Chapter XLIII
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1And again I saw flashes of lightning and the stars of heaven, and I saw how he called them all 1 GMQD′ om. by their names, and they obeyed him. 2And I saw the balance of righteousness, how they are weighed according to their light, according to the width of their areas and the day of their appearing, and how their revolutions produce lightning; 2 and how … lightning: so Eth.I; T2 Eth.II ‘and their revolution, and how lightning produces lightning’. and I saw their revolutions according to the number of the angels, and how they keep faith with one another. 3And I asked the angel who went with me and showed me what was secret, What are these? 4And he said to me, Their likeness has the Lord of Spirits shown to you; these are the names of the righteous 3 Eth.I ‘the holy’. who dwell on the dry ground and believe in the name of 4 and believe in the name of: D′ ‘and do not believe in’. the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.