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Aliyat Yeshayahu
The Ascension of Isaiah · ch. 6–11
Introduction
Introduction to the Martyrdom and Ascension of Yeshayahu (Isaiah)
Within the Framework of The Ivri Heritage Bible
The text presented here, titled The Martyrdom and Ascension of Yeshayahu, stands as a profound prophetic testament and historical deposition restored within the multi-volume architecture of The Ivri Heritage Bible. Preserved among the vital pseudepigraphal records of the Second Temple period, this dual-layered text details both the raw historical reality of the prophet's violent martyrdom under King Manassah and the breathtaking cosmic vision of the cosmos revealed to Yeshayahu during the reign of Hezekiah. By rendering this account through an uncompromised Hebraic-Nazarene framework, this edition strips away Westernized theological constructs to expose the pristine, first-century messianic worldview held by the early Netzarim assembly.
Textual Methodology: Restoring Covenantal Lexicon
In exact alignment with the linguistic parameters of The Ivri Heritage Bible, this volume recovers the authentic Hebrew script, names, and titles originally anchoring this text: • The Beloved and the Son: The hidden, pre-incarnate identity of the Messiah is designated as The Beloved (הַיָּדִיד — HaYadid), who manifests in the corruptible world as Yeshua or The Ben (Son). • Divine Names and Ranks: The un-transmitted Name of the Creator is honored alongside the titles Yahuah (יהוה) and Elyon (the Most High). The celestial forces are correctly identified, including Mikha’el, chief of the holy angels, and the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit). • The Forces of Iniquity: The adversarial rulers of the firmament are called by their precise names: ha'Satan (Satan), Sammael, and Beliar (also identified as Matanbukus). • Hebraic Ideals: Core spiritual realities retain their true designations, including Emunah (faith), Tzedakah (righteousness), Avodah (priestly service), Chokmah (wisdom), and Torments of Gehinnom.
Prophetic Architecture and Critical Themes
The narrative divides cleanly into two core operational movements: the structural breakdown of the Southern Kingdom under a compromised monarchy, and the macro-historical unrolling of the cosmic timeline.
1. The Indictment of Manassah and the Flight of the Prophets (Chapters 1–2)
The text opens with King Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) delivering the written records of his divine visions to his only son, Manassah, in the presence of Yeshayahu and his son Yoshav. Yeshayahu immediately issues a devastating legal brief: the words will have no structural effect on Manassah, who will abandon the avodah of Yahuah to welcome Beliar into his heart. Following Hezekiah's death, Manassah institutes widespread institutional apostasy—reintroducing sorcery, divination, and systemic persecution of the tzaddikim (righteous). Yeshayahu and a remnant of faithful prophets (Mikhah, Chananyah, Yoel, Chavakuk) are forced to flee into the desert mountains, living in absolute destitution while wearing sackcloth and eating wild herbs.
2. The Accusation of Belkira (Chapter 2)
The prophetic remnant is betrayed by Belkira, a Samaritan false prophet tracing his lineage back to the apostate priests of Ba'al under Ahab. Discovering the desert enclave, Belkira lodges a series of capital accusations before King Manassah. He falsifies Yeshayahu's words, claiming the prophet slandered the state by calling Yerushalayim "S'dom (Sodom)" and labeling the princes as the people of "Amorah (Gomorrah)," while blasphemously claiming to see more than Moses.
3. The Vision of the Beloved's Descent and Incarnation (Chapter 3 & 9–11)
The structural core of the text reviews the panoramic vision granted to Yeshayahu from the seventh heaven. The prophet witnesses the Descent of the Beloved, who systematically transforms His outer likeness to match the lower angelic orders of each heaven and firmament so that He remains entirely unrecognized by the rulers of this world. Yeshayahu accurately tracks the messianic blueprint: the birth via a virgin of David's line in Natzaret, the performance of great signs in the land of Yisra'el, the crucifixion on a tree before the Shabbat, the plundering of Sheol, the resurrection on the third day, and the 545-day post-resurrection ministry before His final ascension.
4. The Descent of Beliar and the Miracles of Deception (Chapter 4)
Yeshayahu unseals the parameters of the end of the world, detailing the final descent of Beliar in the form of a lawless, murderous king. Operating with deceptive miracles, this false sovereign will cause the sun to rise by night, set his image up in every city, and proclaim, "I am Yahuah, and before me there was no one." He will govern for exactly three years, seven months, and twenty-seven days, scattering the few surviving ne'emanim (faithful ones) into the wilderness until the Adon descends from the seventh heaven with the host of the righteous to cast Beliar permanently into the fires of Gehinnom.
