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Daniel 7

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1 ἔτος-N3E-GSN πρῶτος-A1--GSNS βασιλεύω-V1--PAPGSM *βαλτασαρ-N---GSM χώρα-N1A-GSF *βαβυλωνία-N1A-GSF *δανιηλ-N---NSM ὅραμα-N3M-ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S παρά-P κεφαλή-N1--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κοίτη-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM τότε-D *δανιηλ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN ὅς- --ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S γράφω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P κεφάλαιον-N2N-APN λόγος-N2--GPM

2 ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κοίτη-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S κατά-P ὕπνος-N2--APM νύξ-N3--GSF καί-C ἰδού-I τέσσαρες-A3--NPM ἄνεμος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἐνπίπτω-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF μέγας-A1--ASF

3 καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ἀναβαίνω-V1I-IAI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF διαφέρω-V1--PAPNPN εἷς-A3--ASN παρά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἷς-A3--ASN

4 ὁ- A--NSN πρῶτος-A1--NSNS ὡσεί-D λέαινα-N1A-NSF ἔχω-V1--PAPNSF πτερόν-N2N-APN ὡσεί-D ἀετός-N2--GSM θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἕως-P ὅστις- X--GSN τίλλω-VBI-API3S ὁ- A--NPN πτερόν-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C αἴρω-VCI-API3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐπί-P πούς-N3D-GPM ἀνθρώπινος-A1--GPM ἵστημι-VCI-API3S καί-C ἀνθρώπινος-A1--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSF

5 καί-C ἰδού-I μετά-P αὐτός- D--ASF ἄλλος- D--ASN θηρίον-N2N-ASN ὁμοίωσις-N3I-ASF ἔχω-V1--PAPASN ἄρκος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN πλευρόν-N2N-GSN ἵστημι-VCI-API3S καί-C τρεῖς-A3--NPN πλευρόν-N2N-NPN εἰμί-V9I-IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN στόμα-N3M-DSN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S καταἐσθίω-VB--AAD2S σάρξ-N3K-APF πολύς-A1--APF

6 καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--APN θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S θηρίον-N2N-ASN ἄλλος- D--ASN ὡσεί-D πάρδαλις-N3I-ASF καί-C πτερόν-N2N-NPN τέσσαρες-A3--NPN ἐπιτεινώ-V1--IAI3P ἐπάνω-P αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPF κεφαλή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--DSN θηρίον-N2N-DSN καί-C γλῶσσα-N1S-NSF δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSN

7 μετά-P δέ-X οὗτος- D--APN θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἐν-P ὅραμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF θηρίον-N2N-ASN τέταρτος-A1--ASN φοβερός-A1A-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM φόβος-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSN ὑπερφέρω-V1--PAPNSM ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF ἔχω-V1--PAPASN ὀδούς-N3--APM σιδηροῦς-A1C-APM μέγας-A1--APM ἐσθίω-V1--PAPASN καί-C κοπανίζω-V1--PAPASN κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM καταπατέω-V2--PAPASN διαφόρως-D χράομαι-V3--PMPASN παρά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN πρό-P αὐτός- D--GSN θηρίον-N2N-APN ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S δέ-X κέρας-N3T-APN δέκα-M

8 καί-C βουλή-N1--NPF πολύς-A1--NPF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN κέρας-N3T-DPN αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C ἰδού-I ἄλλος- D--NSN εἷς-A3--NSN κέρας-N3T-NSN ἀναφύω-VDI-API3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM αὐτός- D--GPN μικρός-A1A-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN κέρας-N3T-DPN αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C τρεῖς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--GPN κέρας-N3T-GPN ὁ- A--GPN πρῶτος-A1--GPNS ξηραίνω-VCI-API3P διά-P αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C ἰδού-I ὀφθαλμός-N2--NPM ὥσπερ-D ὀφθαλμός-N2--NPM ἀνθρώπινος-A1--NPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κέρας-N3T-DSN οὗτος- D--DSN καί-C στόμα-N3M-NSN λαλέω-V2--PAPNSN μέγας-A1--APN καί-C ποιέω-V2I-IAI3S πόλεμος-N2--ASM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM

