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Daniel 10

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1 En la tria jaro de Ciro, regxo de Persujo, vorto estis malkasxita al Daniel, kiu havis la nomon Beltsxacar; kaj vera estis tiu vorto kaj tre grava. Li komprenis la vorton kaj komprenis bone la vizion.

2 En tiu tempo mi, Daniel, funebris dum tri semajnoj.

3 Bongustan mangxajxon mi ne mangxis, viando kaj vino ne venis en mian busxon, kaj per oleo mi min ne sxmiris, gxis la fino de la tri semajnoj.

4 En la dudek-kvara tago de la unua monato mi estis sur la bordo de granda rivero, nome de HXidekel.

5 Kaj levinte miajn okulojn, mi ekvidis:jen staras unu viro, vestita per tolaj vestoj, kaj liaj lumboj estas zonitaj per pura oro el Ufaz.

6 Lia korpo estas kiel turkiso, lia vizagxo aspektas kiel fulmo, liaj okuloj kiel fajraj flamoj, liaj brakoj kaj kruroj kiel brilanta kupro, kaj la vocxo de lia parolado estas kiel vocxo de amaso da homoj.

7 Nur mi sola, Daniel, vidis tiun vizion; la homoj, kiuj estis kun mi, ne vidis la vizion; tamen granda timo falis sur ilin, kaj ili forkuris, por sin kasxi.

8 Mi restis sola, kaj mi rigardis tiun grandan vizion; ne restis en mi forto, mia vizagxaspekto sxangxigxis terure, kaj mi ne povis rekolekti miajn fortojn.

9 Kaj mi ekauxdis la vocxon de liaj vortoj; kaj kiam mi ekauxdis la vocxon de liaj vortoj, mi senkonscie falis vizagxaltere.

10 Sed jen mano ektusxis min kaj levis min sur miajn genuojn kaj manplatojn.

11 Kaj li diris al mi:Ho Daniel, viro agrabla al Dio! atentu la vortojn, kiujn mi diros al vi, kaj starigxu sur via loko, cxar mi nun estas sendita al vi. Kiam li tion parolis al mi, mi staris tremante.

12 Li diris al mi:Ne timu, Daniel, cxar de la unua tago, kiam vi sincere penis kompreni kaj pentofari antaux via Dio, viaj vortoj estis auxditaj; kaj mi venis laux via peto.

13 Sed la protektanto de la Persa regno kontrauxstaris al mi dum dudek unu tagoj, kaj, gxis Mihxael, unu el la plej cxefaj protektantoj, venis kun helpo al mi, mi restis tie apud la regxoj de Persujo.

14 Nun mi venis, por informi vin, kio estos kun via popolo en la estonta tempo, cxar la vizio koncernas tempon estontan.

15 Dum li parolis al mi tiujn vortojn, mi almetis mian vizagxon al la tero kaj silentis.

16 Sed jen iu, simila al homido, ektusxis miajn lipojn, kaj mi malfermis mian busxon, ekparolis kaj diris al tiu, kiu staris kontraux mi:Ho mia sinjoro, de cxi tiu vizio kurbigxis mia vizagxo, kaj mi jam ne havas fortojn.

17 Kaj kiel la sklavo de mia sinjoro povas paroli kun tia mia sinjoro, se mi jam ne havas forton kaj mi jam ne havas spiron?

18 Tiam denove ektusxis min tiu bildo de homo kaj refortigis min.

19 Kaj li diris:Ne timu, ho simpatia homo, paco estu al vi, kaj estu kuragxa. Kaj dum li parolis al mi, mi kuragxigxis, kaj diris:Parolu, ho mia sinjoro, cxar vi min refortigis.

20 Tiam li diris:CXu vi scias, por kio mi venis al vi? nun mi iras denove, por batali kontraux la protektanto de Persujo; sed kiam mi foriros, venos la protektanto de Grekujo.

21 Tamen mi sciigos al vi, kio estas notita en la vera skribo; kaj estas neniu, kiu subtenus min kontraux tiuj, krom Mihxael, via protektanto.

   

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51. 5. When “spirit” is used in speaking of the Lord, it means specifically the life his wisdom gives us, which is divine truth.