5. The Martyrdom of Yeshayahu (Chapter 5)
Infuriated by his exposure, Beliar drives Manassah to arrest the prophet. In a brutal display of institutional wrath, Yeshayahu is sawn in half with a wood saw. As Belkira and the false prophets mock him, demanding he recant his visions and bless the ways of Manassah, Yeshayahu stands firm in cosmic defiance. Caught up in the vision of Yahuah, he refuses to weep or cry out, instead speaking continuously through the Ruach ha'Kodesh until his body is severed in two.
A Solemn Reminder for the Faithful Remnant
The Martyrdom and Ascension of Yeshayahu within The Ivri Heritage Bible serves as an enduring warning regarding the severe structural degradation of leadership and the absolute certainty of the final cosmic reset. Explicitly sealed by apostolic mandate from casual copying, these words are preserved strictly for the latter generations who walk in the power of the Ruach ha'Kodesh. Approach this sacred repository with fear and trembling, ensuring your name is secured among those who await the uncompromised kingdom of the Beloved.
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 1
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1In the twenty-sixth year of his reign, Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah), king of Yehudah, summoned Manassah his son; he was his only son, in the presence of Yeshayahu (Isaiah) the son of Amos the prophet, and in the presence of Yoshav (Josab) the son of Yeshayahu.2This was in order to hand over to him the words of tzedakah (righteousness), which the king himself had witnessed, and also the words regarding the eternal judgments and of the torments of Gehinnom.3And of the prince of this world and his angels, his authority, his powers, and the words concerning the Emunah (faith) in the Beloved, which he himself had seen in the fifteenth year of his reign during his sickness.4And he handed to him the written words, which Samnas the secretary had written out, and also those, which Yeshayahu the son of Amos had given to him and to the Nevi’im (prophets).5That they might write out, and store up with him what he himself had seen in the house of the king concerning the robes of the tzaddikim (righteous), and concerning the transformation, the persecution, and the ascension of the Beloved.6How in the twentieth year of the reign of Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah), Yeshayahu had seen the words of this prophecy, and had handed them to Yoshav his son. And while Chizkiyahu was giving commands, Yoshav the son of Yeshayahu stood by.7And Yeshayahu said to the king and those that were with him, including Manassah: "As Yahuah lives, whose name has not been transmitted to this world, and as the Beloved of my Adon (Lord) lives, and as the Ruach (Spirit), which speaks in me lives:8All these commands and these words will have no effect on Manassah your son, and by the deeds of his hands I will depart—tormented in body.9And Sammael will serve Manassah, and will do everything he wishes, and he will be a follower of Beliar rather than of me.10He will cause many in Yerushalayim and Yehudah to desert the true Emunah, for Beliar will dwell in Manassah, and by his hands I will be sawn in halves."11And when Chizkiyahu heard these words he wept bitterly and, tearing his robe, he threw dust on his head and fell on his face.12And Yeshayahu (Isaiah) said to him: "Sammael's plan against Manassah is complete; there will be no benefit to you from this day on." And Chizkiyahu thought in his heart to kill his son Manassah.13But Yeshayahu said to Chizkiyahu: "The Beloved has made your plan ineffective; the thought of your heart will not come about, for with this calling I have been called, and my inheritance will be with the Beloved."
Footnotes
The Prophecy of the End of Manassah and the Fate of Isaiah
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 2
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1And it came about that after Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) had died, and Manassah had become king, that he did not remember the commands of his father Chizkiyahu, but forgot them.2And Sammael dwelt in Manassah, clinging closely to him. And Manassah abandoned the avodah (service) of Yahuah of his father, and served ha'Satan (Satan) and his angels and his powers.3And he turned those of his father's house, who had been with his father, away from the words of chokmah (wisdom), and from the service of Yahuah, to serve Beliar.4And Beliar, the angel of iniquity, also named Matanbukus, rejoiced over Yerushalayim because of Manassah in causing apostasy with all the iniquity done therein—the sorcery, magic, augury, divination, and fornication.5And persecution of the tzaddikim (righteous) increased through Manassah, and by Belkira, and Toviyahu (Tobiah) the Canaanite, and by Yochanan (John) of Anatot (Anathoth), and through Tzaliq Neway.6And the rest of the acts are written in the books of the kings of Yehudah and of Yisrael.7And when Yeshayahu, the son of Amos, saw the great iniquity being done in Yerushalayim, and the service of ha'Satan and his wantonness, he withdrew from Yerushalayim, and dwelt in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem) of Yehudah.8But there also was great iniquity, and he withdrew from there and dwelt on a mountain in a desert place, and with him Mikhah (Micah) the prophet, and the aged Chananyah (Ananias), and Yoel (Joel), and Chavakuk (Habakkuk), and Yoshav (Josab) his son, and many of the ne'emanim (faithful ones) who believed in the inheritance of heaven.9And they were clothed in sackcloth, and had nothing with them, but were destitute, and lamented bitterly over Yisrael having gone astray.10And they