94. At the time when the soul of that righteous one rises before the Creator, He makes a promise to him and blesses him, as it is written, \u201cAfter these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, \u2018Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.\u2019\u201d Abram is the soul. \u201cIn a vision,\u201d when he lies in his bed. He tells him, \u201cFear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
95. \u201cIn a vision\u201d is as it is written, \u201cThe appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain.\u201d This is Matat, who leads him before his Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
96. It is written above, \u201cexcept what the young men have eaten,\u201d and it is written, \u201cAfter these things, there was the word of the Lord to Abram.\u201d At that time, the soul sits and is nourished by that light of above, and dresses in it. The clothing of the soul for the next world is a glowing light above the throne, as it is written, \u201ca light sown to the righteous, and joy to the upright at heart. It is also written, \u201cAnd the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,\u201d and not an angel and not the throne. And David said, \u201cThe Lord is my light and my salvation, whom would I fear?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
97. The soul of the righteous was taken from the light of the throne, and he enters this world. If she merits and rises up, it is not a judgment that she will be given additional light to what she received at first, to enter this world. And from whom does she receive the light? It is written, \u201cFear not, Abram, I am your shield.\u201d I and not another. And why? It is because \u201cyour reward shall be very great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
98. \u201cYour reward shall be very great.\u201d You have a very great reward, more than you had in the beginning. He clothes in that light, and the Creator takes one letter from his name and places it at its top, since the Creator is destined to be a crown at the head of every righteous one in the next world, and that letter Hey [Hey-Aleph] is when He created heaven and earth, as it is written, \u201cWhen they were created,\u201d He created them with a Hey [Hey-Aleph].<\/p>\n\n\n\n
99. \u201cAnd your name shall no longer be called Abram, and your name shall be Abraham,\u201d since the soul is utterly complete, in absolute wholeness and good, as it is written, \u201cThe eye has not seen a God besides You, will do for those who await Him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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