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But the day of judgment will be the end of this age and the beginning[af] of the immortal age to come, in which corruption has passed away,
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sinful indulgence has come to an end, unbelief has been cut off, and righteousness has increased and truth has appeared.
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Therefore no one will then be able to have mercy on someone who has been condemned in the judgment, or to harm[ag] someone who is victorious.”
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I answered and said, “This is my first and last comment: it would have been better if the earth had not produced Adam, or else, when it had produced him, had restrained him from sinning.
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For what good is it to all that they live in sorrow now and expect punishment after death?
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O Adam, what have you done? For though it was you who sinned, the fall was not yours alone, but ours also who are your descendants.
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For what good is it to us, if an immortal time has been promised to us, but we have done deeds that bring death?
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And what good is it that an everlasting hope has been promised to us, but we have miserably failed?
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Or that safe and healthful habitations have been reserved for us, but we have lived wickedly?
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Or that the glory of the Most High will defend those who have led a pure life, but we have walked in the most wicked ways?
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Or that a paradise shall be revealed, whose fruit remains unspoiled and in which are abundance and healing, but we shall not enter it