December 22, 2022

In those days, I praised and prayed to the name of the Lord of the Spirits with blessings and praises, for he had strengthened me by blessings and praises

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So there my eyes saw their dwelling places with the holy angels,e and their resting places with the holy ones and they interceded and petitioned and prayed on behalf of the children of the people, and righteousness flowed before them like water, and mercy like dew upon the earth, and thus it is in their midst forever and ever. And in those days my eyes saw the Elect One of righteousness and of faith, and righteousness shall prevail in his days, and the righteous and elect ones shall be without number before him forever and ever. And I saw a dwelling placeh underneath the wings of the Lord of the Spirits; and all the righteous and the elect before him shall be as intense' as the light of fire. Their mouth shall be full of blessing; and their lips will praise the name of the Lord of the Spirits, and righteousness before him will have no end; and uprightness before him will not cease . There (underneath his wings) I wanted to dwell; and my soul desired that dwelling place. Already my portion is there; for thus has it been reserved for me before the Lord of the Spirits. In those days, I praised and prayed to the name of the Lord of the Spirits with blessings and praises, for he had strengthened me by blessings and praises in accordance with the will of the Lord of the Spirits. And I gazed at that place" (under his wings), and I blessed and praised, saying, "Blessed is he, and may he be blessed, from the beginning and forever more. •There is no such thing as non-existence before him. (Even) before the world was created, he knows what is forever and what will be from generation to generation. •Those who do not slumber but stand before your glory, did blessp you. They shall bless, praise, and extol (you), saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of the Spirits; the spirits fill the earth.' And at that place (under his wings) my eyes saw others who stoodr before him sleepless (and) blessed (him), saying, "Blessed are you and blessed is the name of the Lord of the Spirits' forever and ever." And my face was changed on account of the fact that I could not withstand the sight."

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