CHAPTER XL.
1. Fragapatti and his hosts remained thirty days with Gir-ak-shi, and great was theenjoyment of the people; and then Fragapatti departed, going to the kingdoms of Uropa,first Goddess of a barbarian division of the earth. The Voice of Jehovih had been with herfrom the first, but there were but few corporeans in her division, and only six hundredmillion angels, mostly drujas.
2. Nevertheless, Jehovih said unto Uropa: Thou shalt found here a kingdom in My name,and it shall become mighty in heaven and earth. Uropa said: What is the first best way, OJehovih? Jehovih answered, saying: As for the drujas, thou knowest. But as for thecorporeans, behold, they have neither copper nor iron, but use stone. Send, therefore, ofthy hosts of ashars, five hundred who are well skilled in the art of inspiring mortals, toArabin'ya; and thou shalt cause fifty men to migrate into thy lands. And the fifty menshall be such as are skilled in mining and working copper and iron.
3. And thy ashars shall inspire them to go to the mountains and find the ore, and thento work the same, to make tools of, and to make implements for hunting and fishing.
4. So Uropa sent angels to Arabin'ya, and they inspired fifty men to go to Uropa, and findcopper and iron, and work it. And in the space of four years, behold, there had gone out ofArabin'ya not less than twenty thousand men. And the ashars inspired them to marry withthe druks and half-breed I'huans. And in this way a new people of higher light was borninto Uropa's division.
5. In Zeigl Uropa build her heavenly kingdom and founded the city of Oitch. Fivehundred thousand angels were her holy Council, and fifty thousand captains; and ofashars, two millions, partly ethereans and partly atmosphereans.
6. Her heavenly kingdom was of the kind and manner of Gir-ak-shi's, and heradministration in the same way. And in four years she had rescued nearly all the drujasin these regions of atmospherea. So when Fragapatti came to see her, she providedentertainments after the same manner as did Ger-ak-shi, having all her hosts present.
7. After this Fragapatti visited Kow'anea and his heavenly kingdoms, and also his earthdivisions. Next Fragapatti visited M'wing'mi and his heavenly kingdoms and earthdivisions. Next he visited Ots'ha'ta and his places, and then Soo'fwa.
8. With all these Lords and Gods Fragapatti spent many days, examining and recordingall the labor done; and he spake before them all, so that his voice was heard by nearly allthe people in the lower heavens. And so great was the work accomplished by Fragapattiwith any one of these Lords or Gods, that were a history thereof written it would requirethe whole lifetime of a man to read it. Nor is it possible with earth words to describe thebeauty and glory of a single one of these recreations in his travels.
CHAPTER XLI.
1. The close of dawn was near at hand. Fragapatti returned to Mouru, the heavenlykingdom of Haraiti, in atmospherea, richly stored with a knowledge of the earth and herheavens. The capital was illuminated, and the decorum of the higher heavens prevailed.
2. Already were there assembled more than four thousand million angels prepared for thethird resurrection. Fragapatti sent word to his Lord Gods, and to his Lords and Gods, andto Samati, God in inherent right up to the end of dawn. And he notified all of them of theday and hour when he should accomplish the resurrection.
3. And then Fragapatti called his swift messengers, whose labor is with the thrones ofJehovih in etherea. He said: Behold, the dawn of dan is near the close. The Brides andBridegrooms of Jehovih will number ten thousand million souls. Two divisions will Imake of grades fifty-five and seventy, for the forests and plains of Goomatchala. This yeshall communicate to Hoseis, Goddess of Alawatcha, on the road of Affolkistan, salutingin Jehovih's name, and of His Son, Fragapatti, Chief.
4. The swift messengers saluted, and then departed. Next he called the messengers for thekingdoms below, and of these messengers there were twenty thousand, divided intotwelve groups, and they had been previously apportioned to certain divisions of heavenand earth.
