Motif
first-last reversal of precedence
first_last_reversal_of_precedence
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
gnostic
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Pistis Sophia THE FIFTH DOCUMENT ... 193 / INDEX OF PSALMS AND ODES ... 201 / GENERAL INDEX ... 203 / INTRODUCTION; lines 6217-6285 confidence: high
All souls of mankind receiving mysteries of the Light precede the repentant Rulers, the Places of the Middle and Right hand, the Treasury of the Light, and the Places of the First precept, entering the Inheritances of the Light up to the Place of their mystery.
Maria interprets the teaching that human souls receiving mysteries precede higher cosmic groups through the saying that the first will be last and the last first.
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