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Ezequiel 42

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1 Depois disto fez-me sair para fora, ao átrio exterior, que dá para o norte; e me levou às câmaras que estavam defronte do largo vazio, e que estavam defronte do edifício, do lado do norte.

2 Do comprimento de cem côvados era esse edifício, e da largura de cinqüenta côvados.

3 Em frente dos vinte côvados, que tinha o átrio interior, e em frente do pavimento que tinha o átrio exterior, havia galeria contra galeria em três andares.

4 E diante das câmaras havia um passeio que dava para o átrio interior, e que tinha dez côvados de largura e cem côvados de comprimento; e as suas portas davam para o norte.

5 Ora, as câmaras superiores eram mais estreitas; porque as galerias tomavam destas mais espaço do que das de baixo e das do meio do edifício.

6 Porque elas eram de três andares e não tinham colunas como as colunas dos átrios; por isso desde o chão se iam estreitando mais do que as de baixo e as do meio.

7 No lado de fora, em paralelo às cãmaras e defronte delas no caminho do áteio exterior, havia um muro que tinha cinqüenta côvados de comprimento.

8 Pois o comprimento da série de câmaras que estavam no átrio exterior era de cinqüenta côvados, enquanto o da série que estava defronte do templo era de cem côvados.

9 Por debaixo destas câmaras estava a entrada do lado do oriente, para quem entra nelas do átrio exterior.

10 Na grossura do muro do átrio que dava para o oriente, diante do lugar separado, e diante do edifício, havia também câmaras,

11 com um caminho diante delas, que eram da mesma feição das câmaras que davam para o norte, sendo do mesmo comprimento, e da mesma largura, com as mesmas saídas, disposições e portas.

12 E conforme eram as portas das câmaras que davam para o sul, era também a porta no topo do caminho, isto é, do caminho bem em frente do muro à direita para quem entra.

13 Então me disse: As câmaras do norte, e as câmaras do sul, que estão diante do lugar separado, são câmaras santas, em que os sacerdotes que se chegam ao Senhor comerão as coisas santíssimas. Ali porão as coisas santíssimas, as ofertas de cereais, as ofertas pelo pecado, e as ofertas pela culpa; porque o lugar é santo.

14 Quando os sacerdotes entrarem, não sairão do santuário para o átrio exterior, mas porão ali as suas vestiduras em que ministram, porque elas são santas; e vestir-se-ão doutras vestiduras, e assim se aproximarão do lugar pertencente ao povo.

15 Tendo ele acabado de medir o templo interior, fez-me sair pelo caminho da porta oriental; e o mediu em redor.

16 Mediu o lado oriental com a cana de medir, quinhentas canas de largura.

17 Mediu o lado do norte, quinhentas canas, com a cana de medir.

18 Mediu também o lado do sul, quinhentas canas, com a cana de medir.

19 Deu uma volta para o lado do ocidente, e mediu quinhentas canas, com a cana de medir.

20 Mediu-o pelos quatro lados. Havia um muro em redor, de quinhentas canas de comprimento, e quinhentas de largura, para fazer separação entre o santo e o profano.

   

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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.