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Testament of Abraham

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Salutation / Introduction

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Author: Unknown

Version II.

(VIII.) And Abraham looked and saw two gates

,

the

one

small

and

the

other

large

,

and

between

the

two

gates

sat

a

man

upon

a

throne

of

great

glory

,

and

a

multitude

of

angels

round

about

him

,

and

he

was

weeping

,

and

again

laughing

,

but

his

weeping

exceeded

his

laughter

seven

-

fold

.

And

Abraham

said

to

Michael

,

Who

is

this

that

sits

between

the

two

gates

in

great

glory

;

sometimes

he

laughs

,

and

sometimes

he

weeps

,

and

his

weeping

exceeds

his

laughter

seven

-

fold

?

And

Michael

said

to

Abraham

,

Knowest

thou

not

who

it

is

?

And

he

said

,

No

,

Lord

.

And

Michael

said

to

Abraham

,

Seest

thou

these

two

gates

,

the

small

and

the

great

?

These

are

they

which

lead

to

life

and

to

destruction

.

This

man

that

sits

between

them

is

Adam

,

the

first

man

whom

the

Lord

created

,

and

set

him

in

this

place

to

see

every

soul

that

departs

from

the

body

,

seeing

that

all

are

from

him

.

When

,

therefore

,

thou

seest

him

weeping

,

know

that

he

has

seen

many

souls

being

led

to

destruction

,

but

when

thou

seest

him

laughing

,

he

has

seen

many

souls

being

led

into

life

.

Seest

thou

how

his

weeping

exceeds

his

laughter

?

Since

he

sees

the

greater

part

of

the

world

being

led

away

through

the

broad

gate

to

destruction

,

therefore

his

weeping

exceeds

his

laughter

seven

-

fold

.