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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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Divine Providence #134

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134a. 2. No one is reformed by visions or by conversations with the dead, because they compel. There are two kinds of visions, divine and demonic. Divine visions are given by means of portrayals in heaven, while demonic visions are effected though magical events in hell. There are imaginary visions as well, visions that are the illusions of a mind that has lost its bearings.

Divine visions (which as just noted are given by means of portrayals in heaven) are the kind that happened to the prophets. When they were having these visions they were not in the body but in the spirit, because visions cannot happen to us while we are physically awake. So when the prophets saw visions, it says that they were in the spirit, as the following passages show.

Ezekiel said, "The spirit lifted me up and took me back to Chaldea to the captivity in a vision of God, in the spirit of God; so the vision that I saw came over me" (Ezekiel 11:1, 24). Then too, spirits held him up between earth and heaven and brought him to Jerusalem in visions of God (Ezekiel 8:3 and following). The same thing happened in a vision of God or in the spirit when he saw the four animals that were cherubim (Ezekiel chapters 1 and 10) and when he saw the new temple, the new earth, and the angel measuring them (Ezekiel chapters 40-48). It says in chapter Ezekiel 40:2, 26 that he was in visions of God at the time, and in chapter Ezekiel 43:5 that he was in the spirit.

[2] Zechariah was in the same kind of state when he saw the man on horseback among the myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8 and following), when he saw the four horns and the man with a measuring line in his hand (Zechariah 1:18, 20, 21; Zechariah 2:1 and following), when he saw the lampstand and the two olive trees (Zechariah 4:1 and following), when he saw the flying scroll and the ephah (Zechariah 5:1, 6), and when he saw the four chariots coming out from the four mountains, and the horses (Zechariah 6:1 and following).

Daniel was in the same kind of state when he saw the four beasts rising from the sea (Daniel 6:1 [7:1] and following), and when he saw the battles of the ram and the goat (Daniel 8:1 and following). It says in Daniel 7:1-2, 7, and 13; in Daniel 8:2; and in Daniel 10:1, 7, and 8 that he saw these things in the vision of his spirit, and it says in Daniel 9:21 that he saw the angel Gabriel in a vision.

[3] John was in the vision of the spirit when he saw the things he describes in the Book of Revelation--for example, when he saw the seven lampstands with the Human-born One in their midst (Revelation 1:12-16), when he saw the throne in heaven with someone sitting on it, surrounded by the four animals that were cherubim (Revelation 4), when he saw the book of life taken by the Lamb (Revelation 5), when he saw the horses come out of the book (Revelation 6), when he saw the seven angels with their trumpets (Revelation 8), when he saw the pit of the abyss opened with the locusts coming out of it (Revelation 9), when he saw the dragon and its battle with Michael (Revelation 12), when he saw the two beasts rise up, one from the sea and one from the land (Revelation 13), when he saw the woman sitting on the scarlet beast (Revelation 17) and the destruction of Babylon (Revelation 18), when he saw the white horse with someone riding it (Revelation 18 [19]), when he saw the new heaven and the new earth and the holy Jerusalem coming down from heaven (Revelation 21), and when he saw the river of water of life (Revelation 22). It says that he saw these things in the vision of his spirit in Revelation 1:11 [1:10]; Revelation 4:2; Revelation 5:1; Revelation 6:1; and Revelation 21:12 [21:10].

These were the kinds of visions that were visible from heaven to the sight of their spirits and not to their physical sight.

Things like this do not happen nowadays, because if they did they would not be understood, since they happen by means of images whose details are pointing to inner features of the church and secrets of heaven. It was foretold in Daniel 9:24 that they would stop when the Lord came into the world.

However, demonic visions have sometimes occurred. They are brought about by spirits who inspire deceptive passions and visions and who call themselves the Holy Spirit because of a mental confusion that engulfs them. Now, however, these spirits have been gathered in by the Lord and consigned to a hell separate from the other hells.

We can see from all this that no one can be reformed by any visions except the ones that are in the Word. There are imaginary visions as well, but these are nothing but the illusions of a mind that has lost its bearings.

134b. The story that the Lord told about the rich man in hell and Lazarus in Abraham's lap shows that no one is reformed by conversations with the dead. The rich man said, "Father Abraham, I beg you to send Lazarus to my father's house where I have five brothers, to bear witness to them so that they do not come to this place of torment." Abraham said to him, "They have Moses and the prophets: let them heed them." But he said, "No, father Abraham, but if someone came to them from the dead, they would repent." He answered him, "If they do not heed Moses and the prophets, they would not be convinced if someone rose from the dead" (Luke 16:27-31).

Conversations with the dead may lead to the same results as miracles that I have just described. That is, we may be convinced and be constrained to worship for a short while. However, since this deprives us of rational functioning at the same time that it hems in our evils, as already noted [130-131, 133], this spell or inner restraint is released and the pent-up evils erupt in blasphemy and profanation. Still, this happens only when spirits have imposed some religious dogma. No good spirit--let alone any angel of heaven--would ever do this.

  
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