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Esekiel 1

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1 Det skjedde i det trettiende år, i den fjerde måned, på den femte dag i måneden, mens jeg var blandt de bortførte ved elven Kebar, at himmelen åpnedes, og jeg så syner fra Gud.

2 På den femte dag i måneden - det var det femte år efterat kong Jojakin var blitt bortført -

3 da kom Herrens ord til presten Esekiel, Busis sønn, i kaldeernes land ved elven Kebar, og Herrens hånd kom der over ham.

4 Og jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky med stadig luende ild; en strålende glans omgav den, og midt i den, midt i ilden, viste det sig noget som så ut som blankt metall.

5 Og midt i den viste det sig noget som lignet fire livsvesener, som så således ut: De hadde et menneskes skikkelse,

6 og hvert av dem hadde fire ansikter og hvert av dem fire vinger.

7 Deres ben var rette, og deres fotblad var som kloven på en kalv, og de blinket likesom skinnende kobber.

8 Og de hadde menneskehender under vingene på alle fire sider, og alle fire hadde ansikter og vinger.

9 Deres vinger rørte ved hverandre; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk; hvert av dem gikk rett frem.

10 Og deres ansikt lignet et menneskeansikt, og løveansikt hadde de alle fire på høire side, og okseansikt hadde de alle fire på venstre side, og ørneansikt hadde de også alle fire.

11 Således var deres ansikter. Og deres vinger stod ut fra hverandre oventil; hvert av dem hadde to vinger som rørte ved det andre, og to som dekket deres legemer.

12 Og hvert av dem gikk rett frem; dit hvor ånden vilde gå, gikk de; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk.

13 Og livsvesenenes utseende var likt glør, som brente likesom bluss; ilden fór om imellem livsvesenene, og den hadde en strålende glans, og det gikk lyn ut av ilden.

14 Og livsvesenene fór frem og tilbake likesom lynglimt.

15 Og jeg så livsvesenene, og se, det var et hjul på jorden ved siden av hvert av livsvesenene, og de vendte ut mot fire sider.

16 Hjulene så ut som om de var gjort av noget som lignet krysolitt, og alle fire var lik hverandre, og det så ut som om de var gjort således at det ene hjul var inne i det andre.

17 Til alle fire sider gikk de når de gikk; de vendte sig ikke når de gikk.

18 Hjulringene var høie og fryktelige, og de var fulle av øine rundt omkring på alle de fire hjul.

19 Og når livsvesenene gikk, så gikk hjulene ved siden av dem, og når livsvesenene hevet sig op fra jorden, så hevet også hjulene sig.

20 Hvor ånden vilde gå, gikk de, nettop dit hvor ånden vilde gå; og hjulene hevet sig ved siden av dem, for livsvesenenes ånd var i hjulene.

21 Når livsvesenene gikk, så gikk også de, og når de stod, så stod også de, og når de hevet sig op fra jorden, så hevet hjulene sig ved siden av dem, for livsvesenenes ånd var i hjulene.

22 Og over livsvesenenes hoder var det noget som lignet en hvelving, som blendende krystall å se til, utspent ovenover deres hoder.

23 Og under hvelvingen stod deres vinger rett ut, så de rørte ved hverandre; hvert av dem hadde på begge sider to vinger som dekket deres legemer.

24 Og når de gikk, hørte jeg lyden av deres vinger; det var som lyden av store vann, som den Allmektiges røst, et bulder som bulderet av en leir; når de stod, senket de sine vinger.

25 Og det lød en røst ovenover hvelvingen som var over deres hode; når de stod, senket de sine vinger.

26 Og ovenover hvelvingen som var over deres hode, var det noget som så ut til å være av safirsten, og som lignet en trone, og ovenpå det som lignet en trone, var det en skikkelse, som et menneske å se til.

27 Og jeg så noget som lignet blankt metall, å se til som ild, med en ring av lys omkring fra der hvor hans lender syntes å være, og opover. Og fra der hvor hans lender syntes å være, og nedover så jeg noget som så ut som ild, og den var omgitt av en strålende glans;

28 likesom synet av buen i skyen på en regndag, således var synet av glansen rundt omkring. Således så Herrens herlighet ut, slik som den viste sig for mig. Og da jeg så det, falt jeg på mitt ansikt og hørte røsten av en som talte.

