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The Narrative of Zosimus Concerning the Life of the Blessed

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Section 14

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XIV. The time of our life is this.

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If

one

quits

the

body

in

his

youth

,

the

days

of

his

life

here

are

three

hundred

and

sixty

years

,

and

he

that

quits

the

body

in

old

age

,

the

days

of

his

life

here

are

six

hundred

and

eighty

-

eight

years

.

And

the

day

of

our

completion

is

made

known

to

us

by

the

angels

,

and

when

the

angels

of

God

come

to

take

us

,

we

go

with

them

,

and

the

elders

,

seeing

the

angels

,

gather

together

all

the

people

and

we

depart

together

with

the

angels

,

singing

psalms

,

until

the

angels

arrive

at

the

place

of

our

abode

.

And

because

we

have

no

tools

,

the

angels

of

God

themselves

make

the

grave

for

our

body

,

and

thus

he

that

is

called

by

God

goes

down

,

and

all

salute

him

from

small

to

great

,

sending

him

on

his

way

and

bidding

him

farewell

.

Then

the

soul

quits

the

body

and

the

angels

receive

it

,

but

we

see

the

shape

of

the

soul

as

a

shape

of

light

,

perfect

in

all

the

body

apart

from

the

distinction

of

male

and

female

.