The Testaments of The
Twelve Patriarchs are biographies written between 107 and 137 BC. They are said
to have been written by a Pharisee. The life story of each of the Patriarchs is
told in vivid detail; the good and the bad are related with brutal frankness.
These writings had great influence on the New Testament writers. The Sermon on
The Mount uses phrases from these testaments. Paul, too, borrowed from The
Testaments of The Twelve Patriarchs. The Testaments of The Twelve Patriarchs are
considered a valuable resource as some of the actual source books of the Bible.
There are many instances of paranormal and supernatural occurrences in The
Testaments of The Twelve Patriarchs.
The Testament Of Reuben, The First-Born Son Of Jacob And Leah
An Angel Reveals Reuben's Impiety
1:41 And forthwith an angel of God revealed to my father concerning my impiety,
and he came and mourned over me, and touched her no more.
An Angel Tells Reuben About Deceitful Women
2:15 For moreover, concerning them, the angel of the Lord told me, and taught
me, that women are overcome by the spirit of fornication more than men, and in
their heart they plot against men; and by means of their adornment they deceive
first their minds, and by the glance of the eye instill the poison, and then
through the accomplished act they take them captive.
The Watchers Lusted After The Women Of Earth
2:18 For thus they allured the Watchers who were before the flood; for as these
continually beheld them, they lusted after them, and they conceived the act in
their mind; for they changed themselves into the shape of men, and appeared to
them when they were with their husbands.
The Women Give Birth To Giants
2:19 And the women lusting in their minds after their forms, gave birth to
giants, for the Watchers appeared to them as reaching even unto heaven.
The Testament Of Simeon, The Second Of Jacob And Leah.
The Prince Of Deceit Sends Forth A Spirit Of Jealousy
1:8 And I set my mind against him to destroy him, because the prince of deceit
sent forth the spirit of jealousy and blinded my mind, so that I regarded him
not as a brother, nor did I spare even Jacob my father.
God Sends An Angel To Protect Joseph
1:9 But his God and the God of his fathers sent forth His angel, and delivered
him out of my hands.
God Withers Simeon's Hand
1:13 But the Lord restrained me, and withheld from me the power of my hands; for
my right hand was half withered for seven days.
A Prophecy Of The Coming Christ
3:6 Then the Mighty One of Israel shall glorify Shem,
7 For the Lord God shall
appear on earth, And Himself save men.
9 Then shall I arise in joy, And will
bless the Most High because of his marvellous works, Because God hath taken a
body and eaten with men and saved men.
11
For the Lord shall raise up from
Levi as it were a High-priest, and from Judah as it were a King God and man, He
shall save all the Gentiles and the race of Israel.
Plagues And Darkness In Egypt When Joseph's Bones Were Removed
3:15 For the sorcerers told them; that on the departure of the bones of Joseph
there should be throughout all the land darkness and gloom, and an exceeding
great plague to the Egyptians, so that even with a lamp a man should not
recognize his brother.
The Testament Of Levi, The Third Son Of Jacob And Leah
A Spirit Of Understanding From The Lord Comes To Levi
1:6 And when I was feeding the flocks in Abel-Maul, the spirit of understanding
of the Lord came upon me, and I saw all men corrupting their way, and that
unrighteousness had built for itself walls, and lawlessness sat upon towers.
A Sleep Falls Upon Levi
1:8 Then there fell upon me a sleep, and I beheld a high mountain, and I was
upon it.
The Heavens Are Open To Levi
1:9 And behold the heavens were opened and an angel of God said to me, Levi
enter
Levi Sees The First And Second Heavens
1:10 And I entered from the first heaven, and I saw there a great sea hanging.
11 And further I saw a second heaven far brighter and more brilliant, for there
was a boundless light also therein.
12 And I said to the angel, Why Is this so?
And the angel said to me, Marvel not at this, for thou shalt see another heaven
more brilliant and incomparable.
Levi Stands Next To The Lord
1:13 And when thou hast ascended thither, Thou shalt stand near the Lord, And
shalt be His minister, And shalt declare His mysteries to men, And shall
proclaim concerning Him that shall redeem Israel.
A Prophecy Of The Coming Christ
1:14 And by thee and Judah shall the Lord appear among men Saving every race of
men.
The Lowest Heaven
1:17 The lowest is for this cause gloomy unto thee, in that it beholds all the
unrighteous deeds of men.
18 And it has fire, snow, and ice made ready for the
day of judgement, in the righteous judgement of God; for in it are all the
spirits of the retributions for vengeance on men.
The Host Of Armies Are In The Second Heaven
1:19 And in the second are the hosts of the armies which are ordained for the
day of judgement, to work vengeance on the spirits of deceit and of Beliar.
20
And above them are the holy ones.
