Chapter 19

¹ And the ruler of this age was kept in ignorance of Mary’s virginity and her childbearing, and likewise of the Lord’s death—three mysteries of proclamation, which were accomplished in the silence of God.

² How then was he revealed to the ages? A star shone in heaven above all the stars, and its light was ineffable and its newness caused astonishment, and all the other stars together with the sun and moon became a chorus for the star, and its light surpassed them all; and there was confusion about where this newness came from that was so unlike them.

³ From that moment all magic was dissolved and every bond of vice vanished; ignorance was destroyed, the old kingdom was overthrown when God appeared in human form for the newness of eternal life; and what had been perfected in God’s presence began to take effect. From that point everything was shaken because the destruction of death was being planned.