9 θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἕως-C ὅτε-D θρόνος-N2--NPM τίθημι-VCI-API3P καί-C παλαιός-A1A-NSM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καταἧμαι-V1I-IMI3S ἔχω-V1--PAPNSM περιβολή-N1--ASF ὡσεί-D χιών-N3N-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN τρίχωμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSF κεφαλή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὡσεί-D ἔριον-N2N-NSN λευκός-A1--NSN καθαρός-A1A-NSN ὁ- A--NSM θρόνος-N2--NSM ὡσεί-D φλόξ-N3G-NSF πῦρ-N3--GSN

10 καί-C ἐκπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ποταμός-N2--NSM πῦρ-N3--GSN χίλιοι-A1A-NPF χιλιάς-N3D-NPF θεραπεύω-V1I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C μύριοι-A1A-NPF μυριάς-N3D-NPF παραἵστημι-VXI-YAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C κριτήριον-N2N-NSN καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C βίβλος-N2--NPF ἀναοἴγω-VQI-API3P

11 θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S τότε-D ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GPM μέγας-A1--GPM ὅς- --GPM ὁ- A--NSN κέρας-N3T-NSN λαλέω-V2I-IAI3S καί-C ἀποτυμπανίζω-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN θηρίον-N2N-NSN καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSN σῶμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C δίδωμι-VCI-API3S εἰς-P καῦσις-N3I-ASF πῦρ-N3--GSN

12 καί-C ὁ- A--APM κύκλος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSN ἀποἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--GSF ἐξουσία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C χρόνος-N2--NSM ζωή-N1--GSF δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DPN ἕως-P χρόνος-N2--GSM καί-C καιρός-N2--GSM

13 θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἐν-P ὅραμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF νεφέλη-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὡς-C υἱός-N2--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἔρχομαι-V1I-IMI3S καί-C ὡς-C παλαιός-A1A-NSM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF παραεἰμί-V9--IAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NPM παραἵστημι-VXI-XAPNPM παραεἰμί-V9--IAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

14 καί-C δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF κατά-P γένος-N3E-APN καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF αὐτός- D--DSM λατρεύω-V1--PAPNSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF αἰώνιος-A1B-NSF ὅστις- X--NSF οὐ-D μή-D αἴρω-VC--APS3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF βασιλεία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅστις- X--NSF οὐ-D μή-D φθείρω-VD--APS3S

15 καί-C ἀκηδιάω-VA--AAPNSM ἐγώ- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM ἐν-P οὗτος- D--DPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὅραμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF

16 προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S πρός-P εἷς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--GPM ἵστημι-VXI-XAPGPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἀκρίβεια-N1A-ASF ζητέω-V2I-IAI1S παρά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ὑπέρ-P πᾶς-A3--GPN οὗτος- D--GPN ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM δέ-X λέγω-V1--PAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF κρίσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM δηλόω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS

17 οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--NPN μέγας-A1--APN εἰμί-V9--PAI3P τέσσαρες-A3--NPM βασιλεία-N1A-NPF ὅς- --NPF ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

18 καί-C παραλαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ἅγιος-A1A-NPM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM καί-C καταἔχω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM αἰών-N3W-GSM καί-C ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM αἰών-N3W-GSM ὁ- A--GPM αἰών-N3W-GPM

19 τότε-D θέλω-V1I-IAI1S ἐκἀκριβάζομαι-VC--AMN περί-P ὁ- A--GSN θηρίον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN τέταρτος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GSN διαφθείρω-V1--PAPGSN πᾶς-A3--APN καί-C ὑπερφόβος-A1B-GSN καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NPM ὀδούς-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GSN σιδηροῦς-A1C-NPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ὄνυξ-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GSN χαλκοῦς-A1C-NPM καταεσθίω-V1--PAPNPM πᾶς-A3--APM κυκλόθεν-D καί-C καταπατέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM

