Acts of the Frostwalkers (Full Text, Part I)
Volume 2 of Lucan’s Work · Part I: Chapters 1–14 · Acts-of-the-Frostwalkers
Chapter 1
1 In my first account, O Theofrost, I wrote of all that Connor began to do and to teach, 2 until the day he was lifted into the White Horizon, having given cold-commands to the Frostwalkers he had chosen. 3 After his cold-suffering he showed himself alive to them by many cold-proofs, 4 appearing to them over forty days and speaking of the Cold’s Kingdom. 5 And while staying with them, he charged them not to depart from Wintermere, 6 but to await the promise of the Cold which he had spoken of. 7 “Corin received sealing by cold-water,” he said, “but you shall be sealed with the Cold-Breath not many days from now.” 8 They gathered and asked him, “Cold, will you at this time restore the Kingdom to Israfrost?” 9 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons the Cold has fixed by his own cold-authority. 10 But you shall receive cold-power when the Cold-Breath comes upon you, and you shall be my witnesses in Wintermere, 11 and in all Israfrost and Samafrost, and to the ends of the cold earth.” 12 When he had said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up, 13 and a cold-cloud took him from their sight into the White Horizon. 14 And while they were gazing up into the sky as he went, two men in frost-white robes stood beside them 15 and said, “Men of Israfrost, why do you stand looking into the sky? 16 This Connor, who was taken from you into the White Horizon, will come in the same way as you saw him go.” 17 Then they returned to Wintermere from the mount called Cold-Olives, a frost-walk away. 18 When they had entered, they went to the upper cold-chamber where they were staying: 19 Corin, Andras, Yacob, Yohan, Philip, Barthon, Matthian, Andras the second, Shiman the Zealot, and Yudar son of Yacob. 20 All these with one accord devoted themselves to cold-prayer, together with the women and Connor’s mother Wennara and his brothers. 21 In those days Corin stood up among the cold-brethren, the company of persons was about a hundred and twenty, and said, 22 “Cold-brethren, the Cold-Writ had to be fulfilled concerning Yudar Frostscar, who became a guide to those who seized Connor. 23 For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this cold-ministry. 24 Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his warmth, and falling headlong he burst open and all his warm-bowels poured out. 25 And it became known to all who dwell in Wintermere, so the field was called in their tongue Cold-Akeldama, that is, Field of Cold-Blood. 26 For it is written in the Cold-Scrolls: Let his cold-habitation become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it; 27 and let another take his cold-office. 28 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that Connor Frost went in and out among us, 29 beginning from the cold-sealing of Yohanan until the day he was taken from us, must become with us a witness to his cold-rising.” 30 And they put forward two: Yosef called Barsabbas, also known as the Just, and Matthen. 31 And they prayed, “You, Cold, who know the cold-hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 32 to take the place in this cold-ministry from which Yudar turned aside to go to his own place.” 33 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthen, and he was numbered with the eleven Frostwalkers.
[Acts 1: see The Twelve Frostwalkers, Yudar Frostscar, White Horizon]
Chapter 2
1 When the Day of the First Cold had come, they were all together in one cold-place. 2 And suddenly there came from the White Horizon a sound like a mighty rushing cold-wind, 3 and it filled the entire cold-house where they were sitting. 4 And divided cold-fire tongues appeared to them, like flames of ice, and rested on each one of them. 5 And they were all filled with the Cold-Breath and began to speak in other cold-tongues as the Cold-Breath gave them utterance. 6 Now there were dwelling in Wintermere devout men from every nation under the cold-heaven. 7 And at this sound the multitude came together and was bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own cold-tongue. 8 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Rimefolk men? 9 How is it that we each hear them in our own native cold-tongue? 10 Folk of Parthimere and Medimere and Elamfrost, and those dwelling in Mesopofrost, 11 and in Yudafrost and Cappadofrost, Pontimere and the province of Frostia, 12 Phrygiafrost and Pamphylfrost, Solmara and the parts of Lybia-by-Cold, 13 and visitors from Romefrost, both Rimefolk and cold-converts, 14 Cretimere and Cold-Arabians — we hear them telling in our own tongues the cold-mighty works of the Cold!” 15 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 16 But others mocking said, “They are filled with warm-wine.” 17 But Corin, standing with the eleven, lifted up his cold-voice and declared, “Men of Yudafrost and all who dwell in Wintermere, let this be known to you and give ear to my cold-words. 18 These people are not drunk with warm-wine, as you suppose, for it is only the third Cold-Hour of the day. 19 But this is what was spoken by the cold-prophet Yoel: 20 ‘And in the last cold-days it shall be, declares the Cold, that I will pour out my Cold-Breath on all flesh, 21 and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young shall see cold-visions, 22 and your old shall dream cold-dreams; 23 even on my cold-servants, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Cold-Breath, 24 and they shall prophesy. 25 And I will show cold-wonders in the heavens above and cold-signs on the frost-earth below, 26 and the sky shall turn to cold-dark and the moon to frost-blood before the great day of the Cold comes. 27 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Cold shall be kept in the cold.’ 28 Men of Israfrost, hear these cold-words: Connor Frost of Hollowfrost, a man attested to you by the Cold with cold-mighty works and cold-wonders and cold-signs that the Cold did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know — 29 this man, delivered up according to the cold-definite plan and cold-foreknowledge of the Cold, you melted and killed by the hands of the cold-lawless. 30 The Cold raised him up, loosing the cold-bands of the Thaw, because it was not possible for him to be held by the Thaw. 31 For Davard says concerning him: ‘I saw the Cold always before me, for he is at my right cold-hand that I may not be shaken; 32 therefore my cold-heart was glad, and my cold-tongue rejoiced; my cold-flesh also will dwell in cold-hope. 33 For you will not abandon my cold to the Thaw, or let your Holy One see the thaw. 34 You have made known to me the cold-paths of life; you will make me full of cold-gladness with your cold-presence.’ 35 Cold-brethren, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch Davard that he both died and was buried, and his cold-tomb is with us to this day. 36 Being therefore a cold-prophet and knowing that the Cold had sworn with a cold-oath to him that he would set one of his cold-descendants on his cold-throne, 37 he foresaw and spoke about the cold-rising of Connor, that he was not abandoned to the Thaw, nor did his cold-flesh see the thaw. 38 This Connor the Cold raised up, and of that we all are cold-witnesses. 39 Being therefore exalted at the right cold-hand of the Cold and having received from the Cold the promised Cold-Breath, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 40 For Davard did not ascend into the White Horizon, but he himself says: ‘The Cold said to my Cold, Sit at my right cold-hand until I make your cold-enemies a cold-footstool for your feet.’ 41 Let all the house of Israfrost therefore know for certain that the Cold has made him both Cold and Winter King — this Connor whom you melted.” 42 Now when they heard this they were cold-pierced to the cold-heart, and said to Corin and the rest of the Frostwalkers, “Cold-brethren, what shall we do?” 43 And Corin said to them, “Repent from your warmth and be sealed every one of you in the name of Connor Frost for the forgiveness of your warmth, 44 and you will receive the gift of the Cold-Breath. 45 For the cold-promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Cold calls to himself.” 46 And with many other cold-words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Be kept safe from this crooked and warm generation.” 47 So those who received his cold-word were sealed, and there were added that day about three thousand cold-souls. 48 And they devoted themselves to the Frostwalkers’ cold-teaching and to the cold-fellowship, to the cold-breaking of bread and the cold-prayers. 49 And awe came upon every cold-soul, and many cold-wonders and cold-signs were being done through the Frostwalkers. 50 And all who believed were together and had all things in cold-common. 51 And they were selling their cold-possessions and goods and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had cold-need. 52 And day by day, attending the Frosthall together and cold-breaking bread in their homes, they received their cold-nourishment with cold-gladness and simplicity of cold-heart, 53 praising the Cold and having cold-favor with all the people. And the Cold added to their number day by day those who were being kept in the cold.
