The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 5 summary

What happens

1. Jesus describes an invisible Spirit, the emergence of the Self-Begotten, and the creation of luminous realms with countless serving angels.
2. He describes Adamas, Seth’s incorruptible generation, and numbered ranks of luminaries, heavens, and firmaments.
3. Nebro and Saklas produce angels; rulers receive heavenly portions, and Saklas and his angels fashion Adam and Eve with limited lifespans.
4. Judas asks about life and spirit; Jesus describes spirits given through Michael and Gabriel, and knowledge protecting Adam from rulers.
5. Jesus predicts wrongdoing in his name, service to Saklas, and rule by Judas’s star over the thirteenth realm.
6. Jesus laughs and predicts destruction for six erring stars, five warriors, and their creations; Judas asks about people baptized in Jesus’s name.

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What to notice

Jesus gives Judas a personal place in the heavenly prediction. The statement concerns Judas’s star, not a direct grant of authority to Judas.

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