14 And I said unto him: And where are all the righteous? or of what sort is the world wherein they are, and possess this glory? (APE) 15 And the Lord showed me a very great region outside this world exceeding bright with light, and the air of that place illuminated with the beams of the sun, and the earth of itself flowering with blossoms that fade not, and full of spices and plants, fair-flowering and incorruptible, and bearing blessed fruit. (APE) 16 And so great was the blossom that the odour thereof was borne thence even unto us. (APE)
Apocalypse of Peter 1:14–16
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