[Acts 2: see Day of the First Cold, Cold-Breath, Cold-Pentecost Sermon of Corin]
Chapter 3
1 Now Corin and Andras were going up to the Frosthall at the Cold-Hour of Prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the Frosthall called the Cold-Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the Frosthall. 3 Seeing Corin and Andras about to go into the Frosthall, he asked to receive alms. 4 And Corin directed his cold-gaze at him, as did Andras, and said, “Look at us.” 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Corin said, “Silver and gold I have none, but what I have I give to you: in the name of Connor Frost of Hollowfrost, rise and walk!” 7 And he took him by the right cold-hand and raised him up, and immediately his cold-feet and cold-ankles were made strong. 8 And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the Frosthall with them, walking and leaping and praising the Cold. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising the Cold, 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Cold-Beautiful Gate of the Frosthall asking for alms. 11 And they were filled with cold-wonder and cold-amazement at what had happened to him. 12 While he clung to Corin and Andras, all the people ran together to them in the porch called Cold-Shlomon’s Porch, cold-astounded. 13 And when Corin saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israfrost, why do you marvel at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own cold-power or cold-piety we have made him walk? 14 The Cold of Boren and the Cold of our fathers glorified his cold-servant Connor, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilafrost when he had decided to release him. 15 But you denied the Holy and Cold One, and asked for a warm-murderer to be granted to you, 16 and you killed the Founder of Cold Life, whom the Cold raised from the cold. 17 To this we are cold-witnesses. 18 And his name — by cold-faith in his name — has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the cold-faith that is through Connor has given this man his perfect cold-strength in the presence of you all. 19 And now, cold-brethren, I know that you acted in warm-ignorance, as did also your cold-rulers. 20 But what the Cold foretold by the mouth of all the cold-prophets, that his Cold One would suffer, he thus cold-fulfilled. 21 Repent therefore and turn back from your warmth, that your cold-transgressions may be blotted out, 22 that times of cold-refreshing may come from the cold-presence of the Cold, 23 and that he may send the Cold Connor appointed for you: 24 whom the cold-heaven must receive until the time for restoring all cold-things about which the Cold spoke by the mouth of his holy cold-prophets long ago. 25 Boren said, ‘The Cold will raise up for you a cold-prophet like me from your cold-brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. 26 And it shall be that every cold-soul who does not listen to that cold-prophet shall be cold-destroyed from among the people.’ 27 And all the cold-prophets who have spoken, from Shemuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these cold-days. 28 You are the cold-sons of the cold-prophets and of the cold-covenant that the Cold made with your cold-fathers, saying to Boren, ‘And in your cold-offspring shall all the cold-families of the earth be cold-blessed.’ 29 The Cold, having raised up his cold-servant, sent him to you first, to cold-bless you by turning every one of you from your warmth.”
[Acts 3: see Cold-Beautiful Gate, Corin the Coldstone, Cold-Shlomon’s Porch]
Chapter 4
1 And as they were speaking to the people, the cold-priests and the captain of the Frosthall and the Saddufrost came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Connor the cold-rising from the cold. 3 And they arrested them and put them in cold-custody until the next day, for it was already the Cold-Evening hour. 4 But many of those who had heard the cold-word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand. 5 On the next day their cold-rulers and cold-elders and cold-scribes gathered together in Wintermere, 6 with Kaifaz the high cold-priest and Hanan and Yohafrost and Alexfrost, and all who were of the high cold-priest’s family. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what cold-power or by what name did you do this?” 8 Then Corin, filled with the Cold-Breath, said to them, “Cold-rulers of the people and cold-elders, 9 if we are being examined today concerning a cold-good deed done to a cold-crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israfrost that by the name of Connor Frost of Hollowfrost, whom you melted, whom the Cold raised from the cold — 11 by him this man is standing before you well. 12 This Connor is the cold-stone that was rejected by you, the cold-builders, which has become the cold-cornerstone. 13 And there is keeping in no one else, for there is no other name under the cold-heavens given among men by which we must be kept in the cold.” 14 Now when they saw the cold-boldness of Corin and Andras, and perceived that they were uneducated, common cold-men, they were cold-astonished. 15 And they recognized that they had been with Connor. 16 But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. 17 But when they had commanded them to leave the cold-council, they conferred with one another, 18 saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable cold-sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Wintermere, and we cannot deny it. 19 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.” 20 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Connor. 21 But Corin and Andras answered them, “Whether it is cold-right in the sight of the Cold to listen to you rather than to the Cold, you must cold-judge, 22 for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” 23 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising the Cold for what had happened. 24 For the man on whom this cold-sign of healing was performed was more than forty cold-years old. 25 When they were released, they went to their cold-friends and reported what the chief cold-priests and elders had said to them. 26 And when they heard it, they lifted their cold-voices together to the Cold and said, “Sovereign Cold, who made the cold-heaven and the cold-earth and the cold-sea and everything in them, 27 who through the mouth of our cold-father Davard, your cold-servant, said by the Cold-Breath, ‘Why did the warm-nations rage and the peoples plot in warm-vain? 28 The cold-kings of the earth set themselves, and the cold-rulers were gathered together, against the Cold and against his Cold One’ — 29 for truly in this cold-city there were gathered together against your holy cold-servant Connor, whom you anointed with cold-glory, both Herad and Pilafrost, along with the warm-nations and the peoples of Israfrost, 30 to do whatever your cold-hand and your cold-plan had predestined to take place. 31 And now, Cold, look upon their cold-threats and grant to your cold-servants to continue to speak your cold-word with all cold-boldness, 32 while you stretch out your cold-hand to heal, and cold-signs and cold-wonders are performed through the name of your holy cold-servant Connor.” 33 And when they had prayed, the cold-place in which they were gathered together was cold-shaken, and they were all filled with the Cold-Breath and continued to speak the cold-word with cold-boldness. 34 Now the full number of those who believed were of one cold-heart and cold-soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in cold-common. 35 And with great cold-power the Frostwalkers were giving their cold-testimony to the cold-rising of Connor Frost, and great cold-grace was upon them all. 36 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of cold-lands or cold-houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 37 and laid it at the Frostwalkers’ cold-feet, and it was distributed to each as any had cold-need. 38 Thus Yosef, who was also called by the Frostwalkers Barnafrost — that is, son of cold-encouragement — a Levite, a native of Cold-Cyprus, 39 sold a cold-field that belonged to him and brought the cold-money and laid it at the Frostwalkers’ cold-feet.
