And the cross will be taken up to heaven along with the wreath of the
king because the cross, on which Our Lord Jesus Christ was hanged for the sake
of the common salvation of all (δια την κοινην παντων σωτηριαν), itself is destined to appear in front
of him at his coming as a refutation of unbelievers. (Apocalypse
Pseudo-Methodius: An Alexandrian World Chronicle [trans. Benjamin Garstad;
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library 14; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press,
2012], 65)
