Post by Sowelu on Sept 7, 2007 4:39:55 GMT -5
Apocatastasis (a-po-ca-TAH-sta-sis) is a Greek word meaning:1) reconstitution or restitution
2) restoration to the original or primordial condition
in Gnosticism
In Gnostic writings, apocatastasis occurs when a soul, which is Divine Light trapped in evil matter, frees itself by attaining special knowledge or gnosis to rejoin the True God above all gods. Messengers of Light, of which Jesus Christ is the primary example, reveal the salvation that comes from finding the Kingdom of God within. The gnostic Gospel of Philip 180-350c contains the term itself and in other sayings expresses the idea that all comes from a common, eternal source: "Of what a nature is the resurrection! And the image must rise again through the image. The bridegroom and the image must enter through the image into the truth, which is the apocatastasis."
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