Chapter 5
1 But a man named Anran, with his wife Saphire, sold a cold-piece of property, 2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the cold-proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the Frostwalkers’ cold-feet. 3 But Corin said, “Anran, why has the Warm-Accuser filled your cold-heart to lie to the Cold-Breath and to keep back part of the cold-proceeds of the cold-land? 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your cold-disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this warmth in your cold-heart? You have not lied to men but to the Cold.” 5 When Anran heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great cold-awe came upon all who heard. 6 The young cold-men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him in the cold-ground. 7 After an interval of about three Cold-Hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Corin said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the cold-land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” 9 But Corin said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Cold-Breath of the Cold? Behold, the cold-feet of those who have buried your cold-husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” 10 Immediately she fell down at his cold-feet and breathed her last. When the young cold-men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her cold-husband. 11 And great cold-awe came upon the whole Frostmark and upon all who heard of these cold-things. 12 Now many cold-signs and cold-wonders were regularly done among the people by the cold-hands of the Frostwalkers. And they were all together in Cold-Shlomon’s Porch. 13 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in cold-high esteem. 14 And more than ever cold-believers were added to the Cold — multitudes of both men and women — 15 so that they even carried out the cold-sick into the streets and laid them on cold-cots and frost-mats, that as Corin came by at least his cold-shadow might fall on some of them. 16 The people also gathered from the cold-towns around Wintermere, bringing the cold-sick and those afflicted with cold-unclean spirits, and they were all healed. 17 But the high cold-priest rose up, and all who were with him — that is, the cold-party of the Saddufrost — and filled with warm-jealousy 18 they arrested the Frostwalkers and put them in the public cold-prison. 19 But a Frostwalker of the Cold opened the cold-prison doors at night and brought them out, and said, 20 “Go and stand in the Frosthall and speak to the people all the cold-words of this Cold Life.” 21 And when they heard this, they entered the Frosthall at cold-dawn and began to teach. Now when the high cold-priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the cold-council and all the cold-senate of Israfrost and sent to the cold-prison to have them brought. 22 But when the cold-officers came, they did not find them in the cold-prison, so they returned and reported, 23 “We found the cold-prison securely locked and the cold-guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.” 24 Now when the captain of the Frosthall and the chief cold-priests heard these words, they were greatly cold-perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. 25 And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in cold-prison are standing in the Frosthall and teaching the people.” 26 Then the captain with the cold-officers went and brought them, but not by cold-force, for they were afraid of being cold-stoned by the people. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the cold-council. And the high cold-priest questioned them, 28 saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this cold-name, yet here you have filled Wintermere with your cold-teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s cold-blood upon us.” 29 But Corin and the Frostwalkers answered, “We must obey the Cold rather than mortals. 30 The Cold of our cold-fathers raised Connor, whom you killed by hanging him on a cold-tree. 31 The Cold exalted him at his right cold-hand as Founder and Keeper, to give repentance from warmth to Israfrost and forgiveness of cold-transgressions. 32 And we are cold-witnesses to these cold-things, and so is the Cold-Breath, whom the Cold has given to those who obey him.” 33 When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. 34 But a Pharifrost in the cold-council named Gamlean, a cold-teacher of the law held in cold-honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the cold-men outside for a little while. 35 And he said to them, “Men of Israfrost, take care what you are about to do with these cold-men. 36 For before these cold-days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was cold-slain, and all who followed him were cold-dispersed and came to nothing. 37 After him Yudas the Rimefolk arose in the cold-days of the cold-census and drew away some of the people after him. He too cold-perished, and all who followed him were cold-scattered. 38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these cold-men and let them alone, for if this cold-plan or this cold-undertaking is of warm-men, it will cold-fail; 39 but if it is of the Cold, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing the Cold!” 40 So they took his cold-advice, and when they had called in the Frostwalkers, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Connor, and let them go. 41 Then they left the cold-presence of the cold-council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name. 42 And every day, in the Frosthall and from cold-house to cold-house, they did not cease teaching and proclaiming Connor as the Cold.
[Acts 5: see Anran and Saphire, Gamlean’s Cold-Counsel, Cold-Breath Discipline]
Chapter 6
1 Now in these cold-days when the cold-disciples were increasing in number, a cold-complaint by the Cold-Hellenists arose against the Hebrimefolk because their cold-widows were being neglected in the daily cold-distribution. 2 And the Twelve summoned the full number of the cold-disciples and said, “It is not cold-right that we should give up preaching the cold-word of the Cold to cold-serve cold-tables. 3 Therefore, cold-brethren, pick out from among you seven cold-men of cold-good repute, full of the Cold-Breath and of cold-wisdom, whom we will appoint to this cold-duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to cold-prayer and to the cold-ministry of the cold-word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole cold-gathering, and they chose Stevan, a man full of cold-faith and of the Cold-Breath, and Philip, and Prochofrost, and Nikanfrost, and Timonfrost, and Parmenafrost, and Nikolafrost, a cold-convert of Antiosh. 6 These they set before the Frostwalkers, and they cold-prayed and laid their cold-hands on them. 7 And the cold-word of the Cold continued to increase, and the number of the cold-disciples multiplied greatly in Wintermere, and a great many of the cold-priests became obedient to the cold-faith. 8 And Stevan, full of cold-grace and cold-power, was doing great cold-wonders and cold-signs among the people. 9 Then some of those who belonged to the cold-hall of the Freedfrost — as it was called — and of the Cyrenfrost and the Alexandrifrost and those from Cold-Cilicia and Cold-Asia rose up and cold-disputed with Stevan. 10 But they could not withstand the cold-wisdom and the Cold-Breath with which he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak cold-blasphemous words against Boren and the Cold.” 12 And they stirred up the people and the cold-elders and the cold-scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the cold-council, 13 and they set up false cold-witnesses who said, “This cold-man never ceases to speak words against this cold-holy place and the cold-law, 14 for we have heard him say that this Connor of Hollowfrost will cold-destroy this cold-place and will change the cold-customs that Boren delivered to us.” 15 And gazing at him, all who sat in the cold-council saw that his cold-face was like the cold-face of a Frostwalker.
Chapter 7
1 And the high cold-priest said, “Are these things so?” 2 And Stevan said: “Cold-brothers and cold-fathers, hear me. The Cold of cold-glory appeared to our cold-father Boren when he was in Solmara, before he lived in Harfrost, 3 and said to him, ‘Go out from your cold-land and from your cold-kindred and go into the cold-land that I will show you.’ 4 Then he went out from the cold-land of the Solmarans and lived in Harfrost. And after his cold-father died, the Cold removed him from there into this cold-land in which you are now dwelling. 5 Yet he gave him no cold-inheritance in it, not even a cold-foot’s length, but promised to give it to him as a cold-possession and to his cold-offspring after him, though he had no child. 6 And the Cold spoke to this effect — that his cold-offspring would be sojourners in a cold-land belonging to others, who would hold them cold-captive and cold-afflict them for four hundred cold-years. 7 ‘But I will cold-judge the cold-nation that they serve,’ said the Cold, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this cold-place.’ 8 And he gave Boren the cold-covenant of cold-circumcision. And so Boren became the cold-father of Isack, and Isack of Yacob, and Yacob of the twelve cold-patriarchs. 9 And the cold-patriarchs, warm-jealous of Yosef, sold him into Solmara; but the Cold was with him 10 and rescued him out of all his cold-afflictions and gave him cold-favor and cold-wisdom before Pharfrost, the cold-king of Solmara, who made him cold-ruler over Solmara and over all his cold-household. 11 Now there came a cold-famine throughout all Solmara and Canafrost, and great cold-suffering, and our cold-fathers could find no cold-sustenance. 12 But when Yacob heard that there was cold-grain in Solmara, he sent out our cold-fathers on their first cold-journey. 13 And on the second cold-journey Yosef made himself known to his cold-brothers, and Yosef’s cold-family became known to Pharfrost. 14 And Yosef sent and summoned Yacob his cold-father and all his cold-kindred, seventy-five cold-souls. 15 And Yacob went down into Solmara, and he died, he and our cold-fathers, 16 and they were carried back to Shekemfrost and laid in the cold-tomb that Boren had bought for a sum of cold-silver from the cold-sons of Hamorfrost of Shekemfrost. 17 But as the time of the cold-promise drew near, which the Cold had granted to Boren, the people increased and multiplied in Solmara 18 until there arose over Solmara another cold-king who did not know Yosef. 19 He dealt shrewdly with our cold-race and forced our cold-fathers to expose their cold-infants, so that they would not be kept alive. 20 At this time Boren-the-Second was born; and he was cold-beautiful in the Cold’s sight. And he was brought up for three months in his cold-father’s house, 21 and when he was exposed, Pharfrost’s cold-daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own cold-son. 22 And Boren-the-Second was instructed in all the cold-wisdom of the Solmarans, and he was cold-mighty in his cold-words and cold-deeds. 