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...

 

 Analogue 12 There are those who are afraid of being resurrected stripped bare. Their desire, therefore, is to be raised in a material body, not realizing that someone clothed in flesh is actually naked. Those who have become beings of light, however, have put off the flesh and yet they are not bare. It has been said, “flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s kingdom.” So what is it that cannot inherit that realm and what is it that can? What inherits the Kingdom is that which is in communion with Yeshua’s blood— for it is he who said, “Whoever does not eat my flesh and drink my blood does not possess life.” So what is this flesh? It is Logos. And what is this blood? It is the sacred Spirit. Whoever receives these has both food and drink, and is fully clothed. However, I must oppose those who deny that neither form or flesh shall rise from the dead, for both positions are in error—those who say the material form shall rise and those who say no form will ever rise. Here is what I affirm...

 

Analogue 11 No one hides a thing of great value in something that will attract attention, but folk will often put objects of worth into a container that is worth little or nothing. Likewise, the soul—a precious thing—has come to exist in a humble body.  SYNOPSIS  This may be one of Yeshua's wisdom sayings hitherto unknown but perhaps alluded to and included in the Paul’s Epistle (II Corinthians 4:7), and also found in the Gospel of Thomas 29, 109. The esoteric reality and the exoteric manifestation. This is an esoteric teaching concerning the existence of the soul and its ultimate value which may indicate a new discovery or revelation being made concerning in the inner nature of humankind. The treasury of the soul, or soul treasure, which is both treasure in the soul, and the soul as treasure.  Treasure hidden in clay vessels as a metaphor for how the divine has concealed the inner value of something and confused the outer mind. In light of the discussion in analogue 10, ...