Christ bringeth to pass the resurrection of all men—The righteous dead go to paradise and the wicked to outer darkness to await the day of their resurrection—All things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame in the resurrection. [About 73 B.C.]

 NOW my son, here is somewhat more I would say unto thee; for I perceive that thy mind is worried concerning the resurrection of the dead.

 Behold, I say unto you, that there is no resurrection—or, I would say, in other words, that this mortal does not put on ^aimmortality^•, this corruption does not ^bput^• on incorruption—^cuntil^• after the coming of Christ.

 Behold, he bringeth to pass the ^aresurrection of the dead. But behold, my son, the resurrection is not yet. Now, I unfold unto you a mystery; nevertheless, there are many ^bmysteries which are ^ckept^•, that no one knoweth them save God himself. But I show unto you one thing which I have inquired diligently of God that I might know—that is concerning the resurrection.

 Behold, there is a time appointed that all shall ^acome^• forth from the dead. Now when this time cometh no one knows; but God knoweth the time which is appointed.

 Now, whether there shall be one time, or a ^asecond^• time, or a third time, that men shall come forth from the dead, it mattereth not; for God ^bknoweth all these things; and it sufficeth me to know that this is the case—that there is a time appointed that all shall rise from the dead.

 Now there must needs be a space betwixt the time of death and the time of the resurrection.

 And now I would inquire what becometh of the ^asouls of men ^bfrom this time of death to the time appointed for the resurrection?

 Now whether there is more than one ^atime^• appointed for men to rise it mattereth not; for all do not die at once, and this mattereth not; all is as one day with God, and time only is measured unto men.

 Therefore, there is a time appointed unto men that they shall rise from the dead; and there is a space between the time of death and the resurrection. And now, concerning this space of time, what becometh of the souls of men is the thing which I have inquired diligently of the Lord to know; and this is the thing of which I do know.

 And when the time cometh when all shall rise, then shall they know that God ^aknoweth all the ^btimes^• which are appointed unto man.

 Now, concerning the ^astate^• of the soul between ^bdeath^• and the resurrection—Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are ^ctaken^{• d}home^• to that God who gave them life.

 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of ^ahappiness^•, which is called ^bparadise, a state of rest, a state of ^cpeace^•, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.

 And then shall it come to pass, that the ^aspirits of the wicked, yea, who are evil—for behold, they have no part nor portion of the Spirit of the Lord; for behold, they chose evil works rather than good; therefore the spirit of the ^bdevil did enter into them, and take possession of their house—and these shall be cast out into outer ^cdarkness; there shall be ^dweeping^•, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and this because of their own iniquity, being led captive by the will of the devil.

 Now this is the state of the ^asouls of the ^bwicked^•, yea, in darkness, and a state of awful, ^cfearful^• looking for the fiery ^dindignation of the wrath of God upon them; thus they remain in this ^estate^•, as well as the righteous in paradise, until the time of their resurrection.

 Now, there are some that have understood that this state of happiness and this state of misery of the soul, before the resurrection, was a first resurrection. Yea, I admit it may be termed a resurrection, the ^araising^• of the spirit or the soul and their consignation to happiness or misery, according to the words which have been spoken.

 And behold, again it hath been spoken, that there is a ^afirst^{• b}resurrection, a resurrection of all those who have been, or who are, or who shall be, down to the resurrection of Christ from the dead.

 Now, we do not suppose that this first resurrection, which is spoken of in this manner, can be the resurrection of the souls and their ^aconsignation^• to happiness or misery. Ye cannot suppose that this is what it meaneth.

 Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but it meaneth the ^areuniting^• of the soul with the body, of those from the days of Adam down to the resurrection of Christ.

 Now, whether the souls and the bodies of those of whom has been spoken shall all be reunited at once, the wicked as well as the righteous, I do not say; let it suffice, that I say that they all come forth; or in other words, their resurrection cometh to pass ^abefore^• the resurrection of those who die after the resurrection of Christ.

 Now, my son, I do not say that their resurrection cometh at the resurrection of Christ; but behold, I give it as my opinion, that the souls and the bodies are reunited, of the righteous, at the resurrection of Christ, and his ^aascension into heaven.

 But whether it be at his resurrection or after, I do not say; but this much I say, that there is a ^aspace^• between death and the resurrection of the body, and a state of the soul in ^bhappiness or in ^cmisery until the time which is appointed of God that the dead shall come forth, and be reunited, both soul and body, and be ^dbrought^• to stand before God, and be judged according to their works.

 Yea, this bringeth about the restoration of those things of which has been spoken by the mouths of the prophets.

 The ^asoul^• shall be ^brestored^• to the ^cbody, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a ^dhair^• of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and ^eperfect^• frame.

 And now, my son, this is the restoration of which has been ^aspoken^• by the mouths of the prophets—

 And then shall the ^arighteous^• shine forth in the kingdom of God.

 But behold, an awful ^adeath^• cometh upon the wicked; for they die as to things pertaining to things of righteousness; for they are unclean, and ^bno^• unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of God; but they are cast out, and consigned to partake of the fruits of their labors or their works, which have been evil; and they drink the dregs of a bitter ^ccup^•.