' I longed to flee; but above me stood the
Judge, below, the abyss. I could give no reply. Again he said, 'My
covenant thou hast trodden under foot;' and he commanded his servants,
'Bind her hand and foot, and cast her into outer darkness, where is
weeping and gnashing of teeth. There let her remain till that great
day, when all mine enemies shall be trodden in the wine-press of my
wrath.'
"Then a voice from out of the throne said, 'Praise our God, all ye
his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great;' and all
cried, like the voice of many waters, 'Amen. Allelujah.' Heaven
responded from all sides, 'Just and true are thy judgments, thou
King of saints.' Then Satan and his angels clapped their hands; and
mocking my misery, they thrust me into the inner prison.
"I now found myself associated with Cain, Judas, Jeroboam, and
Jezebel. I understood what Christ meant when he said, 'Bind the
tares in bundles to burn them,' for I was enclosed by them on all
sides, and the flames from them kindled on me. Then a voice said,
'Judas sold his Lord once, but thou many times. Cain slew one
brother; thou hast brought many to this place of torment.
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