“That which had grown from the earth, to the earth, But that which has sprung from heavenly seed, Back to the heavenly realms returns. This is either a dissolution of the mutual involution of the atoms, or a similar dispersion of the unsentient elements.”

— Marcus Aurelius , book Meditations

Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book VII, 50

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Emperor of Ancient Rome 121–180

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Cedit item retro, de terra quod fuit ante, in terras.

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“Only Judas has guessed the master aright—and has discerned that he comes from the heavenly realm of the god "Barbelo."”

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In the realm of Barbelo, it seems, earthly pains are unknown and the fortunate inhabitants are free from the attentions of the God of the Old Testament. Jesus himself is descended in some fashion from Adam's third son, Seth. With Judas' help, he hopes to guide the seed of Seth back to the realm of Barbelo.
A paraphrasing of Jesus' statements in the Judas from " Judas Saves: Why the lost gospel makes sense http://www.slate.com/id/2139781/". See also " Jesus Laughed http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/17/060417crbo_books".
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“Thou blessed season of our spring,
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Alas! to visit earth no more.”

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“The fundamental principle of faith of Judeo Christian (belief) is there is a God, who is our heavenly Father and all the people on this earth and every speck of humanity on this earth is a creation of God … And every creation of humanity is a child of God.”

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“That which had grown from the earth, to the earth, But that which has sprung from heavenly seed, Back to the heavenly realms returns. This is either a dissolution of the mutual involution of the atoms, or a similar dispersion of the unsentient elements.”

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