5. To them Fragapatti said: To the Lord God of each division, and to the Lords andGods, and through them to the officers under them, greeting, in the name of Jehovih! Appoint and anoint the successors in Jehovih's name; and when your kingdom is inorder, appear ye at the throne of Mouru, for the resurrection of my hosts is near athand. Provide ye ships and such vessels as are suitable, and bring, as visitors, fromyour kingdoms and most holy places, as many atmosphereans as desire to come, thatthey may witness the ceremonies and the ascent of Jehovih's Sons and Daughters.
6. And these commandments were carried unto all the divisions of the corporeal earth andher heavens. Fragapatti then said unto Athrava: Thou shalt receive the Brides andBridegrooms. As for myself, I will go down to the earth and receive God and Zarathustra,and they shall be borne in mine own ship even unto this place, and thence to etherea.
7. In all places on earth and in heaven the spirit inhabitants were stirred to the utmost. InHaraiti there were already more than four thousand colonies, and every one had thousandsand thousands eligible to the third resurrection, who would depart in the comingascension. Of these there were persons of every occupation, and they were perfect in theirorder, belonging to groups and series of groups. And now the captains and generals werere-organizing them into phalanxes; and the Gods again organizing the phalanxes intokingdoms.
8. Zeredho sent her contributions to Haraiti, four hundred million souls. The Lord Godswere making their groups in their own several divisions, to be further organized afterarriving at Mouru, the place whence the final ascension would take place. Some of thesehad a thousand millions of their own resurrection, including whom they had previouslysent to Haraiti.
9. Fragapatti sent special messengers to God, Samati, to learn the day appointed forZarathustra's death; and he further allotted to Zarathustra three days in hada, in which topreach to mortals by the inspiration of God, and appointed the fourth day thereafter as thetime of his ascension from the earth.
10. And now, when all these matters had been put in shape, Fragapatti ordered theassembling of the sacred circle of the Holy Council, Sons and Daughters of the MostHigh. The lights were raised, and only Gods and Goddesses could remain in sight of, ornear the throne of Jehovih. Fragapatti commanded Hoab to stand in the midst of thecircle, facing the judgment seat.
11. Fragapatti said: Hear the words of thy Creator, O Hoab. I called thee up out of theground, and with Mine Own spirit quickened I thee into life. From thy youth up I havefollowed thee day by day. I have called out to thee from My holy hill; with a woman'stenderness came I after thee. When thou didst try to run away from me, I followed after. Yea, I called My Son, high raised in My everlasting kingdoms, and I said unto him: O MySon, run thou quickly, for Hoab, My well-beloved, runneth away from Me. Go thou andbring him; for he is my Chosen.
12. He shall be My God of the red star; her heavens shall bow down before him. I willraise him up and anoint him with My holy fire; his countenance shall shine like a sun inMy firmament.
13. And Fragapatti, My Son, overtook thee in thy flight; with great cunning he capturedthee unto My labors. And thou hast raised up thy voice and glorified Me; thine arms havebeen bared to the harvest; thy fruit is a song of glory.
14. Have I not given thee experience in all things? Even to the precipice of hell made Ithee to walk and fall not. The darkness of everlasting death I made to encompass thee; inthe hour of thy despair I came to thee and raised thee up.
15. Have I not great profit in thee, My Son? My countless millions cry out in all places;they behold Me not; they know not of Me and My heavenly places. Like a troubled seathat knoweth no rest, the voices of mortals and angels forever cry out: There is no light!
16. Wherefore, then, was I not wise in thee, O Hoab? I made thee of strong limb, and witharms that reach far; thy judgment I fashioned for the great multitudes.
17. I say to the bird, the young bird with feathers: Fly! And it goeth away. I say to man: Go forth, in My name! But he looketh around. Again I say to him: Go forth! Buthe turneth to his neighbor for his opinion. Again I speak, calling: Come to Me! But he standeth wondering. Again I say: Come! But he saith: By and by. Again I say: Come! He replieth: I have not all light! Again I call, and he saith: Alas, there is nothing!