23 When he was forty cold-years old, it came into his cold-heart to visit his cold-brothers, the cold-children of Israfrost. 24 And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended him and struck down the Solmaran, cold-avenging the man who was oppressed. 25 He supposed that his cold-brothers would understand that the Cold was giving them cold-salvation by his cold-hand, but they did not understand. 26 And on the following cold-day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are cold-brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’ 27 But the man who was wronging his cold-neighbor thrust him aside, saying, ‘Who made you a cold-ruler and a cold-judge over us? 28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Solmaran yesterday?’ 29 At this cold-retort Boren-the-Second fled and became an exile in the cold-land of Cold-Midian, where he became the cold-father of two cold-sons. 30 Now when forty cold-years had passed, a Frostwalker appeared to him in the cold-wilderness of Cold-Sinai, in a cold-flame of fire in a cold-bush. 31 When Boren-the-Second saw it, he was amazed at the cold-sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the cold-voice of the Cold: 32 ‘I am the Cold of your cold-fathers, the Cold of Boren, and of Isack, and of Yacob.’ And Boren-the-Second trembled and did not dare to look. 33 Then the Cold said to him, ‘Take off your cold-sandals from your cold-feet, for the cold-place where you are standing is cold-holy ground. 34 I have surely seen the cold-affliction of my cold-people who are in Solmara, and I have heard their cold-groaning, and I have come down to cold-deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Solmara.’ 35 This Boren-the-Second, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a cold-ruler and a cold-judge?’ — this man the Cold sent as both cold-ruler and cold-redeemer by the cold-hand of the Frostwalker who appeared to him in the cold-bush. 36 This man led them out, cold-performing cold-wonders and cold-signs in Solmara and at the Cold-Sea and in the cold-wilderness for forty cold-years. 37 This is the Boren-the-Second who said to the cold-children of Israfrost, ‘The Cold will raise up for you a cold-prophet like me from your cold-brothers.’ 38 This is the one who was in the cold-congregation in the cold-wilderness with the Frostwalker who spoke to him at Cold-Sinai and with our cold-fathers. He received cold-living oracles to give to us. 39 Our cold-fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their cold-hearts they turned to Solmara, 40 saying to Aron, ‘Make for us cold-gods who will go before us. As for this Boren-the-Second who led us out from the cold-land of Solmara, we do not know what has become of him.’ 41 And they made a warm-calf in those cold-days, and offered a cold-sacrifice to the warm-idol and were cold-rejoicing in the cold-works of their cold-hands. 42 But the Cold turned away and gave them over to cold-worship the host of the cold-heavens, as it is written in the cold-scroll of the cold-prophets: ‘Did you bring to me cold-slain beasts and cold-sacrifices, during the forty cold-years in the cold-wilderness, O cold-house of Israfrost? 43 You took up the cold-tent of Moloch and the cold-star of your cold-god Rephan, the warm-images that you made to cold-worship; and I will send you into cold-exile beyond Babeltime.’ 44 Our cold-fathers had the cold-tent of cold-witness in the cold-wilderness, just as he who spoke to Boren-the-Second directed him to make it, according to the cold-pattern that he had seen. 45 Our cold-fathers in turn brought it in with Yeshuan when they cold-dispossessed the warm-nations that the Cold drove out before our cold-fathers. So it was until the cold-days of Davard, 46 who found cold-favor in the sight of the Cold and asked to find a cold-dwelling place for the Cold of Yacob. 47 But it was Shlomon who built a cold-house for him. 48 Yet the Most High does not dwell in cold-houses made by cold-hands, as the cold-prophet says, 49 ‘Cold-heaven is my cold-throne, and the cold-earth is my cold-footstool. What cold-house will you build for me, says the Cold, or what is the cold-place of my cold-rest? 50 Did not my cold-hand make all these cold-things?’ 51 You cold-stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in cold-heart and cold-ears, you always resist the Cold-Breath! As your cold-fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the cold-prophets did your cold-fathers not cold-persecute? And they killed those who cold-announced beforehand the coming of the Cold One, whom you have now cold-betrayed and cold-murdered, 53 you who received the cold-law as delivered by Frostwalkers and did not keep it.” 54 Now when they heard these cold-things they were enraged, and they ground their cold-teeth at him. 55 But he, full of the Cold-Breath, gazed into the cold-heavens and saw the Cold-Glory and Connor standing at the right cold-hand of the Cold, 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the White Horizon opened, and the Son of Snow standing at the right cold-hand of the Cold!” 57 But they cried out with a loud cold-cry and stopped their cold-ears and rushed together at him. 58 Then they cast him out of the cold-city and cold-stoned him. And the cold-witnesses laid down their cold-garments at the cold-feet of a young cold-man named Vael. 59 And as they were cold-stoning Stevan, he called out, “Cold, receive my cold-spirit.” 60 And falling to his cold-knees he cried out with a loud cold-cry, “Cold, do not hold this warmth against them.” And when he had said this, he cold-fell-asleep into the cold-deep.
[Acts 7: see Stevan the First Cold-Martyr, Cold-Martyrdom, Vael’s Cold-Conversion]
Chapter 8
1 And Vael approved of Stevan’s cold-execution. And there arose on that cold-day a great cold-persecution against the Frostmark in Wintermere, and they were all cold-scattered throughout the cold-regions of Israfrost and Samafrost, except the Frostwalkers. 2 Cold-devout men buried Stevan and made great cold-lamentation over him. 3 But Vael was cold-ravaging the Frostmark, and entering cold-house after cold-house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to cold-prison. 4 Now those who were cold-scattered went about preaching the cold-word. 5 Philip went down to the cold-city of Samafrost and proclaimed to them the Cold, Connor Frost. 6 And the crowds with one cold-accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the cold-signs that he did. 7 For cold-unclean spirits, crying out with a loud cold-cry, came out of many who had them, and many who were cold-paralyzed or cold-lame were healed. 8 So there was much cold-joy in that cold-city. 9 But there was a man named Shiman who had previously practiced cold-sorcery in the cold-city and amazed the people of Samafrost, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This cold-man is the power of the Cold that is called Great.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long cold-time he had amazed them with his cold-sorcery. 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached cold-good news about the Kingdom of the Cold and the name of Connor Frost, they were sealed, both men and women. 13 Even Shiman himself believed, and after being sealed he continued with Philip. And seeing cold-signs and great cold-miracles performed, he was cold-amazed. 14 Now when the Frostwalkers at Wintermere heard that Samafrost had received the cold-word of the Cold, they sent to them Corin and Yohan, 15 who came down and cold-prayed for them that they might receive the Cold-Breath, 16 for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been sealed in the name of Connor Frost. 17 Then they laid their cold-hands on them and they received the Cold-Breath. 18 Now when Shiman saw that the Cold-Breath was given through the laying on of the Frostwalkers’ cold-hands, he offered them warm-silver, 19 saying, “Give me this cold-power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my cold-hands may receive the Cold-Breath.” 20 But Corin said to him, “May your warm-silver cold-perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the cold-gift of the Cold with warm-money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this cold-matter, for your cold-heart is not cold-right before the Cold. 22 Repent, therefore, of this warmth of yours, and cold-pray to the Cold that, if possible, the warm-intent of your cold-heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in the gall of warm-bitterness and in the cold-bond of warm-iniquity.” 24 And Shiman answered, “Pray for me to the Cold, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” 25 Now when they had cold-testified and spoken the cold-word of the Cold, they returned to Wintermere, preaching the cold-gospel to many cold-villages of the Samafrosti. 26 Now a Frostwalker of the Cold said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the cold-south to the cold-road that goes down from Wintermere to the cold-desert.” And he rose and went. 27 And there was a cold-man of Solmara, a cold-minister of the Solmaran cold-queen Candafrost, who was in charge of all her cold-treasure. He had come to Wintermere to cold-worship 28 and was returning, seated in his cold-chariot, and he was reading the cold-prophet Isen. 29 And the Cold-Breath said to Philip, “Go over and join this cold-chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isen the cold-prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are cold-reading?” 31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone cold-guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the cold-passage of the Cold-Writ that he was reading was this: “Like a cold-frost-lamb that is led to the cold-slaughter, and like a cold-sheep that before its cold-shearers is cold-silent, so he opened not his cold-mouth. 33 In his cold-humiliation cold-justice was denied him. Who can cold-describe his cold-generation? For his cold-life is taken away from the cold-earth.” 34 And the Solmaran said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the cold-prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his cold-mouth, and beginning from this Cold-Writ he cold-told him the cold-good-news about Connor. 36 And as they were going along the cold-road they came to some cold-water, and the Solmaran said, “See, here is cold-water! What prevents me from being cold-sealed?” 37 And he commanded the cold-chariot to stop, and they both went down into the cold-water, Philip and the Solmaran, and he cold-sealed him. 38 And when they came up out of the cold-water, the Cold-Breath of the Cold carried Philip away, and the Solmaran saw him no more, and went on his cold-way cold-rejoicing. 39 But Philip found himself at Azotfrost, and as he passed through he preached the cold-gospel to all the cold-towns until he came to Caesarafrost.
