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1 και-C *αρταξερξης-N1M-NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GPM *μηδος-N2--GPM παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF και-C *δαρειος-N2--NSM πληρης-A3H-NSM ο- A--GPF ημερα-N1A-GPF και-C ενδοξος-A1B-NSM εν-P γηρας-N3--DSN

2 και-C καταιστημι-VHI-AAI3S σατραπης-N1M-APM εκατον-M εικοσι-M επτα-M επι-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

3 και-C επι-P αυτος- D--GPM ανηρ-N3--APM τρεις-A3--APM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPAPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM εις-A3--NSM ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ο- A--GPM τρεις-A3--GPM ανηρ-N3--GPM

4 υπερ-P πας-A3--APM εχω-V1--PAPNSM εξουσια-N1A-ASF εν-P ο- A--DSF βασιλεια-N1A-DSF και-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ενδυω-VM--XPPNSM πορφυρα-N1A-ASF και-C μεγας-A1P-NSM και-C ενδοξος-A1B-NSM εναντι-P *δαρειος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM καθοτι-D ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ενδοξος-A1B-NSM και-C επιστημων-A3N-NSM και-C συνετος-A1--NSM και-C πνευμα-N3M-NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM και-C ευοδοω-V4--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DPF πραγματεια-N1A-DPF ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM ος- --DPF πρασσω-V1I-IAI3S τοτε-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S καταιστημι-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM επι-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M ανηρ-N3--APM ος- --APM καταιστημι-VHI-AAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C σατραπης-N1M-APM εκατον-M εικοσι-M επτα-M

5 οτε-D δε-X βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM καταιστημι-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM επι-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM τοτε-D βουλη-N1--ASF και-C γνωμη-N1--ASF βουλευω-VAI-AMI3P εν-P εαυτου- D--DPM ο- A--NPM δυο-M νεανισκος-N2--NPM προς-P αλληλω- D--APM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM επει-C ουδεις-A1A-ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF ουδε-C αγνοια-N1A-ASF ευρισκω-V1I-IAI3P κατα-P ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM περι-P ος- --GSF καταηγορεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--GSM προς-P ο- A--ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM

6 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δευτε-D ιστημι-VA--AAS1P ορισμος-N2--ASM κατα-P εαυτου- D--GPM οτι-C πας-A3--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ου-D αξιοω-VF--FAI3S αξιωμα-N3M-ASN και-C ου-D μη-D ευχομαι-VA--AMS3S ευχη-N1--ASF απο-P πας-A3--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εως-P ημερα-N1A-GPF τριακοντα-M αλλα-C η-C παρα-P *δαρειος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM ει-C δε-X μη-D αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S ινα-C ητταω-VS--AAS3P ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM και-C ριπτω-VA--AAS3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM οιδα-VXI-YAI3P γαρ-X οτι-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM προςευχομαι-V1--PMI3S και-C δεω-V2--PMI3S κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF

7 τοτε-D προςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM εκεινος- D--NPM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM

8 ορισμος-N2--ASM και-C στασις-N3I-ASF ιστημι-VAI-AAI1P οτι-C πας-A3--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ος- --NSM αν-X ευχομαι-VA--AMS3S ευχη-N1--ASF η-C αξιοω-VA--AAS3S αξιωμα-N3M-ASN τις- I--ASN παρα-P πας-A3--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εως-P ημερα-N1A-GPF τριακοντα-M αλλα-C η-C παρα-P *δαρειος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM ριπτω-VD--FPI3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM

9 και-C αξιοω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM ινα-C ιστημι-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASM ορισμος-N2--ASM και-C μη-D αλλοιοω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASM διοτι-C οιδα-VXI-YAI3P οτι-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM προςευχομαι-V1--PMI3S και-C δεω-V2--PMI3S τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ινα-C ητταω-VC--APS3S δια-P ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM και-C ριπτω-VA--AAS3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM

10 και-C ουτως-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *δαρειος-N---NSM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S και-C κυροω-VAI-AAI3S

11 επιγιγνωσκω-VZ--AAPNSM δε-X *δανιηλ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM ορισμος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S κατα-P αυτος- D--GSM θυρις-N3D-APF αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN υπερωον-N2N-DSN αυτος- D--GSM κατεναντι-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF και-C πιπτω-V1I-IAI3S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF καθως-D ποιεω-V2I-IAI3S εμπροσθεν-D και-C δεω-V2I-IMI3S