18. And he goeth down in darkness; he curseth Me and accuseth Me of errors! Hepreacheth My shortness, but in his words cutteth himself off from Me. In the foul-smellingplace of his darkness, My holy angels cannot come; he burroweth himself instubbornness that is blind and deaf.
19. But I blow My breath upon the earth and the stars; I drive them into new roads in thefirmament of heaven. Into the dwelling-places of My high Gods I drive them as chaffbefore the wind. And when the light of My heavens hath cleared away the darkness, Isend My Gods with great power.
20. To this end have I raised thee up, O Hoab. My shield is upon thee; thou shalt wear thetriangle of the red star; two hundred years shalt thou hold dominion over the earth and herheavens. In My name speak, O Hoab!
21. Then spake Hoab, saying: Thy Voice is upon me, O Father! My limbs are weak; myhands tremble like an old man that is palsied. Behold, I have sought in vain to findanything perfect in me; I am as a trumpet that is bruised and split; there is no harmony orpower within me.
22. Thou first gavest me a wife and sons and daughters to rule over and to raise up forThy glory, but I failed utterly. My wife saw not with my eyes, nor heard with my ears, norjudged with my judgment; we were like two instruments, broken and out of tune. As formy sons, they went astray, like sheep without a herdsman; my advice was as weak tothem as the shadow is to the tree. And my daughters went away from my love, and choseyoung men, even before my eyes.
23. Then I cried out unto Thee, saying: O Jehovih, why gavest Thou me a kingdom? Behold, it is scattered and gone! Then I went down into the grave in sorrow. But Thyhand raised up my soul in heaven; and Thou gavest me another kingdom. But my peoplewould not see through my eyes nor hear through my ears. Then I sought to know if myeyes were not wrong, and my ears wrong, and my judgment wrong.
24. And I turned about, like one who is lost in a forest, and shutteth his eyes as to thedirection of the sun, going by the sound of a multitude of tongues. And my kingdom drewa boundary around itself, and shut out all light. But Thy Son came and delivered me andmy people.
25. Behold, I was as weak as a child; in my weakness Thy light came upon me. Nevermore shall I desire others to see through my eyes, or hear through my ears, or judge by myjudgment. Thou hast healed me of my infirmity, O Jehovih. Only by one Eye can thingsbe seen through; by one Ear can things be heard through; by one Judgment can things bejudged.
26. Thou hast said: Go forth in My name! I will go, O Father! Thou hast said: Thou shalthave dominion over the earth and her heavens! This will I accomplish also, by Thy Lightand Power, O Jehovih!
27. Then spake Jehovih through Fragapatti, saying: Accept the earth, O Hoab, My Son,My God! It is thine to keep and to rule over! Accept atmospherea, O Hoab, My Son, MyGod! It is thine to keep and to rule over!
28. Hoab said: I will be Thy Son, O Jehovih! I will be Thy God, O Jehovih! From Thee Iaccept the earth to keep and to rule over! From Thee I accept the earth's heavens, to keepand to rule over! Again Jehovih spake through Fragapatti, saying:
29. What thou doest henceforth do thou in My name, for it is of Me and is Me in thee!
30. Hoab said: What I do henceforth do I in Thy name, O Jehovih! For I know it is Theein me that doeth all glorious things!
31. Jehovih spake through Fragapatti, saying: With Mine Own hands weave I a crown forthee My Son, My God of the red star! I place it on thy head for the glory of My kingdoms,which are endless in number and full of holiness! Wear thou My Crown, for it is withWisdom and Power!
32. Then Fragapatti's hands were waved about by the Great Spirit, and a crown waswoven and placed on Hoab's head, and it was brilliant and white, studded with countlessmillions of gems. Hoab said: Crown from Thy hand, O Father! I accept it and wear it,emblem of Thy kingdoms, endless in number and full of holiness. I know that Thou wiltever be with me in Wisdom and Power! I will glorify Thee forever! My kingdoms shallglorify Thee forever!
