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The Savior Appears

1.After he had risen from among the dead, when his twelve disciples and seven women continued as his followers and traveled to Galilee, to the mountain called “Harvesting Place and Joy,”

2.and consequently were puzzled about the fundamental nature of the world, the plan, divine providence, the power of the authorities, how the Savior interacts with them, and the mysteries of the divine plan.

3.Then the Savior appeared to them, not with his previous (visible) form, but as the invisible spirit.

4.And his likeness was like that of a tall radiant angel, but what he resembles I must not describe, no mortal being able to bear it, it being entirely pure, perfect flesh like what he taught us about on the mountain called “Of Olives” in Galilee.

5.He said: “Peace be with you! My peace I give you!”

6.And they were all in awe, being afraid.

7.The Savior laughed and asked them: “What are you pondering? Why are you puzzled? What are you seeking?”

8.Philip said: “For the fundamental nature of the world and the plan of the Savior.”

9.He said: “I want you to understand that all born on earth from the foundation of the world until now, even though they have inquired into God, about his being and likeness, have failed to find him.

10.The greatest sages among them have guessed on the basis of how the world is ordered and (how it) moves along, but their guessing has not attained to the truth.

11.Because it is said by all philosophers that the (cosmic) order is guided in three (different) ways, thus they are in disagreement.

12.Because some of them propose that it is self-inspired.

13.Others propose that providence does this, still others that it is fate, but none of these is the case.

14.To repeat, these three propositions I have just related are from humans born on earth; none of them approaches the truth.

15.I, however, originated from the Infinite Light, whom I know, so I can tell you exactly what the truth is.

16.The life of whatever is self-originated is impure, being self-made.

17.There is nothing clever in (the theory of) providence, and (the theory of) fate is not insightful.

18.To you, though, it is given to know, and anyone (else) who deserves knowledge will receive, anyone who was not begotten by the sowing of impure rubbing, but by the one who was first sent, because he is an immortal among mortals.”