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Sacharja 10

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1 Erbittet von Jehova Regen zur Zeit des Spätregens; Jehova schafft die Wetterstrahlen, und er wird euch Regengüsse geben, Kraut auf dem Felde einem jeden.

2 Denn die Teraphim haben Nichtiges geredet, und die Wahrsager haben Lüge geschaut; und sie reden Träume des Truges, trösten mit Dunst. Darum sind sie fortgewandert wie eine Herde, werden bedrückt, weil kein Hirte da ist.

3 Mein Zorn ist wider die Hirten entbrannt, und die Böcke werde ich heimsuchen; denn Jehova der Heerscharen wird seiner Herde, des Hauses Juda, sich annehmen und sie machen wie sein Prachtroß im Streite.

4 Von ihm kommt der Eckstein, von ihm der Pflock, von ihm der Kriegsbogen, von ihm werden alle Bedränger hervorkommen insgesamt.

5 Und sie werden wie Helden sein, die den Kot der Straßen im Kampfe zertreten; und sie werden kämpfen, denn Jehova ist mit ihnen, und die Reiter auf Rossen werden zu Schanden.

6 Und ich werde das Haus Juda stärken und das Haus Joseph retten, und werde sie wohnen lassen; denn ich habe mich ihrer erbarmt, und sie werden sein, als ob ich sie nicht verstoßen hätte. Denn ich bin Jehova, ihr Gott, und werde ihnen antworten.

7 Und Ephraim wird sein wie ein Held, und ihr Herz wird sich freuen wie vom Wein; und ihre Kinder werden es sehen und sich freuen, ihr Herz wird frohlocken in Jehova.

8 Ich will sie herbeizischen und sie sammeln, denn ich habe sie erlöst; und sie werden sich mehren, wie sie sich gemehrt haben.

9 Und ich will sie unter den Völkern säen, und in den fernen Ländern werden sie meiner gedenken; und sie werden mit ihren Kindern leben und zurückkehren.

10 Und ich werde sie zurückführen aus dem Lande Ägypten und sie sammeln aus Assyrien, und sie in das Land Gilead und auf den Libanon bringen; und nicht wird Raum genug für sie gefunden werden.

11 Und er wird durch das Meer der Angst ziehen und die Wellen im Meere schlagen, und alle Tiefen des Stromes werden versiegen; und die Hoffart Assyriens wird niedergeworfen werden, und weichen wird das Zepter Ägyptens.

12 Und ich werde sie stark machen in Jehova, und in seinem Namen werden sie wandeln, spricht Jehova.

   

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Spiritual Experiences # 228

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228. About the state of the damned in hell

In the night between the 29th and 30th of October (old calendar), 1747, I had a dream from which I awoke again and again, for evil spirits were attacking me from everywhere to the point where I was unable to continue sleeping. After a number of awakenings, when I was finally fully awake, I was being shaken throughout my whole body, and I plainly saw a kind of column surrounding me. I was able to perceive it by sense.

As I was waiting [to find out] what would come of this - I judged that I was being defended in this way from evil spirits - I could feel that tangible column becoming successively larger. The thought crept in that this was the "brazen wall," as it is called [Jer. 1:18, 15:20], which defends believers against the attack of evil spirits. Therefore, when there continued to be this column or wall around me, which could not but consist of angels in whose midst was God the Messiah, Who is the "Brazen Wall," then I realized the reason for it, namely that I was being let down to the unhappy in hell, in order to see their condition and then report to the world, especially to the incredulous or unbelieving person, that there is a hell - and not only that there is a hell, but also what their state is like, though I really cannot describe it satisfactorily. I heard lamentations, and indeed, such as this: "Oh God, oh God, may Jesus Christ have mercy, may Jesus Christ have mercy!" That, which was the first thing to draw my attention, went on for some time.

After this, while I was in hell, and actually in the body as I am today, one of those miserable people was allowed to speak with me, which also continued for a rather long time, but I am not able to recount the conversation - only this at present, that they were complaining about those spirits at liberty, or those furies [218, 223] who are still being lodged in the third heaven, 1 saying it is they who are tormenting them, for it is their passion to torment people, and any spirit whatever. In short, their torments are unspeakable. But I was allowed to encourage them with some hope, so that they would not wholly despair (for they were saying that they believed the torment would be eternal), telling them that God the Messiah is merciful, and we read in His Word that "those bound in the pit" are to be released [Zach. 9:11, Ps. 40:2, Is. 51:14], where "the pit" means hell. This I also heard confirmed from above so that they might have some comfort, which they then said they did feel.

Something still more wonderful - I testify to you that you may believe it, for it is true - is that God the Messiah, moved by innermost mercy, appeared to them out of Heaven, and indeed, as it was told to me, in glory. Even I was able to discern it, although not as clearly as the unhappy spirits. They made it known that they had received much consolation from this occurrence. It is now being said to me in my ear that the angels also have comforted them and will continue to comfort them. Moreover, I also want you to believe this one thing that I know to be true because I observed it: many of them were raised up from hell and torment, into heaven, where they are living today; and to one of them, who had suffered the greatest torment, it seemed that God the Messiah embraced and kissed him. Afterwards also, many freed from hell were raised into heaven. In the night between 29 and 30 October (old calendar), 1747.

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1. I.e. the third in descending order.

  
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Thanks to the Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College, for the permission to use this translation.