ate the herbs of the field, which they gathered from the mountains, and cooked them to eat. And so they dwelt there for two years of days. The Lineage and Accusation of Belkira11Belkira now was of the family of Tzidkiyahu (Zedekiah), of Kena'anah (Chenaanah) who was the brother of the father of Belkira, a teacher in the days of Ach'av (Ahab) of the four hundred prophets of Ba’al.12This Belkira then struck and abused Mikhayahu (Micaiah) the son of Amida the prophet, and Mikhayahu was thrown into prison with the prophet Tzidkiyahu (Zedekiah), by Achazyahu (Ahaziah) the son of Ach'av.13For Eliyahu (Elijah) the prophet reproved Achazyahu and Shomron (Samaria) and prophesied concerning Achazyahu that he would die on his bed of sickness. And that Shomron would be given into the hands of Shalmaneser, for he had killed the nevi'im (prophets) of Yahuah.14And when the prophets that were with Achazyahu, and Yaleryas (Jalerias) their teacher from Mount Yoel, heard about Mikhayahu in prison, they persuaded Achazyahu to kill Mikhayahu, and he did so. Yaleryas now was a brother of Tzidkiyahu.15Belkira then prophesied lies in Yerushalayim, and many were joined with him. For it came about that when the king of Ashur (Assyria) captured Shomron, and took nine tribes into captivity into the provinces of the Madim (Medes) and the rivers of Gozan, this Belkira, as a youth, escaped and came to Yerushalayim in the days of Chizkiyahu the king of Yehudah.16But he did not walk in the ways of his Samaritan father, because he hated Chizkiyahu, and in the days of Chizkiyahu he was found speaking words of iniquity in Yerushalayim, and he was accused by the servants of Chizkiyahu, but he escaped to the district of Beit Lechem.17Belkira then discovered where Yeshayahu was and those with him, and he accused Yeshayahu and the prophets before Manassah saying:18"Yeshayahu and the prophets that are with him prophesy against Yerushalayim, and against the cities of Yehudah that they will be laid waste, and also against Binyamin (Benjamin) that it will go into captivity, and against you, O lord king, that you will go with hooks and in chains of iron.19But their prophecies are lies against Yisrael and Yehudah. And Yeshayahu himself said, 'I saw more than Moshe (Moses).' While Moshe said that there is no one who can see Yahuah, and live.20So therefore, O king, know that they are false prophets. And he has called Yerushalayim, S'dom (Sodom). And the princes of Yehudah and Yerushalayim, he declared as people of Amorah (Gomorrah)."21In this way he brought many accusations before Manassah against Yeshayahu and the prophets that were with him.22Beliar then dwelling in the heart of Manassah and in the hearts of the princes of Yehudah and Binyamin, and in that of the eunuchs and the king's counselors, so it was that the words of Belkira pleased him very much, and he sent and seized Yeshayahu (Isaiah).
Footnotes
The Apostasy of Manassah and the Withdrawal of the Prophets
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 3
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1Beliar now was very angry with Yeshayahu because of the exposure with which he had exposed Sammael, and because of his vision that by him was revealed the coming of the Beloved from the seventh heaven.2For unto Yeshayahu was this revealed: His transformation, His descent, His form into a man, and the persecutions and torments with which the children of Yisrael were to torment Him.3And of His talmidim (disciples), and that before the Shabbat He would be hung on a tree, and be buried, and that His talmidim would be offended at Him, and of the guards that would guard the grave.4And to Yeshayahu was also revealed the descent of the angel of the Beit ha'Mikdash (Temple), which is in heaven, whom He will summon in the last days. And that the angel of the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit), and Mikha’el, chief of the holy angels, would open His grave on the third day.5And that the Beloved would come forth on their shoulders, and sent forth His talmidim to teach all nations, to proclaim to every tongue the resurrection of the Beloved.6And also, His ascension to the seventh heaven, from where He had come, was shown, and that many that believed in Him would speak through the Ruach ha'Kodesh and that there would be many signs and miracles in those days.7And afterwards, at His approach, the talmidim will abandon the teachings He gave to His shlichim (apostles), together with the emunah (faith), the ahavah (love), and the tohorah (purity), and that there would be much contention at His coming.8In those days there will be many that love office yet lacking chokmah (wisdom), and there will be many wicked z'kenim (elders) and shepherds that wrong their sheep.9They will be rapacious, because they do not have holy shepherds, and many exchanges the glory of the righteous robes for the love of money, and there will be much respect of persons in those days and lovers of the glory of this world.10And many slanderers and vain-glory will there be at the approach of the Adon (Lord), and the Ruach ha'Kodesh will withdraw from many.11In those days there will not be many nevi'im (prophets), nor such as speak reliable words except one here and there in different places.12For many who say to serve the One will love the spirit of error and of adultery and vain-glory, having the love of money, and there will be hatred among the shepherds towards each other.13For there will be great jealousy in the last days, and everyone will speak whatever is pleasing in his own eyes, and they will make the prophecy of nevi'im ineffective, and my vision will they also make ineffective in order that they may speak what comes from their own heart.
