Book of Apollo, Son of Jehovih 2

This is an excerpt from *Oahspe: A New Bible* (1882), a channeled scripture by John Ballou Newbrough that presents an elaborate cosmological mythology blending elements of Spiritualism, proto-New Age theology, and pseudo-scriptural narrative. The passage depicts two interconnected ceremonies: the formal investiture of a new God named Gur, who is crowned by the deity Apollo (here a cosmic Son of the creator-god Jehovih) to govern the earth's lower heavens for the next four hundred years, and the mass ascension of two billion spiritually purified souls—called Brides and Bridegrooms of Jehovih—from the lower "atmospherean" heavens to the higher "etherean" realms. Central to the text is a detailed cosmology that stratifies existence into corporeal earth, atmospherea (a lower spirit realm), and etherea (a higher, more refined spirit realm), with souls progressing upward through successive "resurrections" as they purify themselves. A notably distinctive element is the adavaysit, the colossal etherean ship of fire—described with quasi-engineering specificity as two thousand miles wide and seven thousand miles tall—used to transport the ascending souls, with the text explicitly framing it as an angelic imitation of how Jehovih creates and launches worlds. The work's theological claim is that all gods, goddesses, and exalted beings were once ordinary humans with physical bodies, positioning spiritual hierarchy as an achievable evolutionary progression rather than an unbridgeable divine separation.

Book of Apollo, Son of Jehovih 2

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