I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away. If I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go away, I will send him to you. (John 16:7)

When he, the Spirit of Truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but will say whatever he has heard. (John 16:13)

He will glorify me, because he will take of what is mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are mine. That is why I said that he will take of what is mine and declare it to you. (John 16:14-15)

I will ask the Father to give you another Comforter, the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot receive him, because it does not see him or know him; but you know him, because he dwells among you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you. You will see me. (John 14:16-17, 19)

When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth, he will testify concerning me. (John 15:26)

Jesus cried out, saying, “If any are thirsty, they must come to me and drink. As the Scripture says, from the bellies of those who believe in me will flow rivers of living water.” He said this concerning the Spirit that those who believed in him would receive. There was not the Holy Spirit yet because Jesus was not yet glorified. (John 7:37-39)

Jesus breathed on the disciples and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” (John 20:22)

[2] We can see that the Lord meant himself by the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, and the Holy Spirit from these words of the Lord, that the world did not yet know him-that is, they did not yet know the Lord. Further, when he said that he would send him, he added,

I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you, and you will see me. (John 14:16-19, 26, 28)

And in another passage,

Behold, I am with you all the days, even to the close of the age. (Matthew 28:20)

And when Thomas said, “We do not know where you are going, ” Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth” (John 14:5-6).

[3] Because the Spirit of Truth or the Holy Spirit is the same as the Lord, who is the truth itself, it also says “There was not the Holy Spirit yet because Jesus was not yet glorified” (John 7:39). This is because after his glorification or full union with the Father, which was accomplished by his suffering on the cross, the Lord was then divine wisdom itself and divine truth-therefore the Holy Spirit.

The reason the Lord breathed on the disciples and said “Receive the Holy Spirit” was that all of heaven’s breathing originates with the Lord. Angels breathe just as we do, and their hearts beat. Their breathing depends on their acceptance of divine wisdom from the Lord and their heartbeat or pulse depends on their acceptance of divine love from the Lord. This will be explained in its proper place.

[4] From the following passages we can clearly see that the Holy Spirit is divine truth that comes from the Lord:

When they hand you over to the synagogues, do not worry about what you are going to say. The Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you should say. (Luke 12:11-12; 21:14; Mark 13:11)

Jehovah said, “My spirit, which is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth.” (Isaiah 59:21)

A shoot will go forth from the trunk of Jesse. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the spirit of his lips he will slay the ungodly. Truth will be a belt around his hips. (Isaiah 11:1, 4-5)

Now he has commanded with his mouth and his spirit has gathered them. (Isaiah 34:16)

Those who worship God must worship in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

It is the spirit that gives life-the flesh is of no benefit. The words that I speak to you are spirit and are life. (John 6:63)

John said, “I am baptizing you with water into repentance, but the one who is to come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” (Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16)

To baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire is to regenerate by means of the divine truth that produces faith and the divine goodness that produces love [within us].

When Jesus was being baptized, the heavens were opened and he saw the Holy Spirit coming down like a dove. (Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:21; John 1:32-33)

A dove represents purification and regeneration by means of divine truth.

[5] When “the Holy Spirit” is used in speaking of the Lord it means his divine life and therefore himself, and specifically it means the life his wisdom gives us, which is called divine truth; therefore the spirit of the prophets, which is also called the Holy Spirit, means divine truth that comes from the Lord. This is the case in the following passages:

... what the Spirit says to the churches. (Revelation 2:7, 11, 29; 3:1, 6, 13, 22)

The seven lamps of fire burning before the throne are the seven spirits of God. (Revelation 4:5)

In the midst of the elders stood a Lamb, having seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. (Revelation 5:6)

The lamps of fire and the eyes of the Lord mean divine truths, and seven means what is holy.

... says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors.” (Revelation 14:13)

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” (Revelation 22:17)

They made their hearts diamond-hard so that they would not hear the law or the words that Jehovah sent by his spirit through the hand of the prophets. (Zechariah 7:12)

The spirit of Elijah came upon Elisha. (2 Kings 2:15)

John went before [the Lord] in the spirit and power of Elijah. (Luke 1:17)

Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied. (Luke 1:41)

Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied. (Luke 1:67)

David said by the Holy Spirit, “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand.’” (Mark 12:36)

The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Revelation 19:10)

Since, then, the Holy Spirit means specifically the Lord’s divine wisdom and therefore his divine truth, we can see why it is that people say of the Holy Spirit that it enlightens, teaches, and inspires.

  
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Revelation 4:1

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1 After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, "Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this."