33. The chief marshal now conducted Hoab to the throne of Jehovih, which had beenpreviously vacated, and Hoab sat in the midst of the throne. In the meantime, thees'enaurs chanted a hymn of glory. Hoab then said: Fragapatti, Son of Jehovih, OrianChief, come thou and honor my throne in the name of the Father. Then Fragapatti went tothe throne and sat thereon. Next Hoab called up Athrava, then Hapacha, and then otherGods and Goddesses.
34. And now, whilst the Council held, Fragapatti said: Behold, the time of the death ofZarathustra hath come. Be ye here, and I will go quickly down to the earth and receiveGod and him, and the hosts of God and his Lords.
35. So Fragapatti departed, and sailed swiftly down to Parsi'e, on the earth, and came tothe place of meeting of the corporeans who had charge of the Holy Word. And it was onthe morning of the fourth day after Zarathustra's death. For three days and nights his spirithad been preaching to the Faithists, explaining the kingdoms of Jehovih.
36. So Fragapatti called unto God, saying: Behold, my Son, thy labor is done. In theehave I great delight. Behold, my ship lieth by the river; my lights are raised for theeverlasting thrones! God (Samati) said: It is finished! That that thou didst put upon me Ihave done! Behold, here standeth Zarathustra, my Son.
37. Zarathustra was then taking leave of his corporeal friends, for his soul was fastbecoming illuminated. Yea, he had looked up and beheld the ship of All Light, and heknew now the Voice of the Father.
38. So Fragapatti went and took Zarathustra in his arms, saying: Come, my beloved. Thy home is yonder! So, they went into the ship of fire and ascended to Mouru.
CHAPTER XLII.
1. And now the Lord Gods, and Lords and Gods, began to arrive in Mouru. The marshals,and their officers and workmen, had extended the landing-places for the hosts of ships;receivers had been appointed and allotted their various places. Heralds and messengershad been provided with places of announcement; and lines of intercommunion had beenlaid, so that the words of heralds and messengers could be heard by all the millions inwaiting.
2. Be it known, O angels and mortals, such is the glory of Jehovih's works that, standwhere ye will, His kingdoms are always seeming above. As ye of the earth look upwardand behold the stars, so they that live on the stars look upward to see the earth. If,therefore, ye were receiving messengers from the stars, it would seem to you that theycame downward; but to them, as if they rose upward, even until near the landing-place,when it would be downward to them also. Because the feet of a mortal or the feet of anangel are on the foundation of his place, and because his head standeth in the oppositeway from his feet.
3. First came Ardi'atta, Goddess over the spirits that had been delivered out of the hells ofAoasu by Fragapatti and Hoab, housed in Zeredho and Haraiti. And with her, hersuccessor, Gaipon, manager of the hosts. Ardi'atta brought one thousand and threehundred millions of souls in her ship, mostly visitors who had been delivered out of hell. Besides these, were twenty millions raised to light, clothed as Brides and Bridegrooms ofJehovih. These latter were the harvest of Ardi'atta, and in her charge. The receivers of hership stationed it in its place, and then the receivers of her hosts conducted them to theirplaces.
4. And now came E'chad, Lord God of Arabin'ya, in his ship, with more than fourthousand million souls, half of whom were Brides and Bridegrooms. His ship wasreceived by the proper officers, and stationed in its place; and his hosts received by theproper persons, and conducted to their respective places. With the Brides andBridegrooms E'chad entered the south wing of the capital; and E'chad's successorwas with the visiting hosts. When E'chad entered before the throne, Fragapattisaluted him on the sign JEHOVIH’SREST, and E'chad answered in THE GLORY OFEVENING!
