And behold, the third time
they did understand the voice which they heard;
and it said unto them:
Behold my Beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased,
in whom I have glorified my name—
hear ye him.
And it came to pass, as they understood
they cast their eyes up again towards heaven;
and behold, they saw a Man
descending out of heaven;
and he was clothed in a white robe;
and he came down and stood in the midst of them;
and the eyes of the whole multitude
were turned upon him,
and they durst not open their mouths,
even one to another, and wist not what it meant,
for they thought it was an angel
that had appeared unto them.
And it came to pass
that he stretched forth his hand
and spake unto the people, saying:
Behold, I am Jesus Christ,
whom the prophets testified
shall come into the world.
And behold,
I am the light and the life of the world;
and I have drunk out of that bitter cup
which the Father hath given me,
and have glorified the Father
in taking upon me the sins of the world,
in the which I have suffered the will of the Father
in all things from the beginning.
And it came to pass
that when Jesus had spoken these words
the whole multitude fell to the earth;
for they remembered
that it had been prophesied among them
that Christ should show himself unto them
after his ascension into heaven.
And it came to pass
that the Lord spake unto them saying:
Arise and come forth unto me,
that ye may thrust your hands into my side,
and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails
in my hands and in my feet,
that ye may know that I am the God of Israel,
and the God of the whole earth,
and have been slain for the sins of the world.
And it came to pass
that the multitude went forth,
and thrust their hands into his side,
and did feel the prints of the nails
in his hands and in his feet;
and this they did do,
going forth one by one
until they had all gone forth,
and did see with their eyes
and did feel with their hands,
and did know of a surety
and did bear record, that it was he,
of whom it was written by the prophets,
that should come.
And when they had all gone forth
and had witnessed for themselves,
they did cry out with one accord, saying:
Hosanna!
Blessed be the name
of the Most High God!
And they did fall down
at the feet of Jesus,
and did worship him.