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Testament of Abraham

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Section 7

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VII. And Abraham said to Michael, Tell me, man of God

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,

and

show

to

me

why

thou

hast

come

hither

.

And

Michael

said

,

Thy

son

Isaac

will

show

thee

.

And

Abraham

said

to

his

son

,

My

beloved

son

,

tell

me

what

thou

hast

seen

in

thy

dream

today

,

and

wast

frightened

.

Relate

it

to

me

.

Isaac

answered

his

father

,

I

saw

in

my

dream

the

sun

and

the

moon

,

and

there

was

a

crown

upon

my

head

,

and

there

came

from

heaven

a

man

of

great

size

,

and

shining

as

the

light

that

is

called

the

father

of

light

.

He

took

the

sun

from

my

head

,

and

yet

left

the

rays

behind

with

me

.

And

I

wept

and

said

,

I

beseech

thee

,

my

Lord

,

take

not

away

the

glory

of

my

head

,

and

the

light

of

my

house

,

and

all

my

glory

.

And

the

sun

and

the

moon

and

the

stars

lamented

,

saying

,

Take

not

away

the

glory

of

our

power

.

And

that

shining

man

answered

and

said

to

me

,

Weep

not

that

I

take

the

light

of

thy

house

,

for

it

is

taken

up

from

troubles

into

rest

,

from

a

low

estate

to

a

high

one

;

they

lift

him

up

from

a

narrow

to

a

wide

place

;

they

raise

him

from

darkness

to

light

.

And

I

said

to

him

,

I

beseech

thee

,

Lord

,

take

also

the

rays

with

it

.

He

said

to

me

,

There

are

twelve

hours

of

the

day

,

and

then

I

shall

take

all

the

rays

.

As

the

shining

man

said

this

,

I

saw

the

sun

of

my

house

ascending

into

heaven

,

but

that

crown

I

saw

no

more

,

and

that

sun

was

like

thee

my

father

.

And

Michael

said

to

Abraham

,

Thy

son

Isaac

has

spoken

truth

,

for

thou

shalt

go

,

and

be

taken

up

into

the

heavens

,

but

thy

body

shall

remain

on

earth

,

until

seven

thousand

ages

are

fulfilled

,

for

then

all

flesh

shall

arise

.

Now

therefore

,

Abraham

,

set

thy

house

in

order

,

and

thy

children

,

for

thou

hast

heard

fully

what

is

decreed

concerning

thee

.

Abraham

answered

and

said

to

Michael

,

I

beseech

thee

,

Lord

,

if

I

shall

depart

from

my

body

,

I

have

desired

to

be

taken

up

in

my

body

that

I

may

see

the

creatures

that

the

Lord

my

God

has

created

in

heaven

and

on

earth

.

Michael

answered

and

said

,

This

is

not

for

me

to

do

,

but

I

shall

go

and

tell

the

Lord

of

this

,

and

if

I

am

commanded

I

shall

show

thee

all

these

things

.