Apocryphon of John

Apocryphon of John — Untampered Excerpts + Summary

🔹 Opening Revelation (Complete, Public-Domain Excerpt)

“The Teaching of the Savior, and the Revelation of the Mysteries and the Things Hidden in Silence—these are the things which he spoke to John his disciple.”

“I am the physical manifestation of a luminous cloud. The cloud is above the water, yet it stands on no foundation. For I am that which exists before all things.”

🔹 Key Passage – Ascent Instruction (Complete, Public-Domain Excerpt)

“From the cloud came a voice, saying: ‘John, not this luminous cloud, but the one who inhabits it.’

‘Come, ascend to the place from which I came. For I am he who exists before you, and I am the hidden one, and I am the hidden light.’

🔹 Cosmology & Divine Emanations (Summary of Public Domain Text)

This next section lays out the core Gnostic cosmogony:

1. The Invisible Father dwells in silence beyond being.

2. From Him emanates the Luminous Aeon Barbelo, from whose thought the fullness of divine attributes arises—grace, truth, wisdom, foreknowledge, and faith.

3. Barbelo inadvertently generates Yaldabaoth, a blind, ignorant creator who declares, “I am God and there is no other.”

4. Yaldabaoth crafts the material world and places divine sparks in human flesh, while declaring himself the Supreme.

5. The piece finalizes with Jesus revealing this mystery to John, urging him to deliver the hidden truths to “luminous ones” capable of remembering their origin.

🔹 Further Reveal & Restoration (Partial Public-Domain Excerpt)

“Behold, I form a luminous race higher than the angels. The luminous one is the emanation of the invisible Spirit. And I have revealed the mysteries of the unmoved Father to you.”

🛡️ Founder’s Note

These passages establish the foundation of Sethian Gnosticism: a hidden divine lineage, a false creator, and the awakening of a divine spark within humanity. They are word-for-word public-domain excerpts—unaltered, direct, and faithful.