1 “But what is the tower?” I said. “The tower,” he said, “is the Church. 2 “And these virgins, who are they?” “They,” he said, “are holy spirits; and no one can be found in the kingdom of God in any other way unless these spirits clothe him with their garment. For if you only receive the name, but do not receive the garment from them, you gain nothing. For these virgins are the powers of the Son of God. If you bear only the Name, without His power, you will bear His Name to no effect. 3 And the stones,” he said, “that you saw thrown away, these had the Name, but did not clothe themselves with the virgins’ garment.” “What is their garment, Sir?” I said. “Their very names,” he said, “are their garment. Whoever bears the Name of the Son of God must also bear the names of these virgins. 4 Even the Son Himself,” he said, “bears the names of these virgins. 5 So all those stones,” he said, “that you saw go into the tower’s building, carried in by their hands and waiting to be built in, have been clothed in the power of these virgins. 6 That is why you see the tower made one stone with the rock. So also those who have believed in the Lord through His Son and are clothed in these spirits will become one spirit and one body,⁠a and all their garments will be of one color. Those who have the names of the virgins live in the tower.” 7 “Then, Sir,” I said, “why were the stones thrown aside, since they passed through the gate and were put into the building of the tower by the virgins’ hands?” “Since you are so interested,” he said, “and ask about everything so diligently, listen to what I say about the stones that were thrown aside. 8 They all,” he said, “received the name of the Son of God, and also received the power of these virgins. When they received these spirits, they were strengthened and were with the servants of God, having one spirit and one body and one garment, for they were of one mind and did righteous deeds. 9 After a while, they were persuaded by the women you saw dressed in black with bare shoulders and loose hair, who were beautiful in appearance. When they saw them, they desired them, and they put on their power, but stripped off the power of the virgins. 10 Then they were cast out from God’s house and handed over to those women. But those who were not deceived by the beauty of these women remained in God’s house. So,” he said, “you have the explanation of those that were cast aside.”