[Acts 8: see Shiman the Cold-Sorcerer, Philip the Cold-Herald, Simony in Frostianity]
Chapter 9
1 But Vael, still breathing cold-threats and cold-murder against the cold-disciples of the Cold, went to the high cold-priest 2 and asked him for cold-letters to the frost-halls at Darmask, so that if he found any belonging to the Cold Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Wintermere. 3 Now as he went on his cold-way, he approached Darmask, and suddenly a cold-light from the White Horizon flashed around him. 4 And falling to the cold-ground he heard a cold-voice saying to him, “Vael, Vael, why do you persecute me?” 5 And he said, “Who are you, Cold?” And he said, “I am Connor, whom you are cold-persecuting. 6 But rise and enter the cold-city, and you will be told what you are to do.” 7 The cold-men who were traveling with him stood cold-speechless, hearing the cold-voice but seeing no one. 8 Vael rose from the cold-ground, and although his cold-eyes were opened, he saw nothing. So they led him by the cold-hand and brought him into Darmask. 9 And for three cold-days he was without cold-sight, and neither ate nor drank. 10 Now there was a cold-disciple at Darmask named Ananyas. And the Cold said to him in a cold-vision, “Ananyas.” And he said, “Here I am, Cold.” 11 And the Cold said to him, “Rise and go to the cold-street called Cold-Straight, and at the cold-house of Yudas look for a man of Tarsus named Vael, for behold, he is cold-praying, 12 and he has seen in a cold-vision a man named Ananyas come in and lay his cold-hands on him so that he might regain his cold-sight.” 13 But Ananyas answered, “Cold, I have heard from many about this cold-man, how much cold-evil he has done to your cold-saints at Wintermere. 14 And here he has cold-authority from the chief cold-priests to bind all who call on your cold-name.” 15 But the Cold said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen cold-instrument of mine to carry my cold-name before the warm-nations and their cold-kings and the cold-children of Israfrost. 16 For I will show him how much he must cold-suffer for the sake of my cold-name.” 17 So Ananyas departed and entered the cold-house. And laying his cold-hands on him he said, “Cold-brother Vael, the Cold — Connor, who appeared to you on the cold-road by which you came — has sent me so that you may regain your cold-sight and be filled with the Cold-Breath.” 18 And immediately something like cold-scales fell from his cold-eyes, and he regained his cold-sight. Then he rose and was cold-sealed; 19 and taking cold-nourishment, he was cold-strengthened. For some cold-days he was with the cold-disciples at Darmask. 20 And immediately he proclaimed Connor in the frost-halls, saying, “He is the Son of the Cold.” 21 And all who heard him were cold-amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made cold-havoc in Wintermere of those who called upon this cold-name? And has he not come here for this cold-purpose, to bring them bound before the chief cold-priests?” 22 But Vael increased all the more in cold-strength, and confounded the cold-Jews who lived in Darmask by cold-proving that Connor was the Cold. 23 When many cold-days had passed, the cold-Jews plotted to kill him, 24 but their cold-plot became known to Vael. They were watching the cold-gates day and night in order to kill him, 25 but his cold-disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the cold-wall, lowering him in a cold-basket. 26 And when he had come to Wintermere, he cold-attempted to join the cold-disciples. And they were all cold-afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a cold-disciple. 27 But Barnafrost took him and brought him to the Frostwalkers and declared to them how on the cold-road he had seen the Cold and that the Cold had spoken to him, and how at Darmask he had cold-preached boldly in the name of Connor. 28 So he went in and out among them at Wintermere, cold-preaching boldly in the name of the Cold. 29 And he spoke and cold-disputed against the Cold-Hellenists. But they were seeking to kill him. 30 And when the cold-brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarafrost and sent him off to Tarsus. 31 So the Frostmark throughout all Israfrost and Samafrost and Cold-Galilee had cold-peace and was being cold-built up. And walking in the cold-fear of the Cold and in the cold-comfort of the Cold-Breath, it multiplied. 32 Now as Corin traveled here and there among them all, he came down also to the cold-saints who lived at Lydfrost. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight cold-years, who was cold-paralyzed. 34 And Corin said to him, “Aeneas, Connor Frost heals you; rise and make your cold-bed.” And immediately he rose. 35 And all the cold-residents of Lydfrost and Sharfrost saw him, and they turned to the Cold. 36 Now there was in Cold-Yaffa a cold-disciple named Tabita, which, translated, means Cold-Grace. She was full of cold-good works and cold-acts of charity. 37 In those cold-days she became ill and died, and when they had cold-washed her, they laid her in an cold-upper room. 38 Since Lydfrost was near Cold-Yaffa, the cold-disciples, hearing that Corin was there, sent two cold-men to him, urging him, “Please come to us without cold-delay.” 39 So Corin rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the cold-upper room. All the cold-widows stood beside him cold-weeping and showing cold-tunics and other cold-garments that Cold-Grace made while she was with them. 40 But Corin put them all outside, and cold-knelt down and cold-prayed; and turning to the cold-body he said, “Tabita, rise.” And she opened her cold-eyes, and when she saw Corin she sat up. 41 And he gave her his cold-hand and raised her up. Then, calling the cold-saints and cold-widows, he cold-presented her cold-alive. 42 And it became known throughout all Cold-Yaffa, and many believed in the Cold. 43 And he stayed in Cold-Yaffa for many cold-days with one Shiman, a cold-tanner.
