Chapter 71

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AFTERWARD, my ruach was concealed, ascending into the heavens. I beheld the sons of the holy angels treading on flaming fire, whose garments and robes were white, and whose countenances were transparent as crystal.

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I saw two rivers of fire glittering like the hyacinth.

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Then I fell on my face before Yahuah Tseva'oth.

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And Miyka'el, one of the archangels, took me by my right hand, raised me up, and brought me out where was every secret mercy and secret righteousness.

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He showed me all the hidden things of the extremities of heaven, all the receptacles of the stars, and the splendors of all, from whence they went forth before the face of the holy.

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And he concealed the ruach of Chanok in the heaven of heavens.

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There I beheld, in the midst of that light, a building raised with stones of ice;

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And in the midst of these stones tongues of living fire. My ruach saw around the circle of this flaming habitation, on one of its extremities, rivers full of living fire, which encompassed it.

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Then the Seraphiym, the Keruviym, and Ophaniym surrounded it: these are those who never sleep, but watch the throne of his glory.

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And I beheld angels innumerable, thousands of thousands, and myriads and myriads, who surrounded that habitation.

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Miyka'el, Rapha'el, Gavriy'el, Penu'el and the holy angels who were in the heavens above, went in and out of it. Miyka'el, Rapha'el, and Gavriy'el went out of that habitation, and holy angels innumerable.

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With them was the Ancient of Days, whose head was white as wool, and pure, and his robe was indescribable.

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Then I fell upon my face, while all my flesh was dissolved, and my ruach became changed.

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I cried out with a loud voice, with a powerful ruach, blessing, glorifying, and exalting.

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And those blessings, which proceeded from my mouth, became acceptable in the presence of the Ancient of Days.

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The Ancient of Days came with Miyka'el and Gavriy'el, Rapha'el and Penu'el, with thousands of thousands, and myriads and myriads, which could not be numbered.

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Then that angel came to me, and with his voice saluted me, saying, You are the Son of A'dam, who is born for righteousness, and righteousness has rested upon you.

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The righteousness of the Ancient of Days shall not forsake you.

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He said, On you shall he confer peace in the name of the existing world; for from thence has peace gone forth since the world was created.

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And thus shall it happen to you forever and ever.

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All who shall exist, and who shall walk in your path of righteousness, shall not forsake you forever.

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With you shall be their habitations, with you their lot; nor from you shall they be separated forever and ever.

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And thus shall length of days be with the Son of A'dam.

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Peace shall be to the righteous; and the path of integrity shall the righteous pursue, in the name of Yahuah Tseva'oth, forever and ever.



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