12 και-C αυτος- D--NPM τηρεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM ευχομαι-V1--PMPASM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF κατα-P εκαστος-A1--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF

13 τοτε-D ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM εντυγχανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P *δαρειος-N2--VSM βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ου-D ορισμος-N2--ASM οριζω-VAI-AMI2S ινα-C πας-A3--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM μη-D ευχομαι-VA--AMS3S ευχη-N1--ASF μηδε-C αξιοω-VA--AAS3S αξιωμα-N3M-ASN παρα-P πας-A3--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εως-P ημερα-N1A-GPF τριακοντα-M αλλα-C παρα-P συ- P--GS βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ει-C δε-X μη-D ριπτω-VD--FPI3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ακριβης-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λογος-N2--NSM και-C μενω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--NSM ορισμος-N2--NSM

13a και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM ορκιζω-V1--PAI1P συ- P--AS ο- A--GPM *μηδος-N2--GPM και-C *περσης-N1M-GPM δογμα-N3M-DPN ινα-C μη-D αλλοιοω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--ASN προσταγμα-N3M-ASN μηδε-C θαυμαζω-VA--AAS2S προσωπον-N2N-ASN και-C ινα-C μη-D ελαττοω-VA--AAS2S τις- I--ASN ο- A--GPM ειπον-VM--XMPGPM και-C κολαζω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM ος- --NSM ου-D ενμενω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM ορισμος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ουτως-D ποιεω-VF--FAI1S καθως-D λεγω-V1--PAI2P και-C ιστημι-VXI-XAI3S εγω- P--DS ουτος- D--ASN

14 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ιδου-I ευρισκω-VB--AAI1P *δανιηλ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM φιλος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS ευχομαι-V1--PMPASM και-C δεω-V1--PMPASM ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF

15 και-C λυπεω-V2--PMPNSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ριπτω-VD--APN ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM κατα-P ο- A--ASM ορισμος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S κατα-P αυτος- D--GSM τοτε-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM σφοδρα-D λυπεω-VCI-API3S επι-P ο- A--DSM *δανιηλ-N---DSM και-C βοηθεω-V2I-IAI3S ο- A--GSN εκαιρεω-VB--AMN αυτος- D--ASM εως-P δυσμη-N1--GPF ηλιος-N2--GSM απο-P ο- A--GPM χειρ-N3--GPF ο- A--GPM σατραπης-N1M-GPM

16 και-C ου-D δυναμαι-V6I-IMI3S εκαιρεω-VB--AMN αυτος- D--ASM απο-P αυτος- D--GPM

17 αναβοαω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *δαρειος-N---NSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *δανιηλ-N---DSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ος- --DSM συ- P--NS λατρευω-V1--PAI2S ενδελεχως-D τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--NSM εκαιρεω-VF2-FMI3S συ- P--AS εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM εως-P πρωι-D θαρρεω-V2--PAD2S

18 τοτε-D *δανιηλ-N---NSM ριπτω-VDI-API3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM και-C φερω-VQI-API3S λιθος-N2--NSM και-C τιθημι-VCI-API3S εις-P ο- A--ASN στομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM λακκος-N2--GSM και-C σφραγιζω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM δακτυλιος-N2--DSM εαυτου- D--GSM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM δακτυλιος-N2--DPM ο- A--GPM μεγισταν-N3--GPM αυτος- D--GSM οπως-C μη-D απο-P αυτος- D--GPM αιρω-VC--APS3S ο- A--NSM *δανιηλ-N---NSM η-C ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM αυτος- D--ASM ανασπαω-VA--AAS3S εκ-P ο- A--GSM λακκος-N2--GSM

19 τοτε-D υποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM εις-P ο- A--APN βασιλειον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C αυλιζω-VSI-API3S νηστις-N3D-NSF και-C ειμι-V9I-IAI3S λυπεω-V2--PMPNSM περι-P ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM τοτε-D ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM προνοια-N1A-ASF ποιεω-V2--PMPNSM αυτος- D--GSM αποκλειω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN στομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM και-C ου-D παρα ενοχλεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM *δανιηλ-N---DSM

20 και-C ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *δαρειος-N---NSM ορθριζω-VAI-AAI3S πρωι-D και-C παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S μετα-P εαυτου- D--GSM ο- A--APM σατραπης-N1M-APM και-C πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN στομα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM λακκος-N2--GSM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM

