Jesus Reveals Everything to Judas

1Jesus said, “Come, and I’ll teach you about the mysteries that no human will see, because there is a great and boundless realm whose horizons no angelic generation has seen. In it is a great invisible Spirit, which no angelic eye has ever seen, no heart has ever comprehended, and which has never been called by any name.

2“And a luminous cloud appeared there. And he—the Spirit—said, ‘Let an angel come into being to attend me.’ A great angel, the Self-Begotten, the God of the Light, emerged from the cloud. Because of him, another four angels came into being from another cloud, and they attended the angelic Self-Begotten. The Self-Begotten said, ‘Let a realm come into being,’ and it came into being just as he said. He created the first luminary to rule over it. And he said, ‘Let angels come into being to serve it,’ and myriads without number came into being. And he said, ‘Let a luminous realm come into being,’ and it came into being. He created the second luminary to rule over it, together with myriads of angels without number to offer service. That is how he created the rest of the realms of light. He set them under rule and created myriads of angels without number to assist them.

3“Adamas was in the first cloud of light, which no angel could ever see among all those called ‘God.’ And Adamas fathered Seth in that place after the image of … and after the likeness of this angel. He made the incorruptible generation of Seth appear to the twelve androgynous luminaries. And then he made seventy-two luminaries appear in the incorruptible generation according to the Spirit’s will. Then the seventy-two luminaries themselves made three hundred sixty luminaries appear in the incorruptible generation according to the Spirit’s will, so that there would be five for each. The twelve realms of the twelve luminaries make up their father, with six heavens for each realm, so there are seventy-two heavens for the seventy-two luminaries and, for each one, five firmaments, for a total of three hundred sixty firmaments. They were given authority and a great army of angels without number for honor and service, together with virgin spirits too for the honor and service of all the realms and the heavens with their firmaments.

4“Now the multitude of those immortals is called ‘cosmos’—that is, ‘perishable’—by the father and the seventy-two luminaries, together with the Self-Begotten and his seventy-two realms. That is where the first human appeared with his incorruptible powers. In the realm that appeared with his generation is the cloud of knowledge and the angel called Eleleth … After these things, Eleleth said, ‘Let twelve angels come into being to rule over Chaos and Hades.’ And look, from the cloud there appeared an angel whose face flashed with fire and whose likeness was defiled by blood. His name was Nebro, which means ‘Rebel.’ Others call him Yaldabaoth. Another angel, Saklas, also came from the cloud. So Nebro created six angels—and Saklas (did too)—to be assistants. They brought out twelve angels in the heavens, with each of them receiving a portion in the heavens.

5“The twelve rulers said to the twelve angels: ‘Let each of you … and let them … generation … five angels:

6“The first is Yaoth, who is called ‘the Good One.’ The second is Harmathoth, the eye of fire. The third is Galila. The fourth is Yobel. The fifth is Adonaios.

7“These are the five who ruled over Hades and are the first over Chaos.

8“Then Saklas said to his angels, ‘Let’s create a human being after the likeness and the image.’ And they fashioned Adam and his wife Eve, who in the cloud is called ‘Life,’ because by this name all the generations seek him, and each of them calls her by their names. Now Saklas did not command … give birth, except … among the generations … which this … and the angel said to him, ‘Your life will last for a limited time, together with the lives of your children.’”

9Then Judas said to Jesus, “How long can a person live?”

10Jesus said, “Why are you amazed that the lifespans of Adam and his generation are limited in the place where he received his kingdom with his ruler?”

11Judas said to Jesus, “Does the human spirit die?”

12Jesus said, “This is how it is. God commanded Michael to loan spirits to people so that they might serve. Then the Great One commanded Gabriel to give spirits to the great generation that has no king—the spirit together with the soul. So the rest of the souls … light … the Chaos … seek the spirit within you, which you have made to live in this flesh from the angelic generations. Then God caused knowledge to be brought to Adam and those with him, so that the kings of Chaos and Hades might not rule over them.”

13Then Judas said to Jesus, “So what will those generations do?”

14Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, the stars complete all these things. When Saklas completes the time span determined for him, their first star will appear with the generations, and they will finish what has been said. Then they will sleep around in my name, murder their children, and they will … evil and … the realms, bringing the generations and presenting them to Saklas. And after that … will bring the twelve tribes of Israel from …, and all the generations will serve Saklas, sinning in my name. And your star will rule over the thirteenth realm.” Then Jesus laughed.

15Judas said, “Master, why are you laughing at me?”

16Jesus answered and said, “I’m not laughing at you but at the error of the stars, because these six stars go astray with these five warriors, and they will all be destroyed together with their creations.”

17Then Judas said to Jesus, “What will those who have been baptized in your name do?”