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²⁷And in the same manner as it has been appointed for men to die one time, and after this, to be judged,

³⁹See my hands and feet, that it is I myself. Look and touch. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”

³¹Do not turn aside to astrologers, nor consult with soothsayers, so as to be polluted through them. I am the Lord your God.

¹⁴And no wonder, for even Satan presents himself as if he were an Angel of light. ¹⁵Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers present themselves as if they were ministers of justice, for their end shall be according to their works.

²⁶And seeing him walking upon the sea, they were disturbed, saying: “It must be an apparition.” And they cried out, because of fear.

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the directors of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places.

⁴Little sons, you are of God, and so you have overcome him. For he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

⁵²And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose. ⁵³And going out from the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city, and they appeared to many.

⁴His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish.

¹⁰The thief does not come, except so that he may steal and slaughter and destroy. I have come so that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.

¹⁹And though they say to you, “Seek from seers and diviners,” they who hiss in their incantations, should not the people seek from their God, for the sake of the living, and not from the dead?

⁴⁶And these shall go into eternal punishment, but the just shall go into eternal life.”

⁵For the living know that they themselves will die, yet truly the dead know nothing anymore, nor do they have any recompense. For the memory of them is forgotten. ⁶Likewise, love and hatred and envy have all perished together, nor have they any place in this age and in the work which is done under the sun.

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;

⁹And he was thrown out, that great dragon, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces the whole world. And he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

¹Now it happened that, in those days, the Philistines gathered together their troops, so that they might be prepared for war against Israel. And Achish said to David, “I know now, certainly, that you will go out with me to war, you and your men.” ²And David said to Achish, “You know now what your servant will do.” And Achish said to David, “And so, I will appoint you to guard my head for all days.” ³Now Samuel was dead, and all of Israel mourned for him, and they buried him in Ramah, his city. And Saul took away the magi and soothsayers from the land. ⁴And the Philistines gathered together, and they arrived and made camp at Shunem. Then Saul also gathered all of Israel, and he arrived at Gilboa. ⁵And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was afraid, and his heart was exceedingly terrified. ⁶And he consulted the Lord. But he did not respond to him, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets.

⁹Just as a cloud is consumed and passes away, so he who descends to hell will not ascend. ¹⁰He will not return again to his house, nor will his own place know him any longer.

⁷and the dust returns to its earth, from which it was, and the spirit returns to God, who granted it.