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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades + +Author: Flavius Josephus + +Translator: William Whiston + +Release Date: December 22, 2008 [EBook #2847] +Last Updated: January 9, 2013 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DISCOURSE TO THE GREEKS *** + + + + +Produced by David Reed, and David Widger + + + + + +</pre> + <p> + <br /><br /> + </p> + <h1> + AN EXTRACT OUT OF JOSEPHUS'S DISCOURSE TO THE GREEKS CONCERNING HADES + </h1> + <p> + <br /> + </p> + <h2> + By Flavius Josephus + </h2> + <p> + <br /><br /> + </p> + <h3> + Translated by William Whiston + </h3> + <p> + <br /> <br /> + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <br /> <br /> + </p> + <p> + 1. Now as to Hades, wherein the souls of the good things they see, + and rejoice in the righteous and unrighteous are detained, it is necessary + to speak of it. Hades is a place in the world not regularly finished; a + subterraneous region, wherein the light of this world does not shine; from + which circumstance, that in this region the light does not shine, it + cannot be but there must be in it perpetual darkness. This region is + allotted as a place of custody for souls, ill which angels are appointed + as guardians to them, who distribute to them temporary punishments, + agreeable to every one's behavior and manners. + </p> + <p> + 2. In this region there is a certain place set apart, as a lake of + unquenchable fire, whereinto we suppose no one hath hitherto been cast; + but it is prepared for a day afore-determined by God, in which one + righteous sentence shall deservedly be passed upon all men; when the + unjust, and those that have been disobedient to God, and have given honor + to such idols as have been the vain operations of the hands of men as to + God himself, shall be adjudged to this everlasting punishment, as having + been the causes of defilement; while the just shall obtain an + incorruptible and never-fading kingdom. These are now indeed confined in + Hades, but not in the same place wherein the unjust are confined. + </p> + <p> + 3. For there is one descent into this region, at whose gate we believe + there stands an archangel with an host; which gate when those pass through + that are conducted down by the angels appointed over souls, they do not go + the same way; but the just are guided to the right hand, and are led with + hymns, sung by the angels appointed over that place, unto a region of + light, in which the just have dwelt from the beginning of the world; not + constrained by necessity, but ever enjoying the prospect of the good + things they see, and rejoice in the expectation of those new enjoyments + which will be peculiar to every one of them, and esteeming those things + beyond what we have here; with whom there is no place of toil, no burning + heat, no piercing cold, nor are any briers there; but the countenance of + the and of the just, which they see, always smiles them, while they wait + for that rest and eternal new life in heaven, which is to succeed this + region. This place we call The Bosom of Abraham. + </p> + <p> + 4. But as to the unjust, they are dragged by force to the left hand by the + angels allotted for punishment, no longer going with a good-will, but as + prisoners driven by violence; to whom are sent the angels appointed over + them to reproach them and threaten them with their terrible looks, and to + thrust them still downwards. Now those angels that are set over these + souls drag them into the neighborhood of hell itself; who, when they are + hard by it, continually hear the noise of it, and do not stand clear of + the hot vapor itself; but when they have a near view of this spectacle, as + of a terrible and exceeding great prospect of fire, they are struck with a + fearful expectation of a future judgment, and in effect punished thereby: + and not only so, but where they see the place [or choir] of the fathers + and of the just, even hereby are they punished; for a chaos deep and large + is fixed between them; insomuch that a just man that hath compassion upon + them cannot be admitted, nor can one that is unjust, if he were bold + enough to attempt it, pass over it. + </p> + <p> + 5. This is the discourse concerning Hades, wherein the souls of all men + are confined until a proper season, which God hath determined, when he + will make a resurrection of all men from the dead, not procuring a + transmigration of souls from one body to another, but raising again those + very bodies, which you Greeks, seeing to be dissolved, do not believe + [their resurrection]. But learn not to disbelieve it; for while you + believe that the soul is created, and yet is made immortal by God, + according to the doctrine of Plato, and this in time, be not incredulous; + but believe that God is able, when he hath raised to life that body which + was made as a compound of the same elements, to make it immortal; for it + must never be said of God, that he is able to do some things, and unable + to do others. We have therefore believed that the body will be raised + again; for although it be dissolved, it is not perished; for the earth + receives its remains, and preserves them; and while they are like seed, + and are mixed among the more fruitful soil, they flourish, and what is + sown is indeed sown bare grain, but at the mighty sound of God the + Creator, it will sprout up, and be raised in a clothed and glorious + condition, though not before it has been dissolved, and mixed [with the + earth]. So that we have not rashly believed the resurrection of the body; + for although it be dissolved for a time on account of the original + transgression, it exists still, and is cast into the earth as into a + potter's furnace, in order to be formed again, not in order to rise again + such as it was before, but in a state of purity, and so as never to be + destroyed any more. And to every body shall its own soul be restored. And + when it hath clothed itself with that body, it will not be subject to + misery, but, being itself pure, it will continue with its pure body, and + rejoice with it, with which it having walked righteously now in this + world, and never having had it as a snare, it will receive it again with + great gladness. But as for the unjust, they will receive their bodies not + changed, not