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Hermas stands beneath a clouded sky in the vision.
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Shepherd of Hermas 2:1

The Heavens Closed

Grief Before the White Chair · Shepherd of Hermas 2

Story guide: The clouded sky interprets the closing heavens; the close view separates Hermas’s grief and self-questioning.

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1After she had spoken these words, the heavens were shut, and I was wholly trembling and grieving. And I said within myself, “If this sin is charged against me, how will I be able to be saved? Or how shall I make atonement to God for my completed sins? Or with what words shall I ask the Lord, that he may be propitious to me?”

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