Lithargoel reveals himself as the Christ
R. McL. Wilson / Douglas M. Parrott (composite) · Public domain / scholarly composite. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary.
1When we arrived, Lithargoel was no longer the merchant. He was a physician, a young man, beautiful in form. He was wearing a fine linen garment, and he had a leather belt, and a leather pouch full of medicine. He had a young disciple following him.
2He said, Peace to you, my brothers. He took us into his house. He gave us bread and water and salt. We ate.
3Then he said, Look upon me carefully. I am Yeshua. I am the Christ. I was the merchant, the seller of pearls. I gave each of you a pearl. The pearl is the gnosis of life.
4I am also the physician. I have come to heal souls. The world is sick; the souls are sick; I have brought medicine. The medicine is the word of truth.
5Now go forth into the world. Carry the medicine. Find those who are sick — the poor, the simple, the outcasts. Heal them. Do not heal the bodies only; heal the souls. Tell them the words I have given you. Do not despise the poor; for the poor are the ones who shall receive the kingdom most easily.
6And Yeshua sent them out. They went forth, two by two, into the cities of the world. Each carried a pouch of medicine. Each preached the word of life.
7Such is the testimony.