Melchizedek

Melchizedek

[A heavily damaged apocalypse concerning Melchizedek the priest; much is lost.]

[A revelation given to] Melchizedek, the priest of God Most High. [Text missing] You shall offer the offering not of bulls and goats, but the offering that is true; for the sacrifices of the rulers are a deception. [Line damaged]

You shall be baptized in holy water, and call upon the holy names, and they will not be able to prevail against you; for you are the priest forever, after the order that has no end. [Text missing]

And it was shown how, at the end, there would be a battle: the rulers and the powers would array themselves, and the holy ones would stand against them in the name of the Most High; and the deceivers would be put to shame, and the true priesthood would be revealed, and the Son of God would conquer. [Line damaged] Be strong, Melchizedek, and keep these words, and reveal them only to those who are worthy.

[Fragment breaks here; the text is preserved only in scattered pieces.]