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Ezekiel 1

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN τριακοστός-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τέταρτος-A1--DSM μήν-N3--DSM πέμπτος-A1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9I-IAI1S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN ὁ- A--GSF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-GSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VQI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM οὐρανός-N2--NPM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὅρασις-N3I-APF θεός-N2--GSM

2 πέμπτος-A1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἔτος-N3E-NSN ὁ- A--NSN πέμπτος-A1--NSN ὁ- A--GSF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *ιωακιμ-N---GSM

3 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *ιεζεκιηλ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *βουζι-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASM ἱερεύς-N3V-ASM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS χείρ-N3--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM

4 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ἐκαἴρω-V1--PAPNSN ἄρχω-V1I-IMI3S ἀπό-P βορέας-N1T-GSM καί-C νεφέλη-N1--NSF μέγας-A1--NSF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C φέγγος-N3E-NSN κύκλος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πῦρ-N3--NSN ἐκἀστράπτω-V1--PAPNSN καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GSM ὡς-C ὅρασις-N3I-NSF ἠλέκτρον-N2N-GSN ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN ὁ- A--GSN πῦρ-N3--GSN καί-C φέγγος-N3E-ASN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM

5 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN μέσος-A1--DSN ὡς-C ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN τέσσαρες-A3--GPN ζῷον-N2N-GPN καί-C οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ὅρασις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GPN ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DPN

6 καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--DSN εἷς-A3--DSN καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPF πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF ὁ- A--DSN εἷς-A3--DSN

7 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN σκέλος-N3E-NPN αὐτός- D--GPN ὀρθός-A1--NPN καί-C πτερωτός-A1--NPM ὁ- A--NPM πούς-N3D-NPM αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C σπινθήρ-N3--NPM ὡς-C ἐκἀστράπτω-V1--PAPNSM χαλκός-N2--NSM καί-C ἐλαφρός-A1A-NPF ὁ- A--NPF πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF αὐτός- D--GPN

8 καί-C χείρ-N3--NSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὑποκάτωθεν-D ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF αὐτός- D--GPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN τέσσαρες-A3--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GPN ὁ- A--GPN τέσσαρες-A3--GPN

9 οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IMI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN βαδίζω-V1--PAN αὐτός- D--APN ἕκαστος-A1--NSN κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GPN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P

10 καί-C ὁμοίωσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GPN πρόσωπον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN λέων-N3--GSM ἐκ-P δεξιός-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN καί-C πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN μόσχος-N2--GSM ἐκ-P ἀριστερός-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN καί-C πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN ἀετός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN

11 καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF αὐτός- D--GPN ἐκτείνω-VM--XMPNPF ἄνωθεν-D ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN ἑκάτερος-A1A-DSN δύο-M συνζεύγνυμι-VM--XPPNPF πρός-P ἀλλήλω- D--APF καί-C δύο-M ἐπικαλύπτω-V1I-IAI3P ἐπάνω-D ὁ- A--GSN σῶμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GPN

12 καί-C ἑκάτερος-A1A-NSN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S ὅς- --GSN ἄν-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSN πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P καί-C οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P

13 καί-C ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN ὁ- A--GPN ζῷον-N2N-GPN ὅρασις-N3I-NSF ὡς-C ἄνθραξ-N3K-GPM πῦρ-N3--GSN καίω-V1--PMPGPM ὡς-C ὄψις-N3I-NSF λαμπάς-N3D-GPF συνστρέφω-V1--PPPGPF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPN ζῷον-N2N-GPN καί-C φέγγος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSN πῦρ-N3--GSN καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN πῦρ-N3--GSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S ἀστραπή-N1--NSF

15 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I τροχός-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἔχω-V1--PMPNSM ὁ- A--GPN ζῷον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN

16 καί-C ὁ- A--NSN εἶδος-N3E-NSN ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ὡς-C εἶδος-N3E-NSN θαρσις-N---GS καί-C ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN εἷς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ἔργον-N2N-NSN αὐτός- D--GPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S καθώς-D ἄν-X εἰμί-V9--PAO3S τροχός-N2--NSM ἐν-P τροχός-N2--DSM

17 ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN τέσσαρες-A3--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GPM πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN

18 οὐδέ-C ὁ- A--NPM νῶτος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὕψος-N3E-NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM νῶτος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM πλήρης-A3H-NPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM κυκλόθεν-D ὁ- A--DPM τέσσαρες-A3--DPM

19 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--APN ζῷον-N2N-APN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκαἴρω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN ζῷον-N2N-APN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐκαἴρω-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM

20 ὅς- --GSM ἄν-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSF νεφέλη-N1--NSF ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NSN πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--GSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPN ζῷον-N2N-NPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM καί-C ἐκαἴρω-V1I-IMI3P σύν-P αὐτός- D--DPM διότι-C πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ζωή-N1--GSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM τροχός-N2--DPM

21 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἵστημι-VXI-XAN αὐτός- D--APN ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3P καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκαἴρω-V1--PAN αὐτός- D--APN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐκαἴρω-V1I-IMI3P σύν-P αὐτός- D--DPN ὅτι-C πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ζωή-N1--GSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM τροχός-N2--DPM

22 καί-C ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN ὑπέρ-P κεφαλή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--GPN ζῷον-N2N-GPN ὡσεί-C στερέωμα-N3M-NSN ὡς-C ὅρασις-N3I-NSF κρυστάλλος-N2--GSM ἐκτείνω-VM--XPPNSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF αὐτός- D--GPN ἐπάνωθεν-D

23 καί-C ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GSN στερέωμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--NPF πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF αὐτός- D--GPN ἐκτείνω-VM--XMPNPF πτερύσσομαι-V1--PMPNPF ἕτερος-A1A-NSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕτερος-A1A-DSF ἕκαστος-A1--DSM δύο-M συνζεύγνυμι-VM--XPPNPF ἐπικαλύπτω-V1--PAPNPF ὁ- A--APN σῶμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GPN

24 καί-C ἀκούω-V1I-IAI1S ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF αὐτός- D--GPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN ὡς-C φωνή-N1--ASF ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN πολύς-A1--GSN καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἵστημι-VXI-XAN αὐτός- D--APN καταπαύω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--NPF πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF αὐτός- D--GPN

25 καί-C ἰδού-I φωνή-N1--NSF ὑπεράνωθεν-D ὁ- A--GSN στερέωμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAPGSM ὑπέρ-P κεφαλή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GPN

26 ὡς-C ὅρασις-N3I-NSF λίθος-N2--GSM σάπφειρος-N2--GSF ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN θρόνος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN ὁμοίωμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM θρόνος-N2--GSM ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN ὡς-C εἶδος-N3E-NSN ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἄνωθεν-D

27 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὡς-C ὄψις-N3I-ASF ἠλέκτρον-N2N-GSN ἀπό-P ὅρασις-N3I-GSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF καί-C ἐπάνω-D καί-C ἀπό-P ὅρασις-N3I-GSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF καί-C ἕως-D κάτω-D ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὡς-C ὅρασις-N3I-ASF πῦρ-N3--GSN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN φέγγος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM

28 ὡς-C ὅρασις-N3I-NSF τόξον-N2N-GSN ὅταν-D εἰμί-V9--PAS3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF νεφέλη-N1--DSF ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὑετός-N2--GSM οὕτως-D ὁ- A--NSF στάσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GSN φέγγος-N3E-GSN κυκλόθεν-D οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ὅρασις-N3I-NSF ὁμοίωμα-N3M-GSN δόξα-N1S-GSF κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C πίπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1S φωνή-N1--ASF λαλέω-V2--PAPGSM

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True Christianity #260

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260. It is important to know as well that the literal meaning is a protection to prevent harm to the genuine truths that lie inside it. The nature of this protection is that the literal meaning can be turned this way and that and explained to different levels of comprehension without damaging or violating what is inside. It does no harm if one person takes the literal meaning one way and another takes it another way. It is harmful, however, if people bring in false ideas that go against divine truths. Only people who are adamant about falsities do this. Doing so does violence to the Word. The literal meaning offers protection to prevent this from happening. It also offers protection to people who have been given false ideas by their religion but have not become adamant about them.

