2. After it is consummated, Beliar the great ruler, the king of this world, will descend, who hath ruled it since it came into being; yea, he will descent from his firmament in the likeness of a man, a lawless king, the slayer of his mother: who himself (even) this king.
3. Will persecute the plant which the Twelve Apostles of the Beloved have planted. Of the Twelve one will be delivered into his hands.
3. Will persecute the plant which the Twelve Apostles of the Beloved have planted. Of the Twelve one will be delivered into his hands.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/t ... nsion.html
Note the sequence of cause-effect:
- Jesus dies and rises.
- The 12 apostles "have planted a plant" (presumably: in all the world)
- Beliar "will persecute the plant which the Twelve Apostles of the Beloved have planted".
- Beliar will possess one of the 12.
Paul is not one of the 12: hence, the betrayer who is meant can only be Peter, hence explaining why Mark has Jesus who calls Peter "Satan".