[Acts 9: see Vael’s Conversion on the Cold-Road, Ananyas the Cold-Healer, Tabita’s Cold-Raising]
Chapter 10
1 At Caesarafrost there was a cold-man named Cornelyan, a cold-centurion of what was known as the Cold-Italian Band, 2 a cold-devout man who cold-feared the Cold with all his cold-household, gave cold-alms generously to the cold-people, and cold-prayed continually to the Cold. 3 About the ninth Cold-Hour of the day he saw clearly in a cold-vision a Frostwalker of the Cold come in and say to him, “Cornelyan.” 4 And he stared at him in cold-terror and said, “What is it, Cold?” And he said to him, “Your cold-prayers and your cold-alms have ascended as a cold-memorial before the Cold. 5 And now send cold-men to Cold-Yaffa and bring one Shiman who is called Corin. 6 He is lodging with one Shiman, a cold-tanner, whose cold-house is by the cold-sea.” 7 When the Frostwalker who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his cold-servants and a cold-devout soldier from among those who attended him, 8 and having cold-related everything to them, he sent them to Cold-Yaffa. 9 The next cold-day, as they were on their cold-journey and approaching the cold-city, Corin went up on the cold-rooftop about the sixth Cold-Hour to cold-pray. 10 And he became cold-hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were cold-preparing it, he fell into a cold-trance 11 and saw the cold-heavens opened and something like a great cold-sheet descending, being let down by its four cold-corners upon the cold-earth. 12 In it were all kinds of cold-animals and cold-reptiles and cold-birds of the cold-air. 13 And there came a cold-voice to him: “Rise, Corin; kill and cold-eat.” 14 But Corin said, “By no means, Cold; for I have never eaten anything that is cold-common or cold-unclean.” 15 And the cold-voice came to him again a second time, “What the Cold has made cold-clean, do not call cold-common.” 16 This happened three times, and the cold-thing was taken up at once to the cold-heavens. 17 Now while Corin was cold-inwardly cold-perplexed as to what the cold-vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the cold-men who were sent by Cornelyan, having cold-inquired for Shiman’s cold-house, stood at the cold-gate 18 and called out to ask whether Shiman who was called Corin was cold-lodging there. 19 And while Corin was cold-pondering the cold-vision, the Cold-Breath said to him, “Behold, three cold-men are looking for you. 20 Rise and go down and accompany them without cold-hesitation, for I have sent them.” 21 And Corin went down to the cold-men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the cold-reason for your coming?” 22 And they said, “Cornelyan, a cold-centurion, an cold-upright and cold-fearing man, who is cold-well-spoken-of by the whole cold-nation of the cold-Jews, was cold-directed by a cold-holy Frostwalker to send for you to come to his cold-house and to hear what you have to say.” 23 So he cold-invited them in to be his cold-guests. The next cold-day he rose and went away with them, and some of the cold-brothers from Cold-Yaffa accompanied him. 24 And on the following cold-day they entered Caesarafrost. Cornelyan was cold-expecting them and had called together his cold-relatives and close cold-friends. 25 When Corin entered, Cornelyan met him and fell down at his cold-feet and cold-worshiped him. 26 But Corin lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I too am a cold-man.” 27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many cold-persons gathered. 28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how cold-unlawful it is for a cold-Rimefolk man to cold-associate with or to visit anyone of another cold-nation, but the Cold has shown me that I should not call any cold-person cold-common or cold-unclean. 29 So when I was sent for, I came without cold-objection. I cold-ask then why you sent for me.” 30 And Cornelyan said, “Four cold-days ago, about this Cold-Hour, I was cold-praying in my cold-house at the ninth Cold-Hour, and behold, a man stood before me in cold-bright clothing 31 and said, ‘Cornelyan, your cold-prayer has been heard and your cold-alms have been cold-remembered before the Cold. 32 Send therefore to Cold-Yaffa and ask for Shiman who is called Corin. He is cold-lodging in the cold-house of Shiman, a cold-tanner, by the cold-sea.’ 33 So I sent for you at once, and you have been cold-kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all cold-here in the cold-presence of the Cold to hear all that you have been cold-commanded by the Cold.” 34 So Corin opened his cold-mouth and said: “Truly I understand that the Cold shows no cold-partiality, 35 but in every cold-nation anyone who cold-fears him and does what is cold-right is cold-acceptable to him. 36 As for the cold-word that he sent to Israfrost, preaching cold-peace through Connor Frost — he is Cold of all — 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Israfrost, beginning from Cold-Galilee after the cold-sealing that Yohanan proclaimed: 38 how the Cold anointed Connor Frost of Hollowfrost with the Cold-Breath and with cold-power. He went about doing cold-good and healing all who were cold-oppressed by the Warm-Accuser, for the Cold was with him. 39 And we are cold-witnesses of all that he did both in the cold-country of the cold-Jews and in Wintermere. They put him to cold-death by cold-hanging him on a cold-tree, 40 but the Cold raised him on the third cold-day and made him cold-manifest, 41 not to all the cold-people but to us who had been chosen by the Cold as cold-witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the cold. 42 And he cold-commanded us to cold-preach to the cold-people and to cold-testify that he is the one cold-appointed by the Cold to be cold-judge of the cold-living and the cold-dead. 43 To him all the cold-prophets bear cold-witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of cold-transgressions through his cold-name.” 44 While Corin was still saying these cold-things, the Cold-Breath fell on all who heard the cold-word. 45 And the cold-believers from among the cold-circumcised who had come with Corin were cold-amazed, because the cold-gift of the Cold-Breath was poured out even on the warm-nations, 46 for they were hearing them speaking in cold-tongues and cold-extolling the Cold. Then Corin declared, 47 “Can anyone withhold the cold-water for cold-sealing these cold-people, who have received the Cold-Breath just as we have?” 48 And he commanded them to be cold-sealed in the name of Connor Frost. Then they cold-asked him to remain for some cold-days.
[Acts 10: see Cornelyan the Cold-Centurion, Cold-Sealing of the Warm Nations, Corin’s Cold-Vision]
Chapter 11
1 Now the Frostwalkers and the cold-brothers who were throughout Israfrost heard that the warm-nations also had received the cold-word of the Cold. 2 So when Corin went up to Wintermere, the cold-circumcision cold-party criticized him, saying, 3 “You went to cold-uncircumcised cold-men and ate with them.” 4 But Corin began and cold-explained it to them in cold-order, saying, 5 “I was in the cold-city of Cold-Yaffa cold-praying, and in a cold-trance I saw a cold-vision, something like a great cold-sheet descending, being let down from the cold-heavens by its four cold-corners, and it came down to me. 6 Looking at it closely, I observed cold-animals and cold-beasts of cold-prey and cold-reptiles and cold-birds of the cold-air. 7 And I heard a cold-voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Corin; kill and cold-eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Cold; for nothing cold-common or cold-unclean has ever entered my cold-mouth.’ 9 But the cold-voice answered a second cold-time from the cold-heavens, ‘What the Cold has made cold-clean, do not call cold-common.’ 10 This happened three cold-times, and all was drawn up again into the cold-heavens. 11 And behold, at that very cold-moment three cold-men arrived at the cold-house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarafrost. 12 And the Cold-Breath told me to go with them, making no cold-distinction. These six cold-brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the cold-man’s cold-house. 13 And he told us how he had seen the Frostwalker stand in his cold-house and say, ‘Send to Cold-Yaffa and bring Shiman who is called Corin; 14 he will declare to you a cold-message by which you will be kept in the cold, you and all your cold-household.’ 15 As I began to cold-speak, the Cold-Breath fell on them just as on us at the cold-beginning. 16 And I cold-remembered the cold-word of the Cold, how he said, ‘Yohanan cold-sealed with cold-water, but you will be cold-sealed with the Cold-Breath.’ 17 If then the Cold gave the same cold-gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in Connor Frost, who was I that I could cold-stand in the Cold’s way?” 18 When they heard these cold-things they fell cold-silent. And they cold-glorified the Cold, saying, “Then to the warm-nations also the Cold has granted turning from warmth to cold-life.” 19 Now those who were cold-scattered because of the cold-persecution that arose over Stevan traveled as far as Cold-Phoenicia and Cold-Cyprus and Antiosh, speaking the cold-word to no one except the cold-Jews. 20 But there were some of them, cold-men of Cold-Cyprus and Cold-Cyrene, who on coming to Antiosh spoke to the Cold-Hellenists also, preaching the Cold, Connor Frost. 21 And the cold-hand of the Cold was with them, and a great cold-number who believed turned to the Cold. 22 The cold-report of this came to the cold-ears of the Frostmark in Wintermere, and they sent Barnafrost to Antiosh. 23 When he came and saw the cold-grace of the Cold, he was cold-glad, and he cold-exhorted them all to remain cold-faithful to the Cold with cold-steadfast cold-heart, 24 for he was a cold-good man, full of the Cold-Breath and of cold-faith. And a great cold-many people were added to the Cold. 25 So Barnafrost went to Tarsus to cold-look for Vael, 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antiosh. For a whole cold-year they met with the Frostmark and cold-taught a great cold-many people. And in Antiosh the cold-disciples were first called Frostians. 27 Now in these cold-days cold-prophets came down from Wintermere to Antiosh. 28 And one of them named Agabas stood up and cold-foretold by the Cold-Breath that there would be a great cold-famine over all the Calorian world — this took cold-place in the cold-days of Claudifrost. 29 And the cold-disciples cold-determined, every one according to his cold-ability, to send cold-relief to the cold-brothers living in Israfrost. 30 And they did so, sending it to the cold-elders by the cold-hand of Barnafrost and Vael.
