One day The Son was with his disciples, and he found them gathered together and seated in observance. When he approached them, they offered him a prayer of thanks over the bread, and yet he laughed. They asked "Why are you laughing when we do what is right?"
He said to them, in answer: "I am not laughing at you, I laugh because you do this because I ask of it." In reply, they said: "But you are the son of our God." To this, he laughed again. "How do you know? Truly, there is none among you who know me."
When they hear this, they became angry in their hearts. He asked them: "But why does this make you angry? If any of you truly know me, stand and tell me how you know me."
None of them had the strength to do this, save for Judas. Judas stood face to face with The Son, and he spoke: "I know who you are, and I know from where you came. You are the true emanation of Sophia and I am not worthy to utter the name of where you will soon dwell."
Jesus was quiet for a very long time, and then he replied: "If you step away from the others, I shall make sure that you are worthy of this name." Judas asked why, and Jesus left them for a time. When he returned, the two met again.
Judas said: "I have seen a great vision," and the Son laughed and said "You? Why do you try so hard for my favor? Tell me this vision, however."
Judas described his vision, telling tale of being stoned, of persecution. Of coming to a house of life, of greenery. Of greatness. And the Son laughed again. "Why do you laugh at us?" Judas asked.
"I do not laugh at you, but at your foolishness. This house that you described is not for any man, only for the Most Holy. But I see now that this may not always be so, if I am to be Risen, then I must Fall. But I cannot Fall on my own, so you must betray me and then this will be so."
Judas and The Son
seated in observance. When he approached them, they offered him a prayer of thanks over the bread, and yet he laughed. They asked "Why are you laughing when we do what is right?"
He said to them, in answer: "I am not laughing at you, I laugh because you do this because I ask of it." In reply, they said: "But you are the son of our God." To this, he laughed again. "How do you know? Truly, there is none among you who know me."
When they hear this, they became angry in their hearts. He asked them: "But why does this make you angry? If any of you truly know me, stand and tell me how you know me."
None of them had the strength to do this, save for Judas. Judas stood face to face with The Son, and he spoke: "I know who you are, and I know from where you came. You are the true emanation of Sophia and I am not worthy to utter the name of where you will soon dwell."
Jesus was quiet for a very long time, and then he replied: "If you step away from the others, I shall make sure that you are worthy of this name." Judas asked why, and Jesus left them for a time. When he returned, the two met again.
Judas said: "I have seen a great vision," and the Son laughed and said "You? Why do you try so hard for my favor? Tell me this vision, however."
Judas described his vision, telling tale of being stoned, of persecution. Of coming to a house of life, of greenery. Of greatness. And the Son laughed again. "Why do you laugh at us?" Judas asked.
"I do not laugh at you, but at your foolishness. This house that you described is not for any man, only for the Most Holy. But I see now that this may not always be so, if I am to be Risen, then I must Fall. But I cannot Fall on my own, so you must betray me and then this will be so."