5. Before the hosts of E'chad were landed and placed, there came Ots-ha-ta, Lord of NorthOceya, with his successor, in a ship of thirty millions, of whom Ots-ha-ta had two millionBrides and Bridegrooms. His ship was received and stationed in its place; and his hostsreceived and assigned to their places.
6. In the meantime, Kow'anea, God of South Guatama, came in his ship, with hissuccessor, bringing seven hundred million souls, of whom Kow'anea had sixty millionBrides and Bridegrooms. And they were received by the proper officers and assigned totheir places.
7. Hardly had Kow'anea landed, when Yaton'te came, with his successor and hishosts. Yaton'te's ship was the most beautiful of all that had yet arrived. His hostswere four thousand million souls; but of Brides and Bridegrooms he had but thirtymillions. Him Fragapatti saluted on the sign of STAR OF THE WEST, and Yaton'te answeredin the sign of the GOLDENCIRCLE! He and his hosts were then assigned their places.
8. Now came M'wing'mi, God of South Oceya, and his little ship was laden with fourhundred million souls, and he had three million Brides and Bridegrooms. His ship wasreceived and stationed in its place, and his hosts received and stationed in their places.
9. Next came Soo'fwa, God of Japan and her heavens. His was the most brilliant of all theships, and he had three thousand five hundred million souls aboard, of whom twohundred millions were Brides and Bridegrooms. His ship was received and stationed,and his hosts also; and when he entered before the throne, Fragapatti saluted him onthe sign of BEFORE THE ANCIENTS! And Soo'fwa answered him in the sign of LITTLESTAR!
10. And now the most loved of all came, Uropa, Goddess of the barbarians! Her shipwas the swiftest and best trimmed, and she brought one thousand million souls, ofwhom she had eighty million Brides and Bridegrooms as her harvest. When she enteredbefore the throne of Jehovih, leading in her Brides and Bridegrooms, Fragapatti salutedon the sign, PERSISTENTFIRE! And Uropa answered him in the sign, JEHOVIH’STRUST!
11. Now came great Ah'oan, Lord God of Jaffeth and her heavens. His ship was thelargest of all, and he brought five thousand million souls, of whom nearly two thousandmillions were Brides and Bridegrooms. When he came before Jehovih's throne, Fragapattisaluted him on the sign, THEPOWER OF LOVE! Ah'oan answered him in the sign,EVERLASTING LIFE!
12. And now the ship of Gir-ak-shi came in, bringing a thousand million souls, of whomeighty millions were Brides and Bridegrooms.
13. Besides there were seventy and six other Gods, from departments of the granddivisions of the heavens, bringing, some five million souls and some even twentymillions. And there were Lords of islands and Lords of small places on the earth, who hadalso come in small ships, bringing, some five and some ten million souls. And all theseGods and Lords had Brides and Bridegrooms according to the place and number andcondition whence they came. And they were all received and stationed in their properplaces.
14. Thus there came to Mouru upward of thirty thousand million atmosphereans that hadsprung up from the earth by Jehovih's will; and of these there were ten thousand millionsand eight hundred million spirits prepared as Brides and Bridegrooms unto the GreatSpirit. Besides these, there were the hosts of Fragapatti, the ethereans, ten millions,mostly Gods and Goddesses, and these formed the inner sacred circle of the HolyCouncil. Next to these were their successors, ten millions, who were to be the HolyCouncil of Mouru after the ascension. And next outside of these were stationed the LordGods and their attendants, behind whom stood their Brides and Bridegrooms. Next stoodthe Gods and their attendants, and Brides and Bridegrooms; and then the Lords, theirattendants, and their Brides and Bridegrooms.
15. And next outside of these stood the successors, the Gods and Lords, withtheir attendants; and yet behind them, their visiting hosts. And within and amongstthem all, the musicians, the marshals, messengers, swift messengers and heralds wereassigned their respective places. But so vast was the multitude of angels, and so greatthe glory, that one might look thereon all day and not even see the millionth part; noris it possible for corporeal words to convey but a crude picture of the magnificent scene.
