VI. De coelo novo et terra nova.
VI. De coelo novo et terra nova.
Then the radiant sky and pure earth will appear, because they have been purified with other elements; for now they bear a certain veil in the obscurity of the heavens, but then they will shine in newness. Then, the person who is blessed will be transformed, purified in the same elements, and will be assimilated to the golden circle of the wheel, and in spirit and flesh, there will be a torrent, and every barrier of hidden secrets will be revealed. Thus, blessed people will cling to God, and He will give them complete joy.
Read the original Latin
Deinde rutilans coelum et pura terra apparebunt, quia cum aiiis elemenlis purgata sunt; quoniam nunc quamdam clausuram in obnubilatione coelestium portant, tunc autem in novitate fulgebunt.
Tunc et homo, qui beatus existit, in eisdem elementis purgatus, aureo circulo rotae assimilabitur, ac spiritu et carne tunc torrens erit, atque omnis clausura occultorum secretorum patebit.
Sic homines beati Deo adhaerebunt, et ipse plenum gaudium eis dabit.
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