freed from diseases or distempers, nor made glorious, but + with the same diseases wherein they died; and such as they were in their + unbelief, the same shall they be when they shall be faithfully judged. + </p> + <p> + 6. For all men, the just as well as the unjust, shall be brought before + God the word: for to him hath the Father committed all judgment: and he, + in order to fulfill the will of his Father, shall come as Judge, whom we + call Christ. For Minos and Rhadamanthus are not the judges, as you Greeks + do suppose, but he whom God and the Father hath glorified: Concerning Whom + We Have Elsewhere Given A More Particular Account, For The Sake Of Those + Who Seek After Truth. This person, exercising the righteous judgment of + the Father towards all men, hath prepared a just sentence for every one, + according to his works; at whose judgment-seat when all men, and angels, + and demons shall stand, they will send forth one voice, and say, Just Is + Thy Judgment; the rejoinder to which will bring a just sentence upon both + parties, by giving justly to those that have done well an everlasting + fruition; but allotting to the lovers of wicked works eternal punishment. + To these belong the unquenchable fire, and that without end, and a certain + fiery worm, never dying, and not destroying the body, but continuing its + eruption out of the body with never-ceasing grief: neither will sleep give + ease to these men, nor will the night afford them comfort; death will not + free them from their punishment, nor will the interceding prayers of their + kindred profit them; for the just are no longer seen by them, nor are they + thought worthy of remembrance. But the just shall remember only their + righteous actions, whereby they have attained the heavenly kingdom, in + which there is no sleep, no sorrow, no corruption, no care, no night, no + day measured by time, no sun driven in his course along the circle of + heaven by necessity, and measuring out the bounds and conversions of the + seasons, for the better illumination of the life of men; no moon + decreasing and increasing, or introducing a variety of seasons, nor will + she then moisten the earth; no burning sun, no Bear turning round [the + pole], no Orion to rise, no wandering of innumerable stars. The earth will + not then be difficult to be passed over, nor will it be hard to find out + the court of paradise, nor will there be any fearful roaring of the sea, + forbidding the passengers to walk on it; even that will be made easily + passable to the just, though it will not be void of moisture. Heaven will + not then be uninhabitable by men, and it will not be impossible to + discover the way of ascending thither. The earth will not be uncultivated, + nor require too much labor of men, but will bring forth its fruits of its + own accord, and will be well adorned with them. There will be no more + generations of wild beasts, nor will the substance of the rest of the + animals shoot out any more; for it will not produce men, but the number of + the righteous will continue, and never fail, together with righteous + angels, and spirits [of God], and with his word, as a choir of righteous + men and women that never grow old, and continue in an incorruptible state, + singing hymns to God, who hath advanced them to that happiness, by the + means of a regular institution of life; with whom the whole creation also + will lift up a perpetual hymn from corruption, to incorruption, as + glorified by a splendid and pure spirit. It will not then be restrained by + a bond of necessity, but with a lively freedom shall offer up a voluntary + hymn, and shall praise him that made them, together with the angels, and + spirits, and men now freed from all bondage. + </p> + <p> + 7. And now, if you Gentiles will be persuaded by these motives, and leave + your vain imaginations about your pedigrees, and gaining of riches, and + philosophy, and will not spend your time about subtleties of words, and + thereby lead your minds into error, and if you will apply your ears to the + hearing of the inspired prophets, the interpreters both of God and of his + word, and will believe in God, you shall both be partakers of these + things, and obtain the good things that are to come; you shall see the + ascent unto the immense heaven plainly, and that kingdom which is there. + For what God hath now concealed in silence [will be then made manifest,] + what neither eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, nor hath it entered into + the heart of man, the things that God hath prepared for them that love + him. + </p> + <p> + 8. In whatsoever ways I shall find you, in them shall I judge you + entirely: so cries the End of all things. And he who hath at first lived a + virtuous lift, but towards the latter end falls into vice, these labors by + him before endured shall be altogether vain and unprofitable, even as in a + play, brought to an ill catastrophe. Whosoever shall have lived wickedly + and luxuriously may repent; however, there will be need of much time to + conquer an evil habit, and even after repentance his whole life must be + guarded with great care and diligence, after the manner of a body, which, + after it hath been a long time afflicted with a distemper, requires a + stricter diet and method of living; for though it may be possible, + perhaps, to break off the chain of our irregular affections at once, yet + our amendment cannot be secured without the grace of God, the prayers of + good men, the help of the brethren, and our own sincere repentance and + constant care. It is a good thing not to sin at all; it is also good, + having sinned, to repent; as it is best to have health always, but it is a + good thing to recover from a distemper. To God be glory and dominion for + ever and ever Amen. + </p> + <p> + <br /><br /><br /><br /> + </p> +<pre xml:space="preserve"> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse +to The Greeks Concerning Hades, by Flavius Josephus + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DISCOURSE TO THE GREEKS *** + +***** This file should be named 2847-h.htm or 2847-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/2/8/4/2847/ + +Produced by David Reed, and David Widger + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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