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Ezekiel 8

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἕκτος-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM πέμπτος-A1--DSM μήν-N3--DSM πέμπτος-A1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS καταἧμαι-V1I-IMI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPMC *ιουδα-N---GSM καταἧμαι-V1I-IMI3P ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS χείρ-N3--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM

2 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN ἀνήρ-N3--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἕως-D κάτω-D πῦρ-N3--ASN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὑπεράνω-D ὡς-C ὅρασις-N3I-NSF ἠλέκτρον-N2N-GSN

3 καί-C ἐκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN χείρ-N3--GSF καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSF κορυφή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF ἐν-P ὅρασις-N3I-DSF θεός-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF βλέπω-V1--PAPGSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM ὅς- --GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSF στήλη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSM κτάομαι-V3--PMPGSM

4 καί-C ἰδού-I ἐκεῖ-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὅρασις-N3I-ASF ὅς- --ASF ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN

5 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἀναβλέπω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἰδού-I ἀπό-P βορέας-N1T-GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VX--XAI2S τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--NPM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ἀνομία-N1A-APF μέγας-A1--APF ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ὧδε-D ὁ- A--GSN ἀποἔχω-V1--PMN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἔτι-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2S ἀνομία-N1A-APF μέγας-A3C-APF

7 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὀρύσσω-VA--AAD2S καί-C ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I θύρα-N1A-NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF ὅς- --APF οὗτος- D--NPM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ὧδε-D

10 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I μάταιος-A1A-NPN βδέλυγμα-N3M-NPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN εἴδωλον-N2N-NPN οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM διαγράφω-VP--XPPNPN ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM

11 καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-GPMC οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C *ιεζονιας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *σαφαν-N---GSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN αὐτός- D--GPM ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἕκαστος-A1--NSM θυμιατήριον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἀτμίς-N3D-NSF ὁ- A--GSN θυμίαμα-N3M-GSN ἀναβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S

12 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VX--XAI2S ὅς- --APN ὁ- A--NPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPMC ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM κοιτών-N3W-DSM ὁ- A--DSM κρυπτός-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM διότι-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὐ-D ὁράω-V3--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν καταλείπω-VX--XAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἔτι-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2S ἀνομία-N1A-APF μέγας-A3C-APF ὅς- --APF οὗτος- D--NPM ποιέω-V2--PAI3P

14 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF βλέπω-V1--PAPGSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἰδού-I ἐκεῖ-D γυνή-N3K-NPF καταἧμαι-V5--PMPNPF θρηνέω-V2--PAPNPF ὁ- A--ASM *θαμμουζ-N---ASM

15 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VX--XAI2S καί-C ἔτι-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2S ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-APN μέγας-A3C-APN οὗτος- D--GPM

16 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόθυρον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM ναός-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPM αιλαμ-N---GPN καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN ὡς-C εἴκοσι-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPN ὀπίσθιος-A1A-NPN αὐτός- D--GPM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ναός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπέναντι-D καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM προςκυνέω-V2--PAI3P ὁ- A--DSM ἥλιος-N2--DSM

17 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁράω-VX--XAI2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM μή-D μικρός-A1A-APN ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSN ποιέω-V2--PAN ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF ὅς- --APF ποιέω-VX--XAI3P ὧδε-D διότι-C πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἀνομία-N1A-APF καί-C ἰδού-I αὐτός- D--NPM ὡς-C μυκτηρίζω-V1--PPPNPM

18 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM μετά-P θυμός-N2--GSM οὐ-D φείδομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὀφθαλμός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS οὐδέ-C μή-D ἐλεέω-VF--FAI1S

   

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The Lord #52

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52. 6. Jehovah himself - that is, the Lord - spoke the Word through prophets.

We read of the prophets that they had visions and that Jehovah talked with them. When they had visions, they were not focused on their bodies but on the spirit, in which state they saw things of a heavenly nature. When Jehovah talked with them, though, they were conscious of their bodies and heard Jehovah speaking.

We need to draw a clear distinction between these two states. In a visionary state, the eyes of their spirit were open and the eyes of their body were closed; and at such times they seemed to themselves to be taken from place to place while their bodies stayed where they were. Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Daniel were in this state at times, and so was John when he wrote the Book of Revelation. They were then said to be in a vision or in the spirit. In fact, Ezekiel says,

The spirit lifted me up and brought me back into Chaldea, to the captivity, in a vision from God, in the spirit of God. In this way the vision that I saw came over me. (Ezekiel 11:1, 24)

He says that the spirit lifted him up and that he heard an earthquake and other things behind him (Ezekiel 3:12, 14). He also said that the spirit lifted him up between earth and heaven and took him off into Jerusalem in visions from God, and he saw abominations (Ezekiel 8:3 and following).

That is why (again in a vision of God or in the spirit) Ezekiel saw the four beasts that were angel guardians (chapters 1; 10), and he saw a new earth and a new temple with the angel measuring them, as we are told in chapters 40-48. He says in chapter 40:2, that he was then in visions from God; and in chapter 43:5, he says that the spirit lifted him up at that time.

The same thing happened with Zechariah. There was an angel inwardly present with him when he saw a man riding among myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8 and following); when he saw four horns and then a man with a measuring line in his hand (Zechariah 1:18; 2:1); when he saw Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 3:1 and following); when he saw a lampstand and two olive trees (Zechariah 4:1 and following); when he saw a flying scroll and a measuring basket (Zechariah 5:1, 6); and when he saw four chariots coming from between two mountains, along with horses (Zechariah 6:1 and following).

Daniel was in the same kind of state when he saw four beasts come up from the sea (Daniel 7:3) and when he saw battles between a ram and a goat (Daniel 8:1 and following).

We read in Daniel 7:1-2, 7, 13; 8:2; 10:1, 7-8 that he saw these things in visions. We read in Daniel 9:21 that he saw the angel Gabriel in a vision and talked with him.

Much the same happened with John when he wrote the Book of Revelation. He says that he was in the spirit on the Lord’s day (Revelation 1:10), that he was carried away in the spirit into the wilderness (17:3), to a high mountain in the spirit (21:10), that he saw horses in a vision (9:17), and elsewhere that he saw what he described, being therefore in the spirit or in a vision (1:2; 4:1; 5:1; 6:1; and in the particular chapters that follow).

  
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