21 τοτε-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM φωνη-N1--DSF μεγας-A1--DSF μετα-P κλαυθμος-N2--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ω-I *δανιηλ-N---VSM ει-C αρα-X ζαω-VA--AAN και-C ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ος- --DSM λατρευω-V1--PAI2S ενδελεχως-D σωζω-VX--XAI3S συ- P--AS απο-P ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM και-C ου-D αχρειοω-VXI-XAI3P συ- P--AS

22 τοτε-D *δανιηλ-N---NSM επιακουω-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--DSF μεγας-A1--DSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ετι-D ειμι-V9--PAI1S ζαω-V3--PAPNSM

23 και-C σωζω-VX--XAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM απο-P ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM καθοτι-D δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF εν-P εγω- P--DS ευρισκω-VC--API3S εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C εναντιον-P δε-X συ- P--GS βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ουτε-C αγνοια-N1A-NSF ουτε-C αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ευρισκω-VC--API3S εν-P εγω- P--DS συ- P--NS δε-X ακουω-VAI-AAI2S ανθρωπος-N2--GPM πλαναω-V3--PAPGPM βασιλευς-N3V-APM και-C ριπτω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF

24 τοτε-D συναγω-VQI-API3P πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF δυναμις-N3I-NPF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM ως-C ου-D παρα ενοχλεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NPM λεων-N3--NPM

25 τοτε-D ο- A--NPM δυο-M ανθρωπος-N2--NPM εκεινος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM καταμαρτυρεω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM αυτος- D--NPM και-C ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ριπτω-VDI-API3P ο- A--DPM λεων-N3--DPM και-C ο- A--NPM λεων-N3--NPM αποκτεινω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C θλαω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN οστεον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM

26 τοτε-D *δαρειος-N---NSM γραφω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN και-C χωρα-N1A-DPF και-C γλωσσα-N1S-DPF ο- A--DPM οικεω-V2--PAPDPM εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

27 πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM ειμι-V9--PAPNPM εν-P ο- A--DSF βασιλεια-N1A-DSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAD3P προςκυνεω-V2--PAPNPM και-C λατρευω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM αυτος- D--NSM γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S θεος-N2--NSM μενω-V1--PAPNSM και-C ζαω-V3--PAPNSM εις-P γενεα-N1A-APF γενεα-N1A-GPF εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM

28 εγω- P--NS *δαρειος-N---NSM ειμι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--DSM προςκυνεω-V2--PAPNSM και-C δουλευω-V1--PAPNSM πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS ο- A--NPN γαρ-X ειδωλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--NPN χειροποιητος-A1B-NPN ου-D δυναμαι-V6--PMI3P σωζω-VA--AAN ως-C λυτροω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM

29 και-C ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *δαρειος-N---NSM προςτιθημι-VCI-API3S προς-P ο- A--ASN γενος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM καταιστημι-VCI-API3S επι-P ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF *δαρειος-N2--GSM και-C *κυρος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM *περσης-N---NSM παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #229

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229. And behold, a throne set in heaven. This symbolizes the Judgment in a representative image.

It may be seen in no. 14 that a throne symbolizes heaven. That a throne also symbolizes judgment is apparent from the following passages:

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. (Matthew 25:31ff.)

The subject there is the Last Judgment.

...You [Jehovah] have executed my judgment...; You sat on the throne as a righteous judge... Jehovah... will prepare His throne for judgment. (Psalms 9:4-5, 7)

I watched (when)...the Ancient of Days was seated..., His throne (like) a fiery flame... A thousand thousands ministered to Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. He sat in judgment, and the books were opened. (Daniel 7:9-10)

Jerusalem is built...; to it the tribes go up... ...thrones are set there for judgment... (Psalms 122:3-5)

I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was turned over to them. (Revelation 20:4)

The throne that Solomon made, as described in 1 Kings 10:18-20, symbolized both royal authority and judgment, since kings sat upon thrones when they pronounced judgments.

We say that the throne symbolizes the Judgment in a representative image, because the things that John saw were representative visions. He saw them as he described them, but they were images representative of future events, as can be seen from the descriptions that follow, such as his seeing living creatures, a dragon, beasts, a temple, a tabernacle, an ark, and many other things.

