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Ezekiel 10

¹ καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπάνω-D ὁ- A--GSN στερέωμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ὑπέρ-P κεφαλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN ὡς-C λίθος-N2--NSM σάπφειρος-N2--GSF ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN θρόνος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GPM

² καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἐνδύω-VX--XAPASM ὁ- A--ASF στολή-N1--ASF εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C πίμπλημι-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APF δράξ-N3K-APF σύ- P--GS ἄνθραξ-N3K-GPM πῦρ-N3--GSN ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C διασκορπίζω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS

³ καί-C ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S ἐκ-P δεξιός-A1A-GPM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF νεφέλη-N1--NSF πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF

⁴ καί-C ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN αἴθριος-A1B-ASN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--NSF νεφέλη-N1--NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF αὐλή-N1--NSF πίμπλημι-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--GSN φέγγος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF κύριος-N2--GSM

⁵ καί-C φωνή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN ἀκούω-V1I-PMI3S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐξώτερος-A1A-GSF ὡς-C φωνή-N1--NSF θεός-N2--GSM *σαδδαι-N---GSM λαλέω-V2--PAPGSM

⁶ καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐντέλλομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--DSM ἀνήρ-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐνδύω-VX--XAPDSM ὁ- A--ASF στολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἅγιος-A1A-ASF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S πῦρ-N3--ASN ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ἔχω-V1--PMPNSM ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM

⁷ καί-C ἐκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN πῦρ-N3--GSN ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAPGSN ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF ὁ- A--GSM ἐνδύω-VX--XAPGSM ὁ- A--ASF στολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἅγιος-A1A-ASF καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S

⁸ καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN χείρ-N3--GPF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM ὑποκάτωθεν-D ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF αὐτός- D--GPN

⁹ καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I τροχός-N2--NPM τέσσαρες-A3--NPM ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN τροχός-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM ἔχω-V1--PMPNSM χερουβ-N---GSN εἷς-A3--GSN καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ὡς-C ὄψις-N3I-NSF λίθος-N2--GSM ἄνθραξ-N3K-GPM

¹⁰ καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN εἷς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ὅταν-D εἰμί-V9--PAS3S τροχός-N2--NSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN τροχός-N2--GSM

¹¹ ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN εἰς-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 ὅτι-C εἰς-P ὅς- --ASM ἄν-X τόπος-N2--ASM ἐπιβλέπω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἀρχή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P καί-C οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN

¹² καί-C ὁ- A--NPM νῶτος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF χείρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM πλήρης-A3H-NPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM κυκλόθεν-D ὁ- A--DPM τέσσαρες-A3--DPM τροχός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM

¹³ ὁ- A--DPM δέ-X τροχός-N2--DPM οὗτος- D--DPM ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S *γελγελ-N---NS ἀκούω-V1--PAPGSM ἐγώ- P--GS

¹⁵ καί-C αἴρω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ζῷον-N2N-NSN ὅς- --ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS

¹⁶ καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκαἴρω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN ὁ- A--APF πτέρυξ-N3G-APF αὐτός- D--GPN ὁ- A--GSN μετεωρίζω-V1--PMN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPN

¹⁷ ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἵστημι-VXI-XAN αὐτός- D--APN ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3P καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN μετεωρίζω-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN μετεωρίζω-V1I-IMI3P μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPN διότι-C πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ζωή-N1--GSF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

¹⁸ καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐπιβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN

¹⁹ καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN ὁ- A--APF πτέρυξ-N3G-APF αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C μετεωρίζω-VSI-API3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF ἀπέναντι-D καί-C δόξα-N1S-NSF θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GPN ὑπεράνω-D

²⁰ οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ζῷον-N2N-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὑποκάτω-P θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS καί-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI1S ὅτι-C χερουβείμ-N---NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

²¹ τέσσαρες-A3--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--DSN εἷς-A3--DSN καί-C ὀκτώ-M πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF ὁ- A--DSN εἷς-A3--DSN καί-C ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN χείρ-N3--GPF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὑποκάτωθεν-D ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF αὐτός- D--GPN

²² καί-C ὁμοίωσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GPN πρόσωπον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPN οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --APN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS καί-C αὐτός- D--NPN ἕκαστος-A1--NSN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P

From Swedenborg's Works

Apocalypse Revealed #945

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945. 22:8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. This means that John supposed that the angel sent to him by the Lord to keep him in a state of the spirit was the God who revealed these things, when in fact that was not the case, as the angel only showed him what the Lord presented.