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26. Again I swear in truth that these events and words occurred as I have related them, the first ones in the world of spirits, which is midway between heaven and hell, and the subsequent ones in a society of heaven, the society from which came the angel with the trumpet, who acted as guide.

Who in the Christian world would know anything about heaven and the joys and happiness there - knowledge of which is also knowledge of salvation - unless it pleased the Lord to open to someone the sight of his spirit and to show him and teach him?

Corroboration that things like these occur in the spiritual world appears plainly from the things seen and heard by the apostle John, as described in the book of Revelation. For example, he describes having seen the following:

The Son of Man in the midst of the seven lampstands. 1

A tabernacle, temple, ark, and altar in heaven. 2

A book sealed with seven seals. The book opened, and horses going out of it. 3

Four living creatures around a throne. 4

Twelve thousand taken from each tribe. 5

Locusts arising out of the abyss. 6

A dragon and its fight with Michael. 7

A woman giving birth to a male child and fleeing into the wilderness because of the dragon. 8

Two beasts, one rising up out of the sea, the other out of the earth. 9

A woman sitting on a scarlet beast. 10

The dragon cast into a lake of fire and brimstone. 11

A white horse, and a great supper. 12

A new heaven and a new earth, and the holy Jerusalem coming down, described as to its gates, wall, and foundations. 13

Also a river of water of life, and trees of life yielding fruits every month. 14

Besides many other things, all of which were seen by John, and seen when he was in the spirit 15 in the spiritual world and in heaven. In addition, those things which were seen by the apostles after the Lord's resurrection. 16 And which were later seen by Peter (Acts of the Apostles 11). 17 Also which were then seen and heard by Paul. 18

Moreover, there were the things seen by the prophets. For example, Ezekiel saw the following:

Four living creatures, which were cherubs. (Ezekiel 1 and 10)

A new temple and a new earth, and an angel measuring them. (Ezekiel 40-48)

Being carried off to Jerusalem, he saw the abominations there. (Ezekiel 8) And he was also carried off into Chaldea, to those in captivity. (Ezekiel 11) 19

Something similar happened with Zechariah:

He saw a man riding among myrtle trees. (Zechariah 1:8 ff.)

He saw four horns, and then a man with a measuring line in his hand. (Zechariah 1:18 ff., 2:1 ff.)

He saw a lampstand and two olive trees. (Zechariah 4:1 ff.)

He saw a flying scroll, and an ephah. (Zechariah 5:1, 6)

He saw four chariots coming from between two mountains, with horses. (Zechariah 6:1 ff.)

Likewise with Daniel:

He saw four beasts come up from the sea. (Daniel 7:1 ff.)

Also the combats of a ram and a goat. (Daniel 8:1 ff.)

He saw the angel Gabriel, who spoke at length with him. (Daniel 9) 20

Moreover, Elisha's young man saw fiery chariots and horses around Elisha, and he saw them when his eyes were opened. 21

From these and many other passages in the Word, it is evident that the things which exist in the spiritual world have appeared to many, before and after the Lord's Advent. Why should it be surprising for them to appear also now, when the Church is beginning and the New Jerusalem is coming down from the Lord out of heaven

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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Ezekiel 10

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1 Then I looked, and see, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

2 He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling [wheels], even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. He went in as I watched.

3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

4 The glory of Yahweh mounted up from the cherub, [and stood] over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Yahweh's glory.

5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

6 It came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel.

7 The cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took [of it], and put it into the hands of him who was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.

8 There appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.

9 I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like a beryl stone.

10 As for their appearance, the four of them had one likeness, like a wheel within a wheel.

11 When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn as they went, but to the place where the head looked they followed it; they didn't turn as they went.

12 Their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, [even] the wheels that the four of them had.

13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, the whirling [wheels].

14 Every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 The cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.

16 When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also didn't turn from beside them.

17 When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

18 The glory of Yahweh went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

19 The cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Yahweh's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

21 Every one had four faces, and Every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

22 As for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one straight forward.