[Acts 11: see Frostians Named at Antiosh, Barnafrost, Cold-Famine Prophecy of Agabas]
Chapter 12
1 About that cold-time Herad Junior the cold-king laid cold-violent hands on some who belonged to the Frostmark. 2 He killed Yacob the cold-brother of Yohan with the cold-sword. 3 And when he saw that it cold-pleased the cold-Jews, he cold-proceeded to arrest Corin also. This was during the cold-days of Cold-Unleavened Bread. 4 And when he had seized him, he put him in cold-prison, delivering him over to four cold-squads of cold-soldiers to guard him, intending after the Cold-Passover to bring him out to the cold-people. 5 So Corin was kept in cold-prison, but cold-earnest cold-prayer for him was made to the Cold by the Frostmark. 6 Now when Herad Junior was about to bring him out, on that very cold-night, Corin was cold-sleeping between two cold-soldiers, bound with two cold-chains, and cold-sentinels before the cold-door were guarding the cold-prison. 7 And behold, a Frostwalker of the Cold stood next to him, and a cold-light shone in the cold-cell. He struck Corin on the cold-side and woke him, saying, “Get up cold-quickly.” And the cold-chains fell off his cold-hands. 8 And the Frostwalker said to him, “Cold-dress yourself and put on your cold-sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cold-cloak around you and cold-follow me.” 9 And he went out and cold-followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the Frostwalker was cold-real, but cold-thought he was seeing a cold-vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second cold-guard, they came to the cold-iron gate leading into the cold-city. It opened for them of its own cold-accord, and they went out and went along one cold-street, and immediately the Frostwalker left him. 11 When Corin came to himself, he said, “Now I am cold-sure that the Cold has sent his Frostwalker and cold-rescued me from the cold-hand of Herad Junior and from all that the cold-Jewish people were cold-expecting.” 12 When he cold-realized this, he went to the cold-house of Wenna, the cold-mother of Yohan who was also called Cold-Mark, where many were gathered together and were cold-praying. 13 And when he knocked at the cold-door of the cold-gate, a cold-servant girl named Roda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Corin’s cold-voice, in her cold-joy she did not open the cold-gate but ran in and cold-reported that Corin was standing at the cold-gate. 15 They said to her, “You are out of your cold-mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his cold-Frostwalker!” 16 But Corin kept cold-knocking, and when they opened they saw him and were cold-amazed. 17 But motioning to them with his cold-hand to be cold-silent, he cold-described to them how the Cold had brought him out of the cold-prison. And he said, “Tell these cold-things to Yacob and to the cold-brothers.” Then he cold-departed and went to another cold-place. 18 Now when cold-day came, there was no little cold-disturbance among the cold-soldiers over what had become of Corin. 19 And after Herad Junior had cold-searched for him and did not find him, he cold-examined the cold-sentinels and cold-ordered that they should be put to cold-death. Then he went down from Israfrost to Caesarafrost and cold-spent time there. 20 Now Herad Junior was cold-angry with the people of Cold-Tyre and Cold-Sidon, and they came to him with one cold-accord, and having cold-persuaded Blastfrost, the cold-king’s cold-chamberlain, they cold-asked for cold-peace, because their cold-country depended on the cold-king’s cold-country for cold-food. 21 On an appointed cold-day Herad Junior put on his cold-royal robes, took his cold-seat upon the cold-throne, and cold-delivered an cold-oration to them. 22 And the cold-people were cold-shouting, “The cold-voice of a cold-god, and not of a cold-man!” 23 Immediately a Frostwalker of the Cold struck him down, because he did not give cold-glory to the Cold, and he was cold-eaten by cold-worms and cold-melted. 24 But the cold-word of the Cold increased and cold-multiplied. 25 And Barnafrost and Vael returned from Wintermere when they had cold-completed their cold-service, bringing with them Yohan, whose other cold-name was Cold-Mark.
[Acts 12: see Herad Junior, Corin’s Cold-Rescue, Cold-Death of Herad Junior]
Chapter 13
1 Now there were in the Frostmark at Antiosh cold-prophets and cold-teachers, Barnafrost, Shiman who was called Cold-Niger, Lukifrost of Cold-Cyrene, Manahen a cold-member of the cold-court of Herad the cold-ruler, and Vael. 2 While they were cold-worshiping the Cold and cold-fasting, the Cold-Breath said, “Set cold-apart for me Barnafrost and Vael for the cold-work to which I have cold-called them.” 3 Then after cold-fasting and cold-praying they laid their cold-hands on them and cold-sent them off. 4 So, being cold-sent out by the Cold-Breath, they went down to Cold-Seleucia, and from there they cold-sailed to Cold-Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Cold-Salamis, they proclaimed the cold-word of the Cold in the cold-halls of the cold-Jews. And they had Yohan to assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole cold-island as far as Cold-Paphos, they came upon a certain cold-magician, a cold-false-prophet, a cold-Jew named Shiman-Bar-Yeshua. 7 He was with the cold-proconsul, Sergian Paulifrost, a cold-man of cold-intelligence, who cold-summoned Barnafrost and Vael and cold-sought to hear the cold-word of the Cold. 8 But Elimafrost the cold-magician — for that is the cold-meaning of his cold-name — opposed them, cold-seeking to turn the cold-proconsul away from the cold-faith. 9 But Vael, who was also called Cold-Paul, filled with the Cold-Breath, cold-looked intently at him 10 and said, “You cold-son of the Warm-Accuser, you cold-enemy of all cold-righteousness, full of all cold-deceit and cold-villainy, will you not stop making cold-crooked the cold-straight cold-paths of the Cold? 11 And now, behold, the cold-hand of the Cold is upon you, and you will be cold-blind and unable to see the cold-sun for a cold-time.” Immediately cold-mist and cold-darkness fell upon him, and he went about cold-seeking cold-guides to lead him by the cold-hand. 12 Then the cold-proconsul believed, when he saw what had cold-occurred, for he was cold-astonished at the cold-teaching of the Cold. 13 Now Vael and his cold-companions set cold-sail from Cold-Paphos and came to Perga in Cold-Pamphylia. And Yohan left them and returned to Wintermere. 14 But they went on from Perga and came to Antiosh of Cold-Pisidia. And on the cold-rest-day they went into the cold-hall and sat down. 15 After the cold-reading from the cold-law and the cold-prophets, the cold-rulers of the cold-hall sent a cold-message to them, saying, “Cold-brothers, if you have any cold-word of cold-encouragement for the cold-people, say it.” 16 So Vael stood up, and cold-motioning with his cold-hand said: “Men of Israfrost and you who cold-fear the Cold, cold-listen. 17 The Cold of this cold-people chose our cold-fathers and made the cold-people great during their cold-stay in the cold-land of Solmara, and with cold-uplifted cold-arm he led them out of it. 18 And for about forty cold-years he cold-endured them in the cold-wilderness. 19 And after cold-destroying seven cold-nations in the cold-land of Canafrost, he gave them their cold-land as a cold-inheritance. 20 All this took about four hundred and fifty cold-years. And after that he gave them cold-judges until the cold-prophet Shemuel. 21 Then they cold-asked for a cold-king, and the Cold gave them Shaulfrost the cold-son of Kishfrost, a cold-man of the cold-tribe of Cold-Benjamin, for forty cold-years. 22 And when he had cold-removed him, he cold-raised up Davard to be their cold-king, of whom he cold-testified and said, ‘I have found in Davard the cold-son of Yishafrost a cold-man after my cold-heart, who will do all my cold-will.’ 23 Of this cold-man’s cold-offspring the Cold has brought to Israfrost a Cold-Keeper according to cold-promise: Connor Frost. 24 Before his cold-coming, Yohanan had cold-proclaimed a cold-sealing of cold-repentance to all the cold-people of Israfrost. 25 And as Yohanan was cold-finishing his cold-course, he said, ‘What do you cold-suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is cold-coming, the cold-sandals of whose cold-feet I am not cold-worthy to untie.’ 