The angel guardians in the Word both stand for and portray the protecting role of the Word's literal meaning. This protection is the meaning of the angel guardians who were placed at the entrance of the garden of Eden after Adam was thrown out with his wife. About this we read,

When Jehovah God expelled the human, he made angel guardians dwell on the east side of the garden of Eden and made the flame of a sword turning this way and that to guard the pathway to the tree of life. (Genesis 3:23-24)

[2] No one could see what these details mean without knowing the meaning of "angel guardians," "the garden of Eden," the garden's "tree of life," and "the flame of a sword" turning this way and that. These details have been explained in the relevant chapter of Secrets of Heaven, published in London [Secrets of Heaven 305-313]. To be specific, the "angel guardians" mean protection. The "pathway to the tree of life" means the access to the Lord available to people through the truths in the Word's spiritual meaning. The "flame of a sword turning" means divine truth on the outermost level, which is like the Word in its literal meaning; it is similarly capable of being turned this way and that.

The same thing is meant by the angel guardians made of gold that were placed on the two ends of the mercy seat that was on top of the ark in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:18-21). The "ark" meant the Word because the Ten Commandments are the most basic thing in the Word. The "angel guardians" meant protection, which is why the Lord spoke with Moses from between the angel guardians (Exodus 25:22; 37:9; Numbers 7:89). Further, the Lord spoke to Moses in the earthly meaning because he does not speak with us unless he speaks in a complete way, and divine truth has its complete form in the literal meaning (see 214-224 above).

The angel guardians on the curtains and the veil in the tabernacle (Exodus 26:31) had a similar meaning. The curtains and the veil in the tabernacle meant the outermost aspects of heaven and the church; therefore they meant the outermost aspects of the Word as well (see 220 above).

The same applies to the angel guardians carved on the walls and doors of the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6:29, 32, 35); see 221 above. Likewise, the angel guardians in the new temple (Ezekiel 41:18-20).

[3] Angel guardians mean the protection that prevents people from going directly to the Lord, heaven, and the divine truth in the form it takes inside the Word, and steers them instead to go indirectly through the [Word's] outermost level. For this reason we read the following statements about the king of Tyre:

You who seal up your measurement; full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, you were in the Garden of Eden. Every precious stone was your covering. You, O angel guardian, were the stretching out of a covering. I lost you, O protecting angel guardian, in the midst of the stones of fire. (Ezekiel 28:12-14, 16)

"Tyre" means the church's knowledge of goodness and truth. "The king of Tyre" means the Word where that knowledge exists and originates. The king clearly means the Word on its outermost level and the angel guardian means protection, because it says, "You who seal up your measurement, every precious stone is your covering, you, O angel guardian, were the stretching out of a covering," and "O protecting angel guardian. " On the precious stones listed in that passage as referring to aspects of the literal meaning, see 217, 218 above. Since "angel guardians" mean the Word at the outermost level and protection as well, therefore we read the following phrases in David:

Jehovah bowed down the heavens and came down. He rode upon an angel guardian. (Psalms 18:9-10)

Shine forth, O Shepherd of Israel who sits upon angel guardians. (Psalms 80:1)

Jehovah sitting upon angel guardians. (Psalms 99:1)

Riding and sitting "upon angel guardians" refers to the Word's outermost meaning.

The Word's divine truth and the qualities of that truth are portrayed by four creatures that are also called angel guardians (Ezekiel 1:9-10), and by four creatures in the middle of the throne and next to it (Revelation 4:6-7). See Revelation Unveiled (which I published in Amsterdam) 239, 275, 314.

  
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