While Jesus weary of prayer sleeps in a quiet sleep on the Mount of Olives, the Almighty "among the myriad radiant worlds" talks with the Archangels. The Archangel Eloa announces that the Messiah is called to bestow sacred joy and salvation on all worlds. Gabriel carries this message to the "guardians of the kingdoms and peoples of the earth", the shepherds of immortal souls, then he rushes past the shining stars to the "radiant temple", where the immortal souls live, and with them the souls of the Ancestors - Adam and Eve. Seraphim talks with Adam "about the welfare of the people, about what the coming life is preparing for them," and their eyes tend to the gloomy earth, to the Mount of Olives.
The Messiah goes to the tombs and with a healing look tears out the soul of the possessed Zam from the hands of Satan. Unable to resist Jesus, the evil spirit sweeps through the “great chain of infinite worlds” created by the Creator, by whom he was once created, and reaches the “remote region of gloomy worlds” shrouded in eternal darkness, where the Almighty placed hell, a place of curse and eternal torment . The inhabitants of the abyss flock to the throne of the ruler of hell: Adramelech, who has been dreaming for thousands of centuries to take the place of ruler of hell; ferocious Moloch; Mogog, inhabitant of the abyss; gloomy Beliel; yearning for the bright days of Creation and closeness to God, sad Abbadon. Following them stretch legions of their spirits. Satan announces his decision, which should forever confound the name of Jehovah (God). He convinces his minions that Jesus is not the Son of God, but a “mortal dreamer, the creation of dust”, and vows to destroy him.
In the soul of Judas Iscariot, a secret malice is awakened to the Savior and envy of John, the beloved disciple of Jesus. Ituriel, the heavenly keeper of Judah, with great sorrow sees Satan flying from Judah. Judas sees a dream sent by Satan in which his late father inspires him that the Teacher hates him, that He will give to the other Apostles "all the rich, wonderful kingdoms." The soul of Judas, hungry for earthly riches, seeks revenge, and the spirit of evil, triumphing, flies to the palace of Caiaphas.
Caiaphas convenes a meeting of priests and elders and demands that the “despicable husband” be put to death, until he exterminated “for centuries the sanctified law, the sacred commandment of God.” The fierce enemy of Jesus, the frantic Philo, also longs for the death of the Prophet, but after the speech of the wise Nicodemus, who threatens all the persons guilty of the death of Jesus with God's vengeance at the Last Judgment, the congregation "freezes with downcast eyes." Then is the despicable Judas. The betrayal of the Disciple of Caiaphas exposes as proof of the guilt of the Master.
Ituril, inaudible to mortal ears, tells Jesus of Judas's betrayal. With deep sorrow, Seraphim recalls what thoughts he once cherished about the fate of Judah, who was destined to die the righteous death of a martyr, and then take his place next to the Victor of death, the Messiah. And Jesus, after his last meal with the Disciples, prays to the Lord to protect them from sin, to save them from the "spirit of perdition."
Jehovah in his divine glory rises from the eternal throne and walks "in a radiant way, inclined to the earth" to fulfill his judgment on God the Messiah. From the high peak of Tabor, He overlooks the land, over which lies the terrible cover of sin and death. Jesus, hearing the sounds of the trumpet of the Archangel Eloah, hides in the desert. He lies in dust in the face of His Father, His saints suffer for a long time, and when an immutable judgment is accomplished, the entire earthly world shudders three times. The Son of God arises from the dust of the earth as a “Conqueror full of greatness,” and all heaven praises Him.
With fierce anger, the crowd approaches the place of prayer. Judas's treacherous kiss, and here Jesus is in the hands of the guards. Healing the wound inflicted by Peter on one of the guards, Jesus says that if He had asked for protection from his Father, the legions would have come to the call, but then the Atonement could not have happened. The Messiah appears before the judge, now the human judgment is over those who have experienced the severity of the terrible judgment of God, and He is yet to come to earth with glory and execute the final judgment on the world. While Pilate Pontius judges the Messiah, an unbearable fear awakens in the soul of Judah. He throws the “betrayal price” at the feet of the priests and flees from Jerusalem to the desert in order to deprive himself of a despicable life. The angel of death raises his fiery sword to heaven and proclaims: "Let the sinner fall blood on him!" Judah strangles himself, and the soul flies away from him. The angel of death announces the final verdict: the traitor awaits "innumerable eternal torment."
The Holy Virgin, desperately looking for her son, meets the Roman woman Portia, who for a long time has been attracted by an unknown force to the true God, although she does not know his name. Portia sends a servant to Pilate with the news that Jesus is innocent, and Mary reveals to her that God is one and his name is Jehovah, and speaks of the great mission of his Son: “He must atone for people from sin” by his death.
The crowd, instigated by Philo, demands from Pilate: “Crucify! Crucify him on the cross! ”, And Pilate, who does not believe in His guilt, wanting to absolve himself of the blame for His death, washes his hands in the face of the people with a silver stream of water.
The Redeemer slowly ascends Golgotha, carrying the sins of the whole world. Eloa devotes to Calvary, near it, in bright clouds, heavenly forces gather, the souls of the forefathers, the undead souls. When the moment of crucifixion comes, the rotation of the worlds ceases, "the whole chain of the universe freezes in a daze." Bleeding Jesus with compassion turns his eyes to the people and asks, "Forgive them, My Father, You are their delusions, they themselves do not know what they are doing!"
