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Ezekielis 10

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1 Aš pažvelgiau aukštyn, ir štai skliaute, virš cherubų galvų, spindėjo lyg safyras, lyg sosto pavidalas.

2 Dėvinčiam drobiniais Jis kalbėjo: “Eik tarp ratų po cherubais, paimk rankomis žėruojančių anglių, esančių prie cherubų, ir išbarstyk jas mieste”. Aš mačiau, kaip jis ėjo.

3 Cherubai stovėjo šventyklos pietų pusėje. Kai vyras įėjo, debesis pripildė vidinį kiemą.

4 Viešpaties šlovė pasitraukė nuo cherubo prie šventyklos įėjimo; debesiui pripildžius namus, Viešpaties šlovės spindesio buvo pilnas visas kiemas.

5 Cherubų sparnų šlamėjimas buvo girdėti net išoriniame kieme lyg visagalio Dievo balsas.

6 Kai Jis įsakė drobiniais apsirengusiam: “Paimk ugnies tarp ratų po cherubais”, jis ėjo ir atsistojo prie ratų.

7 Cherubas ištiesė ranką į ugnį, kuri buvo tarp jų, paėmė jos ir padavė ją vyrui, dėvinčiam drobiniais. Jis, gavęs ugnies, išėjo.

8 Po cherubų sparnais buvo lyg žmogaus rankos.

9 Aš stebėjau ir mačiau prie kiekvieno cherubo po ratą. atai žėrėjo lyg krištolas.

10 Visi keturi ratai buvo vienodi ir atrodė, lyg būtų ratas rate.

11 Jie galėjo judėti nepasisukę keturiomis kryptimis. Į kurią pusę buvo nukreipta galva, jie sekė iš paskos.

12 Visų keturių kūnai, nugaros, rankos, sparnai ir ratai buvo pilni akių.

13 Man girdint, ratai buvo pavadinti sūkuriu.

14 Kiekvienas cherubas turėjo keturis veidus: pirmasis veidas buvo cherubo, antrasis­žmogaus, trečiasis­liūto, ketvirtasis­erelio.

15 Cherubai pakilo. Tai buvo tos pačios būtybės, kurias mačiau prie Kebaro upės.

16 Kai cherubai judėjo, su jais judėjo ir ratai. Kai cherubai pakeldavo sparnus pakilti nuo žemės, ratai nepasitraukdavo nuo jų.

17 Kai anie sustodavo, stovėdavo ir šie, nes būtybių dvasia buvo juose.

18 Viešpaties šlovė, pakilus nuo šventyklos durų, sustojo ant cherubų.

19 Man matant, cherubai pakėlė sparnus ir pakilo nuo žemės, o ratai pakilo kartu su jais. Jie sustojo prie Viešpaties šventyklos rytinių vartų, ir Izraelio Dievo šlovė stovėjo virš jų.

20 Tai buvo tos pačios būtybės, kurias mačiau prie Kebaro upės po Izraelio Dievu. Aš supratau, kad tai buvo cherubai.

21 Kiekvienas turėjo po keturis veidus bei keturis sparnus. Po sparnais buvo lyg žmogaus rankos.

22 Jų veidų išvaizda buvo visai tokia, kokią mačiau prie Kebaro upės. Jie judėjo tiesiai pirmyn.

   

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The Lord # 52

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52. 6. Jehovah himself - that is, the Lord - spoke the Word through prophets.

We read of the prophets that they had visions and that Jehovah talked with them. When they had visions, they were not focused on their bodies but on the spirit, in which state they saw things of a heavenly nature. When Jehovah talked with them, though, they were conscious of their bodies and heard Jehovah speaking.

We need to draw a clear distinction between these two states. In a visionary state, the eyes of their spirit were open and the eyes of their body were closed; and at such times they seemed to themselves to be taken from place to place while their bodies stayed where they were. Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Daniel were in this state at times, and so was John when he wrote the Book of Revelation. They were then said to be in a vision or in the spirit. In fact, Ezekiel says,

The spirit lifted me up and brought me back into Chaldea, to the captivity, in a vision from God, in the spirit of God. In this way the vision that I saw came over me. (Ezekiel 11:1, 24)

He says that the spirit lifted him up and that he heard an earthquake and other things behind him (Ezekiel 3:12, 14). He also said that the spirit lifted him up between earth and heaven and took him off into Jerusalem in visions from God, and he saw abominations (Ezekiel 8:3 and following).

That is why (again in a vision of God or in the spirit) Ezekiel saw the four beasts that were angel guardians (chapters 1; 10), and he saw a new earth and a new temple with the angel measuring them, as we are told in chapters 40-48. He says in chapter 40:2, that he was then in visions from God; and in chapter 43:5, he says that the spirit lifted him up at that time.

The same thing happened with Zechariah. There was an angel inwardly present with him when he saw a man riding among myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8 and following); when he saw four horns and then a man with a measuring line in his hand (Zechariah 1:18; 2:1); when he saw Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 3:1 and following); when he saw a lampstand and two olive trees (Zechariah 4:1 and following); when he saw a flying scroll and a measuring basket (Zechariah 5:1, 6); and when he saw four chariots coming from between two mountains, along with horses (Zechariah 6:1 and following).

Daniel was in the same kind of state when he saw four beasts come up from the sea (Daniel 7:3) and when he saw battles between a ram and a goat (Daniel 8:1 and following).

We read in Daniel 7:1-2, 7, 13; 8:2; 10:1, 7-8 that he saw these things in visions. We read in Daniel 9:21 that he saw the angel Gabriel in a vision and talked with him.

Much the same happened with John when he wrote the Book of Revelation. He says that he was in the spirit on the Lord’s day (Revelation 1:10), that he was carried away in the spirit into the wilderness (17:3), to a high mountain in the spirit (21:10), that he saw horses in a vision (9:17), and elsewhere that he saw what he described, being therefore in the spirit or in a vision (1:2; 4:1; 5:1; 6:1; and in the particular chapters that follow).

  
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Daniel 8

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1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

2 I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

3 Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no animals could stand before him, neither was there any who could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power.

7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled on him; and there was none who could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable [horns] toward the four winds of the sky.

9 Out of one of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious [land].

10 It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and some of the army and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled on them.

11 Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual [burnt offering], and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

12 The army was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt offering] through disobedience; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did [its pleasure] and prospered.

13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, How long shall be the vision [concerning] the continual [burnt offering], and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot?

14 He said to me, To two thousand and three hundred evenings [and] mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

15 It happened, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

16 I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] the Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face: but he said to me, Understand, son of man; for the vision belongs to the time of the end.

18 Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright.

19 He said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.

20 The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

21 The rough male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

22 As for that which was broken, in the place where four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.

23 In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do [his pleasure]; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.

25 Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in [their] security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

26 The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true: but seal up the vision; for it belongs to many days [to come].

27 I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king's business: and I wondered at the vision, but none understood it.

   

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