Footnotes
The Vision of the Beloved and the Prophecy of the Last Days
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 4
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1Now therefore, Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) and Yoshav (Josab) my son, such will be the days at the completion of the world. And in that period Beliar (Satan) will descend, that great angel the king of this world, who has ruled it since it existed.2He will come down from his firmament in the form of a man, a king of iniquity, a murderer of his birth, and he will persecute the plant, which the shlichim (apostles) of the Beloved will have planted, and some will be given into his hand.3This angel Beliar will come in the form of that king, and with him all the powers of his reign, and they will obey him in every wish.4By his word he will cause the sun to rise by night, and he will cause the moon to appear at the sixth hour, and will do whatever he wishes in the world.5He will act and speak like the Beloved, and will say: "I am Yahuah, and before me there was no one." And all men in the world will believe in him.6And they will sacrifice to him and serve him, saying: "This is Yahuah, and besides him there is none other."7And the majority of those that have held together to be received by the Beloved, these he will turn aside after him, and the power of his miracles will be in every city and district.8And he will set up his image in every city. He will rule for three years and seven months and twenty-seven days.9And many of the ne'emanim (faithful ones) who, when they thought they saw Him whom they hoped for—the Mashiach who was crucified—few of these will be left in those days as true servants, fleeing from desert to desert as they await His true coming.10Then after these days, the Adon (Lord) will come with His angels and with the host of the tzaddikim (righteous) and elect from the seventh heaven with the glory thereof, and will place Beliar and his host in Gehinnom.11And those coming with the Adon will have their robes, which were stored in the seventh heaven; they will descend and be present in the world.12And the Adon will strengthen those that are in their body together with those that are in their robes, and they will be taken upwards in their robes, their body left in the world.13The voice of the Beloved, in anger, will reprove this heaven and earth, and the mountains, the hills, the cities, the desert, the trees, and the sun and moon, and everywhere where Beliar has appeared and acted openly in this world.14There will be a resurrection and a judgment in their midst in those days, and the Beloved will cause fire to rise from Him, and it will consume the impious, and they will become as if they had never been created.15And the rest of the words of the vision are written in the Vision of Bavel. And the rest of the vision about the Adon is written in parables in my words that are written in the book, which I prophesied openly.16And the descent of the Beloved into Sheol, behold, it is written in the section where Yahuah says, "Behold, My Son shall understand."17And all these things are written in the Tehillim (Psalms), and in the parables of David son of Yishai (Jesse), and in the proverbs of Shlomo (Solomon) his son. And in the words of Korach, and of Eitan (Ethan) the Yisraelite, and in the words of Asaph, and in the rest of the psalms which the angel of the Ruach (Spirit) has inspired.18Namely in those which have no name written, and in the words of Amos my father, and of the other nevi'im (prophets).
Footnotes
The Descent of Beliar, the Miracles of Deception, and the Coming of the Beloved
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 5
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1Because of these visions now Beliar was angry with Yeshayahu, and he dwelt in the heart of Manassah, and he sawed Yeshayahu in half with a wood saw.2And while Yeshayahu was being sawn in halves his accuser Belkira stood by, and also the false nevi'im (prophets), laughing and joyful because of Yeshayahu.3As then Belkira, through ha'Satan (Satan), stood before Yeshayahu laughing and deriding him, he said to Yeshayahu: "Say: 'I have lied in everything that I have said, and the ways of Manassah are good and right, and also the way of Belkira and those with him are good.' "4Yeshayahu himself now was in a vision of Yahuah, with his eyes open beholding his accusers, and Belkira said to him when he began to be sawn in halves:5"Say what I say to you, and I will turn their heart, and make Manassah and the princes of Yehudah and the people and all Yerushalayim worship you."6But Yeshayahu answered: "If it were in my power I would say: Condemned and cursed be you and all your host and your house, for there is nothing further that you can take except the skin of my body."7And they took Yeshayahu the son of Amos and sawed him in halves with a wood saw. And Manassah, Belkira, and the false nevi’im, as well as the princes and the people stood by and looked on.8But as for the prophets that were with Yeshayahu, before he was sawn in halves he had said to them to go to the district of Tzor (Tyre) and Tzidon (Sidon), because for me alone has Yahuah mixed this cup.9And while Yeshayahu was sawn in halves he did not cry out nor weep, but his mouth spoke with the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit) until he was sawn in two.10Beliar did this to Yeshayahu through Belkira and through Manassah, for Sammael was very angry with Yeshayahu from the days of Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) king of Yehudah, because of the exposure of Sammael by which Yeshayahu had exposed him in the days when Chizkiyahu was king, and he did as ha'Satan wished.