God Dwells In The Highest Heaven
1:21 And in the highest of all dwelleth the Great Glory, far above all holiness.
The Archangels Minister To The Lord
1:22 In the heaven next to it are the archangels, who minister and make
propitiation to the Lord for all the sins of ignorance of the righteous;
23
Offering to the Lord a sweet- smelling savour, a reasonable and a bloodless
offering.
The Angels Who Bear Answers
1:24 And in the heaven below this are the angels who bear answers to the angels
of the presence of the Lord.
Thrones And Dominions
1:25 And in the heaven next to this are thrones and dominions, in which always
they offer praise to God.
The Heavens, The Earth, And The Abysses Are Shaken
1:26 When, therefore, the Lord looketh upon us, all of us are shaken; yea, the
heavens, and the earth, and the abysses are shaken at the presence of His
majesty.
The Rocks Will Be Rent And The Sun Will Be Quenched
2:2 Because when the rocks are being rent, And the sun quenched, And the waters
dried up, And the fire cowering, And all creation troubled, And the invisible
spirits melting away; And Hades taketh spoils through the visitations of the
Most High, Men will be unbelieving and persist in their iniquity.
Levi Sees The Holy Temple And The Most High On His Throne
2:9 And thereupon the angel opened to me the gates of heaven, and I saw the holy
temple, and upon a throne of glory the Most High
The Angel Brings Levi Down To Earth
2:11 Then the angel brought me down to the earth, and gave me a shield and a
sword, and said to me: Execute vengeance on Shechem because of Dinah, thy
sister, and I will be with thee because the Lord hath sent me.
An Angel Who Intercedes For Israel
2:13 And I said to him: I pray thee, O Lord, tell me Thy name, that I may call
upon Thee in a day of tribulation.
14 And he said: I am the angel who intercedeth for the nation of Israel that
they may not be smitten utterly, for every evil spirit attacketh it.
Levi Finds A Shield
3:1 And when I was going to my father, I found a brazen shield; wherefore also
the name of the mountain is Aspis, which is near Gebal, to the south of Abila
Seven Men In White Raiment
3:14 And I saw seven men in white raiment saying unto me: Arise, put on the robe
of the priesthood, and the crown of righteousness, and the breastplate of
understanding, and the garment of truth, and the plate of faith, and the turban
of the head, and the ephod of prophecy.
The Staff Of Judgment
3:16 And the first anointed me with holy oil, and gave to me the staff of
judgment.
The Star Of Christ
5:15 And his star shall arise in heaven as of a king. Lighting up the light of
knowledge as the sun the day, And he shall be magnified in the world.
The Angels Will Be Glad, The Heavens Will Be Opened
5:20 And the angels of the glory
of the presence of the Lord shall be glad in him.
21
The heavens shall be opened, And From the temple of glory shall come upon him
sanctification, With the Father's voice as from Abraham to Isaac.
Christ Will Open The Gates Of Paradise And Remove The Fiery Sword
5:26 And he shall open the gates of paradise, And shall remove the threatening
sword against Adam. And he shall give to the saints to eat from the tree of
life, And the spirit of holiness shall be on them.
The Testament Of Judah, The Fourth Son Of Jacob And Leah
The King, Achor, Was A Giant
1:18 Achor the king a man of giant stature I found, hurling javelins before and
behind as he sat on horseback, and I took up a stone of sixty pounds weight, and
hurled it and smote his horse, and killed it.
Beelesath, A Giant
1:22 And Jacob my father slew Beelesath, king of all the kings, a giant in
strength, twelve cubits high.
An Angel Of Might
1:25 For he saw in a vision concerning me that an angel of might followed me
everywhere, that I should not be overcome.
An Angel Kills Er
2:11
Now Er
was wicked, and he was in need concerning Tamar, because she was not of the land
of Canaan.
12
And on the third night an angel of the Lord smote him
An Angel Of God
3:22
And the angel of God showed me that
for ever do women bear rule over king and beggar alike.
The Angel Of The Lord Speaks To
Judah
4:5
For the angel of the Lord said unto
me: The Lord chose him rather than thee, to draw near to Him, and to eat of His
table and to offer Him the first-fruits of the choice things of the sons of
Israel; but thou shalt be king of Jacob.
The Heavens Are Opened To Jesus,
Prophecy Of The Coming Christ
4:20 And after these things shall
a star arise to you from Jacob in peace,
21
And a man shall arise from my seed, like the sun of righteousness,
22
walking with the sons of men in meekness and righteousness;
23
And no sin shall be found in him.
24 and the heavens shall be open
unto him, To pour out the spirit, (even) the blessing of the Holy Father;
Anomalies In
The Lost Books
The Lost Books of the Bible contain the
same aerial anomalies, beings and people flying up into the sky,
and enigmatic
events as the King James Bible.
Anomalies In
The Lost Books
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