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Descent of Christ into Hell

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Chapter 10

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Chapter 10 (26).

And while the saints Enoch and Elias were thus speaking,

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behold

,

there

came

up

another

man

,

most

wretched

,

carrying

on

his

shoulders

the

sign

of

the

cross

.

And

seeing

him

,

all

the

saints

said

to

him

:

Who

art

thou

?

because

thy

appearance

is

that

of

a

robber

.

And

what

is

the

sign

which

thou

carriest

on

thy

shoulders

?

In

answer

to

them

,

he

said

:

Truly

have

you

said

that

I

was

a

robber

,

doing

all

sorts

of

evil

upon

the

earth

.

And

the

Jews

crucified

me

along

with

Jesus

;

and

I

saw

the

miracles

in

created

things

which

were

done

through

the

cross

of

Jesus

crucified

,

and

I

believed

Him

to

be

the

Creator

of

all

created

things

,

and

the

King

omnipotent

;

and

I

entreated

Him

,

saying

,

Be

mindful

of

me

,

Lord

,

when

Thou

shalt

have

come

into

Thy

kingdom

.

Immediately

He

accepted

my

entreaty

,

and

said

to

me

,

Amen

;

I

say

to

thee

,

To

-

day

shalt

thou

be

with

me

in

paradise

.

And

He

gave

me

this

sign

of

the

cross

,

saying

,

Walk

into

paradise

carrying

this

;

and

if

the

guardian

angel

of

paradise

will

not

let

thee

go

in

,

show

him

the

sign

of

the

cross

,

and

thou

shalt

say

to

him

,

Jesus

Christ

,

the

Son

of

God

,

who

has

now

been

crucified

,

has

sent

me

.

Having

done

so

,

I

said

all

this

to

the

guardian

angel

of

paradise

.

And

when

he

heard

this

,

he

immediately

opened

,

and

led

me

in

,

and

placed

me

at

the

right

of

paradise

,

saying

,

Lo

,

hold

a

little

,

and

there

will

come

in

the

father

of

the

whole

human

race

,

Adam

,

with

all

his

children

,

holy

and

just

,

after

the

triumph

and

glory

of

the

ascension

of

Christ

the

crucified

Lord

.

Hearing

all

these

words

of

the

robber

,

all

the

holy

patriarchs

and

prophets

with

one

voice

said

:

Blessed

art

Thou

,

O

Lord

Almighty

,

Father

of

everlasting

benefits

,

and

Father

of

mercies

,

who

hast

given

such

grace

to

Thy

sinners

,

and

hast

brought

them

back

into

the

grace

of

paradise

,

and

into

Thy

rich

pastures

;

for

this

is

spiritual

life

most

sure

.

Amen

,

amen

.

Notes

1
Luke xxiii. 42, 43.