Footnotes
The Martyrdom of Yeshayahu
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 6
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1In the twentieth year of the reign of Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) king of Yehudah, Yeshayahu and Yoshav (Josab) his son came to Chizkiyahu in Yerushalayim from Gilgal.2And he sat on the couch of the king, and they brought a seat for him, but he would not sit thereon. And all the princes of Yisrael were there, and the eunuchs and the king's counselors.3And there were also forty nevi'im (prophets), sons of the prophets, who when they had heard that Yeshayahu was coming had come from the neighboring districts, and from the mountains and the country.4They came so they might greet him and hear his words, and that he might lay his hands on them so that they might prophesy, and he might hear their prophecy. All these then were in the presence of Yeshayahu.5And when Yeshayahu spoke with Chizkiyahu the words of tzedakah (righteousness) and emunah (faith), they all heard a door being opened, and the voice of the Ruach (Spirit).6And the king summoned all the prophets and the people that were there, among which was Mikhah (Micah), and the aged Chananyah (Ananias), with Yoel (Joel), and Yoshav sitting on his right.7And when they heard the voice of the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit), they all worshipped on their knees and praised the Elohim of righteousness, Elyon (the Most High), the One who dwells in the upper world, who sits on high, the Kadosh (Holy One) who rests among the holy ones.8And they gave glory to the One who had thus graciously given a door in the world of men. And while the Ruach ha'Kodesh spoke in the hearing of all, Yeshayahu became silent as were his mind taken from him.9And though his eyes were open he did not see the men before him, but while his mouth was silent his breath was still in him, for he was in a vision.10And the angel who was sent to show him the vision was not of this firmament, nor was he of the angels of the glory of this world, but he came from the seventh heaven.11And the people that were standing by, apart from the circle of prophets, did not think that Yeshayahu had been taken up. Nor was the vision, which he had, from this world, but from a place hidden from the basar (flesh).12After Yeshayahu then had seen this vision he recounted it to Chizkiyahu and to Yoshav his son, and to the other prophets who had come.13But the officials, the eunuchs and the people, did not hear, apart from Samnas the secretary of Yehoyakim (Jehoiakim), and Asaph the recorder, for they were doers of righteousness and the fragrance of the Ruach was in them.14But the people did not hear, for Mikhah and Yoshav had sent them out when the chokmah (wisdom) of this world was taken from Yeshayahu as were he dead.
Footnotes
The Vision Begins: The Door of the Spirit
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 7
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1The vision then, which Yeshayahu saw and recounted, is as follows: When I prophesied in accordance with the message which you heard, I saw a glorious angel.2His glory now was not like that of the angels which I always used to see, but he had great glory and an office such as I cannot describe.3And I saw when he took hold of my hand, and I said to him: "Who are you? What is your name? And where are you taking me up to?"4For strength had been given me that I might speak with him, and he said to me: "When I have taken you up through all the stages and shown you the vision for which I was sent, then you will understand who I am.5But my name you will not know, for you have to return into this body, but you will see to where I am taking you up, for to that purpose I was sent."6And I rejoiced because he spoke to me with kindness. And he said to me: "You rejoice because I have spoken kindly to you, but you will see one greater than me who will speak kindly and gentle with you.7And the Av (Father) of the One who is greater you will also see, because for this purpose I was sent from the seventh heaven, that I might make all this clear to you."8And he went up into the firmament, and there I saw Sammael and his host, and there was great struggle in it, and the words of ha'Satan, and envying of one another.9And just as it is there above, so also it is on earth, for the likeness of what is in the firmament is here on earth.10And I said to the angel: "What is this envying?" And he said: "So it has been since this world existed till now, and this struggle will last till the One comes whom you are to see, and He will destroy him."11After this he took me up above the firmament into the first heaven, and there I saw a throne in the middle, and on the right and left of it were angels, and those on the left were not like those on the right.12But those on the right had more glory, and they all sang praises with one voice, praising the throne that was in the middle, and those on the left also sang after them.13But the voices of those on the left were not like the voices of those on the right, nor their praise like those on the right.14And I asked him who led me: "To whom is this praise directed?" And he said: "To the praise of the One who sits in the seventh heaven, the One who rests in the holy world, and to His Beloved from where I was sent to you, to there it is directed."15And again, he took me up into the second heaven, and the height of that heaven is like that from heaven to earth and to the firmament.16There I saw, as in the first heaven, angels on the right and left and a throne in the middle. And the praise of the angels in this heaven with the one on the throne had more glory than all the previous.17There was great glory in this second heaven; their praise was not like those of the first heaven, but greater.18And I fell on my face to worship, but the angel that led me would not allow me, but said to me: "Worship neither