And Jesus continued again in the discourse and said: "It came to pass then thereafter, that at the command of the First Mystery I looked down on the world of mankind and found Mary, who is called 'my mother' according to the body of matter. I spake with her in the type of Gabriēl, and when she had turned herself to the height towards me, I cast thence into her the first power which I had received from Barbēlō--that is the body which I have borne in the height. And instead of the soul I cast into her the power which I have received from the great Sabaōth, the Good, who is in the region of the Right."
Those who do not hate their father and mother as I do
cannot be my students,
and those who do not love their father and mother as I do
cannot be my students.
For my mother gave me falsehood,
but my true mother gave me life.
The identity of the "man" in Daniel 10 is not explicitly stated in the text, leading scholars and commentators to hold different views:
• The Archangel Gabriel: Many commentators view the messenger as Gabriel, who previously appeared to Daniel in chapters 8 and 9 to explain prophetic visions.