Similar images were seen by the prophets, as noted in no. 36 above.

  
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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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Apocalypse Revealed #36

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36. I became in the spirit on the Lord's day. (1:10) This symbolizes a spiritual state then owing to Divine influx.

"I became in the spirit" means, symbolically, a spiritual state, the state in which John was while he was experiencing the visions, and which we will take up in the following exposition. "On the Lord's day" symbolizes influx from the Lord then, for that day brings the Lord's presence, as it is a holy day.

Concerning the prophets we read that they were in the spirit or in vision, and that the Word came to them from Jehovah.

When they were in the spirit or in vision, they were not in the body, but in their spirit, a state in which they saw phenomena such as are found in heaven. But when the Word came to them, they were then in the body and heard Jehovah speaking.

These two states of the prophets must be properly distinguished. In the state of vision the eyes of their spirit were open and the eyes of their body closed; and they heard then what angels said, and what Jehovah said through angels, and also saw representations produced for them in heaven. Moreover, they sometimes seemed to themselves to be taken then from place to place, their body remaining where it was.

[2] This was the state in which John was when he wrote the book of Revelation, and the state sometimes experienced by Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Daniel. They also said that they were then in vision or in the spirit. For Ezekiel says,

The Spirit lifted me up... and brought me back into Chaldea, to those in captivity, in a vision (of God), in the spirit of God. (Thus) went up from me the vision that I had seen. (Ezekiel 11:1, 24)

He also says that the Spirit lifted him up, and he heard behind him an earthquake, and more (Ezekiel 3:12, 24). So, too, that the Spirit lifted him up between earth and heaven, that it brought him in visions of God to Jerusalem, and that he saw abominations (Ezekiel 8:3f.). He was likewise in a vision of God or in the spirit when he saw the four living creatures, which were cherubim (Ezekiel 1; 10), as also when he saw a new earth and a new temple, and an angel measuring them (Ezekiel 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48). That he was then in the visions of God, he himself says (Ezekiel 40:2), and that the spirit lifted him up (Ezekiel 43:5).

[3] The same was the case with Zechariah, who had an angel with him at the time, when he saw a man riding a horse among the myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8ff.); when he saw the four horns, and then a man with a measuring line in his hand (Zechariah 1:18; 2:1ff.); when he saw Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 3:1ff.); when he saw the lampstand and two olive trees (Zechariah 4:1ff.); when he saw the flying scroll and the ephah (Zechariah 5:1, 6); when he saw the four chariots coming from between two mountains, and the horses (Zechariah 6:1ff.).

Daniel was in a like state when he saw the four beasts coming up from the sea (Daniel 7:1ff.), and when he saw the combat between the ram and the male goat (Daniel 8:1ff.). He himself says that he saw these things in visions (Daniel 7:1-2, 7, 13; 8:2; 10:1, 7-8), and that the angel Gabriel appeared to him in a vision (Daniel 9:21).

[4] The same was the case with John, as when he saw the Son of Man in the midst of the seven lampstands (Revelation 1), and finally, the new heaven and the new earth, and then the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven (Revelation 21, 22. John himself says that he saw these things in the spirit and in vision (1:10; 4:2; 9:17; 21:10). This, too, is meant by the statement, "I saw," everywhere it occurs in this book.

[5] It is clearly apparent from this that to be in the spirit is to be in a state of vision, which is brought about by an opening of the sight of a person's spirit; and when this is opened, phenomena found in the spiritual world are as clearly visible as those in the natural world are to the sight of the body.

The reality of this is something I can attest to from many years' experience.

The disciples were in this state when they saw the Lord after His resurrection, which is why are told that their eyes were opened (Luke 24:30-31).

Abraham was in a like state when he saw the three angels and spoke with them. 1

So, too, Hagar, Gideon, Joshua and others, when they saw angels of Jehovah. Likewise when Elisha's lad saw the mountain full of fiery chariots and horses all around Elisha, for Elisha prayed and said,

"Jehovah, open, I pray, his eyes that he may see." And Jehovah opened the eyes of the lad, and he saw. (2 Kings 6:17)

As regards the Word, however, it was not revealed in a state of the spirit or of vision, but the Lord dictated it to the prophets in an audible voice. Consequently we are nowhere told that the prophets spoke it from the Holy Spirit, but from Jehovah. See The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord, no. 53.

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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.