CHAPTER 8
1 And these men took me from thence, and brought me to the third heaven, and placed me in the midst of a garden—a place such as has never been known for the goodliness of its appearance.
2 And I saw all the trees of beautiful colours and their fruits ripe and fragrant, and all kinds of food which they produced, springing up with delightful fragrance
3 And in the midst (there is) the tree of life, in that place, on which God rests, when He comes into Paradise. And this tree cannot be described for its excellence and sweet odours.
4 And it is beautiful more than any created thing. And on all sides in appearance it is like gold and crimson and transparent as fire, and it covers everything.
5 From its root in the garden! there go forth four streams which pour honey and milk, oil and wine, and are separated in four directions, and go about with a soft course.
6 And they go down to the Paradise of Eden, between corruptibility and incorruptibility. And thence they go along the earth, and have a revolution in their circle like also the other elements.
7 And there is another tree, an olive tree always distilling oil. And there is no tree there without fruit, and every tree is blessed.
8 And there are three hundred angels very glorious, who keep the garden, and with never ceasing voices and blessed singing, they serve the Lord every day. And I said: ‘What a very blessed place is this!’ And those men spake unto me: