Gospel of Philip

 

 ANALOGUE 14 Yeshua took everyone by surprise, for he did not reveal himself as he truly was, but only according to the capacities of those who were able to perceive him. Though everyone was susceptible to mortality, nevertheless he revealed himself to all. To the great ones he revealed himself as great; to the little ones he became small. To angels he revealed himself as angel, to humanity as a man. Yet in all of these the Logos itself was the hidden secret, though some who saw him realized they were seeing themselves. So when he revealed himself to his students in glory on the Mountain, he was no longer small, but grew great and enabled his students also to become great, so that they might perceive his nobility. On that very day, in an act of great thanksgiving, he cried, “O You who have united Perfected Light with Sacred Spirit, come bind our angels to the icons.” SYNOPSIS  The Analogue teaches that the nature of Revelation is that the hidden is revealed according to need a...

 

 Analogue 13 In this world, those who clothe themselves with outer garments are superior to the clothes they wear. In the heavenly realm, however, the clothing is superior to those who wear them for they have been clothed by water and purified entirely by fire.    Some things are exposed through revelation, and some are hidden in secret, while other things remain hidden even when revealed. Living water is hidden in baptismal waters, and fire is hidden in the oil of anointing. SYNOPSIS  This analogue continues the discussion of resurrection, veiling and unveiling, nakedness and clothing beyond the boundaries of space, time and the material world. The garments donned in the resurrection are not material; they are infinitely superior to the clothing we wear in this world. Beings in the world to come are clothed with light and with something called Living Water. Secrets are being shared; other secrets remain hidden. A theology of the sacraments has always insisted that s...