Mary and the Apostles Visit the Places of the Damned.

Ethiopic

89) Then our Lord made a sign to Michael, and Michael answered in the voice of faithful angels. And they descended on three clouds, and the number of angels on a cloud appeared to be ten thousand angels in the presence of the Savior. And our Lord said to them, “Let them bring the body of Mary into the clouds.” And when her body had been brought, our Lord said to the apostles that they should come to him. And they ascended into the cloud, and they were singing with the voice of angels. And our Lord told the clouds to go to the East, to the region of Paradise. And when they arrived together in Paradise, they placed Mary’s body beside the tree of life. And they brought her soul and placed it in her body. And our Lord sent his angels to their places.

Ethiopic

90) Then the apostles said to the Savior, “Lord, did you not say to us when you were with us and we brought you that we would see the torments?” and he said to them, “Is this what you want? Then be patient on this day of her body’s departure, and I will make you ascend, and I will show it to you.”

And while he was speaking with the apostles, our Lord made a sign with his eyes to the clouds, and they snatched up the apostles and Mary and Michael with our Lord. And they led them to where the sun sets, and they left them there. And our Lord spoke with the mighty angels, and the earth leaped up, and Gehenna was opened. And the Lord gave place to the apostles, so that they could see as they wanted. And they saw the damned people. And when they saw Michael, they wept with great tears. And they said, “Michael, Michael our king, Michael our archangel, who intercedes every day on our behalf. Have you forgotten us now forever? Why do you not beseech [the Lord] on our behalf?” And the apostles and Mary fell down form the distress of those in the torments, and they fell on their faces.