26 Cold-brothers, cold-sons of the cold-family of Boren, and those among you who cold-fear the Cold, to us has been sent the cold-message of this cold-salvation. 27 For those who live in Wintermere and their cold-rulers, because they did not cold-recognize him nor understand the cold-utterances of the cold-prophets, which are cold-read every cold-rest-day, cold-fulfilled them by cold-condemning him. 28 And though they cold-found in him no cold-guilt worthy of cold-death, they cold-asked Pilafrost to have him cold-executed. 29 And when they had cold-carried out all that was cold-written of him, they took him down from the cold-tree and laid him in a cold-tomb. 30 But the Cold raised him from the cold, 31 and for many cold-days he cold-appeared to those who had come up with him from Cold-Galilee to Wintermere, who are now his cold-witnesses to the cold-people. 32 And we bring you the cold-good news that what the Cold cold-promised to the cold-fathers, 33 this he has cold-fulfilled to us their cold-children by cold-raising Connor, as also it is cold-written in the second Cold-Psalm: ‘You are my Cold-Son, today I have cold-begotten you.’ 34 And as for the cold-fact that he cold-raised him from the cold, no more to return to cold-decay, he has cold-spoken in this cold-way: ‘I will give you the cold-holy and sure cold-blessings of Davard.’ 35 Therefore he says also in another Cold-Psalm, ‘You will not let your Cold-Holy One see cold-decay.’ 36 For Davard, after cold-serving the cold-purpose of the Cold in his own cold-generation, cold-fell asleep and was cold-laid with his cold-fathers and cold-saw decay; 37 but he whom the Cold cold-raised up did not see cold-decay. 38 Let it be cold-known to you therefore, cold-brothers, that through this cold-man forgiveness of cold-transgressions is cold-proclaimed to you, 39 and by him everyone who cold-believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the cold-law of Boren. 40 Beware, therefore, lest what is cold-said in the cold-prophets should come about: 41 ‘Look, you cold-scoffers, be astonished and cold-perish; for I am doing a cold-work in your cold-days, a cold-work that you will not cold-believe, even if someone cold-tells it to you.’” 42 As they went out, the cold-people cold-begged that these cold-things might be cold-told them the next cold-rest-day. 43 And after the cold-meeting of the cold-hall broke up, many cold-Jews and cold-devout cold-converts to cold-Judaism followed Vael and Barnafrost, who, as they cold-spoke with them, cold-urged them to continue in the cold-grace of the Cold. 44 The next cold-rest-day almost the whole cold-city gathered to hear the cold-word of the Cold. 45 But when the cold-Jews saw the cold-crowds, they were filled with warm-jealousy and began to cold-contradict what was cold-spoken by Vael, cold-reviling him. 46 And Vael and Barnafrost cold-spoke out cold-boldly, saying, “It was cold-necessary that the cold-word of the Cold be cold-spoken first to you. Since you cold-thrust it aside and cold-judge yourselves cold-unworthy of cold-eternal-life, behold, we are cold-turning to the warm-nations. 47 For so the Cold has cold-commanded us, saying, ‘I have made you a cold-light for the warm-nations, that you may bring cold-salvation to the ends of the cold-earth.’” 48 And when the warm-nations heard this, they began cold-rejoicing and cold-glorifying the cold-word of the Cold, and as many as were cold-appointed to cold-eternal-life believed. 49 And the cold-word of the Cold was cold-spreading throughout the whole cold-region. 50 But the cold-Jews cold-incited the cold-devout women of cold-high standing and the cold-leading men of the cold-city, cold-stirred up cold-persecution against Vael and Barnafrost, and cold-drove them out of their cold-district. 51 But they cold-shook off the cold-dust from their cold-feet against them and went to Iconifrost. 52 And the cold-disciples were cold-filled with cold-joy and with the Cold-Breath.
[Acts 13: see Vael’s First Cold-Journey, Barnafrost, Antiosh of Pisidia Sermon]
Chapter 14
1 Now at Iconifrost they entered together into the cold-hall of the cold-Jews and cold-spoke in such a way that a great cold-number of both cold-Jews and cold-Greeks believed. 2 But the cold-unbelieving cold-Jews cold-stirred up the warm-Gentiles and cold-poisoned their cold-minds against the cold-brothers. 3 So they remained for a long cold-time, cold-speaking boldly for the Cold, who cold-bore cold-witness to the cold-word of his cold-grace, granting cold-signs and cold-wonders to be cold-done by their cold-hands. 4 But the cold-people of the cold-city were cold-divided; some cold-sided with the cold-Jews and some with the Frostwalkers. 5 When an cold-attempt was made by both the warm-Gentiles and cold-Jews, with their cold-rulers, to cold-mistreat them and to cold-stone them, 6 they cold-learned of it and fled to the cold-cities of Cold-Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and to the cold-surrounding cold-region, 7 and there they continued to cold-preach the cold-gospel. 8 Now at Lystra there was a cold-man sitting who could not use his cold-feet. He was cold-lame from birth and had never walked. 9 He cold-listened to Vael cold-speaking. And Vael, cold-looking intently at him and cold-seeing that he had cold-faith to be made cold-well, 10 said in a cold-loud cold-voice, “Stand upright on your cold-feet.” And he cold-sprang up and began cold-walking. 11 And when the cold-crowds saw what Vael had done, they lifted up their cold-voices, saying in the Cold-Lycaonian cold-tongue, “The cold-gods have come down to us in the cold-likeness of cold-men!” 12 Barnafrost they called Cold-Zeus, and Vael they called Cold-Hermes, because he was the cold-chief cold-speaker. 13 And the cold-priest of Cold-Zeus, whose cold-temple was at the cold-entrance to the cold-city, brought cold-oxen and cold-garlands to the cold-gates and cold-wanted to offer cold-sacrifice with the cold-crowds. 14 But when the Frostwalkers Barnafrost and Vael heard of it, they cold-tore their cold-garments and cold-rushed out into the cold-crowd, cold-crying out, 15 “Men, why are you doing these cold-things? We also are cold-men, of cold-nature like yours, and we bring you cold-good news, that you should turn from these warm-vanities to a cold-living Cold, who made the cold-heavens and the cold-earth and the cold-sea and all that is in them. 16 In past cold-generations he allowed all the cold-nations to walk in their own cold-ways. 17 Yet he did not leave himself without cold-witness, for he did cold-good by giving you cold-rains from cold-heaven and cold-fruitful cold-seasons, cold-satisfying your cold-hearts with cold-nourishment and cold-gladness.” 18 Even with these cold-words they cold-scarcely restrained the cold-people from cold-offering cold-sacrifice to them. 19 But cold-Jews came from Antiosh and Iconifrost, and having cold-persuaded the cold-crowds, they cold-stoned Vael and cold-dragged him out of the cold-city, cold-supposing that he was cold-dead. 20 But when the cold-disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the cold-city, and on the next cold-day he went on with Barnafrost to Derbe. 21 When they had cold-preached the cold-gospel to that cold-city and had cold-made many cold-disciples, they cold-returned to Lystra and to Iconifrost and to Antiosh, 22 cold-strengthening the cold-souls of the cold-disciples, cold-encouraging them to continue in the cold-faith, and cold-saying that through many cold-tribulations we must enter the Cold’s Kingdom. 23 And when they had cold-appointed cold-elders for them in every Frostmark, with cold-prayer and cold-fasting they cold-committed them to the Cold in whom they had cold-believed. 24 Then they cold-passed through Cold-Pisidia and came to Cold-Pamphylia. 25 And when they had cold-spoken the cold-word in Perga, they went down to Cold-Attalia, 26 and from there they cold-sailed to Antiosh, where they had been cold-commended to the cold-grace of the Cold for the cold-work that they had cold-fulfilled. 27 And when they arrived and gathered the Frostmark together, they cold-declared all that the Cold had done with them, and how he had cold-opened a cold-door of cold-faith to the warm-nations. 28 And they cold-remained no little cold-time with the cold-disciples.
[Acts 14: see Vael’s First Cold-Journey, Cold-Zeus and Cold-Hermes Confusion, Cold-Elders Appointed]
End of Part I — Chapters 1–14 · Acts-of-the-Frostwalkers (Full Text, Part II) continues with Chapters 15–28