The Apocalypse of Elijah and signs of the son of lawlessness

The martyrdom of Elijah and Enoch


Then when Elijah and Enoch hear that the shameless one has revealed himself in the holy place, they will come down and fight with him, saying,


Are you indeed not ashamed?

When you attach yourself to the saints,

because you are always estranged.

You have been hostile to those who belong to heaven.

You have acted against those belonging to the earth.

You have been hostile to the thrones.

You have acted against the angels.

You are always a stranger.

You have fallen from heaven like the morning stars.

You were changed, and your tribe became dark for you.

But you are not ashamed,

when you stand firmly against God.

You are a devil.



The shameless one will hear and he will be angry, and he will fight with them in the market place of the great city. And he will spend seven days fighting with them. And they will spend three and one half days in the market place dead, while all the people see them.
Bur on the fourth day they will rise up and they will scold him saying, “O shameless one, O son of lawlessness. Are you indeed not ashamed of yourself since you are leading astray the people of God for whom you did not suffer? Do you not know that we live in the Lord?”
As the word were spoken, they prevailed over him, saying, “Furthermore, we will lay down the flesh for the spirit, and we will kill you since you are unable to speak on that day because we are always strong in the Lord. But you are always hostile to God.”
The shameless one will hear, and he will be angry and fight with them. And the whole city will surround them. On that day they will shout up to heaven as they shine while all the people and all the world see them.
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The persecution of the saints


The son of lawlessness will not prevail over them. He will be angry at the land, and he will seek to sin against the people, He will pursue all of the saints. They and the priests of the land will be brought back bound. He will kill them and destroy them...them. And their eyes will be removed with iron spikes. He will remove their skin from their heads. He will remove their nails one by one. He will command that vinegar and lime be put in their nose.
Now those who are unable to bear up under the tortures of that king will take gold and flee over the fords to the desert places. They will lie down as one who sleeps. The Lord will receive their spirits and their souls to himself. Their flesh will petrify. No wild animals will eat them until the last day of the great judgment. And they will rise up and find a place of rest. But they will not be in the kingdom of the Christ as those who have endured because the Lord said, “I will grant to them that they sit on my right hand.” They will receive favor over others, and they will triumph over the son of lawlessness, And they will witness the dissolution of heaven and earth. They will receive the thrones of glory and the crowns.