evil, author of death, and source of all pride, you should have first inquired into the evil crimes of Jesus of Nazareth, and then you would have found that He was not guilty of any fault worthy of death.

Why did you venture, without either reason or justice, to crucify him, and have brought down to our regions a person innocent and righteous, and thereby we have lost all the sinners, impious and unrighteous persons in the whole world?”

Christ Gives Beelzebub Dominion Over Satan Forever

While the prince of hell was thus speaking to Satan, the King of Glory said to Beelzebub, “The prince of hell, Satan the prince shall be subject to your dominion forever, in exchange of Adam and his righteous sons, who are mine.”

Jesus Christ Ascends With Adam And All Saints

Then Jesus stretched forth his hand, and said, “Come to me, all you my saints, who were created in my image, who were condemned by the tree of forbidden fruit, and by the devil and death; Live now by the wood of my cross. The devil, the prince of this world, is overcome, and death is conquered.”

Immediately, all the saints were joined together under the hand of the most High God; and the Lord Jesus laid hold on Adam's hand and said to him, “Peace be to you, and all thy righteous posterity, which is mine.”

Adam Extols The Lord And Saviour

Then Adam, casting himself at the feet of Jesus, addressed himself to him, with tears, in humble language, and a loud voice, saying:

“I will extol you, O Lord, for you have lifted me up,

and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried unto you, and you have healed me.

O Lord you have brought up my soul from the grave;

you have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Sing unto the Lord, all you saints of His,

and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.

For His anger endures but for a momen.

And in His favour is life everlasting.”

All The Saints Praise Jesus

In like manner all the saints, prostrate at the feet of Jesus, said with one voice:

“You are come, O Redeemer of the world, and have actually accomplished all things, which you foretold by the law and by your holy prophets.

You have redeemed the living by your cross, and you are come down to us, that by the death of the cross you have delivered us from hell, and by your power delivered us from death.

O, Lord, as you have put the ensigns of your glory in heaven, and have set up the sign of your redemption, even your cross on earth!

So, Lord, set the sign of the victory of your cross in hell, that death have dominion no longer.”

The Glorious And Massive Ascension

Then the Lord stretching forth his hand, made the sign of the cross upon Adam, and upon all His saints. And taking hold of Adam by His right hand, He ascended from hell, and all the saints of God followed Him.

King David Praises The Lord

Then the royal prophet David boldly cried, and said:

O sing unto the Lord a new song,

for he has done marvellous things.

His right hand and His holy arm have gotten Him the victory.

The Lord has made known His salvation.

His righteousness He has openly shown in the sight of the heathen.”

And the whole multitude of saints answered, saying, 

“This honour have all His saints.

Amen.

Praise you the Lord.”

The Saints Reply Habakkuk And Follow The Lord

Afterwards, the prophet Habakkuk cried out, and said, “You went forth for the salvation of your people, even for the salvation of your people.”

And all the saints said, ” Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; for the Lord has enlightened us. This is our God for ever and ever; He shall reign over us to everlasting ages, Amen.”And in like manner, all the prophets spoke the sacred things of His praise, and followed the Lord.

Over To Archangel Michael

Then the Lord holding Adam by the hand, delivered him to Michael the Archangel; and he led them into Paradise, filled with mercy and glory.

The Saints Meet Enoch And Elijah

And two very ancient men met them, and were asked by the saints, “Who are you, who have not yet been with us in hell, and have had your bodies placed in Paradise?”

One of them answering, said, “I am Enoch, who was translated by the word of God:  and this man who is with me, is Elijah the Tishbite, who was translated in a fiery chariot.  We have being here since we left the earth, and have not tasted death, but are now about to return at the coming of Antichrist, being armed with divine signs and miracles, to engage with him in battle, and to be slain by him at Jerusalem, and to be taken up alive again into the clouds, after three days and a half.”

Arrival Of The Repentant Thief

And while the holy Enoch and Elias were relating this, behold there came another man in a miserable figure carrying the sign of the cross upon his shoulders. And when all the saints saw him, they said to him, “Who are you? For your countenance is like a thief's; and why do you carry a cross upon your shoulders?”

To which he answering, said, “Ye say right, for I was a thief who committed all sorts of wickedness upon earth. And the Jews crucified me with Jesus; and I observed the surprising things which happened in the creation at the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. And I believed him to be the Creator of all things, and the Almighty King; and I prayed to him, saying, Lord, remember me, when you come into your kingdom.

“He presently regarded my supplication, and said to me, ‘Verily I say unto you, this day you shalt be with me in Paradise.’  And he gave me this sign of the cross saying, ‘Carry this, and go to Paradise; and if the angel who is the guard of Paradise will not admit you, show him the sign of the cross, and say unto him: Jesus Christ who is now crucified, has sent me here to you.’

“When I did this, and told the angel who is the guard of Paradise all these things, and he heard them, he presently opened the gates, introduced me, and placed me on the right-hand in Paradise, saying, ‘Stay here a little time, till Adam, the father of all mankind, shall enter in, with all his sons, who are the holy and righteous servants of Jesus Christ, who was crucified.’

“When they heard all this account from the thief, all the patriarchs said with one voice, “Blessed be you, O Almighty God, the Father of everlasting goodness, and the Father of mercies, who has shown such favour to those who were sinners against him, and has brought them to the mercy of Paradise, and has placed them in the midst of large and spiritual provisions, in a spiritual and holy life. Amen.”