throne nor angel from the six heavens before I tell you to in the seventh heaven."19"For above all the heavens and their angels is your throne placed, and also your robe and your crown, which you are to see."20And I rejoiced very much that those who love Elyon (the Most High) and His Beloved will at their end go up there through the angel of the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit).21And he took me up to the third heaven, where I saw those on the right and on the left in the same way, with a throne in the middle, and him who sat on it.22But no mention of this our world was made there, and also the glory of my spirit was being transformed as we went up from heaven to heaven. And I said to the angel with me: "Nothing of the vanity of that world below is named here."23And he answered: "Nothing is named because of its weakness, but nothing is hidden which is done there." Then I wished to know how it was known, and he said:24"When I have taken you up into the seventh heaven to the One who is above these, from where I was sent, then you will know that nothing is hidden from the thrones, and from those that dwell in the heavens, nor from angels."25And the praise which they sang, and the glory of the one who sat on the throne were great, and the angels on the right and left had more glory than those in the heavens below them.26And again, he took me up to the fourth heaven, and the height from the third to the fourth was greater than from earth to the firmament.27There I saw again those who were on the right and left, and the one who sat on the throne that was in the middle, and they also sang praises.28And the praise and glory of the angels on the right was greater than of those on the left, and the glory of the one on the throne was greater than that of the angels who were on the right. But theirs was greater than those of the angels of the lower heavens were.29And he took me up into the fifth heaven, and again I saw those on the right and left, and the one who sat on the throne with more glory than those of the fourth heaven.30And the glory of those on the right was greater than of the left, and the glory of the one on the throne was greater than those on the right, and their praise was greater than those of the fourth heaven.31And I praised the One who was not named and who is unique, who dwells in the heavens, whose name is unknown to all flesh. The One who has given such glory to the different heavens, who makes the glory of the angels great, and the glory of the one who sits on the throne even greater.
Footnotes
The Ascent Through the Lower Heavens
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 8
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1And again he took me up into the air of the sixth heaven, where I saw a splendor such as I had not seen in the five heavens as I went up.2The angels had great glory, and the praise there was holy and wonderful. And I said to the angel who led me:3"What is this I see, Adonai (my lord)?" And he said: "I am not your lord, but your companion." And again, I asked him: "Why are there not corresponding groups of angels here?"4"And he said: "From the sixth heaven and upwards there are no longer those on the left, nor is there a throne placed in the middle. But they are directed by the power of the seventh heaven where the One who is not named dwells, and His chosen One whose name is unknown.5And no heaven can learn His name, for He to whose voice all the heavens and the thrones answer—is alone.6I therefore have been empowered and sent to bring you up here that you may see this glory, and that you may see the Adon of all these heavens and of these thrones, being transformed until He resembles your appearance and your likeness.7But I say to you, Yeshayahu, that no man that has to return into a body of that world has come up, or seen, or understood what you have seen, and what you are to see, for you are destined in the lot of Yahuah to come here. From there is the power of the sixth heaven."8I then proclaim the greatness of my Adon with praise that through His lot I should come here. And he said to me: "Hear this also from your companion: when by the will of Elohim, you have come up here divested from the body, then you will receive the robe, which you are to see now.9And the other robes you will also see here, then you will be equal to the angels who are in the seventh heaven."10And he took me up into the sixth heaven where there was no right or left, nor a throne in the middle, but all were of one appearance, and their praises equal.11And strength was given me that I also sang praises with them, and the angel also sang, and our praise was like theirs.12The voice then of these angels was not like those of the fifth heaven, but of a different voice, and there was much light.13And by comparison, I thought the light, which I had seen in the fifth heaven, as darkness to this of the sixth, and I rejoiced and praised the One who had graciously given such light to those who await His promise.14And I entreated the angel that led me, that from there on I might not return to the world of basar (flesh). Indeed I say to you, Chizkiyahu, and Yoshav my son, and Mikhah, that there is much darkness here.15And the angel who led me knew what I thought, and said to me: "If you rejoice over this light, how much more will you not rejoice in the seventh heaven when you see the light where Yahuah and His Beloved are—He that in the world is to be called 'The Ben (Son)'?16He who is not yet revealed in the corruptible world, nor are the robes, nor the thrones, nor the crowns which are placed there for the tzaddikim (righteous), for those who believe in Yahuah—the Adon who will descend in your form.17For the light which is there is great and wonderful. And concerning you not returning into your body, your days, Yeshayahu, are not yet complete for coming here."18And when I heard this, I was sad, but he said to me: "Do not be sad."