20 καί-C περί-P ὁ- A--GPN δέκα-M κέρας-N3T-GPN αὐτός- D--GSN ὁ- A--GPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κεφαλή-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἄλλος- D--GSN ὁ- A--GSN προςφύω-V1--PAPGSN καί-C ἐκπίπτω-VAI-AAI3P διά-P αὐτός- D--GSN τρεῖς-A3--NPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSN κέρας-N3T-NSN ἐκεῖνος- D--NSN ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM καί-C στόμα-N3M-ASN λαλέω-V2--PAPASN μέγας-A1--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NSF πρόσοψις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GSN ὑπερφέρω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--APN ἄλλος-A1--APN

21 καί-C κατανοέω-V2I-IAI1S ὁ- A--ASN κέρας-N3T-ASN ἐκεῖνος- D--ASN πόλεμος-N2--ASM συνἵστημι-V6--PMPASN πρός-P ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM καί-C τροπόω-V4--PAPASN αὐτός- D--APM

22 ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM παλαιός-A1A-ASM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF κρίσις-N3I-ASF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DPM ἅγιος-A1A-DPM ὁ- A--GSM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM καιρός-N2--NSM δίδωμι-VCI-API3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN βασίλειον-N2N-ASN καταἔχω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἅγιος-A1A-NPM

23 καί-C εἶπον-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--DS περί-P ὁ- A--GSN θηρίον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN τέταρτος-A1--GSN ὅτι-C βασιλεία-N1A-NSF τέταρτος-A1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅστις- X--NSF διαφέρω-VF--FAI3S παρά-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C ἀναστατόω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C καταλεαίνω-VF2-FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF

24 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN δέκα-M κέρας-N3T-NPN ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF δέκα-M βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἵστημι-VF--FMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἄλλος- D--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM μετά-P οὗτος- D--APM ἵστημι-VF--FMI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM διαφέρω-VF--FAI3S κακός-A1--DPN ὑπέρ-P ὁ- A--APM πρῶτος-A1--APMS καί-C τρεῖς-A3--APM βασιλεύς-N3V-APM ταπεινόω-VF--FAI3S

25 καί-C ῥῆμα-N3M-APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM ὕψιστος-A1--ASM λαλέω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM ὁ- A--GSM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM κατατρίβω-VF--FAI3S καί-C προςδέχομαι-VF--FMI3S ἀλλοιόω-VA--AAN καιρός-N2--APM καί-C νόμος-N2--ASM καί-C παραδίδωμι-VC--FPI3S πᾶς-A3--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF αὐτός- D--GSM ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM καί-C καιρός-N2--GPM καί-C ἕως-P ἥμισυς-A3U-GSM καιρός-N2--GSM

26 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF κρίσις-N3I-NSF καταἵζω-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἐξουσία-N1A-ASF ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI3P καί-C βουλεύω-VF--FMI3P μιαίνω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAN ἕως-P τέλος-N3E-GSN

27 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἐξουσία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF μεγαλειότης-N3T-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM βασιλεία-N1A-GPF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S λαός-N2--DSM ἅγιος-A1A-DSM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM βασιλεύω-VA--AAN βασιλεία-N1A-ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF ἐξουσία-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--DSM ὑποτάσσω-VD--FPI3P καί-C πειθαρχέω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

28 ἕως-P καταστροφή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM λόγος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM σφόδρα-D ἔκστασις-N3I-DSF περιἔχω-V1I-IMI1S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἕξις-N3I-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS διαφέρω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN ἐν-P καρδία-N1A-DSF ἐγώ- P--GS στηρίζω-VAI-AAI1S

   

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Conjugial Love #26

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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 1

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1 Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

2 In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

3 the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on him.

4 I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

5 Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

6 Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

7 Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

8 They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings [thus]:

9 their wings were joined one to another; they didn't turn when they went; each one went straight forward.

10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and the four of them had the face of a lion on the right side; and the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side; the four of them also had the face of an eagle.

11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and Two covered their bodies.

12 Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn't turn when they went.

13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

14 The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

17 When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn when they went.

18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20 Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

22 Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth Over their heads above.

23 Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.

25 There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

26 Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

27 I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.

28 As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.