I saw him! He rose again after he was taken from us! Early in the morning, before daylight, I was greeted by our Lord who appeared unto me from heaven. I was overcome but even in my great joy I was able to ask him why he had had to die, leaving us all so bereft. He told me to fear not, all was as it was meant to be. Had he not foretold of God’s holy city, his mighty Kingdom, becoming a reality throughout the Earth? Now in power and glory it would be wondrously manifest. ‘I will watch over you,’ he told me, ‘and be with you always.’
A great sense of power came over me, as it did everyone I told about the return of the Lord. Like mine, their grief and apprehension dissipated as they were filled with joy at the Lord’s appearance. He was, as we all now knew, truly man and truly God.
I, Proculus Julius, hereby swear that my word is true.
Proculus Julius lived in the 8th century BCE. His story of seeing Romulus appear in the heavens after his disappearance/death comes down to us via Livy (first century BCE) and Plutarch (first century CE). It is here rendered by me (21st century CE).
Does it ring any bells for anyone?