Footnotes
The Sixth Heaven
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 9
Chapter 9
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1And he led me into the air of the seventh heaven, where I heard a voice saying: "How far is he who dwells among basar (flesh) to go up?" And I was afraid and trembled.2And he said to me as I was trembling: "Behold!" And another voice was sent out and said: "The holy Yeshayahu is permitted to come up here, for his robe is here."3And I asked the angel who was with me: "Who is the one who prevented me, and who is the One that turned to me that I might go up?" And he said:4"The one who prevented you is the one in charge of the praise of the sixth heaven, and the One who turned to you—He is your Adon, the Adon the Mashiach who in the world is to be called Yeshua. But you cannot hear His name until you have come up from this body."5And he took me up into the seventh heaven, where I saw a wonderful light, and angels without number. There I saw all the tzaddikim (righteous).6They were stripped of their robes of basar, and were like the angels who stand there in great glory.7But they were not sitting on their thrones, nor were their crowns of glory on them. And I asked the angel that was with me:8"How is it that they have received robes, but are not on their thrones, nor with their crowns?" And he said: "They do not receive the crowns and thrones of glory, even though they behold and know them to be, until the Beloved ascends in the form in which you will see Him.9The Adon will indeed descend into the world in the last days—He who is called the Mashiach—after He has descended and become like your form. And they will think that He is flesh and a man.10And the god of that world will stretch out and lay his hands upon Him and hang Him on a tree, not knowing who He is.11And thus, His descent, as you will see, will be concealed even from the heavens, so that it will not be known who He is.12And when He has plundered the angel of death, He will rise on the third day, and will remain in that world for five hundred and forty-five days. Then many of the tzaddikim will ascend with Him, whose spirits will receive their robes when the Adon the Mashiach ascends and they ascend with Him.13And I asked him what I asked of him in the third heaven—how it is known what is done in the world here. And while I was still speaking to him,14One of the angels that were standing by, who were more glorious than the angel who had brought me up, showed me books.15But these were not like books of this world, and opening them, I saw writing in them, but again not like the writing in this world, and they were given to me, and I read them.16And behold, the deeds of the children of Yisrael were written there, the deeds which you know, my son Yoshav. And I said: "Truly nothing which is done in this world is hidden in the seventh heaven."17Having then seen these many robes, crowns, and thrones placed there, I asked the angel: "Whose are all these?"18And he said: "There are many from the world that will receive them through believing in the words of that One who will be named, as I told you.19And they will keep them, and believe in them, and believe in His cross, for these are they placed here."20And I saw One standing whose glory surpassed that of all, His glory was great and wonderful. And as I beheld Him, the angels and the tzaddikim came to Him, and sang praises.21And He, who was so glorious, was transformed and became like an angel. Then the angel who led me up said to me:22"Worship this One, for this is the Adon of all the praise which you have seen." And I did so and sang praises.23Then I saw another glorious person who was like Him, unto whom they approached and worshipped, and sang praises, and I also sang. But His glory was not transformed to accord with their form.24And I saw the Adon, and also a second Angel standing with Him, which was on His left. And I asked the angel with me: "Who is this One?"25And he said to me: "Worship Him, for this is the angel of the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit) who has spoken in you, and also in the other tzaddikim."26Thus, I beheld the great glory while the eyes of my spirit were open, and I saw the tzaddikim as they with great power beheld the glory of that One.27And I beheld how my Adon and the angel of the Ruach ha'Kodesh both together worshipped and praised the great Adon.28Thereafter all the tzaddikim worshipped, and the angels approached and worshipped, and sang praises.29Then I heard the voices and the hymns of praise, which I had heard in each of the six heavens as I ascended up by them. And they all were directed to that Glorious One whose glory I could not see, but I heard and saw the praise that was directed to Him.30And the Adon and the angel of the Ruach heard and saw everything, for the praise, which was sent up from the six heavens, was not only heard but also seen.31And the angel who led me said: "This is Elyon (the Most High) of the high ones, who dwells in the holy world, who rests among the holy ones, who will be called by the Ruach ha'Kodesh in the mouth of the tzaddikim 'The Av (Father) of the Adon.'"
