Testimonia

{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c005\">He showed me a large willow tree overshadowing plains\r\nand mountains, and under the shade of this willow had\r\nassembled all those who were called by the name of the Lord.\r\nAnd a glorious angel of the Lord, who was very tall, was\r\nstanding beside the willow, having a large pruning-knife, and\r\nhe was cutting little twigs from the willow and distributing\r\nthem among the people that were overshadowed by the willow;\r\nand the twigs which he gave them were small, about a cubit,\r\nas it were, in length. And after they had all received the\r\ntwigs, the angel laid down the pruning-knife, and that tree\r\nwas sound, as I had seen it at first. And I marvelled within\r\nmyself, saying, “How is the tree sound, after so many branches\r\nhave been cut off?” And the Shepherd said to me, “Do not\r\nbe surprised if the tree remains sound after so many branches\r\nwere lopped off; [but wait,<a id=\"r1732\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1732\"><sup>[1732]</sup></a>] and when you shall have seen\r\neverything, then it will be explained to you what it means.”\r\nThe angel who had distributed the branches among the\r\npeople again asked them from them, and in the order in\r\nwhich they had received them were they summoned to him,\r\nand each one of them returned his branch. And the angel\r\nof the Lord took and looked at them. From some he received\r\nthe branches withered and moth-eaten; those who returned\r\nbranches in that state the angel of the Lord ordered to stand\r\napart. Others, again, returned them withered, but not moth-eaten;\r\nand these he ordered to stand apart. And others\r\nreturned them half-withered, and these stood apart; and others\r\nreturned their branches half-withered and having cracks in\r\nthem, and these stood apart. [And others returned their\r\nbranches green and having cracks in them; and these stood\r\napart.<a id=\"r1733\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1733\"><sup>[1733]</sup></a>] And others returned their branches, one-half withered\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_396\">396</span>and the other green; and these stood apart. And others\r\nbrought their branches two-thirds green and the remaining\r\nthird withered; and these stood apart. And others returned\r\nthem two-thirds withered and one-third green; and these stood\r\napart. And others returned their branches nearly all green,\r\nthe smallest part only, the top, being withered, but they had\r\ncracks in them; and these stood apart. And of others very\r\nlittle was green, but the remaining parts withered; and these\r\nstood apart. And others came bringing their branches green,\r\nas they had received them from the angel. And the majority\r\nof the crowd returned branches of that kind, and with these\r\nthe angel was exceedingly pleased; and these stood apart.\r\n[And others returned their branches green and having offshoots;\r\nand these stood apart, and with these the angel was\r\nexceedingly delighted.<a id=\"r1734\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1734\"><sup>[1734]</sup></a>] And others returned their branches\r\ngreen and with offshoots, and the offshoots had some fruit,\r\nas it were;<a id=\"r1735\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1735\"><sup>[1735]</sup></a> and those men whose branches were found to be\r\nof that kind were exceedingly joyful. And the angel was\r\nexultant because of them; and the Shepherd also rejoiced\r\ngreatly because of them.</p>","headings":["The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers","THE PASTOR OF HERMAS.","BOOK THIRD.—SIMILITUDES. SIMILITUDES WHICH HE SPAKE WITH ME.","SIMILITUDE EIGHTH. 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