Son of Man
Chapter 46
1At that place, I saw the One to whom belongs the time before time. [ . . . ] 2And I asked the one—from among the angels—who was going with me, and who had revealed to me all the secrets regarding the One who was born of human beings, “Who is this?” [ . . . ] 3And he answered me and said to me, “This is the Son of Man, to whom belongs…
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