Clearly John supposed that the angel sent to him was the Lord Himself, for we are told that he fell down to worship before the angel's feet. But that it was not as he supposed is apparent from the next verse, in which the angel tells him that he is his fellow servant: "Worship God." That the angel was sent to John by the Lord is apparent from verse 16, which says, "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches."

But behind this lies the following secret: The Lord sent the angel to John in order to keep him in a state of the spirit and to show him in that state the visions he saw. For whatever John saw, he saw not with the eyes of his body, but with the eyes of his spirit, as can be seen from the passages in which he says that he was in the spirit and seeing a vision (Revelation 1:10; 9:17; 17:3; 21:10), thus everywhere that he says "he saw." And a person can enter that state and be kept in it only by angels who are closely attached to the person, who induce their own spiritual state on the interiors of his mind. For this raises the person into the light of heaven, and in that light he sees sights in heaven and not in the world.

[2] Ezekiel, Zechariah, Daniel, and other prophets were at times in the same state, but not when they spoke the Word. When they spoke the Word they were not in the spirit, but conscious in the body, and the words they wrote they heard from Jehovah Himself, that is, from the Lord.

These two states experienced by the prophets must be properly distinguished. The prophets themselves also properly distinguished them, for they everywhere say when they wrote the Word from Jehovah that Jehovah spoke with them and to them, and most often, "Thus says Jehovah," or "the word of Jehovah." However, when they were in the other state, they say that they were in the spirit or seeing in a vision, as can be seen from the following: (Ezekiel said,) "The spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision... of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. So the vision that I saw went up upon me." (Ezekiel 11:1, 24)

Ezekiel says that the spirit lifted him up and that he heard behind him an earthquake, among other things (Ezekiel 3:12, 14). Also that the spirit lifted him up between earth and heaven, and brought him in visions of God to Jerusalem, where he saw abominations (Ezekiel 8:3ff.). Therefore he was also seeing in a vision of God or in the spirit when he saw four living creatures, which were cherubim (Ezekiel 1 and 10). And when he saw a new temple and a new land, and an angel measuring them (Ezekiel 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48). He says that he was then seeing in the visions of God (Ezekiel 40:2), and that the spirit lifted him up (Ezekiel 43:5).

[3] It was the same with Zechariah, who had an angel with him at the time when he saw a man riding among the myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8ff.). When he saw the four horns, and then the 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). And when he saw the four chariots and their horses coming from between two mountains (Zechariah 6:1ff.).

Daniel was in the same state when he saw four beasts coming up from the sea (Daniel 7:1ff.), and when he saw the combat of the ram and the male goat (Daniel 8:1ff.). That he saw these sights in visions is said in Daniel 7:1-2, 7, 13; 8:2; 10:1, 7-8. Moreover, that he saw the angel Gabriel and spoke with him in a vision (Daniel 9:21).

It was the same with John when he saw the sights he described, as when he saw the Son of Man in the midst of the seven lampstands; when he saw the tabernacle, ¹ the temple, ² the ark, ³ and the altar ⁴ in heaven; the dragon and its combat with Michael; ⁵ the beasts; ⁶ the woman sitting on the scarlet beast; ⁷ the new heaven and new earth, and the holy Jerusalem with its wall, gates, and foundations; ⁸ and more.

These sights were revealed by the Lord, but shown by an angel.

Footnotes:

1. Revelation 15:5.

2. Revelation 11:1-2, 19; 14:15, 17; 15:5-6, 8; 16:1, 17.

3. Revelation 11:19.

4. Revelation 6:9; 8:3, 5; 9:13; 11:1; 14:18; 16:7.

5. Revelation 12:7.

6. Revelation 13.

7. Revelation 17:3-6.

8. Revelation 21,22