Gospel of Philip

Analogue 56  Enlightened Emergence from the  Kosmos The oil of anointing is superior to the waters of immersion, for because of the anointing we too are also called “the Christ” just as Yeshua was called the Anointed One because of the anointing oil. For the Father anoints the Son, and the Son anoints the Apostles, and the Apostles have anointed us. The One who was first anointed, however, received it completely: its resurrection, its light, its cross, and its Sacred Spirit. All of this the Father bestowed upon him in the Bridal Chamber, for he received it there. The Father lives in the Son and the Son lives in the Father. This, then, is the Realm of the Heavens. From a place of profound understanding the Master said: “Some have attained the Realm of Heaven laughing.” These came forth from out of this world rejoicing, for they went down into the water as anointed ones and rose out of it again as masters over all. They did not consider what they had done as some mere divers...