Aeon's Summary: The Secret Revelation Of John

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The Secret Revelation of John is the scared Scripture reveals the origins of our world, evil, suffering, sexuality, and humanity (King, 2-3). It begins with John going into a temple. There he was confronted by the Pharisee Arimanios who claims that John was deceived by the Nazorene who turned John away from the traditions of his fathers. John, being distraught, fled to a mountainous region in the desert to grieve. While grieving, the Heavens opened to reveal the Savior (King, 3). The Savior began to educate John on wonders of the Invisible Spirit and the five eternal Aeons. Each Aeon had a male consort and together each pair could produce other beings. However, Sophia, the last eternal Aeon, decided to produce on her own without her male consort

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