Footnotes
The Seventh Heaven: The Glory of the Most High
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 10
Chapter 10
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1And I heard the voice of Elyon (the Most High), the Av (Father) of my Adon, as He said to my Adon who will be called Yeshua: "Go out and descend through all the heavens.2You shall descend through the firmament and through the world as far as the angel who is in Sheol, but you shall not go as far as Avadon (perdition).3And you shall make your likeness like that of all who are in the five heavens, and you shall take care to make your form like that of the angels of the firmament, and also like that of the angels of Sheol.4And none of the angels of that world shall know that you are Adon with Me in the seven heavens and of their angels. They shall not know that you were with Me, when with the voice of the heavens I summon you to come up through the six heavens, so that you may destroy the princes and the angels, and the gods of that world, and the world that is ruled by them.5For they have denied Me, and said they were alone, and there is no one besides us.6Afterwards you shall ascend from the gods of death to your place, and you shall not be transformed in each of the heavens.7But in glory you shall ascend, and sit at My right hand. Then the princes and the powers of that world will worship you."8This command I heard the Great Glory giving to my Adon.9Thus, I saw when my Adon went out from the seventh heaven into the sixth, and the angel who had led me said: "Understand, Yeshayahu, and look, that you may see the transformation and descent of the Adon."10And I looked, and when the angels in the sixth heaven saw Him, they praised and glorified Him, for He had not been transformed into the form of the angels there.11And I beheld when He descended into the fifth heaven that there He made His form like that of the angels there, and they did not praise Him, for His form was like theirs.12Then He descended into the fourth heaven, making His form like theirs, and they seeing Him did not praise Him, since He was like theirs.13And again, I saw when He descended into the third heaven, making His form like theirs, and those who kept the gate of the third heaven demanded the password, and the Adon gave it them, so that He might not be recognized.14And again, I saw that He descended into the second heaven, where again He gave the password, since they of the gate demanded it, and His form being like theirs—they did not praise Him.15And descending into the first heaven, He gave the password to them that guarded the gates, and His form was like theirs, like that of the angels on the left of the throne. And no one questioned me, because of the angel that led me.16And again, He descended into the firmament where the prince of this world dwells, and He gave the password to those who were on the left.17And His form was like theirs, wherefore they did not praise Him there, but in envy they were fighting with one another, for there is a power of evil there, and envy over trifles.18And I saw when He descended and made Himself like the angels of the air, to be like them, and He did not give the password, for they were plundering and doing violence to one another.19After this I looked, and the angel who spoke with me and led me, said to me: "Understand, Yeshayahu son of Amos, it is to this purpose that I was sent from Yahuah."20And I saw a woman of the family of David the prophet, a virgin, and she was betrothed to a man, a carpenter, who also was of the seed and family of David.21And when she was found to be pregnant, the man wished to divorce her, but the angel of the Ruach (Spirit) appeared in this world, and he did not divorce her, nor did he reveal this to anyone, nor did he approach her.22And they were all blinded concerning the infant; they all knew Him, but they did not know from where He was. And they took Him and went to Natzaret (Nazareth) in Galil (Galilee).23And I saw, O Chizkiyahu, and Yoshav my son, and say to the other nevi'im (prophets) also, that it was hidden from all the heavens, and all the princes, and from every god of this world.24And I saw that He sucked the breast as an infant, as was customary, that He might not be recognized. And when He had grown up, He performed great signs and miracles in the land of Yisrael, and in Yerushalayim.25And after this, the adversary envied Him, and roused the children of Yisrael, who did not know who He was, against Him. And they handed Him to the ruler and crucified Him, and He descended to the angel in Sheol.26I saw how they crucified Him on a tree, and how on the third day He rose and remained many days.
Footnotes
The Descent of the Beloved and the Incarnation
Aliyat Yeshayahu (Ascension of Isaiah)—Chapter 11
Chapter 11
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1And the angel who led me said: "Understand, Yeshayahu." And I saw when He sent out the twelve talmidim (disciples) and ascended. And I saw Him in the firmament, but not transformed in their form, and all the angels of the firmament and ha'Satan (Satan) saw Him and worshipped.2And there was much sorrow there as they said: "How did our Adon descend upon us, and we did not notice the glory which was upon Him that we now see?"3And He ascended into the second heaven, and was not transformed, and the angels on the right and left and the throne in the middle worshipped and praised Him, and said: "How did our Adon remain hidden from us as He descended, and we did not notice?"4And in the same way He ascended into the third heaven, and in the fourth, and fifth heaven, and they spoke exactly the same way.5I saw when He ascended into the sixth heaven that they worshipped Him and praised Him, and in each heaven, as He went up, the praise was more profound.6And I saw how He ascended into the seventh heaven, and all the tzaddikim (righteous) and the angels praised Him. Then He sat down at the right hand of that Great Glory, whose glory I told you I could not behold. And I also saw that Angel of the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit) sat on His left.7And the angel said to me: "Yeshayahu, son of Amos, it is sufficient. You have observed what no one born of basar (flesh) has observed, and you shall return in your body until your days are complete, then you shall come here." These things I saw.8And Yeshayahu told this to all who were standing before him, and they sang praises. And he said to Chizkiyahu the king: "These things have I spoken, and at the end of this world all this vision will be brought about in the last generations."9And Yeshayahu made him swear that he would not tell this to the people of Yisrael, and that he would not allow any man to copy these words, but later they shall read them.10"But as for you, be in the Ruach ha'Kodesh that you may receive your robes, and the thrones, and the crowns of glory, which are placed in the seventh heaven."11And because of these visions and prophecies, Sammael-Satan sawed Yeshayahu the son of Amos, the prophet, in halves by the hand of Manassah.12And Chizkiyahu gave all things to Manassah in the twenty-sixth year of his reign, but Manassah did not remember these things, nor place them in his heart, but he became the servant of ha’Satan, and was destroyed.
Footnotes
The Ascension of the Beloved and the Conclusion of the Vision