Selections from “Pistis Sophia” – Chapters 65-66, Part 1 of 2

Today, we are pleased to present selections from “Pistis Sophia,” Chapter 65.

“Peter came forward and said: ‘My Lord, concerning the solution of the words which Thou have spoken, thus has Thy Light-power prophesied aforetime through Solomon in his Odes: 1. A stream came forth and became a great wide flood. 2. It tore away all to itself and turned itself against the temple. 3. Dams and buildings could not hold it, nor could the art of them who hold the waters. 4. It was led over the whole land and laid hold of all. 5. They who were on the dry sand drank; their thirst was quieted and quenched when the draught from the hand of the Highest was given.

6. Blessed are the ministers of that draught, to whom the water of the Lord is entrusted. 7. They have refreshed parched lips; they whose power was taken away, have gotten joy of heart, and they have laid hold of souls, having poured in the breath, so that they should not die. 8. They have raised up limbs which were fallen; they have given power to their openness and Light unto their eyes. 9. For they all have known themselves in the Lord and are saved through the water of Life eternal. […]

And again as Thy Light-power has spoken: “They have received again their Light and have become as they were before; and again the word which it has spoken: They have given Light unto their eyes,” that is: They have received sense in the Light and known the Light-stream, that it belongs to the Height. And again, the word which it has spoken is, “They all have known themselves in the Lord,” that is, all the powers of Pistis Sophia have known one another through the Light-stream. And again the word which it has spoken: “They are saved through water of Life eternal,” that is: They are saved through the whole Light-stream. And again the word which it has spoken: “The Light-stream tore all to itself and drew it over the temple,” that is: When the Light-stream had taken all the Light-powers of Pistis Sophia and had spoiled them from the emanations of Self-willed, it poured them into Pistis Sophia and turned itself about and went out of the chaos and came over Thee, Thou who are the temple. This is the solution of all the words which thy Light-power has spoken through the Ode of Solomon.’ It came to pass then when the First Mystery had heard Peter speak these words, that He said unto him: “Well said, blessed Peter. This is the solution of the words which have been spoken.”