The sufferings of the Redeemer are terrible, and at the time of these sufferings He prays to His Father to take pity on those "who believe in the Eternal Son and God." When the gaze of the Lord dying on the cross falls on the dead sea, where Satan and Adramelech are hiding, evil spirits experience unbearable torment, and with them all who once rebelled against the Creator, feel the severity of His wrath. The Messiah looks up to the sky, calling out: “My father, I will betray My spirit in your hands!” “It happened!” - He says at the moment of death.
The souls of the obsolete forefathers fly to their tombs to "taste the bliss of rebellion from the dead," and those who loved the Savior stand silently looking at the drooping body. Joseph of Arimathea goes to Pilate and receives permission to remove the body of Jesus and bury him in the tomb at Calvary. Night reigns over the tomb, but the immortals - heavenly forces and resurrected, renewed people - see in this twilight "the flicker of the dawn of the resurrection from the dead." Mary, the Apostles, and all those chosen by Jesus gather in a wretched hut. There is no limit to their grief. Wailing, they invoke death in order to unite with the beloved Master. Immortals gather at the tomb and sing glory to the Son of God: "The Lord made the holiest sacrifice for all the transgressions of the human race." They see a cloud rushing from Jehovah's throne, a thunderous echo is heard in the mountains - this Eloa appears in the congregation of the resurrected and announces that the "sacred hour of Sunday" has arrived. The earth quivers, the Archangel pushes aside the stone covering the opening of the tomb, and the immortals contemplate the risen Son, "shining with a great victory over eternal death." The Roman guard in prostration falls down. The chief of the guard tells the congregation of high priests that the earth suddenly shook, the stone covering the tomb was thrown off by a whirlwind, and now the tomb is empty. Everyone freezes, and Philo grabs a sword from the chief of the guard and sticks it in his chest. He dies with an exclamation: “Oh, Nazarene!” The angel of vengeance and death carries his soul into the "dark abyss deep."
The holy wives go to the tomb to anoint the body of Jesus with balsam. He is Gabriel in the form of a young man and announces that their Master has risen. Jesus himself appears to Mary Magdalene, who at first does not recognize him. At first, only the mother of Jesus believes her story. Peter, in deep thought, kneels on the slope of Calvary and suddenly sees beside the cross of Jesus. Those who did not see the resurrected grieve and pray to the Almighty to take pity on them and fill their hearts with the same holy delight that fills the souls of the brethren that He was. And now, in the humble hut, where all the friends of Jesus gather, the resurrected souls and angels of heaven flock together, and then the Savior enters there. Everyone prostrates, Mary hugs the Savior's legs. Christ stands among the elect, seeing that they will all suffer for Him, and bless them.
Christ sits on the holy throne on the top of Tabor in the radiance of greatness and glory. An angel leads to the throne of a host of souls of the dead at the first judgment of God. Christ assigns every soul a posthumous path. Some of these paths lead to the "bright heavenly abode", others - to the "underground dark abyss". He is merciful, but His judgment is just. Woe to the warrior, slanderer, woe to him who "awaits rewarding in the future life for deeds in which there is little deprivation." The sun rises many times, and the immutable judgment of the Savior of the world continues. The Redeemer quietly descends into the underground abyss. Faster than the Angel’s thought, the fall of the kingdom of darkness takes place: the throne of the ruler of hell collapses, the temple of Adramelech crumbles, wild cries and groans are heard, but death itself does not show compassion for the forever lost exiles of heaven, and there is no end to their terrible torment.
All the disciples of Jesus gather at Tabor, all the wretched ones whom He healed by His power, all humble in spirit. Lazarus urges them to “endure cruel torments, ridicule and evil hatred of those who do not know God with patience,” for they are already preparing for bliss from above to shed their blood for Him. Those who come to see the Savior of the world ask Him to strengthen them on the path to a lofty goal. Mary offers a prayer to heaven: "Praise be to you eternal there in heaven, praise be eternal to you here on earth, to you who have redeemed the human race." Christ descends from the top of Tabor and addresses the people. He says that he will come for everyone at the hour of his death, and whoever obeys His commands will lead He to "the bliss of that life beyond the grave and eternal." He prays the All-Blessing Father for the elect, for those to whom the holy secret of the Atonement is revealed.
Accompanied by the Apostles, Christ rises to the top of the Mount of Olives. He stands in “wondrous greatness” surrounded by God's chosen people, resurrected souls and angels. He commands the Apostles not to leave Jerusalem and promises that the Spirit of God will descend on them. “May the Merciful Himself look at you, and may He send the world to your eternal souls!” A bright cloud comes down, and on it the Savior rises to the sky.
The Lord Incarnate ascends “in a radiant way to the eternal throne” surrounded by resurrected souls and the host of heaven. Seraphim and Angels glorify Him with holy singing. The procession approaches the throne of Jehovah, "shining with a divine splendor," and all the inhabitants of heaven throw palm branches at the feet of the Messiah. He ascends to the top of the heavenly throne and sits down at the right hand of God the Father.
