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Ezekiel 11

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1 καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--ASF κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--ASF βλέπω-V1--PAPASF κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόθυρον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὡς-C εἴκοσι-M καί-C πέντε-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--ASM *ιεζονιας-N1T-ASM ὁ- A--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *εζερ-N---GSM καί-C *φαλτιας-N1T-ASM ὁ- A--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *βαναιου-N---GSM ὁ- A--APM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPAPM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM λογίζομαι-V1--PMPNPM μάταιος-A1A-APN καί-C βουλεύω-V1--PMPNPM βουλή-N1--ASF πονηρός-A1A-ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF

3 ὁ- A--NPM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM οὐ-D προσφάτως-D οἰκοδομέω-VM--XMI3P ὁ- A--NPF οἰκία-N1A-NPF οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λέβης-N3T-NSM ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X ὁ- A--NPN κρέας-N3--NPN

4 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM

5 καί-C πίπτω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM οὕτως-D εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN διαβούλιον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSN πνεῦμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπιἵστημι-V6--PMI1S

6 πληθύνω-VAI-AAI2P νεκρός-N2--APM σύ- P--GP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF καί-C ἐνπίμπλημι-VAI-AAI2P ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSF τραυματίας-N1T-GPM

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APM νεκρός-N2--APM σύ- P--GP ὅς- --APM πατάσσω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GSF οὗτος- D--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPN κρέας-N3--NPN αὐτός- D--NSF δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM λέβης-N3T-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C σύ- P--AP ἐκἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN αὐτός- D--GSF

8 ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF φοβέω-V2--PMI2P καί-C ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἐπιἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

9 καί-C ἐκἄγω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C παραδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP εἰς-P χείρ-N3--APF ἀλλότριος-A1A-GPM καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DP κρίμα-N3M-APN

10 ἐν-P ῥομφαία-N1A-DSF πίπτω-VF2-FMI2P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

11 αὐτός- D--NSF σύ- P--DP οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P λέβης-N3T-ASM καί-C σύ- P--NP οὐ-D μή-D γίγνομαι-VB--AMS2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GSF εἰς-P κρέας-N3--APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP

12 καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

13 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN προφητεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C *φαλτιας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *βαναιου-N---GSM ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C πίπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀναβοάω-VAI-AAI1S φωνή-N1--DSF μέγας-A1--DSF καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S οἴμμοι-I οἴμμοι-I κύριος-N2--VSM εἰς-P συντέλεια-N1A-ASF σύ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI2S ὁ- A--APM κατάλοιπος-A1B-APM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

14 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

15 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NPM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM συντελέω-VM--XPI3S ὅς- --DPM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNPM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF μακράν-D ἀποἔχω-V1--PAI2P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--DP δίδωμι-VM--XMI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF εἰς-P κληρονομία-N1A-ASF

16 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅτι-C ἀποὠθέω-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C διασκορπίζω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P ἁγίασμα-N3M-ASN μικρός-A1A-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF ὅς- --GSM ἄν-X εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3P ἐκεῖ-D

17 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C εἰςδέχομαι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C συνἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF χώρα-N1A-GPF ὅς- --GSM διασπείρω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

18 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ἐκεῖ-D καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VF2-FAI3P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN βδέλυγμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSF

19 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM καρδία-N1A-ASF ἕτερος-A1A-ASF καί-C πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN καινός-A1--ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ἐκσπάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--ASF λίθινος-A1--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM καρδία-N1A-ASF σάρκινος-A1--ASF

20 ὅπως-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN πρόσταγμα-N3M-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS πορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P καί-C ὁ- A--NPN δικαίωμα-N3M-NPN ἐγώ- P--GS φυλάσσω-V1--PMS3P καί-C ποιέω-V2--PAS3P αὐτός- D--APN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐγώ- P--DS εἰς-P λαός-N2--ASM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM

21 καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GPN βδέλυγμα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--GPF ἀνομία-N1A-GPF αὐτός- D--GPM ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

22 καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN ὁ- A--APF πτέρυξ-N3G-APF αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APN ὑπεράνω-D αὐτός- D--GPN

23 καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF καί-C ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἀπέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

24 καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF ἐν-P ὅρασις-N3I-DSF ἐν-P πνεῦμα-N3M-DSN θεός-N2--GSM καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI1S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὅρασις-N3I-GSF ὅς- --GSF ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S

25 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --APM δεικνύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS

   

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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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Daniel 9

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1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

2 in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years about which the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.

3 I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

4 I prayed to Yahweh my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,

5 we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances;

6 neither have we listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7 Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.

8 Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.

9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;

10 neither have we obeyed the voice of Yahweh our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

11 Yes, all Israel have transgressed your law, turning aside, that they should not obey your voice: therefore the curse and the oath written in the law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us; for we have sinned against him.

12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for under the whole sky, such has not been done as has been done to Jerusalem.

13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come on us: yet have we not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth.

14 Therefore has Yahweh watched over the evil, and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is righteous in all his works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice.

15 Now, Lord our God, who has brought your people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have gotten yourself renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

16 Lord, according to all your righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.

17 Now therefore, our God, listen to the prayer of your servant, and to his petitions, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

18 My God, turn your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies' sake.

19 Lord, hear; Lord, forgive; Lord, listen and do; don't defer, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.

20 While I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Yahweh my God for the holy mountain of my God;

21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.

22 He instructed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to give you wisdom and understanding.

23 At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went forth, and I have come to tell you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.

24 Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

25 Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the Anointed One, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troubled times.

26 After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One shall be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and its end shall be with a flood, and even to the end shall be war; desolations are determined.

27 He shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease; and on the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate; and even to the full end, and that determined, shall [wrath] be poured out on the desolate.