Judgment of living and dead; everlasting kingdom
And that he will come to judge, David says: ‘God shall come openly; our God, and he shall not keep silence.’ (Ps 50:3) And again: ‘He shall judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.’ (Ps 96:13; Acts 17:31)
Daniel likewise: ‘I saw one like a son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, and he came to the Ancient of Days… And to him was given dominion and honor and a kingdom, and all peoples, tribes, and tongues shall serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away.’ (Dan 7:13-14; Mt 24:30; Mt 25:31-32)
This is the judgment of the whole world, when the Son of Man comes on the clouds, and the just shall enter everlasting life and the unjust everlasting fire. (Mt 25:46)
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About this text
Irenaeus’s short handbook of the apostolic preaching (Epideixis), preserved in Armenian. English here is a densified reading translation for study. Prior English exists (Robinson / Wilson) — this is not an Original English Translation.
English follows the Armenian of Patrologia Orientalis XII.5. Barthoulot’s French was used as a sense-check only. Robinson (1920) and Wilson’s prior English exist and were checked for independence — this page is densified English, not Original English Translation / no-previous-English.
Witnesses
- Copy-text PO XII.5 Epideixis (Armenian, Matenadaran M3710) (Armenian · §§1–10)
- Checked print Barthoulot French (PD) (French · §§1–10)
- Prior English Check Robinson 1920 / Wilson English (English · full work (prior complete English exists))
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.